Of course, even as the end credits rolled, the audience stayed in their seats. Those who had seen the first Garden of Sinners movie remembered the post-credits scene.
If there was one before, there would be another. Everyone was eagerly waiting for the new teaser.
Sure enough, at the very end, the Porter included another teaser. The dark room from the first movie's post-credits scene reappeared.
This time, there were no chess pieces.
A bald man stood by the window, overlooking the night scene outside. The light reflected his grim face on the window.
After a long pause, he spoke in a deep voice, "It's enough. Next, it's my turn."
Following this, there was a short trailer!
In the trailer, Shiki moved like a graceful butterfly, dodging attacks from puppets and destroying them one by one.
Just as the audience thought the fight was over, a sudden flash of light appeared.
Shiki raised her knife to block the attack. Although she deflected it, she was still sent flying. After a backflip in mid-air, she landed lightly on her feet.
She quickly looked towards the direction of the attack.
Standing opposite Shiki was the bald man from the window, hands behind his back, standing on a spinning yellow magic circle, his face expressionless.
"Who are you?" Shiki asked.
"Araya," the man replied coldly.
As the words fell, the screen displayed the title: "The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral."
This teaser didn't reveal much but was enough to excite the audience.
After all, from the previous scenes, they knew this guy was powerful.
Moreover, he was the cause of the previous events.
Just as everyone thought the teaser was over, another scene appeared, causing the audience to gasp.
"Whoa!"
"Is that—?"
On the screen, a black giant stood on the ground, surrounded by a gray sky and ruined buildings.
Though the color was different, the audience recognized the giant as Tiga!
At the top of the screen, the title "Final Battle" and the release date appeared.
Clapping filled the theater as the movie ended.
Thus, the first day of screening concluded.
The first day's box office earnings were soon revealed: 70.5 million yuan.
This was over ten million yuan more than the first movie's opening day.
This wasn't surprising, as there were more Garden of Sinners fans this time. Additionally, Picca Comics' animation studio had gained some fame, and the Porter's popularity had grown. So, achieving this box office success without the five major theater chains was understandable.
Those who watched "The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain" discussed the movie's plot online. Nearly two hours of film provided plenty of content and details to explore.
Soon, ordinary viewers, media, and critics shared their experiences and thoughts online.
"A year's wait was worth it! 'The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain' is even better than the first! The fight scenes and production are much more refined!"
"Shiki is still so cool! But Fujino was so strong in this one! If she were more familiar with her eyes, Shiki might have been defeated."
"Unfamiliar? Shiki's eyes haven't been awakened for long, okay? She slept for two years and woke up able to kill monsters. Fujino only knows how to kill people, which isn't as impressive."
Many were now eagerly awaiting the final part, "Paradox Spiral," hoping it would be released soon.
Even if it didn't surpass the first two, maintaining the current quality would cement its place in film history!
Besides the movie itself, the biggest buzz was about the post-credits trailer for the Tiga movie!
Two months ago, people knew Tiga would have a movie.
But after that, Picca Comics released no further information.
What was the black Spark Lens? Tiga's Spark Lens had disappeared in the TV series, so was the black one still Daigo's?
The Tiga movie remained a mystery.
Now, some details were revealed.
Not only had the Spark Lens turned black, but Tiga himself had turned black!
But wasn't Tiga a giant of light? Black didn't fit with light at all.
"This black Tiga doesn't seem like Daigo's Tiga. It must be someone else transforming into Tiga!"
"Yeah, I think so too! Earlier, others could transform into giants using the Spark Lens. Maybe someone collected Daigo's Spark Lens dust and recreated it, transforming into Tiga?"
"And that Tiga fell into darkness? Whoa, this theory actually makes sense!"
"I agree. The scene where the black Tiga stands amidst ruins and a gray sky must mean Tiga destroyed everything."
"Stop, just thinking of Tiga doing such things makes me tired."
"Whoa, whoa, the Porter liked my comment!" The person speculating upstairs was thrilled to see their comment liked by the Porter.
"666"
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At Ren's home.
Jada lay on the bed, scrolling through her phone. Seeing fans' speculations, she laughed and said to Ren, "Your fans have such wild imaginations. They think Tiga was transformed by someone else."
"Hehe, I saw that too." Ren chuckled. "I even liked the comment. Let them feel happy for now, then get shocked when they see the movie."
"You're so mean." Jada rolled her eyes at Ren. Then she remembered something and said, "The country Flycake wants to buy the rights to Ultraman to make their own version. This is their proposed design."
Ren glanced at the image and immediately spat out his soda, "Refuse! Refuse!"
Oh dear, this design was even worse than Hanuman! It looked more like a little monster than Ultraman!
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