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Kougeru
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 Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:27 pm
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Deserved every sale and more. Best anime that ended this year so far
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Megiddo
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:34 pm
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This was the volume with the 7th Aerial Squad OVA right? I imagine that helped bolster the sales.
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Kadmos1
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 7:39 am
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Is there a lot of girl's love vibes in this show in the style ok K-ON?
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Saffire
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:23 am
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| Kadmos1 wrote: | | Is there a lot of girl's love vibes in this show in the style ok K-ON? |
Not really, but I didn't think there was much of it in K-On either.
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Paulo27
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:27 am
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| Kadmos1 wrote: | | Is there a lot of girl's love vibes in this show in the style ok K-ON? |
Not at all, I never even saw anyone mention yuri when this show was airing.
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Hameyadea
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:35 am
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This volume also comes with the first episode of the show-within-a-show The Third Girls Aerial Squad, so it might have helped sales.
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Maidenoftheredhand
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:52 am
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Can't wait till this comes out over here. 
Though I am surprised by the lack of merchandise/figures for this series when it is selling pretty well. Even though there might be a reason for this volumes increase in sales the series is selling pretty well overall.
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John Thacker
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:11 am
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Every single volume's first week sales topped the previous? That's quite unusual. Must indicate some amazing word of mouth, as people pick up earlier volumes after the initial week. It is a great show, but I'm still surprised.
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Mr. Oshawott
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:30 am
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I'm very ecstatic that Shirobako has fared so well on its first week.  I find it to be a very fun show.
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yuna49
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:54 am
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| John Thacker wrote: | | Every single volume's first week sales topped the previous? That's quite unusual. Must indicate some amazing word of mouth, as people pick up earlier volumes after the initial week. It is a great show, but I'm still surprised. |
I found that surprising as well, but those first-week sales aren't indicative of the overall sales for each instalment which have fallen slightly with each successive release. Volume 1 sold over 15,000 copies; Volume 6 released last May sold about 13,700.
Those are still pretty stunning figures for a slice-of-life show with no fanservice and no action.
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WingKing
Joined: 27 Apr 2015
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:56 am
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| John Thacker wrote: | | Every single volume's first week sales topped the previous? That's quite unusual. Must indicate some amazing word of mouth, as people pick up earlier volumes after the initial week. It is a great show, but I'm still surprised. |
IIRR there were some stock problems with the first two or three volumes because of badly underestimated demand, and it took a while for the suppliers to catch up. Sales estimates for Shirobako Volume 1 were tracking at around 4500 copies in early December, and it ultimately ended up selling over 15,000. If you look at the total sales for each volume you still see the expected decline, although it's not as steep as many other series (at last update before v7's release, v1 was highest at 15,630, and v6 was lowest at 14,407).
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Rederoin
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:21 am
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It just got lucky, thats all.
Its not not like its sales went up.
| Kadmos1 wrote: | | Is there a lot of girl's love vibes in this show in the style ok K-ON? |
K-on only had 1 or so mention of Mugi being a yuri fangirl. So I have no idea what you're talking about.
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jojothepunisher
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:24 am
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I watched the first few episodes of this show and I had the impression that there was no underlying plot because it seemed really episodic. I couldn't like any of the characters because they are mundane, not in the sense that they are bland, but they are almost like the boring people in the real world. I have read in comments and reviews that this show is about the crisis people encounter in this sort of industry, whether working in a company or as a freelancer (the feature written by Nick Creamer), but to me, none of those crisis seemed significant because the show was laden with attempted-humor and characters that just makes you think "is this guy for real?". Overall, I thought the concept of the show was surprisingly full of potential, but I think they could have toned down on the silly parts.
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Paulo27
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:27 am
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| jojothepunisher wrote: | | I watched the first few episodes of this show and I had the impression that there was no underlying plot because it seemed really episodic. I couldn't like any of the characters because they are mundane, not in the sense that they are bland, but they are almost like the boring people in the real world. I have read in comments and reviews that this show is about the crisis people encounter in this sort of industry, whether working in a company or as a freelancer (the feature written by Nick Creamer), but to me, none of those crisis seemed significant because the show was laden with attempted-humor and characters that just makes you think "is this guy for real?". Overall, I thought the concept of the show was surprisingly full of potential, but I think they could have toned down on the silly parts. |
Don't let the first few episodes hold you down, just try not to hate the show from the get go, trust me, I'm pretty sure everyone felt the same way you do when it started airing but as it keeps going it gets better and better and better, everything you're looking for comes later.
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Rederoin
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:28 am
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| John Thacker wrote: | | Every single volume's first week sales topped the previous? That's quite unusual. Must indicate some amazing word of mouth, as people pick up earlier volumes after the initial week. It is a great show, but I'm still surprised. |
Because of stock problems, at first. The total has always gone down between volumes.
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