Scene cuts from the first episode of the new "Demon Slayer" anime, "Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc," have been released. Online, the way Iguro refers to Shinazugawa has become a hot topic.

The first episode, "To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji," features the Hashira Sanemi and Iguro heading to a mission at an abandoned castle on a mountain. Meanwhile, Tanjiro is healing from his wounds received in the Swordsmith Village at the Butterfly Mansion. At the same time, the Hashira gather at the Ubuyashiki Estate for a Hashira meeting. Muichiro talks about the manifestation method of the Demon Slayer marks, and Hashira Training begins to elevate the overall strength of the Demon Slayer Corps.

The released scene cuts feature Shinazugawa and Iguro fighting together. In front of the accompanying Demon Slayer Corps members, Iguro refers to him as "Wind Hashira," but once the members leave, he switches to calling him "Shinazugawa." This sparked reactions online such as, "Iguro calling him 'Wind Hashira' when directing the lower-ranked members but 'Shinazugawa' when they are alone was adorable," "I love how Iguro calls him 'Wind Hashira' in front of others but 'Shinazugawa' when it's just the two of them," and "The way Iguro switches from 'Wind Hashira' in front of subordinates to 'Shinazugawa' when they're alone is so good."

"Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc" covers the episodes from volumes 15-16 of the original manga, where Tanjiro and others undergo training from the top-ranking swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, the Hashira, to become stronger.

"Demon Slayer" is a popular series that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from February 2016 to May 2020, with the original manga surpassing 150 million copies in circulation. The story is set in the Taisho era in a world inhabited by man-eating demons, following a boy named Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was slaughtered by demons. Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps to turn his demon-turned sister Nezuko back into a human and to avenge his family.

The first season of the TV anime aired from April to September 2019, sparking a social phenomenon. The story continued with the movie "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train," released in October 2020, which surpassed 40 billion yen in domestic box office revenue. The second season, "Entertainment District Arc," aired from December 2021, followed by the third season, "Swordsmith Village Arc," which began airing in April 2023.

Source : ORICON NEWS