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UPDATE: We've updated this from North America to the U.S. since the original announcement wasn't specific about these territories.
UPDATE 2: Funimation confirmed it'll be coming to Canada as well as the other territories. Thanks, @Marioand_Luigi on Twitter!
Funimation revealed today that not only will Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train be released digitally on most platforms on June 22, but will be coming to Funimation's streaming services both dubbed and subbed on the same day in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (though it'll be June 23 for those down under).
— Funimation (@Funimation) June 16, 2021
Before it launches, why not slice your way through on the first season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaibaright here on Crunchyroll!
Source: Funimation on Twitter
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Following our announcement last week that the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train and Entertainment District arcs are coming to Crunchyroll, we’re excited to announce that both the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc (English Dub) and Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train will be available to users today!
Watch Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train right HERE!
Watch the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba English dub right HERE!
Here are all the details you need to know for the release!
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc (English Dub)
Launch Time: October 4, 2021
Territories: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, LATAM, French, German, Russian-speaking regions and Nordics: France, French-speaking countries and cities; Switzerland, Belgium, Algeria, Morocco, Monaco, Quebec (Canada), and Tunisia. Nordic countries including Sweden, Denmark, Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway. Germany and German-speaking countries including Switzerland, Luxemburg, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Alto Adige. Russia and
Russian-speaking countries including Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
Availability: Premium Users Only
Synopsis:
It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself.
Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba-
The Movie: Mugen Train (Sub and Dub)
Launch Time: October 4, 2021
Territories: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, LATAM, French-speaking territory (France, Switzerland, Belgium, Algeria, Andorra, Morocco, Monaco, Quebec (Canada), Tunisia, and Luxemburg), Nordics (Finland, Sweden, Denmark with Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Netherland), and Russian speaking territory (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz, and Tadzhikistan)
Availability: Premium Users Only
Synopsis (via Funimation):
After completing their rehabilitation training, Tanjiro and his comrades arrive at their next mission on the Mugen Train, where over 40 people have disappeared. Together with one of the most powerful swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, they face the nightmare on board.
Kyle Cardine is a Managing Editor for Crunchyroll. You can find his Twitter here.