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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 for the Blu-ray Top 20 general chart for the week stood at 2,327 copies whereas for DVD, that would be 569 copies. Therefore, any releases denoted with “N/A” did not meet the threshold to place on the charts, hence selling below the amount stated.
The week is filled with a plethora of new releases, though some titles such as Chainsaw Man Volume 1 and Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season Volume 2 were disappointing.
Chainsaw Man Volume 1 for instance witnessed around 1,700 copies sold in its first 3 days, which is quite a low turnout. Though, it is important to note that of the thirteen stores that sell Chainsaw Man discs, four do not report sales data to Oricon such as MAPPA (as in MAPPA online), Animumo, Softmap Animega and Amiami while the other nine stores which are Animate, Amazon, Seven Net Shopping, Rakuten Books, @Loppi・HMV, Tower Records, TSUTAYA, Gamers, Joshin Web Shop do report their sales figures (please refer to the list of stores here). As of this point, it is incredibly hard to obtain the sales figure from the stores that do not report their data and it is unsure how many copies are sold on MAPPA online per se. It could be less than ideal, mid or even a lot. The same can be applied for other releases down below.
As for Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season, much of the strong outcome seen with its 1st volume was mainly attributable to the Light Novel that came together with the package, hence it sold 15,453 in its first 3 days back in December 2022. Nevertheless, Volume 2 is still on both Anime Blu-ray Top 20 and DVD Top 30 charts (on the personal, paid platform) for the week with an outcome of around 2,000 copies sold in its first 5 days.
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. Lycoris Recoil Vol. 5 [Limited Release] (NEW)
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
Analysis
Lycoris Recoil continues its strong run albeit a drop debut-to-debut noted between Volume 4 and 5 by a small 0.60% to 23,417 copies sold (against Volume 4’s 23,559 copies). This makes it the second weakest debut sales so far for the series in terms of copies sold. In terms of gross sales though, this is the series’ weakest at 161,883,000 yen (≈1.25 million USD) including its DVD. That said, the additional copies sold for the latest volume’s DVD which is more than Volume 4 by 11 copies ensure stability in its gross debut sales with Volume 1 still its best performing so far as of the time of writing.
2. Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 2 [Limited Release] (NEW)
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! made a stronger debut with the release of Volume 2 at a total of 17,619 copies sold in its first 5 days, 4.92% more than Volume 1’s 16,793 copies back in December 2022 with total gross sales at 121,919,000 yen (≈943.40 thousand USD), 5.49% stronger than its previous volume.
3. Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season Vol. 5 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: January 27, 2023
Days of Sales: 3
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 7,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 10,461
Gross Sales: 73,227,000 yen (≈564.07 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 5
Analysis
Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season reported great improvement in copies sold with its 5th volume selling 16.12%, 25.01% and 21.36% more than Volumes 2 to 4 in their first 3 days. Yet, the 10,461 copies made by its 5th volume remains under Season 1’s Volumes 3 and 6 by 14.42% and 10.43% respectively.
4. IDOLiSH7: Third Beat! Vol. 7 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: January 27, 2023
Days of Sales: 3
No. of Main Episodes: 3
Price: 9,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,744
Gross Sales: 33,696,000 yen (≈259.53 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 7
Additional Comments
IDOLiSH7: Third Beat! remains underperformed with Volume 7 making its appearance at a total of 4,630 copies sold in its first 3 days, lower than Part 1’s 2nd volume by 67% (it sold 14,030 copies in its first 3 days). It also sold significantly less than Volume 5’s 13,320 copies by 65.24% and noted 5.36% fewer copies sold than Volume 6.
5. Futoku no Guild Vol. 2 (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: January 25, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 4
Price: 13,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 2,751
Gross Sales: 35,763,000 yen (≈275.45 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 2
6. Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 1 [Limited Release] (↑63.34%)
Volume Information
Release Date: December 28, 2022
Days of Sales: 7
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 7,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Aniplex
Estimated number of copies sold: 2,698
Gross Sales: 18,886,000 yen (≈145.46 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
The level of retention shown here is very noteworthy as most releases would have bowed down by now. Instead Bocchi the Rock! Volume 1 showed more vigor on its 5th week.
The lifetime sales as tracked by Oricon for the volume (including its DVD version) in Japan have now reached 25,686 copies sold (in 33 days).
7. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Vol. 1 (NEW)
8. Tiger & Bunny 2 Vol. 4 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: January 27, 2023
Days of Sales: 3
No. of Main Episodes: 4
Price: 9,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): Vol. 4
Anime Information
Source: Original
Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures
Broadcast Date: Apr. 8, 2022
Season: Spring 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 making onto the Top 10 back with its 2nd volume in November 2022. It unfortunately did not meet the threshold to place on the Top 10 for Volume 3.
9. One Piece Eternal Log “Thriller Bark” (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: January 27, 2023
Days of Sales: 3
No. of Main Episodes: 83
Price: 18,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: avex pictures
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): Amazon
Anime Information
Source: Manga
Studio: Toei Animation
Broadcast Date: Oct 20, 1999
Season: Fall 1999
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
10. Isekai Ojisan Vol. 2 (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: January 25, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 4
Price: 13,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): Vol. 2
Anime Information
Source: Manga
Studio: AtelierPontdarc
Broadcast Date: Jul. 6, 2022
Season: Summer 2022
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Anime DVD Weekly Top 20
| No. | Status | Title | Copies Sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | Lycoris Recoil Vol. 5 [Limited Release] | 2,036 |
| 2 | NEW | Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 2 [Limited Release] | 1,414 |
| 3 | NEW | Delicious Party♡Precure Movie: Yume Miru Oko-sama Lunch! [Deluxe Edition] | 1,013 |
| 4 | NEW | IDOLiSH7: Third Beat! Vol. 7 [Limited Release] | 886 |
| 5 | NEW | Delicious Party♡Precure Movie: Yume Miru Oko-sama Lunch! [Regular Edition] | 774 |
| 6 | PAW Patrol: The Movie | N/A | |
| 7 | NEW | Futoku no Guild Vol. 2 | N/A |
| 8 | NEW | Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season Vol. 2 | N/A |
| 9 | NEW | Chainsaw Man Vol. 1 | N/A |
| 10 | NEW | Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Vol. 1 | N/A |
| 11 | NEW | Koukyuu no Karasu Vol. 2 [Limited Release] | N/A |
| 12 | Toku: Touken Ranbu – Hanamaru – Setsugetsuka | N/A | |
| 13 | NEW | Bakuten!! Movie [Regular Edition] | N/A |
| 14 | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | N/A | |
| 15 | Doraemon Movie: Nobita no Little Star Wars [Regular Edition] | N/A | |
| 16 | NEW | Delicious Party♡Precure Vol. 8 | N/A |
| 17 | NEW | Isekai Ojisan Vol. 2 | N/A |
| 18 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | N/A | |
| 19 | Spy x Family Vol. 4 | N/A | |
| 20 | NEW | Engage Kiss Vol. 5 [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.
Featured Image:
Lycoris Recoil Episode 10
Previous Chart: Jan. 16 – Jan. 22
Follow-up Chart: Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Source: Oricon; Blu-ray; DVD
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Visualisation:
Jan. 23 – Jan. 29, 2023
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