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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 28-May 4
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Friday, May 2 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.5% rating. A separate episode aired on Tuesday, April 29 at 12:45 p.m. and earned a 5.6% rating.
The new live-action weekday morning series is inspired by the life story of Anpanman manga creator Takashi Yanase and his wife Nobuo Komatsu.
This week's episode of the live-action series of Mikito Chinen's Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku Takao's Detective Karte or literally, Ameku Takao's Mystery Medical Record) novel series aired on Tuesday, April 29 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 6.2% rating.
Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron aired on NTV on Friday, May 2 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 12.4% rating.
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | May 4 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | |
| Detective Conan | NTV | May 3 (Sat) | 18:00 | 30 min. | |
| The Apothecary Diaries | NTV | May 2 (Fri) | 23:45 | 30 min. | |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | May 4 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min. | |
| Ueda to Onna ga DEEP ni Hoeru Yoru (variety show) and Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (both shows are listed together) | NTV | April 29 (Tues) | 23:59 | 60 min. | |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | May 4 (Sun) | 23:15 | 30 min. | |
| Yaiba: Samurai Legend | NTV | May 3 (Sat) | 17:30 | 30 min. | |
| Doraemon | TV Asahi | May 3 (Sat) | 17:00 | 30 min. | |
| You and Idol Precure♪ | TV Asahi | May 4 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min. | |
| The Dinner Table Detective | Fuji TV | May 2 (Fri) | 23:30 | 30 min. | |
| Crayon Shin-chan | TV Asahi | May 3 (Sat) | 16:30 | 30 min. | |
| Animated O-saru no George (Curious George) | NHK-E | May 3 (Sat) | 08:35 | 25 min. | |
| Oshiri Tantei | NHK-E | May 3 (Sat) | 09:00 | 20 min. |
The television ratings above are an estimate of the percentage of the population that watch a given program, based on data from a survey of households in Japan's Kanto region. The ratings do not count recordings that viewers watch later.
Source: Video Research (Kanto region)
follow-up of Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 21-27
