DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA -TO THE SWORDSMITH
VILLAGE- WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCES L.A. PREMIERE EVENT
ON FEBRUARY 18 AND NORTH AMERICA THEATRICAL RELEASE
The Upper Rank Demons Assemble and Tanjiro’s Journey to the Swordsmith
Village Begins with a Red Carpet Premiere Event in Los Angeles
Featuring Natsuki Hanae, Aimer, and Producer Yuma Takahashi
for World Tour Ahead of North American Theatrical Release
©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable
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Culver City, California (December 10, 2022) – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is headed to
the historic Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on February 18 for a premiere event
featuring special appearances by Natsuki Hanae, the Japanese voice of main character
Tanjiro Kamado, Aniplex producer Yuma Takahashi, plus a breathtaking performance by
Aimer, as part of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- World
Tour.
The star-studded red carpet event will include the North American premiere of Demon
Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-, a feature-length cut of Episode 10
and 11 of Entertainment District Arc, and the extended Episode 1 of the highly anticipated
Swordsmith Village Arc in 4K with remastered audio.
Tickets for the Los Angeles premiere event will go on sale January 7 on Ticketmaster.com.
Aniplex of America and Crunchyroll, one of the leading and ultimate anime destinations
worldwide, will partner together to bring Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the
Swordsmith Village- to the big screens in the United States and Canada on Friday, March 3
in both Japanese with English subtitles, as well as dubbed in English.
Kicking off the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- World Tour will
be a two-day event in Tokyo, followed by events in Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin, Mexico City,
Seoul, and Taipei. For more information on the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the
Swordsmith Village- World Tour: https://demonslayer-anime.com/worldtour2023/
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba TV series and Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie:
Mugen Train are available now to stream on Crunchyroll.com.
About Aniplex of America Inc.
Aniplex of America, Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex, Inc.
(headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc., and a
leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. The
company's ever-growing lineup of shows includes: Sword Art Online, FULLMETAL
ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], Fate/Zero, KILL la
KILL, GURREN LAGANN, Monogatari series, anohana -The Flower We Saw That Day-, Cells at
Work!, The Promised Neverland, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, The Millionaire Detective
– Balance: UNLIMITED and many more. The company released the English version of the
popular mobile game, Fate/Grand Order, in 2017, as well the critically acclaimed mobile JRPG
Disney Twisted-Wonderland in 2022.
About Crunchyroll
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Pictures Entertainment, and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment
(Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.
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proven track record of both box office and critical success. Not only have Crunchyroll films
seen box office success, but have also been recognized with numerous awards accolades and
been accepted and screened at international film festivals around the globe.
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