Following the announcement of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle movie trilogy, Crunchyroll also revealed that the three-part movie will be released in theaters in select Asian territories, including the Philippines. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment are distributing the trilogy for global theatrical release. Information on its release dates and location will be announced at a later date.
The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle movie trilogy represents the final arc and culmination of the popular award-winning anime shonen series. Rahul Purini, the President of Crunchyroll, also shared a statement:
“Demon Slayer has been a phenomenal franchise, and we at Crunchyroll are delighted to have been a part of it from the beginning. 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.”
Movie distributor ODEX previously opened the two Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba films in the Philippines: Mugen Train in 2021 and To the Hashira Training in 2023. They also screened the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Mugen Train On Stage. All three films were exclusive to SM Cinema. Meanwhile, the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Total Concentration Exhibition in the Philippines is set to open on July 20.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a manga by Koyoharu Gotoge. It was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 2016 to 2020. Ufotable animated four seasons of the anime series. In celebration of its fifth anniversary, the series will have a live concert in New York and California and a special event with the cast and producer at Anime Expo 2024. Crunchyroll streams the anime and describes the plot:
It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.
Source: Press Release
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