Jay wrote:
Define kitsch.
German garden gnomes and Japanese stripper pole angels.
Nah, obviously it's subjective and that was the point you were making, and I get that, but when I viewed that page, "kitsch" was the first word to pop into my head. So since this is the Internet, I typed it out. Bring 100 people from around the world and show them those figurines and I'm pretty sure something along the lines of kitsch would be the universal consensus. And yes, yes I know they're niche products so they're not meant to have mainstream appeal, but what I meant to say is, that calling them kitschy is not outrageous.
I wouldn't say I'm complaing, I merely said I'd not buy them, expressed bewilderment that anyone would and suggested a better series related purchase, but I didn't attack anyone who would buy them, so in my book that's not complaining.
And meh, since you brought up BD/DVD sales:
27,004 *5 Ore no Imouto [BD+DVD]
17,470 *1 To Aru Majutsu no Index II [BD+DVD]
12,392 *1 Star Driver Kagayaki no Takuto [BD+DVD]
11,694 *2 Hakuouki Hekketsu-roku [DVD]
*7,646 *2 Tantei Opera Milky Holmes [BD+DVD]
*7,598 *3 Shinryaku! Ika Musume [BD+DVD]
*7,091 *1 Yosuga no Sora [BD+DVD]
*6,788 *1 Motto ToLoveRu [BD+DVD]
*6,451 *2 Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls [BD+DVD]
*4,186 *1 Sora no Otoshimono f [BD+DVD]
*3,368 *1 Otome Youkai Zakuro [DVD]
*2,867 *1
Panty&Stocking with Garterbelt [BD+DVD] *2,754 *1 Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai
*2,557 *1 Arakawa Under the Bridge 2 [BD+DVD]
*2,341 *1 Fortune Arterial Akai Yakusoku [BD+DVD]
*2,052 *1 Bakuman [BD+DVD]
*1,789 *1 Tegami Bachi Reverse [DVD]
*1,718 *1 Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru [BD+DVD]
**,740 *1 MM! [BD+DVD] (DVD:740~1,123)
**,730 *1 Kuragehime [BD+DVD]
You need to cross about 3000-3300 discs sold per volume(at average budget it's 3000, the so called Manabi Line) to start earning profit. So at this point, even though I was the one to mention supporting the series, I have to retract my point and say that for PSG it's pretty much pointless. Even if the merchandise sells well(and I fancy, it won't) they won't really make a decent profit. If they make a 2nd season, they'll make it
in spite of it not being a moneymaker(ala Mitsudomoe).
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