Spring Anime "Blade of Demon's Destruction" Sword Forge Village Arc, Theme Song by MAN WITH A MISSION x milet! ufotable proposes twin male and female vocalists [Presentation Video & Comments].

The theme song for the "Demon Slayer" swordsmith's village version, which will start airing in April 2023 on Fuji Television Network, has been decided. The video clip of the unveiling of the theme song and the background of the song decision have been released.

The anime "Demon Slayer" is based on the manga by Yoseharu Agatoge (published by Shueisha Jump Comics) and produced by ufotable. Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was killed by demons, joins the "Demon Slayer Squad" and fights to turn his sister Priestess back to human. In December 2021, the TV anime "Yuukaku-hen" was broadcast.

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The TV anime "Demon Slayer" Sword Forge Village will start airing on Fuji TV stations nationwide in April 2023. The OP theme song has been decided.

The song is a collaboration between the rock band MAN WITH A MISSION and singer-songwriter milet, and is titled "Kizuna no kisekiwa. The artist photo was specially shot for the film.

The "Sword Forge Village Arc" theme song artist release video

＜How did this tag team come to be?
Tanjiro Kamado and Priestess Nezumiko are going to fight in an even tougher battle than before in "The Village of the Sword Forge". At the same time, Tokitoru Muichiro and Kanroji Mitsuri, who are the pillars of the village, are also engaged in missions and battles in the village with their own feelings in their hearts to confront the demons.

In order to express this nature of the work in the theme song, ufotable proposed to create a song for the swordsmith's village version with twin vocals, one male and one female, to deliver a song with greater affinity with the main story. In this process, MAN WITH A MISSION and milet had a connection.

After a series of exchanges, both artists worked hard to create the music for the film.

Comments
MAN WITH A MISSION
The TV anime "Demon Slayer" Sword Forge Village. We are honored to have been chosen to open this rare and epic work together with the legendary milet, the diva of the modern era.
I hope you will enjoy this song in combination with the miraculous story of the intermingling of the lives of the characters in the work and the bonds that are spun between them.
Jean-Ken Johnny (MAN WITH A MISSION)

<Profile> Jean-Ken Johnny (MAN WITH A MISSION)
Jean-Ken Johnny (MAN WITH A MISSION) is a rock band consisting of five ultimate life forms, each with the body of a human being and the head of a wolf, who suddenly burst onto the music scene in 2010.
They have sung theme songs for many TV commercials, animations, dramas, and movies. They have a wide fan base and have made their debut not only in Japan but also in the U.S.

Milet
I am very happy to be able to add my singing voice to the TV animation "Demon Slayer" Sword Forged Village Arc," and I have been very excited about it for a long time.
I hope to support this work, which continues to be loved around the world, with the invincible MAN WITH A MISSION with "Kizuna No Kiseki".
A story of intense and fleeting bonds and love. I will sing it with all my heart and care.
milet

<profile>
He will make his major label debut on March 6, 2019.
Their debut song "inside you", produced by Toru (ONE OK ROCK), reached No.1 on 11 popular music distribution sites, and their first full album "eyes" was released on June 3, 2020 and debuted at No.1 on Oricon Weekly CD Album Ranking and Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly CD Album Ranking and the Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking.
In August 2021, they will sing at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and at the end of 2022, they will participate in the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen for the third year in a row.

Comments are in Japanese only.

Film Information
TV Animation "Demon Slayer" Sword Forging Village

＜Broadcast Information
April 2023 Broadcasting will begin nationwide on Fuji Television Network.

＜Staff
Original story: Yoseharu Goge (Shueisha Jump Comics)
Director : Haruo Tonozaki
Character Design/ Chief Animation Director : Akira Matsushima
Script production : ufotable
Sub Character Design: Miyuki Sato, Yoko Kajiyama, Mika Kikuchi
Prop Design: Shoji Koyama
Art Director: Koji Eto
Director of Photography: Yuichi Terao
3D Director: Kazuki Nishiwaki
Color Design: Yuko Omae
Editing: Manabu Kamino
Music: Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Animation Production: ufotable

Opening Theme: MAN WITH A MISSION x milet "Kizuna no kiseki" (Sony Music Records)

＜Cast
Tanjiro Kamado: Natsuki Hanae
Kamado Nezuko*: Akari Kito
Agatsuma Zenitsu: Hiro Shimono
Inosuke Hashibira: Teijo Matsuoka
Uzui Tengen: Katsuyuki Konishi
Muichirou Tokitoru: Kengo Kawanishi
Mitsuri Kanroji: Kana Hanazawa
Kibutsuji Musan: Toshihiko Seki
Kuroshibo: Ryutaro Okiayu
Doma: Mamoru Miyano
Akaza: Akira Ishida
Half a Tengu: Toshio Furukawa
Gyokko: Kosuke Toriumi
Daki: Sawashiro Miyuki
Gyutaro: Ryota Osaka

Ne + Er is the correct spelling of "Ne" in "Priestess".
Tsuji" in "Onimai Tsuji" is correctly written as "itten shinnyou".

(C) Yoseharu Goute / Shueisha, Aniplex, ufotable