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Top-Selling Blu-ray Discs in Japan: 2011
posted on by Egan Loo
The following chart covers sales from December 13, 2010 to December 11, 2011:
AKB48's AKB ga Ippai ~The Best Music Video~ collection sold 147,842 copies to rank at #2. The K-ON!! Live Event ~Come with Me!! concert Blu-ray Disc landed at #26 with 37,203 copies.
Takashi Yamazaki's live-action film adaptation of the Space Battleship Yamato anime was right below at #27 with 37,201 copies.
The first film in Shinsuke Satō's live-action adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Gantz action manga placed #42 with 30,149, while the Gantz: Perfect Answer sequel was one below with 28,879 copies.
| Rank | Title | Copies in 2011 | Release Date | Maker | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Rapunzel DVD+Blu-ray Set | 120,275 | July 20 | Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment |  |
| 4 | Cars 2 DVD+Blu-ray Set | 118,707 | December 2 | Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment |  |
| 5 | Mobile Suit Gundam UC #3 | 113,202 | April 7 | Bandai Visual |  |
| 7 | The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Limited Edition | 101,704 | December 18, 2010 | Kadokawa Pictures |  |
| 8 | Mobile Suit Gundam UC #4 | 100,425 | December 2, 2010 | Bandai Visual |  |
| 10 | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer | 79,783 | December 25 | Bandai Visual |  |
| 15 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica #1 Limited Complete Pressing | 68,547 | April 27 | Aniplex |  |
| 16 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica #2 (Limited Complete Pressing) | 63,532 | May 25 | Aniplex |  |
| 17 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica #3 (Limited Complete Pressing) | 59,387 | June 22 | Aniplex |  |
| 18 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica #4 (Limited Complete Pressing) | 58,636 | July 27 | Aniplex |  |
| 19 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica #5 (Limited Complete Pressing) | 57,780 | August 24 | Aniplex |  |
| 20 | Karigurashi no Arrietty (Arrietty the Borrower) | 57,301 | June 17 | Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment |  |
| 21 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica #6 (Limited Complete Pressing) | 57,045 | September 21 | Aniplex |  |
| 24 | Toy Story 3 Blu-ray+DVD Set (Blu-ray Case) | 39,900 | November 3, 2010 | Walt Disney Japan |  |
| 25 | Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai. #1 (Limited Complete Pressing) | 37,338 | June 29 | Aniplex |  |
| 29 | K-ON!! (2nd Season) #9 (Limited First Edition) | 36,004 | March 16 | Pony Canyon |  |
| 33 | K-ON!! (2nd Season) #6 (Limited First Edition) | 33,233 | December 15 2010 | Pony Canyon | |
| 35 | K-ON!! (2nd Season) #8 (Limited First Edition) | 32,492 | February 16 | Pony Canyon | |
| 36 | K-ON!! (2nd Season) #7 (Limited First Edition) | 31,981 | January 19 | Pony Canyon | |
| 38 | Laputa: Castle in the Sky | 31,678 | December 22, 2010 | Walt Disney Japan |  |
| 40 | Tiger & Bunny #2 (Limited First Edition) | 31,446 | June 24 | Bandai Visual | |
| 41 | Tiger & Bunny #3 (Limited First Edition) | 30,205 | July 22 | Bandai Visual |  |
| 44 | IS (Infinite Stratos) Vol. 1 | 28,505 | March 30 | Media Factory |  |
| 45 | Tiger & Bunny #4 (Limited First Edition) | 28,492 | August 26 | Bandai Visual | |
| 46 | Persona 4 The Animation #1 (Limited First Edition) | 27,951 | November 23 | Aniplex |  |
| 48 | Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai. #2 (Limited Complete Pressing) | 27,288 | July 27 | Aniplex | |
| 49 | Kara no Kyōkai - the Garden of sinners Blu-ray Disc Box | 26,907 | February 2 | Aniplex |  |
Source: Oricon
[There are gaps in the chart above because non-animated Blu-ray releases are not included. Oricon does not directly post more data for sales than what is listed here. Any purportedly additional data comes from unverified, anonymous sources.]
Update: Infinite Stratos volume number corrected. Thanks, RyanSaotome.
follow-up of Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking: December 12-18
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