The Final Battle Begins | Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Is Now Streaming on Crunchyroll

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Following a massive theatrical run that saw the film gross nearly $800 million worldwide, the first chapter of the epic Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle movie trilogy is finally available to stream online. As of July 28, 2026, Crunchyroll has made the highly anticipated film available to its subscribers globally, excluding Japan, Mainland China, and France.

The film picks up immediately after the cliffhanger ending of the Hashira Training Arc, thrusting Tanjiro Kamado, the Hashira, and the rest of the Demon Slayer Corps into Muzan Kibutsuji's dizzying interdimensional fortress.

Viewers can stream the movie on Crunchyroll with its original Japanese audio and English subtitles, or with a full English dub.

The Wait for Infinity Castle 2

While fans can now replay the stunning ufotable animation of Part 1 from their couches, the wait for the next chapter is going to be significantly longer than initially hoped.

When the trilogy was first announced in 2024, many fans assumed an annual release schedule. However, earlier this year, studio ufotable confirmed via a promotional reel that Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 2 will not be released in 2026.

The studio officially shifted the sequel into its "future projects" category, pointing to a release in 2027 at the earliest. For 2026, ufotable's theatrical slate is anchored by Witch on the Holy Night, an anime adaptation of the Type-Moon visual novel, while production also continues on the highly anticipated Genshin Impact anime.

Unprecedented Production Value

The multi-year gap between films is not entirely surprising for industry insiders. The first Infinity Castle film took over three years of production time to achieve its unprecedented visual quality, ultimately winning the prestigious Animation of the Year (Feature Film) at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival and taking home the top Film of the Year prize at the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards.

If ufotable intends to maintain that same level of jaw-dropping cinematic animation for Part 2, which will reportedly feature some of the most complex battles in the entire manga, the studio will need the extra time.

Until then, fans will have to keep Part 1 on repeat.