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Demon Slayer 'Infinity Castle' Arc Anime Film Trilogy Gets Indian Theatrical Release
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc television anime premiered on the Fuji TV channel and its affiliates with a one-hour special on May 12 at 11:15 p.m. (10:15 a.m. EDT), and ended with the 60-minute-long eighth episode on Sunday. Crunchyroll began streaming the Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs for the anime season on June 9.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-, the theatrical screening of the one-hour first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc television anime and the final episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, opened in Japanese theaters on February 2. The screenings for the anime opened in Indian theaters on February 23. Sony Pictures Entertainment hosted a premiere screening for the anime in Mumbai on February 21. Early screenings began in several cities across India on February 22. The film crossed ₹5,19,94,270 in revenue in its first week in India becoming the highest-earning international film in the country so far for 2024.
Voice actor Natsuki Hanae and producer Yūma Takahashi attended the theatrical screening on April 20. Hanae and Takahashi also attended the Mumbai Comic Con event for a Demon Slayer panel at Jio World Centre, BKC.
The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc anime premiered on April 9, 2023 with a one-hour special and aired for 11 episodes. Crunchyroll and Netflix streamed the anime in India as it aired in Japan. Crunchyroll added the Hindi dub of the anime in May 2023 and began streaming the Tamil and Telugu dubs on January 22.
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