2020 in Japanese television

Events in 2020 in Japanese television.

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Until end of May, most anime series and television dramas had their production suspended due to the pandemic's massive impact on Japanese television since COVID-19 interrupted the production of television series for several weeks to ensure safety of various people who have been involved the previous process of filming.

For extended information about the massive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the television industry, see further details underneath Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television#Japan.

Events
Date Event Source
January 20 Anime creator Shoji Kawamori is named chief creative officer of the Small Worlds theme park. [1]
February 14 Voice actress and singer Yui Ogura announced that the 'Valentine's Day Party' event had its visitor policy changed due to the spread of the coronavirus. [2]
August 4 Animation studio Arms Co., Ltd., formerly Dandelion, Triple X (when working on various hentai titles) and Garyū Studio, closes after being filed for bankruptcy in July 22. [3]

Ongoing
Show Type Channel First aired/Japanese period Source
NHK
NHK Amateur Song Contest Talent show NHK-G, NHK World Premium March 15, 1953 (TV) Showa
With Mother Kids E-TV, NHK World Premium October 5, 1959 Showa
Nintama Rantarō Anime NHK April 10, 1993 Heisei
Ojarumaru Anime NHK October 5, 1998 Heisei
Utacon Music NHK-G, NHK World Premium April 12, 2016 Heisei
Nippon Television
Soreike! Anpanman Anime Nippon Television October 3, 1988 Showa
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! Game show Nippon Television October 3, 1989 Heisei
Detective Conan Anime NNS January 8, 1996 Heisei
Fuji Television
Music Fair Music Fuji Television August 31, 1964 Showa
Sazae-san Anime Fuji Television October 5, 1969 Showa
FNS Music Festival Music Fuji Television July 2, 1974 Showa
Chibi Maruko-chan Anime Fuji Television January 8, 1995 Heisei
One Piece Anime Fuji Television October 20, 1999 Heisei
TV Tokyo
Black Clover Anime TV Tokyo October 3, 2017 Heisei
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Anime TV Tokyo April 5, 2017 Heisei
Kiratto Pri Chan Anime TV Tokyo April 8, 2018 Heisei
Pokémon (2019 series) Anime TV Tokyo November 17, 2019 Reiwa
Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y: Encounter with N Anime TV Tokyo December 27, 2019 Reiwa
TV Asahi
Super Hero Time Tokusatsu TV Asahi September 28, 2003 Heisei
Panel Quiz Attack 25 Game show TV Asahi April 6, 1975 Showa
Crayon Shin-chan Anime TV Asahi April 13, 1992 Heisei
Doraemon Anime TV Asahi April 15, 2005 Heisei
Music Station Music TV Asahi October 24, 1986 Showa
Tokyo Broadcasting System
SASUKE Sports Tokyo Broadcasting System September 26, 1997 Heisei
Count Down TV Music Tokyo Broadcasting System April 7, 1993 Heisei

New series and returning shows
Show Network Premiere Finale Status Source
Asteroid in Love Tokyo MX January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03) March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27) Series Ended
Darwin's Game Tokyo MX January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03) March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20) Series Ended
Magia Record Tokyo MX January 4, 2020 (2020-01-04) March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28) Series Ended
ID - Invaded Tokyo MX January 5, 2020 (2020-01-05) March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22) Series Ended
Marumaru Manul Tokyo MX January 5, 2020 (2020-01-05) Currently airing Continues 2021 [4]
Room Camp AT-X January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06) March 23, 2020 (2020-03-23) Series Ended [5]
Pet Tokyo MX January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06) March 30, 2020 (2020-03-30) Series Ended
Seton Academy: Join the Pack! Tokyo MX January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07) March 24, 2020 (2020-03-24) Series Ended
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Tokyo MX January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07) March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31) Season Ended
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Tokyo MX January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08) March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25) Series Ended
Hulaing Babies☆Petit TV Tokyo January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08) March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25) Series Ended
Drifting Dragons Fuji TV January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08) March 26, 2020 (2020-03-26) Series Ended
Plunderer Tokyo MX January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08) June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24) Series Ended
Show by Rock!! Mashumairesh!! Tokyo MX January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) March 26, 2020 (2020-03-26) Series Ended
If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die TBS January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27) Series Ended
Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama? Fuji TV January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19) Series Ended
Hatena Illusion BS NTV January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03) Series Ended
Nekopara Tokyo MX January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) March 26, 2020 (2020-03-26) Series Ended
Somali and the Forest Spirit Tokyo MX January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) March 26, 2020 (2020-03-26) Series Ended
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun TBS January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) March 26, 2020 (2020-03-26) Series Ended
Infinite Dendrogram Tokyo MX January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16) Series Ended
The Case Files of Jeweler Richard Tokyo MX January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) March 26, 2020 (2020-03-26) Series Ended
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga TV Tokyo January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10) March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27) Series Ended
A Certain Scientific Railgun T Tokyo MX January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10) September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) Series Ended
Laid-Back Camp (live action) TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10) March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27) Season Ended [6]
Smile Down the Runway TBS January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10) March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27) Series Ended
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It Tokyo MX January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10) March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13) Series Ended
22/7 Tokyo MX January 11, 2020 (2020-01-11) March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28) Series Ended
In/Spectre TV Asahi January 11, 2020 (2020-01-11) March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28) Season Ended
Ultraman Chronicle Zero & Geed TV Tokyo January 11, 2020 (2020-01-11) June 13, 2020 (2020-06-13) Series Ended
Interspecies Reviewers Tokyo MX January 11, 2020 (2020-01-11) March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28) Series Ended
A Destructive God Sits Next to Me Tokyo MX January 11, 2020 (2020-01-11) March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28) Series Ended
Dorohedoro Tokyo MX January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12) March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29) Series Ended
Kirin ga Kuru NHK January 19, 2020 (2020-01-19) February 7, 2021 (2021-02-07) Ending 2021
Wasteful Days of High School Girls TV Asahi January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24) March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06) Series Ended
Healin' Good PreCure TV Asahi February 2, 2020 (2020-02-02) February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21) Ending 2021
Followers Netflix February 27, 2020 (2020-02-27) Currently airing Continues 2021
Mashin Sentai Kiramager TV Asahi March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08) February 28, 2021 (2021-02-28) Ending 2021
Tamayomi Tokyo MX April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01) June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17) Series Ended
Kakushigoto Tokyo MX April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02) June 18, 2020 (2020-06-18) Series Ended
Norimono Man Mobile Land no Car-kun NHK April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02) Currently airing Continues 2021 [7]
Wave, Listen to Me! TBS April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03) June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19) Series Ended
Listeners TBS April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03) June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19) Series Ended
Sakura Wars: The Animation Tokyo MX April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03) June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19) Series Ended
Shachō, Battle no Jikan Desu! Tokyo MX April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05) June 28, 2020 (2020-06-28) Series Ended
Gal to Kyōryū Tokyo MX April 4, 2020 (2020-04-04) Currently airing Continues 2021
Arte Tokyo MX April 4, 2020 (2020-04-04) June 20, 2020 (2020-06-20) Series Ended
Sing "Yesterday" for Me TV Asahi April 4, 2020 (2020-04-04) June 20, 2020 (2020-06-20) Series Ended
Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens TV Tokyo April 4, 2020 (2020-04-04) Currently airing Continues 2021 [8]
Tsugu Tsugumomo Tokyo MX April 4, 2020 (2020-04-04) June 21, 2020 (2020-06-21) Season Ended
Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori NHK April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05) Currently airing Continues 2021
Mewkledreamy TV Tokyo April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05) April 4, 2021 (2021-04-04) Ending 2021
Tomica Kizuna Mode Combine Earth Granner TV Osaka April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05) March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28) Ending 2021 [9]
White Cat Project Tokyo MX April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06) June 22, 2020 (2020-06-22) Series Ended
Princess Connect! Re:Dive Tokyo MX April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06) June 29, 2020 (2020-06-29) Series Ended
Shadowverse TV Tokyo April 7, 2020 (2020-04-07) March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23) Ending 2021
BNA: Brand New Animal Fuji TV April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08) June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24) Series Ended
Komatta Jii-san Nippon TV April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08) July 1, 2020 (2020-07-01) Series Ended
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Fin TBS April 9, 2020 (2020-04-09) September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24) Series Ended
Fugō Keiji Balance: Unlimited Fuji TV April 9, 2020 (2020-04-09) September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24) Series Ended
Argonavis from BanG Dream! TBS April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10) July 3, 2020 (2020-07-03) Series Ended
Appare-Ranman! Tokyo MX April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10) September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) Series Ended
Hakushon Daimaō 2020 ytv April 11, 2020 (2020-04-11) September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26) Series Ended [10]
Woodpecker Detective's Office Tokyo MX April 13, 2020 (2020-04-13) June 29, 2020 (2020-06-29) Series Ended
Olympia Kyklos Tokyo MX April 20, 2020 (2020-04-20) November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02) Series Ended
Digimon Adventure: Fuji TV June 7, 2020 (2020-06-07)[Notes 1] September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) Ending 2021 [11]
Ultraman Z TV Tokyo June 20, 2020 (2020-06-20) December 26, 2020 (2020-12-26) Series Ended
Fire Force (2nd season) TBS July 4, 2020 (2020-07-04) December 12, 2020 (2020-12-12) Series Ended [12]
The God of High School Tokyo MX July 6, 2020 (2020-07-06) September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28) Series Ended
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (2nd season) TV Tokyo July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08) March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24) Ending 2021
Great Pretender Fuji TV July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08) December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16) Series Ended
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Tokyo MX July 10, 2020 (2020-07-10) Currently airing Continues 2021
Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time Tokyo MX July 11, 2020 (2020-07-11) September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26) Series Ended
Gibiate Tokyo MX July 15, 2020 (2020-07-15) September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) Series Ended
Police × Heroine Lovepatrina! TV Tokyo July 26, 2020 (2020-07-26) June 27, 2021 (2021-06-27) Ending 2021
Kamen Rider Saber TV Asahi September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06) August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29) Ending 2021
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai TV Tokyo October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03) October 22, 2022 (2022-10-22) Ending 2022 [13]
The Irregular at Magic High School (2nd season) Tokyo MX October 4, 2020 (2020-10-04) December 27, 2020 (2020-12-27) Series Ended [14]
Saikyō Kamizmode Tokyo MX October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09) Ending 2021
24 Japan TV Asahi October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26) Ending 2021
Attack on Titan (Final season, Part 1) MBS, NHK December 7, 2020 (2020-12-07) March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29) Season Ended
Renewed for Final Season (Part 2)
Alice in Borderland Netflix December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10) Currently airing Continues 2021

Ending
End date Show Channel First aired Replaced by Source
January 26 Star Twinkle PreCure TV Asahi February 3, 2019 Healin' Good PreCure
March 1 Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger TV Asahi March 17, 2019 Mashin Sentai Kiramager
March 28 Aikatsu on Parade! TV Tokyo October 5, 2019 JAPAN COUNTDOWN
Scarlet NHK September 30, 2019 Yell (TV series)
March 29 GeGeGe no Kitaro Fuji TV April 1, 2018 Digimon Adventure: [11]
March 31 Ace of Diamond Act II TV Tokyo April 2, 2019 Shadowverse
June 28 Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! TV Tokyo April 7, 2019 Police × Heroine Lovepatrina!
August 30 Kamen Rider Zero-One TV Asahi September 1 2019 Kamen Rider Saber
November 27 Yell NHK March 30, 2020 Ochoyan
December 12 Fire Force JNN July 6, 2019 TBA
December 26 Ultraman Z TV Tokyo June 20, 2020 Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey

Sports
Airdate Sports Network Source
March 8 - 22 November 2020 MotoGP World Championship G+
July 5 - December 13 2020 Formula One World Championship Fuji TV Next

Special events and milestone episodes
Airdate Show Episode Network Source
January 19 Chibi Maruko-chan 30th anniversary 1-hour special:"The Adventure of Maruko and Tama-chan"/"Tarō on a Particular Day" Fuji TV [15]
December 31 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen NHK
Johnny's Countdown 2020-2021 Fuji Television

Deaths
Date Name Age Notable Works Source
January 2Shōzō Uehara82Screenwriter (Super Sentai, Ultraman)[16]
January 9Yūji YamaguchiAnime director (AM Driver, Smile PreCure)[17]
January 11Takeo Tabata81Actor[18]
January 19Chisako Hara84Actress[19]
January 20Izumi Tanaka|ja|88Television company president (TBS)[20]
January 31Katsumasa Uchida75Actor[21]
February 6Kitamura Saburo82Run! K100[22]
February 13Ai Kidosaki94Chef on the Kyō no Ryōri cooking programme.[23]
Yoshisada Sakaguchi80Actor, voice actor (Alexander Senki)[24]
March 29Ken Shimura70Comedian, television personality[25][26]
April 23Keiji Fujiwara55Voice actor (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, One Piece), dubbing actor (TUGS, Beast Wars: Transformers)[27]
April 23Kumiko Okae63Actress, voice actress, television presenter[28][29]
May 23Hana Kimura22Former Japanese wrestler, acted on Netflix original series Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020.[30]
July 18Haruma Miura30Actor[31]
August 29Maria Hamasaki23Model[32]
September 14Sei Ashina36Actress[33]
September 21Takashi Fujiki80Actor[33]
September 27Yuko Takeuchi40Actress[31][33]

See also

References
  1. Originally started on April 5, 2020
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  2. "Yui Ogura's event changes visitor policy due to the coronavirus". 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
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  33. "日 연예계 잔혹한 9월…다케우치 유코, 득남 8개월 만에 사망" (in Korean). The Facts. 2020-09-27. 일본 연예계는 지난 7월 인기 배우 미우라 하루마(30)가 유서를 남긴 채 사망한 것을 시작으로 8월 방송인 하마사키 마리아(23)가 자택에서 숨진 채 발견됐고 9월 들어서는 지난 14일 배우 아시나 세이(36). 21일 원로 배우 후지키 타카시(80)가 세상을 떠났다.
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