The latest television ratings for animated programs in Japan are out, covering the period from July 27 to August 2, 2026. Sazae-san secured the top spot with a 6.0% household rating, while the new live-action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka series made an impression with a 4.8% rating for its July 27 broadcast. Several long-running franchises and newer series also made the list, providing a clear picture of what Japanese audiences watched during this week.
Household Rating Rankings for July 27-August 2
The ratings below are based on estimates from a survey of households in the Kanto region of Japan. These numbers represent the percentage of households that tuned in to each program.
- Sazae-san – Fuji TV, August 2 (Sunday), 6:30 PM, 30 minutes – 6.0%
- Detective Conan – NTV, August 1 (Saturday), 6:00 PM, 30 minutes – 5.6%
- Chibi Maruko-chan – Fuji TV, August 2 (Sunday), 6:00 PM, 30 minutes – 4.8%
- Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke – NTV, August 1 (Saturday), 5:30 PM, 30 minutes – 3.2%
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 – NTV, July 24 (Friday), 11:05 PM, 30 minutes – 2.9%
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (rebroadcast) – Fuji TV, August 2 (Sunday), 9:30 AM, 30 minutes – 2.4%
- Crayon Shin-chan – TV Asahi, August 1 (Saturday), 4:30 PM, 30 minutes – 2.3%
- The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch – TBS, August 2 (Sunday), 11:55 PM, 30 minutes – 2.2%
- Doraemon – TV Asahi, August 1 (Saturday), 5:00 PM, 30 minutes – 2.1%
- Star Detective Precure! – TV Asahi, August 2 (Sunday), 8:30 AM, 30 minutes – 2.0%
GTO Live-Action Series Draws Attention
The new live-action series based on Tohru Fujisawa’s GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka manga aired on Fuji TV on Monday, July 27 at 10:00 PM and earned a 4.8% rating. This places it alongside the regular anime programming in terms of viewer interest. The series continues to generate discussion as it brings the classic story back to television.
ABEMA Weekly Anime Ranking for July 27
Streaming platform ABEMA also released its weekly anime ranking for the week of July 27. This ranking reflects viewership on the platform and shows a different set of titles compared to traditional broadcast ratings.
- 1st Place: World’s Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country’s Novice Seeker – retained the top spot for the second consecutive week
- 2nd Place: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – held this position for the fifth week in a row
- 3rd Place: The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (title reference: Futsutsukana Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga)
- 4th Place: The Exiled Reincarnated Heavy Knight Uses Game Knowledge to Dominate
- 5th Place: LV999 no Murabito (LV999 Villager)
The top five positions remained unchanged from the previous week, showing consistent viewer preferences on ABEMA during this period.
Other Streaming Platform Rankings
Additional streaming services also published their rankings for late July and early August 2026.
U-NEXT TV Anime Weekly Ranking (August 1, 2026):
- 1st: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4
- 2nd: Mushoku Tensei III
- 3rd: The Failed Sage’s Academy Unrivaled
Hulu Weekly Ranking (August 1, 2026):
- 1st: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
- 2nd: Mushoku Tensei III
- 3rd: The Failed Sage’s Academy Unrivaled
- 4th: Detective Conan
- 5th: Yomi no Tsugai
The dominance of isekai (alternate world) titles across multiple platforms is clear, with That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Mushoku Tensei appearing consistently at or near the top of various rankings.
Recording Rankings for the First Week of August
For the first week of August 2026, the recording ranking (based on recorded viewings) saw a new leader. “Draw It, Then Die!” (Kore Kaite Shine) took the top spot for the first time. The rankings for this category were:
- 1st: Draw It, Then Die!
- 2nd: Ghost in the Shell: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
- 3rd: Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
- 4th: Yomi no Tsugai
- 5th: The Elusive Samurai Season 2 (up from 6th place)
- 7th: The Brute Princess Swears Revenge (entered the rankings from outside the top 10)
Summer 2026 Anime Season Performance
The summer 2026 anime season continues to show strong performance across multiple platforms. Earlier in July, Niconico released its “initial speed ranking” for summer 2026 anime, with “Chainsmoker Cat” (Yani Neko) taking first place, followed by Mushoku Tensei III in second and Ghost in the Shell: THE GHOST IN THE SHELL in third.
Netflix’s mid-year report for the first half of 2026 showed that Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: Culling Game Arc Part 1 recorded 9.4 million views and 46 million viewing hours, making it the most-watched Japanese anime series on the platform during that period.
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Understanding the Ratings
The television ratings provided by Video Research are estimates based on a survey of households in the Kanto region, which includes Tokyo and surrounding areas. These ratings represent the percentage of households with televisions that were watching a particular program at the time of broadcast. While they do not include viewership from other regions or streaming platforms, they remain an important indicator of a program’s popularity among traditional broadcast audiences.
The rankings from streaming platforms like ABEMA, U-NEXT, and Hulu offer a complementary view, showing which series are attracting viewers in the on-demand space. The combination of broadcast ratings and streaming data provides a more complete picture of anime viewership in Japan.
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