The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- series announced that Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga series exceeded 200 million copies in circulation worldwide. According to Anime News Network, the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- manga reached 164 million copies in Japan and 56 million outside Japan, putting the total number at 220 million in circulation.
Crunchyroll will host a special panel for the first new Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle film at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 on July 26 at 5:45 p.m. PDT. The panel will be held in the acclaimed Hall H, and it will be the first time that the anime’s representatives from ufotable have come to the US since 2019.
Director Haruo Sotozaki, director of photography Yuichi Terao, Natsuki Hanae (voice of Tanjiro), Aleks Le (English voice of Zenitsu) and theme song artist LiSA will make appearances at the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle San Diego Comic-Con 2025 panel. There will be discussions about the movie, along with an exclusive footage presentation. Moreover, the Crunchyroll booth (#4135) will have interactive activities inspired by the new film.
The first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy premieres on July 18 in Japan. It will play on 443 screens through Japan, setting a new record for the franchise. The film will come to the US and Canada on September 12.
Haruo Sotozaki returns as director of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, along with character designer and chief animation director Akira Matsushima at studio ufotable.
Aimer performs the theme song “Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai (A World Where the Sun Never Rises),” while LiSA performs the song “Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake (Shine in the Cruel Night).”
