The rise and fall of D&D in Japan

In 1985, Dungeons & Dragons (hereafter referred to as D&D) exploded onto the scene in Japan, achieving massive popularity. The Japanese version of the Basic Rule Set (known as the “red box”) sold an impressive 100,000 copies in its first year. The following year, the gaming magazine “Comptiq” published a series of articles titled _D&D Magazine Live: Record of Lodoss War Replay_, which presented a

[AKIMOTO]

著者による https://note.com/d16/n/n55da80519277 の英訳だが、内容はかなり簡略化されている。日本側の諸々は訳してもしょうがないからかな

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日本におけるD&Dの歴史。学生相手の商売なのに昔からやたらと高い本なのは確か。しかし安くしてもそれほど売れなかったと。競合育っちゃってて値下げのタイミングを逸した感