Canned Dogs on the death of GONZO

The post is remarkable thanks to two tables, one of which is the sales rundown:

Sales of the first volume DVD for Gonzo anime:

12,318 Strike Witches LE vol.1
11,906 Vandread vol.1
*8,486 Last Exile vol.1
*8,029 Vandread the second stage vol.1
*7,456 Rosario to Vampire vol.1
*7,403 Gatekeepers vol.1
*6,996 Saki vol.1
*6,992 Kiddy Grade vol.1
*6,376 Hellsing vol.1
[ . some of the GONZO garbage . ]
*2,732 Gankutsuou vol.1
[ . rest of the GONZO garbage . ]

I gloat especially at Gankutsou. Critics lauded it, but I'm a big believer into the wisdom of the crowds (with some exceptions, such as Afro Samurai).

The second table says that my "NO-GONZO" purchase slash watch policy is rendered moot, since Strike Witches 2 is not unlikely to happen, or may be done by a different studio.

UPDATE: Both SDB and TJ commented on the same data, both ready to forgive GONZO. TJ in particular wants to find blame in "otaku". But I'm not letting it go. Druaga's end was just that bad, also, unnecesserily bad, and 100% in GONZO style. And I was eating it up since 2004.

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