Anime Sales in Japan - 2012

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http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=505143
http://uni.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/ani...1334316066/980

Full list. 240 DVD threshold, 266 BD.


2012 10/08~10/14 DVD List
-- (***) *80 *,664 1,162,708 564 Tonari no Totoro
10 (***) --- *,580 *,***,580 **1 Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Finale♪ v2
17 (***) *27 *,317 *,*21,391 *14 Summer Wars (7/2012 rel.)
20 (***) --- *,296 *,*58,437 *17 Kokurikozaka Kara
-- (***) --- *,274 *,489,949 510 Majo no Takkyuubin
24 (***) **1 *,270 *,**2,416 **2 ONE PIECE 14th Season Marineford-hen v13
25 (***) *14 *,265 *,*11,633 **4 Kuroko no Basuke v3
28 (***) **2 *,245 *,**1,640 **2 Naruto Shippuuden Kyuubi Shoaku to Inga Naru Kaiko no Sho v1
-- (***) --- *,240 *,**9,180 *** Soreike! Anpanman Ongakukan


2012 10/08~10/14 BD List
*1 (*5) -- 3,374 *3,374 *1 Five Star Stories
*2 (*8) -- 1,552 *1,552 *1 Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Finale♪ v2
*3 (**) *4 *,852 *8,555 *2 Tari Tari v2
*4 (**) *7 *,424 *4,109 *2 Oda Nobuna no Yabou v2
*5 (**) 23 *,336 *8,777 *3 Hyouka v4
*6 (**) 40 *,301 *6,143 *3 Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb Fandisc
*7 (**) 35 *,298 22,254 *4 Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II v1
*8 (**) -- *,296 10,461 *6 Tari Tari v1
*9 (**) 44 *,281 45,804 *4 Fate/Zero Part II BD Box
10 (**) -- *,266 12,265 *4 Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED BD Box v3


Wow, is Tari Tari outrageously lucky or what? We would have gotten some of that in a monthly list anyway, but not necessarily enough to crack 10k. Oh, and Hyouka passes 10k too! ...in its 4th volume haha.
No full list was posted, but from what I'm reading, nothing new was added on Thursday. Unfortunately that means we lack the ranking numbers, but that's the least important part of the list.


Summer update:
Horizon II v1 adds 298, total 22,254. Won't match season one's 25k v1, but crossing 22k is a nice milestone.

Tari Tari v2 adds 852 BDs, total 8,555.
v1 adds 296 BDs in wk6, and the cumulative total means 1,404 in wks 3-5, total 10,460. If we got a monthly ranking, it probably would only have covered to week4 at best, or possibly weeks 2-5, which wouldn't have ranked. Depends on the list used and the exact length of the reporting period. This was the perfect week for a super low threshold, as far as TT is concerned. So very lucky.

Oda Nobuna v2 adds 424 BDs, total 4,889. That puts it 0.8% ahead of v1's total.



Spring update:
Fate/Zero part II adds 281, total 45,804. I think it's a given it won't match the first part at the current pace. Still, only 10.8% down is good.

KuroBas v3 adds 265 DVDs, total 21,068.

Hyouka v4 adds 336 BDs in wk3, total 10,217. Like I asked last week, what kind of show hits 10k for the first time in v4? Pretty awesome... it's just such a shame we probably won't see the numbers for v1-3 which will also obviously have easily passed 10k already.


Past seasons:
none


OVAs, Movies, Boxsets etc:
Gundam SEED BD Box v3 adds 266 in wk3, which means it did 483 in wk3, total 12,265.
03) ¥*873.9m (21,903 * ¥39,900) - Toradora!
04) ¥*739.5m (35,213 * ¥21,000) - Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED (4 parts: 11,457 + 11,491 + 12,265 + 1 unreleased)
05) ¥*456.7m (12,427 * ¥36,750) - Strike Witches (Two pressings: 7,011 + 5,416)

HidaSketch Fandisc adds 301, total 6,143.


Next week, Natsuyuki Rendezvous. After that, Sword Art Online and Kokoro Connect. Two weeks after that, Fall starts already with K, though it won't continue for a week weeks after that.


Link to TV anime top-sellers list
Link to Vol. 1 Sales by Season

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Upcoming releases for: October 15-21 2012

2012/10/17 Yuugiou Zexal Duelbox v5
2012/10/17 Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita v2
2012/10/17 Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A v5
2012/10/17 Cardfight!! Vanguard Asia Circuit-hen v3
2012/10/17 Cardfight!! Vanguard v15
2012/10/17 Cardfight!! Vanguard v16
2012/10/17 Yuru Yuri♪♪ v2
2012/10/19 Sakamichi no Apollon v4
2012/10/19 Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman BD Box
2012/10/19 Natsuyuki Rendezvous v1
2012/10/19 Zetman v5
2012/10/20 Arata Naru Sekai BD Box
2012/10/21 Mazinger the Movie BD Box, 1973-1976

Moment of truth for Yuru Yuri and Jintai, I guess.

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Just as a heads up, I've updated most of the fixed ranking threads:
Spring 2012 Vol. 1
Summer 2012 Vol. 1
2000-present 10k+
TV Anime BD Boxsets
TV Anime Box Office Gross
Sequel sales drops and increases
2011 Average Sales
2012 Average Sales

2012 is set to have a lot less 10k series than 2011, or indeed the last few years. We're only at 4 solid entries. Dog Days' will drop below 10k with Vol. 2, and probably average 7-8k. Hyouka probably won't maintain these rising sales long enough to make it, so I expect it'll be in the 9k range. DxD just missed out, Tari Tari will also be a bit short.

SAO will add a fifth solid 10k+ show, but it's up to fall to try to really close the gap a little. It's unclear which if any titles will do it.
TLR Darkness is doing quite well, best of the season so far, but I'm still a little skeptical it'll have a final average over 10k. It has a better chance than I would have expected at first though.
Little Busters! has a pretty good shot.
Jojo is really defying expectations by keeping such a good ranking for so long and for all volumes, but 10k? Over 9 volumes? Mmm, I dunno.
Chuunibyou is not quite performing like a 10k series at present. At least not enough that I'd call it obvious. Unless a future episode keeps it top 30-40 continuously (not just the modest bump ep 2 gave it) the only way it's averaging 10k is if it's a strong storefront title, and Amazon is underestimating it.
Hidamari is giving off vibes of a drop from last season, and it's never reached 10k before even with three seasons each increasing on the previous (5.9k →8.1k → 8.5k) so I don't expect 10k, much as I'd love that. I'm just hoping it hits at least 7k.
Gintama is a bit of an odd one. Will a mostly re-run season hit 10k? If so should I count it? I guess "maybe" and "yes" would be my answers.

Even though 2012 has less 10k series, it has a number of 9k series. 5 at the moment, though Accel World and maybe Tari Tari will both drop below that for average. Hyouka may if it abruptly loses this consistency trend. Natsume Shi and DxD are already locked in to 9k+ though.

[Damius]

Originally Posted by something

Hyouka v4 adds 336 BDs in wk3, total 10,217. Like I asked last week, what kind of show hits 10k for the first time in v4? Pretty awesome... it's just such a shame we probably won't see the numbers for v1-3 which will also obviously have easily passed 10k already.

It's so awesome to have Hyouka hits 10k for v4. I hope more volumes will hit 10k as well!

[Nico87]

TARI TARI

*spits* on your "dropped after 6 eps", something!

Nah, joking, pleased to see TT break the 10k barrier. Maybe the ticket thing did affect the sales after all, but I guess we'll have to wait for the monthly sales data from vol. 2 before judging that.

Also, the sick sales for Horizon franchise continues!

[Westlo]

Magi could be a chance to sell 10k+, it's pretty much Ao No Exorcist 2012, same time slot and the manga is flying out the stores just like AnE did. I'm pretty sure Shogakukan wanted A-1/Aniplex to make Magi a massive hit just like they did for Shueisha's Ao no Exorcist last year.

Top 50 Oricon Rankings (08/10 - 14/10)

19. Magi #1 (33,996 / 261,777)
22. Magi #2 (31,962 / 240,495)
23. Magi #3 (30,048 / 233,760)
26. Magi #4 (28,293 / 225,328)
27. Magi #5 (26,358 / 217,520)
29. Magi #14 (24,882 / 208,580)
31. Magi #6 (24,468 / 210,120)
35. Magi #7 (23,037 / 207,345)
37. Magi #8 (21,828 / 210,582)
38. Magi #9 (20,552 / 214,901)
41. Magi #10 (19,686 / 215,210)
43. Magi #13 (18,783 / 228,775)
44. Magi #11 (18,647 / 219,751)
46. Magi #12 (18,436 / 234,645)

Should sell 10k really... AnE did 12k, Kuroko is over 20k, they appeal to the same demographics as Magi.

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Originally Posted by Westlo

Magi could be a chance to sell 10k+, it's pretty much Ao No Exorcist 2012, same time slot and the manga is flying out the stores just like AnE did. I'm pretty sure Shogakukan wanted A-1/Aniplex to make Magi a massive hit just like they did for Shueisha's Ao no Exorcist last year.

Oh I keep forgetting about that, since it's taking forever to get solicited. But yes, 2ch has that predicted for over 10k and that seems quite probable to me. Only question is if it holds consistent or has massive drops like AoEx or D.Gray-man. But with a high enough first few vols, even dropping below 10k for most of the run can still get a 10k average.

K is definitely looking set to be sales disappointment of the season, if Amazon is at all representative. It seems like it's got a pretty solid budget and all, but on both DVD and BD nobody is really having anything to do with it - even though it comes out fairly soon (early November). Could be a major storefront title though, which could raise sales a good bit.

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http://uni.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/ani...1334316066/989

Monthly list posted. This list covered the weeks starting 9/03, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24.

Yuru Yuri♪♪ v1 +733 BDs in wk2, total 8,461.

Jintai v1 +824 BDs in wk2, total 5,700.

Oda Nobuna v1 +624 BDs in wk3-4, total 5,476.

Saki Achiga v4 +553 BDs in wk2, total 4,929.

Eureka AO v4 +685 BDs in wk2, total 3,844.

Amagami SS+ v6 +238 BDs in wk2-4, total 4,272.

And that AKB number is just weeks 1-2, which we already had.

Hopefully the alternate Newtype monthly ranking covers an extra week and we get Yuru Yuri♪♪ and Jintai wk3.

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http://uni.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/ani...1334316066/989

Here we go, full monthly posted (updated initial post too). It did indeed cover the weeks starting 9/03, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24.

Yuru Yuri♪♪ v1 +733 BDs in wk2, total 8,461.

Jintai v1 +824 BDs in wk2, total 5,700.

Oda Nobuna v1 +624 BDs in wk3-4, total 5,476.

Saki Achiga v4 +553 BDs in wk2, total 4,929.

Eureka AO v4 +685 BDs in wk2, total 3,844.

Amagami SS+ v6 +238 BDs in wk2-4, total 4,272.

And that AKB number is just weeks 1-2, which we already has.

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http://read2ch.com/r/poverty/1350620044/#t16
MSRPs for the Fall series.

22ep, 8 vols, ¥55,230 ¥2,150/ep - Psycho-Pass
25ep, 8 vols, ¥57,120 ¥2,284/ep - Ixion Saga DT
13ep, 6 vols, ¥34,650 ¥2,665/ep - Sukitte Ii na yo.
25ep, 9 vols, ¥67,200 ¥2,688/ep - Shinsekai Yori
24ep, 8 vols, ¥65,520 ¥2,730/ep - Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo
26ep, 9 vols, ¥72,660 ¥2,794/ep - Little Busters!
26ep, 9 vols, ¥72,660 ¥2,794/ep - Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken
13ep, 7 vols, ¥40,950 ¥3,150/ep - K
13ep, 7 vols, ¥42,000 ¥3,230/ep - Code:Breaker
13ep, 7 vols, ¥44,100 ¥3,392/ep - Hiiro no Kakera season 2
13ep, 7 vols, ¥44,520 ¥3,424/ep - Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
13ep, 7 vols, ¥44,940 ¥3,456/ep - Kami-sama Hajimemashita
12ep, 6 vols, ¥41,580 ¥3,465/ep - Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!
12ep, 6 vols, ¥42,840 ¥3,570/ep - Hayate no Gotoku! Can' Take My Eyes Off You
12ep, 6 vols, ¥42,840 ¥3,570/ep - Busou Shinki
12ep, 6 vols, ¥42,840 ¥3,570/ep - To LOVE-ru Darkness
12ep, 6 vols, ¥42,840 ¥3,570/ep - Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
12ep, 6 vols, ¥44,100 ¥3,675/ep - BTOOOM!
12ep, 6 vols, ¥44,100 ¥3,675/ep - Girls und Panzer
12ep, 6 vols, ¥44,100 ¥3,675/ep - Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai to ne
12ep, 6 vols, ¥44,100 ¥3,675/ep - Medaka Box Abnormal
10ep, 5 vols, ¥39,900 ¥3,990/ep - Seitokai no Ichizon Lv. 2

22ep, * vols, ¥**,*** ¥*,***/ep - Robotics;Notes
24ep, * vols, ¥**,*** ¥*,***/ep - Zetsuen no Tempest
**ep, * vols, ¥**,*** ¥*,***/ep - Magi

As usual, the two cour shows (and Sukitte) are cheapest, and the 12 episode shows are the worst.

¥2,794/ep - Little Busters!
¥3,465/ep - Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!
¥3,570/ep - Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
¥3,675/ep - Girls und Panzer

Those are my likely imports. Figures, only one is "low" and it's tied for most expensive two-cour show.