"Assassination Classroom DVD" Ranks 1st on Japan's Overall DVD Ranking

The DVD "Movie Assassination Classroom DVD Special Edition", starred by Ryosuke Yamada, which was released on September 25, sold 10,036 copies for its first week, reaching the 1st place on the Oricon Weekly Overall DVD Ranking of October 5th. The DVD is also ranked #1 at Amazon Japan DVD Bestseller ranking in Action movie category, as of September 30.

This is the first time a DVD starred by Yamada earned the top spot. The DVD "Movie Assassination Classroom DVD Standard Edition", released on the same day, sold 2,104 copies in its first week, appearing in the eighth position of the same ranking, also ranked 2nd place in Movie category.

This is a live-action movie adaptation of the popular manga "Assassination Classroom" by YÅ«sei Matsui, currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. The movie sequel, "Assassination Classroom Graduation" will be released next spring.