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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 Oricon does not track all stores in Japan and some data is missing from the list you see below. To check which stores that participate in Oricon’s daily surveys, please refer to the list right here. If you wish to further strengthen your understanding about Oricon, you may consider reading the articles posted here.
Additional Comment: When it comes to some of the releases that make their ways to the marketplace, they do have special bundles that are sold that come with their own bonuses such as a storage box. These tend to be sold as store exclusives and would ship out containing all of the volumes pertaining to a given series. Below, titles such as Bocchi the Rock! and Lycoris Recoil do come with their own bundles. Bocchi The Rock! for instance, the ANIPLEX+ version bundles the volumes together with a storage box plus 6 mini character acrylics and charms while Lycoris Recoil comes with a mug, an art print, plus a storage box. Now, Aniplex does participate in Oricon’s daily surveys via its ANIPLEX+ store, however, it is unsure if sales of these packages are reported to Oricon. If you go back to June 2021, Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen, which was also distributed by Aniplex saw only the common Regular and Limited Editions charting on Oricon’s lists at the time, but its special package that is the ufotable set, also sold via ANIPLEX+, did not make it onto the lists. Strange considering the success of the film. But then, the special packages for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero which comes with an acrylic block did chart on Oricon’s list back in December 2022, and the same was seen with Date A Live IV First Part. Currently, I am unable to ascertain to why this is the case, though I do believe that this could be due to among these: a) ANIPLEX+ is not reporting the sales, b) the sales are counted together with the normal editions (but, very unlikely that this is the case) or c) sales are too low that they do not make it onto the charts. Looking back at Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen, I feel that I am leaning more towards option “a” at this point. If I do find out anything, or if you know anything about this, please let me know and I will write an update somewhere.
The cutoff point on the Top 20 general charts for the week were 2,139 copies for Blu-rays — belonging to Arknights: Reimei Zensou Blu-ray Box [Regular Edition] you see below — whereas for DVDs, that would be 758 copies sold. Therefore, releases denoted with “N/A” did not meet the threshold to place onto the general charts. That said, the Blu-ray’s list for the week was fortunate enough to see more than ten Anime releases on it, and as such, instead of the usual Top 10, we can get the number of copies sold for twelve releases.
Overall, as expected, amid the releases of notable and newer volumes of popular titles, the Anime charts for the week are nothing short but stellar, particularly for Lycoris Recoil. Though, there are releases that failed to do enough to place on the Top 20 general charts as per numbers reported by participating stores such as Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season Volume 3 at roughly 2,000 copies sold (for both its Blu-rays and DVDs) in its first 5 days and Chainsaw Man, sitting at the bottom most of the Top 20 Anime Blu-ray chart and 11th on the DVD chart to sell around 1,500 copies in its first 3 days.
Without further ado, below are the Top 12 and Top 20 Anime Blu-rays and DVDs for the week:
Anime Blu-ray Weekly Top 12
1. Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 3 [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: Chart
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 62,496,000 yen (≈458.81 thousand USD)
Analysis
Sales for Bocchi the Rock! continues to go well (as tracked by Oricon via participating stores) with yet another increase in copies sold (the second time in a row) with the release of Volume 3 at a total of 19,391, up by 15.47% against Volume 1’s 16,793 copies and 10.06% more than Volume 2’s 17,619 copies. This puts the total debut sales for the series thus far at a strong 53,803 copies, grossing 371,700,000 yen (≈2.73 million USD) in sales.
2. Lycoris Recoil Vol. 6 [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
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 60,378,500 yen (≈443.27 million USD)
Analysis
Lycoris Recoil made its 6th and final volume at a total of 19,287 copies sold for both its Blu-rays and DVDs, down by 17.64% and marks the series worst debut sales to date thus far which is also a downgrade from Volumes 1 to 4 by 17.52%, 21.33%, 27.00% and 18.13% respectively. Despite the fall in intensity (for the debut sales of Volume 6), the series as a whole actually performed considerably well for the week as all of its volumes were accounted for on the Top 20 Anime Blu-ray’s list with approximately 26,000 copies sold. Its DVDs, though, only witnessed five volumes in the Top 30, selling by almost 2,700 copies. That would put its total sales as a series to slightly more than 30,000 copies sold. As someone pointed out to me on Twitter that the re-emergence of Lycoris Recoil’s older volumes here could be a result as people aim for the entire catalogue which is quite plausible.
The series ended its disc sales run at a whopping 993,651,000 yen (≈7.30 million USD) in gross sales, just for its debuts and averaging at roughly 76,434,692 yen (≈560.86 thousand USD) in sales per episode.
3. Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season Vol. 6 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: February 24, 2023
Days of Sales: 3
No. of Main Episodes: 2
Price: 7,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 8,127
Gross Sales: 56,889,000 yen (≈417.39 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 6 (with Eng. subs)
Analysis
Love Live! Superstar!! sees its worst performance to date among volumes with 3 days of sales. Volume 6 noticed a drop of 22.31% in debut sales to 8,127 copies as opposed to Volume 5’s 10,461 copies sold. The gap, however, widens against Season 1’s Volumes 3 and 6 by about 30% each — both volumes sold 12,223 copies and 11,679 copies in their first 3 days. Although the result this time around is rather poor, it may see a more stable outcome for its 10-day sales of which Volume 6 is likely to do so the following week. The series, at varying days of sales, have now hit 137,042 copies sold just for its debuts, grossing at 959,294,000 yen (≈7.04 million USD) in sales — including Season 1.
4. Pui Pui Molcar: Driving School [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: February 24, 2023
Days of Sales: 3
No. of Main Episodes: 12
Price: 8,900 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 5,978
Gross Sales: 53,204,200 yen (≈390.36 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Anime Information
Source: Original
Studio: UchuPeople
Broadcast Date: Oct. 8 to Dec. 24, 2022
Season: Fall 2022
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: YouTube
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 4,433,683 yen (≈32.54 thousand USD)
Additional Comments
Including its DVDs, the series sold a total of 9,271 copies in its first 3 days, grossing at 64,923,700 yen (≈476.58 thousand USD) in sales. The series was also seen with its prequel that had a much stronger start, selling 24,106 in its first 5 days back in July 2021.
5. IDOLiSH7: Third Beat! Vol. 8 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: February 24, 2023
Days of Sales: 3
No. of Main Episodes: 3
Price: 9,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 4,248
Gross Sales: 38,232,000 yen (≈280.51 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 8
Analysis
The low turnout for IDOLiSH7: Third Beat! persists with Volume 8 making its first 3-day sales debut at 4,248 copies sold for the Blu-ray. While the latest release marks a 1.96% and 7.73% increase in sales from Volumes 6 and 7, this is still far too low from the 3-day sales of Volumes 2, 3 and 5 that were at 14,030 copies, 13,320 copies and 13,320 copies, respectively.
Note that the discs are also being sold on A-on STORE which is Bandai Namco Filmworks main online shopping platform which is participating in Oricon’s surveys.
6. Gundam: G no Reconguista Movie IV – Gekitou ni Sakebu Ai [Limited Edition] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: February 24, 2023
Days of Sales: 3
No. of Main Episodes: 1
Price: 8,800 yen
Producer / Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,980
Gross Sales: 35,024,000 yen (≈257.01 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): CDJapan (with Eng. subs)
7. Arknights: Reimei Zensou Blu-ray Box [Limited Edition] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: February 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 8
Price: 26,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Yostar
Estimated number of copies sold: 3,024
Gross Sales: 78,624,000 yen (≈ 576.95 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): CDJapan (with multiple subs)
Anime Information
Source: Game
Studio: Yostar Pictures
Broadcast Date: Oct. 29 to Dec. 17, 2022
Season: Fall 2022
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 9,828,000 yen (≈72.14 thousand USD)
Additional Comments
Together with the Regular Edition, Arknights: Reimei Zensou sold a total of 5,163 copies in its first 5 days, grossing at 114,987,000 yen (≈844.08 thousand USD) in sales.
The package also comes with a serial code that can be used in the Arknights tower defence game which will be valid until February 21, 2026.
8. Futoku no Guild Vol. 3 (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: February 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 4
Price: 13,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: KADOKAWA
Estimated number of copies sold: 2,936
Gross Sales: 38,168,000 yen (≈280.08 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): Vol. 3
Additional Comments
Note that this is the series’s final volume.
Futoku no Guild was also last seen with Volume 2 at 2,751 copies sold in its first 5 days for the Blu-ray edition.
9. Lycoris Recoil Vol. 5 [Limited Release] (N/A)
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
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 9,961,000 (≈73.12 thousand USD)
10. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Vol. 2 (NEW)
Additional Comments
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! also made its debut with Volume 1 selling 2,327 copies in its first 5 days back in January 2023.
11. Lycoris Recoil Vol. 4 [Limited Release] (N/A)
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
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 8,449,000 yen (≈62.02 thousand USD)
12. Arknights: Reimei Zensou Blu-ray Box [Regular Edition] (NEW)
Volume Information
Release Date: February 22, 2023
Days of Sales: 5
No. of Main Episodes: 8
Price: 17,000 yen
Producer / Distributor: Yostar
Estimated number of copies sold: 2,139
Gross Sales: 36,363,000 yen (≈266.91 thousand USD)
Link (JPN): CDJapan (with multiple subs)
Anime Information
Source: Game
Studio: Yostar Pictures
Broadcast Date: Oct. 29 to Dec. 17, 2022
Season: Fall 2022
Official Website: Here
Other Information
Latest Promo: N/A
Link (ENG): N/A
Analytics
Sales Performance: N/A
Avg. Sales Per Episode: 4,545,375 yen (≈33.36 thousand USD)
Anime DVD Weekly Top 20
| No. | Status | Title | Copies Sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | Lycoris Recoil Vol. 6 [Limited Release] | 1,895 |
| 2 | NEW | Pui Pui Molcar: Driving School | 1,758 |
| 3 | NEW | Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 3 [Limited Release] | 1,535 |
| 4 | NEW | Pui Pui Molcar: Driving School [with 7 Pieces of SNS-Like Clear Cards] | 837 |
| 5 | NEW | IDOLiSH7: Third Beat! Vol. 8 [Limited Release] | N/A |
| 6 | PAW Patrol: The Movie | N/A | |
| 7 | NEW | Futoku no Guild Vol. 3 | N/A |
| 8 | NEW | Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Vol. 2 | N/A |
| 9 | NEW | Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season Vol. 3 | N/A |
| 10 | NEW | Gundam: G no Reconguista Movie IV – Gekitou ni Sakebu Ai | N/A |
| 11 | NEW | Chainsaw Man Vol. 2 | N/A |
| 12 | Tonari no Totoro | N/A | |
| 13 | Paw Patrol Season 4: Adventure Bay no Omatsuri | N/A | |
| 14 | NEW | Koukyuu no Karasu Vol. 3 [Limited Release] | N/A |
| 15 | Lycoris Recoil Vol. 5 [Limited Release] | N/A | |
| 16 | Lycoris Recoil Vol. 4 [Limited Release] | N/A | |
| 17 | Paw Patrol Car Race Daisakusen GO! GO! | N/A | |
| 18 | NEW | Detective Conan Part 31 Vol. 1 | N/A |
| 19 | The Addams Family 2 | N/A | |
| 20 | NEW | Delicious Party♡Precure Vol. 9 | 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:
Bocchi the Rock! Ep. 6
Previous Chart: Feb. 13 – Feb. 19
Follow-up Chart: Feb. 27 – Mar. 5
Source: Oricon; Blu-ray; DVD
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Visualisation:
Feb. 20 – Feb. 26, 2023
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