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Pokemon Ratings: Part 3
Well, since Poke425 hasn't showed up in over a year, and Part 2 has long reached its expiration date, I'll start the third Part.
For June 6-12, Pokémon, surprise surprise, isn't part of the Top 10 at all, and based on the fact that Yokai Watch just BARELY made it to the cutoff point of the Top 10 at a rating of 3.5, we know Pokémon definitely had to have a lower rating than 3.5. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-17/japan-animation-tv-ranking-june-6-12/.103311 I'll probably hunt down more old ratings to see how long they are on here as a comparison, though I don't expect to see much difference with Pokémon. Either it's just barely at the Top 10, or it's not even on there. Since it's going to be the League next Thursday (no new episodes this Thursday for some reason), we'll probably get a slight spike in ratings, at best. |
I think people are just getting sick of the same old formula. I don't really pay attention to ratings honestly, I just watch whatever I enjoy, and I honestly do enjoy the Pokémon anime (at least, when the writers aren't just throwing crap). And truthfully, after the abomination that was the BW series, and Ash's continuous, completely predictable league losses, can you really blame anyone for not enjoying the series anymore? It seems like XY/Z is actually breaking some molds and creating something interesting.
I personally feel like XY/Z is the best the anime has been in a loooooong time, though I've read some opinions on this forum that would definitely disagree with mine... This is honestly the best version of Ash we've had since DP/Pt, and I want to have faith in the writers for giving him some decent progression again, because god knows he needs/deserves it. XY/Z is my favorite series in the anime and I can only hope Alola is just as good, if not better. |
Whew, sorry for the delay.
Anyways, here's the ratings for the following: 6/20-6/26: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-30/japan-animation-tv-ranking-june-20-26/.103824 6/27-7/3: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-07/japan-animation-tv-ranking-june-27-july-3/.104068 Odd. The Kalos League would have probably guaranteed it a spot in the top 10, yet it's nowhere in sight. And the last one is particularly bad because most of the ratings from June 27 to July 3 aren't even THAT impressive (based on this, it's lower than a 2.3, which is the rating #10 on the list, Shaun the Sheep, got). There won't be a new Pokémon episode next Thursday, so I'll probably use that time to post the ones that Poke245 hadn't posted nor have I posted. Though Little Hero could post them if he wishes. |
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The bad performance of XY125 captured my attention So I decided to post the ratings. Here are the ratings of Pokémon x y & z: XY119 outside the top ten list (less than 3.6) XY120 got 3.2 XY121 got 3.1 XY122 outside the top ten list (less than 3.3) XY123 outside the top ten list (less than 3.5) XY124 outside the top ten list (less than 3.4) XY125 outside the top ten list (less than 2.3) In the past threads: "The lowest rating ever was 2.2%, which is the episode that Tepig evolved in and the highest rating ever was 18.6%, which is the OS episode where Ash participates in a race riding with a Ponyta". Source: http://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/best-wishes-ratings-in-japan.134071/ NOW we have to find the rating of XY125 because it got LESS THAN 2.3. Its rating is very near to the rating of Tepig's episode (2.2). ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I CARE ABOUT THE RATINGS OF THE SERIES: Back in BW: When the ratings were bad in Pokémon Best Wishes season 1 (the Japanese version of Pokémon Black & White), the writers started Best Wishes season 2 with the following changes: I guess that was the first time the Japanese version of the series used the words "season two." They brought back the old Pokémon of the generations 1, 2, 3 & 4. The Pokémon of generation 5 were the main focus of BW season one. Dawn or Hikari came back. We thought no previous character would come back. A legendary Pokémon joined the group (meloetta). The previous champion Cynthia (Japanese: ??? Shirona) joined the group. Later, Charizard or Lizardon came back. Professor Oak caught a legendary Pokémon (Rotom). And I forgot: they introduced the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. However, I did not feel that it was a world cup. My point is: bad ratings can force the writers to introduce major changes to the series.The Bad ratings can change the series. I am waiting for the ratings to get bad enough that the writers will ask why or introduce major changes to the series. I am an old fan of the series. The series is boring and repetitive now. I think only old fans who have standards can feel this. The differences between major changes and minor changes: The Minor changes are: A new outfit for Ash. New Pokémon. New characters. But the same story again!. I can predict the episodes easily. The Major changes are: Real changes that will return the series back to the number one series in the world. In 2000s, everyone was talking about Pokémon. Pokémon was the topic of the news everywhere. The End |
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Writers doesn't care since Pokemon is still one of top 5 profitable anime for TV-Tokyo. After all , Gintama has even lesser rating but it is still popular . |
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Such as Naruto , Gintama , Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood , OnePunchMan , Berserk , Maid-sama , Clanned , Gekken Shoujo no Nazaki-kun , K-on , Toaru Majutsu no index ete etc the list just goes on. You simply don't understand how popularity of Anime works . |
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Those anime are popular with or without rating because of their sales. Just because you think they are not popular due to lack of Rating , Doesn't make those anime unpopular. |
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And it's not just what I think, it's what various other people know from actually observing the ratings (and in the case of IrregularMaverick, even the sales figures). Heck, even you yourself have noted that the anime's doing terribly in ratings and have constantly demanded that they make changes to boost them. |
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Its like I'm arguing with Sheldon Cooper . How do you know that people didn't fudge the number in rating huh ? The source of my information comes form Anime-Biz and Anime News Network which are far reliable then whatever imaginary source that your relying on . Quote:
I notice that even Anime with terrible rating has bigger fanbase and love by majority of anime fan ! So Maybe , There is problem with Japanese TV Ranking . |
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2012/04/27/30-rock-makes-blackface-okay-again/ And that was back when it was still airing episodes. Quote:
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The ratings have been dropping for more than a decade sadly, so that's the norm. I mean, they're not gonna cancel the anime anytime soon regardless imo since it still seems to be making a profit somehow otherwise TV Tokyo or whatever network airs the show would've just pulled the plug a while ago. But tbh, I feel like some people care more about the anime's ratings than about the anime itself. :x
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Another likely factor behind the falling ratings is the rise of streaming services such as Netflix and people tend to watch shows on them rather than on TV. It makes a staggering difference.
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Nobody Watchs 30 rock my ass ! Anyone has to be blind to say 3.5 million Nobody . |
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And in any case, NCIS gets streamed by the CBS app, yet that has absolutely no impact on the ratings, still getting well over 20 million viewers. @Famon: Again that's not a blog, it's a conservative news site. And there have been plenty of movies and TV shows that actually got awards despite actually being quite terrible. You can't use awards as an indicator of whether a show or movie is actually well received, especially when awards right now are rather notorious for having been "bought" beforehand, or otherwise it's judged solely for whether it promoted a particular agenda rather than its actual content or whether the viewership actually liked it. And while 3.5 million is higher than 2.8 million, it's still considered very low ratings. |
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Apparently I heard the opening Kalos League episode has tied with BW077 (the episode that Ash's Tepig evolved in) for the lowest rating episode of the series so far. It appears Japan's supposed disinterest with the XY anime has proved if it managed to get an episode that rated as badly as Tepig's evolution did.
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I can't really give the ratings for last week, since they haven't actually published them yet. I can tell you that they reaired the Hoopa movie on July 14, though, and based on the fact that it was absent from the ratings list, it had to do more poorly than a 3.0 (since that's what the number 10 spot, Shawn the Sheep, got).
Read this if you don't believe me: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-22/japan-animation-tv-ranking-july-11-17/.104600 |
Okay, they've finally posted the ratings for two weeks ago.
And XY127... actually managed to get a lead up, pretty impressive, it got fourth place. The ratings it got in itself, however, aren't exactly as impressive as one might think, as it's got a 3.4. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-29/japan-animation-tv-ranking-july-18-24/.104807 |
XY128's off the Top 10 list again, meaning it got even less than a 3.0 (since that's what Curious George, the number 10 spot, got).
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-05/japan-animation-tv-ranking-july-25-31/.105076 Funny, the conclusion to the battle with Sawyer probably would have been something to see anyways, especially if Ash is to advance in the league, yet it didn't even attract enough people to make the Top 10. BTW, anyone know exactly WHEN the ratings update? XY129 hasn't even been posted yet. |
Wow not even the Ash vs Sawyer was enough to get into the Top 10 and got outrated by an episode of Curious George... it is odd how League episodes usually tend to rate well but this time around it's like Japanese viewers no longer give a damn about it. I did hear XY wasn't received well in Japan, but maybe a Sun & Moon saga could pick up the pace again.
Also, I don't know when the updates happen. |
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