Comments on: 2008 Anime Blu-ray Sales Ranking: Mecha Dominate

By: EcureuilMatrix

EcureuilMatrix — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:59:06 +0000

Well, there is a huge fangirl contingent, for starters.

You thought it was seriously bad, but many people (as far as I can tell) thought it was hilariously and entertainingly bad.

I guess, like deluxe B-movies?

(Disclaimer: I have yet to watch Geass. I'm just giving the impression that the discussions on the interwebs gave me.)

By: NitWit005

NitWit005 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:50:03 +0000

It's not just that they "care more". It's also that there is something to see. A lot of shows look no different when you boost the resolution. Shows with a lot of CG tend to have details that were hidden by the lower resolution.

By: nckl

nckl — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:06:00 +0000

Ah okay. If you're right then that's pretty much what I thought as well. Thanks man.

By: Kula

Kula — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:21:15 +0000

the robots occupied almost all TVT
bravo TVT

By: tingle

tingle — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:22:01 +0000

it sure is :P

So why does everyone love code gaess? Seriously I thought that show was utter shit. This is one of those things I don't see the appeal like Dragonball Z

By: Quen

Quen — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:09:08 +0000

Certainly otaku are more likely to be owners of BD players than the average populace; fans especially into mecha might very well care more about visual quality than other otaku, but that would be pretty hard to determine precisely.

By: ipood

ipood — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:18:03 +0000

That too but also consider that fans of mecha are usually tech geeks as well, craving for the best viewable quality for their favourite shows (like me).

By: Yangth

Yangth — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:43:40 +0000

Yes, I too am excited about the comeback of the mecha genre!

By: ８子

８子 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:03:52 +0000

"It's a Sony!"

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:49:15 +0000

BD is slowly dominating the DVD era

By: Quen

Quen — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:57:59 +0000

That BD came out after Dec 15th, so it's ineligible to be here.

By: sung gyu

sung gyu — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:05:10 +0000

The lack of ef on this list is disturbing.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:01:19 +0000

The english translation is correct though...

By: Citrus

Citrus — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:51:00 +0000

As a serious mecha fan, I couldn't be happier about this. The mecha genre has been going through a renaissance of sorts, and this is the proof. Here's hoping that great mecha series continue to grace televisions and computer monitors across the world this year!

By: Quen

Quen — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:48:26 +0000

I can give some ideas, but as I'm not in nor an expert on this particular industry, they are only ideas...

-One big part of it is that most anime shows are not getting BD releases yet - mostly the larger, big name series are the ones receiving BD treatment.

-Several of the big name titles coming out in the last half year have been mecha shows.

Combine the two and it's not surprising that the list came out this way.

By: Mieu

Mieu — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:32:22 +0000

The 00 listed there, is that for season 1 only?

By: nckl

nckl — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:29:05 +0000

Sorry if I missed reading something, but do you have any idea if the Blu-ray sales rankings are dominated by mecha shows *because* there's a lack of other types of shows on Bluray? Or is it that otaku just like seeing giant robots kicking ass in higher quality?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:15:40 +0000

Blu-Ray is the format of the rips of the future xD

By: Quen

Quen — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:08:26 +0000

Season 1 - Second Season doesn't go on sale until Feb.

By: Quen

Quen — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:03:31 +0000

Thank you. Sora o Miageru Shoujo..., Sora o Kakeru Shoujo and Toki o Kakeru Shoujo's titles all get wrapped up together in my head due to their similarity...

By: Ran

Ran — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:00:37 +0000

I'm bit confused... in the chart, are those Gundam 00 from season 1 or season 2?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:00:06 +0000

mostly Gundam, Geass and Macross.

By: rargy

rargy — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:47:59 +0000

I think you mean Toki o Kakeru Shoujo. Sora o Kakeru Shoujo is airing now.