I have been called a Crystal basher by people on occasion. If being a basher means to criticize a work of art that you care for and point out flaws then I guess I am guilty. But with the recent news about Toei coproducing the show I have seen some actual bashing in oter sites and just couldn't stop myself. People that know absolutely nothing on anike industry talk like experts on how poor Crystal performed in Japan.
1) Myth - Crystal 1 and 2 sold badly, say bashers. For anime to be considered a success when it comes to selling, it should go over 1000 units sold in the forst two weeks of release. Crystal 1 and 2 started woth about 3000, and the last volume still sold about 1200 units in its first week. This is good, considerig the fact that most shows sell 100-300 units, especially in the shoujo genre. Yes there are some smashing shouen hits that sell much better, but Crystal 1 and 2 passed the bar for a selling product.
2) Myth 2 Season 3 had poor ratings in Japan, so Toei couldn't secure tie slot and opted for a movie (or a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend which sister'husband 10th cousin live i Japan tod me)
Well, this is beyod speculation. It is true that season 3 didn't sell as well as s1 and 2, with 500-300 units in te forst week. These are not poor sells lreally, they are normal anime sell numbers in Japan. Unlike in the USA where ratings are disclosed to public, Japan never show this data, so nobody's 50th cousin that lives in Japan could know the ratings for the show. I guess the asuptions of low ratings coes for sells. Let's get Chihaya Furu an anime that despite selling like under 100 units is still being produced, spannig multiple seasons. Sells don't really correspond with ratings as shows like Pretty Cure that are among the most watched stuff on TV sell little to no when it comes to dvd and blu ray.
3 while not a myth this really frustrates me. People are gloating that Naoko is supervisig the project only because they hope it fails so they can finally bash on her. I cannot believe somebody could hate the creator of a product they say they love.
1) Myth - Crystal 1 and 2 sold badly, say bashers. For anime to be considered a success when it comes to selling, it should go over 1000 units sold in the forst two weeks of release. Crystal 1 and 2 started woth about 3000, and the last volume still sold about 1200 units in its first week. This is good, considerig the fact that most shows sell 100-300 units, especially in the shoujo genre. Yes there are some smashing shouen hits that sell much better, but Crystal 1 and 2 passed the bar for a selling product.
2) Myth 2 Season 3 had poor ratings in Japan, so Toei couldn't secure tie slot and opted for a movie (or a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend which sister'husband 10th cousin live i Japan tod me)
Well, this is beyod speculation. It is true that season 3 didn't sell as well as s1 and 2, with 500-300 units in te forst week. These are not poor sells lreally, they are normal anime sell numbers in Japan. Unlike in the USA where ratings are disclosed to public, Japan never show this data, so nobody's 50th cousin that lives in Japan could know the ratings for the show. I guess the asuptions of low ratings coes for sells. Let's get Chihaya Furu an anime that despite selling like under 100 units is still being produced, spannig multiple seasons. Sells don't really correspond with ratings as shows like Pretty Cure that are among the most watched stuff on TV sell little to no when it comes to dvd and blu ray.
3 while not a myth this really frustrates me. People are gloating that Naoko is supervisig the project only because they hope it fails so they can finally bash on her. I cannot believe somebody could hate the creator of a product they say they love.
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