Top Japanese Animation TV Rankings: April 7-13
Discover why The Apothecary Diaries season 2 shines with a 4.9% rating while Gundam GQuuuuuuX's debut grabs 3.4% viewership.
TV Ratings Highlights: "The Apothecary Diaries" Season 2 and Gundam GQuuuuuuX Debut
Morning Drama "Anpan" Draws Strong Viewership
NHK's latest Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel), titled Anpan, continues to attract a solid audience. This new weekday morning series, inspired by the life story of Anpanman manga creator Takashi Yanase and his wife Nobuo Komatsu, scored the following ratings:
- April 7 (Mon, 8:00 a.m.): 15.5%
- April 10 (Thu, 8:00 a.m.): 15.7%
- April 11 (Fri, 12:45 p.m.): 5.2%
Detective Conan Movie Garners Attention
The 2005 film Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths aired on NTV on April 11 at 9:00 p.m., earning an 8.6% household rating.
Recent TV Ratings for Anime and Variety Shows
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | April 13 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min | 8.1% |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | April 13 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min | 6.2% |
| Detective Conan | NTV | April 12 (Sat) | 18:00 | 30 min | 5.6% |
| The Apothecary Diaries | NTV | April 11 (Fri) | 23:00 | 30 min | 4.9% |
| Doraemon | TV Asahi | April 12 (Sat) | 17:00 | 30 min | 3.4% |
| Variety & Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX | NTV | April 8 (Tues) | 23:59 | 60 min | 3.4% |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | April 13 (Sun) | 23:15 | 30 min | 3.1% |
| Yaiba: Samurai Legend | NTV | April 12 (Sat) | 17:30 | 30 min | 3.0% |
| You and Idol Precure♪ | TV Asahi | April 13 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min | 2.9% |
| Crayon Shin-chan | TV Asahi | April 12 (Sat) | 16:30 | 30 min | 2.9% |
Note: These percentages reflect estimated viewership based on surveys of households in Japan's Kanto region. They do not include recordings watched later.
Source: Video Research (Kanto region)