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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 12-18
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
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 Monday, May 12 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.1% rating. A separate episode aired on Saturday, May 17 at 12:45 p.m. and earned a 9.5% 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.
The Synapusu The Movie: Pusu Hoppe Nyū World children's film featuring clay animation, puppets, paper cutouts, word play, and onomatopoeia aired on TV Tokyo on Friday, May 16 at 5:05 p.m. and earned a 0.3% rating.
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | May 18 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | |
| Detective Conan | NTV | May 17 (Sat) | 18:00 | 30 min. | |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | May 18 (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 | May 13 (Tues) | 23:59 | 60 min. | |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | May 18 (Sun) | 23:15 | 30 min. | |
| Yaiba: Samurai Legend | NTV | May 17 (Sat) | 17:30 | 30 min. | |
| You and Idol Precure♪ | TV Asahi | May 18 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min. | |
| Doraemon | TV Asahi | May 17 (Sat) | 17:00 | 30 min. | |
| Oshiri Tantei | NHK-E | May 17 (Sat) | 09:00 | 20 min. | |
| Animated O-saru no George (Curious George) | NHK-E | May 17 (Sat) | 08:35 | 25 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, May 5-11
