What made Rozen Maiden popular the first time around, and why did the reboot flop so hard?

What made Rozen Maiden popular the first time around, and why did the reboot flop so hard?

That's what reboots usually do.

I honestly have no clue for either, but thanks for making me remember how long I've been here

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didn't read the manga, how did it ever end

Cute dolls and the semi-SOL episodes it had. Everything else is quite trash

desu

I honestly don't even remember how the reboot/sequel ended.

Fuck, same.

The original was more weird and funny. The reboot/semi-sequel was just a bit different and soul-sucked. Blame DEEN or incompetence (what's the difference).

The reboot focused on the plot instead of a neet 13 year old midget being bullied by retarded moeblob dolls.
That's pretty much the reason.

Post dolls you fags

I know user liek dolljoints

It was a nice comfy slice of life between living dolls and hikikomori boy. Maybe the relationship between Shinku and Jun made it popular

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the manga that the reboot was based off of was worse than the original too, so it makes sense that the reboot would flop.

Not enough Desu

This user understands what truly made this show worth watching.

You don't want to know. As proven by Shugo Chara beforehand Peach Pit can't write good endings.

Is anyone actually following Zero?

Rozen Maiden has ruined my life, like it has done to so many others.
Less than a week ago, I thought the premise of the show was the stupidest thing I'd ever heard. Suiseiseki was just a meme, and I didn't even know any other characters. But then I watched the first episode. And then the second. And couldn't stop until I was done with Traumend. That was four days ago. By then, I was hopelessly entangled. I was in love with the show and the dolls. I started daydreaming that I was a member of the show's cast, or that I had a Rozen Maiden of my own. I suddenly had a craving for tea, so I went out and bought some, and it's all I've been drinking these past few days. And then it got even worse. Two days ago, I watched Overture. Now, I'm hopelessly in love with Suigintou. All I want from life is to be able to hold Suigintou and be able to cheer her up, make her happy again, so I can see her smile again. I fantasize about her becoming human, so I can go out with her, make sweet, sweet, love to her, and marry her and have a happy life with my dear Suigintou. The show's given me other side effects, too, which keep getting worse. Whenever I see porn or hentai now, all I can think is "no dolljoints, not hot."

Cute, the overall aesthetic and because people are idiots. And because it took WAY too long to happen.