Demon-strably Profitable (w/Matt Schley)

Everyone and their mother are getting into the animated series "Kimetsu no Yaiba," in which demons brutally slaughter... everyone and their mother. Film critic Matt Schley tells us why the series resonates and, more importantly, sells.

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Bobby congratulates a cruise on making history and violating boat capacity restrictions.

Topics discussed on this episode range from:

Why Japan Doesn't Hire Native Speakers to Check their English, and what you can do about itMatt's experiences at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and how it's very very very different this year due to reasonsRoppongi as a hive of scum and villainyFilmmaking and how Japan could do more to support themMovie theaters suffering during the pandemicUsing "Gaijin Smash" as a professional interview techniqueWhy Japanese entertainment reporting is so boringOur SMASHING success with predicting the trendy words of the yearKimetsu no Yaiba's origins in Shounen JumpWhat records the Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) destroyedThe broad age appeal of the series even though it might not be age appropriateBobby and Ollie's differing approaches to interview prepThe rarity of closure in manga/anime seriesHow Kimetsu differs in terms of accessibility/barrier to entryHow the above factors affect our relationship with entertainment contentThe Kimetsu Popularity Feedback loop across differing mediaHow Corona created the perfect storm for creating Kimetsu fans AND driving them to the box office to help break the recordsThe current lack of competition The potential for cross-over appeal in the statesJapan's UNIQUELY JAPANESE taste in supporting certain moviesHow we REALLY feel about the show? Does it get negative reviews?The (international?) phenomenon that is Kimetsu HarrassmentWhy Bobby couldn't make it through more than one episodeThe lack of creepy, age-inappropriate sexual elements in Kimetsu People who feel that the female protagonist Nezuko's ball-gag is a deal-breaker

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