Japanese Anime Rankings

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The Death Note special that came after the conclusion of the anime series re-aired the first week of February in Japan, & once again scored high ratings. Also making it into the top 10 this week was the first episode of the latest PreCure series. The final episode of the previous PreCure series also made it into the top 10 the previous week. This week's results:

1. Sazae-san- 21.7
2. Chibi Maruko-chan- 15.3
3. Detective Conan- 9.5
4. Yatterman- 9.4
5. Doraemon- 9.4
6. Crayon Shin-chan- 9.2
7. Death Note Director's Cut: Complete Ending Version: Relight Genshi Suru Shinzen Edition- 8.8
8. Gegege no Kitaro- 8.6
9. One Piece- 7.2
10. Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl- 6.7
11. Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!- 6.7

Popular shoujo manga BokuKimi had its latest volume rise all the way at the top spot this week despite being lower down on the list the week before. It even beat out the debuts of two Shonen Jump juggernauts- the latest volumes of Naruto & Bleach. They debuted at second & thirs, respectively. Most of the other top 10 were debut volumes as well:

1. Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu #10
2. Naruto #41
3. Bleach #32
4. Himitsu - Top Secret #4
5. Shakugan no Shana #4
6. Gaku - Minna no Yama #6
7. 7SEEDS #12
8. Kyō, Koi wo Hajimemasu #1
9. Bokurano #8
10. Jyūshin Enbu - Hero Tales #2

& finally, the first DVD volume of Gundam 00 held on tight to the #1 spot like it did the week before. Meanwhile, the latest releases of Vexille & Freedom rose to the next two spots, higher than they were the week before:

1. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 #1
2. Vexille - 2077 Isolation of Japan Standard Edition
3. Freedom #6
4. Claymore Limited Edition Sequence. 4
5. Lucky Star #8 Limited First Edition
6. Seto no Hanayome #7
7. Sky Girls #4
8. School Days #5 Limited First Edition
9. The World of GOLDEN EGGS Vol. 01
10. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS #7

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