2025 in Japanese television

Below is a non-comprehensive list of events associated with and affecting Japanese television in 2025.

Events

Date	Event	Source
January 2	One Piece voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya announced marriage with Engine Sentai Go-onger actress Rina Aizawa.	[1]
January 26	Ahead of the premiere of No.1 Sentai Gozyuger, a Super Sentai 50th anniversary press conference was held.	[2]
January 27	Following the resignations President Koichi Minato and Chairman Shuji Kanoh on the same day, after a scandal centering on former SMAP member and presenter Masahiro Nakai in December 2024, Dragon Ball Z anime producer Kenji Shimizu becomes the new Fuji TV president.	[3]
January 28	Shinji Aoba's death sentence has been confirmed after his appeal to the Kyoto District Court's ruling is dropped.	[4][5]
February 2	Following the Fuji TV scandal, all anime shows broadcasting on Fuji TV, including Chibi Maruko-chan and Sazae-san, begin airing new episodes without sponsors, starting from this date until July 2025. Some of the Fuji TV anime shows later retain sponsorships with other companies involved in the franchises, such as Bandai, later on February 16.	[6]
March 20	During the Digimon Con 2025 livestream event, a new Digimon TV anime series has been announced, slating to premiere in October 2025.	[7]
April 4	As announced on March 3, Fuji TV's late night anime programming block, Noitamina, moves its broadcast to Friday nights at 11:30 p.m., starting with The Dinner Table Detective.	[8]
April 6	The 2025 Formula One World Championship was held at 2025 Japanese Grand Prix.
	Following its hiatus after October 13, 2024, the One Piece anime series resumes broadcasting new episodes on Sunday evenings at 11:15 p.m. on Fuji TV.	[9]
May 17-18	The 2024–25 Formula E World Championship was held at 2025 Tokyo ePrix.
June 25	Rock band Tokio, known for the performing the opening theme for the 1995-96 TV anime Soar High! Isami, announced their disbandment.	[10]
September 28	The 2025 MotoGP World Championship will be held at 2025 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix.

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	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
Himitsu no AiPri	Anime	TV Tokyo	April 7, 2024	Reiwa
TV Asahi
Super Hero Time	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
Medalist	TV Asahi	January 5, 2025	March 30, 2025	Season Ended Renewed for Season 2	[11]
Unbound	NHK	January 5, 2025		Ongoing	[12]
Zenshu	TV Tokyo	January 5, 2025	March 23, 2025	Series Ended	[13]
Alice-san Chi no Iroribata	TBS	January 7, 2025	March 11, 2025	Series Ended	[14]
Magic Maker	TV Tokyo	January 9, 2025	March 27, 2025	Series Ended	[15]
Dr. Stone: Science Future (Part 1)	Tokyo MX	January 9, 2025	March 27, 2025	Season Ended Renewed for Final Season part 2	[16]
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)	Nippon TV	January 10, 2025	July 4, 2025	Series Ended	[17]
Farmagia	Tokyo MX	January 10, 2025	March 28, 2025	Series Ended	[18]
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!	TBS	January 10, 2025	March 28, 2025	Series Ended	[19]
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!	TBS	January 11, 2025	March 29, 2025	Series Ended	[20]
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Season 2)	TBS	January 12, 2025		Ongoing	[21]
Witchy Pretty Cure!! Future Days	TV Asahi	January 12, 2025	March 30, 2025	Series Ended	[22]
Mashin Creator Wataru	TV Tokyo	January 12, 2025	June 22, 2025	Series Ended	[23]
Ultraman New Generation Stars (Season 3)	TV Tokyo	January 25, 2025	June 21, 2015	Season Ended	[24]
You and Idol Pretty Cure	TV Asahi	February 2, 2025		Ongoing	[25][26]
No.1 Sentai Gozyuger	TV Asahi	February 16, 2025		Ongoing	[27][28]
Anpan	NHK	March 31, 2025		Ongoing	[29]
Wind Breaker (Season 2)	TBS	April 4, 2025	June 20, 2025	Series Ended	[30]
The Dinner Table Detective	Fuji TV	April 4, 2025	June 20, 2025	Series Ended	[31]
Fire Force (Season 3, Part 1)	TBS	April 5, 2025	June 21, 2025	Season Ended Renewed for Season 3, Part 2	[32]
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Season 2)	Tokyo MX	April 5, 2025	June 21, 2025	Series Ended	[33]
Anne Shirley	NHK-E	April 5, 2025		Ongoing	[34]
Yaiba: Samurai Legend	Nippon TV	April 5, 2025		Ongoing	[35]
Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary (Season 2)	TV Asahi	April 6, 2025	June 22, 2025	Series Ended	[36]
Witch Watch	TBS	April 6, 2025		Ongoing	[37]
Himitsu no AiPri (Season 2)	TV Tokyo	April 6, 2025		Ongoing	[38]
Princession Orchestra	TV Tokyo	April 6, 2025		Ongoing	[39]
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes	Tokyo MX	April 7, 2025	June 30, 2025	Season Ended Renewed for Season 2	[40]
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Season 2)	Tokyo MX	April 7, 2025	June 23, 2025	Series Ended	[41]
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (Season 2)	TBS	April 13, 2025	June 29, 2025	Series Ended	[42]
Dandadan (Season 2)	TBS	July 4, 2025		Ongoing	[43]
Call of the Night (Season 2)	Fuji TV	July 4, 2025		Ongoing	[44]
Ultraman Omega	TV Tokyo	July 5, 2025		Ongoing	[45]
Puniru Is a Cute Slime (Season 2)	TV Tokyo	July 6, 2025		Ongoing	[46]
Mr. Osomatsu (Season 4)	TV Tokyo	July 8, 2025		Ongoing	[47]
New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt	Tokyo MX	July 9, 2025		Ongoing	[48]
Dr. Stone: Science Future (Part 2)	Tokyo MX	July 10, 2025		Ongoing	[49]
Kaiju No. 8 (Season 2)	TV Tokyo	July 19, 2025		Ongoing	[50]
Kamen Rider Zeztz	TV Asahi	September 7, 2025		Upcoming	[51]
My Hero Academia (Final Season)	Nippon TV	October 4, 2025		Upcoming	[52]
Digimon Beatbreak	Fuji TV	October 5, 2025		Upcoming	[53]
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Season 2)	TV Tokyo	October 2025		Upcoming	[54]
Ranma ½ (2024 series, Season 2)	Nippon TV	October 2025		Upcoming	[55]
Let This Grieving Soul Retire! (Season 2)	Tokyo MX	October 2025		Upcoming	[56]
To Your Eternity (Season 3)	NHK	October 2025		Upcoming	[57]

Ending

End date	Show	Channel	First aired	Replaced by	Source
January 5	Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest	TV Tokyo	July 7, 2024	Mashin Creator Wataru	[58]
January 18	Ultraman Arc	TV Tokyo	July 6, 2024	Ultraman New Generation Stars (Season 3)
January 26	Wonderful Pretty Cure!	TV Asahi	February 4, 2024	You and Idol Pretty Cure
February 2	Shinkalion: Change the World	TV Tokyo	April 7, 2024	TomiPla World Norinori Times!![Notes 1]	[59]
February 9	Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger	TV Asahi	March 3, 2024	No.1 Sentai Gozyuger
February 12	Red Blue	TBS	December 18, 2024	Apollo's Song
February 28	Dragon Ball Daima	Fuji TV	October 11, 2024	The Dinner Table Detective	[60]
March 28	Omusubi	NHK	September 30, 2024	Anpan
March 30	Run for Money: The Great Mission	Fuji TV	April 2, 2023	GeGeGe no Kitarō: My Favorite GeGeGe Generation[Notes 2]
	Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!	TV Tokyo	April 3, 2022	Where are we going with Pokémon?![Notes 3]	[61]
April 5	Tōhai	TBS	October 5, 2024	Dandadan[Notes 4]
June 21	Ultraman New Generation Stars (Season 3)	TV Tokyo	January 25, 2025	Ultraman Omega
August 31	Kamen Rider Gavv	TV Asahi	September 1, 2024	Kamen Rider Zeztz

Sports

Airdate	Sports	Network	Source
April 6	2025 Formula One World Championship	Fuji TV Next
May 17-18	2024–25 Formula E World Championship	J Sports
September 28	2025 MotoGP World Championship	G+

Special events and milestone episodes

Airdate	Show	Episode	Network	Source
May 22	Music Awards Japan 2025		NHK, YouTube
June 20	Pokémon	Horizons series #100 "We Rising Volt Tacklers!"	TV Tokyo
December 31	76th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen		NHK

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Notable Works	Source
January 3	Yuji Sawa	76	Producer of news and opinion shows (Fuji Television)	[62]
January 8	Yoichi Onishi	??	Animation supervisor (Rilu Rilu Fairilu, Run for Money: The Great Mission, Mazica Party)	[63]
	Hiroshi Shinkawa	69	Theme song arranger (Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road)	[64]
January 19	Hirohiko Yokomi	63	Original creator (Tetsuko no Tabi)	[65]
January 24	Tetsuhisa Seko	54	President/CEO of Nippon Ichi Software who are the original creators of the TV anime Makai Senki Disgaea	[66]
January 29	Atomu Shimojō	78	Actor (Tokugawa Ieyasu), dubbing actor (Starsky and Hutch)	[67]
February 2	Nobumasa Konagai	94	Editor of both Glass Mask and Sukeban Deka manga titles which are given TV anime and television drama adaptations	[68]
February 17	Shin Tsukumo	??	Original creator (Edomae no Sushi [ja])	[69]
c. February 2025[a]	Mizuki Itagaki	24	Actor (Yell, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger)	[70]
March 1	Monta Mino	80	Presenter (Quiz $ Millionaire)	[71]
March 11	Ayumi Ishida	76	Actress (Ashura no Gotoku, Smile)	[72]
March 18	Yōko Kawanami	67	Voice actress (God Mars, Armored Trooper Votoms)	[73]
April 15	Ken Shiroyama	92	Voice actor (Naruto Shippuden, UFO Warrior Dai Apolon), dubbing actor (Courage the Cowardly Dog)	[74]
April 18	Takashi Yamaguchi	88	Actor (Naruto Hichō, Kiso Kaido Isogitabi)	[75]
May 13	Kiara	??	Bassist of NoisyCell who are the ending theme performers (Barakamon, Death Parade)	[76]
June 11	Ayumu Saito	60	Actor (The Ancient Dogoo Girl)	[77]
June 12	Shiho Fujimura	86	Actress (Ōgon no Hibi)	[78]
July 3	Nagiko Tono	45	Actress (Chōjin Sentai Jetman, Super Rescue Solbrain, Blue SWAT)	[79]
July 9	Masako Izumi	77	Actress (Shin Heike Monogatari, Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari)	[80]
July 22	Tsunehiko Kamijō	85	Actor (Hideyoshi, Space Sheriff Sharivan), dubbing actor (Go Go Gophers)	[81]
August 1	Akiko Sekine	65	Voice actress (Sally the Witch, Aoki Densetsu Shoot!)	[82]