The below chart is taken from a TV program which conducted a survey of commoner females, in order to discover which types of otaku paraphernalia they found most objectionable when visiting a man’s room; as you can see, any figure fans seem set to enjoy a lifetime of celibacy…
Anican (a free anime and tokusatsu centric newspaper) has published the results of its extensive 2008 Reader’s poll awards.
The number of categories included is somewhat overwhelming, but obviously Macross F pulled out an excellent showing by receiving the #1 spots in both the Anime / Tokusatsu and the Overall Grand Award categories.
The Japanese games industry appears to be in the midst of a slump, with sales last fiscal year plunging and Japan’s overall share of the worldwide market shrinking to just under 20%, along with a precipitous 15% decrease in the size of the domestic market, reports Enterbrain, publisher of famed gaming magazine Famitsu.
Sales numbers for BD anime releases in 2008 have finally become available, and are presented here. The figures reveal a strikingly good performance for anime featuring large robots.
Unlike DVD sales, BD sales numbers remain difficult to ascertain in Japan, so the sales ranking is informative as to what releases are dominating sales on the next video format of the future…
Well, there is a huge fangirl contingent, for starters. You thought it was seriously bad, but many people (as far as I can tell) thought it was hilariously and entertainingly bad. I guess, like deluxe B-movies? (Disclaimer:... More
It's not just that they "care more". It's also that there is something to see. A lot of shows look no different when you boost the resolution. Shows with a lot of CG tend to... More
Could the winter 2009 anime lineup prove a failure? Although the earliest DVD releases are still at the end of January, the preorder situation already looks to be weak:
Several large stores have recently released rankings of their best-selling galge/eroge/visual novels for 2008, allowing to see which of the last year’s crop attained the most favor from eroge fans.
Little distinction is made between the various types of bishoujo type games, such as pure visual novels or hardcore eroge, but the results are still interesting to look at:
The scope of doujinshi, or unofficial fan-works of existing anime, manga or game series is gigantic, generating over ¥55 Billion (over $600 Million USD) in 2007 alone.
Most otaku know one of the main reasons for the huge proliferation of doujinshi is the fan-artist’s freedom (or sometimes even the original artists) to insert the series’ characters into erotic situations that would be unthinkable in the original work.
Below is shown exactly how much of the total amount of doujinshi for different series sold at one major retailer is of the ero-kind, as opposed to the tamer brand of non-H doujinshi:
The top ten selling games in the Japanese market of 2008 are sure to make fans of Sony and Microsoft despair, revealing as they do an almost embarrassing dominance by the resurgent Nintendo:
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.
gotta love the way fan boys jump after seeing this message >.<... More
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 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.
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.
Saijaku Bahamut Busty Beach Anime
Dragon Ball Super Explores New Territory
Magically Sexy Escalayer Ero-Figure
Tight Slim Waist Yuzu Kitagawa Thin as a Rake
Hero & Daughter+ Arrives on Steam
Requiem 3 Trailer “More Extreme Than Most SFM Porn!”
Schwarzesmarken Horrifically Monstrous
S***m Absorber! Scylla-chan Onahole Certainly Mythical
Dimension W Unveils The Past
Kaizoku Kuma Lingerie Bearly Decent
Live Action Osomatsu-san OP “Why The Nudity?”
Nekopara Volume 2 “The Nekomimi Madness Returns!”
Gunpla Builders World Cup 2016 PV Informs The Masses
Luck & Logic Lusty Bathing Anime
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Movie Behind-The-Scenes Revealed
Yowamushi Pedal Stage Play BD A Downhill Ride
Koukaku no Pandora “Even Has Action Too!”
Hardbody Branwen Ero-Figure
Pokken Tournament Rife With Conflict
Sankaku App 1.8: Pools & Blacklists
Top 20 Western “Anime” You’d Recommend to Others
Euphoria Ero-Anime Still Swollen with Sex
Oshiete Gyaruko-chan Soft & Wet
Love Live! School Idol Festival Arcade Trailer Surfaces
Atelier Shallie Plus Overflowing With Adventure
Gate Magically Captivating
Kirisaki Chitoge Officially Invades Super Mario Maker
Sultry Cecilia Lingerie Figure
Killer Kaguya Cosplay by Chimaki Cute & Sexy
Nico Yazawa Cosplay by Usakichi Certainly Inspiring
Akame & Esdeath Yuri Cosplay Dangerously Alluring
Reimu Ero-Cosplay by Nishizuku Hiyo Superbly Sticky
LVL18 Goddess of Twitter: “Spreading More Than Just Her Legs!”
Bunny Girl Non Cosplay Bouncing with Beauty
Hestia Cosplay by Fleia0124 Unfathomably Cute
Haruhi Ero-Cosplay by Riku Minato Quite Godly
Shiguma Rika Ero-Cosplay by Yurina Ayashiro Sheer Genius
Goddess of Twitter: “F For Fearless!”
Scantily Clad Kill la Kill Cosplay by Mikehouse Dead Sexy
Wonder Festival 2016 Cosplay Braves the Cold
Taiga Seifuku Cosplay Infinitely Charming
Junko Ero-Cosplay by Mion Sonoda Crazy Hot
Gokou Ruri Maid Cosplay Truly Extravagant
Alluring Achellia Cosplay by Tasha
