| I just checked on Amazon.co.jp and the first volume of Hunter x Hunter has gotten tons of horrible reviews and ratings: http://www.amazon.co.jp/HUNTER-%C3%97-%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BCVol-1-Blu-ray/dp/B0066HZSKI/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1397796055&sr=1-2&keywords=hunter+x+hunter And I don't understand why they are hating on it o.O ? I haven't watched more than 25 episodes yet but I've enjoyed it, and Hunter x Hunter has really good ratings here on MAL, I tried using google translate to understand what the reviews are saying but when using google translate a lot of stuff doesn't make any sense when translated... |
| If it was hated in Japan it probably wouldn't be airing And that's the original version, not the 2011 one |
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Zetrin said: If it was hated in Japan it probably wouldn't be airing And that's the original version, not the 2011 one I'm pretty sure it's the 2011 anime, as it has the same op & ed aswell as voice actors as the 2011 anime... |
Xeynaroth said: Zetrin said: If it was hated in Japan it probably wouldn't be airing And that's the original version, not the 2011 one I'm pretty sure it's the 2011 anime, as it has the same op & ed aswell as voice actors as the 2011 anime... I saw 2003 in the title, I can't read Japanese so I could be wrong |
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| Yeah the anime sellings are poor, It really deserves more popularity and better ratings. Maybe people are butthurt because its better than the old one? |
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| I didn't know Amazon represents all of Japan. It looks like most reviews are from early 2012 so I can guess that a lot of those reviews were from fans of the 1999 series. This anime got a lot of shit back then for not being like the old one. I'm glad we are passed that now though. Oh and I'm pretty sure when HxH had the morning timeslot it had pretty good ratings so... |
bewareofhisoka said: its to the 1999 series, alot of the people in the reviews are complaining about its darker art and toneI didn't know Amazon represents all of Japan. It looks like most reviews are from early 2012 so I can guess that a lot of those reviews were from fans of the 1999 series. This anime got a lot of shit back then for not being like the old one. I'm glad we are passed that now though. Oh and I'm pretty sure when HxH had the morning timeslot it had pretty good ratings so... |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Didn't know there were so many hardcore 1999 fans from Japan. :O Lots of those reviews are from early 2012 - back when no one really cared for this adaptation, anyway. JizzyHitler said: Nope, it's totally some 1999 nostalgia fans complaining about the direction of the newer anime.its to the 1999 series, alot of the people in the reviews are complaining about its darker art and tone |
GalekCApr 17, 2014 10:15 PM
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| Skimmed through some of the reviews quickly, the main thing people are complaining about is the bgm doesn't fit/is bad, it has some contradictions and leaves out (supposedly) crucial parts from the original (i'm assuming manga), some of the voiceactors don't fit the character, the old anime was better, and it's been too 'child-safe'd'/kid-friendly (compared to the original). |
GalekC said: Didn't know there were so many hardcore 1999 fans from Japan. :O Lots of those reviews are from early 2012 - back when no one really cared for this adaptation, anyway. JizzyHitler said: Nope, it's totally some 1999 nostalgia fans complaining about the direction of the newer anime.its to the 1999 series, alot of the people in the reviews are complaining about its darker art and tone Can you read Japanese ? And I thought 2011 was supposed to be more faithful to the manga (I might be wrong as I haven't read the manga yet) Would've thought most people would like that it's more faithful o.O Are you certain that they are fans of the 1999 anime then ? Do you know if the 2011 anime is more faithful to the manga than the 1999 anime ? |
XeynarothApr 17, 2014 10:35 PM
Xeynaroth said: For the first five or so episodes - to me, it's not that faithful, but it manages to follow the scheme of the manga a bit better in comparison. Only by a small margin, though.GalekC said: Didn't know there were so many hardcore 1999 fans from Japan. :O Lots of those reviews are from early 2012 - back when no one really cared for this adaptation, anyway. JizzyHitler said: Nope, it's totally some 1999 nostalgia fans complaining about the direction of the newer anime.its to the 1999 series, alot of the people in the reviews are complaining about its darker art and tone Can you read Japanese ? And I thought 2011 was supposed to be more faithful to the manga (I might be wrong as I haven't read the manga yet) Would've thought most people would like that it's more faithful o.O Do you know if the 2011 anime is more faithful to the manga than the 1999 anime ? I see a few reviewers complaining about the absence of a certain character in the first episode, which is definitely more of a manga reader's complaint. This adaptation actually did do pretty well for the TV ratings, though. (Before it shifted to a midnight timeslot, which is far down the line from where you are right now.) |
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| I've had several conversations with some of my contacts in Japan about Hunter x Hunter Blu-ray/DVD's, I was planning on buying some until they told me the price, I really couldn't believe what they were telling me, so they then link me the truth and this is what I get http://www.ntv.co.jp/hunterhunter/bluraydvd/index.html Each volume costs between 14,000 Yen and 22,000 Yen, which equates to about $130 and $200, each volume contains 15 episodes. This could be a possible answer to it's low sales evaluation, quite expensive. |
MagnaAnimaApr 17, 2014 10:55 PM
Candor said: I seriously doubt that. I believe it got up to the top 10 a couple of times, but most of the time it was average. I just looked at the ratings from 2011 and 2012 on a site I use and it was near Shippuden ratings.Manga is selling +1Million pro volume and the anime has been in the top 10 TV rankings since its airing in 2011, so no, the series is not doing badly, at all. It's actually the opposite. |
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j0x said: only the manga version of hunter x hunter is selling well, i never seen the disc sales (BD/DVD) of hunter x hunter 2011 to top the charts so ye its poorly sold in japan, the only reason this anime keeps going on i bet is because of the huge manga sales Umm no? the anime had high TV ratings at the beginning and good rating in the middle. Long running anime rely on TV ratings and manga sales, not discs sales. Someone already pointed that out though. IntroverTurtle said: Candor said: I seriously doubt that. I believe it got up to the top 10 a couple of times, but most of the time it was average. I just looked at the ratings from 2011 and 2012 on a site I use and it was near Shippuden ratings.Manga is selling +1Million pro volume and the anime has been in the top 10 TV rankings since its airing in 2011, so no, the series is not doing badly, at all. It's actually the opposite. 2 million is the average if I'm not mistaken. HxH had 3-4 and cracked up the top 10 a few times. |
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tsudecimo said: All of the top anime have like 10 - 15, what I saw of HxH was at the 3 and 4 level. 2 isn't average for long running series. Maybe it cracked the top 10 a couple of times, but it wasn't that often IIRC. IntroverTurtle said: Candor said: I seriously doubt that. I believe it got up to the top 10 a couple of times, but most of the time it was average. I just looked at the ratings from 2011 and 2012 on a site I use and it was near Shippuden ratings.Manga is selling +1Million pro volume and the anime has been in the top 10 TV rankings since its airing in 2011, so no, the series is not doing badly, at all. It's actually the opposite. 2 million is the average if I'm not mistaken. HxH had 3-4 and cracked up the top 10 a few times. Candor said: Ain't nobody got time for that.Yea that's right my bad, it only got into the top 10 before it changed slots. However it's been in the top 15 since the moment it aired, and never came out of there until the slots changed. I'm pretty sure of that. Check the threads linked to the articles on ANN for the 11-15 rankings. |
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Vaskr said: Has any long-running shonen TV series ever been on the top 10 BD/DVD sales? In recent times that is. http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1139589&show=0 http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1105223&show=0 If that is what you mean. |
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Vaskr said: Has any long-running shonen TV series ever been on the top 10 BD/DVD sales? In recent times that is. Most likely not. Bleach's soul society arc sold 15K+ if i'm not mistaken. |
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