The latest television viewership data for Japanese animation programs in the Kanto region, covering the week of June 16 to June 22, 2025, reveals continued strong performance from long-running staples and notable showings from newer series. These ratings, compiled by Video Research, represent an estimate of the percentage of households watching a given program and do not account for recordings viewed later.
Weekly Highlights
The enduring popularity of classic anime titles remains evident, with Sazae-san leading the animated rankings for the week. While a live-action morning drama, Anpan, achieved significantly higher ratings on NHK, the focus for this animation specific ranking remains on the traditionally animated content.
Top Animated Programs
The following is a breakdown of the top-performing Japanese animation TV programs from June 16 to June 22, 2025, based on average household ratings in the Kanto region:
- Sazae-san (Fuji TV, Sunday, June 22, 6:30 p.m., 30 min.) – 6.4%
- Detective Conan (NTV, Saturday, June 21, 6:00 p.m., 30 min.) – 4.8%
- Chibi Maruko-chan (Fuji TV, Sunday, June 22, 6:00 p.m., 30 min.) – 4.4%
- Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (NTV, Tuesday, June 17, 11:59 p.m., 60 min., listed with a variety show) – 3.2%
- Yaiba: Samurai Legend (NTV, Saturday, June 21, 5:30 p.m., 30 min.) – 2.9%
- You and Idol Precure♪ (TV Asahi, Sunday, June 22, 8:30 a.m., 30 min.) – 2.7%
- The Dinner Table Detective (Fuji TV, Friday, June 20, 11:30 p.m., 30 min., finale) – 2.7%
- Doraemon (TV Asahi, Saturday, June 21, 5:00 p.m., 30 min.) – 2.5%
- Crayon Shin-chan (TV Asahi, Saturday, June 21, 4:30 p.m., 30 min.) – 2.5%
- Your Forma (TV Asahi, Wednesday, June 18, 11:45 p.m., 30 min.) – 2.4%
- One Piece (Fuji TV, Sunday, June 22, 11:15 p.m., 30 min.) – 2.4%
- Oshiri Tantei (NHK-E, Thursday, June 19, 7:00 p.m., 20 min.) – 1.5%
These rankings offer insight into the ongoing popularity of diverse animated content across various Japanese television networks.
