December 9th, 2024 – SEGA is proud to announce that Aniplex’s Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is coming to PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Steam in 2025 for Asia, North America, and Europe.
Story Mode
Continue where Tanjiro’s journey left off in the first Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles. Fight your way through the events of the Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc, and Hashira Training Arc from the anime adaptation!
VS Mode
Select from a wide array of brand-new characters to play as, such as Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji, the two Hashira who take on an Upper Rank demon in the Swordsmith Village Arc. The full roster includes the eighteen characters from the original Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles, the demons added in the free update, and the characters from the Entertainment District DLC packs.
Hashira Joins as Playable Characters
All nine Hashira, the highest-ranking Demon-Slayer swordmen: Giyu Tomioka (Water Hashira), Kyojuro Rengoku (Flame Hashira), Tengen Uzui (Sound Hashira), Muichiro Tokito (Mist Hashira), Shinobu Kocho (Insect Hashira), Mitsuri Kanroji (Love Hashira), Obanai Iguro (Serpent Hashira), Sanemi Shinazugawa (Wind Hashira), and Gyomei Himejima (Stone Hashira) have been made into playable characters.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles is an arena fighter based on the April 2019 anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The game, which launched on October 14, 2021, was developed by CyberConnect2 and produced by Aniplex, with Aniplex (*1) and SEGA publishing it in Japan and overseas, respectively. Additional playable characters were continuously released through free updates, and the paid downloadable content Entertainment District DLC pack was sold over the course of five installments.
The game was met with critical acclaim and surpassed 400 million unit sales (*2) worldwide.
Look forward to the next installment of the series with Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2!
*1: The Steam version was published by SEGA.
*2: This total reflects the sales of both digital and physical copies, including the Deluxe Edition.