DEMON SLAYER: SWORDSMITH VILLAGE ARC'S First Episode Tops Box Office

DEMON SLAYER: SWORDSMITH VILLAGE ARC'S First Episode Tops Box Office

The first episode of the theatrical screenings of Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc topped the box office over the weekend earning 1.15 billion yen!

By JPD - Feb 07, 2023 10:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Shonen

We have some fun stats for fans of Demon Slayer! The theatrical screenings of the upcoming television anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-Hen sold 810,000 tickets and brought in 1.15 billion yen (roughly $8.73 million) in its first three days in Japan. The title translates to "World Tour Screenings: Demon Slayer: The Upper Ranks Gather and Onward to the Swordsmith Village." The film officially topped the box office over the weekend, which is huge for the series!

On February 3, the first showings began at 418 theaters throughout Japan. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc episodes 10 and 11 as well as the debut episode of the Swordsmith Village Arc are included in the screenings. Over 95 nations and territories will host screenings of the films. The episodes will be theatrically released by Muse Asia in Singapore and Malaysia on February 18–19.

In April, a one-hour special of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc will air on television.

The primary cast, the animation studio ufotable, character designer and chief animation director Akira Matsushima, and the director Haruo Sotozaki are all back for the new arc.

In April 2019, the first television adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga debuted. The anime was licensed by Aniplex of America, which also aired it on Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Funimation. The television anime made its debut on Adult Swim's Toonami schedule in October 2019.

The Mugen Train anime film The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba premiered in Japan in October 2020. The movie is streaming on Funimation and Crunchyroll.

The seven-episode Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc, which adapts the Mugen Train movie, debuted in October 2021. After that, a one-hour special of The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Ykaku-hen) television anime debuted in December 2021. The anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc were both aired on Funimation and Crunchyroll.

In February 2016, Gotouge published the manga's first issue in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump publication. Finished in May 2020, the manga. The manga's 23rd and final collected book volume was released by Shueisha in December 2020. The manga was released in English by Viz Media.

Check out the original trailer teaser for the new episodes for Demon Slayer's Swordsmith Village Arc!

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