Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 1-7

Princess Kaguya sells 8,208, followed by live-action Say, "I Love You"., Saint Seiya CG film, Yo-kai Watch, Naruto

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The premium edition for the live-action film of the Say "I love you". manga debuted at #12 on the overall DVD chart by selling 3,215 copies. The regular edition sold 2,933 copies at #13. The convenience store limited edition of All You Need Is Kill(Edge of Tomorrow) sold 2,365 more copies for a new total of 7,070. In its second week, it dropped from #6 to #18.

The standard edition of Thermae Romae II sold 1,556 more copies for a new total of 6,913. In its second week, it dropped from #5 to #31. Pacific Rim sold 1,025 more copies for a new total of 27,434. In its 14th week, dropped from #44 to #46. TheRessha Sentai TōQGer The Movie: Galaxy Line SOS Collector's Pack was #50 with 953 copies.

Rank	Last Week	Title	Weekly Copies	Total Copies	Release Date		Maker
		Artist/Category			Highest Rank	Weeks on Chart
1	-	The Tale of the Princess Kaguya	8,208	8,208	14/12/3		WDS
		Animation			1	1
2	-	Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary	2,618	2,618	14/12/5		WHV
		Animation			2	1
3	11	Yōkai WatchDVD-Box 1	2,198	38,292	14/10/29		SGK/MFI
		Animation			1	6
4	-	Naruto Shippūden The Shadow of the Anbu Arc 3	1,582	1,582	14/12/3		ANX
		Animation			4	1
5	-	Kono Danshi, Sekika ni Nayandemasu.	1,547	1,547	14/12/3		CMW
		Animation			5	1
6	2	Detective Conan: Dimensional SniperStandard Edition(RegularEdition)	1,355	5,904	14/11/26		SGK
		Animation			2	2
7	1	Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper Special Edition (Limited First Pressing)	1,259	8,371	14/11/26		SGK
		Animation			1	2
8	-	One Piece 17th Season Dressrosa Arc piece. 6	1,102	1,102	14/12/3		AVP
		Animation			8	1
9	19	Despicable Me 2 (14.09)	962	20,576	14/9/3		NUE
		Animation			1	14
10	21	Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Gachinko! Gyakushū no Robo Tō-chan	880	10,188	14/11/7		SDO
		Animation			1	5
11	-	My Neighbor Totoro	826	18,438	14/7/16		WDS
		Animation			4	21
12	27	Spirited Away	719	8,392	14/7/16		WDS
		Animation			11	21
13	-	PriPara Stage. 3	672	672	14/12/5		AVP
		Animation			13	1
14	-	The Little Mermaid Special Edition	587	46,821	13/10/23		WDS
		Animation			3	59
15	9	One Piece'3D2Y' Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai Limited First Pressing DVD	541	2,659	14/11/28		AVP
		Animation			9	2
16	26	Ice Age: Continental Drift (ConvenienceStore Limited)	513	1,471	14/11/21		FOX
		Animation			16	3
17	15	Free! Eternal Summer 3	510	10,793	14/11/19		KYA/Iwatobi High School Swimming Club ES
		Animation			1	3
18	-	The Nightmare Before Christmas(05.09)	496	144,533	05/9/7		BVH
		Animation			3	130
19	-	Kiki's Delivery Service	480	8,227	14/7/16		WDS
		Animation			10	21
20	-	The Wind Rises	478	128,784	14/6/18		WDS
		Animation			1	25
21	24	Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bōya to Minna no Negai	473	1,316	14/11/26		VAP
		Animation			21	2
22	-	Inazuma Eleven GODVD-Box 3 Galaxy Edition (Limited-Time Pressing)	455	455	14/12/3		NUE/SGK
		Animation			22	1
23	-	Bladedance of ElementalersVol. 3 (DVD)	438	438	14/12/3		SGT
		Animation			23	1
24	7	Mekaku City Actors 9 (Limited Complete Pressing)	430	2,657	14/11/26		ANX
		Animation			7	2
25	-	DaikengoComplete DVD	428	428	14/12/5		TOE
		Animation			25	1
26	-	Taka no Tsume 7 - Joō Heika no JoboobDVD&Blu-rayDeluxe Edition (Limited First Pressing)	424	424	14/12/3		NUE
		Animation			26	1
27	10	Mekaku City Actors 10 (Limited Complete Pressing)	421	2,505	14/11/26		ANX
		Animation			10	2
28	-	Aladdin Special Edition (08.08)	414	66,700	08/8/6		WDS
		Animation			14	191
29	-	Black BulletVol. 6 [Limited First EditionDVD]	413	413	14/12/3		NUE
		Animation			29	1
30	-	Despicable Me (12.04)	405	92,574	12/4/13		GUE
		Animation			1	93

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Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 1-7

Princess Kaguya sells 8,877, followed by Saint Seiya CG film, All You Need Is Kill,Kamen Rider BLACK, Love Live!

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The All You Need Is Kill (Edge of Tomorrow) Blu-ray & DVD set sold 2,200 more copies for a new total of 35,611. In its fourth week on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart, itstayed at #19. Kamen Rider BLACK Blu-ray Box 1 debuted at #24 with 1,745 copies.

Rank	Last Week	Title	Weekly Copies	Total Copies	Release Date		Maker
		Artist/Category			Highest Rank	Weeks on Chart
1	4	Frozen MovieNEX	10,187	2,269,477	14/7/16		WDS
		Animation			1	21
2	-	The Tale of the Princess Kaguya	8,877	8,877	14/12/3		WDS
		Animation			2	1
3	-	(Limited First Pressing)Saint Seiya: Legend of SanctuaryBlu-ray Box	4,886	4,886	14/12/5		WHV
		Animation			3	1
4	15	Planes: Fire & Rescue MovieNEX	3,065	17,670	14/11/19		WDS
		Animation			3	3
5	-	Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary	2,320	2,320	14/12/5		WHV
		Animation			5	1
6	3	Love Live! 2nd Season 6 (LimitedSpecial Edition)	1,732	43,501	14/11/21		BVS
		Animation			1	3
7	-	ClannadCompactCollection Blu-ray (Limited First Pressing)	1,728	1,728	14/12/3		TBS/Hikarizaka High School Drama Club
		Animation			7	1
8	-	Black BulletVol. 6 [Limited First EditionBD]	1,637	1,637	14/12/3		NUE
		Animation			8	1
9	-	Tangled MovieNEX	1,477	32,090	14/7/16		WDS
		Animation			4	21
10	-	The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior 6	1,382	1,382	14/12/3		TBS/Iinkai wa Minna Kawaiso
		Animation			10	1
11	1	Sword Art Online II 2 (Limited Complete Pressing)	1,269	15,667	14/11/26		ANX
		Animation			1	2
12	2	Infinite Stratos 2 OVA Word Purge	1,265	12,751	14/11/26		OLP
		Animation			2	2
13	-	Bladedance of ElementalersVol. 3 (Blu-ray)	1,207	1,207	14/12/3		SGT
		Animation			13	1
14	-	Hi-sCool! Seha Girls Vol. 1	1,090	1,090	14/12/2		AUE
		Animation			14	1
15	5	Is the order a rabbit? Vol. 6 (Limited First EditionBundled With Special Event DVD)	868	9,069	14/11/27		NUE
		Animation			5	2
16	10	Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper Special Edition(Limited First Pressing)	815	6,739	14/11/26		SGK
		Animation			10	2
17	-	Dragonar Academy Vol. 6 (Blu-ray)	783	783	14/12/3		MFI
		Animation			17	1
18	-	Aikatsu! 2nd Season 7	773	773	14/12/2		HAP
		Animation			18	1
19	-	AnimeHigurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai BD-Box	723	723	14/12/3		FTW
		Animation			19	1
20	6	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Vol. 5 (Limited First Pressing)	655	8,673	14/11/26		WHV
		Animation			6	2

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Khara's Japan Animator Expo Posts 'Gundam Key Animation' Short

Next short is Takeshi Honda, Mahiro Maeda 's "20min Walk From Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed"

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Japan Animator Expo, the project of weekly anime shorts from Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara and the media company Dwango, began streaming the full fifth short titled Yoshikazu Yasuhiko &Ichiro Itano: Collection of Key Animation Films" from Mobile Suit Gundam on Friday.

The website describes the short:

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM series are still favored by various generations [and] passed its 35th anniversary. The animators who played the core roles in the memorable first series MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM are Yoshikazu Yasuhiko [and] Ichiro Itano. We would like to leave the key animations [of] the film production to posterity to praise their achievements, which influenced not only the audience but also the current anime industry.

The site also announced this week's short is "20min Walk From Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed." Takeshi Honda(character designer on Dennō Coil, Blue Submarine No. 6, Millennium Actress) directed the short with Mahiro Maeda (Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, Blue Submarine No. 6, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo), and Honda also designed the characters. The video will debut on the website on Friday, and Niconico is streaming a preview.

The website describes the story:

"20 minutes walk from Nishi Ogikubo Station, 2LDK, key money and security deposit required for 2 months, no pets allowed"
Rika woke up on the sofa in the usual room.
She feels the unusual atmosphere…

The previous four shorts in the project include Ōtarō Maijō and Kazuya Tsurumaki's "The Dragon Dentist," Azuma Tani's "Hill Climb Girl," a music video titled "ME!ME!ME!" featuring the musicianTeddyloid (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) and rapper daoko, and Akira Honma's "Carnage."

Anno himself is serving as executive producer of the initiative with Dwango President Nobuo Kawakami, and he also designed the image character mascot "(Tor)-kun." Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki created the title logo, and fellow Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki colored it. The shorts, animated at Studio Khara, feature the voice talent of Ranma ½ and Cowboy Bebop co-starsKouichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara.

One new short will stream every week for a planned total of 30 shorts, ranging from original projects and spinoffs to promotional videos and music videos. The episodes will be streamed for free via a dedicated iOS/Android app and on the web. There are no plans for a commercial release at this stage.

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One Piece: Episode of Chopper Film Gets New Animated Epilogue

New Year's Eve airing to add new footage based on previously unanimated manga art

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A 2014 special edition of the 2008 film One Piece: Episode of Chopper + Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakurawill add new animated footage to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the One Piece television anime. The new special edition will air on Fuji TV and its affiliates on December 31 at 9:00 p.m. (7:00 a.m. EST).

The movie depicts how Tony Chopper, the cute blue-nosed reindeer who serves as the ship doctor for the Straw Hat Pirates, met Luffy and the others during the Winter Island/Drum Kingdom arc. Livedoor News describes the film as the story that fans praise as the "most tearful in One Piece history."

Original manga creator Eiichiro Oda contributed to the film during its early planning stages. The film featured Nico Robin and Franky (even though they did not appear in the orignal manga's Drum Island arc) and the screen debut of the Thousand Sunny ship.

The original manga had opening page art that depicted what happened to the characters after this story. That art was the only depiction of the story's epilogue until now; the 2014 special edition of the film will add special footage that animates the epilogue with Dolton, Dr. Kureha (who taught medicine to Chopper), and others. The New Year's Eve airing will also end with a special message from the Straw Hat Pirates to the fans, to show their gratitude for the 15th anniversary.

The ninth film in the One Piece anime franchisepremiered in Japan in 2008, and ran at the Italian Future Film Festival the next year. This year's 52nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced the special edition airing of the film last month. In its New Year's Eve time slot, the movie would go up against NHK's Red & White Song Battle, the most popular music program of the year.

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