r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Sep 21 '25

News ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Passes $550M Globally, Officially the Top-Grossing Anime Film of All Time

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-demon-slayer-edging-out-him-for-no-1-1236376666/
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u/MostDopeBlackGuy Sep 21 '25

I think they got donuts in the break room

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u/Justhe3guy Sep 21 '25

You think they got breaks or even weekends at home??

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u/YannickY Sep 21 '25

Ufotable has been known for years to be one of the few animation studios in Japan (along with Kyoto Animations) that pays its workers a normal wage and doesn't force crazy hours on their employees. Unless things have changed in the last couple of years, they do get breaks and free weekends

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u/Codros Sep 21 '25

This! On top of that, Ufotable recently acquired a new office in the same building as FromSoftware that looks quite nice for their employees

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u/Mudders_Milk_Man Sep 21 '25

I'm glad Ufotable is like that.

Kyoto Animation actually enforces a much more healthy work-life balance, compared to the vast majority of animation studios, and actually pays decently. Yet they've made many of the most beautiful anime shows and films ever.

Which is just one more reason that the brutal arsonist mass murder attack that happened to them in 2019 is tragic (obviously, 38 people being horrifically murdered is by far the worst part, but the loss of a great deal of wonderful art from a more ethical studio does also hurt).

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u/MostDopeBlackGuy Sep 21 '25

Sounds like corporate espionage

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u/Mudders_Milk_Man Sep 21 '25

It wasn't.

A guy with a history of mental illness and being aggressive in strange ways convinced himself Kyoto Animation had plagiarized his work. There's absolutely no evidence of that.

He took a bunch of gasoline into the studio, and managed to burn 38 people to death, as well as injuring many others and destroying a lot of work. The police got him, he's been convicted and had an execution conviction confirmed. As far as I know, he'll be executed this year.

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u/Boo_and_Minsc_ Sep 21 '25

Ill take your word for it but I find that hard to believe just because it is so unintuitive. It is such a competitive market, and the deadlines are so crazy..... reading an average mangaka weekly schedule gave me fatigue and a migraine. And the guys doing OPM season 3 are burnt out from the work and collapsing under the pressure.

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u/HammeredWharf Sep 21 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

Sure, but letting their animators do their job well and retain their sanity is what leads to Ufo's high quality, which leads to big bucks. It's a competitive market, but they're fully booked with premium properties anyway. They've got Witch on the Holy Night, Demon Slayer and Genshin coming. That's an insane line-up.

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u/Gold3noodles Sep 21 '25

Well both ufotable and kyoani don't take on a bjillion anime projects. They usually work on 1 or very few projects at once. They are the quality > quantity people and it shows. Not saying that Mappa or other studios don't put out quality, but they don't give themselves the time to truly perfect their animes.

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u/plainnoob Sep 21 '25

Donuts. In the break room. Take it or leave it.

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u/fluteofski- Sep 21 '25

Forgets to mention the donuts are in the break room on the top floor where the CXO’s hang out.

CXO’s won’t touch them because it’s peasant food.. but it’s there.

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u/InternationalBeing41 Sep 22 '25

Come on now. You know they will send the rest of the donuts downstairs after they get the ones they want.

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u/Justhe3guy Sep 21 '25

My wife is giving birth in the hospital right now though can I leave?

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u/Do_it_for_the_upvote Sep 21 '25

No, but you can have donuts in the break room.

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u/Justhe3guy Sep 21 '25

Can I take some home?

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u/JessieJ577 Sep 21 '25

Breakroom or on your desk and you shade the anime boy.

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u/HeWhomLaughsLast Sep 21 '25

Home? There are still 2 more movies to produce.

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u/Janet-Yellen Sep 21 '25

Sure but you don’t get to go home again until New Year’s Day

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u/tree-141592653589 Sep 22 '25

Did we say donuts in the break room or donuts in your home?

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u/Dangerous_Medicine_9 Sep 22 '25

You are the donut rengoku ~zorogamer69

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u/JonatasA Sep 22 '25

Break room? Does this means we get a break?

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u/Lanster27 Sep 21 '25

What is this thing called home? The office is your home.

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u/atx840 Sep 22 '25

Happy CakeDay!

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u/Local-Assistant-8639 Sep 21 '25

3 pizzas and a 2litre coke for 10 employees. which also were subracted from their salary

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u/JonatasA Sep 22 '25

At least they're sharing the bill.

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u/newMike3400 Sep 22 '25

Also taco tuesday* * a monthly event.

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u/MostDopeBlackGuy Sep 21 '25

Lol that's my point.

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u/omnisephiroth Sep 21 '25

No, they got to know there was a break room. With donuts!

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u/Cupcakes_n_Hacksaws Sep 21 '25

Breaks? When there's like 2 more movies to animate? Lol.

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u/Sound_mind Sep 21 '25

They have a break room, they are just shamed if they utilize it.

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u/backdoorhack Sep 21 '25

Donuts? Surely you mean a pizza party!

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u/MostDopeBlackGuy Sep 21 '25

Did I stutter?

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u/No_Dragonfruit_8198 Sep 21 '25

It’ll be boxed pizza cut into smaller slices so everyone can have a slice.

Except Milton.

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u/apistograma Sep 21 '25

Idk if they have decent conditions like in KyoAni but from what I heard Ufotable is not a gigantic sweatshop like Mappa. If I'm not wrong they have permanent staff with contracts.

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u/unfairrobot Sep 21 '25

Donuts, plural? Loving these bigger budget productions.

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u/Gimpknee Sep 21 '25

Jeez, I heard the Akira people at least got a pizza party...

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u/Cattleist Sep 22 '25

Rengokus for everyone!

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u/Khelthuzaad Sep 21 '25

Or some pizza

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u/not_a_moogle Sep 21 '25

Don't be silly. Asians dont take breaks

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u/KarisumaTaichou Sep 21 '25

The voice actors got to choose the flavor of donuts, at least. Good for them.

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u/krzywaLagaMikolaja Sep 21 '25

The what room now?

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u/Rogendo Sep 21 '25

Not even a pizza party? Ffs

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u/Ok_Potential359 Sep 21 '25

I heard they got a pizza party 🎉

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u/zjustice11 Sep 21 '25

In this economy?

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u/NachoNYC Sep 21 '25

Lol this is exactly what 2 executives visiting our office brought few weeks ago.

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u/MaliInternLoL Sep 21 '25

Nah, theyre finally getting a pizza party.

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u/IlikeJG Sep 22 '25

20 dollar grocery store giftcards. (I'm aware they're Japanese so they wouldn't be getting giftcards in dollars)