Demon Slayer's San Diego Comic-Con Panel to Host Singer LiSA, Tanjiro's Voice Natsuki Hanae, ufotable
Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will present special guests from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle finale film project at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 24-27. In particular, the franchise's longtime director Haruo Sotozaki, compositing director of photography Yuichi Terao, Japanese voice actor Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro), English voice actor Aleks Le (Zenitsu), and theme song artist LiSA will appear at Hall H — the convention's largest room with 6,500 seats — on Saturday, July 26 at 5:45 p.m. EDT.Crunchyroll notes that this is the first time members of the anime studio ufotable have come to an event in the United States since the first Demon Slayer television anime premiered in 2019. LiSA performed in the "Crunchyroll Concert Series" at last year's San Diego Comic-Con — her first performance in the United States since Anime Boston 2015.The first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle film will open in Japan on July 18. The film will play on 443 screens (a franchise record) throughout Japan, including IMAX screenings. Outside Japan, Aniplex aims for the new film to play in over 150 countries and regions, which is wider than the franchise's previous world tour of over 145 countries and regions.Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Aniplex will screen the first film in theaters, including IMAX and other premium large screen formats, in the United States and Canada on September 12. The film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub.The first television anime of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga premiered in April 2019. Aniplex of America licensed the series and streamed the show on Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Funimation. Adult Swim's Toonami programming block premiered the television anime in October 2019.Source: Crunchyrol (Kyle Cardine)
