According to nips, this scene is was the cherry on top of the movie. Webms soon.

>>280753455
Gayuu won so hard this movie.

>>280753722
I just want to see western Fujos cry about it

>>280754709
>where's the source
Get fucked. Tweet 1:
>"I checked my local theater’s schedule and IMAX this weekend is completely taken over by Demon Slayer. Superman and even F1 were removed. Superman seems to have been effectively limited to just one week in IMAX. I didn't expect them to go this far."
This shows Demon Slayer monopolized IMAX, pushing other big releases out. Confirms Superman got only 1 week in IMAX, which is abnormally short for a tentpole. This is exactly what I meant by "format gimmicks." It wasn't organic dominance. It was a distribution blitz. If it needs to evict Superman and F1 to take over IMAX nationwide, it's not "pure demand", it's a studio power play.

Tweet 2:
>"I get that Demon Slayer makes more money, but Superman also had good ratings and weekend earnings. Isn't it too harsh to remove it from IMAX and Dolby formats after just one week? Aren't movie theaters supposed to be cultural facilities, not just commercial?"
This isn't from a hater. He explicitly says he's not a Demon Slayer anti. He's criticizing the business-side overreach, not the content and calling out Toho and Aniplex (the distributors), not the fans. When neutral Japanese moviegoers are saying "this rollout was excessive" and that other films were mistreated for Demon Slayer to get inflated screen time, yeah, my claim that its performance was boosted by external factors rather than legs? It's holding up perfectly.

>>280756237
>it's not "pure demand", it's a studio power play.
No, it's demand, because the biggest reason kimetsu didn't have an EVEN LARGER audience this weekend is because it didn't have more screens.
It was fucking jam packed.
Also superman did like crap so it's not a loss for movie theaters to replace it with their biggest money maker of the year.

>>280750764 (OP)
Why is the Precure bitch there?

>>280756608
She appeared in the movie

Under ordinary circumstances Shinobu's fight would be getting heaps of praise but the first few seconds of Giyuu vs. Akaza are such a "holy shit" moment it takes center stage

>>280756690
>but the first few seconds
Most of their fight, really.
The beginning, the mark, the see through world, all of it is amazing quality.

>>280756644
For real?

>>280756728
It's all a 10/10 but the first few seconds are what make you realize that, somehow, the movie's been holding back
I'm actually extremely glad they made the arc into movies now, I remember in earlier threads when people were speculating which of the UM fights would get shafted in budget and the consensus was Douma. Now the "worst" fight of Part 1 is still great and the best set a new standard

>>280756826
Honestly, I'm glad they didn't cheap out on Shinobu's last stand.
Deliver the same quality for Kanao and Inosuke and it's still great, as long as koku gets Akaza quality.
All in all, zenitsu is going to end yp getting the most fucked over by being simply "good".

So this movie only covers Kaigaku and Akaza, right?

>>280757002
Kaigaku, Shinobu's half of Douma and Akaza.

>>280754709
>Still higher than Sazae san.
Cool. Still dropped from previous seasons. You don't need a full nosedive for something to decline. A 1-2% drop in Japanese TV anime is significant when your show is being compared to itself, especially at the peak of a cultural phenomenon.
>72 million added from 2021
Over four years. That's what happens with backlog sales and reprints of finished manga, especially one with 200+ million in print. Sales absolutely slowed down post-finale, and comparing cumulative numbers without timeframe context is dishonest.
>what cope is this?
Look around. What's the new hot merch line driving people insane? There isn’t one. Most current sales are legacy figures, reprints, or evergreen items not breakout new launches. This isn't 2020 anymore. It's sustained success, not mania.
>another blatant cope and lie
Already confirmed by these Japanese tweets. Again, when Japanese fans are saying it's "too far" and Superman got kneecapped, guess what? I'm not coping. I'm quoting the locals. So shut the hell up, lmao.
>this will get destroyed within two months kek
We'll see. But the trend has been downward since Mugen Train. That's not even a diss, that's just how box office saturation works in most franchises. First movie breaks barriers. Second has buzz. Third slows down. Even MCU couldn't escape that.

>>280756690
>>280756728
>>280756826
>>280756889
Please stop Larping

>>280756561
>No, it's demand
Wrong. It’s both but the dominant force at play here is studio orchestration, not grassroots demand. Aniplex pre-booked 40+ daily showings in top locations (i.e., TOHO Shinjuku) weeks in advance. That isn't audience demand, that's a corporate maneuver to lock up premium screen time before the competition can touch it. It's called block-booking (look up that term), it inflates opening numbers by brute-forcing supply to simulate demand.
>the biggest reason kimetsu didn't have an EVEN LARGER audience this weekend is because it didn't have more screens.
Yes, and why didn't it? Because even with a flood of showtimes, it's already eating up near-max capacity. What you'tr seeing isn't unmet demand, it's the ceiling of what's physically available, inflated by:
>National holiday
>Premium pricing (IMAX, 4DX, fan bundles)
>Fanbase urgency
>Zero competition (for now)
That isn't organic, it's engineered scarcity meets saturation. Mugen Train had buzz and long legs. Infinity Castle has FOMO and a stopwatch ticking toward Jurassic World.
>Also superman did like crap
You're an idiot.

Superman is holding steady internationally (over $340M now), which is great for a DC reboot. In Japan? Sure, it's soft, but it raked in $2.5M (even after Aniplex tried to sabotage it). But cutting it entirely in favor of one IP taking over all formats hurts theater diversity. Movie theaters thrive on variety, not monoculture saturation.

Also, Kokuhou is getting expanded late-night slots PRECISELY because there's pushback against Demon Slayer hogging everything. A lot of Japanese cinephiles are resentful over anime's hostile takeover on the Japanese box office.

>>280757014
Oh, I see then. Thanks for answering. Def gonna see this one on theaters.

This boy so pretty

>>280757340
It also adds a bunch of fanservice fights against fodder for the pillars that are barely hinted at in the manga.
The movie is definitely made for the big screen.

>>280756237
>This shows Demon Slayer monopolized IMAX
It is surprising how strong Kimetsu is, I wonder if it could have beaten end game

>>280757406
Oh, glad to hear that. Kimetsu fans are so lucky that ufo picked the anime, I swear.

>>280757596
Damn miracle I tell you, but it attracts extremely jealous schizos like our resident shitposter for the past 6 years.

>>280757749
Unfortunately, popular series tend to attract all kinds of schizos, even more when they're shonen jump projects. Best case is ignore those retards and enjoy the thing.

Best change in the movie was giving Akaza a whole unique area to fight, filled with waterfalls.
It just looks pretty.

>>280757401
What kind of Women do you think he’s into?

>>280750764 (OP)
Tanjiro’s second attack across Akaza’s face looked really pathetic in the movie lol
In the manga he dodges and slashes Akaza’s face in an instant, nobody sees it coming. It’s a "whoa" scene
In the anime he teleports behind Akaza, Akaza turns around stands there as Tanjiro takes a full swing and makes a shallow slash across his face.

Not complaining just stating this funny manga to anime change,

>>280759018
probably someone who fawns over him and makes him feel like he's the greatest ever

>>280757312
What? Obviously I watched a camrip nothing I said was a LARP
Or are you simply deranged enough to think all praise towards a 10/10 adaptation of a 10/10 arc is artificial

>>280759240
What colours are his lighting effects?
Blue and black?

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>>280760204
I've heard this before, about Gotouge's dialogue being something special.
What a shame I can't read Japanese to appreciate it...

>>280759944
blue/black then red then purple iirc

>>280761044
Wow.
Red makes sense because Blood Demon Arts, I guess, but I never would have guessed purple. huh.
I do expect Koku's crescents to be purple, though. Maybe his relationship with Kokushibo is what the purple is hinting at.

>>280761514
The iai he has in the movie is purple.

>>280760204
Amazing, one of many reasons why this series resonated so much with nips

>>280760204
>Parody Account
???

>>280761946
It’s one of those accounts that larp as a character

Looking at the very first trailer, makes me think how much the art direction has changed after 6 years
https://youtu.be/VQGCKyvzIM4?si=mnijvXKHnf55hgiZ

>All that for one fight against one guy
>THAT ending
Rengoku deserved better this writing is pure stupidity