It is going to take a while till we see Anime Blu-rays recover from their recent slump. As far as I could see, the low number of titles available out there may be a contributor to the lack of titles appearing on Oricon’s Blu-ray charts. This week’s chart though, we get to see Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld taking the top spot, providing a glimmer of hope for the week’s list. However, the number of copies sold for its latest volume is slightly lesser than the sales of Volume 6, which debuted in October with 8,385 copies sold. Volume 7, sold 8,234 copies in its first week. Note that sales of Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld Blu-rays have been on a steady trajectory with all new releases selling more than 8,000 copies in their first weeks – with the exception of Volume 5 which sold 9,519 copies.
Apart from that, we see several new releases making into the chart with Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited’s Volume 2 at number 3. It sold 1,337 copies for the week, more than sales of Volume 1 (1,276 copies) in its first week. A classic if I may say so myself, and a series I quite enjoyed back then, at number 4 is Seto no Hanayome’s Blu-ray collection selling 767 copies. Oricon’s Top 20 Blu-ray chart lists the lowest selling Blu-rays (at number 20) at 446 copies sold, thus any series with the “N/A” word in it sold less than that or equal.
It is thanks to the wonderful 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! Don’t forget, you can find all the data you find below right here (Blu-ray) and here (DVD).
The one title you may want to pay attention to coming out the week between November 16 to November 22 is Shingeki no Kyojin Chronicle which may sell well considering its popularity. At the same time, a whole of bunch of Disney animated film releases are scheduled to make their appearances the same week. Competition may be stiff. Let’s look forward to what the next chart has in store for us.
1. Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld Vol. 7 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: November 11, 2020
Estimated number of sales: 8,234
Producer: Aniplex
Link (JPN): Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld Vol. 7 [Limited Release]
2. Princess Connect! Re:Dive Vol. 4 (↓91.22%)
Type: Anime
Release date: November 6, 2020
Estimated number of sales: 2,204
Producer: Cygames
Link (JPN): Princess Connect! Re:Dive Vol. 4
3. Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited Vol. 2 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: November 11, 2020
Estimated number of sales: 1,337
Producer: Aniplex
Link (JPN): Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited Vol. 2 [Limited Release]
4. Seto no Hanayome Blu-ray (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: November 13, 2020
Estimated number of sales: 767
Producer: avex pictures
Link (JPN): Seto no Hanayome Blu-ray
5. High School Fleet Movie [Limited Release] (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: October 28, 2020
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Aniplex
Link (JPN): High School Fleet Movie [Limited Release]
6. Frozen II MovieNEX with Complete Case [Limited Release] (N/A)
Type: Animation
Release date: May 13, 2020
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Walt Disney Japan
Link (JPN): Frozen II MovieNex with Complete Case [Limited Release]
7. Princess Connect! Re:Dive Vol. 3 (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: October 2, 2020
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Cygames
Link (JPN): Princess Connect! Re:Dive Vol. 3
8. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan Vol. 2 [Limited Edition] (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: October 28, 2020
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Marvelous
Link (JPN): Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan Vol. 2 [Limited Edition]
9. Princess Connect! Re:Dive Vol. 1 (N/A)
Type: Animation
Release date: August 7, 2020
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Cygames
Link (JPN): Princess Connect! Re:Dive Vol. 1
10. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1 [Limited Release] (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: July 31, 2019
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Aniplex
Link (JPN): Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1 [Limited Release]
Link (ENG): Part 1; Part 2
Extra Column
Anime DVD Sales Ranking (Title *Total Sales)
I have no idea how to name some of the PAW Patrol DVDs since their English/Western equivalent do not exist (at least from my search). Therefore, I decided to go with the Japanese title if the official English version does not exist.
1. (NEW) Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld Vol. 7 [Limited Release] *1,132
2. (NEW) Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited Vol. 2 [Limited Release] *663
3. Frozen II [Limited Release] *487
4. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1 [Limited Release] *N/A
5. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 2 [Limited Release] *N/A
6. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 10 [Limited Release] *N/A
7. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 11 [Limited Release] *N/A
8. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 8 [Limited Release] *N/A
9. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 4 [Limited Release] *N/A
10. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 9 [Limited Release] *N/A
11. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 3 [Limited Release] *N/A
12. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 6 [Limited Release] *N/A
13. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 7 [Limited Release] *N/A
14. Tonari no Totoro *N/A
15. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 5 [Limited Release] *N/A
16. The Secret Life of Pets 2 *N/A
17. PAW Patrol 2: Kaitei Daibouken! *N/A
18. Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi *N/A
19. PAW Patrol 2: Pup a Doodle Do! *N/A
20. Despicable Me 3 *N/A
As usual, please let me know if you find any mistakes with the list above! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down in the comment section below!
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