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Originally Posted by Triple_R
Now, KnK might bounce back. Or it might simply have slow and steady improvement that means it eventually becomes a really good show for a solid majority of viewers. I'm not ruling that out. If that happens, then Ishidate becomes vindicated, and most of this conversation becomes moot.
But, just for argument's sake, let's say that KnK becomes a disappointed and doesn't sell that well. Then at the very least I'd expect Ishidate to not be back for any KnK sequel, and I'd expect KyoAni to go to a different Director for their next couple of shows.
Do we all agree on that much, at least? That if KnK bombs, then "KyoAni" (whoever makes hiring/oversight decisions there) bears responsibility to take corrective measures for that.
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Except we don't know how they truly measure success. In sports, the league standings are obvious, and "wins good, losses bad". But as much as fans like to play the "inside baseball" game of comparing BD sales to see if their "team is winning", that's only one part of the equation. We don't see the big picture the way the production committee does. We don't know what their actual budget and sales projections were. So even if the
fans decide that it's a failure by whatever limited metrics they have available to them, the director and the director's employer may not see it that way. We see the end-result, but most of the game is actually played behind the scenes.