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

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Jan 6th - 12th

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

Blu-ray
*1. 13,377 13,377 Free! Vol.5
*2. *7,567 *7,567 Kill la Kill Vol.1 (Limited Edition)
*3. *6,090 *6,090 Senki Zesshou Symphogear G Vol.4 (Limited Edition)
*4. *3,616 *3,616 Kyoukai no Kanata Vol.1
*5. *1,298 11,584 Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Vol.1
*6. *1,075 *1,075 Kyousou Giga Vol.1
*7. *1,013 45,791 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare (Limited Edition)
*8. **,969 **,969 Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! Vol.4
*9. **,825 26,709 Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito 2 - Hikisakareshi Yokuryuu
(cut-off 825)


DVD
*1. 8,290 *,**8,290 Free! Vol.5
*2. 1,778 *,**1,778 Kyoukai no Kanta Vol.1
*3. 1,635 *,**1,635 Aikatsu! Vol.8
*4. 1,525 *,*58,378 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare (Limited Edition)
*5. 1,492 *,*21,075 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare (Regular Edition)
*6. 1,422 *,**1,422 One Piece 16th Season "Punk Hazard" Vol.1
*7. 1,396 *,**1,396 One Piece 16th Season "Punk Hazard" Vol.2
*8. 1,221 *,**1,221 Kill la Kill Vol.1 (Limited Edition)
*9. *,974 1,235,014 Tonari no Totoro
10. *,893 *,***,893 Naruto: Shippuuden "Ninkai Taisen - Kanata kara no Kougekisha" Vol.5
11. *,624 *,***,624 Senki Zesshou Symphogear G Vol.4 (Limited Edition)
12. *,579 *,528,839 Majo no Takkyuubin
13. *,539 *,*20,020 One Piece Log Collection "Hancock" (eps.408-421)
14. *,531 *,**8,731 Kamiusagi Rope: Warau Asa ni wa Fuku Kitaru tte Maji ssuka!? Vol.4
15. *,526 *,**8,641 Kamiusagi Rope: Warau Asa ni wa Fuku Kitaru tte Maji ssuka!? Vol.3
16. *,467 *,*14,564 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000% Vol.7
17. *,456 *,**6,898 Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Shinsoku no Genosect - Mewtwo Kakusei (Regular Edition)
18. *,402 *,369,763 Mononoke Hime
19. *,385 2,397,744 Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi
(cut-off 385)


CD Single
*3. 8,988 **8,988 Kuroko no Basket 2nd Season Character Song Duet Series Vol.7 "Ultimate Zone" by Taiga Kagami (CV: Yuuki Ono) and Daiki Aomine (CV: Junichi Suwabe)
*5. 7,879 **7,879 Kuroko no Basket 2nd Season Character Song Duet Series Vol.6 "Coat no Ue de Korekara mo" by Tetsuya Kuroko (CV: Kensho Ono) and Shintarou Midorima (CV: Daisuke Ono)
10. 5,026 486,067 Naruto: Shippuuden OP "Tsuki no Ookisa" by Nogizaka 46
13. 4,489 **4,489 Saint Seiya Omega OP "Senkou Strings" by Cynthia
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
(cut-off 1,000)


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)
32. 1,839 76,297 Gintama Best 3
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)
75. 1,031 10,649 Kill la Kill OST by Hiroyuki Sawano
(cut-off 1,000)

Source: Oricon Youtaiju

Still the same awesomeness.

Yay, Aoki got over 10k!

So Amazon Stalker, I see that your prediction for this one is off.

Was expecting more sales for Kill la Kill

*3. *6,090 *6,090 Senki Zesshou Symphogear G Vol.4 (Limited Edition)

I'm surprised... vol 4 from the second season of a series that is pretty subpar... a lot of great Blu-rays sold this week too :O

So, Gintama seems to have LE and RE for both the BD and the DVD? Cool.

Also, why the BD section is cut at top 10? Why not top 20? I mean, is there a specific reason - like the week sales add too little to be reported?

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.

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

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.

I wasn't expecting it to sell well, but it's still a bit saddening. Well, could have been worse though.



I guess this limited edition makes it harder to tell exactly how good the overall sales were, right? Even so, it's below what I expected but still good sales. And it might be even better considering it was the studio's first TV series.

Wow. What happened with Watamote vol4? Not even a thousand units.

Well i use this site, if want to check daily anime updates:
http://www3.atchs.jp/test/read.cgi/urisure/1358138212/365 (remove /365 if you want see history)

Happy it's doing well. Hope it will get 10K average in the end.

Will wait for NNB figures on when full list will be available.


Amazing longevity, hope it be able to reach 250K in the end

All good numbers. Symphogear is starting to get consistent with the 6k. I hope it lasts until the final volume.

Also wow....SUPER sonico...

**1位/**1位 ★ (***,**0 pt) [*,*10予約] 14/04/02 Madoka Rebellion.
**2位/**3位 ★ (***,**0 pt) [*,**0予約] 14/03/19 Super Sonico.

I will not be surprised at all if it overthrows Madoka to #2. Madoka has been on pre-order on aniplex days before it started on amazon. I though it would be sekai seifuku who had hit the gold, looks like I was wrong.
It will be also interesting how the next volumes of sonico will do.

good sales for free! as usual, where's my season 2 announcement?
saddening sales for kyousougiga though, even less than v0 i think?

Free!,Kyoukai no Kanata,Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova,Kyousou Giga,Watamote! and many singles sales as well... I like it...this make possibilitys of hava a Second Season...and i happy with this... ^^

Happy to see Arpeggio doing so well :D!

KnK v1 has a event ticket though, the other volume's will sell less(3k-3.5k~ first week).

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

looks like Free's dvd are selling well if it's continue like that we may have another season

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.

As of last week, Machine Doll v1 sold 5800 copies (Bluray + DVD) and on Thursday it will hopefully add on a few more. 6K would be nice! It is a great package BTW, lots of bonuses. I only hope v2 doesn't drop too much with less bonuses...

I have been seeing a post going around on tumblr with an countdown to a Free! announcement. Probably about a second season with its sales.

KnK was okay I guess totally not surprised by those sales I couldn't really get into it.

Free! still going great. Decent sales for Kyoukai no Kanata which is good, I liked it more and more as it went on. Also surprised Kill La Kill is so high.

Kill La Kill sold well good! and Free probably gonna get second season!

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

shame to see kyousogiga bomb as badly as it is, i expected more out of kill la kill given its huge following that an be seen anywhere you go, those are great sales but i expected them to be way higher

and seeing how gintama is still on there im guessing this is another slow week

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 :(

5k with an event ticket

thats still not that bad

+100

It means it'll average around Tamako Market levels.

Anime wasn't that bad either. Especially last three episodes.

But well, KnK has zero chance of getting close to Fall's top6 (IS2, KnB 2, Arpeggio, KLK, NNB, Refrain) and can end up below Yowamushi, UMD, StB.

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.. -.-!

Not really. It's only called limited edition.

I expect KNK to average 3-3.5k once all volumes are out, so around Tamako levels which sounds about right. Before it aired I never imagined it would sell below my 5k estimate, let alone Tamako levels, but hey it happens. I just hope this doesn't discourage KyoAni from doing more shows with actual, serious plot.

With that said, I'm eager to see what new show they announce once Chuunibyou 2nd season ends. Aside from the inevitable Free 2nd season announcement, their next show should be a new IP since that's been their thing now. The works in their KyoAni awards are a good place to start when looking at their next potential new anime.

Kyousogiga proves once again that Japanese otaku don't want their anime to be intellectual and sophisticated.

I guess KlK isn't such a hit as I expected it to be, though it's doing quite well nonetheless.

BTW, I'd like to see a full list of how well the Summer and Fall shows have been doing so far, as I find it hard to keep track of the show I'm interested in, especially when some don't show up on the weekly lists.



KnK was a lot of wasted potential. It failed to live up to the expectations many people had, and the sales reflect that. Right now, I suspect only KyoAni's hardcore fanbase is interested in this show, while everyone else deemed it not worth their money.

Hey, my AOTY 2013 sold below 3k despite having just five BDs for 13 episodes. And 2012 AOTY below 1k (BOX). At least 2011 AOTY is top3 ever.

Yes! Kill la Kill on the list :3
Nice to see Blue Steel up there too!

I'm wondering if there will be a season 2 of Free to be announced soon...in the future.

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.

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..

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.

I don't mind them doing fanservices for the show that seems like it will be, but does KnK seems to be a show for fanservices to you? Like I said, I liked Chuunibyou and K-On, and because of what they are, all the cute shit feels in place. I love NNB, the cuteness just felt right in a SoL comedy show, but let's say, put that kind of fanservice in Naruto, -.-!

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.

Yeah, but in that case every show was fanservice since the very beginning, none of them was turned into it. KyoAni's shows don't change the mood in the middle. Still doesn't make sense in my eyes, no matter how I look at what ToG25thBaam said.

Looking at KnK, you could just immediately tell that it's KyoAni's product, there are a lot of instances where the girls were show to be really cute from their action. It's hard to explain but some of their recent show somewhat share a similarity, was it the comedy style, was it the animation style, was it the art, or was it anything else, I can't really be sure, but I just have that sort of feelings. I don't mean only the plot and story.


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.

Because they wanted to be Shaft but failed.

How is that in any way related to Shaft?

My only problem and only knowledge of Shaft is that they always cut and switch scenes, it worked fine with the Monogatari series (and maybe the other one that aired recently, one with the brother that never show his face), but not the others imo, and this is the main reason why I couldn't bring myself to finish Dance in the Vampire Bund, and it's only 2 episodes away from the last episode. ~.~

Woohoo! Sonico!

You really can't see the connection? To me it's obvious author of KnK wanted to write humor similar to Nisio's Monogatari but lacked the talent do so.

You'd think they'd know how a figurine with its release would be... unless this is really just a LE edition after all