The top 10 selling Anime DVDs in Japan for 2005!

Adv1sor · Post by **Adv1sor** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 10:01 am

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8104

(inote, if you will, the Japanese definition of Anime)
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The three top DVD over all were:

1) Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban - 1,514,370 copies sold
2) Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles) - 743,360 copies sold
3) Howl's moving castle - 708,265 copies sold

In the "anime" category, which by Japanese definition includes non-Japanese animation, the top 10 DVDs of 2005 were:

1) Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles) - 743,360 copies sold
2) Howl's Moving Castle - 708,265 copies sold
3) (12 over all) Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (regular edition) - 209,759 copies sold
4) (15 over all) Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (limited edition) - 202,793 copies sold
5) (not in top 20) Shark Tale Special Edition - 172,878 copies sold
6) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation -Heirs to the Stars- 138,215 copies sold
7) Finding Nemo - 136,185 copies sold
8) Shrek 2 Special Edition - 130,726 copies sold
9) Steamboy (regular edition) - 109,332 copies sold
10) Lilo & Stitch 2 - 107,381 copies sold

KagomeSakuraMoon · Post by **KagomeSakuraMoon** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:36 am

Hmm,the Japanese sure do like Disney stuff.

Super Shanko · Post by **Super Shanko** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:00 am

yeah really, it makes alittle sense, seeing how "cartoons" come from here "anime" is something different, maybe there are Otaku's of "cartoons" over there that love it more than "anime"....or something like that.

KagomeSakuraMoon · Post by **KagomeSakuraMoon** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:10 am

I've heard of that,I also saw on tv that japanese ppl wig for disney but frankly i don't see why!

Super Shanko · Post by **Super Shanko** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:23 am

just like i said, since anime is normal over there, some may get that "eh" feeling, so seeing something like a Disney film would be something different. and technically there not "Disney" movies, there "Pixar" but there presented by Disney who also presented Spirited Away. and on that list are Pixar movies(cept Shrek) which each have a unique story line compared to Disneys films which are mostly based off other already thought up stories.

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:45 am

KagomeSakuraMoon wrote:Hmm,the Japanese sure do like Disney stuff.

That goes back to the very beginning of anime:

The Anime Encyclopedia wrote:Heralded by many as the "God of Manga," Tezuka Osamu was one of Japan's most cherished and prolific manga and anime artists. He has been described as the "Japanese Walt Disney," despite his reported disdain for the company. He, perhaps more than any other artist, was responsible for the very characteristic "puppy-dog eyes" which has become a trademark of Japanese animation, though he later admitted being heavily influenced by the works of Walt Disney -- in particular, Bambi.

source

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:00 pm

It may have something to do with the lack of pervasiveness of certian things in each society. Non-perverted comedy is a lot more prevalent in Disney releases than in Anime while "thought-inducing" content is a lot more prevalent in Anime than in Disney works. If one isn't used to something, they may have a greater desire to experence it. It's the same as Alchohol consumption in most of Europe (excluding scandinavian countries that have their own problems). Children drink so they don't find it that special and don't abuse it, yet in America people yearn to get wasted once they hit a certain age. The yerning for something diferent than the fare they're used to is what sells.

It also dosn't hurt that a large portion of Japanese youth think American stuff is the trendy thing right now.

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:11 pm

One must understand that is was Disney's animation that inspired the animation industry in Japan is the first place...

Vlad

Super Shanko · Post by **Super Shanko** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 8:57 pm

Yeah thanks to "The Godfather Of Japanese Animation"(you gotta love how they rub it in) Osamu Tezuka being fascinated with Walts big eyed characters, and i swear he copied Popeye's look too. or at least the other guy copied Tezuka's look.

KingSchwill · Post by **KingSchwill** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:07 am

Super Shanko wrote:yeah really, it makes alittle sense, seeing how "cartoons" come from here "anime" is something different, maybe there are Otaku's of "cartoons" over there that love it more than "anime"....or something like that.

MAYBE IF I SIT AT HOME AND SPOUT OFF BULLSHIT I WON'T HAVE TO GO IN TO THE REAL WORLD AND GET A GIRL OR FRIENDS. REL LIFES SCARY SO I'LL JUST STAY IN MY BASEMENT AND WAX PHILISOPHICAL ABOUT A CHILDS DIVERSION FROM A PLACE I'LL NEVER BE AND THINKABOUT HOW UNIQUE I AM INSTEAD OF THE TOOL THAT REALITY SHOWS ME AS BEING

YAH NARUTO