Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 2 Delayed Beyond 2026

Demon Slayer fans waiting for the next chapter of the Infinity Castle trilogy will need to wait longer than expected. Studio Ufotable confirmed through a new promotional video that Infinity Castle Part 2 will not release in 2026. The sequel has been moved into the studio's "future projects" category, pointing to a 2027 release at the earliest. Neither Ufotable, Aniplex, nor Crunchyroll has confirmed release dates for Part 2 or Part 3.

For 2026, Ufotable's confirmed theatrical release is Witch on the Holy Night, the anime film adaptation of the Type-Moon visual novel. The multi-year gap is not a surprise. The first Infinity Castle film took roughly three and a half years of production to hit its visual quality. If the sequel matches that runtime—already longer than most anime features—the studio will need all of it. The story picks up with Tanjiro Kamado and the Demon Slayer Corps inside Muzan Kibutsuji's interdimensional fortress, facing Upper Rank demons Kokushibo, Doma, and Akaza.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 box office hits $778.9 million as theatrical re-releases roll out worldwide

The delay follows a record-breaking run for Part 1, which premiered in Japan on July 18, 2025. The film has grossed $778.9 million in worldwide ticket sales. Within Japan, it earned approximately 39.14 billion yen ($252.5 million), making it the second-highest-grossing domestic release in Japanese box office history. The only film ahead of it domestically is its own predecessor, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, according to CBR.

Distributors Aniplex, Toho, and Crunchyroll are running extended theatrical releases for Part 1 in the interim. Japanese audiences are currently seeing the film in IMAX, ScreenX, and 4DX. North American theaters will bring it back on March 6, 2026, with a new 270-degree panoramic ScreenX format built around the Demon King's stronghold.

Infinity Castle Part 2 is not the only significant project on Ufotable's horizon. The studio's promotional reel included the first character look at the Genshin Impact anime adaptation, first announced in 2022. It still has no confirmed release date, but Aquaria, a combat designer who represented the game at Genshin FES 2026, told fans production is moving steadily with no unexpected problems.

Part 1 has no confirmed streaming date yet. In the meantime, the main Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series is available on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Hulu. The original manga, by Koyoharu Gotouge, is published in English by VIZ Media. Separately, Sony's Aniplex continues to expand its anime production footprint, having recently taken a controlling stake in Mushoku Tensei studio Egg Firm.