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INTEREST: Zero no Tsukaima F Dishes Served at Akihabara Café


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neocloud9



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:22 pm Reply with quote
Man, I want one of those mugs... Someone teleport me to Akihabara, please.
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The King of Harts



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:28 pm Reply with quote
Or you could order one off of AmiAmi. They won't be released until March, though.
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neocloud9



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:36 pm Reply with quote
Wow, thanks so much for the link! I'm rubbish at finding stuff online...
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potatochobit



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:47 pm Reply with quote
all they have to do is sell food that tastes good and have a waitress dressed up as louise

I would eat there everyday

these fake foods with litlte food coloring pictures, eh...
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EnigmaticSky



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:11 pm Reply with quote
The dishes are a bit uninspired, but it's still cool.
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encrypted12345



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:30 pm Reply with quote
I would eat there too if I lived in Japan. I love that show.
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siradix



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:34 pm Reply with quote
Not exactly what I think a chef would want to showcase.
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:39 pm Reply with quote
I'm surpised there's a promotion like this in Akihabara for ZnT. Those are usually only for the shows that are super popular with otaku.
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superdry



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:13 am Reply with quote
potatochobit wrote:
all they have to do is sell food that tastes good and have a waitress dressed up as louise

I would eat there everyday


Even if the food was mediocre, if the maid dressd up as Louise also fed me the food while having another Louise maid yell at me...that would be perfect having both a tsun and dere Louise at the same time. haha....
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RyanSaotome



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:21 am Reply with quote
Megiddo wrote:
I'm surpised there's a promotion like this in Akihabara for ZnT. Those are usually only for the shows that are super popular with otaku.


The LNs were always good sellers, weren't they? I think the anime just did worse since it deviated so much.
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Cecilthedarkknight_234



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:17 am Reply with quote
Megiddo wrote:
I'm surpised there's a promotion like this in Akihabara for ZnT. Those are usually only for the shows that are super popular with otaku.


everyone has a s/m spot for louise.. well i do
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CKSqua



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:19 pm Reply with quote
RyanSaotome wrote:

The LNs were always good sellers, weren't they? I think the anime just did worse since it deviated so much.


ZnT is in the same boat as other long-running series that haven't seen anime adaptations in a while. Basically, the novels were hot four years ago, but have since tapered off in popularity.

As for the ZnT F dishes, they're part a concerted push to create one last sales boom.
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:15 am Reply with quote
Only JC staff series havn't been doing so well. Nisemonogatari sales will be the highest of winter season without doubt. ZnT 3 was only a year before Bakemonogatari after all. And while Aquarion Evol doesn't have a light novel source, the first series was 6-7 years ago, and it is doing pretty well so far.
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CKSqua



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:52 am Reply with quote
We're referring to overall franchise popularity, particularly light novel sales.

Most of the popular series from the same era petered out, such as Spice & Wolf and Nogizaka Haruka. It's clear that only a small handful of franchises have staying power (i.e. Haruhi), while the rest rely on visible marketing to remain relevant.

Looking at Haganai, Infinite Stratos, and Index, I'd wager that they wouldn't last without the right promotion strategies and product timing.
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:25 am Reply with quote
Considering Index sales have only gone up (from ~10k first season to ~16-18k second season), and the New Testament light novels continue to be one of the best-selling LNs in its release, I would most certainly take you up on a such a wager.
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