On Tue, 01 Dec 2020 23:39:53 +0100, Arne Luft
Update
2. Spirited Away 31.68 bill. Yen
1. Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Ressha Hen 32.47 bill. Yen
Kimetsu no Yaiba has till Dec,3th generated 270 Bill. Yen (2.61 bill.
US-$) with merchandise from toys to canned coffee (Source: Dai-Ichi
Life Research Institute).
That's the Japanese way to handle COVID.
Btw, there is a fundamental difference in how Western peoples, as
opposed to Japanese, handle their own inability. Westerners tend to
become more and more arrogant and know-it-all as their inability
increases. This is known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect
An example from politics is the German government - I am a German -
which repeats big mistakes and lets themselves be celebrated when they
can reduce the consequences of their mistakes a little.
Japanese, on the other hand, try to make up for their deficiency
through learning and effort. They see underachievement (failure) as an
opportunity to improve their abilities at a given task.
https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-3514.81.4.599
This way of dealing with problems in Japan like now with Kimetsu no
Yaiba is not the first time that a catastrophe has contributed to the
success of a Manga or Anime. A similar change in thinking was
reflected in Shingeki no Kyojin, which appeared after the financial
crisis and is still successful today.
Have a nice day.