2009-01-03, 17:22 | Link #2242 |
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Guys, I seriously doubt figure sales amount for the majority portion of the overall money haul from an anime property. Merchandising is axillary income, it is rarely ever the driving force for a series unless it's something like Transformers where the show is based on a line of toys.
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2009-01-03, 17:43 | Link #2243 | |
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Animated works exist to sell merchandise and DVDs. |
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2009-01-03, 17:51 | Link #2244 | ||
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The Anime companies don't get paid a cent to air anime, except in rare cases when a major sponsors is a TV station. Most of the time, they had to BUY airtime like those late-night advertisements. So it actually cost them money to air anime. Thankfully, the anime studios are extremely frugal with spending so they could make a profit. One common comment is that the Japanese studios are Jealous of what Western Animation Studios have for a budget. (Of course, it also means Japanese animators are poorly paid as a result.)
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2009-01-03, 21:26 | Link #2249 |
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If its portrayal in Lucky Star is not a humble downsize, the actual Kyoto Animation building itself does not even seem to be physically that big.
Yet it is now generating a veritable franchise empire and FINALLY be able to expand a once-incoherent OVA Munto into a TV series with a sensical plot. Makes one wonder how LITTLE of the financial success of their productions they partake in if they are still holding tight onto the trump card and refusing to play it. |
2009-01-03, 22:27 | Link #2250 |
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I don't get how Kyoto can be small at this point. Their DVD sales are well beyond the norm for an anime company, even the "Failures" like Kanon. Zero no Tsukaima and Shakugan no Shana sell a fraction of what the worst performing KyoAni show does. Perhaps they pay their employees better but I can't see where all the money's going. Personally I think them airing Munto is a sign they're pretty confident in their current financial standing.
And the other thing earlier: And I know about the late-night anime deals and what the companies do, it was discussed awhile back (I'm pretty sure they usually recoup the airtime expenses through the sponsors though). That's the reason why anime DVDs are marked at such outrageous prices, they use that to recoup costs and they can't afford to print a whole lot and have the copies languish in a warehouse. The point however is that merchandise is only as popular as the source material is, and even then don't they only receive residuals from most of it? Kadokawa doesn't own Figma, they sell them the rights to make the figures, same goes with Sega and the PSP/PS2 games. I also don't have any actual sales figures for these kinds of things but I seriously doubt they sell anywhere near as well as the books/comics/anime. If Kadokawa could get another book out of Tanigawa I'm sure they'd be ecstatic. |
2009-01-04, 01:36 | Link #2253 | |
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2009-01-04, 02:07 | Link #2254 |
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I think he was more referring to Sasaki taking the power.
Which wouldn't make sense, narratively. I mean, it'd be a bold move, but as Sasaki is the designated antagonist, I don't see it happening. Least of all in a story as happy as Haruhi. |
2009-01-04, 02:30 | Link #2255 |
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If Haruhi dies, Tanigawa killed the series for good. The story is too light hearted for someone to die. And I can't think of a purpose why Haruhi should die.
I think the ending will be Haruhi realizing her power, and the brigade will convince her to wish her power away.
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2009-01-04, 02:45 | Link #2256 | |
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But more epic, scale-wise. That would be awesome. |
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2009-01-04, 07:01 | Link #2258 | |
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And please, please don't make the ending like Shaman King...
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