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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 7-13
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 Thursday, April 10 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 15.7% rating. An episode that aired on Monday, April 7 at 8:00 a.m. earned a 15.5% rating, and an episode that aired on Friday, April 11 at 12:45 p.m. earned a 5.2% 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 2005 film Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths aired on NTV on Friday, April 11 at 9:00 p.m. and it earned an 8.6% rating.
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | April 13 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | April 13 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min. | |
| Detective Conan | NTV | April 12 (Sat) | 18:00 | 30 min. | |
| The Apothecary Diaries | NTV | April 11 (Fri) | 23:00 | 30 min. | |
| Doraemon | TV Asahi | April 12 (Sat) | 17:00 | 30 min. | |
| Ueda to Onna ga DEEP ni Hoeru Yoru (variety show) and Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (both shows are listed together) | NTV | April 8 (Tues) | 23:59 | 60 min. | |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | April 13 (Sun) | 23:15 | 30 min. | |
| Yaiba: Samurai Legend | NTV | April 12 (Sat) | 17:30 | 30 min. | |
| You and Idol Precure♪ | TV Asahi | April 13 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min. | |
| Crayon Shin-chan | TV Asahi | April 12 (Sat) | 16:30 | 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)
