Sazae-san Leads Weekly Anime Ratings for March 2-8; MHA Holds Steady

Sazae-san once again claimed the top spot as Japan's highest-rated animated program, according to the latest household ratings from Video Research. The long-running family series pulled an 11.8% rating for its Sunday broadcast on Fuji TV during the week of March 2nd through the 8th, airing in its regular 18:30 slot.

Fuji TV also secured the second position with Chibi Maruko-chan, which registered a 9.1% rating for its March 8th airing at 18:00. TMS Entertainment's Detective Conan followed closely, taking third place with an 8.9% rating for its Saturday 18:00 broadcast on NTV.

Further down the chart, Doraemon earned a 5.0% rating on TV Asahi on March 7th. Bones' My Hero Academia scored 4.6% in its afternoon slot on NTV the same day. Shin-Ei Animation's Crayon Shin-chan posted 4.3% on TV Asahi Saturday afternoon.

Rounding out the top ten, Healin' Good Precure garnered 3.6% on Sunday morning via TV Asahi. Oshiri Tantei recorded 2.9% on NHK-E, and Soreike! Anpanman brought in 2.7% on NTV's Friday lineup. Chihayafuru 3 closed the list with a 2.4% rating for its late-night slot on March 3rd.