Japan's Weekly DVD Ranking for Nov 16 - 22

by dtshyk
Nov 24, 2009 6:15 PM | 15 Comments

Here is the weekly DVD sales ranking for November 16th - 22nd.

DVD
*1, 5,240 5,240 K-ON! vol.5
**, 5,071 5,071 (Monsters vs. Aliens)
**, 5,048 5,048 (Terminator Salvation)
**, 4,131 4,131 (Star Wars: Clone Wars First Series Complete Box)
*2, *,*** *,*** Doraemon Time Machine Box 1979
*3, *,*** *,*** Gake no Ue no Ponyo
*4, *,*** *,*** My Neighbor Totoro
*5, *,*** *,*** Fresh Precure! vol.6
*6, *,*** *,*** Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition vol.1
*7, *,*** *,*** Castle in the Sky
*8, *,*** *,*** Dragon Ball Kai vol.3
*9, *,*** *,*** Ristorante Paradiso vol.5
10, *,*** *,*** Doraemon Best Selection 30
**, *,*** *,*** (Monsters Inc.)
11, *,*** *,*** Gintama: Shiroyasha Koutan
**, *,*** *,*** (Winnie-the-Pooh Special Edition)
12, *,*** *,*** Tears to Tiara vol.6
13, *,*** *,*** Patlabor: The Movie EMOTION The Best
**, *,*** *,*** (Mickey no Magical Christmans)
14, *,*** *,*** Anpanman Franken Robo-kun no Bikkuri Christmas

Blu-ray
*1, 26,000 26,000 K-ON! vol.5

Sources:
Youtaiju
Mainichi

ref. the full data of the last week's ranking
DVD
*1, 1,716 831,770 Gake no Ue no Ponyo
*2, 1,039 957,324 My Neighbor Totoro
*3, *,993 *73,319 Gintama: Shiroyasha Koutan
*4, *,902 **5,281 GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class vol.1 Limited Edition
*5, *,817 *21,569 Bakemonogatari vol.2 Limited Edition DVD
*6, *,741 **7,166 Saki vol.5
*7, *,723 **2,861 07-Ghost vol.4 Limited Edition
*8, *,720 **7,388 Sengoku BASARA vol.5
**, *,674 *77,605 (MonstersInc.)
*9, *,653 **4,773 Patlabor 2: The Movie EMOTION The Best

Blu-ray
*1, 1,412 44,067 Bakemonogatari vol.2 Limited Edition
*2, 1,065 *7,806 Darker than BLACK - Kuro no Keiyakusha Blu-ray Box
*3, *,934 48,295 Bakemonogatari vol.1 Limited Edition
*4, *,353 *8,885 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition vol.1
*5, *,324 30,684 K-ON! vol.4
*6, *,284 95,335 Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone
*7, *,216 *3,560 Spice and Wolf II vol.2
*8, *,212 47,761 Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children: Complete Normal Edition
*9, *,165 *4,566 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood vol.3 Limited Edition
10, *.147 32.803 K-ON! vol.3

ref2. monthly DVD and Blu-ray rankings for October 2009

15 Comments Recent Comments

SHAFT really is a black horse in term animation during the past couple of years.

Nov 29, 2009 2:26 PM by omimon

Goo4 said:

Whether they finished animating or not, it doesn't change the fact that SHAFT has full of budget right now, which means we can expect some 'full quality' animation for other animes.

SHAFT shows have been exceedingly successful for the past few years. Because of their popularity with otaku, they're one of the few studios that can crank out a 4000-10,000 copy seller (per volume) almost every time they release something.

It's just that for whatever reason, SHAFT does everything fast and cheap, either by outsourcing work all over the world or by scheduling everything at the last minute (an alleged ex-animator vented his frustration with the company online; apparently, the conditions before broadcast are especially brutal when compared to other studios). Whether the company rolls more of the profit into future projects remains up in the air, but it isn't like they've been hurting for cash. Someone's making a lot of money, and at the same time, they obviously have the time/budget to fix the DVD versions.

So yeah....I suspect that quality issues stem from the owners pocketing most of the profit and spending as little as possible on production/company expansion. Because of financial success, they take on as many projects as a large studio, but they've remained small the whole time.

Nov 25, 2009 4:32 PM by TJR

Lvhina said:

Goo4 said:
Hurray for teh shaft~~

that is because shaft doesn't animate everything to promote dvd sales. ..

Whether they finished animating or not, it doesn't change the fact that SHAFT has full of budget right now, which means we can expect some 'full quality' animation for other animes.

And still, I liked Bakemonogatari's style a lot. Meh, they even changed all the airing schedules in order to make it as good as possible as they can.

Nov 25, 2009 2:25 PM by ringoo4

K-On's sales continue to baffle me.

Nov 25, 2009 8:33 AM by SoneAnna

Wow @ Star Wars and Doraemon :o

Nov 25, 2009 3:48 AM by virgo_sama

*1, 1,716 831,770 Gake no Ue no Ponyo

good job! ^^b

Nov 25, 2009 3:43 AM by makio-kun

Lvhina said:
that is because shaft doesn't animate everything to promote dvd sales. ..

Even if they did, it would have still sold well =P. Doesn't change the fact people like it.

This week's ranking seems to be people mainly stocking up on Christmas gifts, with all the box sets, western movies and Ghibli movies. I didn't know Clone Wars has such a following in Japan, Star Wars is universally loved eh?

Nov 25, 2009 12:40 AM by Kantarou

Goo4 said:
Hurray for teh shaft~~

that is because shaft doesn't animate everything to promote dvd sales. ..

also was the k-on vol.5 the limited edition one?

Nov 24, 2009 10:13 PM by Lvhina

Great, Bakemonogatari volume alone sold almost 70000 copies... xD Volume 2 will also hit 70000 in no time; killing K-On with a huge gap.

Hurray for teh shaft~~

Nov 24, 2009 10:09 PM by ringoo4

interesting rankings this week

Nov 24, 2009 9:55 PM by Cordelia

*6, *,284 95,335 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Awww yeah!

Nov 24, 2009 8:45 PM by Borjoyzee

*2, 1,065 *7,806 Darker than BLACK - Kuro no Keiyakusha Blu-ray Box

Sugoii... err Fuck yeah ^^

Nov 24, 2009 7:39 PM by stfngp

wow o.o , my neighbor totoro doraemon and laputa are still selling ! o.O

Nov 24, 2009 7:36 PM by 3eep

ew terminator salvation. that movie sucked balls

Nov 24, 2009 7:28 PM by simo000

FIRST :3
also, Winnie-the-Pooh should be on top