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Originally Posted by Triple_R
It may not be KyoAni's choice alone, but their business relationship with Kadokawa is a two-way street, isn't it? After KyoAni almost certainly ate up a financial loss on Nichijou, KyoAni would have some basis for requesting to do more Haruhi instead of more brand new Kadokawa properties.
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I think they're just confident in their ability to produce megahits (Haruhi -> Lucky Star -> K-ON!), so they don't feel any need to rely on sequels. Up until now, there was a perception of invincibility, even amongst people in the industry.
BTW, the recently announced projects would've been decided well before Nichijou's airing. Whether the failure led to any change in Kadokawa or KyoAni won't be seen in at least a year or two.
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Kadokawa is a big time publisher, so it is still in KyoAni's best interest to be with them, though KyoAni seems to have managed to make a reasonable amount of money through other groups like Pony Canyon and KEY.
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The Key titles are done through Pony Canyon as well. So far, Kadokawa and TBS have virtually monopolized their services.