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Originally Posted by mokuseimaru
Tanigawa isn't a huge stylistic iconoclast as the anime might make you think.
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No, that was Yamakan's doing in S1, I'm pretty sure.
The Haruhi novels are pretty traditional, they're just
clever.
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Originally Posted by Roger Rambo
The thing is they probably expect the fans to foot the bill with DVD sales.
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I think so too.
My current theory is that they underestimated the fanbase's reaction.
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Originally Posted by Triple_R
OTOH, if the Endless Eight DVDs sell really well... then the anime industry as a whole will stand up and think "Ha ha ha ha ha! These otaku will buy anything... anything...
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But... they already know this. Otaku WILL buy anything.
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Originally Posted by Midonin
I think some of the more critical/paranoid/self-obsessed fans have been declaring that for years. Despite the shifting culture and changing of the market tides, anime isn't dead yet. I don't think E8's succeeding would cause as significant of a change as you're fearmongering.
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This isn't "ANIME USED TO BE BETTER WHEN I WAS YOUNGER", this is an actual concern.
Haruhi is VERY influential. Well, it used to be.