Japanese Ratings

[ShenSun]

This thread will be used to document and gather data on the Japanese ratings for the Shenmue anime.

Our friends @Switch and @tomboz are based in Japan, so we should hear some news sooner or later, once ratings and statistics become available to the Japanese public.

If any of you come across any information, please post it here.

#letsgetshenmuetheanimationseason2 (that was a mouthful lol)

 

[bcdcdude]

I'd also be interested to see any Japanese reviews too! Exciting times :)

 

[SplashBreeze]

If @Switch or @tomboz have insights on this, I would love to know more about how distribution of TV series works in Japan. It looks to me that Shenmue is being distributed on a dozen or so different platforms. Some of these appear to charge per episode and others are free? It's confusing and I can only get so far dealing with region lockouts and machine translation.

 

[RyoHazuki84]

From the looks of it, it's mostly being streamed.

 

[mjqjazzbar]

Shenmue the Animation | アニメ | 無料動画GYAO!

無料でお楽しみいただけます。1986年、横須賀。芭月道場で生まれ育った芭月涼は、厳格な父のもとで芭月流柔術の腕を磨いていた。しかしある日、謎の男・藍帝に父を殺され、父が守っていた『鏡』を奪われてしまう。必ず事件の真相を解き明かすと決意する涼。しかし父の過去に通じる手がかりを追い求めるうちに、闇組織の抗争に巻き込まれてゆく……。横須賀から香港を舞台に、涼の長い旅が今始まる！

gyao.yahoo.co.jp

In the top 20 anime on Yahoo’s streaming site. Also has some user reviews.

 

[mjqjazzbar]

ランキング(アニメ) | 無料動画GYAO!

無料動画サービスGYAO!で人気の映画、ドラマ、アニメ、音楽、韓国ドラマなどの無料動画ランキングです。

gyao.yahoo.co.jp

Seems to have dropped a bit but maybe sharing the link around could help.

 

[Switch]

Another anime news & ranking site based on "weekly access" (not sure of the details but it is tagged with Hulu), currently rank #32.
Akiba Souken
https://akiba-souken.com/anime/ranking/week/

Also currently #15 in the Docomo Anime Store daily streaming rankings
https://anime.dmkt-sp.jp/animestore/CR/CR00000013

 

[mjqjazzbar]

Seems to be doing ok then. Getting on Tokyo MX seems like a great development to ensure more folks know about it. I stand by my opinion that Shenmue is certainly not a safe investment, but a safer investment than other unproven franchises. There’s enough out keeping the name alive.

 

[mjqjazzbar]

ランキング(アニメ) | 無料動画GYAO!

無料動画サービスGYAO!で人気の映画、ドラマ、アニメ、音楽、韓国ドラマなどの無料動画ランキングです。

gyao.yahoo.co.jp

Seems to have dropped a bit but maybe sharing the link around could help.

Looks like it's completely fallen off the chart.

 

[Seaman]

Looks like it's completely fallen off the chart.

What's the refresh ratio of those rates? Are we talking about a very dynamic changing chart? Because if its similar to reacting at changing politcs surveys/opinion polls, with its peaks and its downs, maybe we should give it a couple of days. This still fresh and doesnt have the winner cards to start off. YES GO ON WITH THE LINK SHARING
i try DON'T PANIC i try Dr.Gasse
let me know if this is a rollercoaster thing please so i can quit please spare me

 

[mjqjazzbar]

No idea. It’s either based on streams or people hearting/liking the vids. I’m sure we could find a way to make it go up the chart but I have no Japanese ability and rely on Google translate. Found out the chart continues:


Down to 78.

 

[mjqjazzbar]

ANOTHER LINK. Only 3 1/2 stars right now.

 

[Seaman]

I dont even know those animes because im old so no context at all for me to know if thats a yay,meh or nay position. im clueless
this is exciting but not in a good way. i dont know how it translates right now. but its the opposite of being funny
mmm my avatar just blinked at me... twice
i appreciate your effort sharing this updates @mjqjazzbar
(inhales deeply)
Obviously, Gangfang Li = Warau Salesman (notably changed his appereance in the anime ep.9/kept him covered in the shadows to prevent ip issues?)
Why this trivia isn't figuring in his wiki profile already?

 

[mjqjazzbar]

I don't think it's yay or meh, but it's certainly not the most popular anime in Japan. I had no expectations, personally. A solid performance should be enough, plus airing on cable TV will help.

 

[Switch]

Something to keep an eye on (as mentioned in other threads) is the free-to-air broadcast in the Tokyo metropolitan area, weekly on Tuesdays from 3rd May at 7 pm. Potential viewing coverage is 15 million households.

https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2022/04/shenmue-anime-on-japanese-tv-from-may.html

 

[ShenSun]

@Switch @tomboz any updates on the Japanese ratings?

 

[WuyingRen]

@Switch @tomboz any updates on the Japanese ratings?

From what I’ve been able to tell, it got off to a very strong start and then experienced a pretty sharp drop off in viewership over the next few weeks. It’s difficult to estimate exact figures due to how many different places the show is streamable, but if the numbers for Nico Nico are anything to go by, I’d wager that the total number of viewers was pretty high even in spite of the drop off (which may well have been caused by the show coming to Tokyo MX rather than viewers not feeling the show).

It would be interesting to see Tokyo MX ratings for the show if they are publicly available, but I sadly lack the language skills to seek them out. I’ll ask my wife if she can take a look when she’s a bit less busy with work.

 

[ShenSun]

From what I’ve been able to tell, it got off to a very strong start and then experienced a pretty sharp drop off in viewership over the next few weeks. It’s difficult to estimate exact figures due to how many different places the show is streamable, but if the numbers for Nico Nico are anything to go by, I’d wager that the total number of viewers was pretty high even in spite of the drop off (which may well have been caused by the show coming to Tokyo MX rather than viewers not feeling the show).

It would be interesting to see Tokyo MX ratings for the show if they are publicly available, but I sadly lack the language skills to seek them out. I’ll ask my wife if she can take a look when she’s a bit less busy with work.

Thanks mate. Appreciate that. Even though the anime did well enough to warrant a second season, it's still interesting to know how the Japanese audience interpreted it.