Below is a list of events affecting Japanese television in 2021.
Events Date Event Source February 1 Japan's Disney XD channel closes. 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. March 16 Singer and voice actress Nana Mizuki gives birth to her first child. 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.June 18Anime studio Toei Animation dissolves coyote anime studio. 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. July 23 – August 8 The 2020 Summer Olympics was held in Tokyo, Japan. August 9 The Idolm@ster voice actress Asami Shimoda announces the birth of her baby boy. 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.
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, 2016HeiseiNorimono Man Mobile Land no Car-kunAnimeNHK-EApril 2, 2020Reiwa Nippon Television Network SystemShōtenComedyNippon TelevisionMay 15, 1966ShowaSoreike! AnpanmanAnimeNippon TelevisionOctober 3, 1988ShowaDowntown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!Game showNippon TelevisionOctober 3, 1989HeiseiDetective ConanAnimeNNSJanuary 8, 1996Heisei Fuji Network SystemMusic FairMusicFuji TVAugust 31, 1964ShowaSazae-sanAnimeFuji TVOctober 5, 1969ShowaFNS Music FestivalMusicFNSJuly 2, 1974ShowaChibi Maruko-chanAnimeFuji TVJanuary 8, 1995HeiseiOne PieceAnimeFuji TVOctober 20, 1999Heisei TV TokyoBoruto: Naruto Next GenerationsAnimeTV TokyoApril 5, 2017HeiseiPokémonAnimeTV TokyoNovember 17, 2019Reiwa TV AsahiSuper Hero TimeTokusatsuTV AsahiSeptember 28, 2003HeiseiCrayon 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 SourceSuppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter TownTokyo MX Series EndedLBX GirlsTokyo MX Series EndedThe Quintessential Quintuplets (season 2)TBS Season EndedSo I'm a Spider, So What?Tokyo MX Series EndedWIXOSS Diva(A)LiveTokyo MX Series EndedUltraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' OdysseyTV Tokyo Series EndedWorld Trigger (season 2)TV Asahi Season EndedAikatsu Planet!TV Tokyo Series EndedSK8 the InfinityTV Asahi Series EndedIdoly PrideTokyo MX Series EndedCells at Work! Code BlackTokyo MX Series EndedHorimiyaTokyo MX Series EndedEx-ArmTokyo MX Series EndedThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (season 2)Tokyo MX Season EndedAzur Lane: Slow Ahead!Tokyo MX Season EndedLog Horizon: Destruction of the Round TableNHK Season EndedThe Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's JudgementTV Tokyo Season EndedDr. Stone: Stone WarsTokyo MX Season EndedSorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of KimluckTokyo MX Season EndedSeiten wo TsukeNHK Series EndedHori-san to Miyamura-kun (Live-action series)TBS Series EndedKiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House (NHK World airing)NHK World Ending 2022Tropical-Rouge! Pretty CureTV Asahi Ending 2022Kikai Sentai ZenkaigerTV Asahi Ending 2022Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai VS Zettai BL ni Naritakunai OtokoTV Asahi Series EndedShaman King (2021 series)TV Tokyo Ending 2022Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni AisareteimasuNTV Series EndedBeyblade Burst Dynamite BattleYouTube Ending 2022Bakugan: Geogan RisingYouTube Season EndedLet's Make a Mug TooCBC Season EndedMazica PartyTV Osaka Ending 2022Odd TaxiTV Tokyo Season EndedFruits Basket: The FinalTV Tokyo Series EndedThe Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeTokyo MX Series EndedJoran: The Princess of Snow and BloodNTV Series EndedMars RedNippon TV, Tokyo MX Series EndedIii IcecrinTV Tokyo Season EndedFairy RanmaruTokyo MX Series EndedZombie Land Saga RevengeTokyo MX Season EndedShinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion ZTV Tokyo Ending 2022Yo-Kai Watch (2021 series)Officially known as Yo-kai Watch♪TV TokyoCurrently Airing Continues 2022Don't Toy With Me, Miss NagatoroTokyo MX Season EndedI've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My LevelTokyo MX Season EndedThe World Ends with You the AnimationTBS Series EndedPretty Boy Detective ClubTV Asahi Series EndedMewkledreamy Mix!TV Tokyo Ending 2022Tokyo RevengersTV Tokyo Season EndedTo Your EternityNHK Season EndedGloomy The Naughty GrizzlyTokyo MX Series EndedThe Family (2021 series)Wowow Series EndedAno Toki Kisu Shite OkebaTV AsahiCurrently Airing Continues 2022Okaeri MoneNHK Series EndedPretty All Friends SelectionTV Tokyo Series EndedGirlfriend, GirlfriendTBS Season EndedMy Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (season 2)Tokyo MX Season EndedThe Honor Student at Magic High SchoolTokyo MX Series EndedDrugstore in Another WorldTokyo MX Series EndedPolice in a Pod (Live-action series)Nippon TV Series EndedUltraman TriggerTV Tokyo Ending 2022Bittomo × Heroine Kirameki Powers!TV Tokyo Ending 2022Love Live! Superstar!!NHK-E Season EndedThe Idaten Deities Know Only PeaceFuji TV Series EndedThe Masked Singer JapanAmazon Prime Video Season EndedKamen Rider ReviceTV Asahi Ending 2022Komi Can't Communicate (Live-action series)NHK Series EndedPokémon EvolutionsYouTube Series EndedMegaton MusashiTokyo MX Season EndedKimi to Fit BoxingTokyo MX Series EndedRestaurant to Another World (Season 2)TV Tokyo Series EndedYuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai ChapterTBS Season EndedRecord of RagnarokTokyo MX Season EndedLet's Make a Mug Too: Second KilnCBC Series EndedSelection ProjectTokyo MX Series EndedYashahime: Princess Half-Demon (season 2)Nippon TV Ending 2022Muteking the Dancing HeroTV Osaka Series EndedKiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House (NHK E airing)NHK E Series EndedGunma-chanTokyo MX Series EndedWaccha PriMagi!TV Tokyo Ending 2022Record of Ragnarok (Mini-anime series)Cartoon Network Japan Series EndedDigimon Ghost GameFuji TVCurrently Airing Continues 2022The Vampire Dies in No TimeTokyo MX Season EndedWho Is Princess?NTV Ending 2022Komi Can't Communicate (Anime series)TV Tokyo Season EndedMuv-Luv AlternativeFuji TV Season EndedPuraOre! Pride of OrangeTokyo MX Series EndedBanished From The Heroes' PartyTokyo MX Season EndedThe World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an AristocratTokyo MX Series EndedVisual PrisonTokyo MX Series EndedPlatinum EndTBS Ending 2022World Trigger (Season 3)TV Asahi Series EndedThe Faraway PaladinTokyo MX Season EndedMy Senpai Is AnnoyingTokyo MX Series EndedDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2nd season)Fuji TV Ending 2022KaginadoTokyo MX Season EndedRanking of KingsFuji TV Ending 2022Come Come EverybodyNHK Ending 2022
Ending End dateShowChannelFirst airedReplaced bySourceFebruary 7Kirin ga KuruNHKJanuary 19, 2020Seiten wo TsukeFebruary 21Healin' Good PreCureTV AsahiFebruary 2, 2020Tropical-Rouge! Pretty CureFebruary 28Mashin Sentai KiramagerTV AsahiMarch 8, 2020Kikai Sentai ZenkaigerMarch 23ShadowverseTV TokyoApril 7, 2020TBAMarch 2624 JapanTV AsahiOctober 9, 2020Ano Toki Kisu Shite OkebaTokudane!Fuji TVApril 1, 1999Mezamashi 8March 28Tomica Kizuna Mode Combine Earth GrannerTV OsakaApril 5, 2020Mazica PartyMarch 30Black CloverTV TokyoOctober 3, 2017Kayō EntaApril 2Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y: Encounter with NTV TokyoDecember 27, 2019Yo-Kai Watch (2021 series)April 4MewkledreamyTV TokyoApril 5, 2020Mewkledreamy Mix!April 9Saikyō KamizmodeTokyo MXOctober 9, 2020TBAMay 15OchoyanNHKNovember 30, 2020Okaeri MoneMay 30Kiratto Pri ChanTV TokyoApril 8, 2018Pretty All Friends SelectionJune 26Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' OdysseyTV TokyoJanuary 9, 2021Ultraman TriggerJune 27Police × Heroine Lovepatrina!TV TokyoJuly 26, 2020Bittomo × Heroine Kirameki Powers!August 30Kamen Rider SaberTV AsahiSeptember 6, 2020Kamen Rider ReviceSeptember 14Shiawase! Bonbi GirlNHKApril 20, 2011TBASeptember 19Pretty All Friends SelectionTV TokyoJune 6, 2021Waccha PriMagiSeptember 26Digimon Adventure:Fuji TVApril 5, 2020Restarted broadcast on June 7, 2020Digimon Ghost GamePanel Quiz Attack 25TV AsahiApril 6, 1975Anata no Kawarini Mite Kimasu! Riatsuki WESTOctober 1The Idaten Deities Know Only PeaceFuji TVJuly 23, 2021Ranking of KingsOctober 29Okaeri MoneNHKMay 17, 2021Come Come EverybodyDecember 18Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai ChapterTBSOctober 2, 2021Cue!December 26Seiten wo TsukeNHKFebruary 14, 2021The 13 Lords of the Shogun
Sports Airdate Sports Network SourceJuly 23 - August 8Tokyo 2020 OlympicsNHKAugust 24 - September 5Tokyo 2020 ParalympicsNHK
Special events and milestone episodes Airdate Show Episode Network SourceJune 12My Hero Academia#100: The New Power and All For OneNippon TelevisionJuly 18Kamen Rider SaberMovie Cross-Over SP: The World Pirate Comes, and the Worlds Mix.TV AsahiKikai Sentai Zenkaiger#20: Swordsman and World Pirate, a Brother's Promise. (Movie Crossover Special)TV AsahiSeptember 4DoraemonBirthday special episodeTV AsahiNovember 21One Piece#1000: "Overwhelming Strength! The Straw Hats Come Together!"Fuji TelevisionDecember 3 - December 10PokémonDiamond & Pearl specialTV Tokyo December 31The Irregular at Magic High SchoolThe Magic at Irregular High SchoolTokyo MXhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-04/the-magic-at-irregular-high-school-reminiscence-arc-anime-special-promo-video-reveals-december-31-/ 72nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen NHK Johnny's Countdown 2021-2022Fuji Television
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