2003 in Japanese television explained

Events in 2003 in Japanese television.

Debuts

Show Station Premiere Date Genre Original Run
Ai Yori Aoshi: EnishiUHF StationsOctober 12thanimeOctober 12, 2003 – December 28, 2003
Air MasterNippon TVApril 1stanimeApril 1, 2003 – September 30, 2003
Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger[1] TV AsahiFebruary 16thtokusatsuFebruary 16, 2003 - February 8, 2004
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G-RevolutionTV TokyoJanuary 6thanimeJanuary 6, 2003 – December 29, 2003
Boku no Ikiru MichiFuji TVJanuary 7thdramaJanuary 7, 2003 – March 18, 2003
Chouseishin GransazerTV TokyoOctober 4thtokusatsuOctober 4, 2003 – September 25, 2004
Da CapoIndependent UHF StationsJuly 11thanimeJuly 11, 2003 – December 27, 2003
Di Gi Charat NyoTV TokyoApril 6thanimeApril 6, 2003 – March 28, 2004
EurasiaNHKApril 20thdocumentaryApril 20, 2003 – December 14, 2003
Fullmetal AlchemistMBSOctober 4thanimeOctober 4, 2003 – October 2, 2004
Good Luck!!TBSJanuary 19thdramaJanuary 19, 2003 – March 23, 2003
Kamen Rider 555TV AsahiJanuary 26thtokusatsuJanuary 26, 2003 – January 18, 2004
Kimi ga Nozomu EienUHF StationsOctober 5thanimeOctober 5, 2003 - January 4, 2004
Konjiki no Gash Bell!!Fuji TVApril 6thanimeApril 6, 2003 – March 26, 2006
MaburahoWOWOWOctober 14thanimeOctober 14, 2003 – April 6, 2004
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi PitchTV TokyoApril 5thanimeApril 5, 2003 – March 27, 2004
PapuwaTV TokyoSeptember 30thanimeSeptember 30, 2003 – March 30, 2004
Please TwinsWOWOWJuly 15thanimeJuly 15, 2003 – October 14, 2003
Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonCBCOctober 4thtokusatsuOctober 4, 2003 – September 25, 2004
Rockman EXE AxessTV TokyoOctober 4thanimeOctober 4, 2003 – September 25, 2004
Saiyuki RELOADTV TokyoOctober 2ndanimeOctober 2, 2003 – March 25, 2004
Sonic XTV TokyoApril 6thanimeApril 6, 2003 - March 28, 2004
Super Lifeform Transformers: Micron LegendTV TokyoJanuary 10thanimeJanuary 10, 2003 – December 26, 2003
The World of NarueMBSApril 5thanimeApril 5, 2003 – June 21, 2003
Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano HitoshiTV AsahiJuly 4thdramaJuly 4, 2003 - September 19, 2003
Water BoysFuji TVJuly 1stdramaJuly 1, 2003 – September 9, 2003

Ongoing shows

Endings

Show Station Ending Date Genre Original Run
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G-RevolutionTV TokyoDecember 29thanimeJanuary 6, 2003 – December 29, 2003
Boku no Ikiru MichiFuji TVMarch 18thdramaJanuary 7, 2003 – March 18, 2003
Bomberman JettersTV TokyoSeptember 24thanimeOctober 2, 2002 – September 24, 2003
Da CapoUHF StationsDecember 27thanimeJuly 11, 2003 – December 27, 2003
Digimon FrontierFuji TVMarch 30thanimeApril 7, 2002 - March 30, 2003
Dragon DriveTV TokyoMarch 27thanimeJuly 4, 2002 – March 27, 2003
Full Moon o SagashiteFuji TVMarch 29thanimeApril 6, 2002 - March 29, 2003
Good Luck!!TBSMarch 23rddramaJanuary 19, 2003 - March 23, 2003
Hikaru no GoTV TokyoMarch 26thanimeOctober 10, 2001 – March 26, 2003
Kirby of the StarsCBCSeptember 27thanimeOctober 6, 2001 - September 27, 2003
Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDMBSSeptember 27thanimeOctober 5, 2002 – September 27, 2003
Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger[2] TV AsahiFebruary 9thtokusatsuFebruary 17, 2002 – February 9, 2003
Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan!TV AsahiFebruary 3rdanimeFebruary 3, 2002 – January 26, 2003
Please TwinsWOWOWOctober 14thanimeJuly 15, 2003 – October 14, 2003
Rockman.EXETV TokyoMarch 31stanimeMarch 4, 2002 – March 31, 2003
Super Lifeform Transformers: Micron LegendTV TokyoDecember 26thanimeJanuary 10, 2003 – December 26, 2003
The World of NarueMBSJune 21stanimeApril 5, 2003 – June 21, 2003
Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano HitoshiTV AsahiSeptember 19thdramaJuly 4, 2003 - September 19, 2003
Tokyo Mew MewTV TokyoApril 6thanimeApril 6, 2002 – March 29, 2003
Tsuribaka NisshiTV AsahiSeptember 13thanimeNovember 2, 2002 - September 13, 2003
Ojamajo Doremi Dokk~an!TV AsahiJanuary 26thanimeFebruary 3, 2002 – January 26, 2003
PianoKids StationJanuary 13thanimeNovember 11, 2002 – January 13, 2003
Water BoysFuji TVJuly 1stdramaJuly 1, 2003 – September 9, 2003
Weiß Kreuz GlühenKids StationFebruary 20thanimeNovember 28, 2002 – February 20, 2003

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger. 2010-04-01. Toei Company. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20100227075255/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/user/program/read_story3.asp?Fail=on&Command=Old&SID=176. 27 February 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  2. 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.