Comments on: ADV bites off more than it can chew http://www.animemaestro.com/archives/adv-layoffs Musings on Anime, Manga, Gaming and AnimeBlogger.net Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:33:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Satoshi http://www.animemaestro.com/archives/adv-layoffs/comment-page-1#comment-11 Satoshi Thu, 17 Mar 2005 04:48:33 +0000 http://www.animemaestro.com/archives/adv-layoffs#comment-11 That would be Menchi. (mmm! Menchi dogs!) And they have Jonathan from Kaleido Star as well. And yes, I happen to know that they have these courtesy of the inserts in the DVDs I just got today. :) That would be Menchi. (mmm! Menchi dogs!) And they have Jonathan from Kaleido Star as well.

And yes, I happen to know that they have these courtesy of the inserts in the DVDs I just got today. :)

]]> By: Maestro4k http://www.animemaestro.com/archives/adv-layoffs/comment-page-1#comment-9 Maestro4k Thu, 17 Mar 2005 03:53:26 +0000 http://www.animemaestro.com/archives/adv-layoffs#comment-9 I'm not so sure about that, I know I wouldn't mind having a plushie mechazawa, but even if I buy one I'm not going to be getting the DVDs or Manga so they're still going to be losing money on those. Actually the plushie stuff in general is an example of them doing something smart. There's not really much anime goods available in the US outside of imports. I don't have any facts to support this, but I'm betting the plushies they already have been selling have done well. I know I want one of the dog from Excel Saga (I can't remember its name, just that it was the emergency food supply. ;) ) I’m not so sure about that, I know I wouldn’t mind having a plushie mechazawa, but even if I buy one I’m not going to be getting the DVDs or Manga so they’re still going to be losing money on those.

Actually the plushie stuff in general is an example of them doing something smart.  There’s not really much anime goods available in the US outside of imports.  I don’t have any facts to support this, but I’m betting the plushies they already have been selling have done well.  I know I want one of the dog from Excel Saga (I can’t remember its name, just that it was the emergency food supply. ;) )

]]> By: Kabitzin http://www.animemaestro.com/archives/adv-layoffs/comment-page-1#comment-8 Kabitzin Thu, 17 Mar 2005 03:07:42 +0000 http://www.animemaestro.com/archives/adv-layoffs#comment-8 I also don't understand why ADV is trying to hype Cromartie High. It is like a prime example of a series that will not do well, especially in translation. A much better example would be Chrno Crusade, where they have both the anime and the manga, and the manga is much stronger. On the other hand, you have not mentioned that they carry the plushie mechazawa, and this by itself could be enough to propel manga sales. I also don’t understand why ADV is trying to hype Cromartie High.  It is like a prime example of a series that will not do well, especially in translation.  A much better example would be Chrno Crusade, where they have both the anime and the manga, and the manga is much stronger.  On the other hand, you have not mentioned that they carry the plushie mechazawa, and this by itself could be enough to propel manga sales.

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