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NEWS: Shinkai's 'your name.' Rises to #2 at Box Office, Resident Evil Falls to #3




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KH91



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:43 am Reply with quote
Well, 25 billion yen is a guarantee now.
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Paulo27



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:13 am Reply with quote
It also already became the highest grossing Japanese movie worldwide.
And while it wasn't certain before, I think it has pretty solid chances of reaching Frozen's 25.48 billions and Titanic's 26.20 billions in Japan.
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Zin5ki



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:17 pm Reply with quote
I like to help myself to a fantasy according to which the unprecedented success of this film hastens its disc release, though I know there can be no such connection.
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Shirohae



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:08 pm Reply with quote
Can this movie just die already?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:27 pm Reply with quote
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Do you really hate it that much? Laughing
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Lemonchest



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:49 pm Reply with quote
Impressive as ever, though I can't help but think Your Names extremely long tail is being helped by an almost embarrassing lack of competition from domestic or foreign releases. Shinkai might have asked audiences to stop watching, but it's not like they've had much else to go see.
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Lostlorn Forest



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:49 pm Reply with quote
Shirohae wrote:
Can this movie just die already?

That's what a majority of anime fans keep wanting. And the exact opposite happens.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:55 pm Reply with quote
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That's too funny! Laughing
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 11:57 pm Reply with quote
It's pretty amazing that the popularity and box offices scores of Your Name is at worldwide levels! Surprised Perhaps Makoto Shinkai was so overwhelmed with the sudden rise of the film's worldwide fame that he denounced his work, even going so far as to plead people to not watch it...
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Jayhosh



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:35 pm Reply with quote
Lostlorn Forest wrote:
Shirohae wrote:
Can this movie just die already?

That's what a majority of anime fans keep wanting. And the exact opposite happens.


What fantasy land are you living in? Lol. You people I swear, only you guys would wish for a film in an industry you want to grow and prosper to fail for no reason beyond your own egotistical opinions of it. I could sort of see this toxic mentality with Frozen, since that wasn't actually a Japanese film, but here we have a non-Ghibli anime film that's actually breaking records and people are still salty about it. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:35 am Reply with quote
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Agreed (but I think that that I will limit myself to just that comment).
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TarsTarkas



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 12:11 pm Reply with quote
Lostlorn Forest wrote:
Shirohae wrote:
Can this movie just die already?

That's what a majority of anime fans keep wanting. And the exact opposite happens.

Why is that? Seems a pretty popular anime film. I am looking forward to see it myself.

Also, did Shinkai really denounce his film and requested fans not to watch it? Seems awfully like a false narrative, that those who hate the film would create.
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Lostlorn Forest



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 2:23 pm Reply with quote
Most any anime that manages to catch the attention of the public eye - that is to say, isn't massively popular among anime fans - especially of this paramount, will receive deep seated hate from those anime fans, even if it reflects positively in the anime industry and to Japan's economy.

I think he did say that, but it sounded like reverse psychology to me.
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