Every ‘Demon Slayer’ theme song – and who sings them

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the most beloved anime series of all time, but what songs have served as its theme over the years?

Read on to find out.The saga is based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge, published under Shueisha’s Jump Comics imprint, and so far consists of four seasons, all of which are available to stream on Crunchyroll in the UK.After the conclusion of season four – the Hashira Training Arc – in June 2024, it was announced that the next instalment of Demon Slayer will arrive in 2025, in the form of a film trilogy adaptation of the Infinity Castle arc.In addition to the existing seasons, Demon Slayer also scored a huge hit at the cinematic box office in 2020 with Mugen Train, which made over $450million (£360million) and became the highest grossing Japanese film of all time.The resident composers on Demon Slayer are Yuki Kajiura (Fate/Zero, Sword Art Online) and Go Shiina (Tekken, Ace Combat).

In addition to their contributions, the show has made memorable use of opening and closing theme songs in each of its seasons.Season one of the show, also known as Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, ran from April to September 2019.

That season’s opening theme song was ‘Gurenge’ by the Japanese pop singer Lisa, a song taken from her fifth studio album ‘Leo-Nine’.Lisa also lent vocals to the season’s closing theme – ‘From The Edge’ by FictionJunction, the alias of Japanese composer Yuki Kajiura.