The holiday season has been been a boon for theDemon Slayerfranchise with a record-breaking movie at the box office in a year when COVID-19 has made a mess of out of the entertainment industry. With Christmas approaching, the series dropped yet another trailer for theDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie Mugen Train.
The series' official Twitter accountreleased this particular trailer forDemon Slayerahead of a 4DX release on December 26. Forthose unafraid of spoilers and simply want to see what the movie is all about, this trailer is a good look at the slick animation, which is something the studio that did this series, Ufotable, is known for.
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The movie continuing to break box office records in Japan fuels much of the hype with a release out west coming sometime in 2021. The official Twitter account put its box office totals just 520 million yen ($5.02 million) shy of an all-time record in Japan. The current record holder is another anime movie,Spirited Awayby Studio Ghibliand legendary director Hayao Miyazaki. The film is also the fifth highest-grossing film of the year worldwide after surpassingSonic The Hedgehogand now trails Christopher Nolan’s thrillerTenetwhich is in fourth.
TheDemon Slayerfranchise kicked off with the manga by Koyoharu Gotouge then continued with a popular tv anime adaptation released in 2019.Ufotable handled boththe series and movie sparing no expense in making it one of the prettiest looking anime series of that year. It is available to watch on streaming right now on both Crunchyroll and Funimation.
There is no guaranteethat theDemon Slayermovie will enjoy the same success out west as it did in Japan, but it’s a sure bet that there are many outside the country aware of how well it’s been received.Whether that translatesinto large box office numbers in the US remains to be seen.
The movie still does not have a firm release date and pandemic-related restrictions across the country are a likely reason. Another option would be a release on streaming services, but there has yet to be any mention of that.
TheDemon Slayermovie is slated to release in the U.S. in early 2021.
