Just like the Demon Slayer anime series, the Slayer movie is being handled by Ufotable and Aniplex.The next stop for DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU no Yaiba Mugen Train involves its Japanese debut. The Japanese demon slayer’s movie release date is October 16, 2020, Naturally, this is an as-of-now notice, considering global events and theater closings due to the pandemic. The film will pick up after the anime leaves off and go over the events of the manga known as the demon train arc. Aniplex of America also handled its anime’s North American release, and people can catch that on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Toonami block.
The details about the Demon Slayer movie release date were confirmed via its official Twitter account. This appeared alongside an official movie poster showing the cast and a new video clip promoting the movie. While the official clip has regional limitations, you can see a sample of some of the recreated demon train arc moments with Tanjiro, Nezuko, Inosuke, and Zenitsu.
However, it’s still possible the coronavirus pandemic could cause delays if the virus lingers in Japan during the summer. Already, Japan has tried reopening parts of the country only to declare emergencies when new viral hotspots sprung up.
DEMON SLAYER RECAP
SEASON 1
The first season came out in April 2019 and ran till September of that year. The next season mostly won’t come out before 2021. This delay is caused due to the upcoming Demons Slayer film Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Train Arc, this year.
SEASON 2
The development of the second is yet to start. That means we can either get it as early as next year or a couple of years may go by before the project sees the light of the day.
DEMON SLAYER MOVIE
Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Train Arc, the upcoming movie from the franchise is set to release in Fall, 2020. An official release date was not given.
It might get delayed because of the novel Coronavirus outbreak, but let’s hope for the best.
An update with a trailer for the movie is going to be released on April 10, though. So stay tuned and we will be back with more updates!
