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Hello readers! This is just a post to inform that as of 2024, I have decided to stop tracking Oricon’s sales data due to the company’s restriction for third parties—without consent that is—in sharing their data on any platforms be it on a Blog or elsewhere. You can refer to the restriction imposed as per … Continue reading Important: No Oricon Coverage from 2024 Onward Except for Maybe the White Paper
July 14 actually marked the Blog’s fourth year in operation! I would like to thank you all for the support throughout these years. I could have not done it without your support! Also remember to check out Oricon and support them with their work if you can. I have detailed how to do so here. … Continue reading Fourth Year Anniversary, YAY!
Oricon lists the shops according to the Japanese syllables. Therefore, the “A” sound here actually refers to the sounds of A, E, I, O, and U as enunciated in Japanese. Similarly, for consonant plus the vowel “A,” it also encompasses sounds like “KA,” “KE,” “KI,” and so on, as pronounced in Japanese. It’s important to … Continue reading Oricon’s List of Participating Stores
As you all may have noticed, there have been some changes as to the reporting style deployed in my recent TSUTAYA and COMIC ZIN’s posts. The changes were brought in due to the increasingly lengthening of production time with the ever-increasing data and titles that I have to analyse and talk about in the posts. … Continue reading Important Announcement: Changes in Reporting
Well, honestly, the three-year milestone was hit a few weeks back, but I actually forgot about it. When I looked at some of the first charts I posted, it turned out that the Blog was supposed to have its three-year anniversary on July 15. It is already the 31st now… Anyway, as they always say, … Continue reading Thank You! It Has Been 3 Years!
I think it is about time that we talk more about Oricon and their sales charts. It is not to say that the post I wrote about it before is no longer applicable as it still is, though you can consider this latest write up as more of a supplement to ensure that anyone who … Continue reading Regarding Oricon Rankings and What You May Want to Know (Part 2)
Well, time really flies does it not? The Blog has actually been around longer than a year, but it was only on July 15, 2019 that I started posting about sales rank. Ever since then, I have kept on going, and finally here we are! One year. Initially – if you checked out the ‘about’ … Continue reading Thank You Everybody! It Has Been a Year, Plus Some Updates and Thoughts
