1989 in Japanese television

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Events in 1989 in Japanese television.

## Channels

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Launches:

* October 1 - TV-U Yamagata

## Debuts

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Show | Station | Premiere Date | Genre | Original Run

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Alfred J. Kwak | TV Tokyo | April 3  | anime  | April 3, 1989 - March 29, 1990
Blue Blink | NHK General TV | April 7  | anime  | April 7, 1989 - March 16, 1990
City Hunter 3 | Yomiuri TV | October 15  | anime  | October 15, 1989 – January 21, 1990
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! | Nippon TV | October 3  | game show  | October 3, 1989 – present
Dragon Ball Z | Fuji TV | April 26  | anime  | April 26, 1989 - January 31, 1996
Dragon Quest | Fuji TV | December 2  | anime  | December 2, 1989 – September 22, 1990
Fight! Super Robot Life-Form Transformers: Victory | Nippon TV | March 14  | anime  | March 14, 1989 – December 19, 1989
Jungle Emperor | TV Tokyo | October 12  | anime  | October 12, 1989 – October 11, 1990
Kousoku Sentai Turboranger | TV Asahi | February 25  | tokusatsu  | February 25, 1989 – February 23, 1990
Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato | TV Tokyo | April 6  | anime  | April 6, 1989 – January 18, 1990
Madö King Granzört | Nippon TV | April 7  | anime  | April 7, 1989 – March 2, 1990
Magical Hat | Fuji TV | October 18  | anime  | October 18, 1989 - July 6, 1990
Patlabor: The TV Series | Nippon TV | October 11  | anime  | October 11, 1989 – September 29, 1990
Ranma ½ | Fuji TV | April 15  | anime  | April 15, 1989 – September 16, 1989
Ranma ½ Netto-hen | Fuji TV | October 20  | anime  | October 20, 1989 – September 25, 1992
The Adventures of Peter Pan | Fuji TV | January 15  | anime  | January 15, 1989 – December 24, 1989
The Mobile Cop Jiban | TV Asahi | January 29  | tokusatsu  | January 29, 1989 – January 28, 1990
Yawara! a fashionable judo girl | Yomiuri TV | October 16  | anime  | October 16, 1989 – September 21, 1992

## Ongoing

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* Music Fair, music (1964–present)
* Mito Kōmon, jidaigeki (1969–2011)
* Sazae-san, anime (1969–present)
* Ōoka Echizen, jidaigeki (1970–1999)
* FNS Music Festival, music (1974–present)
* Panel Quiz Attack 25, game show (1975–present)
* Doraemon, anime (1979–2005)
* Kiteretsu Daihyakka, anime (1988–1996)
* Soreike! Anpanman, anime (1988–present)
* Bubblegum Crisis, anime (1987–1991)

## Endings

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Show | Station | Ending Date | Genre | Original Run

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Choujuu Sentai Liveman | TV Asahi | February 18  | tokusatsu  | February 27, 1988 – February 18, 1989
City Hunter 2 | Yomiuri TV | July 14  | anime  | April 2, 1988 – July 14, 1989
Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop | Nippon TV | July 5  | tokusatsu  | October 2, 1988 - July 5, 1989
Don-Don Domel and Ron | TV Tokyo | March 27  | anime  | April 5, 1988 - March 27, 1989
Dragon Ball | Fuji TV | April 12  | anime  | February 26, 1986 - April 12, 1989
Fight! Super Robot Life-Form Transformers: Victory | Nippon TV | December 19  | anime  | March 14, 1989 – December 19, 1989
Kamen Rider Black RX | MBS | September 24  | tokusatsu  | October 23, 1988 – September 24, 1989
Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers | TV Asahi | March 4  | anime  | April 30, 1988 – March 4, 1989
Mashin Hero Wataru | Nippon TV | March 31  | anime  | April 15, 1988 – March 31, 1989
Ranma ½ | Fuji TV | September 16  | anime  | April 15, 1989 – September 16, 1989
Saint Seiya[1] | TV Asahi | April 1  | anime  | October 11, 1986 – April 1, 1989
Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya | TV Asahi | January 22  | tokusatsu  | January 24, 1988 – January 22, 1989
The Adventures of Peter Pan | Fuji TV | December 24  | anime  | January 15, 1989 – December 24, 1989
Transformers: Super-God Masterforce | Nippon TV | March 7  | anime  | April 12, 1988 – March 7, 1989

## See also

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* 1989 in anime
* List of Japanese television dramas
* 1989 in Japan
* List of Japanese films of 1989

## References

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1. ^ 聖闘士星矢. Toei Animation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-24.

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