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https://deadline.com/2025/08/box-office-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-infinity-castle-records-broken-1236491889/ Anime movies tend to be traditionally front loaded but this still is a very impressive advance haul.

Not bat for, bat against. I do fully believe that “animation is cinema” types are in many cases complete hypocrites, and if they were around in the 70s would have wanted Ralph Bakshi’s head on a pike over Fritz the Cat, to say nothing of Coonskin. If it isn’t “realistic panic attacks” or some sort of LBGTQ+ sexuality story (ironic given the multiple sexualities in Fixed) then it’s open season for these Puritan types. And I’m not saying the movie is good. I found myself going to see Nobody 2 and found that a far better use of my time. But it’s not just the dog boner movie getting laid into it. Any shounen that shows titties, Panty and Stocking, it’s all fair game for these weirdos and freaks.

Strip steak, salad and garlic bread. My Monday relaxation dinner.

After that time fans of gay pairings tried to extort Dreamworks over released material to make a Voltron ship canon (which is why Amazon MGM allegedly is renaming everyone in their movie) I tend to side with the staff.

Yeah but how many people tell Adam Sandler the shit they tell animation directors? Even after Pixels? Animators feel like easier targets.

I knew people were pissed off at this movie but holy hell people are PISSED THE FUCK OFF at this movie. Is it bad flashbacks to John K?

Nobody 2 - 7/10. Solid sequel to the original which as per the man himself, is Odenkirk trying to channel Jackie Chan. Climax makes up for a slower build.

I feel like it’s a pretty good story to tell. He gets into the show because his daughter did. They show up to a premiere with her in costume, then he gets a voice role. It’s not what I’d call a story with a small target audience. “My daughter couldn’t have given a shit about Magic Mike but is thrilled I’m in Demon Slayer.” Then again this might be why talk shows are on their way out.

Maybe not lure to the theater but get the word out on talk shows and the like. You can have Tatum on Seth Meyers or Kimmel discussing Infinity Castle. Not so much the usual VA’s.

Given the timeframes of their streaming debuts (DanDaDan is still debuting and is still in the Netflix Top 10 every week, while Mashle migrated from CR to Netflix in June) Mashle S2 hitting is the best case scenario. Not that I think anyone will mind given how entertaining Mashle is, it’s just much more likely given the timeframes.

DanDaDan S2 7.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fixed_2025 The final score is a 63% critic score and a 40% audience score. It’s the dog boner movie. It debuted in the US Netflix Top 10 at Number 5, not enough to derail the juggernaut that is K-Pop Demon Hunters.

https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things-to-do/panels/panel-information.html?gtID=903890&panel-name=Rooster-Fighter-English-Dub-World-Premiere Possibly DeMarco’s last hurrah as an anime producer.

Yaiba Samurai Legend 15 Sakamoto Days 16.

Fillet mignon, sautéed peppers, onions and mushrooms, and fries.

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/channing-tatum-rebecca-wang-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-infinity-castle-1236486729/ I don’t see how many people buy tickets because of those two, but that’s assuredly a choice. Apparently Tatum watched the anime with his kid.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ufc-to-paramount-plus-under-ellison-pay-per-views-1236341387/ Instead they get a flat $7.7 billion over 7 years to put cards on Paramount Plus and CBS. It feels like boxing is the only major industry left still doing PPV’s (them and AEW, and even AEW offers a discount if you have HBO Max) and it must be asked…does anyone miss Pay Per View?

Trailer for season 2.

DanDaDan S2 6.

‘Cue the internet vultures picking at it.

The Hollywood Reporter, which I (mostly) trust, had a review that basically said this film was Genndy going full Ralph Bakshi. It also acknowledged a lot of people are not down for Full Ralph Bakshi.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fixed_2025 93% on Rotten Tomatoes with a lot of B and 3.5/5 scores.

Robocop Unfinished Business: Dropping RoboCop in the plot of Dredd basically (Granted people kind of consider Murphy an American take on Judge Dredd with some added tokusatsu elements, but this the first time they directly reference a Dredd story).