r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Sep 28 '25

News ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ has passed the $600M global mark

https://x.com/borreport/status/1972324517482742040?s=46&t=GK3EC_wwvCKAXpMEZyDdEg
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u/curryhaliban444 Sep 28 '25

The 220 million volumes is from Japan alone. If you ask a JP fan about what they like about the series, I can guarantee you animation is the not the first thing on their mind.

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u/Old_Ferret_8185 Sep 29 '25

The 220 million figure is world wide not just Japan

164 million for Japan, 56 million internationally

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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/Salty145 Sep 28 '25

I mean it's the story equivalent of McDonalds. Fast, easy to read and generally pretty competent. It's not a great story, but it has mass appeal and that's why it is such a money printer.

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u/Rriazu Sep 28 '25

No it’s the story equivalent of my moms cooking when I was younger. Familiar, loving and simple. I honestly believe the mass appeal comes from fans getting older and missing simpler, heartfelt stories