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Events in 2019 in Japanese television.

Events

Date	Event	Source
January 3	A broadcast of Anata ga shuyaku - 50 Voice [ja] discussing Idaten is preempted by a special news bulletin about an earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture. It is rebroadcast on January 5.	[1]
January 6	Six new reporters debut on TV Asahi's morning talk show Good Morning Asahi [ja], including NMB48's Karin Kojima.	[2]
	Tomoaki Ogura [ja] returns to Tokudane! after bladder cancer surgery.	[3]
January 9	In the narration of this day's edition, TBS's Wednesday's Downtown apologizes for the confusion involved in the December 26 edition last year involving Yasuda Dai Circus.	[4]
January 10	Eimi Tamamaki [ja] will succeed Yurie Toyosaki [ja] as the announcer of Purebato [ja].	[5]
February 12	Seiyu Nanako Mori announces her marriage to a person independent of her industry.	[6]
February 13	Motivated by the Me Too movement, voice actress Hiroko Konishi shares in a news article that she was blacklisted from the voice acting industry for refusing to enter a mixed bath with anime director Akitaro Daichi inside.	[7]
April 2	NHK's Utacon changes their timeslot to Tuesday at 19:57 JST. Sarameshi has been planned to precede the Utacon.	[8][9]
April 27	Two Pretty Cure fans receive an engagement thanks from Yōko Honna, who voices Nagisa Misumi/Cure Black in the inaugural Futari wa Pretty Cure and its sequel Max Heart.	[10]
April 28–May 1	NHK, NNN, ANN, JNN, FNN, and TXN preempt regularly scheduled programs to air coverage of the 2019 Japanese imperial transition.	^[citation needed]
May 1	During a session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom where executives from Facebook and Twitter appear before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights and face accusations over the way they handled abuse and harassment of parliamentarians on social media, Scottish National Party Member of Parliament Joanna Cherry cites, among several abusive tweets that were not removed swiftly by Twitter, one involving Lily Hoshikawa, a transgender character in the anime Zombie Land Saga.	[11]
May 31	Xebec ceases operations after 24 years due to its sale to Production IG.	[12]
June 20	I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! attracts international attention for its depiction of Japanese workplace culture.	[13]
June 23	On her 30th birthday, voice actress Ayana Taketatsu (Leafa in Sword Art Online) announces marriage with Yūki Kaji (Issei in High School DxD).	[14]
July 18	33 deaths and dozen injured in an arson attack at Kyoto Animation.	[15]
August 22	Ayahi Takagaki, a seiyu and member of the Sphere idol unit, announces her marriage on her blog.	[16]
October 5	The death of a hospitalized woman, which a separate report states was caused by septic shock, brings the death toll of the Kyoto Animation arson attack almost three months earlier to 36.	[17]
	A The Rising of the Shield Hero crossover with the second season of Isekai Quartet is announced at an event.	[18]
October 13	The 2019 Formula One World Championship is held at 2019 Japanese Grand Prix.
October 20	The 2019 MotoGP World Championship is held at 2019 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix.

Ongoing

Show	Type	Channel	First aired/Japanese period		Source
NHK
NHK Amateur Song Contest	Talent Show	NHK-G, NHK World Premium	March 15, 1953 (TV)	Showa
With Mother	Kids	E-TV, NHK World Premium	October 5, 1959	Showa
Nintama Rantarō	Anime	NHK	April 10, 1993	Heisei
Ojarumaru	Anime	NHK	October 5, 1998	Heisei
Utacon	Music	NHK-G, NHK World Premium	April 12, 2016	Heisei
Nippon Television
Soreike! Anpanman	Anime	Nippon Television	October 3, 1988	Showa
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!	Game-Show	Nippon Television	October 3, 1989	Heisei
Detective Conan	Anime	NNS	January 8, 1996	Heisei
Fuji Television
Music Fair	Music	Fuji Television	August 31, 1964	Showa
Sazae-san	Anime	Fuji Television	October 5, 1969	Showa
FNS Music Festival	Music	Fuji Television	July 2, 1974	Showa
Chibi Maruko-chan	Anime	Fuji Television	January 8, 1995	Heisei
GeGeGe no Kitaro	Anime	Fuji Television	April 1, 2018	Heisei
One Piece	Anime	Fuji Television	October 20, 1999	Heisei
TV Tokyo
Black Clover	Anime	TV Tokyo	October 3, 2017	Heisei
Aikatsu on Parade!	Anime	TV Tokyo	October 5, 2019	Reiwa
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations	Anime	TV Tokyo	April 5, 2017	Heisei
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS	Anime	TV Tokyo	May 10, 2017	Heisei
Kiratto Pri Chan	Anime	TV Tokyo	April 8, 2018	Heisei
Yo-kai Watch!	Anime	TV Tokyo	April 5, 2019	Heisei
Ace of Diamond Act II	Anime	TV Tokyo	April 2, 2019	Heisei
TV Asahi
Super Hero Time	Tokusatsu	TV Asahi	September 28, 2003	Heisei
Panel Quiz Attack 25	Game-Show	TV Asahi	April 6, 1975	Showa
Crayon Shin-chan	Anime	TV Asahi	April 13, 1992	Heisei
Doraemon	Anime	TV Asahi	April 15, 2005	Heisei
Music Station	Music	TV Asahi	October 24, 1986	Showa
Tokyo Broadcasting System
SASUKE	Sports	Tokyo Broadcasting System	September 26, 1997	Heisei
Count Down TV	Music	Tokyo Broadcasting System	April 7, 1993	Heisei

New series and returning shows

Show	Network	Premiere	Finale	Status	Source
Boogiepop and Others	Tokyo MX	January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04)	March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)	Series Ended
The Price of Smiles	Tokyo MX	January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04)	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)	Series Ended
Mini Toji	Tokyo MX	January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05)	March 16, 2019 (2019-03-16)	Series Ended
Ultraman New Generation Chronicle	TV Tokyo	January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05)	June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)	Series Ended
W'z	Tokyo MX	January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05)	March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)	Series Ended
Idaten	NHK G	January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)	December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)	Series Ended
How Clumsy you are, Miss Ueno	Tokyo MX	January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)	March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)	Series Ended
Dororo	Tokyo MX	January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07)	June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)	Series Ended
Kemono Friends 2	TV Tokyo	January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07)	April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)	Series Ended
Trace ~Kasouken no Otoko~	Fuji TV/FNS	January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07)	March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)	Series Ended
Circlet Princess	Tokyo MX	January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08)	March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)	Series Ended
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler	Tokyo MX	January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08)	March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)	Series Ended
Pastel Memories	Tokyo MX	January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08)	March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)	Series Ended
Rainy Cocoa side G	Tokyo MX	January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08)	March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)	Series Ended
Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me	Tokyo MX	January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08)	March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)	Series Ended
The Rising of the Shield Hero	AT-X	January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)	June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)	Series Ended
Kemurikusa	Tokyo MX / Amazon	January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)	March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)	Series Ended
Meiji Tokyo Renka	Tokyo MX	January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)	March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)	Series Ended
My Roommate Is a Cat	ABC	January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)	March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)	Series Ended
Your Home is My Business! 2nd Attack	Nippon TV, NNS	January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)	March 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)	Series Ended
Dimension High School	Tokyo MX	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)	March 28, 2019 (2019-03-28)	Series Ended
Girly Air Force	AT-X	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)	March 28, 2019 (2019-03-28)	Series Ended
Grimms Notes	TBS	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)	March 2, 2019 (2019-03-02)	Series Ended
The Quintessential Quintuplets (season 1)	TBS	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)	March 28, 2019 (2019-03-28)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Revisions (TV series)	Fuji TV	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)	March 28, 2019 (2019-03-28)	Series Ended
Snandal Lawyer - QUEEN	Fuji TV, FNS	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)	March 14, 2019 (2019-03-14)	Series Ended
B-Project～Zecchō＊Emotion～	Tokyo MX	January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)	March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)	Season Ended
Date A Live (season 3)	Tokyo MX	January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)	March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)	Season Ended
Hulaing Babies	TV Tokyo	January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)	March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)	Series Ended
The Promised Neverland	Fuji TV	January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)	March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Maison de Police	TBS, JNN	January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)	March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)	Series Ended
Domestic Girlfriend	TBS	January 12, 2019 (2019-01-12)	March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)	Series Ended
Endro!	Tokyo MX	January 12, 2019 (2019-01-12)	March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)	Series Ended
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War	Tokyo MX	January 12, 2019 (2019-01-12)	March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)	Series Ended
Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka	JNN	January 12, 2019 (2019-01-12)	March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)	Series Ended
Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale	Tokyo MX	January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)	March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)	Series Ended
The Magnificent Kotobuki	Tokyo MX	January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)	March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31)	Series Ended
The Good Wife	TBS/JNN	January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)	March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17)	Series Ended
Tokusatsu Gagaga	NHK	January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)	March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)	Series Ended
nnocence, Fight Against False Charges	Nippon TV, ytv, NNS	January 19, 2019 (2019-01-19)	March 23, 2019 (2019-03-23)	Series Ended
Manaria Friends	Tokyo MX	January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20)	March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)	Series Ended
Star Twinkle PreCure	TV Asahi	February 3, 2019 (2019-02-03)	January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26)	Ending 2020
Super Sentai Strongest Battle	TV Asahi	February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)	March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)	Series Ended
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger	TV Asahi	March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17)	March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)	Ending 2020
Channel wa sono mama!	HTB / Netflix	March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)	Series Ended
Natsuzora	NHK	April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)	Series Ended
Ace of Diamond Act II	TV Tokyo	April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)	March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)	Season Ended
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World	AT-X	April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)	October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01)	Series Ended
Bakumatsu Crisis	TBS	April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)	June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)	Series Ended
Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki	Tokyo MX	April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)	June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Yo-kai Watch!	TV Tokyo	April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)	December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)	Series Ended
Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu	TBS	April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)	June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21)	Series Ended
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	Tokyo MX	April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)	Season Ended
Fruits Basket	TV Tokyo	April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)	September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Joshi Kausei	Tokyo MX	April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)	June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)	Series Ended
Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life	Tokyo MX	April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)	December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28)	Series Ended
Mix	NTV	April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)	Series Ended
Nobunaga teacher's young bride	Tokyo MX	April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)	June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)	Series Ended
Over Drive Girl 1/6	Tokyo MX	April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)	June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)	Series Ended
Senryu Girl	TBS	April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)	June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)	Series Ended
What Did You Eat Yesterday?	TV Tokyo	April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)	June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)	Series Ended
Afterlost	Tokyo MX	April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)	June 23, 2019 (2019-06-23)	Series Ended
Gunjō no Magmell	Tokyo MX	April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)	June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30)	Series Ended
Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine	TV Tokyo	April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)	July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07)	Series Ended
Midnight Occult Civil Servants	Tokyo MX	April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)	June 23, 2019 (2019-06-23)	Series Ended
Secret × Heroine Phantomirage!	TV Tokyo	April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)	June 28, 2020 (2020-06-28)	Ending 2020
We Never Learn: Bokuben	Tokyo MX, MBS	April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)	December 29, 2019 (2019-12-29)	Series Ended
Fairy Gone	Tokyo MX	April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)	December 22, 2019 (2019-12-22)	Series Ended
RobiHachi	Tokyo MX	April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)	June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)	Series Ended
I'm From Japan	TV Tokyo	April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)	June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)	Series Ended
Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?	Tokyo MX	April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)	June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)	Series Ended
Isekai Quartet	Tokyo MX	April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)	June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Strike Witches: 501st Joint Fighter Wing Take Off!	Tokyo MX	April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)	June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25)	Series Ended
Carole & Tuesday	Fuji TV / Netflix	April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)	October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)	Series Ended
The Helpful Fox Senko-san	Tokyo MX	April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)	June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)	Series Ended
Wise Man's Grandchild	Tokyo MX	April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)	June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)	Series Ended
Nurse in Action!!	Nippon TV, ytv, NNS	April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)	June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)	Season Ended
Sarazanmai	Fuji TV	April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)	June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)	Series Ended
Strwaberry Night Saga	Fuji TV, kantere, FNS	April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)	June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)	Season Ended
In Hand	TBS, MBS, JNN	April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12)	June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21)	Season Ended
King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars	TV Tokyo	April 15, 2019 (2019-04-15)	July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Series Ended
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin	NHK	April 29, 2019 (2019-04-29)	August 12, 2019 (2019-08-12)	Series Ended
Shingeki no Kyojin – Season 3: Part 2	NHK	April 29, 2019 (2019-04-29)	July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	Season Ended Renewed for 4th and final Season
Cardfight!! Vanguard: High School Arc Cont.	TV Tokyo	May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11)	August 10, 2019 (2019-08-10)	Season Ended
Ao-chan Can't Study!	MBS, TBS, BS-TBS	April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)	June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)	Series Ended
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts	Tokyo MX/MBS	July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	September 16, 2019 (2019-09-16)	Series Ended
Are You Lost?	Tokyo MX, MBS, BS-NTV	July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02)	September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)	Series Ended
Astra Lost in Space	Tokyo MX	July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)	September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)	Series Ended
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?	Tokyo MX	July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)	September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)	Series Ended
Demon Lord, Retry!	Tokyo MX	July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04)	September 19, 2019 (2019-09-19)	Series Ended
If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord	Tokyo MX	July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04)	September 19, 2019 (2019-09-19)	Series Ended
Dr. Stone	Tokyo MX	July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05)	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Fire Force	JNN	July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05)	December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Granbelm	TBS	July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05)	September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)	Series Ended
O Maidens in Your Savage Season	TBS	July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05)	September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)	Series Ended
Wasteful Days of High School Girls	Tokyo MX	July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05)	September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)	Series Ended
Senki Zesshō Symphogear XV	Tokyo MX	July 6, 2019 (2019-07-06)	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)	Series Ended
The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II	Tokyo MX	July 6, 2019 (2019-07-06)	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)	Series Ended
Ultraman Taiga	TV Tokyo	July 6, 2019 (2019-07-06)	December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28)	Series Ended
Ensemble Stars!	Tokyo MX	July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07)	December 22, 2019 (2019-12-22)	Series Ended
Re:Stage!	Tokyo MX/BS Fuji	July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07)	September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)	Series Ended
The Ones Within	Tokyo MX	July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07)	September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22)	Series Ended
Vinland Saga	NHK	July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07)	December 29, 2019 (2019-12-29)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest	Tokyo MX	July 8, 2019 (2019-07-08)	October 21, 2019 (2019-10-21)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Cop Craft	Tokyo MX	July 8, 2019 (2019-07-08)	September 30, 2019 (2019-09-30)	Series Ended
Hensuki: Are you willing to fall in love with a pervert, as long as she's a cutie?	Tokyo MX	July 8, 2019 (2019-07-08)	September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23)	Series Ended
Isekai Cheat Magician	Tokyo MX	July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)	September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)	Series Ended
The Demon Girl Next Door	TBS	July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)	September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Given	Fuji TV	July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)	September 19, 2019 (2019-09-19)	Series Ended
A Certain Scientific Accelerator	Tokyo MX	July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)	September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)	Series Ended
Dungeon ni Deai - Season 2	Tokyo MX	July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)	Season Ended Renewed for 3rd Season
Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?	Tokyo MX	July 13, 2019 (2019-07-13)	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)	Series Ended
BEM	TV Tokyo	July 14, 2019 (2019-07-14)	October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13)	Series Ended
Try Knights	Nippon Television	July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30)	October 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)	Series Ended
Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon	TV Tokyo	August 24, 2019 (2019-08-24)	March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28)	Series Ended
Kamen Rider Zero-One	TV Asahi	September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01)	August 30, 2020 (2020-08-30)	Series Ended
Scarlet	NHK	September 30, 2019 (2019-09-30)	March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28)	Series Ended
Ahiru no Sora	TV Tokyo	October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)	September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30)	Ending 2020
Ascendance of a Bookworm	Tokyo MX	October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)	December 26, 2019 (2019-12-26)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Hataage! Kemonomichi	Tokyo MX	October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)	December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)	Series Ended
Hōkago Saikoro Club	Tokyo MX	October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)	December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19)	Series Ended
The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious	AT-X	October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)	December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)	Series Ended
Ore o Suki nano wa Omae dake kayo	Tokyo MX	October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)	December 26, 2019 (2019-12-26)	Series Ended
High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World	Tokyo MX	October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)	December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19)	Series Ended
Granblue Fantasy The Animation: Season 2	Tokyo MX	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)	December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)	Season Ended
Zoids Wild Zero	TV Tokyo	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)	October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)	Ending 2020
Aikatsu on Parade!	TV Tokyo	October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)	March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28)	Ending 2020
Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia	Tokyo MX	October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)	March 21, 2020 (2020-03-21)	Ending 2020
Val × Love	AT-X	October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)	December 21, 2019 (2019-12-21)	Series Ended
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun	NHK	October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)	March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
Special Crime Investigation Unit Special 7	AT-X	October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)	December 29, 2019 (2019-12-29)	Series Ended
Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle	Tokyo MX	October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)	March 30, 2020 (2020-03-30)	Ending 2020
Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!	Tokyo MX	October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)	December 23, 2019 (2019-12-23)	Series Ended
Z/X	TV Tokyo	October 8, 2019 (2019-10-08)	December 24, 2019 (2019-12-24)	Series Ended
Beastars	Fuji TV / Netflix	October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)	December 26, 2019 (2019-12-26)	Season Ended Renewed for 2nd Season
The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods	TV Tokyo	October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)	March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)	Ending 2020
Assassin's Pride	Tokyo MX, BS NTV, AT-X	October 10, 2019 (2019-10-10)	December 26, 2019 (2019-12-26)	Series Ended
No Guns Life	TBS	October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)	Currently Airing	Continues 2020
Stars Align	TBS	October 10, 2019 (2019-10-10)	December 26, 2019 (2019-12-26)	Series Ended
Shokugeki no Soma - Season 4	Tokyo MX	October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)	December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)	Season Ended
Case File nº221: Kabukicho	TBS	October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)	March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)	Ending 2020
Boku no Hero Academia – Season 4	Nippon Television	October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12)	April 4, 2020 (2020-04-04)	Ending 2020
Sword Art Online: Alicization - Part 2: War of the Underworld	Tokyo MX	October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12)		Season Paused To be resumed April 2020
Chihayafuru	Nippon TV	October 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)	Ending 2020
Psycho-Pass 3	Fuji TV	October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)	December 12, 2019 (2019-12-12)	Season Ended
Pokémon (2019 series)	TV Tokyo	November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)	Currently Airing	Continues 2020
Levius	Netflix	November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28)	November 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)	Season Ended
Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y: Encounter with N	TV Tokyo	December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)	Currently Airing	Continues 2020

Ending

End date	Show	Channel	First aired	Replaced by	Source
January 27	Hug! Pretty Cure	TV Asahi	February 4, 2018	Star Twinkle PreCure
February 10	Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger	TV Asahi	February 11, 2018	Super Sentai Strongest Battle
March 10	Super Sentai Strongest Battle	TV Asahi	February 17, 2019	Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger
March 24	Magical × Heroine Magimajo Pures!	TV Tokyo	April 1, 2018	Secret × Heroine Phantomirage!
	AKB48 Show!	NHK	October 5, 2013	Anime Song Premium
March 29	Yo-kai Watch Shadowside	TV Tokyo	April 13, 2018	Yo-kai Watch!
March 30	Manpuku	NHK	October 1, 2018	Natsuzora
	Sword Art Online: Alicization - Part 1	Tokyo MX	October 6, 2018	Zoku Owarimonogatari & Monogatari Series Selection
March 31	Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File	Fuji Television	April 8, 2018	Nichiyō Hōdō The Prime
July 28	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind	Tokyo MX	October 5, 2018	Unnamed Anime
August 25	Kamen Rider Zi-O	TV Asahi	September 2, 2018	Kamen Rider Zero-One
September 24	AKBingo!	Nippon Television	October 1, 2008	Nenaino? Osanai Sankyōdai
September 25	Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS	TV Tokyo	May 10, 2017	Ahiru no Sora
September 26	Aikatsu Friends!	TV Tokyo	April 5, 2018	Aikatsu on Parade!
September 26	Kira Kira Happy Hirake! Cocotama	TV Tokyo	September 6, 2018	Preschool Time
September 27	Inazuma Eleven: Orion no Kokuin	TV Tokyo	October 5, 2018	Zoids Wild Zero
September 28	Natsuzora	NHK	April 1, 2019	Scarlet
September 28	Mix	Nippon Television	April 6, 2019	My Hero Academia
September 29	Fairy Tail: The Final Series	TV Tokyo	October 7, 2018	PAW Patrol
November 3	Pokémon Sun & Moon	TV Tokyo	November 17, 2016	Pokémon (2019 series)
December 15	Idaten	NHK	January 6, 2019	Kirin ga Kuru
December 20	Yo-kai Watch!	TV Tokyo	April 5, 2019	Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y: Encounter with N

Sports

Airdate	Sports	Network	Source
October 13	2019 Formula One World Championship	Fuji TV Next
October 20	2019 MotoGP World Championship	G+

Special events and milestone episodes

Airdate	Show	Episode	Network	Source
January 1	Tokyo Friend Park 2	Hiroshi Sekiguchi's Tokyo Friend Park Drama Daishūgō SP!! [ja]	TBS	[19]
January 3	Keisuke Kuwata's Let's Go Bowling [ja] Japan-US All-Star Chōjō Kessen!		TV Tokyo	[20]
January 9	Ken Shimura's Bakatono-sama [ja]	Annual New Year Special	Fuji Television	[21]
January 14	The 8th AKB48 GROUP Kouhaku Taikou Utagassen		BS Sky Perfect
February 1	Music Station Special: TV Asahi 60th Anniversary		TV Asahi
February 17	Good Night Japan: Etsuko Ichihara Thanksgiving Special		NHK
March 2	NHK Nodojiman: The Final Heisei Champion Taikai 2019		NHK
March 17	Fairy Tail	#300: "Historia of Corpses"	TV Tokyo
March 23	Sakamichi TV		NHK
March 31	Boruto: Naruto Next Generations	#100: "The Predestined Path"	TV Tokyo
April 29	Soukessan! Heisei Kōhaku Uta Gassen		NHK
April 30	Old Era, New Era: The Last Day of Heisei (3-Part Special)		NHK
May 1	Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS	#100: "Twisted Utopia"	TV Tokyo
June 26	TV Tokyo Music Festival 2019		TV Tokyo	[22]
July 6	The Music Day 2019: Jidai		Nippon Television	[23]
July 13	Onkagu no Hi 2019		TBS	[24]
July 24	2020 Stadium (featuring Arashi)		NHK	[25]
	FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri 2019		Fuji Television
August 24 & 25	24 Hour Television 2019		Nippon Television
September 1	One Piece	#900: "The Greatest Day of My Life! Otama and Her Sweet Red-bean Soup!"	Fuji Television
September 10	Black Clover	#100: "We Won't Lose To You"	TV Tokyo
September 29	Last Idol	#100	TV Asahi
November 2 & 3	FNS 27 Hour TV		Fuji Television
December 1	Animelo Summer Live 2019: Story	Day 1 - August 30, 2019	BS Premium	[26]
December 4	2019 FNS Music Festival	Part 1	Fuji Television
December 8	Animelo Summer Live 2019: Story	Day 2 - August 31, 2019	BS Premium
December 11	2019 FNS Music Festival	Part 2	Fuji Television
December 15	Animelo Summer Live 2019: Story	Day 3 - September 1, 2019	BS Premium
December 27	Music Station Ultra Super Live 2019		TV Asahi
December 30	61st Japan Record Awards		TBS
December 31	70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen		NHK
	Johnny's Countdown 2019-2020		Fuji Television

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Notable Works	Source
January 5	Takao Ōyama [ja]	74	Actor, voice actor	[27]
January 6	Fusako Amachi [ja]	78	Actor, voice actor (Little Ghost Q-Taro et al.)	[28]
January 9	Kimihiro Reizei [ja]	71	Actor, theater director	[29]
January 12	Etsuko Ichihara	82	Actor	[30]
February 1	Kinryū Arimoto	78	Voice actor, most notable for the voice roles from Bleach, One Piece and Gundam Seed.	[31]
February 9	Junya Sato	86	Director	[32]
February 12	Sumiko Yamada [ja]	73	Actor	[33]
February 19	Sumie Sasaki [ja]	90	Actor	[34]
February 22	Matsunosuke Shōfukutei [ja]	93	Rakugo, tarento	[35]
February 23	Ju Bion [ja]	59	Actor, singer	[36]
February 26	Yasuta Sato	94	Founder of Takara Tomy, collaborating to BeyBlade, Pretty Rhythm, Ryukendo and others.	[37]
February 28	Genshū Hanayagi [ja]	77	Dancer, actress, writer, feminist	[38]
March 7	Shien (actor) [ja]	41	Actor, enka singer	[39]
March 17	Yuya Uchida	79	Singer and songwriter; performed with Rino Sashihara in AKB48 Show!	[40]
March 18	Junkichi Orimoto	92	Actor	[41]
March 26	Fuyumi Shiraishi	82	Actor, voice actor, radio announcer	[42]
March 26	Kenichi Hagiwara	68	Actor, singer	[43]
April 5	Wowaka	31	Lead vocals and guitars from Hitorie; performed "Polaris", one of ending themes from anime series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.	[44]
April 8	Casey Takamine [ja]	85	Tarento	[45]
April 11	Monkey Punch	81	Creator of his notable success Lupin III and Cinderella Boy.	[46]
	Osamu Sekita		Episode director (Superbook, Sgt. Frog, Kamiwaza Wanda)
April 16	Kiyoshi Kawakubo	89	Seiyuu	[47][48]
May 4	s@ko [ja]	44	Local tarento	[49]
May 12	Machiko Kyō	95	Actor	[50]
May 15	Yōko Sugi	90	Actor	[51]
May 19	Susumu Kimura (owarai) [ja]	68	Actor, owarai	[52]
May 27	Akiho Nakamori [ja]	52	Actor	[53]
June 10	Yuzuru Fujimoto	83	Seiyu	[54]
June 12	Masahiro Kunii [ja]	74	Actor (Oretachi wa Tenshi da!, Kamen Rider)	[55]
June 13	Nobuyuki Ishida [ja]	68	Actor	[56]
June 14	SNOB Yuka of SNOB [ja]	54	Owarai comedian	[57]
June 26	Tadao Takashima	88	Actor	[58]
July 7	Katsumi Itou [ja]	87	Actor, seiyuu	[59]
July 9	Johnny Kitagawa	87	Music producer, founder of Johnny & Associates	[60]
July 12	Arisu Jun	66	Tarento, actor, mother of Ryōsuke Miura	[61]
July 18	Naomi Ishida	49	Colorist	[62]
	Yasuhiro Takemoto	47	Director	[63]
	Yoshiji Kigami	61	Animator, director, and storyboarder	[64]
	Futoshi Nishiya	37	Animator, director, and character designer	[65]
July 28	Yuu Shimaka	70	Actor and voice actor	[66]
August 3	Kazuko Nakamura	86	Animator (Astro Boy)	[67]
	Reiji Kurihara [ja]	85	Tarento	[68]
	Makoto Yuasa [ja]	84	Actor	[69]
	Naomi Shiraishi [ja]	84	Actress	[70]
August 29	Takeo Namai [ja]	89	Actor	[71]
September 11	Gō Haraguchi [ja]	80	Actor	[72]
September 25	Katsuhiko Sunaga [ja]	80	Actor	[73]
October 24	Kaoru Yachigusa	88	Actress (Takarazuka Revue)	[74]
December 4	Yū "masshoi" Yamauchi	37	Drummer from Animelo Summer Live house band; also recorded for Luna Haruna, LiSA, Dempagumi.inc, Ayana Taketatsu, Nana Mizuki, Momoiro Clover Z and others.

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