#Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles Video Game Slashes Its Way in English in 2021

An official English-based website for the previously announced Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba video game went live today, confirming that the game will be available in English sometime in 2021 under the English title Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles. The first trailer was released with English subs officially as well as the first development report.

In a blog post on SEGA’s Asia Blog, the publisher confirmed that the game will be playable in Japanese and English dubs, as well as at least English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese subs for the Asian release of the game. 

On the Japanese side of development, a 3D character visual of Tanjiro performing the Hinokami Kagura was released alongside a region-locked trailer. The move is said to be available in the versus mode of the game.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles is set to be released by SEGA sometime in 2021 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.

Sources: Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Kepputan on Twitter

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.