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Apr 9, 2013 4:02 AM
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Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Apr 01st - Apr 07th


Blu-ray
*2, 43,439 43,439 Nekomonogatari: Kuro vol.2
10, *2,770 *2,770 GJ-bu vol.2
12, *2,555 28,383 Girls und Panzer vol.3
13, *2,165 91,452 MS Gundam UC vol.6 - limited edition
14, *1,984 25,531 Sword Art Online vol.6
15, *1,882 15,418 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure vol.3
18, *1,589 23,993 Love Live! School Idol Project vol.1
19, *1,549 *1,549 Kotoura-san vol.1
20, *1,483 27,188 MS Gundam UC vol.6 - regular edition
(cut-off 1,483)


DVD
*1, *5,732 *,**5,732 Nekomonogatari: Kuro vol.2
*2, *2,788 *,*54,905 MS Gundam UC vol.6
*3, *1,921 *,**1,921 One Piece 15th Season Gyojin-shima hen vol.5  
*4, *1,744 *,**1,744 Aikatsu vol.2
*5, *1,365 *,**5,084 Zip! Ohayou Ninjatai Gachaman Berg-Katze-hen
*6, **,994 *,***,994 Naruto: Shippuuden Shinobi-gatana Shichinin Shuu vol.1
*7, **,953 *,*40,605 Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
*8, **,947 *,**3,917 Zip! Ohayou Ninjatai Gachaman Oowashinoken-hen
10, **,842 *,***,842 Ixion Saga DT vol.5
11, **,810 *,**3,619 Zip! Ohayou Ninjatai Gachaman Anderson-chouken-hen
13, **,775 *,**8,812 Gintama': Enchousen vol.2
14, **,753 1,184,838 Tonari no Totoro
15, **,738 *,**1,862 DVD Anime Mikosuri-han Gekijou
16, **,717 *,**3,711 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure vol.3
18, **,668 *,**5,968 Sword Art Online vol.6
22, **,553 *,**3,752 Magi vol.4
24, **,506 *,**3,408 Amnesia vol.1
26, **,463 *,*14,183 Kuroko no Basket vol.9
27, **,462 *,**4,431 Smile Precure! Movie: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu
(cut-off 451)


CD Single
*5, 17,195 17,195 Love Live! School Idol Project insert song "No brand girls / Start:Dash!!"
*6, 14,676 14,676 LiSA "best day, best way"
10, *9,952 *9,952 Mimori Suzuko "Aitaiyo... Aitaiyo!"
22, *2,418 16,511 Kuroko no Basket character song: Duet Series vol.4 "Hikari to Kage no Kyori"
31, *2,022 21,496 MS Gundam UC vol.6 theme song "RE: I AM EP"
32, *1,994 36,004 Detective Conan ED "Hitomi no Melody"
44, *1,545 20,599 Love Live! School Idol Project insert song "Kore kara no Someday / Wonder zone"
45, *1,540 *1,540 Hirakawa Daisuke "Identity - (Monochrome)"
49, *1,394 10,784 Kuroko no Basket character song: Duet Series vol.5 "Arigtou no Kawari-ni"
51, *1,349 88,100 Doraemon movie: Nobita no Himitsu Dougu Hakubutsukan theme song "Mirai no Museum"
54, *1,300 22,126 Love Live! School Idol Project insert song "Susume -> Tomorrow / Start:Dash!!"
56, *1,189 46,999 Magi OP "Matataku Hoshi no Shita de"
57, *1,184 17,964 Dokidoki! Precure OP & ED "Happy Go Lucky! Dokidoki Precure / Kono Sora no Mukou"
(cut-off 1,000)


CD Album
14, *4,007 *4,007 Itou Kanae "Miageta Keshiki"
36, *2,140 26,416 Kalafina "Consolation"
43, *1,839 20,098 Sakamoto Maaya "Singer-Songwriter"
46, *1,708 15,592 Garnet Crow "Terminus"
54, *1,396 *1,396 GJ-bu Charactor Song & Soundtrack vol.2 of 2 "Good Job Bu no Ongaku 'J'"
89, *1,200 20,015 Love Live! School Idol Project "μ's Best Album Best Live! collection"
(cut-off 1,000)


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symbvApr 9, 2013 4:34 AM
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
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Apr 9, 2013 4:03 AM
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2013 Winter Season Vol.1 Sales Ranking


Key: Total - # Weeks Charted - Title - Format - Release Date

23,993 *3 Love Live! School Idol Project [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/22
------ 10,000 Line ------
*8,513 *1 Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*7,580 *1 Vividred Operation [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*7,562 *3 Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru [DVD+BD]: 2013/02/27
*6,009 *1 Puchimas! -Petit iDOLM@STER- [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*5,031 *2 Amnesia [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*4,676 *2 Tamako Market [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/20
*4,281 *1 Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited - Hyoubu Kyousuke [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/20
*3,335 *1 Minami-ke Tadaima [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
---- Manabi Line (2899) ----
*2,773 *2 GJ-bu [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/06
*2,710 *1 Maoyuu Maou Yuusha [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/20
*2,633 *1 AKB0048 Next Stage [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/27
*2,499 *1 Senran Kagura [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*2,380 *1 Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/22
*2,018 *1 D.C.III ~Da Capo III~ [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/20
*1,910 *1 gdgd Fairies 2 [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/28
*1,708 *1 Sasami-san@Ganbaranai [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*1,549 *1 Kotoura-san
*1,520 *1 Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru-sou desu yo? [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/29
*1,398 *1 Cuticle Tantei Inaba [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
**,715 *1 Ai Mai Mii [DVD]: 2013/03/22



(not yet on sale)
**,*** ** Ore no Imouto wa Oosaka Okan [BD]: 2012/04/19
**,*** ** Hetalia The Beautiful World [DVD]: 2012/04/24
**,*** ** Senyuu. [DVD+BD]: 2012/04/24
**,*** ** Chihayafuru2 [BD Box]: 2012/05/22
**,*** ** Mangirl! [BD]: 2012/05/24
**,*** ** Yama no Susume [BD]: 2012/05/24
**,*** ** Chokkyuu Hyoudai Robot Anime [BD+DVD]: 2012/05/29
symbvApr 9, 2013 4:55 AM
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
Apr 9, 2013 4:07 AM
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19, *1,549 *1,549 Kotoura-san vol.1



I want to laugh but oh well.
Apr 9, 2013 4:09 AM
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Pffthaha, Kotoura-san flopped big time. I'm sure it wasn't expecting to sell huge but still.
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Ookami Kodomo still on list? I really need to watch this since I already download it.
Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together.
Apr 9, 2013 4:18 AM
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ihateeveryone said:
Pffthaha, Kotoura-san flopped big time. I'm sure it wasn't expecting to sell huge but still.
Well, pre-season guess by people of 2ch Sales Thread put it at 1100 so it is already doing better than that expectation. On the other hand, way too many titles went below the pre-season expectation in this season. Besides, the manga sales jumped up significantly and apparently it went out of print several times when the anime was on. So in this aspect Kotoura-san was a HUGE SUCCESS.
symbvApr 9, 2013 4:23 AM
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
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Well color me surprised. Amnesia sold well.
It has its own merits I guess and I enjoyed watching it mainly for the heroine, dull and boring as she is.

This is probably SAO's lowest volume sale so far but it's still good.

Jojo strong.

And Haganai only charted for 1 week? Next volumes will probably be lower than that.
>we will never have a season 3 because the author doesn't know how to continue the story.
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CD Single
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*5, 17,195 17,195 Love Live! insert song "No brand girls / Start:Dash!!"
*6, 14,676 14,676 LiSA "best day, best way"
10, *9,952 *9,952 Mimori Suzuko "Aitaiyo... Aitaiyo!"
...
44, *1,545 20,599 Love Live! insert song "Kore kara no Someday / Wonder zone"
...
54, *1,300 22,126 Love Live! insert song "Susume -> Tomorrow / Start:Dash!!"

...

CD Album
...
89, *1,200 20,015 Love Live! μ's Best Album Best Live! collection

Glad to see LoveLive! doing so well all around! Have all those LoveLive discs, play them to death...

Really enjoying Aitaiyo as well. I had best day, best way preordered but cancelled as I didn't find it as interesting. Didn't realize LiSA was so popular compared to Mimori Suzuko.

2013 Winter Season Vol.1 Sales Ranking

Key: Total - # Weeks Charted - Title - Format - Release Date

23,793 *3 Love Live! School Idol Project [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/22
------ 10,000 Line ------
*8,513 *1 Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*7,580 *1 Vividred Operation [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*7,562 *3 Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru [DVD+BD]: 2013/02/27
*6,009 *1 Puchimas! -Petit iDOLM@STER- [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*5,031 *2 Amnesia [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*4,676 *2 Tamako Market [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/20
...
*2,018 *1 D.C.III ~Da Capo III~ [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/20
*1,910 *1 gdgd Fairies 2 [DVD+BD]: 2013/03/28
*1,708 *1 Sasami-san@Ganbaranai [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/27
*1,549 *1 Kotoura-san
*1,520 *1 Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru-sou desu yo? [DVD+BD]: 2012/03/29
...

Amnesia at #6 for the season, who would have predicted that? I guess that could change if Tamako manages to chart on Thursday.

Oh, my the bombs, several are my favorites too... oh my poor Kotoura-san and Problem Children, to be outsold by Amnesia so much, that really hurts...

symbv said:
ihateeveryone said:
Pffthaha, Kotoura-san flopped big time. I'm sure it wasn't expecting to sell huge but still.
Well, pre-season guess by people of 2ch Sales Thread put it at 1100 so it is already doing better than that expectation. On the other hand, way too many titles went below the pre-season expectation in this season. Besides, the manga sales jumped up significantly and apparently it went out of print several times when the anime was on. So in this aspect Kotoura-san was a HUGE SUCCESS.


I really hope you're right! I enjoy and support it in both media and hope to see lots more of both.

Glad Neko and LoveLive! are doing well anyway. No surprise on Neko but LoveLive! is even beyond my optimistic expectations.
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wow.. amnesia sold well..xD
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symbv said:
Well, pre-season guess by people of 2ch Sales Thread put it at 1100 so it is already doing better than that expectation. On the other hand, way too many titles went under the pre-season expectation in this season. Besides, the manga sales jumped up significantly and apparently it went out of print several times when the anime was on. So in this aspect Kotoura-san was a HUGE SUCCESS.


Yep, this is what I think as well. The manga sales really went up Up UP! Hooray for Kotoura-san!

belatkuro said:
Well color me surprised. Amnesia sold well.


I'm surprised too. I didn't think it would sell this well, even if you include the event ticket. It saddens me that Amnesia sold better than Kamisama Kiss, Sukitte ii na yo and Tonari. Though it will probably drop A LOT after volume 3. Even so...
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hpulley said:

CD Single
...
*5, 17,195 17,195 Love Live! insert song "No brand girls / Start:Dash!!"
*6, 14,676 14,676 LiSA "best day, best way"
10, *9,952 *9,952 Mimori Suzuko "Aitaiyo... Aitaiyo!"
...
44, *1,545 20,599 Love Live! insert song "Kore kara no Someday / Wonder zone"
...
54, *1,300 22,126 Love Live! insert song "Susume -> Tomorrow / Start:Dash!!"

...

CD Album
...
89, *1,200 20,015 Love Live! μ's Best Album Best Live! collection


Glad to see LoveLive! doing so well all around! Have all those LoveLive discs, play them to death...
And don't forget its BD ranks for the 3rd week.....

hpulley said:
Didn't realize LiSA was so popular compared to Mimori Suzuko.
Well, look at the first two singles by LiSA ("best day, best way" is her third single) and you should know why:
1. oath sign - Fate/Zero OP
2. crossing field - SAO OP
Both debuted at No.5 in the singles chart when it was released.
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
Apr 9, 2013 4:32 AM
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Nearly 50,000 for Nekomonogatari #2, what a pleasant sight.
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symbv said:
hpulley said:

...
Glad to see LoveLive! doing so well all around! Have all those LoveLive discs, play them to death...
And don't forget its BD ranks for the 3rd week.....

hpulley said:
Didn't realize LiSA was so popular compared to Mimori Suzuko.
Well, look at the first two singles by LiSA ("best day, best way" is her third single) and you should know why:
1. oath sign - Fate/Zero OP
2. crossing field - SAO OP
Both debuted at No.5 in the singles chart when it was released.


Yes, LL! BD1 has exceeded my 18-23K guess and mine was one of the highest, unless we were just supposed to be guessing first week amounts...

I enjoyed oath sign and crossing field more than best day, best way. Only bought crossing field.
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so for second volume of Nekomonogatari 49k in total? Is it good? Cos i was expecting above 50k sales.

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So, the winter anime are out. some titles are interesting.
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I'm a tiny bit sad Amnesia is doing better than Hyoubu xD

But yey, Nekomonogatari!
Apr 9, 2013 5:41 AM

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SAO's still in the run.
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I knew Kotoura-san wouldn't sell much after what happened during the course of the show (especially that dreadful detective arc) but I didn't expect it's sales to be this bad.

However as symbv posted earlier, It's a success because of the manga sales
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Nekomonogatari Kuro is superior, why am I not surprised? :D

btw, I feel bad for Kotoura-san, I quite like it
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Wait, wasn't Road to Ninja supposed to be released this week?
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Kuroko no basket! Kotoura-san! Amnesia! Magi! & Ixion Saga DT! YAY!~




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Wait, wasn't Road to Ninja supposed to be released this week?
No, date is Apr 24th.
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
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What? Sakurasou no Pet na kanojo isn't even on the list. I guess Japanese people really hated that Samgyetang they put in that scene... Guess no season 2 for sure now. o(╥﹏╥)o Oh well time to spoil the volumes for my self at animesuki.
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symbv said:

CD Single
51, *1,349 88,100 Doraemon movie: Nobita no Himitsu Dougu Hakubutsukan theme song "Mirai no Museum"
56, *1,189 46,999 Magi OP "Matataku Hoshi no Shita de"

CD Album
36, *2,140 26,416 Kalafina "Consolation"
43, *1,839 20,098 Sakamoto Maaya "Singer-Songwriter"
46, *1,708 15,592 Garnet Crow "Terminus"


I'm glad for these on top 50s.
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Looks like a slow week aside from Nekomonogatari. Good to see Love Live! and GnP though.

More interested in the Thursday list for second week sales.
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Go unicorn Gundam
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GaruPan and Love Live keep on rolling. Season 2s when?
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I´m really surprised to see Ixion Saga DT up there.
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When the season started, GJ-bu was totally off the radar, perhaps more than any other show, so I want to say that 2.7k disc sales is a respectable achievement, considering the marketing budget and initial expectations.

However, I remember, when the show was gaining steam, that some people predicted the show would get 3k in sales in the first week and it's not quite there.

I guess the results are mixed but I would still like to see a season 2, with the younger sisters and Kyoro and Megumi.
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symbv said:
ihateeveryone said:
Pffthaha, Kotoura-san flopped big time. I'm sure it wasn't expecting to sell huge but still.
Well, pre-season guess by people of 2ch Sales Thread put it at 1100 so it is already doing better than that expectation. On the other hand, way too many titles went below the pre-season expectation in this season. Besides, the manga sales jumped up significantly and apparently it went out of print several times when the anime was on. So in this aspect Kotoura-san was a HUGE SUCCESS.


Ah, I see. I wasn't aware nor did I pay attention to the rise in manga sales. That's good that the anime was able to positively promote the manga though.
Apr 9, 2013 12:18 PM
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Lol, poor Kotoura-san. The series was terrible apart from the first 4 episodes, so I'm not surprised.
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28,383 Girls und Panzer vol.3
25,531 Sword Art Online vol.6


GuP beating SAO? My day just became a little better, thanks Japan!
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hpulley said:

CD Single
...
*5, 17,195 17,195 Love Live! insert song "No brand girls / Start:Dash!!"
*6, 14,676 14,676 LiSA "best day, best way"
10, *9,952 *9,952 Mimori Suzuko "Aitaiyo... Aitaiyo!"
...
44, *1,545 20,599 Love Live! insert song "Kore kara no Someday / Wonder zone"
...
54, *1,300 22,126 Love Live! insert song "Susume -> Tomorrow / Start:Dash!!"

...

CD Album
...
89, *1,200 20,015 Love Live! μ's Best Album Best Live! collection


Glad to see LoveLive! doing so well all around! Have all those LoveLive discs, play them to death...

Love Live's music is truly outstanding. They have a wide range of vocal abilities. Each seiyu is comfortable at doing solo, or grouping in to team of duo, trio without problem. Each alteration creates a unique experience for just one song. With this strategy, the potential of mixing is almost limitless.

Not only that, unlike the typical go-happy idol Pop songs in the anime, they experimented with other genres such as Rock, Ballad, Latin, and little bit of Rap. Basically, it's a full variety! I would encourage people to go listen to their songs. One interesting point to note is that the number of CD sales and Blu-ray sales are almost equivalent, and consistent throughout all CD singles. This proves that good music is a big part that drives people to buy the anime.

Even though Love Live is 1K short from not reaching 25K, I'm hoping they will accomplish the mission this week. The anime has staying power because it has mainstream appeals and great production value. The people that are buying from 2nd week forth are probably ones that paid little attention to Love Live at first, but was persuaded by their friends :"it's good, check it out." The explosion of fan arts in anime forums, not to mention free advertising from the playing of μ's music throughout Akihabara, also add to its popularity.

I hope the anime continue to rank in its 4th week xD

sybmv said:
hpulley said:
Didn't realize LiSA was so popular compared to Mimori Suzuko.
Well, look at the first two singles by LiSA ("best day, best way" is her third single) and you should know why:
1. oath sign - Fate/Zero OP
2. crossing field - SAO OP
Both debuted at No.5 in the singles chart when it was released.

Both Mimori and LISA are excellence artists. LISA is still my favorite but maybe its time to add Mimori?! :)
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Crazy, Attack on Titan has now jumped up to #3 in the rankings... its actually getting stronger instead of weakening like I thought it would.

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Can someone here give me the details on what number does the sales have to reach again for an anime to be successful in Japan?

Numbers that would describe how an anime would be labeled as a success, or a "monster"?
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Lol Kotoura-san isn't doing so well. Must be the severe contrast in the first few episodes and the rest.
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Can someone here give me the details on what number does the sales have to reach again for an anime to be successful in Japan?

Numbers that would describe how an anime would be labeled as a success, or a "monster"?


I think it's around 5k+ a Volume, but that all depends on how much budget they put in.
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GJ-bu is selling..nice :) Mondaiji is...not doing so well :(

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jmal said:
MagicFlier said:
Can someone here give me the details on what number does the sales have to reach again for an anime to be successful in Japan?

The number is different for every show. Depends on how much it cost to make (animate, market, etc). Also depends on how much they're charging for the discs (e.g. GJ-bu costs less than half as much per ep as many other shows). And most shows make a lot of their money on products other than DVD/BDs.

But in general, you can divide series up as follows, by average sales:

*5,000 - Above average, but not special. Possible sequel.
*7,000 - Solid, but not a big hit. Likely sequel.
10,000 - Clear hit. Almost inevitable sequel. 104 shows have reached this mark since 2000.
20,000 - Huge hit. Likely top 1-3 of the season. 41 shows have reached this mark since 2000.
30,000 - Enormous hit. 21 shows have reached this mark since 2000.
40,000 - Really really enormous hit. Likely top 1-3 of the year. 12 shows have reached this mark since 2000.
50,000 - Legendary. 6 shows have reached this mark since 2000.

10k to 20k drops ~60%, then after that it pretty neatly halves at each step up. Numbers are inclusive, so that's 104 shows total from 10k on up, not 104 between 10,000 and 19,999.

A show less than 5k can most definitely be successful (and many are), and even get sequels, it just has more to do with whether it moves a lot of copies of the original game/novel/manga or pushes a lot of merchandise at that point.


Awesome information here.

When you say shows do you mean shows or franchises? For instance, you said 6 shows have reached over 50,000.

So would bakemonogatari, nisemonogatari, and nekomonogatari be 3 of them or just 1?

I know we also have madoka, and fate/stay night. Am I missing one or four?
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jmal said:
GirlPan is selling about 10x what people expected of it before the season started, so it's an enormous success by any measure.


A success that was extremely well warranted as well. I have to admit that I have never had my expectations so completely exceeded than with this show. From a genre (cute girls and military) that I normally hate it became one of the shows I most enjoyed and looked forward to each week. Happy to see that it is nearly averaging 30K.

And this is only through episode 6. I am expected the next 3 discs, including the Pravda and Black Forest arcs to do even better (including the awesome 12th episode).
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ninja'd, oh well


@jmal, I think you were too harsh with those numbers. They would imply only 20-30% of shows each season are successful.
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jmal said:

Success of anything below 5k is pretty dependent on things other than disc sales. For the record, when I say "hit", I'm using it to mean something that goes a clear level beyond just plain "success/broke even". so I don't mean 10k is the starting line for staying in business by any means.


Chihayafuru with 2333 sales still got a second 2-cour season... Big manga sales helped by the anime as advertising one assumes.
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I can't understand why Amnesia es selling 5k, I seriously can't understand it. That anime was a joke.
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symbv said:
Blu-ray
*2, 43,439 43,439 Nekomonogatari: Kuro vol.2
10, *2,770 *2,770 GJ-bu vol.2
12, *2,555 28,383 Girls und Panzer vol.3
18, *1,589 23,993 Love Live! School Idol Project vol.1
19, *1,549 *1,549 Kotoura-san vol.1

DVD
*1, *5,732 *,**5,732 Nekomonogatari: Kuro vol.2


Wow, NekoKuro v2 barely beats v1 in 1st week sales. That's a good sign I guess...

GJ-bu v2 also beats v1 1st week... but the sales itself isn't that stellar :(

I was more tipping GaruPan v3 to not hit 30k this week because of the stock issues. 2 things made this evident: The next restock is on April 26 instead of the previously proposed April 12. The drop in ranking from #4 to #14 on Oricon on Apr 7 to Apr 8. It also did not rank on Apr 9, but Love Live! v1 and JoJo v3 ended up ranking... despite being much lower in the rankings on Amazon JP. I know Love Live! is more storefront, but it isn't much of an advantage when it isn't moving as many units in a week as before.

SAO v6 moves on with a pretty small 2nd week by its standards.

I had hoped Love Live! would hit 25k... but it was ranking very highly on Amazon and at gamers/softmap compared to GaruPan v3 for instance.

And Kotoura-san ends up added to the already growing list of bombs for Winter 2013. =/

symbv said:
CD Single
*5, 17,195 17,195 Love Live! School Idol Project insert song "No brand girls / Start:Dash!!"
44, *1,545 20,599 Love Live! School Idol Project insert song "Kore kara no Someday / Wonder zone"
54, *1,300 22,126 Love Live! School Idol Project insert song "Susume -> Tomorrow / Start:Dash!!"

CD Album
89, *1,200 20,015 Love Live! School Idol Project "μ's Best Album Best Live! collection"


Great to see the Love Live! music stuff selling decently :)

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Top 100 April Monthly Ranking movements for Spring 2013 anime on Amazon. Shingeki is really piling on sales now, with high rankings on Amazon lately...

Key: Apr 10 rank / Yesterday's rank / Title

*17 *17 OreImo 1
*29 *50 Shingeki no Kyojin 1
*39 *55 Suisei no Gargantia BD-Box 1
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Titan is currently at #4 in AmazonJP. Not sure how high are the current preorders right now and I don't want to speculate yet since it is above 007:Skyfall which was released a week ago. Gargajkalgjkantia and OreImo doing strong as usual, and Nyararjklfjlkfjlothep manages to stay within top 100 for a couple of days.

I'm guessing it will be a BLOODSHED on who will get the top spot this season.
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Well, with all the disclaimers about Amazon Stalker projection (that it assumes the current momentum and sales level can be sustained within a reasonable bound etc), here are the projection of the first week sales for the three titles at the top of the Amazon April Monthly Ranking:

1. OreImo2 v1 - 15.4k (there is also 1.5k for the DVD)
2. SnK v1 - 14.9k (but it also has 6.7k for the DVD!)
3. Gargantia box v1 - 9.1k

And we have yet to see the performances of UtaPrince2 and Railgun2 since they are not yet solicited on Amazon....
symbvApr 10, 2013 12:22 AM
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
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So according to this projected numbers, Yamato is currently still at the top spot. And yeah, I clearly forgot about VVV's sales, that has a potential to blow up to 40k given that its a Sunrise mecha show. Railgun i'm expecting to hit a steady 24k average.
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Boku NEXT is selling well nice .
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It really is shady haha. I guess I'll try to keep an eye for your lists this season as well besides the Japanese list. Hope they do something about it though.
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^ Yamato 2199 is tricky because not all BDs are released yet. Counting the volume 5 that will be released at the end of next month, there are still 3 more volumes to go, and at the release schedule of around 3 months per volume we have seen so far, we will see certain episodes on TV before the BDs are out. Which means by then the situation will be back to a conventional TV series model where episodes are broadcast on TV before the BDs go on sale.
symbvApr 10, 2013 8:31 AM
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
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