The new movie version of the anime " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba" based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge, " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," has grossed over 17,639,550,000 yen in the 17 days since its release on July 18. The total number of moviegoers has exceeded 12.55 million.
"Infinity Castle Arc" is a trilogy, and "Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" was released on July 18th in 452 theaters, surpassing "Mugen Train." The film's running time is 155 minutes. Its box office revenue exceeded 10 billion yen within eight days of its release, breaking the record held by the theatrical release "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train," which was the highest-grossing movie of all time in Japan, and is also making waves as the fastest movie to reach 10 billion yen in the history of Japanese box office revenue.
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba" tells the story of Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was killed by demons, who joins the Demon Slaying Corps in order to turn his sister Nezuko, who has turned into a demon, back into a human. The original manga was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 2016 to 2020. The total number of copies of the comics sold worldwide is over 220 million.
The TV anime "Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc" aired from April to September 2019, and the theatrical version "Mugen Train" released in October 2020 attracted over 28.97 million domestic viewers and recorded the highest box office revenue in Japan's history at approximately 40.4 billion yen. 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.
