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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Name: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Released: 2025
Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Takahiro Sakurai, Akira Ishida, Hiro Shimono, Yoshimasa Hosoya

The animated climax of Kimetsu no Yaiba's story so far: a feature-length plunge into Muzan's shifting Infinity Castle where the Hashira finally collide with the Upper Ranks. Ufotable's animation hits its most extravagant register yet, fights rendered like moving paintings, grief piling on grief. Gorgeous, exhausting, unapologetically sincere — built for people who've followed every season, baffling for anyone walking in cold.

TMDb rating

8.8

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