October 09, 2008
I've posted my review of Strike Witches
UPDATE: I just finished rewatching this series. I had to be honest in the review, and I really couldn't bring myself to give it a positive recommendation.
But damn, I really enjoyed it. Rewatching it, skipping a few sections, and skipping episodes 5 and 7 entirely, it really does tell a rather interesting story. Too bad the ending is so confusing.
I really do think that the director originally expected to have a second 12-ep series, and I think there was enough story potential for that. The second series could have explored more the nature of the Neuroi, and explained to us just who the hell they were and why they were fighting on Earth.
Oh, well; at least we got one series out of it. I hope it gets licensed for R1, but unless Media Blasters picks it up I don't expect it probably will be.
UPDATE: Maybe I'm too pessimistic.
According to Japan’s Oricon entertainment industry sales data, the first DVD volume of the recently concluded Strike Witches television series has sold nearly 11,000 copies since its September 26th release. Anime DVDs that sell more than 10,000 copies in Japan are said to be exceptionally successful. Strike Witches is reportedly the first Gonzo produced anime series to sell more than 10,000 DVDs since the 2001 DVD release of Vandread.
There could be good sides and bad sides to this as far as R1 release prospects go. On the "good" side, this may tend to convince some R1 release company that there's a market for the title. On the "bad" side, it may convince Gonzo that it's a valuable property, so that they ask for unreasonably high terms for the R1 rights.
I wonder if anyone has released figures for how well the series sold on CrunchyRoll and BOST?
If this runs true to form, the first Japanese DVD was the first two episodes, which didn't include any of the bathing scenes. One would expect the later DVDs to do pretty well, too, if (as we expect) most of the fog and fronds and sunlight glare are no longer present in the DVD graphics.
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