Yasuhisa Hara’s war-torn epic Kingdom stormed onto NTV screens July 11 at 7:56 p.m., its live-action battle cries conquering 6.9% of viewers.
The ghostly origins tale The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe materialized on Fuji TV July 12 at 9:30 p.m., haunting 5.6% of households.
Friday morning July 11 at 10:55 a.m. saw NTV serving up childhood nostalgia as Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman to Ehon no Lulun charmed 1.6% of viewers.
NHK’s morning drama machine NHK continued its reign July 7 at 8:00 a.m., with Anpan‘s story about the Anpanman creators devoured by 17.0% of early risers.
The poetic world of Chihayafuru made its comeback on NTV July 9 at 10:00 p.m., with the sequel series Chihayafuru -Meguri- capturing hearts of 5.2% viewers.
These viewing figures paint a portrait of Japanese households in the Kanto region, capturing real-time audience percentages without including later viewings.
Source: Video Research (Kanto region)
News source: Animenewsnetwork.com