Japan Top 10 Weekly Anime Blu-ray and DVD Sales Ranking: December 26 – January 1, 2022

There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information.

It is thanks to the wonderful people over at Oricon that we get to see these charts on a weekly basis, so be sure to head over to their site here and show them lots of love! Plus, all the data you find below is accessible via Oricon right here (Blu-ray) and here (DVD). To access the sales data, be sure to click on the “Analytics” accordion and then click “Chart”. This should bring you to the Google chart page that contains the latest available sales data.

Note that the cutoff point on the Blu-ray general chart for the week was 1,196 copies whereas on the DVD chart, that would be 502 copies. As such releases that are denoted with the “N/A” sign did not meet the threshold to place onto the general charts and have therefore sold less than the amount stated.

Without further ado, below are the Top 10 and Top 20 Anime Blu-rays and DVDs for the week:

Anime Blu-ray Weekly Top 10


1. Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 1 [Limited Release] (NEW)

Volume Information

Release Date: December 28, 2022
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 7,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Aniplex
Estimated number of copies sold: 14,821
Gross Sales: 103,747,000 yen (≈775.60 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 1

Anime Information

Source: 4-koma Manga
Studio: CloverWorks
Broadcast Date: Oct. 9 to Dec. 25, 2022
Season: Fall 2022
Official Website: Here

Other Information

Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A

Analytics

Sales Performance: N/A

Additional Comments

Bocchi the Rock! is off to an excellent start of 16,793 copies sold including sales of its DVDs that also topped its own respective chart at 1,972 copies, bringing its total gross sales for the week at 115,579,000 yen (≈865.15 thousand USD).

To compare, this is still less than the 30,167 copies sold by Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen (TV)’s 1st volume back in January 2022 in its first 5 days, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen’s 1st volume at 22,021 copies back in February 2022 in its first 5 days and Lycoris Recoil Volume 1 at 23,383 copies sold in its first 5 days back in September 2022. But, it still sold higher than some of the Love Live! series releases in 2022 (in their first 5 days) and other titles (by even a larger gap) such as Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, World TriggerEighty-Six etc.


2. 5-toubun no Hanayome Movie [Limited Release] (↓94.54%)

Volume Information

Release Date: December 21, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
No. of Main Episodes: 1
Price: 9,500 yen
Producer / Distributor: Pony Canyon
Estimated number of copies sold: 2,176
Gross Sales: 20,672,000 yen (≈154.59 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Amazon

Anime Information

Source: Manga
Studio: Bibury Animation Studios
Release Date: May 20, 2022
Season: Spring 2022
Official Website: Here

Other Information

Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A

Analytics

Sales Performance: N/A

Additional Comments

Copies sold for the volume’s Limited Release alone have reached 42,011 in its first 12 days.


3. Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai 2nd Season
Vol. 7 [Limited Release] (↓88.23%)

Volume Information

Release Date: December 23, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 7,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 1,448
Gross Sales: 10,136,000 yen (≈75.80 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 7 (with Eng. subs)

Anime Information

Source: Other
Studio: Sunrise
Broadcast Date: Apr. 2, 2022
Season: Spring 2022
Official Website: Here

Other Information

Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A

Analytics

Sales Performance: Chart

Additional Comments

The volume has sold 13,753 copies in its first 10 days.


4. Minions: The Rise of Gru Blu-ray + DVD (N/A)

Volume Information

Release Date: November 23, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
No. of Main Episodes: 1
Price: 4,800 yen
Producer / Distributor: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Estimated number of copies sold: 1,372
Gross Sales: 6,585,600 yen (≈49.25 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): CDJapan

Anime Information

Source: Original
Studio: Illumination
Release Date: July 1, 2022
Season: Summer 2022
Official Website: Here

Other Information

Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): Amazon

Analytics

Sales Performance: N/A


5. Engage Kiss Vol. 4 [Limited Release] (NEW)

Volume Information

Release Date: December 28, 2022
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 7,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Aniplex
Estimated number of copies sold: 1,238
Gross Sales: 8,666,000 yen (≈64.84 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 4

Anime Information

Source: Original
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Release Date: Jul. 3, 2022
Season: Summer 2022
Official Website: Here

Other Information

Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A

Analytics

Sales Performance: N/A

Additional Comments

The series was last seen with Volume 3 at 1,275 copies sold in its first 5 days back between November 25 and December 4.


6. Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? Bloom Blu-ray BOX (NEW)

Volume Information

Release Date: December 28, 2022
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 12
Price: 18,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Estimated number of copies sold: 1,196
Gross Sales: 21,528,000 yen (≈161.06 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): CDJapan

Anime Information

Source: 4-koma Manga
Studio: Encourage Films
Broadcast Date: Oct. 10 to Dec. 26, 2020
Season: Fall 2020
Official Website: Here

Other Information

Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A

Analytics

Sales Performance: N/A


7. Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season Vol. 4 [Limited Release] (N/A)

Volume Information

Release Date: December 23, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 7,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): Vol. 4

Anime Information

Source: Other
Studio: Sunrise
Broadcast Date: Jul. 17, 2022
Season: Summer 2022
Official Website: Here

Other Information

Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A

Analytics

Sales Performance: Chart


8. The iDOLM@STER SideM Blu-ray Disc Box [Limited Release] (NEW)

Volume Information

Release Date: December 28, 2022
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 13
Price: 30,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Aniplex
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): CDJapan

Anime Information

Source: Game
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Broadcast Date: Oct. 7 to Dec. 30, 2017
Season: Fall 2017
Official Website: Here

Other Information

Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A

Analytics

Sales Performance: N/A


9. Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season Vol. 1 (N/A)

Volume Information

Release Date: December 23, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
No. of Main Episodes: 4
Price: 9,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): Vol. 1
Unboxing Video: YouTube

Anime Information

Source: Light Novel
Studio: Lerche
Broadcast Date: Jul. 4 to Sep. 26, 2022
Season: Summer 2022
Official Website: Here

Other Information

Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A

Analytics

Sales Performance: N/A


10. Lycoris Recoil Vol. 4 [Limited Release] (N/A)

Volume Information

Release Date: December 21, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 7,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Aniplex
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): Vol. 4
Unboxing Video: YouTube

Anime Information

Source: Original
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Broadcast Date: Jul 2, 2022
Season: Summer 2022
Official Website: Here

Other Information

Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A

Analytics

Sales Performance: Chart


Anime DVD Weekly Top 20

No. Status Title Copies Sold
1 NEW Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 1 [Limited Release] 1,972
2   Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season Vol. 1 1,754
3   Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 1,049
4   PAW Patrol: The Movie 799
5   5-toubun no Hanayome Movie 767
6   Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie [Regular Edition] 611
7   Detective Conan Movie: Halloween no Hanayome [Regular Edition] 570
8   The Boss Baby: Family Business 502
9   Tonari no Totoro N/A
10   Crayon Shin-chan Movie: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuuden N/A
11   Doraemon Movie: Nobita no Little Star Wars [Regular Edition] N/A
12   Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi N/A
13   Detective Conan Movie: Halloween no Hanayome [Deluxe Edition] N/A
14   Paw Patrol Car Race Daisakusen GO! GO! N/A
15   Paw Patrol Season 4: Mission Paw! Oukan wo Torimodose! N/A
16   Kidou Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima N/A
17   Sore Ike! Anpanman: Dororin to Bakeru Carnival N/A
18   Majo no Takkyuubin N/A
19   Tom and Jerry Dodoun to 32-wa Tenkomori Pack Vol. 1 N/A
20 NEW Engage Kiss Vol. 4 [Limited Release] N/A

As always, if you find any faults with the charts above, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down below and share your thoughts with us down below!

Note:
All currency conversion was done at the time of writing.

Previous Chart: Dec. 19 – Dec. 25
Follow-up Chart: Jan. 2 – Jan. 8
Source: Oricon; Blu-ray; DVD
Upcoming releases: gameiroiro; kakaku.com; Amazon

Visualisation:
Dec. 26 – Jan. 1, 2022

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4 thoughts on “Japan Top 10 Weekly Anime Blu-ray and DVD Sales Ranking: December 26 – January 1, 2022

  1. Thanks for the great information. Do you know how many Futoku no Guild Volume 1 Blu-ray and DVD were sold?

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