Possibility of a 3rd season/ sales?

Gorochu said:
Unfortunately,it doesn't sell well.
http://www.someanithing.com/series-data-quick-view
Sales below 1000 however,in today age,streaming also contribute so just because the physical disc does not sell well,that does not mean the it's not profitable. But because there's no data for streaming,it's hard to tell if it's doing well or not.

Gorochu said:
Unfortunately,it doesn't sell well.
http://www.someanithing.com/series-data-quick-view
Sales below 1000 however,in today age,streaming also contribute so just because the physical disc does not sell well,that does not mean the it's not profitable. But because there's no data for streaming,it's hard to tell if it's doing well or not.

Koolman511 said:
Hi all,

Does anyone know if the sales is doing well and if there is any news/rumors of a 3rd season happening?

bastek66 said:
BD don't matter anymore. For this show good manga and music (since King Records is main sponsor) should be enough for another season.

You can always start reading manga since it's translated up to latest tankobon.

JCDRANZER said:
Just started watching this series and I came across a blog that said the way that season 2 ends is quite satisfying as it "ends at the apex of the story manga-wise" and that it serves as a conclusion to the series anime-wise, which got me a little alarmed as I would like to see the story to be fully animated.

I've seen around 3 episodes of season 1 and gonna watch a bit more before I go to sleep and hopefully have both season 1 and 2 finished sometime tomorrow.

bezardo said:
no their main goal is to win 1st place at nationals there will be other season or movie atleast maybe donno but I heard that anime didn't made big sales so it might take time rest assured this is a gem

kaito1412aoko said:
I think this anime still not get Season 2
Why do you ask season 3?
It's news that this Anime still Season 1 with Split-cour
https://myanimelist.net/news/56541418

Nox--- said:


This is quite obvious people would refer to a third season. Myanimelist has 2 entries for "Kono Oto Tomare!" and it is for "Season 1" and "Season 2". What is more, it is particularly obscure what the difference is between a split cour and 2 half cours. "Honzuki Gekokujou" or "Zombieland Saga" are not split cours after all, but they have two distinct 13 episodes cours. So, for the sake of making sense, everyone will continue to refer to a Season 3 for "Kono Oto Tomare!!". Whether japanese studios want to refer to a split cour in this particular case for whatever reason they may fancy is irrelevant to those that like for things to make sense. Your reference to a season 2 is bound to only bring more confusion.

Guts-Valley said:
Great example for other sport anime to add some romance in there it won't bite you it just makes things more lively.

Nox--- said:


Yep, particularly in the case of sport animes, mixing story threads is actually very beneficial to the series IMHO. Sports animes tend to be very obsessional with their main topic. Romance and such things are normal things in life. "Baby Steps" is a sport series and has a romance, and it is, to this day, the very best sport series to me. "Kono Oto Tomare!!" sort of feels like life. It has stuff to show for it. The characters and story feel natural because the author is not too obsesional with her main topic, koto.

Guts-Valley said:
I remember watching one episode of baby steps i drop it. The mc seem too much of a marty-stu I drop it.

Nox--- said:


Maruo Eiichiro, the MC of "Baby Steps" is actually a very good MC to me. Sports Shounens' MCs are generally bratty, noisy, stupid, and they serve as comic relief... All these aspects are equally obnoxious to me, especially the last one. The last one oftentimes prevents any character development because the MC has to remain stupid in order to follow a stuck up comedic writing structure where the MC is the center of humour, the author copied/pasted from every other shounen out there. MCs being the comic relief is only fine for a time. Afterwards, the authors need to switch the comedic routine, or they can't make sure their MC's progression is taken seriously. But they generally don't and it turns into a childish mess."Detroit Metal City" is the worst offender to me. But "One Piece" is certainly number 2. "Baby Steps" ' Eiichiro is everything BUT that. He is, to me, by a long stretch, the best sports MC ever. This character totally makes sense and he is gutsy. Only, he is not gutsy by screaming his ass off.

I like talking about writing. How stories and characters are made. What theories they follow. And it is particularly intersting to do so with japanese animes because japanese do things so damn differently compared to us. Only problem is... after 16 years doing that, i realized just how formulaic EVERYTHING is in 90% of their works. As if they never used their brain and simply took a successful preceding work and regarded it as if it bore the imperative rules of classical playwriting (you know, unicity of time, place and action). As a result, they are often stuck following a pre-made recipe where they try to capture what made the predecessor successful (and often fail to do so), and generally don't craft their own thing on the end.

I can tell "Kono Oto Tomare!!" is born from the drive of the author to craft her own thing, and this is a major reason why it is so good.

Guts-Valley said:
The 2nd season end well all questions were answer the story is complete in my opinion.

Nox--- said:


Well, sometimes, plots do not need pot. Life is a plot in itself ^^. This is the reason why SoL animes can be so fascinating at times.That is something only asians would try out. To craft an anime where NOTHING happens, like "Flying Witch". This is because of that that Japanese animation is so damn fascinating.

I consider that "Baby Steps" breaks the mold. Which is exactly why it is the best sports anime to me. A few elements to emphasize my point:

- The MC is the rational, methodical type. He is passionate, but never goes over the top like every shounen protagonist. He is not a moron and the fact he uses his brain is super refreshing to me.

- This is the only sport anime i know of that includes a proper romance in the story. It is not like "Major" and every other half-assed manga: it is shown and developed a little bit like in a shoujo manga, if not as dragged out.

- "Baby Steps" is not about the "Inter High". The story is about a guy (and a girl) who plan to live for and through tennis. He aims to be a pro, and everything details his diffilcult journey. More than a sports manga, it is a life story. As far as i know, only "Attacker You!" did this in 1986. I wonder why...

- This is proper tennis. The author will take great care to draw the movements and positions right. The points all completely make sense and looking at the pages you can really visualize the points if you know a bit about the sport. There is a lot of knowledge and technic that goes into this manga. I played tennis, i love tennis, so i can tell that much.

- As far as i know, this is a shounen made by a woman. It shows. There is subtelty everywhere. She talks to us about tennis, and even i learned a few things. She explains how tennis evolves, and how those leading the rankings are the ones who define the evolutions (Federer is a prime exemple of that in real life). This is a life story, life-sized. Everything is not about Eiichiro and even he himself will widen his perspectives and learn to look at the world and get rid of all his annoying japanese conditioning. This last point was only ever tackled properly by "Honzuki Gekokujou" which made it a central thing in the story (and i love it).

As far as i know, no other shounen sports manga has tackled any of this over the past 30 years. Even "Haikyuu!" started inserting some weird 'pseudo-powers' more recently.