2016 in Japanese television

Events in 2016 in Japanese Television

Ongoing

• AKB48 Show! (2013-present); Variety; NHK BS Premium
• AKBingo! (2008-present); Variety; NTV
• Music Fair (1964-present); Music; Fuji TV
• Sazae-san (1969-present); Anime; Fuji TV
• FNS Music Festival (1974-present); Music; Fuji TV
• Panel Quiz Attack 25 (1975-present); Game-Show; TV Asahi
• Soreike! Anpanman (1988-present); Anime; NTV
• Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! (1989-present); Game-Show; NTV
• Crayon Shin-chan (1992-present); Anime; TV Asahi
• Nintama Rantarō (1993-present); Anime; NHK
• Chibi Maruko-chan (1995-present); Anime; Fuji TV
• Detective Conan (1996-present); Anime; Yomiuri TV
• SASUKE (1997-present); Sports; TBS
• Ojarumaru (1998-present); Anime; NHK
• One Piece (1999-present); Anime; Fuji TV
• Doraemon (2005-present); Anime; TV Asahi
• Naruto: Shippuden, (2007-present); Anime; TV Tokyo
• Tetsujin 28-go Gao! (2013-present); Anime; Fuji TV
• Pocket Monsters XY (2013-present); Anime; TV Tokyo
• Fairy Tail Zero, (2014-present); Anime; TV Tokyo
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, (2014-present); Anime; TV Tokyo
• World Trigger (2014-present); Anime; TV Asahi
• Cardfight!! Vanguard G GIRS Crisis (2015-present); Anime; TV Tokyo
• Dragon Ball Super (2015-present); Anime; Fuji TV

Ending

Ended

• Go! Princess PreCure (PreCure) - TV Asahi - Ended January 31 (31-01)
• Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (Super Sentai) - TV Asahi - Ended February 07 (07-02)

Currently Ending

• Asa ga Kita (93th Asadora) - NHK - Ending April 2 (2-04)
• Music Japan (Music) - NHK - Ending March 28 (28-03)
• NHK Kayou Concert (Music) - NHK - Ending March 29 (29-03)
• SMAP×SMAP (Variety Show) - Fuji Television - Ending TBA

New Series

Ongoing

• Musaigen no Phantom World (Anime) - Tokyo MX/Crunchyroll - First aired on January 06 (06-01)
• Dagashi Kashi (Anime) - TBS/Crunchyroll - First aired on January 07 (07-01)
• Fairy Tail Zero (Anime) - TV Tokyo/Crunchyroll - First aired on January 09 (09-01)
• Sanada Maru (55th Taiga Drama) - NHK - First aired on January 10 (10-01)
• Maho Girls PreCure! (PreCure) - TV Asahi - First aired on February 07 (07-02)
• Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (Super Sentai) - TV Asahi - First aired on February 14 (14-02)

Upcoming

• Toto Neechan (Upcoming 94th Asadora) - NHK - Start April 4 (4-04)
• Uta Con (Music) - NHK - Start April 5 (5-04)
• Hundred (Upcoming Anime) - Start April
• Beyblade: Burst (Upcoming Anime) - Start April
• Macross Delta (Upcoming Anime) - MBS - Start April
• Love Live Sunshine (Upcoming Anime) - Start July
• Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei! (Upcoming Anime) - Start TBA

Returning Series

Ongoing

• Durarara!!x2 Ketsu (2nd Season, 3rd Part) - Tokyo MX - First aired on January 09 (09-01)

Upcoming

• Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (2nd Season) - Tokyo MX
• Show by Rock!! (2nd Season) - Tokyo MX
• The Seven Deadly Sins (2nd Season) - JNN
• Bleach (2nd Series) - TV Tokyo
• Transformers: BEAST ON!! (3rd Series) - TV Tokyo
• Fairy Tail (2014 Series) - TV Tokyo - Start on Avatar arc

Special Events

Aired

• NHK Nodojiman Champion Taikai - 70th Anniversary (Music) - January 11, NHK
• Domoto Kyodai New Year Special 2016 (Special) - January 3rd, Fuji TV
• AKB48 Show - 100th Episode (Milestone) - January 16th, NHK BS Premium

Upcoming Events

• NHK Nodojiman Champion Taikai 2016 (Music) - February, NHK
• Okaasan to Issho (Kids) Atsuko Ohno joins main cast, starting on April 4, NHK
• AKBingo! - 400th Episode (Milestone) - July 12th, Nippon Television
• FNS 2016 Natsu Matsuri (Music) - July, Fuji TV
• Music Station Super Live 2016 (Music) - December, TV Asahi
• 58th Japan Record Awards (Music) - December 30th, TBS
• 67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Year-End Festival) - December 31st, NHK
• Johnny's Countdown 2016-17 (Music) - December 31st, Fuji TV