ICv2 News Reports Early 2006 Anime Industry Sales Statistics

According to ICv2 estimates, the number of anime DVDs released in first quarter 2006 is roughly 12% lower than the same time last year, and the number of new anime titles released so far in 2006 “was down even more drastically since repackaged backlist titles accounted for a substantial percentage of anime titles in Q1.” Anime feature films continue to outsell episodic DVDs. ICv2’s estimated best selling anime DVDs for Q1 2006 are:

01. Howl’s Moving Castle
02. My Neighbor Totoro
03. Dragon Ball Z Movie #12: Fusion Reborn
04. Full Metal Alchemist
05. Samurai Champloo
06. Inuyasha
07. Naruto
08. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
09. Gantz
10. Whisper of the Heart

ICv2 estimates that as of 2006 the domestic manga market earns between $155 and $180 million. Exact figures are impossible to determine. ICv2’s estimated most popular manga titles in America as of first quarter 2006 are:

01. Naruto
02. Full Metal Alchemist
03. Kingdom Hearts
04. Fruits Basket
05. Tsubasa Chronicle
06. Death Note
07. Rurouni Kenshin
08. Negima
09. Bleach
10. Loveless