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Yeah, but neither Tenchi nor Evangelion were marketed almost at all. Naruto has toys, games, card games, and so on, as does Yu-Gi-Oh, and to a certain extent, Yu Yu Hakusho. Inuyasha I won't even go into. Bleach hasn't been around long enough yet, but it also appeals to a slightly narrower spectrum of people then the others do.
Anyway, Tenchi, Evangelion, and Bleach are all missing two things that the higher-ranking ones have: Mass marketing, and hordes of Yaoi fangirls. Even getting shown on TV won't get as big an influx if there isn't a horde of annoying YFs behind it.
Yeah, but neither Tenchi nor Evangelion were marketed almost at all. Naruto has toys, games, card games, and so on, as does Yu-Gi-Oh, and to a certain extent, Yu Yu Hakusho. Inuyasha I won't even go into. Bleach hasn't been around long enough yet, but it also appeals to a slightly narrower spectrum of people then the others do.
Anyway, Tenchi, Evangelion, and Bleach are all missing two things that the higher-ranking ones have: Mass marketing, and hordes of Yaoi fangirls. Even getting shown on TV won't get as big an influx if there isn't a horde of annoying YFs behind it.