Studio Ghibli Co-Founder Hayao Miyazaki Admits 'Demon Slayer' As 'A Rival Hit'
In a comment stated in the April 25 episode of the Fuji TV Japanese talk show "Bokura no Jidai", the co-founder of Studio Ghibli Toshi Suzuki said that director and fellow co-founder Hayao Miyazaki acknowledges the success of the "Demon Slayer" series and says it is a rival to beat. This is something coming from someone who makes high-grossing anime films.
Suzuki said that Miyazaki has not watched the "Demon Slayer" anime but when he described it to him, Miyazaki said that "It sounds like the kind of thing that would be a hit. Well, to me it's a rival."
"Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train" has officially surpassed the gross earnings of Studio Ghibli's animated masterpiece, "Spirited Away," as the #1 highest-earning Japanese film of all time worldwide. "Spirited Away" earned 30.8 billion yen in the Japanese box office during its original run.
The latest stats in the website Numbers revealed that the film is currently the #1 film worldwide. This is the first time that a non-Hollywood or non-U.S. film achieved something this big. In Japan, "Mugen Train" has sold 28.87 million tickets earning 39.88 billion yen as of the latest update. It is currently #2 at the Japanese box office after being #1 for twelve consecutive weeks. It still managed to rank at the top 3 spots until its 22nd weekend.
In "Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train," movie, Tanjiro and the group have completed the rehabilitation training at the Butterfly Mansion, and they arrive on their next mission on the Mugen Train, where over 40 people have disappeared in a very short period of time. Tanjiro and Nezuko, along with Zenitsu and Inosuke, join one of the most powerful swordsmen within the Demon Slayer Corps, Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, to face the demon aboard the Mugen Train on track to despair.
