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Originally Posted by MelancholicMariya
Makes me curious as to how many English, French and Chinese people make up that 9k. Probably a small amount, but it'd be interesting to know.
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It would, although I concur it is likely small. While I'm hesitant to call it a trend yet, it does appear that parts of the Japanese industry are experimenting with being more friendly to non-Japanese buyers (subtitles and importing titles to parts of Asia to sell directly). I definitely welcome it.
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Originally Posted by Suzuku
It was never a very popular show on the internet, and with it being a late night show I figured that would be an indication it wouldn't sale too much...
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Uh, lots of late night anime sell well. In fact, the best selling TV anime since 2000 was late night. While being prime time certainly helps for more exposure, if the show is good enough, it will still sell regardless of the time slot.
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Originally Posted by Suzuku
I don't even see how this would appeal to the normal otaku neckbeards enough to buy it...
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Was the insult really necessary? I'd be highly surprised if otaku with tastes like mine had worse hygiene than people with your tastes in shows (who are, incidentally, still mostly otaku in Japan).
I can't explain to you why Dog Days would appeal to my segment of the market any more than you could explain to me why Production IG is popular. Well, I suppose I could try, but I'd have about as much success as explaining to the average American fan why K-On! is so popular. You either get it or you don't.
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Originally Posted by Suzuku
actually, the fact that the Amazon numbers are so low shows that a large percent of its audience bought it from other outlets, which brings into question exactly what type of otaku bought this. Then again, maybe some outlet had it cheaper than Amazon? I don't think so though...this seriously has me baffled
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Amazon.jp is not the only store in Japan, and price is not the only factor. Plenty of otaku still buy stuff at Animate, etc. While I don't deny the Amazon trends are useful, it is only a small part of a much larger market.