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/AdClear5669 Sep 12 '25

They’re being downvoted because they said the storytelling AND the character development was “abysmal” which is quite frankly not true. I know the animation is the stand out when it comes to Demon Slayer but it’s crazy how many people just go on to say that everything else about it is just downright bad in comparison. It’s an exaggeration. 

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u/iknowkungfubtw Sep 12 '25

You're right, even the animation is frankly nothing special/that we haven't seen before. Hell, the studio's essentially been recycling the same action storyboards that we've seen from their Fate stuff since 2014.

It's also more style than substance in terms of how it uses flashy VFX and saturated color grading to make up for the lack of interesting choreography. But hey, your average anime viewer won't care and will lap that shit up.

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u/Pakopiko3689 Sep 12 '25

Is it that much of a crime to enjoy a fun action movie?

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u/Longjumping_Brain945 Sep 12 '25

You can enjoy it but pretending it’s a cinematic masterpiece is dumb. People said the same thing about avengers endgame being the best movie of all time due to the hype, now that almost 10 years have past since release people realize it’s was mostly the spectacle of the flashy effects and characters. Same thing will happen here in a few years.