
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun’s recent Saten-chan raep scene, narrowly avoided thanks to the intercession of Kuroko, brings up an interesting putative comparison of the differences between the various DVD and TV editions of the show…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, H, News
- Date: Nov 19, 2009 05:01 JST
- Tags: Blu-ray, Censorship, Comparison, DVD Extras, K-ON!, Marketing, Mizugi, Onsen


Those hoping for a reduction in steam levels in the sumptuous fifth Blu-ray release of moe blob anime K-ON!’s Azusa special have been sorely disappointed – all they get is marvellously high resolution steam…
Still, the concentrated moe of Azunyan is irresistible to many, and something of it can be seen below:
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The Blu-ray edition of Bakemonogatari’s second volume has sold in excess of 39,000 copies, making it the best selling Blu-ray TV anime ever, and the second best selling Blu-ray anime of all time, easily beating K-ON! and only surpassed by Evangelion 1.11.
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Salvation is upon Spice and Wolf fans who happen to be reluctant excersisers, for the second Blu-ray volume of Spice and Wolf II inlcudes “Wacchi to ‘Stretch’” – an animated extra which involves, as the name suggests, the opportunity to exercise with Horo in the same manner as with the now famous Hinako…
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Blacksmith anime Seiken no Blacksmith / The Sacred Blacksmith has driven fans into a frenzy with the sudden announcement that the TV version is just the usual Bowlderised advertisement for an erotically upgraded DVD release set to include plenty of sales boosting Cecily nudity…
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Microsoft’s chair throwing overlord Steve Ballmer has stated in an interview that the company plans a Blu-ray drive as an accessory.
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Shimapan anime K-ON!’s fourth Blu-ray disc has been released, once again offering spectacular wallpaper resolution moe to expectant fans, along with a variety of extras; these can be inspected below:
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Just when it seemed only generic moe and giant robot anime had any chance of attaining blockbuster status, the combined sales of the Bakemonogatari Blu-ray and DVD attained a staggering 44,000 in their first week, beating even K-ON!’s 41,000.
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K-ON!’s by now legendary Blu-ray edition has seen fit to reveal Mio’s shimapan as some had suspected it might; they can be seen in full below…
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Mio illustrates succinctly why the sales of the K-ON! Blu-ray editions have been impressively high. Further details seem superfluous under the circumstances…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Aug 5, 2009 19:02 JST
- Tags: Blu-ray, K-ON!, Kadokawa, Kyoto Animation, Moe, Oricon, Rankings, Records, TV

The release of the K-ON! Blu-ray edition has seen a new opening day sales record set, with the Blu-ray edition selling 33,000 copies, with a further 8,000 sales of the DVD edition, a total which makes it the best selling TV anime of all time, and one of the best selling anime titles ever.
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