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Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, April 11-17
posted on by Egan Loo
The delxue edition DVD of the manga-based live-action Ōoku film sold 41,325 copies to debut at #2, and the standard edition sold 5,721 to debut at #19. The limited deluxe edition Blu-ray Disc also sold 15,000 copies to be the #1 Blu-ray of the week; it is the first time that a period drama topped the overall Blu-ray chart.
The Standard Edition DVD of Umizaru: The Last Message, the third live-action film based on Shuho Sato's manga about the Japanese Coast Guard, dropped from #3 to #7. It sold 10,634 more copies for a total of 48,044.
| Rank | Last Week | Title | Weekly Copies | Total Copies | Release Date | Maker | Cover |
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| 13 | 2 | Mobile Suit Gundam UC #3 | 7,460 | 52,165 | April 7 | Bandai Visual |  |
| - | - | Detective Conan Magic File 2011 ~Niigata~Tokyo Omiyage Capriccio | April 16 | Shogakukan |  |
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| - | - | Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi DVD-Box Part 1 | April 1 | Toho Video |  |
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| - | 13 | Hakuōki Hekketsu-roku Vol. IV (Limited First Edition) | April 6 | Geneon Universal Entertainment |  |
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| - | 9 | Sengoku Basara Two Volume VII (All-New OVA) | April 6 | Shochiku Home Video |  |
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| - | - | Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi DVD-Box Part 2 | April 1 | Toho Video |  |
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| - | - | My Neighbor Totoro | September 28, 2001 | Buena Vista |  |
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| - | 22 | Kuroshitsuji II (Black Butler II) VII (Complete Limited Pressing) | April 6 | Aniplex |  |
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| - | - | Despicable Me | March 2 | Geneon Universal Entertainment |  |
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| - | - | Toy Story 3 | December 1, 2010 | Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment |  |
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| - | - | IS (Infinite Stratos) Vol. 1 | March 30 | Media Factory |  |
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| - | - | Crayon Shin-chan: The Best Hōtto Kokoro ga Atta Maru Chotto Ii Hanashi Tokushū | April 2 | Futabasha |  |
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| - | - | Kiki's Delivery Service | June 8, 2001 | Buena Vista |  |
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| - | - | Laputa: Castle in the Sky | October 4, 2002 | Buena Vista |  |
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| - | 29 | Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Oreimo) #4 (Complete Limited Pressing) | April 6 | Aniplex |  |
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| - | - | Starry Sky vol. 2 ~Episode Aquarius~ (Special Edition) | April 6 | Frontier Works |  |
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| - | 30 | Toaru Majutsu no Index II Vol. 3 (Limited First Edition) | April 6 | Geneon Universal Entertainment |  |
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| - | - | Beauty and the Beast Special Edition | October 9, 2010 | Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment |  |
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| - | - | Toy Story Special Edition | May 21, 2010 | Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment |  |
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| - | - | Star Driver Kagayaki no Takuto 3 (Complete Limited Pressing) | April 6 | Aniplex |  |
Source: Oricon, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
[There are gaps in the chart above because non-animated DVD releases are not included. Oricon does not directly post more data for weekly sales than what is listed here. Any purportedly additional data comes from unverified, anonymous sources.]
follow-up of Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, April 4-10 (Part 2)
