Jujutsu Kaisen continues to have a very good year, as the first theatrical anime has the second-biggest opening in Japanese box office history.
Kodoani.com – Jujutsu Kaisen 0 claimed the title of second-biggest opening of any film in Japan ever.
As reported by Kyodo, the new prequel film grossed 2.69 billion yen ($23.5 million) in its opening weekend. That makes it the second-best opening film in Japanese box office history, just behind the record-breaking 2020 demon slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, still a series highest grossing anime ever produced, highest grossing film in japan. Japanese distributor Toho Co., Ltd. previously announced very high expectations for the film, saying that they had planned for the film to hit 10 billion yen (about $85 million), a goal it seemed almost certain to achieve by the end of the year. this moment.
The film tells the story of Yuta Okkotsu, a young man who once promised to marry his sweet childhood heart, Rika Orimoto. However, Yuta’s ideal life takes a turn, when Rika tragically dies, and her soul is transformed into the Curse, a monstrous spirit that attacks anyone who gets too close to him. . Yuta lived an isolated life until he met the witch Satoru Gojo, who gave the tortured young man the chance to turn his curse into a power.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 began with a manga series originally titled Tokyo Urban Curse Engineering School, created by Gege Akutami in 2017. The previous work was the first story set in the world of Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Jujutsu Kaisen, and introduces more characters and concepts that will be expanded upon in Akutami’s hit shounen series, began publication about a year after the completion of the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Engineering School. After Jujutsu Kaisen became a popular work, the original manga was renamed Jujutsu Kaisen 0 to reflect its connection to Akutami’s later more famous work.
Jujutsu Kaisen has spent the past few months promoting the film, which seems to have been a hit. A new trailer was released in early December at this year’s Jump Festa, showcasing more of the series’ elaborate combat choreography and lavish animation. A special edition booklet, containing a brand new manga chapter centered on Yuta, was also distributed free of charge to anyone who watched the film during its opening weekend.
Gege’s dark fantasy epic Akutami has had a very good year: the first season of the anime adaptation of MAPPA ended in March to positive reception, and despite going through a two-month hiatus over the summer , the manga remains the best-selling manga series in Japan in 2021, with around 30 million copies sold.
An international release for Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has yet to be announced.
Via: Kodoani.com