PSN Anime Charts: Differences Between September & October

November 3, 2009 in Anime by Tom Langston (calaggie) | No comments

The latest SCEA press release about the most popular anime movie & episode downloads on PSN (PlayStation Network) arrived in the e-mail inbox today and instead of just posting the entire release, I figured I would do a month-to-month comparison between September and October in an attempt to provide a bit of context.

Anime Movies (Sept. rank):
1. (1) Bleach: The Diamond Dust Rebellion (2nd movie)
2. (2) Afro Samurai Resurrection
3. (-) Naruto: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (3rd movie)
4. (3) Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody
5. (-) Naruto: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2nd movie)
6. (-) Naruto: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (1st movie)
7. (6) Origin: Spirits of the Past
8. (4) Ghost in the Shell
9. (5) Blood: The Last Vampire
10. (8) Vexille

In the category of Anime Movie downloads, the only newcomers to the list were the first three Naruto movies, which were added to the PSN catalog in early October. The 2nd Bleach movie and Afro Samurai Resurrection held their places at #1 and #2, respectively. Dead Leaves, KITE: Liberator, and Waltz with Bashir (not an anime) fell off the top 10.

Anime Episodes (Sept. rank):
1. (1) Devil May Cry: “Devil May Cry” (episode 1)
2. (3) Devil May Cry: “Highway Star” (episode 2)
3. (2) Naruto: “Departure” (episode 220, finale of 1st series)
4. (8) Afro Samurai: “Revenge” (episode 1)
5. (4) Devil May Cry: “Stylish!” (episode 12)
6. (5) Devil May Cry: “Not Love” (episode 3)
7. (7) Xam’d: Lost Memories: “Xam’d at the Dawn of War” (episode 1)
8. (-) Afro Samurai: “The Dream Reader” (episode 2)
9. (11) Samurai Champloo: “Tempestuous Temperaments” (episode 1)
10. (6) Devil May Cry: “Rolling Thunder” (episode 4)

Not too much changeover within the anime episode list. The expected fall-off with progressive episodes can be seen in Devil May Cry and Afro Samurai, with DMC’s finale an exception to that trend. The September list had 12 entries on it so that’s how I know Samurai Champloo ep. 1 placed 11th that month.