The anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga wrapped up and lead to the release of the feature film with the Demon Train Arc. That made its debut with an October 16th, 2020 in Japan where it became a powerhouse of a release that moved some 28 million tickets. The film has also done big business overseas with a North American release getting into theaters just as they started opening and it brought in just under $50 million since getting out there.
Now, Funimation has revealed that they’ll begin streaming the film digitally on June 22nd, 2021 on their service in both subtitled and dubbed form and that it’ll be made available to viewers in the US, Australia, and New Zealand. Check out their launch trailer for it below.
The film Haruo Sotozaki directing with ufotable on board to animate it and they’re using that as who worked n the screenplay. Akira Matsushima is on board with character designs based on Koyoharuo Gotouge’s original designs.
The Japanese cast previously revealed includes Natsuki Hanae as Tanjir Kamado, Akari Kito will play Nezuko Kamado, Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira, Takahiro Sakurai as Giyū Tomioka, Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira, Takahiro Sakurai as Giyū Tomioka, Houchu Ohtsuka as Sakonji Urokodaki, Yuuki Kaji as Sabito, Ai Kakuma as Makomo, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Genya, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Shiori Izawa as Guide (White-Haired), Aoi Yūki as Guide (Black-Haired), Daisuke Namikawa as Haganezuka, Takumi Yamazaki as Kasugaigarasu, Hikaru Midorikawa as Odō no Oni, and Takehito Koyasu as Teoni.
The manga from Koyoharu Gotouge began in early 2016 and has twelve volumes out so far. Viz Media published the first three chapters as a Jump Start sample title in 2016.
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Plot Concept: Since ancient times, rumors have abounded of man-eating demons lurking in the woods. Because of this, the local townsfolk never venture outside at night. Legend has it that a demon slayer also roams the night, hunting down these bloodthirsty demons. For young Tanjiro, these rumors will soon to become his harsh reality…
Ever since the death of his father, Tanjiro has taken it upon himself to support his family. Although their lives may be hardened by tragedy, they’ve found happiness. But that ephemeral warmth is shattered one day when Tanjiro finds his family slaughtered and the lone survivor, his sister Nezuko, turned into a demon. To his surprise, however, Nezuko still shows signs of human emotion and thought… Thus begins Tanjiro’s request to fight demons and turn his sister human again.
