"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" summer vacation special project starts on August 1st

It has been announced that a special summer holiday project, "Demon Slayer and Summer Vacation," for the anime " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba," based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge , will begin on August 1st. The new animated film, " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," which was released on July 18th, is a huge hit, and the project is being implemented as a way to enjoy the summer holiday season along with the film. As the first project, a radio calisthenics video, "Demon Slayer and Radio Calisthenics," produced with the cooperation of Japan Post Insurance, will be released on YouTube at 7:00 AM on August 1st. A total of five videos will be released every week, featuring "Mini Corps members" performing radio calisthenics.

The second video will be titled "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Silhouette Quiz," and the third video will be titled "Look the other way with the Demon Slaying Corps."

"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. Within eight days of its release, it grossed over 10 billion yen, breaking the record held by the theatrical release "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train," which held the highest box office revenue in Japan's history. It's also making waves as the fastest film to reach 10 billion yen in the history of Japanese releases. Within 10 days of its release, it grossed 12.87 billion yen, with an audience of over 9.1 million.

"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 manga sold worldwide is over 220 million. The TV anime "Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc" aired from April to September 2019, and the movie "Mugen Train" was released in October 2020. 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.