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 Date Event SourceJanuary 20 Anime creator Shoji Kawamori is named chief creative officer of the Small Worlds theme park.February 14 Voice 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.August 4 Animation 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.
Ongoing ShowTypeChannelFirst aired/Japanese periodSource NHKNHK Amateur Song ContestTalent showNHK-G, NHK World PremiumMarch 15, 1953 (TV)ShowaWith MotherKidsE-TV, NHK World PremiumOctober 5, 1959ShowaNintama RantarōAnimeNHKApril 10, 1993HeiseiOjarumaruAnimeNHKOctober 5, 1998HeiseiUtaconMusicNHK-G, NHK World PremiumApril 12, 2016Heisei Nippon TelevisionSoreike! AnpanmanAnimeNippon TelevisionOctober 3, 1988ShowaDowntown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!Game showNippon TelevisionOctober 3, 1989HeiseiDetective ConanAnimeNNSJanuary 8, 1996Heisei Fuji TelevisionMusic FairMusicFuji TelevisionAugust 31, 1964ShowaSazae-sanAnimeFuji TelevisionOctober 5, 1969ShowaFNS Music FestivalMusicFuji TelevisionJuly 2, 1974ShowaChibi Maruko-chanAnimeFuji TelevisionJanuary 8, 1995HeiseiOne PieceAnimeFuji TelevisionOctober 20, 1999Heisei TV TokyoBlack CloverAnimeTV TokyoOctober 3, 2017HeiseiBoruto: Naruto Next GenerationsAnimeTV TokyoApril 5, 2017HeiseiKiratto Pri ChanAnimeTV TokyoApril 8, 2018HeiseiPokémon (2019 series)AnimeTV TokyoNovember 17, 2019ReiwaYo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y: Encounter with NAnimeTV TokyoDecember 27, 2019Reiwa TV AsahiSuper Hero TimeTokusatsuTV AsahiSeptember 28, 2003HeiseiPanel Quiz Attack 25Game showTV AsahiApril 6, 1975ShowaCrayon Shin-chanAnimeTV AsahiApril 13, 1992HeiseiDoraemonAnimeTV AsahiApril 15, 2005HeiseiMusic StationMusicTV AsahiOctober 24, 1986Showa Tokyo Broadcasting SystemSASUKESportsTokyo Broadcasting SystemSeptember 26, 1997HeiseiCount Down TVMusicTokyo Broadcasting SystemApril 7, 1993Heisei
New series and returning shows Show Network Premiere Finale Status SourceAsteroid in LoveTokyo MX Series EndedDarwin's GameTokyo MX Series EndedMagia RecordTokyo MX Series EndedID - InvadedTokyo MX Series EndedMarumaru ManulTokyo MX Series EndedRoom CampAT-X Series EndedPetTokyo MX Series EndedSeton Academy: Join the Pack!Tokyo MX Series EndedSorcerous Stabber OrphenTokyo MX Season EndedBOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.Tokyo MX Series EndedHulaing Babies☆PetitTV Tokyo Series EndedDrifting DragonsFuji TV Series EndedPlundererTokyo MX Series EndedShow by Rock!! Mashumairesh!!Tokyo MX Series EndedIf My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would DieTBS Series EndedUchitama?! Have you seen my Tama?Fuji TV Series EndedHatena IllusionBS NTV Series EndedNekoparaTokyo MX Series EndedSomali and the Forest SpiritTokyo MX Series EndedToilet-Bound Hanako-kunTBS Season EndedInfinite DendrogramTokyo MX Series EndedThe Case Files of Jeweler RichardTokyo MX Series EndedOda Cinnamon NobunagaTV Tokyo Series EndedA Certain Scientific Railgun TTokyo MX Series EndedLaid-Back Camp (live action)TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi Season EndedSmile Down the RunwayTBS Series EndedScience Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove ItTokyo MX Series Ended22/7Tokyo MX Series EndedIn/SpectreTV Asahi Season EndedUltraman Chronicle Zero & GeedTV Tokyo Series EndedInterspecies ReviewersTokyo MX Series EndedA Destructive God Sits Next to MeTokyo MX Series EndedDorohedoroTokyo MX Series EndedKirin ga KuruNHK Ending 2021Wasteful Days of High School GirlsTV Asahi Series EndedHealin' Good PreCureTV Asahi Ending 2021FollowersNetflixCurrently airing Continues 2021Mashin Sentai KiramagerTV Asahi Ending 2021TamayomiTokyo MX Series EndedKakushigotoTokyo MX Series EndedNorimono Man Mobile Land no Car-kunNHKCurrently airing Continues 2021Wave, Listen to Me!TBS Series EndedListenersTBS Series EndedSakura Wars: The AnimationTokyo MX Series EndedShachō, Battle no Jikan Desu!Tokyo MX Series EndedGal to KyōryūTokyo MXCurrently airing Continues 2021ArteTokyo MX Series EndedSing "Yesterday" for MeTV Asahi Series EndedYu-Gi-Oh! SevensTV TokyoCurrently airing Continues 2021Tsugu TsugumomoTokyo MX Season EndedMotto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu ZororiNHKCurrently airing Continues 2021MewkledreamyTV Tokyo Ending 2021Tomica Kizuna Mode Combine Earth GrannerTV Osaka Ending 2021White Cat ProjectTokyo MX Series EndedPrincess Connect! Re:DiveTokyo MX Series EndedShadowverseTV Tokyo Ending 2021BNA: Brand New AnimalFuji TV Series EndedKomatta Jii-sanNippon TV Series EndedMy Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU FinTBS Series EndedFugō Keiji Balance: UnlimitedFuji TV Series EndedArgonavis from BanG Dream!TBS Series EndedAppare-Ranman!Tokyo MX Series EndedHakushon Daimaō 2020Nippon TV Series EndedWoodpecker Detective's OfficeTokyo MX Series EndedOlympia KyklosTokyo MX Series EndedDigimon Adventure:Fuji TVOriginally started on April 5, 2020 Ending 2021Ultraman ZTV Tokyo Series EndedFire Force (2nd season)TBS Season EndedLapis Re:LightsTokyo MX Series EndedThe God of High SchoolTokyo MX Series EndedRe:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (2nd season)AT-X Ending 2021Great PretenderFuji TV Series EndedUzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!Tokyo MXCurrently airing Continues 2021Peter Grill and the Philosopher's TimeTokyo MX Series EndedGibiateTokyo MX Series EndedPolice × Heroine Lovepatrina!TV Tokyo Ending 2021Kamen Rider SaberTV Asahi Ending 2021Dragon Quest: The Adventure of DaiTV Tokyo Ending 2022The Irregular at Magic High School (2nd season)Tokyo MX Season EndedSaikyō KamizmodeTokyo MX Ending 202124 JapanTV Asahi Ending 2021Mr. Osomatsu (Season 3)TV Tokyo Ending 2021Attack on Titan (Final season, Part 1)TBS, NHK Season EndedAlice in BorderlandNetflixCurrently airing Continues 2021
Ending End dateShowChannelFirst airedReplaced bySourceJanuary 26Star Twinkle PreCureTV AsahiFebruary 3, 2019Healin' Good PreCureMarch 1Kishiryu Sentai RyusoulgerTV AsahiMarch 17, 2019Mashin Sentai KiramagerMarch 28Aikatsu on Parade!TV TokyoOctober 5, 2019JAPAN COUNTDOWNScarletNHKSeptember 30, 2019Yell (TV series)March 29GeGeGe no KitaroFuji TVApril 1, 2018Digimon Adventure:March 31Ace of Diamond Act IITV TokyoApril 2, 2019ShadowverseJune 28Secret × Heroine Phantomirage!TV TokyoApril 7, 2019Police × Heroine Lovepatrina!August 30Kamen Rider Zero-OneTV AsahiSeptember 1, 2019Kamen Rider SaberNovember 27YellNHKMarch 30, 2020OchoyanDecember 26Ultraman ZTV TokyoJune 20, 2020Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey
Special events and milestone episodes Airdate Show Episode Network SourceJanuary 19Chibi Maruko-chan30th anniversary 1-hour special:"The Adventure of Maruko and Tama-chan"/"Tarō on a Particular Day"Fuji TV December 3171st NHK Kōhaku Uta GassenNHKJohnny's Countdown 2020-2021Fuji Television
Deaths Date Name Age Notable Works Source January 2 Shōzō Uehara 82 Screenwriter (Super Sentai, Ultraman) January 9 Yūji Yamaguchi Anime director (AM Driver, Smile PreCure!) 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〜 (in Japanese) January 11 Takeo Tabata 81 Actor January 19 Chisako Hara 84 Actress January 20 Izumi Tanaka|ja| 88 Television company president (TBS) January 31 Katsumasa Uchida 75 Actor February 6 Kitamura Saburo 82 Run! K100 沖縄タイムス 沖縄芝居の名役者 北村三郎さん死去 2020年2月6日閲覧。 February 13 Ai Kidosaki 94 Chef on the Kyō no Ryōri cooking programme. Yoshisada Sakaguchi 80 Actor, voice actor (Alexander Senki) March 29 Ken Shimura 70 Comedian, television personality 志村けんさん死去 新型コロナ感染で肺炎. The Nikkei. 30 March 2020 April 23 Keiji Fujiwara 55 Voice actor (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, One Piece), dubbing actor (TUGS, Beast Wars: Transformers) April 23 Kumiko Okae 63 Actress, voice actress, television presenter May 23 Hana Kimura 22 Former Japanese wrestler, acted on Netflix original series Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020. July 18 Haruma Miura 30 Actor August 29 Maria Hamasaki 23 Model September 14 Sei Ashina 36 Actress September 21 Takashi Fujiki 80 Actor September 27 Yuko Takeuchi 40 Actress Kōsei Tomita 84 Voice actor (Doraemon)
See also 2020 in British television (Brexit) 2020 in television
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