It has been announced that a stage greeting to commemorate the release of the new film 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 Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," will be held at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) on September 6th. Voice actors playing the characters of the Kasugai Crows, Takumi Yamazaki, Manaka Iwami, Ryusei Nakao, Rie Kugimiya, Yui Horie, Kenyu Horiuchi, and Show Hayami, will be appearing on stage. A live viewing will also be available.
"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 movie "Demon 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.
"Infinity Castle Arc" is a trilogy, with "Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" released on July 18th. The running time is 155 minutes. It has been a huge hit, grossing 22 billion yen and attracting over 15.69 million viewers in the 25 days since its release.