It has been revealed that singers LiSA and Aimer will be performing the theme songs for the first chapter of the upcoming theatrical anime film " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Arc ," based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge . Aimer will be singing "A World Where the Sun Doesn't Rise," while LiSA will be singing "Shine in a Cruel Night." The announcement was made during a Saturday Premium broadcast of " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Arc the Movie: Mugen Train Special," the first night of the "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Seven Nights Special Broadcast to Commemorate the Release of the Movie : Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ."
LiSA will be in charge of the theme song for " Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc," as well as the theme song for the movie version of "Mugen Train," and the opening and ending themes for the TV anime "Mugen Train." Aimer was in charge of the opening and ending themes for "Entertainment District Arc."
It was also announced that the subtitle of the first chapter will be "Akaza Returns," and the official trailer was released to the world for the first time. A key visual depicting Akaza, Upper Rank Three of the Twelve Kizuki, was also released.
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.
