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Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 13-19
posted on by Egan Loo
Hana yori Dango Final, the theatrical finale to the recent live-action adaptation of Yoko Kamio's Boys Over Flowers manga, sold 7,456 more copies in its fifth week of release to add to its total of 315,466. As of the previous week, it became the top-selling DVD of 2008 — topping Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone's 297,927 copies. The movie is also now the #3 best-selling domestic live-action film DVD in Japan ever, having surpassed 2005's Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu (Be with You). Hana yori Dango Final rose from #8 to #6 on Oricon's top-selling DVD chart in Japan.
The standard edition DVD for Gegege no Kitaro: Sennen Noroi Uta (Gegege no Kitaro: The Thousand-Year-Curse Song), the second live-action film based on Shigeru Mizuki's horror manga, rose from #11 to #10 in its second weekend. It sold 4,980 more copies for a total of 14,850. The Yasuko to Kenji DVD-Box (pictured at left), the set for the live-action television adaptation of Aruko's manga, debuted at #24 at 3,064 copies.
| Rank | Last Week | Title | Weekly Copies | Total Copies | Release Date | Maker | Cover |
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| 7 | 10 | Biohazard: Degeneration (Resident Evil: Degeneration) | 6,239 | 105,822 | December 26 | Sony Pictures |  |
| 16 | - | D. Gray-man 2nd stage #11 (Complete Limited Pressing) | 3,691 | 3,691 | January 14 | Aniplex |  |
| 26 | 12 | Dragon Ball The Movies #12 Dragon Ball Z : Fusion Reborn [Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no Fusion!! Goku to Vegita] | 2,459 | 8,665 | January 9 | Toei |  |
| - | - | Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Shaymin | December 19 | Shogakukan |  |
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| - | - | Clannad After Story 2 (Limited First Edition) | January 7 | TBS |  |
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| - | - | Dragon Ball The Movies #11 Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Bio-Broly [Dragon Ball Z: Chou Senshi Gekiha!! Katsuno wa Ore da] | January 9 | Toei |  |
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| - | - | Naruto Shippuden The Immortal Destroyers, Hidan And Kakuzu Arc #1 | January 14 | Aniplex |  |
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| - | - | Kung Fu Panda Special Edition | December 5 | Kadokawa Entertainment |  |
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| - | - | My Neighbor Totoro | September 28, 2001 | Buena Vista |  |
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| - | - | Star Wars: The Clone Wars Special Edition | December 17 | Warner Home Video |  |
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| - | - | Laputa - Castle in the Sky | October 4, 2002 | Buena Vista |  |
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| - | - | Kiki's Delivery Service | June 8, 2001 | Buena Vista |  |
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| - | - | Eve no Jikan act 02: Sammy | January 1 | Independent |  |
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| - | - | Eve no Jikan act 01: Akiko | January 1 | Independent |  |
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| - | - | Monochrome Factor Vol. 6 (Limited Initial Pressing) | January 16 | Shochiku Home Video |  |
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| - | - | Tom and Jerry Vol. 1 (Limited Initial Pressing) | December 10 | Warner Home Video |  |
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| - | - | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | November 19, 2003 | Buena Vista | |
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| - | - | Princess Mononoke | November 21, 2001 | Buena Vista |  |
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| - | - | Kara no Kyoukai - the Garden of sinners Garan no Dou (Complete Limited Pressing) | December 17 | Aniplex |  |
Source: Oricon
follow-up of Japanese Comic Ranking, January 6-12
