Date | Event | Source |
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February 1 | Japan's Disney XD channel closes. | [1] |
March 15 | The 73rd episode of Attack on Titan is postponed to March 21, when it airs along with its 74th episode, due to an earthquake in Yuasua, Wakayama, Japan. | [2] |
March 16 | Singer and voice actress Nana Mizuki gives birth to her first child. | [3] |
April 7 | Ahead of its premiere on April 10, anime series The World Ends with You the Animation has its opening song replaced due to the ALI drummer's arrest. | [4] |
June 18 | Anime studio Toei Animation dissolves coyote anime studio. | [5] |
June 25 | The 24th and final episode of So I'm a Spider, So What? was postponed indefinitely due to production issues. | |
July 14 | As warned by the NHK staff, broadcasting delays of several anime shows have been occurred due to both the Olympics and the Paralympics. | [6] |
July 23 – August 8 | The 2020 Summer Olympics was held in Tokyo, Japan. | [7] |
August 9 | The Idolm@ster voice actress Asami Shimoda announces the birth of her baby boy. | [8] |
August 24 - September 5 | The 2020 Summer Paralympics was held in Tokyo, Japan. | |
September 7 | TV Tokyo announces a new anime programming block, Anime Zone, which will air from Mondays through Wednesdays, starting in October. | [9] | |
Date | Name | Age | Notable Works | Source |
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January 1 | Seizō Fukumoto | 77 | Actor (Juuken Sentai Gekiranger) | [91] |
February 8 | Shūichirō Moriyama | 86 | Voice actor (Tiger Mask, Digimon Tamers), dubbing actor | [92] |
February 17 | Tetsurō Sagawa | 84 | Actor (Ultraman Ace) | |
February 25 | Masako Sugaya | 83 | Voice actress (Perman, Astro Boy, Superbook, Ranma ½) | [93] |
March 14 | Minako Shiba | 50 | Animator, character designer, animation director, illustrator (Black Butler, Detective Conan, Dr. Stone) | [94] |
March 15 | Yasuo Otsuka | 89 | Anime creator (The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots) | [95] |
Masahiro Anzai | 66 | Voice actor (Sailor Moon, Anpanman, Magical Angel Creamy Mami) | [96] |
April 3 | Masakazu Tamura | 77 | Actor (Naruto Hitcho, Nemuri Kyoshirō The Final, Furuhata Ninzaburō) | [97] |
April 16 | Osamu Kobayashi | 57 | Director (Paradise Kiss, ) | [98] |
Fumio Hisamatsu | 77 | Original creator (Bōken Gabotenjima), animator (Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru, Mirai Kara Shōnen Super Jetter) | [99] |
April 24 | Shunsuke Kikuchi | 89 | Composer (Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, Tiger Mask, Doraemon) | [100] |
April 25 | Toshiro Kandagawa | 81 | Chef contestant (Iron Chef) | [101] |
May 6 | Kentarou Miura | 54 | Original creator (Berserk) | [102] |
May 10 | Sugako Hashida | 95 | Scriptwriter (Oshin) | [103] |
May 15 | Akira Itou | 80 | Theme song composer (Urusei Yatsura) | [104] |
May 18 | Genzo Wakayama | 88 | Voice actor (Treasure Island) | [105] |
May 30 | | 33 | Voice actress (Shiki, Sparrow's Hotel) | [106] |
Asei Kobayashi | 88 | Composer (Sally the Witch, Gatchaman), voice actor | [107] |
July 31 | Sanpei Satо | 91 | Original creator (Dotanba no Manners) | [108] |
August 1 | Masami Suda | 77 | Animator (Gatchaman, Fist of the North Star) | [109] |
August 14 | Mary Fujishima | 93 | Chairperson of Johnny & Associates | [110] |
Jerry Fujio | 81 | Actor (The Hit Parade), voice actor (The Stingiest Man in Town) | [111] |
August 21 | Masanari Nihei | 80 | Actor (Ultraman), voice actor (The Ultraman) | [112] |
September 3 | Shinichiro Sawai | 83 | Series director (Shogun no Onmitsu! Kage Juhachi, Juukou B-Fighter) | [113] |
September 7 | Eiichi Yamamoto | 80 | Animator, episode director (Astro Boy), director (Kimba the White Lion, Wansa-kun) | [114] |
September 9 | Yūshi Suzuki | | Director (Edens Zero) | [115] |
September 24 | Takao Saito | 84 | Original creator (Golgo 13) | [116] |
September 30 | Koichi Sugiyama | 90 | Composer (Cyborg 009, Magic Knight Rayearth, ) | [117] |
October 8 | Sanpei Shirato | 89 | Original creator (Ninpu Kamui Gaiden) | [118] |
October 12 | Daisei Fujii | | Character designer (SD Gundam Force, ) | [119] |
October 17 | Toshihiro Iijima | 89 | Director (Ultraman, Ultra Q, Ultraman Max) | [120] |
October 21 | Saori Sugimoto | 58 | Voice actress (Nintama Rantaro, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) | [121] |
October 29 | Yoshiko Oota | 89 | Voice actress (Kimba the White Lion, Doraemon (1979 TV series)) | [122] |
November 5 | Kinji Yoshimoto | 55 | Director (, Unbreakable Machine-Doll), animator | [123] |
December 1 | Keiko Nobumoto | 57 | Screenwriter (Cowboy Bebop, Macross Plus) | [124] |
December 3 | Jouji Yanami | 90 | Voice actor (Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z) | [125] |
December 8 | Mitsutoshi Furuya | 85 | Original creator (Gūtara Mama, Dame Oyaji) | [126] |
December 18 | Sayaka Kanda | 35 | Voice actress and singer | [127] | |