Chapter 63. Battle Tendency

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Chapter 63. Battle Tendency

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The excitement sparked by Phantom Blood.

Not only did it leave Jolyne Cujoh feeling desolate, but even Pucci, who personally initiated this wave of excitement, didn't expect his actions to cause such a massive reaction!?

In just one day, the 50,000 BD copies they prepared were almost sold out!?

Don't be fooled by the fact that 50,000 copies might not seem like a lot. Consider that the BD for a season of 13 episodes typically costs around 30,000 yen.

And if it's a special edition, it costs about 40,000 yen.

So, even without considering the special edition or other products like figurines and merchandise, if they manage to sell these 50,000 BD copies, they would make 1.5 billion yen!?

Even though Phantom Blood has only 9 episodes compared to the standard 13 episodes of other shows, which makes its BD pricing a bit lower, it still wouldn't be that cheap.

Selling 50,000 copies could still earn about 1 billion yen! This would more than double Jolyne Cujoh's 500 million yen investment in Phantom Blood!

And this is just in one day, without even counting the special edition's price.

With the numerous online comments from viewers wanting to buy their onomatopoeia effect figurines, the special edition's sales are expected to be even better than the regular version!

The special edition is a major hit!

"So, does this mean the funding for Battle Tendency is already covered?"

After looking at the data on the screen and calculating it mentally, even Pucci's face was filled with disbelief.

"No, this is just a theoretical result." Compared to Pucci, who, though a traveler, is still somewhat inexperienced, Akiyuki Shinbo, who has more experience, explained, "After deducting various miscellaneous costs, the actual amount Green Dolphin Studio can earn is definitely not as simple as this calculation suggests."

"And I've also seen the script for Battle Tendency. Compared to the 9 episodes of Phantom Blood, the script for Battle Tendency has clearly double the number of episodes. However..."

No matter how calm he tried to remain, after seeing such a terrifying figure, Shinbo had a hard time staying composed and continued, "The funding for Battle Tendency will indeed be quickly recovered by us."

"This is absurd, Phantom Blood and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure..."

To this, Pucci nodded in agreement. After all, in Pucci's perception, the last work that was this outrageous was his previous life's Uma Musume Pretty Derby 2. It practically broke all kinds of records.

Aside from the excellent quality of the plot itself and the inherent appeal of horse racing, especially to Japanese men, which has a near-mystical attraction, it also benefited from the mobile game's added value.

This led to STUDIO KAI's 120,000 BD copies being sold out in less than a week.

But after giving it some thought, such a situation actually seems quite normal. Although Uma Musume Pretty Derby 2 had various factors that led to sales records that even EVA couldn't match, and this was despite STUDIO KAI's insufficient preparation, it felt as though, "I haven't even started yet, and you're already down."

But this also indirectly proves that audiences do have this consumption potential; it's just that no work has ever achieved this.

In the current industry-wide decline, a non-declining, well-made traditional hot-blooded anime with a bit of "beautiful and tragic" elements, with high-quality production, for viewers who have long anticipated such a work to reappear in the industry, this isn't just impressive; it's on a whole different level!

Especially since Pucci deliberately used a secondary account to lure viewers into buying. Just as Jolyne Cujoh said, linking the purchase of Phantom Blood BD specials to the salvation of JOJO, this created an illusion that buying the BD specials could help JOJO break the fate of death and be revived in the second part.

The excitement of "deciding the story's ending" and the hot-blooded nature of Phantom Blood itself, for fans of the series, if asked whether they want to be heroes who save the story and their beloved character, what reason would they have not to?

Moreover, the cost of being a hero is just a bit of money.

What reason would they have not to do it?!

With this in mind, it seems the success of Phantom Blood is understandable. Thinking this way, Pucci, after exchanging glances with Shinbo, and looking at Sakata Gintoki, who was doing odd jobs on set, hesitated and said, "Shall we start preparing for the filming of Battle Tendency now?"

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"Film it! We must film it thoroughly!!"

Jolyne Cujoh said through gritted teeth.

500 billion, 500 billion!

Even though earning about double the profit in one day, not only recouping costs but also generating an extra profit, is an incredible success for an ordinary production, for Jolyne Cujoh, she could have earned a hundred times the profit with the system!

A hundred times versus double. Even a fool knows which number is larger.

Whether written in Arabic numerals or Chinese characters, the former outweighs the latter in quantity!

And now, it's gone!?

How can Jolyne Cujoh not be furious!?

Especially with [White Snake]!!

So when Pucci came and suggested continuing with Battle Tendency, Jolyne Cujoh almost immediately agreed without a second thought.

The higher you raise it, the harder it falls. She couldn't believe that since so many people love JOJO and are willing to buy BD specials for that slim chance, they would lose when they see Battle Tendency, which has no Jonathan Joestar and differs greatly from Phantom Blood!?

"By the way, Pucci, didn't you recommend Sakata Gintoki as the lead? I actually found a very good actor recently..."