A good place to go for anyone seeking a less imperfect understanding of the business side of anime

One of the frustrating things about being an anime fan is the reality that like all forms of entertainment, anime is a business first and foremost.  The profitability of a series not only plays into the likelihood of a sequel, but of the overall well being of the company that made it, or even the fate of certain anime genres as a whole.

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A few thoughts on Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!

Ecchi isn’t for everyone.  It truly does require a different mentality.  Sure, there are a few ecchi series out there that work as comedy, and a few others that even work as storytellers.  But for most ecchi series, the “plot” is really a thinly veiled mechanism for the writer to manipulate things in such a way that it sets up his next cheesecake display.

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