Preorder and sales rankings

[Shadow Skill]

If I understand that correctly, did SAO really sell that much? Second season in the works? :P

[Uchiha Barles]

I don't think I understand what I'm reading here: Shinsekai has sold nothing in 2012? Or is it simply that there was no data available for them to rank it?

[Kraco]

I don't think I understand what I'm reading here: Shinsekai has sold nothing in 2012? Or is it simply that there was no data available for them to rank it?

Apparently many among the circles in Japan believe that if a show sells poorly, the numbers are withhold to save face.

[Archangel]

Got some numbers for y'all

Feb 12th Update

*1, 27,493 Girls und Panzer
*2, 22,109 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
*3, 17,520 Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
*4, 15,190 Magi
*5, 12,838 To LOVE-Ru Darkness
*6, 12,349 Gintama' Enchousen
*7, 11,609 Little Busters!
*8, 11,031 Initial D Fifth Stage
*9, *9,928 Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
10, *9,010 K
11, *9,001 Psycho-Pass
12, *6,249 Kamisama Hajimemashita
13, *3,386 Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
14, *2,497 Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne!
15, *2,494 Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
16, *2,392 Jormungand: Perfect Order
17, *2,184 Busou Shinki
18, *2,024 Hiiro no Kakera 2nd Season
19, *1,911 Zetsuen no Tempest
20, *1,759 Ixion Saga DT
21, *1,235 Robotics;Notes
22, *1,011 Hayate no Gotoku! Can't Take My Eyes Off You (vol.2)
22, *,*652 Medaka Box Abnormal
22, **,613 Code:Breaker (vol.2)
23, **,528 Shinsekai yori (vol.2)
24, **,415 Ebiten: Kouritsu Ebisugawa Koukou Tenmonbu (vol.3)
25, **,345 Btooom! (vol.3)

Dose Jojo sales!

[Uchiha Barles]

I'm glad to see JoJo and Chuuni up there, but Japan must be full of shiteaters for Shin Sekai to be doing so fucking poorly.

[shinta|hikari]

Shinsekai and Zetsuen... I cannot believe it.

Actually I do. It is something that one should expect from the country that created K-ON, and much worse, its descendents.

I bet the only reason Psycho Pass is there is because of the hype due to Urobuchi's involvement.

I have no idea why K is doing so well. Which demographic is buying it?

[Kraco]

but Japan must be full of shiteaters for Shin Sekai to be doing so fucking poorly.

Even Code Breaker is doing better, even if not by much. I couldn't keep watching the anime of Code Breaker either. I dropped the manga because it was so immature in all the wrong ways. It was the same with the anime adaptation, after all. So, I'm not unhappy to see it sell humbly. It's really too bad about Shinsekai. I suppose it's too complicated for the usual audience that's mainly interested in moe and single-minded shounen action. I really wish Girls und Panzer wasn't leading the flock, though. It's good something is selling well bringing money to the studios, but the cash cow being a show like that is sad.

[shinta|hikari]

Girls and Panzer isn't as horrid as it seems, but yeah, definitely not 1st place.

[Ryllharu]

It's okay though, really. It isn't like we're getting an incomplete story with Shinsekai Yori. It's only one book.

We don't have to hopelessly wait for a sequel.

Though it is a depressing reflection of Japan. While we might get fewer "smart" series, replaced by even more paint-by-numbers eroge adaptations, 4-koma moeblob fests, and a stream of mediocre light novels, but some series like this achieve cult status later. Then we get another one, and the cycle continues.

[Buffalobiian]

It is something that one should expect from the country that created K-ON and, much worse, its descendents.

K-ON in and of itself wasn't bad. It's the idea that studious should then make copies of it for every season that gave it a bad name.

I was going to watch Panzer, but the first episode had frames skipping on me, so I easily gave up.

Does box-art and displayability have a big factor in sales? I wouldn't know how many Japanese watchers know how to access their shows online, but they would have watched the show once already on TV regardless. At the same time, I can't imagine that a feverish anime fan would have too much time to rewatch the series he buys when new ones keep pouring out.

[Kraco]

At the same time, I can't imagine that a feverish anime fan would have too much time to rewatch the series he buys when new ones keep pouring out.

We are talking about guys who still build birthday shrines to K-ON characters, and god only knows how many other moeblobs that struck their fancy. If they have time for that, they have time for everything.

[MFauli]

I´ve never watched K-ON, and yet I hate it. :/

Also, wtf @#1. Why, Japan, why?!

Jojo defending the country´s honor all by itself.

[Buffalobiian]

I´ve never watched K-ON, and yet I hate it. :/

You should definitely watch something before you decide you're going to hate it.

[shinta|hikari]

The world would be a better place if people managed to do that with things other than watching anime.

[Inazuma]

For once, those ratings makes some kind of change when you think about the core demographic

[shinta|hikari]

Does anyone have an idea why K is selling well? I have no idea who are the main people buying it.

[Inazuma]

K is maximum Yaoi material mate.

[shinta|hikari]

I didn't think that Fujoshi were so rampant, but you're right.

[Archangel]

Does anyone have an idea why K is selling well? I have no idea who are the main people buying it.

Fujoshi, which incidentally also make up a fair share of the Jojo market so more power to them.

[shinta|hikari]

Fujoshi like Jojo? I thought they wanted bishounens, not GAR.