1963 in Japanese television
Overview of the events of 1963 in Japanese television
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Events in 1963 in Japanese television.
Events
- January 1: Mighty Atom, the first half-hour anime series on Japanese television, premieres on Fuji TV, and remains on the air for four consecutive years.
- January 16: Yujiro Ishihara (actor/singer), who was a signboard actor of Nikkatsu, founded an entertainment office, Ishihara Promotion (dissolved in 2021).
- January 21: Nippon Television premieres Kewpie 3-Minute Cooking (still on air as of 2021).
- February 10: With the creation of Kitakyushu City, the former NHK Kokura Station is renamed NHK Kitakyushu Station.
- April 1: Fukushima Television started broadcasting as the second-to-last VHF television station in the country.
- September 4: Fuji TV begins airing Japan's first late-night anime, Sennin Buraku.
- October 10: NHK General converts to color in Tokushima.
- November 23: In the wake of news of the assassination of American president John F. Kennedy, a satellite test between Japan and the USA was conducted using artificial satellites.
- December 16: NHK General converts to color in Kofu, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Nagoya and Oita.
Debuts
Show | Station | Premiere date | Genre | Ending date |
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8 Man | TBS | November 7 | anime | December 31, 1964 |
Akatsuki | NHK | April 1 | drama | April 4, 1964 |
Galaxy Boy Troop[1] | NHK | April 7 | anime | April 1, 1965 |
Mighty Atom[2] | Fuji TV | January 1 | anime | December 31, 1966 |
Sennin Buraku | Fuji TV | September 4 | anime | February 23, 1964 |
Tetsujin 28-go | Fuji TV | October 20 | anime | May 25, 1966 |
Shisukon Ōji | Fuji TV | December 20 | stop motion anime | March 27, 1964 |
The New Adventures of Pinocchio | Fuji TV | December 20 | stop motion anime | March 27, 1964 |
See also
References
- ^ 銀河少年隊 (1963). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ "Astro Boy Manga acquired by Dark Horse". Anime News Network. 2001-07-16. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
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