What was the first anime movie you ever saw at the cinema? ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train’ came in second! He also had a unique Showa-era memory of ‘Doraemon’: ‘My mother stood in the packed theater watching it.’ A wide range of titles, from classics to new releases, were ranked.

Summer is a season when countless movies are released. This summer, a string of hotly anticipated titles is arriving. July saw the release of “Demon …