1996 in Japanese television
Events in 1996 in Japanese television.
Debuts
Show | Station | Premiere Date | Genre | Original Run |
After War Gundam X |
TV Asahi |
April 5th |
anime |
April 5, 1996 - December 28, 1996 |
B't X |
TBS |
April 6th |
anime |
April 6, 1996 - September 21, 1996 |
B-Fighter Kabuto |
TV Asahi |
March 3rd |
tokusatsu |
March 3, 1996 – February 16, 1997 |
Detective Conan |
Yomiuri TV |
January 8th |
anime |
January 8, 1996 - present |
Cinderella Monogatari[1] |
NHK BS2 |
April 4th |
anime |
April 4, 1996 – October 3, 1996 |
Dragon Ball GT |
Fuji TV |
February 7th |
anime |
February 7, 1996 - November 19, 1997 |
Gekisou Sentai Carranger |
TV Asahi |
March 1st |
tokusatsu |
March 1, 1996 – February 7, 1997 |
Iguana Girl |
TV Asahi |
April 15th |
drama |
April 15, 1996 – June 24, 1996 |
Itazura na Kiss |
TV Asahi |
October 14th |
drama |
October 14, 1996 – December 16, 1996 |
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo |
Fuji TV |
June 16th |
anime |
June 16, 1996 - December 19, 2004 |
Kodomo no Omocha |
TV Tokyo |
April 5th |
anime |
April 5, 1996 - March 27, 1998 |
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars |
TV Asahi |
March 9th |
anime |
March 9, 1996 - February 8, 1997 |
Purple Eyes in the Dark |
TV Asahi |
July 1st |
drama |
July 1, 1996 – September 9, 1996 |
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story |
Fuji TV |
January 10th |
anime |
January 10, 1996 – September 8, 1998 |
Saber Marionette J |
TV Tokyo |
October 1st |
anime |
October 1, 1996 - March 25, 1997 |
Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd |
TV Tokyo |
April 8th |
tokusatsu |
April 8, 1996 – September 30, 1996 |
The Vision of Escaflowne |
TV Tokyo |
April 2nd |
anime |
April 2, 1996 – September 24, 1996 |
Ultraman Tiga |
MBS |
September 7th |
tokusatsu |
September 7, 1996 – August 30, 1997 |
You're Under Arrest |
TBS |
October 5th |
anime |
October 5, 1996 - September 27, 1997 |
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)
- Soreike! Anpanman, anime (1988-present)
- Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, game show (1989–present)
- Crayon Shin-chan, anime (1992-present)
- Iron Chef, game show (1993-1999)
- Nintama Rantarō, anime (1993–present)
- Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō, anime (1993-2008)
- Chibi Maruko-chan, anime (1995-present)
- Azuki-chan, anime (1995–1998)
Endings
Show | Station | Ending Date | Genre | Original Run |
After War Gundam X |
TV Asahi |
December 28th |
anime |
April 5, 1996 - December 28, 1996 |
B't X |
TBS |
September 21st |
anime |
April 6, 1996 - September 21, 1996 |
Bonobono |
TV Tokyo |
April 20th |
anime |
April 20, 1995 – March 28, 1996 |
Bit the Cupid |
TV Tokyo |
April 20th |
anime |
April 20, 1995 – March 28, 1996 |
Choriki Sentai Ohranger |
TV Asahi |
February 23rd |
tokusatsu |
March 3, 1995 – February 23, 1996 |
Cinderella Monogatari[2] |
NHK BS2 |
October 3rd |
anime |
April 4, 1996 – October 3, 1996 |
Dragon Ball Z |
Fuji TV |
January 31st |
anime |
April 26, 1989 - January 31, 1996 |
Fushigi Yûgi |
TV Tokyo |
March 28th |
anime |
April 6, 1995 – March 28, 1996 |
Kiteretsu Daihyakka |
Fuji TV |
June 9th |
anime |
March 27, 1988 - June 9, 1996 |
Iguana Girl |
TV Asahi |
June 24th |
drama |
April 15, 1996 – June 24, 1996 |
Itazura na Kiss |
TV Asahi |
December 16th |
drama |
October 14, 1996 – December 16, 1996 |
Juukou B-Fighter |
TV Asahi |
February 25th |
tokusatsu |
February 5, 1995 – February 25, 1996 |
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing |
TV Asahi |
March 29th |
anime |
April 7, 1995 – March 29, 1996 |
Neon Genesis Evangelion |
TV Tokyo |
March 27th |
anime |
October 4, 1995 – March 27, 1996 |
Nurse Angel Ririka SOS |
TV Tokyo |
March 29 |
anime |
July 7, 1995 - March 29, 1996 |
Purple Eyes in the Dark |
TV Asahi |
September 9th |
drama |
July 1, 1996 – September 9, 1996 |
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS |
TV Asahi |
March 2nd |
anime |
March 4, 1995 - March 2, 1996 |
Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd |
TV Tokyo |
Septekmber 30th |
tokusatsu |
April 8, 1996 – September 30, 1996 |
The Vision of Escaflowne |
TV Tokyo |
September 24th |
anime |
April 2, 1996 – September 24, 1996 |
References