The third season of Demon Slayer will take place in the mysterious Swordsmith Village. Read on for more about the setup for this new season.
With season 2 of Demon Slayer ending on the flamboyant high that it did, fans across the globe have been eagerly anticipating the upcoming third season. Fans were given a tease of what to expect when official trailers announcing the third season, the two Hashira to be focused on, and the setup as well.
It is confirmed season 3 will be titled Swordsmith Village. The most recent trailer showcased swordsmen like Haganezuka forging swords. Tanjiro and the gang, along with Hashira Misturi and Muichiro, will venture to this village in the third season, and the chaos that ensues will fill up the third season. So what exactly is Swordsmith Village?
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The mysterious Swordsmith Village is kept incredibly top-secret. No one knows where it is, as it is a hidden village. Travellers are blindfolded, wear ear plugs and are carried to the village by kakushi to not figure out how to get there themselves. Sometimes, even nose plugs are provided to travellers with keen senses of smell, so that they don't pick up the scent of their surroundings.
The travellers are passed on from kakushi to kakushi on the way to the village, so not even they know where the village is. Furthermore, the kakushi are frequently changed to carry travellers, and the route itself is everchanging. The kakushi know where to go by following kasugai crows to the next point of transfer, and even the crows are swapped out from time to time. The intense protective measures are to ensure that demons do not find the village and attack.
Naturally, the village's main purpose is to forge swords of the highest quality in order for demon slayers to kill demons. On top of that, an exquisite hot spring can be found in the village. The chief of Swordsmith Village, Tecchin Tecchikawahara, has reassured that this hot spring does "wonders for the body". It's clear that the village is a great resource for Demon Slayers, revitalizing both their armory and bodies.
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The swordsmiths residing in Swordsmith Village are responsible for manufacturing the nichirin blades that are necessary to kill demons. Their role is essential to demon slayers, for without their valuable blades, the Demon Slayer Corps cannot perform their duties. A higher skill is required for these particular swordsmiths, in comparison to an ordinary swordmaker. Both the swordsmiths of the village and demon slayers rely on one another, which Tanjiro describes as "fighting the same fight".
Haganezuka is the only swordsmith we have seen up till this point. He is the one who forged Tanjiro's sword, multiple times. He is remembered for humerously taking it very personally every time he has to do some kind of further work on Tanjiro's nichirin blades. We last saw him in season 2, where he chased Tanjiro all around the Butterfly Mansion for breaking the swords he so carefully forged for him. He will be prominently featured in the third season, judging from the manga. Tecchin, the chief of Swordsmith Village, is the best swordsmith there. He is tiny in his size, but he is mighty in his skills. He is the adoptive father of Haganezuka.
All swordsmiths in the village wear hyottoko masks. The faces of the masks are exaggerated comical human faces, with the mouth puckered to one side. The purpose of the masks is maintain further security in Swordsmith Village by obscuring the identity of its inhabitants. Hyottoko comes from the words "fire" and "man", which is appropriate to describe the work of the blacksmiths of Swordsmith Village.
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