As usual, the TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku store in Tokyo has announced the weekly TOP 10 anime single/album of April 30-May 6. The No.1 of the week is YUKI'S 24th single "Play Ball/Sakamichi no Melody"."Sakamichi no Melody" is the OP theme for the TV anime series Kids on the Slope/Sakamichi no Aporon. The song is composed by Yoko Kanno who also writes the soundtrack for the show. The double A-side CD single gets the impressive third position in the Oricon weekly single ranking, selling 21,461 units in the first week.

*Kids on the Slope/Sakamichi no Aporon is now simulcasted by Crunchyroll.

Weekly Top 10 (April 30-May 6)

1 (new). "Play Ball/Sakamichi no Melody"

      YUKI (26th single/Kids on the Slope/Sakamichi no Aporon OP)

2 (new)."Shokotan✩Best――(°∀°) ――!"

     Shoko Nakagawa (1st best album)

  "Sorairo Days"

3 (1). "Kids on the Slope/Sakamichi no Aporon Soundtrack Album"

     Yoko Kanno

4 (new). "Wild Child" 　

     moumoon (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL ED)

5 (new). "Sora wa Takaku Kaze wa Utau"

     Luna Haruna (Fate/Zero 2nd season ED)

6 (3). "Blue Planet"

     Akino Arai (7th album)

7 (5). "Kono Sekai wo Darenimo Katarasenai Yoni"

     Chiaki Ishikawa (3rd album)

  "Fukanzen Nensho"

8 (3). "Blue Planet"

     Akino Arai (7th album)

9 (new). "Live A Live Original Soundtrack"

10 (new). "Yasashisa no Riyuu"

     Chouchou (Hyouka OP)

Past rankings:

2011

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 May 23-29

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 May 30-June 5

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 June 6-12

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 June 13-19

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 June 20-26

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 June 27 - July 3

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 July 4-10

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 July 11-17

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 July 18-24

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 July 25-31

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 August 1-8

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 August 8-21

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 August 22-28

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 August 29-September 4

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 September 5-10

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 Sept.12-18

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 Sept. 19-25

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 September 26-October 2

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 October 3-9

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 October 10-16

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 October 17-23

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 October 24-30

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 October 31-November 6

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 November 7-13

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 November 14-20

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 November 21-27

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 November 28-December 4

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 December 5-11

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 December 12-18

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 December 19-January 8

2012

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 January 9-15

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 January 16-22

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 January 23-29

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 January 30-February 5

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 February 6-12

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 February 13-19

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 February 20-26

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 February 27-March 4

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 March 5-11

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 March 12-18

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 March 19-25

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 March 26-April 1

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 April 2-8

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 April 9-15

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 April 16-22

TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 April 23-29

Source: MANTAN WEB