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Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, May 13-19
posted on by Egan Loo
An audio commentary by Girls und Panzer character Yukari Akiyama helped put Yoku Wakaru! Rikujō Jieitai ~Riku no Ōja! Nihon o Mamoru Sensha no Rekishi, NHK's historical documentary on Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force tanks, at the top of Oricon's overall weekly DVD chart. It sold 14,796 more copies in its second week for a new total of 16,283. In the process, it rose from #25 to #1, despite being sold only in convenience stores.
Since people who bought all three of the Yoku Wakaru! Jieitai DVDs (for Ground, Air, and Maritime Self-Defense Forces) received a free Kizuna ~Kizuna no Kioku documentary about the Self-Defense Forces' response to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, the other two DVDs ranked in the weekly top 10 also. (They were the top three DVDs on the daily chart on May 19.) 10 photograph panels of the Type-10 tank, autographed by Yukari's voice actress Ikumi Nakagami, are being given away by random drawing to buyers of all three DVDs.
| Rank | Last Week |
Title | Weekly Copies |
Total Copies |
Release Date | Maker | ||
| Artist/Category | Highest Rank |
Weeks on Chart |
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| 1 | 1 | - | Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo | 4,257 | 156,478 | 13/4/24 | K | |
| Animation | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2 | - | ● | Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! 6 (DVD) | 1,492 | 1,492 | 13/5/15 | KYA/Chūnibyō Demo Production Committee | |
| Animation | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | ↓ | Initial D: Fifth Stage Vol. 5 | 1,437 | 8,146 | 13/5/10 | AVE | |
| Animation | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | - | ● | Kamisama Kiss 6 | 1,092 | 1,092 | 13/5/15 | PC | |
| Animation | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | - | Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (Limited Complete Pressing) | 566 | 17,568 | 13/4/24 | ANX | |
| Animation | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | - | Monsters, Inc. (07.06) | 518 | 190,575 | 07/6/20 | BVH | |
| Animation | 4 | 297 | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | - | My Neighbor Totoro | 501 | 1,188,871 | 01/9/28 | BVH | |
| Animation | 1 | 595 | ||||||
| 8 | - | ● | Tamako Market 3 (DVD) | 462 | 462 | 13/5/15 | KYA/Usagiyama Shopping District | |
| Animation | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 9 | 13 | ↑ | Puss in Boots (13.03) | 446 | 6,400 | 13/3/22 | PHE | |
| Animation | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| 10 | - | ● | Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit Hen (10) | 444 | 444 | 13/5/15 | BSH | |
| Animation | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | ↑ | Kami-Usagi Rope 3 (Third Season) | 414 | 10,480 | 12/11/23 | RBT | |
| Animation | 7 | 20 | ||||||
| 12 | 11 | ↓ | Wolf Children DVD | 410 | 44,027 | 13/2/20 | VAP | |
| Animation | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| 13 | 8 | ↓ | Cars (11.07) | 399 | 151,600 | 11/7/6 | WDS | |
| Animation | 1 | 98 | ||||||
| 14 | 12 | ↓ | Kami-Usagi Rope | 383 | 10,373 | 11/1/28 | RBT | |
| Animation | 6 | 24 | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | - | Toy Story 3 (12.07) | 379 | 68,780 | 12/7/4 | WDS | |
| Animation | 1 | 46 | ||||||
| 16 | - | ● | Obocchama-kun Konban-Wine Box | 371 | 371 | 13/5/15 | TVA/SDO | |
| Animation | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 9 | ↓ | Mobile Suit Gundam UC 6 | 351 | 60,728 | 13/3/22 | BVS | |
| Animation | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | ↓ | Kami-Usagi Rope Film Tsuka, Natsu Yasumi Rasuichitte Majissuka!? Regular Edition | 347 | 9,628 | 12/11/23 | KRT | |
| Animation | 4 | 21 | ||||||
| 19 | 21 | ↑ | Genki Genki Non-tan Spoon Tantantan | 335 | 1,903 | 13/4/24 | Genki Genki Non-tan Production Committee | |
| Animation | 19 | 4 | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | - | Kami-Usagi Rope 2 (Second Season) | 325 | 10,336 | 12/1/27 | RBT | |
| Animation | 4 | 25 | ||||||
| 21 | 18 | ↓ | Aladdin Special Edition (08.08) | 309 | 44,291 | 08/8/6 | WDS | |
| Animation | 14 | 114 | ||||||
| 22 | - | ● | MAOYU 3 | 296 | 296 | 13/5/15 | PC | |
| Animation | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | - | Toy Story Special Edition | 294 | 200,327 | 10/5/21 | WDS | |
| Animation | 1 | 157 | ||||||
| 24 | 28 | ↑ | Madagascar 2 Special Edition (11.11) | 282 | 49,996 | 11/11/25 | PHE | |
| Animation | 2 | 74 | ||||||
| 25 | 19 | ↓ | The Prince of Tennis II 7 | 279 | 8,969 | 13/4/24 | The Prince of Tennis II Project/BVS | |
| Animation | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 26 | 22 | ↓ | Madagascar Special Edition (11.11) | 276 | 43,882 | 11/11/25 | PHE | |
| Animation | 3 | 70 | ||||||
| 27 | 26 | ↓ | Kiki's Delivery Service | 271 | 504,187 | 01/6/8 | BVH | |
| Animation | 1 | 541 | ||||||
| 28 | 27 | ↓ | Toy Story 2 Special Edition | 266 | 176,598 | 10/6/23 | WDS | |
| Animation | 1 | 151 | ||||||
| 29 | 24 | ↓ | Finding Nemo (07.06) | 250 | 142,158 | 07/6/20 | BVH | |
| Animation | 6 | 286 | ||||||
| 30 | 17 | ↓ | Resident Evil: Damnation | 243 | 28,793 | 13/1/30 | Resident Evil CG2 Production Committee | |
| Animation | 1 | 16 | ||||||
Source: Oricon
follow-up of Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, May 6-12
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