2011-04-06, 21:13 | Link #281 |
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I haven't played the game myself, but from what I've heard, a proper Little Busters TV anime adaptation would require at least 36, if not 48 episodes. That would be a massive project for Kyoani (although not impossible in the least), and I'm not sure if they're willing to undertake it in this economic crisis so they might just be playing safe by expanding on existing animated properties such as Haruhi and working on definite profits such as K-On and Nichijou.
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2011-04-06, 21:14 | Link #282 | |
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And we all know how much budget KyoAni blows on making their Key adaptations as pretty as they are. I can totally see them doing Nichijou just to make sure they have enough budget to do whatever they plan to do next properly, be it Little Busters, or on an outside chance, the next FMP. Who knows? And I don't know how I suggested that Little Busters wouldn't sell. |
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2011-04-06, 21:20 | Link #283 | |
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So do you think that Nichijou will sell like K-On? Just want to get people's takes there. I have to admit I know little about Nichijou (other than it's a 4Koma adaptation and what I took from watching it's first episode).
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2011-04-06, 21:58 | Link #285 | |
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Nichijou selling like K-On, probably not. Nichijyou selling more than a Key adaptation or more FMP, most definitely. |
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2011-04-06, 22:11 | Link #287 |
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Nichijou doesn't have the music angle (at this point) to draw in k-On sized sales. But that could change at any time. (I recall people being kind of not sold on K-On until "Don't Say Lazy" started playing).
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2011-04-06, 22:23 | Link #288 |
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I think Lucky Star and the likes would be a more suitable comparison for Nichijou than K-On. So however many units Lucky Star, Pani Pony Dash and Azumanga sold, that'll probably be a good yardstick for expected Nichijou sales.
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2011-04-06, 22:40 | Link #289 | ||
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As for the current state of the company...... pretty much describes it. I mean they aren't the only company that gives but they could have long since expanded their brand and have instead basically been churning out very similar shows for a while now, each one progressively more controversial than the last, with the die hards always citing whatever it is as top notch material and everyone else kind of maintaining a faint interest or becoming increasingly critical. I'd compare them to the video game company Koei as the company they have the most in common with right now. I can also easily see them relying on their super hardcore base for the rest of the companies existence and pretty much putting out love it or hate pieces for quite some time into the future. Quote:
Anyway as for their newest show Nichijou, I haven't read the manga and don't plan on watching any more of the show than the five minutes I already did, but I think I can pretty much predict where it's going to go. You're probably going to get a few more episodes of the zany wackiness seen in the first episode, there'll probably be a beach episode in there somewhere, an episode about going shopping, an episode where they take a school field trip somewhere (probably Kyoto), an episode where they go to some sort of maid cafe or popular otaku destination, and at least one episode where they celebrate some sort of holiday or festival. Somewhere around the halfway mark they'll probably introduce a new character (possibly a younger female, but definitely a female), there will probably be a music video inserted into an episode at some point featuring all the characters doing something cutesy or zany, and near the end there will probably be a little bit of mini-drama with one of the girls suffering from some easily solvable problem that'll very quickly resolve itself and everything will go back to normal until the very last episode which will be extremely sentimental in order to give the viewer a feeling of separation anxiety now that the show is over. Immediately cue an announcement about an extra episode or two on the last Blu-Ray(s) and call it a broadcast. Last edited by Kaioshin Sama; 2011-04-06 at 23:02. |
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Personally, I don't see Nichijou reaching the same heights as K-On!... breaking through a certain sales level requires the show taking a life of its own and basically becoming a symbol of otakudom. While Kyoto doesn't have a monopoly on this ability (See Bakemonogatari with Hitagi, Nadeko, and Renai Circulation, or Macross Frontier with Ranka and Sheryl), but it has been consistent about creating new symbols with its shows. Comparing to Kyoto's most successful symbols (Haruhi/Yuki/Hare Hare Yukai and Yui/Mio/Azusa/Don't Say Lazy), I can't see anything in Nichijou that looks to achieve that looks like it'll be symbolic. And even Lucky Star had that going for it (Konata/Kagami/Motekke Serafuku, although it's probably a good idea not to try and imitate that combo right now anyway because Kirino and Kuroneko would be such juggernauts in any "one of us/sarcastic straight woman" duo battle at the moment). I fully expect the show to make it well into the 20K area, but if Kyoto wants to make it go higher, they have their work cut out for them. (Wild card: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. Given the massive deconstruction that just visited on the magical girl genre, I fully expect that there's a market for a moe "reconstruction" right about now - and where better to start than the 4koma genre's roots in Azumanga Diaoh? I didn't much care for the OVA, but I think Nichijou episode 1 has done a better job than anything else Kyoto has done at capturing what made Azumanga so great.)
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And personally I could care less what Kyo-ani decides to genre-wise do as long they put their effort in to making the series good, since I've enjoyed every series I've watched by them so far. Not that I would mind seeing them adapt Little Busters.
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2011-04-07, 02:40 | Link #292 | |
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2011-04-07, 02:42 | Link #293 |
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I also can't imagine KyoAni spent all that money out of their goodness of their hearts, contrary to what some may believe. They were obviously anticipating high profits or they wouldn't have cared.
Surely Endless Eight did not come from their hearts; it came from another orifice. And look how well that sold.
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2011-04-07, 02:55 | Link #295 | |
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And I would love to see KyoAni do something different other than Key adpations or 4koma adaptions, but the problem they do not. Other than Key adaptations or 4 koma adaptations, they are riding the success of their Haruhi franchise. I think it's fairly safe to say they ditched FMP at this point. @0utf0xZer0: At the current rate, I'm fairly sure Madoka Magica is going to beat Bakemonogatari in terms of TV DVD/Blu-ray sales. I forgot where it was, but I remember cited facts that Madoka Magica is the most discussed series ever on 2chan aside from Haruhi Suzumiya. And the series hasn't even finished. |
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2011-04-07, 03:06 | Link #297 | |
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2007: Lucky Star, Clannad 2008: Clannad After Story, Munto: The Movie, Lucky Star OVA 2009: K-On!, Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya, Munto TV, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (2009), Clannad OVA 2010: K-On!!, Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya 2011: Nichijou, K-On Movie[?], K-On!! OVA, ??? I mean sure they have devoted significant effort to that type of series, but I'd hardly call it all of it. If you notice their somewhat recent attempt at a different genre series, Munto, hardly has it's existence noticed compared to most of their series . This year is more than most other years compartively though; assuming they have nothing else planned which it's a bit early to say that is they case.
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Full Metal Panic Fumoffu - LN spinoff. Slice of life/comedy. Full Metal Panic S2 - Something different. Air - Key Lucky Star - 4koma Clannad - Key Clannad AS - Key Munto Movie - Something different Lucky Star OVA - 4koma K-on! - 4koma Haruhi S2 - LN (riding on success of the 1st season) Munto TV - Something different Clannad OVA - Key K-on!! - 4koma Haruhi Movie - LN (see above) Nichijou - 4koma I can see mostly a lot of 4koma/Key or series that are sequels. Munto was the exception and not the norm. Truly this is not variety. In all seriousness, KyoAni is just as bad as Sunrise with its mecha when it comes to variety. Have a look at what other studios such as Madhouse, J C Staff, Bones, Gainax, Gonzo, Pierrot etc have produced. Their list and history is MUCH more diverse. |
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