The Bestsellers List: Top music, movies, and manga for April 11

Gundam: The Origin supplants Attack on Titan

Welcome to The Bestsellers List, where we highlight the bestselling music and movies in Japan, along with the best of the American manga sales each week.

This week, Mobile Suit Gundam proves just how dominant of a force it can be, supplanting the perennial favorite Attack on Titan. It's taken people a while, but they're finally realizing just how great of a series Gundam: The Origin is. If you've never gotten into the Gundam franchise, this is the perfect way to get in. Plus, Vertical's gorgeous volumes make it a must-have.

On the film side, an interesting flick caught my eye: The Snow White Murder Case. Take a look at the trailer and see for yourself. It's about a murder at a cosmetics company, and a TV show starts investigating one the victim's co-workers to see if she was the wicked person to kill the poor office lady. I'd love to see how it turns out. 

Let's take a look at the top titles from each list:

Oricon's Top Three Songs

1. Kidsuitara Kataomoi by Nogizaka46
2. No Mercy by BAP
3. High Five by Yuma Nakayama

New York Times' Top Three Manga

1. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol. 5
2. Soul Eater Vol. 19
3. Attack on Titan Vol. 1

Japan's Top Three Box Office Films

1. Frozen
2. Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Daimakyo
3. Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider

Check out the full lists after the jump!

Oricon Top Ten Singles for the week of April 6th

1. Kidsuitara Kataomoi by Nogizaka46 - Week 1
2. No Mercy by BAP - Week 1
3. High Five by Yuma Nakayama - Week 1
4. Grotesque by Ken Hirai feat. Namie Amuro - Week 1
5. Mitaiken Future by FTIsland - Week 1
6. Touge Koe by Fukuda Kouhei- Week 1
7. Sakura Horizon by Idoling NEO - Week 1
8. Kourei no Ryuugou by NMB48 - Week 2
9. Lalala/850 yen per hour by Kamereo - Week 1
10. Mirai to ha? by SKE48 - Week 3

Source: Oricon

New York Times Top Ten Manga for the week of April 13th

1. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol. 5 - Week 1
2. Soul Eater Vol. 19 - Week 1
3. Attack on Titan Vol. 1 - Week 42
4. Attack on Titan: Before the Fall Vol. 1 - Week 3
5. Attack on Titan: Junior High Vol. 1 - Week 2
6. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Vol. 3 - Week 1
7. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story Vol. 1 - Week 1
8. Attack on Titan Vol. 10 - Week 8
9. Fairy Tail Vol. 36 - Week 1
10. Alice in the Country of Clover: March Hare - Week 2

Source: The New York Times

Japanese Box Office for the week of April 6th

1. Frozen - Week 4, grossed $8.24 million
2. Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Daimakyo - Week 5, grossed $1.73 million
3. Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider - Week 2, grossed $1.57 million
4. The Snow White Murder Case - Week 2, grossed $1.16 million
5. Team Batista Final: Kerberos no Shozo - Week 2, grossed $923k
6. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Week 3, grossed $639k
7. One Third - Week 1, grossed $614k
8. Precure All Stars New Stage 3 - Week 4, grossed $557k
9. Kamisama no Karute 2 - Week 3, grossed $434k
10. Sakura Saku - Week 1, grossed $252k

Source: Box Office Mojo

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