Tokyo, Japan – Make una gather round! This weekend wey dey come, one movie dey ready to shake Japan box office, and dat movie na ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle‘. E go land on July 18 by Aniplex and Toho, and people dey wonder if this one go fit follow the footsteps of the last movie wey dominate like king. Na Mugen Train, the first part wey make over $500m worldwide.
The film dey follow Tanjiro Kamado, the padi wey dey hunt demons as e try save im younger sister wey don turn monster. Dem say Infinity Castle go be like sequel wey go push the story straight into demon territory, where wahala dey full ground! (If dem no vex, na so e be o). Dem talk say this new movie go show in over 443 screens, wey be increase compared to 403 wey Mugen Train use.
As e dey hot, Mugen Train get extra boosts from pandemic people wey ready to jam cinema after lockdown don waka. But how Infinity Castle go perform without that kind wahala? For the US, Mugen Train sabi ride wave, e reach second highest-grossing anime film ever, following Pokémon and dem say anime dey burst everywhere now.
Crunchyroll and Sony dey prepare for mad rush as e go land in North America and UK-Ireland for September 12. Dis one don dey come sharp like wetin dem do for Mugen Train, but this time dem fit drop am with less wahala as dem don sabi the market flow. With Crunchyroll behind, they fit sabi gather fans like swimmers for pool party!
However, no be all rosy. The previous manga wey dem use for Mugen Train don close shop since 2020, and dat one dey affect wetin Infinity Castle fit sell. People don still dey love am, but e no dey top chart as before. If dem wan push dis movie hard, dem need better marketing, and dem go get the chance to unveil some juicy clips during San Diego Comic Con next week.
Na wetin dem dey expect to see? Plenty fans go dey jolly with voice cast like Natsuki Hanae, the person wey dey pepper audience with Tanjiro voice. If dem follow the excitement wey Mugen Train bring, this one fit still land soft on hearts of anime lovers and plenty palm wine drinkers wey gree watch am on Imax.
Time go tell if Infinity Castle go break Mugen Train record or go just dey waka behind am. But one thing we go know, anime show dey grow like pepper for soup, and the audience dey hungry for more!
