Dec 07, 2012 20:00:00

A list of the best-selling goods sold by Amazon in Japan in 2012 and a total list by category

This year, annual ranking which covered everything from books, CDs, MP3 downloads to health care products and pet supplies was announced, what kind of thing was sold at Amazon in Japan. The ranking has been announced to the top ten of each genre, but I have extracted and summarized what kind of item was the first place in each category from among them.

Amazon.co.jp: annual ranking announcement in 2012!
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/feature.html/?docId=3077683346

A book
Japanese book overall 1st / diet · health book 1st place:Partially thin with DVD with Kashiki style carvie dance! (Hit Mook Diet Calorie Series): Hiroyuki Kashiki

Foreign books overall No. 1:Holes: Louis Sachar

Comic general first place / comic (male) 1st place:Neon Genesis Evangelion (13) [Premium Limited Edition] (Kadokawa Comics Ace): Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Color, GAINAX

Literature 1st:Knitting a boat: Shi Miura

Bunko 1st:Eternal 0 (Kodansha Bunko): Naoki Hyakuda

New book 1st / non-fiction 1st:If you want to make a big bang, involve medical treatment (Gentosha Shinbun): Nakamura Yoshikazu

History / Politics 1st / Customer Review 1st:The identity of postwar history ("Twice rediscovery after the war" book): Kon Sonosaki

Science first place:Fukushima nuclear power plant accident independent verification committee investigation / verification report: Fukushima nuclear power plant accident independent verification committee

Business · Self-enlightenment 1st place:2022 - Conditions of people who can play an active part in the next ten years (PHP Business New Books): Masanori Kanda

Computer 1st place:Microsoft Office Specialist Microsoft Excel 2010 Measures Text & amp; Questions (Familiar Master): Fujitsu FM Corporation

Comic (female) 1st / comic set 1st:Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wide 7 Volume Set "Tolumekia Battle Version" (Animage Comics · Wide Version): Hayao Miyazaki

Light novel (male) 1st place:Kagerou Days - in a daze - (KCG Bunko): Shin (natural enemy P), Shizu

Light novel (female) 1st place:Bianca OVER STUDY (Hoshizumha FICTIONS): Tsutsui Yasutaka, Ito Daiichi

Boys Love (Novels) No. 1:In the case of the world's first love ~ Takashi Yokogawa 2 - (Kadokawa ruby bunko): Fujisaki Miu, Nakamura Shunsuki

Boys Love (comic) 1st place:World's First Love ~ In the Case of Onodera Ritsu 7 - Special Edition with Booklet (Asuka Comics CL - DX): Nakamura Shunku

Talent photo collection 1st place:For No. ∞: Kodansha

Game strategy book 1st place:Toho Dempa Professor ~ Symposium of Post-mysticism .: ZUN

Picture book No. 1:Picture book Hell - Collection of Mihonmura-sensei longevity in Anba-gun, Chiba Prefecture: Akira Hakasei, Michio Miya

Chart 1 (for children)Morning encounter - Surprised observation field guide: Was it as a tiger?

Illustration (for adults) No. 1:Uncle's picture book: Nakamura Mami

English learning first place:DUO 3.0: Yoichi Suzuki

Cookbook 1st place:Body fat meter Tanita's employee cafeteria - 500 kcal of regular snacks -: Tanita

Sports 1st:Ruler: Hiromasa Ochiai

Pregnancy, childbirth, childcare book 1st place:Bloom at the place where it is placed: Kazuko Watanabe

Gift wrap 1st place:To a small you (Housewife's friend's first book series): Alison Maggie, Peter Reynolds, Chikah Nakagawa

Kindle book total first place:Move politics on the web! EBook: Daisuke Tsuda

Kindle book comics 1st place:Neon Genesis Evangelion (13) (Kadokawa Comics Ace) eBook: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Color · GAINAX

Kindle Novel, literature 1st place:Gene Mapper eBook: Fujii Taiyo

◆ CD
Overall No. 1 / J-POP 1st place:Mr. Children 2005-2010 (First Press Limited Edition) (with DVD)

Asian Pop 1st:ANDROID (SINGLE + DVD) (First Press Limited Edition)

Pops 1st place / Importing board 1st place:21 (UK board)

Rock 1st place:THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1990-2009

Hard rock · heavy metal 1st place:A · Differentent Kind of Truth - Deluxe Edition (First Press Limited Edition) (with DVD)

Bruce · Country 1st place:Born & amp; Raised

Soul · R & amp; B 1st:Doo-Wops and Hooligans (Bonus Track)

Hip Hop 1st:Planet Pit

Dance · electronica 1st place:Sorry for Party · Rocking (First Press Limited Special Price Edition)

Jazz 1st place:1969 (US Edition)

Classical first place:Samura Kouchi Mamoru: Symphony No. 1 HIROSHIMA

Soundtrack No. 1:TBS Thursday Drama 9 "Beginners!" Music Collection (First Press Limited Edition) (ALBUM + DVD) (about 40 minutes of bonus DVD included)

World No. 1:Wave

Healing first place:Autonomic-nerve-friendly music

Anime · Game 1st / Vocaloid 1st:BIRTHDAY (period production limited edition) (with DVD)

Analog board 1st place:Love Me Do (Limited Edition) [Analog]

◆ MP3 Download
MP3 download overall 1 / J-POP 1st place:Sakura Sushi: Hikaru Utada

Album album first place / classical first place:99 Must-Have Classic Gold: Various artists

Pops No. 1:We Are The World: U.S.A. For Africa

Rock 1st place:Roundabout (Remastered LP Version): YES

Jazz 1st place:Songbooks: Oscar Peterson

Movie TV Original Soundtrack No. 1:Stand Alone: Joe Hisaishi

Game Soundtrack 1st place:Border Break Air Burst Original Soundtrack 2: SEGA

Anime · Vocaloid 1st place:Observer of Skyclad: Ito Kanako

New Age · Easy Listening 1st place:528 Hz Miracle: Source Vibrations

Free first place:Song sang Uta: Ayako Ikeda

◆ DVD · Blu-ray
Overall No. 1 / Music No. 1:ARASHI LIVE TOUR Beautiful World (First Press Limited Edition) [DVD]: Arashi

Foreign film 1st place:Mission: Impossible / Ghost Protocol Blu-ray + DVD Set with Digital Copy [Blu-ray]: Brad Bird, Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Josh Holloway, Paula Patton, Michael Nikvist, Vladimir Masikoff, Muri-Edelman, Ivan Schwedov, Ilia Wolloch

Japan movie No. 1:DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 Show must go on Girls are hurt, dreaming special editions (2 set) [DVD]: Takahashi Eiki, AKB 48

America's TV drama No. 1:24 - Twenty Foo - Season 8 (SEASONS Compact Box) [DVD]: Kiefer Sutherland

Japanese TV drama No. 1:You're Beautiful ~ First Time 2 Hour Special Edition ~ [Hiroyuki Takimoto Yuta Tamamori Yasushi Fujiga / Hara Kojima Hakko Senji Yamazaki Ken Hashimoto Shimizu Enjoy Honorable Noh Ayana / Katase Nana Miyuki Imori Shingo Yanagisawa Masanobu Takashima Hisako Manda

Korean TV drama No. 1:Itazura Kiss ~ Playful Kiss You Tube Special Edition [DVD]: Kim Do Hyun, Kim Hyun Joong, Jung Somin

Animation 1st place / Blu-ray 1st place:Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Mobile Suit Gundam UC) 5 [Blu-ray]: Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Kenki Uchiyama, Ayumu Fujimura, Daisuke Namikawa

Comedy / Variety 1st place:Game Center CX DVD-BOX 8: Shinya Arino (Yoko)

◆ TV games
Overall 1st place / PS3 1st place:Resident Evil 6 (【Quantity Limited Bonus】 Stage DL Code Set for Extra Content "The Mercenaries" Enclosed)

PS Vita 1st place:Persona 4 The Golden

PSP 1st place:2nd Super Robot Taisen Z Rehearsal

Nintendo 3DS 1st place:Mario Kart 7

Nintendo DS 1st place:Pocket monster Black 2

Wii 1st place:Dragon Quest X Awakening Five Tribes Online (Regular Version)

Xbox 360 1st place:The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 【CERO rating "Z"】

Game machine main body 1st place:Nintendo 3DS Ice White

Peripherals 1st place:Xbox Live 3500 Microsoft point card 【prepaid card】 (NEW)

◆ Camera / AV equipment
Canon DSLR camera EOS Kiss X5 double zoom kit KISSX5-WKIT