'Demon Slayer' season 4 causes a 'fever' in Japan with hundreds of millions of yen in revenue

The first episode of Demon Slayer season 4 is 1 hour long, released in Japanese theaters on February 2, last week it "dethroned" a series of other works in this market, even though this is episode 1 of a TV series.

The publishers - Toho and Aniplex, released episode 1 of season 4 to kick off the film's worldwide release. Japan is the first market to screen the film, followed by markets such as North America, Asia, Europe...

Demon Slayer returns to Japanese theaters at the beginning of the year and is still warmly received.

According to the revenue update on Kōgyō Tsūshin, Demon Slayer: The Miracle of Friendship, Until the Great Pillar's Special Training had the highest revenue in the list of popular films in the first week of release, with 443,700 tickets sold, revenue reaching over 646.7 million yen (ie 4.35 million USD) in just the first 3 days of release. This is an impressive number for an anime released in early 2024.

After the Japanese market, the film will be shown in high-quality IMAX format in the North American market from February 23.

Recently, the film crew has also released a trailer to promote the work in advance and in parallel with the film's theatrical release schedule. However, the producer has not yet officially confirmed how many episodes the series will have in total. Season 3 is Demon Slayer: Blacksmith Village with a total of 11 episodes, and the first episode also has a promotional campaign like episode 1 of the current season 4.

Like the previous movies and series, Demon Slayer: The Miracle of Friendship, Until the Great Pillar's Special Training Trip follows the original work of the same name. This latest film will tell the story of the Great Pillars' training trip to the Demon Slayer Team, after the members defeated the Upper Moon Four and Upper Moon Five in season 3.

Demon Slayer is still a highly anticipated anime series for animation lovers because of its good adaptation quality and carefully and beautifully produced production.

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