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The official X/Twitter account of the franchise Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba announced this Thursday that the manga Koyoharu Gotouge has surpassed the 220 million copies in circulation worldwideincluding both print and digital versions. Of that total, 164 million correspond to Japanwhile the The remaining 56 million come from abroad. This figure marks a new milestone for the work, consolidating it as one of the most successful mangas in history.
A meteoric rise since its anime adaptation
In February 2021the manga had already reached 150 million copies. The impressive thing about its growth is that, since the premiere of the anime in April 2019circulation multiplied more than 40 timesdemonstrating the global impact of the animated adaptation.
The series was first published in Weekly Shonen Jump of Shueisha in February 2016 and concluded in May 2020. He volume 23which is also the last one, was released in December 2020. In English, the manga is edited by Viz Media.
The Infinite Castle movie debuts in Japan
The first installment of the film trilogy Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Castle of Infinity premieres in Japan this Friday, July 19projecting into 443 rooms (franchise record), including formats IMAX. At the international level, Aniplex plans to show the film in more than 150 countries and regionseven surpassing their previous tour that covered 145 territories.
In United States and Canada, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex will present the film in theaters from September 12in subtitled and dubbed versions into English, with IMAX screenings and other premium formats.
An anime tour that doesn't stop
The first television adaptation of the manga premiered in April 2019. In America, it was licensed by Aniplex of America and transmitted through Hulu, Crunchyroll and Funimation. Later, he debuted in Toonami in October of the same year.
In October 2021 the bow arrived Mugen Trainreissued as a seven-episode series. Then, the Entertainment District Arc premiered in December 2021 with a one-hour special, available on Funimation and Crunchyroll.
He Blacksmiths' Village Arch premiered in April 2023 and consisted of 11 episodes. More recently, the Pillars Training Arc started in May 2024 and ended in June 2024 with a special one-hour episode. Both deliveries were issued simultaneously by Crunchyroll.
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