The sixth episode of the Angel Beats! anime series aired on May 8 on Osaka's MBS station and earned a record high rating of 4.9%. This is the highest rating that MBS has garnered in the late-night "Anime Shower" timeslot in three years. Visual Art's/Key, the studio of Angel Beats! creator Jun Maeda, is based in Osaka.
Now it just needs to outsell Bakemonogatari....