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NEWS: Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 4-10




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mckg1



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:42 pm Reply with quote
Can't believe spice and wolf 2 is in second place! When is it coming to the states!!(I already bought season 1 set just waiting for Funi to release season 2...)
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:44 pm Reply with quote
Wait, what happened to showing the volume sold?

Good to see Taishou Yakyuu Musume at #5 though.
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Karisu



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:49 pm Reply with quote
Hopefully bodes well for a 3rd Spice and Wolf season.

I've seen some people say season 2 was not selling well, but it always seems to chart high in these sales rankings. Not sure how some people have this impression.
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TJR



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:19 pm Reply with quote
Karisu wrote:
Hopefully bodes well for a 3rd Spice and Wolf season.

I've seen some people say season 2 was not selling well, but it always seems to chart high in these sales rankings. Not sure how some people have this impression.


It's all in the numbers, not the relative ranking. As it is, Season 2 volumes are selling only half as well as the original (which isn't exactly uncommon for sequels, although you'd think such a popular franchise would do better).

The other thing to consider is that the hot release weeks fall at the end of each month to coincide with pay day. Spice and Wolf is released on light weeks, so the ranking is deceptive. Depending on the week, sometimes sales of the #1 anime DVD amount to a paltry 2000 units.

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Good to see Taishou Yakyuu Musume at #5 though.


Unfortunately, it's still a commercial flop. For that series, volume sales generally amount to less than 1500 copies.

TYM was very popular during its run, but it seems that few viewers are interested in collecting the DVDs/BDs.
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Kyogissun



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:23 pm Reply with quote
Wow, Shin Kiohime Muso's at number 4? That's impressive considering that the show's little beyond eye candy...

Not that I'm hating on it but I recognize it for what it is. I still enjoy the show nonetheless.
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Hentai_JP



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:21 pm Reply with quote
I wonder what made Bakemonogatari come back so high(relatively), from 54, 61 and 85 to 14, 15 and 16 respectively. Next volume soon?
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hissatsu01



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:30 pm Reply with quote
Hentai_JP wrote:
I wonder what made Bakemonogatari come back so high(relatively), from 54, 61 and 85 to 14, 15 and 16 respectively. Next volume soon?


Next volume is in a week or so, so yes, that's probably it.
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