2012-01-06, 04:17 | Link #481 |
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It aired at 11:30pm, and didn't air particularly earlier on any other channel except AT-X (which doesn't count in that sense). So, no, I guess it's just a show that struck the right chords, and that the fans want to own on Blu-Ray.
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2012-01-06, 06:51 | Link #482 |
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Well, as one of the highly-amused viewers of Working'!!, I do understand how they want to own a copy. It's just a surprise that it manages to catch up with Horizon and Persona 4, leaving all the others in the dust... for now.
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2012-01-06, 07:40 | Link #483 |
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Working S2 sales are pretty much in line with S1 sales. That wasn't a surprise for me - that one was what I'd guessed would happen. Tropes and content-wise, I get why Horizon has sold what it has - but I don't think I'll ever understand why.
Anyways, since it's now 2012, some official/reliable tallies of average sales per volume for any 2011 title that averaged over 10k all the way through its release or is still being released: - Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica = 71,005. Lies at #2 on the list for average sales per volume for the 2000-present period. Bakemonogatari holds #1. - Persona 4 = 33,915 (2 volumes). #15 on the list. - Infinite Stratos = 33,706. #16 on the list. - AnoHana = 31,283. #17 on the list. - Tiger & Bunny = 27,743 (8 volumes). #20 on the list. - Idolmaster (with Gravure for You Bundle for most copies) = 23,587 (2 volumes). This one is a bit iffy - the majority of Idolmaster anime volumes were purcahsed along with the Gravure for You game. So it's hard to tell whether the game fuelled most of the sales or if they will persist without the game. Currently #27 on the list but that will likely change. - Horizon = 19,544 (1 volume). #34 on the list, likely to change since most shows drop after the first volume. - Uta no Prince-Sama = 16,191 (4 volumes). #42 on the list. - Steins;Gate = 16,097 (7 volumes). #44 on the list. - Working S2 = 14,405 (3 volumes). #51 on the list. (For the record, Working S1 averaged 17,695) - Gintama = 13,594 (6 volumes). #59 on the list. - Blue Exorcist = 13,572 (7 volumes). #60 on the list. - Natsume Yujinchou S3 = 10,151. #87 on the list. 2000-present list now contains 91 titles that have cracked the 10k mark. 2011 had 13 titles in that category, tying it with 2008 for the most number of shows cracking 10k for a single year. However, the average sales per volume of all the 2011 titles (24,984) is higher than the 2008 ones (12,684) by a big margin. Revenue figures from several timepoints also indicate 2011 is a record year for the industry as a whole. Movie/OVA figures sales figures I was able to find of significant sales: Arriety - 321,375 Gintama movie - 119,121 Gundam Unicorn #3 - 176,311 Gundam Unicorn #4 - 100,425 on BD (not complete because DVD sales of this volume seem hard to find. BD sales had a 13k difference so I'd assume UC4s total was around the 150-160k mark) Haruhi Disappearance movie - 101,704 Gundam 00 movie - 79,783
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2012-01-06, 09:17 | Link #484 |
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Where exactly did you get your source stating Kara no Kyoukai BD boxset sold 60k? I only know that it sold up to 25,000 copies from its first week sales (Link) and the last known total sales for that boxset was 26,907 (Link), unless you're confusing it with the average sales for the LE JP DVD release of each movie?
EDIT: I may have seem to misread it a little, I think you meant it was below 60k? Still, 27k is nowhere near the range of below 60k, under 30k would be better.
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Yes, a lot of titles don't sell much on DVD anymore but some do and it's worth looking out for them. Gintama is DVD only but still has good sales. Hatsukoi and Durarara also had a lot of sales in DVD.
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2012-01-06, 09:38 | Link #486 | |
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2012-01-06, 10:06 | Link #489 | |
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So...averaging those 7 volumes and adding the boxset puts it at...87,916 if you don't include the special, since most places don't. But then most of those sales were in 2010. Guess I'd better take it off the list. Question about the variance of the Manabi line - on the place I usually follow, they were claiming the Manabi line for the October 2011 season was only 2,889 copies. Would anyone be able to explain why that is the case?
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I myself found that drop to a mere 2,889 copies odd, but also rather precise, which suggests some careful calculation factored into the number. If the Manabi Line is now that low, then it turns a lot of shows from perceived commercial failures to at least breaking even. So yeah, I second Last Sinner's question as to why the Manabi Line has fallen here.
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In fact, I'm pretty sure those exact figures were cited on this forum, if not earlier on this very thread.
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2012-01-06, 11:09 | Link #494 |
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I think the Manabi Line has lost its original meaning (or, well, people have been using the expression without really knowing what it was originally). People now tend to assume that the Manabi Line = break-even point, which can indeed be guessed to be around 4k-5k units for your average series. As the name suggests, though, it is originally the 2,899 mark, but this precise number doesn't bear that much meaning. (Maybe it did when Manabi was released?)
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2012-01-06, 13:27 | Link #496 | |
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2012-01-06, 13:36 | Link #497 | |
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Incidentally, about this...
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And also, I would like to remind everyone that, rather than sourcing things externally, cumulative, by-volume sales figures are updated regularly by eggplant in this very thread, so be sure to check that out if you didn't know it was there.
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2012-01-06, 17:36 | Link #499 |
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Maybe, but I guess we'd then have two threads: one for data, and one for discussion. (There are actually a lot more data posts from previous years as well.) I'm not so opposed to that, but that's not the way it was traditionally done... but of course in the past there wasn't nearly as much discussion as there is now. Anyway, with the new year's sales data coming up, it may give us a chance to find a new approach. We'll see...
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