Following the season finale of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba in Japan, Aniplex and Ufotable announced that they are producing a feature film of the hit anime series. A teaser trailer was released, which you can see untranslated below.
【劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編 制作決定！】
本日放送された第26話の最後に劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編の特報が公開！
炭治郎、禰豆子、善逸、伊之助が無限列車に乗り込むシーンで終了した最終話から繋がる劇場版。続報をぜひお楽しみに。https://t.co/YFfHUL9LuD#鬼滅の刃 pic.twitter.com/fnnY5xMBcp
— 鬼滅の刃公式 (@kimetsu_off) September 28, 2019
The film will cover the events of the Infinite Train arc, which follow the events of the first season. According to Crunchyroll, Haruo Sotozaki will be returning as the director and Akira Matsushima will be returning as the character designer. Further details including a release date have yet to be announced at this time.
Demon Slayer’s first season ran in Japan and was simulcasted on Crunchyroll, FunimationNow, and Hulu from Apr. 6, 2019 – Sept. 28, 2019. The English Dub will premiere on Toonami beginning on Oct. 12 and will run for 26 weeks. A second season of the franchise is yet to be announced.
Update Sept. 29 @ 4:01 p.m. EST: Aniplex has released a translated version of the trailer, which you can see below.
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