Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To the Hashira Training Theatrical Release Dates Unveiled

Crunchyroll revealed the theatrical release dates for the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training tour. The movie will include the Swordsmith Village arc finale, as well as an exclusive peek into the first episode of the Hashira Training arc. Global release dates are:

• February 21: Malta
• February 22: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,  Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland (Italian-speaking), Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela
• February 23: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
• February 24: Estonia, France (note: two-day event screening), Switzerland (French-speaking), and select countries in French-speaking Africa
• February 27: Austria, Germany, Switzerland (German-speaking)

Additional theatrical dates including India to be announced soon. Aniplex of America, Crunchyroll, and Sony Pictures Entertainment are distributing the movie in North America. Crunchyroll also revealed the dates for the special screenings that are a part of the World Tour:

• February 10: New York City, New York | Regal Union Square
  • Special Guests: Natsuki Hanae, Hiro Shimono, & Producer Yuma Takahashi
• February 13: Berlin, Germany | UCI Kinowelt Colosseum
• February 17: Mexico City, Mexico | Location to be announced
  • Special Guests: Takahiro Sakurai, Kengo Kawanishi, & Producer Yuma Takahashi
• February 19: São Paulo, Brazil | Cinemark El Dorado
• February 24: Paris, France | UGC Normandie
  • Special Guests: Natsuki Hanae, Producer Yuma Takahashi, and featuring a musical performance by milet
• February 25: London, United Kingdom | BFI IMAX
  • Special Guests: Natsuki Hanae & Producer Yuma Takahashi
• TBC: India

Hashira Training is the fourth season of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime. It is slated to premiere in the Spring 2024 anime season. The world tour is not a new method in the franchise: the Swordsmith Village arc also had it.

Demon Slayer is based on a manga by Koyoharu Gotoge. It ran from 2016 to 2020 in the Weekly Shonen Jump and ended after 205 chapters, compiled into 23 volumes. Studio ufotable is animating the adaptation.

Source: Press Release
©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA / Aniplex / ufotable