Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for May 11 - 17

Ejc said:


Japan looks at the whole picture when deciding whether to buy or not. They do not look at only the "story" as some in the West seem to think is the most important. Factors such as rewatchability, story, pacing, seiyuu performance, music, character interactions, character background, artwork, animation, etc. Enjoyment derives from an anime adaptation fulfilling the majority of these factors, and anime is afterall an entertainment medium. An anime adaptation will not sell if it is not enjoyable to the person who is watching it, it's as simple as that.

I doubt this is only restricted to Japan, because i'm sure many of us apply the same criteria on whether to buy a from of entertainment or not... but price seems to be more of a factor in other countries than Japan. However, as for other working people, Japanese fans do not have unlimited money to buy anime... so they typically pick 2 to 3 anime to buy every season, and have to pass on some other "weaker" anime (in their opinion) that may have fulfilled most of their buy criteria.