Dragon Ball Sales- Bandai Namco 2017 revenue (and 2018 forecast)

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Post by Faisal Shourov » Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:16 pm

Anybody worried about DBS TV ratings, fear not. Dragon Ball is beating One Piece in merchandize sales and will be the top earner for Bandai Namco next year, surpassing even Gundam (which is the biggest revenue earner for Bandai Namco in last 10 years). The anime isn't ending anytime soon (or even close).

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Toyotarō: … I get the feeling I’ve just heard something amazing (laughs). Lord Beerus and Whis turn up in Dragon Ball Super, and have become an unsurpassable wall for Goku and the gang. What do the two of them mean to you?

Toriyama: Well… First off, right now I don’t have any plans for Goku and Vegeta to surpass Beerus and Whis.

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Post by AnimeNation101 » Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:22 pm

Cool! More popularity = more money = higher quality = more popularity ,etc
I called it that Gogeta, Bardock, and something Broly related would be in the movie before it was even announced that it was a Broly movie. 8)

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Post by Faisal Shourov » Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:23 pm

AnimeNation101 wrote:Cool! More popularity = more money = higher quality = more popularity ,etc
Expect a ton of Dragon Ball material in future. Also hopefully more fights on Goku vs Jiren level
Toyotarō: … I get the feeling I’ve just heard something amazing (laughs). Lord Beerus and Whis turn up in Dragon Ball Super, and have become an unsurpassable wall for Goku and the gang. What do the two of them mean to you?

Toriyama: Well… First off, right now I don’t have any plans for Goku and Vegeta to surpass Beerus and Whis.

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Post by Chuquita » Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:27 pm

Makes me more excited for Jump Festa and what could be announced there.
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Post by Faisal Shourov » Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:30 pm

Chuquita wrote:Makes me more excited for Jump Festa and what could be announced there.
A new movie perhaps? Dragon Ball is making truckloads of money right now, Dokkan Battle's revenue alone is enough to generate budget for a movie.

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Toyotarō: … I get the feeling I’ve just heard something amazing (laughs). Lord Beerus and Whis turn up in Dragon Ball Super, and have become an unsurpassable wall for Goku and the gang. What do the two of them mean to you?

Toriyama: Well… First off, right now I don’t have any plans for Goku and Vegeta to surpass Beerus and Whis.

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Post by Kinokima » Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:36 pm

Very awesome to hear. Thanks for starting a positive thread. :)

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Post by Faisal Shourov » Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:41 pm

Kinokima wrote:Very awesome to hear. Thanks for starting a positive thread. :)
You're most welcome. Ignore any comment saying Dragon Ball Super getting cancelled. You would need some natural calamity like tsunami/earthquake or god forbid Akira Toriyama's death for it to happen. Bandai and Toei would not kill their biggest money machine anytime soon
Toyotarō: … I get the feeling I’ve just heard something amazing (laughs). Lord Beerus and Whis turn up in Dragon Ball Super, and have become an unsurpassable wall for Goku and the gang. What do the two of them mean to you?

Toriyama: Well… First off, right now I don’t have any plans for Goku and Vegeta to surpass Beerus and Whis.

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Post by AnimeNation101 » Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:45 pm

Chuquita wrote:Makes me more excited for Jump Festa and what could be announced there.
I agree. I already have it marked on my calendar. December 15 to december 17. Whether they announce a movie, the next arc, or something else, I'm ready.

The best part if we get future Dragon Ball content announced and the biggest most hype trailers and reveals for Dragon Ball video games happen at Jump Festa.
I called it that Gogeta, Bardock, and something Broly related would be in the movie before it was even announced that it was a Broly movie. 8)

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Post by dbgtFO » Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:28 am

Dragon Ball putting the pretenders to its throne in their place 8)
Too bad we won't see the franchise surpass One Piece in manga sales, but smashing it in every other area is fantastic.

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Post by namekiansaiyan » Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:17 am

Dragon Ball Super will only get cancelled if Toriyama stops writing stories. It is as simple as that.

This franchise is way too important for Bandai Namco so thry will do everything they can too make sure Toriyama continues the series

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Post by Bullza » Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:37 am

Chuquita wrote:Makes me more excited for Jump Festa and what could be announced there.
When is that?

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Post by Michsi » Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:42 am

Fantastic news! DBS might not be everyone's cup of tea or the sequel most wanted, but it's still Dragon Ball and it's doing it's job of promoting the franchise.

I've said this before, but I sensed an uptick in quality lately- for both the animation and story- so here's to hoping it keeps getting better. The original DB also needed a couple of years to pick up steam, maybe we'll see this with DBS as well. :)

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Post by dbgtFO » Wed Oct 25, 2017 4:32 am

Bullza wrote:
Chuquita wrote:Makes me more excited for Jump Festa and what could be announced there.
When is that?
Usually around mid December, this year it's 16th and 17th as seen on their site:http://www.jumpfesta.com/

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Post by AnimeNation101 » Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:19 am

dbgtFO wrote:
Bullza wrote:
Chuquita wrote:Makes me more excited for Jump Festa and what could be announced there.
When is that?
Usually around mid December, this year it's 16th and 17th as seen on their site:http://www.jumpfesta.com/
Soon Goku will replace Luffy on that home page...
I called it that Gogeta, Bardock, and something Broly related would be in the movie before it was even announced that it was a Broly movie. 8)

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Post by Bullza » Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:25 am

dbgtFO wrote:
Bullza wrote:
Chuquita wrote:Makes me more excited for Jump Festa and what could be announced there.
When is that?
Usually around mid December, this year it's 16th and 17th as seen on their site:http://www.jumpfesta.com/
Oh so if it is a movie then there's no way it would come out March or April like the last two.

One Piece Film Gold was released in July but that movie got announced in August the year prior. Could be too late to announce a movie for July but too late to announce a movie for December as well which is when One Piece Film Z came out.

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Post by sintzu » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:32 am

Faisal Shourov wrote:Ignore any comment saying Dragon Ball Super getting cancelled. You would need some natural calamity like tsunami/earthquake or god forbid Akira Toriyama's death for it to happen.
Thanks a lot for these. The longer the anime goes on the longer the manga will which is good news for me.

At this point there's no way Toriyama's death or him stepping down will end the franchise, it's simply too big with too many companies involved.
AnimeNation101 wrote:Whether they announce a movie, the next arc, or something else, I'm ready.
They'll probably announce the new arc and a movie for the fall.
dbgtFO wrote:Dragon Ball putting the pretenders to its throne in their place 8)

Too bad we won't see the franchise surpass One Piece in manga sales.
DB has and always will be the king of Japanese entertainment.

Who knows what would've happened if Super got a manga drawn by Toriyama as well.
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Post by Baggie_Saiyan » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:39 am

The marketing department during that first year and a bit of DBS also looked pretty lost it felt like they didn't know what to do lol Either they were cautious cuz of Kai or Toei announcing the show out of the blue caught everyone off guard. Start of 2017 they ramped up big time and now the DBS brand it feels it is splattered everywhere now! This years been pretty strong, especially with fact most international's got the show, these numbers are pretty reflective of that.

Wonder where the people saying Super was bringing the Dragon Ball name down are now? 8)

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Post by AnimeNation101 » Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:23 am

Baggie_Saiyan wrote:The marketing department during that first year and a bit of DBS also looked pretty lost it felt like they didn't know what to do lol Either they were cautious cuz of Kai or Toei announcing the show out of the blue caught everyone off guard. Start of 2017 they ramped up big time and now the DBS brand it feels it is splattered everywhere now! This years been pretty strong, especially with fact most international's got the show, these numbers are pretty reflective of that.

Wonder where the people saying Super was bringing the Dragon Ball name down are now? 8)
Doesn’t it suck for them? They would love to get a continuation to Dragon Ball but they refuse to watch DBS because of their pride. So now they are just suffering while they know that other people are off enjoying the new Dragon Ball Super series. And they know that any new Dragon Ball related thing will have Dragon Ball Super in it so they either suffer through or quit dragon ball
I called it that Gogeta, Bardock, and something Broly related would be in the movie before it was even announced that it was a Broly movie. 8)

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Post by Kinokima » Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:36 am

AnimeNation101 wrote:
Baggie_Saiyan wrote:The marketing department during that first year and a bit of DBS also looked pretty lost it felt like they didn't know what to do lol Either they were cautious cuz of Kai or Toei announcing the show out of the blue caught everyone off guard. Start of 2017 they ramped up big time and now the DBS brand it feels it is splattered everywhere now! This years been pretty strong, especially with fact most international's got the show, these numbers are pretty reflective of that.

Wonder where the people saying Super was bringing the Dragon Ball name down are now? 8)
Doesn’t it suck for them? They would love to get a continuation to Dragon Ball but they refuse to watch DBS because of their pride. So now they are just suffering while they know that other people are off enjoying the new Dragon Ball Super series. And they know that any new Dragon Ball related thing will have Dragon Ball Super in it so they either suffer through or quit dragon ball

If they don't enjoy Super than I hope they don't watch it. Good for them. It doesn't make them less of Dragon Ball fans if they don't watch something from the franchise they don't enjoy. I don't want people to hate watch the series.

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Post by RedHeat » Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:48 am

Kinokima wrote:
AnimeNation101 wrote:
Baggie_Saiyan wrote:The marketing department during that first year and a bit of DBS also looked pretty lost it felt like they didn't know what to do lol Either they were cautious cuz of Kai or Toei announcing the show out of the blue caught everyone off guard. Start of 2017 they ramped up big time and now the DBS brand it feels it is splattered everywhere now! This years been pretty strong, especially with fact most international's got the show, these numbers are pretty reflective of that.

Wonder where the people saying Super was bringing the Dragon Ball name down are now? 8)
Doesn’t it suck for them? They would love to get a continuation to Dragon Ball but they refuse to watch DBS because of their pride. So now they are just suffering while they know that other people are off enjoying the new Dragon Ball Super series. And they know that any new Dragon Ball related thing will have Dragon Ball Super in it so they either suffer through or quit dragon ball

If they don't enjoy Super than I hope they don't watch it. Good for them. It doesn't make them less of Dragon Ball fans if they don't watch something from the franchise they don't enjoy. I don't want people to hate watch the series.
Unfortunately, a lot people hate-watch the show.
Feels over Reals.

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