On the 13th, it was announced that “Dragon Ball Super Super Hero” (directed by Tetsuro Kodama), the latest film in the popular “DRAGON BALL” manga series, drew an audience of 500,000 over the first two days of its release on the 11th and grossed 670 million yen at the box office. Akira Toriyama, the author of the movie, commented joyfully, “Even though I am an old man, I was so excited.
The film was screened on 407 screens nationwide, with a total of 300,000 viewers on Saturday the 11th, the opening day, and 200,000 on Sunday the 12th. The film was shown on 407 screens nationwide and drew 300,000 on an opening day, Saturday the 11th, and 200,000 on Sunday the 12th. It was ranked No. 1 in both the weekend attendance ranking and the weekend box-office revenue ranking, surpassing “Top Gun: Maverick” starring Tom Cruise.
Mr. Toriyama commented on the film with an illustration of a special “Toriyama Robo,” a character in the film, Piccolo, saying, “In a word, it’s an amazing anime movie! Well, it may not be convincing for the original author to say this, but I really got excited watching it! I’m an old man, but I was so excited!
With each film, the scale has expanded to include outer space, but this time the story takes place in a small area of the earth. Toriyama candidly revealed that he had some concerns, saying, “I thought I had made an interesting story, but I was always worried that it might be a little plain. I am grateful to director Kodama and his staff for taking a story on a small scale for a recent Dragon Ball movie and making it into an amazing one with a rare sense of humor and new visuals.
Toriyama added, “Piccolo is cool! Gohan is cool! Gamma #1 and #2 are all cool! Even I, who am usually so calm about my own work, couldn’t help but think that,” he said, hiding his excitement. If you are wondering if it’s Dragon Ball or not, please think you’ve been tricked and watch it. I’m sure you’ll be excited when you leave the theater.
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