One Piece Film Red Sails Through Japan Box Office Top 10 for 20 Consecutive Weeks
Regardless of huge hits like THE FIRST SLAM DUNK and Suzume opening in Japan, One Piece Movie Purple continues its journey by means of the Japanese field workplace with official reviews right now revealing that the movie has now spent 20 consecutive weeks within the prime 10, beating the likes of the unique Avatar, Weathering With You and Frozen.
As of December 18, One Piece Movie Purple has made 18.73 billion yen (US$133.67 million) making it the ninth-highest-grossing movie of all time in Japan and the sixth-highest-grossing anime movie of all time in Japan.
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Moreover. Ado’s official Twitter account introduced that the theme track “New Genesis” for One Piece Movie Purple has surpassed 100 million views in a mere six months.
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One Piece Movie Purple opened in Japanese theaters on August 6. Crunchyroll released the film in English-speaking countries last November, beginning with Australia and New Zealand on November 3 then adopted by the US and Canada on November 4. Crunchyroll describes the seafaring musical journey as such:
Uta—essentially the most beloved singer on the earth whose voice has been described as “otherworldly”—is famend for concealing her personal id when performing. Now, for the primary time ever, she’s going to reveal herself to the world at a reside live performance.
With the Navy watching carefully, the venue fills with Uta’s followers—together with excited pirates and the Straw Hats led by Luffy, who merely got here to take pleasure in her sonorous efficiency—all eagerly awaiting the voice that the entire world has been ready for to resound. The story begins with the surprising revelation that she is the enigmatic Shanks’ daughter.
The One Piece TV anime can also be nonetheless going robust, with over 1,000 episodes of the collection streaming proper right here on Crunchyroll and new episodes popping out every week as they air in Japan.
Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, Ado on Twitter
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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll Information. He additionally runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff referred to as TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photographs of his travels on Instagram.