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Events in 2018 in Japanese television.
Date | Event | |
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January 30 | Nickelodeon's Japanese channel launches for the second time. | |
April 8 | AKB48 Show! changes its timeslot on BS Premium from Saturday 23:45 JST to Sunday 23:00 JST. | |
May 3 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations changes its timeslot on TV Tokyo from Wednesday 17:55 JST to Thursday 19:25 JST. [1] | |
September 2 | AKB48 Show! changes its timeslot once again in BS Premium and starts 10 minutes earlier, at Sunday 22:50 JST. | |
October 7 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations changes its timeslot on TV Tokyo from Thursday 19:25 JST to Sunday 17:30 JST. | |
Pokémon Sun & Moon changes its timeslot on TV Tokyo from Thursday 18:55 JST to Sunday 18:00 JST. [2] | ||
The 2018 Formula One World Championship will be held at 2018 Japanese Grand Prix. | ||
October 21 | The 2018 MotoGP World Championship will be held at 2018 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix. |
Show | Network | Premiere | Finale | Status | Source |
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Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle | TV Tokyo | January 6 | June 30 | Series Ended | |
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card | NHK, Crunchyroll | January 7 | June 10 | Series Ended | |
Idolish7 | Tokyo MX | January 7 | May 19 | Series Ended | |
Segodon | NHK | January 7 | December 16 | Series Ended | |
Yowamushi Pedal 4: Glory Line | TV Tokyo | January 9 | June 25 | Series Ended | |
Violet Evergarden | Tokyo MX | January 10 | April 4 | Series Ended | |
Beatless | MBS | January 12 | September 28 | Series Ended | |
Dagashi Kashi – Season 2 | TBS | January 12 | March 31 | Series Ended | |
Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments | JNN | January 12 | June 30 | Series Ended | |
Spring Has Come | WOWOW | January 13 | February 10 | Series Ended | |
Princess Jellyfish | Fuji Television | January 15 | March 19 | Series Ended | |
Seven Heavenly Virtues | AT-X | January 26 | March 30 | Series Ended | [3] |
Fate/Extra Last Encore | Tokyo MX | January 27 | March 31 | Series Ended | |
Hugtto! PreCure | TV Asahi | February 4 | January 27, 2019 | Ending 2019 | |
Lupinranger VS Patoranger | TV Asahi | February 11 | February 10, 2019 | Ending 2019 | |
GeGeGe no Kitarō | Fuji Television | April 1 | March 29, 2020 | Continues 2019 | |
Magic × Warrior Magimajo Pures! | TV Tokyo | April 1 | March 24, 2019 | Ending 2019 | |
Hanbun, Aoi | NHK | April 2 | September 29 | Series Ended | |
Uma Musume Pretty Derby | Tokyo MX | April 2 | June 17 | Series Ended | |
Gundam Build Divers | TV Tokyo | April 3 | September 25 | Series Ended | |
Lupin the Third Part 5 | Nippon TV | April 4 | September 18 | Seried Ended | |
Aikatsu Friends! | TV Tokyo | April 5 | September 26, 2019 | Continues 2019 | |
Inazuma Eleven: Ares | TV Tokyo | April 6 | September 28 | Series Ended | |
Major 2nd | NHK-E | April 7 | September 22 |
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My Hero Academia – Season 3 | Nippon Television | April 7 | September 29 |
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Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online | Tokyo MX | April 7 | June 30 | Series Ended | |
Kiratto Pri Chan | TV Tokyo | April 8 | Currently Airing | Continues 2019 | |
Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File | Fuji TV | April 8 | March 31, 2019 | Ending 2019 | |
High School DxD: Hero | AT-X | April 10 | June 27 | Series Ended | |
Yo-kai Watch Shadowside | TV Tokyo | April 13 | March 29, 2019 | Ending 2019 | |
Cardfight!! Vanguard: DX | Tokyo MX | May 5 | May 4, 2019 | Continues 2019 | |
Harukana Receive | Tokyo MX | July 6 | September 21 | Series Ended | |
Ultraman R/B | TV Tokyo | July 7 | December 22 | Series Ended | |
Shingeki no Kyojin – Season 3 | NHK | July 23 | October 15 |
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Kamen Rider Zi-O | TV Asahi | September 2 | August 25, 2019 | Continues 2019 | |
Manpuku | NHK | October 1 | March 30, 2019 | Ending 2019 | |
Inazuma Eleven: Orion no Kokuin | TV Tokyo | October 5 | September 27, 2019 | Continues 2019 | |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind | Tokyo MX | October 6 | July 28, 2019 | Continues 2019 | |
Fairy Tail: The Final Chapter | TV Tokyo | October 7 | September 29, 2019 | Continues 2019 | |
Sword Art Online: Alicization | Tokyo MX | October 7 | March 30, 2019 | Continues 2019 | |
Senran Kagura Shinovi Master -Tokyo Yōma-hen- | Tokyo MX | October 13 | December 27 | Series Ended |
Airdate | Sports | Network | Source |
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October 7 | 2018 Formula One World Championship | Fuji TV Next | |
October 21 | 2018 MotoGP World Championship | G+ |
Airdate | Show | Network | Source |
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January 20 | The 7th AKB48 Kouhaku Taikou Utagassen | BS Sky Perfect | |
March 3 | NHK Nodojiman: Champion Taikai 2018 | NHK | |
March 25 | Masashi Sada Midnight Special: SadaFes 2018 | NHK | |
March 29 |
| TV Tokyo | |
April 7 | CDTV 25th Anniversary Celebration Special | Tokyo Broadcasting System | |
May 5 |
| NNS | |
July 10 |
| Nippon Television | |
July 25 | FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri 2018 | Fuji Television | |
August 5 | Miitsuketa! – The Stage Show | NHK-E & World Premium | |
August 18 | 50th Melody of Memories | NHK-G & World Premium | |
August 21 | Teacher Itsuki's School of Songs: The Midsummer Special Lesson | NHK-G & World Premium | |
August 25 & 26 | 24 Hour Television 2018 | Nippon Television | |
September 8 & 9 | FNS 27 Hour TV | Fuji Television | |
September 17 | Music Station Ultra Fes 2018 | TV Asahi | |
October 14 |
| BS Premium | |
October 23 |
| NHK | |
December 5 |
| Fuji Television | |
December 7 |
| BS Fuji | |
December 12 |
| Fuji Television | |
December 14 |
| BS Fuji | |
December 21 |
| BS Fuji | |
Music Station Super Live 2018 | TV Asahi | ||
December 30 | The 60th Japan Record Awards | Tokyo Broadcasting System | |
December 31 | 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | NHK | |
Johnny's Countdown 2018-19 | Fuji Television |
Date | Name | Aged | Notable Works | Source |
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February 8 | Makiko Nitta | 56 | Voice actress; aortic dissection. | |
February 21 | Ren Osugi | 66 | Supporting actor; cast of Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls and Back Street Girls: Gokudols. | |
April 5 | Isao Takahata | 82 | Director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Studio Ghibli | [4] [5] |
May 16 | Hideki Saijo | 63 | Singer and songwriter, participated 18 times on annual NHK's Kouhaku Utagassen. | |
June 29 | Steve Ditko | 90 | Original co-creator of Marvel's Spider-Man, a character that had a Japanese live-action series in 1978, and also a protagonic role in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers on 2014. | |
July 6 | Shota Nakao | 22 | Performer and member from LDH's FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE. | |
August 4 | Masahiko Tsugawa | 78 | Actor, film director and critic; Heart failure. | [6] |
August 10 | Kin Sugai | 92 | Actress, noctable for the role of the mother-in-law of the protagonist in NHK's Taiga drama series Inochi ; Heart failure. | [7] |
August 13 | Unshō Ishizuka | 67 | Actor, voice actor and director, most notably by providing the voice from Professor Oak in Pokémon, Monarca La Deus in Flashman and Heihachi Mishima in Tekken Series. | [8] [9] |
August 15 | Kunihiro Abe | 50 | Animator, most notably for Gundam Series . | |
Momoko Sakura | 53 | Manga artist, most notably for Chibi Maruko-chan . | [10] [11] [12] | |
October 17 | Nobuo Tanaka | 83 | Narrator from Super Sentai Series . | |
October 19 | Takanobu Hozumi | 87 | Voice actor. | |
October 23 | Kouji Tsujitani | 56 | Voice actor, most notably for InuYasha and Yu Yu Hakusho . | |
November 6 | Tetsuo Gotō | 68 | Voice actor, most notably for One Piece and Dragon Ball Super . | [13] [14] |
November 12 | Stan Lee | 95 | Original co-creator of many Marvel Comics characters that were adapted on many Japanese TV shows (both anime and tokusatsu). | |
November 13 | Ken Narita | 73 | Singer most notably for Denshi Sentai Denziman and Cyborg 009 . |
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