How to watch all Demon Slayer arcs in chronological order: All anime seasons & movies

With the first Infinity Castle movie out, the ongoing watch order for the Demon Slayer anime has just gotten bigger, but there are some key tidbits to keep in mind if you want to see the whole series correctly in chronological order.

Whether you're checking the anime out for the first time or are simply revisiting the show whilst waiting for Infinity Castle Part 2, there's no better time to get into the anime that's been taking the medium's world by storm over the years.

After all, the tale of Tanjiro Kamado's journey to climb up the ranks of the Demon Slayers, and avenge his family against Muzan Kibutsuji, who transformed his sister into a demon, is essentially a modern classic at this point.

However, Demon Slayer's own success has ended up making certain parts a bit confusing for some fans – with anime TV seasons and movies covering the same events making what and what not to watch slightly confusing.

For any anime lover who wants to watch Demon Slayer the right way, including which anime chapters to check out and where you can find them, this quick and easy watch guide will take you through all you need to know.

How to watch Demon Slayer in order – your recommended watch order

Starting with the 26-episode first season from 2019, all the way up to the Infinity Castle trilogy, the correct chronological watch order for the Demon Slayer anime TV seasons and movies is as follows:

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 1
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train OR Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 2 - Mugen Train Arc
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 2 - Entertainment District Arc
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village OR Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba season 3 - Swordsmith Village Arc
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training OR Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba season 4 - Hashira Training Arc
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle movie Part 1
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle movie Part 2
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle movie Part 3

Why are there movies and anime seasons for almost every Demon Slayer arc?

The reason that most seasons of Demon Slayer also have movie options is that each film covers the anime series' equivalent events for a cinematic release. There will be some very slight differences, but the story being told in each is the same overall.

For example, Demon Slayer's Mugen Train movie has a higher production quality, but the arc's coverage in the first half of the anime's season 2, will provide some extra detail (since it came out after the cinematic version) while also being slightly longer.

The next film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, covers the final two episodes of season 2, and the premiere episode of season 3. So there's also some overlap there. After that, season 3 adapts the Swordsmith Village arc from the manga, followed by the Hashira Training arc in season 4 – and its equivalent movie, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training.

Do I need to watch both the movies and TV seasons?

It might be good to see both the film and TV seasons across different chronological viewings of Demon Slayer altogether, but watching all of them back-to-back is definitely not necessary.

Will there be a Demon Slayer season 5?

Despite the confusing precedent set by the other films, the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movies will not be adapted into a season 5 of the TV anime. Starting with 2025's Infinity Castle part 1, that and the remaining two films of the trilogy will conclude the entire Demon Slayer anime franchise.

We haven't been given exact clarification as to why, but we're assuming it's along the lines of wanting to go out with a bang in the biggest way possible, rather stretch things out with a TV anime adaptation of slightly lower quality. With how quickly Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle went on to achieve various broken box office records, it's definitely worked in studio Ufotable and distributor Crunchyroll's favour.

The manga's epic Infinity Castle arc then follows in the Infinity Castle trilogy of new movies, the first of which is out now and has broken box office records.

Where to watch Demon Slayer in the UK and US

The best place to watch Demon Slayer in the UK, US, and other territories is Crunchyroll — as this is home to all of the anime's TV seasons and movies, both in the English dub and Japanese version with subtitles.

However, if you've already got a Netflix or Hulu (US-only) subscription, Demon Slayer is available there as well; we'd only recommend Netflix or Hulu if you're set on not seeing any of the movie versions of the anime's covered story arcs, though, since this particular streaming service does not have any of those films currently available.

How many episodes of Demon Slayer are there?

At the time of writing, there are 63 episodes of Demon Slayer. If you are short on time, you can watch the equivalent but shorter Demon Slayer movies above, so you can be generally caught up before watching Infinity Castle.

All four seasons of Demon Slayer are currently available to watch on Crunchyroll. Visit our Fantasy hub for the latest news and features, or find something to watch with our TV Guide and Streaming Guide.

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