7 Must-Watch Anime Movies Like Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle

2025 has been an incredible year for anime series, especially anime movies. New hits have dropped one after another, with Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 being the greatest of them all, having broken records that haven’t been touched for years. Infinity Castle is so big that it will, undoubtedly, influence future series to go down the movie route more often. Nevertheless, Infinity Castle is amazing, and so are these other huge hit anime movies.

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Demon Slayer: Mugen Train

Main Villains: Enmu, Akaza

For a while, five years to be exact, the biggest anime movie of all time was none other than Demon Slayer: Mugen Train. This movie came out in 2020 and dominated the box office, a record that would only be broken by its own Demon Slayer movie successor.

Mugen Train was a sensation, nevertheless, featuring incredible villains like Enmu and Akaza. This movie really changed the industry and granted Demon Slayer a newfound level of success worldwide. Nobody does anime movies quite like Demon Slayer.

One Piece: Film Red

Main Villain: Uta

One Piece Film Red is, by far, One Piece’s most successful movie. Film Red is the most recent of One Piece’s movie selection, having come out in 2022. Its box office hit was definitely huge, making it the first One Piece movie to break into the top 10, and it was once even in the top 5 until bigger hits emerged.

The fact that the story is non-canon makes this all the more impressive. Shanks and Uta were central to this movie and made it as memorable as it is today.

One Piece: Stampede

Main Villain: Bullet

One Piece has had its fair share of movies before its biggest hit, Film Red, and One Piece: Stampede stands as a fan favorite. This movie came right before Film Red and remains one of the biggest hits of the series.

The movie features a large cast of returning characters, which excited many fans, as well as an insanely overpowered main villain, Bullet. Just like Film Red, this movie being non-canon and such a huge hit in Japan goes to show One Piece’s influence.

Jujutsu Kaisen 0

Main Villain: Geto Suguru

Jujutsu Kaisen has enjoyed massive success over the last few years with its anime, but also with its movies. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is the franchise’s first and only movie so far that is not a recompilation, and its success speaks for itself.

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Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc

Main Villain: Reze

The second biggest anime movie of this year is definitely Chainsaw Man’s newest release, Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc. This movie dropped recently in Japan and internationally, and fans couldn’t be more impressed with this big-screen adaptation of the Bomb Girl arc of the manga.

This movie is also the highest-rated anime movie of the year, and the second-highest-rated of all time. It’s definitely a must-see for Chainsaw Man fans and for people who have yet to get into Chainsaw Man alike.

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

Main Villain: Broly

Dragon Ball Super: Broly was all the hype when it came out in 2019. Many would consider this movie the greatest Dragon Ball movie ever, and even one of the greatest anime movies of all time.

The story is incredible, but what stood out most was the direction and animation of this movie from Toei Animation, giving animators a lot of control and room for creativity in a story with blistering action, and a fan favorite fusion.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 - Akaza’s Return

Main Villains: Akaza, Doma, Kaigaku

If there’s one anime movie fans absolutely need to check out right now, it’s definitely Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 — Akaza’s Return, especially as it’s still in theaters for most fans to enjoy. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 — Akaza’s Return was always going to be a hit, but not many expected it to become Japan’s number one movie. Akaza’s Return kickstarts an exciting trilogy, and it all starts with the rise and fall of Akaza, who fans come to see in a different light in this movie.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is out in theatres now. Fans who don’t want to wait for the movies to drop can check the manga out on Manga Plus. Meanwhile, for the anime, the series currently has four anime seasons. These anime seasons can all be found on Crunchyroll. The remainder of the series will, however, be animated into movies, which fans will have to wait for their theatrical release to watch, depending on their country.