Japanese fans express their displeasure with the latest episode of Demon Slayer

Fuji TV forced some Japanese political news into its broadcast of the latest episode of the popular anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. An alert at the top of the screen announced that opposition-backed candidate Suzuki Yasutomo won the Shizuoka gubernatorial election. pic.twitter.com/6BwBxPq8sT

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Lots of Japanese fans Demon Slayer they were furious with the most recent episode because in climactic moments it conveyed political messages.

According to online reports, there were two alerts that appeared during the episode, one about an earthquake and another about politics, the latter was the one that angered fans due to its length and message.

Jeffrey J. Hall shared on X a scene where Tanjiro is desperately training with a wooden sword. The alert indicates that Yasutomo Suzukian opposition candidate will win the elections in Shizuoka.

To be specific, although Suzuki won the elections and became the next governor of Shizuoka, this is not the warning announcement. This is because he uses the term “tousen kakujitsu”, meaning that Suzuki was projected to win at the time of the warning, that is, he had not yet done so.

It didn't take long for the term “Kimetsu alert” appear in an endless series of publications on the social networks. Most fans were angry because the political warning appeared on every rebroadcast of the episode. Demon Slayer on other television channels and therefore will not be able to avoid the messages when recording the episode. Of course, the alternative will be to turn to streaming services.