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Top-Selling Animation DVDs/BDs in Japan: 1st Half of 2010
posted on by Egan Loo
The following chart covers sales from December 14, 2009 to June 13, 2010:
Top DVD Sales in Japan, 1st Half of 2010
| Rank | Title | Total Copies | Release Date | Maker | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Ha) | 337,440 | May 26 | King Records |  |
| 14 | Up | 131,499 | April 21 | Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment |  |
| 17 | Summer Wars | 108,093 | March 3 | VAP |  |
| 33 | Mobile Suit Gundam UC #1 | 62,023 | March 12 | Bandai Visual |  |
| 44 | Bolt | 54,126 | December 16 | Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment |  |
The Rookies ~Sotsugyō- (Rookies: Graduation) film landed at #24 with 77,435 copies sold, while another live-action manga-based film, Gokusen the Movie, sold 73,761 copies to rank at #28. The third and final live-action 20th Century Boys film was #39 with 57,848 copies. The special edition of Nodame Cantabile Saishū Gakushō Zenpen (Nodame Cantabile: The Final Movement Part I), the first of two live-action movies based on Tomoko Ninomiya's Nodame Cantabile romantic comedy manga, was #45 with 52,236 copies. The #1 DVD was Michael Jackson's This Is It with 789,098 copies.
Top Blu-ray Sales in Japan, 1st Half of 2010
| Rank | Title | Total Copies | Release Date | Maker | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Ha) | 441,000 | May 26 | King Records | |
| 4 | Mobile Suit Gundam UC #1 | 93,000 | March 12 | Bandai Visual | |
| 5 | Summer Wars | 76,000 | March 3 | VAP | |
follow-up of Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 14-20
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