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0utf0xZer0 · 2016-09-08, 02:34

I do recall reading an interview with the CEO of Minori (the company behind the VN that was adapted into EF: A Tale of Memories) in which he said the biggest problem VN companies face these days is that younger fans are less willing to shell out $90 for a VN than their predecessors.

I had assumed this was specific to the VN market because up until the past maybe year and a half, it looked to me like many anime productions were dodging the trend. But recent numbers make me think this is starting to affect the anime industry itself. And that concerns me because I have to question whether some of my favourite anime from a few years back, like Hanasaku Iroha or Ano Natsu de Matteru, would be greenlit today. They look to me like they would be far riskier bets.

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0utf0xZer0 Pretentious moe scholar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Age: 37	I do recall reading an interview with the CEO of Minori (the company behind the VN that was adapted into EF: A Tale of Memories) in which he said the biggest problem VN companies face these days is that younger fans are less willing to shell out $90 for a VN than their predecessors. I had assumed this was specific to the VN market because up until the past maybe year and a half, it looked to me like many anime productions were dodging the trend. But recent numbers make me think this is starting to affect the anime industry itself. And that concerns me because I have to question whether some of my favourite anime from a few years back, like Hanasaku Iroha or Ano Natsu de Matteru, would be greenlit today. They look to me like they would be far riskier bets. __________________ Signature courtesy of Ganbaru.