CATDOLL: Blaming others? Netizens blame Gundam Iron-Blooded for low ratings of My Hero Academia

The TV animation "My Hero Academia", adapted from the "JUMP" manga, has been strongly promoted by "JUMP" before it was broadcast, and it was even said that this work might be the pillar of the next "JUMP". However, the reality is contrary to expectations. The animation has aired 8 episodes so far, and the ratings continue to be sluggish. The 5th episode even set the lowest record for Sunday 5 o'clock animation. However, some fans now believe that the low ratings of "My Hero Academia" are all due to the low ratings of "Iron-Blooded Orphans" that was broadcast before. Isn't this a bit too much of a blame? So some Japanese netizens conducted a survey and said that "Gundam Iron-Blooded" should not bear this blame. So what exactly caused this result? Let's take a look at the discussion of Japanese netizens.

1： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24(火) 12:01:17.53

Fans said that the low ratings of "My Hero Academia" were due to the low ratings of the previously aired animation "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans", so I went to investigate.

"STAR DRIVER Shining Takuto" final episode: 1.8% → "Blue Exorcist" episode 1: 4.1%

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE final episode: 1.4% → Magi: 1st episode, 1st season: 3.8%

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans final episode: 1.8% → My Hero Academia episode 1: 1.9%

Does this seem to be the fault of "Iron Blood"?

5： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24(火) 12:02:12.78

The levels of Gundam → JUMP manga fans are different, so there is no question of one influencing the other.

4： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24(火) 12:02:10.30

It’s probably just that fans of the original work can’t keep up.

10： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24(火) 12:04:16.27

Moreover, the 5th episode created the lowest viewership record in history at 1.0%, exposing the fact that "My Hero Academia" is garbage.

13： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:04:57.24

At 5pm on Saturday, most of the kids were still playing outside.

16： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:06:27.00

>>13

The fact that The Seven Deadly Sins also had good ratings among children cannot be used as an excuse.

15： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:05:51.67

The painting style is clearly for children, but it deviates from the orthodox style and I don’t know who it is for.

47： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:13:40.56

It would be fine if the protagonist is a loser, but it is not acceptable if he is a loser. Even the audience who is a loser will not like him.

67： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:16:39.23

This week's JUMP cover even has the words "Thanks for the huge response to the animation" written on it, but the ratings are far from matching the enthusiasm of the fans.

69： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:16:49.14

The protagonist is really unimpressive. No matter what era, elementary school students will always admire those handsome and stylish protagonists.

78： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:19:17.40

This is an animation produced by JUMP, so isn't it abnormal that the level of attention is so low?

82： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:20:16.09

It should be the same as "Yu-Gi-Oh!". Changing the TV station, production company, and sponsor can lead to a huge leap.

44： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:13:08.48

The name "My Hero Academia" is too old-fashioned. It should be at least as fashionable as "BLEACH".

111： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24(Fire) 12:25:26.35

The ratings of the late-night show "Osomatsu" → 3%

My Hero Academia, which airs at 5 p.m. on Sunday, has a viewership rating of 1%

149: Nameless しさん: 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:29:29.55

Is it really the broadcast time that is the problem? Maybe the numbers will look better if it is broadcasted late at night.

317： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:48:01.24

The Seven Deadly Sins episode 5 ratings → 4.1%

My Hero Academia episode 5 ratings → 1.0%

349： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24(Fire) 12:52:08.67

The most disappointing anime of spring 2016

No. 1: My Hero Academia: 150 votes

388： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24(Fire) 12:57:35.39

The original work of "My Hero Academia" is very ordinary, it's hard to understand why it is so popular.

390： Mingwu しさん： 2016/05/24 (Fire) 12:57:38.35

A viewership rate of around 1% is almost the same as that of the "Naruto" animation which is still struggling to survive!