Studio Ghibli's The Secret World of Arrietty aired on NTV on Friday, July 18 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 17.2% rating. Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened aired on TV Tokyo on Thursday, July 17 at 7:00 p.m. an earned a 4.7% rating. The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee film, Konchū Monogatari Mitsubachi Hutch - Yūki no Melody, aired on TBS on Sunday, July 20 at 3:00 p.m. and earned a 2.5% rating. Soreike! Anpanman: Tobase! Kibō no Handkerchief aired on NTV on Friday, July 18 at 4:20 p.m. and earned a 1.9% rating. Kuma no Gakkō - Jackie to Katie (The Bears' School) aired on NHK-E on Saturday, July 19 at 4:15 p.m. and earned a 1.1% rating.
Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo N (neo), the first live-action drama based on the detective manga Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo (Kindaichi Case Files or The File of Kindaichi) in 13 years, aired on NTV on Thursday, July 19 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 12.4% rating.