How high do you think Dragon Ball merchandise sales will be after the current arc?

[ChaosLordBrandon]

Just a fun little idea I had, how big do you think this number will be after the current arc?

2015 it was a 19.4

2016 it was a 34.9

2017 currently is 45.0

2017 full year will be around a 55.0 is my bet

[Sodhi]

2017 currently is only 19.8 so far, 45.0 is just a full year forecast . Anyways, my prediction for this year is 50.0

[ChaosLordBrandon]

2017 currently is only 19.8 so far, 45.0 is just a full year forecast . Anyways, my prediction for this year is 50.0

Oh thank you, I thought I was somehow reading the numbers in the picture wrong anyways.

[Lord Beerus]

Man, they have huge expectations for Dragon Ball. But given how the Super has already been distributed internationally, and on TV stations across the world, as well as several legal streaming sites, with even a toy-line coming to the US in summer of this year, it's to be expected.

The expect Super to make a lot of dosh and why wouldn't they?

[sintzu]

It's amazing to see DB surpass One Piece. If these numbers keep going up then they'll at least reach their 45 guess. I can see it reaching 50+.

[SaiyanGod117]

It's actually 39.6 right now, they also upped their forecast to 50. For the full 2017 year, I'm expecting to see somewhere around the 50s.

http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/re ... ry_id=5153

[Cure Dragon 255]

Dragon Ball surpassed One Piece because of International Sales. I'm not saying this to put down Dragon Ball, but rather praise it for being such an universal and popular property.

[Totamo]

Dragon Ball surpassed One Piece because of International Sales. I'm not saying this to put down Dragon Ball, but rather praise it for being such an universal and popular property.

yeah. everyone here knows one piece is king in Japan.

and imo, it deserves it. it'd be my favorite anime/ manga of all time if it ended sooner.

[Lord Beerus]

It's actually 39.6 right now, they also upped their forecast to 50. For the full 2017 year, I'm expecting to see somewhere around the 50s.

http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/re ... ry_id=5153

Holy shit. Super is going to be around for a loooooooooooooooooooooong time. It's making too much money.

[precita]

It's safe to say Super will last at least around 150-200 episodes.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

It's actually 39.6 right now, they also upped their forecast to 50. For the full 2017 year, I'm expecting to see somewhere around the 50s.

http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/re ... ry_id=5153

Holy shit. Super is going to be around for a loooooooooooooooooooooong time. It's making too much money.

America is even yet to roll out their merch (this summer!) things will only get higher!!

[Beyond]

Dragon ball is the GOAT of anime for a reason.

[Faisal Shourov]

It's amazing to see DB surpass One Piece. If these numbers keep going up then they'll at least reach their 45 guess. I can see it reaching 50+.

One Piece doesn't even compare to Dragon Ball outside Japan really, Dragon Ball is lightyears ahead. Naruto too is much, much popular than One Piece outside Japan

[sintzu]

One Piece doesn't even compare to Dragon Ball outside Japan really, Dragon Ball is lightyears ahead. Naruto too is much, much popular than One Piece outside Japan.

I'm surprised that's still the case. Its popularity in the US is so small that it couldn't even last on Toonami. I thought by now Funi's dub would've made up for the mess 4Kids made back in the day.

[Chuquita]

I think big parts of why One Piece didn't catch on are:
-some people don't like Oda's art style
-it has a slow start and doesn't really get going until Arlong (Eight(?) manga volumes in.)

I'm enjoying the current One Piece arc (Whole Cake Island) though.

[Cure Dragon 255]

I know its a cliche but the 4kids dub had LOADS to do. Funimation cant and will never fix One Piece's problem in that it didnt hit it with actual kids. Naruto is a childhood favorite and people grew up with the awesome Viz Media dub. One Piece never had that. That's why me and people like Mecha 3000 are so keen on Super airing on a kids network.

One Piece will probably never hit it big in America and that's really heartbreaking. And with America I dont just mean the USA, I mean Latin America and Brasil as well.

[Faisal Shourov]

One Piece doesn't even compare to Dragon Ball outside Japan really, Dragon Ball is lightyears ahead. Naruto too is much, much popular than One Piece outside Japan.

I'm surprised that's still the case. Its popularity in the US is so small that it couldn't even last on Toonami. I thought by now Funi's dub would've made up for the mess 4Kids made back in the day.

One Piece is one worst case of bad marketing and management. They made all the wrong decisions and turned away foreign fans. But yeah, even now One Piece is nowhere near Naruto, let alone DB. It goes Dragon Ball >>> Naruto >>>>>>>>> One Piece. Naruto absolutely stomps One Piece manga sales in US. One Piece is very much niche outside Japan

https://animetics.net/us-manga-print-sales-statistics/

Granted, manga sales are not the best indicator for popularity but you get the gist.

[Sodhi]

New numbers are out

Way higher than estimates in 2017 for Groupwide. Now onto 2018.
Also, Feel free to update ChaosLordBrandon.

[SaiyanGod117]

New numbers are out

Way higher than estimates in 2017 for Groupwide. Now onto 2018.
Also, Feel free to update ChaosLordBrandon.

Holy shit, God Damn! 61 billion yen! The new fiscal year just started and it's already made 18 billion yen. Wish the quality of writing reflected the merchandise sales.

[Draconic]

Christ... At this rate of expansion and with all the new stuff coming out and new regions getting into the mix, Dragon Ball might become the top seller. I don't think anyone expected Super to hit it this big.