Re:Zero Holds Top Spot on ABEMA Weekly Anime Ranking for Third Week
An early-release version of a series that has not yet aired on terrestrial TV ranked second overall, indicating strong pre-broadcast demand for the adaptation.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Magmix, Anime Anime.
ABEMA published its weekly anime ranking for the week starting June 1, 2026. The top five most-watched titles on the streaming service were listed. 'Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World' (Season 4) took first place for the third consecutive week. The early release version of 'Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You' ranked second, having started its ABEMA-exclusive advance distribution on June 3. 'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime' (Season 4) held third place, matching its position from the previous week. 'Classroom of the Elite' (Season 4) ranked fourth, and 'Witch Hat Atelier' placed fifth. The early release version of 'Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You' consists of the first six episodes of the TV broadcast cut into roughly 10-minute segments. The full TV broadcast is scheduled to begin on July 9 on TBS network 28 stations.
ABEMA's weekly ranking covers the period from June 1 to June 7, 2026. The list is based on viewership data from the streaming platform. 'Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World' continued its run at number one, while 'Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You' entered the chart at number two with only its early-release version available. The early version, which launched on ABEMA on June 3, splits the first six TV episodes into shorter segments of about 10 minutes each. The full TV broadcast of 'Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You' will premiere on July 9 at 11:56 p.m. on TBS network 28 stations, with a planned 12 episodes. The series is produced by Asahi Production, with direction by Rito Suzuki and Aoi Mori. The manga, written and illustrated by Jinushi, began on Twitter in 2022 and won first place in the Web Manga category of the Next Manga Award 2022. Its compiled volumes have surpassed 3 million copies in circulation as of January 2026.
- Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World (Season 4): First place for third consecutive week
- Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You: Second place; ABEMA-exclusive early release version started June 3
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Season 4): Third place, same as previous week
- Classroom of the Elite (Season 4): Fourth place
- Witch Hat Atelier: Fifth place
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.