2008 Manga Popularity Ranking

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Oricon has released results of their poll for the “most interesting” manga of 2008.

Putting aside the more formal statistics of manga sales numbers, the results provide a glimpse of what series are most preferred by Japan’s manga reading public.

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    gotta love the way fan boys jump after seeing this message >.<... More

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    usual idiot always thinkings the girls with big boobs ae "pretty" btw i'm a girl I large boobs but i dont like it to be center of attention get over ur self... More


2008 TV Anime DVD/Blu-ray Grand Sales Ranking

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2008 has seen a huge variety of anime released, and the difficult question of assessing their success can approached in all sorts of ways, from TV ratings to 2ch thread activity, but DVD sales are usually given most prominence in such analysis.

This final summary of the TV anime of 2008 incorporates Blu-ray sales, which is particularly important in the case of blockbusters such as Macross F.

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  • kenjiharima commented on January 2, 2009 01:05

    R+V Capu2 Blu Ray rips do want. lol... More

  • Artefact commented on January 1, 2009 13:20

    The list is presented as is, so I'm not sure why it's off - something to do with Oricon?... More


Sankaku Complex Highlights of 2008

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With the end of the year comes an opportunity to recap all that we have seen in the two thirds of it during which Sankaku Complex has existed. Below are listed your favourite articles of 2008, ranked by page views and sorted into news, 2D and 3D galleries, and video galleries.

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  • rico commented on May 19, 2009 11:02

    how can everyone be perverted? this and you are so beautiful... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 22, 2009 21:39

    doubling its unique visitors maybe?... More


2008 Top Character Rankings – Megami Magazine

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Megami Magazine, well known for being the source of many of the finest ero posters available, has revealed its 2008 female character popularity ranking in its latest issue.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 2, 2009 06:01

    Charlotte is in Top 5 sexiest characters IN AMERICA!... More

  • lolipedofin commented on May 23, 2009 00:39

    Since when Kallen fell into the fabricated tsundere category?? @___@... More


Fall 2008 Anime 2ch Popularity Ranking

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A ranking of the number of 2ch threads started on new Fall 2008 late-night anime has been compiled and is presented here translated for your examination.

As 2ch is the center point of otaku culture online, it should serve as a rough gauge of series’ popularity through word of mouth:

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  • Zeke commented on December 31, 2008 06:30

    Ah. It's hard to tell whether shows like that are supposed to be sequels or just new seasons.... More

  • antimateria commented on December 31, 2008 01:59

    Casshern is doing better than I expected. But One Outs is doing worse than expected. Really, fukumoto fans love it and it must have other watchers too.... More


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Oricon reports sales of the first volume of Macross F in Blu-ray have topped 35,000 since its release in late July, making it the 1# selling Blu-ray disc in Japan for 2008.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 30, 2010 02:40

    The right one has a little bit sharper colors... More

  • Humberto Saabedra commented on December 22, 2008 03:37

    A lot of the terrestrial broadcasters use 1440x1080 in lieu of the complete 1.9 megapixel image due to bandwidth issues. As far as the comparison goes, get a lossless PNG and then do the comparison.... More


Top 5 Manga Overseas – 2008 April to July

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2channers are currently amusing themselves at the expense of the rest of the world by looking at what sort of manga they are buying.

Even if we restrain ourselves from making national characterisations on the basis of the manga being bought, as is rather tempting in the case of Germany, the results are interesting:

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  • Yourtime commented on February 8, 2011 01:13

    how nice >_>... More

  • cats commented on November 18, 2009 08:47

    Sorely lacking in sources but eh, interesting I guess..... More


Ero-Doujinshi vs Doujinshi Ranking

Ero-Doujinshi vs Doujinshi Ranking

The world of fan made derivative works in anime, manga and games is vast, and as anybody who has pursued these works looking for something a little more erotic than is officially provided knows, a large portion of them are erotic in nature.

However, it is certainly not the case that all, or even the majority are such; a vast body of less noticed doujinshi exist, covering all manner of fan fiction. Below is reproduced an investigation of the numbers of these works published versus the number which are adult in character.

The results are instructive:

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  • shalala commented on April 12, 2009 07:45

    were can i read Dennou Coil doujinshi.... More

  • Satori commented on February 17, 2009 17:19

    If you based your research on English translations on the internet, I bet you would be hard pressed to find even one non-ero title. I actually saw some nice, cute, totally innoffensive non-ero doujinshi translated to... More


2008 Manga Sales Ranking

2008 Manga Sales Ranking - One Piece Triumphs

Here we see the 2008 annual sales data for manga compilations (tankoubons), as compiled by Oricon:

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  • Anonymous commented on March 23, 2010 08:24

    You can bash bleach all you want but I Love it. I Don't see why so many people are putting naruto over bleach. We need some Bleach fans in here.... More

  • Anonymous commented on October 24, 2009 09:54

    She deserves being called the most beautiful (and sexiest).... More


Anime Otaku Second Most Loathed by Women

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According to the results of a recent survey targeting young Japanese women, anime otaku are the second worst choice for a romance, being beaten out only by compulsive gamblers.

Surprisingly, less than 1% objected to PC and electronics otaku, whilst a mere 0.2% thought a movie otaku to be a poor choice.

The ranking is as follows:

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    i´m from Monterrey too :D... More

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    greetings from Monterrey, Mexico... More


Vocaloid Baby Boom: Miku, Rin, Ren Names Popular

Eyebrows have been raised at the steady rise in popularity several potentially Vocaloid inspired names have enjoyed in Japan’s baby naming; Ren (ranked 4th), Rin (7th), Kaito (13th) and most notably Miku (up to 24th from 50th last year).

You can see the results below:

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  • Anonymous commented on December 2, 2011 02:12

    I'm surprised Azusa isn't on the list.... More

  • Wallace Hunter commented on November 24, 2010 04:16

    I knew a kid named Kaito. He's like 10 now.... More


DVD Sales Ranking: Strike Witches & Kannagi Dominate

DVD Sales Ranking: Strike Witches & Kannagi Dominate

The latest DVD sales figures to emerge, covering the week of the November new release period, are rather interesting to behold, showing as they do the expected success of two of the titles we favour so much here, Kannagi and Strike Witches.

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  • Quen commented on December 5, 2008 23:00

    I may be wrong, but I think you misread his comment as meaning to say Geass sales would be higher than Macross sales? I'm fairly certain he meant to say that both series' sales would... More

  • alex1_phang3 commented on December 5, 2008 19:17

    As expected from Strike Witches and Kannagi... More


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