2026 in Japanese television

Below is a non-comprehensive list of events associated with and affecting Japanese television in 2026.

Events

Date Event Source
February 6 - February 22 The 2026 Winter Olympics was held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
February 8 - February 15 With the end of No.1 Sentai Gozyuger, the Super Sentai franchise enters a hiatus. The Project R.E.D. series begins with Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity, replacing the former series' time slot.
March 6 - March 15 The 2026 Winter Paralympics was held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
May 23 Yu-Gi-Oh! voice actor Kenjirō Tsuda filed a lawsuit against the operator of TikTok for posting videos that allegedly uses AI to imitate his voice without permission. [1]
June 11 - July 19 The 2026 FIFA World Cup was held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It was won by Spain.
June 13 - July 19 The staff members behind the Star Detective Precure! TV anime ask the fans to figure out who the secret casual identity of Cure Eclair really is. It is later revealed on July 19 that Cure Eclair's secret casual identity is Howa Kurea. [2]
July 19 Pretty Cure voice actors Rina Hidaka and Yūma Uchida announce the birth of their first child, a daughter. [3]
August 1 A new anime project related to Digimon was announced and is due to air in 2027 as part of the Digimon franchise's 30th anniversary. [4]

Ongoing

Show Type Channel First aired/Japanese period Source
NHK
NHK Amateur Song Contest Talent show NHK-G, NHK World Premium March 15, 1953 (TV) Showa
With Mother Kids E-TV, NHK World Premium October 5, 1959 Showa
Nintama Rantarō Anime NHK April 10, 1993 Heisei
Ojarumaru Anime NHK October 5, 1998 Heisei
Utacon Music NHK-G, NHK World Premium April 12, 2016 Heisei
Nippon Television Network System
Shōten Comedy Nippon Television May 15, 1966 Showa
Soreike! Anpanman Anime Nippon Television October 3, 1988 Showa
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! Game show Nippon Television October 3, 1989 Heisei
Detective Conan[Notes 1] Anime NNS January 8, 1996 Heisei
Fuji Network System
Music Fair Music Fuji TV August 31, 1964 Showa
Sazae-san Anime Fuji TV October 5, 1969 Showa
FNS Music Festival Music FNS July 2, 1974 Showa
Chibi Maruko-chan Anime Fuji TV January 8, 1995 Heisei
One Piece Anime Fuji TV October 20, 1999 Heisei
TV Tokyo
Ninjala Anime TV Tokyo January 8, 2022 Reiwa
Pokémon Anime TV Tokyo April 14, 2023 Reiwa
TV Asahi
Super Hero Time[Notes 2] Tokusatsu TV Asahi September 28, 2003 Heisei
Crayon Shin-chan Anime TV Asahi April 13, 1992 Heisei
Doraemon Anime TV Asahi April 15, 2005 Heisei
Music Station Music TV Asahi October 24, 1986 Showa
TBS
SASUKE Sports TBS September 26, 1997 Heisei
Count Down TV Music TBS April 7, 1993 Heisei

New series and returning shows

Show Network Premiere Finale Status Source
Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Tokyo MX January 4, 2026 March 29, 2026 Series Ended [5]
Brothers in Arms NHK January 4, 2026 Ongoing [6]
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Season 2) Tokyo MX January 5, 2026 March 30, 2026 Series Ended [7]
Fire Force (Season 3, Part 2) TBS January 10, 2026 April 4, 2026 Series Ended [8]
Trigun Stargaze TV Tokyo January 10, 2026 March 28, 2026 Series Ended [9]
Scum of the Brave Nippon TV January 11, 2026 June 28, 2026 Series Ended [10]
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (Season 2) Tokyo MX January 12, 2026 March 30, 2026 Series Ended [11]
Oshi no Ko (Season 3) Tokyo MX January 14, 2026 March 25, 2026 Season Ended
Renewed for Final Season
[12]
Ultraman New Generation Stars (Season 4) TV Tokyo January 24, 2026 June 20, 2026 Season Ended [13]
Medalist (Season 2) TV Asahi January 25, 2026 March 22, 2026 Series Ended [14]
Star Detective Precure! TV Asahi February 1, 2026 Ongoing [15]
Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity TV Asahi February 15, 2026 July 19, 2026 Series Ended [16]
The Scent of the Wind NHK March 30, 2026 Ongoing [17]
Dr. Stone: Science Future (Part 3) Tokyo MX April 2, 2026 June 25, 2026 Series Ended [18]
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Season 4) Nippon TV April 3, 2026 Ongoing [19]
Onegai AiPri TV Tokyo April 5, 2026 Ongoing [20]
Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly Tokyo MX April 5, 2026 Ongoing [21]
Ace of Diamond Act II (Season 2) TV Tokyo April 5, 2026 Ongoing [22]
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (Season 4) TV Tokyo April 8, 2026 Ongoing [23]
Mission: Yozakura Family (Season 2) TBS April 12, 2026 Ongoing [24]
Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Season 2) TBS April 12, 2026 June 28, 2026 Season Ended
Renewed for Season 3
[25]
Soul Mate Netflix May 14, 2026 Same as premiere date Series Ended [26]
Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer Fuji TV July 1, 2026 Ongoing [27]
Draw This, Then Die! Nippon TV July 3, 2026 Ongoing [28]
Ultraman Teo TV Tokyo July 4, 2026 Ongoing [29]
Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (Season 2) Nippon TV July 5, 2026 Ongoing [30]
Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus Tokyo MX July 5, 2026 Ongoing [31]
Let's Go Kaikigumi TBS July 5, 2026 Ongoing [32]
Goodbye, Lara Tokyo MX July 6, 2026 Ongoing [33]
Thunder 3 Fuji TV July 9, 2026 Ongoing [34]
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Part 4) TV Tokyo July 25, 2026 Ongoing [35]
Kakusei Hunter Omegahorn TV Asahi July 26, 2026 Ongoing [36]
Kamen Rider MY-TH TV Asahi September 6, 2026 Upcoming [37]
Happy Kanako's Killer Life (Season 2) DMM TV September 17, 2026 Upcoming [38]
Blossom NHK September 28, 2026 Upcoming [39]
Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc TBS October 2, 2026 Upcoming [40]
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 3, part 1) Nippon TV October 2, 2026 Upcoming [41]
Ranma ½ (2024 series, Season 3) Nippon TV October 3, 2026 Upcoming [42]
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo Fuji TV October 6, 2026 Upcoming [43]
Magic Knight Rayearth (2026 series) TV Asahi October 7, 2026 Upcoming [44]
Sgt. Frog (2026 series)[Notes 3] TBA October 2026 Upcoming [45]

Ending

End date Show Channel First aired Replaced by Source
January 17 Ultraman Omega TV Tokyo July 5, 2025 Ultraman New Generation Stars (Season 4)
January 25 You and Idol Pretty Cure TV Asahi February 2, 2025 Star Detective Precure!
February 8 No.1 Sentai Gozyuger[Notes 4] TV Asahi February 16, 2025 Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity (Project R.E.D.)
March 27 The Ghost Writer's Wife NHK September 29, 2025 The Scent of the Wind
March 29 Himitsu no AiPri TV Tokyo April 7, 2024 Onegai AiPri
Akko ni Omakase! TBS October 6, 1985 Ueda Shinya no Sunday Q [46]
June 20 Ultraman New Generation Stars (Season 4) TV Tokyo January 24, 2026 Ultraman Teo
June 28 Scum of the Brave Nippon TV January 11, 2026 Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. (Season 2)
July 19 Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity TV Asahi February 15, 2026 Kakusei Hunter Omegahorn
August 30 Kamen Rider ZEZTZ TV Asahi September 7, 2025 Kamen Rider MY-TH
September 25 The Scent of the Wind NHK March 30, 2026 Blossom

Sports

Airdate Sports Network Source
February 6 - February 22 2026 Winter Olympics TBS
March 6 - March 15 2026 Winter Paralympics TBS
June 11 - July 19 2026 FIFA World Cup TBS

Special events and milestone episodes

Airdate Show Episode Network Source
January 3 Detective Conan Episode ZERO Nippon TV [47]
May 2 My Hero Academia Bonus special episode Nippon TV [48]
May 31 Star Detective Precure! Crossover episode with Detective Conan TV Asahi [49]
June 6 Detective Conan Crossover episode with Star Detective Precure! NNS
June 26 Pokémon Anime Special: Special Party! Pokémon Everywhere!! TV Tokyo
December 31 77th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen NHK

Deaths

Date Name Age Notable Works Source
January 1 Hiroshi Kume 81 Presenter, news anchor (TV Asahi) [50]
January 20 Kōzō Shioya 70 Voice actor (Dragon Ball Z), dubbing actor (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends) [51]
January 23 Hiroyuki Kawasaki 60 Scriptwriter, series composer (After War Gundam X, B-Daman Fireblast) [52]
January 31 Masaru Ikeda 83 Voice actor (Yatterman, Death Note) [53]
February 16 Hideaki Hatta 76 President, co-founder (Kyoto Animation) [54]
February 20 Satoshi Mori 41 Director, writer (Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress) [55]
Nozomi Aoki 94 Music composer (Fist of the North Star, Galaxy Express 999) [56]
February 22 Reiko Katsura 89 Voice actress (Sazae-san, Shin Obake no Q-Taro, Yatterman) [57]
March 3 Masako Ikeda 87 Voice actress (Galaxy Express 999, Barbapapa Around the World) [58]
March 5 Yonehiko Kitagawa 94 Voice actor (Kinnikuman) [59]
March 6 Tsutomu Shibayama 84 Director (Chibi Maruko-chan, Doraemon series) [60]
March 9 Yukie Maeda 52 Voice actress (Kamichu!) [61]
April 10 Yohsuke Tamori 74 Original creator (Popolocrois) [62]
April 14 Kazuo Ebisawa ?? Background artist, art director (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, God Eater) [63]
April 18 Wakana Yamazaki 61 Voice actress (Detective Conan, Sailor Moon R) [64]
April 24 Tatsuo Satō 61 Director (Soar High! Isami, Martian Successor Nadesico, Ninja Scroll: The Series) [65]
May 4 Yuji Ohno 84 Composer (Lupin III Part II) [66]
May 6 Kenji Ohba 71 Actor (Space Sheriff Gavan, Battle Fever J, Denshi Sentai Denjiman) [67]
May 14 Takahiro Fujiwara 43 Voice actor (My Hero Academia, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z) [68]
May 21 Jun Hashimoto 86 Theme song lyricist (Galaxy Express 999) [69]
May 25 Yoshihiro Nishimura 59 Production coordinator (Kimagure Orange Road) [70]
June 4 Hiromitsu Morita 79 Chief director (Sazae-san) [71]
June 9 Tamao Nakamura 86 Actress (Hissatsu Shikakenin, Beppin-san) [72]
June 17 Riichi Seike 59 Suit actor (Dengeki Sentai Changeman, Tensou Sentai Goseiger, Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger) [73]
June 20 Akihiro Miwa 91 Voice actor (Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey) [74]
July 2 Hikaru Kurosaki 64 Actor (MegaBeast Investigator Juspion) [75]
July 3 Yukiko Nikaido 87 Actress (Warm Spring), voice actress (Lupin the 3rd Part I) [76]
July 7 Yōko Umezu ?? Original creator (Kinsō no Vermeil) [77]
July 12 Masayasu Sagisu 93 Anime producer (Sazae-san, Super Jetter, Tetsujin 28-go) [78]
July 20 Katsushi Murakami 83 Mechanical designer (Shin Tetsujin 28, Super Sentai franchise) [79]
August 1 Ryotaro Shimizu 37 Actor (Full Swing), impressionist [80]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ During this anime's broadcast in 2026, supporting main character Ran Mōri had her voice actress replaced
  2. ↑ Starting from 2026, the programs on the Super Hero Time block will be Kamen Rider and Project R.E.D. (Metal Hero) with Super Sentai taking a decade-long break
  3. ↑ Officially known as Sgt. Frog☆
  4. ↑ The Super Sentai franchise enters a hiatus after the end of No.1 Sentai Gozyuger

Citations

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