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Here are the weekly DVD & CD sales rankings for June 27th - July 3rd.

DVD
*1, 23,551 *,199,682 Karigurashi no Arrietty
*2, *7,508 *,**7,508 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai vol.1 Limited Edition
*3, *4,522 *,*24,736 One Piece Log Collection "Skypiea"
*4, *3,249 *,*10,140 SKET Dance Recap
*5, *2,047 *,**2,047 Beelzebub vol.1
*6, *1,659 *,*12,551 Ao no Exorcist vol.1 Limited Edition
*7, *1,453 1,078,513 My Neighbor Totoro
*8, *1,212 *,**5,786 Sekaiichi Hatsukoi vol.1 Limited Edition
*9, *1,021 *,**8,779 IS: Infinite Stratos vol.3
10, **,962 *,**9,490 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica vol.3 Limited Edition
11, **,909 *,329,058 Princess Mononoke
12, **,742 *,457,368 Kiki's Delivery Service
13, **,702 *,727,900 Castle in the Sky
14, **,654 *,***,654 Senjou no Valkyria 3: Tagatame no Juusou vol.1 Blue Package Limited Edition
15, **,644 *,**3,499 Starry☆Sky vol.5 Limited Edition
16, **,606 *,**4,714 Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai vol.7 Limited Edition
17, **,603 *,**6,808 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Ultra Fusion! Bond Over Time and Space
18, **,546 *,**3,138 Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. (TV) vol.1
19, **,540 *,**4,672 Toaru Majutsu no Index II vol.5 Limited Edition
20, **,502 *,639,566 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
21, **,495 *,**3,422 Bleach Hamen Metsubo Hen vol.5
22, **,431 *,**2,714 Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto vol.6 Limited Edition
23, **,430 *,**2,779 Hidan no Aria vol.1
24, **,418 *,895,934 Gake no Ue no Ponyo
25, **,390 *,*62,810 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn vol.3

Blu-ray
*1, 31,069 31,069 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai vol.1 Limited Edition
*2, *3,813 49,943 Karigurashi no Arrietty
*3, *3,374 26,059 Tiger & Bunny vol.2 Limited Edition
*4, *3,166 55,006 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica vol.3 Limited Edition
*5, *2,048 *8,559 Natsume Yuujinchou Blu-ray Box
*6, *1,738 23,935 IS: Infinite Stratos vol.3
*7, *1,667 13,469 Steins;Gate vol.1
*8, *1,620 *1,620 Senjou no Valkyria 3: Tagatame no Juusou val vol.1 Blue Package Limited Edition
*9, *1,486 11,636 Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Limited Edition
10, *1,397 18,128 Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai vol.7 Limited Edition
11, *1,141 *1,141 Senjou no Valkyria 3: Tagatame no Juusou vol.1 Black Package Limited Edition
12, **,938 *8,256 Ao no Exorcist vol.1 Limited Edition
13. **,913 12,503 Toaru Majutsu no Index II vol.5 Limited Edition
14, **,861 *6,745 Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Limited Edition
15, **,856 *6,505 Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. (TV) vol.1
16, **,847 *6,114 Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko vol.1 Limited Edition

Single CD
*4, 94,826 *94,826 Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Seinaru Hoshi "Good Luck My Way"
*7, 15,544 *15,544 Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Seinaru Hoshi "Chasing hearts"
19, *6,505 *45,001 Sengoku Basara Movie: The Last Party "Flags" & "The party must go on"
26, *3,664 **3,664 Naruto: Shippuuden "Lovers"
31, *2,866 *23,407 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai "Aoi Shiori"
35, *2,556 *40,356 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai "secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~"
40, *2,227 211,107 Detective Conan "Don't Wanna Lie"
41, *2,157 *11,745 Pokemon Best Wishes! "Pokemon Ierukana? BW"

Source: Oricon Youtaiju

Sales Rankings of the Spring Anime 2011 (the first volumes of Blu-ray + DVD)
*1, 38,577 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
*2, 27,130 Tiger & Bunny
*3, 20,807 Ao no Exorcist
*4, 13,469 Steins;Gate
*5, *9,643 Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. (TV)
*6, *7,505 Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
*7, *6,786 Hidan no Aria
*8, *6,334 A-Channel
*9, *5,786 Sekaiichi Hatsukoi
10, *3,544 Nichijou
11, *1,321 Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabou
12, *1,316 Astarotte no Omocha!
13, *1,025 Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai

Out of the rankings
30-sai no Hoken Taiiku
Deadman Wonderland
Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera
Moshidora
Softenni

ref. the complete data of the last week's rankings
DVD
Blu-ray

Princess Mononoke still selling good, awesome.

Well deserved to AnoHana.

YES!! love it that AnoHana is 1st!!! :D
also, good to see denpa, ao no exorcist and steins gate selling well!
mixed reactions to see that deadman wonderland is out of the ranks

Oh lol, Ano Hana. Awesome. Well crying-stuff for the masses, but THAT much? Come on, that "drama" shouldn't sell... wait, forgot Angel Beats. Ok, I guess it does.

Seriously, that's kinda bothersome. Why do people NOT need any emotional bonds with the characters first, to appreciate drama? "Hey, this is supposed to be sad for the characters, so CRY" shouldn't be enough. Nakige-formula! But then again, even "Key" went against that with AB! and it worked. (for the sales)

T&B Vol.2 even more selling than Vol.1, awesome..

AnoHana was good but that's way too much. And I guess Madoka Magica will have to keep providing the cash for Shaft because Denpa is understanbly not as big a seller. And KyoAni's Nichijou is oficially a flop it seems. Too bad since I liked it.

Its most like likely have drop about 1/3 for later episode anyway.

Around 25-30k is the likely averages.

Btw overrated or not, its pleasing noitaminA can break the myth their anime isn't selling. And they need this badly after the rating drop-out.

The first AnoHana disc only contained the first episode, thus it was almost half the price of a "full disc" (2-3 episodes). So yeah, the sales will probably drop with the next discs, but they're still awesome anyway.

Btw. the sales were expected. It was as hyped in Japan as Madoka. Japanese anime fans even voted it the best anime of 2011 so far on Biglobe (Madoka was second).

But doesn't the first disc being cheaper due to only having one episode actually a good thing? I mean sure you're paying more for the rest of the volumes but you're getting more than one episode as well.

It certainly didn't hurt Tiger and Bunnys sales (but that was a total clusterfuck by Bandai) and the discount was nowhere near the extend of Merry Vol 1 (List Price of ￥ 2,699 compared to AnoHana's ￥ 4,200)

As for it being voted over Madoka in Biglobe, it just ended, so I'll be more impressed if it can win an end of year poll when it doesn't have the "it just ended" factor and people have had time to compare and think about it.

Not a good seller? 8000 for Starchild produced shaft series is a big hit. It can easily get second season. Nichijou... lol

Plus, the true value of Ano Hana comes from execution and direction, not the story itself. I honestly find Steins;gate is a better one, but it's 2 cour and already doing plenty of good sales.

Before Bake and Madoka... 8k for a SHAFT series was actually pretty damn good... would be their 3rd best series if they stay @ that figure.

Oh my. AnoHana is actually selling well? Would never expect that tbh.

Oh please, who are you to say we had no emotional connection to the characters? AnoHana established that very early and very strongly and that's why it worked. Deal with it.


Eh? 7.5k is a clear success. Shows like Madoka and Bake are skewing people's perceptions of what successful is... they're just, like, hyper successful.


Hidamari season three averaged 8,512 without counting the specials, so likely 4th.
Edit - ah yeah, Negima!? as well at 8.6k as Suzuku notes.


Never expect it before it aired, no, but it's been killing the preorder rankings ever since a few eps in. Although this level of success is pretty amazing.

Wow~ AnoHana is unexpectedly doing really well! Guess it deserves it.



Not bad, although I thought it would rank higher.

Nah, I think you forget Negima!? and Hidamari, so it's their 5th.

Oh boy, this doesn't look good.

I really need to start watching AnoHana...



... i hope they'll still make a third season...

Keep on chugging Madoka!