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Originally Posted by Demi.
I said henshins were a staple in Mahou Shoujo, which is true. And then some one tried to argue that nothing would be lost if they were removed. And that is how it all began.
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Actually, it all began when you claimed they were critically important to the genre. But we can play the blame game all day.
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Originally Posted by Demi.
Raging? Perhaps not. Though some would. And a lot of others would be disappointed. As I said, it would be equivalent to one of the more popular scenes of the first season being removed. Nanoha isn't great in parts, but as a whole it shines. The henshin is part of the package.
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You're giving them more credit than they deserve. Again, I point to Hayate. The fans of Hayate, even the hardcore ones, are more concerned with her screentime, battle scenes and plot development than her lack of a henshin. That part is more of an afterthought.
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Originally Posted by Demi.
The majority in terms of numbers does not mean the majority in terms of profit. That's like saying the majority of taxes comes from the middle to lower class (which is the majority) when in reality, the top 10% richest people pay for roughly 70% of all taxes.
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A flawed comparison, to say the least. Taxes are hardly the same as marketing, where the target has the option to ignore paying you completely by not buying your product, and one pays the same regardless of income.
The marketing doesn't lie, if hardcore fans were a more profitable way of earning money, then the companies would target them. They don't. Sure, they may have
products that attract the hardcore and beat more money out of them (like those filmstrips, for example), but the media as a whole is targeted for a bigger audience.
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Originally Posted by Demi.
Anywaysss we can go on doing this forever and ever, but without any reliable it's kind of fruitless. I just think the niche fanbase is far larger in Nanoha than you think.
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Indeed, and I do not. The very reason they are called niche makes them a minority.
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Originally Posted by Demi.
And I forgot to point this out, but Nanoha movie broke the "merchandise sold" record that was previously set by Evangeline...By 167%, no less. Considering Eva's massive popularity, I doubt that could have even come close to being pulled off without the 'niche' fans.
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Why not? Casual fans can buy merchandise as well, you know.
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Originally Posted by Demi.
Oh, is that so? I remember giving statistical facts earlier and they were all but ignored.
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Must have missed that, can I have a link?
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Originally Posted by Demi.
2chan, hundreds of movie frequenters pouring in with their comments, etc. Pretty much all of them dropping by only to say they're ready to go for another watch. And a whole lot of talk about filmstrips and their unquenching desire to have them.
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Remember, they're called a
vocal minority for a reason.
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Originally Posted by Demi.
And I don't really need a conclusive premise to know there was originally 15,000 filmstrips, and now there are zero.
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Yes, but as you pointed out, one hardcore fan alone can spend enough money to get 10 of them. Which either goes against your claim that one fan spends a hundred times the money as an entire group of casuals, or the claim that there are more hardcore fans then casuals.
Of course, 15.000 hardcore fans in an entire country is not at all that surprising a number on its own, and let's not even get
started on the less legit manners of acquiring these flimstrips.
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