2020 in Japanese television explained

Events in 2020 in Japanese television.

Until end of May, most anime series and television dramas had their production suspended due to the pandemic's massive impact on Japanese television since COVID-19 interrupted the production of television series for several weeks to ensure safety of various people who have been involved the previous process of filming.

Events

DateEventSource
January 20Anime creator Shoji Kawamori is named chief creative officer of the Small Worlds theme park.[1]
February 14Voice actress and singer Yui Ogura announced that the 'Valentine's Day Party' event had its visitor policy changed due to the spread of the coronavirus.[2]
August 4Animation studio Arms Co., Ltd., formerly Dandelion, Triple X (when working on various hentai titles) and Garyū Studio, closes after being filed for bankruptcy in July 22.[3]

Ongoing

ShowTypeChannelFirst aired/Japanese periodSource
NHK
NHK Amateur Song ContestTalent showNHK-G, NHK World PremiumMarch 15, 1953 (TV)Showa
With MotherKidsE-TV, NHK World PremiumOctober 5, 1959Showa
Nintama RantarōAnimeNHKApril 10, 1993Heisei
OjarumaruAnimeNHKOctober 5, 1998Heisei
UtaconMusicNHK-G, NHK World PremiumApril 12, 2016Heisei
Nippon Television
Soreike! AnpanmanAnimeNippon TelevisionOctober 3, 1988Showa
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!Game showNippon TelevisionOctober 3, 1989Heisei
Detective ConanAnimeNNSJanuary 8, 1996Heisei
Fuji Television
Music FairMusicFuji TelevisionAugust 31, 1964Showa
Sazae-sanAnimeFuji TelevisionOctober 5, 1969Showa
FNS Music FestivalMusicFuji TelevisionJuly 2, 1974Showa
Chibi Maruko-chanAnimeFuji TelevisionJanuary 8, 1995Heisei
One PieceAnimeFuji TelevisionOctober 20, 1999Heisei
TV Tokyo
Black CloverAnimeTV TokyoOctober 3, 2017Heisei
AnimeTV TokyoApril 5, 2017Heisei
Kiratto Pri ChanAnimeTV TokyoApril 8, 2018Heisei
Pokémon (2019 series)AnimeTV TokyoNovember 17, 2019Reiwa
Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y: Encounter with NAnimeTV TokyoDecember 27, 2019Reiwa
TV Asahi
Super Hero TimeTokusatsuTV AsahiSeptember 28, 2003Heisei
Panel Quiz Attack 25Game showTV AsahiApril 6, 1975Showa
Crayon Shin-chanAnimeTV AsahiApril 13, 1992Heisei
DoraemonAnimeTV AsahiApril 15, 2005Heisei
Music StationMusicTV AsahiOctober 24, 1986Showa
Tokyo Broadcasting System
SASUKESportsTokyo Broadcasting SystemSeptember 26, 1997Heisei
Count Down TVMusicTokyo Broadcasting SystemApril 7, 1993Heisei

New series and returning shows

Show Network PremiereFinaleStatus Source
Asteroid in LoveTokyo MXSeries Ended
Darwin's GameTokyo MXSeries Ended
Magia RecordTokyo MXSeries Ended
ID - InvadedTokyo MXSeries Ended
Marumaru ManulTokyo MXSeries Ended[4]
Room CampAT-XSeries Ended[5]
PetTokyo MXSeries Ended
Tokyo MXSeries Ended
Sorcerous Stabber OrphenTokyo MXSeason Ended
Tokyo MXSeries Ended
Hulaing Babies☆PetitTV TokyoSeries Ended
Drifting DragonsFuji TVSeries Ended
PlundererTokyo MXSeries Ended
Show by Rock!! Mashumairesh!!Tokyo MXSeries Ended
If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would DieTBSSeries Ended
Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama?Fuji TVSeries Ended
Hatena IllusionBS NTVSeries Ended
NekoparaTokyo MXSeries Ended
Somali and the Forest SpiritTokyo MXSeries Ended
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kunTBSSeason Ended
Infinite DendrogramTokyo MXSeries Ended
The Case Files of Jeweler RichardTokyo MXSeries Ended
Oda Cinnamon NobunagaTV TokyoSeries Ended
A Certain Scientific Railgun TTokyo MXSeries Ended
Laid-Back Camp (live action)TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV AichiSeason Ended[6]
Smile Down the RunwayTBSSeries Ended
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove ItTokyo MXSeries Ended
22/7Tokyo MXSeries Ended
In/SpectreTV AsahiSeason Ended
Ultraman Chronicle Zero & GeedTV TokyoSeries Ended
Interspecies ReviewersTokyo MXSeries Ended
A Destructive God Sits Next to MeTokyo MXSeries Ended
DorohedoroTokyo MXSeries Ended
Kirin ga KuruNHKEnding 2021
Wasteful Days of High School GirlsTV AsahiSeries Ended
Healin' Good PreCureTV AsahiEnding 2021
FollowersNetflixCurrently airingContinues 2021
Mashin Sentai KiramagerTV AsahiEnding 2021
TamayomiTokyo MXSeries Ended
KakushigotoTokyo MXSeries Ended
Norimono Man Mobile Land no Car-kunNHKCurrently airingContinues 2021[7]
Wave, Listen to Me!TBSSeries Ended
ListenersTBSSeries Ended
Sakura Wars: The AnimationTokyo MXSeries Ended
Shachō, Battle no Jikan Desu!Tokyo MXSeries Ended
Gal to KyōryūTokyo MXCurrently airingContinues 2021
ArteTokyo MXSeries Ended
Sing "Yesterday" for MeTV AsahiSeries Ended
Yu-Gi-Oh! SevensTV TokyoCurrently airingContinues 2021[8]
Tsugu TsugumomoTokyo MXSeason Ended
Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu ZororiNHKCurrently airingContinues 2021
MewkledreamyTV TokyoEnding 2021
Tomica Kizuna Mode Combine Earth GrannerTV OsakaEnding 2021[9]
White Cat ProjectTokyo MXSeries Ended
Tokyo MXSeries Ended
ShadowverseTV TokyoEnding 2021
Fuji TVSeries Ended
Komatta Jii-sanNippon TVSeries Ended
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU FinTBSSeries Ended
Fuji TVSeries Ended
Argonavis from BanG Dream!TBSSeries Ended
Appare-Ranman!Tokyo MXSeries Ended
Hakushon Daimaō 2020ytvSeries Ended[10]
Woodpecker Detective's OfficeTokyo MXSeries Ended
Olympia KyklosTokyo MXSeries Ended
Fuji TV[11] Ending 2021[12]
Ultraman ZTV TokyoSeries Ended
Fire Force (2nd season)TBSSeason Ended[13]
Tokyo MXSeries Ended[14]
The God of High SchoolTokyo MXSeries Ended
(2nd season)AT-XEnding 2021
Great PretenderFuji TVSeries Ended
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!Tokyo MXCurrently airingContinues 2021
Peter Grill and the Philosopher's TimeTokyo MXSeries Ended
GibiateTokyo MXSeries Ended
Police × Heroine Lovepatrina!TV TokyoEnding 2021
Kamen Rider SaberTV AsahiEnding 2021
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of DaiTV TokyoEnding 2022[15]
The Irregular at Magic High School (2nd season)Tokyo MXSeason Ended[16]
Saikyō KamizmodeTokyo MXEnding 2021
24 JapanTV AsahiEnding 2021
Attack on Titan (Final season, Part 1)MBS, NHKSeason Ended
Alice in BorderlandNetflixCurrently airingContinues 2021

Ending

End dateShowChannelFirst airedReplaced bySource
January 26Star Twinkle PreCureTV AsahiFebruary 3, 2019Healin' Good PreCure
March 1Kishiryu Sentai RyusoulgerTV AsahiMarch 17, 2019Mashin Sentai Kiramager
March 28Aikatsu on Parade!TV TokyoOctober 5, 2019JAPAN COUNTDOWN
ScarletNHKSeptember 30, 2019Yell (TV series)
March 29GeGeGe no KitaroFuji TVApril 1, 2018
March 31Ace of Diamond Act IITV TokyoApril 2, 2019Shadowverse
June 28Secret × Heroine Phantomirage!TV TokyoApril 7, 2019Police × Heroine Lovepatrina!
August 30Kamen Rider Zero-OneTV AsahiSeptember 1 2019Kamen Rider Saber
November 27YellNHKMarch 30, 2020Ochoyan
December 26Ultraman ZTV TokyoJune 20, 2020

Special events and milestone episodes

AirdateShowEpisodeNetworkSource
January 19Chibi Maruko-chan30th anniversary 1-hour special:"The Adventure of Maruko and Tama-chan"/"Tarō on a Particular Day"Fuji TV[17]
December 3171st NHK Kōhaku Uta GassenNHK
Johnny's Countdown 2020-2021Fuji Television

Deaths

DateNameAgeNotable WorksSource
January 2 illShōzō Uehara82 Screenwriter (Super Sentai, Ultraman) [18]
January 9 Anime director (AM Driver, Smile PreCure) [19]
January 11 Takeo Tabata81 Actor [20]
January 19 84 Actress [21]
January 20 Izumi Tanakaja88 Television company president (TBS) [22]
January 31 75 Actor [23]
February 6 Kitamura Saburo 82 Actor Run! K100 [24]
February 13 94 Chef on the Kyō no Ryōri cooking programme. [25]
80 Actor, voice actor (Alexander Senki) [26]
March 29 70 Comedian, television personality [27] [28]
April 23 55 Voice actor (One Piece), dubbing actor (TUGS,) [29]
April 23 63 Actress, voice actress, television presenter [30] [31]
May 23 22 Former Japanese wrestler, acted on Netflix original series . [32]
July 18 30 Actor [33]
August 29 Maria Hamasaki 23 Model [34]
September 14 36 Actress [35]
September 21 Takashi Fujiki 80 Actor
September 27 40 Actress

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anime creator Shoji Kawamori named chief creative officer of Small Worlds theme park . 2020-01-20 . 2020-02-17.
  2. Web site: Yui Ogura's event changes visitor policy due to the coronavirus . 2020-02-14 . 2020-02-17.
  3. News: Ikki Tousen, Elfen Lied's Studio Arms Declares Bankruptcy. Anime News Network. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. 2020-08-05.
  4. Web site: Marumaru Manul TV anime shorts premiere on January 5 . 2020-01-01 . 2020-02-17.
  5. Web site: Laid-Back Camp Anime Gets 2nd Season. Anime News Network. October 7, 2018. February 17, 2020.
  6. Web site: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . November 20, 2019 . Laid-Back Camp Manga Gets Live-Action Series in January . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626032109/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-19/laid-back-camp-manga-gets-live-action-series-in-january/.153473 . June 26, 2022 . May 16, 2023 . Anime News Network.
  7. Web site: Sony Music, Aniplex Produce Norimono Man Mobile Land no Car-kun Kids' TV Anime . March 3, 2020 . . March 7, 2021 .
  8. Web site: Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise Gets New Anime Series in 2020 for 20th Anniversary. Anime News Network. February 17, 2020.
  9. Web site: Takara Tomy's Tomica franchise gets Earth Granner TV anime in April . 2020-01-15 . 2020-02-17.
  10. Web site: Hakushon Daimaō Gets New TV Anime in Spring 2020 . February 4, 2020 . . February 17, 2020 .
  11. Originally started on April 5, 2020
  12. Web site: Digimon Adventure gets new TV anime reboot in April . 2020-01-20 . 2020-02-17.
  13. Web site: Sherman . Jennifer . Fire Force Anime Gets 2nd Season, Stage Play in Summer 2020 . . February 16, 2020 . December 27, 2019.
  14. Web site: Egan. Loo. KLab, Kadokawa's Magic Idol Anime Lapis Re:LiGHTs Unveils July Debut, Opening Song in 2nd Promo Video. Anime News Network. May 11, 2020. May 11, 2020.
  15. Web site: Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken Manga Gets New Anime Adaptation in Fall 2020 (Updated). Anime News Network. December 20, 2019. December 20, 2019.
  16. Web site: The Irregular at Magic High School Anime Season 2 to Premiere in July. January 4, 2020. Anime News Network. February 17, 2020.
  17. News: Anime series Chibi Maruko-chan gets 1-hour 30th anniversary special on January 19 . 2020-01-07 . 2020-02-17.
  18. News: 上原正三さん死去. 朝日新聞社 . 2020-01-09 . 2020-02-18.
  19. http://www.appbank.net/2020/01/09/anime/1844036.php スタジオディーン版『Fate/stay night』の魅力 〜山口祐司監督追悼コラム〜
  20. News: 田畑猛雄さん 81歳=俳優 /大阪. 毎日新聞社 . 2020-01-15 . 2020-02-18.
  21. News: 女優の原知佐子さん死去. 時事ドットコム. 2020-01-20. 時事通信社 . 2020-02-18.
  22. Web site: 田中和泉氏が死去 元TBS(現TBSホールディングス)社長. 日本経済新聞 . 2020-01-23 . 2020-02-18. ja.
  23. Web site: 俳優の内田勝正さん死去 . 時事ドットコム . 時事通信社 . 2020-02-05 . 2020-02-18 . 2020-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200302054607/https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2020020500753&g=soc . dead .
  24. https://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/531553 沖縄タイムス 沖縄芝居の名役者 北村三郎さん死去
  25. News: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200213/k10012284601000.html. ja:「きょうの料理」に長年出演 料理研究家の城戸崎愛さん死去. NHK News Web. 2020-02-13. 2020-02-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20200213162807/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200213/k10012284601000.html. 2020-02-13. dead.
  26. Web site: 坂口芳貞さん死去80歳 M・フリーマン吹き替えも . 2020-02-13 . 2020-02-14.
  27. News: Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus: NHK. Reuters. 29 March 2020.
  28. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO57387450Q0A330C2CC0000/ 志村けんさん死去 新型コロナ感染で肺炎
  29. Web site: Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara Passes Away at 55 Due to Cancer. Anime News Network. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. 2020-04-16.
  30. News: Actress Okae Kumiko dies from coronavirus . . April 23, 2020 . April 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200424200854/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200424_03/ . April 24, 2020 . live.
  31. News: Drama star Kumiko Okae, host of 'Hanamaru Market,' dies from pneumonia at 63. April 24, 2020. Japan Times. April 24, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200424193548/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/04/24/national/actress-kumiko-okae-dies-coronavirus/. April 24, 2020.
  32. News: 2020-05-23. Japanese wrestling star Hana Kimura dies aged 22. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-05-26.
  33. Web site: 톱배우 다케우치 충격의 죽음…日연예인 이달만 3명 극단선택 . 2020-09-27 . 일본에선 최근 몇 개월 사이 연예인의 자살 사건이 잇따르고 있다. . Joongang Ilbo . 윤설영 . ko.
  34. Web site: Reality show star criticized online before death . 2020-08-29 . NHK.
  35. Web site: 日 연예계 잔혹한 9월…다케우치 유코, 득남 8개월 만에 사망 . 2020-09-27 . 일본 연예계는 지난 7월 인기 배우 미우라 하루마(30)가 유서를 남긴 채 사망한 것을 시작으로 8월 방송인 하마사키 마리아(23)가 자택에서 숨진 채 발견됐고 9월 들어서는 지난 14일 배우 아시나 세이(36). 21일 원로 배우 후지키 타카시(80)가 세상을 떠났다. . ko . The Facts.