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[KuwabaraTheMan]

*GalilEUGH Donna charting but SamFlam doesn't*

It barely even sold a Fractale, so it's not those sales even mean something.

And I'd say Flamenco sold about what it deserved.

 

[dakkumauji]

Fall 2013 Preliminary First Volume Sales


Bolded are new ranks from the last update.

Also included are updated numbers of other previous shows.

Source

All my favorite shows are dead don't sell well!

 

[Quasar]

That's a lot of shows below the Manabi line.

Yeah. Makes me sad.

Poor Gingitsune.

 

[madp]

Any number of Galilei Donna copies above zero sold is too many. Aniplex employees should have to resort to burning them for warmth.

 

[darkside31337]

Damn Arpeggio did well for itself. Fun show.

Also will always be happy that Manabi Straight forever has a place in anime history. I really liked that show, really underrated.

 

[Branduil]

Yeah. Makes me sad.

What makes me sad is the one at the top of the list.

Anime: where you CAN polish a turd, and profit from it.

 

[Jintor]

Oh, one more thing about Yamato 16: at that dramatic finale,

Spoiler

the counterspy should've said "Just doing my job" just like Smiling Git did when he started the whole thing. That would've been good :T

/pedantic callback

 

[dimb]

Why?

the tone is off. the dialogue is weirdly translated. you have the replacement of prolific voice actors with a bunch of bozos who don't fit the part.

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

If it makes you feel any better they're both massive commercial failures.

Any number of Galilei Donna copies above zero sold is too many. Aniplex employees should have to resort to burning them for warmth.

Pretty much my response.

Knowing that it charted while SamFlam didn't still burns me. Knowing that it flop also meant SamFlam flopped. No, I don't actually feel better.

 

[Quasar]

What makes me sad is the one at the top of the list.

Anime: where you CAN polish a turd, and profit from it.

Arpeggio is kind of interesting given the amount of hate for it I've seen/heard in blogs/podcasts.

 

[Dresden]

It's a pretty lousy season for sales in general, and KnK bombing this week isn't going to help. Glad that yowapedal did pretty well, though.

 

[Branduil]

the tone is off. the dialogue is weirdly translated. you have the replacement of prolific voice actors with a bunch of bozos who don't fit the part.

Well I can't compare it to the original but I don't see how the tone is off. I don't think calling them bozos is fair either.

 

[chickdigger802]

buddy complex 1

is half this winter season just mecha shows with nonsense everything?

 

[wonzo]

[B]**1,643 *1 Kyousougiga [BD+DVD][/B]

;_;

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

i watched an entire episode of it dubbed. it was bad.

Dub is good/great.

 

[Soma]

[B]**1,643 *1 Kyousougiga [BD+DVD][/B]

;_;

 

[rhizomatic]

the tone is off. the dialogue is weirdly translated. you have the replacement of prolific voice actors with a bunch of bozos who don't fit the part.

This are exactly the issues I have with the dub. I don't understand why people like it so much.

 

[Branduil]

This are exactly the issues I have with the dub. I don't understand why people like it so much.

Well they sound like extremely subjective criticisms, so that's probably why.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

[B]**1,643 *1 Kyousougiga [BD+DVD][/B]

;_;

And the trend will continue. I expect the season after this spring to be full of moe girls. Summoe 2014.

 

[dimb]

Well I can't compare it to the original but I don't see how the tone is off. I don't think calling them bozos is fair either.

"bozos" is the polite and shortly dismissive term for funimation's stable of texan rejects. not to throw everyone there under the bus but funimation operates in a way that tries to avoid paying actors guild fees.
short scene side by side: dub--sub

it's not even just the quality of the voice actors. even the casting and direction will hone in on something like the boisterous nature of okabe, so the voice actor never hits the racing thought serious side right, and his paranoia comes off as jokes instead of delusions.

 

[Hattori]

Space Dandy 1
I was pretty lukewarm on this but I'm glad to be wrong. It is definitely up my alley in terms of wackiness and humor. QT is awesome

 

[dakkumauji]

Yowamushi Pedal 13

I don't like the new OP and ED as much as I like the 1st ones. What a shame.

Fun episode at least. The comedy still's there, nice to see some focus on the other teams.

 

[madp]

And the trend will continue. I expect the season after this spring to be full of moe girls. Summoe 2014.

Koto was pretty "moe girl" herself. Kyousougiga is just proof that it's all about execution.

 

[Branduil]

"bozos" is the polite and shortly dismissive term for funimation's stable of texan rejects. not to throw everyone there under the bus but funimation operates in a way that tries to avoid paying actors guild fees.
short scene side by side: dub--sub

it's not even just the quality of the voice actors. even the casting and direction will hone in on something like the boisterous nature of okabe, so the voice actor never hits the racing thought serious side right, and his paranoia comes off as jokes instead of delusions.

I'm not really seeing a huge difference in tone between these two clips.

 

[Passive Assassin]

... :l

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 6:
I absolutely loved the shot of

Spoiler

the Yamato emerging from the water

. That was some really iconic stuff. I also continue to really enjoy any explosion aftermath in this show; they just look so awesome.

The crew of the Yamato had to come together a little bit here in order to persevere, even if we didn't see a lot of that. We did get some nice moments, such as the short scene between Okita and Sanada.

Spoiler

I feel bad for Schultz who pretty much loses everything except his life, and is now pretty disgraced despite actually doing a really strong job and thinking outside the box strategically. He deserved better than that.

 

[Jintor]

Yamato 18

Hoooolyyyyyyy fuuuuuuuuck.

 

[Defuser]

Samurai Flamenco ep 12

My god, it's like I'm watching an episode made by people are who are on crack. Too corny and cheesy even by super sentai standards.

 

[Pancakes]

Yamato 18

Hoooolyyyyyyy fuuuuuuuuck.

The captain's badass scale just went up by 1,000.

 

[zeroshiki]

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 6:
I absolutely loved the shot of

Spoiler

the Yamato emerging from the water

. That was some really iconic stuff. I also continue to really enjoy any explosion aftermath in this show; they just look so awesome.

The crew of the Yamato had to come together a little bit here in order to persevere, even if we didn't see a lot of that. We did get some nice moments, such as the short scene between Okita and Sanada.

Spoiler

I feel bad for Schultz who pretty much loses everything except his life, and is now pretty disgraced despite actually doing a really strong job and thinking outside the box strategically. He deserved better than that.

I thought this would be a good time to ask people who know. Is there ever an explanation WHY the Yamato is so flipping overpowered?

Spoiler

One ship wiped out this entire base like it was nothing

Before embarking on their mission, the events of this episode would have been seen as a massive victory for everyone on Earth and was pretty much all they could realistically hope for.

 

[Branduil]

I thought this would be a good time to ask people who know. Is there ever an explanation WHY the Yamato is so flipping overpowered?

Spoiler

One ship wiped out this entire base like it was nothing

Before embarking on their mission, the events of this episode would have been seen as a massive victory for everyone on Earth and was pretty much all they could realistically hope for.

I'm only halfway through the show but I assume it has something to do with the Wave Motion Thingy.

 

[Pancakes]

I thought this would be a good time to ask people who know. Is there ever an explanation WHY the Yamato is so flipping overpowered?

Spoiler

One ship wiped out this entire base like it was nothing

Before embarking on their mission, the events of this episode would have been seen as a massive victory for everyone on Earth and was pretty much all they could realistically hope for.

Wave motion shields can take a massive beating and don't forget that the ship had to be powered by basically every nation on earth.

 

[Jintor]

Iscandar gifted them a godbox

 

[zeroshiki]

I'm only halfway through the show but I assume it has something to do with the Wave Motion Thingy.

Wave motion shields can take a massive beating and don't forget that the ship had to be powered by basically every nation on earth.

Iscandar gifted them a godbox

I get that the Wave Motion whatchamacallit has infinite energy but does that alone explain how freaking powerful the Yamato is? Why does its bullets suddenly blast through enemy ships when before everything would bounce? Couldn't the enemy realistically pincer them and shoot at them circular firing squad style?

 

[Jintor]

The engine appears to power the secondary gunports, so it seems reasonable to assume whatever the WME does, it's powerful enough to penetrate the new armour. Torpedoes and missiles appear to have always been useful against Garmillion ships, I think, given the opening (and I would hypothesise that, given that lasers appeared to be standard UNCF armaments, they'd proven effective against Garmillion ships prior to Pluto - they did defeat them at Mars before).

Regarding pincer movements, between the Wave Motion Shields, and the navigator actually managing to dodge lasers somehow (they're slow-ass lasers), and general stormtrooper marksmanship, I'd say the Yamato is doing okay.

 

[CornBurrito]

Kaiji 19

Yes. This is what I like. Badass Kaiji. Smart Kaiji.

 

[Gazoinks]

From the New World 14

Slowish episode, but still some interesting stuff learned.

Spoiler

The Group 1 experiment and Tomiko being effectively immortal. Not sure how I feel about how much Saki is starting to trust Tomiko. Probably won't end well.

 

[dakkumauji]

Nodame Cantabile Finale 05

Ups and down episode. Happy moments, sad moments, it's a rollercoaster of emotion and fun. The ups were pretty great and I can only imagine everyone will rebound from their downs.

 

[CornBurrito]

Kaiji 20

Holy shiiiiiiitttttttttttttt.

Spoiler

PERMANENT DISFIGUREMENT? FUCK YESSSSS.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren Episode 1

chuunibyou season 2 is everything I could hope for and more, well except for no kissing, but that's in due time.

 

[sonicmj1]

Yamato 17

XO Sanada is dramatic troll of the century.

One of the many reasons why he's so lovable.

 

[duckroll]

Just booked my tickets for next week's screening of Garden of SInners: Recalled Out Summer! Ufotable <3 <3 <3 <3

 

[Branduil]

Just booked my tickets for next week's screening of Garden of SInners: Recalled Out Summer! Ufotable <3 <3 <3 <3

Recalled Out Summer? LOL

 

[Geneijin]

He's not the only one who hates Hyouka here.

The ones that do don't post here.

 

[Mockingbird]

White Album 2 Eps 1-2

Holy shit. This show is on a whole other level than the first White Album. Just even with the first few minutes of the first ep it was already better than all of White Album 1. And Touma's introduction is probably the most epic introduction in a romance/drama ever.

I sincerely hope this doesn't follow White Album 1/School Days.

 

[wonzo]

Just booked my tickets for next week's screening of Garden of SInners: Recalled Out Summer! Ufotable <3 <3 <3 <3

sounds like a beach movie

 

[Otakumegane]

Mikakunin 1

Surprisingly decent moe, saw on premise of being same script writer and screenplay as Clannad. Hopefully doesn't go into pure pandering mode at which point it's dropped. But for now, the animation is decent and the premise, while cliched, isn't one that's overused to death.

Also, wait IS2 is really that popular? I watched the 1st season and it was kind of ok but the 2nd season went full fanservice that I couldn't watch it at all. Damn.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

duckroll always gave me the impression that he didn't like ufotable that much. At least from what I recall.

 

[Kite]

White Album 2 Eps 1-2

Holy shit. This show is on a whole other level than the first White Album. Just even with the first few minutes of the first ep it was already better than all of White Album 1.

As far as I can tell the second season (thankfully) has nothing to do with the first season except for a song or two and is far superior. Just keep watching muhahaa

 

[Branduil]

duckroll always gave me the impression that he didn't like ufotable that much. At least from what I recall.

You must be thinking of bizarroroll.