The double theme songs for "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns" ranked 1st and 2nd in the digital rankings

The double theme songs for 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," "Shine in a Cruel Night" sung by LiSA and "A World Where the Sun Doesn't Rise" sung by Aimer, took first and second place on the Oricon weekly digital singles rankings on August 4th. On the same rankings from the previous week, on July 28th, LiSA's "Shine in a Cruel Night" debuted in second place and Aimer's "A World Where the Sun Doesn't Rise" debuted in third place, both of which rose one rank from the previous week, making the double theme songs a one-two hit.

The number of weekly downloads for LiSA's "Zankoku na Yoru ni Kagayake" in first place was 18,460, and together with the first week's downloads of 15,129, it has recorded a cumulative total of 33,589 downloads. This marks her eighth digital single to reach No. 1 since "Shirogane" on November 29, 2021, and she has broken her own record as the female artist with the most number of digital singles (singles) to reach No. 1 all time. The number of weekly downloads for Aimer's "Taiyo ga Noboru Nai Sekai" in second place was 15,989, and together with the first week's downloads of 14,221, it has recorded a cumulative total of 30,210 downloads.

"Infinity Castle Arc" is a trilogy, and "Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" was released on July 18th in 452 theaters, surpassing "Mugen Train". The film has a running time of 155 minutes. Its box office revenue exceeded 10 billion yen in the eight days since its release, breaking the record held by the movie "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train," which was the highest grossing movie of all time in Japan, and it has also been talked about as the fastest movie to reach 10 billion yen in the history of movies released in Japan. In the ten days since its release, it has grossed 12.87 billion yen and attracted over 9.1 million viewers.

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 work 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 Arc" was broadcast 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.