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I managed to get the figma Mikoto early!! Got it in HK without the game, apparently a few hundred of them were stolen from the factory in China a few weeks ago and sold on. Quality is very good, definitely not a bootleg as I have been stung by bootlegs before in the past, the quality matches the genuine figmas I have bought in the past, I made sure to inspect it before I bought it .
Doesn't come with all that many accessories though, just the hands, bag, mobile phone and lightning bit. No box as well (obviously as the box is the game), just a plastic sealed wrap. Cost me quite a bit but obviously cheaper than getting it with the useless game which I don't want at all :P so worth it imo. I managed to get 2 so if anyone is interested in the other one, send me a pm, I am on holiday in HK but will return to the UK on the 10th and send from there. |
2011-01-20, 15:59 | Link #85 | |
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Unfortunately Index is just not as big and popular as Haruhi. (or even Shana I think)
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2011-01-20, 16:53 | Link #88 | |
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Dude i havent even finished haruhi and i started in the summer. im on ep 8 season 1 |
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2011-01-20, 18:12 | Link #89 |
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Haruhi is actually a very popular Anime in America, that's why its light novels were translated.
However, from what I've seen- most companies don't bother translating the Light Novels because it just isn't cost efficient. Americans avoid them because they look like kids chapter books, and they're too advanced for kids. If you were to translate them, you'd have to be absolutely certain that you could make a profit. Index hasn't proven to be that popular in other countries. |
2011-01-20, 19:05 | Link #90 | |
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Anime itself isn't that popular in many countries i believe. |
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2011-01-21, 12:00 | Link #91 | |
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What you wanted to say was "Haruhi is more popular in the USA" |
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2011-01-21, 13:05 | Link #92 |
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Haruhi and Shana is popular world wide that even in my country its well known and dub.
Given the premises of Index. It wouldn't hit that good on christian or religious dominating country. The proof of the fame of haruhi and shana is the novel is translated and the anime is dubbed. EDIT: if the novel sales only in japan it scores almost 11 million and it's already in the top 10 best selling light novel of all time in japan. But that's japan only.
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2011-01-21, 18:01 | Link #93 | |
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Light Novel sales is one thing, but Index hasn't reached a point where it becomes an Anime phenomenon much like what Haruhi is/was...
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2011-01-22, 02:41 | Link #94 |
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Even slayers which is the most popular light novel havent had much success with its novels outside japan, point is that most of this novels dont have bishi guys, moe girls, or even pretty girls and hot guys, and even whey they are their antics arent that suggestive most of the time.
And most of the time they are coven from head to toe. Touma and Accelerator arent exactly hot or pretty, nor sexy (in other series senses). |
2011-01-22, 22:25 | Link #96 | |
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Also, the reason why Index hasn't been licensed is because publishers learned light novels are not a popular medium in the west.
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2011-01-23, 01:18 | Link #97 | |
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Guess it shows what I know I thought Index had just as many fans as it has haters, but Shana was generally more well liked or favored... That's My impression from everything. I've always thought that was unusual, my impression was that a (light) novel, one with words and literature, would be more easily accepted than a manga...
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Moreover, A light Novel, can only sell for about $5 in the West at most. It's too thin to be considered an 'adult' book. However, there isn't enough people who are of the right age group who would be seen with a LN because it looks like a kids chapter book. Moreover, once upon a time I did the math- a LN translator would make anywhere to around 4,000-5000 dollars for every translated novel. That would mean you need to sell quite a few LN's for the money cost to be efficient. However, it looks like a kids chapter book, thus people who might read it avoid it, and it's only the fans that buy it. But the publishers need some way of creating that fanbase. Thus it goes full circle. Plus- many Japanese publishers couldn't care less about what happens outside of their own country, just so long as they sell well in their own. |
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2011-01-23, 09:15 | Link #99 |
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Not exactly , reason why everyone hates it is because its too girly. If its manly people will love it. Compare Jutsin Bieber with Eminem. Justin beiber has a girly voice and lovey dovey love songs while Eminem talks about life and his hardships.
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