Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Mar 2 - 8

by tsubasalover
Mar 10, 2015 2:07 AM | 103 Comments

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for March 2nd - 8th

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

Blu-ray
*1.　26,399　26,399　Monogatari Series: Final Season "Tsukimonogatari" Vol.2 Yotsugi Doll Part 2 Limited Edition
*2.　12,094　12,094　Digimon Adventure 15th Anniversary Blu-ray BOX
*3.　*5,482　*5,482　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.1 Limited Edition
*4.　*4,947　*4,947　Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Blu-ray BOX Limited Edition
*5.　*2,083　29,272　Monogatari Series: Final Season "Tsukimonogatari" Vol.1 Yotsugi Doll Part 1 Limited Edition
*6.　*1,490　*1,490　Rail Wars! Vol.6
*7.　*1,277　12,097　Stand By Me Doraemon Regular Edition
*8.　*1,222　15,136　Sword Art Online II Vol.5 Limited Edition
*9.　*1,172　*8,520　Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Vol.1 Limited Edition
10.　*1,161　*1,161　Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Vol.6
11.　*1,007　11,388　Shirobako Vol.3 Limited Edition
12.　**,920　15,030　Stand By Me Doraemon Deluxe Edition
13.　**,827　*8,920　Hyouka Blu-ray BOX
14.　**,824　**,824　Kamisama Hajimemashita◎ Vol.1
15.　**,664　*5,633　Amagi Brilliant Park Vol.3 Limited Edition
16.　**,617　*7,900　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei "Yokohama Souran-hen" Vol.1 Limited Edition
17.　**,607　*8,163　Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - Exodus Vol.1
18.　**,528　**,528　Happiness Charge Precure! Vol.2
(cut-off 528)

DVD
*1.　6,953　54,733　Stand By Me Doraemon Limited Edition
*2.　3,333　*3,333　Monogatari Series: Final Season "Tsukimonogatari" Vol.2 Yotsugi Doll Part 2 Limited Edition
*3.　1,110　*1,110　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.1 Limited Edition
*4.　1,041　*1,041　One Piece 17th Season "Dressrosa" Vol.9
*5.　*,939　**,939　Naruto: Shippuuden "Ninkai Taisen - Dai 7-han Futatabi" Vol.3
*6.　*,664　**,664　Pri Para Vol.6
*7.　*,536　*3,032　Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Vol.1 Limited Edition
*8.　*,465　*3,300　Nanatsu no Taizai Vol.2 Limited Edition
*9.　*,440　**,440　Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Vol.6
10.　*,437　27,698　Tonari no Totoro
11.　*,428　*2,985　Durarara!!x2 Shou Vol.1 Limited Edition
12.　*,417　**,417　Kamisama Hajimemashita◎ Vol.1
13.　*,389　*9,719　Haikyuu!! Vol.8
14.　*,363　*3,255　Sword Art Online II Vol.5 Limited Edition
15.　*,340　53,586　Youkai Watch DVD-BOX Vol.1
16.　*,327　*3,486　Kuroshitsuji: Book of Murder Vol.2 Limited Edition
17.　*,292　**,292　Rail Wars! Vol.6
18.　*,291　*5,967　Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road Vol.2
19.　*,290　**,290　Happiness Charge Precure! Vol.9
20.　*,289　*2,653　Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Vol.6
21.　*,273　**,273　Happiness Charge Precure! Vol.10
22.　*,272　21,197　Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
23.　*,257　*2,244　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei "Yokohama Souran-hen" Vol.1 Limited Edition
(cut-off 257)

CD Single
13.　*8,068　*8,068　Dog Days'' ED "Stay With Me" by Yui Horie
18.　*5,019　46,636　Kantai Collection: KanColle OP "Mi-iro" by AKINO from bless4
19.　*4,952　43,209　Kantai Collection: KanColle ED "Fubuki" by Shiena Nishizawa
22.　*4,147　*4,147　Go! Princess Precure OP/ED Theme Song Single (Miracle GO! Princess Precure / Dreaming☆Princess Precure) by Karin Isobe / Rie Kitagawa
24.　*3,558　22,718　Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes ED "360°" by miwa
28.　*2,476　55,143　The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Animation Project 01 "Star!!" by Cinderella Project
29.　*2,438　*2,438　Nanatsu no Taizai ED "Season" by Alisa Takigawa
31.　*2,175　*2,175　Tokyo Ghoul √A OP "Munou" by österreich
32.　*2,109　*2,109　Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 50 ED "Kiseki no YES (TEA PUNCH CHOICE)" by ZEN THE HOLLYWOOD
33.　*2,030　*2,030　Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 50 ED "Seishun HAS COME (ECSTASY LEMONADE CHOICE)" by ZEN THE HOLYWOOD
34.　*2,011　55,511　Nanatsu no Taizai OP "Seven Deadly Sins" by MAN WITH A MISSION
36.　*1,670　16,167　Tokyo Ghoul √A ED "Kisetsu wa Tsugitsugi Shindeiku" by Amazarashi
37.　*1,633　*1,633　Gundam Build Fighters Try ED "Mayomayo Compass wa Iranai" by StylipS
42.　*1,357　*6,067　Koufuku Graffiti ED "Egao ni Naru" by Ryou Machiko (CV: Rina Satou) & Kirin Morino (CV: Asuka Oogame)
44.　*1,323　*1,323　Nanatsu no Taizai Vocal Collection Meliodas vs. Gilthunder (Kanpai!! / Righteous Thunder) by Meliodas (CV: Yuki Kaji) / Gilthunder (CV: Mamoru Miyano)
48.　*1,230　*4,746　Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin ED "Hoshikuzu no Sunadokei" by Takatori Hattori Presents Gundam The Origin featuring yu-yu
68.　**,913　*6,412　Shirobako OP/ED "Takarabako -TREASURE BOX-" by Masami Okui & "Platinum Jet" by Doughnut◎Quintet
71.　**,874　14,615　Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - Exodus OP/ED "Exist" and "Anya Kouro" by angela (incl. in "Exist")
72.　**,869　*5,708　Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV) OP "Seishun Satsubatsu-ron" by 3-nen E-gumi Utatan
75.　**,837　12,083　Magic Kaito 1412 OP "Ai no Scenario" by Chico with HoneyWorks
81.　**,800　17,089　Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season OP "&Z" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]
82.　**,795　10,026　Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season ED "GENESIS" by Eir Aoi
83.　**,789　*4,411　Aikatsu! 3rd Season IN "Beautiful Song (Taruto Tatan)" by AIKATSU☆STARS!
84.　**,785　*2,852　Death Parade OP "Flyers" by BRADIO
87.　**,767　90,577　"Fuyu ga Kureta Yokan" by BiBi [Eli Ayase (CV: Yoshino Nanjo), Maki Nishikino (CV: Pile), Nico Yazawa (CV: Sora Tokui) from μ's]
88.　**,751　19,732　Pokemon XY ED "DoriDori" by Shoko Nakagawa
91.　**,688　*4,673　Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season Character Song Duet Series Vol.10 (RIVAL & BROTHER) by Taiga Kagami (CV: Yuuki Ono), Tatsuya Himuro (CV: Kishou Taniyama)
93.　**,675　*4,904　Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso OP "Nanairo Symphony" by Coala Mode.
96.　**,660　*6,299　Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! OP "Zettai Muteki☆Fallin' LOVE☆" by Chikyuu Bouei-bu
99.　**,646　*3,922　Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season Character Song Duet Series Vol.10 (Different Minds) by Tetsuya Kuroko (CV: Kensho Ono), Atsushi Murasakibara (CV: Kenichi Suzumura)
(cut-off 646)

CD Album
*3.　25,124　*25,124　LiSA "Launcher" (incl. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei OP "Rising Hope" and Sword Art Online II EDs "No More Time Machine" and "Shirushi")
19.　*6,057　**6,057　Pile "Jewel Vox" (incl. Tenkai Knights ED "Densetsu no Flare")
20.　*5,915　423,348　Sekai no Owari "Tree" (incl. Crayon Shin-chan Movie 21: Bakauma! B-Kyuu Gourmet Survival Battle!! ED "RPG")
23.　*4,702　*24,733　Leo Ieiri "20" (incl. Dragon Ball Kai (2014) ED "Junjou")
31.　*3,827　*20,911　Goose house "Milk"
32.　*3,517　**3,517　Konomi Suzuki "18 -Colorful Gift-" (incl. No Game No Life OP "This Game", Madan no Ou to Vanadis OP "Ginsen no Kaze", and Absolute Duo OP "Absolute Soul")
41.　*2,991　*24,501　Sonar Pocket "Sonapoke-ism 5 ~Egao no Riyuu.~" (incl. World Trigger OP "Girigiri")
68.　*1,546　**8,943　Last Note. "Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku"
70.　*1,495　**1,495　Hanae "Joukyou Shouko" (incl. Kamisama Hajimemashita ◎ OP & ED "Kamisama no Kamisama" and "Ototo Oide")
73.　*1,465　*64,091　MAN WITH A MISSION "5 Years 5 Wolves 5 Souls"
87.　*1,218　172,132　Ikimono-gakari "FUN! FUN! FANFARE!" (incl. Nanatsu no Taizai OP "Netsujou no Spectrum")
95.　*1,017　*15,261　Kantai Collection: KanColle Original Sound Track "Akatsuki" by Soundtrack
(cut-off 1,017)

Source: Oricon Youtaiju

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Japan's shit taste prevails, if Kodomo No Jikan or Ro Kyu Bu were still airing I'm sure both of them would still surpass Death Parade.

Apr 5, 2015 3:00 AM by KapengBarako

Digimon is coming back :D

Mar 13, 2015 7:35 AM by Tengai

Smetsys said:

Would Saekano's sales be enough to give it a good chance for getting a second season if they wanted to?

This volume is cheaper than later ones will be so I'd hold judgement until we see how well they do. Averages are more important than volume 1 sales, after all.

That said, every adaptation of a Fujimi Fantasia Bunko series that has sold more than this in vol 1 week 1 has gone on to get a sequel. So it's certainly got a chance.

Mar 12, 2015 2:34 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Never check these things so I'm not really sure what would be considered "good sales".

Would Saekano's sales be enough to give it a good chance for getting a second season if they wanted to?

Mar 11, 2015 11:23 PM by Hylian

bigivelfhq said:

The budget, schedule and resources for the series is already all planned(When a series gets green-lit is because it is everything fixed. The most interesting case is Evangelion, that had budget problems when the series was mega popular).
The production is already defined and will not change, unless if for some odd reason there is an injection of money(or other thing) late in the game(production) or if the series is more than 1 year, something that I don't believe given that others Digimon series were normally only around 50 episodes(1 year).

Any profit received that is not for production goes to Toei company, but normally it isn't counted as capital to spend in the current year. So we will not see the effect of that, if there is any effect at all, this year.
Companies each year/semester/trimester refresh their financial situation, normally it is yearly, because it is less risky.

If I had any authority about the capital a company as to spend, I would try stabilize the money available to spend each year as much as possible. Other way the risk of things going awry is that much bigger.
Of course that if the company has a huge increase of profits, that should be mapped as well in the money available.

Last information about Toei available capital is 2,867,000,000 yens that is 23.6 Million dollars(23,600,000$).

Ah, so that's how it works. Alright, thanks a bunch for the detailed explanation.

In which case, because Digimon Adventure's new Bluray sales were so high, that probably helps to stabilize the situation quite a bit. Think they might do a box for 02 as well, since the first was so successful? It seems like an obvious way to ease the financial situation.

Or is 02 not as well received in Japan as Adventure is?

Mar 11, 2015 11:08 PM by Kiniest

Kiniest said:
Alright, so, theoretically, the successful Bluray sales for Digimon will increase tri's budget.

In which case, we'd be talking about a $3-4 million bonus? Would this add much to the series, or would a budget increase do little to help the quality of the animation?

If not, what does the money go to? Other Toei shows? Building more merchandise?

The budget, schedule and resources for the series is already all planned(When a series gets green-lit is because it is everything fixed. The most interesting case is Evangelion, that had budget problems when the series was mega popular).
The production is already defined and will not change, unless if for some odd reason there is an injection of money(or other thing) late in the game(production) or if the series is more than 1 year, something that I don't believe given that others Digimon series were normally only around 50 episodes(1 year).

Any profit received that is not for production goes to Toei company, but normally it isn't counted as capital to spend in the current year. So we will not see the effect of that, if there is any effect at all, this year.
Companies each year/semester/trimester refresh their financial situation, normally it is yearly, because it is less risky.

If I had any authority about the capital a company as to spend, I would try stabilize the money available to spend each year as much as possible. Other way the risk of things going awry is that much bigger.
Of course that if the company has a huge increase of profits, that should be mapped as well in the money available.

Last information about Toei available capital is 2,867,000,000 yens that is 23.6 Million dollars(23,600,000$).

Mar 11, 2015 9:43 PM by bigivelfhq

Alright, so, theoretically, the successful Bluray sales for Digimon will increase tri's budget.

In which case, we'd be talking about a $3-4 million bonus? Would this add much to the series, or would a budget increase do little to help the quality of the animation?

If not, what does the money go to? Other Toei shows? Building more merchandise?

Mar 11, 2015 9:10 PM by Kiniest

zensunni said:
I'm really glad to see Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso approaching 10K in sales for volume 1.

It has already hit 10k sales (8,520 BD + 3,032 DVD = 11,552) this week. You shouldn't ignore the DVD sales, like many on MAL do. I recall last week someone claiming Drrr x2 Vol.1 sold 3k, when in fact it was closer to 6k if they actually looked at the DVD sales too.

TFO1013 said:

tsubasalover said:
Blu-ray
*3.　*5,482　*5,482　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.1 Limited Edition

DVD
*3.　1,110　*1,110　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.1 Limited Edition

How the Hell is this number 3 in both categories? It's god awful.

Wow, I guess you think everyone has the same opinion as you do? Well I hope it isn't too shocking for you that most people in Japan buy anime if pretty much all these factors are satisfied:

●　they enjoy it (anime is a form of entertainment medium after all)
●　it is rewatchable (anime is very expensive in Japan, so typically Japanese fans buy 2~3 series every season)
●　it has a good balance of artwork, animation, music (OP/ED/OST), character interaction, story, seiyuu performance, etc (need to actually look at the whole package rather than a limited view as some in the West do... e.g. only use story as an indication of quality)

Optional factors:
●　it has a good bonus bundled and therefore the price doesn't really matter
●　the fan is a collector

Since people are actually spending BIG money here on this type of hobby, so your opinion doesn't really matter at all unless you also import anime from Japan? You can bash the anime you don't like all you want, but it won't change the success or failure of the said anime in Japan.

Mar 11, 2015 5:52 PM by Ejc

TFO1013 said:

tsubasalover said:
Blu-ray
*3.　*5,482　*5,482　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.1 Limited Edition

DVD
*3.　1,110　*1,110　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.1 Limited Edition

How the Hell is this number 3 in both categories? It's god awful.

*opinions?

Mar 11, 2015 11:10 AM by LoneWizzy

tsubasalover said:
Blu-ray
*3.　*5,482　*5,482　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.1 Limited Edition

DVD
*3.　1,110　*1,110　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Vol.1 Limited Edition

How the Hell is this number 3 in both categories? It's god awful.

Mar 11, 2015 11:06 AM by TFO1013

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
Oregairu
Sword art
Seirei Tsukai no blade dance
Amagi Brilliant Park
Mahouka koukou no rettosei

GO GO GO..i want Season 2 <3

Mar 11, 2015 8:18 AM by dSsD_Mihawk

Agafin said:
I was talking about both seasons. It sells really little compared to anime whose manga have similar popularity (like Haikyuu or KnB).

Hm, quite funny since both HQ and KnB are made by I.G Port while TG is made by Pierrot. Both the former were adapted decently with decent budget while the latter is basically 140+ chapters of content cramped into 2-cour, even going its own original route while having all sorts of things done wrong. If only there will be a TG Brotherhood announcement by other capable studio later on, I'm pretty sure the BD sales will be pretty similar or even higher than the two series.

Mar 11, 2015 7:08 AM by EasyGo-er

I'm really glad to see Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso approaching 10K in sales for volume 1. I am looking forward to being able to buy it here in the US...

Mar 11, 2015 6:52 AM by zensunni

moonnya said:
Imagine if Sekai is still active in MAL , this discussion would be much better LOL

#neverforget

LordPerucho said:

ChairForceOne said:

There is no bias behind it. If you think Bieber has outsold Michael Jackson you shouldn't be outdoors.

He did like 3 years ago....
http://www.mtv.com/news/1660299/justin-bieber-never-say-never-box-office/

But again it doesnt mean Bieber was more talented than MJ...

yeah,and planes are faster than ox-carts...Can i use this fact in any argument to prove anything?The answer is big NO,cause world is changing and 8 years old girls have credit cards now....

Mar 11, 2015 5:44 AM by LoneWizzy

Im glad that Monogatari Series is 1st one, raelly nice :)

Mar 11, 2015 5:28 AM by krzysiuu

DarthVantos said:

TheNaturalPerm said:
Kamisama Hajimemashita flopped hard huh. 800 for a first volume seems quite abysmal.

This the trend for Shoujo animes, they are flopping extremely hard in sales for the past 2 years. Don't know why studios want to lose money making them.

Manga name recognition.

Mar 11, 2015 12:10 AM by ChairForceOne

TheNaturalPerm said:
Kamisama Hajimemashita flopped hard huh. 800 for a first volume seems quite abysmal.

This the trend for Shoujo animes, they are flopping extremely hard in sales for the past 2 years. Don't know why studios want to lose money making them.

Mar 10, 2015 11:51 PM by DarthVantos

Glad that the Digimon Blu-ray sold so well.

Mar 10, 2015 5:28 PM by malvarez1

Blu-ray
11.　*1,007　11,388　Shirobako

Still holding, YES!

And Haikyuu!! as well :3 not bad

Mar 10, 2015 3:04 PM by -miraii

tsubasalover said:
13.　*8,068　*8,068　Dog Days'' ED "Stay With Me" by Yui Horie

Go Hocchan!

Mar 10, 2015 1:30 PM by Sury

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