Haven't watched it, but certainly doesn't match the hype. Apparently director had his own style and it was not well received. Yeah some may say something something Japanese otaku tastes lol but the descriptions are not too hot for me either honestly. Western style live action movie? Yeah I'm not Japanese and that doesn't look too appealing for me either.
Should still be fine due to worldwide streaming.
I enjoyed it. :I-was-saying:
Nice to see Bocchi killing it though.
r/anime dooming about 'no season 2' when BD sales haven't been relevant for the past 5 years is so funny.
To those who don't know, historically BD sales were how you judged how well a show did, because blue rays and figurines/merchandise were the two line items where most of the profit went back to the studio's that made the show- partially from how horrendously overpriced they are, and partially due to the byzantine rights labyrinth that is The Production Committee system, something that should theoretically be a method to spread the risk of producing an anime but in reality ends up being a way for large companies to hoover up most of the profit. Streaming/the foreign market was rarely factored in after licensing fees, etc. back then, and it was rare to get merch revenue numbers fast but BD pre-orders are easy to track so there's a whole cottage industry of internet punditry that's sprouted up prognosticating the future and whether shows will get sequels based on how many blue rays get sold to Japanese otaku.
Of course, that was before Netflix entered the market. However, since studios aren't releasing their streaming revenue we can only speculate.
Everyone wondering if MAPPA will buy the farm because they went all in and opted not to use a production committee, but here I am wondering if them getting more of that streaming pie more than offsets what is a rather average BD sales figure. (Reminder- this sales number is normal for shows that aren't mega otaku hits, like checks notes JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6.)
BD/DVD sales sure are not the main force for about 10 years now. But it is still significant money, 50k disc sales when each volume costs 60-80 USD is 3 million or so. When you compare to indie game dev companies for example it would be a solid hit. When you get 6-7 figure sales that is basically industry leading millionaires overnight
Sure, but you're not hitting 6-7k figure sales without Gacha money nowadays. Right now you're really lucky to hit 30k sales if your show isn't moe, and that's just break even (it's 2 mill to make 13 episodes/1 season of an anime). Considering how another MAPPA show, Vinland Saga, similarly bombed in Japan and that still got an S2... it's not that cut and dry anymore.
Anyway, because we don't know the streaming numbers-
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MAPPA has a Cowboy Bebop situation where overseas appeal pays out enough royalties from streaming services to make up for... not capturing the otaku market, they make a profit, and continue their CSM passion project.
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Streaming revenue isn't enough to offset the cost of the show, MAPPA is stuck churning out JJK seasons and/or Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 3 Part 2 Part 1.56361 while paying their animators like shit for the foreseeable future and we never find out who that mysterious girl in the stinger is.
:shrug-outta-hecks:
Edit: Wait oops break even is the Manabi line, which is 3k blueray sales (although that's just a rough gauge for the average show). 10k sales is considered a big success.
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Anime streams on Netflix now and chainsaw man failed to appeal to otakus who buy all of the merchandise but managed to gain a large casual audience. Depending on how they expected to make money it could be good or bad.
the manga is genuinely so fucking good. the anime is a mediocre adaptation of some stellar source material
I like the anime, just stupid amounts of gratuitous violence combined with humor made it a real fun watch, certainly wouldn't call it a quality story but I really hope there is a second season. I haven't read the manga, it doesn't seem like it would be nearly as fun visually. I'm guessing the story actually has a point though?
the story is incredible, and also the visuals actually hit a lot harder imo. it's black and white, but fujimoto has a mastery of the page that makes the fights really pop
I'll give it a shot if my brain ever gets into gear enough to do anything other than passively consume.
okay, good to know, because the anime plot felt kind of underdeveloped to me, like it was skimming past lots of interesting characters and concepts
it's more that the anime's plot was laying down stuff that'll only pay-off later down the line.
