Anime viewer ratings in Japan?

[Siegel Clyne]

Anime TV Ratings in the Kantou Area, Japan 2008.04.14 (Monday) ~ 2008.04.20 (Sunday)

Animation Program and Movie Average Television Household Audience Ratings in the Kantou Region of Japan (Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama, Chiba, etc.)

Monday, April 21, 2008 - Sunday, April 27, 2008 (Monday, April 14, 2008 - Sunday, April 20, 2008)

17.6% (18.2%) 04/27 (Sun) *6:30pm-*7:00pm Fuji TV Sazae-san

11.6% (13.9%) 04/27 (Sun) *6:00pm-*6:30pm Fuji TV Chibi Maruko-chan

10.9% (11.6%) 04/25 (Fri) *7:30pm-*7:54pm TV Asahi Crayon Shin-chan

10.1% (--.-%) 04/25 (Fri) *7:00pm-*7:30pm TV Asahi Doraemon

*7.7% (*6.9%) 04/24 (Thu) *7:00pm-*7:30pm TV Tokyo Pocket Monster DP [Pokemon Diamond and Pearl]

*7.7% (*8.0%) 04/27 (Sun) *9:00am-*9:30am Fuji TV Gegege no Kitarou

*6.7% (*6.1%) 04/24 (Thu) *7:30pm-*7:57pm TV Tokyo NARUTO Shippuuden

*6.4% (*8.7%) 04/27 (Sun) *9:30am-10:00am Fuji TV One Piece

*5.7% (*5.4%) 04/27 (Sun) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Asahi Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go!

*5.6% (*5.9%) 04/26 (Sat) *6:00pm-*6:25pm NHK-ETV Anime Major

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**.*% (*5.4%) 04/26 (Sat) 10:00am-10:30am TV Tokyo Keroro Gunsou [Sergeant Frog]

*4.5% (*4.8%) 04/24 (Thu) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Gintama

*4.3% (*4.7%) 04/26 (Sat) 11:20am-11:45am TV Asahi ATASHIn'CHI

*3.6% (*4.2%) 04/27 (Sun) *7:00am-*7:30am TV Asahi Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King D Kids Adventure Yokuryuu Densetsu [Dinosaur King: Legend of the Pterosaurs]

*3.5% (*3.8%) 04/26 (Sat) *9:00am-*9:30am TV Tokyo BLUE DRAGON Tenkai no Shichiryuu [BLUE DRAGON: The Seven Sky Dragons]

*3.5% (*2.5%) 04/25 (Fri) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Kirarin Revolution

*3.3% (*4.6%) 04/25 (Fri) *4:30pm-*5:00pm NTV Soreike! Anpanman

*3.3% (*3.6%) 04/23 (Wed) *7:26pm-*7:55pm TV Tokyo BLEACH

*3.1% (*3.4%) 04/26 (Sat) *9:30am-10:00am TV Tokyo Shugo Chara!

*3.1% (*2.9%) 04/25 (Fri) 12:45am-*1:15am Fuji TV Toshokan Sensou [Library War]

*3.1% (*1.9%) 04/27 (Sun) 10:00am-10:30am TV Tokyo Zettai Karen Children

**.* % (*3.0%) 04/26 (Sat) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Tokyo Oha Coliseum

*3.0% (*2.5%) 04/27 (Sun) *9:30am-10:00am TV Tokyo Onegai My Melody Kirara!

*2.7% (*3.3%) 04/27 (Sun) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Tokyo Net Ghost PIPOPA

*2.7% (*2.5%) 04/24 (Thu) *5:30pm-*6:00pm TV Tokyo Tennis no Oujisama [The Prince of Tennis] (Rerun)

*2.6% (*2.3%) 04/26 (Sat) *1:55am-*2:25am TBS Macross FRONTIER

*2.5% (*2.9%) 04/25 (Fri) *1:25am-*1:55am TBS xxxHOLiC Kei

*2.5% (*2.1%) 04/26 (Sat) *2:25am-*2:55am TBS Itazura na Kiss

*2.2% (*2.9%) 04/25 (Fri) *1:55am-*2:25am TBS To LOVE Ru -Trouble-

*2.2% (*2.9%) 04/26 (Sat) *1:53am-*2:23am TV Tokyo Golgo 13

**.*% (*2.0%) 04/28 (Mon) *1:30am-*2:00am TV Tokyo Nabari no Ou

*1.7% (*2.3%) 04/21 (Mon) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo SOUL EATER

*1.7% (*2.2%) 04/25 (Fri) *2:15am-*2:45am TV Tokyo SOUL EATER Late Show

*1.7% (*2.0%) 04/27 (Sun) *6:30am-*7:00am TV Asahi Hatara Kids My Ham Gumi

*1.6% (*2.3%) 04/23 (Wed) *1:14am-*1:44am NTV RD Sennou Chousashitsu [aka Real Drive]

*1.4% (*2.8%) 04/27 (Sun) *5:00pm-*5:30pm TBS Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2]

*1.2% (*0.8%) 04/23 (Wed) *1:44am-*2:14am NTV Himitsu -Top Secret-

*0.9% (*1.6%) 04/21 (Mon) *5:30pm-*6:00pm TV Tokyo BLEACH Best Selection

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12.5% (--.-%) 04/21 (Mon) *7:00pm-*8:54pm NTV Eiga - Meitantei Conan Konpeki no Hitsugi Jolly Roger [Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (movie)]

Use this link to see Vol. 17 of 2008 (Monday, April 21, 2008 - Sunday, April 27, 2008) for the Weekly Television Animation Program Top 10 in the Kantou Region, Japan after Video Research Ltd. archives it when Vol. 18 of 2008 (Monday, April 28, 2008 - Sunday, May 4, 2008) comes out later.

Use this link to see Vol. 17 of 2008 (Monday, April 21, 2008 - Sunday, April 27, 2008) for the Weekly Television Movie Top 10 in the Kantou Region, Japan after Video Research Ltd. archives it when Vol. 18 of 2008 (Monday, April 28, 2008 - Sunday, May 4, 2008) comes out later.

[Westlo]

Code Geass is really bombing in that slot.. how long till they push it back to a late night slot? Soul Eater late night slot is getting the same as its prime time slot. Will be interesting to see if Gundam 00 has a slump in ratings with the change of time slot for its second season. I said 2 pages back that the "Noitamina" block was immune to a ratings slump, Library War shows me that I was wrong! Hopefully a second season of Nodame can bring back the shoujo crowd to the time slot whenever that gets the green light because Library War definitely isn't.

[Siegel Clyne]

Originally Posted by Siegel Clyne

Demographic Breakdown of Television Household Audience Ratings for Animation Programs in the Kantou Region (Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama, Chiba, etc.) and Kansai Region (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, etc.) of Japan

HOME | KIDS | *TEEN | ***M1 | ***M2 | ***M3 | ***F1 | ***F2 | ***F3 | PROGRAM

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*2.4% | *4.7% | *1.8% | *1.0% | *0.7% | *0.3% | *0.6% | *1.6% | *0.3% | SOUL EATER (2008/04/07 Kantou)

*2.6% | **.*% | *3.2% | *4.2% | *0.9% | *0.7% | *0.6% | *0.7% | *0.3% | To LOVE Ru -Trouble- (2008/04/11 Kantou)

*2.7% | **.*% | *0.3% | *4.2% | *2.5% | *0.2% | *1.0% | *1.2% | *0.2% | Macross FRONTIER (2008/04/12 Kantou)

*2.8% | **.*% | **.*% | *6.9% | *1.8% | *0.5% | **.*% | *0.4% | *0.4% | Golgo 13 (2008/04/12 Kantou)

*2.6% | *1.4% | *1.5% | *2.5% | *2.1% | *1.2% | *0.8% | *1.7% | *0.5% | Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2] (2008/04/13 Kantou)

*3.8% | *0.9% | *2.6% | *4.3% | *1.0% | *1.0% | *1.0% | *1.7% | *1.1% | Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2] (2008/04/13 Kansai)

HOME : Households (Setai)
KIDS : Boys & Girls aged 4-12 years
TEEN : Boys & Girls aged 13-19 years
***M1 : Men aged 20-34 years
***M2 : Men aged 35-49 years
***M3 : Men aged 50 years and over
***F1 : Women aged 20-34 years
***F2 : Women aged 35-49 years
***F3 : Women aged 50 years and over

Macross Frontier and Golgo 13 are airing against each other considerably late at night in the Kantou region of Japan. Despite that, both have been drawing pretty good TV ratings so far.

If television household audience ratings demographics for episode 2 are any indication...

It seems that hardly any children and teenagers watch Macross Frontier and Golgo 13 in the Kantou region. In Kantou, young men and maybe middle aged men apparently constitute the largest groups of TV viewers for Macross Frontier, while men aged 20-34 years apparently make up the largest group of TV viewers by far for Golgo 13, with the next largest group of TV viewers being men aged 35-49 years. Golgo 13 appears to have hardly any female TV viewers of any age in Kantou.

Teenagers (presumably, mainly teenage boys) and young men appear to be the primary TV viewers for To LOVE Ru -Trouble- in Kantou, with hardly any children - and not much more women - watching.

Children, followed by teenagers, on the other hand, apparently are the main TV viewers for SOUL EATER in Kantou during the evening.

[4Tran]

Originally Posted by Westlo

Code Geass is really bombing in that slot.. how long till they push it back to a late night slot?

Television schedules are probably negotiated too far in advance for there to be any change to be in the offing. Still, it's sort of shocking to see it drop like that. It really looks like Code Geass has found its niche, and that it's not going to grow beyond that.

Originally Posted by Westlo

Soul Eater late night slot is getting the same as its prime time slot. Will be interesting to see if Gundam 00 has a slump in ratings with the change of time slot for its second season.

I'm rather surprised that Soul Eater hasn't been doing better - it seemed to be a relatively mainstream title like that in an afternoon timeslot. But it looks like it still has a way to go before it establishes an audience.

Gundam 00, on the other hand, has already found its fanbase, so I doubt that a change in timeslot will make that much difference unless it's at late night, thus ruling out much of the kids demographic. Is there any information out on what the new slot is yet?

Originally Posted by Westlo

I said 2 pages back that the "Noitamina" block was immune to a ratings slump, Library War shows me that I was wrong! Hopefully a second season of Nodame can bring back the shoujo crowd to the time slot whenever that gets the green light because Library War definitely isn't.

At around 3.0, Library War isn't doing great for Noitamina, but it's at least respectable. One of the reasons it's probably not doing as well as other recent Noitamina works is that it's not as quirky as the other ones have been, and so it has a slightly different demographic. So far, it's not particularly distinguished from any number of other shounen action shows out there.

Originally Posted by Siegel Clyne

Macross Frontier and Golgo 13 are airing against each other considerably late at night in the Kantou region of Japan. Despite that, both have been drawing pretty good TV ratings so far.

As always, thank you for putting up all of this information. These are the two shows that are doing considerably better than I would have expected.

[Destinyblade]

Originally Posted by 4Tran

Still, it's sort of shocking to see it drop like that. It really looks like Code Geass has found its niche, and that it's not going to grow beyond that.

Seeing as how Code Geass only aired on late night in the Kantou region, I can't say I'm surprised. The Kansai ratings are better because Geass got a re-airing on Saturdays at 5:30pm on MBS. I am a bit surprised that it dropped from 5.2% to 3.8% in Kansai, but maybe that's just due to a large amount of rating fluctuation (GSD had that happen as well).

Also, I agree with what solomon said earlier in this topic that Code Geass is a show that leans more towards the otaku audience than other mainstream anime that air around Golden Time.

I won't be surprised if the ratings jump back to 4% average at the very least when Gundam 00 comes back for its second season.

Originally Posted by 4Tran

I'm rather surprised that Soul Eater hasn't been doing better - it seemed to be a relatively mainstream title like that in an afternoon timeslot. But it looks like it still has a way to go before it establishes an audience.

Soul Eater is being broadcasted on TV Tokyo, which has the least amount of coverage out of all the major broadcasters in the Kantou region.

From what I've read, the most successful anime typically get broadcasted on Fuji TV, NTV, or TV Asahi. Those three stations have a much larger viewer base than TV Tokyo, and as such, get higher ratings. That's why you see One Piece beat Naruto and Bleach in the ratings all the time, even though One Piece is in the mornings and the other two air on primetime (it seems that Shippuden managed to overtake One Piece this one time, though).

I'm sure Soul Eater would have better ratings if it aired on another broadcaster, but the problem is that, nowadays, anime is unable to bring high enough ratings to logically put it on primetime. I believe the cut off point is 10% for anything on Golden Time, and even very popular anime, such as Doraemon and Detective Conan, struggle to hit that cut off rating of 10% now. This is why One Piece got moved from 7pm to 9:30am on Fuji, as the show was getting below 10% in ratings.

Back in the 90's, you would've seen Fuji TV airing quite a few anime, such as Rurouni Kenshin, Dragon Ball, Flame of Recca, Hunter X Hunter, etc. That was because anime was still able to bring in high ratings of 10-20%.

[4Tran]

Originally Posted by Destinyblade

Seeing as how Code Geass only aired on late night in the Kantou region, I can't say I'm surprised. The Kansai ratings are better because Geass got a re-airing on Saturdays at 5:30pm on MBS. I am a bit surprised that it dropped from 5.2% to 3.8% in Kansai, but maybe that's just due to a large amount of rating fluctuation (GSD had that happen as well).

I get the feeling that you didn't see the newest ratings for Code Geass:

*1.4% (*2.8%) 04/27 (Sun) *5:00pm-*5:30pm TBS Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2]

I was referring to that 50% drop, and it isn't something that can be accounted for by the timeslot or anything like that. Other than a lack of audience interest, the only factor that I can think of to give us that result is if there was some sort of super-popular special opposite Code Geass that particular Sunday.

I'm not sure what you mean by Code Geass getting a late-night airing in Kantou. Is the time listed for TBS, 5:00-5:30, incorrect?

Originally Posted by Destinyblade

Soul Eater is being broadcasted on TV Tokyo, which has the least amount of coverage out of all the major broadcasters in the Kantou region.

I'm not really expecting super-high 10.0 ratings or anything like that for Soul Eater. I just expected it to get up to the 3.5 - 4.0 range. 1.7, even with two showings, is quite a bit short of that expectation.

[Kusaja]

Sorry for interrupting a bit...

Originally Posted by 4Tran

I'm not sure what you mean by Code Geass getting a late-night airing in Kantou. Is the time listed for TBS, 5:00-5:30, incorrect?

I believe he's talking about the fact that the first season of Code Geass didn't get a non-late night rerun in Kantou (where the R2 ratings have been lower, including the latest drop), while it did get one in Kansai (where they have been higher, although I'd like to see numbers for episodes 3 and 4). The implication is that a day time rerun (of the first season) generated a lot of extra interest in Kansai, but that the late night airing in Kantou didn't, explaining the difference we are now seeing with the sequel.

As for the Code Geass R2 ratings themselves...I'd be worried if the latest Kantou drop lasts more than an episode or two.

The 50% drop for episode 4 is huge, but also rather bizarre...maybe the fact that it aired close to the beginning of Golden Week was also a factor? If so, I'd be interested in what episode 6 gets, more than number 5.

[Destinyblade]

Originally Posted by 4Tran

I get the feeling that you didn't see the newest ratings for Code Geass:

Yeah, I didn't notice those ratings for Soul Eater and Code Geass R2. My apologies for that.

And Kusaja is correct in that I was referring to the first season of Code Geass when I mentioned Kantou and Kansai. But in any case, now that I actually looked at the ratings for the past week...

The only thing I can think of is that there was apparently some sports program airing on Fuji TV from 4:00-5:25pm on Sunday that week. I think it was Golf or something like that. Other than that, I wouldn't really know.

And Golden Week is this week, so I doubt it would've affected the airings of shows two weeks prior to this one.

[4Tran]

Originally Posted by Kusaja

As for the Code Geass R2 ratings themselves...I'd be worried if the latest Kantou drop lasts more than an episode or two.

The 50% drop for episode 4 is huge, but also rather bizarre...maybe the fact that it aired close to the beginning of Golden Week was also a factor? If so, I'd be interested in what episode 6 gets, more than number 5.

I doubt that there's anything to worry about as long as the fans still buy up lots of merchandise - Code Geass is the kind of otaku show where the ratings aren't all that important to how much money it can generate.

If the Golden Week were to affect anime ratings, then we should see a large decrease among all shows that week, but none of them saw the kind of drop that Code Geass did, so I don't think that it's a very good explanation for what happened. It's possible that it's just a random fluctuation, but we'll see if that's the case in the next couple of weeks.

Originally Posted by Destinyblade

The only thing I can think of is that there was apparently some sports program airing on Fuji TV from 4:00-5:25pm on Sunday that week. I think it was Golf or something like that. Other than that, I wouldn't really know.

Looking at the ratings for all shows during the week, nothing stood out as a blockbuster that'd grab the ratings from Code Geass. Chibi Maruko-chan and Sazae-san aired around the same time, and their ratings didn't drop to any great degree.

[Supah Em]

im quite surprised that golgo 13 is faring well in the ratings war considering that the hype here in AS for golgo13 was relatively mild(and the posters are quite few).

old school rules

[Kusaja]

Originally Posted by 4Tran

I doubt that there's anything to worry about as long as the fans still buy up lots of merchandise - Code Geass is the kind of otaku show where the ratings aren't all that important to how much money it can generate.

Exactly, I'm not worried about that per se.

If the Golden Week were to affect anime ratings, then we should see a large decrease among all shows that week, but none of them saw the kind of drop that Code Geass did, so I don't think that it's a very good explanation for what happened. It's possible that it's just a random fluctuation, but we'll see if that's the case in the next couple of weeks.

Maybe the latter is right, but yes...we'll see.

The speculation I've read says that it wasn't just because of the beginning of Golden Week per se, but in combination with that particular time slot (afternoon) and airing date (Sunday).

Meaning: other shows, with different time slots and at other dates, wouldn't need to be subjected to exactly the same effect, so the other data itself hardly confirms or dismisses anything at this point. Still, that's just speculation after all.

[Siegel Clyne]

TV Viewer Demographics of Some New Spring 2008 Anime Series

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Demographic Breakdown of Television Household Audience Ratings for Animation Programs in the Kantou Region (Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama, Chiba, etc.) and Kansai Region (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, etc.) of Japan

HOME | KIDS | *TEEN | ***M1 | ***M2 | ***M3 | ***F1 | ***F2 | ***F3 | PROGRAM

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*9.2% | 24.3% | *5.9% | *5.0% | *4.6% | *0.8% | *6.1% | *8.2% | *1.7% | Yatterman (2008/02/04 {Monday} Kantou)

*9.4% | 19.9% | *9.9% | *4.8% | *1.9% | *1.3% | *5.6% | 11.6% | *2.1% | Meitantei Conan [Detective Conan aka Case Closed] (2008/02/04 {Monday} Kantou)

*8.0% | 33.8% | *4.7% | *1.6% | *1.5% | *1.2% | *2.7% | *9.6% | *1.9% | Pocket Monster DP [Pokemon Diamond and Pearl] (2008/02/07 {Thursday} Kantou)

*5.8% | 23.1% | *4.4% | *1.5% | *1.2% | *1.2% | *1.0% | *6.2% | *1.0% | NARUTO Shippuuden (2008/02/07 {Thursday} Kantou)

*9.7% | 33.0% | *5.8% | *2.5% | *2.4% | *1.0% | *2.2% | 10.3% | *1.5% | Doraemon (2008/02/08 {Friday} Kantou)

*9.5% | 36.1% | *8.1% | *1.3% | *3.3% | *1.6% | *2.8% | 10.1% | *1.5% | Crayon Shin-chan (2008/02/08 {Friday} Kantou)

*4.0% | 12.0% | *2.0% | *1.2% | *1.0% | *0.4% | *0.7% | *2.8% | *1.0% | Deltora Quest (2008/02/09 {Saturday} Kantou)

*4.5% | 13.5% | *3.2% | *2.0% | *1.2% | *0.3% | *0.7% | *2.4% | *0.4% | BLUE DRAGON (2008/02/09 {Saturday} Kantou)

*4.7% | 10.7% | *5.0% | *2.6% | *0.5% | *0.1% | *1.3% | *2.6% | *0.7% | Shugo Chara! (2008/02/09 {Saturday} Kantou)

*5.7% | 12.9% | *5.0% | *3.5% | *0.5% | *0.6% | *1.7% | *3.7% | *1.0% | Keroro Gunsou [Sergeant Frog] (2008/02/09 {Saturday Kantou)

*7.8% | *9.4% | *2.1% | *4.0% | *3.9% | *1.6% | *3.2% | *6.0% | *2.5% | Gegege no Kitarou (2008/02/10 {Sunday} Kantou)

*8.7% | *9.8% | *5.6% | *6.1% | *3.0% | *1.5% | *5.4% | *6.1% | *1.5% | One Piece (2008/02/10 {Sunday} Kantou)

*4.0% | 11.7% | *4.6% | *0.1% | *0.8% | *0.3% | *1.1% | *2.1% | *1.0% | Hayate no Gotoku! [Hayate the Combat Butler] (2008/02/10 {Sunday} Kantou)

21.3% | 31.5% | 18.4% | 11.1% | 10.6% | *9.6% | 12.0% | 21.6% | 10.9% | Sazae-san (2008/02/10 {Sunday Kantou)

*3.0% | *1.1% | *2.9% | *2.6% | *2.1% | *0.7% | *0.5% | *0.2% |*0.5% | Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (08/04/06 {Saturday} Kantou)

*2.6% | *1.4% | *1.5% | *2.5% | *2.1% | *1.2% | *0.8% | *1.7 % | *0.5% | Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (08/04/13 {Saturday} Kantou)

*5.2% | *2.7% | *2.9% | *6.6% | *1.9% | *1.6% | *2.5% | *2.7% | *0.8% | Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (08/04/06 {Saturday} Kansai)

*3.8% | *0.9% | *2.6% | *4.3% |*1.0% | *1.0% | *1.0% | *1.7% | *1.1% | Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (08/04/13 {Saturday} Kansai)

HOME : Households (Setai)
KIDS : Boys & Girls aged 4-12 years
TEEN : Boys & Girls aged 13-19 years
***M1 : Men aged 20-34 years
***M2 : Men aged 35-49 years
***M3 : Men aged 50 years and over
***F1 : Women aged 20-34 years
***F2 : Women aged 35-49 years
***F3 : Women aged 50 years and over

Why are women aged 35-49 years (***F2) often the largest group of adult viewers of anime in Japan?

Many mothers watch anime together with their children.

Children, teenagers, boys, girls, men, women, the young, the middle aged, the elderly, etc. - everyone in Japan watches Sazae-san, one television animation program broadcasted in all 47 prefectures of Japan. A show which the entire family can enjoy.

That is why Sazae-san is the highest rated animated television program regularly broadcasted in Japan. On rare occasion, it is the highest rated television program, period. This venerable Japanese cultural institution has been on the air since October 1969.

There are a lot of interesting if not surprising data, such as the TV viewer demographics for an episode of Shugo Chara!, which is based on a shoujo manga, versus an episode of Hayate no Gotoku!, which is based on a shounen manga. In the Kantou region for the episodes concerned, Shugo Chara! appears to have had significantly more young adult male viewers than Hayate no Gotoku!

And so on.

[Potatochobit]

hey look, shugo chara made it on the list. and apparently kids and women age 35-49 years are watching it!

[Epi]

Seems like a lot of these ratings are pretty low for the amount of hype that the shows receive. Is anime just becoming less and less popular or do less and less people just watch TV now (and instead download or just buy DVDs instead)?

I remember Gundam SEED had ratings 6-7% while 00 has much lower ratings. Same with other shows. At 2.8% for an expensive to produce show like Frontier, it ties some really crappy shows from seasons past.

[Destinyblade]

Originally Posted by Epi

Seems like a lot of these ratings are pretty low for the amount of hype that the shows receive. Is anime just becoming less and less popular or do less and less people just watch TV now (and instead download or just buy DVDs instead)?

I remember Gundam SEED had ratings 6-7% while 00 has much lower ratings. Same with other shows. At 2.8% for an expensive to produce show like Frontier, it ties some really crappy shows from seasons past.

Frontier's ratings are low because of the timeslot it's in. There aren't going to be a lot of people that are going to stay up until 1:25am in Japan to watch Macross Frontier.

With the exception of NoitaminA and maybe an anime airing late night on NTV, late night anime won't get anything higher than 3% normally because of their timeslots. And that's acceptable because any anime that airs on a late night timeslot is just for advertisement of DVDs and other goods.

Anime hasn't been the ratings grabber that it used to be. To give you an idea, here are some ratings of shows that aired back in 2000:

Ojamajo Doremi (8:30am Sundays: Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo now airs in this slot)
1/9/2000: 6.1%
1/16: 9.3%
1/23: 10.6%
1/30: 11.8%
2/06: 12.3%
2/13: 12.4%
2/20: 11.8%
2/26: 11.7%

Digimon Adventure (9:00am Sundays: Gegege no Kitaro now airs in this slot)
1/9/2000: 8.1%
1/16: 11.2%
1/23: 10.6%
1/30: 11.8%
2/06: 11.6%
2/13: 11.9%
2/20: 13.3%
2/26: 13.0%

Chibi Maruko-chan (6:00pm Sundays: Maruko-chan still airs in this slot)
1/9/2000: 14.6%
1/16: 18.5%
1/23: 16.7%
1/30: 18.6%
2/06: 15.6%
2/13: 17.2%
2/20: 19.0%
2/27: 18.8%

Sazae-san (6:30pm Sundays: Sazae-san still airs in this slot)
1/9/2000: 22.1%
1/23: 23.6%
1/30: 25.2%
2/06: 24.5%
2/13: 25.0%
2/20: 28.1%
2/27: 25.7%

Detective Conan (7:30pm Mondays: Conan still airs in this slot)
1/3/2000: 14.6%
1/10: 18.0%
1/17: 22.0%
1/24: 18.8%
1/31: 19.5%
2/07: 20.1%
2/14: 20.1%
2/21: 20.1%
2/28: 21.0%

One Piece (7:00pm Wednesdays: no longer a timeslot for anime)
1/12/2000: 11.2%
1/19: 12.7%
1/26: 12.1%
2/02: 13.2%
2/09: 14.7%
2/16: 12.8%
2/23: 14.4%

Pokemon [Pocket Monsters] (7:00pm Thursdays: Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl now airs in this slot)
1/6/2000: 10.2%
1/13: 14.3%
1/20: 13.6%
1/27: 14.9%
2/03: 14.6%
2/10: 14.9%
2/17: 14.3%
2/24: 14.7%

Hunter X Hunter (6:30pm Saturdays: no longer a timeslot for anime)
1/08/2000: 8.0%
1/15: 9.0%
1/22: 7.2%
1/29: 8.6%
2/05: 10.4%
2/12: 8.5%
2/19: 8.3%
2/26: 9.4%

The ratings for shows right now are nothing compared to the ratings those shows got back in 2000. And if you go even farther back like the 90's, anime ratings were even higher. I think popular shonen shows like Yu Yu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin averaged around 16-17% in ratings.

Some anime, like Detective Conan and One Piece, have recently been taking numerous breaks and airing rather irregularly, so that probably had some hand in the loss of viewership.

Overall, I'd say the lower ratings are being caused by a variety of reasons. One of them is probably due to the Internet, video games, and other forms of entertainment. I think I remember reading an article that stated that 92% of fifth graders surveyed said that they had some kind of gaming system.

A second reason could be a lack of mainstream manga titles. For the past few years, I don't think there's been a new manga title that has emerged as a top seller except for the usual ones. Sure, there have been ones like D.Gray-Man and Gintama, but they've met with moderate success at best. The best selling ones, like One Piece and Naruto, are usually the only ones that become primetime anime. Without any new ones coming in, anime is losing those primetime slots to variety and drama shows, and that means lower ratings in general for anime.

[Epi]

Destinyblade: Interesting stats. I've read a lot about the 'doomsday' predictions about the decline of anime and these ratings look like a good measure. But then again, there's more and more shows out there and the quality keeps rising so obviously it's still making gobs of money.

I guess the real question is, is anime becoming more and more of a niche thing in Japan where otaku are squeezed more and more for profits, or has it still retained a wide audience?

[Siegel Clyne]

Anime TV Ratings in the Kantou Area, Japan 2008.04.21 (Monday) ~ 2008.04.27 (Sunday)

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As of the date and time of this post, due to the recent Golden Week holidays, Video Research Ltd. has not yet updated and posted its Weekly Television Ratings Top 10 Lists in the Kantou region of Japan for the week of Monday, April 28, 2008 to Sunday, May 4, 2008 (Vol. 18).

However, reliable sources at 2ch and elsewhere have provided enough data to compile Video Research's Animation Television Program Top 10 and much more in the Kantou region for the week in question.

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Animation Program and Movie Average Television Household Audience Ratings in the Kantou Region of Japan (Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama, Chiba, etc.)

Monday, April 28, 2008 - Sunday, May 4, 2008 (Monday, April 21, 2008 - Sunday, April 27, 2008)

14.4% (17.6%) 05/04 (Sun) *6:30pm-*7:00pm Fuji TV Sazae-san

12.4% (10.9%) 05/02 (Fri) *7:30pm-*7:54pm TV Asahi Crayon Shin-chan

11.0% (10.1%) 05/02 (Fri) *7:00pm-*7:30pm TV Asahi Doraemon

10.0% (11.6%) 05/04 (Sun) *6:00pm-*6:30pm Fuji TV Chibi Maruko-chan

*9.6% (--.-%) 04/28 (Mon) *7:30pm-*8:00pm NTV Meitantei Conan [Detective Conan aka Case Closed]

*7.2% (--.-%) 04/28 (Mon) *7:00pm-*7:30pm NTV Yatterman

*6.1% (*7.7%) 05/04 (Sun) *9:00am-*9:30am Fuji TV Gegege no Kitarou

*5.9% (*6.4%) 05/04 (Sun) *9:30am-10:00am Fuji TV One Piece

*5.0% (*5.7%) 05/04 (Sun) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Asahi Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go!

*4.7% (*3.5%) 05/03 (Sat) *9:00am-*9:30am TV Tokyo BLUE DRAGON Tenkai no Shichiryuu [BLUE DRAGON: The Seven Sky Dragons]

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*4.6% (*4.3%) 05/03 (Sat) 11:20am-11:45am TV Asahi ATASHIn'CHI

*4.5% (*3.9%) 05/03 (Sat) 10:00am-10:30am TV Tokyo Keroro Gunsou [Sergeant Frog]

*4.3% (*5.6%) 05/03 (Sat) *6:00pm-*6:25pm NHK-ETV Anime Major

*4.2% (*4.5%) 05/01 (Thu) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Gintama

*4.1% (*3.6%) 05/04 (Sun) *7:00am-*7:30am TV Asahi Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King D Kids Adventure Yokuryuu Densetsu [Dinosaur King: Legend of the Pterosaurs]

*4.1% (*4.2%) 05/03 (Sat) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Tokyo Oha Coliseum

*3.9% (*3.1%) 05/03 (Sat) *9:30am-10:00am TV Tokyo Shugo Chara!

*3.2% (*3.1%) 05/02 (Fri) 12:45am-*1:15am Fuji TV Toshokan Sensou [Library War]

*3.1% (*2.7%) 05/04 (Sun) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Tokyo Net Ghost PIPOPA

*3.0% (*3.5%) 05/02 (Fri) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Kirarin Revolution

*3.0% (*1.6%) 04/30 (Wed) 12:59am-*1:29am NTV RD Sennou Chousashitsu [aka Real Drive]

*2.9% (*3.3%) 05/02 (Fri) *4:30pm-*5:00pm NTV Soreike! Anpanman

*2.6% (*3.0%) 05/04 (Sun) *9:30am-10:00am TV Tokyo Onegai My Melody Kirara!

*2.6% (*2.5%) 05/02 (Fri) *1:25am-*1:55am TBS xxxHOLiC Kei

*2.6% (*1.7%) 04/28 (Mon) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo SOUL EATER

*2.5% (*3.1%) 05/04 (Sun) 10:00am-10:30am TV Tokyo Zettai Karen Children

*2.5% (*1.7%) 05/04 (Sun) *6:30am-*7:00am TV Asahi Hatara Kids My Ham Gumi

*2.4% (*2.2%) 05/03 (Sat) *1:23am-*1:53am TV Tokyo Golgo 13

*2. 3% (*1.2%) 04/30 (Wed) *1:29am-*1:59am NTV Himitsu -Top Secret-

*2.0% (*2.7%) 05/01 (Thu) *4:30am-*5:00pm TV Tokyo Tennis no Oujisam [The Prince of Tennis] (Rerun)

*2.0% (*2.2%) 05/02 (Fri) *1:55am-*2:25am TBS To LOVE Ru -Trouble-

*1.9% (*2.6%) 05/03 (Sat) *1:55am-*2:25am TBS Macross FRONTIER

*1.8% (*2.0%) 05/05 (Mon) *1:30am-*2:00am TV Tokyo Nabari no Ou

*1.8% (*1.4%) 05/04 (Sun) *5:00pm-*5:30pm TBS Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2]

*1.4% (*0.9%) 04/28 (Mon) *5:30pm-*6:00pm TV Tokyo BLEACH Best Selection

*1.3% (*2.5%) 05/03 (Sat) *2:25am-*2:55am TBS Itazura na Kiss

*0.8% (*1.7%) 05/02 (Fri) *2:15am-*2:45am TV Tokyo SOUL EATER Late Show

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16.4% (--.-%) 05/02 (Fri) *9:03pm-11:04pm NTV Kin'you Roadshow - Lupin Sansei Cagliostro no Shiro [Friday Roadshow - Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro]

[Siegel Clyne]

Anime TV Ratings in the Kantou Area, Japan 2008.04.28 (Monday) ~ 2008.05.04 (Sunday)

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As of the date and time of this writing, Video Research Ltd. has not yet updated and posted its Weekly Television Ratings Top 10 Lists in the Kantou region of Japan for the week of Monday, May 5, 2008 to Sunday, May 11, 2008 (Vol. 19).

However, reliable sources at 2ch and elsewhere have provided enough data to piece together Video Research's Animation Television Program Top 10 and much more in the Kantou region for the week in question.

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Animation Program and Movie Average Television Household Audience Ratings in the Kantou Region of Japan (Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama, Chiba, etc.)

Monday, May 5, 2008 - Sunday, May 11, 2008 (Monday, April 28, 2008 - Sunday, May 4, 2008)

17.6% (14.4%) 05/11 (Sun) *6:30pm-*7:00pm Fuji TV Sazae-san

13.5% (10.0%) 05/11 (Sun) *6:00pm-*6:30pm Fuji TV Chibi Maruko-chan

*8.9% (12.4%) 05/09 (Fri) *7:30pm-*7:54pm TV Asahi Crayon Shin-chan

*8.7% (*5.9%) 05/11 (Sun) *9:30am-10:00am Fuji TV One Piece

*8.5% (*6.1%) 05/11 (Sun) *9:00am-*9:30am Fuji TV Gegege no Kitarou

*8.1% (11.0%) 05/09 (Fri) *7:00pm-*7:30pm TV Asahi Doraemon

*8.0% (*7.2%) 05/05 (Mon) *7:00pm-*8:00pm NTV Yatterman Genteiban! Kon'ya Kagiri no Doronboo vs Minomonta [Yatterman Limited Edition Tonight Only: The Doronbo Gang vs Minomonta!]

*7.2% (--.-%) 05/08 (Thu) *7:00pm-*7:59pm TV Tokyo Pocket Monster DP 1jikan Special [Pokemon Diamond and Pearl 1-Hour Special]

*6.3% (--.-%) 05/08 (Thu) *7:59pm-*8:54pm TV Tokyo Yami wo Saku Kagidzume! Reppuu Fukinukeru NARUTO Shippuuden Special [The Claws That Tear the Darkness! Reppuu Fukinukeru NARUTO Shippuuden Special]

*5.9% (*4.3%) 05/10 (Sat) *6:00pm-*6:25pm NHK-ETV Anime Major

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*5.1% (*5.0%) 05/11 (Sun) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Asahi Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go!

*4.8% (*4.7%) 05/10 (Sat) *9:00am-*9:30am TV Tokyo BLUE DRAGON Tenkai no Shichiryuu [BLUE DRAGON: The Seven Sky Dragons]

*4.7% (*4.5%) 05/10 (Sat) 10:00am-10:30am TV Tokyo Keroro Gunsou [Sergeant Frog]

*4.6% (*3.2%) 05/09 (Fri) 12:45am-25:15am Toshokan Sensou [Library War]

*4.5% (*4.6%) 05/10 (Sat) 11:20am-11:45am TV Asahi ATASHIn'CHI

*4.5% (*4.1%) 05/10 (Sat) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Tokyo Oha Coliseum

*3.7% (*4.2%) 05/08 (Thu) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Gintama

*3.5% (*4.1%) 05/11 (Sun) *7:00am-*7:30am TV Asahi Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King D Kids Adventure Yokuryuu Densetsu [Dinosaur King: Legend of the Pterosaurs]

*3.5% (*2.6%) 05/11 (Sun) *9:30am-10:00am TV Tokyo Onegai My Melody Kirara!

*3.4% (*3.9%) 05/10 (Sat) *9:30am-10:00am TV Tokyo Shugo Chara!

*3.1% (--.-%) 05/07 (Wed) *7:26pm-*7:55pm TV Tokyo BLEACH

*3.1% (*2.5%) 05/11 (Sun) 10:00am-10:30am TV Tokyo Zettai Karen Children

*2.7% (*3.0%) 05/09 (Fri) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Kirarin Revolution

*2.7% (*2.6%) 05/09 (Fri) *1:25am-*1:55am TBS xxxHOLiC Kei

*2.7% (*2.4%) 05/10 (Sat) *1:23am-*1:53am TV Tokyo Golgo 13

*2.6% (*3.0%) 05/07 (Wed) 12:59am-*1:29am NTV RD Sennou Chousashitsu [aka Real Drive]

*2.6% (*2.0%) 05/09 (Fri) *1:55am-*2:25am TBS To LOVE Ru -Trouble-

*2.5% (*2.6%) 05/05 (Mon) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo SOUL EATER

*2.4% (*1.8%) 05/11 (Sun) *5:00pm-*5:30pm TBS Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2]

*2.2% (*2.3%) 05/07 (Wed) *1:29am-*1:59am NTV Himitsu -Top Secret-

*2.0% (*2.5%) 05/11 (Sun) *6:30am-*7:00am TV Asahi Hatara Kids My Ham Gumi

*2.0% (*1.9%) 05/10 (Sat) *1:55am-*2:25am TBS Macross FRONTIER

*1.9% (*3.1%) 05/11 (Sun) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Tokyo Net Ghost PIPOPA

1.9% (*2.9%) 05/09 (Fri) *4:30pm-*5:00pm NTV Soreike! Anpanman

*1.8% (*2.0%) 05/08 (Thu) *5:30pm-*6:00pm TV Tokyo Tennis no Oujisama [The Prince of Tennis] (Rerun)

*1.7% (*1.4%) 05/05 (Mon) *4:30pm-*5:00pm TV Tokyo BLEACH Best Selection

*1.6% (*1.3%) 05/10 (Sat) *2:25am-*2:55am TBS Itazura Kiss

*1.0% (*1.8%) 05/12 (Mon) *1:30am-*2:00am TV Tokyo Nabari no Ou

*1.0% (*0.8%) 05/09 (Fri) *2:15am-*2:45am TV Tokyo SOUL EATER Late Show

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I wrote up this post before Video Research Ltd. updated its Weekly Television Animation Program Top 10 List for the Kantou region a little while ago. It confirms the Top 10 List compiled earlier at 2ch.

Use this link to see Vol. 19 of 2008 (Monday, May 5, 2008 - Sunday, May 11, 2008) for the Weekly Television Animation Program Top 10 in the Kantou Region, Japan after Video Research Ltd. archives it when Vol. 20 of 2008 (Monday, May 12, 2008 - Sunday, May 18, 2008) comes out later.

Use this link to see Vol. 19 of 2008 (Monday, May 5, 2008 - Sunday, May 11, 2008) for the Weekly Television Movie Top 10 in the Kantou Region, Japan after Video Research Ltd. archives it when Vol. 20 of 2008 (Monday, May 12, 2008 - Sunday, May 18, 2008) comes out later.

[Siegel Clyne]

Anime TV Ratings in the Kantou Area, Japan 2008.05.05 (Monday) ~ 2008.05.11 (Sunday)

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As of the date and time of this writing, Video Research Ltd. has not yet updated and posted its Weekly Television Ratings Top 10 Lists in the Kantou region of Japan for the week of Monday, May 12, 2008 to Sunday, May 18, 2008 (Vol. 20).

However, reliable sources at 2ch and elsewhere have provided enough data to piece together Video Research's Animation Television Program Top 10 and much more in the Kantou region for the week in question.

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Animation Program and Movie Average Television Household Audience Ratings in the Kantou Region of Japan (Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama, Chiba, etc.)

Monday, May 12, 2008 - Sunday, May 18, 2008 (Monday, May 5, 2008 - Sunday, May 11, 2008)

18.0% (17.6%) 05/18 (Sun) *6:30pm-*7:00pm Fuji TV Sazae-san

12.3% (13.5%) 05/18 (Sun) *6:00pm-*6:30pm Fuji TV Chibi Maruko-chan

10.6% (*8.9%) 05/16 (Fri) *7:30pm-*7:54pm TV Asahi Crayon Shin-chan

*9.1% (--.-%) 05/12 (Mon) *7:30pm-*8:00pm NTV Meitantei Conan [Detective Conan aka Case Closed]

*8.9% (*8.1%) 05/16 (Fri) *7:00pm-*7:30pm TV Asahi Doraemon

*8.5% (*8.5%) 05/18 (Sun) *9:00am-*9:30am Fuji TV Gegege no Kitarou

*8.4% (*8.7%) 05/18 (Sun) *9:30am-10:00am Fuji TV One Piece

*8.2% (*8.0%) 05/12 (Mon) *7:00pm-*8:00pm NTV Yatterman

*6.9% (*5.1%) 05/18 (Sun) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Asahi Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go!

*6.5% (*7.2%) 05/15 (Thu) *7:00pm-*7:59pm TV Tokyo Pocket Monster DP [Pokemon Diamond and Pearl]

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*5.8% (*6.3%) 05/15 (Thu) *7:59pm-*8:54pm TV Tokyo NARUTO Shippuuden

*4.9*% (*5.9%) 05/17 (Sat) *6:00pm-*6:25pm NHK-ETV Anime Major

*4.4% (*4.7%) 05/17 (Sat) 10:00am-10:30am TV Tokyo Keroro Gunsou [Sergeant Frog]

*4.4% (*4.5%) 05/17 (Sat) 11:20am-11:45am TV Asahi ATASHIn'CHI

*4.3% (*4.8%) 05/17 (Sat) *9:00am-*9:30am TV Tokyo BLUE DRAGON Tenkai no Shichiryuu [BLUE DRAGON: The Seven Sky Dragons]

*4.2% (*3.5%) 05/18 (Sun) *7:00am-*7:30am TV Asahi Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King D Kids Adventure Yokuryuu Densetsu [Dinosaur King: Legend of the Pterosaurs]

*4.1% (*4.5%) 05/17 (Sat) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Tokyo Oha Coliseum

*4.1% (*2.7%) 05/17 (Sat) *1:23am-*1:53am TV Tokyo Golgo 13

*3.7% (*4.6%) 05/16 (Fri) 12:45am-*1:15am Fuji TV Toshokan Sensou [Library War]

*3.7% (*3.5%) 05/18 (Sun) *7:30am-*8:30am TV Tokyo Pokemon Sunday

*3.4% (*3.7%) 05/15 (Thu) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Gintama

*3.4% (*3.4%) 05/17 (Sat) *9:30am-10:00am TV Tokyo Shugo Chara!

*3.2% (*3.4%) 05/18 (Sun) *9:30am-10:00am TV Tokyo Onegai My Melody Kirara!

*3.2% (*3.1%) 05/14 (Wed) *7:26pm-*7:55pm TV Tokyo BLEACH

*3.2% (*1.9%) 05/18 (Sun) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Tokyo Net Ghost PIPOPA

*2.8% (*2.5%) 05/12 (Mon) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo SOUL EATER

*2.7% (*1.9%) 05/16 (Fri) *4:30pm-*5:00pm NTV Soreike! Anpanman

*2.6% (*3.1%) 05/18 (Sun) 10:00am-10:30am TV Tokyo Zettai Karen Children

*2.6% (*2.7%) 05/16 (Fri) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Kirarin Revolution

*2.6% (*2.0%) 05/18 (Sun) *6:30am-*7:00am TV Asahi Hatara Kids My Ham Gumi

*2.4% (*2.6%) 05/16 (Fri) *1:55am-*2:25am TBS To LOVE Ru -Trouble-

*2.3% (*2.7%) 05/16 (Fri) *1:25am-*1:55am TBS xxxHOLiC Kei

*1.9% (*2.4%) 05/18 (Sun) *5:00pm-*5:30pm TBS Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2]

*1.8% (*2.0%) 05/17 (Sat) *1:55am-*2:25am TBS Macross FRONTIER

*1.7% (*2.6%) 05/14 (Wed) 12:59am-*1:29am NTV RD Sennou Chousashitsu [aka Real Drive]

*1.7% (*1.7%) 05/12 (Mon) *5:30pm-*6:00pm TV Tokyo BLEACH Best Selection

*1.6% (*1.6%) 05/17 (Sat) *2:25am-*2:55am TBS Itazura na Kiss

*1.6% (*1.0%) 05/19 (Mon) *1:30am-*2:00am TV Tokyo Nabari no Ou

*1.4% (*1.8%) 05/15 (Thu) TV Tokyo *5:30pm-*6:00pm Tennis no Oujisama [The Prince of Tennis] (Rerun)

*1.0% (*2.2%) 05/14 (Wed) *1:29am-*1:59am NTV Himitsu -Top Secret-

*0.9% (*1.0%) 05/15 (Thu) *2:15am-*2:45am TV Tokyo SOUL EATER Late Show

HOME | KIDS | *TEEN | ***M1 | ***M2 | ***M3 | ***F1 | ***F2 | ***F3 | PROGRAM

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12.0% | *1.0% | *8.6% | 13.0% | *6.0% | *3.6% | *5.5% | *6.9% | *3.7% | ametalk (2008/05/15)

*4.1% | **.*% | *2.5% | *7.8% | *3.0% | *0.6% | *0.6% | **.*% | *0.6% | Golgo 13 (2008/05/17)

*2.7% | **.*% | **.*% | *3.8% | *2.2% | *1.4% | **.*% | *0.5% | *0.4% | Golgo 13 (2008/05/10)

HOME : Households (Setai)
KIDS : Boys & Girls aged 4-12 years
TEEN : Boys & Girls aged 13-19 years
***M1 : Men aged 20-34 years
***M2 : Men aged 35-49 years
***M3 : Men aged 50 years and over
***F1 : Women aged 20-34 years
***F2 : Women aged 35-49 years
***F3 : Women aged 50 years and over

[Siegel Clyne]

Anime TV Ratings in the Kantou Area, Japan 2008.05.12 (Monday) ~ 2008.05.18 (Sunday)

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Animation Program and Movie Average Television Household Audience Ratings in the Kantou Region of Japan (Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama, Chiba, etc.)

Monday, May 19, 2008 - Sunday, May 25, 2008 (Monday, May 12, 2008 - Sunday, May 18, 2008)

16.3% (18.0%) 05/25 (Sun) *6:30pm-*7:00pm Fuji TV Sazae-san

11.1% (12.3%) 05/25 (Sun) *6:00pm-*6:30pm Fuji TV Chibi Maruko-chan

*9.9% (10.6%) 05/23 (Fri) *7:30pm-*7:54pm TV Asahi Crayon Shin-chan

*8.8% (*8.9%) 05/23 (Fri) *7:00pm-*7:30pm TV Asahi Doraemon

*8.5% (*8.2%) 05/19 (Mon) *7:00pm-*7:30pm NTV Yatterman

*8.1% (*9.1%) 05/19 (Mon) *7:30pm-*8:00pm NTV Meitantei Conan [Detective Conan aka Case Closed]

*8.1% (*8.4%) 05/25 (Sun) *9:30am-10:00am Fuji TV One Piece

*7.6% (*8.5%) 05/25 (Sun) *9:00am-*9:30am Fuji TV Gegege no Kitarou

*7.4% (*6.9%) 05/25 (Sun) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Asahi Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go!

*6.2% (*6.5%) 05/22 (Thu) *7:00pm-*7:30pm TV Tokyo Pocket Monster DP [Pokemon Diamond and Pearl]

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*5.7% (*5.8%) 05/22 (Thu) *7:30pm-*7:57pm TV Tokyo NARUTO Shippuuden

*5.1% (*4.9%) 05/24 (Sat) *6:00pm-*6:25pm NHK-ETV Anime Major

*4.1% (*4.3%) 05/24 (Sat) *9:00am-*9:30am TV Tokyo BLUE DRAGON Tenkai no Shichiryuu [BLUE DRAGON: The Seven Sky Dragons]

*4.1% (*3.4%) 05/22 (Thu) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Gintama

*3.9% (*4.1%) 05/24 (Sat) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Tokyo Oha Coliseum

*3.8% (*4.2%) 05/25 (Sun) *7:00am-*7:30am TV Asahi Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King D Kids Adventure Yokuryuu Densetsu [Dinosaur King: Legend of the Pterosaurs]

*3.8% (*3.7%) 05/23 (Fri) 12:55am-*1:25am Fuji TV Toshokan Senjou [Library War]

*3.7% (*2.3%) 05/23 (Fri) *1:25am-*1:55am TBS xxxHOLiC Kei

*3.6% (*4.4%) 05/24 (Sat) 10:00am-10:30am TV Tokyo Keroro Gunsou [Sergeant Keroro]

*3.6% (*3.2%) 05/21 (Wed) *7:26pm-*7:55pm TV Tokyo BLEACH

*3.5% (*3.2%) 05/25 (Sun) *9:30am-10:00am TV Tokyo Onegai My Melody Kirara!

*3.4% (*4.4%) 05/24 (Sat) 11:20am-11:45am TV Asahi ATASHIn'CHI

*3.4% (*3.4%) 05/24 (Sat) *9:30am-10:00am TV Tokyo Shugo Chara!

*3.3% (*2.6%) 05/25 (Sun) 10:00am-10:30am TV Tokyo Zettai Karen Children

*3.3% (**.*%) 05/24 (Sat) *6:25pm-*6:50pm NHK-ETV Dennou Coil (Rerun)

*3.2% (**.*%) 05/25 (Sun) *9:00am-*9:30am TV Tokyo Pururun! Shizuku-chan Aha!

*3.1% (*3.4%) 05/24 (Sat) 10:30am-11:00am TV Tokyo Katekyo Hitman REBORN!

*3.0% (*1.8%) 05/24 (Sat) *1:55am-*2:25am TBS Macross FRONTIER

*2.9% (*1.6%) 05/24 (Sat) *2:25am-*2:55am TBS Itazura na Kiss

*2.8% (*2.4%) 05/23 (Fri) *1:55am-*2:25am TBS To LOVE Ru -Trouble-

*2.7% (*2.7%) 05/20 (Tue) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo D.Gray-man

*2.7% (*2.7%) 05/23 (Fri) *4:30pm-*5:00pm NTV Soreike! Anpanman

*2.5% (*2.8%) 05/19 (Mon) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Soul Eater

*2.4% (*2.6%) 05/23 (Fri) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Kirarin Revolution

*2.3% (*1.9%) 05/21 (Wed) *6:00pm-*6:30pm TV Tokyo Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

*2.2% (*2.6%) 05/25 (Sun) *6:30am-*7:00am TV Asahi Hatara Kids My Ham Gumi

*2.2% (*1.6%) 05/26 (Mon) *1:30am-*2:00am TV Tokyo Nabari no Ou -NABARI-

*2.0% (*3.2%) 05/25 (Sun) *8:30am-*9:00am TV Tokyo Net Ghost PIPOPA

*2.0% (*1.9%) 05/25 (Sun) *5:00pm-*5:30pm TBS Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2]

*2.0% (**.*%) 05/20 (Tue) *1:00am-*1:30am TV Tokyo Vampire Knight

*2.0% (**.*%) 05/20 (Tue) *2:00am-*2:30am TV Tokyo Monochrome Factor

*1.9% (*1.4%) 05/22 (Thu) *5:30pm-*6:00pm TV Tokyo Tennis no Oujisama [The Prince of Tennis] (Rerun)

*1.8% (**.*%) 05/24 (Sat) *9:00am-*9:25am NHK-ETV Seirei no Moribito (Rerun)

*1.7% (*1.5%) 05/26 (Mon) *2:00am-*2:30am TV Tokyo Neo Angelique Abyss

*1.7% (*0.9%) 05/23 (Fri) *2:15am-*2:45am TV Tokyo Soul Eater Late Show

*1.7% (**.*%) 05/24 (Sat) *9:25am-*9:50am NHK-ETV Anime Major (Rerun)

*1.6% (*4.1%) 05/24 (Sat) *1:23am-*1:53am TV Tokyo Golgo 13

*1.5% (*1.7%) 05/21 (Wed) 12:59am-*1:29am NTV RD Sennou Chousashitsu [aka Real Drive]

*1.5% (*1.0%) 05/21 (Wed) *1:29am-*1:59am NTV Himitsu ~The Revelation~

*1.3% (*2.2%) 05/20 (Tue) 5:30pm-6:00pm TV Tokyo Uchi no Sanshimai

*1.3% (*1.7%) 05/19 (Mon) *5:30pm-*6:00pm TV Tokyo BLEACH Best Selection

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*3.6% (*3.7%) 05/25 (Sun) *7:30am-*8:30am TV Tokyo Pokemon Sunday

*1.9% (--.-%) 05/24 (Sat) *3:00am-*4:50am TV Asahi Cinema Express: Himitsukessha Takanotsume THE MOVIE: Soutou wa Nidoshinu

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Use this link to see Vol. 21 of 2008 (Monday, May 19, 2008 - Sunday, May 25, 2008) for the Weekly Television Movie Top 10 in the Kantou Region, Japan after Video Research Ltd. archives it when Vol. 22 of 2008 (Monday, May 26, 2008 - Sunday, June 1, 2008) comes out later.