The Japanese animation television rankings for the week of June 23 to June 29, 2025, show a mix of long-standing favorites and popular recent entries. These ratings are an estimate of the percentage of the population watching a given program, based on data from a survey of households in Japan’s Kanto region by Video Research. They do not account for recordings viewed later.
Top-Ranked Anime Programs
For the week in question, the top animated programs and their average household ratings are as follows:
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (Fuji TV, June 29, 7:00 p.m., 150 min): 6.6%
- Sazae-san (Fuji TV, June 29, 6:30 p.m., 30 min): 6.0%
- Detective Conan (NTV, June 28, 6:00 p.m., 30 min): 5.2%
- The Apothecary Diaries (NTV, June 27, 11:15 p.m., 30 min): 4.7%
- Chibi Maruko-chan (Fuji TV, June 29, 6:00 p.m., 30 min): 4.5%
- Ueda to Onna ga DEEP ni Hoeru Yoru (variety show) and Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (finale) (NTV, June 24, 11:59 p.m., 60 min): 3.5%
- Yaiba: Samurai Legend (NTV, June 28, 5:30 p.m., 30 min): 3.0%
- One Piece (Fuji TV, June 29, 11:15 p.m., 30 min): 2.8%
- Doraemon (TV Asahi, June 28, 5:00 p.m., 30 min): 2.4%
- You and Idol Precure♪ (TV Asahi, June 29, 8:30 a.m., 30 min): 2.4%
Notable Anime and Film Airings
Beyond the regular series, several special anime airings also garnered significant viewership during this period:
- The first night of a seven-night special marathon re-run of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, specifically from the Mugen Train Arc to the Hashira Training Arc, debuted on Fuji TV on Saturday, June 28, at 8:00 p.m., securing a 7.0% rating.
- The anime film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro aired on NTV on Friday, June 27, at 9:00 p.m., achieving a 7.9% rating.
- The Ringing Bell anime film, shown on NHK Educational on Tuesday, June 24, at 12:00 a.m., recorded a 0.3% rating.
It’s important to note that these ratings specifically pertain to television broadcasts in the Kanto region and do not encompass streaming viewership or other regions of Japan.
