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Stuart Smith
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| CatSword wrote: | Why did Japan not like some of the international favorites last season?  |
I'm not sure I'd call Keijo and Flip Flappers international hits. Japan and America's taste isn't too different. Both Yuri on Ice and Re;Zero were popular on both sides, and the numbers for Keijo and Flip Flappers are pretty low on both sides.
-Stuart Smith
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Kadmos1
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:48 am
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Hey, I would like to an original anime that is a harem or an original wholesome or fan-service-heavy non-harem boy/girl romance anime pull YOI! sales figures. However, that is unlikely.
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L'Imperatore
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:03 am
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Random Name
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:16 am
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| CatSword wrote: | At least Flip Flappers is doing a little bit than Keijo...
Why did Japan not like some of the international favorites last season? |
Keijo is the most ridiculous show in the history
PD: Disney is the only winner in that list |
I'm guessing you never actually watched Keijo or you would know that statement is just false.
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Random Name
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:26 am
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| Stuart Smith wrote: |
| CatSword wrote: | Why did Japan not like some of the international favorites last season? |
I'm not sure I'd call Keijo and Flip Flappers international hits. Japan and America's taste isn't too different. Both Yuri on Ice and Re;Zero were popular on both sides, and the numbers for Keijo and Flip Flappers are pretty low on both sides.
-Stuart Smith |
Just out of curiosity what are you basing American numbers off of? Neither series are available on bluray yet. Sorry if my question comes off as rude that is not my intention.
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iamtooawesome
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:31 am
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Correct me if I'm wrong so 50K overall sales + 7K BD sales this week combined for YOI right? that's already a promising number considering that $60 BD is so dem expensive I wont buy that surely even if it was released it in my country. And It's still ridiculous that B-Project's still selling... more powers also to Drifters... And Flappers' not doing great? maybe the fanboys are saving for the upcoming Fate/ series'? Surely 2017 is gonna be a war between the big sequels and AOT domination
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jimoli5395
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:39 am
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Those sales numbers for Flip Flappers are tragic. It was such a good show! 
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TarsTarkas
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:51 am
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| jimoli5395 wrote: | Those sales numbers for Flip Flappers are tragic. It was such a good show! |
There is not even merchandise to buy. Went to Akihabara this weekend, didn't see a thing for Flip Flappers. The other fall shows had stuff. I was hoping to pick something up, but only got Magical Girl Raising Project stuff.
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Keichitsu0305
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:44 am
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Sucks Flip Flappers flopped but thankfully Sentai Filmworks had grabbed it before the Fall season started. Plus, the show had a shaky but convulsive ending so it has rewatch value for me. I truly loved the visuals, bouncy animation, and the surrealist themes of the show and would love to place it on my shelf....Next to my BD import of Yuri on Ice vol 1 (it even came with a tiny bag!)
Would have loved some merch like a Cocona, Papika, and Yayaka Flip Flapping magical girl figure or key chain.
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firedragon54738
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:51 am
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Such a shame that Flip Flappers didn't do well but its good to see Aikatsu Stars!
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SHD
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 1:14 pm
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I continue to be really happy for Drifters. What makes it really awesome is that this is not volume 1 or whatever - this is an actual BD box set that costs around 30-35k yen (~310 USD). So yes, it's impressive that YoI/etc. sell those numbers, but this one is its own category of awesome.
(If only this success inspired Hirano to just stop procrastinating...)
Edit - Oops, never mind, I misread the original post.
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Stuart Smith
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 6:23 pm
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| Random Name wrote: | | Just out of curiosity what are you basing American numbers off of? Neither series are available on bluray yet. Sorry if my question comes off as rude that is not my intention. |
I just looked at the number of torrent downloads each series got for a quick gauge of interest in them.
-Stuart Smith
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BodaciousSpacePirate
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:01 pm
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| Stuart Smith wrote: | | I just looked at the number of torrent downloads each series got for a quick gauge of interest in them. |
I highly doubt that torrenters are representative of the general anime watching populace anymore. Maybe they were five years ago, but nowadays if you're going to use piracy numbers to gauge interest in a series, you might as well use illegal streaming numbers.
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Jayhosh
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:30 pm
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It's more than a little disheartening that two of the only shows I kept up with last season (and some of my favorites of 2016), Keijo and Flip Flappers, performed so poorly.  Most of the anime I end up liking I've noticed don't end up selling that well, and even the few that actually do perform decent like Mob Psycho 100 are still just that: decent. Nothing nearly as impressive as Yuri's first volume sales. It's a cruel and thankless industry. Where are these guys' Patreon-esque donation platforms already? I want to give them my money.
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BodaciousSpacePirate
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:42 pm
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More than a little ironic, considering that Stalker is predicting that Girlish Number will sell ~1k per volume. 
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