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Bandai Visual make Japanese video sales public	Wed, 9 May 2007
Bandai Visual had made public the Japanese home video sales of its main franchises, as led by Mobile Suit Gundam's 11.9 million volumes. The company updated the frequently asked questions on its website's investor relations section Monday with the following list of its main franchises' domestic sales: Note - the terms 'video sales' means video tapes, laser disc, dvd, ect. Top 5 Bandai Visual Franchises - Mobile Suit Gundam First Video Release : December 1987 Units Sold (in millions) : 11.90 Ultraman First Video Release : January 1988 Units Sold (in millions) : 5.78 Mobile Police Patlabor First Video Release : April 1988 Units Sold (in millions) : 1.70 Ghost in the Shell First Video Release : March 1996 Units Sold (in millions) : 1.70 Cowboy Bebop First Video Release : October 1998 Units Sold (in millions) : 0.95 The sales figures above are current as of February of 2006. Overall, Bandai Visual holds 498 series which total 1,588 hours of footage. Every year on average, the company adds an additional 30 series and 100 hours. According to animeanime.jp, the three recent Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion DVDs have sold 220,000 copies. Source : Anime News Network Related: Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, Mobile Suit Gundam Movie I, Patlabor, Bandai Visual
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