In this pandemic year, nations are looking for any economic boosts they can find. Japan has found a serious lifeline in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, which has broken all sorts of records as its popularity continues to soar. Now a number has been put …Read more »
The popularity of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is constantly beating records in film, and manga, and even music sales, so there’s bound to be a lot of people hunting for Demon Slayer merchandise over the holidays. If you’re in the market for a Nezuko …Read more »
Demon Slayer merchandise continues to pour out as both the manga and the movie adaptation break records. In America sometimes celebrities will get Barbie dolls based after them, and we just had the Japanese version of that happen for Tanjiro Kamado and his sister Nezuko. …Read more »
Another year, another opportunity for Japanese company U-Can to poll folks to find out the top 10 buzzwords for the past 365 days. While many thought the now-postponed Olympics would make this year’s edition extra sporty, the results ended up reflecting the state of the …Read more »
More goodies are being released for Demon Slayer fans. Publisher Shueisha just revealed that volume number twenty-three of the series (which comes out in Japan next month) includes almost 40 pages of as yet unseen extra material. According to Anime News Network, those extra pages …Read more »
Demon Slayer continues its winning streak with the announcement that it’s won a Special Achievement Award from the 62nd Japan Record Awards. The Special Achievement Award doesn’t go out to a single person. Singer-songwriters Uru, Seiko Matsuda, Kenshi Yonezu and the band NiziU have also …Read more »
It will be no shock to hear this, but Japanese movie theaters have had a hard year. As with most cinemas worldwide, Japan’s had basically no customers for months in the early part of the year. Unlike most other places (minus New Zealand and Taiwan, …Read more »
Is anyone out there surprised to learn that the Demon Slayer movie has hit more amazing milestones? It’s still at the top spot in the Japanese box office five weeks in, and it even managed to overtake Bohemian Rhapsody as the top IMAX film of …Read more »
Hong Kong politician and activist Agnes Chow called out the Hong Kong police force on Twitter yesterday for their new mascot that looks suspiciously familiar to anyone who’s seen Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Chow, who taught herself Japanese by watching anime, posted in Japanese: …Read more »
A sweet story in Japan has been gathering news. The Naka Ward in Yokohama City received a donation of 3,000 yen (a little under $29) with a note that said: “It’s a little early, but here’s a Christmas present. I hope it can help bring …Read more »
Yesterday we reported that the Demon Slayer film has done better than most movies have in Japan at the box office, even beating out all the Miyazaki movies at this point except for Spirited Away. While Miyazaki was out picking up trash to help the …Read more »
After dominating at the global box office, Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train continues to do well. While we won’t have it in North American theaters until next year, the film is now the fifth most successful movie in Japan. …Read more »
Is a live-action Demon Slayer in the works? Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a demonic hit, with about a bazillion copies of the manga sold and people rushing to see the film in Japan. Amid the this Demon Slayer madness, “secret negotiations” are already …Read more »
Timepieces are all the rage when it comes to anime and manga merchandise collaborations, and the latest stylish wristwatches on the block can be found in the form of some new Demon Slayer watches. This collaboration comes from ICE, which has a full line of …Read more »
After 20 volumes of Demon Slayer were stolen from a bathhouse and the bathhouse was rewarded for its kind response by getting the original volumes back (plus at least 190 donations), we have a déjà vu story. This time the stolen object was a Demon …Read more »
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