Star Wars: The Force Awakens Was Beaten In Japan By...Yo-Kai Watch

[Zeus 7997]

For those moments when you need a reminder on how different cultures can be:

http://kotaku.com/star-wars-the-force-awakens-was-beaten-in-japan-by-y-1749174203?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

 

While the new Star Wars movie crushes box office records across the US and Europe, let’s take this moment to consider that not every market awards box office victories based on cash money.

Japan, for example, tracks movies based on the number of ticket sales, not how much money was made by those ticket sales. And going by that criteria, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was only the #2 movie in Japan over the weekend.

 

Top spot was taken by (*deep breath*) Yo-Kai Watch the Movie 2: King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan!, the second animated movie in a game/anime series that is dominating Japan in a way not seen since the height of Pokemania. Yahoo says that 975,000 tickets were sold for the movie on Saturday and Sunday.

[DeithX252 1266]

yeah I have read this article before, so funny lol

 

I don't have any idea what kind of anime the yokai is

[Takadanobabaalien 3607]

yokai watch is a great game. have it for my japanese 3ds. should be released in europe by next year i think?

[Owl 347]

 

I don't have any idea what kind of anime the yokai is

I have no idea how does Yokai Watch plot look like, but I bet it's still better than new SW's plot though.

[yakihiko 1480]

Youkai Watch is an anime which make a lot of success in Japan. You will only notice this if you were there or have seen some friends from there taking about it.

[LIDL 692]

lmao minna saikou arugato k-k-kawaii!!

The new Pokemon. I like them too.

But Ivalso love BB8 as well.