Promo trailer teases Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle home release

Aniplex and the official “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” website have begun promoting the home-video release of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns,” with a release-date commercial tied to a July 29, 2026 Blu-ray and DVD launch in Japan. The official package page lists both standard and limited editions and embeds the new promotional video on the release site. (kimetsu.com) May 15 coverage from ComicBook.com drew attention to the campaign as fans continued waiting for formal news on “Infinity Castle” Part 2. (comicbook.com) The outlet said the home-video push had become the latest official update around the franchise’s next phase. The release centers on Chapter 1, subtitled “Akaza Returns,” which opened in Japan on July 18, 2025, according to the official movie site. Retail and franchise pages published in April and May show Aniplex expanding the campaign through store bonuses, event applications and in-person displays. (kimetsu.com) ### What exactly did the new trailer confirm? The official package page confirms that “Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns” will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 29, 2026, in Japan. The page also carries a release-date commercial on the Aniplex Channel promoting that launch. (comicbook.com) The same page lists a limited-edition Blu-ray at 11,000 yen before tax-inclusive formatting and a limited-edition DVD at 9,900 yen. Product codes, audio formats and accessibility features, including Japanese subtitles and an audio guide track, are also listed there. (kimetsu.com) ### What comes in the limited edition? The official listing says the limited edition includes a storage box and digijacket newly illustrated by character designer and chief animation director Akira Matsushima. It also includes two CDs of score material, one bonus disc, a booklet and a 16-page accordion booklet. (kimetsu.com) Cast-related extras listed on the site include “Kimetsu Enroku” with Natsuki Hanae, Hiro Shimono, Takahiro Sakurai and Saori Hayami. The bonus materials also include a domestic stage-greeting digest, “Global Highlight 2025,” newly aired “Mezamashi TV” footage featuring Giyu Tomioka and Shinobu Kocho, and a collection of promotional videos and commercials. (kimetsu.com) ### How is Aniplex selling it beyond the standard discs? Aniplex Online says orders opened on April 18, 2026, and the store is offering several versions, including online-exclusive bundles. (kimetsu.com) One higher-priced online set is listed at 17,600 yen including tax and adds a Komainu and Koyuki figure, plus other retailer bonuses depending on version. The same store page says customers who order by July 20 are scheduled to receive the product by release day. It also says some limited-edition purchases come with franchise-specific bonuses such as mascot items and an illustrated shikishi board by Matsushima, while supplies last. (kimetsu.com) ### What was the Tokushima exhibition for? ComicBook.com reported that an official Blu-ray and DVD exhibition was scheduled for May 16 and May 17 in Tokushima Prefecture from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The outlet said the exhibition was intended to show package samples, store-specific bonuses and limited editions with retailer-exclusive goods. (online.aniplex.co.jp) The official franchise portal separately lists a Machi Asobi Vol. 30 “know-it-all” exhibition for the Blu-ray and DVD campaign. (online.aniplex.co.jp) That portal also highlights the release-event promotions now attached to the July 29 launch. ### Is there any confirmed news yet on Infinity Castle Part 2? ComicBook.com said on May 15 that no major new project update for “Infinity Castle” Part 2 had been announced yet. Its report framed the home-video rollout and exhibition as the main current official developments around the trilogy’s continuation. (comicbook.com) The official pages reviewed here focus on Chapter 1 discs, store bonuses and release events rather than a dated Part 2 announcement. That makes the current campaign a packaging and retail update, not a new film-release reveal. (kimetsu.com) ### What happens next for fans who want the release? Aniplex Online says a release-commemoration event is planned for buyers of the limited edition, including a screening with a stage greeting, with more details on date and participants to be announced later. The application deadline is June 14, 2026, while Aniplex Online buyers must reserve by June 8 to receive a serial code for entry. (comicbook.com) July 29, 2026 is the next fixed milestone on the official schedule, with the Blu-ray and DVD release page, Aniplex Online store and the “Demon Slayer” portal carrying the current campaign details in Japan. (kimetsu.com) (online.aniplex.co.jp)