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That Time an Anime Saved Japan’s Economy



That Time an Anime Saved Japan’s Economy

#demonslayer #tanjiro #anime

Back in 2020, one anime saved Japan from financial ruin. here’s the story

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Demon Slayer “saved” the Japanese economy

Thoughts on the popularity of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba in Japan

Demon Slayer has gone into high school textbooks
https://animegalaxyofficial.com/demon-slayer-to-be-introduced-in-textbooks-of-japanese-schools/

Japan in shambles during covid
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/17/japan-economy-suffers-record-slump-after-covid-hit

Demon slayer made most of its $ through merch and collabs (I extrapolated from this, check out how much pokemon made from merch VS everything else[retial sales])
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises

Demon slayer museum
https://jw-webmagazine.com/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-exhibition-2024-2025/

Demon slayer theme park (USJ)

Demon Slayer MLB collab
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/03/mlb-reveals-demon-slayer-collab-with-new-ufotable-short/

Demon Slayer gaming chair collab
https://secretlab.my/pages/demonslayer

People underdressed for Mt Mumotori
https://gamerant.com/demon-slayer-anime-fans-keep-something-really-stupid/

Mugen train was packed despite covid
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/28/demon-slayer-kills-big-name-rivals-to-become-japans-highest-grossing-film#:~:text=close%20to%20surpassing%20the%20%C2%A531,winning%20Spirited%20Away

Mugen train buffs merch, collabs, and tourism (can’t paste the full link cause it’s in japanese)
https://www.tic-web.co.jp

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demon slayer, mugen train, infinity castle, tanjiro, anime, japan, storytelling

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32 Comments

  5. @dinamamun9603 on

    Ufotable made a gamble. A gamble about infinity wealth or infinity debt. And they hit the jackpot and for the next 4 seasons and 11 movies they're effectively had unlimited wealth.

  8. @chQta-y6i on

    when infinity castle dropped, The haters had problems with animation from a camrip phone; Then next week the issue was it lack animation; lol

  21. @hanhan9487 on

    I know for a fact that Demon Slayer is a global phenomenon, but not on this scale. Saving the country’s economy is crazy. Can you do One Piece next good sir?

  22. @thebulbathor on

    I’ve been arguing with haters for years about this show. And theres quite literally NOTHING to complain about 😭 the only thing they complain about is the basic story in the beginning which is true BUT never mention the story development. Calling demon slayer peak isn’t a opinion it’s a fact now and the statistics are there to prove it 🤷‍♂️

  25. @DaakkuuYRS on

    I used to be one of the haters if the show. Now I own 4 figures, big plushie of Shinibu, and two of the recent video games. It took me a while, but now I'm a big fan.

  26. @animephase9165 on

    Whoever put the fgt flag in New York that so happened to be right under Demon Slayer will so be executed for doing such a crime to humanity. Already a grave sin to God but now additionally a crime to humanity that will punished in all the most pain + ful, cruel + est, slow + est, worst way ever and that is…. getting executed on the spot in all those ways. Even after it's all done, hell is what they all dealing with and that's forever! All Most Deserved.

  32. @berdboss on

    I don't think this youtuber know how Detective Conan has been a cornerstone of anime/manga being a lifeline to Japanese movie industry.