@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

This year, anime’s global boom brought record profits and more Hollywood interest but also renewed anxiety over AI and creative labor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/26/film/anime-demon-slayer-gundam/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

An escalating spat between Japan and China over remarks about Taiwan by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is threatening to derail what was set to be a breakout year for anime in the world’s second-largest cinema market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/china-anime-damage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The latest film adaptation of the “Demon Slayer” manga series has become the first Japanese movie to gross more than ¥100 billion worldwide, its distributors have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/18/entertainment-news/demon-slayer-first-hundred-billion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Sony raised its profit outlook after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings, buoyed by its entertainment portfolio and resurgent demand for its premium smartphone camera sensors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/11/companies/sony-profit-outlook-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random
@anianimalsmoe@sakurajima.moe avatar anianimalsmoe , to random

Today's is Urara, Mitsuri's Kasugai Crow, and this stray cat from "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc".

今日の は『鬼滅の刃 刀鍛冶の里編』の この野良猫 と 麗、蜜璃 の鎹鴉です。

More info and other AniAnimals at: https://www.anianimals.moe/scene/gXCPH5BD-8XM~4FzfGnGcp/

@arkadyraventon@mastodon.social avatar arkadyraventon , to random

ok hopefully i’m doing this right… i’m arkady. it’s true i am. i like to babble incessantly about:

✞ (currently watching ) (fuck i love ) (also love and more!!)
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✞ (currently playing sensuki, also love )
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that’s it i think. can we please be friends

ichi the killer smiling politely
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Move over, “Spirited Away.” The new “Demon Slayer” film just cut its way into Japan’s all-time No. 2 box-office spot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/17/entertainment-news/demon-slayer-opening-weekend/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Sony Pictures’ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle" has set an opening weekend record for the Japanese anime genre at U.S. and Canadian theaters, raking in $70 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/15/companies/sony-demon-slayer-anime-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The latest film in the "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" anime franchise topped ¥30 billion in box-office revenue in the first 52 days of its release. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/09/film/demon-slayer-30-billion-box-office/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@TempoMcFlurry@meow.social avatar TempoMcFlurry , to random

One more piece of Demon Slayer art, ft. WolframTheFolf and his Snow Breathing techniques ❄️❄️

Personal art done. Now back to comms :3

Drawing of a folf fursona as a demon slayer, holding his katana above his head and performing a Snow Breathing technique with snow swirling all around him, as imagined from the Demon Slayer anime
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The katana-wielding heroes are back in cinemas across Japan, with dates for international premieres of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” on the horizon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/25/film/demon-slayer-infinity-castle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon