1963 in Japanese television explained

Events in 1963 in Japanese television.

Events

• January 1: Mighty Atom, the first half-hour anime series on Japanese television, premieres on Fuji TV, and remains on the air for four consecutive years.
• January 16: Yujiro Ishihara (actor/singer), who was a signboard actor of Nikkatsu, founded an entertainment office, Ishihara Promotion (dissolved in 2021).
• January 21: Nippon Television premieres Kewpie 3-Minute Cooking (still on air as of 2021).
• February 10: With the creation of Kitakyushu City, the former NHK Kokura Station is renamed NHK Kitakyushu Station.
• April 1: Fukushima Television started broadcasting as the second-to-last VHF television station in the country.
• September 4: Fuji TV begins airing Japan's first late-night anime, Sennin Buraku.
• October 10: NHK General converts to color in Tokushima.
• November 23: In the wake of news of the assassination of American president John F. Kennedy, a satellite test between Japan and the USA was conducted using artificial satellites.
• December 16: NHK General converts to color in Kofu, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Nagoya and Oita.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere date	Genre	Ending date
8 Man	TBS	November 7	anime	December 31, 1964
Akatsuki	NHK	April 1	drama	April 4, 1964
Galaxy Boy Troop^[1]	NHK	April 7	anime	April 1, 1965
Mighty Atom^[2]	Fuji TV	January 1	anime	December 31, 1966
Sennin Buraku	Fuji TV	September 4	anime	February 23, 1964
Tetsujin 28-go	Fuji TV	October 20	anime	May 25, 1966
Shisukon Ōji	Fuji TV	December 20	stop motion anime	March 27, 1964
The New Adventures of Pinocchio	Fuji TV	December 20	stop motion anime	March 27, 1964

See also

• 1963 in anime
• 1963 in Japan
• List of Japanese films of 1963

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=86529. ja:銀河少年隊 (1963). 2014-08-24. allcinema. Stingray. Japanese.
2. Web site: Astro Boy Manga acquired by Dark Horse. 2001-07-16. 2014-08-24. Anime News Network.