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relyat08
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:04 pm
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That's kind of a shame, to be honest. I have no problem with having a life size statue of a school girl in your house, especially if it's best girl from that series, but this is such a boring statue. Tis a shame.
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zrnzle500
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:31 pm
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There was so much demand they had to double production?! How many rich otaku are there? Or do Japanese banks make merchandise loans to otaku with middle income? That being said the production run is only in the tens of items so doubling isn't a huge absolute difference.
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Freakmasta
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:24 pm
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Otakus busting out that second mortgage to buy it.
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Alabaster Spectrum
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:57 pm
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IMO this seems like one of their publicity stunts to drum up attend in for the second season and they planned on doing exactly this from the start regardless. I mean it's a lottery thing why would they deliberately restrict application for this to a lottery right to buy thing and then suddenly decide to make more to "meet demand"? Doesn't make sense unless there's another goal here like stealth marketing and making the property look extra in demand. Considering the lottery application is all private there's no way to tell what's really going on but to take their word at it which frankly Aniplex has long lost the ability to be taken at face value with their publicity
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championferret
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 10:32 pm
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I think all the creepily detailed upskirt shots I keep seeing on my twitter feed have a lot to do with this.
Seriously though, where are these guys getting all that disposable income?
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bemused Bohemian
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:47 pm
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Re shipping: will this release require airfare in first class or will steerage (the usual EMS cartons, baggage, live animals, lost aliens incognito) be OK? Will Japan Air roll up to my front door with two genteel stewardesses or hospitality escorts (all above board, nothing perverted) in accompaniment of Megumi if I suffer brain damage, enter and win this lottery? Will my local press arrive with cameras, camcorders in hand to record this event (though I doubt anyone can upstage billionaires Mr & Mrs Kroenke over here)? For all that outlay surely something really special must happen? Will this feeling of acquisition overshadow the 2nd Coming of Christ as a life event?
Prefer to spend this moolah on something more practical.
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CrowLia
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:05 am
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relyat08 wrote: | That's kind of a shame, to be honest. I have no problem with having a life size statue of a school girl in your house, especially if it's best girl from that series, but this is such a boring statue. Tis a shame. |
These are my thoughts exactly. I didn't watch that show so I don't know if she's a great character or something, but the design is so painfully bland and boring. Looks like it was taken straight from a "how to draw anime" book
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championferret
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:46 am
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The thing is, her boringness is kind of the point. The title of the show is 'how to raise a boring girlfriend/heroine' and her plainness is supposed to be her appeal. (key words being 'supposed to' because the show honestly bored me a lot and having a character be 'intentionally' boring doesnt make it any better really)
Not that it's a good reason to buy a gigantic figure that costs as much as a car.
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AnimeLordLuis
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:12 am
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WOW there really are A Lot of Childless Single Men Who Masturbate To Anime in the world well at least in Japan.
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Actar
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:17 am
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Really, I don't see a problem with how they spend their money. We've all spent money on things that are valueless to others.
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relyat08
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:02 am
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championferret wrote: | The thing is, her boringness is kind of the point. The title of the show is 'how to raise a boring girlfriend/heroine' and her plainness is supposed to be her appeal. (key words being 'supposed to' because the show honestly bored me a lot and having a character be 'intentionally' boring doesnt make it any better really)
Not that it's a good reason to buy a gigantic figure that costs as much as a car. |
The thing is, in the actual show, she isn't boring(at least not to me). She's cute, clever, and quite witty, while doing a really good job of not really falling into any particular "dere" archetype. Closest to dandere, but she's got a little more spunk and confidence than your typical one. She reminded me of Onodera quite a lot.
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Mohawk52
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:05 am
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Love dolls are nothing new in Japan.
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zrnzle500
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:43 am
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I don't think it has the necessary parts for that. And I think actual ones cost less than that.
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Mohawk52
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:03 pm
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zrnzle500 wrote: | I don't think it has the necessary parts for that. And I think actual ones cost less than that. |
If you care to research it I'm sure you'll fine they aren't far off, also if that statue isn't, especially the one where she's down on all fours, then it's not worth the price.
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Mikeski
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:59 pm
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Alabaster Spectrum wrote: | IMO this seems like one of their publicity stunts to drum up attend in for the second season and they planned on doing exactly this from the start regardless. |
Probably. That's no more of a "publicity stunt" than the lottery was in the first place, though.
Alabaster Spectrum wrote: | I mean it's a lottery thing why would they deliberately restrict application for this to a lottery right to buy thing and then suddenly decide to make more to "meet demand"? |
Because they can see the lottery applications, and they probably know from past experience how many people are serious and how many are troll applications that wouldn't follow through? If they think they've got at least 20 "real" applications, why not double the production run?
If they had even more, they wouldn't have announced a doubling, they'd've announced a tripling of production. Or maybe more (I'm sure they'd have to cap it somewhere so they stay "collectible" and "exclusive" enough.)
Think of it like Kickstarter, but with a "chance to buy" rather than a "promise to buy."
Alabaster Spectrum wrote: | Doesn't make sense unless there's another goal here like stealth marketing and making the property look extra in demand. |
There's nothing "stealth" about it; it's absolutely part of a marketing campaign. It's about as subtle as Donald Trump's hair.
Mohawk52 wrote: | if that statue isn't [a love doll], especially the one where she's down on all fours, then it's not worth the price. |
The all-fours one is a "normal" 1/7 scale PVC model. If that's a suitable size, we know why the buyers are childless and "utilizing" anime.
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