Top 10 Games to Move You to Tears

Author: Artefact
Filed under: Games, News
Date: Oct 16, 2008 14:29 JST

Tags: Clannad, Comparison, Final Fantasy, Ranking, RPG, Tales Series, Visual Novels

This recent survey, asking of Japanese gamers “Which games moved you to tears?”, presents some interesting results.

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Destinii Haruya commented on November 29, 2008 03:46

Quit bashing FF. I've cried at it.... More

Lorenzo commented on October 27, 2008 18:29

I want to download this, can i? Anybody please reply me...... More

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Anime Drives Blu-ray Sales

Author: Artefact
Filed under: Anime, News
Date: Jun 28, 2008 10:36 JST

Tags: Amazon, Anime, Blu-ray, Marketing, Ranking

According to a ranking released by Amazon.co.jp, of the top ten best selling Blu-ray titles, six were anime. Anime fans are thought to be a discerning crowd where visual quality is concerned, and the presence of so much anime seems to bear that out. The content of the list is not wholly surprising, though lack of Blu-ray releases removes some of the more popular titles from the ranking:

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Riot Gear commented on November 29, 2008 01:49

I'm a big fan of Makoto Shinkai movies since Hoshi no Koe.A bit suprise when these things come out and thought about what happened to Ghost in the Shell movies?... More

Artefact commented on June 29, 2008 04:36

You raise a good point, although it needs to be remembered that the likes of Yotsuba-to do actually sell millions of copies in Japan, so the effect may not be an excessive overstatement. We'll have... More

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Manga Magazine Ranking

Author: Artefact
Filed under: Articles, Manga
Date: May 23, 2008 11:43 JST

Tags: Circulation, Magazines, Manga, Ranking, Statistics

Manga Magazine Ranking - Shonen Jump leads the pack

Ever wondered about which manga magazines are popular, and just how popular? I’m afraid I have, and now the Honkawa Data Tribune provides answers in the form of comprehensive circulation figures. The figures are presented below, and of course I have rendered them into English for your perusal (original also provided).

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unico commented on November 29, 2008 09:44

makes me want to look all these up to see what type of manga is targeted at a certain audience. with how repetitive Shonen Jump can be, i am surprised it's still tops. i wonder what growing... More

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