On Sunday, June 23rd, the opening ceremony for the commemorative exhibition “Rock Pillar Gyomei Himejima’s Rock-Pushing Training, Shibuya Place,” held just before the broadcast of the seventh episode, was held at Shibuya Modi.
In the currently airing TV anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Pillar Training Arc,” the pillar training has finally begun in the midst of improving the Demon Slayer Corps’ performance for the final battle with Kibutsuji Muzan.
In the sixth episode, which will air on Sunday, June 16th, Tanjiro and his friends will be tasked with pushing a large rock one cho (about 110 m) as part of the training imposed on them by Himejima.
The seventh and eighth episodes, which have been announced as the final episode, will be broadcast in a special extended time slot.
As the excitement continued to grow, it was decided to hold a commemorative exhibition titled “Rock Pillar Gyomei Himejima’s Rock-Pushing Training: Shibuya Place” at Shibuya Modi just before the broadcast of the seventh episode, and the opening ceremony was held.
At the Shibuya Modi 1F storefront plaza, a photo spot and art exhibit will be set up until tomorrow, Monday, June 24th, in honor of Himejima’s training. You can enjoy the exhibits that give you a better sense of the harshness of the training that Tanjiro and his friends are undergoing.
As anticipation grows around the world for the seventh and final episode, an event was held on the day of the broadcast of this memorable seventh episode, welcoming sumo wrestlers from the Futagoyama stable, Rougazeki, Souga, and the stable’s proprietress, who train hard every day.
Romagaseki immediately spoke with confidence, “Thank you for the introduction. I am Romagaseki from Futagoyama stable. We only have a short time together today, but let’s enjoy it!”, and Soga responded, “I am Soga from Futagoyama stable. Thank you for coming today despite the poor ground conditions.”
The proprietress also said, “I’m the proprietress of Futagoyama stable. Thank you for inviting the three of us to such an important event today. This is the first time for Futagoyama stable to appear at an anime event, so we were really looking forward to today!” She expressed her joy at being able to take part in the opening ceremony, and the venue was filled with a harmonious atmosphere.
The training to push a huge rock one cho (about 110 meters) away is extremely difficult even for Tanjiro and his friends. Regarding this training, Rogaseki and Soga each answered, “I don’t think I can push it right now (laughs), but I’ll practice and do my best!” (Rogaseki), and “Me too… I’m not confident that I can push it, so I’ll practice and do my best!” (Soga), but they successfully pushed the rock!
Just like the members of the Demon Slayer Corps, their daily training has paid off in the face of difficult challenges, and the audience erupted in applause.
Furthermore, linking it to the importance of repetitive movements that Tanjiro learned from Genya in order to move the rock, we asked Roga and Soga about the routines they follow before a match. Roga said, “I’m the type who gets really nervous, so I always take a deep breath before a match to calm myself down,” and Soga said, “When I enter the ring from the runway, I hit my chest several times to get myself fired up.” They each introduced their own routines, revealing the mental strength they employ to fight every day.
Finally, to encourage Tanjiro and the others as they trained to push and move a large rock, Omiya said, “Just like us, we will keep working hard at what we are doing now, practice and get stronger!”, Soga said, “I think your legs are important when pushing (a rock), so I hope you will strengthen them and do your best!”, and the proprietress also said, “I hope you will eat lots of rice balls and do your best!”. They all sent warm messages of encouragement, which created a great sense of unity in the venue.
The event ended with great success, and many fans enjoyed interacting with the wrestlers and the members of the corps. Please come and enjoy this exhibition at Shibuya Modi.
・Period: June 23rd (Sun) to 24th (Mon)
・Location: Shibuya Modi 1F Storefront Plaza (1-12-20 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
・Contents: Rock Pillar Gyomei Himejima’s rock-pushing training challenge, rocks, character panels, etc.
5月12日(日) 夜11時15分より全国フジテレビ系列にて放送開始
5月18日(土) 夜12時よりTOKYO MX、BS11、群馬テレビ、とちぎテレビにて放送開始
※初回は一時間スペシャル
AT-X：5月21日（火）夜8時～
アニマックス：5月25日（土）夜7時～
各配信プラットフォームでも随時配信予定
原作：吾峠呼世晴（集英社ジャンプ コミックス刊）
監督：外崎春雄
キャラクターデザイン・総作画監督：松島 晃
脚本制作：ufotable
サブキャラクターデザイン：佐藤美幸、梶山庸子、菊池美花
プロップデザイン：小山将治
美術監督：矢中勝 樺澤侑里
美術監修：衛藤功二
撮影監督：寺尾優一
３Ｄ監督：西脇一樹
色彩設計：大前祐子
編集：神野 学
音楽：梶浦由記、椎名 豪
オープニング主題歌：MY FIRST STORY × HYDE「夢幻」（BEAT SEEKER MUSIC）
アニメーション制作：ufotable
竈門炭治郎（かまど・たんじろう）：花江夏樹
竈門襧豆子（かまど・ねずこ）：鬼頭明里
我妻善逸（あがつま・ぜんいつ）：下野 紘
嘴平伊之助（はしびら・いのすけ）：松岡禎丞
冨岡義勇(とみおか・ぎゆう)：櫻井孝宏
宇髄天元(うずい・てんげん)：小西克幸
時透無一郎(ときとう・むいちろう)：河西健吾
胡蝶しのぶ(こちょう・しのぶ)：早見沙織
甘露寺蜜璃(かんろじ・みつり)：花澤香菜
伊黒小芭内(いぐろ・おばない)：鈴村健一
不死川実弥(しなずがわ・さねみ)：関 智一
悲鳴嶼行冥(ひめじま・ぎょうめい)：杉田智和
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