1971 in Japanese television
      
Events in 1971 in Japanese television.
Debuts
| Show | Station | Premiere Date | Genre | Original Run | 
| Andersen Monogatari | Fuji TV | January 3rd | anime | January 3, 1971 – December 26, 1971 | 
| Daichūshingura | NET | January 5th | anime | January 5, 1971 - December 28, 1971 | 
| GeGeGe no Kitarō | Fuji TV | October 7th | anime | October 7, 1971 – September 28, 1972 | 
| Hyppo and Thomas | Fuji TV | January 1st | anime | January 1, 1971 - September 30, 1972 | 
| Kamen Rider | MBS | April 3rd | tokusatsu | April 3, 1971 – February 10, 1973 | 
| Lupin III | Yomiuri TV | October 24th | anime | October 24, 1971 – March 26, 1972 | 
| Marvelous Melmo | TBS | October 3rd | anime | October 3, 1971 – March 26, 1972 | 
| Mirrorman | Fuji TV | December 5th | tokusatsu | December 5, 1971 – November 26, 1972 | 
| Nantatte 18 sai! | TBS | October 5th | tokusatsu | October 5, 1971 – September 26, 1972 | 
| Sarutobi Ecchan | NET | October 4th | anime | October 4, 1971 - March 27, 1972 | 
| Star Tanjō! | Nippon TV | October 3rd | talent | October 3, 1971 – September 25, 1983 | 
| Shin Obake no Q-tarō | Nippon TV | September 1st | anime | September 1, 1971 – December 27, 1972 | 
| Spectreman | Fuji TV | January 2nd | tokusatsu | January 2, 1971 - March 25, 1972 | 
| Tensai Bakabon | Nippon TV | September 25th | anime | September 25, 1971 – June 24, 1972 | 
| The Return of Ultraman | TBS | April 2nd | tokusatsu | April 2, 1971 – March 31, 1972 | 
| Wandering Sun | Fuji TV | April 8th | anime | April 8, 1971 – September 30, 1971 | 
Ongoing shows
Endings
| Show | Station | Ending Date | Genre | Original Run | 
| Akaki Chi no Eleven | Nippon TV | April 5th | anime | April 13, 1970 – April 5, 1971 | 
| Andersen Monogatari | Fuji TV | December 26th | anime | January 3, 1971 – December 26, 1971 | 
| Ashita no Joe | Fuji TV | September 29th | anime | April 1, 1970 – September 29, 1971 | 
| Attack No. 1 | Fuji TV | November 28th | anime | December 7, 1969 – November 28, 1971 | 
| Daichūshingura | NET | December 28th | anime | January 5, 1971 - December 28, 1971 | 
| Harenchi Gakuen | Tokyo Channel 12 | April 1st | anime | October 1, 1970 – April 1, 1971 | 
| Mahō no Mako-chan | NET | September 9th | anime | November 2, 1970 – September 9, 1971 | 
| Norakuro | Fuji TV | March 29th | anime | October 5, 1970 – March 29, 1971 | 
| Okusama wa 18-sai | TBS | September 28th | drama | September 29, 1970 – September 28, 1971 | 
| The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee[2] | Fuji TV | December 28th | anime | April 7, 1970 – December 28, 1971 | 
| Tiger Mask | Yomiuri TV | September 30th | anime | October 2, 1969 – September 30, 1971 | 
| Ultra Fight | TBS | September 24th | drama | September 28, 1970 – September 24, 1971 | 
| Wandering Sun | Fuji TV | April 8th | anime | April 8, 1971 – September 30, 1971 | 
References