[Photos/Images] 6th Key Visual & Reveal PV Released! "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle Part 1: Akaza Returns" 1st

The 6th key visual and the reveal PV for the 6th key visual of the currently released "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle Part 1: Akaza Returns" have been unveiled.

The anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is an adaptation of the manga of the same name, which was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (published by Shueisha) from 2016 to 2020. Sparked by the anime broadcast in April 2019, it triggered a social phenomenon, and the total number of copies in print for all 23 volumes of the manga exceeded 220 million.

Following the initial TV anime series, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc", the story continued with "Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train," which depicted the "Mugen Train Arc". This film achieved approximately 51.7 billion yen in total box office revenue, ranking as the highest-grossing film ever in Japan. From 2021 to 2022, the TV anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc" and "Entertainment District Arc" were broadcast, followed by Swordsmith Village Arc in 2023 and Hashira Training Arc in 2024.

"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle Part 1: Akaza Returns" recorded an audience of 3.84 million and a box office revenue of 5.52 billion yen within its first three days, setting new records for the best opening, best first-day, and best single-day earnings. In just 10 days after its release, it surpassed approximately 12.87 billion yen in box office revenue. Achieving over 10 billion yen within 8 days of release marks the fastest record ever among films released in Japan, surpassing the record of "Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train" (released in October 2020), which reached 10 billion yen in 10 days, making it the new all-time No.1.

6th Key Visual Reveal PV

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