Today, we’re talking about some big news for Indian anime fans! Two exciting updates have come directly from Crunchyroll India. While one of them is definitely bigger, both are great news that every anime fan in India will be happy to hear.
Without further ado, let us explore these exciting updates.
What are the big and good news for indian anime fans?
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Movie’s 4K Screenings Open in India on June 13
Crunchyroll Streams Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ Anime Film Trilogy in India
Let us discuss this news in detail.
01. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Movie’s 4K Screenings Open in India on June 13
Aniplex Of America and Crunchyroll announced on Monday the return of the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie for 4K screenings in Indian theaters, commencing on June 13.
These screenings will also feature an exclusive teaser preview of the highly anticipated new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle film trilogy.
Furthermore, Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will screen the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle film trilogy in theaters across India starting from September 12.
The Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie was initially released in Japan in October 2020 and subsequently in India in August 2021, approximately one year later.
I got this info from Crunchyroll India’s official Instagram account. Click the link to see the post made by Crunchyroll India
Demon slayer mugan train info
The film achieved remarkable success in Japan, topping the box office for twelve consecutive weeks. It made history by becoming the first film to surpass the 40 billion yen milestone. Globally, it was one of the highest-grossing films of 2020 and became the first non-Hollywood or non-American film to lead the yearly worldwide box office since the inception of cinema over a century ago.
The first film of this new trilogy is set to premiere in Japan on July 18, playing on a record-breaking 443 screens throughout Japan, including IMAX presentations. Aniplex aims for an even wider international release for this new film, targeting over 150 countries and regions, surpassing the previous world tour of the franchise, which covered over 145 countries and regions.
Notably, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train garnered over ₹5.19 crore in India during its initial release, indicating a strong local fanbase.
Why this is good news
This is very big and good news for the fans who have not seen this movie in theaters. Now, you have a big opportunity to experience it in IMAX. I personally watched this movie in a theater before when it was released, but I can’t miss this opportunity, so I am going again. What about you all? Are you going this June 13th to watch this masterpiece?
Some fans don’t want to watch this anime because of the trauma they experienced when they realized how bravely Rengoku died saving all of them. And in the end, when he saw his mother, the whole theater was sad, and many of us weren’t able to stop our tears.
02. Crunchyroll Streams Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ Anime Film Trilogy in India
Crunchyroll India has added the Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ anime film trilogy to its India server as of Thursday.
The trilogy’s first film, “Yuki no Maki” (Snow Story), premiered in Japan in May 2022. The second film, “Tsuki no Maki” (Moon Story), followed in July 2022, and the final film, “Hana no Maki” (Flower Story), was released in September of the same year.
Saru Hashino began a manga adaptation of the film trilogy on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ website in May 2023. The manga concluded with its third compiled volume, which was released on February 18.
The eight-episode Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji anime, an adaptation of the Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji stage play, was broadcast in Japan from April 2 to May 21, 2024. Crunchyroll started streaming this anime in India in April 2024. Additionally, a prequel story to this anime, titled Touken Ranbu Kai -Dо̄den Chikashi Haberau Monora-, was screened in Japan for three weeks starting on August 16.
The Touken Ranbu “sword personification training game” reimagines famous swords from Japanese history as bishōnen characters. Nitroplus is responsible for the character design and scenario. The game was first launched in Japan in January 2015.
The Touken Ranbu franchise has spawned the Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu television anime series and an upcoming anime film, as well as the Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru spin-off’s two anime series, the aforementioned anime film trilogy, and a compilation anime film. Furthermore, the franchise has inspired two live-action films, a series of stage musicals and stage plays, and various manga adaptations.
For some time now, after seeing the craze for anime in India, Crunchyroll has been adding many good anime to the Indian server. Before this, there were anime with a reputation, but now all the new anime are also releasing at the same time in India. Seeing this growth of adding anime to the server, I am feeling good for anime fans, as their choices are increasing
Why this is big and good news for indian anime fans
This is big news for Indian fans because not many anime movies premiere in theaters. Usually, we can only watch them on streaming platforms or TV channels. But when I hear news like this, that an anime movie got re-released after many years, it’s such good news, and it also suggests that in the future, we can expect more anime movies and events in India.
Talking about the second anime news, it’s also very good that Crunchyroll India is trying their best to give us the best anime shows available. In our previous news article, we covered how Crunchyroll is adding more anime to its Indian server. This also shows that anime is becoming more popular in India again, and we can hope that in the future, we will also get anime with good Hindi dubs.
Like how Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon, and Naruto were streaming on TV channels in the early 2000s, at that time, the anime voice actors were giving their all. But now, some anime that have Hindi dubs aren’t even that good; they are below average.
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