New Demon Slayer Release Breaks Record In Japan
Demon Slayer has become one of the most iconic series to have ever come out of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. Originally created by Gotouge, Demon Slayer took the world by storm when it was adapted into a TV anime by Ufotable Studio.
Demon Slayer's breakthrough came with its first movie, Mugen Train, which was officially released in 2020. More recently, the release of Infinity Castle propelled it to even greater heights, and it has since been breaking records consistently. On July 28, 2026, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle finally received its streaming release, and one day later, on July 29, the physical DVD dropped. Since then, the series has been doing quite impressive numbers and has already become one of the best-selling DVDs in Japan of all time. With this big success, Demon Slayer holds the top three best-selling DVDs with the contribution of both the Mugen Train and the Infinity Castle. Demon Slayer's reign is still far from over, with two more movies to come that we are sure are going to cement its complete domination.
Demon Slayer Breaks DVD Sales Record With New Infinity Castle Release
It's no secret that Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 - Akaza's Return has been a global success. The movie first debuted in July 2025 in Japan, and it has since become one of the most successful endeavors of Ufotable Studio. In fact, Infinity Castle was a massive hit and brought in so much money that it remained in theaters for almost a whole year. That is quite unheard of, as most movies leave theaters after about 2 months. Finally, after a long and excruciating wait, Demon Slayer was removed from theaters in April 2026 and officially brought to streaming platforms and physical releases in late July 2026, over a year after the movie's initial release in theaters.
With the physical DVD release of Demon Slayer officially out, we were all expecting amazing sales for its first week, but the numbers surpassed all expectations. It has been revealed that Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1's DVD sales dominated the charts and held the first and second spots with its two variants. This was all revealed on August 6, 2026, by Oricon News, one of the biggest news outlets in Japan, covering breaking information on anime, manga, voice actors, and more. Exact sales figures for Demon Slayer's DVD haven't yet been revealed, but obviously the numbers must be staggering for it to hold the top two spots.
Demon Slayer Acquires Top 3 Spots With Mugen Train and Infinity Castle
It's no surprise to see Demon Slayer dominate upon its release with Infinity Castle's DVDs. After the massive success of the movie in theaters, it only made sense for the DVDs to sell just as well. What's more shocking, however, is that when it comes to all-time sales, the series as a whole has a major edge over any other manga, anime, or movie. It was also revealed via Oricon News on August 6, 2026, that the current top three best-selling DVDs of all time in Japan are all held up by the Demon Slayer franchise. The first two spots are currently taken by the DVD variants of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, a successful 2020 movie hit. The third place currently belongs to Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle's DVD.
Of course, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle still has a long way to go, and more sales are coming in every day. In a few weeks or months, it could even surpass Mugen Train in sales. Either way, it's massively impressive for one franchise to hold so many records, not only at the box office, where it has cemented its domination over the top two spots, but also in DVD sales. These sales are only going to grow once Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’s DVD gets an international release. Right now, it’s only available in Japan, but that should change in the next couple of months, although no release dates have been confirmed.
Why Demon Slayer Will Become An Unbeatable Franchise With Its Next Two Movies
Demon Slayer's success with theatrical releases is almost unbelievable. When Demon Slayer: Mugen Train was first announced on September 28, 2019, and then officially released on October 16, 2020, nobody expected it to go on to become the highest-grossing Japanese movie of all time. After the massive success of Mugen Train, many attributed this box office hit to the pandemic and believed Demon Slayer would never achieve such high numbers again.
This is where Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle came in and proved everyone wrong. Immediately upon its release in July 2025, it dominated the Japanese Box Office, and a month later, when it was imported globally, the movie went on to break records all around the world. In fact, when combining its domestic and international numbers, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle went on to not only live up to the standard of Mugen Train, but surpass it, becoming the number one highest-grossing movie of Japanese origin of all time.
With all that in mind, Demon Slayer is still far from over yet. As we all know, Infinity Castle Part 1 was only the beginning of Demon Slayer's most exciting saga, which is set to conclude the series once and for all with blockbuster hits one after the other. Following Infinity Castle Part 1, we are eagerly awaiting the release of Infinity Castle Part 2 and Infinity Castle Part 3. Infinity Castle Part 2 is reportedly set for a release in 2027. We still don't have an exact release window, but either way, it's going to be an exciting ride as the Demon Slayers continue their quest to take down every single one of Muzan's powerful underlings. The next Demon Slayer movie has the potential to surpass Infinity Castle Part 1, but the biggest smash hit of the franchise could be its final release. As things stand, we have no idea when Infinity Castle Part 3 will be coming out, but based on reports, it is believed that the movie will look to conclude the franchise in 2029, four years after the release of the first movie of the trilogy.
In this final movie, we will see the final battle against the King of Demons himself, Muzan. As the movie will wrap up the series, fans are sure to rush to theaters to see this masterpiece on the big screen. Many fans have invested a lot of time into the franchise, and every single one of them would want to see its grand conclusion in the theatres. With these two movies out, by 2029, Demon Slayer could establish its dominance over the top four spots of the Japanese box office as well as DVD sales.