Dragon Ball Super: TV Ratings Discussion Thread

[DragonHermit]

I don't think we'll beat it on the first episode because not everyone will know what to expect and the hype train won't be rolling yet, however I do believe that the climax of the arc could beat one piece. I would love to be proven wrong though.

Toei made a major announcement when the first day of the arc will be. It's pretty big news.

[kinisking]

I don't think we'll beat it on the first episode because not everyone will know what to expect and the hype train won't be rolling yet, however I do believe that the climax of the arc could beat one piece. I would love to be proven wrong though.

Toei made a major announcement when the first day of the arc will be. It's pretty big news.

I didn't mean that people won't expect future trunks, I'm saying people won't have an idea of what will happen in the plot or whether or not its interesting. Although, the curiosity could potentially increase the ratings.

[Psykomatik]

http://www.tvguide.or.jp/ranking/timerr ... index.html

DVR Ratings: May 2nd - May 8th.
1st - One Piece - 100.0
2nd - Doraemon - 93.5
3rd - Yo-kai Watch - 91.8
4th - Dragon Ball Super (Episode 42) - 84.1 (Up 4)
5th - Detective Conan - 74.1 (Down 1)
6th - Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE: 0096 - 70.9 (Down 1)
7th - Assassination Classroom - 69.9 (Down 1)
8th - Sakamoto Desu Ga? - 67.0 (Down 1)
9th - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress - 63.5
10th - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 58.7

[Araki]

Well, that makes up for the 5.0 rating that week. A lot of people recorded the episode.

[Sodhi]

Nice rating for #43. I wonder if Super couldd get to One Piece levels if the Trunks arc would start next week.

Probably not but we could get close. Highest rating ever for Super was 7.9, and we were still behind one piece.

[garfield15]

People really wanted to see Pan huh

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

One Piece is ginormous in Japan, there is no way that is happening.

[Kuririn Fan]

One Piece is ginormous in Japan, there is no way that is happening.

Yeah, that's the series that was influenced by Dragon Ball. And that Dragon Ball series is huge worldwide.

[Ajay]

One Piece is ginormous in Japan, there is no way that is happening.

It's unreal. I honestly had no idea just how ridiculously huge it was until I went there. It really hit home when I was in middle of nowhere near the thatched-roof villages of Gokayama. I was at one of the food stalls and the little bell at the front had a mini-Luffy and Zoro attached to it.

It happened again when I was on Miyajima Island later on in the trip. Totally secluded area with lots of handmade goods all over the place, but you could still find One Piece related merchandise on the shelves.

One Piece is a titan. As much as I love Dragon Ball, it doesn't come close to having the same presence that One Piece has over there. Not in my experience, anyway. I don't see it ever toppling it.

[Kuririn Fan]

One Piece is ginormous in Japan, there is no way that is happening.

It's unreal. I honestly had no idea just how ridiculously huge it was until I went there. It really hit home when I was in middle of nowhere near the thatched-roof villages of Gokayama. I was at one of the food stalls and the little bell at the front had a mini-Luffy and Zoro attached to it.

It happened again when I was on Miyajima Island later on in the trip. Totally secluded area with lots of handmade goods all over the place, but you could still find One Piece related merchandise on the shelves.

One Piece is a titan. As much as I love Dragon Ball, it doesn't come close to having the same presence that One Piece has over there. Not in my experience, anyway. I don't see it ever toppling it.

Naruto is better

[Sodhi]

One Piece is ginormous in Japan, there is no way that is happening.

It's unreal. I honestly had no idea just how ridiculously huge it was until I went there. It really hit home when I was in middle of nowhere near the thatched-roof villages of Gokayama. I was at one of the food stalls and the little bell at the front had a mini-Luffy and Zoro attached to it.

It happened again when I was on Miyajima Island later on in the trip. Totally secluded area with lots of handmade goods all over the place, but you could still find One Piece related merchandise on the shelves.

One Piece is a titan. As much as I love Dragon Ball, it doesn't come close to having the same presence that One Piece has over there. Not in my experience, anyway. I don't see it ever toppling it.

Its one of those series that will go on for years and years. Even if Oda retires, I am sure Toei will continue and One piece LT will still happen.

[Araki]

As much as I love Dragon Ball, it doesn't come close to having the same presence that One Piece has over there.

Of course not. One Piece is at its prime and running, Dragon Ball isn't. It's a franchise which the main product ended in the mid 90's and is being brought back to life just now - and still, has been moving almost as much money as OP in Japan.

A more fair comparison would be DB at its peak, while Toriyama was still doing the manga. Can OP retain the same power 20 years after the manga is over?

[Bullza]

Well I just came back from Japan a week ago and Dragon Ball does have a presence but One Piece does have more of a presence.

One Piece is in Tokyo Tower, there's a One Piece restaurant outside Fuji TV, a One Piece shop in Shibuya (which looks to be closing down) and there's a One Piece indoor theme park which is also a DBZ indoor theme park.

There's a place called Akihabara which sells an enormous amount of anime related merchandise across a load of shops and it is mostly One Piece and Dragon Ball stuff.

I saw very little Naruto, no Bleach, no Toriko, no Seven Deadly Sins, no Fairy Tail etc.

[Ajay]

As much as I love Dragon Ball, it doesn't come close to having the same presence that One Piece has over there.

Of course not. One Piece is at its prime and running, Dragon Ball isn't. It's a franchise which the main product ended in the mid 90's and is being brought back to life just now - and still, has been moving almost as much money as OP in Japan.

A more fair comparison would be DB at its peak, while Toriyama was still doing the manga. Can OP retain the same power 20 years after the manga is over?

I mean, you're just stating the obvious to me here. I was simply adding weight to what was already said.

[Lord Beerus]

Well I just came back from Japan a week ago and Dragon Ball does have a presence but One Piece does have more of a presence.

One Piece is in Tokyo Tower, there's a One Piece restaurant outside Fuji TV, a One Piece shop in Shibuya (which looks to be closing down) and there's a One Piece indoor theme park which is also a DBZ indoor theme park.

There's a place called Akihabara which sells an enormous amount of anime related merchandise across a load of shops and it is mostly One Piece and Dragon Ball stuff.

I saw very little Naruto, no Bleach, no Toriko, no Seven Deadly Sins, no Fairy Tail etc.

Damn. I'm kinda shocked about the lack of presence of Naruto has in Japan. Not surprised about Bleach and Toriko. But how their animes were produced contributed to their downfall in popularity in Japan.

[Hellspawn28]

The Naruto manga ended, so I'm not surprise by the lack of presence of Naruto has in Japan. Seven Deadly Sins seems like a niche otaku title compare to Dragon Ball and One Piece.

[Faisal Shourov]

I honestly thought Naruto would be more popular in Japan. It's a spec of dirt compared to One Piece.

Dragon Ball is doing mighty well for a manga that ended in mid nineties. I wouldn't compare it to One Piece since OP is new.

Worldwide, Dragon Ball >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every other anime combined however. Dragon Ball is a mainstream tv show, people who don't know what anime is can recognize Goku

[Lord Beerus]

Worldwide, Dragon Ball >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every other anime combined however. Dragon Ball is a mainstream tv show, people who don't know what anime is can recognize Goku

It's his hairstyle. It's so damn funky and unique, that can you spot Goku a mile away.

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

I honestly thought Naruto would be more popular in Japan. It's a spec of dirt compared to One Piece.

Dragon Ball is doing mighty well for a manga that ended in mid nineties. I wouldn't compare it to One Piece since OP is new.

Worldwide, Dragon Ball >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every other anime combined however. Dragon Ball is a mainstream tv show, people who don't know what anime is can recognize Goku

OP isn't new, it's been running since 1997 and the anime has been running since 1999. All I'm saying is that One Piece is, as Ajay said, a titan in Japan and Ajay has seen it for his own eyes while I've just heard about it but I want to be able to see it for myself one of these days because of how much of a One Piece fan I am. Super will not beat out One Piece in ratings because One Piece has been the biggest thing in Japan for almost 20 years now and also because the anime is about to start adapting the Zou arc and then the Whole Cake Island arc which are full of interesting revelations and tons of hype. I'm not discounting DB at all, it's just that it really has no chance of surpassing One Piece at the moment especially when One Piece has a lot coming out this year with more merchandise, more dubbed episodes for the international audience and a new movie coming out in July. It's not bad to hope that Super will out do One Piece in ratings but it's also not bad to have realistic expectations.

[Hellspawn28]

Worldwide, Dragon Ball >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every other anime combined however. Dragon Ball is a mainstream tv show, people who don't know what anime is can recognize Goku

I think Pokemon out beats DB with anime popularity worldwide. Dragon Ball may be a hot seller overseas, but One Piece still out sells it over in Japan.