by The fourth key visual and visual release trailer for the movie “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns” have been released. The tagline is “Put everything into this thrust!!” and depicts a fierce clash between Shinobu Kocho and the Upper Rank demon, Douma.
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” is based on a hugely popular manga that was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” from February 2016 to May 2020. Set in a world inhabited by man-eating demons during the Taisho era, the story follows Tanjiro Kamado, a boy whose family was killed by demons, as he joins the Demon Slayer Corps to turn his younger sister Nezuko, who has turned into a demon, back into a human, and defeats the demon that killed his family. The total number of copies of the comics published worldwide has exceeded 220 million.
The TV anime “Tanjiro Kamado: Resolve Arc” aired from April to September 2019 and became a huge hit, leading to the release of the movie “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train” in October 2020. It became a social phenomenon, grossing over 51.7 billion yen worldwide.
It was later adapted into a game and a stage play, with the TV anime “Entertainment District Arc” airing in December 2021, the “Swordsmith Village Arc” in April 2023, and the “Hashira Training Arc” from May to June 2024. The film “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle Arc” was then produced as a trilogy, with “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle Arc Chapter 1 Akaza Returns” depicting Tanjiro and the “Demon Slayer Corps”‘s final battle against their nemesis, Kibutsuji Muzan, and the Upper Rank demons, set in the demon’s base, “Infinity Castle.” It is currently being screened at a total of 452 theaters (393 regular theaters + 59 IMAX theaters).
