Fans of formerly excellent baka-yarou anime Minami-ke have been dealt a final affront in the form of the final sales figures for the series, which seem to indicate a tragic and irreversible fate has been forced upon the show thanks to the much maligned involvement of hated animator Asread.
The final DVD sales figures (for the initial week of sales where 90% of sales are usually concentrated) run thus:
Minami-ke
| Vol. | Sales | Release |
| 01 | 8,057 | 08.01.09 |
| 02 | 9,366 | 08.02.06 |
| 03 | 9,246 | 08.03.12 |
| 04 | 9,075 | 08.04.09 |
Minami-ke Okawari
| 01 | 3,914 | 08.05.09 |
| 02 | 4,264 | 08.06.04 |
| 03 | 4,433 | 08.07.09 |
| 04 | 4,226 | 08.08.06 |
Minami-ke Okaeri
| 01 | 4,387 | 09.04.08 |
| 02 | 4,200 | 09.05.13 |
| 03 | 4,140 | 09.06.10 |
| 04 | 4,026 | 09.07.08 |
The second and third seasons were of course graced by varying levels of Asread quality…
This would appear to spell the end of the show?
Minami-ke Owari
I have one thing to say to dear Asread Studio:
BAKA-YAROU!!!!
There was no second and third season. Still waiting.
I want to f♥♥k Mako-chan.
Heh, back when I watched the three seasons, I didn’t even notice any changes between the seasons. Chiaki seemed a bit off at first, until I noticed her hair colour had changed. Figured she had dyed it.
When I read the first article about it here, I thought it was being sarcastic :D.
Personally, I don’t find some faulty animation and drawing big enough a deal to ruin an anime on its own. If the story and the voices are as they should be, why is it such a problem that a few scenes and/or frames are QUALITY?
I mean, considering the medium it’s understandable that you’d prefer nice visuals, but going as far as denouncing their existance, merely because the animation isn’t as good as before seems petty..