Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- Movie UK and Ireland Release Details

Date: 2024 January 21 16:18

Posted by Joe

The good folks from streaming giant Crunchyroll have sent us details about the special world tour of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-.

The film combines episode 11 of the Swordsmith Village Arc which concludes the story arc and then follows on with Episode 1 of the Hashira Training Arc.

It'll hit the UK and Ireland from Friday 23rd February 2024. A special screening will be held on Sunday 25th February 2024 at BFI IMAX in London featuring guests Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro Kamado's voice actor) and producer Yuma Takahashi. Tickets will be available soon.

The movie will be released across various countries / territories this February 2024. Read on to find out more...

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Press release as follows:

"DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA -TO THE HASHIRA TRAINING-" COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN


©Koyoharu Gotoge - SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Aniplex, Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment Take The Smash Hit Anime Series on a World Tour Beginning on 21st February

Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, announced international theatrical dates for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-, bringing Tanjiro and the Demon Slayer Corps back to the big screen in a not-to-be-missed event starting on 21st February.


©Koyoharu Gotoge - SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- will allow fans to revisit the gripping finale of the Swordsmith Village Arc while getting a sneak peek at the highly anticipated Hashira Training Arc in one extra-sized blockbuster experience. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- marks the first time fans can watch the finale from the Swordsmith Village Arc in cinemas and the first-time-ever they can see the beginning of the Hashira Training Arc.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- will be distributed in United Kingdom cinemas form 23rd February by Aniplex of America, Crunchyroll, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. A special screening will be held on the 25th at BFI IMAX featuring guests Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro Kamado voice actor) & producer Yuma Takahashi.


©Koyoharu Gotoge - SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

Global theatrical release dates include:

• 21st February: Malta
• 22nd February: Albania, Australia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland (Italian-speaking), Ukraine
• 23rd February: Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
• 24th February: Belgium, Estonia, France (note: two-day event screening), Luxembourg, Switzerland (French-speaking), and select countries in French-speaking Africa
• 27th February: Austria, Germany, Switzerland (German-speaking)

Additional territories' theatrical dates including Latin America and India to be announced soon.

About Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- World Tour Special Screenings in Crunchyroll Territories:
*Unless otherwise noted, ticket-on-sale dates to be announced soon. For a list of all participating cities worldwide, please visit this link.

• 10th February: New York City, New York
• 13th February: Berlin, Germany
• 17th February: Mexico City, Mexico
• 19th February: São Paulo, Brazil
• 24th February: Paris, France
• 25th February: London, United Kingdom

*Note: an India World Tour stop date/location to be announced.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is based on the manga series by Koyoharu Gotoge published under SHUEISHA's JUMP COMICS, which consists of 23 volumes and over 150 million copies in publication. The animation production is by ufotable.

About the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-:

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- will feature "A Connected Bond: Daybreak and First Light" (Episode 11) from the Swordsmith Village Arc, featuring the conclusion of the fierce battle between Tanjiro and Upper Four demon Hantengu, as well as Nezuko's triumph over the sun. Seamlessly followed by Episode 1 of the highly anticipated Hashira Training Arc, featuring the start of training conducted by the Hashira in preparation for the forthcoming final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, an episode never before seen by audiences.

Original Story: Koyoharu Gotoge (JUMP COMICS / SHUEISHA)

Director: Haruo Sotozaki
Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Akira Matsushima
Screenplay Production: ufotable
Sub Character Design: Miyuki Sato, Yoko Kajiyama, Mika Kikuchi
Prop Design: Masaharu Koyama
Art Director: Koji Eto
Director of Photography: Yuichi Terao
3D Director: Kazuki Nishiwaki
Colour Setting: Yuko Omae
Editing: Manabu Kamino
Music: Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Animation Production: ufotable

About Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba:

The story begins when Tanjiro Kamado, a boy whose family is killed by a demon, joins the Demon Slayer Corps to turn his younger sister Nezuko back into a human after she is transformed into a demon. In April 2019, the television anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba first premiered with the Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc, followed by the release of the feature film Mugen Train in October 2020, and the television series Mugen Train Arc and Entertainment District Arc from October 2021, and the Swordsmith Village Arc from April 2023.

Official English Website: demonslayer-anime.com
Official English Facebook: facebook.com/DemonSlayer.anime
Official English Twitter: twitter.com/DemonSlayerUSA
Watch Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba on Crunchyroll www.crunchyroll.com/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba

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About Aniplex of America Inc.
Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex, Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc., and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. The company's ever-growing lineup of shows includes: Sword Art Online, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], Fate/Zero, KILL la KILL, GURREN LAGANN, Monogatari series, anohana -The Flower We Saw That Day-, The Promised Neverland, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Lycoris Recoil, MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, and many more. The company released the English version of the popular mobile game, Fate/Grand Order, in 2017, as well as the critically acclaimed mobile JRPG Disney Twisted-Wonderland in 2022.

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