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Jan 28, 2014 1:30 AM
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Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Jan 20th - 26th

Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles

Blu-ray
*1. 32,963 32,963 Monogatari Series: Second Season Kabukimonogatari Vol.2 Mayoi Jiangshi Part 2
*2. 11,086 11,086 Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. Vol.8
*3. *5,572 *5,572 Gatchaman Crowds Blu-ray Box
*4. *3,019 *3,019 Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season Vol.2
*5. *2,888 *2,888 Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince Vol.8
*6. *2,749 *2,749 Yowamushi Pedal Vol.2
*7. *2,592 25,240 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.7
*8. *2,169 *2,169 Teekyuu 3
*9. *1,877 *1,877 Servant x Service Vol.6
(cut-off 1,877)


DVD
*1. 3,915 *,**3,915 Monogatari Series: Second Season Kabukimonogatari Vol.2 Mayoi Jiangshi Part 2
*2. 3,014 *,**3,014 Yowamushi Pedal Vol.2
*3. 2,565 *,**2,565 Magi: The Kingdom of Magic Vol.1
*4. 1,590 *,**1,590 Kimi no Iru Machi Vol.5
*5. 1,575 *,**1,575 Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. Vol.8
*6. 1,560 *,*10,387 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.7
*7. 1,064 *,**1,064 Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season Vol.2
*8. *,930 *,***,930 Gatchaman Crowds DVD Box
*9. *,751 *,***,751 Servant x Service Vol.6
10. *,701 *,***,701 Gin no Saji Vol.5
11. *,688 *,*22,816 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare Regular Edition
12. *,663 1,236,432 Tonari no Totoro
13. *,608 *,*59,932 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare Limited Edition
14. *,500 *,**6,077 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Tobase! Kibou no Handkerchief
15. *,449 *,***,449 Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince Vol.8
16. *,363 *,**9,534 Kamiusagi Rope: Warau Asa ni wa Fuku Kitaru tte Maji ssuka!? Vol.4
17. *,347 *,529,606 Majo no Takkyuubin
18. *,345 *,***,345 Detective Conan Part 22 Vol.1
19. *,336 *,**9,427 Kamiusagi Rope: Warau Asa ni wa Fuku Kitaru tte Maji ssuka!? Vol.3
20. *,320 *,***,885 Short Peace
(cut-off 320)


CD Single
12. 6,711 **6,711 Nourin ED & Inserted Song "Cordless☆Dere☆PHONE/Mogitate ♥ Fruit Girls" Yuka Kusakabe (CV: Yukari Tamura), Ringo Kinoshita (CV: Yukari Tamura) and Minori Nakazawa (CV: Kana Hanazawa)
13. 5,786 501,950 Naruto: Shippuuden OP "Tsuki no Ookisa" by Nogizaka 46
24. 2,602 **2,602 Seitokai Yakuindomo* OP "Hanasaku☆Saikyou Legend Days" by Triple Booking
33. 2,005 *11,064 Free! Character Song Duet Series Vol.2 "Summer High Tension☆" by Nagisa Hazuki (CV: Tsubasa Yonaga) & Rei Ryuugazaki (CV: Daisuke Hirakawa)
34. 1,990 **1,990 Saki: Zenkoku-hen OP "New SPARKS!" by Miyuki Hashimoto
43. 1,552 *48,494 Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission ED "Hyouriittai" by Yuzu
48. 1,419 246,686 Shingeki no Kyojin OP "Jiyuu e no Shingeki (Guren no Yumiya/Jiyuu no Tsubasa)" by Linked Horizon
52. 1,345 **1,345 Witch Craft Works OP "divine intervention" by fhána
66. 1,039 *12,286 Kuroko no Basket 2nd Season Character Song Duet Series Vol.7 "Ultimate Zone" by Taiga Kagami (CV: Yuuki Ono) & Daiki Aomine (CV: Junichi Suwabe)
(cut-off 1,000)


CD Album
12. 6,663 *6,663 FictionJunction "elemental" by FictionJunciton
31. 2,624 *2,624 Love Live! School Idol Project Radio CD "μ's Kouhoubu ~ NikoRinBana~ Vol.2" by Sora Tokui, Riho Iida, Yurika Kubo, etc.
53. 1,411 *1,411 Tonari no Seki-kun Theme Songs CD (OP and ED + Inserted Song)
61. 1,185 78,925 Gintama Best 3
(cut-off 1,000)


Source: Oricon Youtaiju
tsubasaloverJan 28, 2014 1:38 AM
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Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Fall 2013 (First Volumes)
*1. 27,067 Infinite Stratos 2
*2. 13,137 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
*3. 10,162 Non Non Biyori
*4. *9,415 Kill la Kill
*5. *6,370 Yowamushi Pedal
*6. *6,248 Kyoukai no Kanata
*7. *5,800 Machine Doll wa Kizutsukanai
*8. *3,855 Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season
*9. *3,374 White Album 2
10. *3,010 Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta

11. *2,592 Tesagure! Bakutsumono
12. *2,565 Magi: The Kingdom of Magic
13. *2,301 Nagi no Asukara
14. *2,169 Teekyuu 3
15. *2,056 Yuusha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shuushoku wo Ketsui Shimashita.
16. *1,776 Tokyo Ravens
17. *1,770 BlazBlue: Alter Memory
18. *1,766 Freezing Vibration
19. *1,560 Outbreak Company
20. *1,534 Walkure Romanze

21. *1,098 Golden Time
22. *1,082 Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru
23. *1,075 Kyousougiga
24. *1,030 Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!
25. **,882 Galilei Donna
26. **,795 Gingitsune

No Data
**. **,*** Coppelion
**. **,*** Diabolik Lovers
**. **,*** Meganebu!
**. **,*** Samurai Flamenco

Not Yet Released
Kuroko no Basket 2nd Season
Log Horizon
Strike the Blood
Hajime no Ippo: Rising
Miss Monochrome
Gundam Build Fighters

Sources: Someanithing, Oricon Youtaiju
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tsubasalover said:
CD Single
12. 6,711 **6,711 Nourin ED & Inserted Song "Cordless☆Dere☆PHONE/Mogitate ♥ Fruit Girls" Yuka Kusakabe (CV: Yukari Tamura), Ringo Kinoshita (CV: Yukari Tamura) and Minori Nakazawa (CV: Kana Hanazawa)
33. 2,005 *11,064 Free! Character Song Duet Series Vol.2 "Summer High Tension☆" by Nagisa Hazuki (CV: Tsubasa Yonaga) & Rei Ryuugazaki (CV: Daisuke Hirakawa)
43. 1,552 *48,494 Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission ED "Hyouriittai" by Yuzu
48. 1,419 246,686 Shingeki no Kyojin OP "Jiyuu e no Shingeki (Guren no Yumiya/Jiyuu no Tsubasa)" by Linked Horizon
52. 1,345 **1,345 Witch Craft Works OP "divine intervention" by fhána

CD Album
12. 6,663 *6,663 FictionJunction "elemental" by FictionJunciton
53. 1,411 *1,411 Tonari no Seki-kun Theme Songs CD (OP and ED + Inserted Song)

Tonari no Seki-kun theme song CD is out? I need to check it out. I'm glad that FicitionJunction album is selling well. I liked previous 2 singles of fhana's more but it is a nice song, too.
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YowaPeda! <3

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Gatchaman!!!
S2 here we go ^^.
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tsubasalover said:
Blu-ray
*3. *5,572 *5,572 Gatchaman Crowds Blu-ray Box
*6. *2,749 *2,749 Yowamushi Pedal Vol.2
*9. *1,877 *1,877 Servant x Service Vol.6

DVD
*2. 3,014 *,**3,014 Yowamushi Pedal Vol.2
*8. *,930 *,***,930 Gatchaman Crowds DVD Box
*9. *,751 *,***,751 Servant x Service Vol.6
10. *,701 *,***,701 Gin no Saji Vol.5
11. *,688 *,*22,816 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare Regular Edition
13. *,608 *,*59,932 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare Limited Edition


tsubasalover said:
Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Fall 2013 (First Volumes)
*5. *6,370 Yowamushi Pedal
23. *1,075 Kyousougiga


yay <3
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Happy to see Teekyuu3 keeping the 2K+ sales level. Bonus episode 2 added an on-screen written season 4 hint in addition to the hint in dialogue in episode 12's final line.

Glad No-rin ED is selling well. It is fun that they included clean and concert versions of cordless telephone and duet and solo versions of fruit girls.

I wish fhana divine intervention Witch Craft Works OP had sold better. Perhaps they sell more on iTunes?
Jan 28, 2014 2:05 AM
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Monogatari topping the charts as always.
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Yowamushi Pedal still going strong, though this also has an event ticket. Next volume has a drama CD.
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I think u forgot to add Little busters:Refrain in the fall 2013 not yet released section..
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Yowamushi Pedal still going strong, though this also has an event ticket. Next volume has a drama CD.

I thought that it was rather weak, even worse if it came with an event ticket.
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tsubasalover said:
Blu-ray
*3. *5,572 *5,572 Gatchaman Crowds Blu-ray Box
*6. *2,749 *2,749 Yowamushi Pedal Vol.2
*9. *1,877 *1,877 Servant x Service Vol.6

DVD
*2. 3,014 *,**3,014 Yowamushi Pedal Vol.2
*8. *,930 *,***,930 Gatchaman Crowds DVD Box
*9. *,751 *,***,751 Servant x Service Vol.6
10. *,701 *,***,701 Gin no Saji Vol.5


tsubasalover said:
Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Fall 2013 (First Volumes)
*5. *6,370 Yowamushi Pedal
23. *1,075 Kyousougiga



Gatchaman S2 here we gooo! Gatcha gatcha gatcha!

Yowamushi Pedal is doing great <3 Glad to see Servant x Service up there and look Gin no Saji <3
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I'm surprised. On terrestrial channels, Gatchaman Crowds was aired only in the Kantou region. Even though it was local programming, it seems to be selling well.
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Arpeggio!!
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Monogatari Series: Second Season selling so strong!
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nice, gatchaman and teekyuu. still waiting for a season 4 announcement for the latter!
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I thought that it was rather weak, even worse if it came with an event ticket.


Well compared to most shows this Fall even with event tickets, it's doing quite ok. And volume 4+ looks like it will average 3k which is by no means a loss for the company. Plus it got a good manga boost.
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Gatchaman Crowds is a surprise actually. I initially thought it wouldn't sell at all, lol.
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Estimates for this week's releases and the winter titles.


Note - This are some very early estimates

Kuroko no basket - 13.6k
Little busters refrain - 7.6k
Tiger & Bunny BD-box - 5.6k
Strike the blood - 4.8k
Log Horizon - 4.2k


Chuu2 S2 - 6.2k
Sonico - 5.2k(includes a figma!)
Nisekoi - 4k
Saki S2 - 3.9k
Tesagure! Bukatsumono encore - 3.5k
Noragami - 3.5k
Hoozuki no Reitetsu - 3.4k
Nourin - 3.3k
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei - 3.2k
Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda - 3.2k
Sakura Trick - 3.1k
Maken-ki S2 - 3.1k
Witchcraft works - 3k
SyD* - 2.7k
Hamatora - 2.6k
Tonari no Seki-kun - 2.5k
Saikin, Imouto no Yousu ga Chotto Okashiinda ga. - 2.2k
Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha. - 1.8k
Wake up, girls! - 1.7k
D-frag - 1.4k
Space dandy - 1.2k
Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil - 1.1k
Pupa - 0.9k
Mahou Sensou - 0.9k
Buddy Complex - 0.9k
Nobugagun - 0.3k
Z/X Ignition - 0.3k


I'll post some more info after I had my coffee.


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Gatchaman Crowds is a surprise actually. I initially thought it wouldn't sell at all, lol.

It was very cheap though, so it sales are actually rather low.

Not that it matters, we already got a 2nd season anyway.

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We've had quite a bit of talk recently about seasons that don't have anything hit 20k, but when was the last time we had a season where nothing hit 10k?
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We've had quite a bit of talk recently about seasons that don't have anything hit 20k, but when was the last time we had a season where nothing hit 10k?

Its still early, unless Chuu2 S2 has a huge sequel drop, it'll hit 10k.

Its looking like a rather bad season, but its still really early. Nobunaga the fool hasen't even been week for 1 week yet. Sakura trick for only 9~ days. etc..
It however seems possible to be a season that does not have any v1's of non-sequels hit 10k. Even last autumn had 2(maybe 3) of those.

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Monogatari topping the charts as always.


I guess it's time to watch all of the Monogatari Anime next :3
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nice, gatchaman and teekyuu. still waiting for a season 4 announcement for the latter!
Teekyuu season 4 still hasn't had an official greenlight announcement but the cast says "continued in season 4" at the end of episode 12 and it is on screen, in writing at the end of the 2nd bonus episode on the season 3 Bluray so if it doesn't happen then it will be one of those annoying cases where the anime itself 'announces' it but it doesn't happen.

Given that the sales of Teekyuu have essentially held steady for 3 seasons and there are only 21 minutes of actual new content per season, I don't see why we wouldn't get season 4. Still lots of manga to cover as season 3 went up to chapter 36 and there are already about 60 chapters or 5 seasons of anime worth of manga written.

There are events on February 9th and 11th and I would not be surprised to get a proper season 4 announcement then.
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I am so Happy for Arpeggio to be doing so well and yet i am completly suprised that only that,, infinite stratos 2 and non non biyori would be above the 10k line. I tought others such as kill La Kill would be that high too altoguh it is close.

Unbreakable Machine doll well it's not that bad so i a m happy for it.

Walkure Romanze yeah i was expecting that low of sales that series just seemed to have lost focus on what it was aiming for.

Noucome a bit a of a shame it was quite a good comedy and it deserved more.

Really only at 4.2k estimate for Log Horizon i would have tought it would be higher well at that number is still good enough especially considering this show was made by NHK and is goverment sponsored so in its case the sales area a bonus.
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Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Fall 2013 (First Volumes)*2. 13,137 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
*3. 10,162 Non Non Biyori

Surprised to see these shows so far up the charts, but it definitely makes me happy for NNB. Gives me hope for a second season.

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Note - This are some very early estimates
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Space dandy - 1.2k

I realise these estimates are very early but wow, I honestly wouldn't have expected any estimates for Space Dandy to come in that low, especially when considering that pretty much all the other animes around Space Dandy are mostly generic animes that just a different title from season to season (like your standard "Long Imouto Title"), or just downright bad like PuPa.
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tsubasalover said:
Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Fall 2013 (First Volumes)*2. 13,137 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
*3. 10,162 Non Non Biyori

Surprised to see these shows so far up the charts, but it definitely makes me happy for NNB. Gives me hope for a second season.

rederoin said:
Note - This are some very early estimates
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Space dandy - 1.2k

I realise these estimates are very early but wow, I honestly wouldn't have expected any estimates for Space Dandy to come in that low, especially when considering that pretty much all the other animes around Space Dandy are mostly generic animes that just a different title from season to season (like your standard "Long Imouto Title"), or just downright bad like PuPa.

Its aimed the western audience, not the Japanese. What did you expect?

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Glad to see Nourin made the #1 spot on CD sales, that music is addicting!
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Glad to see Nourin made the #1 spot on CD sales, that music is addicting!
Indeed it is! I love the Yukatan concert version of Cordless★Tele★Phone! The artwork is nice too and the Call Book is fun.

fhana "divine intervention" is great too, especially the LASTTRAK "Firestarter" remix!
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*2. 11,086 11,086 Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. Vol.8

*4. *3,019 *3,019 Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season Vol.2

doing fine even after that rush ending
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Monogatari Second series <3
I'm also happy to see Gatchaman Crowds up there and hoping S2 will do well too.

I didn't know Tonari-Seki kun's album CD is out too. Also seeing Love Live up there gets me hyped for S2.
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Tsuki no Ookisa is still in 2nd... WTF!


I don't understand this rankings... How is this possible?
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do you guys think that this is enough for a second season?
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do you guys think that this is enough for a second season?
Unfortunately when you compare it to a sister show also by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunco and Diomedea, Mondaji tachi (Problem Children), I don't think so which is too bad.

Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sou Desu yo? 2013 Winter 1,934

It sold almost twice as much, the novels sold WAAAAY more, like 500,000 copies last year and yet it hasn't got a second season.

I love both novel series and anime series and have bought both of both but I don't have much hope for a second season.

A 10 episode series + OVA bundled with a novel just screams "novel advertisement". I don't think they ever thought about doing a second season of either.
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Blu-ray
*1. 32,963 32,963 Monogatari Series: Second Season Kabukimonogatari Vol.2 Mayoi Jiangshi Part 2
*6. *2,749 *2,749 Yowamushi Pedal Vol.2
DVD
*1. 3,915 *,**3,915 Monogatari Series: Second Season Kabukimonogatari Vol.2 Mayoi Jiangshi Part 2
*2. 3,014 *,**3,014 Yowamushi Pedal Vol.2

Great to see Monogatari at top again =) also YowaPeda not doing worst, wish it would sell way more tho.
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It seems rather strange that Chuu2 S2 is doing so badly, with it ranking in the mid 300#'s.

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Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Fall 2013 (First Volumes)

*3. 10,162 Non Non Biyori



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do you guys think that this is enough for a second season?
Unfortunately when you compare it to a sister show also by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunco and Diomedea, Mondaji tachi (Problem Children), I don't think so which is too bad.

Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sou Desu yo? 2013 Winter 1,934

It sold almost twice as much, the novels sold WAAAAY more, like 500,000 copies last year and yet it hasn't got a second season.

I love both novel series and anime series and have bought both of both but I don't have much hope for a second season.

A 10 episode series + OVA bundled with a novel just screams "novel advertisement". I don't think they ever thought about doing a second season of either.


Pretty much this unfortunately.
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rederoin said:
It seems rather strange that Chuu2 S2 is doing so badly, with it ranking in the mid 300#'s.


Is it? It seemed quite obvious to me it would struggle even before the season began.
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It seems rather strange that Chuu2 S2 is doing so badly, with it ranking in the mid 300#'s.


It is? It seemed quite obvious to me it would struggle even before the season began.

How exactly?

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rederoin said:
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It seems rather strange that Chuu2 S2 is doing so badly, with it ranking in the mid 300#'s.


It is? It seemed quite obvious to me it would struggle even before the season began.

How exactly?


Well, I projected it would sell less than 5k before the season (Jmal can confirm this) because I felt that the backlash from Free would impact the otaku oriented series from KyoAni. There have been lots of people on 2ch and other Japanese sites saying they wouldn't support KyoAni anymore.

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RyanSaotome said:
rederoin said:
RyanSaotome said:
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It seems rather strange that Chuu2 S2 is doing so badly, with it ranking in the mid 300#'s.


It is? It seemed quite obvious to me it would struggle even before the season began.

How exactly?


Well, I projected it would sell less than 5k before the season (Jmal can confirm this) because I felt that the backlash from Free would impact the otaku oriented series from KyoAni. There have been lots of people on 2ch and other Japanese sites saying they wouldn't support KyoAni anymore.

Going by its current trend, it will still atleast reach 6k+ in its first week.

But we'll see in a few weeks, while I do have a few doubts about it reaching 10k, butI'm at-least confident it will reach 6k.
I don't think Free! affected anything, I don't think many people are crazy enough to stop buying things they like just because the studio made something they don't like.

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So far Chuu2 Ren is good but not as good as season one IMO. The magic isn't there just yet. Hopefully it can match or surpass the first season but that is tough to follow such a good first season. I am not surprised by its presales prediction so far.
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Is kyoani finished?

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I posted this somewhere else, so I might as well post it here. Its for those wondering how well Gatchaman crowds sold. I must note that it did already get a 2nd season, and that it had good ratings on TV. So sales are not really a big factor for this series.

Nourin(used at random to represent your typical 6 BD/1 cour series) - 6 * 5508 yen - 33048 yen
Gatchaman crowds - 14607 yen.

So less than 1/2th of the normal price. Or 56% less than normal, to be exact. So it made as much revenue(from BD's/DVD's) as a normal 1-cour series that sold around 2.8-2.9k~ BD's/DVD's.

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Jan 29, 2014 6:38 AM
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Shuhan said:
Is kyoani finished?

Does anime need to be saved? Again? Ooh the tragedy!

Seriously though- if Chu2byou Ren sells 'badly' compared to its prequel, then because of its quality, and not some arbitrary crap about Free affecting sales.
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Jan 29, 2014 8:42 AM

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jmal said:
I was just looking at points for some of the stuff releasing this week and while I wasn't looking. Little Busters! Refrain actually ended up with more Stalker points in the end than s1v1 had, if only slightly. It was really underperforming season one earlier in the solicitation period and I then stopped watching it. But now it's looking in a much better position. If it's as underestimated as season one was (43.0% BD and 29.1% DVD) then there's really no reason to expect Refrain to drop at all. Predicting underestimation is hard but it's been very strong at Gamers and Softmap like season one was.

Maybe it'll get around 10k again after all.
Check the dailies, look where NNB v2 is and LB!R v1 is... NNB v2 is above it on pre-release day. LB!R is likely heavy storefront but NNB was too in v1. I hope it's because we're going to get a 10K v2wk1 for NNB ...
Jan 29, 2014 8:48 AM

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hpulley said:
Check the dailies, look where NNB v2 is and LB!R v1 is... NNB v2 is above it on pre-release day. LB!R is likely heavy storefront but NNB was too in v1. I hope it's because we're going to get a 10K v2wk1 for NNB ...

I doubt it, but it'd be nice to have another all-girl SoL reach a 10k average, it has been a while since we had one.

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GuiltyKing said:
Seriously though- if Chu2byou Ren sells 'badly' compared to its prequel, then because of its quality, and not some arbitrary crap about Free affecting sales.

It's amusing yet depressing how as soon as this studio comes into the picture, wacked-out conspiracy theories are accepted as normal whereas in any other situation nobody would claim such a thing. Like, we don't need to seek out weird meta reasons for why Milky Holmes or Nyaruko or Ikamusume or Hayate no Gotoku or Infinite Stratos or Magi all took steep dives, we just sensibly accept that it happens sometimes, because fans move on or a show loses its charm or people just don't like it as much.


The difference is that KyoAni is a brand, similar to Nintendo. They're not just some anime studio that production committees contract out to do their work like a lot of other studios. People feel loyalty to a brand more. You've seen same kinda thing happening in the video game industry, with Nintendo paying for their mistake by appealing to different audiences and now many of their long time fans have abandoned them.

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