‘Demon Slayer’ Animation Studio Ufotable And Company Founder Indicted For Tax Evasion
The company owed ¥137 million in unpaid taxes.
The company owed ¥137 million in unpaid taxes.
Director Haruo Sotozaki and DP Yûichi Terao discuss global success, creative pressure, fandom expectations, and shaping the franchise's final chapter.
The debut expands 'Demon Slayer's' global momentum and has distributors seeing dollar signs with two more titles from the franchise's final trilogy to come.
Rising global anime demand lifts 'Infinity Castle' past Western superheroes, reshaping box office trends and studio franchise strategies.
'Demon Slayer - Infinity Castle' shattered records with $555M worldwide, proving anime’s mainstream power as Sony and Crunchyroll eye awards.
'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' scored a $132.1M global weekend, including $70M from its NA debut, making it the biggest anime opener ever in the States.
'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' leads the weekend's global box office as 'KPop Demon Hunters' cracks the top 5. 'The Bad Guys 2' nears $150M lifetime.
A 'Demon Slayer'-themed night at Dodger Stadium highlights anime’s increasing influence on Baseball, wider sports fandom, and the blending of global pop cultures.
Crunchyroll will release the film in U.S. theaters in September.
'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training' launched in second place as anime is becoming a constant presence on the U.S. box office charts.
The anime title has grossed an estimated $36.6M to the Disney film's $43.4M.
The film is on its way to becoming the highest-grossing release in Japanese theatrical history.