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Chapter 687: Spirited Away Released, Animation King is Born!
The final box office gross for "Bunny Drop" was 84 billion yen.

It's a pity that it didn't break the 10 billion mark.

Although its box office performance wasn't particularly outstanding for a Takeshi Oni film, it still surprised many people.

Given the subject matter and genre of "Bunny Drop," it would have been impossible for anyone else to achieve such success.

Only Takeshi Onino can do that.

Ono Takeshi, however, was quite satisfied with the box office results.

In fact, this result was somewhat beyond his expectations.

The original "Bunny Drop" did not achieve such box office success.

Those people are right; only I could have achieved such results.

His popularity and fan base are no joke now. Just like in his previous life, even if "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was terrible, countless fans would still wave their money to buy it.

Of course, such an analogy is not accurate, after all, "Bunny Drop" is not a terrible movie.

However, to some extent, Ono Takeshi's reputation and influence are also far beyond what A-Zhan can match, so it is understandable that he achieved such box office results.

With that thought, Ono Takeshi immediately felt at ease.

Next, we'll work on getting it released in other countries.

However, Takeshi Ono was already mentally prepared that the latter's box office would definitely not be as good as the domestic one.

"Bunny Drop" is a typical "Asian film" whose "spiritual core" is full of Eastern charm and cannot fully conform to Western values.

It's inevitable that the other party's box office will be affected.

However, even a small mosquito is still meat, and after a round of harvesting, it adds up to a considerable sum.

Besides, we allow you Westerners to import values ​​into the East, but we don't allow our Eastern virtues of "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness" to cleanse your filthy souls?

However, despite its phenomenal box office success, "Bunny Drop" is surprisingly not the most anticipated film at the moment.

A sensational event recently occurred in the film industry of Japan and even the whole of Asia!

Let's rewind to two weeks ago.

The box office of "Bunny Drop" continues to soar, leaving countless other films released at the same time sighing in despair.

Can't someone keep an eye on this "film industry gomera"?

How the hell are we supposed to play this game?!

Perhaps their complaints had an effect, because a day later, a film emerged as a dark horse, successfully curbing the invincible momentum of "Bunny Drop".

Until, to the astonishment of countless people, its box office completely surpassed that of "Bunny Drop"!
The name of this movie
It's called,

"Spirited Away"

……

If we're talking about the busiest person in the entire Oni no Ike film series during this period, besides Ushima Sacred Body Amuro Tooru, it would have to be Hayao Miyazaki.

As for Takeshi Ono, who's a hands-off manager, Tooru Amuro just chuckled.

Touko: Do ​​you know how I've been these past few days?!
Hayao Miyazaki doesn't need to worry about that whole mess; he can just focus on his animated films.

The huge success of "My Neighbor Totoro" brought Miyazaki Hayao immense honor, status, and wealth, and his fame skyrocketed, earning him the title of "the Takeshi Oni of the animation world" from the media.

However, Miyazaki Hayao did not bask in the flood of praise. Compared to wealth and honor, he loved animated films themselves even more.

So, shortly after My Neighbor Totoro finished its run, Miyazaki Hayao immediately began conceiving a new animated film.

Before Ono Takeshi went to the US to attend the Oscars, he showed his new work to his boss and mentor, hoping to gain their approval and support.

"The protagonist is a little girl named Chihiro Ogino who accidentally enters the world of gods (yokai). Here, she experiences various adventures and difficulties, and encounters all sorts of strange beings. In the end, Chihiro's courage helps her save her parents..."

When Hayao Miyazaki told Takeshi Ono the story outline, the latter silently turned his gaze to the cover of the proposal in front of him.

"So you named this story 'Spirited Away'?"

"Yes."

Hayao Miyazaki nodded. "This name foreshadows Chihiro's experiences in the other world and also represents her growth."

As soon as he finished speaking, he looked up at the silent Oni Takeshi and his heart skipped a beat. He asked somewhat nervously, "Boss, is there something wrong with this name? I can change it if necessary..."

"No!"

Oni Takeshi waved his hand and said with certainty, "This name is great, that's it!"

Upon hearing this, Hayao Miyazaki breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Takeshi Ono with a somewhat tense expression.

Although this is his masterpiece, whether or not it can be filmed depends on Takeshi Ono's decision.

Should we make a film based on "Spirited Away"?
Takeshi Ono said that just because of this name, he hesitated for even a second, which would be disrespectful to this masterpiece!

"shoot!"

"I will fully support you in terms of funding and personnel!"

Ono Takeshi spoke with absolute certainty.

Seeing Miyazaki Hayao's beaming face, Onino Takeshi was even happier than him.

Who would have thought that this guy would quietly accumulate such a huge wave!
This is Spirited Away!

It was the first film (not just an animated film) to break the 300 billion yen mark, and held the top spot in Japanese film history for a long time until Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train was released in 2020.

It has received rave reviews and is the only work to have won both the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Berlin Golden Bear.

With its outstanding artistic expression, profound emotional portrayal, and unique narrative style, it has a tremendous influence in both the East and the West.

It occupies a pivotal position in global animation culture and has become a leader in guiding the world's animation trends.

It is a timeless classic masterpiece!

And this masterpiece is now right in front of Takeshi Onino.

How could he possibly turn him away?
stand by!

We must give it our full support!

We'll give you manpower if you need manpower! We'll give you money if you need money!
Having secured Takeshi Ono's support, Hayao Miyazaki happily left with the script in hand.

He left Oni Takeshi alone in the room, grinning foolishly.

With the full support of Oni no Iebi, Hayao Miyazaki and his team devoted themselves to the production of the film.

Because it's an animated film, it takes more time to produce.

It took more than half a year to finally complete.

Just half a month after the release of "Bunny Drop", Takeshi Ono learned of this good news.

Without any hesitation, he immediately made a decision to schedule the film's release!

With the promotion from Oni no Iekai and the added boost of Miyazaki Hayao's fame, Spirited Away received even more attention than its predecessor.

On the day of the release, Takeshi Ono personally led a group of his stars to the event, bringing another wave of attention.

And "Spirited Away" did not disappoint Takeshi Ono's expectations, with box office revenue exceeding 100 million yen on its opening day!
Although it was inferior to "Bunny Drop," Miyazaki and others considered this normal, and they were already very surprised by the box office results.

However, Takeshi Ono knew that this was far from the limit of "Spirited Away".

Due to the limitations of the subject matter of animated films, most of the films currently being made feature families with children.

Although Miyazaki Hayao described Spirited Away as "a gift for children," its audience is not limited to children.

As expected, as word-of-mouth spread, more and more people from all walks of life, including students, white-collar workers, and yakuza, flocked to the cinema.

Spirited Away tells a fairytale-like fantasy story, yet it also reveals many profound real-world implications, prompting deep reflection.

This is a very profound and interesting movie that is extremely appealing to both children and adults.

Such a masterpiece is certainly not to be missed.

And so, unsurprisingly—

Spirited Away's box office... exploded!
(End of this chapter)