As the final
episode of the Hashira Training arc fromDemon Slayer: Kimetsu
no Yaiba airs today, Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime
worldwide, has announced that it has acquired the highly anticipated Demon
Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, which will come exclusively
to theaters globally as an epic trilogy of films.
The trio of films
will be distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide,
excluding select Asian territories including Japan. The release date has not
been announced yet. The three-part cinematic movie represents the final
arc and culmination of the hugely popular award-winning anime shonen
series. “Demon Slayer has
been a phenomenal franchise, and we at Crunchyroll are delighted to have been a
part of it from the beginning,” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll.
“Crunchyroll is thrilled to be able to bring this trilogy of films to fans, on
the big screen, and it promises to be one of the truly epic and consequential
pop cultural events of our time when it hits theaters.”
Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba is
based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge published under SHUEISHA's JUMP
COMICS, which consists of 23 volumes and over 150 million copies in
publication. The franchise has won the admiration of millions of fans around
the globe since its debut in 2018. The story begins when Tanjiro Kamado, a boy
whose family is killed by a demon, joins the Demon Slayer Corps to turn his
younger sister Nezuko back into a human after she is transformed into a
demon. Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba first
premiered in April 2019 with the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve
Arc, followed by the feature film Mugen Train in
October 2020, and the TV series Mugen Train Arc and Entertainment
District Arc from 2021 through 2022. In 2023, the Swordsmith
Village Arc debuted on Crunchyroll, shortly after the Demon
Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- theatrical
release. In 2024, the Hashira Training Arc debuted, shortly
after the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To Hashira Training- theatrical
release. The animation production is by ufotable. The latest films
– Mugen Train, -To the Swordsmith Village-, and -To
the Hashira Training- – have received both commercial and critical
success. Mugen Train currently holds the record as the
highest-grossing anime movie of all time and the highest-grossing Japanese film
at the global box office, garnering over 500 million USD to date. It currently
ranks as the second-highest grossing anime film in U.S. box office history. It
also garnered a 98% critic score and 99% audience score (with 10,000+ verified
ratings) on Rotten Tomatoes. Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba is
currently available to stream on Crunchyroll. Official
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