Japan's Weekly DVD and Blu-ray Ranking for Sep 28 - Oct 4

by dtshyk
Oct 6, 2009 1:10 AM | 30 Comments

Here is the weekly DVD and Blu-ray sales ranking for September 28th - October 4th.

DVD
*1, 52,815 52,815 Gintama - Shiroyasha Koutan
*2, 22,133 22,133 Bleach - Fade to Black: Kimi no Na wo Yobu Limited Edition
*3, 15,932 15,932 Bleach - Fade to Black: Kimi no Na wo Yobu Normal Edition
*4, 15,513 15,513 Bakemonogatari vol.1 Limited Edition DVD
*5, *9,857 *9,857 Kuroshitsuji vol.9 Limited Edition
*6, *8,507 *8,507 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood vol.2 DVD
*7, *5,585 *5,585 Black★Rock Shooter -Pilot Edition
*8, *4,859 22,031 Hetalia Axis Powers vol.4 Limited Edition
*9, **,*** **,*** Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei vol.1 Limited Edition
10, **,*** **,*** The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 Endless Eight I & II Limited Edition
11, **,*** **,*** Higashi no Eden vol.3
12, **,*** **,*** Gake no Ue no Ponyo
13, **,*** **,*** Prince of Tennis: Another Story ~Messages From Past and Future~ vol.2
14, **,*** **,*** 07-Ghost vol.3 Limited Edition
15, **,*** **,*** Guin Saga vol.3 Limited Edition
16, **,*** **,*** Pandora Hearts vol.3
17, **,*** **,*** Tales of the Abyss vol.8
18, **,*** **,*** Natsu no Arashi! vol.4 Limited Edition
19, **,*** **,*** Queen's Blade: Rurou no Senshi vol.4

Blu-ray
*1, 29,000 Bakemonogatari vol.1 Limited Edition
*2, *6,000 Black★Rock Shooter -Pilot Edition
*3, *4,000 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood vol.2
*4, *4,000 Darker than BLACK - Kuro no Keiyakusha Blu-ray BOX
*5, *4,000 Higashi no Eden vol.3

Bakemonogatari vol.1 broke Macross Frontier's record of the first week sales of TV anime Blu-ray disc.
ref.
Macross Frontier vol.1
DVD 17,458
Blu-ray 22,000
K-ON! vol.1
DVD 7,949
Blu-ray 32,503

Sources:
Youtaiju
Anime!Anime!
Oricon DVD Ranking

ref. the full data of the last week's ranking

20 of 30 Comments Recent Comments

Now the question with Bake is it actually going to have legs like Macross Froniter (Vol1 ended up selling 64,000 copies, another 25,000 after week 1) or be frontloaded like K-ON (Vol1 has only sold another 9,000 in total since week 1).

Since stock was a problem and it's sold out everywhere more than likely it has legs.

Oct 8, 2009 1:13 AM by Westlo

dtshyk said:
@kuroshiroi
I'm not 100% certain, but I guess so.

Region free BD player it is.

Thanks dtshyk.

Oct 7, 2009 4:56 PM by kuroshiroi

qwerty_ said:
dtshyk, K-ON! BD sales on 1st week weren't higher?

Well, Bakemonogatari is, along with K-ON!, the TV anime hit of 2009 in sales matter.

Serious business guys still can rely in impressive Kara no Kyoukai movies sales, XD.

ah... I misunderstood something.

Macross Frontier vol.1
DVD 17,458
Blu-ray 22,000

K-ON! vol.1
DVD 7,949
Blu-ray 32,503

@kuroshiroi
I'm not 100% certain, but I guess so.

Oct 7, 2009 4:03 PM by dtshyk

dtshyk said:

kuroshiroi said:
Can we have some Bakemonogatari BDs outside of Japan too? I don't have a BD player, just want the BDs.

The region code of Japanese Blu-ray is A. (North & South America: A, Europe: B, China: C)
Bake BD vol.1 on Amazon Japan
Amazon delivers items wherever you live.

Hmm, I'm a eurofag. Guess I'll have to buy a region-free BD player then.

Do you know if all anime BDs are region coded?

Oct 7, 2009 11:49 AM by kuroshiroi

Kuroshitsuji vol 9 outsells FMA:B vol 2. Surprise for me at least. I didn't know that Kuroshitsuji is that popular. (great anime btw)

Oct 7, 2009 10:50 AM by KillerMan91

I did not know that Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood already released DVD's of the series.

Oct 7, 2009 10:49 AM by theaustincritic

Holy shit Gintama is well ahead! I knew it was popular but not that popular.

Oct 7, 2009 10:41 AM by Touka

Westlo said:
Bakemonogatari was severely undershipped, most places were sold out earlier in the week, they were rumored to ship 25k for DVD and Bluray.

Yeah, that was so annoying. I missed out and now I'll have to wait until they restock.+_+

Oct 7, 2009 10:11 AM by yakisobapan

*4, *4,000 Darker than BLACK - Kuro no Keiyakusha Blu-ray BOX

Hei Returns!!!!

Oct 7, 2009 9:45 AM by stfngp

dtshyk, K-ON! BD sales on 1st week weren't higher?

Well, Bakemonogatari is, along with K-ON!, the TV anime hit of 2009 in sales matter.

Serious business guys still can rely in impressive Kara no Kyoukai movies sales, XD.

Oct 7, 2009 7:55 AM by qwertybr

dtshyk said:

DVD
*4, 15,513 15,513 Bakemonogatari vol.1 Limited Edition DVD

Blu-ray
*1, 29,000 Bakemonogatari vol.1 Limited Edition

Bakemonogatari vol.1 broke Macross Frontier's record of the first week sales of TV anime Blu-ray disc.

Hell yeah~ The DVD/Blu-ray sold out instantly too =D

Oct 7, 2009 7:34 AM by carmabeLLe

kuroshiroi said:
Can we have some Bakemonogatari BDs outside of Japan too? I don't have a BD player, just want the BDs.

The region code of Japanese Blu-ray is A. (North & South America: A, Europe: B, China: C)
Bake BD vol.1 on Amazon Japan
Amazon delivers items wherever you live.

Oct 6, 2009 7:18 PM by dtshyk

Can we have some Bakemonogatari BDs outside of Japan too? I don't have a BD player, just want the BDs.

Oct 6, 2009 7:13 PM by kuroshiroi

Quite an impressive week, Bakemono's blu-ray sells surprise my a lot, I pegged it for around 7500-9000 sells.

Gintama sells well, Bleach movie sells well twice, and FMA is lower than I thought.

Oct 6, 2009 7:06 PM by mitamaking

Any other week and Bakemonogatari would've been a little higher. Although being the only one in the top 5 that released DVD and Blu-ray this week is good.

Bleach is Bleach, and I thought the movie was good.... but putting limited edition and normal edition in the Top 3 is overkill.

Oct 6, 2009 3:52 PM by Tyranid5

What amount of sales would be considered good actually?

Oct 6, 2009 3:01 PM by Likewise

Wow...a minute and a half of BRS beat 5 minutes of Hetalia...

Oct 6, 2009 1:46 PM by BadLuckTuck

Bakemonogatari, Hitagi Crab should in first place. But FUCK YEAH!, otakus proved that ANIPLEX/Kodansha/SHAFT will profit from making a second season. Just waiting...

And I recognize that JUMP-related OVA and Movie is hard to beat.

_________

P.S.: Really? Black Rock Shooter? 90-second trailer?

Oct 6, 2009 1:33 PM by qwertybr

BSR should be in first place

Oct 6, 2009 12:56 PM by kickyourself

*1, 52,815 52,815 Gintama - Shiroyasha Koutan

AWESOME.

Oct 6, 2009 12:52 PM by windy

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