I think visuals are pretty much the main selling point too, but that's not to say that the little back-cover blurbs are entirely useless either. A good well-written one should be able to complement the visuals and help tip someone sitting on the fence over once they've read it. If it manages even that much, then it's already done its job.
But as already mentioned, probably the biggest pull is from word of mouth.
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I don't know, a picture is worth a thousand words after all...
Also you can tell a lot about a show by it's art style. For instance, there's no way this could ever be a good show. |
No way! Those visuals are right up the alley for some! You want something more like
this 
Judging a book by it's front cover, damn lol
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I'm going by the standard of Netflix blurbs. They serve the same purpose as these writeups, to basically say what the show is and why its interesting.
Netflix is in the position to have a lot of experience and knowledge about these blurbs, so I trust that their blurbs are a decent standard to compare other blurbs by.
Also, more examples, of anime specifically. Though not stellar, most of these are decent blurbs.
http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spi...14163_full.jpg |
Both styles are valid, but just because one company favours one style over the other, does not make it the one true, definitive standard. Also keep in mind that Netflix does pack a rather large library so they can't afford to invest too much time in 'sugar-coating' their write-ups per say due to the sheer volume of it alone. Same thing with the season charts, they're not there to sell the show to you, just give you a rundown of what's up and what to expect.
It seems to me there's a slight confusion in differentiating between selling and informing. Netflix, season charts and reviews are all
informing, Sentai ones for example are trying to
sell. It's okay to prefer one method over the other, but I feel it's particularly important to notice the purposes of each and why they're used when they are.
@ Tari Tari blurb
Well she pretty buskers at the end of the first episode does she not? But yea, if that's the only instance then calling her a street performer may be a bit of stretch lol