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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.
Note that the cutoff point on the Blu-ray general chart for the week was 1,384 copies whereas on the DVD chart, that would be 446 copies. Therefore, any releases denoted with “N/A” below have 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. Jujutsu Kaisen: Kaigyoku Gyokusetsu Vol. 2 (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 6,800 yen
Producer / Distributor: Toho
Estimated number of copies sold: 19,681
Gross Sales: 133,830,800 yen (≈909.84 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 2
Analytics
Sales Performance: Chart
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 66,915,400 yen (≈454.92 thousand USD)
No. of Stores: 24/33 (72.73%) ※ Not including sales from MAPPA online shop but includes sales from TOHO animation STORE
Analysis
When sales of its DVDs are included, Jujutsu Kaisen: Kaigyoku Gyokusetsu Volume 2 has sold a total of 26,558 copies in its first five days, maintaining Volume 1’s momentum but slightly stronger by 0.17%, making this latest entry its best debut performing volume to date. In comparison, Season 1 Volume 1 sold 22,701 copies whereas the 7th and 8th volumes sold 18,531 copies and 20,405 copies each (for Season 1 that is).
The debut sales alone for Kaigyoku Gyokusetsu as of now are at 53,070 copies, reaching a revenue of 347,077,000 yen (≈2.36 million USD).
2. Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror Vol. 3 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 7,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 6,729
Gross Sales: 47,103,000 yen (≈320.23 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
Analysis
Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror‘s Blu-ray performance has so far maintained a stable outcome with only a minor drop of 2.44% noted between the sales of Volume 3 and Volume 1, both in their first five days. In between, the series sold 4,018 copies for Volume 2 in its first three days.
In total, the debut sales for Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror has hit 17,644 copies whilst its revenue stands at 106,265,500 yen (≈722.44 thousand USD).
3. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen Vol. 6 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 7,500 yen
Producer / Distributor: Aniplex
Estimated number of copies sold: 6,104
Gross Sales: 45,780,000 yen (≈311.23 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 6
Analysis
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen ended its disc run with the 6th volume at a total of 9,371 copies sold in its first five days, the series’ worst performance since Season 1’s 2nd volume which sold 10,603 copies in its first five days back in August 2019.
The difference is even starker against many of Yuukaku-hen‘s volumes—the series’ best season thus far in terms of discs sales, particularly against the season’s 1st and 6th volume whereby Katanakaji no Sato-hen Volume 6 has succumbed to a 57.45% and 54.93% drop in performance.
Despite all this, selling 9,000 copies is still a relatively large success at an age where disc sales have been on a steady decline amid competition from other forms of media. Nevertheless, this decline is concerning, which may signal a lack of or dwindling interest in the latest season and brings about question as to the kind of reaction consumers may have towards its upcoming Hashira Geiko-hen that is currently in the works.
With all that said, Katanakaji no Sato-hen has sold 70,275 copies in debut sales alone with the lifetime figure must have already passed the 90,000 mark including from stores not counted by Oricon. The sales revenue from its debut alone stands at 449,758,500 yen (≈3.06 million USD) based on Oricon’s figures alone.
Additional Comments
Note that this is its final volume.
A follow-up season to Katanakaji no Sato-hen has been announced, titled “Hashira Geiko-hen” or the “Hashira Training Arc.” The actual broadcast date of the season is still unknown as of the time of writing.
4. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo Season 2 Vol. 3 [Limited Edition] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 3
Price: 7,800 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 6,015
Gross Sales: 46,917,000 yen (≈318.96 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
Analysis
The 3rd volume of Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo Season 2 has noted a retreat in sales by 12.75%, 11.79% and 7.22% against Season 1’s Volume 2 and Volume 4 and Season 2’s Volume 1. Although a drop has occurred, its overall performance remains largely stable.
In total, the debut performance for Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo (from Season 1) alone has reached 43,198 copies and 341,766,400 yen (≈USD) in revenue.
5. Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie 3 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 1
Price: 7,800 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,851
Gross Sales: 30,037,800 yen (≈204.21 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
Analysis
Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie 3‘s 3,851 copies sold is certainly not as great as the 5,899 copies and 4,929 copies sold experienced by Movie 1 and Movie 2 in their first six days of which Movie 3 would have struggled to outpace the performances of its prior two volumes had it gone a day longer due to a weaker average performance per day.
In total, the debut performance Princess Principal: Crown Handler Movie alone is at 14,679 copies with a revenue of 114,496,200 yen (≈778.38 thousand USD).
6. Natsume Yuujinchou Blu-ray Disc Box 3 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 26
Price: 32,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Aniplex
Estimated number of copies sold: 2,614
Gross Sales: 83,648,000 yen (≈568.67 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Disc Box 3
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 3,217,231 yen (≈21.87 thousand USD)
No. of Stores: 9/11 (81.82%) ※Not Fully Captured
Identifiable Stores
| Stores Included | Stores Not Included |
| ANIPLEX+ | Amiami Online Shop |
| Animate | Natsume Yuujinchou Anime Official Online Store |
| Amazon | |
| Rakuten Books | |
| TSUTAYA Online | |
| Sofmap and Animega | |
| Seven Net Shopping | |
| WonderGOO and Shinseido | |
| HMV |
Additional Comments
Contains all episodes from Natsume Yuujinchou Go (Season 5) and Natsume Yuujinchou Roku (Season 6), plus the four special episodes.
7. Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 Season 2 Blu-ray Box [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 12
Price: 35,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 1,565
Gross Sales: 54,775,000 yen (≈372.43 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Blu-ray Box (with Eng. subs)
Anime Information
Source: Manga
Studio: Production I.G, Sola Digital Arts
Release Date: May 23, 2022
Season: Spring 2022
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 4,564,583 yen (≈31.04 thousand USD)
No. of Stores: 14/20 (70.00%) ※Not Fully Captured
Identifiable Stores
| Stores Included | Stores Not Included |
| A-on STORE | I.G Store onlineshop |
| Amazon.co.jp | Amiami Online Shop |
| Rakuten Books | Getchu |
| Akai Kumasan | Happinet Online |
| Animate | Melonbooks |
| HMV, HMV & BOOKS online | Yodobashi Camera |
| Gamers | |
| Joshin | |
| Seven Net Shopping | |
| Sofmap and Animega | |
| TSUTAYA Online | |
| Neowing | |
| Yamada Denki | |
| WonderGOO/Shinseido |
Additional Comments
Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 was last seen with Season 1’s Blu-ray Box at 2,723 copies sold in its first three days between November 22 and November 28, 2021.
8. The Super Mario Bros. Movie [Blu-ray + DVD] (N/A)
Volume Information
Release Date: September 6, 2023
Days of Sales: 7
No. of Main Episodes: 1
Price: 4,800 yen
Producer / Distributor: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Estimated number of copies sold: N/A
Gross Sales: N/A
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Anime Information
Source: Video Game
Studio: Illumination
Release Date: Apr. 5, 2023
Season: Spring 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: 6/7 (85.71%) // Not Fully Captured
Box Office:
USD 574,934,330 (Domestic)
USD 785,357,007 (International)
USD 1,360,291,337 (Worldwide)
※Source Box Office Mojo
9. Ayakashi Triangle Vol. 3 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: November 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
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. 3
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: N/A
No. of Stores: 11/15 (73.33%) ※Not Fully Captured
Identifiable Stores
| Stores Included | Stores Not Included |
| ANIPLEX+ | Toranoana |
| Amazon | Amiami Online Shop |
| Animate | Getchu |
| Rakuten Books | Melonbooks |
| Sofmap and Animega | |
| Seven Net Shopping | |
| Gamers | |
| HMV | |
| WonderGOO / Shinseido | |
| TSUTAYA Online | |
| Neowing |
Additional Comments
This is the first time Ayakashi Triangle‘s Blu-ray release breaching the Top 10 list. It has done so with its DVD releases back in September 2023 and October 2023.
10. Elemental MovieNEX (N/A)
Volume Information
Release Date: November 15, 2023
Days of Sales: 7
No. of Main Episodes: 1
Price: 4,900 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: Pixar Animation Studios
Release Date: Jun. 16, 2023
Season: Summer 2023
Official Website: Here
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: N/A
No. of Stores: 6/7 (85.71%) // Not Fully Captured
Anime DVD Weekly Top 20
| No. | Status | Title | Copies Sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | Jujutsu Kaisen: Kaigyoku Gyokusetsu Vol. 2 | 6,877 |
| 2 | NEW | Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen Vol. 6 [Limited Release] | 3,267 |
| 3 | NEW | Sore Ike! Anpanman Movie: Roboly to Pokapoka Present | 972 |
| 4 | Suzume no Tojimari DVD Standard Edition | 724 | |
| 5 | NEW | Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo Season 2 Vol. 3 [Limited Edition] | 446 |
| 6 | PAW Patrol: The Movie | N/A | |
| 7 | Tonari no Totoro | N/A | |
| 8 | NEW | Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru Vol. 6 [Limited Release] | N/A |
| 9 | NEW | Horimiya: Piece Vol. 4 [Limited Release] | N/A |
| 10 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | N/A | |
| 11 | Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas | N/A | |
| 12 | NEW | Osomatsu-san: Tamashii no Takoyaki Party to Densetsu no Otomarikai DVD | N/A |
| 13 | Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi | N/A | |
| 14 | NEW | Ayakashi Triangle Vol. 3 [Limited Release] | N/A |
| 15 | One Piece Film: Red [Standard Edition] | N/A | |
| 16 | Sing 2 | N/A | |
| 17 | Doraemon Movie: Nobita to Sora no Utopia | N/A | |
| 18 | NEW | Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan Vol. 2 [Limited Release] | N/A |
| 19 | Paw Patrol Season 5: Ultimate Rescue! Tenmondai wo Oikakeru | N/A | |
| 20 | Jujutsu Kaisen: Kaigyoku Gyokusetsu Vol. 1 | 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: Nov. 13 – Nov. 19
Follow-up Chart: Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
Source: Oricon; Blu-ray; DVD
Upcoming releases: gameiroiro; kakaku.com; Amazon
Visualisation:
Nov. 20 – Nov. 26, 2023
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