2018 in Japanese television

Events in 2018 in Japanese television.

List of years in Japanese television
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Events
Date Event
April 8 AKB48 Show! changes its timeslot on BS Premium from Saturday 23:45 JST to Sunday 23:00 JST.
May 3 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations changes its timeslot on TV Tokyo from Wednesday 17:55 JST to Thursday 19:25 JST.[1]
September 2 AKB48 Show! changes its timeslot once again in BS Premium and starts 10 minutes earlier, at Sunday 22:50 JST.
October 7 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations changes its timeslot on TV Tokyo from Thursday 19:25 JST to Sunday 17:30 JST.
Pokémon Sun & Moon changes its timeslot on TV Tokyo from Thursday 18:55 JST to Sunday 18:00 JST.[2]
The 2018 Formula One World Championship will be held at 2018 Japanese Grand Prix.
October 21 The 2018 MotoGP World Championship will be held at 2018 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix.

Ongoing
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
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

Ending
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

Sports
Airdate Sports Network Source
March 18 - November 18 2018 MotoGP World Championship G+
March 25 - November 25 2018 Formula One World Championship Fuji TV Next
December 15, 2018 - July 14, 2019 2018–19 Formula E Championship J Sports

Special events and milestone episodes
Airdate Show Network Source
January 20 The 7th AKB48 Kouhaku Taikou Utagassen BS Sky Perfect
March 3 NHK Nodojiman: Champion Taikai 2018 NHK
March 25 Masashi Sada Midnight Special: SadaFes 2018 NHK
March 29
TV Tokyo
April 7 CDTV 25th Anniversary Celebration Special Tokyo Broadcasting System
May 5
NNS
July 10
Nippon Television
July 25 FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri 2018 Fuji Television
August 5 Miitsuketa! - The Stage Show NHK-E & World Premium
August 18 50th Melody of Memories NHK-G & World Premium
August 21 Teacher Itsuki's School of Songs: The Midsummer Special Lesson NHK-G & World Premium
August 25 & 26 24 Hour Television 2018 Nippon Television
September 8 & 9 FNS 27 Hour TV Fuji Television
September 17 Music Station Ultra Fes 2018 TV Asahi
October 14
  • AKB48 Show! #200
  • Party ga Hajimaru yo/Sekai to Hito e/Kimi wa Melody/Sentimental Train
 BS Premium
October 23
  • Utacon #100
  • The 100th Festival - Fall Songs from Sendai
 NHK
December 5
  • 2018 FNS Music Festival
  • Part 1
 Fuji Television
December 7
BS Fuji
December 12
  • 2018 FNS Music Festival
  • Part 2
 Fuji Television
December 14
BS Fuji
December 21
BS Fuji
Music Station Super Live 2018 TV Asahi
December 30 The 60th Japan Record Awards Tokyo Broadcasting System
December 31 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen NHK
Johnny's Countdown 2018-19 Fuji Television

Deaths
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.

See also

References
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