Demon Slayer season five isn't happening – at least, not in the way that fans might have been anticipating.
The show's short-but-sweet fourth season wrapped up on 30 June, 2024, and fans were immediately hit with the news that Tanjiro and the gang would be returning in a series of films adapting the Infinity Castle Arc rather than a traditional fifth season of the TV series.
The trilogy will conclude the Demon Slayer run starting with part one which has been titled Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle.
A release date has been set for 12 September 2025 in the UK and US which makes it a fairly short wait for fans eager to be reunited with Tanjiro and the crew.
Demon Slayer is a mammoth franchise that has amassed a fanbase all around the world, and while loyalists will no doubt be devastated by the thought of it ending, it's nice to know they'll likely get a complete adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's manga.
Here's what we know so far about what's next for Demon Slayer and the movie trilogy.
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Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle release date: When does the movie come out?
Demon Slayer aired its fourth season finale on 30 June 2024 and shortly after confirmed that its story would continue in a trilogy of movies.
The first of these films, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, will be released in Japanese movie theatres on 18 July 2025.
Unfortunately, fans around the world will have to wait a little longer, with Crunchyroll confirming the movie's international theatrical run (in the UK and US at least) will start on 12 September, 2025.
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle voice cast and studio
Although we've had no major cast announcements, it feels fairly safe to assume that the upcoming Demon Slayer movies will see the full cast return in various capacities. That includes:
• Tanjiro Kamado – Natsuki Hanae / Zach Aguilar (English)
• Nezuko Kamado – Akari Kitô / Abby Trott (English)
• Inosuke Hashibira – Yoshitsugu Matsuoka / Bryce Papenbrook (English)
• Zenitsu Agatsuma – Hiro Shimono / Aleks Le (English)
• Muzan Kibutsuji – Toshihiko Seki / Greg Chun (English)
• Water Hashira, Giyu Tomioka – Takahiro Sakurai / Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
• Love Hashira, Mitsuri Kanroji – Kana Hanazawa / Kira Buckland (English)
• Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito – Kengo Kawanishi / Griffin Burns (English)
• Flower Hashira, Kanae Kocho – Ai Kayano / Bridget Hoffman (English)
What will happen in the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle?
Demon Slayer's season-four finale announcement confirmed that the series will charge head-on into the manga's Infinity Castle Arc across three new films.
The Infinity Castle story is the penultimate chapter in the Demon Slayer saga, forming the first half (roughly 47 manga chapters) of the suitably epic 'Final Battle Arc'. The Infinity Castle Arc is followed up by the story's finale, the Sunrise Countdown Arc, which takes up the manga's final 22 chapters.
Fans have been eagerly awaiting the Infinity Castle Arc's adaptation, which promises to massively up the action after the relative safety of season four's Hashira Training episodes.
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We really don't want to give anything away for anime-only fans of the series so we'll avoid any major spoilers – but just know that this next step in Tanjiro's journey is full of some seriously dramatic clashes (and more than a few losses).
It makes sense that Ufotable would avoid trying to fit all of the Final Battle into one season of the show, given that it's the manga's longest story arc by far.
In case you didn't know, the Demon Slayer manga (created by Koyoharu Gotouge) is complete, with the final chapter being published back in April 2020.
Is there a Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle trailer?
It's a little early for a full trailer, but be sure to check back in on this page as we wait for more news, where we'll be sure to update with any first looks.
We did get a second teaser trailer confirming the upcoming movie's release date, which you can watch above.
Demon Slayer seasons one to four are available to watch on Crunchyroll and Netflix in selected territories.
Ali is Hearst UK's deputy social strategy director. He has been covering TV and movies for more than six years, all while wrangling Digital Spy's social media and video channels - for which he received a PPA 30 Under 30 award. He specializes in writing about anime, LGBTQ+ representation, science fiction, and comic book adaptations. Recently he's begun collecting Star Wars interviews like Infinity Stones and has spoken with The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal, Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy and the creative team behind The Bad Batch. Dave Filoni, you're next.
