Defeating "Spirited Away" and topping the North American box office chart, how amazing is this Japanese comic?

Last year, a Japanese comic theatrical version swept the whole of Japan. More than a month after

landed in theaters, it won 2.4 billion yen (about 2 billion yuan) box office.

successfully defeated " Spirited Away " and won the No. 1 box office in Japanese film history.

And recently, this film, which is being shown in North America, has set a new record again.

After 21 years, Riman once again topped the North American weekend box office chart.

Today, let's talk about it.

This super-popular Japanese manga called "phenomenal" -

The Blade of Ghost Slayer Theatrical Edition: Infinite Train

"The Blade of Ghost Slayer" is a novel written by Japanese manga artist Goto Hu Shiharu comics.

In 2016, it began to be serialized on Weekly Shonen Jump. After

, it is called the "New Four Heavenly Kings" of the Japanese comic industry together with "My Hero Academia", "The Promised Neverland" and "Stone Era" .

As one of the "New Kings", "Blade of Ghost Slayer" continues the traditional Japanese manga.

is the same as " Naruto " and " One Piece ", the core plot of this anime is not complicated.

In a word, it tells a story of "killing ghosts" .

The background of the story is set in the Taisho period of Japan.

There is such a legend among the folks that after the sun sets, evil spirits haunt and eat people everywhere.

Correspondingly, there are also a group of ghost hunters who kill evil ghosts and protect human beings.

Charcoal salesmanTanjiro, lives a warm and happy life with his family on weekdays.

On this day, he went out selling charcoal as usual.

Never thought that when he returned home, he found that all his family members were attacked by evil spirits.

The mother and four younger brothers and sister were brutally killed, and the only surviving sister Nedouzi became a ferocious ghost due to a mutation.

Fortunately, the little sister who turned into a demon was not completely irrational.

In order to make you douzi back to human beings, and to avenge the evil spirit who killed his family, Tanjiro and his sister embarked on a long journey together.

As a juvenile manga, the passionate temperament of "Ghost Slayer" is exactly the same as many previous manga.

From the beginning of the story, it is not difficult for us to guess the general direction of the plot.

The protagonist upgrades and fights monsters all the way, and finally defeats the big BOSS, hiding his merits and fame.

The core "coolness" of juvenile manga should be the reason why "Blade of Ghost Slayer" attracted many people in the beginning.

But different from the old generation of passionate, it also achieved the unique breakthrough and innovation of and .

From the point of view of characterization, the protagonist Tanjiro is , a kind and gentle person .

Facing his sister and friends, he has always been honest and dedicated.

In the face of evil spirits, he is just and awe-inspiring, vowing to fight them to the end.

However, since the younger sister turned into a demon from the very beginning.

naturally makes the "good and evil" in this work very vague.

is different from traditional Japanese comics, the evil spirit has not been portrayed as the villain who is "killed with one stick".

But through the story, "ghost" as a living individual also has the same fragility and fetters as human beings.

In the 7th episode of animation , the ultimate BOSS Ghost Dance Tsuji no miserable appears, and Tanjiro is preparing to take revenge.

But at this time, he found out that , the ghost king , lived with his wife and children and lived an ordinary life.

While Tanjiro hesitated for a moment, the ghost king took the opportunity to slip away.

In episode 16 of the animation, the ghost mother used spider silk to attack the "Ghost Killing Squad".

Tanjiro jumped from the air and directly killed the ghost mother.

And the ghost mother looked sad and begged for death.

It turns out that this ghost mother was forced to embark on the road of killing because of the exhaustion and manipulation of the twelve ghost months.

And, during this period, she also suffered from domestic violence from time to time.

At the moment of swinging the knife, Tanjiro realized that the ghost mother wanted to obtain liberation and redemption.

So, he changed his moves before the battle, and used the most gentle swordsmanship to swipe through the ghost mother's neck.

The "cool feeling" of the hot-blooded young manga has been further refined and sublimated here.

Obviously, "Ghost Slayer" focuses more on the deep connection and complex emotions between people.

Whenever Tanjiro decapitates the "ghost", he does not show the joy of victory.

but 's sympathy and mourning for the loss of life .

The ingenuity of the plot, coupled with the excellent animation production, makes "Ghost Slayer" a "popular" Japanese comic in the new era. For the animation of

"Ghost Slayer", we invited "UFO Club" , which is famous for its exquisiteness and gorgeousness.

"The Realm of the Sky" series, "Fate Night" series and other high reputation works are all from the "UFO Club".

In the beginning, as a comic, "Ghost Slayer" was not very good in style.

It is precisely because of the top production of "UFO Club" that the whole work has been reborn.

The animator blended 3D long-range and close-up pictures to produce "Breath of Water" imitating Ukiyo-e.

The 19th episode "The God of Fire", which made "Ghost Extermination" a true "God", has reached the pinnacle of standards.

Tanjiro used "Dance of Vulcan" through memory.

The entire fighting scene is neat and tidy.

Every action storyboard of

is depicted beautifully and perfectly.

In addition, the carefully crafted BGM directly pushed this episode to the "altar" and became the best animation episode of the year in the hearts of countless people.

The balanced and smooth narrative rhythm is undoubtedly another highlight of "Ghost Slayer".

In the animation, around the main line of "killing ghosts", the progress of the story is orderly and slow.

At the same time, for both the "Ghost Killing Team" and the evil ghost, more writing and information are given to explain the characters. Either

is the "column" as an absolute powerhouse.

is still the villain's twelve ghost months, and they all show different personalities and character tensions in the refined stories.

Take the theatrical version of "Infinite Train" as an example, the arc of characters on both sides of the enemy and us can be perfectly presented.

At the beginning, Tanjiro and others boarded the "infinite train" heading for darkness.

Soon, the nightmare lurking in the car appeared and hypnotized the many passengers in the car. This section of

is reminiscent of Jin Min's " Inception Detective ", and the dream reveals the most expected dream bubble in people's hearts.

After a hilarious fight, the nightmare is dead.

thought this was the end, but Yi Wozu, the third in the series, suddenly appeared at this moment.

He confronts Yanzhu Purgatory Soutaro.

In addition to the evenly divided fight, the two also staged a moral confrontation in each other's hearts.

Yiwozu persuaded Soutaro to become a "ghost" in order to pursue the highest realm of martial arts.

and Soutaro resolutely refused, he believes that the preciousness of people lies in the limited of life.

"It is because people grow old and die that people are so lovely and noble. The so-called powerful is not an adjective that can only be used in the flesh." At the last moment...

With the fire of "Ghost Slayer", many "popular stalks" surrounding this work have become increasingly popular.

All kinds of cosplay, anime characters can be seen everywhere.

The "Kammon Shrine" located in Nagasaki has become a "ghost-killing holy place" where fans are eager to punch in.

Even, even when the new Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga gave a speech, he also mentioned the "Comprehensive Breathing Method" in "Blade of Demon Slayer".

One can imagine how popular "Ghost Extinguishing" is.

"Ghost Extermination" surpassed "Spirited Away" at the box office, and it also caused quite a stir in the Japanese comics.

Miyazaki Hayao The old man has encountered "ghost-killing harassment" several times.

"Ghost Extermination" is considered by many viewers to be an over-acclaimed work with "unmatched virtue".

From my uncle's point of view, these two are very good animation works, and they have their own merits in art.

A is a philosophical fable.

One is a teenage adventure who fights back against a cruel world with tenderness and kindness.

All in all, as long as it can make people feel gratified and moved, it is a good work.

The ingenuity and sincerity are destined to be remembered by the audience, and destined to stand the test of time.