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Mar 29, 2016 2:24 AM
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Here are the weekly Blu-ray and DVD rankings for March 21 - 27

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

Blu-ray
*1. 22,342 22,342 Osomatsu-san Vol.3 Limited Edition
*2. 19,987 19,987 Owarimonogatari Vol.4 "Shinobu Mail" Part 1 Limited Edition
*3. 17,459 17,459 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza Limited Edition
*4. 13,102 13,102 ARIA The NATURAL Blu-ray BOX
*5. *8,559 *8,559 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Vol.1 Limited Edition
*6. *6,021 *6,021 Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans Vol.4
*7. *5,024 *5,024 One Punch Man Vol.4
*8. *4,828 *4,828 Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - Exodus Vol.10
*9. *3,657 *3,657 Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri Vol.7 Limited Edition
10. *3,349 *3,349 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza

11. *2,644 *2,644 Boku dake ga Inai Machi Vol.1 Limited Edition
12. *2,400 *2,400 Gintama° Vol.9 Limited Edition
13. *2,160 *2,160 Shinmai Maou no Testament: Burst Vol.4
14. *2,109 *2,109 Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry Vol.4
15. *1,878 *1,878 Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [LocoDol] Yattemita. OVA Vol.1
16. *1,698 *1,698 Lupin III (2015) Vol.4
17. *1,692 *1,692 Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hachigakari Vol.1
18. *1,673 *1,673 Prince of Stride: Alternative Vol.1
19. *1,584 *1,584 Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Vol.4
(cut-off 1,584)


DVD
*1. 25,779 25,779 Osomatsu-san Vol.3 Limited Edition
*2. *4,908 *4,908 Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo-Aji
*3. *2,590 *2,590 Owarimonogatari Vol.4 "Shinobu Mail" Part 1 Limited Edition
*4. *2,338 *2,338 Prince of Stride: Alternative Vol.1
*5. *2,290 *2,290 Gintama° Vol.9 Limited Edition
*6. *2,118 *2,118 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza
*7. *2,006 *2,006 One Punch Man Vol.4 Limited Edition
*8. *1,624 *1,624 Diabolik Lovers More,Blood Vol.1 Limited Edition
*9. *1,117 26,233 Bakemono no Ko
10. *1,103 44,260 Osomatsu-san Vol.2 Limited Edition

11. *1,101 *1,101 Durarara!!x2 Ketsu Vol.2 Limited Edition
12. *1,021 *1,021 Akagami no Shirayuki-hime Vol.7 Limited Edition
13. **,999 **,999 Norn9: Norn+Nonet Vol.1 Limited Edition
14. **,974 62,048 Osomatsu-san Vol.1 Limited Edition
15. **,958 *6,080 Haikyuu!! Second Season Vol.3
16. **,957 **,957 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Vol.1 Limited Edition
17. **,908 **,908 Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV) 2nd Season Vol.1
18. **,888 **,888 One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia Limited Edition
19. **,723 **,723 Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri Vol.7 Limited Edition
20. **,701 **,701 Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans Vol.4

21. **,652 **,652 Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - Exodus Vol.10
22. **,636 **,636 Shinmai Maou no Testament: Burst Vol.4 Limited Edition
23. **,604 **,604 Lupin III (2015) Vol.4
24. **,589 **,589 Noragami Aragoto Vol.3 Limited Edition
25. **,583 *3,015 Youkai Watch Special Selection "Shiroinu no Maki"
26. **,572 **,572 Lupin III (2015): Italian Game
(cut-off 572)

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

*1. 106,823 Osomatsu-san (2016/01/29)
*2. *28,129 Owarimonogatari (2015/12/23)
*3. *20,114 Haikyuu!! Second Season (2016/01/20)
*4. *16,199 Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? (2015/12/25)
*5. *12,500 Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphens (2015/12/24)
*6. *12,240 One Punch Man (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. **4,908 Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo-Aji [DVD] (2016/03/25)

11. **4,015 Shinmai Maou no Testament: Burst (2015/12/25)
12. **3,995 K: Return of Kings (2015/11/11)
13. **3,627 Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry (2015/12/25)
14. **3,453 Noragami Aragoto (2016/02/19)
15. **3,151 Owari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-hen (2015/12/25)
16. **3,126 Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid (2015/12/18)
17. **2,994 Lupin III (2015) (2015/12/23)
18. **2,815 Dance with Devils (2015/12/25)
19. **2,477 Gakusen Toshi Asterisk (2015/12/23)
20. **2,388 Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou (2016/01/20)

21. **2,078 Anitore! EX [Blu-ray BOX] (2016/02/26)
22. **1,738 Hidan no Aria AA (2015/12/25)
23. **1,689 Hacka Doll: The Animation [Blu-ray] (2015/12/25)
24. **1,624 Diabolik Lovers More,Blood (2016/03/25) *
25. **1,472 Teekyuu 6 [Blu-ray BOX] (2016/02/26)
26. **1,390 Ore ga Ojousama Gakkou ni "Shomin Sample" Toshite Gets♥Sareta Ken (2016/01/06)
27. **1,148 Heavy Object (2015/12/23) *
28. **1,076 Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou [Blu-ray] (2016/01/29)
29. ***,887 Young Black Jack (2015/12/23)
30. ***,664 Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai (2015/12/25) *

31. ***,626 Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru (2015/12/25) [Blu-ray/DVD Box] *
32. ***,462 Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider [Blu-ray/DVD BOX] (2016/02/24)
33. ***,317 Comet Lucifer [Blu-ray] (2016/01/29)
34. ***,281 Fushigi na Somera-chan (2015/12/26) *
35. ***,245 Lance N' Masques (2015/12/16)
* - partial sales

No Data
**. ***,*** Onsen Yousei Hakone-chan [Blu-ray/DVD Box] (2016/03/25)

Not Released Yet
Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen [Blu-ray BOX] (2016/03/30)

Source: Oricon Youtaiju, Someanithing

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Mar 29, 2016 2:28 AM
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Lol 2.6k Sales on ERASED. Ahahaha... That's kinda funny. Guess Japan didn't like it much at all. Bad wording.

Glad to see KonoSub Sales doing well. First time seeing Gintama sales on here... But as expected, they're low. No long-running anime really sells that well iirc.
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Yeah ARIA and Lupin, LETS GOO!!
Mar 29, 2016 2:34 AM
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WTF is going on with Noragami sales?It was so good yet it sales so low.Not even 3k.Thats just plain sad
Mar 29, 2016 2:35 AM
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ALL STILL HAIL OSOMATSU-SAN
THEY HAVE TO MAKE SECOND SEASON NOW
THE FINALE WAS A BLAST.


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Mar 29, 2016 2:36 AM
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WTF is going on with Noragami sales?It was so good yet it sales so low.Not even 3k.Thats just plain sad
People probably didn't like the changes they made.
Mar 29, 2016 2:36 AM
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Is ERASED a flop?

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Mar 29, 2016 2:38 AM
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Tyrel said:
Lol 2.6k Sales on ERASED. Ahahaha... That's kinda funny. Guess Japan didn't like it much at all.

Glad to see KonoSub Sales doing well. First time seeing Gintama sales on here... But as expected, they're low. No long-running anime really sells that well iirc.

it was popular in japan but the story was finished so there wasnt a drive to buy the bds which were split into two $170ish 6 ep volumes. + honestly as a consumer id rather go out and buy the manga instead of bds so considering all that it didnt sell too bad.
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*4. 13,102 13,102 ARIA The NATURAL Blu-ray BOX


Couldn't have asked for more love! Thank you!

Also, pleasant to see both KonoSuba and Gundam IBO doing pretty good! Both got their well deserved sequels announced already! Despite the decline in numbers, Gintama remains the only long running shounen that makes the cut-off once in a while, but last 15 episodes have been sensational so it's nice to see it there.

So, GATE numbers are halved, reflecting how bad the sequel season has been? And good to see Boke Dake numbers. Deserved nothing more.
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Osomatsu-san obviously at the top, though, the sales are falling down each week.
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Tyrel said:
Lol 2.6k Sales on ERASED. Ahahaha... That's kinda funny. Guess Japan didn't like it much at all.

Glad to see KonoSub Sales doing well. First time seeing Gintama sales on here... But as expected, they're low. No long-running anime really sells that well iirc.


Not even funny:

1. This type of series generally have even lowed disk sales
2. People bought manga. A lot. It had something around 6x bust.
Mar 29, 2016 2:49 AM

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People have been recommending Osomatsu-san to me for the last 25 weeks and I see it at the top of this ranking every single time, I should start it already...
Mar 29, 2016 2:50 AM

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With those sales, Osomatsu is bound to get a second season at some point.
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Mar 29, 2016 2:51 AM

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Tyrel said:
Lol 2.6k Sales on ERASED. Ahahaha... That's kinda funny. Guess Japan didn't like it much at all.

Glad to see KonoSub Sales doing well. First time seeing Gintama sales on here... But as expected, they're low. No long-running anime really sells that well iirc.


Highest score on anikore for Erased this season, by a lot. Tons of good anime fail to sell in Japan. Its source material boost was huge.

Easy to see why Konosuba got a season two, hopefully with a little higher budget and a few more episodes!
Mar 29, 2016 2:55 AM

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Tyrel said:
Lol 2.6k Sales on ERASED. Ahahaha... That's kinda funny. Guess Japan didn't like it much at all.

Glad to see KonoSub Sales doing well. First time seeing Gintama sales on here... But as expected, they're low. No long-running anime really sells that well iirc.


Not even funny:

1. This type of series generally have even lowed disk sales
2. People bought manga. A lot. It had something around 6x bust.
2.6k disk sales is anything but good for a 12-13 episode show. They didn't even break even in terms of disk sales. Let's not talk about manga here because I already know the manga sales. I'm talking about DVD/BD sales.
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Tyrel said:
Lol 2.6k Sales on ERASED. Ahahaha... That's kinda funny.


I don't see how can it be funny. It must be rather depressing for the ones who created and animated the anime.
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People have been recommending Osomatsu-san to me for the last 25 weeks and I see it at the top of this ranking every single time, I should start it already...


I recommend it as well! It's cast is really loveable, although I will admit there is the occasional weak episode
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Mar 29, 2016 3:07 AM

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Tyrel said:
Lol 2.6k Sales on ERASED. Ahahaha... That's kinda funny. Guess Japan didn't like it much at all.

well because it has TOO many plot holes.


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Lol 2.6k Sales on ERASED. Ahahaha... That's kinda funny.


I don't see how can it be funny. It must be rather depressing for the ones who created and animated the anime.
When you put it that way, yes. But as someone who thought the show wasn't that good, I found it funny since the show was well-liked by a majority so I thought it would sell at least 5k+ per a Volume.
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People have been recommending Osomatsu-san to me for the last 25 weeks and I see it at the top of this ranking every single time, I should start it already...

Then why aren't you watching it yet?

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vikki7783 said:
People have been recommending Osomatsu-san to me for the last 25 weeks and I see it at the top of this ranking every single time, I should start it already...

Then why aren't you watching it yet?


...procrastination ^^"
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vikki7783 said:
Xenocrisi said:

Then why aren't you watching it yet?


...procrastination ^^"
you know there's definitely something wrong with you when you can't even be bothered to watch anime
Definitely something wrong when you wait for the Japanese anime disc sales figures to come out... the non event ticket volume no less, before you start watching a show... J/K
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2016/03/23 Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R v1
2016/03/23 Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage v1
2016/03/23 Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut v1
2016/03/25 Dimension W v1
2016/03/25 Haruchika v1
2016/03/25 Luck & Logic v1
2016/03/25 Schwarzesmarken v1
2016/03/25 Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu v1

this are the animes that didnt make it into the top20 list if anyone is wondering perhaps, from the winter season ofc....

Also as expected konosuba rulling this winter surely gonna reach 10k+ sales and happy to see this too

12. *1,021 *1,021 Akagami no Shirayuki-hime Vol.7 Limited Edition

its gonna be at its average of 2k~ sales with the next week for sure hope we get another season for it :)
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Looking at this list to judge whether a series was a success or not in japan seems rather foolish to me since there are a lot of other factors.
this is just one piece in a puzzle and all the other pieces are missing(they aren't really revealed to the public)

If 2.6k is a failure then basically half of the season is a failure and there was some sort of loss of money involved...

I mean reikenzan didn't even feature in the list so it must have done less than 1.5k and its getting a second season
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vikki7783 said:

...procrastination ^^"
you know there's definitely something wrong with you when you can't even be bothered to watch anime
Definitely something wrong when you wait for the Japanese anime disc sales figures to come out... the non event ticket volume no less, before you start watching a show... J/K

Well it's not like I was waiting for them, the time just sort of passed and I check every news article in case there's something I care about...
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Tyrel said:
Nachtwandler_21 said:


Not even funny:

1. This type of series generally have even lowed disk sales
2. People bought manga. A lot. It had something around 6x bust.
2.6k disk sales is anything but good for a 12-13 episode show. They didn't even break even in terms of disk sales. Let's not talk about manga here because I already know the manga sales. I'm talking about DVD/BD sales.


Did you read my comment? Shows like BokuMachi and Rakugo generally sale around 700-1500 copies. Both of them getting more than 2k is already a miracle. No one ever taught they would have decent disk sales. So your laughing about it just looks stupid.
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Nachtwandler_21 said:
Tyrel said:
2.6k disk sales is anything but good for a 12-13 episode show. They didn't even break even in terms of disk sales. Let's not talk about manga here because I already know the manga sales. I'm talking about DVD/BD sales.


Did you read my comment? Shows like BokuMachi and Rakugo generally sale around 700-1500 copies. Both of them getting more than 2k is already a miracle. No one ever taught they would have decent disk sales. So your laughing about it just looks stupid.
It seems you failed to read mine. I don't care about its manga sales. I'm primarily looking at its disk sales. Nothing else. No one ever thought they would have decent disk sales? News to me. I did and so did quite a few people I know.
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that Erased sales: haha

question: total sales of rakudai? did it reach 10k?

i kinda lost count after volume 3,

but if i remember correctly its sales is the same as prylla.
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Top selling anime such as Osomatsu san or Monogatari series(50k+disc sales) are definitely very popular at least among certain poulation.
Does that mean less selling anime are not liked in japan,that is another different matter.

Well just look at video recording number rankings.

This is anime recording on TV
100.0 - Lupin III
*91.5 - One Piece (Up 2 positions)
*90.4 - Youkai Watch (Down 1 position)
*88.2 - Doraemon (Down 1 position)
*72.8 - Boku Dake ga Inai Machi(Erased)
*67.4 - Detective Conan
*64.6 - Gundam Iron Blood Orphans
*61.3 - Gintama
*60.4 - Dragon Ball Super (Up 1 position)
*59.5 - Assassination Classroom 2nd Season (Down 1 position)

January 2016 Tokyo Torne Ranking(recording ranking by Play Station Users)
1- Boku Dake ga inai machi
2- Gundam Iron Blood Orphans
3- Dagashi Kashi
4- Lupin III
5- Ajin

6- Myriad Colors Phantom World
7- Active Raid
8- Osomatsu-san
9- Girls Beyon the Wasteland
10- Bubuki Buranki

February 2016 Tokyo Torne Ranking
*1- Boku Dake ga inai machi(Erased)
*2- Gundam Iron Blood Orphans
*3- Dagashi Kashi
*4- Osomatsu-san(Up 4 positions)
*5- Myriad Colors Phantom World(Up 1 position)

*6- Lupin III (Down 2 positions)
*7- Ajin (Down 2 positions)
*8- Gate 2nd season (Up 5 positions)
*9- Dimension W (Up 2 positions)
10- Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Up 4 positions)

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that Erased sales: haha

question: total sales of rakudai? did it reach 10k?

i kinda lost count after volume 3,

but if i remember correctly its sales is the same as prylla.


For rakudai i think the average with BD-DVD on the end of all volumes gonna be around 3k
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Maybe I should re-word myself then. What's the reasoning for the low sales? You would think people who liked the anime would support it by buying the disk sales. Yes, it got a HUGE boost in manga sale, but the BD sales are really low. As someone who thought it'd go over 5K, it's kinda funny that it didn't.
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I wasn't expecting Stride to sell ~4k, lol. Dat fujoshi power I guess?

Also what the fuck, how'd Norn sell more than Ansatsu DVD-wise?
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Osomatsu-san and Owarimonogatari's going great! I wasn't expecting Boku Dake to hit the top 20 actually (since Japan's not to crazy about it). With the next Gintama volume having some of the most important episodes of the series, hopefully it hits the top 10.
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BlackPoint said:
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that Erased sales: haha

question: total sales of rakudai? did it reach 10k?

i kinda lost count after volume 3,

but if i remember correctly its sales is the same as prylla.


i think the average with BD-DVD on the end of all volumes gonna be around 3k


So total of 12k Bds from 4 volumes?
If so i guess it sold more than i expected
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Osomatsu-san and Owarimonogatari's going great! I wasn't expecting Boku Dake to hit the top 20 actually (since Japan's not to crazy about it). With the next Gintama volume having some of the most important episodes of the series, hopefully it hits the top 10.


If the recent rise in Gintama manga sales is anything to go by, the next volume should sell much much better than it has been. However in saying that, it's still way above average for a long running Shonen series. Not to mention Gintama still gets a lot of it's revenue through merchandise.
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Osomatsu-san is still slaying I see (I like how it looks like Choromatsu is trying to hide that he has an erection)

Lmao @ them Boku Dake sales though
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WTF is going on with Noragami sales?It was so good yet it sales so low.Not even 3k.Thats just plain sad
What are you talking about?

Aragoto was much worse than season 1
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I love all the *1,584 hardcore thirsty duds who got Valkyrie Drive.

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MaxXZoe said:
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i think the average with BD-DVD on the end of all volumes gonna be around 3k


So total of 12k Bds from 4 volumes?
If so i guess it sold more than i expected


yeah should be around 12k now in total still 2 volumes left but well its kinda selling the best from all thoose romance/action/fantasy genre animes that came out this past seasons asterisk, taimadou and now as it seems bahamut too all selling much less probably the closest is asterisk which will probably have an average of 2k rest as it seems will probably gonna be around 1k mark
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Ars Nova seems to be doing very well indeed. Good to see it's a great show
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Tyrel said:
@umashikaneko

Maybe I should re-word myself then. What's the reasoning for the low sales? You would think people who liked the anime would support it by buying the disk sales. Yes, it got a HUGE boost in manga sale, but the BD sales are really low. As someone who thought it'd go over 5K, it's kinda funny that it didn't.


Noitamina show usually don't get that high sales because it target different audience than the usual one(who can afford BD) even shows like Psycho Pass which is one of their most popular series sold about 9k and surprisingly its movie did better than Kizumonogatari which its series still sells double what PP did.

Erased is very well received among Japanese fans and even got a live-action adaptation of it which proves the series popularity. just remember Anime BD have high prices which a lot of people can't afford.
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@umashikaneko

Maybe I should re-word myself then. What's the reasoning for the low sales? You would think people who liked the anime would support it by buying the disk sales. Yes, it got a HUGE boost in manga sale, but the BD sales are really low. As someone who thought it'd go over 5K, it's kinda funny that it didn't.


Noitamina show usually don't get that high sales because it target different audience than the usual one(who can afford BD) even shows like Psycho Pass which is one of their most popular series sold about 9k and surprisingly its movie did better than Kizumonogatari which its series still sells double what PP did.

Erased is very well received among Japanese fans and even got a live-action adaptation of it which proves the series popularity. just remember Anime BD have high prices which a lot of people can't afford.
Do you need to watch a series like BokuMachi again?

Since it's over, buying it doesn't support the series as such. You support the author more by purchasing the manga as their royalties are much lower on the discs since there are many other people involved.

There are many, many factors that go into the number of discs sold and whether that means success or failure of the project. Often the Noitamina stuff gets enough money from the TV deal that the disc sales are less important but Aniplex still wants to discs to sell well so Aniplex probably doesn't see this is any sort of big success. They don't expect all their shows to be big hits of course but they hope to get their money back at least from what they put onto the production committee table as the disc producers.

Still, these shows must make some money overall, otherwise big businesses like Sony, Bandai... they wouldn't bother if it didn't make money. Bandai is pulling out of the Arcade game market because it makes no money for them anymore. If anime was losing them money, they'd drop it pretty quickly. Same goes for Sony, they aren't making anime just to say they're making art, expressing themselves... they're making anime, music, etc. to make money. The shareholders will punish them if they continue money losing business practices.
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Maybe I should re-word myself then. What's the reasoning for the low sales? You would think people who liked the anime would support it by buying the disk sales. Yes, it got a HUGE boost in manga sale, but the BD sales are really low. As someone who thought it'd go over 5K, it's kinda funny that it didn't.
just slightly reminder that tokyo ghoul is not even breaking 3K when releasing first volume IIRC.

disc sales is extreamly pricy. not everyone can afford that. they are targetted to very niche market, that's why. in general, common people will prefer to buy original source since it's much cheaper. only hardcore fans *cough *cough otaku would commonly buy that.

@hpulley , if it's not that profitable, why it soo common nowdays? i though anime producer got very nice profit, that's why they keep producing this kind of shows.
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Maybe I should re-word myself then. What's the reasoning for the low sales? You would think people who liked the anime would support it by buying the disk sales. Yes, it got a HUGE boost in manga sale, but the BD sales are really low. As someone who thought it'd go over 5K, it's kinda funny that it didn't.
just slightly reminder that tokyo ghoul is not even breaking 3K when releasing first volume IIRC.

disc sales is extreamly pricy. not everyone can afford that. they are targetted to very niche market, that's why. in general, common people will prefer to buy original source since it's much cheaper. only hardcore fans *cough *cough otaku would commonly buy that.
Yeah, that's why I tried to reword myself. Since shows like Tokyo Ghoul had good manga sales but terrible bd/dvd sales.
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Osomatsu-san still selling like hot cakes. Nice, really hoping it gets another season in the future. Owarimonogatari breaking the 20k+ mark too.
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It's nice to see that Aria still selling well after all these years.
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion.

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It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist.
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@hpulley , if it's not that profitable, why it soo common nowdays? i though anime producer got very nice profit, that's why they keep producing this kind of shows.
I didn't say it wasn't profitable. Everyone else is claiming that shows with 2.6K disc sales aren't profitable and we just don't know that. There is a much bigger picture out there beyond the disc sales. It is fine to follow disc sales, celebrate high sales and be worried about low disc sales but the question of what shows are profitable and which shows are not profitable cannot be answered here alone. Even for a show which on the whole is profitable, there may be winners and losers at the production committee table depending on what products and merchandise sell well and which do not. In fact I specifically said unless it WAS profitable, big companies like Sony and Bandai would not be involved. Small companies can gamble it all but a money losing division in a big company will eventually be sold or shut down.
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Osomatsu-san v1 107,906
Osomatsu-san v2 78,480
Osomatsu-san v3 48,121
Konosuba v1 9,516

Good to see Konosuba v1 selling well. 10k average doesn't seem too unlikely if the rest of the volumes continue to have consistent sales.

The first non-event ticket volume of Osomatsu-san did a bit better than I expected and had a smaller drop when compared to Love Live season 2's non event ticket volumes. 60k seems unlikely but it could get close to it after a few weeks. Good to see v1 and v2 still selling.

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Tyrel said:
@umashikaneko

Maybe I should re-word myself then. What's the reasoning for the low sales? You would think people who liked the anime would support it by buying the disk sales. Yes, it got a HUGE boost in manga sale, but the BD sales are really low. As someone who thought it'd go over 5K, it's kinda funny that it didn't.
just slightly reminder that tokyo ghoul is not even breaking 3K when releasing first volume IIRC.

^ Tokyo ghoul's first volume sold 4.8k copies and it averaged a decent 3.6k as a whole which is by no means terrible.
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just slightly reminder that tokyo ghoul is not even breaking 3K when releasing first volume IIRC.

^ Tokyo ghoul's first volume sold 4.8k copies and it averaged a decent 3.6k as a whole which is by no means terrible.
i said "when releasing first volume", mean first volume in first week sales, correct me if i am wrong thou.
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^ Tokyo ghoul's first volume sold 4.8k copies and it averaged a decent 3.6k as a whole which is by no means terrible.
i said "when releasing first volume", mean first volume in first week sales, correct me if i am wrong thou.

Ah then it's first week it sold 3.6k copies.
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>what is a Noitamina anime
>why does viewership matter more to that block than disc sales
>did the manga get a boost
>does bd sales equate to success

when you answer these questions you will realize why Erased bd sales didnt matter.
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