One of the most popular anime series of this season, Demon Slayer, is about to conclude and the makers of the franchise have decided to give it the grand finale it deserves. The final arc of the anime will be released in a three-part film franchise. The anime series and manga adapted from the works of Koyoharu Gotoge have been expanded to 23 volumes.
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Demon Slayer film trilogy officially announced
Crunchyroll and Sony Entertainment have jointly announced that the final episodes of The Demon Slayer will be adapted into three movies. The announcement was made on Sunday through Demon Slayer’s official account on micro-blogging site, X, formerly known as Twitter. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle will culminate in the adaptation of the final arc in the manga of the same name. All three installments of the anime will be released worldwide except for a few countries in Asia.
Popular anime streaming platforms, Crunchyroll and SPE have taken exclusive rights to the Shonen Productions titles. Important details of the movies such as release date, cast, and others are yet to be revealed to the public.
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“Crunchyroll is thrilled to be able to bring this film trilogy to the big screen for fans, and promises that it will be one of the truly epic and consequential pop-cultural events of our time when it hits theaters,” Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini said, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
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Previous Demon Slayer Movies
This film is not the first film in the trio Demon Slayer anime series. An early installment called Mugen Train is set just before the events of the anime series. The film follows Tanjiro Kamado’s journey to become the demon slayer as we know him in the anime. When his family is killed by a demon and his sister also becomes a demon, the young boy embarks on a mission to become a demon slayer. He is instructed to board the Mugen Train to capture demons, as he receives reports of demons going missing.
The film grossed over $500 million at the global box office and also holds the record for the highest-grossing anime film and highest-grossing Japanese film of all time, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
