Even a year after it opened in theaters Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen continues to top the charts in Japan, this time for release in physical formats, where the standard edition of the package ranks first in both DVD and Blu-ray categories and third in Blu -ray ranking and fourth place in the DVD ranking for the Limited Edition (they are counted separately).
In the report of Oricon It turns out that the standard output of the Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen 633,000 copies were sold on DVD and 459,000 on Blu-ray, and took first place in both categories. It’s the first time since Ponyo, directed by Hayao Miyazaki 2009 saw an anime film rank first on the DVD list and the first time an anime film sold more than 500,000 copies of it on DVD Ponyo. Blu-ray sales of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen 2nd place on the all-time list for an animated film for a single year, behind Frozen from Disney in 2014.
The film was fourth on the DVD charts with 183,000 copies sold and third on the Blu-ray charts with 368,000 copies sold. These sums do not include some online retailers like the official website of Ufotable, whose service was temporarily suspended as a lot of people tried to pre-order the records when they went on sale. This brings the confirmed total sales in Oricon to Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen 1,714,000 copies sold on DVD and Blu-ray as well as in both regular and limited editions in Japan by December 20, 2021.
Kimetsu no Yaiba Plot: Mugen Ressha-hen
After a series of mysterious disappearances plague a platoon, several attempts by the Demon Hunter Corps to correct the problem are unsuccessful. To avoid further casualties, the pillar of flame Kyoujurou Rengoku is responsible for eliminating the threat. He is joined by some of the Corps’ new promises: Tanjirou Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira, waiting to witness the fiery exploits of this exemplary demon slayer. Unbeknownst to them, the demonic forces responsible for the disappearance have already started their sinister plan. Under this demonic presence, the group must muster all their willpower and draw their swords to save the two hundred passengers on board. Kimetsu no Yaiba Film: Mugen Ressha-hen delves into the deepest depths of Tanjirou’s thoughts and tests her determination and sense of duty.
Fountain: Oricon news
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