How will this anime fair?
| I am really impressed by the amount attention it has been getting from the west so far. I didn't expect many people to be attracted to a cyber punk anime. Thinking i would be alone and hating all the moeblob lovers who reject animes with a complicated story driven approach. But alas people are actually being hooked by this anime i have seen it's downloads on nyaa reach 40k per episode that is pretty impressive considering the most overhyped anime SAO is getting 60k per episode. But i keeping my fingers crossed and hoping it is just not a western effect and that it actually sells and does well japan. But then again who knows what do you guys think? |
| Source please? |
| In a season where anime sales seem unusually polarised, Psycho-Pass is notable mainly in how unremarkable its sales are. Oh and moe has nothing to do with quality of story a series has. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| we're getting halfway now, the latest eps makes me hyped however it still lacks of character interaction for me. Well being greedy can destroy the charm (since it's mystery/action) so I won't complain, but I do hope for more. I don't demand romance, but any sort of development will do. For now I'm still attached to Akane so as long as her character appealing then I'll still watch this series. |
| Your so-called peaceful world makes me bored, so don't blame me if I destroy all of it. - http://worldinverse.smackjeeves.com |
| I personally love it, but im not sure if its the sort of thing to appeal to the masses. i really hope it does do well and im hoping for a second season (before the first has finished >.>) just love the setting. |
| Does anyone else need a doctor to confirm that someone without a head is dead? |
AleX_MytH said: http://www27392u.sakura.ne.jp/show.cgi?n=B009PF0920 http://www27392u.sakura.ne.jp/show.cgi?n=B009PGI6CE Where exactly on those pages does it show the number of preorders? im blind today i swear >.< is it the accumulated points thing? one shows 900 and one about 3000 so that makes ~4000 xD And is 4000 a lot for the first pre orders? how much did SAO have for its first pre orders? |
jimbob1141Dec 14, 2012 4:06 PM
| Does anyone else need a doctor to confirm that someone without a head is dead? |
| I hope it sells well |
| by preorder you mean it hasn't started its actual selling, right? |
| Your so-called peaceful world makes me bored, so don't blame me if I destroy all of it. - http://worldinverse.smackjeeves.com |
| Ya people are giving good advice so far especially phoenixalia i really hope it sells well. |
kuuderes_shadow said: Oh and moe has nothing to do with quality of story a series has. this depend of how its used, because we have many shows that rely on this or are at least 60% of this and lacks content of a good writing. as about the sales, well, its less than 10% of the anime, but im afraid that will influence other volumes to sell almost the same. |
JaogetsuDec 20, 2012 6:01 AM
| I've been doing my damnedest to try and get word out about this series with my anime friends on this side of the Pacific. This is one of the best cyberpunk animes I've seen since GITS:SAC. It's not as good in the futuristic technology department but it is MUCH more of a mindfuck series. Although, sales will have to do well in Japan first for their to have any hope of selling over here so here's hoping Japan likes the series... |
| I dont think its gonna sell insanely well, but i think they will make a fair profit from it. although the sales might shoot up after it ends, it seems like a show that will have a very good end and could draw many fans that way. i hope anyway, id like more as i love this show :) |
| Does anyone else need a doctor to confirm that someone without a head is dead? |
| I don't think it'll sell well too, since series is so dark and definetely not for watchers who demand entertainment and funny ones. I believe this kind of genre sells more in western continents? |
| Your so-called peaceful world makes me bored, so don't blame me if I destroy all of it. - http://worldinverse.smackjeeves.com |
| Stalker has it at about 5k preorders. We'll see how it goes. |
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Z-flame said: If it continues to be as decent/good as ep 10 and 11, then it might do well. Would you say it's worth a watch right now? Thinking about picking this up. |
Touch me, you filthy casual~ |
Ragix said: Z-flame said: If it continues to be as decent/good as ep 10 and 11, then it might do well. Would you say it's worth a watch right now? Thinking about picking this up. We just got our "wham!" episode (11), so at least I'd think you should give it a try. |
| Well it's a Production I.G. Sci-Fi anime so I expect it to do well. And so far it has been great and way better than overrated SAO. |
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Ragix said: Z-flame said: If it continues to be as decent/good as ep 10 and 11, then it might do well. Would you say it's worth a watch right now? Thinking about picking this up. Yes i would say it is, episode 11 was pretty damn awesome ^_^ unless you hate waiting for the next weeks episode because you will definitely want to see more after you catch up, given that you are into that stuff and like it :) |
| Does anyone else need a doctor to confirm that someone without a head is dead? |
jimbob1141 said: Ragix said: Z-flame said: If it continues to be as decent/good as ep 10 and 11, then it might do well. Would you say it's worth a watch right now? Thinking about picking this up. Yes i would say it is, episode 11 was pretty damn awesome ^_^ unless you hate waiting for the next weeks episode because you will definitely want to see more after you catch up, given that you are into that stuff and like it :) Just started and caught up. It's pretty good.(Especially those last two episodes.) Now I can't wait for more. Now to go back on topic I think it will be successful. It's got its dark-side and it's done pretty tastefully. I like the whole concept of this psycho-pass thing and it kind of makes me think about it. While everyone is living with the system thinking it's supposed to bring them "happiness" in my eyes it just looks like chaining someone down from letting them discover themselves and experiencing life how we do. I also kind of figured that with that sort of technology something wouldn't go well.(Which episode 11 displayed wonderfully.) Can't really determine without seeing the sales numbers, but being someone who has rarely watched any sci-fi stuff like this it gave me a pretty good impression. So hopefully it will do well.(I think the more dark-side to this is what pulled me in being a huge fan of anime/manga like Berserk and Sun-ken Rock.) |
Touch me, you filthy casual~ |
| ^Thx for the info. Hopefully the other volumes do better... |
on BatoKusanagi said: ^Thx for the info. Hopefully the other volumes do better... yeah i really hope so xD Damn i wish the majority had the same taste as me >.< it annoys me that this genre has a small market compared to other things, would love to see more like this but its just too much of a financial risk most of the time. I pray that after it concludes the sales go up, guess ill just have to sit tight and hope XD |
| Does anyone else need a doctor to confirm that someone without a head is dead? |
| Honestly looking at the list you provided i didn't see any good animes up there in terms of sales expect kuroko of course. But that's a rare anime to get the attention it's getting the sports genre has been damn dry lately until the anime rolled in. I am even surprised to see Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! with such low sales atm, seriously can't wait to see what blue brings to the table. |
| Anime that doesn't cater to the various fetishes, chocked full of fanservice with cute girls doing cute things does not sell well. Madoka was great and Urobuchi's first great anime. The reason it sold well, apart from it being good, was it catered to the majority of modern viewers that like anime. This anime isn't moe, it isn't full of fanservice, etc. That's why it's not selling well. This is probably the best anime I've seen this year. I really love it, as do most people I know that are watching it. Those that lack an attention span probably don't like it for the same reason they likely do not like Ghost in the Shell. Regardless, I am very disappointed with the sales figures. I really hoped this anime would encourage further police-themed anime to revive the era where Ghost in the Shell was a huge hit. Sadly, it seems like this anime will do the opposite. Just look at the shows next season - most of them are school-life anime with moe, fanservice, etc. That's the future of anime you're looking at. |
bippo said: I don't think people want to see Tsunemori suffering and going crazy in bluray quality. If you do, you are one sick guy or maybe rich and wants to spend some money for Urobuchi's electric bills. There's nothing "sick" about wanting to see Akane suffer. After watching hundreds of anime, movies, etc., I am tired of the cliche nonsense of a nobody becoming a hero of some sort and saving the world and everyone living happy ever after. That stuff was interesting at about 10 years of age. Akane's suffering, her conflicts, etc. are character development. Will she overcome her struggles? Will she succumb to them? Will she, as the opening suggests, go nuts and turn on her former colleagues? That's the kind of material that allows for an interesting anime. Let's see the flipside of things where everyone is happy and everything goes well with the hero saving the day. The viewer never doubts the hero's success since he or she has plot armor. You *know* that in the end the hero will triumph over the evil of that world (demon lord, dictator, etc.). There's no room for doubting that. In Urobuchi's anime, you don't know what will happen to the hero(ine) or the side characters. That's why I love this so far. You get to see whether or not they can overcome their problems. |
Arcane587Dec 25, 2012 6:58 AM
| Well, its sad for the first volumes, even with the optimistic that the others can sell very well, its still sad that didn't become a hit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHTnpgpLDc And i agree with you guys, i don't like what animes are becoming, i'll just watch Chihayafuru 2 in the next season, and play VN with the rest of my free time. |
JoaoZangetsu said: i don't like what animes are becoming, i'll just watch Chihayafuru 2 in the next season, and play VN with the rest of my free time. same with the bolded parts, and watch a lot of old school anime |
| Simplistic beauty can't be appreciated by someone who looks for something grand in everything he watch. |
| This is good considering that this show only gets better over i am guessing it will be very consistent if not growing in sales in the future. The same can be said for gundam in a way they have the oldest demographic of anime watchers to date i think. So you would think the gundam glub would burn and not sell right, nope. Unicorn doesn't even try to appeal tot he mainstream viewers he tells it's own story without the regard of anything outside the fanbase. But look what happens when they made Gundam AGE, fanbase rejected it and the targeted audience children didn't have much interest in it either. There may be a small demand for animes like this but if that small group continues to come back and grow just maybe. lol That might have been the most optimistic ive ever written. |
Rekien said: It will sell 'OK' but will be completly forgotten in a few months... How do you figure? It's doin pretty damn well for itself. |
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DarthVantos said: This is good considering that this show only gets better over i am guessing it will be very consistent if not growing in sales in the future. The same can be said for gundam in a way they have the oldest demographic of anime watchers to date i think. So you would think the gundam glub would burn and not sell right, nope. Unicorn doesn't even try to appeal tot he mainstream viewers he tells it's own story without the regard of anything outside the fanbase. But look what happens when they made Gundam AGE, fanbase rejected it and the targeted audience children didn't have much interest in it either. There may be a small demand for animes like this but if that small group continues to come back and grow just maybe. lol That might have been the most optimistic ive ever written. If you target your fanbase you fanbase will always be in it and it can grow but the problem is that the fanbase of anime like Phycho-Pass has received so little from the anime intustry that abandons the medium and shrinks and disappears while the moe-fanservice romance school life fanbase gets so much treatment from the industry that gets stronger and stronger making the industry pay even more attention to the strongest fanbase and it becomes a vicious circle that ends up with only one or two kinds of fans mostly otaku anime-girl lovers and shoujo fangirls. |
| If it's frim Urobutcher, it'll sell. |
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