(L) Shokugeki no Soma [Manga]

[Fairy Water]

Yep, if Ridou is indeed Souma's cousin or sth like that, we could learn quite a bit about Jouichirou's background. The day he is still Saiba.

[Dysprosium]

Originally Posted by Fairy Water

Yep, if Ridou is indeed Souma's cousin or sth like that, we could learn quite a bit about Jouichirou's background. The day he is still Saiba.

Not a cousin or having any form of familial relations, but to portray a female version of Souma.

She speaks in a very masculine way, btw.

I think she'd be a great help and asset later on in Souma's quest to reach the top of Tootsuki.

[DOmus]

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

Not a cousin or having any form of familial relations, but to portray a female version of Souma.

She speaks in a very masculine way, btw.

I think she'd be a great help and asset later on in Souma's quest to reach the top of Tootsuki.

She is like a female version of him but with a darker personality. Even when she acts so relaxed she has no problem betraying the head of the school in order to have(we dont know if it will be) more knowledge or a even more "interesting" last year. To which I dont think Soma will agree with.

[GDB]

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

And yes, the anime flopped really hard in its BD sales, but there is a chance of a S2, since its relatively cheaper to produce as it doesn't really too much on Sakuga (drawing pictures).

It depends on who the investment committee is and what their expectations were. Was it predominantly Shueisha? If so, they only care about whether it increases manga sales. Most shounen series don't care about BD sales because of this. But some do have others as the majority investor, and then they care about BD sales.

Originally Posted by DOmus

4 months...

Isn't it more than that? Didn't think they were in December yet.

[Dysprosium]

Originally Posted by DOmus

She is like a female version of him but with a darker personality. Even when she acts so relaxed she has no problem betraying the head of the school in order to have(we dont know if it will be) more knowledge or a even more "interesting" last year. To which I dont think Soma will agree with.

I disagree on the dark part, until we know more of the E10's reasoning to side with Azami. But other than that, she displays some striking similarities to him.

Originally Posted by GDB

It depends on who the investment committee is and what their expectations were. Was it predominantly Shueisha? If so, they only care about whether it increases manga sales. Most shounen series don't care about BD sales because of this. But some do have others as the majority investor, and then they care about BD sales.

Not really. BD sales matter, especially for late night airing anime. Previous Jump adaptations had great BD sales and got a S2.

Originally Posted by GDB

Isn't it more than that? Didn't think they were in December yet.

Graduation in March. We're still in November.

[bumbayker]

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

Remember, I believe the author has a good reason why he chose to give Rindou the same color of hair and eyes as Souma.

Originally Posted by Fairy Water

Yep, if Ridou is indeed Souma's cousin or sth like that, we could learn quite a bit about Jouichirou's background. The day he is still Saiba.

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

Not a cousin or having any form of familial relations, but to portray a female version of Souma.

Seriously, I really don't understand how some of you even consider Rindou to be possibly Souma's relative or even his male counterpart.

First of, same eye color is to make Rindou look cat-like (fangs included) which was portrayed in chapter 132. Her hair color which isn't even the same as Souma's (bright red) appears more like maroon. As for personality, she's nothing like Souma. If so, she would have participated in the festival to compete against Tsukasa and not pig out. The Elite 10 who was closest to being like Souma was actually Kuga as explained by Rindou herself with a flashback.

[Dysprosium]

Originally Posted by bumbayker

First of, same eye color is to make Rindou look cat-like (fangs included) which was portrayed in chapter 132. Her hair color which isn't even the same as Souma's (bright red) appears more like maroon. As for personality, she's nothing like Souma. If so, she would have participated in the festival to compete against Tsukasa and not pig out. The Elite 10 who was closest to being like Souma was actually Kuga as explained by Rindou herself.=

She's a free spirit.

I know, similar to Jou's hair color.

Souma would probably do the same if he were in his 3rd year.

[GDB]

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

Not really. BD sales matter, especially for late night airing anime. Previous Jump adaptations had great BD sales and got a S2.

Still doesn't matter if that's not what their goals are. And I'd like a source on "great BD sales", because I seem to recall most of them having sub-1k sales (not counting movies).

Graduation in March. We're still in November.

So yeah, more than 4 months left.

[DOmus]

Well, in most cases those carefree characters tend to have a darker personality, since most of the time they dont care how what they want and how hey manage to have it affect the rest(in this case, the whole student body that is not relevant). Or well, at least thats how it goes in the histories I have read.

4~5 moths, whatever, that less than the 2 years and 5 months the other girls have.

[Dysprosium]

Originally Posted by GDB

Still doesn't matter if that's not what their goals are. And I'd like a source on "great BD sales", because I seem to recall most of them having sub-1k sales (not counting movies).

Check it out on MAL/ANN. Bakuman was funded by NHK, Medaka Box was originally planned for a split-cour, and AssClass was a huge success on streaming (it was banned in several countries), and it getting a S2 had nothing to do with its BD sales and live-action. The other Jump adaptations had great BD sales.

Just to let you now, SnS is averaging like 2k BD sales, which is abysmal by industry standards.

[GDB]

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

Check it out on MAL/ANN.

A link would be helpful, since I'm not combing through months or years of articles to find your proof for you.

Just to let you now, SnS is averaging like 2k BD sales, which is abysmal by industry standards.

Industry standards that live and breath off of BD sales, yes. But that's not what every show needs. 2k is very respectable if their goals included manga sales and merchandising as their primary objectives.

[bumbayker]

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

She's a free spirit.

Souma isn't. He's extremely competitive and will do whatever it takes to be the number one student in the academy in the quickest possible time in hopes to beat his dad one day.

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

Souma would probably do the same if he were in his 3rd year.

Possibly but rather unlikely. Especially when there's a student ranked higher than him. And even if he became the top student he enjoys the challenge from his peers and gladly compete with them.

[Dysprosium]

Originally Posted by GDB

A link would be helpful, since I'm not combing through months or years of articles to find your proof for you.

Use the search function.

Originally Posted by GDB

Industry standards that live and breath off of BD sales, yes. But that's not what every show needs. 2k is very respectable if their goals included manga sales and merchandising as their primary objectives.

If you've been paying attention to and doing your homework on industry BD sales (and the anime industry as a whole), its nowhere near "respectable" a figure as you presumed it to be.

Maybe you'd want to do more research before continuing this discussion?

If you're lazy and can't be bothered about this, then let's end this meaningless discussion here.

[DOmus]

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

Use the search function.



If you've been paying attention to and doing your homework on industry BD sales (and the anime industry as a whole), its nowhere near "respectable" a figure as you presumed it to be.

Maybe you'd want to do more research before continuing this discussion?

If you're lazy and can't be bothered about this, then let's end this meaningless discussion here.

Well, in this case(WSJ) it matters a little bit if its respectful or not for them, since its already known they make the anime with the sole purpose of increasing the sales of the manga. Even if it made 2k or 5k the main thing that matters to them is the increases in the manga sales, which it did accomplish.

[Dysprosium]

Originally Posted by bumbayker

Souma isn't. He's extremely competitive and will do whatever it takes to be the number one student in the academy in the quickest possible time in hopes to beat his dad one day.

Their mentality is somewhat similar. They aren't bound by the restrictions and the norm, and would go about to do it their own way. Even Rindou doesn't abide by the normal school dress-code. And not forgetting her infectious personality, and wanting to associate with someone she doesn't really know. It wouldn't be out of character of Souma to be in the same boat, to a certain extent.

Maybe I should phrase it "better" as "this is how Souma would probably be like if he were a girl".

Its not only me that feels this way. Some on 4chan, 2ch, and Chinese/Korean boards/forums share similar thoughts as the above.

Originally Posted by bumbayker

Possibly but rather unlikely. Especially when there's a student ranked higher than him. And even if he became the top student he enjoys the challenge from his peers and gladly compete with them.

We'll have to see on this come his 3rd year, then.

[Dysprosium]

Originally Posted by DOmus

Well, in this case(WSJ) it matters a little bit if its respectful or not for them, since its already known they make the anime with the sole purpose of increasing the sales of the manga. Even if it made 2k or 5k the main thing that matters to them is the increases in the manga sales, which it did accomplish.

Its just an advert for the manga, and even if it caused a bump in its tank sales, BD sales still play a huge role in determining a S2.

SnS airing so late at night doesn't help its cause, either.

I don't think it'll average more than 3k in sales for its entire volume releases.

But like I said, it is relatively cheaper to produce as it doesn't rely too much on the Sakuga element, so I think we'd still get a S2, regardless. Anything beyond that is out of the question, if the trend continues.

[Sixth]

For those who cares, the english scan for chapter 134 is out.

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[DOmus]

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

Its just an advert for the manga, and even if it caused a bump in its tank sales, BD sales still play a huge role in determining a S2.

SnS airing so late at night doesn't help its cause, either.

I don't think it'll average more than 3k in sales for its entire volume releases.

But like I said, it is relatively cheaper to produce as it doesn't rely too much on the Sakuga element, so I think we'd still get a S2, regardless. Anything beyond that is out of the question, if the trend continues.

Considering all the merchandise it has plus the game and the increase of the manga sales, they could easily make another season if they wanted to. As you said, that kind animation that relies more on the manga panels than a proper animation is cheaper, so I guess there hasnt been a huge flop in how much they earned.

[Dysprosium]

Originally Posted by DOmus

Considering all the merchandise it has plus the game and the increase of the manga sales, they could easily make another season if they wanted to. As you said, that kind animation that relies more on the manga panels than a proper animation is cheaper, so I guess there hasnt been a huge flop in how much they earned.

The merchandise and game portion don't contribute much; its the BD sales that account for the bulk of the huge production costs of the anime.

An animation studio for sure wouldn't want to invest in an anime which fared abysmally in its maiden season, and would rather take on other project(s).