Japan Top Weekly Anime Blu-ray and DVD Ranking: March 22, 2021 ~ March 28, 2021

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Solid week for Anime Blu-ray releases. Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai‘s Volume 4 slayed its opening week with 19,361 copies sold. While the numbers are slightly down from debut sales made by Volume 3, the series have managed to maintain its debut sales above 19,000 copies. Volume 1 is still the best performer thus far with debut sales amounting to 22,345 copies.

It is thanks to the amazing folks 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! You can find all the data available through Oricon by visiting here (Blu-ray) and here (DVD).

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan‘s Volume 6 is placed 3rd for the week at 8,329 copies sold. The previous volume experienced lower sales when it was charted, but that was sales made prior to its official release. Sales quickly climb back up the following week to see the total 2-week sales for Volume 5 Blu-ray at 9,143 copies. Together with sales of Volume 6’s DVD, we see a handsome 9,797 copies sold for the week.

Sales for IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! fluctuates between 6,000 copies and 8,000 copies. The highest it has ever reached was for the release of Volume 1, which debuted at 8,592 copies sold. Volume 5 sold less than Volume 4 on their debut weeks, but managed a higher number than Volume 3. However, sales of its Volume 5’s DVDs helped to push the number above 8,000 copies. Strike the Blood IV‘s sales are rather consistent as number of copies sold stay above 6,000 copies. Nevertheless, Volume 5’s debut sales are the worse performer among its catalogue thus far.

Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? Bloom is continuing to see its debut sales slide as Volume 4 reached the lowest it has ever achieved. Sales are down 7.79% debut-to-debut. Volume 1 remains the best seller among all the volumes so far.

Nevertheless, the week features some interesting releases especially Guraburu! coming in 2nd for the week. It debuted strongly at 15,148 copies. Yuru Camp△ Season 2 and SK∞‘s Volume 1 had very decent turnout especially the latter. The sales of SK∞‘s DVDs allow the title to see total copies sold for the week reaching 6,678 copies.

Anime Blu-ray Weekly Top 10

1. Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai Vol. 4 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 26, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 19,361
Producer: Bandai Namco Arts
Link (JPN): CDJapan (with Eng subs)

2. Guraburu! (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 26, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 15,148
Producer: Cygames
Link (JPN): Amazon

3. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan Vol. 6 [Limited Edition] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 26, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 8,329
Producer: Marvelous
Link (JPN): CDJapan

4. IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Vol. 5 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 26, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 6,513
Producer: Bandai Namco Arts
Link (JPN): CDJapan

5. Strike the Blood IV Vol. 5 [Limited Edition] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 26, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 6,074
Producer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Link (JPN): CDJapan

6. Yuru Camp△ Season 2 Vol. 1 (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 24, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 5,190
Producer: FuRyu
Link (JPN): CDJapan

7. Assault Lily: Bouquet Vol. 3 (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 24, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 5,082
Producer: Bushiroad Music
Link (JPN): CDJapan

8. Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? Bloom Vol. 4 [Limited Edition] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 26, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 4,925
Producer: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Link (JPN): CDJapan

9. SK∞ Vol. 1 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 24, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 4,804
Producer: Aniplex
Link (JPN): CDJapan

10. Strike Witches: Road to Berlin Vol. 4 (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 24, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 4,452
Producer: KADOKAWA
Link (JPN): CDJapan

11. Sora yori mo Tooi Basho Blu-ray BOX (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: March 24, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 3,814
Producer: KADOKAWA
Link (JPN): CDJapan

Anime DVD Weekly Top 20

*1. (NEW) IDOLiSH7: Second Beat! Vol. 5 [Limited Release]
*2. (NEW) SK∞ Vol. 1 [Limited Release]
*3. (NEW) Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan Vol. 6 [Limited Edition]
*4. (NEW) Horimiya Vol. 2 [Limited Release]
*5. (NEW) Golden Kamuy Vol. 9 [Limited Edition]
*6. Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
*7. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 3
*8. (NEW) Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? Bloom Vol. 4 [Limited Edition]
*9. (NEW) Strike the Blood IV Vol. 5 [Limited Edition]
10. (NEW) Yuru Camp△ Season 2 Vol. 1
11. (NEW) Bungou Stray Dogs Wan! Part 1
12. (NEW) Toukubetsu Jouei-ban “Hataraku Saibou!!” Saikou no Teki, Futatabi. Karada no Naka wa “Harawata” Ousawagi! [Limited Release]
13. Doraemon Movie 40: Nobita no Shin Kyouryuu DVD [Regular Edition]
14. (NEW) Hanyou no Yashahime DVD BOX Vol. 1 [Limited Release]
15. (NEW) Dokyuu Hentai HxEros Vol. 6 [Limited Release]
16. (NEW) Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi Vol. 1 DVD [Regular Edition]
17. (NEW) Yuukoku no Moriarty Vol. 3 [Limited Release]
18. (NEW) Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken 2nd Season Vol. 1
19. (NEW) I★Chu Vol. 1
20. (NEW) Strike Witches: Road to Berlin Vol. 4 DVD
20. Crayon Shin-chan Movie 28: Gekitotsu! Rakugaki Kingdom to Hobo Yonin no Yuusha

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8 thoughts on “Japan Top Weekly Anime Blu-ray and DVD Ranking: March 22, 2021 ~ March 28, 2021”

  3. Yuru camp got a massive drop from s1, which didn’t even air that long ago (2018). S1 got a average of 14k per volume.

    It’s funny cause Yorimoi aired in the same season, it did 10k, and here we have the box set for it selling about the same as Yuru camp s2 v1.

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    1. Wow, if that is the case, the difference is staggering. Interestingly, Season 2 seems to have fewer members on MAL than Season 1. It could be the lack of viewership. I am not sure if the same is applied to Japan. Manga seems to be doing quite okay though. What is your conjecture based on this?

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      1. Having fewer members is natural, you lose on people that didn’t like s1 much, aren’t MAL users anymore, people that simply lost interest over the years.

        But I don’t think that has a direct impact on blu ray sales by itself (viewership), the people that paid the money for the series (let’s be real, anime in Japan isn’t cheap at all, I import some myself and so do you) are the most likely to keep watching given series on following season. Look at say Oregairu s3 (kan), kan on MAL got way less viewers as it aired 5 years after s2 (and s2 already had a good amount less than s1 (which is normal for reasons above), but sales didn’t drop season on season at all, cause the hardcore fan base is willing to stay and pay the price to keep buying the anime.

        Yuru Camp itself is very successful in Japan, got 2 videogames incoming, even a anime movie, so I wouldn’t say the hype died down or anything over there, but sure is hard to explain such a drop, I’d expect a drop as most anime drop but always on the 9-11k territory(like gochiusa did, but gochiusa s3 also took way longer to air after s2), barely 1/3 of the sales is a very harsh drop.. maybe the season itself (quality/content wise) wasn’t to their tastes as much as s1? I mean sales are still good all things considered, but not fantastic like before.

        ps: I always use oregairu, or talk about it cause it’s my fav series, hope you don’t mind lol

      2. No worries about the Oregairu reference! I don’t mind at all. 😁

        I think you do have a point. It will be hard to really determine the cause. A simple conjecture would be that people have lost interest in the series. But, that doesn’t seem to be the case (seeing its Manga is relatively still doing well). Plus, if the retention is there, the fanbase as you mentioned will not mind chipping in for the Blu-rays or DVDs. I wish I could get more data on this, like why people stop buying certain products. Reviews have been good so far, or maybe the competition? 🤔

        Argh, my mind is all clustered now. But, thanks for your thought! It is always great to hear what others think.

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