Japanese Anime Rankings

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With the Fall season coming to a close at the end of December, many shows are coming to their end as well. The last episode of this Fall's surprise hit Moyashimon once again scored high in the ratings, as did the latest episode of Gundam 00. Here's how the TV standings looked in the third week of December:

1. Sazae-san- 14.7
2. Chibi Maruko-chan- 13.7
3. Detective Conan Fall Mystery Special- 9.5
4. Gegege no Kitaro- 9.1
5. One Piece- 8.9
6. Pocket Monsters DP- 8.1
7. Naruto Shippūden- 7.2
8. Yes! Precure 5- 6.2
9. Mobile Suit Gundam 00- 5.7
10. Noitamina: Moyashimon- 5.2

The latest volume of the "FullMetal Alchemist" manga came out in Japan that week as well, so it's of little surprise that it took the #1 spot for all manga. The popular baseball series "Ookiku Furikabutte" (which had an anime adaptation last year) had its latest volume come out as well, which landed right behind FMA at the #2 spot:

1. Fullmetal Alchemist #18
2. Ookiku Furikabutte #9
3. Kuroshitsuji #3
4. Ahiru no Sora #18
5. Cross Game #10
6. Hajime no Ippo #82
7. Otomen #2
8. Konjiki no Gash!! #31
9. Major #65
10. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei #11

Quite the good week it was for Gundam fans it seems, as the first Gundamn movie trilogy had a special DVD release that easily took the top spot. But the 10th anniversary Pokemon movie (which we're currently showing on NebsTV) continued to hold strong and landed in second place right below it. Most of the rest of the list contains first volumes of anime series from the Fall season that just got released for the first time:

1. Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Memorial Box
2. Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai
3. Clannad #1
4. Lucky Star #7 Limited First Edition
5. Ratatouille
6. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion DVD Magazine #1
7. Moyashimon #1 with Talking "Kamosuzo Orizē" Mascot
8. Mononoke #3 "Nopperabō"
9. Kodomo no Jikan Course #1
10. Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? HD Remastered Edition Memorial Box

Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/