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2014-03-26, 12:41 | Link #42 |
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I'm not sure if the "plot" is the problem here, because considering how went the stalker points prior the first BD results, that trend was already present for quite a while, even before we got the "disappointing episodes".
I believe a lot of circumstances went against Chu2koi Ren 1) Due to its chuuni comedy nature, its "fresh" impression was lost de facto, so of course it will attract far less curious buyers. 2) Due to being a sequel, it is obvious it will not sell as much as the first season (there are VERY few exceptions to this rule, generally very big franchises) 3) Chu2koi S1 was aired on Fall 2012. Chu2koi Ren aired on Winter 2013-2014. What does it imply? Timing of the BD. Chu2koi Ren vol1 is being released during a very very busy time of the year: end of the second semester for high schoolers, exam entrance preparations, many events being scheduled, video games releases etc. So you have free time and, sometimes, budget being quite limited. Even other big contendants like Mikakunin and Saki barely made to the 5-6K treshold. Only Shingeki final BD could break 10K benchmark, so it tells you a lot how march 2014 was harsh on people more than usual. So unless you have huge blockbuster like Madoka, Nisemono or LoveLive, sales for winter series are pretty weak in general. 4) Unless I'm mistaken, the first BD of Chu2koi Ren doesn't have any event ticket or record about the seiyuu, unlike the first one that had the latter. This is important since Chu2koi seiyuu weren't exactly known back in S1, so people were way more curious about them, especially Uchida and Sumipe.
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2014-03-26, 14:01 | Link #44 |
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I won't disagree, since I also believe the composition is sloppy. But that alone doesn't explain this sales slump, and like I said, the stalker points weren't exactly great either, despite it isn't like anything bad happened when this trend occured (around ep 3-4 IIRC).
In general, anime BD volume 1 sales are heavily dependant on the hype, and extra (event tickets etc). I rarely have seen vol 1 sales drastically increased/decreased by the series composition. It is another story for volume 2 and thereafter, however.
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2014-03-26, 23:18 | Link #46 | |
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Also, would echo what Klashikari about second season anime comedies; this sort of sharp drop is actually almost the normal pattern. Comedies seem especially prone to the "new shiny" factor with disc sales. (I personally held off on buying any BDs this season for other reasons, but I suppose I'm one more stat to add to the pile since I did buy the first season.)
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2014-04-10, 15:43 | Link #47 |
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I just got a message from Crunchyroll that my preorder of Chuunibyou S1 was cancelled, because Sentai cancelled production of the sub-only release so they can do a sub+dub release later in the year.
http://sentaifilmworks.tumblr.com/po...chunibyo-other (Preorder for that is not available yet, pending all the usual details.) I feel conflicted. |
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