Suzume Makes Anime Movie History And Breaks Jujutsu Kaisen 0's Record

In the ever-growing anime industry, there's a new movie making waves at the Japanese box office. "Suzume," also known as "Suzume no Tojimari," premiered late last year, coming from legendary director Makoto Shinkai ("Your Name").

"Suzume" tells the story of Suzume Iwato (Nanoka Hara), an ordinary girl who stumbles into a mysterious world of magic. On her way to school one day, she meets Sōta Munakata (Hokuto Matsumura), a mysterious yet familiar man looking for abandoned places. She follows him to an old resort, where she finds a door leading to the magical world she has experienced in her dreams. Later on, she notices smoke coming from the old resort, followed by a small earthquake, prompting her to return to the location. There she finds the smoke coming out of the magical door and Sōta struggling to close it. A larger earthquake then hits, seemingly tied to the magic from behind the door. The two work together to shut it, and Sōta reveals to Suzume he must find and close all of the doors located in abandoned locations to prevent catastrophes from occurring.

With a director like Shinkai, the movie's success should be no surprise. If his name wasn't enough to convince anime fans, the staggering amount of actresses who auditioned for Suzume proves that everyone in the industry wants to work with him. However, fan interest was never really in doubt as they rallied behind the movie from the get-go, thinking the trailer looked incredible. Now that "Suzume" is out in Japan, fans continue to support Shinkai's work, and it's overtaken some big names at the box office.