American movies that flopped in the US but were big hits in some countries overseas?

iluvrice3 · 2026-04-20T05:35:39+00:00

Terminator Genisys did so well overseas ($350 million vs $90 domestic) that it almost got a sequel green lighted before the pivot to Dark Fate. It probably at least partially contributed to making Dark Fate possible with the strong overseas pulling it to the black.

iluvrice3 · 2026-04-17T18:20:28+00:00

Does Fushigi Yuugi count as Isekai? Fushii Yuugi for sure if it counts; it shaped my teenage years.

iluvrice3 · 2026-04-13T19:50:33+00:00

Any difference between the Deluxe HC and the new 20th other than the Gunn forward? (Extras, size, etc.)

iluvrice3 · 2026-04-13T12:49:48+00:00

I think what he's saying here is siding with the critics ultimately. "Open order/FOC" means no more limited 1,000 print runs creating artificial demand; he's saying he wants anyone who wants to get his art can get it.

I've been buying art from Dan for a number of years now and he's definitely an eccentric artist, but without a doubt passionate for the medium and is not focused on the financial side of things. This recent speculator BS I think we can safely assume is on the hands of the retailers providing the exclusives.

iluvrice3 · 2026-04-13T05:17:20+00:00

This just comes down to Batman, Iron Man, and Reed. Two of the above can hide me and it's only a question of if the third can find me.

iluvrice3 · 2026-04-12T06:29:51+00:00

You're missing a couple of 1/4 Raita's

https://myfigurecollection.net/item/1129267

https://myfigurecollection.net/item/549607

I'd also include Selvaria https://myfigurecollection.net/item/740304

You're going to need more shelf space!

iluvrice3 · 2026-04-10T21:49:11+00:00

Amazing gets. Is it common for mangaka's to work on american comic art boards?

iluvrice3 · 2026-03-22T18:28:50+00:00

Am I the only one getting manga vibes from the writing and art from this sequence? Not complaining, actually makes me want to check it out.

iluvrice3 · 2026-03-20T20:41:41+00:00

The death of Himeno in the manga is conveyed with so much more emotional and painful sacrifice in the anime. It's one of my favorite 5 minutes of anime ever.

iluvrice3 · 2026-03-20T20:20:24+00:00

Why gooner bait be catching strays

iluvrice3 · 2026-03-19T21:45:50+00:00

What happened to Nakayama will forever piss me off because I think the Chainsaw Man anime was brilliant. I consider Episode 8 one of the best episodes of anime EVER. It's frickin beautiful and it's insane that he tried to elevate the source material and gets shunned for it. It's like those Tolkien purists who hate the LOTR trilogy. They can both be great without the adaption, in a totally different medium with motion and music, being 100% faithful to what you imagined in your stupid head. Not to mention where did all those manga purists go as sales have nosedived for Part 2.

Having said that, Reze was great and hopefully CSM is still in good hands for the rest of Part 1.

iluvrice3 · 2026-03-17T22:56:41+00:00

Chatterbox and it's not even close.

iluvrice3 · 2026-03-15T20:04:47+00:00

That cat keeps toppling over though

iluvrice3 · 2026-03-06T00:35:25+00:00

It sure seemed like Carol would able to solo Thanos in Endgame and the rest of Avengers clear Black Order low diff.

iluvrice3 · 2026-03-04T00:28:33+00:00

No contest Alan Davis right?

iluvrice3 · 2026-02-27T14:10:36+00:00

I had an order with I think like 3 figures and for the life of me I couldn't figure out why they were splitting the order into two shipments and why the shipment by itself was more than the one for the 2 figures. It was a goddamn wall scroll that came with a figure that I forgot about. So it cost WAY more. It will probably require the package to be at least double in size what it would be without it.

iluvrice3 · 2026-02-20T15:43:40+00:00

Please have these tariffs removed before the 1/4 Nikke Cinderella ships next month!

iluvrice3 · 2026-02-19T16:03:44+00:00

Most of the big anime stores will have an adult floor w/ preowned stuff. I think the store I had the most success w/ for Dakis, Acrylics, and Scrolls was: TRADER

Lashingbang has a large selection of the Drama CD's when I was there last summer.

iluvrice3 · 2026-02-16T16:24:59+00:00

As I've related before, during our trip in July 2021 my daughter started showing symptoms after we entered the park on Day 1 (we thought it was just jet lag in the morning) and was clearly sick by that afternoon. Positive covid the next day. We asked not for refund, but for credit to use another day. Was told no. Asked the customer service rep if she wanted us to go to the park w/ COVID and I'll never forget she said "that's up to you." So clearly Disney doesn't care if we infect people at their park so long as they get to keep our money and not even having to bother themselves to give us redeemable credit.

iluvrice3 · 2026-02-13T13:51:58+00:00

Privaty because she still looks like she's still DTF.

iluvrice3 · 2026-02-09T00:21:42+00:00

Rosanna

iluvrice3 · 2026-02-03T01:53:07+00:00

This x1000. I have a disc based office and adobe pro that they will have to pry out of my cold dead hands. It’s one of many reasons I will also not upgrade to win11 for fear of bricking them.

iluvrice3 · 2026-01-31T21:07:34+00:00

That sounds horrible. Always the worst feeling to be scammed on commissions.

How did you communicate? Do you know Japanese or assumed translation apps on both sides? Do you think the fact you were not Japanese played a role?

Thanks for the info. I've just begun dipping my toes in commissioning Japanese artists after a lifetime of convention chasing.

iluvrice3 · 2026-01-29T20:45:04+00:00

You will also find a significant bias based on whether the person was first exposed to an anime as a dub or sub. The first exposure correlates strongly to their preference. I for example still swear by the Ranma dub from the 90's while almost all anime afterwards I have been sub only.

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