[KineJapan] Demon Slayer now number 1 film of all time

[Rea Amit]

Reasons for a given work's popularity are always speculative. Toho producer
Ichikawa Minami told the Asahi that because people spend more time at home
they read more manga, watch more anime, and that Demon Slayer caters, like
Spirited Away, to both adults and children. In addition to his questionable
remarks about the Japanese penchant for themes of friendship and family, he
also points out that because of the pandemic there was less competition
from Hollywood, but perhaps the film succeeds despite covid, and not thanks
to it.

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASNDX52SLNDPUCVL016.html

Me and my elementary school daughters can't wait to watch it already!

Yoi o toshi o

Rea

On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 10:48 PM Gerow Aaron via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> According to news reports, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train has now surpassed
> Miyazaki Hayao's Spirited Away to become the top grossing film of all time
> at the Japanese box office. I think that in the future there will be a lot
> of discussion not only of this series, but of why this film did so well
> during a pandemic that suppressed filmgoing worldwide.
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> https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-27/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-film-overtakes-spirited-away-as-no.1-film-ever-in-japan/.167920
> https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202012280000250.html
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> But does anyone want to offer some theories now?
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> Aaron Gerow
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