"The opening chapter of the final " Demon Slayer" movie trilogy begins with our heroes in free fall. Tanjiro Kamado and the other slayers are plummeting down endless stories after the ground was quite literally pulled out from under them in a cliffhanger at the end of season four. There's no time to catch a breath between then and now, just as there's no chance for Tanjiro to do the same as he immediately springs into action, slicing through swathes of demons who look like twisted rejects from the bathhouse in "Spirited Away.""
""Demon Slayer" is in constant motion, and the same is true of the franchise as a whole. Much like the endless Infinity Castle from which this trilogy draws its namesake, there seems to be no limit to the success of this hit anime - and no space for latecomers to hop aboard. After smashing box office records for the biggest single-day and opening-weekend in Japanese history earlier this summer, "Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" has become the highest-rated original anime movie of all time on IMDb. Undisputed classics such as "Your Name" and "Perfect Blue" have fallen under Tanjiro's blade, not to mention every single Studio Ghibli movie ever made. And that's before "Infinity Castle" has even arrived in the West."
"It's safe to say that "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" is on track to become the most successful anime film of all time - at least, in terms of international box office - with the potential to beat out none other than " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train " (which knocked "Your Name" from the top in 2020). With such a considerable fanbase behind it, "Infinity Castle" doesn't need to cater to newcomers, but for wider audiences who might be curious, know that you've come in right at the end, just as Tanjiro and his friends are gearing up for one last fight to the death against Muzan Kibutsuji."
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle begins with Tanjiro Kamado and fellow slayers falling through endless stories after the ground disappears following a season-four cliffhanger. Tanjiro immediately engages in frantic combat, cutting through hordes of grotesque demons reminiscent of Spirited Away's bathhouse denizens. The franchise sustains relentless momentum and massive popularity. The film shattered single-day and opening-weekend box-office records in Japan and became the highest-rated original anime movie on IMDb. Established classics such as Your Name, Perfect Blue, and Studio Ghibli titles rank below it, and the film is poised to top international anime box-office charts.
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