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jr240483



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:47 pm Reply with quote
Agent355 wrote:
I'm surprised that there isn't more Sailor Moon on the list, considering all the news about it this past year, and its enduring popularity.

Never underestimate the popularity of Fairy Tail, I guess. I'm not a huge Fairy Tail fan, but it would make a great addition to Toonami based on popularity alone. It seems to be up there with Naruto and Dragon Ball Z.


unfortunately it haven't happened which is kinda crazy. i mean it definitely makes sense for AS to have fairy tail in the lineup now that bleach have ended. there is so many times they can do reruns of AOT and space dandy before viewers get tired of it. not to mentioned kill la kill as well as psycho pass. considering that they got gurren lagan and years ago they showed stand alone complex and second gig, that on adult swim should have been a no brainer.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 5:27 pm Reply with quote
kanjineogeo wrote:
Sword Art Online 2 was so high and it was the series most overrated anime ever in history since naruto and bleach. And why the fudge did this beat Attack on Titan 2nd season annoucement.?


Blame fans with shit taste or morbid curiosity. No need to get mad with the article and/or ANN.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:16 pm Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
Of course Shingeki gets the most articles about it, you guys report about all of the dumbest most asinine shit for that franchise. "they made Colossal Titan popsicles, better create a news or interest article. Bedsheets? Totes deserving a write-up."


That "dumbest most asinine shit" would be in the interest articles I suspect. It wasn't counted in this list at all and has nothing to do with why Attack on Titan topped the list of news articles this year.

Here are the Shingeki articles that I was referring to. Please tell me which one is "dumbest most asinine shit."

Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 (Jan 2, 2015)
Attack on Titan's Universal Studios Japan Attraction Teased in New Ad (Dec 26, 2014)
Attack on Titan: No Regrets #2 Takes 2nd Place on U.S. Monthly BookScan November List (Dec 15, 2014)
Live-Action Attack on Titan Film Poster Unveils Titan Taller Than Godzilla (Dec 12, 2014)
Attack on Titan's Universal Studios Japan Attraction Teased in Video (Dec 8, 2014)
Attack on Titan Real Escape Game Heads to 3 U.S. Cities (Dec 5, 2014)
Attack on Titan Gets Its Own Monthly Magazine With Figures (Dec 5, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014 (Nov 30, 2014)
Attack on Titan's Wit Studio Streams 2nd Promo for The Rolling Girls (Nov 30, 2014)
Attack on Titan 3DS Game's Updated Chain Edition Profiled in 3-Minute Video (Nov 25, 2014)
2nd Attack on Titan Compilation Film's 1st Poster Unveiled (Nov 22, 2014)
Attack on Titan TV Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2016 (Nov 21, 2014)
1st Attack on Titan Compilation Film Gets Midnight Screenings (Nov 20, 2014)
Attack on Titan Gets 1st Life-Size, 15-Meter Statue (Nov 5, 2014)
Attack on Titan 3DS Game Rated by Australian Board for Atlus (Oct 22, 2014)
Real-Life Attack on Titan Escape Game Heads Overseas (Oct 6, 2014)
The Seven Deadly Sins' Promo Video, Attack on Titan Crossover Art Unveiled (Sep 28, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 21-27 (Sep 24, 2014)
Attack on Titan 3DS Game's Updated Chain Edition Teased in Video (Sep 16, 2014)
Attack on Titan Returns to 3DS With Online Co-op Play (Sep 5, 2014)
Scouts Move Out in Latest Attack on Titan Dub Clip (Aug 26, 2014)
New Scout Regiment Members Get Their Uniforms in Latest Attack on Titan Dub Clip (Aug 19, 2014)
Attack on Titan Editor: Manga to End in 3-4 Years (Aug 16, 2014)
Attack on Titan Gets Labor Day Weekend Marathon on Toonami (Aug 16, 2014)
New Attack on Titan Dub Clip Shows Scout Regiment Members (Aug 14, 2014)
Funimation Unveils 2nd Round of Attack on Titan Part 2 Dub Cast (Aug 4, 2014)
Eren Has to Prove His Loyalty in Latest Attack on Titan Dub Clip (Aug 2, 2014)
Funimation Announces More Attack on Titan Dub Cast Members (Aug 1, 2014)
Anime Programming in the US (Jul 28, 2014)
Vancouver's Anime Revolution to Host Attack on Titan Voice Actress Marina Inoue (Jul 11, 2014)
4 Attack on Titan Spinoff Manga to Ship Simultaneously (Jun 28, 2014)
1st Attack on Titan Compilation Film Slated for November 22 (Jun 6, 2014)
Right Stuf: Customers Report Scratched Attack on Titan Limited Edition Discs (Jun 4, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 (First Half) (Jun 3, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 1-7 (Jun 3, 2014)
Attack on Titan Manga Tops One Piece in Half-Year Sales (Jun 1, 2014)
Site: Attack on Titan 3DS Team Seeks N. American Publishing Partner (May 1, 2014)
Attack on Titan Anime's Dubbed Toonami Trailer Posted (Apr 27, 2014)
Attack on Titan Manga Sells Over 30 Million (Apr 23, 2014)
Attack on Titan: No Regrets #1 Has 500,000 Copies in Print (Apr 20, 2014)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, April 7-13 (Apr 15, 2014)
Attack on Titan to Run on Adult Swim's Toonami Block (Apr 12, 2014)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 23-29 (Apr 7, 2014)
Attack on Titan Anime Gets 2 Compilation Films in 2014-2015 (Apr 3, 2014)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 24-30 (Apr 1, 2014)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 17-23 (Apr 1, 2014)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, March 17-23 (Apr 1, 2014)
Bryce Papenbrook to Voice Attack on Titan's Eren in English (Mar 22, 2014)
The Wind Rises, Attack on Titan Win at Tokyo Anime Award Festival (Mar 22, 2014)
Funimation Streams 5th Attack on Titan Dub Clip (Mar 21, 2014)
Akiko Wada Plays Titan in Attack on Titan's Smartphone App Commercial (Mar 20, 2014)
Funimation Streams 4th Attack on Titan Dub Clip (Mar 20, 2014)
Funimation Streams 3rd Attack on Titan Dub Clip (Mar 19, 2014)
Funimation Streams 2nd Attack on Titan Dub Clip (Mar 18, 2014)
Funimation Streams First Attack on Titan Dub Clip (Mar 17, 2014)
Funimation Announces 5th Round of Attack on Titan Dub Cast (Mar 14, 2014)
Funimation Announces 4th Round of Attack on Titan Dub Cast (Mar 13, 2014)
Funimation Announces 3rd Round of Attack on Titan Dub Cast (Mar 12, 2014)
Funimation Announces 2nd Round of Attack on Titan Dub Cast (Mar 11, 2014)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 3-9 (Mar 11, 2014)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, February 24-March 2 (Mar 11, 2014)
Funimation Announces 1st Round of Attack on Titan Dub Cast (Mar 10, 2014)
18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (Mar 9, 2014)
Madman Entertainment Announcements from Wai-Con 2014 (Mar 1, 2014)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, February 17-23 (Feb 25, 2014)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, February 17-23 (Feb 25, 2014)
9th Attack on Titan Discs' Bonus Event Video Previewed (Feb 21, 2014)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, February 10-16 (Feb 18, 2014)
Attack on Titan's English Dub to Debut at Anime Boston (Feb 15, 2014)
10 Top-Selling Anime CD Singles: 2013 (Jan 26, 2014)
Official Live-Action Attack on Titan TV Ad's 1st Photo Debuts (Jan 23, 2014)
Attack on Titan Social Game's Promo Streamed (Jan 22, 2014)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 13-19 (Jan 21, 2014)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 13-19 (Jan 21, 2014)
Mobage Makes Attack on Titan Social Game (Jan 16, 2014)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 23-29 (Jan 11, 2014)

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:28 pm Reply with quote
Blue21 wrote:
Wow, Naruto ending didn't crack the top 10. Just, wow. O_o


Maybe to that point people were already seeing that things come to an end, it was not a shocker. It could be also partly due to the fact that there were a number of news articles around Naruto's ending, so attention was dissipated to few articles instead of one.

It is probable because Naruto was the second most popular franchise this year after Attack on Titan (deserved, the best international seller in 2014). By the way: this, as well as absence of One Piece in the top five, was expected, as international (including USA-based) audience gets more interested in pre-"Chinification" Japanese folklore more than in westernized projects about adventures of pirates -- the subject beaten to death in the West. This is one of the reasons why Naruto, while dragging far behind One Piece in Japan, this year will become the biggest international seller of all time, surpassing even Dragon Ball.

kanjineogeo wrote:
Sword Art Online 2 was so high and it was the series most overrated anime ever in history since naruto and bleach. And why the fudge did this beat Attack on Titan 2nd season annoucement.?


To be fair, Naruto does not seem to be overrated. A lot of thought was spent on it on both strategic and tactical levels with what is happening there, as well as in the setting. That said, the source material still has its issues, and much of the anime is horribly drawn, and it lags and drags. So the final rating for it is "Very good", which is not over-rated.


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Overall, I think that we have to congratulate Tempest, Zac and all of the team with successful year. Alexa charts do not lie, ANN does the right thing.

The only issue I am continuing to have is the CloudFlare screens before I see ANN homepage. It is super annoying considering that I am heavy user of internet, I visit countless sites both big and small, and none of them have their third-party server/cashing layer to be so blatant. Tempest, please promise us that 2015 will be the end of it. Smile

EDIT: As I was explained, the CloudFlare screen thing was temporary measure due to DDOS attack against ANN I was unaware of. Maybe that screen should tell viewers the reason why it appears.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:03 am Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
Of course Shingeki gets the most articles about it, you guys report about all of the dumbest most asinine shit for that franchise. "they made Colossal Titan popsicles, better create a news or interest article. Bedsheets? Totes deserving a write-up."

Nah, those are all Interest articles and this is specifically about News items.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:30 am Reply with quote
I guess that works better, but SnK did get a ton of articles just on its dub, more than other series.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:00 pm Reply with quote
Seeing Sailor Moon Crystal get the top spot over Naruto and Attack on Titan makes Sailor Moon Crystal's negative reception so much more disappointing.
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