‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ sets Philippine release
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” poster. Image: Koyoharu Gotoge/SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” the first film in the epic trilogy is set to grace Philippine cinemas on Aug. 20.
Crunchyroll, the home of anime worldwide, announced the Philippine premiere in a video reveal released on Thursday, March 6.
The 30-second clip featured Tanjiro alongside the other Demon slayers and the Hashiras trapped in the Infinity Castle created by Nakime, the new upper moon four. The trap was ordered by the Demon king, Muzan.
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The narrative starts when Tanjiro, whose family is murdered by a demon, enlists in the Demon Slayer Corps in order to restore his younger sister Nezuko’s human form after she was changed into a demon.
The three-part film serves as the conclusion and last arc of the critically and commercially acclaimed anime shonen series.
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” is based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge, published in SHUEISHA’s WEEKLY JUMP from February 2016 to May 2020.
Over 150 million copies of the 23-volume manga have been published.
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” first premiered in April 2019 with the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, followed by the feature film “Mugen Train” in October 2020, and the TV series “Mugen Train Arc” and “Entertainment District Arc” from 2021 through 2022.
The latest films – “Mugen Train,” “To the Swordsmith Village” and “To the Hashira Training” – have been commercially and critically successful.
“Mugen Train” currently holds the record of being the highest-grossing Japanese anime movie of all time and the highest-grossing Japanese film at the global box office, garnering over US$500 million to date.
It currently ranks as the second-highest-grossing Japanese anime film in US box-office history. It also garnered a 98 percent critic score and 99 percent audience score (with 10,000+ verified ratings) on Rotten Tomatoes.
