The author of Demon Slayer is selected into the Time 100 list. Animated films set box office records

On February 17th, local time in the United States, the American "Time" magazine released a new "2021 TIME100 NEXT" list of 100 people. The author of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" Koyoharu Gotouge was included in the list. His achievement was that the box office of the animated film set a new record in Japanese film and television.

"Demon Slayer" is a fantasy manga created by Koyoharu Gotouge. It tells the story of the Japanese Taisho period, when it is said that after the sun sets, demons come out to eat people. There are also demon hunters who kill demons and protect people. The ordinary and happy daily life of Tanjiro, a charcoal seller, changed drastically on the day his family was attacked by demons. His mother and four younger siblings were brutally killed, and his sister Nezuko, who survived with him, also turned into a ferocious demon. In order to cut off the chain of sadness, the boy never stopped fighting with demons.

·Time magazine commented on Koyoharu Gotouge that Demon Slayer is the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan for nearly two decades. Last year, the animated film Demon Slayer: Mugen Train set the record for the most opening weekend in Japanese history, and ultimately made a record-breaking $313 million at the box office—a surreal achievement that only deepened interest in this mysterious author and illustrator.