1998 in Japanese television
Events in 1998 in Japanese television.
Debuts
Show | Station | Premiere Date | Genre | Original Run |
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden |
TV Asahi |
February 7th |
tokusatsu |
February 7, 1998 – January 31, 1999 |
Cardcaptor Sakura |
NHK BS2 |
April 7th |
anime |
April 7, 1998 - June 22, 1999 |
Cowboy Bebop |
TV Tokyo |
April 3rd |
anime |
April 3, 1998 – June 26, 1998 |
Cyber Team in Akihabara |
TBS |
April 4th |
anime |
April 4, 1998 - September 26, 1998 |
Generator Gawl[1] |
TV Tokyo |
October 6th |
anime |
October 6, 1998 - December 22, 1998 |
Great Teacher Onizuka |
Fuji TV |
July 7th |
drama |
July 7, 1998 – September 22, 1998 |
His and Her Circumstances |
TV Tokyo |
October 2nd |
anime |
October 2, 1998 – March 23, 1999 |
Initial D |
Fuji TV |
April 18th |
anime |
April 18, 1998 - December 5, 1998 |
Lost Universe |
TV Tokyo |
April 3rd |
anime |
April 3, 1998 – September 25, 1998 |
Master Keaton |
Nippon TV |
October 5th |
anime |
October 5, 1998 – March 29, 1999 |
Nonchan Noriben |
CBC |
June 1st |
drama |
June 1, 1998 – July 31, 1998 |
Ojarumaru |
NHK |
October 5th |
anime |
October 5, 1998 – present |
Seijuu Sentai Gingaman |
TV Asahi |
February 22nd |
tokusatsu |
February 22, 1998 – February 14, 1999 |
Serial Experiments Lain |
TV Tokyo |
July 6th |
anime |
July 6, 1998 – September 28, 1998 |
Shomuni |
Fuji TV |
April 15th |
drama |
April 15, 1998 – July 1, 1998 |
Silent Möbius |
TV Tokyo |
April 7th |
anime |
April 7, 1998 - September 29, 1998 |
Space-Time Detective Genshi-kun |
TV Tokyo |
October 1st |
anime |
October 1, 1998 – June 24, 1999 |
Super Milk Chan |
Fuji TV |
June 18th |
anime |
June 18, 1998 - September 24, 1998 |
Ultraman Gaia |
MBS |
September 5th |
tokusatsu |
September 5, 1998 – August 28, 1999 |
Weiß Kreuz |
TV Tokyo |
April 8th |
anime |
April 8, 1998 – September 30, 1998 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! |
TV Asahi |
April 4th |
anime |
April 4, 1998 - October 10, 1998 |
Ongoing shows
- Music Fair, music (1964-present)
- Mito Kōmon, jidaigeki (1969-2011)
- Sazae-san, anime (1969-present)
- 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)
- Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō, anime (1993-2008)
- Nintama Rantarō, anime (1993–present)
- Chibi Maruko-chan, anime (1995-present)
- Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, anime (1996-2004)
- Detective Conan, anime (1996-present)
- SASUKE, sports (1997-present)
- Doctor Slump, anime (1997-1999)
Shows on Hiatus
Show | Station | Hiatus Date | Genre | Original Run |
Cowboy Bebop |
TV Tokyo |
June 26th |
anime |
April 3, 1998 – June 26, 1998 |
Returning shows
Endings
Show | Station | Ending Date | Genre | Original Run |
Azuki-chan |
NHK |
March 17th |
anime |
April 4, 1995 - March 17, 1998 |
Cutie Honey Flash |
TV Asahi |
January 31st |
anime |
February 15, 1997 – January 31, 1998 |
Cyber Team in Akihabara |
TBS |
September 26th |
anime |
April 4, 1998 - September 26, 1998 |
Denji Sentai Megaranger |
TV Asahi |
February 15th |
tokusatsu |
February 14, 1997 – February 15, 1998 |
Fair, then Partly Piggy |
TV Tokyo |
September 29th |
anime |
July 3, 1997 – September 29, 1998 |
Flame of Recca |
Fuji TV |
July 10th |
anime |
July 19, 1997 – July 10, 1998 |
Hare Tokidoki Buta |
TV Tokyo |
September 29th |
anime |
July 3, 1997 – September 29, 1998 |
Initial D |
Fuji TV |
December 5th |
anime |
April 18, 1998 - December 5, 1998 |
Kodomo no Omocha |
TV Tokyo |
March 27th |
anime |
April 5, 1996 - March 27, 1998 |
Nonchan Noriben |
CBC |
July 31st |
drama |
June 1, 1998 – July 31, 1998 |
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story |
Fuji TV |
September 8th |
anime |
January 10, 1996 – September 8, 1998 |
Serial Experiments Lain |
TV Tokyo |
September 28th |
anime |
July 6, 1998 – September 28, 1998 |
Super Milk Chan |
Fuji TV |
September 24th |
anime |
June 18, 1998 - September 24, 1998 |
Silent Möbius |
TV Tokyo |
September 29th |
anime |
April 7, 1998 - September 29, 1998 |
Ultraman Dyna |
TV Asahi |
August 29th |
tokusatsu |
September 6, 1997 – August 29, 1998 |
Weiß Kreuz |
TV Tokyo |
September 30th |
anime |
April 8, 1998 – September 30, 1998 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! |
TV Asahi |
October 10th |
anime |
April 4, 1998 - October 10, 1998 |
References