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RyanSaotome
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The fact that Trigger is being viewed as "meh" by Japanese fanbases overall (nobody cared about that Inferno Cop show over there and LWA got a mediocre reception) really shows that this is an anime that America cares about more than Japan. I'm not expecting it'll be a total bomb or anything, it should have some popularity, but it certainly isn't the "Biggest hyped series of the season" or anything. Especially when its competing with major franchises like Kuroko, Magi, Infinite Stratos and Little Busters all having new seasons at the same time.
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dan9999
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Could be. If totoro came out today, I would never accuse Ghibli of using Satsuki to pander to moe lovers, or Sakura from SCC being a character created and tailored for that sole purpose. Not really, this pink haired girl, ==what little can be seen at this point==, her actions, way of talking, chara design, personality, make it look like its indeed trying to pander to that crowd, put her in one of those hardcore otaku pandering anime and would be a perfect fit. Yet, it bothers me not (that much), I am fine with some moe. (I am quite loving Railgun mind you)
That hurts, but well, if it was just a few years ago: 2009-2010, RyanSaotome would probably have been right. His problem, as someone who seem infatuated and so much in love with this era (look at his comments and his avatar!!) he believes this era will last forever, he was kind of blind to not notice the subtle changes that have turned more obvious now and as such you have series like Jojo, Shingeki, Psycho-pass, the remake of Yamato, the return on Initital D, GitS, KnB as well, selling from good to phenomenal, and plenty older anime being revived as well and with sucess and/or trying to make =again= more ambitious and/or different(form the past 8 years or so) anime.
Well, look at the trailer, the dark school setting, look at Satsuki and Ryuuko chara designs and that of other school characteres, first I get some dark vibes, and then I have some quite colorful, cheerful, goofy characters, not only that but their designs seem kind of different to other characters, then look at Mako´s family as well, their designs. Little Witch Academia, chara dressings are uniform and a perfect fit for the universe designs, but here, looks like a mix. Well, I am not complaining much, but I did notice th characters designs discrepancies and how some seem not to fit entirely in the universe, but I will surely love this. Last edited by dan9999 on Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:51 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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totoum
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Looks can be deceiving. Have you read her character profile?
or seen how she looks here in the PV? |
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Fencedude5609
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I think you guys are talking about different girls. |
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luffypirate
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For sure buying this day one. I hope the Blu-rays have a bunch of ludicrous bonus material. Thank you Trigger for catering to ME. Shucks....the only titles I'm looking forward to in the near future aré Kill La Kill and Captain Earth. I really need to find me a new director/screenwriter duo to latch onto.
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walw6pK4Alo
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I'm interested, but it's not like it's the only anime I'm looking forward to for the Fall season.
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danilo07
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It is really awesome to see that users who say "Japan doesnt care about KLK" provide no evidence to back their claims up.Keep up the good work guys,you are definitely not making shit up.And why are people so obsessed with sales anyway?Imaishi himself probably doesn't give a damn about sales anyway.
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Jave
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Hey, I was just curious where all the hype that this show has to live up to was People were acting like this was as hyped up as Magi 2 or Kuroko levels and I was curious where they were seeing it cause I haven't seen it talked about in Japan as much as those shows and others so it seemed like a strange thing to say that this had huge expectations to fill. Didn't know anyone was expecting it much to begin with. |
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Myaow
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Wishing on every star that we'd stop having every Trigger thread devolve into a "but Japanese fans don't care about this, therefore its a waste of time!!" vs "I don't care about Japanese otaku they are butt heads, the lot of them!!" slapfight. :(
I mean c'mon guys, it's OK to love things that aren't popular or successful! You don't need to try to pretend your faves are more popular than they really are and you definitely don't need to come poop on the party when other people are happy about something by telling them how unpopular their fave thing is. The only otaku the show needs to be popular with is YOU, so don't even bother worrying about what other fans think about it! That's what the folks at Trigger do: "We always want to create something “interesting and fun,” but “interesting and fun” tends to rely on what we think is interesting and fun. At this stage, we are not really considering much about whether a title is suited for Japan or other regions of the world." |
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RyanSaotome
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And people who think that are the same ones who constantly complain about Japan not making shows they want. It does matter what shows otaku like, since those are the ones that will continue to be made. It sounds good and all to say that all that matters is that you like a show, but unless you are happy with that one random show you like a lot and never seeing any others like it, then its in your best interest for shows you like to sell well. For instance, I loved Needless... but it sold like dirt so I know I'll never get another anime of it, which disappoints me. If it sold, it may of gotten a sequel, so in those cases I'd want a show to sell. Last edited by RyanSaotome on Sat Sep 14, 2013 4:45 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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walw6pK4Alo
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We'll find out if Japan cares when the discs start coming out, that seems to be one of the best measures of interest for non-daytime anime.
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RyanSaotome
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We won't even have to wait until the discs come out. Just the first few days after its solicited will tell us how much people anticipate it based on its Amazon rankings. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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While I do have enough faith to use those as an estimating tool, for select series they can be wildly off. Sure, if it's doing C3-bu bad then that'll be something to note, since there's no way to dig yourself out of that ditch. I wouldn't presume anything just from Inferno Cop and one single Anime Mirai episode. If they develop a habit of TV series not doing well, that will be a pattern, like GONZO and the recent Gainax. |
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RyanSaotome
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My point being is that if its ranked in the #2000 range or something, its not a very highly anticipated title. That just shows a lot of apathy, even for an original title. Not to say it can't raise later on once it actually airs, but buying something based on actually watching it and being hyped before it airs are different things.
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walw6pK4Alo
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That could change when it airs, guess we'll just have to wait and see. Right now, I have no idea what the story is and have only had small previews to go off of, but I'm curious enough to find out.
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