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NEWS: Half-Year Anime DVD Sales Figures for Japan Released




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Dargonxtc



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:25 pm Reply with quote
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Fan-focused titles
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it is highly likely that franchises popular with anime fans


Is this just code for otaku oriented?
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child of Lilith



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:12 pm Reply with quote
Dargonxtc wrote:
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Fan-focused titles
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it is highly likely that franchises popular with anime fans


Is this just code for otaku oriented?


Most likely that’s what it means. It sucks that stupid brain dead otaku bait shows are what’s most popular. This kind of crap doesn’t leave much room for original stuff to be made. After all why take a risk on something new when you can just shovel out the same old crap that people cant seem to get enough of.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:27 pm Reply with quote
It would be cool if "Fan-focused titles" was specifically code for Lucky Star, but I couldn't find any list of specific titles in that report.

I see they specifically mentioned Heroes as a TV series that's doing well on DVD in Japan.
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Panon



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:17 pm Reply with quote
Tenchi wrote:
It would be cool if "Fan-focused titles" was specifically code for Lucky Star, but I couldn't find any list of specific titles in that report.

I see they specifically mentioned Heroes as a TV series that's doing well on DVD in Japan.


At last glance, the top 10 selling anime series in 2007 to date (not including movies/ovas/oneshots) are -

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Lucky Star
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Strikers
Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Gintama Season 2
Kanon (Kyoto Animation remake)
Ookiku Furikabutte
Death Note
Hayate no Gotoku!
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru

(in that order)
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VEGANDARAE



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:25 pm Reply with quote
Any bets as to how well LUCKY STAR will sell upon the first day of release in the USA?
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craziplaya21



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:40 pm Reply with quote
Lucky Star is pretty awesome. <3 Konata~
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teh*darkness



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:37 am Reply with quote
And there were doomsayers, claiming that anime failing in the west would cause the fall of anime in the east. I'd say this is proof of the falseness of those statements.

LONG LIVE ANIME!
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Siegel Clyne



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:55 am Reply with quote
Oricon DVD sales figures show that My-Otome Zwei OVA Vols. 2-3 and the Rozen Maiden ouvertüre Special have sold well in Japan during the first half of 2007.

According to Oricon data, My-Otome Zwei averages more DVD copies sold per volume than My-HiME and My-Otome.

Also according to Oricon data, the limited edition of Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre has sold the most copies of any Rozen Maiden DVD in Japan.

Although released in the second half of 2007, Oricon DVD sales figures indicate that ARIA the OVA ~ARIETTA~ is the bestselling of all ARIA DVDs in Japan so far.
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