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NEWS: Fate/Zero Tops Haruhi as #1 TV Anime BD Box in 1st-Week Sales

Well deserved. Funny how Americans complain about the price even though its more than 100 dollars less than what Japanese pay... ON THE SAME DAY OF RELEASE!

Well deserved. Funny how Americans complain about the price even though its more than 100 dollars less than what Japanese pay... ON THE SAME DAY OF RELEASE!

O.O So if I did my math right they made about $19 million from selling just this boxset alone, no wonder they can afford to spend enough money to make the show look that good.

Here we have proof that this type of commodity model works. The price tag may be high, but fans and collectors are willing to dish out the cash to own the release in Japan and North America. And to quote a fan again for NA audiences,

"It's really is a common misconception among anime fans now that anime is somehow a commodity and should be priced as such. Unfortunately, the market is far too small, and the anime-as-a-commodity consumer base is far too poor to sustain the industry under this model. Yet Aniplex is simply accepting that fact and pushing the industry in the direction that has kept it alive in Japan."

takachsh wrote:

Here we have proof that this type of commodity model works. The price tag may be high, but fans and collectors are willing to dish out the cash to own the release in Japan and North America. And to quote a fan again for NA audiences, "It's really is a common misconception among anime fans now that anime is somehow a commodity and should be priced as such. Unfortunately, the market is far too small, and the anime-as-a-commodity consumer base is far too poor to sustain the industry under this model. Yet Aniplex is simply accepting that fact and pushing the industry in the direction that has kept it alive in Japan."

they can EASILY make a profit on much lower numbers...like EVERY OTHER COMPANY does. No one but Aniplex charges anywhere NEAR that much for 12 episodes. You have to remember they're cutting off thousands of potential (and probable..like myself) buyers by making it so freakin expensive. It's a great show, I would've easily agreed to the standard Bluray price of 40-60 dollars for 12 episodes..but 300-400 is just insane. No show is worth that for 5 hours of entertainment

BUT WHOOPEE, IT'S A WHOLE $100 CHEAPER THAN IN JAPAN!!! <-somebody get me about a trillion more of these, please.

I wonder if the North American edition was counted towards those numbers? And even then, I'm VERY curious as to how many the North American version sold in comparison...

I wonder if the North American edition was counted towards those numbers? And even then, I'm VERY curious as to how many the North American version sold in comparison...