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Here are the weekly Blu-ray and DVD rankings for February 15 - 21

Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles

Blu-ray
*1. 9,552 **9,552 Yowamushi Pedal Movie
*2. 6,865 **6,865 Haikyuu!! Second Season Vol.2
*3. 5,017 **5,017 Yuushaou GaoGaiGar Blu-ray BOX Vol.2
*4. 4,354 **4,354 Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai Premium Edition
*5. 4,202 **4,202 Mikakunin de Shinkoukei Blu-ray BOX
*6. 3,762 **3,762 Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou Vol.6
*7. 3,072 **3,072 Himouto! Umaru-chan Vol.6
*8. 2,766 *10,831 Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? Vol.2 Limited Edition
*9. 2,626 **2,626 Yuru Yuri San☆Hai! Vol.3
10. 1,379 **1,379 Kyoukai no Kanata Blu-ray BOX Limited Edition

11. 1,321 **1,321 Noragami Aragoto Vol.1 Limited Edition
12. *,756 *43,321 Osomatsu-san Vol.1 Limited Edition
13. *,678 ***,678 Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou Vol.2
14. *,667 ***,667 Dance with Devils Vol.3 Limited Edition
15. *,487 **3,176 K: Return of Kings Vol.5 Limited Edition
16. *,466 *51,301 Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontou no Anzio-sen desu!
(cut-off 466)


DVD
*1. 9,050 **9,050 Yowamushi Pedal Movie
*2. 6,061 **6,061 Haikyuu!! Second Season Vol.2
*3. 2,902 **2,902 Diamond no Ace Inamisen-hen Vol.6 (eps.71-75)
*4. 1,481 **1,481 Noragami Aragoto Vol.1 Limited Edition
*5. 1,355 *56,749 Osomatsu-san Vol.1 Limited Edition
*6. *,771 ***,771 Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou Vol.6
*7. *,734 ***,734 Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou Vol.2
*8. *,644 **2,185 Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? Vol.2 Limited Edition
*9. *,566 ***,566 Dance with Devils Vol.3 Limited Edition
10. *,558 ***,558 Himouto! Umaru-chan Vol.6

11. *,481 **1,528 Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live "ROAD to Over The Rainbow: Debut 2-shuunen Kinen DVD" (eps.8, 18, 31, 39, 45, 51)
12. *,363 *53,894 Tonari no Totoro
13. *,305 ***,305 Go! Princess Precure Vol.9
14. *,289 ***,289 Go! Princess Precure Vol.10
15. *,288 ***,288 Kyoukai no Rinne Vol.8
16. *,281 ***,281 Yuru Yuri San☆Hai! Vol.3
17. *,253 **7,502 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Mija to Mahou no Lamp
18. *,230 *28,934 Majo no Takkyuubin HD-Remaster
19. *,198 *15,037 Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora no Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki
20. *,192 *19,383 Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa HD-Remaster

21. *,173 **9,689 Haikyuu!! Second Season Vol.1
22. *,166 138,040 Youkai Watch Movie 1: Tanjou no Himitsu da Nyan! Special Price Edition
(cut-off 166)

Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Autumn 2015 (First Volumes)

*1. 100,070 Osomatsu-san (2016/01/29)
*2. *27,399 Owarimonogatari (2015/12/23)
*3. *19,671 Haikyuu!! Second Season (2016/01/20)
*4. *16,199 Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? (2015/12/25)
*5. *12,240 One Punch Man (2015/12/24)
*6. *12,035 Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans (2015/12/24)
*7. *10,689 Starmyu (2015/12/23)
*8. **7,632 Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - Exodus 2nd Season (2015/12/23)
*9. **5,410 Yuru Yuri San☆Hai! (2015/12/16)
10. **4,015 Shinmai Maou no Testament: Burst (2015/12/25)

11. **3,995 K: Return of Kings (2015/11/11)
12. **3,627 Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry (2015/12/25)
13. **3,151 Owari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-hen (2015/12/25)
14. **3,126 Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid (2015/12/18)
15. **2,994 Lupin III (2015) (2015/12/23)
16. **2,815 Dance with Devils (2015/12/25)
17. **2,802 Noragami Aragoto (2016/02/19)
18. **2,477 Gakusen Toshi Asterisk (2015/12/23)
19. **2,388 Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou (2016/01/20)
20. **1,738 Hidan no Aria AA (2015/12/25)

21. **1,689 Hacka Doll: The Animation (2015/12/25) [Blu-ray]
22. **1,390 Ore ga Ojousama Gakkou ni "Shomin Sample" Toshite Gets♥Sareta Ken (2016/01/06)
23. **1,148 Heavy Object (2015/12/23) *
24. **1,076 Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou (2016/01/29) [Blu-ray]
25. ***,887 Young Black Jack (2015/12/23)
26. ***,664 Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai (2015/12/25) *
27. ***,626 Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru (2015/12/25) [Blu-ray/DVD Box] *
28. ***,317 Comet Lucifer (2016/01/29) [Blu-ray]
29. ***,281 Fushigi na Somera-chan (2015/12/26) *
30. ***,245 Lance N' Masques (2015/12/16)
* - partial sales


Not Released Yet
Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider (2016/02/24) [Blu-ray/DVD BOX]
Anitore! EX (2016/02/26) [Blu-ray BOX]
Teekyuu 6 (2016/02/26) [Blu-ray BOX]
Diabolik Lovers More,Blood (2016/03/25)
DD Hokuto no Ken 2 (2016/03/25) [DVD]
Onsen Yousei Hakone-chan (2016/03/25) [Blu-ray/DVD Box]
Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen (2016/03/30) [Blu-ray BOX]

Source: Oricon Youtaiju, Someanithing

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Feb 23, 2016 1:13 AM
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Yowamushi movie did better than I had thought. Now I'm even more hyped for the third season!
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*3. 5,017 **5,017 Yuushaou GaoGaiGar Blu-ray BOX Vol.2


Hell yeah, glad to see GGG being somewhat still relevant after all these years.
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OPM is selling well, but kinda disappointed with the amount of hype that did not translated into blockbuster sales
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*5. 4,202 **4,202 Mikakunin de Shinkoukei Blu-ray BOX

This is surprising because the individual volumes sold 5k-6k per volume.
Feb 23, 2016 1:44 AM
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Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Autumn 2015 (First Volumes)

*1. 100,070 Osomatsu-san (2016/01/29)
*2. *27,399 Owarimonogatari (2015/12/23)

That power gap tho.
Feb 23, 2016 1:59 AM
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Orphans is spelled wrong :)

Concrete Revolutio is expected, but still wanted it to sell better.
Feb 23, 2016 2:16 AM
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Orphans is spelled wrong :)

Thanks, I've edited it.
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Feb 23, 2016 2:17 AM
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Osomatsu sales are crazy. Wtf.
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7. 3,072 **3,072 Himouto! Umaru-chan Vol.6

Ummmmmmmarrrrrrru <333333

Hope there is a sequel.
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Hmmm Umaru and Monster Musume seem to be in that mid-range, though they are 6 volumes in. Still rooting for more anime from both. Ditto Yuru Yuri, but with lower sales and being caught up to the source material that seems far off yet, at best.

Also, ouch Noragami! :(
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*1. 9,552 **9,552 Yowamushi Pedal Movie
*2. 6,865 **6,865 Haikyuu!! Second Season Vol.2

*1. 9,050 **9,050 Yowamushi Pedal Movie
*2. 6,061 **6,061 Haikyuu!! Second Season Vol.2
*3. 2,902 **2,902 Diamond no Ace Inamisen-hen Vol.6 (eps.71-75)

Sports overload!! That makes me happy :)

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Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Autumn 2015 (First Volumes)

*1. 100,070 Osomatsu-san (2016/01/29)
*2. *27,399 Owarimonogatari (2015/12/23)

That power gap tho.
Amazing.
Feb 23, 2016 2:34 AM
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And there we go, 100k broken

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Feb 23, 2016 2:47 AM
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Glass no Hana is 4th? Nice~

Didn't expect that



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I wish Starmyu would get a second season.
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I wish Starmyu would get a second season.
I hope it will too. It sold well and so did the CDs.

Plus, if something like Boueibu can get a second season, so can Starmyu!
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*2. 6,865 **6,865 Haikyuu!! Second Season Vol.2

damn, still sold extreamly well even in second season.

*5. 4,202 **4,202 Mikakunin de Shinkoukei Blu-ray BOX

wow, didn't expect that, i know it's has very low chance, but second season with original material again please!

15. *,288 ***,288 Kyoukai no Rinne Vol.8

is this totaly failure? i don't remember manga bost either.

damn dat osomatus sales. hot cakes indeed. probably will have another cour again.

OPM sales pretty good, but the manga still not really booming, as i expect it's too soon.

dat conrevo sales is expected, but still sad to see.
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Hmmm Umaru and Monster Musume seem to be in that mid-range, though they are 6 volumes in. Still rooting for more anime from both. Ditto Yuru Yuri, but with lower sales and being caught up to the source material that seems far off yet, at best.

Also, ouch Noragami! :(


Monmusu v6, final volume ,Series average: 5,332.

Umaru-chan v6, final volume , Series average: 4,217.

Musume just had an ova announcement a few days ago and s2 is already strong..the end of the first hinted it and the author himself said he was interested. so chances for it are strong.

Umaru-chan while not as a high seller had a lot of other products associated with it sell like hot cakes and got a manga boost so there is a chance for it but it is not as garunteed as musume.

Poor Noragami i guess you can count s3 out as the first volume was sold with an even ticket and if sold that poor the rest of the volumes will most likely be lower.
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Fab to see Monster Musume finish with decent sales, looking forward to the OVA later this year. A shame Dance with Devils still selling poorly.

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15. *,288 ***,288 Kyoukai no Rinne Vol.8

is this totaly failure? i don't remember manga bost either.

Disc sales don't really matter for this series as, like Baby Steps, Log Horizon and others it aired on NHK-E which is government funded. That said the manga didn't really get a boost from what I remember. Either way S2 this April.
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Fab to see Monster Musume finish with decent sales, looking forward to the OVA later this year. A shame Dance with Devils still selling poorly.

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15. *,288 ***,288 Kyoukai no Rinne Vol.8

is this totaly failure? i don't remember manga bost either.

Disc sales don't really matter for this series as, like Baby Steps, Log Horizon and others it aired on NHK-E which is government funded. That said the manga didn't really get a boost from what I remember. Either way S2 this April.
i know, disc not that important for NHK shows, but even NHK shows usually get heavy original source boost, which is i don't remember any in this series which mean it's even fail as ads.
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Fujoshis are the future.
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Happy that Haikyuu is still pulling good numbers. The numbers for Noragami Aragato are less promising. But as long as Haikyuu gets more seasons, I don't care
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i know, disc not that important for NHK shows, but even NHK shows usually get heavy original source boost, which is i don't remember any in this series which mean it's even fail as ads.

Fair enough, on that point it probably failed although we don't know what the expectations / aims were for the series though.
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Nice to see that Monster Musume Ended with decent number's, I know here the manga is always hot when a new volume release's.
I think when we have enough for Season 2 we will get one.

12. **3,627 Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry (2015/12/25) (Keep selling deccent numbers and I will help by importing, WE MUST GET SEASON 2+)
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OPM is selling well, but kinda disappointed with the amount of hype that did not translated into blockbuster sales

Western hype never does that.

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Kuma said:
FallenDesire said:
Fab to see Monster Musume finish with decent sales, looking forward to the OVA later this year. A shame Dance with Devils still selling poorly.


Disc sales don't really matter for this series as, like Baby Steps, Log Horizon and others it aired on NHK-E which is government funded. That said the manga didn't really get a boost from what I remember. Either way S2 this April.
i know, disc not that important for NHK shows, but even NHK shows usually get heavy original source boost, which is i don't remember any in this series which mean it's even fail as ads.
viewership is more important for nhk shows

specially when the anime is done well and its faithful u basically dont need to buy the source
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Aaaand Osomatsu-san reached 100K sales.
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*5. 4,202 **4,202 Mikakunin de Shinkoukei Blu-ray BOX

I really want a S2 of this
Feb 23, 2016 7:44 AM

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Noice!
Hope S2 gets announced next year.

*6. 3,762 **3,762 Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou Vol.6
*6. *,771 ***,771 Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou Vol.6

I cry every time :'(

Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Autumn 2015 (First Volumes)
28. ***,317 Comet Lucifer (2016/01/29) [Blu-ray]
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Hello.
Does someone know how many blu-ray/dvd copies an anime has to sell to make sure that there will be a next season?
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Also, ouch Noragami! :(
RIP.
Getting a second season was already kinda of a surprise but this is flopping harder than expected. The BD to DVD ratio give a good idea as to why it didn't sell tho.
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Hello.
Does someone know how many blu-ray/dvd copies an anime has to sell to make sure that there will be a next season?


It varies. Is there enough source material for more? Was there a manga boost? Etc... Anything that averages above 8,000 is nearly a lock. Anything 5,000 or above is pretty good chances. Below 3,000 is pretty poor, but again there are several variables.
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*5. 4,202 **4,202 Mikakunin de Shinkoukei Blu-ray BOX


I really, really hope there would be an S2. Kobeni and Hakuya make one of the cutest couples in anime. I used to swoon over their relationship. ♥_♥

*8. 2,766 *10,831 Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? Vol.2 Limited Edition


I really, really need to start watching this. Heard nothing but good things about it. And I love the songs!

kokoro pyon pyon machi kangaeru furi shite mou chotto chikazuichae
kantan ni wa oshienai konna ni suki na koto wa naisho na no
fuwa fuwa doki doki naisho desu yo hajime ga kanjin tsun da tsun da
fuwa fuwa doki doki naisho datte itazura egao de pyon pyon

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16. *,466 *51,301 Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontou no Anzio-sen desu!

Is that a mistake? I think it should be the movie Girls und Panzer der Film and not the 2014 OVA.

Still waiting for the movie! This is destined to be fun like the TV series!

*6. *12,035 Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans (2015/12/24)

Well, the way the anime has been going, I am almost certain they will announce irrespective of the numbers. Barbatos and Gusion-Rebake Gunplas have been selling like hot cakes!

12. **3,627 Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry (2015/12/25)

Nope. There won't be a sequel from Silverlink. The manga was 10 times better than the anime which remained more faithful to the original LN.
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16. *,466 *51,301 Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontou no Anzio-sen desu!

Is that a mistake? I think it should be the movie Girls und Panzer der Film and not the 2014 OVA.

Still waiting for the movie! This is destined to be fun like the TV series!
...
How can it be the GaruPan movie? It's disc release doesn't come out until May 27. People who saw the movie are desperate to buy any merch they can so they're buying the OVA, the reprints of the original TV series, the OSTs, the drama CDs... The movie disc is going to be a monster seller.
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Ryusaki1989 said:
Hello.
Does someone know how many blu-ray/dvd copies an anime has to sell to make sure that there will be a next season?


It varies. Is there enough source material for more? Was there a manga boost? Etc... Anything that averages above 8,000 is nearly a lock. Anything 5,000 or above is pretty good chances. Below 3,000 is pretty poor, but again there are several variables.


Thank you for the inforamtion.
I hope Noragami will get a third Season. Just recently watched the first season and the anime was pretty good.
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shanimebib said:

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Is that a mistake? I think it should be the movie Girls und Panzer der Film and not the 2014 OVA.

Still waiting for the movie! This is destined to be fun like the TV series!
...
How can it be the GaruPan movie? It's disc release doesn't come out until May 27. People who saw the movie are desperate to buy any merch they can so they're buying the OVA, the reprints of the original TV series, the OSTs, the drama CDs... The movie disc is going to be a monster seller.


Good, good! I love it! It's good to see people appreciating good stuff. It's one of the most well executed anime in recent years. The direction and the screenplays were simply phenomenal in the TV series.
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11. 1,321 **1,321 Noragami Aragoto Vol.1 Limited Edition

Sucks for the fans I guess. I dropped S2 halfway.
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Preliminary DVD & Blu-ray Sales Rankings for Autumn 2015 (First Volumes)

*1. 100,070 Osomatsu-san (2016/01/29)
*2. *27,399 Owarimonogatari (2015/12/23)
*3. *19,671 Haikyuu!! Second Season (2016/01/20)
*4. *16,199 Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? (2015/12/25)
*5. *12,240 One Punch Man (2015/12/24)
*6. *12,035 Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans (2015/12/24)
*7. *10,689 Starmyu (2015/12/23)

Man, 7 shozs above 10k. This season was really blockbuster heavy.
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Show me the statistics
You don't even need to see statics just look at the sales. Look at Free!, KnB, Haikyuu, Yowamushi Pedal, Uta-Pri, Starmyu etc. That already tells how much fujoshis spend money. Even Osomatsu-san has a huge fujoshi following that affected the sales. There might not be statics but if you follow the fandom(s) you would see the fujoshi affect. Also it's not going to stop any time soon. Fujoshi's will keep spending the money for the shows they watch so it's not wrong to say they are the future because shows made for fujoshi's will not end and neither will the money that fujoshi's spend. It's very obvious.
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With those sales I doubt we will see anymore Noragmi. Thats one huge gap finally an actually good show making it to the top. Wow 100k
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You don't even need to see statics just look at the sales. Look at Free!, KnB, Haikyuu, Yowamushi Pedal, Uta-Pri, Starmyu etc. That already tells how much fujoshis spend money. Even Osomatsu-san has a huge fujoshi following that affected the sales. There might not be statics but if you follow the fandom(s) you would see the fujoshi affect. Also it's not going to stop any time soon. Fujoshi's will keep spending the money for the shows they watch so it's not wrong to say they are the future because shows made for fujoshi's will not end and neither will the money that fujoshi's spend. It's very obvious.

I think there is a big difference between shows aimed at fujoshi and shows that have big fujoshi following. The two thing can be mutually exclusive which is in the case of half of the anime you listed (KnB, Haikyuu, Osomatsu-san, Yowa).

This really doesn't mean there is going to be a trend of shows aimed at fujoshi imo. More often than not shows that are big with female fans don't really try to make an effort to appeal them. Female fans just happen to like them, which is the case for those shounen sports anime. And mega hits like Osomatsu just happen, without a strong emphasis on appealing to some people, they just happen from time to time.
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*6. *12,035 Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans (2015/12/24)

Well, the way the anime has been going, I am almost certain they will announce irrespective of the numbers. Barbatos and Gusion-Rebake Gunplas have been selling like hot cakes!


And yet you have certain elements really trying to push this idea that Gundam is dying out and that the show is just absolutely bombing it hard. It's the most streamed Gundam show ever so I'm not really sure you can look at the ratings as a total indicator and the show seems to be selling pretty well on Blu-Ray (especially for a day time show) and then there's the model kits that seem to be doing very well. When the forecast for Gundam's profit margin is up for next year that's a good sign of confidence in the product, not a sign that it's declining into a death spiral which Bandai would admit publicly too for their franchises like the sagging sales of Aikatsu, lower performance of Yo-Kai watch compared to last year as well as the misfortunes of the Arcade scene in general.

Still despite all this evidence from the company that runs it calling it a success (Gundam AGE was called a flop by Bandai for example so it's not like it doesn't happen) people still want to say it's a flop so I just don't know with fans these days, they'll believe what they want to.
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shanimebib said:


Well, the way the anime has been going, I am almost certain they will announce irrespective of the numbers. Barbatos and Gusion-Rebake Gunplas have been selling like hot cakes!


And yet you have certain elements really trying to push this idea that Gundam is dying out and that the show is just absolutely bombing it hard. It's the most streamed Gundam show ever so I'm not really sure you can look at the ratings as a total indicator and the show seems to be selling pretty well on Blu-Ray (especially for a day time show) and then there's the model kits that seem to be doing very well. When the forecast for Gundam's profit margin is up for next year that's a good sign of confidence in the product, not a sign that it's declining into a death spiral which Bandai would admit publicly too for their franchises like the sagging sales of Aikatsu, lower performance of Yo-Kai watch compared to last year as well as the misfortunes of the Arcade scene in general.

Still despite all this evidence from the company that runs it calling it a success (Gundam AGE was called a flop by Bandai for example so it's not like it doesn't happen) people still want to say it's a flop so I just don't know with fans these days, they'll believe what they want to.


I think you misread my comment but, then again as I read my post again, I think I was not clear. I was actually trying to say that the disc numbers doesn't matter for Gundam IBO whether we think they are good or not. It is already a success because of the numbers of Gunplas they have sold. It is MAL where the show is treated as if it's one of the worst mecha anime ever, when in reality, content and execution-wise, it is the best mecha anime that aired since I dunno when.

If anyone can name a better mecha TV anime that aired in recent years, I will slap myself so hard, that I will never mention Gundam IBO ever again.
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OPM is selling well, but kinda disappointed with the amount of hype that did not translated into blockbuster sales

Western hype never does that.


To be fair, they never mentioned western hype and OPM is fairly popular in Japan. It's manga sales reflect that. Fujoshi on pixiv love it too.
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I imagine the delay Noragami had due to the whole music controversy didn't help either. I'm still hopeful that we'll see a season 3 eventually though.
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This is it. Osomatsu-san did it.
The 100,000 copies sold.
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Nothing above 50k though... a normal weekend I guess. Congrats to Yowamushi Pedal Movie for reaching top 1 and also to Osomatsu for reaching 100k copies (y)
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Kaioshin_Sama said:


And yet you have certain elements really trying to push this idea that Gundam is dying out and that the show is just absolutely bombing it hard. It's the most streamed Gundam show ever so I'm not really sure you can look at the ratings as a total indicator and the show seems to be selling pretty well on Blu-Ray (especially for a day time show) and then there's the model kits that seem to be doing very well. When the forecast for Gundam's profit margin is up for next year that's a good sign of confidence in the product, not a sign that it's declining into a death spiral which Bandai would admit publicly too for their franchises like the sagging sales of Aikatsu, lower performance of Yo-Kai watch compared to last year as well as the misfortunes of the Arcade scene in general.

Still despite all this evidence from the company that runs it calling it a success (Gundam AGE was called a flop by Bandai for example so it's not like it doesn't happen) people still want to say it's a flop so I just don't know with fans these days, they'll believe what they want to.


I think you misread my comment but, then again as I read my post again, I think I was not clear. I was actually trying to say that the disc numbers doesn't matter for Gundam IBO whether we think they are good or not. It is already a success because of the numbers of Gunplas they have sold. It is MAL where the show is treated as if it's one of the worst mecha anime ever, when in reality, content and execution-wise, it is the best mecha anime that aired since I dunno when.

If anyone can name a better mecha TV anime that aired in recent years, I will slap myself so hard, that I will never mention Gundam IBO ever again.


Oh I know exactly what you're saying, just making note of the whole campaign in some venues to try to get people to acknowledge it as some sort of colossal failure when its just so not the case with AGE really being the only "Failed" Gundam series of the decade, especially considering the expectations of it. Even Barbatos' HG kit alone has been a huge hit, but a lot of people don't understand it's not all about the Blu-Rays and even then how is 12K for a daytime anime even remotely poor. Most daytime anime will never chart let alone get those kinds of numbers. I mean I don't see a lot of other mecha franchises with volumes spending regular time in the top 100 preorders on Amazon or Top 3 BDs for entire years like Origin so I just don't know how it could possibly be doing much better or what it takes for a Gundam series to not just belly flop in some peoples eyes lol.

Just for the record, if I'm doing the math, huge gunpla sales that have the model kit line trending up for 2016 in projections, 50K+ sales for intro theme, 12K sales for first volume and at probably about 9K+ for second by now=huge flop that's the shame of an industry????
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Kuma said:
i know, disc not that important for NHK shows, but even NHK shows usually get heavy original source boost, which is i don't remember any in this series which mean it's even fail as ads.
viewership is more important for nhk shows

specially when the anime is done well and its faithful u basically dont need to buy the source
the TV ratings also pretty bad as far as i remember. only showed once in a while in tv recording and it's not really impressive. even worse it aired not in late night and many late night series even higher than them.
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