There are multiple reasons.
For one, the animation is incredible and the fights are incredible, the anime is prety much straigh foward. Main problem with most animes is the amount of filler.
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There are multiple reasons.
For one, the animation is incredible and the fights are incredible, the anime is prety much straigh foward. Main problem with most animes is the amount of filler.
I saw KnY blew up right after Ninja tweet. Properly around chapters 14-16.
Imo if it weren't for great animation, it wouldn't have the success it has. It's a good mediocre anime elevated by great animation
If great animation was the key to get that kind of success we would already know by now.
It is like saying you need to have high production values and you'll sell as much as Animal Crossing in Japan.
The source material resonated with the mainstream audience which is something hard to do (and to explain sometimes).
KnY is just very good in a way that attracts all demographics. It's definitely not the best manga/anime of all time, but it's definitely pretty good.
It's a pretty straightforward action manga that manages a good balance between action and emotional impact, and happened to resonate really well with the Japanese audience, while keeping a fairly brisk pacing (meanwhile even other big series like One Piece and Naruto can get really bogged down at times). Now this means everything is rather superficial, but it's not like people are looking for more out of an action series.
Then the anime's great animation obviously elevated everything. Still, people saying it's just the animation are overlooking how UFOtable obviously can't create hits like this every time. They'd just go make original content rather than adaptations where they share their profits with other groups if it were that easy.
maybe i just need to get to that point because where i am in the manga (ch 79) i find the series pretty mediocre, and don't really understand why it's so popular
that said, I thought the anime was quite well done and more compelling to me than the manga (albeit i only watched a few episodes)
I get that, I guess it's a difference in cultural resonance (also I'm a jaded anime/manga consumer at this point in my life)
Really? Don't remember it. I'll find a plot summary and see if it rings any bells. Ah well.
Yeah, it shows when the Lightning kid is the most popular character in Japan but the one people in the West have the most trouble with.
2021. It was announced in March so I guess it depends how development is going with Covid.
I actually like him but if in the story he was removed somehow, I wouldn't be mad. Well at least there's Jujutsu Kaisen thats airing which is more up my alley
Kimetsu no Yaiba Sales: Week 41, 2020 (Oct 05 - Oct 11)
*ahem*
I'm assuming it's probably due to production limitations with the global launch of the console. I can see Sony giving "small" JP games the shaft again, and not wanting to print disc if orders are too small. I'd expect a retail release at a later date (maybe when all the DLC is available).
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*ahem*
I'm assuming it's probably due to production limitations with the global launch of the console. I can see Sony giving "small" JP games the shaft again, and not wanting to print disc if orders are too small. I'd expect a retail release at a later date (maybe when all the DLC is available).
ya... One Punch Man season 1 is like THE best animation fights done... but... sob...
Thanks! Is Ryza 2 also being released this year for PS5 (but download only)? Or are all those that you listed only retail (and download) releases?
it's a case of series blown into mainstream popularity thanks to an Anime with very high production values, something similar happened to One Punch Man a few years ago.
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2?
Amazon.co.jp: ぷよぷよテトリス2【予約特典】『ぷよぷよ!!クエスト』で使用できる、「【★6】アミティ ver.ぷよテト2」とゲーム内アイテムのセットが手に入るシリアルコード入りカード - PS5 : Video Games
Amazon.co.jp: ぷよぷよテトリス2【予約特典】『ぷよぷよ!!クエスト』で使用できる、「【★6】アミティ ver.ぷよテト2」とゲーム内アイテムのセットが手に入るシリアルコード入りカード - PS5 : Video Games
www.amazon.co.jp
I found contradictory informations about the PS5 launch of that game but yeah that's probably another one.
It's absolutely not comparable at all, One Punch Man got a lackluster season 2 because the anime itself didn't have a big enough success.
The manga made it to the top 10 selling series but in term of magnitude it sold 10 to 20 time less than Kimetsu no Yaiba, it's a good manga IP but not an especially hot property outside of that
It got close to One Piece for a year and went back to mid top 10 yearly since then, it's big but half as big as One Piece with its peak long passed (still much bigger than One Punch Man)
That's a surprising Reaction considering the quality of the last 50 chapters
It's pretty much top notch and if season 4 is properly made it will be one of the highest rated anime
GEO preorders
01 - [NSW/PS4] Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD REMASTER
02 - [NSW] Pikmin 3
03 - [NSW] Pokemon S/S + Expansion Pass
04 - [PS4] WATCH DOGS LEGION
05 - [NSW/PS4] KAMEN RIDER: memory of heroez
06 - [PS4] Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War
07 - [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077
08 - [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!
09 - [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
10 - [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
NEW
30 - [NSW/PS4] Yo-kai Gakuen Y ～Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu～
01 - [NSW/PS4] Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD REMASTER
02 - [NSW] Pikmin 3
03 - [NSW] Pokemon S/S + Expansion Pass
04 - [PS4] WATCH DOGS LEGION
05 - [NSW/PS4] KAMEN RIDER: memory of heroez
06 - [PS4] Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War
07 - [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077
08 - [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!
09 - [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
10 - [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
NEW
30 - [NSW/PS4] Yo-kai Gakuen Y ～Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu～
R3make, R2make, DMC V, DR3, DR4, Strider, Megaman 11, that undersea switch game, MvC I and SFV
It's going to be soooo good.
Having long hiatuses doesn't help. But at least it isn't HIATUS x HIATUS.
i stuck with it for a long time. last chapter i read was 78 because i just couldn't take anymore how stupid it had become
Lol is this a joke post? Season 4? xD
I'm a huge BNHA fan and I can tell which episode gets animated from chapters. Unless Demon slayer isn't goin For 25 ep (let me kno if otherwise) Season 2 there won't be any need for a season 4
Edit: I meant it'll be done in 3 seasons. Going by the following chapters/arcs should be 3 seasons of 25ep each so nvm. But it shouldn't be 4 seasons unless it's a 12-13 ep season
This thread is giving me big FOMO with the Demon Slayer impressions :|
Haven't watched one of those rotten kids' animes in a while
Haven't watched one of those rotten kids' animes in a while
Are you sure that's how it went? I ask because I ready a story many years back about Squeenix's approach with FMA and the economics behind making the anime and its remake.
One thing they mentioned was the rise of each manga volume sold before and after each anime aired almost as if it were the barometer for success.
After the OPM anime every volume became a million-seller and it was behaving much like Demon Slayer. Refusing to leave the charts, challenging One Piece for overall series sales... Their numbers were much bigger than FMA.
I'm not sure why they didn't go with Madhouse or the same creative team, but I don't think it was because a lack of success.
It is very easy to watch and enjoy. Great animation work, fast moving plot and no fillers.
AAA is about budget, marketing and somewhat sales. It has little to do with quality
The sales from those franchises are middle of the pack, so are the budgets and marketing campaigns. They're your run of the mill AA franchises finding moderate success in today's market.
This isn't a jab at their overall quality
I wouldn't include RE2R in the list given your requirements either. It crossed 5m units last year.
5 million units would be seen as a failure for any of the AAA publishers
Capcom essentially has one global AAA franchise and it's MHW
Activision seemed more than happy enough to crow about Sekiro's sales.
And? Sekiro isn't an « aaa » release either. Nor is Crash 4 or Tony Hawk btw.
Activision seemed more than happy enough to crow about Sekiro's sales.
When games sell within expectations it's fine to « crow » about them