Demon Slayer: Japans Highest Grossing Film of 2020

Japan Nakama
5 min readApr 26, 2021

It’s no secret Japan goes crazy for anime and manga, no matter the genre or theme. Classics like My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Your Name, and Castle in the Sky all resonate with fans worldwide. Anime might seem like a kid’s hobby from the outside looking in, but the phenomenon hits him home with kids and adults, almost equally in Japan.

2020 broke records as ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train became the highest-grossing film in Japan, over-taking Studio Ghibli’s 2001 release ‘Spirited Away.’ According to a…

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