Here’s a fun fact: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle is the fifth-highest-grossing film worldwide in 2025 so far. That’s not just for animated features —but for all movies released this year. The $20 million theatrical sequel is currently sitting at around $780 million at the box office, which also makes it the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time. Where major film studios are struggling to break even, anime is flourishing.

How about some more impressive numbers? According to Netflix , Sakamoto Days spent 14 weeks on their list of the top 10 non-English shows in 2025. The assassin anime garnered over 14.3 million viewers during its first two weeks on the platform. Meanwhile, anime streaming hub Crunchyroll crossed the 17 million subscribers mark

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