Recent TV ratings for Gundam 00: Second Season have been on the upswing, with the latest episode (11) reaching a surprising 6.3%.
Below, the ratings for the first eleven episodes are shown, along with a comparison to the equivalent episodes of Sunrise’ previous show, Code Geass R2, which was already known for having rather dismal ratings for its timeslot.
It is not surprising that the long-running Gundam franchise would prove to have higher ratings, but the pronounced size of the difference between both shows’ viewership is somewhat surprising.
These numbers are for the Kantou region, which includes Tokyo:
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R2 |
002 |
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Episode 01 |
3.0% |
4.5% |
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Episode 02 |
2.6% |
4.4% |
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Episode 03 |
2.8% |
4.2% |
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Episode 04 |
1.4% |
3.0% |
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Episode 05 |
1.8% |
5.1% |
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Episode 06 |
2.4% |
4.3% |
|
Episode 07 |
1.9% |
3.9% |
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Episode 08 |
2.0% |
4.3% |
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Episode 09 |
3.3% |
4.8% |
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Episode 10 |
2.1% |
4.4% |
|
Episode 11 |
3.2% |
6.3% |
Code Geass R2’s Total Average: 2.40%
Gundam 00 S2’s Total Average: 4.47%
The reason for the sudden spike in viewership for episode 11 of Gundam 00 is unclear, but what is certain is that Sunrise’s famous Gundam series is and will continue to remain the studio’s main breadwinner for the forseeable future, rather than new original series such as Code Geass.
Lol Gundam 00 is trash compared to Code Geass. A shitty lead wih an inane plot. LOL@Gundam fans.
Geass is better…enough said
They could make Gundam turd, where they just have giant turds for gundams and Japan would still watch it
Turd A Gundam
*laughts at the losers saying that Gundum 00 and Code Geass sucks*
Ahh…morons ^__^
Yes, we can’t be having dissenting opinions, after all. Everyone either likes Geass, or they’re a moron. Oh, and a loser too, apparently.
Everyone bitching about Geass is doing it because R1 was pretty good, at the very least entertaining to watch every Sunday. Code Geass is one of the only shows I actually watched live on Japanese TV despite barely knowing any Japanese, it was that entertaining for me. R2 utterly ruined it, and most of us just watched every week either with the blind hope Taniguchi would stop fucking trolling the entire fandom, or just watched because, like a train wreck, it was impossible to look away.
I’d argue that even R2 was still mostly entertaining, for both critics and fans alike, though eventually in rather different ways, plus the ending at least gave the show a pretty good closure which the first season lacked.
Also lol @ the concept of the director “trolling”.
Btw I wouldn’t use most because if you look at da web rating systems for anime guess which season of Geass is in the top 10, yep R2.
yeah, web ratings are fucked. They’ll have good remarks for just about any recent show.
You did neglect to mention that Code Geass’s DVDs are selling almost twice as many copies as Gundam 00’s DVDs…
Anyway, new/old shows have nothing to do with ratings. Fullmetal Alchemist was a new show that aired in the same timeslot as Gundam Seed and still got the same high ratings. While Gundam Seed Destiny slumped in ratings and Gundam 00 slumped even more.
Add the fact that the Gundam Seed Destiny DVDs are the best selling TV anime in history and you have a clusterfck of stats. Best not to look at any of it seriously.