The anime film “Theatrical Version Devil’s Blade Infinite Train Edition” (directed by Haruo Sotozaki), which premiered on October 16, 2008 and set a new box office record in Japan, will open March 26-4 in Florida, USA On the 23rd it was revealed that it will be screened exclusively at a theater in Miami, Florida.

“Kimetsu no Yaiba” has been nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but must be officially nominated for a week-long commercial screening at a Los Angeles theater. New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta and the Bay Area have been added this time due to the spread of the new coronavirus. An official from Aniplex distribution admitted that the purpose of the screening was to qualify for award entry, saying, “It is also to qualify for the Academy Award for feature film animation entry.”

“Kimetsu no Yaiba” is also a hot topic in the United States. The author of the original manga, Koyoharu Gotouge, was selected as one of the “100 people of the next era” published by the American magazine “Time” on the 17th. The magazine surpassed the 31.68 billion yen registered by the film Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli’s “Spirited Away” in 2001, and set a new box office record of 36.55 billion yen (as of January). “Last year we broke the box office record in Japan, where ‘Spirited Away’ was the highest for nearly 20 years,” he said.

He also described Mr. Gotouge, who did not reveal his identity, as a “mystery writer”. On top of that, “Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Edition theatrical version” recorded box office revenue (box office revenue) of 4,623,117,450 yen and the mobilization of 3,424.93 people in three days from the first day of its release. that only deepens interest in the mysterious writer, ”he said.

“Kimetsu no Yaiba” will be serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” released on February 15, 2016, and 205 episodes will run without suspension for 4 years and 3 months until the magazine is published on May 18, 2008. It was done. Set in the Taisho era, how to train to fight the demon that killed your family, join the “demon slaughter corps” and return your younger sister, Akari Kito, who turned into a demon, to humans. A history of search and fight. From April to September 19, the anime “Tanjiro Kamado Ritsushi Hen” aired and its popularity exploded.

“Theatrical Version Devil’s Blade Infinite Train Edition” is an animated film from volumes 7 and 8 of the original manga. Set on an endless train with more than 40 missing people, a fierce battle was enacted between Sumijiro and his strongest enemy, No Way Out. One of the highest ranking “pillars” of the demon slaying corps that appeared in the television series, Purgatory Anjuro (equal = Satoshi Hino) who uses flame breath is first depicted as a youth. There were many sympathetic voices for his masculine attitude, such as throwing words of encouragement to Sumijiro and others. The beauty of the image is also popular, and it is highly valued that it has a live-action texture beyond animation, including the scene where Purgatory plays a fierce battle with the demon of the first rope, Akira Ishida. On the 14th, it was announced that the series “Yukaku Hen” that follows “Tanjiro Kamado Ritsushi Hen”, including the film version, will be made into a television animation.

“Time” features that the animation television broadcast in Japan is being distributed on Netflix in the United States, and that the film version will be released in North America later this year. “The scope of Mr. Gotouge’s work is promised to be further expanded.”