Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Jan 20 - 26

by tsubasalover
Jan 28, 2014 1:30 AM | 95 Comments

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Jan 20th - 26th

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

Blu-ray
*1.　32,963　32,963　Monogatari Series: Second Season Kabukimonogatari Vol.2 Mayoi Jiangshi Part 2
*2.　11,086　11,086　Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. Vol.8
*3.　*5,572　*5,572　Gatchaman Crowds Blu-ray Box
*4.　*3,019　*3,019　Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season Vol.2
*5.　*2,888　*2,888　Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince Vol.8
*6.　*2,749　*2,749　Yowamushi Pedal Vol.2
*7.　*2,592　25,240　Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.7
*8.　*2,169　*2,169　Teekyuu 3
*9.　*1,877　*1,877　Servant x Service Vol.6
(cut-off 1,877)

DVD
*1.　3,915　*,**3,915　Monogatari Series: Second Season Kabukimonogatari Vol.2 Mayoi Jiangshi Part 2
*2.　3,014　*,**3,014　Yowamushi Pedal Vol.2
*3.　2,565　*,**2,565　Magi: The Kingdom of Magic Vol.1
*4.　1,590　*,**1,590　Kimi no Iru Machi Vol.5
*5.　1,575　*,**1,575　Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. Vol.8
*6.　1,560　*,*10,387　Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.7
*7.　1,064　*,**1,064　Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd Season Vol.2
*8.　*,930　*,***,930　Gatchaman Crowds DVD Box
*9.　*,751　*,***,751　Servant x Service Vol.6
10.　*,701　*,***,701　Gin no Saji Vol.5
11.　*,688　*,*22,816　Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare Regular Edition
12.　*,663　1,236,432　Tonari no Totoro
13.　*,608　*,*59,932　Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare Limited Edition
14.　*,500　*,**6,077　Sore Ike! Anpanman: Tobase! Kibou no Handkerchief
15.　*,449　*,***,449　Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince Vol.8
16.　*,363　*,**9,534　Kamiusagi Rope: Warau Asa ni wa Fuku Kitaru tte Maji ssuka!? Vol.4
17.　*,347　*,529,606　Majo no Takkyuubin
18.　*,345　*,***,345　Detective Conan Part 22 Vol.1
19.　*,336　*,**9,427　Kamiusagi Rope: Warau Asa ni wa Fuku Kitaru tte Maji ssuka!? Vol.3
20.　*,320　*,***,885　Short Peace
(cut-off 320)

CD Single
12.　6,711　**6,711　Nourin ED & Inserted Song "Cordless☆Dere☆PHONE/Mogitate ♥ Fruit Girls" Yuka Kusakabe (CV: Yukari Tamura), Ringo Kinoshita (CV: Yukari Tamura) and Minori Nakazawa (CV: Kana Hanazawa)
13.　5,786　501,950　Naruto: Shippuuden OP "Tsuki no Ookisa" by Nogizaka 46
24.　2,602　**2,602　Seitokai Yakuindomo* OP "Hanasaku☆Saikyou Legend Days" by Triple Booking
33.　2,005　*11,064　Free! Character Song Duet Series Vol.2 "Summer High Tension☆" by Nagisa Hazuki (CV: Tsubasa Yonaga) & Rei Ryuugazaki (CV: Daisuke Hirakawa)
34.　1,990　**1,990　Saki: Zenkoku-hen OP "New SPARKS!" by Miyuki Hashimoto
43.　1,552　*48,494　Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission ED "Hyouriittai" by Yuzu
48.　1,419　246,686　Shingeki no Kyojin OP "Jiyuu e no Shingeki (Guren no Yumiya/Jiyuu no Tsubasa)" by Linked Horizon
52.　1,345　**1,345　Witch Craft Works OP "divine intervention" by fhána
66.　1,039　*12,286　Kuroko no Basket 2nd Season Character Song Duet Series Vol.7 "Ultimate Zone" by Taiga Kagami (CV: Yuuki Ono) & Daiki Aomine (CV: Junichi Suwabe)
(cut-off 1,000)

CD Album
12.　6,663　*6,663　FictionJunction "elemental" by FictionJunciton
31.　2,624　*2,624　Love Live! School Idol Project Radio CD "μ's Kouhoubu ~ NikoRinBana~ Vol.2" by Sora Tokui, Riho Iida, Yurika Kubo, etc.
53.　1,411　*1,411　Tonari no Seki-kun Theme Songs CD (OP and ED + Inserted Song)
61.　1,185　78,925　Gintama Best 3
(cut-off 1,000)

Source: Oricon Youtaiju

20 of 95 Comments Recent Comments

WCW up to #56, looks like awesome episode #5 may have been a sales turning point for it! Still not sure I can buy it due to some art and animation choices but the music is really good, buying that for sure.

Feb 3, 2014 2:45 PM by hpulley

Yay, Sakura Trick is going up again! Well, I'll still keep my fingers crossed.

Feb 3, 2014 2:05 PM by Xinception

volare1 said:
Witchcraft works big boost. Hopefully it stays on 60-100th spot until release.

58th spot on stalker right now c:

Feb 3, 2014 9:03 AM by NemuriNezumi

jmal said:

Edrahil said:
One question regarding Log Horizon: I remember reading something about Log Horizon airing on a govermental-funded Channel. Is that correct and if it is, does that mean, that in this particular case sales are not/not as important as usual for the series and it's success? Or is it just a coinicidence, that has no deeper effects?

Right, DVD/BD sales don't really matter for Log Horizon, but nobody ever turns down money, so half decent sales would still be cool to see.

i hear the bigger issues is theres going to be some very adult themes and darker imagry/themes the story takes from where season 2 would pick up that may hold back another lh season

Feb 3, 2014 7:28 AM by JizzyHitler

Sakura Trick is down to 850#

;_;

scytheavatar said:

Edrahil said:

jmal said:
Log Horizon probably isn't doing as poorly as the ranking might make it look but I'll be really happy if it hits its 3k+1k estimates.

One question regarding Log Horizon: I remember reading something about Log Horizon airing on a govermental-funded Channel. Is that correct and if it is, does that mean, that in this particular case sales are not/not as important as usual for the series and it's success? Or is it just a coinicidence, that has no deeper effects?

It's shown on NHK, which funded 3 seasons of Phi Brain despite them all being sales flop IIRC.

And 6 seasons of Major, and 3 seasons of Bakuman, and 2 seasons of Letter Bee.

It kinda gives me hope for a 2nd season of Gaint killing during the world cup.

Feb 3, 2014 5:54 AM by rederoin

thanks for share the post with us.

Feb 3, 2014 3:21 AM by meetbhardwaj

Edrahil said:

jmal said:
Log Horizon probably isn't doing as poorly as the ranking might make it look but I'll be really happy if it hits its 3k+1k estimates.

It's shown on NHK, which funded 3 seasons of Phi Brain despite them all being sales flop IIRC.

Feb 2, 2014 10:55 PM by scytheavatar

jmal said:
Log Horizon probably isn't doing as poorly as the ranking might make it look but I'll be really happy if it hits its 3k+1k estimates.

Feb 2, 2014 10:45 PM by Filfaere

I hope we get more sales for NagiAsu go go go! And yay for Natsume Yuujinchou high up in stalker (its nearly release date) :D

Feb 2, 2014 7:24 PM by mistress_kisara

volare1 said:
Witchcraft works big boost. Hopefully it stays on 60-100th spot until release. I'm hoping for more Hoozuki pre-orders from niconico as well. Lastly I hope for good storefronts from other title and late boosts. This season need some sales!

Hoozuki has my rootings for this season's top seller. Seriously, Gintama in hell? Why wouldn't you like that?

Also Mikakunin (Mashiro is this season's renge :P), SYD and Sakura Trick.

Feb 2, 2014 6:10 PM by Xinception

Witchcraft works big boost. Hopefully it stays on 60-100th spot until release. I'm hoping for more Hoozuki pre-orders from niconico as well. Lastly I hope for good storefronts from other title and late boosts. This season need some sales!

Feb 2, 2014 3:46 PM by volare1

In my opinion, the best kind of yuri is stuff like Fate/Nanoha. They're really good friends and there are certainly strong hints that there is more to it then just being friends, but its not so blatant and obvious that their love turns into fetish material. I would have lost respect for Seven Arcs if they threw in unneeded make out scenes, even if that stuff did happen behind the scenes.

Feb 2, 2014 10:04 AM by RyanSaotome

Laciie said:

RyanSaotome said:
Well I dunno, I view yuri as a more pure thing, while when you have a guy involved it'll naturally be more perverted. When you have a girl acting like a hormone filled teen guy and wanting to make out with other girls its a turn off.

I actually can't believe I'm reading this. All you're doing is just stereotyping. Yuri doesn't have to be 'pure' or whatever. God forbid that in lesbian relationships two girls would want to make out with each other just like a straight relationship!

thats fine if you think that, but anime is fantasy. I will like what I like and don't have to worry about it being realistic.

Feb 2, 2014 9:55 AM by RyanSaotome

Feb 2, 2014 9:54 AM by Laciie

Well I dunno, I view yuri as a more pure thing, while when you have a guy involved it'll naturally be more perverted. When you have a girl acting like a hormone filled teen guy and wanting to make out with other girls its a turn off.

Feb 2, 2014 9:49 AM by RyanSaotome

To Love ru doesn't have Rito going out of his way to make out with girls every episode. If it was like that probably wouldn't like it either.

Feb 2, 2014 9:43 AM by RyanSaotome

Not really too surprised Sakura Trick isn't doing too well. Its problem is that it just tries too hard... you lose pretty much everything good about yuri if you don't make it subtle and everyone is canon lesbians. Its more enjoyable when its only hinted at and you ship the characters together yourself. Even Yuru Yuri was better then this, it didn't have everyone making out by the first episode.

Feb 2, 2014 9:08 AM by RyanSaotome

Speaking of Dogakobo shows that are ranking well, when the GJ-Bu 'Repeat' BD set was solicited I certainly did not expect it to stay in the top 30 for its first 10 days. I know that they're selling it dirt cheap (basically the price of a single volume) but still, for a show with its vol 1 sales under 2.5k (and its initial release was rather cheap as well) I'm surprised and pleased to see it ranking so high. Dogakobo have been the most consistent when it comes to entertaining SoL/gag-comedy shows, so I hope they continue their level of prowess with Mikakunin as they did so great with Yuru Yuri, GJ-bu, and Love Lab.

I'm surprised that Sakura Trick isn't doing better to be honest.

Feb 2, 2014 8:35 AM by Meddigo

scytheavatar said:

Seems that otakus have picked Mikakunin de Shinkoukei as the new moe moe slice of life show to flock to, also Seitokai Yakuindomo S2 and Tesagure Encore for their comedy fix. Sakura Trick is going to find it hard to compete against them since you probably won't be madly in love with it unless you are huge into Yuri.

Mikanunin has an event ticket for it's first volume though. Well, Sakura Trick does as well. But Mikanunin's later volumes are also ranking well. Ok, not well enough like KinMosa but it could reach 4.5k.

Feb 2, 2014 7:44 AM by phoenixalia

scytheavatar said:

hpulley said:

Xinception said:
Sakura Trick in the 300s... Awwww...

Yeah, sucks that it's on a downward trend now... hopefully it perks back up. Right now the Stalker estimate is only around 2.2K BDs and .5K DVDs which may or may not rank depending on the rest of the shows coming out March 19th.

Such a low season overall for pre-order predictions.

Seems that otakus have picked Mikakunin de Shinkoukei as the new moe moe slice of life show to flock to, also Seitokai Yakuindomo S2 and Tesagure Encore for their comedy fix. Sakura Trick is going to find it hard to compete against them since you probably won't be madly in love with it unless you are huge into Yuri.

Love both shows. But cold harsh reality said that only 1 can survive. Seriously, screw choices.

Feb 2, 2014 7:10 AM by Xinception

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