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Geek Culture
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- Geek Culture
'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' Shatters Record For Fastest Film To Hit ¥10 Billion In Japan
Nothing can stand in the way of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle , as it continues to take the Japanese box office by storm. Following a record-breaking opening haul at the domestic box office, the anime pic has grossed 12.8 billion yen (US$87.1 million) in its first 10 days, becoming the fastest film to cross 10 billion yen (US$67.4 million) in the country. The previous record holder was held by 2020's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie –Infinity Train , which is also currently the top-grossing film of all time in Japan after 73 days at the box office. Of a listed total earnings of 40.43 billion yen (US$273 million) domestically, 4.6 billion yen (US$43.85 million at the time) came from its first three days, including 1.2 billion yen (US$12.03 million at the time) from the opening day alone. In comparison, Infinity Castle earned 5.5 billion (US$37.38 million) yen in its first three days and racked up 7.3 billion yen (US$49.50 million) over a four-day long weekend. It's a very strong start for the first film in a planned trilogy, with its opening week soaring way past expectations, but the success was already mapped out since the beginning. The trailer debut registered more than 40 million views within 24 hours on official social media platforms, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle now holds three major all-time records: the highest opening performance, the biggest first-day earnings, and the strongest single-day box office in Japanese film history. Releasing on 14 August in Singapore, it picks up after the finale of the fourth anime season, when Muzan Kibutsuji (Toshihiko Seki / Greg Chun) traps Tanjiro Kamado (Natsuki Hanae / Zach Aguliar) and his companions of the Demon Slayer Corps inside his fortress, the Infinity Castle, where a decisive battle between the Demon Slayers and Muzan's subordinates, the Upper Moons, kicks off. Infinity Train 's Haruo Sotozaki is directing the movie at returning studio ufotable, with Aimer and LiSA performing the songs 'Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai' ('A World Where the Sun Never Rises') and 'Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake' ('Shine in the Cruel Night'), respectively. It will screen in IMAX and both Japanese with English subtitles, as well as in English dub. The fourth movie in the lineup serves more as a feature-length multi-film adaptation like Mugen Train instead of the Swordsmith Village and Hashira Training compilation films, and is set to adapt the first part of the final arc of Koyoharu Gotoge's manga. It opens in theatres on 14 August. Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really.
Forbes
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Bad News About The ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' Part 2 And 3 Release Dates
Demon Slayer Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is currently demolishing box office records in Japan, records set originally by Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, years earlier. They really like Demon Slayer. But fans know that this first Infinity Castle film is only Part 1, and Parts 2 and 3 are separate movies, a trilogy that is going to be the end of the entire series. A series that will…span an entire decade, according to new reports about the release dates for Infinity Castle Parts 2 and 3. A new report from AniRave says a source they trust has informed them that Infinity Castle Part 2 will air in 2027 and Infinity Castle Part 3 will air in 2029. That would be around ten years since Demon Slayer first debuted in 2019, and the end result of this would be a total of four seasons of a show and three movies. Fans have not liked hearing these are the dates, and were hoping the movies would get here faster. After all, it took just five years for there to be four seasons of the show which is a whopping 63 episodes in total. At 2 hours and 30 minutes, Infinity Castle is roughly 7.5 episodes. So 7.5 episodes every two years? Why is it taking so long? Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Well, the main issue is going to be production quality and just how much work the above-and-beyond animation is going to be for the films. Those who have seen the first one can attest to how great it is. While these dates are not official, fans hoping that maybe the 'real' dates are closer together are in for disappointment. If anything, it's possible the actual gaps between Part 1 and 2 and 2 and 3 may be even longer than this. Ufotable has said that production on just Part 1 took 3.5 years, started while the old seasons were still airing. Not to say that every movie is going to take 3.5 years from the release of the last one, putting us at 2032, but one every two years is sort of a blessing, in that context, as frustrating as it may be for fans. It's frankly a miracle that Demon Slayer got 63 episodes out in five years with its animation quality, and while it's understandable fans may be confused about the delay with the movies, there's no real getting around it. I'm seeing some say the 'hype will be dead,' but the time the series finishes in 2029, but I mean, this is Demon Slayer, hype for it does not die. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy
Time of India
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Fortnite leak reveals potential One Punch Man collaboration
Image via Madman Entertainment. With the arrival of Chapter 6 Season 3 dubbed 'Super' in Fortnite, the game has already brought a lot of superhero elements, as this is the actual theme of the current season. Recently we saw Fortnite collaborating with Superman, on the occasion of the latest movie by James Gunn. Now following the footsteps of the Superhero theme of this season, Fortnite is yet again potentially going to collaborate with another superhero, but this time, from the Anime universe. No price for guessing, it could be our very own Saitama from One Punch Man. Fortnite X One Punch Man collaboration new details gets leaked The Fortnite X One Punch Man collaboration has been the talk of the town for some time now, and now a brand new leak has stirred the speculation about the potential collaboration even more. This exciting news comes from popular Fortnite leaker @Loolo_WRLD. This leaker has shared additional details about the upcoming collaboration where it has been claimed that Saitama will have 2 emotes in the game. The leaker also went into details about these emotes, as one of them will have the iconic Saitama 'OK' speech. Although, detail about the other one is still unknown. He also stated that there will be a Pickaxe as well, thanks to this upcoming collaboration. However, the disappointing part of this leak is that One Punch Man cosmetics aren't a part of the encrypted in-game files in the game of the recent v36.20 patch update. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Providers are furious: Internet access without a subscription! Techno Mag Learn More Undo That means it's highly unlikely fans will get a Saitama outfit in the upcoming collaboration. But a collaboration without its themed outfit of its central character sounds quite strange, so the outfit can be added anytime in the coming updates. Although, the in-game files of the recent update did contain the outfits of 3 of the 4 members of Fantastic Four. This suggests that after a successful DC collaboration, Fortnite is now gearing up for an ambitious MCU collaboration on the occasion of the highly anticipated movie, Fantastic Four: First Steps, which is going to be released on July 25, 2025 in theatres. Read More: How can PlayStation Plus Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Android Authority
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Android Authority
ChatGPT's upcoming Image Styles could make it super easy to Ghiblify your images (APK teardown)
Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR ChatGPT is working on an Image Styles feature that would add a pre-defined instruction set to your prompt to achieve a specific image style in your results. Users would be able to select from aesthetic styles such as 'Anime,' 'Cyberpunk,' 'Coloring Book,' and more. These styles can be added as instructions for converting existing images or generating new ones. ChatGPT's image generation capabilities are pretty nifty, and it's largely credited for sparking the viral trend of Studio Ghibli-fying your images. However, given the nature of AI image generation, users must know the right prompt to get the right results, which often isn't a piece of cake. Many users end up searching for the exact prompt to be used to get a specific style for their generated or converted image. ChatGPT could be looking to simplify this process by introducing Image Styles, allowing users to generate new images or convert existing images according to pre-defined styles from within the app. Authority Insights story on Android Authority. Discover You're reading anstory on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else. An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release. ChatGPT v1.2025.196 beta includes code for generating images following a pre-defined style. Here are what the image styles will be called, and the description and image sample the app provides for them: 80s Glam: Turn this photo into a selfie styled like a cheesy 1980s mall glamour shot, foggy soft lighting, teal and magenta lasers in the background, feathered hair, shoulder pads, portrait studio vibes, ironic 'glam 4 life' caption. Turn this photo into a selfie styled like a cheesy 1980s mall glamour shot, foggy soft lighting, teal and magenta lasers in the background, feathered hair, shoulder pads, portrait studio vibes, ironic 'glam 4 life' caption. Anime: Restyle this image with a detailed anime aesthetic: expressive eyes, smooth cel-shaded coloring, and clean linework. Emphasize emotion and character presence, with a sense of motion or atmosphere typical of anime scenes. Restyle this image with a detailed anime aesthetic: expressive eyes, smooth cel-shaded coloring, and clean linework. Emphasize emotion and character presence, with a sense of motion or atmosphere typical of anime scenes. Art Nouveau: Restyle this image in an Art Nouveau style: flowing lines, organic shapes, floral motifs, and soft, decorative elegance. Restyle this image in an Art Nouveau style: flowing lines, organic shapes, floral motifs, and soft, decorative elegance. Classic Anime: Restyle this image in a classic 2D anime style with flat cel shading, clear black outlines, and stylized characters—mixing realism with fantasy in a heartfelt, nostalgic tone. Restyle this image in a classic 2D anime style with flat cel shading, clear black outlines, and stylized characters—mixing realism with fantasy in a heartfelt, nostalgic tone. Coloring Book: Restyle this image in a children's coloring book style: bold, even black outlines on white, no shading or tone. Simplify textures into playful, easily recognizable shapes. 80s Glam Anime Art Nouveau Classic Anime Coloring Book Cyberpunk: Restyle this image with a cyberpunk aesthetic: vivid neon accents, futuristic textures, glowing details, and high-contrast lighting. Restyle this image with a cyberpunk aesthetic: vivid neon accents, futuristic textures, glowing details, and high-contrast lighting. Dramatic Headshot: Restyle this photo into a high-contrast black-and-white headshot, close up, black shadow background, 35mm lens, 4K quality, aspect ratio 4:3. Restyle this photo into a high-contrast black-and-white headshot, close up, black shadow background, 35mm lens, 4K quality, aspect ratio 4:3. Photo Shoot: Make a professional photo shoot with soft lighting based on this photo. Make a professional photo shoot with soft lighting based on this photo. Retro Cartoon: Restyle this photo in a retro 1950s cartoon style, minimal vector art, Art Deco inspired, clean flat colors, geometric shapes, mid-century modern design, elegant silhouettes, UPA style animation, smooth lines, limited color palette (black, red, beige, brown, white), grainy paper texture background, vintage jazz club atmosphere, subtle lighting, slightly exaggerated character proportions, classy and stylish mood. Restyle this photo in a retro 1950s cartoon style, minimal vector art, Art Deco inspired, clean flat colors, geometric shapes, mid-century modern design, elegant silhouettes, UPA style animation, smooth lines, limited color palette (black, red, beige, brown, white), grainy paper texture background, vintage jazz club atmosphere, subtle lighting, slightly exaggerated character proportions, classy and stylish mood. Synthwave: Restyle this image with a synthwave aesthetic: retro-futuristic 1980s vibe with neon grids, glowing sunset, vibrant magenta-and-cyan gradients, chrome highlights, and a nostalgic outrun atmosphere. Cyberpunk Dramatic Headshot Photo shoot Retro Cartoon Synthwave When the feature goes live, users will be able to upload an image to ChatGPT and select one of these image styles to feed the attached description as instructions. Alternatively, there's also a text prompt version that creates a fresh image, though you will have to add more directions for the image as the built-in prompt will merely dictate the artistic look and style. We managed to activate the process flow to give you a better look: Style Selector Text Prompt Image Prompt Since this feature will merely append a set of pre-defined instructions to your prompt, you can modify the instructions to build on them and get different results, like different caption text, for example. Image Styles are not live within ChatGPT currently, nor has OpenAI announced them. We'll keep you updated when we learn more. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
News18
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Who Is Rayyan Arkan Dikha? 11-Year-Old Indonesian Boy Whose Boat Dance Went Viral
Last Updated: Rayyan Arkan Dikha has taken social media by storm with his swift and swagger-filled dance moves while he stood on the tip of a long, speeding boat. An 11-year-old Indonesian boy is the new internet sensation. Named Rayyan Arkan Dikha, he has taken social media by storm with his swift and swagger-filled dance moves while he stood on the tip of a long, speeding boat. He has now become the face of 'aura farming'. Rayyan's dance got so popular that even celebrities couldn't stop themselves from imitating it. If you want to know more about the viral Indonesian boy and aura farming, keep on reading. What Does 'Aura Farming' Mean? It is an internet slang term to describe someone who looks cool and confident all the time, or to build one's aura. Popularised last year, the term is used to describe Anime characters as well as celebrities like Timothee Chalamet. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the slang word 'aura' is used to describe 'stylishness; confident and suave excellence." It further said, 'In sports and entertainment, an athlete or performer is said to have an aura when displaying exceptional talent, charisma, or other inspirational qualities. On social media, one is said to gain or lose (metaphorical) aura points when doing something impressive or embarrassing, respectively." Who Is The Viral Indonesian Boy? Rayyan Arkan Dikha, the 11-year-old Indonesian boy, is a class 5 student from a village in Kuantan Singingi Regency in Riau Province. As reported by the BBC, he was dressed in a traditional outfit known as a Teluk Belanga with a Malay Riau headcloth and stylish sunglasses. As seen in a video, he confidently stood in front of a boat rowed by a bunch of men, blew kisses to people and broke into smooth dance moves while balancing on the narrow tip of the boat. The clip, which has captured millions of hearts around the world, is from last August, from the national Pacu Jalur boat race. Rayyan was not dancing just for fun; it was a part of their centuries-old tradition. Every year in Indonesia, a boat race called Pacu Jalur, like Vallam Kali in India. The boats are long and shaped like canoes, and each one has a young dancer called a Tukang Tari in the front, like Rayyan. This dancer helps motivate the rowers with his performance. The original video was shared on TikTok in January this year. Rayyan, who has been a Tukang Tari since he was nine, has been dubbed the 'ultimate aura farmer" on social media. His moves have been copied by popular celebrities like the NFL star Travis Kelce. Meanwhile, American soccer player Diego Luna celebrated his team's victory over Guatemala by imitating Rayyan's dance moves. Even the French football club Paris Saint-Germain shared a clip on TikTok, with the caption, 'His aura made it all the way to Paris." Rayyan's popularity grew so much that the Indonesian government took note of it. Indonesia's Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, spoke about him at an event and said, 'Dancing at the tip of the boat is not easy. Maintaining balance as a dancer who motivates the Pacu Jalur rowing team is truly not simple. Perhaps that's why children are chosen instead of adults – because it's easier for them to keep balance." The governor of Riau even named the 11-year-old a tourism ambassador for the province, sharing that he had been 'inspiring local kids to embrace and preserve their traditions". He was also awarded a scholarship of 20 million rupiah (approx. Rs 1.06 lakh). He told BBC Indonesia, 'Wow, I'm so happy. I never imagined I'd meet the governor." Speaking about his now-viral dance, he mentioned, 'I came up with the dance myself. It was just spontaneous." view comments First Published: July 15, 2025, 09:59 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
