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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.
Please note that Oricon’s daily surveys do not cover all stores in Japan, and some data may be missing from the list provided below. To view the list of stores that participate in Oricon’s surveys, please refer to the link provided (or the post here). If you would like to learn more about Oricon and their tracking methods, you may find additional information here. While I have manually counted the number of stores included in the list below, please be aware that there may be some errors, and not all stores are listed on official websites as many are exclusive sets listed to certain retailers. Therefore, it’s important to keep in mind that the number of stores counted may not fully reflect all retailers that sell the product.
The cutoff point on the general Blu-ray chart for the week was 1,165 copies while on the DVD’s general chart, that would be 509 copies sold. Therefore, any releases denoted with “N/A” did not meet the threshold on their own respective charts, and have thus, sold less than the amount stated.
Overall, the Blu-ray chart for Anime releases have shown a drastic improvement over prior week’s performance where none of the releases then made it onto the general charts. That said, Anime disc releases will return stronger the following week as popular new releases such as Bocchi the Rock! and Sword Art Online: Progressive Movie – Kuraki Yuuyami no Scherzo would be making their debuts. The latter is for sure to see a large turnout the week between May 22 and May 28 in its first five 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. Mo Dao Zu Shi: Wanjie Pian [Limited Edition] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: May 17, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 12
Price: 25,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Aniplex
Estimated number of copies sold: 6,161
Gross Sales: 154,025,000 yen (≈1.11 million USD)
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Anime Information
Source: Web Novel
Studio: B.CMAY PICTURES
Broadcast Date: Aug. 7 to Oct. 16, 2021
Season: Summer
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: Chart
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 12,835,417 yen (≈92.60 thousand USD)
No. of Stores: 12/13 (92.31%) // Not Fully Captured
Analysis
Mo Dao Zu Shi has seen its previous Blu-ray releases on the Oricon’s sales charts within their sales debuts period since April of 2021. At the time, Zenjin-hen was featured between April 19 and April 25 at 4,511 copies, and Xian Yun Pian which was released two months later, improved the figure to 5,609 copies, a 24.34% increase—both in their first five days. Q made its debut at only three days of sales but saw good results with 4,327 copies sold in March 2023. Wanjie Pian, the latest, at 6,161 copies may present the series best performance thus far. The latest outcome represents an upgrade of 36.58% and 9.84% against Zenjin-hen and Xian Yun Pian and may have still sold more than Q had it sold two days less.
2. Soukyuu no Fafner: Behind the Line (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: May 17, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 1
Price: 12,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: King Records
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,981
Gross Sales: 59,772,000 yen (≈431.24 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Anime Information
Source: Original
Studio: Production I.G
Release Date: Jan 20, 2023
Season: Winter 2023
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: Chart
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 59,772,000 yen (≈431.24 thousand USD)
No. of Stores: 16/23 (69.57%) // Not Fully Captured
Analysis
Soukyuu no Fafner: Behind the Line crashes to nearly 5,400 copies sold in its first five days, the worst performance the series has seen since The Beyond 1 with the film witnessing a 14.83%, 31.97%, 35.02% and 34.39% drop against the previous four releases. While the price of the newest release does give it an advantage over The Beyond 1 in terms of gross sales, it still falls short of the others by around 13 million yen (≈ thousand USD) to 15 million yen (≈ thousand USD). Then again, in terms of episode count, Behind the Line may have done slightly better.
3. Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Vol. 1 [Limited Edition with Goods] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: May 17, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 3
Price: 11,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Toho
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,149
Gross Sales: 34,639,000 yen (≈249.91 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 1 (with Goods)
Anime Information
Source: Light Novel
Studio: Project No.9
Broadcast Date: Jan. 7 to Mar. 25, 2023
Season: Winter 2023
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 11,546,333 yen (≈83.30 thousand USD)
No. of Stores: 15/19 (78.95%) // Not Fully Captured
Additional Comments
This version includes a poster.
4. Trigun Stampede Vol. 2 (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: May 17, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 4
Price: 9,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Toho
Estimated number of copies sold: 2,434
Gross Sales: 21,906,000 yen (≈158.06 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 2
Other Information
Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 5,476,500 yen (≈39.51 thousand USD)
No. of Stores: 10/10 (100%) // Not Fully Captured
Additional Comments
Trigun Stampede was last seen with Volume 1 at 2,022 copies sold back in April 2023. The latest outcome of its 2nd volume represents a 20.38% increase in sales over the previous volume.
5. Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha Vol. 3 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: May 17, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 4
Price: 13,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Kyoto Animation Tsurune II Production Committee
Estimated number of copies sold: 1,952
Gross Sales: 25,376,000 yen (≈183.09 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
Anime Information
Source: Light Novel
Studio: Kyoto Animation
Broadcast Date: Jan. 5, 2023 to Mar. 30, 2023
Season: Winter 2023
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: Chart
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 6,344,000 yen (≈45.77 thousand USD)
No. of Stores: 11/13 (84.62%) // Not Fully Captured
Analysis
In terms of Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha’s Blu-ray Limited Releases alone, Volume 3 presents the series’ best performance thus far, increasing by 31.36% and 7.79% against Volume 1 and Volume 2 respectively.
6. Boku no Hero Academia 6th Season Vol. 3 (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: May 17, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 6
Price: 13,500 yen
Producer / Distributor: Toho
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
Additional Comments
Boku no Hero Academia 6th Season was last seen with Volume 1 and Volume 2 in January 2023 and March 2023; however, sales were not strong enough to see it placed on the Top 20 general category chart at the time.
7. Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Vol. 1 (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: May 17, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 3
Price: 8,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Toho
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): Vol. 1
Anime Information
Source: Light Novel
Studio: Project No.9
Broadcast Date: Jan. 7 to Mar. 25, 2023
Season: Winter 2023
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: N/A
No. of Stores: 15/19 (78.95%) // Not Fully Captured
8. Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha Vol. 3 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: May 17, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 4
Price: 11,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Kyoto Animation Tsurune II Production Committee
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
Anime Information
Source: Light Novel
Studio: Kyoto Animation
Broadcast Date: Jan. 5, 2023 to Mar. 30, 2023
Season: Winter 2023
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: N/A
No. of Stores: 11/13 (84.62%) // Not Fully Captured
9. Mickey & Friends Classic Collection MovieNEX Disney 100 Edition [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: May 17, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 10
Price: 6,500 yen
Producer / Distributor: Walt Disney Japan
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): Amazon
Anime Information
Source: Original
Studio: The Walt Disney Studios
Broadcast Date: 1935 – 1952
Season: Varied
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: N/A
No. of Stores: 9/10 (90.00%) // Not Fully Captured
10. Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time [Regular Edition] (N/A)
Volume Information
Release Date: March 8, 2023
Days of Sales: 7
No. of Main Episodes: 1
Price: 7,800 yen
Producer / Distributor: King Records
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: Copies Sold; Revenue
Avg. Sales Per Episode: N/A
No. of Stores: 20/28 (71.43%)
Anime DVD Weekly Top 20
| No. | Status | Title | Copies Sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | Boku no Hero Academia 6th Season Vol. 3 | 617 |
| 2 | Sing 2 | N/A | |
| 3 | NEW | Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Vol. 1 | N/A |
| 4 | NEW | Soukyuu no Fafner: Behind the Line | N/A |
| 5 | PAW Patrol: The Movie | N/A | |
| 6 | NEW | Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha Vol. 3 | N/A |
| 7 | Paw Patrol Season 4: Tracker kara no Birthday Present | N/A | |
| 8 | Tonari no Totoro | N/A | |
| 9 | Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time [Regular Edition] | N/A | |
| 10 | Paw Patrol Car Race Daisakusen GO! GO! | N/A | |
| 11 | Chiikawa Vol. 1 [Regular Edition] | N/A | |
| 12 | Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi | N/A | |
| 13 | Chiikawa Vol. 2 [Regular Edition] | N/A | |
| 14 | PAW Patrol: Pup a Doodle Do! | N/A | |
| 15 | Paw Patrol Season 4: Sea Patrol! Puplantis wo Sukue! | N/A | |
| 15 | Detective Conan Movie: Halloween no Hanayome [Regular Edition] | N/A | |
| 17 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | N/A | |
| 18 | Paw Patrol Season 4: Mission Paw! Oukan wo Torimodose! | N/A | |
| 19 | SING | N/A | |
| 19 | The Secret Life of Pets | 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:
Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken
Previous Chart: May 8 – May 14
Follow-up Chart: May 22 – May 28
Source: Oricon; Blu-ray; DVD
Upcoming releases: gameiroiro; kakaku.com; Amazon
Visualisation:
May 15 – May 21
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