Events in 1985 in Japanese television.
| Show | Station | Premiere Date | Genre | Original Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Comet SPT Layzner | Nippon Television | October 3 | anime | October 3, 1985 – June 26, 1986 |
| Dengeki Sentai Changeman | TV Asahi | February 2 | tokusatsu | February 2, 1985 - February 22, 1986 |
| High School! Kimengumi | Fuji TV | October 12 | anime | October 12, 1985 - September 26, 1987 |
| Dancouga - Super Beast Machine God | TBS | April 5 | anime | April 5, 1985 – December 27, 1985 |
| Dirty Pair | Nippon TV | July 15 | anime | July 15, 1985 – December 26, 1985 |
| Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion | tokusatsu | |||
| Musashi no Ken | TV Tokyo | April 18 | anime | April 18, 1985 – September 26, 1986 |
| Ponytail wa Furimukanai | drama | |||
| Shadow Warriors IV | drama | |||
| Shadow Warriors V | drama | |||
| Sukeban Deka | tokusatsu/drama | |||
| Sukeban Deka II: Shojo Tekkamen Densetsu | tokusatsu/drama | |||
| Touch | anime | |||
| Show | Station | End Date | Genre | Original Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures of the Little Koala | anime | |||
| Attacker You! | anime | |||
| Bismark[1] | Nippon TV | September 29th | anime | October 7, 1984 – September 29, 1985 |
| Cat’s Eye | Nippon TV | July 8th | anime | July 11, 1983 – July 8, 1985 |
| Choudenshi Bioman | TV Asahi | January 26 | tokusatsu | February 4, 1984 – January 26, 1985 |
| Dancouga - Super Beast Machine God | TBS | December 27 | anime | April 5, 1985 – December 27, 1985 |
| Dirty Pair | Nippon TV | December 26 | anime | July 15, 1985 – December 26, 1985 |
| Shadow Warriors IV | drama | |||
| Shadow Warriors V | drama | |||
| Sherlock Hound | TV Asahi | May 21st | anime | November 6, 1984 – May 21, 1985 |
| Uchuu Keiji Shaider | tokusatsu | |||