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Japan's Animation TV Ranking, April 5-11
posted on by Egan Loo
GeGeGe no Nyōbō (Spooky Wife), the live-action television drama adaptation of an autobiographical essay book by GeGeGe no Kitarō author Shigeru Mizuki's wife Nunoe Mura, rose in ratings on April 9 to 16.5. The live-action television adaptation of Takeru Kaidō's General Rouge no Gaisen (The Triumphant Return of General Rouge) novel premiered on April 6 with a 12.4 rating. Wonder Comic tied into the drama premiere by posting part of Rui Takatō's 2009 manga adaptation of the novel on its Twitter account on Friday — one panel at a time.
Takashi Yamazaki's live-action ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street film re-ran on the NTV station on April 9 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 7.3 rating. The award-winning 2005 film adapted Ryōhei Saigan's Sanchoume no Yuuhi - Yuuyake no Uta manga, which offered a nostalgic look at life in Japan after World War II. Crayon Shin-chan: Otakebe! Kasukabe Yasei Ōkoku, the 17th Crayon Shin-chan film, premiered on April 10 at 7:00 p.m. with a 6.9 rating.
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | April 11 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | 21.4 |  |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | April 11 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min. | 15.4 |  |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | April 11 (Sun) | 09:30 | 30 min. | 13.8 |  |
| Dragon Ball Kai | Fuji TV | April 11 (Sun) | 09:00 | 30 min. | 11.4 |  |
| Heartcatch Precure! | TV Asahi | April 11 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min. | 8.1 |  |
| Mainichi Kaasan | TV Tokyo | April 7 (Wed) | 19:00 | 26 min. | 6.3 |  |
| Shin Sanjūshi (The New Three Musketeers) | NHK-G | April 11 (Sat) | 7:45 | 20 min. | 6.3 |  |
| Inazuma Eleven | TV Tokyo | April 7 (Wed) | 19:26 | 29 min. | 6.1 |  |
| New Saturday Drama Kaibutsu-kun Premiere Event! The Best of Anime Kaibutsu-kun! | NTV | April 5 (Mon) | 15:55 | 29 min. | 5.0 |  |
| Detective Conan | NTV | April 10 (Sat) | 17:30 | 30 min. | 5.0 |  |
[Video Research does not directly post more ratings than what is listed here. Any purportedly additional data comes from unverified, anonymous sources.]
Source: Video Research (Kanto region), animeanime.jp
follow-up of Japan's Animation TV Ranking, March 29-April 4
