The hunt for the head devil Muzan continues! A new anime film trilogy has been announced with “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”. This will mark the beginning of the big finale of the anime hit.
Today the 4th season of the anime hit culminated “Demon Slayers” in its grand finale, but the adventure of Tanjiro and his friends is far from over! Just a few hours before the Japanese TV broadcast, those responsible dropped the bombshell: The continuation of the story is coming to cinemas in the form of the “Infinity Castle” film trilogy. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment have acquired the rights to the films secured.
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As both companies confirmed, they will be bringing all three anime films to cinemas worldwide. The only exceptions are Japan and selected Asian territories. The last two cinema specials for the popular anime series, which marked the start of seasons 3 and 4 of the show, were already released in selected cinemas in various countries thanks to Crunchyroll. The three “Infinity Castle” films do not yet have release dates.
The beginning of the end
After the “Hashira Training” arc, which has now been concluded in the anime hit, was only a short interlude, “Demon Slayer” is slowly entering the home stretch with the upcoming film trilogy. “Infinity Castle” is the eleventh storyline and also forms the first half of the concluding “Final Battle” arc. For Tanjiro and our other main characters, everything is now at stake as they face the villain Muzan and his devils.
Fans can look forward to some long-awaited fights. For example, Tanjiro will have to deal with the devil Akaza, with whom our young protagonist has had a score to settle since the events of the anime film “Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train”. Of course, many other exciting things will also happen, but we won't go into them in detail now.
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Further details on the upcoming “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” film trilogy are still few and far between. All that is known is that Studio ufotable (“Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works”) is producing the films. The company was already responsible for the implementation of the previous 4 seasons of the anime series as well as the first “Demon Slayer” anime film. The film's staff has not yet been revealed.
The anime hit is based on the manga of the same name by Koyoharu Gotōge. The series was published from 2016 to 2020 in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine of the Shueisha publishing house and comprises a total of 205 chapters. In this country, all 23 volumes of the fantasy adventure are available from the Manga Cult publishing house. Season 1 of the anime series and the “Mugen Train” anime movie were released on Blu-ray and DVD by peppermint anime.
You can watch all 4 seasons of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” at Crunchyroll in the stream. The first 2 seasons are also available on Netflix. The spin-offs of the “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” film trilogy do not yet have release dates.
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