From July until now, in September, the wave sparked by Spirited Away had finally begun to die down!
The fans' last hurrah had come during the few days after Spirited Away became available online. After that, the buzz would gradually fade!
After all, most of Dragon Country's moviegoers and 2D fans had already seen the film. Those who hadn't wouldn't watch it no matter how much it was promoted!
It was like the Star Wars films in the Parallel World: no matter how popular they were overseas, moviegoers in Huaguo simply weren't interested. On the other hand, The Avengers series had been a global hit, but some people just didn't like that kind of movie!
It was only natural for the buzz to peak and then fade. But over the past two months, the Animation Industry and the film industry in Dragon Country had taken note of GT Animation Company and its ace screenwriter, Zhao Qinyin... Of course, Matsugoka Mitsuru, the director of Spirited Away, had also gone from being one of Japan Island's top animation directors to a first-tier film director in Dragon Country after just one movie!
It was only natural for the production team behind the number-one film at the Dragon Country box office to attract this much attention!
But what disappointed people was that GT Animation Studio had changed its high-output, churn-out-one-after-another approach of the past two years. The Slam Dunk anime had reached its twenty-third week, and the past two weeks had mostly been transitional episodes. Still, the All-Island Tournament arc would probably start soon. Given that Slam Dunk aired four episodes a week...
The All-Island Tournament arc probably wouldn't take long to produce.
GT Animation Studio used to release one anime after another, but now... there had been no sign of any other major