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Engineering Nerd
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 Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:11 pm
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I guess that means production committees have to rely more and more on streaming licensing fees, merchandise sales, original work boost (if there is one), collaborations with other business properties, etc
Just look at the prediction for this july's anime sales, aside from symphogear and token ranbou, all other works are doomed to abysmal disc sales
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Lord Vaultman
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:13 pm
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| Engineering Nerd wrote: | | I guess that means production committees have to rely more and more on streaming licensing fees, merchandise sales, original work boost (if there is one), collaborations with other business properties, etc
Just look at the prediction for this july's anime sales, aside from symphogear and token ranbou, all other works are doomed to abysmal disc sales |
Or maybe i dont know dont charge an arm and a leg for the shows and maybe people would buy more
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Thorfinn
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:15 pm
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Good to see BD's and DVD's die out, especially with the garbage Japanese way of doing things. Barely anything sells even averagely nowadays and the decline is bigger every year.
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Angel M Cazares
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:18 pm
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Based on Oricon charts 2016 saw a noticeable drop in the number of anime shows that averaged 3k or more per BD/DVD volume. From 2012-2015 a lot of shows sold a lot of discs, but it looks like that golden era for anime discs sales is over. Interestingly, since 2015 anime films are having a renaissance; hopefully this trend continues.
| Lord Vaultman wrote: | | Or maybe i dont know dont charge an arm and a leg for the shows and maybe people would buy more |
Japanese publishers have tried in the past to sell anime discs are lower prices, but apparently that did not increase the number of copies sold. The bulk of Japanese anime disc sales is heavily dependent on hardcore otaku, who don't seem to mind paying an arm and a leg.
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HoboSoup
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:21 pm
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I wish Dragon Maid sold a bit better in terms of disc sales, I really loved the anime adaptation. However and unfortunately I doubt I'm going to pick it up Funimation's Western release because of the fiasco with the dub, I simply don't want any part of it when the show's core message is weirdly twisted for the dub by some writer that has an agenda.
| Engineering Nerd wrote: | | I guess that means production committees have to rely more and more on streaming licensing fees, merchandise sales, original work boost (if there is one), collaborations with other business properties, etc
Just look at the prediction for this july's anime sales, aside from symphogear and token ranbou, all other works are doomed to abysmal disc sales |
Ya sadly this seems to be the case, Token Ranbou is currently dominating the disc sale charts, which is cool for fans of the series but I wish some of my favorites from Summer also did good in sales. Mainly "Made In Abyss" and "Kakegurui" are two of my personal favorites from the season, plus I'm loving the second season of "New Game". Oh well, I hope they find a way to make some profits at least.
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BodaciousSpacePirate
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:22 pm
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| Thorfinn wrote: | | Good to see BD's and DVD's die out, especially with the garbage Japanese way of doing things. Barely anything sells even averagely nowadays and the decline is bigger every year. |
Sure, but BDs and DVDs are still a very important part of anime fandom, especially in places that don't have stellar or consistent high-speed internet options. Even in the US, there are a surprising number of people who only have access to the internet on their smartphones, and some who don't have any non-workplace internet access outside of public libraries (especially in the Appalachian region).
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AksaraKishou
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:23 pm
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Digi was right...? :O
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Stevangelion
Joined: 08 Feb 2017
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:41 pm
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| HoboSoup wrote: | | I wish Dragon Maid sold a bit better in terms of disc sales, I really loved the anime adaptation. However and unfortunately I doubt I'm going to pick it up Funimation's Western release because of the fiasco with the dub, I simply don't want any part of it when the show's core message is weirdly twisted for the dub by some writer that has an agenda. |
The dub was really REALLY well done. What illuminati agenda are we talking about here?
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sailorsweeper
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:12 pm
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| Quote: | | The dub was really REALLY well done. What illuminati agenda are we talking about here? |
A few lines were changed and probably the changes won't be in final release the same way the change in Prison School wasn't.
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Chrono1000
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:19 pm
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| HoboSoup wrote: | | I wish Dragon Maid sold a bit better in terms of disc sales, I really loved the anime adaptation. However and unfortunately I doubt I'm going to pick it up Funimation's Western release because of the fiasco with the dub, I simply don't want any part of it when the show's core message is weirdly twisted for the dub by some writer that has an agenda. |
I watched the dub of Dragon Maid and I don't remember anything major in terms of changes. There was a small change made in episode 1 where they added a joke when Tohru was declaring her love for Kobayashi but I don't think it was malicious. After all Tohru declared her love for Kobayashi about 100 more times during the course of the show. Just to be clear I do prefer that translations stay accurate to what was said. Also if you really think that is important you can make a change.org petition since it is about 3 lines of dialogue so it wouldn't take much to get Funimation to change it
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Thorfinn
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:23 pm
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| BodaciousSpacePirate wrote: |
| Thorfinn wrote: | | Good to see BD's and DVD's die out, especially with the garbage Japanese way of doing things. Barely anything sells even averagely nowadays and the decline is bigger every year. |
Sure, but BDs and DVDs are still a very important part of anime fandom, especially in places that don't have stellar or consistent high-speed internet options. Even in the US, there are a surprising number of people who only have access to the internet on their smartphones, and some who don't have any non-workplace internet access outside of public libraries (especially in the Appalachian region). |
Sure, important part of the fandom if you say so, but of the industry less and less. And this western anime fandom you're talking about that buys BD's and DVD's is shrinking and dying as well, since in general people are moving away to digital. I know, there are dedicated collectors, but not as many as you might think.
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DmonHiro
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:42 pm
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Just make less. The number of anime per season keeps increasing while the number of total people who buy anime keeps decresing. This is not rocket science.
| Thorfinn wrote: | | Good to see BD's and DVD's die out |
Don't be quick with the trigger. BD's are the only reason we get fixed up animation after the show ends.
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darkchibi07
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 4:08 pm
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| HoboSoup wrote: | |
Ya sadly this seems to be the case, Token Ranbou is currently dominating the disc sale charts, which is cool for fans of the series but I wish some of my favorites from Summer also did good in sales. |
Recently, event tickets has been announced for Symphogear so preorder rankings went through the roof. Now will have enough time to overtake Touken Ranbu, who knows?!
| Quote: | | Mainly "Made In Abyss" and "Kakegurui" are two of my personal favorites from the season, plus I'm loving the second season of "New Game". Oh well, I hope they find a way to make some profits at least. |
Now I'm wondering if those shows exclusively on Amazon and Netflix respectively will compensate their future disc sales.
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H. Guderian
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 4:36 pm
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As a disc buyer, something I have to say, there's just too much to choose from. I missed a show? Really too much is coming out. The amount of choices have actually made me buy less than normal. I typically buy discs in several hundred dollar batches (half of my last order was the Chiyahafuru Premium set, though there were 7 other items in that order!) Still....like. Too much. The consumerbase is suffering some burnout.
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kinghumanity
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 4:50 pm
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How much does the decrease from 2016-17 have to do with Kimi no na wa coming out last year?
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