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Japanese Anime TV Ranking: April 30-May 20
posted on by Egan Loo
With many Japanese families heading out of town during the Golden Week holidays earlier this month, most children's anime either had less viewers during that week or did not air at all. That meant that Nodame Cantabile—an after-midnight show for primarily adult female insomniacs—actually beat out earlier shows like Pocket Monsters, Sgt. Frog, and Naruto Shippūden. Zenmai Zamurai, a comedy show that normally airs in five- and ten-minute snippets on NHK's government-sponsored educational channel, aired a half-hour special during an otherwise quiet week.
It was back to normal after Golden Week with the usual suspects taking their places in the lineup for the following two weeks of May. Nodame Cantabile and Naruto Shippūden dropped out of the top ten to make way for the regular audience draws like Crayon Shin-chan (Shin-chan) and Detective Conan.
April 30-May 6
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | May 6 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | 17.6 |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | May 6 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min. | 13.2 |
| Gegege no Kitarō | Fuji TV | May 6 (Sun) | 09:00 | 30 min. | 11.3 |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | May 6 (Sun) | 09:30 | 30 min. | 10.5 |
| Yes! Precure 5 | TV Asahi | May 6 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min. | 8.2 |
| Noitamina - Nodame Cantabile | Fuji TV | May 3 (Thurs) | 00:45 | 30 min. | 5.1 |
| Pocket Monsters DP | TV Tokyo | May 3 (Thurs) | 19:00 | 30 min. | 4.9 |
| Sergeant Keroro [Sgt. Frog] | TV Tokyo | May 5 (Sat) | 10:00 | 30 min. | 4.8 |
| Naruto Shippūden | TV Tokyo | May 3 (Thurs) | 19:30 | 27 min. | 4.7 |
| Zenmai Zamurai Special | NHK-E | April 30 (Mon) | 10:00 | 30 min. | 4.6 |
May 7-13
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | May 13 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | 16.7 |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | May 13 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min. | 11.0 |
| Crayon Shin-chan | TV Asahi | May 11 (Fri) | 19:30 | 24 min. | 10.7 |
| Detective Conan | NTV | May 7 (Mon) | 19:30 | 30 min. | 9.9 |
| Doraemon | TV Asahi | May 11 (Fri) | 19:00 | 30 min. | 9.8 |
| Gegege no Kitarō | Fuji TV | May 13 (Sun) | 09:00 | 30 min. | 8.7 |
| Kekkaishi | NTV | May 7 (Mon) | 19:00 | 30 min. | 7.7 |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | May 13 (Sun) | 09:30 | 30 min. | 7.7 |
| Yes! Precure 5 | TV Asahi | May 13 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min. | 6.6 |
| Pocket Monsters DP | TV Tokyo | May 10 (Thurs) | 19:00 | 30 min. | 5.9 |
May 14-20
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | May 20 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | 17.3 |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | May 20 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min. | 12.9 |
| Detective Conan | NTV | May 14 (Mon) | 19:30 | 30 min. | 10.6 |
| Crayon Shin-chan | TV Asahi | May 18 (Fri) | 19:30 | 24 min. | 9.8 |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | May 20 (Sun) | 09:30 | 30 min. | 9.5 |
| Gegege no Kitarō | Fuji TV | May 20 (Sun) | 09:00 | 30 min. | 8.6 |
| Doraemon | TV Asahi | May 18 (Fri) | 19:00 | 30 min. | 8.5 |
| Kekkaishi | NTV | May 14 (Mon) | 19:00 | 30 min. | 7.8 |
| Pocket Monsters DP | TV Tokyo | May 17 (Thurs) | 19:00 | 30 min. | 7.4 |
| Yes! Precure 5 | TV Asahi | May 20 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min. | 7.0 |
