Illustration provided by Tamayo released. Created for the Pillar Training Edition/Episode 2

The illustration provided for the second episode of the new anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Pillar Training'', “Water Pillar: Giyuu Tomioka's Pain'', has been officially released by ufotable.

The provided illustration released depicts Tamayo.

“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Pillar Training Edition” is an episode that takes place between volumes 15 and 16 of the original comic, and tells the story of Tanjiro and his friends receiving training from the highest-ranking swordsmen and pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps in order to become even stronger. Ru.

“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” is based on the manga of the same name that was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” from February 2016 to May 2020, and is a popular work that has sold over 150 million copies in total.

The story is set in a world inhabited by man-eating demons during the Taisho era. Tanjiro Kamado, a boy whose family was killed by demons, sets out to return his sister Nezuko, who has become a demon, to a human, and to avenge the demon that killed his family. A story about joining the Demon Slayer Corps and going on a journey.

The first season of the TV anime aired from April to September 2019, catching fire and becoming a social phenomenon. The movie “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train,” which is a sequel to the final episode of the anime, was released in October 2020 and became a huge hit, grossing over 40 billion yen in Japan. The second season of the TV anime, “The Entertainment District Arc,” which continues the movie, began airing in December 2021. The third season, “The Swordsmith Village Arc,” which is a continuation of the second season, began airing in April 2023.