Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Movie 1 Streams on Crunchyroll July 28
The streaming release marks the first time the record-breaking Infinity Castle film becomes available to a broad home audience outside Japan, coinciding with its Blu-ray and DVD release in Japan on July 29.
Key Facts
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai begins streaming on Crunchyroll on July 28, 2026, worldwide outside Japan and Mainland China.
- The film opened in Japan on July 18, 2025, and ended its theatrical run on April 9, 2026, after 266 days.
- The film sold 27,455,968 tickets in Japan, earning 40.2 billion yen (about $252.5 million).
- Worldwide, the film sold 98,520,310 tickets and earned 117.9 billion yen (about $740.5 million).
- The film won Best Animated Film at the 49th Japan Academy Film Prizes and Animation of the Year-Film at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
Crunchyroll announced at Anime Expo on July 3 that the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy will begin streaming on its service on July 28. The film, titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, will be available worldwide outside Japan and Mainland China. It will also be released for digital purchase on the same day through platforms including Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube, and Fandango. Crunchyroll will stream the film under the title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I, with options for Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub. Additional dub languages include Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, and Polish. Subtitled languages include Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Polish, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Melayu. The film opened in Japan on July 18, 2025, and ended its theatrical run on April 9 after 266 days. It sold 27,455,968 tickets in Japan, earning 40.2 billion yen (about $252.5 million). Worldwide, the film sold 98,520,310 tickets and earned 117.9 billion yen (about $740.5 million). The film won Best Animated Film at the 49th Japan Academy Film Prizes and Animation of the Year-Film at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival.
Crunchyroll made the announcement during its panel at Anime Expo on July 3. The streaming release coincides with the film's Blu-ray and DVD launch in Japan on July 29.
The film expanded to SCREENX and ULTRA 4DX screenings in Japan starting on February 20. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment also brought the film to SCREENX multi-projection screens in North America for the first time.
Beyond its Japan Academy Prize and Tokyo Anime Award Festival wins, the film won the honorary "Animation is Cinema" award at the 9th Annual Astra Film Awards. It was nominated for Best Motion Picture - Animated at the 83rd Golden Globes and for Best International Animated Film at the Saturn Awards.
According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned $718,491,762 worldwide in 2025, making it the seventh top-grossing film worldwide that year. It was the second highest-earning film in the U.S. among animated releases, ranking 18th overall with $134,487,320, and the third highest-grossing animated film globally in 2025.
The film first screened in the U.S. and Canada on September 12, 2025, and returned to North American theaters on March 6.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.