In a recent announcement, the January 2024 issue of Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine revealed that the manga adaptation of the film Suzume by Makoto Shinkai will end in the upcoming issue of the magazine which will release in December 2023.
Suzume No Tojimari adapted from the manga illustrated by Denki Amashima.
The comic series began being serialized in magazines Monthly afternoon
The film was also adapted into a novel, written by Shinkai himself. The novel was released in Japan on August 24, 2022.
The anime film is released in theaters across Japan on November 11, 2022.
The film premiered internationally in competition at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 23, 2023, marking the first time an anime film competed at the festival since Spirited Away in 2023. 2002.
The film debuted at number one at the Japanese box office and grossed 1.88 billion yen (US$13.49 million) from IMAX pre-shows and in the first three days. It surpassed Weathering with You to become the Shinkai film with the biggest three-day opening. In Japan, it is the fourth highest-grossing film of 2022, the ninth highest-grossing anime film of all time, and the 15th highest-grossing film of all time.
Suzume had sales of more than 323.3 million USD worldwide, including 14.86 billion yen in Japan.
Source: ANN