日本でアニメ史に残る爆発的な人気となっている『鬼滅の刃』は、同時進行で米国のファンも魅了している。ただ、ここに来て、次の世界的なブームの主役となりそうな作品がでてきた。『呪術廻戦』。米国を始め、世界各地で急速にファンを増やしている。米...
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Manager at Kinokuniya New York store: "Our best-selling English translated manga is Demon Slayer. The unit price is not so high, so the sales are incredible. I can't disclose the amount of sales, but it can be several copies a day, and it's very hard to order replenishment. It's overwhelmingly popular."
Until the English translation was published, some of them bought the Japanese original manga, which is also available at the store, and the enthusiasm was surprising.
"The popularity of Kimetsu no Yaiba in the U.S. is sure to come in a second wave with the release of the film in the U.S. next year," said Benigno.
Aside from Kimetsu, there are some of the most exciting works in the U.S. right now. "Jujutsu Kaisen," he says, "is already very popular. It's already popular, but in the U.S., manga has been selling since the start of anime, so I think it will boom even more in the future," he stressed.
