2024-07-01 17:25:02
As ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: To The Hashira Training Arc’ comes to an end, the stage is set for the final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and Muzan Kiutsuji in ‘The Infinity Castle Arc’. Now, the trailer of the next arc is out, and
it confirms that the last arc will release as a trilogy.
The three films will be distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide, excluding select Asian territories (including Japan). The release date is yet to be out. The three-part cinematic films represent the final arc and culmination of the hugely popular award-winning anime shonen series.
Watch the trailer here:
“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’ was released. In 2024, the Hashira Training Arc debuted, shortly after the theatrical release of ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To Hashira Training’.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll. It can also be watched on JioCinema and Netflix.