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The popular Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime series has received an adorable new blind box collection, with each figure inspired by flowers from a different month of the year.

Via a press release, Pop Mart launched a blind box figure set inspired by Ufotable's popular Demon Slayer anime series. The "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Birth Flower Series Figures" features the four main characters -- Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira -- as well as the nine Hashira. Excluding Kyojuro Rengoku, each figure has a 1/2 chance of winning; a blind box is priced at $17.99 per box and $215.88 for the full collection. Readers can check out the official images below.

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In the English dub of Daima Episode 1, the Z-warriors and friends are seen celebrating Trunk’s ninth birthday. After congratulating Trunks, the gang does a quick shout-out to the anniversary of Earth returning to existence after everything that happened with Kid Buu in Dragon Ball Z. While this isn’t too different from the Japanese version of the episode, the English dub has everyone declaring "Happy Return to Existence Day, Earth!" after wishing Trunks well.

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Aniplex president Atsuhiro Iwakami, credited as one of the planners of the now-smash-hit Demon Slayer anime franchise, says he's hopeful that the upcoming Infinity Castle will beat its previous overseas record.

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) released its recent interview with production company Aniplex's Iwakami, who shared his optimism that the upcoming Infinity Castle film will be the highest-grossing film with overseas fans. "Since the previous release, the global fan base for the Demon Slayer IP has grown significantly, so we are hopeful that the new film will exceed that performance in overseas markets," he said.

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Sony Group unveiled a new focus to its business strategy on Monday at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and it was an area that sits somewhat adjacent to all of the things the Japanese conglomerate has long been famous for — electronics, gaming, Hollywood moviemaking and a richly valued music catalog. The firm suggested it was pinning a sizable share of its future growth on anime, the formerly niche content category that continues to impress analysts as one of Japan’s most lucrative cultural exports.

Sony has been putting the pieces together for a major emphasis on anime for several years, but the high-profile presentation at CES marked the first time the group publicly underscored just how much firepower it plans to bring to bear on the sector. Joining Sony president and COO Hiroki Totoki on stage in Vegas were Rahul Purini, president of Sony’s anime specialty streamer Crunchyroll,...

The popular Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training movie was the #1 debuting title this week, and now, it prepares to pass the baton to what many suspect will be the biggest opening debut in recent memory with Denis Villeneuve's Dune 2.

Via Box Office Mojo, Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training recorded $11.575,000 in revenue for the weekend of Feb. 23-Feb. 25, 2024. While this lost out to Bob Marley: One Love for the outright #1 movie of the weekend ($13.5 million), Demon Slayer did register the #1 debut, with the Bob Marley biopic released on Feb. 14 in North America. Both will bow out of contention next weekend, however, with Dune 2 a near-lock to eclipse both of them. Industry commentators like Variety are suggesting the upcoming sci-fi epic could make anywhere between $60-90 million across its first 3 days.

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Sega has released a new trailer and release date for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba multiplayer video game, set to arrive for Nintendo Switch this April.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!, is a board game-style title in which players can choose a character, travel the board and gain skills to become the strongest demon slayer. The latter is achieved through a variety of events and mini-games, reached by rolling the special Demon Slayer dice. Using the nighttime setting, players can put their skills to use by battling real demons. The game, priced at US$59.99, is now available for pre-order via the Sega website from retailers including Target, Best Buy, Gamestop and Amazon, among others. It will be available online and in stores starting April 26, 2024.

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The new Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring Summer collection is going viral among anime fans for its striking resemblance to several Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba characters.

Via SoraNews 24, the new Louis Vuitton collection, created under the direction of musician and rumored anime fan Pharrell Williams, has released several bags and apparel items nearly identical to Tanjiro Kamado’s signature over-kimono haori pattern. Its classic damier (meaning "checkerboard" in French) pattern and Tanjiro’s ichimatsu ("check-patterned" in Japanese) have the obvious print similarity, but the unique shade of green used in the collection is essentially also a dead-on match for Tanjiro’s haori. Fans on both X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit have been pointing out the similarities, especially in the Christopher Mm backpack, priced at $3,700 Usd.

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Demon Slayer fans will once again be treated to a new theatrical screening experience with the February release of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-.

Per an official press release, Crunchyroll, in collaboration with Aniplex of America and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is distributing Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- in North American theaters. The new theatrical event will allow fans to witness the epic finale of the "Swordsmith Village Arc" on the big screen, while also providing a taste of the upcoming Season 4 storyline, the "Hashira Training Arc." A special one-night advanced screening featuring Japanese voice actors Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro Kamado) and Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu Agatsuma), as well as producer Yuma Takahashi, will take place on Feb. 10 at the Regal Union Square in New York. The full theatrical release will then begin on Feb. 23, available in IMAX theaters and premium large formats...

Studio Ghibli veteran Shigeo Akahori has highlighted some solutions to the many issues plaguing the anime industry -- most notably, the large divide between management and field animators.

Akahori highlighted this divide in his interview with Gamebiz, where he added that in his 40 years as an animator, he'd never even seen the overall budget breakdown that went into an anime. He said newer animators are tepid, weaker at negotiation and lack the force of personality of the previous generation. The upper brass needs to negotiate with those at the bottom and allow staff to reap rewards from copyright and licensing. On the creative side, he added that in the early days of TV animation, talented creators "were able to freely use their ingenuity, resulting in many masterpieces, and seeing this, even more talented people entered the anime industry." However, nowadays, "it is important for manga originals to be faithful to the original work,...

Atsuhiro Iwakami, CEO of Demon Slayer producers Aniplex, has heaped praise on the anime series and says that currently, no other country can compete with Japan in its ability to keep producing unique characters and worldviews.

Iwakami spoke to Nikkei about the current state of Japanese anime. He was reserved on the business side of things, praising Hollywood movies such as Spider-Man: No Way Home for its combination of creativity and box office revenue. He also added that the anime industry still had a ways to go compared to how global gaming companies, for example, are based all over the world. Iwakami added, however, that "Anime international competition is becoming fierce, but Japan still has its strengths. It is the strength of the IP created by Japanese manga artists and anime creators. Japan is the only country capable of continuously producing unique character traits and worldviews."

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