The upcoming Railgun OVA has been attracting some attention for its pricing – at an apparent ¥6,300 for 30 minutes, Kuroko watching ranks as one of the most expensive pastimes not enjoyed horizontally.
Little wonder prostitution services keep using the franchise in their marketing – the girls charge the same prices they do without even having to take off their clothes (some of the time at any rate).
This is pretty reasonable pricing, actually. Compare to some OVAs released in the 1980s and 1990s on laserdisc. From my own archive, with proof from the actual jackets:
Compiler – 5800yen/episode (http://www.otakubell.com/LDs/picture.php?/1504/category/415)
Fairy Princess Reine – 5800yen/episode (http://www.otakubell.com/LDs/picture.php?/1016/category/285)
BB Fish – 6800 yen (http://www.otakubell.com/LDs/picture.php?/326/category/95)
These are but a few examples. Hell, CLAMP in Wonderland was 3500 yen (http://www.otakubell.com/LDs/picture.php?/1207/category/346) for SEVEN MINUTES worth of material.
In the USA if you have 70 dollars you can buy a lot of food with it. In Japan if you have 7000 yen you can buy a lot of food with it. In the USA you can buy a complete anime series for about 40 bucks. In Japan you have to pay 7000 yen for one episode. The only thing ”price elasticity” proves is that Japanese otaku are a bunch of stupid (and boy do I mean STUPID) people. Besides, if you were an anime fan, wouldn’t you start to hate it if you knew you’d be working your butt off just to escape from reality for 30 min.? Do the ones that create anime and actually want people to enjoy this art form feel any moral responsibility when asking these ridiculous prices?
well, lot of people live around 70dollars per month
but who cares
@ anon 01:04
nope, that’s normal, really. People will buy it for their own self interest, it’s not like they are hurting anyone else. the 40 bucks anime series that you mentioned are not really the original one imported straight from japan and you’re fucking ignorant for calling other people stupid.
“In the USA if you have 70 dollars you can buy a lot of food with it.”
Spoken like a true American.
If you own your own web site,
There a lot of dumb things you can do with it.~~
Poor Kuroko, someone buy her a crepe, please..
Somebody better get Fucked. I’m talking 100% full sexual intercourse with dildos galore.
if there is alot of biribiri then thats good enough