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Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, February 22-28
posted on by Egan Loo
The Oricon survey firm reports that the fifth volume of the Bakemonogatari anime series topped the weekly Blu-ray Disc chart with 46,000 copies in its first week. The fifth Bakemonogatari volume trails only the fourth volume (48,000 copies) and the Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone film (49,000 copies) as the top-selling anime Blu-ray release in the first week of sales.
The standard edition of Yukihiko Tsutsumi's third live-action film based on Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys suspense manga debuted on #5, while the 20th Century Boys BD Set debuted at #10. The Animelo Summer Live 2009 RE:BRIDGE 8.23 concert DVD landed at #7, while the 8.22 counterpart landed at #11.
| Rank | Last Week | Title | Release Date | Maker | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Bakemonogatari Vol. 5 Tsubasa Cat Part I (Complete Limited Pressing) | February 24 | Aniplex |  |
| 2 | - | Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Vol. 2 (Limited First Edition) | February 26 | Geneon Entertainment |  |
| 3 | - | Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini #3 (Complete Limited Pressing) | February 24 | Aniplex |  |
| 4 | 11 | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition III: Return the World | February 23 | Bandai Visual |  |
| 6 | - | Martian Successor Nadesico Blu-ray Box (Limited Pressing) | February 24 | King Records |  |
| 13 | - | Shakugan no Shana S Vol. II | February 26 | Geneon Universal |  |
| 14 | - | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood #7 (Complete Limited Pressing) | February 24 | Aniplex |  |
| 15 | - | Queen's Blade: Gyokuza o Tsugumono Vol. 3 | February 22 | Media Factory |  |
| 16 | - | Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage Blu-ray 005 Twins | February 24 | Geneon Universal |  |
| 17 | - | Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage Blu-ray 006 Greenback | February 24 | Geneon Universal |  |
| 18 | - | CANAAN #5 (Limited First Pressing) | February 26 | Pony Canyon |  |
| 20 | - | Kämpfer! Vol. 3 (Limited First Pressing) | February 24 | King Records |  |
[SoundScan Japan's methods of surveying home video sales are different from those of the competing firm Oricon, which often lead to differing results between the two. Neither firm directly posts more data for weekly sales than what is listed here. Any purportedly additional data comes from unverified, anonymous sources.]
Source: Phile-web
follow-up of Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, February 15-21
