Akira Ishida appears on the radio program " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba All Night Nippon GOLD"

To celebrate the release of the new theatrical 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," it has been announced that Akira Ishida , who plays Akaza, will be a guest on the radio program " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba : Kimetsu no Yaiba All Night Nippon GOLD" (Nippon Broadcasting System), which will be broadcast from 10:00 PM on September 12th. Hosted by Natsuki Hanae , and Hiro Shimono , who plays Zenitsu Agatsuma , the show will also feature guest appearances by Takahiro Sakurai , who plays Giyu Tomioka , and Saori Hayami Hayami, who plays Shinobu Kocho .

This will be the first time " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" will be broadcast on "All Night Nippon GOLD" in about four years, since June 2021.

The first part of the "Infinity Castle Arc" trilogy, "Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," was released on July 18th in 452 theaters, surpassing the 2020 release of "Mugen Train," which recorded the highest box office revenue in Japan's history at approximately 40.4 billion yen. It has been a huge hit, grossing 29,983,480,000 yen and attracting over 21.1 million viewers in the 45 days since its release.

"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is based on a manga by Koyoharu Gotouge. The story follows Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was killed by demons, as he 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.