Fate/stay night(2006 Winter)
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Based on a PC game, this is the first anime adaptation of the Fate series, which has now become a popular work known to all.
At this time, Studio Deen was producing it.
It was a time when there was no FGO yet, but it still sold 26,000 copies and became a dominant anime.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya(2006 Spring)
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This is an anime based on a hit novella, a mega-hit that propelled KyoAni to a top-class position in the industry.
It is said that the number of late-night anime and anime based on novels increased dramatically after the appearance of this work.
It sold 43,000 copies at the time of its broadcast.
The “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Blu-ray Complete Box,” which includes the second season broadcast in 2009, also sold 34,000 sets, making it an anime that is still talked about today.
The Familiar of Zero(2006 Summer)
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Following the success of Haruhi, an anime based on a novella has taken over the hegemony.
The heroine Ruiz’s tsundere became a topic of conversation, and it became a popular work that led the tsundere boom.
At the time of its release, “Honey and Clover II” was the winner in terms of sales, but if you add in the sales of the box set, it was a close second.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion(2006 Autumn)
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Original anime directed by Goro Taniguchi and produced by Sunrise.
It was a mega-hit, selling 45,000 copies at the time of its release and 27,000 box sets.
The second season was also a hit of the same scale, and although it came to an end there, a sequel has been produced over the years.
Hidamari Sketch(2007 Winter)
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This is the first Kirara anime to be adapted from the four-frame manga magazine “Manga Time Kirara”.
It depicts the loose and fluffy daily lives of high school girls who attend the art department.
At the time of its release, sales were not that high, and were higher than those of “Nodame Cantabile” and the second season of “Ikkitousen”, but after adding up the sales of the Blu-ray Box released after the second and third seasons, this work became the coolest hit.
Lucky ☆ Star(2007 Spring)
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This is an anime based on a manga, produced by KyoAni, the company that became the focus of attention in the anime industry after the big breakthrough of Haruhi.
It is a lively work that depicts the fluffy daily lives of the four main girls, and its chaotic OP became a hot topic.
There were other mega-hits such as “Gurren Lagann” and “Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS” that sold more than 30,000 during this school year, but this work won the championship both at the time of broadcast and in terms of total sales including the box set.
Mononoke(2007 Summer)
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This is a horror animation featuring a medicine peddler, the main character of the episode “Kakeneko” from “Kai -ayakashi-” broadcast in 2006.
The unique graphics incorporating Japanese paper also became a hot topic.
It has been popular since its airing, selling over 10,000 copies, but the box set sold with “Kakeneko” was also popular, with final sales exceeding 20,000 copies.
Mobile Suit Gundam 00(2007 Autumn)
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This was the first Gundam work to be broadcast as a new work on TV after the new Gundam boom created by “SEED”.
This work, with YUN Takagawa as the original character designer, gained tremendous support from female fans and sold more than 40,000 copies including the box set.
It is a work that has been loved for a long time, as it was ranked 4th in NHK’s “All Gundam Great Poll 40th”.
ARIA The ORIGINATION(2008 Winter)
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The third season of the popular series that gently depicts the daily lives of girls who aspire to become pilots (Undine) on the future Mars, which has become a water planet.
The third season was the best-selling, recording 13,000 copies.
The original manga reached its conclusion around the same time as this third season was aired, but the fever of the fans has not abated since then, and a new theatrical anime “ARIA The CREPUSCOLO” is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2021.
Macross Frontier(2008 Spring)
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The Macross series, which had been more stagnant than the Gundam series, was revived with this revitalizing hit.
Set in a world 50 years after The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, it depicted a love triangle between a Valkyrie pilot, a space diva, and an up-and-coming idol singer, and sold over 60,000 copies including the box set.
Including the box set, it sold more than 60,000 copies, and the theme song and insert songs were all hits, creating a huge boom.
Strike Witches(2008 Summer)
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It’s not pants, so there’s no shame in it! It’s an action anime about girls flying through the sky and fighting to protect the world.
The content itself is not a sexy story, but a war story with strong entertainment elements that mixes seriousness with comedy, and it sold 14,000 copies at the time of broadcast, and including the Blu-ray box, it sold over 20,000 copies.
This work depicts the activities of the 501st Joint Combat Aircraft Wing, but there are various other Joint Combat Aircraft Groups that are being developed under the project “World Witches”.
Tora-dora!(2008 Autumn)
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An anime based on a novel.
Director Nagai Ryusetsu, screenwriter Okada Mari, and character designer Tanaka Masaga, who would later go on to create numerous blockbusters, came together to create the best romantic comedy anime of the 2000s.
At the time of broadcast, sales of “CLANNAD AFTER STORY”, “Black Butler”, and “Toaru Majutsu no Index” were higher than the top three, but the box set sold more than 20,000 sets, twice as many as at the time of broadcast, and eventually became a dominant anime.
In terms of numbers, the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is the No. 1 seller, but this work is not included in the list because it was split into four separate seasons.
Sequel Natsume’s Book of Friends (2009 Winter)
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This is the second season of a biographical daily life anime based on a shoujo manga.
It is a very popular work and has been produced up to the sixth season in the period from 2009 to 2017.
This second season is not the only one that stands out, it has always recorded high sales, but this cool season was the number one selling season because there were not many strong rivals.
K-ON!(2009 Spring)
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This is one of KyoAni’s most popular works, and a huge hit that also played a leading role in music animation and Kirara animation.
The original 4-panel manga was not famous before it was aired, but the anime adaptation made it explosively popular.
It sold 44,000 copies at the time of broadcast alone, and 57,000 if you include the box set.
The songs were also hits across the board, and even many years after the broadcast, they are still popular through distribution and karaoke.
BAKEMONOGATARI(2009 Summer)
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This is the culmination of the work of Shaft and director Akiyuki Shinbo, and is the memorable first work in the Monogatari series that would continue for more than a decade.
The story focuses on the conversations between the main character, Koyomi Araragi, and a group of pretty girls who have become involved with a “monster”.
It is a monstrous hit that still holds the number one spot in the history of average disc sales for late night anime, with 79,000 copies sold at the time of broadcast alone, and 110,000 if the box set is included.
A Certain Scientific Railgun(2009 Autumn)
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This anime is based on a spin-off manga of “A Certain Scientific Railgun”.
The story revolves around the science side, with Mikoto Misaka, who is also popular in the main story, as the main character.
Including the box set, more than 30,000 copies have been sold, making it the biggest hit of a certain series.
In 2020, a third season of the series was broadcast, and it was a hit.
Durarara!!(2010 Winter)
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An anime work based on a popular novel.
Set in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, it is an ensemble drama about a group of men and women who are involved in various incidents.
It has gained support from women and has become a hit with over 20,000 copies sold including the box set.
K-On!!(2010 Spring)
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The second season of “K-ON!”, unlike the first season, featured mostly original episodes and was broadcasted for two cool seasons, recording the same sales as the first season.
When the movie version was announced after the special episode was aired, many fans were moved to tears.
Strike Witches 2(2010 Summer)
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The second season of “Strike Witches”.
The second season of “Strike Witches” recorded a slight increase in sales over the first season, which led to the movie version and the broadcast of the third season.
My sister can’t be this cute(2010 Autumn)
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An anime based on a novel.
This ambitious work depicts the forbidden romance between a secretive otaku sister and her sissy-controlled brother, and became the catalyst for the establishment of text-based titles.
Including the box set, it has sold close to 30,000 copies, and can be said to be a work that symbolizes the heyday of romance anime.