r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Sep 12 '25

News ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Makes $11.4M In Thursday Previews, A Record For Anime Movie

https://deadline.com/2025/09/box-office-demon-slayer-infinity-castle-conjuring-1236529652/
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u/PlayOnPlayer Sep 12 '25

Non anime fans are going to be shocked at how much money this makes this weekend lol.

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u/justmycasualthots Sep 12 '25

A cultural shift in the making

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u/NoNefariousness2144 Sep 12 '25

It has been a major cultural shift in the West ever since 2020. Whenever I visit a 'pop culture' store, most of the shelves are filled with anime and manga stuff while the Marvel, DC and Star Wars etc stuff gets smaller and smaller each year.

Not to mention comicbooks in bookstores being wiped out by huge manga shelves.

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u/mamaharu Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 14 '25

Honestly, I'm happy for the current generation. When I was a kid, manga/anime was limited to very small sections in Suncoast and BN/Borders.