While Spirited Away was setting off a wave of moviegoing in Dragon Country's film industry, the story of Slam Dunk hadn't fallen behind at all!
It was still four episodes a week, and the plot had reached a crucial match!
Shohoku versus Ryonan!
Whoever won would take second place in Kanagawa Prefecture and qualify for the next round.
This was undoubtedly one of the most exciting matches in Slam Dunk. If Spirited Away hadn't been released, Slam Dunk would unquestionably have dominated the Animation Industry news over the past few weeks!
But even though Spirited Away had been outrageously popular lately, attracting the attention of most of Dragon Country's 2D fans, Slam Dunk's popularity hadn't slowed in the slightest. After all, it was hard to say which of the two works was better. In the Parallel World, Spirited Away was a landmark film in Japan Island's film industry, but Slam Dunk's influence was no less significant. It had shaped the lives of several generations, and who knew how many people had first become interested in basketball after watching Slam Dunk!
By now, Slam Dunk had updated to episode sixty-eight the previous week, and the story had gone straight into the match against Ryonan!
This week, as the excitement over Spirited Away gradually subsided, online discussions about Slam Dunk began to pick up!
And Spirited Away's huge success hadn't just made people aware of that one work. Many of its fans had also started paying attention to Zhao Qinyin's other works!
As a result, Slam Dunk's Average Playback Volume Per Episode had grown tremendously over the past few weeks, too. It had now surpassed twelve million!
Wednesday, July 29!
Near noon, Slam Dunk once again appeared on Weibo's trending list after several weeks away!
Spirited Away's final box office prediction had