Frieren Anime Maintains its Dominance Over One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 in Japan
Frieren anime dominates the charts, surpassing One Piece, while Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 falls short with a rating below 20
The official rankings for Japanese Animation TV from November 27 to December 3, 2023 were released on Saturday, December 9. Notably, popular shows like Frieren anime, One Piece, and Detective Conan made the list, while Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 surprisingly did not rank within the top 10 most-watched animes on Japanese TV.
Despite its recent episodes and widespread popularity, Jujutsu Kaisen faced tough competition and failed to make the list, presumably scoring lower than Animated O-saru no George's (Curious George) rating of 2.0.
Frieren anime continues to outperform One Piece while Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 fails to eclipse a 2.0 rating
Frieren anime maintains higher ranking than One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen, as per Video Research statistics. Despite just being above One Piece, the margin between Frieren anime and Jujutsu Kaisen is significant.
The Frieren anime has achieved a 3.7 rating according to the Japanese Animation TV statistics, surpassing One Piece's Egghead Island Arc which scored a moderate 3.2. Surprisingly, Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 did not make it to the top 10 most-watched animes list. The bottom two in the latest ratings include Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure with a rating of 2.8 and Animated O-saru no George (Curious George) with a rating of 2.0.
The following anime shows, One Piece, Crayon Shin-chan, Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Doraemon, Chibi Maruko-chan, Detective Conan, and Sazae-san, were popular during the specified period. Ratings for the following week are not yet available.
Japanese Animation TV provides statistics estimating the percentage of the population watching a particular show. The data is collected through a survey of households in Japan's Kanto region and then extrapolated to represent the nation's interests.
In other words, it can be inferred from the data that almost twice the number of people were more interested and tuned in for the Frieren anime over Jujutsu Kaisen season 2.
Surprisingly, despite the recent controversy over Jujutsu Kaisen's production schedule, these statistics do not account for viewers who may have watched either anime later in the week. Additionally, despite One Piece's Wano Arc ending and the story entering its final saga, the anime's performance has been moderate, with Frieren and Sazae-san outranking it.
A reasonable explanation behind Frieren anime ranking above One Piece may simply be because the latter premiered first on the block with episode 13 of the anime being highly anticipated among fans.
Editor's P/S
As a Gen Z netizen, I'm quite surprised by the recent dominance of Frieren anime over One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 in Japan. Frieren anime has managed to maintain its higher ranking, even surpassing the highly popular One Piece and the much-anticipated Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2. This is quite an impressive feat, considering the immense popularity of both One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen.
It's interesting to note that Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, despite its recent episodes and widespread popularity, failed to make it to the top 10 most-watched animes on Japanese TV. This is quite unexpected, as Jujutsu Kaisen has a massive fan base and is generally well-received by the audience. The fact that it fell short of the top 10, while Frieren anime managed to secure a higher ranking, is quite intriguing and raises questions about the factors that influenced these rankings.
