Popular masterpieces that can't be viewed on fixed-rate video streaming services! TSUTAYA Premium's popular title ranking announced

2017.12.21 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

- "Zootopia" takes first place, with two Ghibli films making it into the top 10! -

TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. will announce the overall rental rankings for the two months of October and November for "TSUTAYA Premium," a new service that combines in-store rentals and video streaming services, which began on October 2nd.

Taking the top spot was "Zootopia," a 3D computer-animated film by Walt Disney Animation Studios that began rental in August 2016. Coming in second and fourth were "Chihayafuru: Part 1" and "Chihayafuru: Part 2," live-action adaptations of popular comics.

Additionally, the film "My Neighbor Totoro" came in 9th place and "Kiki's Delivery Service" came in 10th place, showing that Studio Ghibli films remain popular even nearly 20 years after they first became available for rental, with masterpieces that cannot be viewed on subscription video streaming services ranking in the top 10.

■TSUTAYA Premium service introduction page:http://tsutaya.jp/eiga/

*Collection period: Results of titles rented on TSUTAYA Premium from October 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017
*The dates listed for "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Kiki's Delivery Service" are the dates when VHS rentals began.

"TSUTAYA Premium" is a new TSUTAYA service that combines the best of both in-store and online services, offering unlimited rental of DVDs and Blu-rays (excluding new and recent releases) in stores for a monthly fee starting from 1,000 yen, with no return deadline or extension fees. It also includes access to TSUTAYA's video streaming service, "TSUTAYA TV," giving customers unlimited access to a total of approximately 100,000 video titles (average rental titles in stores: 90,000 titles, excluding new releases available for video streaming), including classic titles that have not yet been released for video streaming. (Some stores do not offer this service. Monthly fees vary depending on the store. )

■ "TSUTAYA Premium" service overview
・Monthly fee
Starting from 1,000 yen (excluding tax) *Prices vary by store.
・Number of items that can be rented at the same time
From 3 tickets *The number of tickets varies depending on the store, so please refer to the service introduction page.
・Contents
1) Stores: Unlimited DVD/Blu-ray rentals at TSUTAYA stores (excluding new and recent releases)
2) Online: Video streaming service "TSUTAYA TV" All-you-can-watch eligible titles
3) Number of titles: Approximately 100,000 titles in total, including masterpieces that have not yet been released for video streaming, available in stores and online
*Average number of titles available for rental in stores: 90,000 titles + 10,000 titles excluding new video streaming titles 
4) Other: Return deadlines, extension fees, and rental renewal fees are free while you pay the monthly fee.
*Included in the monthly fee.

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