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1st Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Film Opens in U.K. Cinemas on September 12
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Sony Pictures UK has announced on its X/Twitter feed that the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle film trilogy will be screened in UK cinemas on September 12, the same day that it opens in the US and Canada.
The first film will open in Japan on July 18. The film will play on 443 screens (a franchise record) throughout Japan, including IMAX screenings. Outside Japan, Aniplex aims for the new film to play in over 150 countries and regions, which is wider than the franchise's previous world tour of over 145 countries and regions.
The new films adapt the "Infinity Castle" arc. Crunchyroll will bring the trilogy to theaters globally excluding select Asian territories and Japan.
The first television anime of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga premiered in April 2019. The Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime film began screening in Japan in October 2020.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc, a seven-episode arc that adapts the Mugen Train film, premiered in October 2021. The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yūkaku-hen) television anime then premiered in December 2021 with a one-hour special. The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc anime premiered in April 2023 with a one-hour special and aired for 11 episodes. The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc anime premiered with a one-hour special in May 2024, and ended with a 60-minute-long eighth episode in June 2024.
Source: Sony Pictures UK X/Twitter feed,
