July 2026: a crowded streaming battlefield

The timing also places Infinity Castle in a particularly packed month for streaming releases. Here’s how Tanjiro and co. slot into the lineup:

  • July 1 – President Curtis (StackTV)

  • July 2 – Bellefleur Season 3 (Crave)

  • July 3 – Silo Season 3 (Apple TV+)

  • July 9 – The Five Star Weekend (StackTV) / Big Brother Season 28 (StackTV)

  • July 23 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 (Paramount+) / Suart Fails to Save The Universe Season 1 (Crave) / Gone Season 1 (BritBox)

  • July 24 – The Dink (Apple TV+)

  • July 26 – The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 (AMC+)

  • July 29 – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle (Crunchyroll)

  • July 31 – The Drama / Fightland (Paramount+ / Starz)

Even by summer standards, that’s an aggressively stacked slate.

Why the wait dragged on

If you’re wondering why it took nearly a year for the anime’s dedicated streaming home to host one of its biggest releases, the answer is simple: box office dominance.

As noted by Comic Book Resource, the film’s theatrical run refused to end. Multiple re-releases kept it circulating in cinemas, including another Japan run as recently as June—months after its so-called “final” screenings in April. When a title keeps performing like a blockbuster encore, streaming platforms inevitably get pushed further down the queue.

The beginning of the end

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