Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Infinity Castle arc will be released in theaters globally as a trilogy of films. The-three part film series represents the final arc and culmination of the anime.
Infinity Castle arc films will be distributed by anime streaming platform Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide, excluding select Asian territories (including Japan). Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini said, “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.”
The widely popular anime Demon Slayer 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 first debuted in 2018. The story follows 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.
The anime 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 – To the Swordsmith Village theatrical release. In 2024, the Hashira Training Arc debuted, shortly after the Demon Slayer: 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 to date. It currently ranks as the second-highest grossing anime film in the US box office history. It also garnered a 98 per cent critic score and 99 per cent audience score (with 10,000+ verified ratings) on Rotten Tomatoes. The last episode of the Hashira Training arc from Demon Slayer has been released today, 1 July.
Fans can stream Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba on Crunchyroll and Netflix in India.
