It has been announced that limited edition merchandise featuring newly drawn key visuals will be sold at the "Anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Exhibition - And to the Infinity Castle," the first large-scale exhibition focusing on the Hashira from the anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba," which will be held starting November 2, 2024. Demon Slayer is an anime based on a manga by Gotouge Koyoharu, which has been serialized in Shueisha's Jump Comics and has sold over 150 million copies. The story follows Kamado Tanjiro, a boy who loses his family to demons and joins the Demon Slayer Corps to turn his demonized sister Nezuko back into a human, thus embarking on a battle against demons. The anime, produced by ufotable, began its series in April 2019 with "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tanjiro Kamado, Rengoku Arc." Following the broadcast of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Swordsmith Village Arc" in May 2024, it has been decided that "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Infinity Castle Arc" will be produced in three parts. This is the first large-scale exhibition focused on the Hashira, titled "Anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Exhibition - And to the Infinity Castle," held from November 2, 2024, to March 2, 2025, at CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO, which will be newly opened in Kyobashi, Tokyo. It has been announced that over 300 limited edition merchandise featuring newly drawn "Hashira Exhibition" key visuals by ufotable will be sold throughout the exhibition period at the museum shop. In addition to familiar merchandise such as the "Hashira Exhibition Key Visual Poster (10 types)" for 2,500 JPY (tax included), the "Demon Slayer A4 Clear File (10 types)" for 500 JPY (tax included), and the "Random Mini Clear Cards (chosen randomly from 18 types)" for 700 JPY (tax included), new items like the "Hashira Hanger (9 types)" for 1,900 JPY (tax included) will also be available. You can enjoy various merchandise featuring the Hashira, who carry on the will of the Demon Slayer Corps fighting against Kibutsuji Muzan for over a thousand years, captured in illustrations by ufotable. From the "Hashira Hyakkei" series that fully showcases the figures of the Hashira, the randomly selected "Hashira Exhibition Hashira Hyakkei - Emotional Tin Badge 40 -" for 600 JPY (tax included) and the "Hashira Exhibition Hashira Hyakkei - Bond Acrylic Charm 15 -" for 600 JPY (tax included) will be available. These items allow you to appreciate the expressions and emotions of the Hashira, such as Tomioka Giyu, the Water Hashira, and Tokito Muichiro, the Mist Hashira. Furthermore, merchandise featuring the visuals from the world tour screening of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training" will also be sold at the exhibition. The lineup includes, cute, palm-sized "Mini Ema Strap (8 types)" for 800 JPY (tax included), "Hashira Training Random Card (7 types)" for 500 JPY (tax included), and "Connecting Random Acrylic Charm (8 types)" for 900 JPY (tax included), which can be connected vertically to other characters. The "Random Mini Canvas Magnet (8 types)" for 1,000 JPY (tax included) can be displayed as an interior decoration by attaching the easel included with the magnet. Over 200 items will be sold at the museum shop on the first day, and additional items are planned to be released. The first batch of additional items is scheduled for release on December 20, and further additional releases are also planned. The product lineup will be announced at a later date. Tickets for the "Anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Exhibition - And to the Infinity Castle" for December will go on sale from November 1. Event Details ■Exibition Title: Anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Exhibition - And to the Infinity Castle Dates: November 2, 2024 (Sat) - March 2, 2025 (Sun) Venue: CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO (TODA BUILDING 6F, 1-7-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) Opening Hours: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Last entry at 7:30 PM) Organizer: Anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Exhibition Executive Committee, CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO ■ Ticket Information Tickets for November are now on sale. Tickets for December will go on sale from 1:00 PM (JST) on November 1 (Fri). Tickets will have a designated time slot for entrance. To alleviate congestion, entry times will be divided into 30-minute intervals, and you must enter within 30 minutes of your reserved time. Online and same-day ticket sales at the venue are also planned. (C) Gotouge Koyoharu / Shueisha, Aniplex, ufotable

The Chinese cosplayer natsume-san is one of the top cosplayers who has reached 220,000 followers on Twitter by showing many sexy costumes. She actively participates in events in Japan such as Comic Market, and has always attracted a lot of attention. However, due to the current situation, she lost touch with her Japanese fans, which is regrettable. This time we had a direct interview with Natsume. She also shows us some of her latest unpublished shots for her Japanese fans. --Were you planning to come to Japan in May? natsume: That's right, I was supposed to be there in May for the Comic Market to show my new costume, but unfortunately the event was canceled... --What kind of cosplay works are popular in the Chinese cosplay world at the moment? natsume: "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". I've heard it's incredibly popular in Japan, but it's also very popular in China and in other countries! There's a lot of cosplay as well. --What are some of the Japanese works that you're into? natsume: There are a lot of them, but "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War" "Persona 5", and "Final Fantasy VII" are always my favorite! --In terms of cosplay, what kind of characters have you recently made? natsume: Recently, I've been working on Pecorine from "Princess Connect! Re:Dive", Enoshima Junko from "Danganronpa", Android 18 from "Dragon Ball", and Akatsuki from "Lost Decade". Most of them are already on Twitter! --This time you have published a shot of Akatsuki, can you please tell us how was working on it? natsume: Akatsuki was a very difficult costume to put on because it had a lot of detailed decorations. It took me about an hour and a half to finally get it on with the help of my friends. But the shoot went really well, it only took 30 minutes and it was fun! --What do you like about cosplay? natsume: Like for all the works I've just mentioned, when I come across works and characters that I like, I want to cosplay them. And there are also a lot of works that have become my all-time favorites because of cosplaying (laugh). --Finally, please tell us your future goals! natsume: I want to work hard to make money for doing cosplay. When the current situation will be over, I definitely want to go to Japan with a lot of my cosplay works, so I'll do my best. I look forward to seeing you at the Comic Market this winter!

Crunchyroll has announced the global release of the movie "Jujutsu Kaisen 0". "Jujutsu Kaisen" is based on a manga of the same name by Akutami Gege, serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. It was serialized in March 2018 and depicts the curse born from human's negative emotions and the struggle of the sorceress who exercises it with curse. The first cour of the TV anime "Jujutsu Kaisen" was nominated in 10 categories at the "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2021" and won three awards including "Anime of the Year". The second cour was nominated for 16 categories at the "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022" and won 6 categories including "Best Action". This time, Crunchyroll announced the global release of the movie "Jujutsu Kaisen 0", the first film adaptation of the prequel to "Jujutsu Kaisen", "Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School" (commonly known as "Volume 0"). The film will be released in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg on March 16, in the US, Canada, and the UK on March 18, and in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on March 29. It will also be released in Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Africa (French-speaking countries), and Latin America. In addition, Crunchyroll has begun worldwide streaming (excluding Japan and China) of "Shenmue the Animation," an original animation with Adult Swim. (C) 2021 "Jujutsu Kaisen 0 the Movie" Production Committee (C) Akutami Shita / Shueisha [Article taken from Anime! Anime! Biz / animeanime.biz]