Huge news for Demon Slayer fans!
Crunchyroll revealed a new visual from animation studio ufotable for the highly anticipated Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, the first film in a trilogy coming exclusively to theaters globally in 2025.
The visual premiered Sunday (December 8) from the Thunder Stage at 2024 Comic Con Experience – São Paulo (CCXP), where Japanese voice actors Takahiro Sakurai (Giyu Tomioka) and Kengo Kawanishi (Muichiro Tokito) along with Brazilian voice actor Daniel Figueira (Tanjiro Kamado) gave a sneak peek at the upcoming film, which features the “intricate Infinity Castle that is the setting for the impending all-out war between the Demon Slayer Corps and demonic leader Muzan Kibutsuji!”
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The film will be distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide, including Japan, except selected Asian markets. No theatrical release dates have been announced.
The three-part cinematic movie represents the final arc and culmination of the series.
Here’s a series synopsis: “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 2019. 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: 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 to date, and is the second-highest grossing anime film in U.S. box office history.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.
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