Why did Spirited Away become the first person in the shadow of the sun?

Affected by the epidemic, the global film industry has fallen into a trough.

Only Japanese movies did not flinch, but offered explosions-

Seventy-two days after the film Ghost Blade: Infinite Train was released, it successfully captured 3172 million yen, officially breaking the box office of 3168 million yen set by Spirited Away and becoming the highest-grossing film in Japanese film history.

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How explosive is Ghost Blade?

Since the release of Infinite Train on June 5438+ 10 last year, the box office growth rate has almost exploded, setting a new record for one day and one week in Japan.

This epic novel not only saved Japan's economic downturn with the gesture of saving the market, but also set off a "ghost extinction phenomenon" that cannot be underestimated throughout Japan.

There are only two kinds of movies in the cinema: one is Ghost Blade, and the other is other works.

Its audiences range in age from 7 to 70.

Xian Yi, suitable for all ages, has been successfully realized, suitable for both men and women.

Audiences of almost every age can find some emotion through this work:

Teenagers are attracted by strange stories, parents are attracted by passionate feelings, and the elderly are attracted by the nostalgic atmosphere of Taisho era in Japan. ...

At the same time, movies and TV shows around Ghost Blade are also selling well in Japan.

Almost every convenience store is selling ghosts everywhere.

Many vending machines only sell ghost products.

From snacks, daily necessities to home appliances, it seems that as long as it is related to ghosts, products will surely make a steady profit.

Even JR Kyushu has launched the "Infinite Train" special train.

Many public figures spontaneously came to support the performance-

Yamashita Tomohisa took a photo with the "Ghost Blade" cartoon, saying "I want to cry";

Suga Yoshihide, the Prime Minister, made a reply in Parliament, specifically quoting the famous saying in Blade of the Ghost: "I will concentrate on breathing to answer questions";

Kitano Takeshi, 73, is the male host of the TV program cos Ghost Blade.

While ghost extinction became popular, it also raised many proper nouns.

For example, "Ghost Eliminating Poverty" refers to the poverty caused by buying ghosts and destroying the surrounding areas.

"Ghost extinction harassment" refers to all kinds of harassment caused by ghost extinction.

Japan's TBS TV station specially arranged three routines of "ghost killing harassment" in the report some time ago:

"You haven't seen a ghost?" Forced viewing behaviors such as "going to see";

"It turns out that some people really don't like ghost extinction" and other behaviors that deny the taste of others;

Create an atmosphere that can't say "ghost extinction is boring and uninterested".

Even the old man in Miyazaki Hayao who went out to pick up garbage was not spared and was harassed by reporters.

Seeing this, I am afraid that most people will breed such questions:

Why is Ghost Blade so popular?

In order to solve this doubt, let's talk about it in detail with comics and drama versions.

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What destroyed the Ghost Blade?

The widespread spread of ghost blade is mainly determined by its day and night genes.

In recent years, with the popular works such as Death, Naruto and Silver Soul serialized for more than ten years, many fans have fallen into a periodic panic: Who will take over Young JUMP?

The appearance of "The Blade to Destroy the Soul" just appeased this panic in time.

Blade to Destroy the Soul is a juvenile cartoon created by Japanese cartoonist Wu. From February 16 to May 16, the weekly youth dance was serialized in Jiyingshe, which has been completed.

Author Wu is a low-key female cartoonist.

Because the name is awkward, fans generally call her "crocodile teacher" (her selfie is crocodile).

By September last year 17, the comic book had exceeded 1 100 million, and it was the only comic book that could compete with One Piece in sales in recent ten years.

Three major migrant workers

The top 22 Japanese comics sales list was once occupied by Ghost Blade.

It only occupies the top 22 because it has only 22 volumes.

Compared with the traditional solar eclipse, the extinction of the ghost blade has two advantages.

First, it is short and pithy, and firmly grasps the hearts of readers (viewers) with a compact plot.

Most traditional festivals are protracted and often rely on "stretching the front" to maintain the heat.

And "Ghost Blade" perfectly circumvents this defect-

The ultimate boss ghost dance is not miserable. In the seventh episode of the animation, it appeared generously without any cover.

Such a design is quite rare in the juvenile comics that upgrade to fight monsters.

Second, there is a delicate mood.

In traditional juvenile romance, female characters are always wrapped in male eyes.

However, Ghost Blade shows rare friendliness to female characters.

As the cartoonist Maeda Kuji commented:

"This is a female role without too much sexual expression. They rarely wear sexy clothes, and there is no outdated concept that' women should be protected and fall behind men'. They need to be tested and trained like the protagonist and fight with others. "

Moreover, because the crocodile teacher is a woman herself, delicate humanistic care is also permeated in the comics.

These humanistic concerns have largely neutralized the bloody atmosphere at the battle site.

Since the introduction of drama in Mile Mile last year, Blade of the Ghost has cultivated a large number of fans in China.

So far, it is the most watched TV series-550 million.

On Douban, nearly 6.5438+0.2 million people gave it a score of 9.654.38+0.

Even if you haven't seen this animation, you have probably heard of it.

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Anti-sky animation making

The story of "The Blade to Destroy the Soul" is set in the Taisho era and takes place in an overhead world where people and ghosts coexist.

Evil spirits roam the world and eat people for a living.

There are only two ways to exorcise ghosts: using sunlight or cutting off the neck with a Japanese wheel knife.

Tanjiro lives in the mountains with his family.

One day, he went down the mountain to sell charcoal, and the next day he came home to see a hellish scene:

Ghosts attacked their home and the whole family died in a pool of blood.

Only my sister, your bean, still retains human consciousness and reason, although she has become a ghost.

In order to avenge his family, Tan Erlang tried his best to join the ghost killing team.

While protecting mankind with flesh and blood, we are trying to turn our sister back into a human being.

Since then, in various adventures, Tan Erlang has met powerful opponents and made like-minded partners.

The story told in Infinite Train will continue after the drama version.

In terms of setting, Blade of Ghost Extinction still follows the classic bloody mode of kingly way.

Interspersed with many usual story settings:

For example, the talented protagonist, the ability to upgrade in fighting monsters, and the binary opposition between good and evil. ...

But in many ways, it has jumped out of the existing routine of kingly blood.

Although "blood" is still the spiritual core of the work, the content it carries has been greatly reduced.

The author replaced it with an element of "affection" and connected the whole story together.

This setting can not only balance action drama and emotional drama, but also poke tears and make the audience have a strong affection for the role.

In addition, the wonderful action arrangement has greatly improved the popularity of Ghost Blade.

Ghost Blade is made by the animation company ufotable (UFO Club).

Ufotable is famous for its gorgeous special effects, exquisite CG and smooth photography.

Many famous and excellent operas are composed by ufotable:

The night of fate, the realm of emptiness, the god of food, sword dancing and so on.

Night of Destiny Theater Edition

With the blessing of ufotable, the charm of Blade of Destroying the Soul has been fully exerted.

For example, the drama version 19 episode, the former God, took more than 20 minutes of animation and took the texture of Hollywood blockbusters-

The "Breath of Water" used by Tanjiro and Yongyi borrowed a lot from the wave ukiyo-e painting in Kitai Furui's Surfing in Kanagawa.

With both aesthetic support and gorgeous visual enjoyment, it is worthy of being called "the breath of funds" by netizens!

If "Spirited Away" is an author's film with great personal style, "Ghost Blade" is a commercial film that will get full marks in all aspects.

"Ghost Blade" has replaced Spirited Away as the "box office champion in Japanese film history", which is obviously an oath of the growing industrialization process.

Like Spirited Away, Infinite Train is destined to follow closely and become a mainstream movie.

It is reported that the film has been confirmed to be introduced to China.

If it goes well, it is estimated that it will be publicized in China soon.

I hope we can meet soon next!