news culture 2 billion at the box office, Demon Slayer was a huge hit. And it’s not even a movie!
After garnering huge success in 2020 and 2021, Demon Slayer once again hits the darkroom with a new movie that looks set to be a remake of the first feature film. At least, that’s what the first Japanese box office numbers show.
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- The phenomenon of Japanese animation in the 1920s
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The phenomenon of Japanese animation in the 1920s
In the world of Japanese animation, it’s hard to find a series that was as much of a phenomenon as Demon Slayer. While the anime adaptation premiered in April 2019, Gege Koyoharu’s work has seen his arc reject the infinite train of cinema to massive success. It’s simple, it’s the highest-grossing Japanese animated film in the world, but it’s also the film with the most admissions and was the highest-grossing in cinemas in Japan, ahead of the big names in the genre. kidnapped. Then, we were given between December 2021 and February 2022 for the second season of the anime dedicated to Quartier des Plaisirs. The arc is once again a huge hit thanks to the absolutely fantastic work on the animation by the ufotable studio. But on the strength of the Into the Dark franchise’s success, rights holders want to remake the experience before the scheduled start of the third season in April.
Demon killer on the way again to break everything?
Thus, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – On the Road to the Blacksmith’s Village is a project in particular. Instead of a real animated film made for the cinema, This is a collection of Episodes 10 and 11 of the Pleasure Quarter arc, followed by the first episode of Season 3 i.e. the Blacksmiths Village arc.. A different approach to Train of the Infinite that adapted an arc unprecedented in animation for the cinema, before it was cut into several parts for viewing during broadcast. But in Japan, this second Demon Slayer was already a huge hit ten days after it was broadcast, The feature film records revenues of over 2 billion euros, or just over 14 million euros. During the first three days, the film attracted more than 800,000 spectators and earned nearly 8 million euros. A hit for that, but not on the peak of Infinite Train either.
After Japan This second Demon Slayer movie is set to hit theaters worldwide. At home, in France, it will be broadcast from February 25th, then from March 3 in North American theaters, although the preview is scheduled for Los Angeles on February 18. Meanwhile, for those who are impatient, we remind you that Season 2 is still available on Crunchyroll and that Season 3 should arrive from April, still on the same platform.