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A poster for Stand by Me Doraemon
Two weeks since Stand by Me Doraemon reached cinemas in China Martin Jones Sharks Jersey , the first 3D movie adaptation of the blue chubby robot cat has earned more than 470 million yuan ($75.7 million) at the box office. The film earned $14.2 million on Sunday, breaking the single-day record for an animated feature in China set by Kung Fu Panda 2 in 2011.

The movie was released one week after Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a speech at the Great Hall of the People while meeting a Japanese delegation led by Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Council.

"The friendship between China and Japan is rooted in people. The future of this bilateral relationship is in the hands of the people of the two countries," Xi said.

Cartoon ambassador

Japanese media including The Asahi Shimbun have reported on the success of the Doraemon movie, with some describing it as "encouraging." As reported in The Nikkei Joonas Donskoi Sharks Jersey , many diplomats have expressed the hope that this cute robot from the future, a beloved figure of Chinese children everywhere, might help improve Sino-Japanese relations.

While Japanese media has focused on the political side of things, Japanese netizens have called for the character to remain something purely for children.

"For children, movies have nothing to do with politics. They only want to see Doraemon at the theater. However Joe Pavelski Sharks Jersey , if their negative impressions of Japan could be gradually reduced by watching the film that would be great," wrote a Japanese netizen going by the handle emi.

Some Japanese netizens have posted that they are curious whether Chinese audiences teared up watching the film like many in Japanese audiences. Others have posted online that maybe Doraemon should move to China seeing how much it managed to earn in just one day.

Cold relations

Prior to the current film's entry into China, no Japanese movies had been imported to China for nearly three years, although some TV stations were still broadcasting Japanese anime such as One Piece.

Japan produces a large amount of anime films every year, but it's not easy for them to break into the Chinese mainland market. Since 2000 Mikkel Boedker Womens Jersey , only three Doraemon films and two Case Closed films have come to Chinese theaters.

The icy relationship between the two countries in 2012 certainly didn't help matters.

"The 16th movie for the Case Closed franchise was scheduled to release in China on September 23, 2012. We finished the translation around September 2-3, but the movie failed to release because of the dispute that occurred around September 12," Tengxin, a Chinese voice actor involved in the Case Closed series Tim Heed Womens Jersey , told the Global Times.

The film never came to China, nor did any other Japanese film for the next three years.

While politics had its hand in this drought, another major factor was economic. Although previous Doraemon and Case Closed films did great in the Japanese market, they bombed in the Chinese mainland. The 14th Case Closed film only earned 9.8 million yuan when it hit Chinese theaters in 2011.

Anime fans in China place the blame firmly on cinemas, claiming there were very few places showing the films.

"And I barely saw any promotion for this film. My friends Melker Karlsson Womens Jersey , who are also Case Closed fans, didn't even know the film was showing here," wrote an anonymous netizen on a Case Closed BBS on Baidu.

Besides showtimes, another factor behind these films' poor performance may also have to do with their timing. Imported anime films are usually brought over more than half a year after releasing in their home market and other countries. By the time they reach China, many fans in the country have already seen pirated versions of the film.

A turnaround?

The success of Stand by Me Doraemon has rebuilt Japanese studios' confidence in the Chinese market. Not only can the film be found showing in numerous cinemas multiple times a day Kevin Labanc Womens Jersey , advertisements and articles about the film can easily be found on traditional and social media.

However, this doesn't mean it will be smooth sailing for Japanese anime.

Starting from 2009, overseas animated shows are no longer allowed to broadcast on TV stations during the 5-8 pm "golden period." This has made it difficult for children nowadays to watch Japanese anime like their parents used to watch Doraemon during their childhoods.

More recently, the Ministry of Culture released a black list of Japanese anime shows no longer permitted to be shown online due to high levels of violence or sexual imagery.

The list includes popular anime such as Death Note and Attack on Titan.

"I just hope that more Japanese anime can enter China so that our domestic productions and dubbing can improve and learn from them," Tengxin told the Global Times.

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