Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Oct 28 - Nov 3
Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Oct 28th - Nov 3rd
Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles
Blu-ray
*1, 18,758 18,758 IS: Infinite Stratos 2 Vol.1
*2, *6,867 *6,867 Highschool DxD New Vol.2
*3, *5,713 *5,713 Kiniro Mosaic Vol.2
*4, *5,144 *5,144 Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Next Vol.4
*5, *3,869 *3,869 Tamayura: More Aggressive Vol.1
*6, *3,726 *3,726 Choujigen Game Neptune the Animation Vol.2
*7, *3,337 *3,337 Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS Vol.2
*8, *2,528 37,832 Monogatari Second Season Nekomonogatari (Shiro) Vol.1 Tsubasa Tiger 1 of 2
*9, *2,227 *2,227 Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. Vol.5 - Deluxe Edition
10, *2,191 13,732 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000% Vol.5
(cut-off 2,191)
DVD
*1, 5,738 *,**5,738 Hetalia: The Beautiful World Vol.4
*2, 4,808 *,**4,808 IS: Infinite Stratos 2 Vol.1
*3, 1,944 *,**1,944 Highschool DxD New Vol.2
*4, 1,590 *,**9,666 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000% Vol.5
*5, 1,454 *,*10,990 Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 Vol.7
*6, 1,064 *,**1,064 Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Next Vol.4
*7, *,898 1,220,217 Tonari no Totoro
*8, *,790 *,***,790 Danball Senki Wars Vol.1
*9, *,737 *,***,737 Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS Vol.2
10, *,666 *,*26,640 Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Kami to Kami - Regular Edition
11, *,637 *,*13,948 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.4
12, *,632 *,***,632 Choujigen Game Neptune the Animation Vol.2
13, *,610 *,***,610 Tamayura: More Aggressive Vol.1
14, *,605 *,**5,042 Monogatari Second Season Nekomonogatari (Shiro) Vol.1 Tsubasa Tiger 1 of 2
15, *,568 *,***,568 Kiniro Mosaic Vol.2
16, *,514 *,521,093 Majo no Takkyuubin
17, *,496 *,*16,987 Usavich Season 5
18, *,491 *,**3,610 Brothers Conflict Vol.3
19, *,470 *,**3,395 Saint☆Onii-san (Movie) - Limited Edition
20, *,461 *,***,461 Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Bride Vol.5
(cut-off 461)
CD Single
*3, 39,446 *39,446 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari theme song "Colorful"
*7, 15,863 *96,638 Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season OP "Kakumei Dualism"
10, 10,376 *10,376 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova OP "Savior of Song"
11, 10,093 *10,093 Kyoukai no Kanata OP "Kyoukai no Kanata"
15, *6,262 **6,262 Meganebu! OP "World's End"
16, *6,168 **6,168 Strike the Blood OP "Strike the Blood"
21, *3,760 **3,760 Nagi no Asu kara OP "lull ~Soshite Bokura wa~"
23, *3,604 **3,604 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova ED "Blue Field"
27, *2,941 **2,941 Non Non Biyori OP "Nanairo Biyori"
29, *2,616 *46,363 Log Horizon OP "database feat. TAKUMA(10-FEET)"
37, *2,029 *23,086 Kuroko no Basket 2 OP "The Other self"
38, *2,018 *14,065 Outbreak Company OP "Univerpage"
39, *1,870 **6,879 Little Busters! Refrain OP "Boys be Smile / Mesameta Asa niwa Kimi ga Tonari ni"
47, *1,453 **1,453 KENN PSP 'Meiji Tokyo Renka' OP "Aka no Yoru o Uta / Eidolon"
48, *1,372 **5,940 Aikatsu! 2 OP/ED "KIRA☆Power / Original Star☆彡"
53, *1,111 **4,277 Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season ED "Realism"
54, *1,098 225,537 Shingeki no Kyojin OP "Jiyuu e no Shingeki"
(cut-off 1,000)
CD Album
*2, 17,371 17,371 LiSA "Landspace"
*5, 11,592 11,592 "IdolM@ster Million Live!" The IdolM@ster Live The@ter Performance 07
15, *6,638 *6,638 Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen character song by Nakagawa Kanon starring Touyama Nao "Colors"
23, *3,792 20,506 The IdolM@ster 765Pro AllStars+ Gre@test Best! -Sweet & Smile!-
25, *3,513 *3,513 Diabolik Lovers Do-S Kyuuketsu CD: MORE, BLOOD Vol.07 Sakamaki Raito (cv: Hirakawa Daisuke)
32, *2,578 *2,578 Inoue Kazuhiko Shinsengumi Kekkonroku Wasurena-gusa Vol.3 Kondou Isami
34, *2,491 *2,491 Saiyuki Character CD ~Son Goku~
37, *2,195 *2,195 Morikubo Showtaro Kyuukyoku no Dummyhead Kannou Song: Seventh Heaven Vol.7 Kanade
48, *1,658 20,175 J-AniSong Kamikyoku-Matsuri -Paradise- [DJ-Kazu in No.1 MuneAtsu MIX]
51, *1,530 *1,530 Shimazaki Nobunaga Vanquish Brothers Vol.1 Nobunaga
53, *1,492 *1,492 Brothers Conflict Character CD 2nd Series ② with Masaomi & Yuusuke
60, *1,307 11,863 YuiKaori (Ogura Yui & Ishihara Kaori) "Bunny"
62, *1,256 18,508 The IdolM@ster Cinderella Master: Cute jewelries! 001
63, *1,235 *1,235 Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen character song by Nakagawa Kanon starring Touyama Nao "Birth"
64, *1,217 *1,217 Maeno Tomoaki Anata wo Misshitsu de Torishirabe CD Vol.6 ~Cyber Hanzai Taisakuka: Kitayama Kaede hen~
69, *1,161 14,106 T.M.Revolution "Geisha Boy - Anime Song Experience"
80, *1,062 *7,395 Brothers Conflict Character Song Concept Mini Album ② "Ko☆Do☆Mo"
84, *1,040 *5,248 Free! Remix Mini Album
(cut-off 1,000)
Source: Oricon Youtaiju
Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles
Blu-ray
*1, 18,758 18,758 IS: Infinite Stratos 2 Vol.1
*2, *6,867 *6,867 Highschool DxD New Vol.2
*3, *5,713 *5,713 Kiniro Mosaic Vol.2
*4, *5,144 *5,144 Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Next Vol.4
*5, *3,869 *3,869 Tamayura: More Aggressive Vol.1
*6, *3,726 *3,726 Choujigen Game Neptune the Animation Vol.2
*7, *3,337 *3,337 Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS Vol.2
*8, *2,528 37,832 Monogatari Second Season Nekomonogatari (Shiro) Vol.1 Tsubasa Tiger 1 of 2
*9, *2,227 *2,227 Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. Vol.5 - Deluxe Edition
10, *2,191 13,732 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000% Vol.5
(cut-off 2,191)
DVD
*1, 5,738 *,**5,738 Hetalia: The Beautiful World Vol.4
*2, 4,808 *,**4,808 IS: Infinite Stratos 2 Vol.1
*3, 1,944 *,**1,944 Highschool DxD New Vol.2
*4, 1,590 *,**9,666 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000% Vol.5
*5, 1,454 *,*10,990 Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 Vol.7
*6, 1,064 *,**1,064 Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Next Vol.4
*7, *,898 1,220,217 Tonari no Totoro
*8, *,790 *,***,790 Danball Senki Wars Vol.1
*9, *,737 *,***,737 Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS Vol.2
10, *,666 *,*26,640 Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Kami to Kami - Regular Edition
11, *,637 *,*13,948 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.4
12, *,632 *,***,632 Choujigen Game Neptune the Animation Vol.2
13, *,610 *,***,610 Tamayura: More Aggressive Vol.1
14, *,605 *,**5,042 Monogatari Second Season Nekomonogatari (Shiro) Vol.1 Tsubasa Tiger 1 of 2
15, *,568 *,***,568 Kiniro Mosaic Vol.2
16, *,514 *,521,093 Majo no Takkyuubin
17, *,496 *,*16,987 Usavich Season 5
18, *,491 *,**3,610 Brothers Conflict Vol.3
19, *,470 *,**3,395 Saint☆Onii-san (Movie) - Limited Edition
20, *,461 *,***,461 Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Bride Vol.5
(cut-off 461)
CD Single
*3, 39,446 *39,446 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari theme song "Colorful"
*7, 15,863 *96,638 Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season OP "Kakumei Dualism"
10, 10,376 *10,376 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova OP "Savior of Song"
11, 10,093 *10,093 Kyoukai no Kanata OP "Kyoukai no Kanata"
15, *6,262 **6,262 Meganebu! OP "World's End"
16, *6,168 **6,168 Strike the Blood OP "Strike the Blood"
21, *3,760 **3,760 Nagi no Asu kara OP "lull ~Soshite Bokura wa~"
23, *3,604 **3,604 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova ED "Blue Field"
27, *2,941 **2,941 Non Non Biyori OP "Nanairo Biyori"
29, *2,616 *46,363 Log Horizon OP "database feat. TAKUMA(10-FEET)"
37, *2,029 *23,086 Kuroko no Basket 2 OP "The Other self"
38, *2,018 *14,065 Outbreak Company OP "Univerpage"
39, *1,870 **6,879 Little Busters! Refrain OP "Boys be Smile / Mesameta Asa niwa Kimi ga Tonari ni"
47, *1,453 **1,453 KENN PSP 'Meiji Tokyo Renka' OP "Aka no Yoru o Uta / Eidolon"
48, *1,372 **5,940 Aikatsu! 2 OP/ED "KIRA☆Power / Original Star☆彡"
53, *1,111 **4,277 Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season ED "Realism"
54, *1,098 225,537 Shingeki no Kyojin OP "Jiyuu e no Shingeki"
(cut-off 1,000)
CD Album
*2, 17,371 17,371 LiSA "Landspace"
*5, 11,592 11,592 "IdolM@ster Million Live!" The IdolM@ster Live The@ter Performance 07
15, *6,638 *6,638 Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen character song by Nakagawa Kanon starring Touyama Nao "Colors"
23, *3,792 20,506 The IdolM@ster 765Pro AllStars+ Gre@test Best! -Sweet & Smile!-
25, *3,513 *3,513 Diabolik Lovers Do-S Kyuuketsu CD: MORE, BLOOD Vol.07 Sakamaki Raito (cv: Hirakawa Daisuke)
32, *2,578 *2,578 Inoue Kazuhiko Shinsengumi Kekkonroku Wasurena-gusa Vol.3 Kondou Isami
34, *2,491 *2,491 Saiyuki Character CD ~Son Goku~
37, *2,195 *2,195 Morikubo Showtaro Kyuukyoku no Dummyhead Kannou Song: Seventh Heaven Vol.7 Kanade
48, *1,658 20,175 J-AniSong Kamikyoku-Matsuri -Paradise- [DJ-Kazu in No.1 MuneAtsu MIX]
51, *1,530 *1,530 Shimazaki Nobunaga Vanquish Brothers Vol.1 Nobunaga
53, *1,492 *1,492 Brothers Conflict Character CD 2nd Series ② with Masaomi & Yuusuke
60, *1,307 11,863 YuiKaori (Ogura Yui & Ishihara Kaori) "Bunny"
62, *1,256 18,508 The IdolM@ster Cinderella Master: Cute jewelries! 001
63, *1,235 *1,235 Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen character song by Nakagawa Kanon starring Touyama Nao "Birth"
64, *1,217 *1,217 Maeno Tomoaki Anata wo Misshitsu de Torishirabe CD Vol.6 ~Cyber Hanzai Taisakuka: Kitayama Kaede hen~
69, *1,161 14,106 T.M.Revolution "Geisha Boy - Anime Song Experience"
80, *1,062 *7,395 Brothers Conflict Character Song Concept Mini Album ② "Ko☆Do☆Mo"
84, *1,040 *5,248 Free! Remix Mini Album
(cut-off 1,000)
Source: Oricon Youtaiju
20 of 248 Comments Recent Comments
jmal said:
Characters like this tend to either harbor crushes on the male MC in the end or end up being "just friends" with the main girl, and are not treated seriously as romantic options by the story.
I'd say they're outnumbered by characters in shows with all or mostly female casts, which skirt around the issue to various degrees (nearly screaming out "Yes I'm gay!!" but stopping ever so short), like Yuyushiki, Kin-iro Mosaic, Non Non Biyori, Yuru Yuri, etc. Very different sorts of characters.
If we're talking straight up canon lesbian characters who are openly treated as such in the show, then honestly the list is very small (Sasameki Koto and Aoi Hana of course, plus side characters in Horizon, Mouretsu, Kanamemo, and Yozakura making up some of the commonly cited examples of the past few years). Hopefully Sakura Trick can turn that around and increase the numbers but... we'll see. Anyway the archetype you mention is definitely not the entirety of lesbian or lesbian-leaning characters in anime.
AdolTheRed said:
Hmmmm, after reading the posts about this "lesbian char", I cant seem the remember the last time I've seen an anime with a lesbian char that doesnt abuse the MC and sexually abuse/tease the girl she likes who actually likes the MC, which in turn gives the lesbian a reason (no matter how stupid it is) to abuse the MC.
Hmmmm, after reading the posts about this "lesbian char", I cant seem the remember the last time I've seen an anime with a lesbian char that doesnt abuse the MC and sexually abuse/tease the girl she likes who actually likes the MC, which in turn gives the lesbian a reason (no matter how stupid it is) to abuse the MC.
Characters like this tend to either harbor crushes on the male MC in the end or end up being "just friends" with the main girl, and are not treated seriously as romantic options by the story.
I'd say they're outnumbered by characters in shows with all or mostly female casts, which skirt around the issue to various degrees (nearly screaming out "Yes I'm gay!!" but stopping ever so short), like Yuyushiki, Kin-iro Mosaic, Non Non Biyori, Yuru Yuri, etc. Very different sorts of characters.
If we're talking straight up canon lesbian characters who are openly treated as such in the show, then honestly the list is very small (Sasameki Koto and Aoi Hana of course, plus side characters in Horizon, Mouretsu, Kanamemo, and Yozakura making up some of the commonly cited examples of the past few years). Hopefully Sakura Trick can turn that around and increase the numbers but... we'll see. Anyway the archetype you mention is definitely not the entirety of lesbian or lesbian-leaning characters in anime.
Yah, I know that they usually go down that route but I was more curious about their tendancy to over-abuse the MC majority of the time.
And I was referring to animes with male MCs. I dont often watch all female cast or only female main chars, so I'm not sure whether or not such lesbian chars physically abuse the other main female char at the same level of the ones who physically abuse male MCs. Hell, I cant even imagine it lol.
My bad, I should have been more clear. I know that lesbian chars in romance or comedy animes with male MCs tend to be rare compared to lesbian chars as a whole, but its like everytime there is a lesbian char in such animes, they always tend to physically abuse the MC and sexually abuse the female MC/more important female char. Basically, the type of lesbian char that Higashi and symbv were talking about above.
So yah, its the lesbian (either main or side) to male ( usually main) interactions that I was talking about. The sexual teasing/fanservice with other female chars (whether with consent or not of the other parties involved) I'm guessing is there in most shows that can show such scenes.
O and Horizon I guess is a rare case? The lesbians are already a couple rather than 1 lesbian being in love with a straight female, and they didnt get/need to abuse the MC for w.e reason, even though they were side chars who barely had much interaction with the MC.
Nov 13, 2013 2:01 PM by AdolTheRed
Hmmmm, after reading the posts about this "lesbian char", I cant seem the remember the last time I've seen an anime with a lesbian char that doesnt abuse the MC and sexually abuse/tease the girl she likes who actually likes the MC, which in turn gives the lesbian a reason (no matter how stupid it is) to abuse the MC. Ofc, I'm talking about comedy animes because non-comedy animes dont usually have MCs who tend to get abused for the tiniest or absolutely no reasons at all.
Is there a reason for most lesbian chars to be portrayed as such a type of char?
Is there a reason for most lesbian chars to be portrayed as such a type of char?
Nov 13, 2013 12:34 PM by AdolTheRed
symbv said:
By the way, thanks your kind words too Higashi_no_Kaze. ;-)
Higashi_no_Kaze said:
Okay, I'll give you that so far we've only seen the side of her that gets crazy and in the face of the male MC. So maybe the being-treated-like-shit thing is more attractive than the groping (see: the appeal of tsunderes). Even without any interest in the MC or any kind of a dere side (towards him) it still seems to work. It wouldn't surprise me at all if some more fanservice scenes with the two girls follow though, so until that hasn't happened for a couple of more episodes I won't call it an anti-trope. Even now it's more like a half-trope than really 'anti'.
I might've been a bit quick to judge, but she's the kind of character where I can already picture the full extent of her role and most of her scenes for the whole show after her first appearance. Maybe I'm wrong, but usually I don't judge quickly and when I do I'm correct more often than I'm not.
So what is the "full extent of her role" you could tell? Some of the parts we already know: MC being treated like shit, yuri obsession with the heroine, fanservice of course. These could be told by everyone paying attention. So what is your additional insight about her "full extent of her role" on top of this? Okay, I'll give you that so far we've only seen the side of her that gets crazy and in the face of the male MC. So maybe the being-treated-like-shit thing is more attractive than the groping (see: the appeal of tsunderes). Even without any interest in the MC or any kind of a dere side (towards him) it still seems to work. It wouldn't surprise me at all if some more fanservice scenes with the two girls follow though, so until that hasn't happened for a couple of more episodes I won't call it an anti-trope. Even now it's more like a half-trope than really 'anti'.
I might've been a bit quick to judge, but she's the kind of character where I can already picture the full extent of her role and most of her scenes for the whole show after her first appearance. Maybe I'm wrong, but usually I don't judge quickly and when I do I'm correct more often than I'm not.
By the way, thanks your kind words too Higashi_no_Kaze. ;-)
Let my try my luck ;)
Eventually she'll fall for the MC like any girl should and show her love by still hitting him a lot? Mild importance for the plot, but nothing that couldn't have been done by a substitute, probably intelligence related because she's part of that organization. I also think some pretty tragic backstory that made her so obsessed is in order at some point. Might just be wrong, but the main point is that those 3 aspects you named will probably define more than 80% of her scenes. What we see in the first 5 minutes of her appearance is what we got, is more or less the 'full extent of her role', I'm afraid, which is why I don't like her. I'm totally up for being proven wrong though, it's just my impression.
But enough predictions :P
Nov 13, 2013 10:32 AM by Alcoholicide
Higashi_no_Kaze said:
Okay, I'll give you that so far we've only seen the side of her that gets crazy and in the face of the male MC. So maybe the being-treated-like-shit thing is more attractive than the groping (see: the appeal of tsunderes). Even without any interest in the MC or any kind of a dere side (towards him) it still seems to work. It wouldn't surprise me at all if some more fanservice scenes with the two girls follow though, so until that hasn't happened for a couple of more episodes I won't call it an anti-trope. Even now it's more like a half-trope than really 'anti'.
I might've been a bit quick to judge, but she's the kind of character where I can already picture the full extent of her role and most of her scenes for the whole show after her first appearance. Maybe I'm wrong, but usually I don't judge quickly and when I do I'm correct more often than I'm not.
So what is the "full extent of her role" you could tell? Some of the parts we already know: MC being treated like shit, yuri obsession with the heroine, fanservice of course. These could be told by everyone paying attention. So what is your additional insight about her "full extent of her role" on top of this? Okay, I'll give you that so far we've only seen the side of her that gets crazy and in the face of the male MC. So maybe the being-treated-like-shit thing is more attractive than the groping (see: the appeal of tsunderes). Even without any interest in the MC or any kind of a dere side (towards him) it still seems to work. It wouldn't surprise me at all if some more fanservice scenes with the two girls follow though, so until that hasn't happened for a couple of more episodes I won't call it an anti-trope. Even now it's more like a half-trope than really 'anti'.
I might've been a bit quick to judge, but she's the kind of character where I can already picture the full extent of her role and most of her scenes for the whole show after her first appearance. Maybe I'm wrong, but usually I don't judge quickly and when I do I'm correct more often than I'm not.
By the way, thanks your kind words too Higashi_no_Kaze. ;-)
Nov 12, 2013 7:31 PM by symbv
symbv said:
Higashi_no_Kaze said:
Not talking about lesbian-focused anime, but the kind of fanservice only lesbian, who probably isn't lesbian, but behaves like it as to allow for some groping action that supposedly shouldn't feel forced as well as as to have a 'good' reason to be another (hot) character that has reasons for treating male MCs like shit. .
But the odd thing is this new psycho-lesbian character (in 2ch parlance) is not even doing any groping or close body contact at all (except a big hug which you would expect for friends not seen each other for a long time). So if there is any trope, it is more like the character is doing some anti-trope of what your generic "fanservice only lesbian" (in your words) is doing. And if such anti-trope indeed is ALL the reason for the big boost it got, I would be very interested to find out why because it is precisely the opposite of what you were saying here: that some generic groping lesbian tropes are doing wonders.Not talking about lesbian-focused anime, but the kind of fanservice only lesbian, who probably isn't lesbian, but behaves like it as to allow for some groping action that supposedly shouldn't feel forced as well as as to have a 'good' reason to be another (hot) character that has reasons for treating male MCs like shit. .
Okay, I'll give you that so far we've only seen the side of her that gets crazy and in the face of the male MC. So maybe the being-treated-like-shit thing is more attractive than the groping (see: the appeal of tsunderes). Even without any interest in the MC or any kind of a dere side (towards him) it still seems to work. It wouldn't surprise me at all if some more fanservice scenes with the two girls follow though, so until that hasn't happened for a couple of more episodes I won't call it an anti-trope. Even now it's more like a half-trope than really 'anti'.
I might've been a bit quick to judge, but she's the kind of character where I can already picture the full extent of her role and most of her scenes for the whole show after her first appearance. Maybe I'm wrong, but usually I don't judge quickly and when I do I'm correct more often than I'm not.
Anyway, I'll just hang on and hope Kaoishin is right and it's mostly some kind of book 2 slump.
scytheavatar said:
http://ani.me/zine/anime/article/3616/
symbv said:
scytheavatar said:
people have voted KnB as the best Shounen Jump adaptation of all time for good reasons.
When did the vote take place? I am interested in checking the source. There are a lot of strong claimants, both present and past, for such title, and I would like to see how other titles fared compared to KnB.people have voted KnB as the best Shounen Jump adaptation of all time for good reasons.
http://ani.me/zine/anime/article/3616/
For some reason I can't really take this serious. Seems more like a popularity contest among the western fanbase. Otherwise I'm fairly sure Bleach would NOT be above One Piece, definitely not in the top 5 and a lot of other stuff would be different too. I guess most people just voted for their favorite anime no matter if they even know the manga or not.
e: Also sadface because of symbv leaving the News Team. You'll be missed. I hope you still lurk around the news forums sometimes :).
Nov 12, 2013 9:41 AM by Alcoholicide
symbv said:
Anyway, some of the major CD data:
37259 Madoka movie3 ED (Kalafina)
Anyway, some of the major CD data:
37259 Madoka movie3 ED (Kalafina)
Yay really like this amazing single. :D
Also thanks for your hardwork symbv, been reading some of your comments back on GuP thread :p
Nov 12, 2013 3:48 AM by rheinshiba
Kaioshin_Sama said:
If there's one thing that I've always found is a safe bet it's Sunrise shows receiving tons of negativity from the internet. At least where the West is concerned, but seemingly now Japan too. Holy shit does the West just have absolutely no love for this studio, especially on blogs where their shows are regularly among the most frequent trashed and ranted about. I remember particularly when I blogged for a few years it almost seemed like a hobby for some of my peers to take the utmost glee in proclaiming the awfulness of Sunrise anime and how they and the staff involved could do absolutely no right, particularly Gundam 00 and Code Geass which were the two big ones at the time. In general though I find when you hear their name or a shows name dropped it's almost always as a negative example or with a "trainwreck" suffix attached on the end.
As for Valvrave yeah I'm watching it but still consider it a continuation of a Spring season so I didn't mention it.
ThangLong said:
^ True, it's more of time constraints and resources management. However, it's also the fact that producers did not predict the show would have received so much negativity. This was supposed to be the successor of Code Geass in term of style and story telling, and Sunrise's next franchise judging by how much material released accompanying the anime. My guess is that they were thinking it would be the same as the first season of Geass episode 24, 25.
^ True, it's more of time constraints and resources management. However, it's also the fact that producers did not predict the show would have received so much negativity. This was supposed to be the successor of Code Geass in term of style and story telling, and Sunrise's next franchise judging by how much material released accompanying the anime. My guess is that they were thinking it would be the same as the first season of Geass episode 24, 25.
If there's one thing that I've always found is a safe bet it's Sunrise shows receiving tons of negativity from the internet. At least where the West is concerned, but seemingly now Japan too. Holy shit does the West just have absolutely no love for this studio, especially on blogs where their shows are regularly among the most frequent trashed and ranted about. I remember particularly when I blogged for a few years it almost seemed like a hobby for some of my peers to take the utmost glee in proclaiming the awfulness of Sunrise anime and how they and the staff involved could do absolutely no right, particularly Gundam 00 and Code Geass which were the two big ones at the time. In general though I find when you hear their name or a shows name dropped it's almost always as a negative example or with a "trainwreck" suffix attached on the end.
As for Valvrave yeah I'm watching it but still consider it a continuation of a Spring season so I didn't mention it.
By now most people are bloody sick and tired of badly written, over the top Mecha series and will bash them without fail. Suisei no Gargantia didn't receive anywhere near as much hate as Valvrave because it at least has some proper writing in it, although the overly slow paced until the last few episodes brought its share of hate.
Nov 12, 2013 3:23 AM by scytheavatar
Glad to see Non Non Biyori getting some love. That episode 4 is just classic. Classic I tell you.
Too bad NouCome and Outbreak Company aren't getting enough attention. Those two shows are hilarious.
Too bad NouCome and Outbreak Company aren't getting enough attention. Those two shows are hilarious.
Nov 12, 2013 3:03 AM by xchee
Kaioshin_Sama said:
If there's one thing that I've always found is a safe bet it's Sunrise shows receiving tons of negativity from the internet. At least where the West is concerned, but seemingly now Japan too.
If there's one thing that I've always found is a safe bet it's Sunrise shows receiving tons of negativity from the internet. At least where the West is concerned, but seemingly now Japan too.
Other than Love Live symbv said just now, Aikatsu! gets positive feedback as well, if Japanese blogs that I read is an indication. It is "the biggest threat to the PreCure franchise" for a reason.
Nov 12, 2013 2:30 AM by murazrai
symbv said:
Kaioshin_Sama said:
If there's one thing that I've always found is a safe bet it's Sunrise shows receiving tons of negativity from the internet. At least where the West is concerned, but seemingly now Japan too.
But the crucial difference is that I seldom hear feedback from Japan booing Sunrise just because it is a Sunrise show. Those who dislike Valvrave dislike it only because of what they see in it, not because of any negative impression about Sunrise. If anything Sunrise still commands quite much respect in Japan and since it is so big with so many studios inside, fans do not really set a particular expectation (except that the budget should be good) when they hear it is from Sunrise. Besides, I surely heard way more positive than negative feedback on Love Live! (yes, even taking the Kotori's arc before the ending into account).If there's one thing that I've always found is a safe bet it's Sunrise shows receiving tons of negativity from the internet. At least where the West is concerned, but seemingly now Japan too.
Well hear it's just par for the course really. Even if it didn't have those things Japan doesn't like it'd probably still get that kind of a reception hear because they have a rather poor reputation for being the "trainwreck" studio, which I happen to not think is true at all and at best an ill-defined description but I guess through repetition and enough band-wagoners has become the status quo. These days I get the sense that their name is often looked at as a thing to be wary of rather than to expect anything good though perhaps it's not as much of a given lately, though this might just be that I no longer follow the blog scene and possibly just don't see the pretty much universal negativity I saw for the likes of Gundam 00 for example.
They also rarely enter the conversation when it comes to shows with large budgets and top quality animation in spite of the results IMO kind of speaking for themselves a lot of the time like with this weeks Gundam Build Fighter episode. Also I don't think Love Live was anywhere near as popular or talked about here as it was in Japan where it was apparently one of the biggest hits of the year.
Kind of silly that you get bashed by people for abuse of mod position which I somehow find highly unlikely. Your kind of like the Ned Flanders of forum moderators from where I'm sitting.
Nov 12, 2013 2:30 AM by PeacingOut
Kaioshin_Sama said:
If there's one thing that I've always found is a safe bet it's Sunrise shows receiving tons of negativity from the internet. At least where the West is concerned, but seemingly now Japan too.
But the crucial difference is that I seldom hear feedback from Japan booing a Sunrise's show just because it is a Sunrise show. Those who dislike Valvrave dislike it only because of what they see in it, not because of any negative impression about Sunrise. If anything Sunrise still commands quite much respect in Japan and since it is so big with so many studios inside, fans do not really set a particular expectation (except that the budget should be plentiful) when they hear it is from Sunrise. Besides, I surely heard way more positive than negative feedback on Love Live! (yes, even taking the Kotori's arc before the ending into account).If there's one thing that I've always found is a safe bet it's Sunrise shows receiving tons of negativity from the internet. At least where the West is concerned, but seemingly now Japan too.
And thank you, phoenixalia and hpulley, for your encouraging words.
Nov 12, 2013 2:20 AM by symbv
ThangLong said:
^ True, it's more of time constraints and resources management. However, it's also the fact that producers did not predict the show would have received so much negativity. This was supposed to be the successor of Code Geass in term of style and story telling, and Sunrise's next franchise judging by how much material released accompanying the anime. My guess is that they were thinking it would be the same as the first season of Geass episode 24, 25.
^ True, it's more of time constraints and resources management. However, it's also the fact that producers did not predict the show would have received so much negativity. This was supposed to be the successor of Code Geass in term of style and story telling, and Sunrise's next franchise judging by how much material released accompanying the anime. My guess is that they were thinking it would be the same as the first season of Geass episode 24, 25.
If there's one thing that I've always found is a safe bet it's Sunrise shows receiving tons of negativity from the internet. At least where the West is concerned, but seemingly now Japan too. Holy shit does the West just have absolutely no love for this studio, especially on blogs where their shows are regularly among the most frequent trashed and ranted about. I remember particularly when I blogged for a few years it almost seemed like a hobby for some of my peers to take the utmost glee in proclaiming the awfulness of Sunrise anime and how they and the staff involved could do absolutely no right, particularly Gundam 00 and Code Geass which were the two big ones at the time. In general though I find when you hear their name or a shows name dropped it's almost always as a negative example or with a "trainwreck" suffix attached on the end.
As for Valvrave yeah I'm watching it but still consider it a continuation of a Spring season so I didn't mention it.
Nov 12, 2013 2:12 AM by PeacingOut
Thanks for this week's numbers and all your work here, symbv. Hope the next person in the relay is as quick to post results!
Symphogear v1 had a big event ticket boost, too bad. Was hoping it was smaller.
Had hoped for better sales on WA2 OP/ED.
Symphogear v1 had a big event ticket boost, too bad. Was hoping it was smaller.
Had hoped for better sales on WA2 OP/ED.
Nov 12, 2013 1:31 AM by hpulley
You scared me for a second, symbv. I thought you were leaving MAL. But then I read the rest of your post. You being here on MAL is an amazing thing. I'd hate to see you leave.
Nov 12, 2013 1:09 AM by phoenixalia
Hahalollawl said:
People do that? Sheesh maybe some people should get over it and not be so quick to feel victimized. Anyways, I hope whoever is taking over has a similar "finger on the pulse" of the Japanese viewer. I appreciated that kind of "insider" perspective you seemed to have.
You will be surprised at how many people (and the length they went to) do that kind of thing. Anyway, it is not as if I am leaving MAL. I will still provide insights and information on Japanese viewer, market and industry by making the standard posts. And I will keep fighting prejudice and correcting misunderstanding in this forum, which is one big reason why I came here in the first place - in fact, not being a news mods makes this endeavor much easier to proceed. People do that? Sheesh maybe some people should get over it and not be so quick to feel victimized. Anyways, I hope whoever is taking over has a similar "finger on the pulse" of the Japanese viewer. I appreciated that kind of "insider" perspective you seemed to have.
And thanks for your kind words, Hahalollawl and VioLink. I appreciate it. :-)
Anyway, some of the major CD data:
37259 Madoka movie3 ED (Kalafina)
21431 Magi2 OP
14419 total 53865 Madoka movie3 OP (ClariS)
12633 Yozakura OP
7795 Tokyo Ravens OP
6944 total 103582 Valvrave2 OP
5844 IS2 OP
5826 Machine Doll OP
3608 White Album2 OP/ED
3333 LB! Refrain ED
3208 total 13584 Aoki Hagane OP
2864 total 12957 Kyoukai no Kanata OP
2737 Coppelion OP/ED
2138 total 8306 Strike the Blood OP
2012 Non Non Biyori ED
Nov 12, 2013 12:53 AM by symbv
symbv said:
VioLink said:
Well, my schedule may get more eccentric in future, and may not be able provide the right timing and needed effort to write up an informative news post. Now that there are new news mods, it is a good timing to hand baton to the new generation. And one very good benefit of stepping down from the News Mods position is that those who are immature and overly sensitive enough to bash me and accuse me of abusive of my position just because I am a news mods with no special power (except starting a news thread) now lose their excuse to hide behind the veil of mods abuse victimhood.symbv said:
As I don't do news mods anymore, somebody else will post the BD/DVD/CD singles+album chart for this week (and future weeks).
Are you going on vacation or something?As I don't do news mods anymore, somebody else will post the BD/DVD/CD singles+album chart for this week (and future weeks).
Ah, I see. That's a shame the news team is losing the most knowledgable person on the anime industry on this site. But at least you'll still be here. Thanks for your hard work!
Nov 12, 2013 12:36 AM by VioLink
symbv said:
VioLink said:
Well, my schedule may get more eccentric in future, and may not provide the right timing and needed effort to write up an informative news post. Now that there are new news mods, it is a good timing to hand baton to the new generation. And one very good benefit of stepping down from the News Mods position is that those who are immature and overly sensitive enough to bash me and accuse me of abusive of my position just because I am a news mods with no special power (except starting a news thread) now lose their excuse to hide behind the veil of victimhood of mods abuse.symbv said:
As I don't do news mods anymore, somebody else will post the BD/DVD/CD singles+album chart for this week (and future weeks).
Are you going on vacation or something?As I don't do news mods anymore, somebody else will post the BD/DVD/CD singles+album chart for this week (and future weeks).
People do that? Sheesh maybe some people should get over it and not be so quick to feel victimized. Anyways, I hope whoever is taking over has a similar "finger on the pulse" of the Japanese viewer. I appreciated that kind of "insider" perspective you seemed to have.
Nov 12, 2013 12:32 AM by Hahalollawl
VioLink said:
Well, my schedule may get more eccentric in future, and may not be able put in the needed time and effort to write up an informative news post. Now that there are new news mods, it is a good timing to hand baton to the new generation. And one very good benefit of stepping down from the News Mods position is that those who are immature and overly sensitive enough to bash me and accuse me of abusive of my position just because I am a news mods (which comes with no special power except starting a news thread) now lose their excuse to hide behind the veil of mods abuse victimhood.
symbv said:
As I don't do news mods anymore, somebody else will post the BD/DVD/CD singles+album chart for this week (and future weeks).
Are you going on vacation or something?As I don't do news mods anymore, somebody else will post the BD/DVD/CD singles+album chart for this week (and future weeks).
Nov 12, 2013 12:26 AM by symbv
symbv said:
As I don't do news mods anymore, somebody else will post the BD/DVD/CD singles+album chart for this week (and future weeks).
As I don't do news mods anymore, somebody else will post the BD/DVD/CD singles+album chart for this week (and future weeks).
Are you going on vacation or something?
Nov 12, 2013 12:20 AM by VioLink
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Let my try my luck ;)
Eventually she'll fall for the MC like any girl should and show her love by still hitting him a lot? Mild importance for the plot, but nothing that couldn't have been done by a substitute, probably intelligence related because she's part of that organization. I also think some pretty tragic backstory that made her so obsessed is in order at some point. Might just be wrong, but the main point is that those 3 aspects you named will probably define more than 80% of her scenes. What we see in the first 5 minutes of her appearance is what we got, is more or less the 'full extent of her role', I'm afraid, which is why I don't like her. I'm totally up for being proven wrong though, it's just my impression.
But enough predictions :P
I am not sure about the backstory. You think she must have lost a sister or something which is why she was so attached to Yukina? Perhaps, but then I think that school from which Yukina and Sayaka came from is something like an orphanage so I guess sad stories abound there.
Actually I was thinking about the technical role she would play in the story and plot as well when I asked about "full extent of role", not just character and personality and not just with the MC (she will interact with other characters, right?). And to be honest, I never expect characters come with too complex characters (or relationship with the hero/heroine) for this kind of anime. In fact it may perhaps be better to keep it simple.
Nov 13, 2013 10:53 PM by symbv