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Product Launch: Gatchaman Crowds insight Episode 3
There is a lot riding on the success of this Tsubasa Misudachi product. “Launch” is the title of Gatchaman Crowds insight‘s third offering, apropos for an episode ending in Tsubasa Misudachi taking...
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School-Live! and Creating Dramatic Tension
In another series, Kurumi Ebisuzawa may have had her wish fulfilled. Joining the track team to pursue a relationship with her senior – as much as one can pursue a romantic relationship by staring from...
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But We Are Young, We Get By: Charlotte
Are we like you? I can’t be sure Of the scene as she turns. We are strange in our worlds, But we are young – Supergrass, “Alright” In a standard narrative of special teenagers, the special – be it a...
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We Are the 60 Percent: Gatchaman Crowds insight Episode 4
The 20 percent, 60 percent, 20 percent rule is often applied by corporate management to streamline performance within a business setting. Top-tier employees make up an average of 20 percent of one’s...
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School-Live! and the Mystery of Megu-nee
“Strange friend, past, present, and to be; Love deeplier, darklier understood; Behold, I dream a dream of good, And mingle all the world with thee.” – In Memoriam A.H.H., Alfred, Lord Tennyson Little...
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I Can See Your Halo (Effect): Gatchaman Crowds insight Episode 5
Brand loyalty is often difficult to come by. If a company can convince their consumer base that a specific positive trait of one of their products extends to their entire merchandise catalogue or...
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The Disappearance of Hajime Ichinose
In early elementary school, during an election year, I begged my parents to tell me who they voted for. They refused. Every election following, I asked them who they voted for. Every year they refused...
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Rules of Customer Engagement: Gatchaman Crowds insight Episode 6
For any retailer, corporation, or even political campaign, there is guaranteed to be an entire plan of action focused on customer or consumer engagement. Most retail stores have an “engagement” step...
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Outbound and Inbound Marketing: Gatchaman Crowds insight Episode 7
The current perception of traditional, so-called outbound, marketing is incredibly negative. Cold calling is a thing of the past, with the “do not call list,” caller ID, or the lack of a landline...
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A School Living Club, Not a School Survival Club
“Then, if we stay together, we’ll be immortal!” -Yukari Hinata, Yuyushiki, Episode 5 Nearly all high school slice-of-life stories – K-ON!, Yuyushiki, Hidamari Sketch, Azumanga Daioh, even Free!...
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In Defense of Tsubasa Misudachi
When Hajime Ichinose was chosen as a member of the new G-Crew, her viewpoint wasn’t initially welcomed – both by the in-universe cast and members of the viewing audience. She was enigmatic,...
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Cluster Analysis: Gatchaman Crowds insight Episode 8
At first clustering, or cluster analysis, may seem like sorting or separation. In reality, identifying clusters is more about pattern recognition and observing the association between similar groups...
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Opting Out: Gatchaman Crowds insight Episode 9
Previously, Gatchaman Crowds insight covered outbound marketing through the arrival of the Kuu. To review, they were a product that was automatically shipped and delivered to Gel Sadra’s constituents...
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A Delicate Ray of Light: Gel Sadra and Reading the Atmosphere
“Gel, atmosphere is . . . it’s on this planet and . . . well . . . Anyway! It was really fun when everyone came together right? That’s called a good atmosphere.” -Tsubasa Misudachi, Gatchaman Crowds...
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To Megu-nee, With Love
“I am Sakura Megumi, I was the Japanese teacher at Megurigaoka Private High School . . . no, I am still the Japanese teacher. Even if this building no longer functions as a school.” -from Megumi...
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Sowing the Seeds: Gatchaman Crowds insight Episode 10
“The most terrifying thing in this world is atmosphere. You don’t remember at all how it’s made, but little by little, it was being forged with certainty. For our country, for peace, and to protect...
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Are You Not Entertained? Gatchaman Crowds insight Episode 11
Trade offs occur frequently in everyday life – more often than not when money or resources are concerned. In a business sense, trading off usually weighs a more immediate solution against a long-term...
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Fireworks: Gatchaman Crowds insight Episode 12 [END]
In the first season of Gatchaman Crowds, Hajime Ichinose had her collages. Not only were they a cute hobby that tied Hajime to some influential Tachikawa locals, but they acted as a metaphor – albeit...
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Voices at the End of the World: Gakkou Gurashi
“There are days when nothing goes right. There are days when you stumble and fall. There are days when you just want to cry. To cry a lot. To sleep a lot. Or even to eat a lot. It’s alright as long as...
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Koyomi Araragi and the Locked Room Mystery
“Beautiful. So beautiful, it just makes me swoon. The most beautiful part about it is that the answer is zero. That said, someone like me thinks that if the answer is going to be zero, there’s really...
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