"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train" Revival Screening Event Report

On May 10th, a stage greeting was held at Koyoharu Gotouge (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) to commemorate the release of the revival screening of the movie version of " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba : Kimetsu no Mugen Train ," an anime based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge. Natsuki Hanae , who plays Tanjiro Kamado , and Satoshi Hino , who plays Kyojuro Rengoku , appeared on stage. After the " Mugen Train, the tsuba (hand guard) of Rengoku's Nichirin sword was entrusted to Tanjiro, but Hino said, "I still feel like I'm fighting alongside Tanjiro."

The story of "Mugen Train" is that Tanjiro, the Flame Pillar Kyojuro Rengoku and the Demon Slaying Corps head to investigate the Mugen Train, where more than 40 people have gone missing in a short period of time. Released in October 2020, it was a huge hit, grossing approximately 40.4 billion yen, the highest grossing box office in Japan's history.

Hino said, even after the release of "Mugen Train," "I followed the anime as a viewer just like everyone else, and each time I watched it I felt frustrated that I couldn't fight together with them. But when I saw that Tanjiro was carrying the tsuba and the will of Kyojuro Rengoku, I felt like I was fighting alongside him. When I see Tanjiro holding the tsuba, it makes my heart warm."

Hanae said, "It feels reassuring, like I'm carrying Rengoku on my shoulders. I'm carrying Rengoku's feelings, as well as those of Senjuro and Saijuro. Tsuba is also saving Kotetsu. Every time I see Tsuba on screen, I feel like my body tenses up."

Revival screenings of "Mugen Train" began on May Getsuku at 423 cinemas nationwide. The screening will run for five weeks only, and a new trailer for "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc" will be shown at the end of the film, which has attracted attention.

The story of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is about Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was killed by demons, joining the Demon Slaying Corps to turn his sister Nezuko, who has turned into a demon, back into a human. The original was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 2016 to 2020. The total number of copies of the comics published is over 150 million.

The TV anime "Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc" aired from April to September 2019, and the movie "Mugen Train" released in October 2020 was a huge hit, grossing approximately 40.4 billion yen, the highest grossing movie of all time in Japan. The "Entertainment District Arc" aired from December 2021 to February 2022, the "Swordsmith Village Arc" from April to June 2023, and the "Hashira Training Arc" from May to June 2024. The first chapter of the new movie trilogy "Infinity Castle Arc" will be released on July 18th.