Aniplex released a new trailer for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, confirming that there will be free updates and new Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle – Akaza Returns DLC. There will be paid Infinity Castle Arc Character Pass DLC, and Muzan Kibutsuji will also be added as a playable character in a free update for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle – Akaza Returns generated 7,315,846,800 yen, or roughly $49.60 million, during its four-day opening weekend. 5,164,348 million tickets for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle – Akaza Sairai were sold through Marine Day on Monday, June 21. The move is playing on 443 screens through Japan, setting a new record for the franchise. The film will come to the US and Canada on September 12.
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.
Haruo Sotozaki returns as director of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, . In addition, Akira Matsushima is the anime film’s character designer and chief animation director at studio ufotable. Lastly, 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).”
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 launches August 5 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
