2016 in Japanese television

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Events in 2016 in Japanese television.

Events

Date	Event
October 9	The 2016 Formula One World Championship will be held at 2016 Japanese Grand Prix.
October 16	The 2016 MotoGP World Championship will be held at 2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix.

Ongoing

Show	Type	Channel	First Aired
AKB48 Show!	Variety Show, Music	BS Premium, NHK World Premium	October 5, 2013
AKBingo!	Variety Show	Nippon Television	October 1, 2008
Dragon Ball Super	Anime	Fuji Television	July 5, 2015
Naruto Shippuden	Anime	TV Tokyo	February 15, 2007
Nodojiman	Talent Show	NHK-G, NHK World Premium	March 15, 1953 (TV)
Music Fair	Music	Fuji Television	August 31, 1964
Sazae-san	Anime	Fuji Television	October 5, 1969
FNS Music Festival	Music	Fuji Television	July 2, 1974
Panel Quiz Attack 25	Game-Show	TV Asahi	April 6, 1975
Okaasan to Issho	Kids	E-TV, NHK World Premium	October 5, 1959
Soreike! Anpanman	Anime	Nippon Television	October 3, 1988
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!	Game-Show	Nippon Television	October 3, 1989
Crayon Shin-chan	Anime	TV Asahi	April 13, 1992
Nintama Rantarō	Anime	NHK	April 10, 1993
Chibi Maruko-chan	Anime	Fuji Television	January 8, 1995
Detective Conan	Anime	NNS	January 8, 1996
SASUKE	Sports	Tokyo Broadcasting System	August 26, 1997
Ojarumaru	Anime	NHK	October 5, 1998
One Piece	Anime	Fuji Television	October 20, 1999
Doraemon	Anime	TV Asahi	April 15, 2005
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V	Anime	TV Tokyo	April 6, 2014
Yo-kai Watch	Anime	TV Tokyo	January 8, 2014

Ending

End date	Show	Channel	First Aired	Source
January 31	Go! Princess PreCure	TV Asahi	February 1, 2015
February 7	Shuriken Sentai Ninninger	TV Asahi	February 22, 2015
March 15	NHK Kayou Concert	NHK	March 12, 1994	^[1]
March 16	KonoSuba	Tokyo MX	January 14, 2016
March 25	Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri	Tokyo MX	July 4, 2015
March 26	Durarara!!×2	Tokyo MX	January 10, 2015
	Tetsujin 28-go Gao!	Fuji Television	April 6, 2013
	Fairy Tail (2nd Series)	TV Tokyo	April 5, 2014
March 27	Brave Beats	TV Asahi	October 11, 2015
March 29	Ariyoshi AKB Kyōwakoku	Tokyo Broadcasting System	March 30, 2010
March 30	Gintama°	TV Tokyo	April 8, 2015
March 30	Musaigen no Phantom World	Tokyo MX	January 6, 2016
March 31	Aikatsu!	TV Tokyo	October 8, 2012
	Dagashi Kashi	Tokyo Broadcasting System	January 7, 2016
	Poco Potteito (Segment from With Mother)	NHK	March 28, 2011
April 1	Bitworld	NHK World Premium	April 6, 2007
April 1	Hook Book Row	NHK	March 28, 2011
April 2	Asa ga Kita	NHK	September 28, 2015	^[2]
April 3	World Trigger	TV Asahi	October 5, 2014
April 3	Music Japan	NHK	April 7, 2007
April 10	Cardfight!! Vanguard G GIRS Crisis	TV Tokyo	October 11, 2015
June 20	Hundred	TV Tokyo	April 4, 2016
June 22	Busujima Yuriko no Sekirara Nikki	Tokyo Broadcasting System	April 20, 2016
June 29 & 30	AKB48 no Anta, Dare?	NOTTV	April 2, 2012
July 1 (TV)	Sakamoto Desu ga?	Tokyo Broadcasting System	April 8, 2016
September 18	Re:Zero	TV Tokyo	April 3, 2016
September 20	Masou Gakuen HxH (Season 1)	Tokyo MX	July 5, 2016
September 24	Qualidea Code	Tokyo MX	July 9, 2016
September 25	Kamen Rider Ghost	TV Asahi	October 4, 2015
September 25	Macross Δ	Tokyo MX	April 3, 2016
September 27	Keyabingo! (Season 1)	Nippon Television	July 11, 2016
October 1	Toto Neechan	NHK	April 4, 2016
October 27	Pocket Monsters XYZ	TV Tokyo	October 29, 2015
December 18	Sanada Maru	NHK	January 10, 2016	^[3]
December 23	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable	Tokyo MX, Crunchyroll	April 1, 2016
December 24	Ultraman Orb	TV Tokyo	July 9, 2016
December 26	SMAP×SMAP	Fuji Television	April 15, 1996
December 26	Nogibingo! 7	Nippon Television	October 10, 2016

New Series & Returning Shows

Show	Network	First Aired	Finale	Status	Source
Musaigen no Phantom World	Tokyo MX, Crunchyroll	January 6	March 30	Ended
Dagashi Kashi	TBS, Crunchyroll	January 7	March 31	Ended
Fairy Tail Zero	TV Tokyo, Crunchyroll	January 9	March 26	Ended
Sanada Maru	NHK-G, NHK World Premium	January 10	December 18	Ended
KonoSuba	Tokyo MX, Crunchyroll	January 14	March 16	Season Ended	^[4]
Maho Girls PreCure!	TV Asahi	February 7	January 29, 2017	Ended
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger	TV Asahi	February 14	February 5, 2017	Ended
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable	Tokyo MX, Crunchyroll	April 1	December 23	Ended
Macross Δ	Tokyo MX	April 3	September 25	Ended
Re:Zero	TV Tokyo	April 3	September 19	Season Ended
Boku no Hero Academia	Japan News Network	April 3	June 26	Season Ended
Toto Neechan	NHK-G, NHK World Premium	April 4	October 1	Ended
Galapico Poo (Segment from With Mother)	NHK, NHK World Premium	April 4	Currently Airing	Continues 2017
Hundred	TV Tokyo	April 4	June 20	Ended
Beyblade: Burst	TV Tokyo	April 4		Continues 2017
Sailor Moon Crystal - Season III	Tokyo MX, Crunchyroll	April 4	June 27	Season Ended
Aikatsu Stars!	TV Tokyo	April 7	Currently Airing	Continues 2017
Sakamoto Desu ga?	Tokyo Broadcasting System	April 8	October 26 (DVD Release)	Ended (TV)
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress	Fuji Television	April 8	July 1	Ended
Nogibingo! 6	Nippon Television	April 11	June 28	Season Ended
Utacon	NHK-G, NHK World Premium	April 12	Currently Airing	Continues 2017
Banana Zero Music	NHK-G, NHK World Premium	April 16		Continues 2017
Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate	TV Tokyo	April 17	September 25	Ended
Busujima Yuriko no Sekirara Nikki	Tokyo Broadcasting System	April 20	June 22	Ended
AKB Love Night Koi Koujou	TV Asahi	April 20	September 21	Ended
Kamiwaza Wanda	TBS	April 23	March 25, 2017	Season Ended	^[5]
Love Live! Sunshine!!	Tokyo MX	July 2	September 24	Season Ended
Masou Gakuen HxH	Tokyo MX	July 5	September 20	Season Ended
Keyabingo!	Nippon Television	July 5	September 26	Season Ended
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!	Tokyo MX	July 6	September 21	Season Ended
This Art Club Has a Problem!	Tokyo Broadcasting System	July 7	September 29	Ended
Ultraman Orb	TV Tokyo	July 9	December 24	Ended
Qualidea Code	Tokyo MX	July 10	September 24	Ended
Heybot!	TV Asahi	September 18	September 24, 2017	Ended 2017	^[6]
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid	TV Asahi	October 2	August 27, 2017	Ended
Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT	TV Tokyo	October 2		Continues 2017
Show By Rock!!#	Tokyo MX	October 2	December 18	Ended
Idol Memories	Tokyo MX	October 2	December 18	Ended	^[7]
Beppinsan	NHK-G, NHK World Premium	October 3	April 1, 2017	Ended	^[8]^[9]
Jimi ni Sugoi! Kōetsu Girl: Kouno Etsuko	NTV, Hulu	October 5	December 7	Ended	^[10]
Keijo!!!!!!!!	Tokyo MX	October 6	December 22	Ended
Haikyū!! Karasuno Kōkō VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Kōkō	MBS	October 8	December 10	Ended
Nogibingo! 7	Nippon Television	October 11	December 27	Season Ended
Kyabasuka Gakuen	Nippon Television	October 29	December 24	Ended
Pokémon Sun & Moon	TV Tokyo	November 17	Currently Airing	Continues 2017

Sports

Airdate	Sports	Network	Source
October 6	2016 Formula One World Championship	Fuji TV Next
October 16	2016 MotoGP World Championship	G+

Special Events

Airdate	Show	Type	Network
January 3	Domoto Kyodai: New Year's Special 2016	Music	Fuji Television
January 11	NHK Nodojiman Champion Taikai - 70th Anniversary	Talent Show	NHK-G and World Premium
January 16	AKB48 Show! #100 "100th Episode Special"	Milestone Special	BS Premium and NHK World Premium
January 22	Nogizaka46 Show! Kouhaku Special	Variety Show, Special	BS Premium
February 7	MJ Presents: 15th Anniversary Celebration! Nana Mizuki 77 Minute Special Live! ~Complete~	Special	BS Premium
February 11	Nogizaka46 Show! Kouhaku Special ~Extended Version~	Variety Show, Special	BS Premium
March 21	MJ Presents: Ikimonogakari no 10nengakari	Special	NHK-G and World Premium
March 28	MJ Presents: Chatmonthy Festival ~10th Anniversary~	Special	NHK-G and World Premium
April 3	MJ Presents: Babymetal Revolution (Music Japan last episode)	Special, Series Finale	NHK-G and World Premium
June 14	PriPara #100 "Tension 100 MAX!"	Milestone Special	TV Tokyo
June 14 & 21	AKBingo! Bad Boys' Graduation Special Edition	Special	Nippon Television
June 25	AKB48 Show Presents: The Girls on the Borderline	Special	BS Premium and NHK World Premium
July 16	Ongaku no Hi 2016	Special	Tokyo Broadcasting System
July 17	One Piece #750 "A Desperate Situation! Luffy Fights a Battle in Extreme Heat!"	Milestone Special	Fuji Television
July 18	FNS 2016 Uta no Natsu Matsuri	Special	Fuji Television
July 23 & 24	FNS 27 Hour TV	Telethon	Fuji Television
July 26	AKBingo! #400 "Fate Battle!"	Milestone Special	Nippon Television
August 27 & 28	24-Hour Television 2016	Charity	Nippon Television
September 11	Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger #29 Super Sentai 2,000th Episode: Champion of the Champions	Milestone Special	TV Asahi
September 18	Kochikame 40th Anniversary Special "THE FINAL! The Last Day of Ryotsu Kankichi"	Special	Fuji Television
September 19	Music Station Ultra Fes 2016 - 30th Anniversary	Special	TV Asahi
October 21	AKB48 A to Z 2016	Documentary	BS Premium and NHK World Premium
October 22	Super Premium AKB48 Fes 2016	Live Concert, Special	BS Premium and NHK World Premium
November 13	Animelo Summer Live 2016: Toki - Day 1 Part 1	Live Concert	BS Premium
November 20	Animelo Summer Live 2016: Toki - Day 1 Part 2	Live Concert	BS Premium
November 27	Animelo Summer Live 2016: Toki - Day 2 Part 1	Live Concert	BS Premium
December 4	Animelo Summer Live 2016: Toki - Day 2 Part 2	Live Concert	BS Premium
December 7	2016 FNS Music Festival - Day 1	Music, Special	Fuji Television
December 11	Animelo Summer Live 2016: Toki - Day 3 Part 1	Live Concert	BS Premium
December 14	2016 FNS Music Festival - Day 2	Music, Special	Fuji Television
December 16	Domoto Kyodai: Christmas Special 2016	Music	Fuji Television
December 18	Animelo Summer Live 2016: Toki - Day 3 Part 2	Live Concert	BS Premium
December 23	Music Station Super Live 2016	Special	TV Asahi
December 30	58th Japan Record Awards	Special	Tokyo Broadcasting System
December 31	67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen	Special	NHK-G and World Premium
December 31	Johnny's Countdown 2016-17	Special	Fuji Television

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Notability	Source
April 3	Kōji Wada	42	Singer from Digimon franchise. His last single released prior his death was "Seven ~tri ver.~", released March 30.	^[11]
April 12	Tōru Ōhira	86	Narrator and voice actor, known for his role of Dr. Kozaburo Nambu in Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and its sequel Gatchaman II, and his narration of the Super Sentai series (1975-1983, 1992, 1995) and several of the Metal Hero series; also provided the Japanese dub voices of Darth Vader, Fred Flintstone, Homer Simpson, and Clark Kent/Superman in the Adventures of Superman	^[12]
May 2	Tomohiro Matsu	43	Light Novel writer	^[13]
May 17	Yuko Mizutani	51	Voice actress; her latest role was Ikuko Tsukino, in Sailor Moon Crystal	^[14]
October 9	Michiyuki Kawashima	47	Japanese musician and lead vocals/guitars from Boom Boom Satellites.	^[15]
October 10	Kazunari Tanaka	49	Voice actor, most known in Haikyu!!	^[16]

References

^ "Música: Termina o NHK Kayou Concert". Blasting News Brasil. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
^ "「あさが来た」平均視聴率、朝ドラとしては今世紀最高". 朝日新聞. 2016-04-04. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
^ "大河「真田丸」主役・堺らキャストずらりヒロインは長澤まさみ". sponichi. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
^ "KonoSuba Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
^ "Takara Tomy, TBS Launch Kamiwaza Wanda Franchise With Anime, Manga". Anime News Network. January 19, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^ "Heybot! Children's Gag Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, September 18 Premiere".
^ "Shirayuki｜CHARACTER | TVアニメ「アイドルメモリーズ」公式サイト". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
^ "Mr.Children to provide the theme song for the upcoming Asadora drama "Beppin-san"". ARAMA! JAPAN. 24 August 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
^ ヒロインは芳根京子さんに決定！♢べっぴんさん【会見】、2016年4月6日閲覧。
^ TV 地味にスゴイ！校閲ガール・河野悦子. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
^ アニソン歌手・和田光司さん、上咽頭がんで死去 42歳 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
^ 『ハクション大魔王』声優・大平透さん死去 86歳 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
^ ラノベ作家の松智洋さんが死去『迷い猫オーバーラン！』など (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
^ 声優・水谷優子さん、乳がんで死去『ちびまる子ちゃん』お姉ちゃんなど (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
^ "Boom Boom Satellites Singer Michiyuki Kawashima Has Died". Kotaku.com. October 11, 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
^ "Voice Actor Kazunari Tanaka Passes Away at 49". Anime News Network. 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2017-04-08.

[1] "Música: Termina o NHK Kayou Concert". Blasting News Brasil. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-20.

[2] "「あさが来た」平均視聴率、朝ドラとしては今世紀最高". 朝日新聞. 2016-04-04. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

[3] "大河「真田丸」主役・堺らキャストずらりヒロインは長澤まさみ". sponichi. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

[S2Anc-4] "KonoSuba Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

[5] "Takara Tomy, TBS Launch Kamiwaza Wanda Franchise With Anime, Manga". Anime News Network. January 19, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2021.

[6] "Heybot! Children's Gag Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, September 18 Premiere".

[7] "Shirayuki｜CHARACTER | TVアニメ「アイドルメモリーズ」公式サイト". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-08-09.

[aramajapan-8] "Mr.Children to provide the theme song for the upcoming Asadora drama "Beppin-san"". ARAMA! JAPAN. 24 August 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

[9] ヒロインは芳根京子さんに決定！♢べっぴんさん【会見】、2016年4月6日閲覧。

[10] TV 地味にスゴイ！校閲ガール・河野悦子. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-11-30.

[11] アニソン歌手・和田光司さん、上咽頭がんで死去 42歳 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-06-05.

[12] 『ハクション大魔王』声優・大平透さん死去 86歳 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-06-05.

[13] ラノベ作家の松智洋さんが死去『迷い猫オーバーラン！』など (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-06-05.

[14] 声優・水谷優子さん、乳がんで死去『ちびまる子ちゃん』お姉ちゃんなど (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-06-05.

[15] "Boom Boom Satellites Singer Michiyuki Kawashima Has Died". Kotaku.com. October 11, 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

[16] "Voice Actor Kazunari Tanaka Passes Away at 49". Anime News Network. 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2017-04-08.

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2016 in Japanese television

Contents

Events

Ongoing

Ending

New Series & Returning Shows

Sports

Special Events

Deaths

See also

References