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Old 2011-11-04, 11:47   Link #297
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Originally Posted by 0utf0xZer0 View Post
I keep wondering if the reason why Yuruyuri and Ro-kyu-bu managed to buck the "summer sells like crap" trend is because unlike most genres, the "moe slice of life" genre actually didn't have a very strong spring.
K-On/Key fans were kind of freed up this year, as KyoAni did nothing but Nichijou for four seasons straight.

So that was a large untapped market. I do think that Yuruyuri and Ro-Kyu-Bu tapped into that market (as did Anohana and Hanasaku Iroha in the Spring).
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