Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & DVD Rankings for Jan 25 - 31

Japan doesn't understand you.

No, there is little difference in the price for the two formats. 7300 yen for the Osomatsu-san Bluray, 6200 yen for the DVD. 5700 and 4800 with amazon discount. Only stars to count if you can buy multiple copies for a ticket. Otherwise, if you have a Bluray player you'll buy the Bluray.

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As Hpulley explained, some of these female fans are still clinging onto DVDs since many anime still offer both BD and DVD formats. Anime such as Love Live have completely omitted DVDs, which has forced its female fanbase (they make up 43.4% of the Love Live fanbase as of early 2015) to upgrade to the superior BD format just to be able to enjoy the series.

The music concert discs, which are distributed by Lantis, still offers BDs and DVDs, but now we see an overwhelming BD bias, since females fans have already upgraded to BD players. So the BD = male fans and DVD = female fans does hold for the majority, but there are always exceptions nowadays.[/quote]

so basically the BD is more expensive than the DVD? Like 2 to 3 times? If that is the case.. then even if Osomatsu came close to LL in terms of total number of copies sold.. the gross amount is still far from µ's?

As Hpulley explained, some of these female fans are still clinging onto DVDs since many anime still offer both BD and DVD formats. Anime such as Love Live have completely omitted DVDs, which has forced its female fanbase (they make up 43.4% of the Love Live fanbase as of early 2015) to upgrade to the superior BD format just to be able to enjoy the series.

The music concert discs, which are distributed by Lantis, still offers BDs and DVDs, but now we see an overwhelming BD bias, since females fans have already upgraded to BD players. So the BD = male fans and DVD = female fans does hold for the majority, but there are always exceptions nowadays.

ohhh i see. Thank you for this! I learned something new! lol! so BD player for male fans and DVD for female fans.. I will take note of that (y)

Not directed at you alone. Just comes up week after week after week, "Japan has shit taste." No, they just have different taste, please get it people...

I do understand what you are saying about hard BL. Not to my tastes while actual romance in soft BL I can take.

Whoa, chill bruh

it's just a joke lmaoooo

I actually have never felt that way towards any Anime except in the BL fandom where it's actually TRUE because the more spotlight Junjou gets, the less chance something like Kono Danshi would get adapted because that just means most of the fandom enjoys rape instead of soft BL.

It doesn't have to be "shit taste" either to people here or in Japan. It is just different taste.

I dropped Osomatsu-san in the second episode as well. It just isn't for me. But I would never say "Japan has shit taste" because many people there bought a show which isn't my favorite. Just different taste!

I know it is disappointing when you see shows you dislike selling well as you might think that means less chance of shows you like being made but they make so many shows these days, there has to be something you like!

Really wish anime forums could get over the difference here.

Watch what you like, buy what you love. Don't worry so much about everyone else's tastes and purchases.

He did, and he still hates it because he has shit taste.

Let's just say, it isn't Utapri-level in terms of visuals. It's above average but the visuals are the least important in the series.

Extended list for the rest of the BD which were right below Rakudai, the mods can perhaps add it to the front page if they want.

All Rank | Wk Sale | Total Sale | #Wks | Title
33 1,942 19,338 2 Persona 3 #3 Falling Down LE
35 1,889 1,889 1 Gakkou Gurashi! v5
36 1,862 1,862 1 Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom
37 1,845 1,845 1 Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid- v2
39 1,824 1,824 1 Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai v6
40 1,775 1,775 1 Ushio to Tora v5
41 1,737 1,737 1 Aslan Senki v7
42 1,652 1,652 1 Gakusen Toshi Asterisk v2
46 1,532 1,532 1 Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu v8
47 1,441 1,441 1 Hacka Doll The Animation v2
48 1,370 1,370 1 Durarara!! x2 Ten v6
49 1,337 1,337 1 Owari no Seraph Nagoya Kessen-hen v2
51 1,251 9,708 2 Haikyuu!! Second Season v1
52 1,224 1,224 1 Shokugeki no Souma v7
53 1,126 1,126 1 Joukamachi no Dandelion v5
54 1,122 1,122 1 Brigadoon Marin to Meran BD Box
58 1,075 1,075 1 Heavy Object v2
59 1,065 1,065 1 Akagami no Shirayuki-hime v5
62 1,040 1,040 1 Macross Plus Movie Edition
64 1,028 1,028 1 Hidan no Aria AA v2
65 970 970 1 Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade BD Box
69 888 888 1 Concrete Revolutio v1
70 868 868 1 Junjou Romantica 3 v5
73 760 760 1 God Eater v4
75 674 674 1 Sore ga Seiyuu! v5
76 665 665 1 Tai-Madou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai v2
87 527 8,114 5 One Punch Man v1
88 494 49,952 49 Girls und Panzer Kore ga Hontou no Anzio-sen Desu!
89 491 491 1 Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace v5
90 488 488 1 Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru v2
91 485 4,250 2 Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou v5
93 472 24,213 6 Owarimonogatari v1 (Ougi Formula)
97 439 221,211 7 Love Live! The School Idol Movie LE


EDIT: Comet Lucifer v1 sells 223 as a BD-only release. Was a total fail lol

Common for shows which are bought by more female anime fans. Many female fans still just have DVD players. Also common when the event ticket is more important than the anime, if you can use multiple tickets then you might as well get the cheaper DVD version for multiple copies.

because it's not a super visually appealing show? it's studio pierrot to boot as well[/quote]

i dunno tbh, I never watched it so I have no idea about the animation quality. I am just curious, that's all.

i don't think that counts unless you're actually a fujoshi lol
cuz i didn't catch it until people started making fanart of it

because it's not a super visually appealing show? it's studio pierrot to boot as well

I listed episode 14 because of the french kiss which led to the increase of OsoIchiOso fanart... lol

I just realized it now that the DVD sales of Osomatsu is higher than the BD sales. Is that usual? I am just curious.. Love Live's record of 80+K BD is far from the 35K of Osomatsu but they managed to even the odds with their DVD sales

I'll list it in case someone wants to skip it:

Manservice in general:
Episode 1
Episode 11 (First half)
Episode 16 (First half)

BL service:
Episode 16 (Second half)
Episode 17 (First half, one skit)

You don't have to worry, majority of the fujoshi fanservice is in the later episodes so you're safe until probably ep 14 or something.

You dare say my Dayon is ugly? Don't make me come over there and kick you in the face bruh.

Fixed, thank you.

so, the possibility it being long run is big? i can't get enough matsu brothers.