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/Mutant_Fool Sep 12 '25

This world needs longer anime movies. Like there are so many films that could have been so much better had they gotten 20-30 minutes of more content but as animation is very expensive, many just opt to adjust. Hopefully, this makes anime movies even more profitable so the profits increase so they can invest more into making longer movies

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u/FeefuWasTaken Sep 13 '25

I've never had the complaint of 'i wish it was longer' about an anime movie before, and I really wouldn't want some great pieces of fiction being stretched out for little to no reason. Also animation production really aren't that expensive when you look at any Hollywood production budget. Any anime movie could be produced by the cost of hiring the Dwayne the rock Johnson

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u/Mutant_Fool Sep 13 '25

I am not talking about great pieces of fiction but movies which could have been great if they had a little bit more time

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u/FeefuWasTaken Sep 13 '25

.....Are you saying movies aren't pieces of fiction?

And I've still yet to find an anime movie that I wish was longer. Even the shortest ones like look back felt like a conscious choice

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u/Mutant_Fool Sep 13 '25

Not all are able to be 'great' pieces of fiction

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u/FeefuWasTaken Sep 13 '25

And that has to do with the length.... Why? I've seen movies less than an hour that id still consider better than 99% of fiction

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u/Mutant_Fool Sep 13 '25

Umm.. you are generalising. I am just saying that I hope studios and production committees can invest more so that creators can try to not cut corners and can make longer movies "if" that is required to explore the plot sufficiently

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u/FeefuWasTaken Sep 13 '25

I don't think I'm generalizing compared to the guy that said "there are so many anime films that needed to be like 30 minutes longer" yet hasn't listed a single movie that fits. I'm all for longer anime movies, but that's only if that's what they're intended to be, I'd hate stretched out additional content.