Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Jan 6 - 12

tsubasalover said:
CD Single
18. 3,615 **3,615 Kyoukai no Kanata Character Song Vol.2 “AS IT IS/CAGE FOR LOVE” by Akihito Kanbara (CV: KENN) and Hiroomi Nase (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki)
21. 3,329 *44,499 Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission ED "Hyouriittai" by Yuzu
28. 2,450 243,428 Shingeki no Kyojin OP "Jiyuu e no Shingeki (Guren no Yumiya/Jiyuu no Tsubasa)" by Linked Horizon
29. 2,251 *10,723 Sword Art Online: Extra Edition ED “Niji no Oto” by Eir Aoi
43. 1,452 *58,271 Log Horizon OP "database feat. TAKUMA (10 Feet)" by MAN WITH A MISSION
44. 1,376 120,489 Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season OP "Kakumei Dualism" by Nana Mizuki x T.M.Revolution
51. 1,025 *24,045 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova OP "Savior of Song" by Nano

CD Album
*9. 5,754 *5,754 Sumire Uesaka “Kakumei-teki Broadway Shugisha Doumei” by Sumire Uesaka
17. 3,681 *3,681 nano.RIPE “Namida no Ochiru Sokudo” by nano.RIPE
29. 2,063 26,339 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Music Collection
31. 1,937 *1,937 Kyoukai no Kanata OST “Beyond the Melodies” by Hikaru Nanase (Masami Ito)
41. 1,665 *1,665 Brothers Conflict Character CD 2nd Series Vol. 6 with Ukyou and Kaname by Daisuke Hirakawa and Junichi Suwabe
46. 1,529 41,845 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Gekidan Shining "Masquerade Mirage" by Reiji Kotobuki (CV: Showtaro Morikubo), Ai Mikaze (CV: Shouta Aoi), Natsuki Shinomiya (CV: Kishou Taniyama)

Xinception said:
Oh, might any more knowledgable MAL member show me how to check for the Oricon daily chart? So I can check for it myself, since. I haven't seen Ejc posting it.

tsubasalover said:

*7. *1,075 *1,075 Kyousou Giga Vol.1

tsubasalover said:

*2. *7,567 *7,567 Kill la Kill Vol.1 (Limited Edition)

tsubasalover said:

The normal Oricon Ranking site doesn't have much ranking listed, the complete ranking is from Oricon Youtaiju, which is only accessible to members.

*5. *1,298 11,584 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Vol.1

28. 2,450 243,428 Shingeki no Kyojin OP "Jiyuu e no Shingeki (Guren no Yumiya/Jiyuu no Tsubasa)" by Linked Horizon

Hiryu12 said:
5k+ for the first volume of Kyoukai no Kanata.

It's pretty decent.

Free!, come on now. KyoAni, announce season 2 already for God's sake.

Limechan said:
Does anyone know how much each show (first volume) from this past Fall sold so far? I'm personally interested in knowing if Machine-Doll was decent, at least.

reyhangustira said:
Free is no surprise, but Kyoukai no Kanata????
i tought everyone is upset with this show

Higashi_no_Kaze said:
Maybe Kaoishin is right and KyoAni has those super-loyal fans after all, KnK was almost the worst show of the season after all and still casually sells over 5k. And poor Kyousougiga, I never got on with the hype about it on MAL, but I still think it deserves better than a measly 1k :(

rederoin said:

5k with an event ticket

rederoin said:

5k with an event ticket

NotJizzyHitler said:
thats still not that bad

NotJizzyHitler said:
thats still not that bad

kurosaki_kabuto said:
I guess this limited edition makes it harder to tell exactly how good the overall sales were, right?

Makuro said:


Kyoukai no Kanata is a good show, so don't be surprised.

ToG25thBaam said:
Kill la Kill selling 8.7k for the first week? Hmm that was to be expected since it's so popular.

KnK selling 3k +? Yes! I hope that it wouldn't break 4k, so that KyoAni could realize that they shouldn't be sticking to what they've been doing all the time. Same style, same thing, nothing new.

And, what the.. One Piece managed to get ranked.. -.-!

Yvese said:
So by your logic KNK is the same thing as K-ON, Chuunibyou, Tamako, etc. Not new at all. It's just the same comedy/slice of life/cute girls doing cute things show.

Considering you dropped the show half way, you couldn't be more wrong. It didn't sell well because the plot ( which was its main focus. You would have known that if you actually watched it ) was mediocre. It's ok though, hating on something and being wrong is the cool thing to do nowadays.

Progeusz said:
What are you smoking? I wish KyoAni turned even just a single of their shows into fanservice with their cute designs and godly animation. We get one episode at the very most.
Well, there is one exception - Free! - fanservice since before the premier till after second season ends or something. Not my cup of tea though.

ToG25thBaam said:

Don't be hating on me, and don't accuse me of hating on the show. I just simply dislike it, and I never even bash it anywhere. Don't be comparing me with the haters.

Let's get onto the topic, while it might've gotten more serious later on, KyoAni's obsession with turning every show they ever made into.. some sort of fanservice is really bad. I dropped it after 6 episodes, and.. is that idol singing dancing part really necessary? They could've done something else, but hey, it's KyoAni. Don't even try to misunderstand me, I enjoyed K-On, Chuunibyou, Hyouka, and a lot of their show, you might want to check out my list for confirmation though.

P.S. That "turning every show they made" statement was just an exaggeration, but you get my gist, somehow, I think..

jmal said:
(Also when you say fanservice, most people most of the time assume you specifically mean sexual fanservice, i.e. showing skin to titillate. It sounds like you were using the word in a different way, i.e. the introduction of cute, quirky elements.)

Yvese said:
Ok, so you're not a hater as you say. That's great.

Back OT: The idol ep was one ep. Some would call it a breather ep in plot oriented shows which is what it was - a plot driven show. You said yourself they shouldn't be sticking to the same style, same thing, and it was nothing new, when the show is the complete opposite of those.

You dropped it half way which was enough for you to decide that the show must be the same as the others they've done, all because of what.. the idol ep? The char designs? The cute girls? So despite the show focusing heavily on plot from the beginning ( which they haven't done since what, the Disappearance movie? ), the idol ep must have been the last straw which was confirmation to you that the show was, and I quote "Same style, same thing, nothing new".

That's just silly.

jmal said:

I think everyone will have a slightly different opinion on what is appropriate, and that's fine.

Myself, I look at timing. A lot of generally serious shows have a few lighter comedic episodes, and I'm okay with that for the most part, as long as it doesn't come in the middle of a very serious arc/episode that's supposed to be really tense or somber. If it's a breather episode, especially if it's coming between arcs, I'm more likely to be okay with a silly story. Just as long as it gets back to serious when a serious atmosphere is appropriate.

(Also when you say fanservice, most people most of the time assume you specifically mean sexual fanservice, i.e. showing skin to titillate. It sounds like you were using the word in a different way, i.e. the introduction of cute, quirky elements.)

ToG25thBaam said:
I don't really mind some comedic moments too, but for some reason I find the MC's obsession with glasses to be forced, some cute moments were forced, and also the brother's sis-con trait. I have no idea why.

Progeusz said:
Because they wanted to be Shaft but failed.

ToG25thBaam said:
How is that in any way related to Shaft?

jmal said:
Haha wow. The Super Sonico LE is sold out on Amazon already. They aren't even taking more orders right now.

Must have been a very limited run, though unless they're completely insane and hate money I imagine they're scrambling to expand the initially planned shipment size. Bikini figure power.