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AyumiHamasaki



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:39 pm Reply with quote
OMG what happened to Hetalia? It usually debuts with over 10k sales first week. This is strange. Maybe out of stock?
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egoist



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:49 pm Reply with quote
Whoa. What's Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku doing there? That thing absolutely sucks.
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Agent355



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:03 am Reply with quote
Dear Funimation,
I'd advise you to get the rights to, and start dubbing, Durarara!! as soon as possible. Thanks.

Glad Gintama is running strong, too!
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ninjapet



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:43 am Reply with quote
Durarara!! is doing great at least.

I agree with Agent3355, Funimation this show would be a cash cow like Baccano! is.
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vashfanatic



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:53 am Reply with quote
ninjapet wrote:
Durarara!! is doing great at least.

I agree with Agent3355, Funimation this show would be a cash cow like Baccano! is.

But has Baccano! really been a cash cow? I know it's well loved by fans, but at least the singles didn't sell so well. It would be interesting to see how it did in its box set form (that's how I bought it). I'm just saying that popular on line doesn't always mean a big seller, not in the age of fansubs.

Also, Durarara!! would seem to be a more popular book series in Japan than Baccano! was, and it's not always true that popular in Japan means popular in America.

Not that I'm knocking either series, I love Baccano! and am so far liking Durarara!! a lot. There's just a lot more to knowing something will be a good deal than "it was popular in Japan" or "popular among people streaming it or downloading the fansubs."
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vulcanraven01



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:07 am Reply with quote
Baccano! wasn't a very good seller for FUNi as far as I know.
Perhaps it was the setting or the style of story-telling.
Who knows...
With that in mind, just because Durarara!! is doing well in Japan doesn't mean that will translate over to the US.
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Westlo



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:11 am Reply with quote
vashfanatic wrote:
Also, Durarara!! would seem to be a more popular book series in Japan than Baccano! was, and it's not always true that popular in Japan means popular in America.

Not that I'm knocking either series, I love Baccano! and am so far liking Durarara!! a lot. There's just a lot more to knowing something will be a good deal than "it was popular in Japan" or "popular among people streaming it or downloading the fansubs."


I actually don't know if Durarara!! is more popular than Baccano! in novel form but it does appeal to females/fujoshis a lot more than Baccano! did as can be seen by anime sales.
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