Aniplex of America to Host DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA Special Premiere At the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo
Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: kimetsu.com (Japan), demonslayer-anime.com (US) Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Aniplex of America is proud to present the U.S. premiere of the highly anticipated new series DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA (????, Kimetsu no Yaiba, 2019) at the Aratani Theatre in the historic Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles. Attendees will be the first in the U.S. to experience this thrilling new series produced by ufotable (FATE/STAY NIGHT [HEAVEN`S FEEL] trilogy, FATE/ZERO) set to premiere in April. The premiere event will be held on Sunday March 31, 2019 at 3 PM (PDT) and will feature a theatrical feature-length animation along with a special giveaway for those who attend. Tickets are priced at $10 each and will be available starting Friday, March 8th at DemonSlayerPremiere. DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA is based on a popular manga by Koyoharu Gotoge and serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. This melancholy tale of humans and demons has captivated readers with over 3 million copies in print, quickly becoming a mainstay of the shonen manga genre. The story takes place during the tumultuous Taisho period (1912 to 1926) when two siblings must survive after their family is viciously slaughtered by demons. The series stars Natsuki Hanae (Your lie in April, FATE/APOCRYPHA) and Akari Kito (BLEND-S, RECORD OF GANCREST WAR) as siblings Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado, alongside Hiro Shimono (DURARARA!!x2, WWW.WORKING!!), Takahiro Sakurai (CELLS AT WORK, FATE/GRAND ORDER), and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (SWORD ART ONLINE, EROMANGA SENSEI) in supporting roles. Veteran anime producer Hikaru Kondo (FATE/STAY NIGHT [UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS], GARDEN OF SINNERS) serves as animation producer with Haruo Sotozaki (INITIAL D: THIRD STAGE, NARUTO: KONOHA SPORTS FESTIVAL) as the director and Akira Matsushima (MARIA WATCHES OVER US, TALES OF ZESTIRIA THE X) handling the character design. In addition to animation production, ufotable is also in charge of the screenplay with esteemed composers Go Shiina from GOD EATER and TODAY`S MENU for Emiya Family and Yuki Kajiura from SWORD ART ONLINE and PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA teaming up to create the music for the series. Event Name: DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA Special Premiere Location: Aratani Theatre - 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 Date & Time: Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 3 PM (PDT) Ticket Price: $10 – General Admission About DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA 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. For more information on DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA, please visit the official website. ? STAFF Original Story: Koyoharu Gotoge (Weekly Shonen Jump / SHUEISHA) Director: Haruo Sotozaki Character Design: Akira Matsushima Sub Character Design: Miyuki Sato, Yoko Kajiyama, Mika Kikuchi Screenplay Production: ufotable Conceptual Art: Koji Eto, Masaru Yanaka, Kasumi Takeuchi, Yuri Kabasawa Directors of Photography: Yuichi Terao 3D Director: Kazuki Nishiwaki Color Setting: Yuko Omae Editing: Manabu Kamino Music: Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina Animation Producer: Hikaru Kondo Animation Production: ufotable ? CAST Tanjiro Kamado: Natsuki Hanae Nezuko Kamado: Akari Kito Zenitsu Agatsuma: Hiro Shimono Inosuke Hashibira: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Giyu Tomioka: Takahiro Sakurai
Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotableC