Aniplex and Toho released a new Demon Slayer movie and the results were record breaking as they made history within only a few weeks. The movie seems to be a success not only in the United States, but in many parts of the world, and its impact is only getting bigger as more records are on track to be broken.
Many reviewers claim that the movie was fantastic, with a 4.7/5 rating on Google and a 8.6/10 rating on IMDb. For many, the best part of the movie was the animation and highly anticipated fight scenes. Demon Slayer is a show known for its great animation and has made fans and animators tear up because of the animation.
According to Brianna Slate, a Hillcrest High School student, “The show is very high quality and I’m usually excited to see the next episode after seeing the cliff hangers.“ There are so many beautiful scenes with highly detailed backgrounds that seem almost like a real life picture rather than animation. Throughout the show and movie, the detail is so phenomenal that some consider demon slayer to have some of the best animation of all time.
However, just as there is positive feedback on the movie, there is negative feedback as well.
The main critique of the movie was the slower pacing and length of backstories. In my opinion, the pacing was a little slower but this does not directly take away from the story. When fully immersed in the film, the lengthy backstory simply adds more context to the story and helps better understand the characters, especially the ones with a major role like Akaza who was prevalent in earlier parts of the series.
After conducting an informal survey at Hillcrest High School, I found that the average rating of the movie fell somewhere between an 8 and 9, and every single participant had the same complaint that prevented the film from having a perfect 10/10 score was the pacing toward the end of the movie.
Regardless of opinion, it is safe to say that the movie was an overall success considering the records it has already broken in such a short period of time. Demon Slayer Infinity Castle is the fastest movie to reach 10 billion yen in Japan, and, ironically, it broke its own record as Demon Slayer Mugen Train was the previous holder of this record. It is also the highest grossing anime film of all time in the United States, and is set to break many more records if trends continue. With these credentials, it is very difficult to at least admit that the movie was profitable and ground breaking for the anime film industry.
Overall, the movie was considered a success after raking in over 70 million dollars in North America alone all within one weekend debut. Demon Slayer Infinity Castle may go down in history as one of the best anime movies of all time, and it is quickly changing the anime industry as a whole as it is setting the standard for future movies and encouraging good production with effort rather than rushed movies put out with little effort.
