A stage greeting to commemorate the release of 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: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," was held on July 19th at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), and featured Natsuki Hanae Tanjiro Kamado , Takahiro Sakurai Akira Ishida Ishida, who plays Akaza, and LiSA, who sings the theme song for W (double) "Shine in a Cruel Night." Ishida plays Akaza, an "overwhelmingly strong character," but said, "From the looks of it, he's the smallest of the people here (among the speakers). He's not that strong." When Sakurai responded to this comment, "He looks like a giant to me," Ishida smiled.
Akaza is a character who first appeared in the movie "Mugen Train", and Ishida reflected on his acting, saying, "In Mugen Train, I was able to push through with just that fact that he was overwhelmingly strong against humans," and in this first chapter of the "Infinity Castle Arc," he said, "I felt that his stance hadn't changed since he first appeared, but what's different from Mugen Train is that the strength of his opponents changes." Because Akaza is a character who seeks strength, he said, "His evaluation of strength is very fair. When he gets strong, he acknowledges it and responds to the strength of his opponents, which is what's new about Akaza this time."
Ishida said that he is "not the strong type," and revealed what went on behind the scenes of the recording, saying, "I tried really hard to act strong. I was doing my best not to let it be obvious that I was forcing myself to act strong."
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is based on a manga by Koyoharu Gotouge. The story 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 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: Mugen Train" was released in October 2020. The "Entertainment District 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.
"Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," the first of the "Infinity Castle Arc" trilogy, was released on July 18th in 452 theaters, surpassing "Mugen Train." It has also been a hot topic that the world's fastest screening took place at 24 theaters in 11 prefectures nationwide from midnight on July 18th, the first day of release. The screening time is 155 minutes.
