A very slow week indeed, sales of Anime Blu-rays could not make much of an impact in Japan’s top Blu-ray chart according to Oricon here, with only four titles making the list. Sales of Sword Art Online remain strong and steady with the release of Alicization – War of Underworld’s 6th volume. However, the latest volume performed worse than the 5th, which debuted at 9,519 copies in its first week. The series managed to push out 1,176 copies off the shelves for its DVDs, but that alone could not help it breach the 10,000 copies sold mark. Nevertheless, sales have been good for the title, with new volume releases selling above 8,000 copies in their first week.
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! The chart for sales of DVDs you see below can be accessed through the link here.
While the chart is pretty much occupied with titles that already made the chart the previous week, other than Sword Art Online at number 1, you will find two other new titles in the week’s Top 10. The 2015 Anime, Charlotte received a Limited Release Blu-ray box in Japan during the week allowing it to sit in the 2nd spot, though sales are modest. At number 3, is a title I did not expect to see, Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited settles in for 1,276 copies sold for the week.
Despite the lackluster performance of Anime Blu-rays and DVDs for the week, fret not, as the week between October 26 to November 1 will be quite a busy one with the imminent release of titles such as: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai?: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen, Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan, Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! and etc. More info can be found here via gameiroiro.
From left: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai?: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen, Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan and Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!
1. Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld Vol. 6 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: October 14, 2020
Estimated number of sales: 8,385
Producer: Aniplex
Link (JPN): Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld Vol. 6 [Limited Release]
2. Charlotte Blu-ray Disc BOX [Limited Release] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: October 14, 2020
Estimated number of sales: 1,524
Producer: Aniplex
Link (JPN): Charlotte Blu-ray Disc BOX [Limited Release]
3. Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited Vol. 1 [Limited Release] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: October 14, 2020
Estimated number of sales: 1,276
Producer: Aniplex
Link (JPN): Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited Vol. 1 [Limited Release]
4. Strike the Blood IV OVA Vol. 3 [Limited Edition] (↓85.72%)
Type: Anime
Release date: October 9, 2020
Estimated number of sales: 954
Producer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Link (JPN): Strike the Blood IV OVA Vol. 3 [Limited Edition]
5. 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]
6. Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidou Shuki Ningyou (N/A)
Type: Animation
Release date: March 18, 2020
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Kyoto Animation
Link (JPN): Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidou Shuki Ningyou
Link ENG): Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll [Blu-ray]
7. Violet Evergarden Vol. 2 (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: April 4, 2018
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Kyoto Animation
Link (JPN): Violet Evergarden Vol. 2
Link (ENG): Violet Evergarden: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]
8. 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
9. Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Vol. 5 [Limited Release] (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: October 9, 2020
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Link (JPN): Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Vol. 5 [Limited Release]
10. Violet Evergarden Vol. 4 (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: April 4, 2018
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Kyoto Animation
Link (JPN): Violet Evergarden Vol. 4
Link (ENG): Violet Evergarden: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]
Extra Column
Anime DVD Sales Ranking (Title *Total Sales)
1. (NEW) Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld Vol. 6 [Limited Release] *1,176
2. (NEW) Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited Vol. 1 [Limited Release] *686
3. Frozen II [Limited Release] *627
4. Tonari no Totoro *N/A
5. Miyazaki Hayao Complete Box/Works *N/A
6. The Secret Life of Pets 2 *N/A
7. PAW Patrol Season 2: Pups Save a Mer-Pup *N/A
8. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan Vol. 1 [Limited Edition] *N/A
9. Trolls [Special Edition] *N/A
10. Tenki no Ko DVD [Standard Edtion] *N/A
11. Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi *N/A
12. Despicable Me 3 *N/A
13. PAW Patrol Season 2: Everest *N/A
14. Kimi no Na wa. DVD [Standard Edition] *N/A
15. SING *N/A
16. Majo no Takkyuubin *N/A
17. Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1 [Limited Edition] *N/A
18. Strike the Blood IV OVA Vol. 3 [Limited Edition] *N/A
19. The Boss Baby *N/A
20. Mononoke Hime *N/A
As usual, if you find any faults with the list, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down in the comment section below.
Source: Oricon; Blu-ray; DVD
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Updated (October 26, 2020): Fixed some errors
Updated (October 29, 2020): Fixed paragraph 4
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