1966 in Japanese television explained

Events in 1966 in Japanese television.

Channels

Launches:

• April 1 - Nippon News Network

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date	Genre	Original Run
Ambassador Magma	Fuji TV	July 4	tokusatsu	July 4, 1966 – September 25, 1967
New Jungle Emperor: Go Ahead Leo!	Fuji TV	October 5	anime	October 5, 1966 – March 29, 1967
Ultra Q	TBS	January 2	tokusatsu	January 2, 1966 – July 3, 1966
Ultraman	TBS	July 17	tokusatsu	July 17, 1966 – April 9, 1967

Ongoing shows

• Music Fair, music (1964–present)
• Hyokkori Hyō Tanjima, anime (1964-1969)
• Obake no Q-tarō, anime (1965-1967)

Endings

Show	Station	Ending Date	Genre	Original Run
Jungle Emperor	Fuji TV	September 28	anime	October 6, 1965 - September 28, 1966
Mighty Atom^[1]	Fuji TV	December 31	anime	January 1, 1963 - December 31, 1966
Planet Boy Papi	Fuji TV	May 27	anime	June 3, 1965 – May 27, 1966
Space Ace^[2]	Fuji TV	April 28	anime	May 8, 1965 - April 28, 1966
Tetsujin 28-go	Fuji TV	May 25	anime	October 20, 1963 – May 25, 1966
Ultra Q	TBS	July 3	tokusatsu	January 2, 1966 – July 3, 1966

See also

• 1966 in anime
• 1966 in Japan
• List of Japanese films of 1966

Notes and References

1. Web site: Astro Boy Manga acquired by Dark Horse . 2001-07-16 . 2014-08-24 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150106063729/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-07-16/astro-boy-manga-aquired-by-dark-horse . 2015-01-06 . live .
2. Web site: http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/works/archive/space_ace.html. ja:宇宙エース. 2010-03-30. Tatsunoko Productions. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304130624/http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/works/space_ace/space_ace.html. March 4, 2009. dead.