2002 in Japanese television explained

Events in 2002 in Japanese television.

Debuts

Show Station Premiere Date Genre Original Run
.hack//SignTV TokyoApril 4thanimeApril 4, 2002 – September 25, 2002
Ai Yori AoshiFuji TVApril 11thanimeApril 11, 2002 - September 26, 2002
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002TV TokyoJanuary 7thanimeJanuary 7, 2002 – December 30, 2002
ChobitsTBSApril 2ndanimeApril 2, 2002 – September 24, 2002
Dragon DriveTV TokyoJuly 4thanimeJuly 4, 2002 – March 27, 2003
Digimon FrontierFuji TVApril 7thanimeApril 7, 2002 - March 30, 2003
Full Moon o SagashiteTV TokyoApril 6thanimeApril 6, 2002 – March 29, 2003
Kamen Rider RyukiTV AsahiFebruary 3rdtokusatsuFebruary 3, 2002 – January 19, 2003
KanonFuji TVJanuary 30thanimeJanuary 30, 2002 - March 27, 2002
Kinnikuman Second GenerationsTV TokyoJanuary 9thanimeJanuary 9, 2002 – December 25, 2002
Kitty's Paradise FreshTV TokyoOctober 1stchildren's varietyOctober 1, 2002 – September 27, 2005
Magical Shopping Arcade AbenobashiKids StationApril 4thanimeApril 4, 2002 – June 27, 2002
NarutoTV TokyoOctober 3rdanimeOctober 3, 2002 - February 8, 2007
Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger[1] TV AsahiFebruary 17thtokusatsuFebruary 17, 2002 – February 9, 2003
Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan!TV AsahiFebruary 3rdanimeFebruary 3, 2002 – January 26, 2003
Panyo Panyo Di Gi CharatKids StationJanuary 9thanimeJanuary 9, 2002 – September 25, 2002
PianoKids StationNovember 11thanimeNovember 11, 2002 – January 13, 2003
Pocket Monsters Advanced GenerationTV TokyoNovember 21stanimeNovember 21, 2002 - September 14, 2006
RizelmineKids StationApril 2ndanimeApril 2, 2002 – June 25, 2002
Rockman.EXETV TokyoMarch 4thanimeMarch 4, 2002 - March 31, 2003
Shomuni FINALFuji TVJuly 3rddramaJuly 3, 2002 – September 18, 2002
Tokyo Mew MewTV TokyoApril 6thanimeApril 6, 2002 – March 29, 2003
Tsuribaka NisshiTV AsahiNovember 2ndanimeNovember 2, 2002 - September 13, 2003
Weiß Kreuz GlühenKids StationNovember 28thanimeNovember 28, 2002 – February 20, 2003
You're Under ArrestTV AsahiOctober 17thdramaOctober 17, 2002 - December 12, 2002

Ongoing shows

Hiatus

Show Station Hiatus Date Genre Original Run
RizelmineKids StationJune 25thanimeApril 2, 2002 – June 25, 2002

Returning

Show Station Hiatus Date Genre Original Run
RizelmineKids StationOctober 8thanimeOctober 8, 2002 – December 24, 2002

Endings

Show Station Ending Date Genre Original Run
.hack//SignTV TokyoSeptember 25thanimeApril 4, 2002 – September 25, 2002
A Little Snow Fairy SugarTBSMarch 26thanimeOctober 2, 2001 – March 26, 2002
Ai Yori AoshiFuji TVSeptember 26thanimeApril 11, 2002 - September 26, 2002
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002TV TokyoDecember 30thanimeJanuary 7, 2002 – December 30, 2002
ChobitsTBSSeptember 24thanimeApril 2, 2002 – September 24, 2002
Cyborg 009: The Cyborg SoldierTV TokyoOctober 13thanimeOctober 14, 2001 – October 13, 2002
Daa! Daa! Daa!NHKFebruary 26thanimeMarch 28, 2000 – February 26, 2002
Digimon TamersFuji TVMarch 31stanimeApril 1, 2001 – March 31, 2002
Groove Adventure RAVETBSSeptember 28thanimeOctober 13, 2001 – September 28, 2002
Hajime no Ippo: THE FIGHTING!Nippon TVMarch 26thanimeOctober 3, 2000 - March 26, 2002
HellsingFuji TVJanuary 16thanimeOctober 10, 2001 – January 16, 2002
Hyakujuu Sentai GaorangerTV AsahiFebruary 10thtokusatsuFebruary 18, 2001 – February 10, 2002
Kamen Rider AgitoTV AsahiJanuary 27thtokusatsuJanuary 28, 2001 – January 27, 2002
KanonFuji TVMarch 27thanimeJanuary 30, 2002 - March 27, 2002
Kinnikuman Second GenerationsTV TokyoDecember 25thanimeJanuary 9, 2002 – December 25, 2002
Kitty's Paradise GOLDTV TokyoSeptember 24thchildren's varietyApril 4, 2000 – September 24, 2002
Magical Shopping Arcade AbenobashiKids StationJune 27thanimeApril 4, 2002 – June 27, 2002
Martial Arts Cooking Legend Bistro RecipeNHKJune 25thanimeDecember 11, 2001 - June 25, 2002
Motto! Ojamajo DoremiTV AsahiJanuary 27thanimeFebruary 4, 2001 – January 27, 2002
PaRappa the RapperFuji TVJanuary 11thanimeApril 14, 2001 – January 11, 2002
Pocket MonstersTV TokyoNovember 14thanimeApril 16, 1998 - November 14, 2002
RizelmineKids StationDecember 24thanimeOctober 8, 2002 – December 24, 2002
Super GALS! Kotobuki RanTV TokyoMarch 31stanimeApril 1, 2001 - March 31, 2002
Shaman KingTV TokyoSeptember 25thanimeJuly 4, 2001 - September 25, 2002
Ultraman CosmosMBSSeptember 28thtokusatsuJuly 7, 2001 – September 28, 2002
XWOWOWMarch 27thanimeOctober 3, 2001 – March 27, 2002
You're Under ArrestTV AsahiOctober 17thdramaOctober 17, 2002 - December 12, 2002

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger. 2010-04-01. Toei Company. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20091220023846/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/user/program/read_story3.asp?Command=Old&SID=160. 2009-12-20. dead.