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Japanese Anime TV Ranking, July 21–27 (Updated)
posted on by Egan Loo
The live-action drama adaptation of Masanori Morita's Rookies baseball manga ended on July 26 at 19:00 with a 114-minute finale that earned a 19.5 rating. (The story will continue with a theatrical film — tentatively titled Rookies: Final — that scheduled for next spring, along with a drama special this fall.) The live-action television version of Yuma Ando and Masashi Asaki's Shibatora manga gained a 13.4 rating with its 21:00 showing on July 22. Sazae-san, Chibi Maruko-chan, Detective Conan, Gegege no Kitarō, Yatterman, and One Piece all take the week off, and allow several other series to enter the charts.
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Special Roadshow Lupin III Special: Sweet Lost Night | NTV | July 25 (Fri) | 21:03 | 111 min. | 14.4 |  |
| Crayon Shin-chan | TV Asahi | July 25 (Fri) | 19:30 | 24 min. | 10.1 |  |
| Doraemon | TV Asahi | July 25 (Fri) | 19:00 | 30 min. | 9.2 |  |
| Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl | TV Tokyo | July 24 (Thurs) | 19:00 | 30 min. | 6.7 |  |
| Naruto Shippūden | TV Tokyo | July 24 (Thurs) | 19:30 | 27 min. | 4.8 |  |
| Keroro Gunsō (Sgt. Frog) | TV Tokyo | July 26 (Sat) | 10:00 | 30 min. | 4.7 |  |
| Soreike! Anpanman | NTV | July 25 (Fri) | 16:30 | 30 min. | 4.6 |  |
| Blue Dragon: Tenkai no Shichi Ryū | TV Tokyo | July 26 (Sat) | 9:00 | 30 min. | 4.3 |  |
| Oha Coliseum | TV Tokyo | July 26 (Sat) | 8:30 | 30 min. | 4.2 |  |
| Shugo Chara! | TV Tokyo | July 26 (Sat) | 9:30 | 30 min. | 4.1 |  |
Source: Video Research (Kanto region)
Update: Link to Lupin III's image corrected. Thanks, ChibiGoku.
follow-up of Japanese Anime TV Ranking, July 14–20
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