An event for the anime " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, " based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge , was held at Jump Festa 2026 at Makuhari Messe on December 21st. At the start of the event, Natsuki Hanae, who plays Natsuki Hanae , Hiro Shimono Shimono, who plays Zenitsu Agatsuma , Takahiro Sakurai Sakurai, who plays Giyu Tomioka , and Saori Hayami , who Shinobu Kocho , performed a live dubbing of a battle scene from the original manga for the currently-showing anime film " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns."
In the talk corner, the voice actors looked back on "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns." They shared behind-the-scenes footage of the battles depicted in the film, including Shinobu Kocho vs. Douma, Zenitsu Agatsuma Tanjiro Kamado vs. Kaigaku, and Giyu Tomioka vs. Akaza.
"Infinity Castle Arc" is a trilogy. "Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" was released on July 18th in 452 theaters, surpassing "Mugen Train," which recorded the highest box office revenue in Japan's history at approximately 40.4 billion yen. In the three days since its release, it has grossed approximately 5.52 billion yen and attracted approximately 3.84 million viewers, making it a huge hit that surpasses "Mugen Train." It has been a huge hit, grossing 10 billion yen in the eight days since its release, 20 billion yen in the 23 days since its release, and over 30 billion yen in the 46 days since its release.
"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.
