Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc 1st Episode Screening Earns US$11.5 Million, Ranks #2 in U.S. Box Office in Opening Weekend (www.animenewsnetwork.com)
from How_Sway@lemmy.ml to anime@lemmy.ml on 26 Feb 2024 20:25
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How_Sway@lemmy.ml on 26 Feb 2024 20:26 next collapse

Not bad for just a bunch of episodes linked together

SuperSynthia@lemmy.world on 26 Feb 2024 21:36 next collapse

It was actually pretty cool! Some pretty intense action and set up for the endgame. I’m really curious how they are gonna do the final arcs

semperverus@lemmy.world on 26 Feb 2024 22:48 next collapse

I will never go to a demon slayer screening again. This is the second time I went to a movie and it was just episodes ive already seen. Japes.

Alexstarfire@lemmy.world on 27 Feb 2024 01:01 next collapse

Well, and the one new one. But yea, that’s why I didn’t go. Mugen Train was worth it though. Whole arc before it came out in TV and it was on the big screen.

geolaw@lemmygrad.ml on 27 Feb 2024 04:19 next collapse

I thought they clarified up front that it was not a movie?

TheQuietCroc@lemmy.world on 27 Feb 2024 04:24 collapse

It was pretty clear that’s what was the deal since this arc released almost 2 years ago and they did this exact thing back then.

emax_gomax@lemmy.world on 27 Feb 2024 21:09 collapse

Didn’t they release the movie before the show back then. I vaguely remember episodes coming out after the movie. Although I’ve been out of the loop on this series for a bit.

TheQuietCroc@lemmy.world on 28 Feb 2024 00:52 collapse

Yeah, this arc premiered in theaters. I didn’t go, but after watching the first two episodes it really felt like it was basically a bait and switch. The first episode starts off with a very cinematic animation style but after the intro it reverts back to TV animation.

It was basically a reverse Mugen Train, which itself was a weird decision. They thought the arc was too short for a season so they made it into a movie, but then decided to adapt it as the first part of season 2 anyways. They basically cut the movie into episode chunks, and you can tell because the animation changes in the episode after the movie adaptation ends.

VanHalbgott@lemmus.org on 04 Mar 2024 01:53 collapse

Looks like Tanjiro has a Homelander death face going on…don’t look that up.