Japan's Yearly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for 2014
Here are the Blu-ray & CD sales rankings for the fiscal year of 2014. (December 9, 2013 - December 7, 2014)
Blu-ray
*1. 154,042 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari Limited Edition
*2. 118,997 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol.7 Limited Edition
*3. 115,870 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.1 Special Limited Edition
*4. *73,392 Kaze Tachinu HD-Remaster
*5. *69,163 The iDOLM@STER Movie: Kagayaki no Mukougawa e! Limited Edition (incl. The iDOLM@STER: Shiny Festa)
*6. *56,286 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.2 Special Limited Edition
*7. *50,286 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.4 Special Limited Edition
*8. *50,131 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.3 Special Limited Edition
*9. *48,548 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare Limited Edition
10. *45,778 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.5 Special Limited Edition
11. *44,082 Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin Limited Edition
12. *43,501 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.6 Special Limited Edition
13. *42,874 Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontou no Anzio-sen
14. *42,079 Love Live! School Idol Project μ's→NEXT LoveLive! 2014 ~Endless Parade~
15. *39,620 Monogatari Series: Second Season Kabukimonogatari Vol.1 Mayoi Jiangshi Part 1 Limited Edition
16. *39,054 Monogatari Series: Second Season Kabukimonogatari Vol.2 Mayoi Jiangshi Part 2 Limited Edition
17. *37,861 Monogatari Series: Second Season Otorimonogatari Vol.1 Nadeko Medusa Part.1 Limited Edition
18. *37,409 Monogatari Series: Second Season Onimonogatari Vol.1 Shinobu Time Part.1 Limited Edition
19. *37,223 Monogatari Series: Second Season Otorimonogatari Vol.2 Nadeko Medusa Part.2 Limited Edition
20. *37,009 Love Live! School Idol Project: μ's 3rd Anniversary LoveLive!
21. *36,732 Monogatari Series: Second Season Onimonogatari Vol.2 Shinobu Time Part.2 Limited Edition
22. *36,374 Monogatari Series: Second Season Koimonogatari Vol.1 Hitagi End Part 1 Limited Edition
23. *36,311 Monogatari Series: Second Season Koimonogatari Vol.2 Hitagi End Part 2 Limited Edition
24. *35,752 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.6
25. *33,748 Monogatari Series: Second Season Hanamonogatari Vol.1 Suruga Devil Part 1 Limited Edition
26. *33,220 Monogatari Series: Second Season Hanamonogatari Vol.2 Suruga Devil Part 2 Limited Edition
27. *33,051 Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryouiki no Deja vu Deluxe Limited Edition
28. *32,192 Persona 3 the Movie 1: Spring of Birth Limited Edition
29. *29,286 Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito 2 - Hikisakareshi Yokuryuu Limited Edition
30. *29,272 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.9
31. *29,204 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol.7
32. *29,153 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. Movie Limited Edition
33. *28,811 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.8
34. *28,682 Tiger & Bunny Movie 2: The Rising Limited Edition
35. *28,678 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.7
36. *20,024 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000% Vol.7
37. *19,693 Sword Art Online: Extra Edition Limited Edition
38. *19,525 The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Animation First Set Limited Edition
39. *18,375 Sword Art Online II Vol.1 Limited Edition
40. *17,332 Haikyuu!! Vol.1
41. *16,429 Free! Vol.6
42. *16,413 Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi HD-Remaster
43. *16,031 Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
44. *15,774 Free! Vol.5
45. *15,667 Sword Art Online II Vol.2 Limited Edition
(cut-off 15,667)
DVD
*1. 128,784 Kaze Tachinu
*2. *62,190 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare Limited Edition
*3. *60,286 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol.7
*4. *38,292 Youkai Watch DVD-BOX Vol.1
*5. *25,983 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare Regular Edition
*6. *24,838 Tonari no Totoro
*7. *20,853 One Piece Log Collection "Hancock"
*8. *19,868 Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie Regular Edition
*9. *18,438 Tonari no Totoro HD-Remaster
10. *18,214 One Piece Log Collection "Ace"
11. *17,921 One Piece Log Collection "Marineford
12. *17,827 Haikyuu!! Vol.1
13. *17,733 One Piece Log Collection "Impel Down"
14. *17,588 One Piece Log Collection "Magellan
15. *17,254 Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie Deluxe Edition
16. *16,720 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari Regular Edition
17. *15,449 One Piece Log Collection "Promise"
18. *15,407 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.6
19. *14,805 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000% Vol.7
20. *14,615 Haikyuu!! Vol.2
21. *13,359 Majo no Takkyuubin
22. *12,011 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.9
23. *11,456 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.8
24. *11,414 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.7
25. *11,263 Kuroko no Basket 2nd Season Vol.3
26. *11,185 Haikyuu!! Vol.3
27. *10,867 Natsume Yuujinchou: Itsuka Yuki no Hi ni Limited Edition
28. *10,793 Free!: Eternal Summer Vol.3
29. *10,714 Haikyuu!! Vol.4
30. *10,572 Kamiusagi Rope: Warau Asa ni wa Fuku Kitaru tte Maji ssuka!? Vol.4
31. *10,466 Kamiusagi Rope: Warau Asa ni wa Fuku Kitaru tte Maji ssuka!? Vol.3
32. *10,188 Crayon Shin-chan Movie 22: Gachinko! Gyakushuu no Robo To-chan
(cut-off 10,188)
CD Single
*29 *38,946 Love Live! School Idol Project] Inserted Song "Shangri-La Shower" by μ's
*50. 136,068 Youkai Watch OP "Geragerapou no Uta" by King Creamsoda
*64. 101,150 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season OP "Sore wa Bokutachi no Kiseki" by μ's
*65. *97,780 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Character Song "Takaramonos / Paradise Live" by μ's
*66. *93,052 Nogizaka46 "Baretta" (incl. Naruto: Shippuuden OP "Tsuki no Ookisa")
*71. *87,401 Youkai Watch ED "Dan Dan Dubi Zubaa!" by Dream5 + Burii Taichou
*93. *66,138 Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal OP "MOON PRIDE" by Momoiro Clover Z
*94. *66,095 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season IN "Love wing bell / Dancing stars on me!" by μ's
*95. *64,912 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season ED "Donna Toki mo Zutto" by μ's
*97. *63,265 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season IN "KiRa-KiRa Sensation! / Happy maker!" by μ's
101. *61,177 Makakucity Actors OP/ED "daze/days" by Jin
102. *61,113 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season IN "Yume no Tobira" by μ's
103. *60,579 Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin (TV) OP "Butterfly Effect" by Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku
109. *56,164 One Piece OP "Wake up!" by AAA
110. *55,869 Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo OP "Kindan no Resistance" by Nana Mizuki
111. *55,481 "Eien Friends" by Printemps [Honaka Kousaka (CV: Emi Nitta), Kotori Minami (CV: Aya Uchida). Hanayo Koizumi (CV: Yurika Kubo) from μ’s]
117. *52,835 Hunter x Hunter (2011) and Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission ED by "Hyouriittai" by Yuzu
120. *51,298 Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei OP "Rising Hope" by LiSA
133. *47,564 "Aki no Anata no Sora Tooku" by lily white [Umi Sonoda (CV: Suzuko Mimori), Rin Hoshizora (CV: Riho Iida), Nozomi Toujou (CV: Aina Kushida) from μ's]
136. *46,820 The iDOLM@STER Movie: Kagayaki no Mukougawa e Theme Song "M@STERPIECE" by 765PRO ALLSTARS
148. *43,795 Diamond no Ace OP "Hashire! Mirai" (incl. in "Hyakka Ryouran / Hashire! Mirai")
152. *42,967 Pokemon XY: Hakai no Mayu to Diancie ED "Yoake no Ryuuseigun" by SCANDAL
153. *42,698 Stand by Me Doraemon ED "Himawari no Yakusoku" by Motohiro Hata
154. *42,563 Naruto: Shippuuden ED "FLAME" by DISH// (incl. in "Saisho no Koi~Motetakute~ / FLAME")
160. *41,392 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V OP "Burn!" by Choutokkyuu (incl. in "Star Gear / EGiDAY EGiNAI / Burn!")
163. *40,955 Chibi Maruko-chan (1995) OP Odoru Ponpokorin" by E-girls (cover)
168. *40,071 Uta no Prince-sama♪ Quartet Idol Song (Marriage / You're my life) by Renji Kotobuki (CV: Showtaro Morikubo), Ranmaru Kurosaki (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki), Ai Mikaze (CV: Shouta Aoi), Camus (CV: Tomoaki Maeno)
169. *39,865 Sword Art Online II OP "IGNITE" by Eir Aoi
183. *36,910 Nisekoi OP "CLICK" by ClariS
184. *36,834 Free! Eternal Summer ED "Dried Up Youthful Fame" by OLDCODEX
188. *36,372 Youkai Watch ED "Youkai Taisou Daiichi" by Dream5 (incl. in "Break Out / Youkai Taisou Daiichi")
190. *35,961 Hoozuki no Reitetsu OP "Jigoku no Sata mo Kimi Shidai" by Jigoku no Sata All Stars
191. *35,826 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V OP "Believe x Believe" by Choutokkyuu
194. *34,910 Uta no Prince-sama♪ Idol Song Ai Mikaze (A.I) by Ai Mikaze (CV: Shouta Aoi)
199. *34,712 Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus OP "ENAMEL" by SID
Rank 200-500
CD Album
**4. 431,356 Namie Amuro "Ballada"
**6 100,077 [url=Love Live! Best Live! Collection by μ's
*17. 230,512 Yuzu "Shin Sekai" by Yuzu
*35. 126,026 Ariana Grande "My Everything" (incl. GO-GO Tamagotchi! ED "Baby I feat. Tarou Hakase")
*58. *76,067 GLAY "MUSIC LIFE" (incl. Diamond no Ace OP "Hashire! Mirai")
*59. *76,029 AAA "GOLD SYMPHONY" (incl. One Piece OP "Wake up!" and One Piece 3D2Y: Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai ED "Next Stage")
*72. *66,318 Aki Angela "Tapestry of Songs - The Best of Angela Aki"
*84. *60,767 Porno Graffitti 15th Anniversary "ALL TIME SINGLES"
*86. *60,289 ClariS "Party Time"
*95. *57,078 Mai Kuraki "Mai Kuraki BEST 151A -LOVE & HOPE-" (incl. older Detective Conan theme songs and new OP "DYNAMITE")
109. *50,219 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Gekidan Shining "JOKER TRAP" by Ranmaru Kurosaki (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki), Camus (CV: Tomoaki Maeno), Tokiya Ichinose (CV: Mamoru Miyano), Ren Jinguuji (CV: Junichi Suwabe)
111. *49,618 Kalafina THE BEST "Blue" (incl. Aldnoah.Zero OP "heavenly blue")
117. *46,382 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Gekidan Shining "Masquerade Mirage" by Reiji Kotobuki (CV: Showtaro Morikubo), Ai Mikaze (CV: Shouta Aoi), Natsuki Shinomiya (CV: Kishou Taniyama)
123. *44,638 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Gekidan Shining "Tenka Muteki no Shinobimichi" by Otoya Ittoki (CV: Takuma Terashima), Masato Hijirikawa (CV: Kenichi Suzumura), Syo Kurusu (CV:Hiro Shimono), Cecil Aijima (CV: Kousuke Toriumi)
127. *44,082 Kalafina THE BEST "Red"
129. *43,730 Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas "PHASE 2" (incl. Gokukoku no Brynhildr OP "Virtue and Vice" & Sengoku Basara: Judge End OP "Thunderclap")
142. *38,736 SID "OUTSIDER" (incl. Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic "ANNIVERSARY" and Magi: The Kingdom of Magic "V.I.P")
146. *37,789 May J. "Imperfection" (incl. Fairy Tail (2014) ED "Kokoro no Kagi" and Frozen ED "Let It Go" (English cover ver.) and "Let It Go ~Ari no mama de~" (official Japanese ver.))
153. *35,699 SCANDAL "HELLO WORLD" (incl. Pokemon XY: Hakai no Mayu to Diancie ED "Yoake no Ryuuseigun")
163. *33,499 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Complete Best by Various Artists
171. *32,377 SPYAIR "BEST" (incl. Haikyuu!! OP "Imagination", Samurai Flamenco OP "JUST ONE LIFE", Gintama Theme Songs, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE ED "My World", Bleach ED "Last Moment")
172. *31,940 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Music Collection by Various Artists
187. *29,453 fripSide "infinite synthesis 2"
190. *28,959 Gintama Best 3
192. *28,508 Jin "Mekakucity Records" by Jin (Shizen no Teki P)
200. *27,141 GRANRODEO "Karma to Labyrinth"
Rank 200-500
Source: Oricon Youtaiju
Related news: Japan's Yearly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for 2014 (First Half)
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Aldnoah Zero is utter crap, only music and graphics are good there. Kind of like Guilty Crown but more dull.
Damn, I wanted Unicorn to be first place. Still nice, though.
Noticed not as big as before, but still good. Sunrise strong.
It is, you just have to add up all the discs since it has a huge 3 way split unlike Madoka where pretty much everyone went for the premium limited edition package. If you add up all discs you end up with some pretty interesting numbers for Japanese animated productions this year
#1 Gundam Unicorn (208,487)
#2 Kaze Tinchu (202,176)
#3 Madoka Magica Rebellion (170,762)
#4 Gintama Kanketsu-Hen (136,721)
#5 Love Live Second Season Vol 1 (115,870)
Jan 18, 2015 12:02 PM by Progeusz
So glad Gundam Unicorn is cleaning house in sales.
I feel bad for Tokyo Ghoul, Parasyte and Aldnoah Zero
I feel Tokyo Ghoul and Parasyte ought to have done better but it's hard to feel bad for Aldnoah Zero. As it is Aniplex is already a plenty profitable enterprise, but they just went into Aldnoah Zero with so much arrogance and bluster and started with so many advantages and popular names that it ought to be pretty humbling to see it come in just under stuff like Gundam Build Fighters and probably now Knights of Sidonia in sales. See GBF and KoS never made all these grand sweeping promises about a cutting edge mecha series that would redefine the genre and supersede it's classics like Mobile Suit Gundam, Sunrise and Polygon just kind of went in and did their thing and made good fun shows with likeable characters that actually develop naturally over time, have personalities and are interesting to watch, solid production values and good execution and usage of time without any huge names like Urobuchi or Sawano or Kajiura to brag about bringing on board for all they actually accomplished.
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Getting pass the poorly made cgi i felt Aldnoah Zero was pretty good, far better than some Gundam series. It should've been higher in sales . Granted it wasn't go to get mass sales or become the next breakthrough Mech series. While Parasyte and Tokyo Ghoul wasn't as popular in Japan i have a feeling they're going to be successful here in NA but someone still has to pick up Parasyte.
Jan 18, 2015 2:03 AM by thegooseman
So glad Gundam Unicorn is cleaning house in sales.
I feel bad for Tokyo Ghoul, Parasyte and Aldnoah Zero
I feel Tokyo Ghoul and Parasyte ought to have done better but it's hard to feel bad for Aldnoah Zero. As it is Aniplex is already a plenty profitable enterprise, but they just went into Aldnoah Zero with so much arrogance and bluster and started with so many advantages and popular names that it ought to be pretty humbling to see it come in just under stuff like Gundam Build Fighters and probably now Knights of Sidonia in sales. See GBF and KoS never made all these grand sweeping promises about a cutting edge mecha series that would redefine the genre and supersede it's classics like Mobile Suit Gundam, Sunrise and Polygon just kind of went in and did their thing and made good fun shows with likeable characters that actually develop naturally over time, have personalities and are interesting to watch, solid production values and good execution and usage of time without any huge names like Urobuchi or Sawano or Kajiura to brag about bringing on board for all they actually accomplished.
Anyway since people are talking about Love Live, something interesting I found in terms of top selling artists that were involved in anime in 2014:
年間アーティストセールス
13位 21.8億円 μ's (Love Live)
38位 *9.7億円 Nana Mizuki
69位 *5.6億円 Jin (Kagerou Project)
77位 *4.9億円 Kalafina (Yuki Kajiura)
81位 *4.8億円 Sound Horizon (Attack on Titan)
95位 *4.0億円 King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch)
if this is accurate that means μ'sgenerated more revenue for the Japanese music industry than Nana Mizuki, Jin (Kagerou Project) and the ever popular Kalafina combined or if you like it another way Jin, Kalafina, Sound Horizon and King Cream Soda the guy did the theme song to the biggest smash hit kids show since Pokemon.
Jan 15, 2015 9:56 PM by PeacingOut
What's the deal with love live? Is it actually any good to warrant such popularity?
Why don't you watch it to find out? It's not some super hard series to understand or appreciate, just watch the first 3 episodes and see if you like it. IMHO it's fun, has lovable characters and a lot of surprisingly touching moments that hit your heart like a brick. I probably cried more watching it than I did for all the Mari Okada crap. And the second season has been a huge improvement from the first season. Just be warned that it has a lot of bad drama at times.
Jan 15, 2015 3:46 AM by Infatuate
What's the deal with love live? Is it actually any good to warrant such popularity?
Why don't you watch it to find out? It's not some super hard series to understand or appreciate, just watch the first 3 episodes and see if you like it. IMHO it's fun, has lovable characters and a lot of surprisingly touching moments that hit your heart like a brick. I probably cried more watching it than I did for all the Mari Okada crap. And the second season has been a huge improvement from the first season. Just be warned that it has a lot of bad drama at times.
Jan 15, 2015 3:31 AM by scytheavatar
Anyone know how well Fate Zero did in sales in 2012? Also does anyone wanna predict out well Fate Stay Night UBW would do?
Jan 15, 2015 3:05 AM by Salamander2170
Jan 14, 2015 9:39 PM by Infatuate
Jan 14, 2015 8:12 PM by CloudStrifeFFVII
I'm certain that you forgot Toei with DVD sales of One Piece, DVD and BD from Movies, and Merchandise for One Piece and Precure!
I just don't care about Toei. Incidentally, the building where I work is the same building where Toei Philippines is at. They are at 10th floor and I frequently see their office entrance with their One Piece and Precure figures. I just realized that the animation of Toei's animes were done in my country. Probably, that's why they suck.
Jan 14, 2015 4:44 PM by peeyaj
So glad Gundam Unicorn is cleaning house in sales.
I feel bad for Tokyo Ghoul, Parasyte and Aldnoah Zero
Parasyte is not included as it is not released in disc format yet. The first and second volume set consisting of 12 episodes will be released on March 18 and July 22 2015 respectively.
Granted, from the history of Madhouse' DVD sales, I am not that hopeful that it would even crack at 2015 list. The only profitable studio based on disc sales and merchandises are Sunrise, Shaft, KyoAni and Ufotable (if they release something).
I'm certain that you forgot Toei with DVD sales of One Piece, DVD and BD from Movies, and Merchandise for One Piece and Precure!
Jan 14, 2015 10:04 AM by bigivelfhq
*7. *20,853 One Piece Log Collection "Hancock"
10. *18,214 One Piece Log Collection "Ace"
11. *17,921 One Piece Log Collection "Marineford
13. *17,733 One Piece Log Collection "Impel Down"
14. *17,588 One Piece Log Collection "Magellan
17. *15,449 One Piece Log Collection "Promise"
Is not good, it is amazing. Not only One Piece is a long running, but the Log Collection is a Box-Set so it costs around 3 times more than a normal volume(1 DVD volume costs around 40 dollars, a Log Collection costs around 130 dollars).
Making 18k average sales of Box-Set around a year is Incredible amazing.
Also One Piece has this Box-Set since 2010 and it been selling like that, in reality it was better in the start, every dam year!
Jan 14, 2015 9:58 AM by bigivelfhq
So glad Gundam Unicorn is cleaning house in sales.
I feel bad for Tokyo Ghoul, Parasyte and Aldnoah Zero
Why feel bad for Tokyo ghoul? Its whole point was advertisement for the manga and it was a huge success because its yearly manga sales went from 1 million to approximately 7 million.
Jan 14, 2015 9:43 AM by Z4K
Does anyone know where to get ahold of the limited edition printings of vol.7 Unicorn still?
Yahoo Japan Auctions, you may also get one from a seller on Amazon Japan.
Jan 14, 2015 9:40 AM by Hoppy
Jan 14, 2015 9:36 AM by iamawall
Oh well, SAO has dropped by atleast half.
Jan 14, 2015 9:03 AM by JetNoir
Jan 14, 2015 8:51 AM by myxpytls
Jan 14, 2015 7:18 AM by Agafin
Glad to see Unicorn dominate the charts.
Jan 14, 2015 3:42 AM by Hikarusuke
Ok, thank you. I've edited the post.
Jan 14, 2015 3:28 AM by tsubasalover
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Anyway since people are talking about Love Live, something interesting I found in terms of top selling artists that were involved in anime in 2014:
年間アーティストセールス
13位 21.8億円 μ's (Love Live)
38位 *9.7億円 Nana Mizuki
69位 *5.6億円 Jin (Kagerou Project)
77位 *4.9億円 Kalafina (Yuki Kajiura)
81位 *4.8億円 Sound Horizon (Attack on Titan)
95位 *4.0億円 King Cream Soda (Yo-Kai Watch)
if this is accurate that means μ'sgenerated more revenue for the Japanese music industry than Nana Mizuki, Jin (Kagerou Project) and the ever popular Kalafina combined or if you like it another way Jin, Kalafina, Sound Horizon and King Cream Soda the guy did the theme song to the biggest smash hit kids show since Pokemon.
This is accurate, straight from 2ch, which was from Oricon Youtaiju. The figure there includes all sales in 2014 from the weekly CD singles Top 200, CD albums Top 300, BD Top 300 and DVD Top 300, and the releases must be labelled as such. The anime BDs are labelled as ラブライブ!at Oricon, so are thus not included in the 2.1831 billion yen figure, while the concert bds and dvds are labelled as μ's, so are obviously included there.
For reference #1 and #2 on the list was obviously Arashi and AKB48, which were at 13.8234 billion and 13.0752 billion respectively. Arashi sells a ridiculous amount of concert DVDs (typically 800K+ per release), so you could imagine how successful they are. AKB48 I think I shouldn't need to explain much, as their CD singles typically sell more than 1 million copies on the 1st day of sales. So μ'sdidn't do too badly compared to those two, considering how mainstream they are.
One other interesting list I would like to see is the revenue based on franchise in 2014, which I think would include the mobile game sales (which is probably more massive than its CD sales), merchandise, anime BD sales, etc.
Jan 18, 2015 3:38 PM by Ejc