Events in 1988 in Japanese television.

Debuts Show Station Premiere Date Genre Original RunChoujuu Sentai LivemanTV AsahiFebruary 27tokusatsuFebruary 27, 1988 – February 18, 1989City Hunter 2Yomiuri TVApril 2animeApril 2, 1988 – July 14, 1989Dennou Keisatsu CybercopNippon TVOctober 2tokusatsuOctober 2, 1988 - July 5, 1989Don Don Domel and RonTV TokyoApril 5animeApril 5, 1988 – March 27, 1989Kamen Rider Black RXMBSOctober 23tokusatsuOctober 23, 1988 – September 24, 1989Kiteretsu DaihyakkaFuji TVMarch 27animeMarch 27, 1988 - June 9, 1996Legendary Armor Samurai TroopersTV AsahiApril 30animeApril 30, 1988 – March 4, 1989Mashin Hero WataruNippon TVApril 15animeApril 15, 1988 – March 31, 1989Sekai Ninja Sen JiraiyaTV AsahiJanuary 24tokusatsuJanuary 24, 1988 – January 22, 1989Soreike! AnpanmanNippon TVOctober 3animeOctober 3, 1988 - presentTransformers: Super-God MasterforceNippon TVApril 12animeApril 12, 1988 – March 7, 1989

Ongoing shows Music Fair, music (1964–present) Mito Kōmon, jidaigeki (1969-2011) Sazae-san, anime (1969–present) Ōoka Echizen, jidaigeki (1970-1999) FNS Music Festival, music (1974-present) Panel Quiz Attack 25, game show (1975–present) Doraemon, anime (1979-2005) Dragon Ball, anime (1986–1989) Saint Seiya, anime (1986–1989) Esper Mami, anime (1987-1989)

Endings Show Station Ending Date Genre Original RunMasked Ninja: AkakageNippon TVMarch 22animeOctober 13, 1987 – March 22, 1988Choujinki MetalderTV AsahiJanuary 17tokusatsuMarch 16, 1987 – January 17, 1988City HunterYomiuri TVMarch 28animeApril 6, 1987 – March 28, 1988Fist of the North Star 2Fuji TVFebruary 18animeMarch 13, 1987 – February 18, 1988Hikari Sentai MaskmanTV AsahiFebruary 20tokusatsuFebruary 28, 1987 – February 20, 1988Kamen Rider BlackMBSOctober 9tokusatsuOctober 4, 1987 – October 9, 1988Maison IkkokuFuji TVMarch 2animeMarch 26, 1986 – March 2, 1988Oraa Guzura Dado 2TV TokyoSeptember 20animeOctober 12, 1987 – September 20, 1988Transformers: The HeadmastersNippon TVMarch 25animeJuly 3, 1987 – March 25, 1988

See also 1988 in anime List of Japanese television dramas 1988 in Japan List of Japanese films of 1988

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