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[This previous question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/65825/is-
the-adaptation-of-the-kimetsu-no-yaiba-movie-mugen-ressha-hen-the-second-sea)
got me into thinking:

> What was the _reason_ to turn the turn the Demon Slayer: train arc into
> episodes?

The train arc of _Demon Slaye_ r was adapted into movie which performed very
well globally. It smashed many records and became the Japan's highest grossing
film of all time surpassing _Spirited Away_. Since the movie performed very
well, why did they had to turn the movie into episodes for season 2? Maybe the
episodes will feature new scenes that didn't made into the movie and will
elaborate on particular scenes. But it was not necessary to show the same
thing again.

Both the movie and the TV series are adapted by the same studio (Ufotable) and
produced by the same producers (Aniplex, Shueisha). So, there was no
discrepancy in the studio and broadcasters POV. So, was it for financial gain?
Or is there any other reason? Why didn't they pick after the train arc and
jump into the district arc which I believe will be 13 episodes and thus form 1
cour instead of stopping at an awkward episode count?


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What was the **exact** reason to turn the Demon Slayer: train arc into episodes?


We can't really read into the creator's minds, but in the absence of official
or insider statements, it is difficult to consider a reason other than
"money".

As the [source](https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/2109/27/news132.html)
given an answer in the [previous
question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/65825/is-the-adaptation-
of-the-kimetsu-no-yaiba-movie-mugen-ressha-hen-the-second-sea) linked in the
question states, the anime will take the movie and add a few new scenes to it.
This means fans who watched the movie will likely watch the anime (including
the duplicate parts) as well to see all the extra scenes, and reusing the
movie means they can fill out runtime without having to animate the parts from
the movie again. Essentially this lets them double-dip - get the cinematic
revenue from the theatrical release, as well as the streaming/TV revenue from
the "free" extra runtime of the anime.

Of course, it also means that the fans who didn't watch the movie in theaters
and can't be bothered to purchase it anywhere else, as well as those who may
not even know that the movie exists (particularly future fans who enter the
series long after its completion) do not miss anything by just watching the
anime. (although personally I'd be surprised if there are ever any significant
number of people who like _Demon Slayer_ who did not watch the best grossing
anime movie of all time)

Here is [a link to an article](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/demon-slayer-
season-2-mugen-arc-repeat/) that basically says the same thing as this answer.


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