Just one day before the first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle movie premieres in Japan, the series announced the manga has more than 200 million volumes in circulation worldwide (including digital volumes). The number was announced during a commercial after today's special Hashira Training Arc broadcast. 164 million of those volumes were sold in Japan, with the other 56 million being overseas, bringing the current total to 220 million. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga 200 Million Commemorative Trailer RELATED: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Hosts Hall H Panel at San Diego Comic-Con The original manga by Koyoharu Gotouge began in February 2016 and ran until May 2020 for a total of 23 volumes. VIZ Media releases an English-language version of the manga. The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series announced on March 1 that the new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle movie will premiere in Japan on July 18. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will release the first movie worldwide starting in August, with screenings in the United States and Canada beginning on September 12 . More information on the international release will be added to the movie's official website in the future. Haruo Sotozaki directs Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba at anime studio ufotable. Akira Matsushima is the Chief Animation Director and Character Designer and music is by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina. Crunchyroll streams both the TV anime series and Mugen Train movie in both sub and dub formats, along with the latest Hashira Training Arc . Crunchyroll describes the upcoming movie: Tanjiro Kamado – a boy who joined an organization dedicated to hunting down demons called the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was turned into a demon. While growing stronger and deepening his friendships and bonds with fellow corps members, Tanjiro has battled many demons with his comrades – Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira. Along the way, his journey has led him to fight alongside the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen, the Hashira, including Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku aboard the Mugen Train, Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui within the Entertainment District, as well as Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji at the Swordsmith Village. As the Demon Slayer Corps members and Hashira engaged in a group strength training program, the Hashira Training, in preparation for the forthcoming battle against the demons, Muzan Kibutsuji appears at the Ubuyashiki Mansion. With the head of the Demon Corps in danger, Tanjiro and the Hashira rush to the headquarters but are plunged into a deep descent to a mysterious space by the hands of Muzan Kibutsuji. The destination of where Tanjiro and Demon Slayer Corps have fallen is the demons’ stronghold – the Infinity Castle. And so, the battleground is set as the final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and the demons ignites. Source : Comic Natalie , Asahi Shimbun
