Overview of the events of 2018 in Japanese television
Events in 2018 in Japanese television .
Show
Type
Channel
First aired
Source
AKB48 Show!
Variety Show, Music
BS Premium , NHK World Premium
October 5, 2013
AKBingo!
Variety Show
Nippon Television
October 1, 2008
Black Clover
Anime
TV Tokyo
October 3, 2017
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Anime
TV Tokyo
April 5, 2017
Chibi Maruko-chan
Anime
Fuji Television
January 8, 1995
Count Down TV
Music
Tokyo Broadcasting System
April 7, 1993
Crayon Shin-chan
Anime
TV Asahi
April 13, 1992
Detective Conan
Anime
NNS
January 8, 1996
Doraemon
Anime
TV Asahi
April 15, 2005
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
Game-Show
Nippon Television
October 3, 1989
FNS Music Festival
Music
Fuji Television
July 2, 1974
Music Fair
Music
Fuji Television
August 31, 1964
Music Station
Music
TV Asahi
October 24, 1986
NHK Amateur Song Contest
Talent Show
NHK-G , NHK World Premium
March 15, 1953 (TV)
Nintama Rantarō
Anime
NHK
April 10, 1993
Ojarumaru
Anime
NHK
October 5, 1998
One Piece
Anime
Fuji Television
October 20, 1999
Panel Quiz Attack 25
Game-Show
TV Asahi
April 6, 1975
Pokémon Sun & Moon
Anime
TV Tokyo
November 17, 2016
Sasuke
Sports
Tokyo Broadcasting System
September 26, 1997
Sazae-san
Anime
Fuji Television
October 5, 1969
Soreike! Anpanman
Anime
Nippon Television
October 3, 1988
Super Hero Time
Tokusatsu
TV Asahi
September 28, 2003
Utacon
Music
NHK-G , NHK World Premium
April 22, 2016
With Mother
Kids
E-TV , NHK World Premium
October 5, 1959
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
Anime
TV Tokyo
May 10, 2017
New shows and returning series [ edit ]
Show
Network
Premiere
Finale
Status
Source
Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle
TV Tokyo
January 6
June 30
Series Ended
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
NHK , Crunchyroll
January 7
June 10
Series Ended
Idolish7
Tokyo MX
January 7
May 19
Series Ended
Segodon
NHK
January 7
December 16
Series Ended
Yowamushi Pedal 4: Glory Line
TV Tokyo
January 9
June 25
Series Ended
Violet Evergarden
Tokyo MX
January 10
April 4
Series Ended
Beatless
MBS
January 12
September 28
Series Ended
Dagashi Kashi – Season 2
TBS
January 12
March 31
Series Ended
Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments
JNN
January 12
June 30
Series Ended
Spring Has Come
WOWOW
January 13
February 10
Series Ended
Princess Jellyfish
Fuji Television
January 15
March 19
Series Ended
Seven Heavenly Virtues
AT-X
January 26
March 30
Series Ended
[ 3]
Fate/Extra Last Encore
Tokyo MX
January 27
March 31
Series Ended
Hugtto! PreCure
TV Asahi
February 4
January 27, 2019
Ending 2019
Lupinranger VS Patoranger
TV Asahi
February 11
February 10, 2019
Ending 2019
GeGeGe no Kitarō
Fuji Television
April 1
March 29, 2020
Continues 2019
Magic × Warrior Magimajo Pures!
TV Tokyo
April 1
March 24, 2019
Ending 2019
Hanbun, Aoi
NHK
April 2
September 29
Series Ended
Uma Musume Pretty Derby
Tokyo MX
April 2
June 17
Series Ended
Gundam Build Divers
TV Tokyo
April 3
September 25
Series Ended
Lupin the Third Part 5
Nippon TV
April 4
September 18
Seried Ended
Aikatsu Friends!
TV Tokyo
April 5
September 26, 2019
Continues 2019
Inazuma Eleven: Ares
TV Tokyo
April 6
September 28
Series Ended
Major 2nd
NHK-E
April 7
September 22
Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
My Hero Academia – Season 3
Nippon Television
April 7
September 29
Season Ended Renewed for 4th Season
Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online
Tokyo MX
April 7
June 30
Series Ended
Kiratto Pri Chan
TV Tokyo
April 8
Currently Airing
Continues 2019
Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File
Fuji TV
April 8
March 31, 2019
Ending 2019
High School DxD: Hero
AT-X
April 10
June 27
Series Ended
Yo-kai Watch Shadowside
TV Tokyo
April 13
March 29, 2019
Ending 2019
Cardfight!! Vanguard: DX
Tokyo MX
May 5
May 4, 2019
Continues 2019
Harukana Receive
Tokyo MX
July 6
September 21
Series Ended
Ultraman R/B
TV Tokyo
July 7
December 22
Series Ended
Shingeki no Kyojin – Season 3
NHK
July 23
October 15
Season Paused To be resumed 2019
Kamen Rider Zi-O
TV Asahi
September 2
August 25, 2019
Continues 2019
Manpuku
NHK
October 1
March 30, 2019
Ending 2019
Inazuma Eleven: Orion no Kokuin
TV Tokyo
October 5
September 27, 2019
Continues 2019
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
Tokyo MX
October 6
July 28, 2019
Continues 2019
Fairy Tail: The Final Chapter
TV Tokyo
October 7
September 29, 2019
Continues 2019
Sword Art Online: Alicization
Tokyo MX
October 7
March 30, 2019
Continues 2019
Senran Kagura Shinovi Master -Tokyo Yōma-hen-
Tokyo MX
October 13
December 27
Series Ended
End date
Show
Channel
First aired
Replaced by
Source
January 28
Kirakira PreCure a la Mode
TV Asahi
February 5, 2017
Hugtto! PreCure
February 4
Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger
TV Asahi
February 12, 2017
Lupinranger VS Patoranger
March 3
Banana Zero Music (2nd Series)
NHK
April 23, 2016
Arita P Entertainer
March 25
Dragon Ball Super
Fuji Television
July 5, 2015
GeGeGe no Kitarō
Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes!
TV Tokyo
April 2, 2017
Magic × Warrior Magimajo Pures!
March 27
Idol Time PriPara
TV Tokyo
April 4, 2017
Gundam Build Divers
March 29
Aikatsu Stars!
TV Tokyo
April 7, 2016
Aikatsu Friends!
March 30
Yo-kai Watch
TV Tokyo
January 8, 2014
Yo-kai Watch Shadowside
March 31
Warotenka
NHK
October 2, 2017
Hanbun, Aoi
Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!
Fuji Television
October 19, 1996
Sekai! Goku taun ni sunde miru
April 1
Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Z
TV Tokyo
October 8, 2017
Kiratto Pri Chan
Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On
Fuji Television
October 2, 2016
Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File
August 26
Kamen Rider Build
TV Asahi
September 3, 2017
Kamen Rider Zi-O
August 30
Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama
TV Tokyo
October 1, 2015
Kira Kira Happy Hirake! Cocotama
Special events and milestone episodes [ edit ]
Date
Name
Aged
Notable Works
Source
February 8
Makiko Nitta
56
Voice actress; aortic dissection.
February 21
Ren Osugi
66
Supporting actor; cast of Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls and Back Street Girls: Gokudols .
April 5
Isao Takahata
82
Director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Studio Ghibli
[ 4] [ 5]
May 16
Hideki Saijo
63
Singer and songwriter, participated 18 times on annual NHK 's Kouhaku Utagassen .
June 29
Steve Ditko
90
Original co-creator of Marvel's Spider-Man , a character that had a Japanese live-action series in 1978, and also a protagonic role in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers on 2014.
July 6
Shota Nakao
22
Performer and member from LDH 's FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE .
August 4
Masahiko Tsugawa
78
Actor, film director and critic; Heart failure.
[ 6]
August 10
Kin Sugai
92
Actress, noctable for the role of the mother-in-law of the protagonist in NHK's Taiga drama series Inochi ; Heart failure.
[ 7]
August 13
Unshō Ishizuka
67
Actor, voice actor and director, most notably by providing the voice from Professor Oak in Pokémon, Monarca La Deus in Flashman and Heihachi Mishima in Tekken Series.
[ 8] [ 9]
August 15
Kunihiro Abe
50
Animator, most notably for Gundam Series .
Momoko Sakura
53
Manga artist, most notably for Chibi Maruko-chan .
[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
October 17
Nobuo Tanaka
83
Narrator from Super Sentai Series .
October 19
Takanobu Hozumi
87
Voice actor.
October 23
Kouji Tsujitani
56
Voice actor, most notably for InuYasha and Yu Yu Hakusho .
November 6
Tetsuo Gotō
68
Voice actor, most notably for One Piece and Dragon Ball Super .
[ 13] [ 14]
November 12
Stan Lee
95
Original co-creator of many Marvel Comics characters that were adapted on many Japanese TV shows (both anime and tokusatsu).
November 13
Ken Narita
73
Singer most notably for Denshi Sentai Denziman and Cyborg 009 .
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