Japan Top Weekly Anime Blu-ray and DVD Ranking: September 20, 2021 ~ September 26, 2021

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Despite the slow sales recorded for the week between September 20 to September 26, we get to see four new releases making onto the top chart with Godzilla: S.P Singular Point Volume 2 coming in 1st at 2,071 copies sold. Number of copies sold has improved debut-to-debut over Volume 1’s 1,918 copies sold back in August, a 7.39% increase. Both releases have the same number of days of sales which is 5 days. Broadcasted between April 1 to June 24 of 2021, the Anime series was worked on by studios Bones and Orange lasting 13 episodes. If you missed out on the show, you can check out its promotional video down below!

It thanks to the amazing 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).

Then, at Number 3 is Boku no Hero Academia 5th Season Volume 2 at 1,014 copies sold. Volume 1 could not impress in its first week of release to see itself failing to place a spot on Oricon’s Top 20 Blu-ray chart, though it is expected to have sold around 1,000 copies at the time. Nevertheless, this time around Volume 2 does well enough to rank both on the Blu-ray and DVD charts, accumulating 1,494 copies worth of sales in 5 days.

A spot below is the Blu-ray Box release of the 2017 Anime series, Isekai Shokudou. The MSRP for the product is set at 24,200 yen (~216 USD) a piece, and it contains several interesting features such as: the Original Soundtrack, a Novel, a Booklet and many more! Copies sold however is not as good as hoped at 915 copies sold. The upcoming sequel for the series is set to begin its broadcast soon on October the 2nd, so do check out its promotional video below!

The fourth and final new release on the Top 10 chart belongs to the 1st volume of Tropical-Rouge! Precure at Number 7 with a meager 671 copies sold made in its first 5 days. Volume 4 is placed on the DVD chart, though sales were too low to make onto the Top 20 list.

The return of Kimetsu no Yaiba? It would seem that copies sold for the film have risen ahead of the Mugen Ressha-hen arc which is soon to be featured on TVs. The TV edition is said to consist of seven episodes, plus 70 new scenes, new music tracks, new open and ending animation, episode previews and new theme songs. You can expect it on popular streaming sites such as Crunchyroll and Funimation on October the 10th (Source: ANN 1, ANN 2). The title made 4,240 copies sold for the week, excluding the DVD version of Mugen Ressha-hen [Limited Edition].

Anime Blu-ray Weekly Top 10

1. Godzilla: S.P Singular Point Vol. 2 [Limited Edition] (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: September 22, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 2,071
Producer: Toho
Link (JPN): Vol. 2

2. Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: June 16, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 1,655
Producer: Aniplex
Link (JPN): CDJapan (with Eng. subs)

3. Boku no Hero Academia 5th Season Vol. 2 (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: September 22, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 1,014
Producer: Toho
Link (JPN): Vol. 2

4. Isekai Shokudou Blu-ray Box (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: September 24, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 915
Producer: avex pictures
Link (JPN): Amazon

5. Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (TV) Season 2 Umabako The 4th Corner [Trainer Box] (↓7.58%)
Type: Anime
Release date: August 18, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 866
Producer: Toho
Link (JPN): Vol. 4

6. Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen [Limited Edition] (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: June 16, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 706
Producer: Aniplex
Link (JPN): CDJapan (with Eng. subs)

7. Tropical-Rouge! Precure Vol. 1 (NEW)
Type: Anime
Release date: September 22, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 671
Producer: Marvelous
Link (JPN): Vol. 1

8. Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (TV) Season 2 Umabako The 3rd Corner [Trainer Box] (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: July 21, 2021
Estimated number of sales: 620
Producer: Toho
Link (JPN): Vol. 3

9. Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (TV) Season 2 Umabako The 2nd Corner [Trainer Box] (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: June 23, 2021
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Toho
Link (JPN): Vol. 2

10. Luca MovieNEX (N/A)
Type: Anime
Release date: September 1, 2021
Estimated number of sales: N/A
Producer: Walt Disney Japan
Link (JPN): CDJapan

Anime DVD Weekly Top 20

*1. (NEW) One Piece Log Collection “Levely”
*2. Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen
*3. (NEW) Boku no Hero Academia 5th Season Vol. 2
*4. Fushigi Dagashiya: Zenitendou “Katanuki Ningyo Gumi”
*5. Tonari no Totoro
*6. Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen [Limited Edition]
*7. Tom and Jerry Dodoun to 32-wa Tenkomori Pack Vol. 1
*8. Paw Patrol Season 3: Robot Dog Daikaizou
*9. Majo no Takkyuubin
10. Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi
11. Paw Patrol Season 2: Hakkutsu! Kyouryuu no Hone
12. (NEW) Detective Conan Part 29 Vol. 8
13. Pokemon Movie 23: Coco
14. (NEW) Godzilla: S.P Singular Point Vol. 2
15. Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa
16. Pui Pui Molcar
17. The Secret Life of Pets 2
18. (NEW) Tropical-Rouge! Precure Vol. 4
18. PAW Patrol: Pup a Doodle Do!
20. Paw Patrol Season 3: Amiami Amigo! Boku Tracker!

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6 thoughts on “Japan Top Weekly Anime Blu-ray and DVD Ranking: September 20, 2021 ~ September 26, 2021”

  1. If only 86 released a week sooner things would have been different. but seriously how Boku no Hero Academia only sell around 1000 and it gets a season 6. I don’t get it, This proves it, BD sales is not the main factor and I the obvious things is that Boku no Hero Academia’s view rate in online platforms is high and it’s manga sales is also good so maybe that is enough, also we shouldn’t forget about the merchandise like action figure and stuff, I heard 86 done well in that department and in online platforms.

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    1. You are right, if 86 was released a week earlier, it could easily be in the Top 10. And BD sales have not been the main indicator for a potential sequel since 2002… 😅 I will be posting something to address this later in fact! I finally got it done and am in the midst of editing. As long as 86 is doing well in other departments, there is a high chance it can get a sequel, though I must say, I can’t figure out what the production committee thinks at times 😔

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      1. Funny you said that, Just now they Announced a sequel for “Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World” and i got to tell you this series is one of my favorites but man it didn’t sell too well in any Department specially bd and now it gets a season 2, Just like you I can’t figure out what the production committee thinks ether. the only thing that might have played a big role in this situation is the amount of budget they put for the production of those animes for example this anime and “The Misfit of Demon King Academy” they were both made by Silver Link and we both now that Studio is not an expensive one and the funny thing is that bd sale number of “The Misfit” were nearly identical to 86 and it got a season 2 with 2 cour (part). but A1 Picture made 86 and you don’t need to think to realize the amount of time and money they put in this anime.

      2. I just saw the news! And, I do get you. Some titles that you least expect to get a follow up ends up getting one, yeah? I am pretty sure the production committee would look at some indicators before jumping in to decide what gets made or what doesn’t, but I can’t seem to fully grasp what are these indicators, or perhaps there are just too many variables taking place that makes it hard to predict. A1 seems to at times not keen on making sequels for some of their IPs which I think can be quite successful, Sword Art Online has been consistently on their “to do list”, but titles such as: Gin no Saji, Hai to Gensou no Grimgar even Uchuu Kyoudai have been left out. 86 really needs to impress the folks there to warrant a sequel. I think merchandise sales can go far for the title. But hey! If Hataraku Maou-sama! can get a sequel announced 8 years later, there is still a lot of hope going, just that please not let us wait for another 8 years ha… haha

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