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NEWS: Japanese Anime TV Ranking, June 2–8




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Abdallah



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:51 pm Reply with quote
Wow! Library War enters top 10 Anime hyper. Amazing.
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Big Hed



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:54 pm Reply with quote
Yeah that's what I was thinking. If I had to guess that anything from this season was going to break into the list, I would've said Code Geass R2 or Soul Eater.

Anyway, go Library War!
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:11 pm Reply with quote
Looks like Noitamina is still strong =)

Good too, cause I'm really enjoying Library War.
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bobber205



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:06 pm Reply with quote
As others have said, it's great to see Library War in the top 10.
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marie-antoinette



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:21 pm Reply with quote
Big Hed wrote:
Yeah that's what I was thinking. If I had to guess that anything from this season was going to break into the list, I would've said Code Geass R2 or Soul Eater.


I don't know about Soul Eater, but I know Code Geass R2 hasn't been getting very good ratings. Though of course the strength of the original series was in DVD sales, IIRC.
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hikaru004



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:47 pm Reply with quote
Did Soul Eater have a week off?
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Zoe



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:26 pm Reply with quote
hikaru004 wrote:
Did Soul Eater have a week off?


No, Soul Eater has never charted.
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D Dubbs



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:10 pm Reply with quote
Soul Eater's premiere was really bad, actually. It didn't even break a 2.0. But the following week it got in the 2.0s, so thankfully it didn't get prematurely pulled.
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hikaru004



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:38 pm Reply with quote
So why is Soul Eater that unpopular given its timeslot?
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Ramadahl



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:00 pm Reply with quote
hikaru004 wrote:
So why is Soul Eater that unpopular given its timeslot?

Because innate quality has a habit of shining through - and vice versa.

I'm surprised to see Library War do so well, considering how mundane it is... but then again, considering other stuff on the list maybe it's not so surprising.
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Zoe



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:06 pm Reply with quote
hikaru004 wrote:
So why is Soul Eater that unpopular given its timeslot?


My guess is cause the manga's been around for a long time, and it's not exactly the most kid-friendly show (though it has been toned down a tad).
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testorschoice



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:27 pm Reply with quote
hikaru004 wrote:
So why is Soul Eater that unpopular given its timeslot?


Soul Eater actually airs twice a week--once at 6 in the evening, and again after 2 in the morning. You have to add up the ratings of both showings to get a better sense of how well it is doing. Anyways, the 6:00 premiere of Soul Eater did get above 2.0 (2.4) by itself.
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kgw



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:06 am Reply with quote
You know, it's quite difficult to any series to reach top 10. They need, at least, a 6% share, which is quite difficult. When I looked at Japanese ratings (and I mean surfing through obscure Japanese webs), most "popular" series won't reach 3% or 4% at its best.
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Xenofan 29A



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:23 am Reply with quote
Evangelion got a 10% at its height, and averaged a 7%, but that's an exception. Generally, the only shows with real popularity are intended for young children.
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