06-21-2014, 07:09 PM | #1 |
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How well is the Nick TMNT doing in Japan?
How well are the Nick TMNT doing in Japan so far? Ever since it's debut there (if it did yet) I have been wondering how well it's been doing. Given that the show quite heavily features Japanese and some of the culture, I'm guessing that it likely will be a big hit.
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06-21-2014, 08:07 PM | #2 |
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Well, we're starting to get a whole lot of merch from over there, so that's gotta be a sign of something. International exclusives always speak to successes, I'd say. At any rate, there's a crap ton of fan art on Pixiv (Japans Deviantart, basically, minus the talentless weirdos for the most part), lots of turtle talk on Twitter, & there's a mini-manga being published in one of their local comic magazines, though I forget the name. Must be doing pretty well!
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06-21-2014, 08:21 PM | #3 |
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I'm curious how CG cartoons are received over there in general. Most if not all anime is 2D, so I'm wondering how they see a CG series.
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06-21-2014, 09:13 PM | #4 |
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Man they love the 2012 tcest, especially the ones that involve Raph, he makes a great tsundere in this incarnation.
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06-21-2014, 09:31 PM | #5 |
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Do they call April, "loli April" over there? God I hope not.
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06-21-2014, 09:39 PM | #6 |
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This intrigues me as well! It's interesting that anime doesn't really get produced with CG animation of any sort.
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06-22-2014, 01:30 AM | #9 |
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I remember reading that the premiere was a success and that ''turtle fever is back in Japan''
I see a lot of Japanese artist on Tumblr and Deviant art doing 2012 turtle art and I think they have successful merch of tmnt as well. I have a co-worker who is going over to visit family in Japan next month, I'll have her investigate.
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06-22-2014, 06:35 AM | #10 |
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I can't wait to find out more about them in Japan.
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I agree with Powder. TMNT has got to be doing well in Japan. Revoltech which does mostly anime characters has an awesome TMNT set coming out soon. I have seen Japanese exclusive TMNT merchandise selling out too. I missed out on some good stuff. Japan loves stuff that is cute and also stuff that is plain weird, and this show has both.
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http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...source=twitter ...But currently near the end of its second season, it's a lukewarm success in the United States. According to this blog article, TMNT reception in Japan is tricky because the OT had enormous success there: Quote:
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06-28-2014, 08:06 AM | #15 |
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My foot ninjas fron japan are telling me that it is doing great there. That to be expected as it focus on nina action and the japansese culture.
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06-28-2014, 10:33 AM | #16 |
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Will you shut up with your ''loli April'' **** already? It seems like you have a fetish or something.
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06-28-2014, 11:04 AM | #17 |
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They... aren't talking about the fashion.
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I shall assume that I will have to google "loli" to understand the context Cybercube is referring to, as I honestly don't know...or may have come across the context many years ago, but forgot about it since it wasn't relevant...
Who knows. I do know that I'm a bit scared of what I might come across... That aside, in Japan, does the show only air on TV Tokyo or does it air on other stations?I fail as i live here and don't know jack. lol Last edited by ssjup81; 06-28-2014 at 12:04 PM. |
07-08-2014, 07:29 PM | #20 |
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Peace. i'm capsule, from Japan.
speaking first hand, eh - there isnt a craze like one would expect. I believe this is mainly due to its TV Time Slot in the morning. yes, TVTokyo is a huge network, but it this airs new episodes on >>Friday at 7:30am. I would say, 80% of kids are out of the house and on their way to school by 7:30am. Its hard and near impossible to randomly stumble upon this show and catch Turtle Fever.. A kid would have to "DV-R" it and watch it later.. for most, this just isnt happening. Toys R US, Yodabashi, Yamada Denki.. Major retailers are starting to Carry Playmate TMNT Action Figures & Vehicles now. Speaking from one that frequents toy stores, I just dont see them flying off the shelves. Kids just arent making the connection to the Television Show and the Toys being displayed to them.. In fact, its kind of cool (well, cool for me) to see a fully stocked shelf at every store of the current Series 1 Toy and Merch Offerings.. Yes, there are some people looking at and buying TMNT, but they seem to be old school faithfuls that are genuinely interested in the new CG Series. thats just my two cents - Someday ill do more first hand investigating and post in another thread dedicated to TMNT in Japan. Peace. _capsule. |
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