The Japanese animation television rankings for the week of June 23-29, 2025, show a varied viewership across different programming, with both regular series and special broadcasts capturing significant attention. 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, and do not include recordings watched later.
Top-Rated Animated Broadcasts
During this week, several animated programs and films garnered notable ratings. The marathon re-run of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc to Hashira Training Arc debuted on Fuji TV on Saturday, June 28, at 8:00 p.m., achieving a 7.0% rating. The classic Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro anime film, aired on NTV on Friday, June 27, at 9:00 p.m., secured a 7.9% rating. Meanwhile, 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 also worth noting that an episode of “Anpan,” a recent entry in NHK’s long-running Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel) or “Asadora” franchise, which is inspired by the life story of Anpanman manga creator Takashi Yanase and his wife Nobuo Komatsu, aired on Thursday, June 26, at 8:00 a.m., and received a substantial 16.5% rating. A separate episode on Wednesday, June 25, at 12:45 p.m., earned a 5.9% rating.
Weekly Series Rankings
For regular weekly animated television series, the following programs were among the top performers:
- 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%
