Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Returns to Theaters In 4K

If you missed your chance to see Demon Slayer: Mugen Train when it premiered on the big screen in 2020 — and I guess there’s a valid reason why you might have skipped going to the movies that year — a second chance is on the horizon. Aniplex and Crunchyroll are preparing to re-release the film in theaters next month, this time in 4K.

The movie follows the events of Season One and the same protagonist, Tanjiro. Over forty passengers have disappeared without a trace after they boarded the titular train, and Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, and Inosuke are on the case. They are soon joined by one of the most powerful swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku…but even with him on their side, can they face what they’re up against?

Despite the pandemic, the movie did VERY well for itself, staying in the Top Ten for weeks upon weeks and earning $43,956,487 in its first month. It had the highest opening weekend in domestic box office history for any foreign language film, and went on to become the second-highest grossing Japanese anime film in North America — and that was just in this country. It’s also the highest-grossing Japanese anime movie of all time and the highest-grossing Japanese film at the global box office. Given all that, you can see why Aniplex would feel like giving this film a second run.

Mugen Train itself is not hard to find and is available anywhere in multiple forms — the movie was cut into episodes of a TV season, streamed on Crunchyroll and broadcast on Toonami. The original movie version is available on streaming too.

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train will be shown in both sub and dub form. Tickets will go on sale on April 30; the train starts rolling again May 14.