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Originally Posted by I_am_Kami
in total of DVD and Blu ray?
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Originally Posted by Shinji103
But then it actually makes sense; I'm sure we can all agree that animes are generally more well-known than light novels. Before Index S1 aired, Index wasn't as well-known, but then Index S1 brought in a lot more attention. (which is, of course, the whole point of making an anime adaptation)
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Even then, it's still uncommon for a direct sequel to sell better. While an anime series can greatly expand the readership of the source material, most sequel BD/DVDs sell only as well as the low end of the sales range from the first season (this is also why most series don't extend beyond two seasons and why budgets usually decrease accordingly....with diminishing returns, you'd expect the third series to sell only as well as the low end of the second, which in turn sold at numbers close to the low end of season 1).
After all, the demand for anime DVDs is almost exclusive to collectors. And how many would settle for gaps in their collection, especially when they have to sink in so much money per volume?
Anyway, this is just the first volume of Index II, so we'll have to see how sales hold up. Railgun probably helped the series a lot, but it remains to be seen if the new customers intend to collect the entire season or if they're just buying the first volume.