Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-hen

After a series of mighty clashes with Upper Rank Demons, the Ubuyashiki clan prepares for one last battle with the hellish forces of Muzan Kibutsuji. In order to finally defeat the Demon leader once and for all, the clan devises a training camp for the Demon Slayer Corps, one led by the remaining Hashira—the most elite warriors in the organization. Each Hashira forms a specialized exercise that will hone both their own abilities and the skills of the ordinary soldiers.

Tanjirou Kamado, a boy at the heart of the brewing conflict, recovers from wounds received in a recent fight. While his half-Demon sister Nezuko is studied by researchers like Shinobu Kochou, Tanjirou embarks to train with the Hashira, seeking mastery in each of their assigned areas of expertise to be best prepared for the coming war—skills vital to Tanjirou, as he has vowed to be the very warrior who will eliminate Muzan for good.

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Kamado, Tanjirou Main

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Agatsuma, Zenitsu ing

Shimono, Hiro Japanese

Hashibira, Inosuke ing

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Kamado, Nezuko ing

Kitou, Akari Japanese

Rengoku, Kyoujurou ing

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

Kochou, Shinobu ing

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Tomioka, Giyuu ing

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Uzui, Tengen ing

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Kanroji, Mitsuri ing

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Tokitou, Muichirou ing

Kawanishi, Kengo Japanese

Kondou, Hikaru Producer

Miyake, Masanori Producer

Takahashi, Yuuma Producer

Fujio, Akifumi Producer

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May 12, 2025

MuhammedZayan

Recommended

Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc, also known as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-hen, is such a fun shonen arc that stands out because it’s mostly about humor instead of fight scenes. The final episode, where Muzan Kibutsuji meets Ubuyashiki, is so amazing—it’s honestly one of the best episodes I’ve ever seen! While the other episodes might not be absolute masterpieces, they’re still delightful and definitely worth your time. If it weren’t for that last episode, I might have rated it a six or five, but because of how great it was, I’ve bumped my score up to an eight. Overall, I highly recommend checking out ... this show!"

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 18, 2024

czarekdupa

Mixed Feelings

very meh arc

While the training arc is kind of cool and there are good moments all throughout, all in all, its kind of boring. The last episode does get you hyped for the next arc though, but that's kind of the problem in itself, the next arc doesn't come out for some time.

So this arc: while probably great in the grand scheme of the story, was overall, kind of like a giant beach episode where nothing really happens, except the setup for the next arc.

Great animation still and tanjiro is still the goodest of boys, and it does do some character development here and there, ... not a bad arc but there was nothing of significance that happens until the last episode.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Mar 23, 2025

JuomiAT

Not Recommended

8 episodes, with two of them being 40 minutes long, that could have easily been condensed to half the time or less. I'm not going to talk about character depth, or how the show is as thin as a sheet of paper—because that's clearly not what it's aiming for, and that's something you can tell from the start or even mention the blatant sexism, for the same reason.

My complaint this time is that, even knowing all of i said before, the series still managed to surprise me again with how useless its scenes and dialogues are, leading absolutely nowhere. It’s not even a presentation arc; ... they introduce a few things, but that’s it—there’s no further exploration, even though there was more than enough time for it.

The last episode could’ve easily been the fourth, or even the third, with the whole training sequence done in a single episode and that’s it—because does it relevant or add anything important? No. It doesn’t even useful to show how our protagonists strive or grow. That already happened through their numerous encounters with the enemy throughout the series. That’s why they even stand out during the training sequences—because they basically don’t need them.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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