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RobertBobert said:

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RobertBobert said:

Houseki no Kuni earned more than Princess Principal and Made in Abyss? Wow, this was a surprise for me. I wonder if we can call they as the most successful titles this season with the exception of Love Live?

Houseki no Kuni earned more than Princess Principal and Made in Abyss? Wow, this was a surprise for me. I wonder if we can call they as the most successful titles this season with the exception of Love Live?

Vol. 1 of Houseki no Kuni was competing with "vol. 4 special edition" of PP and "vol. 2 box" of MiA. And they weren't even on TV in the same season; PP and MiA were summer shows. Vol. 1 of Houseki no Kuni was competing with "vol. 4 special edition" of PP and "vol. 2 box" of MiA. And they weren't even on TV in the same season; PP and MiA were summer shows.

So, if I understand correctly, this is the undisputed hit of this season? So, if I understand correctly, this is the undisputed hit of this season?

Yes, it's probably a hit, but not undisputed just yet (we only know for sure that the manga is very popular). For example, March Comes in like a Lion 2nd Season vol. 1 and Girls Last Tour vol. 1 are releasing in January, and they might sell better. And extrapolating the overall (cumulative) sales from the first volume's sales can produce results that later turn out to be wildly inaccurate.



BluRay sales by themselves aren't conclusive either, as there are other ways anime can make money, e.g. music and merch. There are also more and more shows each year that expect to make their money back through mobile game tie-ins (Princess Principal has an official mobile game "companion", for example), which these BluRay listings don't take into account, same as music and merch sales.



Maellirn said:

Why Japanese Weaboos like Love live so much??? Why Japanese Weaboos like Love live so much???

One reason why Love Live is successful is that idol fans are more likely to be dedicated to buying merchandise. It's not necessarily indicative of the preferences of "Japanese Weeboos" in general. Yes, it's probably a hit, but not undisputed just yet (we only know for sure that the manga is very popular). For example, March Comes in like a Lion 2nd Season vol. 1 and Girls Last Tour vol. 1 are releasing in January, and they might sell better. And extrapolating the overall (cumulative) sales from the first volume's sales can produce results that later turn out to be wildly inaccurate.BluRay sales by themselves aren't conclusive either, as there are other ways anime can make money, e.g. music and merch. There are also more and more shows each year that expect to make their money back through mobile game tie-ins (Princess Principal has an official mobile game "companion", for example), which these BluRay listings don't take into account, same as music and merch sales.One reason why Love Live is successful is that idol fans are more likely to be dedicated to buying merchandise. It's not necessarily indicative of the preferences of "Japanese Weeboos" in general. BBCode Modified by LeeTailor, Dec 29, 2017 12:40 PM