Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training
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Directed by | Haruo Sotozaki |
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Screenplay by | Ufotable |
Based on | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge |
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Cinematography | Yuichi Terao |
Edited by | Manabu Kamino |
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Distributed by | Crunchyroll (via Sony Pictures Releasing) Toho, Aniplex (Japan) |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | $28.3 million[1][2] |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training (Japanese: 鬼滅の刃 柱稽古編 Hepburn: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-hen?), also known simply as Demon Slayer: Hashira Training, is a 2024 Japanese animated dark fantasy action film based on the "Swordsmith Village" and "Hashira Training" arc of the 2016–20 manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge. It is a direct sequel to the third season of the anime television series as well as its third film adaptation, following Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village (2023). The film is directed by Haruo Sotozaki and written by Ufotable staff members.[3]
Similarly to the Swordsmith Village film adaptation, To the Hashira Training acts as a compilation film to the anime television series, incorporating fully the last episode of the third season and the first episode of the fourth season, which is set to broadcast later on the same year, as well as an edited summary using footage of previous episodes at the beginning.[4]
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training was released in Japan on February 2, 2024, by Toho and Aniplex. Internationally, including the U.S. and the U.K., it was released on February 23 by Crunchyroll via Sony Pictures Releasing.[5][6]
Contents
Premise
Following the events of Swordsmith Village, Tanjiro Kamado undergoes a rigorous training with the Stone Hashira, Gyomei Himejima, in his quest to become a Hashira as the demon king Muzan Kibutsuji and the three remaining Kizuki members– Akaza, Doma, and Kokushibo– start their search for Nezuko and the Ubuyashiki family.
Voice cast
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Character | Japanese | English |
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Tanjiro Kamado (竈門 炭治郎 Kamado Tanjirō?) | Natsuki Hanae | Zach Aguilar |
Nezuko Kamado (竈門 禰豆子 Kamado Nezuko?) | Akari Kitō | Abby Trott |
Genya Shinazugawa (不死川 玄弥 Shinazugawa Genya?) | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Zeno Robinson |
Muichiro Tokito (時透 無一郎, Tokitō Muichirō) | Kengo Kawanishi | Griffin Burns |
Mitsuri Kanroji (甘露寺 蜜璃, Kanroji Mitsuri) | Kana Hanazawa | Kira Buckland |
Hantengu / Upper Rank 4 (半天狗, Hantengu) | Toshio Furukawa (Hantengu and Urami) Koichi Yamadera (Zohakuten) |
Christopher Corey Smith (Hantengu and Urami) Ben Balmaceda (Zohakuten) |
Hotaru Haganezuka (鋼鐵塚 螢 Haganezuka Hotaru?) | Daisuke Namikawa | Robbie Daymond |
Kozo Kanamori (鉄穴森 鋼蔵, Kanamori Kōzō) | Eiji Takemoto | Kyle Hebert |
Kotetsu (小鉄, Kotetsu) | Ayumu Murase | Jeannie Tirado |
Tecchin Tecchikawahara (鉄地河原 鉄珍, Tecchikawahara Tecchin) | Yûsaku Yara | Mike McFarland |
Tamayo (珠世, Tamayo) | Maaya Sakamoto | Laura Post |
Yushiro (愈史郎, Yushirō) | Daiki Yamashita | Kyle McCarley |
Kagaya Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 耀哉 Ubuyashiki Kagaya?) | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Matthew Mercer |
Amane Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 天音 Ubuyashiki Amane?) | Rina Satō | Suzie Yeung |
Muzan Kibutsuji (鬼舞辻無惨 Kibutsuji Muzan?) | Toshihiko Seki | Greg Chun |
Obanai Iguro (伊黒 小芭内, Iguro Obanai) | Kenichi Suzumura | Erik Scott Kimerer |
Giyu Tomioka (富岡 義勇, Tomioka Giyū) | Takahiro Sakurai | Johnny Yong Bosch |
Gyomei Himejima (悲鳴嶼 行冥, Himejima Gyōmei) | Tomokazu Sugita | Crispin Freeman |
Shinobu Kocho (胡蝶 しのぶ, Kochō Shinobu) | Saori Hayami | Erika Harlacher |
Sanemi Shinazugawa (不死川 実弥, Shinazugawa Sanemi) | Tomokazu Seki | Kaiji Tang |
Tengen Uzui (宇髄 天元 Uzui Tengen?) | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ray Chase |
Zenitsu Agatsuma (我妻 善逸 Agatsuma Zenitsu?) | Hiro Shimono | Aleks Le |
Inosuke Hashibira (嘴平 伊之助 Hashibira Inosuke?) | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Bryce Papenbrook |
Kanao Tsuyuri (栗花落 カナヲ Tsuyuri Kanao?) | Reina Ueda | Brianna Knickerbocker |
Kokushibo / Upper Rank 1 (黒死牟 Kokushibō?) | Ryôtarô Okiayu | Jonah Scott |
Doma / Upper Rank 2 (童磨 Dōma?) | Mamoru Miyano | Stephen Fu |
Akaza / Upper Rank 3 (猗窩座 Akaza?) | Akira Ishida | Lucien Dodge |
Nakime (鳴女 Nakime?) | Marina Inoue | Amber Lee Connors |
Aoi Kanzaki (神崎 アオイ Kanzaki Aoi?) | Yuri Ehara | Reba Buhr |
Sumi Nakahara (中原 すみ Nakahara Sumi?) | Ayumi Mano | Michelle Marie |
Kiyo Terauchi (寺内 きよ Terauchi Kiyo?) | Nanami Yamashita | Jackie Lastra |
Naho Takada (高田 なほ Takada Naho?) | Yuki Kuwahara | Kimberly Woods |
Release
Theatrical
The film was theatrically released in Japan on February 2, 2024.[7][8] It was also theatrically released on February 22, 2024 in Brazil and various European countries.[9][10] In the United States and Canada, it was theatrically released on February 23, 2024.[11][12]
World Tour dates
Date | Location | Special guests |
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February 2, 2024 | Tokyo | Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito, Hiro Shimono, Yoshisugu Matsuoka, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yuma Takahashi |
February 3, 2024 | Tokyo | Takahiro Sakurai, Katsuyuki Konishi, Kengo Kawanishi, Saori Hayami, Kana Hanazawa, Kenichi Suzumura, Tomokazu Seki, Tomokazu Sugita, Yuma Takahashi |
February 10, 2024 | New York | Natsuki Hanae, Hiro Shimono, Yuma Takahashi |
February 11, 2024 | Seoul | Kengo Kawanishi, Kana Hanazawa |
February 17, 2024 | Mexico City | Takahiro Sakurai, Kengo Kawanishi, Yuma Takahashi |
February 17, 2024 | Singapore | Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito |
February 18, 2024 | Jakarta | Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito |
February 22, 2024 | Hungary | Natsuki Hanae, Yuma Takahashi |
February 24, 2024 | Paris | Natsuki Hanae, Yuma Takahashi |
February 24, 2024 | Taipei | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Saori Hayami |
February 25, 2024 | London | Natsuki Hanae, Yuma Takahashi |
February 25, 2024 | Hong Kong | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Saori Hayami |
Reception
Box office
As of February 25, 2024[update], Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training has grossed $11.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $16.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $28.3 million.[1][2]
In the United States and Canada, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training was released alongside Drive-Away Dolls and Ordinary Angels, and was projected to gross $7–8 million from 1,949 theaters in its opening weekend.[13] It ended up over-performing and debuting to $11.6 million, finishing in second behind Bob Marley: One Love.[14][15]
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 78% of nine reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[16] American audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled at PostTrak gave it a 84% positive score, with 68% saying they would definitely recommend the film.[14]
Writing for Fiction Horizon, Arthur S. Poe gave the film an 8/10 score, concluding that "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training is a great work as far as a recap/preview movie is concerned. The editing part was amazing, the selection of music brought back some memories, and all in all, it is a satisfying work that definitely has us wanting more Demon Slayer content."[17]
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External links
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