[Slow Start]

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[–] 2 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Did you watch Slow Start recently?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago* (5 children)

    Oh, I did. I wanted to make a post with opening, but forgot (later mb).

    Tbh, some years ago I watched 1st episode, where main character made (a lot of) friends in one day with no effort, and there were also way too long dialogues (even for SoL) specifically only in that one episode. So I was like, "THIS ANIME IS UNREALISTIC", and skipped it xddd. I was in bad mood probably.

    Today, I Iike it: overanimated scenes (like with Tamachan), forbidden relationships with teacher, and just nice CGDCT. I guess, anime itself had no chance of getting 2nd season, because of Kirara's policy (like with Yuyushiki).

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    What kind of policy? Other Kirara works have multiple seasons right (Gochiusa, Kiniro)?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago* (3 children)

    They kinda just need to sell their manga, don't they? If anime is "just popular" and rises manga sells, it's enough, like with Blend S or Yuyushiki.

    Blends S manga stopped airing in ~2020 and there is absolutely no reason to make second season. I afraid if gochiusa will stop publishing, then anime won't get new seasons. I thought so. But Kin-iro Mosaic looks out of this logic. It's not so popular but have 2 seasons and 2 films... why

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  • [–] 2 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

    I guess there is indeed an incentive to have the anime not cover the whole story so you have to buy the manga. I thought anime is the biggest driver behind merch sales though, maybe I'm wrong about that. The logic is not always clear indeed. Hidamari Sketch never seemed very popular or well remembered by the general public (only real fans) but it has four whole seasons and many OVAs.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 19 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

    ah Hidamari Sketch by Shaft. That's a bit different story as I remember - Shaft adapt their anime like Monogatari at their own will. For them, Hidamari Sketch might be very popular so they adapted so many chapters (I got confused with other anime.) . I will check details about it tomorrow.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

    So yeah, I was obviously wrong with those hasty conclusions. Guess I was still hevily influenced by Oshi no Ko and its whole depiction of "Japanese" showbiz. At the end of the day, decision to greenlight a new season (or new adaptation) comes down to potential profit (merch, DVDs, source manga sales). How do they calculate this potential? - Audience loyalty, manga popularity, luck... honestly, who the hell knows. Kin-iro Mosaic got luckier than Blend S, which is why it got way more anime content (and higher sales overall). Also, Hidamari Sketch is (obviously) a massive hit in Japan rather than globally, which explains why it has so many seasons [google "TV anime sales ranking hidamari sketch"].

    I surprised that Minami-ke is as popular as 1st season Gochiusa: 179位 vs 182位. Gonna try it on this week (I even forgot how long ago I added it in my towatch list).

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