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Originally Posted by Trinu
The theatre editions are sold through chara-ani and they count fully towards Oricon.
Soundscan, on the other hand, counts the sales without said theatre editions and they're usually around 300k. Still enough to top Oricon.  |
What it show is that without these gimmicks (theater version, tickets, elections etc...) their power is much less important ... 300 K is amazing for sure but if we compare with the 1500 K thanks to gimmicks it's not that amazing !
But yeah the strategy of Akimoto is perfect for idols fans so ...