The television ratings for Japanese animation programs and films for the week of June 23-29 have been released, based on data from a survey of households in Japan’s Kanto region. These ratings estimate the percentage of the population watching a given program and do not account for later recordings.
Weekly Anime Series Rankings
During the week, a special seven-night marathon re-run of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba began. The first night, featuring the Mugen Train Arc to Hashira Training Arc, aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, June 28, at 8:00 p.m. and achieved a 7.0% rating.
Here is a list of top-rated anime series for the period:
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (Fuji TV, June 29, 7:00 p.m.): 6.6%
- Sazae-san (Fuji TV, June 29, 6:30 p.m.): 6.0%
- Detective Conan (NTV, June 28, 6:00 p.m.): 5.2%
- The Apothecary Diaries (NTV, June 27, 11:15 p.m.): 4.7%
- Chibi Maruko-chan (Fuji TV, June 29, 6:00 p.m.): 4.5%
- Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (NTV, June 24, 11:59 p.m., finale, listed with variety show Ueda to Onna ga DEEP ni Hoeru Yoru): 3.5%
- Yaiba: Samurai Legend (NTV, June 28, 5:30 p.m.): 3.0%
- One Piece (Fuji TV, June 29, 11:15 p.m.): 2.8%
- Doraemon (TV Asahi, June 28, 5:00 p.m.): 2.4%
- You and Idol Precure♪ (TV Asahi, June 29, 8:30 a.m.): 2.4%
Anime Film Broadcasts
Several anime films were also broadcast during this period:
- Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (NTV, June 27, 9:00 p.m.): 7.9%
- The Ringing Bell (NHK Educational, June 24, 12:00 a.m.): 0.3%
Other Notable TV Programs
While not animation, an episode of “Anpan,” the latest entry in NHK’s “Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu” (Serialized TV Novel) franchise, aired on Thursday, June 26, at 8:00 a.m. and garnered a 16.5% rating. Another episode on Wednesday, June 25, at 12:45 p.m. received a 5.9% rating. The finale of the live-action series of Mikito Chinen’s Ameku Takao’s Detective Karte novel series aired on TV Asahi on Tuesday, June 24, at 9:00 p.m., achieving a 6.0% rating.
