The biggest story of the year in anime was the expected but still somehow stunning success of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle," which broke multiple box-office records during its opening weekend and is currently Japan's second-highest grossing film of all time with ¥38.6 billion — just below the first "Demon Slayer" film from 2020.

"Infinity Castle" is a hit outside Japan, too. It made $134 million in the U.S. — surpassing Ang Lee’s "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000) as the American box office’s highest-grossing foreign-language film ever — and is the first Japanese film to top ¥100 billion worldwide.

Comparatively modest but still impressive were the domestic earnings of "Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback," which raked in ¥14.6 billion, the second-best entry for the multifilm franchise, and "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc" (the sequel to the 2022 "Chainsaw Man" TV series), which drew ¥9.8 billion. "Chainsaw" also opened at No. 1 in the U.S. and has earned an estimated $174 million worldwide. “100 Meters,” a manga adaptation by director Kenji Iwaisawa about pro sprinters, featured impressive visual dynamism, was a sizable financial hit and won awards including the audience award at the inaugural Aichi Nagoya International Animational Film Festival this month.

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