Demon Slayer: Mugen Train was a huge hit for Aniplex, and not just in its home country. It grossed $43,956,487 in its first month, 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. It’s also currently the highest-grossing Japanese anime movie of all time and the highest-grossing Japanese film at the global box office. All that is especially amazing when you consider this was 2020. Not many movies did very well in the theaters that year.
It’s understandable, then, that Aniplex and Crunchyroll would think of a re-release five years later. This time, the movie will be in in 4K. Mugen Train 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?
You probably already know the answer to that question, but if you’d like to see the resolution again up close (or you’ve somehow never seen it at all) the opportunity just opened. Tickets are on sale as of today for Demon Slayer: Mugen Train; follow this link to Fandango to see where it’ll be playing nearest you.
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train will be shown in both sub and dub form. The train starts rolling again May 14; you can also see it on Crunchyroll in both its original state and the TV season it was divided into.