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By: Tyrenol

Tyrenol — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:18:42 +0000

Hey. You know…

Japan can finally solve their unemployment problem: Create more police jobs. :)

By: Zepy

Zepy — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:26:21 +0000

Yeah but in the end, you shouldn’t be comparing the number of books that were sold in a week against the number of books that were printed in a print run because they’re completely different things.

By: CrystalFalls

CrystalFalls — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:20:20 +0000

It’s true that the old stats are not total sales numbers, since the old volumes have been reprinted several times since (hence the year caps). However, the Oricon’s new numbers are also not total sales numbers since Oricon doesn’t track all sales and it clearly says that these new figures are estimates.

Either way, older One Piece volumes have sold more than newer One Piece volumes–which is no knock against a great series like One Piece, since that’s basically true for many other series.

By: Zepy

Zepy — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:32:22 +0000

>CrystalFalls
Oh One Piece being interesting was a personal opinion on the recent issues of Jump and not a comment on the sales.

Also about that comment about 2.6 million in 2002 and 2.2 million in 2006, that was the total number of books that was printed on the first print run, not the total sales numbers (this is the first time actual sales numbers are being collated and released).

The first print run for Volume 48 of One Piece was still 2.44 million when it was released in December 2007, as compared to Naruto’s 1.48 million first print run for vol 40 (1.62 million was Naruto’s highest print run). Also, Hunter x Hunter’s vol 25 first print run was 1.52 million, which baaasically places it in the no.2 position in Jump and shows why Togashi never gets kicked out.

By: CrystalFalls

CrystalFalls — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:46:40 +0000

One Piece sales are not really big news. A One Piece volume sold 2.6 million in 2002, and 2.2 million in 2006. It’s actually dropping in sales, like almost everyone else. A Naruto volume sold 1.6 million in 2005. Oricon is only reporting on it since it just started its revised book ranking system in April.

By: Espr

Espr — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:45:01 +0000

Is that mostly dead or dead dead?

By: wildarmsheero

wildarmsheero — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:13:07 +0000

>>Except she’s already dead

ATATATATATA

By: THE END

THE END — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:09:26 +0000

HAY GUYZ, I’M VISITING AKIBA! RIGHT NOW IT MIGHT JUST FOR A MONTH OR TWO, BUT IF I CAN GET THE BALL ROLLING I’LL BE HERE TO STAY!

http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4868

By: NOYFB@mobile

NOYFB@mobile — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:16:43 +0000

>Akihabara’s main road will also no longer be closed from vehicular traffic on Sundays or public holidays for an undermined period of time now. I guess they might take the chance to finally end it.
HEY, ITS A START.