18 mins left for the midnight show. Get in here.

>>280657627 (OP)
is something relevant to us going to happen?

>>280657654
Akaza going full nuke mode

>>280657683
I mean like are there going to be iphone pics on twitter or something to do in a thread. or is it gonna be like yep it's 12 in japan

>>280657752
I supposed so, people manage to take pictures and post them on sns, but I doubt you’ll find them on twitter as they are more strict with leaks.

>>280657654
Shinobu's final date with Doma on the big screen.

>>280657817
>Aniplex staff working all night to prevent leak
It's a limited run so it should be easy to catch the leaker (probably Chinese or Arab)

What did I miss?

>>280658674
a movie has been playing for 30 minutes on earth

>>280658754
Is there a booitleg livestream somewhere or what

>>280657912
Eye implant with micro camera and 1 terabyte SD card

>>280658789
lolno, it's japan not guatameristan

>>280657627 (OP)
where's the theme songs
why aren't they on youtube wtf

>>280658995
Aimer's song will be released 7/19 at midnight

>>280659148
so 24 hours from now
wtf
at least we'll get spoilers for the movie right?

>>280659204
what is there to spoil besides what page it ends on

>>280659204
Unless you’re an animeonly, there are no spoilers

Have they said who koyuki's or the dad's VA is? They wouldn't have gotten to that part in the first showing of the movie yet

>>280659360
I guess after the movie ends, not only the new vas but also the staff reveal

>>280659398
the theater workers beat the shit out of that standee

Remind you that it's a 2.5-hour-long film

I really REALLY hope they don't cut koku fight like they're doing to douma
would suck balls
Though I don't know how douma second part and nakime can fill a movie on its own

>>280659530
I don't believe the "third movie is kokushibo" theory makes any sense

>>280659952
>sotozaki
owari da

Takashi Suhara is the best director for kimetsu with all of his scenes being great.
Sad we're stuck with sotozaki

>>280659973
He's not THAT bad. I know anons here have a complex about him but he genuinely directed some good episodes.

>>280660200
And the movie is bound to have fight scenes not done by him anyway.
If anything, dude is honest to a fault when adapting stuff.

>>280660200
He's a hit and miss. Takashi Suhara meanwhile has all 10/10 direction

>>280660158
>>280660348
But he’s in?
https://x.com/hrcryo/status/1945878521521557930?s=46

>>280659952
>Kondo
Nice

>>280660246
>>280660348
Yeah, he's pretty boring if anything, but he's not egregiously bad like that Hosokawa fucker. Thank he is not involved, that fucker was horrible.

Yuuichi Nakamura

>>280660572
hour and 35 in, I guess the scene where Akaza swings at his image has happened by now so I choose to believe this

Do we get any pic leaks or anything from nips usually?

what is the point of this thread anyway? are you going to post a bunch of retards on twitter overhyping everything just to be disappointed in however long it takes for this to come to the rest of the world?

>>280660710
yeah

>>280660710
>disappointed
No disappointment, two months to go.

>>280660690
twitter has changed a lot since MT, that had foreigners leaking phone clips straight to twitter and not getting taken down

30 minutes left on the first showing
okaerenasai status

>>280661547
butterfly girl has already been crushed to pieces and eaten
sad day

>>280660650
It was just on the pamphlet, people tweeted about it before the film started.

rip the itachi/madara VA for koku

It's that time of the year again
time to press F5 every day

>>280661658
you're not getting a camrip out of japan
its releasing in some south asian countries in august though

>>280661658
Based, I'm hoping it will stay up for at least a few days.

>>280661658
retard

>>280661690
>>280661696
It all hinges on one dedicated foreigner being in Japan right now.

>>280661718
i don't think you understand how this works. it's not happening from japan. when the third world asians get a hold of it next month it will happen

>>280661718
I'd gladly do this shit if you'd crowdfund the journey as I'm a southeastern European poorfag

>>28066165
you're alone on this one anon
mugen train took one month and a half to get "camripped" (yeah it was during the covid so japan had fewer gaijin to leak it, but still)

I believe in my third world homies to bring the goods

>>280661744
akaza vs rengoku full fight got leaked while it was screening only in Japan. I probably still have the clips on my old HDD. Don't underestimate our fellow uncivilized chinese bros

>>280661907
if china already has access to the film for theaters, then it has probably already leaked in chinese circles. my point still stands though. things like this do not leak out of japan because people will go to jail 100%

to be honest i wanna hear the songs the most for now

>>280660572
wtf? koku is there? why

>>280657627 (OP)
Waiting for some written summary of the movie is more reasonable than a Camrip from Japan.

I only want to know where the movie ends right now, Akaza's descent to hell or a cliffhanger after Kanao sees Shinobu die? Also I wanna see how Zenitsu's fight went because it sure is a fight that ufotable could add some more choreography in, like they made Akaza vs. Rengoku and Tengen vs.Gyuutaro look much better than they were in the manga.

>>280661654
No. Okiayu was among the most preferred choices in the fandom.

>>280662174
it's already been soft confirmed to end at akaza death. probably the crows calling for death of akaza, good ending and parallels rengoku movie

https://x.com/Aimer_and_staff/status/1945863160336138670

>>280661937
your point doesn't stand because it was clips/camrip from a japanese theater (jp dub and no subtitles)
I know japan is strict about this kind of thing, but it's not infallible. Even if yeah 95% of camrips come from theaters in third-world countries, that wasn't the case for mugentrain

+ don't be mistaken, I'm not hoping for a camrip. If we can do it until the international release without any leaks, then I'll be more than happy

>>280662264
>>, I'm not hoping for a camrip. If we can do it until the international release without any leaks, then I'll be more than happy
>Releases on india/bangledash on early august
yeah unlikely

Demon Slayer dropped off really fucking hard.

>>280662346
ok

Demon slayer picked up really fucking hard.

>>280662346
Every single person in the industry wants this drop

leaks

Why has no one taken pictures of the lines like they did for first movie? because Infinity Castle will look pathetic in comparison.

>>280662420
Based on Kanao's storyboard, it is speculated that it is from Chapter 157 of the manga, where her face is injured.

>>280662427
Because this is the prescreeening, lines are tomorrow.

I would love to see pics of Kanaos breathing style

>>280662427

>>280662458
This is not the prescreening Kimetsufag, the movie opens on Fridary and this midnight showing is the opening screening, which is usually the most packed.

>>280662516
Shouldn't you be throwing a shitfit about circulation in a different thread?
Anyway >>280662510

Already saying, this will be the highest grossing animated movie of the year

>>280662445
>Chapter 157 of the manga,
yeah seems like the place to end the movie

Twitter is posting
It ends with akaza death

>>280657627 (OP)
>My country is holding a premiere on September 5 (it's already sold out, of course)
>The film officially releases two weeks later, on September 17
whats the fucking point holy shit

Aimer's new theme song is also out for one minute
>>280662600
why are people suprised? the runtime should be obvious enough.

>>280662618
then post it RETARD

>>280662618
>Aimer's new theme song is also out for one minute
Link

>>280662676
idk where is it im checking from the chinese forum kek
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9536927569?pn=118
im looking for it

>>280662561
Laughs in Chinese

Aimers song (sneak peak)
https://x.com/figitaccount/status/1945902710123061284?s=46

https://x.com/FigitAccount/status/1945903155730108669

ALREADY TAKEN DOWN
LMAO

>>280662740
>>280662742
streamable or something retards
fuck

the aimer song is for the akaza fight? wtf

I hope Sony is paying those guys well to watch social media

>>280662752
Nah just wait for tomorrow, literally

>>280662784
they pay people to copyright claim posts on twitter which is why those posts are already down

>>280662600
What I want to know is how Zenitsu's fight is handled, it is the first act right away then it goes all out on Akaza's fight, like it was in the manga?

>>280662820
They padded the runtime for it, zenitsu fight shouldn't take 5 mins tops

>>280662784
People are retarded enough to tag their things with “knyleaks” or “leaks” and using the main Japanese tag. So it won’t be hard to hunt them down.

>>280659715
My boy deserves a full 3/4 of a movie (last is muzan escaping then a finale movie)
his fight is the best and its 4 vs 1

>>280662742
it's still up tho?

anyway
p1 https://streamable.com/my3pou
p2 https://streamable.com/salbcz

>>280662888
>My boy deserves a full 3/4 of a movie (last is muzan escaping then a finale movie)
Has it been confirmed Sunrise Countdown is a separate movie from the trilogy?

>>280662912
it's not letting me view or listen to either link and external downloaders aren't working either which means they are blocking it by regions

>>280662888
He is going down in the second movie
Theres no way for them to fill an almost 3 hours movie just with the second moon

>>280659715
It's not a theory, it's a fact, Muzan's fight is a mi i arc in terms if length by being 16 chapters long, that's the length of the entire Mugen Train arc, he will have a whole movie for himself because his fight it is filled to the brim with dialogue and Yoriichi's flashback.

Kokushibo as well has a very long fight for exact same reason as Muzan, with his own flashback instead.

>>280662968
the problem with the second and third movie they won't have any tanjiro on them

>>280662913
Nothing has been confirmed because the anime promotion material isn't going to spoil the anime-only fans about the fact Muzan's fight doesn't take place in the Infinity Castle, that he technically escapes and destroys the damn thing.

>>280662926

>>280663015
I'm not looking for a confirmation, just leaks. Same way it was leaked IF was gonna be a trilogy many long before before we got to the end of Harshira Training.

>>280662968
I would rather have the UM1/UM2 share the second movie than have movie 2 be nothing but UM2 padded to hell, and the series to take until 2029 to end

>>280662989
anon... it's ending with this trilogy

so who voices koyuki

>>280663090
They only adapted 17 chapters this movie and its 2 hours and a half
and there's 48 remaining. It's not unless the second and third movie are 3 hours long which make no financial sense

>>280663090
It's not.

>mfw reading nips reactions on xitter
can't wait bros

>>280662968
>It's not a theory, it's a fact
The only fact here is that you are shizo. I could imagine last season for Muzan fight, but not with 3 almost 3 hour long movies.

>>280662912
that doesn't sound like yuki kajiura at all

>>280663125
Most of the final fight chapters are literally just fight scenes. Those wont take any huge amount of time from the movie

Why must I wait 2 months?!

>>280663090
Dude, it's over, the 1st movie is already confirmed to adapt events at the same pace ufotable kept for everything so far. Second Movie is Douma, Third Movie is Kokushibo, no more room for speculation.

>>280662718
3D slop doesn't count

koku merch....

>>280663210
so what's the filler shit with aniori upper moon 5 going to be anon

>>280663200
>Why must I wait 2 months?!
idk maybe because Aniplex is just a bunch of retards who can do an international release in two weeks for some compilation movies, but not for the ones that actually matter.

>>280663159
>I could imagine last season for Muzan fight, but not with 3 almost 3 hour long movies
What? Where the hell did you pull that "3 movies for Muzan's fight" from, did you have a stroke?

The post is succinct about the fact Muzan's fight not being the third movie in this trilogy, he simply isn't part of the Infinity Castle bout; how his final fight is going to be handled, either as a fourth movie or one final season is a different conversation entirely.

>>280663243
Demon Slayer is 3D slop.

>>280663288
Does anyone else remember gyokko lives from the serialization threads

Why doesn't US theaters do bonuses

>>280663359
Not enough confidence in foreign movies, there's plenty of merchandise on theaters for the usual Hollywood slop.

>>280663359
they'd just get stolen

>>280663288
>>280663352
El hermano upper moon…

>>280663210
>Second Movie is Douma,
This is not happening, and you are retarded if you think he will take up an entire movie.

>>280663418
Its douma and nakime

>>280663308
>Where the hell did you pull that "3 movies for Muzan's fight" from, did you have a stroke?
Re-read it, shizo, I'm saying that there is no way for any additional shit after 3 3-hour-long movies.

>>280663407
this

>>280663435
there's a cracking finish for a blockbuster movie, nakime throwing doors at mitsuri

Upper moon 1 is going down next movie hahahahahahha

>>280663467
So the page where he slashes the pillars? Interesting.

>>280663467
isn't it just this part

>>280663308
>but not with 3 almost 3 hour long movies
Almost 3 hours? The first Infinity Castle movie is confirmed to be 2 hours and 30 minutes. Equivalent of about 6 episodes and EVEN THEN it covered 17 chapters.

There's more than 40 chapters remaining till Koku dies by the way.

>>280663467
Probably the scene where he calls akaza weak, if that was actually the very last scene of the movie I have an even harder time believing they don't finish the UMs in two movies

>>280663502
*

>>280663512
Meant for
>>280663159

I’m sorry but Koku movie will have an interlude featuring Kokucat speaking. Shirai confirmed it to me.

>>280663530
Will we see an animeonly flashback of Akaza challenging Koku and being spared by him? PLEASE Ufotable, please.

Does Shinobu vs Douma take place in this one? Or is it just 2.5 hours of Akaza and running around?

>>280663557
based

>>280663562
Shinobu is absorbed in this one

>>280663512
Upper 1 fight is like 17 chapters itself. That's an entire 2h30m movie. But that makes the second film confusing as they would only have one major fight and the short Obanai Mitsuri vs Nakime.

>>280663512
koku fight ends on 179. 22 chapters dingus

>>280663557
MAJESTIC

>>280663512
Koku dies in chapter 178, and the first film ends at chapter 158. That leaves 20 chapters for the second movie, which is more than enough. What kind of drugs are you taking??

>>280663560
I wanted to see an opening vignette of Kokushibo mass murdering all the demon slayers that knew sun breathing to exterminate its forms

>>280663610
yeah and the final movie is going to adapt 28 chapters, bravo anon

>>280663586
Yh so the second part of the douma fight and the entire koku fight next movie like people have been predicting since the movies were announced. Why are some people here sperging out again?

>>280663616
How are they going to work with only 3 or 4 hrs sleep depending how early their shift starts?

>>280663610
this
first movie ends at 158 (18 chapters)
second at 178 (20 chapters)
third at 205 (26 chapters, but we all know how badly it was dragged, so it's feasible)

Hoping for a fourth movie or another season is complete nonsense and anyone thinking this should kill himself already

>>280663530
>he cuts down pillars
get foreshadowed son

In Japan the movie got a full title since the final trailer was shown: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle 1st Chapter: Akaza's Second Coming, while the west is still keeping the broad and short "The Movie: Infinity Castle" title.

The titles being tiered by a focus villain leads credence to the trilogy being about the end of the Upper Moons, not Muzan in my opinion.

>>280663694
Muzan fight has many filler chapters where he just flail his tentacles around, those could be condensed into something more interesting.

>>280663689
>anon's country doesn't have annual leave
What is it like to be a slave?

>>280663557
>>280663601
Why made the kokucat posting so much fun?

>>280663743
it was also never titled or talked about as the finale

>>280663749
Just look at him

>>280663689
Lots of coffee and energy drinks.

Important question
How was the ENTER scene of Godjima? Please ask that to the nips.

>>280663681
because one anon can't count and thought koku ending was 40 chapters away

>>280663777
literally in the trailer
>最終局面
>The final phase

>>280663777
It was by the stupid Westernern distribution

>>280662561
Not even close, lmao. That would mean Japan carries this movie like China did with Ne Zha 2 and the best Japan could do at Demon Slayer's peak in 2020 was $390M, and that was during Covid where it ruled theaters uninterrupted. That won't happen again. Especially with Zootopia 2 looming in on November (a guaranteed $1B+).

Japanese fans already capped this movie out at around 15-20B yen. At best, it'll do One Piece Film Red numbers, at worst, it'll do significantly lesser than Mugen Train.

>>280663836
We're talking about anime, and there's no anime competition

>he’s here
Let’s not engage please.

>>280663836
>moved his goalposts to fucking ZOOTOPIA IN NOVEMBER
That's pathetic at this point.
>superman will do it
>f4 will do it
>jw will do it

>>280663694
they'll probably cut the last chapter and other epilogue stuff and end the movie on the praying before the blue spider lily graves scene

>>280663836
Kimetsu fans are more passionate than furries afraid to go to the movie theater alone.

some nips are saying
>Shinobu fight is extended
>better fights than RLD
>zenitsu fight is also cool
>akaza is cool but the first half of fights was better

>Giyuu's techy walk is depicted exactly like that in the text.
idk what that means

>>280664098
tetchy means irritated, translation thing maybe

>>280664098
This one?

>>280664148
*I'm thinking of the part where he says he's pissed because akaza fucked up his back maybe

>>280664182
Ah ok this one then

>>280664229
ehh that's probably not it either, who knows

>>280664440
>Kanao's face
Diamonds

Have any japs talked about how they animate the transparent world

>>280664440
>the part where Obanai and Mitsuri reach out for each other
Aww

>>280664716
>the transparent world
wasn't this already done in s3 finale?

>>280663879
Delusion by omission, nice. The moment I contextualized Infinity Castle outside the vacuum of "anime-only movies" and bring in Zootopia 2, the house of cards folds fast. You walked into a box office conversation pretending Japan = world and anime = all animation. If anything, I'm just dragging you out of your safety blanket and into the real arena, rofl
>>280663942
>muh goalposts
Nope. I didn't move any goalposts, I just have a calendar and basic foresight (which you lack). What I'm doing is called projection-adjusted forecasting, factoring in the entire year's slate, not just what's coming in Week 1. The fact you're mocking that only exposes how shallow your scope is. There's a reason why Aniplex/Sony chose to drop this movie globally in a dead month of September and NOT November or December. That's where the Oscar season kicks in and Zootopia 2 will eat it alive. Avatar 3 too.
>Superman, F4, JW will do it
Nice strawman. I never said Superman would kill Demon Slayer, just that Aniplex intentionally kicked it out of theaters early to secure that clean oxygen-deprived Week 1. Which is 100% supported by all the IMAX/Dolby timing receipts. I also never claimed F4 would dominate Japan either, just that every extra showtime that isn't Demon Slayer is money Aniplex doesn't get. And Jurassic World? It's been proven that it will take over, it's the only real "family+blockbuster+IMAX" beast on the radar that Japan actually shows up for. And it's in 4DX unlike Demon Slayer which is in 2D. That's not doomerism, that's just math.
>>280663997
Cool insult, bro, but being passionate doesn't mean they'll go watch the same movie eight times a week for twelve weeks straight like it's 2020 again, especially when going by Ufotable's working schedule, they'll release a new movie every year. We're in a different landscape, and you're stuck in a post-Covid bubble fantasy where lightning will just strike twice because the brand still prints merch.

>>280664746
there should be a nice extended cut of it based on the panel of tanjiro watching giyuu and akaza fighting

don't reply to the schizo, let him be mind broken

>>280664821
I can't wait to see your butthurt when the movie ends up doing great. But you're so far gone you'll probably shift the goalposts again to cope, like mindbroken schizo you are.

>>280664861

How did they get Shinya Ohira? Holy fuck.
https://sakugabooru.com/post?page=1&tags=shinya_ohira

>>280664861
I mean, you kind of already mindbroken, lmao. When someone starts digging up my Reddit posts, saving screenshots, and crying "schizo" while obsessively responding to everything I say, then it's not a debate anymore. It's a full-on psychological defeat for you.
>>280664894
Means nothing to me, because I very rarely use Reddit and when I do, I take the piss on underages (such as yourself) or I post on r/AskHistorians. It says all about yourself when you're:
>Monitoring my cross-platform history
>Screenshotting my takes like a full-blown internet PI
>And yelling at people not to respond because I'm "crazy" (lol)
That's textbook coping + seething + projection and the best part is that I never had to raise my voice. I just presented:
>Reasoned box office logic
>Historical precedent (Mugen Train vs current market)
>Theater scheduling evidence (Aniplex tactics)
>And current Japanese public sentiment (Yahoo Japan, Twitter)
I'd also bet this entire thread is just yourself and three other people talking to themselves while I keep this thread at a gun-point.

>>280665011
baseeeed

>>280665011
>biggest moneymaker of the year

>>280665011
Why wouldn't they, everyone in the industry would jump at the chance to do a cut

>a self admitted redditor
Bruh lmao

Akazas gf is Lynn btw

>>280665039
>or I post on r/AskHistorians.
So the jjk power level threads were by someone else using your account?

2 Cuts from Nozomu Abe
1 for Zenitsu
1 for Tanjiro

>>280665011
QRD on him.

>>280663601
6 eyed beasts are cute

What are the chances of a link to the audio-visual content being posted?

>>280665561
near zero

>>280662752
Streamable is even worse

There was a Noh performance of Kimetsu and nobody talked about it?! Look at this. It's cool as fuck!
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x4K6Jmioek

extended fight sequences too and original infinity castle footage

First scene: Gyomei’s walking through the cemetery of Corps members that Oyakatasama always visited. He’s replaying his last conversation with him. Cut to the last 30 seconds or so of Hashira Unite and all of a sudden we’re back in it.

From there, we get some nice POVs of all the hashira. Footage of Kanroji and Obenai from the trailer happens quite early (Obenai badass af holy shit), and ofc Shinazagawa’s entrance does NOT disappoint.

Watching Gyomei and Tokito together is so dope too. And watching Zenitsu in beast mode on is way to Kaigaku is exactly what we’ve all been waiting for.

We get straight into Shinobu vs Douma relatively quickly. Super well done, but this one felt a bit rushed to me (which I can’t blame them re: fitting it all into one movie). Shinobu has some badass moments for sure, and it ends with her getting absorbed while Kanau gets on the scene.

>>280666085
Good shit

>>280666176
From there, we get our anticipated Zenitsu vs Kaigaku. I felt like this one was pretty perfect honestly. Y’all will geek tf out over seeing Zenitsu locked in; freakin amazing.

Somewhere in between all this, we also see a lot of Kiriya and co; I especially loved how they did this (ie expanded a tiny bit on the manga here), as all the Corps members organizing what looks like countless sheets of maps that Kiriya and his sisters are drawing. They did an incredible job showing how this intertwined with the entire battle etc, and we even got a Kagaya-ghost appearance!! (I think that only comes later in the manga when Nezuko’s on her way, right?)

Ight….so there’s def a reason that Akaza’s name is in the title of the movie.

THIS FIGHT DID NOT HOLD BACK HOLY SHIT GUYS.

Fr, no amount of hype can possibly set your expectations too hiWe see the entire fight, flashback and all. And I’ll say that the highlight imo ABSOLUTELY was our goat Giyu. When he went full on mark-mode, it was almost if not on par w/Tengen vs Gyutaro (not exaggerating); The highlight of the movie for me for sure.

Akaza’s backstory was beautifully done. I was a bit worried about this, given that there’s so many demon backstories and it takes proper time/nuanxe/pacing to make them all feel singular…but luckily they nailed it. And especially given our history with him, it really hit home for me. (If I’m being nitpicky, I didn’t like his father’s voice actor; took me out of the moment once or twice).gh.

>>280666219
We see (present) Muzan twice: once in the middle-ish of the movie and once at the very end. Oh yea, and Yushiro was sick!! Next movie he’s really gonna shine.

It ends with both Giyu and Tanjiro passed out post-Akaza death, Kanau having already fought Douma for a bit (bet we’ll see some of that next movie before Inosuke arrives).

>>280666139
>extended fight sequences
That should be a given, every single major fight of previous arcs got new sequences in the anime, even in movie format Akaza vs.Rengoku was slightly expanded, looking back in the manga it is crazy how short Akaza vs. Rengoku is.

Holy kek!!!!!!!
We got 200 mil announced globally!!!
LETS FUCKNIG GOOOO!!!!

>>280666506
calm down
and it's 220 >>280655192 >>280655256

>>280663836
It will blow the fuck out of One Piece Film Red, Film Red was not even the best performing anime movie of its year, that title went to Slam Dunk thanks to its international run and its extended run in Japan.
>>280664894
I have checked his reddit, this guy is a full blown Pissfag, even tried to defend Oda for glazing Pedotsuki and pretended Goutouge's absence from Kenshin's anniversary celebration is not something to be proud of.
He is worse than Jeremy, and his ass will hurt much harder than Jeremy's ass soon.

>>280666608
>He is worse than Jeremy,
... Who do you think that is?

>>280666770
The Pissfag. Same person who tried to deny that Oda was frothing at the mouth when One Piece lost to KnY in 2019 and made his editor conduct an interview where he shared FAKE NUMBERS to pretend One Piece was the best selling manga that year.
One Piece is shit, it has no legacy, nobody will remember it once it ends, and its dwindling fanbase only cares about the answers to mysteries Oda has been blueballing us with since chapter 1.

>>280666894
>The Pissfag.
... And who do you think that is?
Let me give you a hint, J

>>280666437
Short impactful fights are better than drawn out filler. It's one of the upper moons who regularly kill pillars so Rengoku all alone being able to only briefly stall him makes sense.

>>280666608
>It will blow the fuck out of One Piece Film Red, Film Red was not even the best performing anime movie of its year, that title went to Slam Dunk thanks to its international run and its extended run in Japan.
So? One Piece Film Red did over $250M globally and was the #1 anime movie of 2022 worldwide. Only Slam Dunk passed it domestically in Japan due to long legs and local appeal. My prediction stands: Infinity Castle won’t reach that worldwide without Japan hard-carrying it, which is unlikely.
>I have checked his reddit, this guy is a full blown Pissfag, even tried to defend Oda for glazing Pedotsuki
Lol. You're literally cyberstalking me and still lost the argument (still waiting for roses from my #1 admirer). That's embarrassing. I didn't even have to try hard, you're voluntarily doing recon and still can't find a real "gotcha" against me. My Reddit takes are reasoned, backed by industry patterns and not reactionary or terminally online like the majority of you pathetic children.

As for my comments about Watsuki? It's perfectly balanced. I called him what he is (a piece of shit), I made it clear I wasn't defending him, and I correctly explained that Gotouge or Kubo not showing up was due to personal disengagement, not any woke virtue signaling fantasy. You're just mad I'm not a raving moralfag or a fanboy. That's how low your standards are.

>>280666953
J is strictly MHA fag and anti-BC schizo, if you check that reddit, that person hardly cares about MHA, and only cares about defending his idol Oda.
>>280667170
Slam Dunk did better than One Piece internationally too, mostly due to asian territories which considerably neglect.
>I correctly explained that Gotouge or Kubo not showing up was due to personal disengagement, not any woke virtue signaling fantasy.
First of all, it is not strictly woke to be against child abuse.
Secondly, both Kubo and Goutouge drew tributes for Dragon Ball's anniversary, Kubo is even drawing for Black Clover's anniversary. It is not due to them not getting invited like you would like to believe.

>>280657627 (OP)
>have to wait till like 2029-2030 for this shit to be finished

>>280667367
stop replying to that faggot on here and do it on the wsj thread

>>280665187
You can literally wacth his work

>Mugen train first day October 16 - 910,507 admissions
>Infinity castle first day July 18 - 1,302,413 admissions
Will HE kill himself?

>>280665419
Still mad this got axed

>>280667170
>l. My prediction stands: Infinity Castle won’t reach that worldwide without Japan hard-carrying it, which is unlikely.
Dude, it's going to pass it like a fucking breeze.
Also it's at 171 globally.

>>280667544
Should have waited until JJK and MHA ended, with pickings as slim as they are now it looks much better

>>280667519
O
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>b-b-b-b-b-b-but it's just frontloaded by fans!

leak

>>280667606
Post it

>>280667403
Just don't die until then.

>>280667596
is he doing anything new? His first Manga was really, even had a decent ending but /a/ only talks about bad endings

>>280667519
>mugen train did 4.6 billion yen in three days
Now guess how much part 1 will make.

>>280667519
This is not even the final number.
How does it feel like to see your cope crumbling live Jeremy?

>>280667641
https://x.com/SpideySensei_/status/1945944997162856811

>>280667606
Chinaman? Only someone outside Japan going there can be brave enough do dare for a camrip.

>>280667674
nothing I know of

>>280667606
>>280667641
Can you people do this in secret? There is always some official dude checking forums for leaks so they get reported immediately

>>280667684
>red mark

>>280667674
>His first Manga was really *good
Sorry for some reason the "good" got deleted

>>280667741
Color version colors are NON CANON

>>280667677
>>280667681
Even if Jurassic World manages to knock this movie out of the top spot, it won't matter because it will have surpassed Mugen Train before that happens.

>>280667606
Giyuu MY BELOVED UGLY AND GAY

Whats funny is that someone was streaming it on tiktok and got banned right away

>>280667684
They're making akaza look weaker kek

>>280667801
I can't see JW lasting on the top spot more than one week.

>>280667779
Blue fits him better considering water breathing

>>280667367
>Slam Dunk did better than One Piece internationally too, mostly due to asian territories which considerably neglect.
Flat-out lie. Slam Dunk barely edged Film Red domestically in Japan: ¥15.7B vs ¥20B for Film Red. But globally, Film Red made $246M+ and Slam Dunk ~$279M. Higher, but only because it had a freakishly long tail in East/Southeast Asia (especially Korea and China) and rode nostalgia hard. And neither of them is replicable for Demon Slayer Infinity Castle. Why? Slam Dunk had no TV rerun fatigue and came out of nowhere after 20+ years of absence (anime ended in the middle of the story). Film Red was a musical with Uta marketing shoved in every orifice.

Meanwhile Demon Slayer is trying to re-sell reused content to a post-boom market while bullying competitors out of theaters. Goos luck running that marathon in 2025's landscape.
>First of all, it is not strictly woke to be against child abuse.
Nice rhetorical spin, but I never said it was. What I actually said (and it stands true) is that the absence of Gotouge/Kubo wasn't some ideological power move, it's standard. They weren't constants in tributes. And they have no connection to Watsuki like those participated did (the manga industry is very cliquey). You're just trying to act morally superior because you got obliterated on industry logic.
>Kubo drew for DB and Black Clover Which proves nothing. That just means he shows up when he feels like it, and Kubo is friends with the Black Clover author. As are everyone else participating in its anniversary. And showing up for DB is standard practice for Jump artists, even Mikio Ikemoto showed up to pay his respects to DB. Not that Kubo is on a moral crusade. The exact point I made.

>>280667874
It's still meant to be boiling blood.
You think sanemi should be having green blood?

stop replying to that faggot, he already got btfo time and time again in wsj

i'm not the guy but it probably won't have the same legs as Mugen Train even if it has a bigger opening. Not even Empire Strikes Back made as much as Star Wars. A social phenomenon that makes granpaw and grannie go to the theater to see what the fuss is about is not going to happen over and over.

>>280667884
>Goos luck running that marathon in 2025's landscape.
Seems like it'll do it just fine and do like 350 million.at the very least ww

>>280667917
NTA but i also think it'd make 16-20b. enough to enter top 10 all time jp
which no movie and sequel ever done

>>280667684
AHHHHH it's too fucking kino

>>280667917
Everyone knows it's not going to make *as much*, but it's still going to make a retarded amount money.
Easy over 200-250 million in japan and then international to round it off.

>>280667519
Cute, the admissions cope. Now try and compare revenue, not admissions (pricing and inflation matter) and realize Infinity Castle is three episodes glued together, marketed for months, blasted across 18 screenings/day, and frontloaded to hell.

Admissions =/= legs. Mugen Train didn’t just start hot, it had insane staying power for months in a Covid-cleared field. Infinity Castle's gonna nosedive once Jurassic World shows up August 8. That’s not me "hoping", that's math and history talking.

>>280667519
>Infinity castle first day July 18 - 1,302,413 admissions

It's the number of seats, not admissions

>>280667606
RENGOKU STATUS?

>>280667915
>stop replying to that faggot, he already got btfo time and time again in wsj
You got proven wrong that Superman was an international flop. When I pulled the receipts, you've been awfully quiet about it and backed away from it. Sit down and shut your mouth up, the grown-ups are talking.

>>280667606
Whats tanjiro doing

>>280668069
>You got proven wrong that Superman was an international flop.
But it was a huge international flop
>china reported a -95% on its second week, the highest ever
>will struggle to even reach 600 million worldwide
huge flop.

>>280668011
>marketed for months, blasted across 18 screenings/day
I fail to see how these are bad, I guess the second one is for you because of your
>4 SCREEENS A DAY AND NOTHING MORE
cope, because otherwise it's what every movie does, especially movies as big as this one.

>>280667884
>Flat-out lie.
>Proceeds to say Slam Dunk did better than One Piece Film Red internationally too due to asian territories.
>Nice rhetorical spin, but I never said it was.
I literally quoted you word for word, you keep changing your talking points every time you are exposed.
>NOOOOOO, STOP ACTING LIKE KUBO AND GOUTOUGE ARE MORALLY SUPERIOR THAN MY PEDOPHILE APOLOGIST ODA

btw no trailer or release date for second movie, might actually be 2027

>>280668048
Correct. That stat in picrel is 座席数 (zasekisu), which literally means "number of seats available", not tickets sold or actual admissions. It's just how many seats were allocated for each movie on July 18, i.e., how much screen space and how many showings each title gets.
>Infinity Castle: 1,302,413 seats across 5,804 screenings
Which is an absolutely massive screen count, pure Aniplex blitzkrieg mode. But still just seats, not butts in seats.
>Superman
>114,105 seats across 964 screenings
You can see how hard Aniplex bullied it out. A nearly 90% drop in screen count compared to Demon Slayer. That's not natural, that's strategic throttling.

So yeah, you just got caught confusing maximum potential with actual turnout. It's like bragging that a restaurant has 1,000 tables set but ignoring whether people are actually dining. This doesn't tell you anything about how much money Infinity Castle will make, only that Aniplex is stuffing screens before competition arrives. And we both know why.
>It's frontloaded
>It has 2-3 weeks to print as much as possible before Jurassic World starts stomping all over it
Anime films, especially franchise-driven ones like Demon Slayer, Conan, and One Piece are notorious for massive frontloaded turnouts. You get:
>Hardcore fanbase turnout
>Pre-sale/midnight hype
>Limited fanservice content (bonus merch, posters, etc)
>Wall-to-wall screening
But what happens after the first weekend? That's where the real performance begins.

>>280668416
I think they wouldn't push it yet, a year is too far out

>>280668490
*I mean to say they wouldn't push it yet even if it's just a year, they want to keep people excited for this movie until it has made most of its money and not remind people it's just a slice

>ANIPLEX IS THROTTLING MY SUPERMAN, NOOOOOO.
>Shueisha definitely didn't throttle Kimetsu no Yaiba's sales by underprinting it to keep The Highest First Print record to their favorite child Oda and his declining manga.

Ever think about how Giyu spared Nezuko like Yoriichi spared Tamayo, good judgement bros

>>280668616
It's funny because WB literally fudged with superman's BO numbers and had to fix them yesterday after being called out.

so beautiful

>>280657627 (OP)
will she ever fucking do anything ??

>>280668819
damn does someone have a screener, that looks like it's off a monitor rather than a theater projection

>>280667684
Not sure I like the decision to have them flying through the castle with their attacks, but looks nice either way. I'm curious to see what they added to Zenitsu's fight.

what's up wtih all those leaks

>>280668819
And silver

>>280668857
she will job

>>280667828
Literally >>280667710

>>280668857
>*loses to muzan's cock*

>>280668887
>>280668897
Hey most likely those guys are going to prison, cut them some slack

>>280668248
Of course it's not bad marketing. Never said it was. What I pointed out and what you can’t seem to process is that *it's artificially frontloaded*. They squeezed out other films (F1, Superman, etc.) to eliminate opening week competition and they stacked the deck to create a fake "crash-the-servers" vibe for the opening buzz.

This isn't controversial, it's strategy and it's EXACTLY what you'd do if you don’t have legs and need 100% of the oxygen in the room early. The problem isn't the 18 screenings, it's the implication that this proves long-term dominance. It doesn’t. All it proves is that Aniplex is gaming the schedule to milk the core fanbase ASAP before reality sets in and Jurassic World comes to devour it.
>>280668326
You have zero idea how international box office breakdowns work, rofl. Slam Dunk barely beat Film Red worldwide ($279M vs $246M), despite having almost no Western footprint. It squeezed the last yen out of Japan and lived off nostalgia in Korea/China/SEA.

Film Red had actual presence in the US, France, Mexico and pulled big from cross-demographics because of the Uta phenomenon, Gear 5 and Shanks. And again: none of this helps Infinity Castle.

I said:
>Neither Slam Dunk's nor Film Red’s paths are replicable.
Which is 100% accurate. Infinity Castle:
>Has no nostalgia hook
>Is pretty much just TV episodes cut together
>Already showed signs of franchise fatigue
>And is dropping in a stacked year with Zootopia 2, Jurassic World, Avatar 3, and more
You're clinging to past glories to deflect from the obvious decay in hype.

>>280668416
Since 2019 there hasn't been a single year without new KnY animated content, there's no way 2026 breaks that streak, unless they want to start messing that up right now.

2019 - Anime debut
2020 - Mugen Train
2021 - Mugen Train TV cut + Red-Light District
2022 - RLD crossed into this year, ending here
2023 - Swordsmith Village
2024 - Pillar Training
2025 - Infnity Castle, first movie

>>280668326
Also, this...
>NOOOOOO, STOP ACTING LIKE KUBO AND GOUTOUGE ARE MORALLY SUPERIOR THAN MY PEDOPHILE APOLOGIST ODA
...is just embarrassing, lmfao. This isn't even a rebuttal, you're just rageposting from an empty brain. I've never defended Watsuki, not once. I literally called him a piece of shit and simply explained, accurately, that Kubo and Gotouge:
>Don't attend everything
>Weren’t even regulars at tribute collabs
>Likely didn’t participate because of industry cliques, disinterest, or irrelevance to the original creator of RuroKen
Instead, you're projecting your own performative moralfaggotry onto the situation and calls it a "gotcha." It's laughable and you're pathetic.

>>280669071
There will definitely be a tv broadcast of this movie next year, but I could see a late 2026 movie release.

>>280669124
Being against actual pedophilia isn't moralfaggotry.
You're a faggot and so are the authors you constantly shill for

There are so many bad amateur animations of infinite fortress on youtube, how does aniplex allow that

>>280669134
I expect a Tv cut as well, but that doesn't count as new content, the TV cut for Mugen Train was only used to expand RLD for example.

>>280669249
>new
My brain skipped over this word in your post, my bad. But yeah, I think late 2026 would likely be the next release date.

>>280669149
>>280669277
Is Zenitsu's fight the first act, like in the manga, or the movie pushes to the middle of Akaza's fight?

i want shinobu fight to be extended

>>280669210
>how does aniplex allow that
They actually cracked down hard on any fan animation that used the OST, any one remaining are using cover versions or don't use the OST at all. Other than that they can't flag the actual animation since it is entirely fan made, and detrimental like porn.

>>280669365

>>280669124
You are not defending Watsuki, you are defending Oda the pedophilia apologist.
I am making a joke because your argument is too retarded to engage with.
>>280669018
>You have zero idea how international box office breakdowns work, rofl. Slam Dunk barely beat Film Red worldwide ($279M vs $246M), despite having almost no Western footprint. It squeezed the last yen out of Japan and lived off nostalgia in Korea/China/SEA.
>Film Red had actual presence in the US, France, Mexico and pulled big from cross-demographics because of the Uta phenomenon, Gear 5 and Shanks.
Doesn't matter, at the end of the day Slam Dunk > One Piece Film Red globally, even though One Piece Film Red was carried by the rising popularity of Ado and not its declining franchise.
KNY is very popular in Korea, China, and SEA, countries that support anime movies and actually show up in cinemas a lot more than US, France, and Mexico that you are so proud of.
And finally, Aniplex isn't throttling Superman, Aniplex doesn't own all the theaters in Japan. KNY has that many screenings due to the high demand.

>>280669452
You'd think Shueisha could do it since it's an unlicensed adaptation

>>280668857
Get pregnant and give birth to Tanjiro's babies.

>>280669191
Pedophilia is based. Stop being a puritan moralfaggot for something which is perfectly fine countries over

>>280669134
I suspect they will wait until all movies are out and only then they will make a tv episodic cut.

>>280669549
Nah they always want to be onboarding new people that can catch up fully before the next movie, it's 100% going to be on TV and streamshit

>>280669586
It will air on tv and get released on streaming websites as a movie. They won't cut it into episodes until all 3 movies are out.

>>280669549
Ufotable and aniplex have been going pretty crazy about pushing for theatrical and TV releases of everything they for KnY without waiting, like TV seasons get the finale pushed into theaters the following year, while the Mugen Train movie had its TV cut the following year as well. I believe things will be the same for the IF movies, next year Akaza goes to TV.

>>280669660
Hmm, I dunno. It probably depends on whether Netflix wants it chopped enough to pay extra.

Man they really have everyone flying around the infinite fortress clearing five miles per jump during the battles, kinda DBZ

>>280669191
>Being against actual pedophilia isn't moralfaggotry.
No shit, retard. I never said being against pedophilia is moralfaggotry. That's you inventing a strawman so you can throw a tantrum about an argument that only exists in your own head.

What I actually said:
>Kubo and Gotouge not drawing a tribute for Watsuki doesn't automatically mean they're making a moral stand
Which is true and completely reasonable. You can't counter that, so you screams "PEDO DEFENDER!" and attack a totally different person (Oda) while attributing it to me. That's slander-by-association, classic move when someone has no ammo left.
>>280669512
>You are not defending Watsuki, you are defending Oda the pedophilia apologist.
I never even brought Oda up. You did.
You're just trying to bait outrage from third parties because my logic already stomped you in front of everyone. It's a Hail Mary to try to discredit me by painting me as some villain. The irony ofn all is that you're so obsessed with the moral high ground, yet you're the one who:
>Digs up my Reddit posts
>Misquoting my arguments
>Relying on childish insults and false equivalencies
That's not righteousness. That's being an unhinged terminally online loser with too much time and too little comprehension.

>>280669512
Second...
>Doesn't matter, at the end of the day Slam Dunk > One Piece Film Red globally
This is dumbest thing you've said yet and that's a high bar.

It does matter why, because we're talking about whether Infinity Castle can replicate that success. And the answer is still a massive no.

Slam Dunk's success was:
>A surprise comeback
>With zero TV rerun fatigue
>Fueled by nostalgia and domestic strength
>With long-ass legs in Korea and China
>And minimal competition
Infinity Castle is none of that.
>It's part of a serial content stream already fatigued in the domestic market
>It's not fresh, the manga ended a long time ago and everyone has already read the manga
>It faces more competition in its first 4 weeks than Mugen Train did in 4 months
>It's not going to magically catch fire in the West where anime movies still struggle
>Aniplex isn't throttling Superman, Aniplex doesn't own all the theaters in Japan. KNY has that many screenings due to the high demand.
Corporate bootlicking at its finest. Sasuga daze.
>"I-It's not manipulation, it’s just popular!"
No. Demand is being manufactured and concentrated.vToei and Aniplex do not need to own cinemas to influence them, they negotiate aggressive theater share, and buy out premium formats (IMAX, Dolby) to box out competitors. "Demand" isn’t some organic magic. They:
>Heavily restrict prescreenings
>Build media hype through exclusives
>Limit premiere access to create manufactured scarcity
>Drop collector's items, fanservice bonuses, and early merch incentives to spike turnout
And the moment Jurassic World, they will lose hundreds of screens overnight. This is opening-week milking, not long-term strength. One Piece Film Red did the exact same strategy Infinity Castle does.

Kimetsu chads won hard

I wish aniplex wasn't so protective of the music. Do they really sell enough copies of the OST that keeping it off youtube is worth it

>>280671345
Yeah they're being faggy, can't listen to the ost at all on youtube
which is sad considering how great the OST is

>>280670959
calm down nigga, you will pop a vein

And would you look at that, even the Japanese are agreeing with me and everything I've argued from rewatch value, market saturation, post-boom fatigue to screen competition is confirmed by mainstream Japanese reporting. And no amount of fanboy screeching about "400億確定!" changes the math. Man, this year keeps getting better and better. I'll translate what the article says.
> 2020年当時はコロナ禍で公開される作品が少なく、多くのスクリーンを長期間確保できましたが、今回は多くの大作・話題作がひしめく夏休みシーズンです。
>Back in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, there were very few film releases, allowing for a long-term hold on many screens. This time, however, it's the summer vacation season, crowded with many big titles and hot releases.
Translation: Mugen Train was a fluke. It benefited from an empty playing field but that's not the case in 2025. Infinity Castle has real competition from all sides.
>大ヒット中の『国宝』は前週を上回る右肩上がりの興行を続けており、その勢いはまだまだ続きそうです。
>The currently successful film Kokuhou is continuing to perform even better than the previous week, and its momentum looks to continue.
Translation: Demon Slayer isn't even the only big local fish. Kokuhou (a sleeper hit) is holding steady and cutting into repeat viewer attention. A huge chunk of Japanese filmgoers especially older cinephiles, critics, and film industry veterans WILL absolutely bump up Kokuhou's box office since they resent the monopolization of screens by anime franchises like Demon Slayer, Conan, and One Piece.

(1/2)

>>280672288
> ジェームズ・ガン監督のハリウッド映画『スーパーマン』も評判が良いですし、『ジュラシック・ワールド／復活の大地』といった強力なライバルの公開も控えています。
>James Gunn's Hollywood film Superman is receiving good reviews, and powerful rivals like Jurassic World: Rebirth are also set to be released soon.
Translation: Superman is getting positive buzz in Japan, and Jurassic World is an imminent threat. Infinity Castle is surrounded, screen monopoly won't last.
> 前回ほどの上映回数を確保し続けられる保証はないでしょう。
>There's no guarantee that it will continue to secure as many screening slots as last time.
Translation: Theaters won't bend over backwards like they did for MT. The iron grip is temporary.
> 本作の上映時間が155分と長尺であることも、劇場のブッキングを難しくする一因です。
>Its long runtime of 155 minutes also makes theater booking more difficult."
Translation: The film is too long to stack efficiently, meaning it eats fewer total showings per screen a major red flag for longevity. Also, the article says:
>Toho Cinemas Shinjuku is playing it 40 times on day one, totaling 103 hours of screen time. That's the equivalent of 51 regular 2-hour films. Just running this title costs ~11 other movie screenings.
Which means:
>Theater chains are literally sacrificing other movies (and revenue diversity) to force Infinity Castle showings, which is risky and unsustainable.
> "3部作の最初の作品という『ホップ・ステップ・ジャンプ』の『ホップ』に当たる本作が、興行にどう影響するかも未知数です。"
> "As the first installment in a planned trilogy, the 'Hop' in 'Hop, Step, Jump', how this film will perform remains uncertain."
Even JP media is saying: This is just the setup movie. It's not the big finale. Its draw power is inherently limited even with hype.

(2/2)

>>280657627 (OP)
I can’t wait for this series to be over and people stop talking about it.

whole thing leaked

>Thread for a showing in Japan
Why must you torment me anon? I still have to wait 2 months. Summer will be over by the time I get to see it.

>>280667684
they're doing the heavens feel thing when they do a fast cut into a slowmo over and over again
so fucking shit it pisses me off
why just do a continuous fight without having to slow mo literally every 2 seconds

>>280673295
I like slow-motion, makes the fight easier to follow and it makes it feel extra fast

>>280673630
They could have just made it normal speed and tightened the camera work so that the choreography would be easier to follow. Then have more zoomed out shoots showing how fast they actually move to give the audience a sense of their real speed. Slow motion is just lazy.

So much spam walls of text it's crazy.

>>280673630
id agree if it didnt happen like 10 times in a row
its boring and lazy

>>280673983
genuinely the biggest schizo on 4chan which is saying something. Well maybe not worse than /vg/

Only 15% behind Mugen Train movie at the same time, with fewer screenings, and performing twice as well as the last Conan movie

>>280674381
If I remember correctly, around 2pm onwards it went up like crazy, let’s see if it will have the same behavior but in a less chaotic level

>>280667367
Woke is an ideology that is centralized in Western academic white guilt, which is almost completely absent from Japanese thought. Anyone trying to see wokery in anime is usually projecting dumb Western Harvard snobbery onto a completely different culture and is almost always wrong. There's a few times when anime goes a little woke, and that's because of Western producers, and the writers usually do it wrong because Japanese writers do not understand woke ideology either.

>>280667684
Kinda ass

>>280674224
Yurifags schizos are still worse but this guy is up there. Is KNY the only shonen he hates?

>>280667684
Fuck, already lived up to my expectations. Can't wai to see the whole thing

Hansamu deserves his own movie

>>280657627 (OP)
WE WON

Mugen Train - Infinity castle
11AM - 149,461 - 152,021

https://twitter.com/karcher190/status/1946041925468860450?t=VFq0qRsAefl9TkXudCJTIQ&s=19

>>280677467
THIS is what people were raving about? This pales compared to Tengen vs Gyutaro

>>280677467
Looks AI altered. Not like

>>280677652
Different standards i guess. Personally, this blows Tengen vs Gyutaro out of the water for me. That battle was 99% explosions

>>280674134
is fun, do it another 10 times

>>280677686
>That battle was 99% explosions
You didn't watch the fight

Mugen Train - Infinity castle
12PM - 179,702 - 190,571

>>280678075
What does this mean?

>>280678132
Amount of cocks sucked during that time of the day

>>280678132
Seats available vs sold

Any Abe cuts?

Super Dragon Thunder

I love my nameless green wife!

https://x.com/SpideySensei_/status/1946061200279646220

>>280678903
>>280678978
This would kill Akaza btw

>>280661658
Remember when some idiot uploaded mugen train to the Playstation store? I watched on cytube with a bunch of anons

>>280679121
A fun day indeed.

>>280679122
Is this muzan in the meat cocoon

>>280679122
Abe cut of Muzan fucking Tamayo

>>280679161
yes

>>280679193
Hellraiser stuff tone, fuckin satanic black magic

>>280679291
Now I’m wishing Ufo gives Muzan Blanko some latex drip

>>280679122
>I lived bitch

*1 266805(37629) 540857(.415) ****** 62.7% ****** Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle

Is he still at it?

>>280674896
He hates everything except MHA

>>280679590
If he liked MHA so much why did he pretend to be a BCfag and keep shitting on it

>>280679631
playing 4d chess

>>280679562
He got a heart attack after those numbers

>>280679562
He is dead

>>280664041
there is a tiktok of a guy getting goosebumps during the zenitsu fight beheading

14:15 - 307909/604520
Jesus

>seats are not sold out
OH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

>The movie surpassed 500 million yen at the box office in just 12 hours.
Already doing better than Mugen Train, what will be his cope this time.

>>280680794
We can technically say it has already beaten OD and it’s eyeing to beat the OW, it is beyond insane. 70% of attendance nationwide at 2pm. What in the hell.

Yeah because japanese want to watch superman story that's just going to be an allegory for immigration.
And people wondered why comic is getting it ass kicked by manga.

ETA until camrip? I don't want to wait until August man.

>>280657627 (OP)
Just got out, fuck it was so good

>>280680901
Question, did they add the expanded akaza backstory or just what was shown in the manga.

>>280680941
the side story with the rival was added, the one that couldn't originally make it in, he took Koyuki out but when she was having a coughing fit the rival panicked and ran away, she woulda died if Hakuji hadn't found her

>>280680970
NICE

>>280680794
>>280680839
Why are you lying retard

>>280681014
The ¥5b is a prediction for OW, but the other thing is legit. You can check it on minorin.
https://x.com/franspeech/status/1946092587162443906?s=46

I miss you guys. How has it been these past years aside from never escaping this hellhole?

Who the fuck remembers or even noticed this?

>>280681089
Still gambling on toc shit
And still waiting for that "people burned their volumes" pic to this day

>>280681014
Gonna throw a hissy fit? I didn't lie, retard, go cry to your momma.

>>280681138
One day, anon.

>>280681073
>Superman below Kokuhou
Maybe weeks of wall of text reverse jinx Kimetsu

>the Black Clover faggot acts like he's just won the Box Office World Cup
Lol.
>>280674381
Yes, the opening day numbers are strong, which is to be expected from a franchise-driven IP.
>~540,000 tickets sold by midday
>¥500M gross by noon? Impressive
>Within ~15% of Mugen Train pace at certain hour markers? Sure, OK
That still does not mean it's "doing better" than Mugen Train, though. At best, it's tracking close for Day 1 with far more theater saturation, greater screen count, and massive pre-release campaign blitzing every corner of Japanese media.
>performing twice as well as the last Conan movie
Right, because Infinity Castle opened on a national holiday in the middle of summer vacation with more than 5,000 daily screenings, wall-to-wall IMAX, 4DX, and marathon fan events. Meanwhile, Conan came out in late-April and had to build over weeks like every other non-mania-driven release. This isn’t an organic, slow-burn hit, it's a weaponized fanservice bomb dropped onto an empty landscape for four days.

Also, legs > launch

Any box office analyst would tell you that right away, rofl. Mugen Train didn't become the GOAT because of opening day, it was because it ran uninterrupted for months during Covid with no Hollywood threats, zero counter-programming, and unbeatable word of mouth. Infinity Castle, on the other hand, is...
>Facing Jurassic World in under 3 weeks
>Superman already on screens
>Kamen Rider drops July 25 along with the Fantastic Four
>Kokuhou gaining more weekday and late-night showings, cinephiles will absolutely make sure it represents the counterweight because a lot of moviegoers also resent that TV anime dominates theaters

Shinobu & Mitsuri vs Douma
How far can this fight go?

>>280680794
Legs > launch.

And revenue per seat also matters.

Don't get lost in admissions. It's not just how many people show up, it's:
>How many are repeat viewers (fan base burnout risk)
>Whether they're in premium formats (IMAX, 4DX)
>And if those formats are sustainable post-Week 1
Yahoo Japan already pointed this out: long runtimes throttle total daily screenings (even when it dominates share). Theaters hate this because it reduces turnover per screen and causes congestion. If buzz dips, they'll start booting it for leaner films quickly.
Infinity Castle is crushing its opening but opening day isn't the game. It's just the coin toss. Here's a truth pill that you underages hate to swallow:
>Demon Slayer just blew its biggest shot in one day.
After that, it has to earn the legs and that’s where it'll fall short of Mugen Train. I'm not saying it'll flop, it's Japan, of course it won'r. It'll do ¥15-20B yen, maybe a bit more worldwide if Japan hard-carries. But the idea that it's “already doing better than Mugen Train” is pure emotional fanfiction, rofl. You can talk shit again when the second weekend numbers hit. That's when the actual movie, not the marketing, will start speaking.

>>280680191
Back then by 5 to 6 pm alone they got 66k. Lets see how it's gonna be playing out

>>280681258
>>Superman already on screens
Bombing, yes.

Mugen Train - Infinity castle
3PM - 274,098 - 371,313

>>280681258
>superman
KEKAROO
Also new detective conan movie did huge as usual, no one seethes that anime is in theaters except anime haters.

Glad to know you're not dead

>>280681449
>Bombing
Japan was never the target market, and Superman pulled $314M globally in 6 days, with legs forming across Asia and Europe. That's solid for a soft reboot after DC's collapse. Also:
>Superman is still on screens (and whether you like it or not, it's still pulling steady internationally, far more impressive than Mugen Train ever did).
>Jurassic World Rebirth will gut Infinity Castle once it drops. That's the real predator in the shadows
>Kamen Rider + Fantastic Four hit the same weekend and you know that's going to hit the local demos hard, I'm talking of course about Kamen Rider
>And Kokuhou is the cinephile darling, slowly getting more prestige showings and buzz, the exact kind of film that has legs
>>280681498
>new detective conan movie did huge as usual
And Conan builds long legs. Conan doesn't blow its entire load on Day 1 with 18 daily showings and marketing overkill. That's why people respect its grind.
>no one seethes that anime is in theaters except anime haters.
Brat, Yahoo Japan, cinema operators, and film writers have literally been voicing concerns about this model. Cinephile fatigue is real. Demon Slayer dominates real estate, but at the cost of theater diversity, that is documented. They resent that TV anime is taking over theaters against live-action movies.

>>280681689
>and Superman pulled $314M globally in 6 days
>bought into WB's lies
>it's at 260 million and doing like shit everywhere but america

Are they going to censor this? They tend to censor these kinds of shots with black voids or convenient object placement, so I imagine they probably will.

>>280681302
Mitsuri alone would kille Douma with or without the mark.

>>280681799
Wasn’t confirmed that she was wearing short pants?

>went to sleep for 8 hours
>ate
>did some shit
>he's STILL at it
holy fuck

>>280681841
He's more obsessed than the fan

Mugen Train - Infinity castle
4PM - 316,488 - 414,915

>>280679081
>rengokufags keep getting insulted
LMAO

>>280679122
Muzan looks way more handsome in the manga imo

>>280681799
>panties in taisho era

>>280681870
He REALLY wants to get proven right and is still running away from the reality where superman is flopping.

>>280681744
Cry more.

Currently 60% of the seats are done
they're going to increase it next week at this rate

10 twitter trends, 1st is kny at 224k+ tweets

>>280681934
That was a quick edit. How'd you do that?

>>280681976
also trending in china
unfortunate it's not airing there, easy 100m+
well at least the manga is selling well there

>>280681934
>>280681799
Remember the nezuko panties anon? He should come back for the movie

does anybody have any questions? I got out the theatre like an hour ago

>>280682091
Did they really tease koku?
how's akaza backstory and overall fight? also was the gore there?

>>280682091
Was the eating scene erotic?
Was Akaza's flashback good?
How were Lisa/aimer songs?

>>280682100
>Did they really tease koku?
Nta but yes

>>280682091
What was the reaction like when shinovu got snapped?

>>280682114
Also were there proper fireworks in is punches?

>>280681799
this image is edited lmao
>>280681934
those aren't her panties

also in one of the panels you can literally see one of Nezuko's nipples

The weekend might be either very close to mugen's train record, or break it.

>>280682055

>>280682091
Mitsuri flashes tits and ass? how long and how many scenes ??

>>280682091
Koyuki please

>>280682100
yes there was, there wasn't any "gore" other than mild blood since that's just the nature of that fight
>>280682114
No
Yes
Fucking amazing
>>280682127
a lot more subdued than I expected
>>280682134
sort of, it's a bit hard to describe

>>280682168
>there wasn't any "gore" other
???

>>280681994
100M??? you lowballed hard KNY there. it can rival KNY box office japan easily or even surpass it.

>>280682091
any fanservice or it's all normieshit?

>>280682174
why did I completely fucking forget that part lmao, yeah that was pretty gorey actually
>>280682189
no sexual fanservice

>>280681994
Kny is 10000x more popular than any other manga in china.
It would do 300 million
for reference SD did around 120m and OP only 18m and DC at 50m

>>280680854
I watched it. It's a great movie just forget the agenda pushing.

>>280681949
now count with budget and marketing.

>>280682127
Everyone who cared enough to show up on day 1 would already know she got vored anon

Record might be going down
walk ups are huge

>>280682156
It will still make significantly lesser than Mugen Train when all is said and done, simply because replicating its whole year's run is simply impossible and also because the Japanese exchange rate is shit compared to 5 years ago.

Mugen Train made ¥40.4B domestically, that translated to ~$370M at the time because the yen was around 108 per dollar. Now? The yen has cratered to 160 per dollar, the worst exchange rate in over 30 years.

So even if Infinity Castle matches Mugen Train in yen (it won't), it would only be worth ~$255-270M, depending on conversion fees and timing.

That's a 100 million dollar difference from just currency tanking. Not ticket sales. Not hype. Not legs. Just economic rot, because Japan's fiscal state is worse than Greece's right now.

Seems I'm right on home with the box office, lmao.

>>280682136
>also in one of the panels you can literally see one of Nezuko's nipples
Proof?

Fuck all these “movies” that are just 3 episodes of a series. Fuck this bullshit scam, fuck y’all for paying for this horseshit. I don’t trust “anime movies” anymore.

>>280682361

>>280682348
didn't you say it'd top out at 100m in japan and 180m overall? why are you coping
Regardless, it's going to make new records and be in top 10 of all time JP
you can keep changing your words and keep seething for full days here like its three jobs , while reality spreads your asscheeks

>>280682361
Anime fans, especially Japanese people, are some of the most gullible idiots ever who'd pay double the price for episodes that'll be streamed for free anyway, lol. They're even dumber than video games nerds and capeshitters because at least capeshitters pays to actually watch a movie.

>>280682295
Yeah pretty much guaranteed. By 5PM the lead over MT will probably be ~120k+. A new record is guaranteed and the only question is how much over previous record.

The impossible weekend record has 99% been broken by the impossible once again

>>280682352
here you are, you have to look closely, but you can see both, chapter 84

>>280682527
The OD record is dead. Probably looking at 1.5B OD for this new film setting a new record in both admits and gross.

This fucking idiot Jeremy literally cannot stop losing LMFAO

>>280682665
>in both admits
HOLY FUCK
I thought the record would fall eventually through inflation. But even admits? that shit is huge
KnY still the top dog

2 fucking months.

>all japan box office records will be just a battle of kimetsu vs kimetsu

Will Jeremy finally kill xerself when the sales data start coming out

>>280682400
No one's coping except for you, rofl. I can even smell the anxiety reeking off from you because I'm winning and you know it, so you're having a meltdown.

What I consistently said:
>Infinity Castle won't replicate Mugen Train, Japan would hard-carry, but exchange rate makes it worthless in USD because Japan's fiscal state is worse than Greece's right now
>It may land around ¥15-20B, and possibly top out globally at $180–200M without a China miracle
That's still accurate as of today. Nothing I've said conflicts with that. My range is cautious but realistic, I never once guaranteed a flat "$100M in Japan" cap. I gave the upper ceiling and variables. That’s not backpedaling, that's how grown-ups predict.

Meanwhile, your idea of forecasting is:
>L-LOOKS BIG ON DAY ONE SO IT’S GONNA MAKE HISTORY!!111!
It's toddler-tier market analysis. Let's say Infinity Castle makes ¥20B (which is generous, by the way — it'll need strong legs and zero competition, and both of those are already under fire), at today's exchange rate (~¥160 = $1), that's $125M. Now let's say it does pull $60-70M internationally (if Taiwan, South Korea and SEA show up and the US doesn't sleep on it). That lands it at around $185-195M total, exactly in the zone I projected.

Even if this film cracks the top 10 all-time in Japan by yen, it'll be worth way less globally than it looks and not because of my "coping," but because of Japan’s economic freefall. Your entire “W” is based on nostalgia and leaderboard clout denominated in a dying currency.

But you wouldn't know that, because you're just a stupid child who wants to talk like an adult but knows nothing just like the vast majority of Demon Slayer fans are.

>the movie will make a morbillion money instead of a gorillion!!

ok?

>>280680854
superman is an immigrant has been a staple of the comic for decades. hell he was supposed to explicitely be jewish at conception. why do you think his name is kal el?

>>280682730
retard
baby
coping

>>280682620
you can't show nipples
you just cant

>>280682780
he is desperate for a "win". if it makes more than mugen train he will cope that the numbers somehow "don't count".
the movie making a fantastillion bucks but only a dollar less than mugen train means the series is "in freefall" to him. 5 years ago he was claiming "kimetsu is forgotten" and here we are talking about it.

>>280682413
okay, basement dweller. you are broke, and live under your parent roof and food.
we get it. you cant spend shit on anything because your limit allowance.

>>280682858
just like how he coped about how the manga stopped selling, then they announced 200m
then said it was all sold in japan in 2021-2022.
then 220m number hit and was announced itt was 56m overseas
its so fucking funny

many japanese box office trackers say DS seats are not enough and they need to increase it.
CUT the superman shit more

>>280682891
>cut superman
>cut F4
>>>>>>>>>>>cut JW

Mugen Train - Infinity castle

5PM - 352,269 - 480,355

65% occupancy in last 3 hours. If the same continues till end, will end with 760K+. Though should improve a bit in evening, so 800K+ seems ONN.


this might be a lifetime OD record. I thought Mugen train was it but this shit is monstrous

>>280682858
i can picture this in future. even if it have similar relative admits, or YEN, but overall bellow in dollars, he will call it flop.

>>280682908
The funny thing is the currency rate being weak works better for them, as ufotable/merch/aniplex etc are all paid in yen not usd.
so they'll get more money than they did with mugen train even if usd box office declines by a lot.

>>280682882
thats the funniest shit, this guy is JINX. whatever he said, the opposite always manifest and become reality.

> Toei
> Genshin Impact

The rumors from last year are true

Ufotable really borrowed animators from Toei Animation

These Toei animators did not join Ufotable, but were only responsible for assisting Ufotable in animation production.

They also assisted in the 3D scene production of Kimetsu no Yaiba.

And these Toei animators are really making animations for Genshin Impact.

So now Ufotable and Toei Animation are secretly collaborating?

>>280682936
Yeah, he also says he doesn't want to post in kimetsu threads but he's here with us all these years.
god damn, If i was a newfag and saw him I'd say it's a falseflag to make kimetsu haters retarded, but he is actually a hater and retarded one

>>280682936
he is very likely the anti kgb schizo. guess which series is likely to become a new pillar of the magazine

Infinity Castle grossed 1 BILLION YEN IN 16 HRS IN JAPAN
Mugen Train's day 1 collection was 1.26B yen
And the prime time (from 6pm) shows haven't even started yet in Japan

They are breaking their own series records man

>>280682717
all because of the 10 second koku scene btw
don't forget to thank him

>>280682983
b-but it won't have legs, just wait! i can sense your fear from the screen...

>>280683024
>that CGI
Ugh

>>280682983
amen.

We will surpass Mugen Train.

>>280683003
You majestic LOSER

>>280683003
will they make him a jobber?

>>280663670
that would be fucking great
also glimpses of past pillars confronting and failing against him would also be cool

>>280663670
>>280683186
Unfortunate they already have so many chapters to adapt, they can't add original scenes like this

>>280682983
>>280682907
and here i thought 20B total in japan look nice and i am being cautious too. but Japan said hold my sake and will surpass it easily.

>>280683145
How did they get a picture of me?

holy shit

You know, it's crazy that that mentally ill fag Jeremy / Barry / whatever he wants to be called is still around and hasn't punched his own ticket yet. It'd be sad if it wasn't funny.

>>280683268
But J told me nobody buys kimetsu merch anymore and the only buy mha's?

>>280683282
>MHA is more popular overseas!
>got mogged to oblivion by kimetsu

>>280682880
You can't even spell "limited allowance" right, you're both a gullible idiot AND an ESL, lol.

>>280683295
>no it only has 150m sales it's dead!
updated to 200m
>no it's the post mugen train hype it sold nothing after that
updated again to 220m
>mha is more popular oversea!
updated to 56m vs 40m for mha

being jeremy is suffering

>>280683431
>updated to 56m vs 40m for mha
which is funny since that's 2.4million per volume, while mha has less than 1 million per volume
meaning kny is a minimum 2x more popular than mha worldwide

>>280683431
At this point I believe Kimetsu is a big success thanks to Jeremy reverse jinx

>>280682983
There are 200k fewer seats for tomorrow compared to today or Mugen Train, so it's going to be almost impossible to break the record on the weekend, even though it seemed like they had the potential to do it, it's a shame

>>280677686
>That battle was 99% explosions
yeah cause Tengen uses those more than his breathing techniques

Mugen Train - Infinity castle

6PM - 418,363 - 553,682

>>280682780
You're mocking fake numbers while unironically treating opening day rushes like they're the final verdict. Brat, the stock market doesn't close at noon. Neither does the box office.
>>280682858
Never said it was dead. I said it peaked a long time ago. Learn the difference. A peak doesn't mean it disappears, it means every step forward comes with diminishing returns. You're proving that by comparing everything to a 5-year-old miracle run you still can't replicate without hijacking 5,000 screens and sabotaging other films at your expense.
>>280682936
>I have no argument so I’ll accuse you of cursing the box office with your words’ defense
Lol. Can't wait for you to bring up Mercury retrograde next.
>>280682983
1B yen by hour 16 during a holiday, with inflated ticket prices, IMAX premium saturation, and media saturation. Mugen Train did 1.26B yen on Day 1 with zero Hollywood, a worse time slot, and no premium formats. You're not breaking records, you're overclocking the machine and bragging it still works.

You can mock numbers all you want, but when the dust settles and you're still clutching leaderboard fantasies in a collapsing economy, I'll be here sipping on that 'told you so" with receipts. Try again when you can make a point without foam coming out your mouth, brat.

>>280683547
>with inflated ticket prices, IMAX premium saturation, and media saturation
Infinity castle is passing mugen train by 150k in admits. ie viewers

see >>280683539
stop being retarded for once

>>280683547
>I'll be here sipping on that 'told you so" with receipts
DOWN there, you mean

>he's pulling an all nighter to seethe about kimetsu
>all while being buckbroken over and over by each massive update
KEK love it

>>280681841
same here
amazing

>>280683563
Yes, Infinity Castle beat Mugen Train in raw admissions at 6PM. Congrats, I guess? You're flexing Day 1 walk-ins like they're lifetime receipts. That's not forecasting, that's fangirling. If I buy 20 Happy Meals today, that doesn't mean McDonald's is gonna out-earn Amazon next quarter.

And speaking of "admissions," now convert it to revenue, retard.
>¥1,000 in 2020 = $9.26
>¥1,000 in 2025 = $6.25
Same body count. 30% less value. And your dumbass is bragging about 150K more viewers in an economy that pays out in wet napkins, rofl.

Also:
>It's summer break in Japan
>It's a holiday
>It's got wall-to-wall IMAX/4DX/advertising + zero competition on release day
And it's STILL barely outperforming a COVID-era movie that had zero premium formats and cost less to see. Mugen Train didn't need a stage play rollout. It was just that good, unlike Infinity Castle that's like a fireworks show: loud, flashy, and forgettable. Let's check back in by Week 3 when those numbers deflate faster than your argument.
>>280683576
Funny. You say I'm 'seething' but you’ve quoted me across three threads like I'm your absentee dad. Keep riding my takes, at this point I should start charging you rent.

>>280683672
don't let them silence you king, you are the only reason these threads are somehow alive

>>280683672
>And it's STILL barely outperforming a COVID-era movie that had zero premium formats and cost less to see. Mugen Train didn't need a stage play rollout. It was just that good
holy shit J is saying mugen was kneecapped by covid and was good

>>280683547
>I'll be here sipping on that 'told you so" with receipts.
You haven't sipped from that cup since One Piss flopped in 2019.

>>280683576
i wish he put his autism to better use. imagine if you could put such a data hoarding and comparison skills to something else than "kimetsu is actually dying, look, if you compare imax screenings in the city of kurozucho you can see kimetsu popularity spiraling down"

>The staff at the movie theaters, which usually have few customers, are probably overwhelmed. I guess
>all the movie theaters are calling for more people to come to work than usual and calling it the Demon Slayer shift.

>>280683431
the god hate jeremy or love to trolling him. Juat intentional at this point.

you should do the movie
-said that InCa will never close to Mugen train sales at all
Now, OD record being broken. OW 99% will be broken too.

>>280683672
His argument went from
>KnY's popularity is in decline.
to
>The new movie might have more viewers than Mugen Train but it won't matter due to Yen conversion rates.
HOLY SHIT.

>>280683672
>says it's less popular
>now that it'll make less money
The fucking cope jimbo.

>>280683672
RETARD. did you swear that MIUGEN TRAIN only SUCCESS because COVID???? but NOW??? Infinite castle is MORE SUCCESS because it doesnt have covid???

summer is for blockbuster, dumbass. DConan release early in the year. CSM come out after summer, because NONE want compete with KNY.

>>280683693
No, genius. I'm saying Mugen Train didn't need the crutches Infinity Castle is currently hobbling around on. It wasn't kneecapped by Covid, it was elevated by it. Try reading the words, not just reacting to the voices in your head.

Mugen Train had:
>No IMAX
>No 4DX
>No 5,000 daily screenings
>No stage events
>No marketing blitz on every single platform
It had one thing: hype backed by quality and a perfect timing vacuum. Infinity Castle? It's doing all the right things on paper and still barely scraping past it at inflated prices, premium upcharges, and double the theater real estate.

You can twist that into whatever fanfiction helps you sleep at night, but the numbers don’t lie: same number of butts in seats = way less value. It's not just about how many people show up, it's how much those people are worth per yen and dollar. And in 2025, the yen is about as valuable as your opinions: bottom shelf.

>>280683820
>still barely scraping past it at inflated prices
>30% more admissions on day one
>b-b-but inflation
Irrelevant.

>>280683802
He literally changes his cope everytime, the retard thought infinty castle was outpacing mugen because of ticket price. then when he got btfo straight away. says its akshully because of covid

anyway
i like kimetsu no yaiba

>>280683861
Me too!

>>280683836
like seriously. he is backtracking so fast and non-chalantly (because low iq or memory problem) that he undermine his old argument.
i though we joking that he is retard, but he actually might. and now thats offensive of me to him.

>>280683921
He def has some mental illness or trauma of some kind

>>280683802
>did you swear that MIUGEN TRAIN only SUCCESS because COVID????
No, dumbass. I said Mugen Train's numbers were amplified by COVID, not created by it. Learn the difference. It was already a hyped release, but it benefited from:
>No competition for months
>Empty theater schedules
>Repeat viewings due to content drought
>Pandemic sentimentality and escapism
It was a perfect storm that let it run unchallenged like an emperor for a year and a half. Infinity Castle doesn't have that, it's on a clock, and Jurassic World is about to slam it headfirst into Week 3.
>summer is for blockbuster, dumbass.
Right, and that's the problem. Infinity Castle is dropping during the most competitive time of the year, with studios fighting tooth and nail for screen space. That means it:
>Won't hold 18+ daily screenings for long
>Will start losing premium formats to Hollywood giants
>Can't coast forever on first-week fan bursts
This isn't 2020, this is a bloodbath of a release window. "Summer blockbuster season" is not a free win, it's a survival trial.
>>280683825
>>30% more admissions on day one
At what cost?
>Inflated IMAX prices
>Bundled merchandise packages
>Theater-wide saturation on a national holiday
>Marathon screenings
>All-night events
You dumped the entire war chest into Day 1 and padded every metric possible. But legs win the game. Mugen Train wasn't frontloaded, it held. Infinity Castle will need miracles to sustain past Week 2 once the novelty wears off and the next franchise drops in. Also, you don't get to brag about inflated attendance and pretend price or market saturation doesn't matter. That's not how analysis works, that's how coping looks which you have in volumes.

>>280683836
What's changing? The projection hasn't moved:
>¥15-20B ceiling domestically
>~$180–200M global, with currency rot factored in
>Japan will hard-carry; international is bonus crumbs
That's been consistent across multiple posts. What you keep changing is your expectations:
>First it was "going to beat Mugen Train easy!"
>Now it's "b-but more admissions!!!"
>Soon it'll be "b-but it broke merch records!!!"
>Eventually: "It still won top 10 Japan, cope!"
The goalpost is running a fucking marathon at this point.

You can scream about "retard" this or "cope" that all day, but it doesn't change the simple math: infinity Castle is strong, but not a miracle. Mugen Train was lightning in a bottle. And yelling on the internet won't bottle lightning twice.

Now go lie down before your blood pressure breaks ¥1 billion.

>>280683997
>>¥15-20B ceiling domestically
that's more than 100m in japan you've been telling the past month,. even with the weak rates
ergo, your cope has been destroyed,

>>280683772
i guess for them it's similar to the first weekend of avengers endgame

>>280683997
>>¥15-20B ceiling domestically
You wish jimbo.

>>280683948
>that's how coping looks which you have in volumes.
Says, as he's been coping for the past two weeks and KEEPS coping about its success.

https://x.com/lazio1500/status/1945981171424518578

kek based nip

>>280683997
so you still clinging to 20B max??? are you sure you will not move the goal post again??
thats your final LINE???
YOU swore that InCa will never have OD or OW close to Mugen train because of HOLLYWOOD blockbuster, superman, f4, and so on.
do you ever learn how many mistakes you make this past few weeks?? chatgpt didnt know the future, it cant predict shit. your estimation is old news.

>>280684109
>are you sure you will not move the goal post again??
he will, he already moved past 90m in japan max (which is around 10b)
he also moved past it flopping and now copes about currency rates, as if thats not a good thing to the studio and sony

>>280684082
kek

>>280684042
retard literally cant count or doing basic logic. he used machine AI, likely.

>>280684042
Not a rebuttal, that's just wishful barking. You don't want ¥15-20B to be true because you're emotionally invested. I'm not. I'm just giving you the brutal math you hate, probably because you dropped out of school because of it:
>Japan is carrying this film entirely
>There is no China release
>The yen is dead (¥160/$1)
>Hollywood returns to kick it out of premium formats in Week 3
>WOM will flatten once the fanbase burns through rewatch cycles
Keep dreaming, brat. Numbers don't care about your underage feelings.
>>280684075
Nope. I literally acknowledged Infinity Castle has a strong opening. I've never denied that. What I did say (and you keep ignoring) is that a huge opening doesn't mean a huge final gross. You're confusing momentum with mileage. Infinity Castle is a frontloaded bomb with:
>Weaponized fanservice
>Holiday boost
>Merch-tied tickets
>18 daily screenings + every format under the sun
You basically launched a cultural nuke on Day 1 and now you're praying it sustains. Mugen Train was a slow-burn marathon with tailwind. This is a fireworks display: bright, loud, and over quick.
>>280684109
False. I said it wouldn't match Mugen Train'a entire first week trajectory, because:
>Mugen Train's "open" was stretched across several days due to limited capacity and slow re-expansion from COVID
And:
>Infinity Castle crammed everything into Day 1 on a holiday
That means it's bleeding out future days to frontload the headlines. But you'te too obsessed with the optics of "breaking" Mugen Train to understand that the legs will tell the true story, not whatever clickbait record they snatched by spamming IMAX.
>do you ever learn how many mistakes you make this past few weeks??
Yeah, I learned:
>You can't reason with a fanboy
>You definitely can't reason with a delusional one
>And you’ll never admit that box office isn't about feelings, it's about fiscal reality
You really are just a child.

>>280684274
>I'm not.
You are the person most emotionally invested in this movie.

>>280684274
>because you're emotionally invested. I'm not
You have been posting about the movie, for 12 hour per day, for weeks at least for zero monetary revenue or any value. or even any effect on the movie itself.
What the fuck is that called then?

man i miss the chapter release threads bros
it was so much fun
especially those last 50 chapters
so much hype

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>>280684562
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I love watching Jeremy crash out. Feels like its been a while (I refuse to go to /v/ to see if he does that there).

>>280684562
>>280684576
>What's your most memorable moment when winning the award
In my award winning work, I tried to depict the theme of traditional Japanese clothes, vampires, a strong human that even the vampires fear, and someone who works hard and doesn't let their handicap show. The work is far from perfect. After winning the award, when I work on my one-shots and series, I always thought about wanting to payback those who evaluated my work at that time.
>Please give a message to newcomers who are aiming for Jump New World award
Whether you're drawing a storyboard or manuscript, try to finish it as a whole first before comprehensively evaluating the work overall. You'll learn many things that will help you improve. If you are stuck and stop half way through, try to think carefully what's the cause (for example, is it the character, structure, or the setting that makes the story difficult to develop).
>Editorial comment on "Kagarigari"
The author has a unique sense that standout, but lack enough drawing power to express it. Additionally, the author needs a structure that helps the readers emotionally connect to the characters.

>>280684964
imo the one shot had great design for the mc but yeah the drawing was too "realistic" and not good to look at. Both it and the emotion were improved in kny
though i wish she used the one handed swordmen design in kny

Mugen Train - Infinity castle

8PM - 539,897 - 672,213
Last 20 min update was a colossal +43.5k with 91.6% attendance. The OD admits record for mimorin will fall on the next 20 min update.

>>280685229
unfortunate infinity castle was handicapped by lack of seats from theaters
After this day and weekend results, they'll take more seats from superman and non performing movies though

>>280685229
>not even 9 yet
Fucking amazing.

>>280685243
>by lack of seats from theaters
remember when J was saying the movie had too many seats kek

>>280685084
According to Katayama or well pretty much editorial, the mc's design is too strong, he overshadows everyone else. They want someone who is standout but not to the point he overshadows other characters. Originally Tanjiro was a supporting character.

>>280683772
>The kimetsu shift
A new one? After all this time? I remember there was a list of things called "kimetsu ______" back when it was breaking records for the first time

741355 at 20:48


110K seats more to go. Need 54% occupancy to hit 800K. Mugen Train added 70K+ from this point on. So Highly likely to do 800K+.

OD actuals could be 1.05-1.1M. It's being limited by the seats available

All screenings at Aeon Cinema Myoden have been cancelled due to lightning issues.

773646

Mugen Train - Infinity castle

4PM - 622,495 - 773,646
I am thinking 1.6b+ OD.

>>280684287
Projection. I'm dealing with a guy who's spent days screenshotting my posts, quoting me like a fangirl, writing 20-paragraph breakdowns of my "coping," and still pretending I'm the one obsessed? Lmao. I delivered data-backed, sourced logic. You're delivering schizo-level play-by-play updates like you're tracking the stock market.

No, boy. You're just salty that I'm pulling your little anime hype train back down to Earth with actual economics.
>>280684321
>You have been posting about the movie, for 12 hour per day
Lol. Let's play your logic out:
>Me, a hobbyist, like analyzing box office trends.
>You, a fanboy, sits around doomscrolling updates and arguing with me nonstop
And somehow I'm the one wasting time? You're out here pretending to be the fandom's stock analyst and acting like I'm obsessed for calling out delusional hopium with cold facts. Reality check: you can't handle the fact that I called this movie's ceiling months ago and every passing update makes me look smarter.

Also, you're acting like I'm running circles around you in a thread somehow makes me the loser. Pure cope. You're bleeding from the ego and trying to spin it as victory.

Now, about the "1.6B yen Opening Day!!" cope...
>>280685737
Cool. It frontloaded everything. That's exactly what I said would happen. Strong opening? Yep. But it gutted its Week 1 and Week 2 legs in the process:
>National holiday bump? Spent
>Marathon IMAX screens? Already facing pressure from Kamen Rider, Fantastic Four, and Jurassic World
>Fan rewatch blitz? That doesn't scale
>Merch bundling? Works once
>Cinephile pushback? Already happening, Kokuhou's late-night expansions are real
This was an artificial explosion. It's not sustainable. And opening day never tells the full story. Ask The Flash, The Rise of Skywalker, or even Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

You can stew in your own little echo chamber. I'm not losing this, I'm writing the postmortem before the corpse is even cold.

Demon slayer won
Masterpiece no yaiba

>>280685935
>and still pretending I'm the one obsessed?
You have been spamming these threads for two weeks, researching data like crazy just to prove a point (it's failing).
You are, BY FAR, the most emotionally invested person in this whole board in this movie, because you've posted the most about it in the most passionate way.
>Me, a hobbyist, like analyzing box office trends.
No, you are an insane schizo who's been doing this shit for over 6 years, as anyone can tell.

Kinometsu no yaiba

>>280685935
>>Cinephile pushback? Already happening, Kokuhou's late-night expansions are real
Imagine thinking this is real or that it affects kimetsu in any way.
But you think everyone is the same person, so even worse.

*1　800684　劇場版 鬼滅の刃 無限城編 …

800K FUCKNG K

800 FUCKING K LETS GO

>>280686004
It needs what? 50k more?

>>280686014
It needs nothing it already broke mugen train record a while ago
I think there's only 50k seats left country wide
AEON screenings cancelled so the number might be lower.

They should have cancelled capeshit and gave all its seats and imax to DS

>>280686004
Historic

>>280686091
Japanese people going crazy on box office tracking thread kek

810k

>>280685976
I'm sorry, are you not also here, Googling me up, quoting my posts line-by-line across platforms, watching box office updates like it's a blood pressure monitor? I'm just correcting dumb takes and your takes are retarded. You're the one treating this like your childhood trauma hinges on it. So shut up and sit the fuck down, the grown-ups are talking right now.
>>280686004
Yes. 800K Day 1. Great, impressive. I expected it to open strong. What part of 'frontloaded fanservice bomb' went over your head? You also conveniently ignore this little detail, because you can't refute it:
>Mugen Train held the box office hostage for months
>Infinity Castle just emptied the clip in 16 hours
You're celebrating a sprint. I'm measuring the marathon. Now let's do math, since you clearly skipped school (as expected from an idiotic child):
>¥1.6B opening? Great
>Multiply that pace across 30 days? Impossible, the holidays end, the rewatch cycle dries up, premium format slots go to Jurassic World, Fantastic Four + Kamen Rider are salivating for that screen share
Even if Infinity Castle somehow lands at ¥20B, that's only 50% of Mugen Train’s total, and at today's exchange rate, that’s just ~$125M. That's not even Top 5 anime worldwide. So yes, a strong open. But you just blew your load early, and by Week 3, this thing is going to look like Slam Dunk with a sunburn.

You'rw all bark and zero foresight. I've been consistent since day one: ¥15-20B ceiling, global ~$180M range, Japan hard-carrying with legs being the deciding factor. So far? I'm dead on. You're just screaming now because deep down, you knows I'm probably right and you're pre-mourning your fantasy of a ¥40B encore.