Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle Story Gets Theatrical Release
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As the final episode of the Hashira Training arc from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba airs, 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 theatres globally as an epic trilogy of films.
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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 theatres.”
The Story
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 is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.