The Final DEMON SLAYER Anime Films Will Be a Trilogy Released in Theaters
Crunchyroll has acquired Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, and it will be released in theaters as a trilogy of films.
The anime movies will be distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide, excluding some Asian territories and Japan. As of right now, there is no release day set.
This trilogy represents the final arc and culmination of the of the popular Demon Slayer series.
Rahul Purini, president of Crunchyroll. said in 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.”
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is based on the manga series created by Gotoge Koyoharu. The story follows Kamado Tanjiro, a boy whose family is killed by a demon, and he joins the Demon Slayer Corps and his mission is to turn his younger sister Nezuko back into a human after she is transformed into a demon.
This has been an awesome story to watch unfold, and I’m excited to see how the story comes to an end.