Studio Ghibli's beloved film Whisper of the Heart secured a 7.5% viewership rating during its broadcast on NTV on Friday, May 1st. The 1995 animated feature, directed by Yoshifumi Kondō, aired at 9:00 p.m. JST.

Also featured in the TV rankings was the live-action film adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional. This film aired on NHK on Sunday, May 3rd, at 4:10 p.m. JST, garnering a 2.1% rating.

Source: Anime News Network(https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-16/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-april-27-may-3/.237353)