Was expecting it to be higher actually, but not bad for a fund raising cd!

After debuting in the dailies at #6, this is certainly a good twist. The album sold 21,461 units in the Oricon index and landed at the #3 spot in the weekly charts.

I am wondering now if it was really a good move to release the Sakamichi no Apollon OST without having finished even half of the series. With the way the animation is going right now, the OST must sell more because the animation is pretty good. I was also mildly spoiled with how “But Not For Me” was going to be delivered plainly by having heard it first before watching the episode it was in. Anyway, no crying over spilt milk – music is music regardless of how much it sells, and the OST certainly delivers.

Sorry that screenshot is not the debut day which should show that it’s at #6, but at least we know that it climbed on the second day.:p

Sakamichi no Melody is very nicely arranged. I can’t stop listening to it.

By the way, the anime is also of excellent quality. I am starting to think that drama is more Watanabe’s expertise. Remember the Genius Party short films? Why he chose a simple drama between two kids, unlike the other directors  who made something strange or crazy? I think it’s because *this* is his choice genre.

As expected, the SMAP single made it at the top, with 135298 in the Oricon index 

No less. Sorry for not being able to get the actual first day screenshot, this will have to do. The first day sales reached a solid 53,644. This is in the bag for the weeklies. Congratulations to the team, of course

UPDATE (April 27, 2012): PV added.
UPDATE (April 21, 2012): Jacket art added. The first press jackets can also be seen here, they’re the ones that look like bitmap art.

Maaya’s live concert “in the silence” will be released on video in May 30. The performance included all songs in the Easy Listening album.

Title: Maaya Sakamoto LIVE 2011″in the silence” [DVD]
Price: Y6000yen (Y6300 Tax incl.) [approx. US$ 71.66]
Release Date: May 30, 2012
Description: Live DVD release from super vocal actress Maaya Sakamoto containing her Live 2011 “in the silence” concert that took place in December 2011. The special thing about this concert was that she performed all songs included in her three concept albums “Easy Listening”, “30 minutes night flight” and “Driving in the silence” in the exact sequence as they are included on the CDs and it’s available in 5.1ch&2.0ch! Contains a total of 27 songs including her encore performances of “Buddy”, “Okaerinasai” and “Rule Iro Asenai Hibi.”
First Press Details: bookcase packaging (subject to change), a full-color live photo book (40 pages), original earplugs (subject to change)
Purchase from CDJapan.

Title: Maaya Sakamoto LIVE 2011″in the silence” [Blu-ray]
Price: Y7000 (Y7350 Tax incl.) [approx. US$ 83.60]
Release Date: May 30, 2012
Description: Live Blu-ray release from super vocal actress Maaya Sakamoto containing her Live 2011 “in the silence” concert that took place in December 2011. The special thing about this concert was that she performed all songs included in her three concept albums “Easy Listening”, “30 minutes night flight” and “Driving in the silence” in the exact sequence as they are included on the CDs and it’s available in 5.1ch&2.0ch! Contains a total of 27 songs including her encore performances of “Buddy”, “Okaerinasai” and “Rule Iro Asenai Hibi.”
First Press Details: bookcase packaging (subject to change), a full-color live photo book (40 pages), original earplugs (subject to change)
Purchase from CDJapan

Source: natalie.mu