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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, August 11-17
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Studio Ghibli and Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies film aired on NTV on Friday, August 15 at 9:00 p.m. and it earned a 7.2% rating.
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 Thursday, August 14 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 17.3% rating. A separate episode aired on Thursday, August 14 at 12:45 p.m. and earned 6.2% rating, and on Friday, August 15 at 12:45 p.m. and earned a 6.0% 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.
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | August 17 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | |
| Detective Conan | NTV | August 16 (Sat) | 18:00 | 30 min. | |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | August 17 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min. | |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc compilation | Fuji TV | August 11 (Mon) | 13:50 | 58 min. | |
| Crayon Shin-chan | TV Asahi | August 16 (Sat) | 16:30 | 30 min. | |
| Doraemon | TV Asahi | August 16 (Sat) | 17:00 | 30 min. | |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | August 17 (Sun) | 23:15 | 30 min. | |
| Yaiba: Samurai Legend | NTV | August 16 (Sat) | 17:30 | 30 min. | |
| You and Idol Precure♪ | TV Asahi | August 17 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min. | |
| Soreike! Anpanman | NTV | August 15 (Fri) | 10:55 | 30 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)
