On May 5th, the anime "Special Edited Version 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' Swordsmith Village Arc: The Bonds That Tie Us" was broadcast on Fuji TV. Following the airing, the official X account of ufotable updated with the release of 22 new eye-catches, 6 newly drawn sponsor illustrations, and 2 newly produced sponsor illustrations.

Among the newly produced eye-catches, viewers could see the youthful smiles of the Shinazugawa brothers and Mitsuri. The rare smiles of the Shinazugawa brothers sparked significant online reactions, with comments like "So precious and tearful...," "Young Sanemi's smile is dazzling," and "The past of the Shinazugawa brothers deeply moved me, it was painful and brought me to tears." "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba," originally serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from February 2016 to May 2020, is based on the manga of the same name, having surpassed 150 million copies in circulation. Set in the Taisho era, where man-eating demons lurk, the story follows Tanjiro Kamado, a young boy whose family was slaughtered by demons. To turn his demon-transformed sister Nezuko back into a human and avenge his family, he joins the Demon Slayer Corps and sets off on a journey. The first season of the anime aired from April to September 2019, sparking a societal phenomenon. The finale-led movie "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train," released in October 2020, became a massive hit, grossing over 40 billion yen domestically. This was followed by the second season, "Entertainment District Arc," airing from December 2021, continuing the story from the movie, and the third season, "Swordsmith Village Arc," which started airing in April 2023.

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