Below is a list of events affecting Japanese television in 2023.
Events Date Event Source March 7 Johnny Kitagawa, who died in July 9, 2019, has been posthumously exposed for abuse but still revered. March 13 Serving as sequels to Yes! PreCure 5 and Witchy PreCure!, the Pretty Cure franchise announced 2 spin-off anime shows for older viewers as part of their 20th anniversary celebration with Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ premiering on NHK-E this year in October and Mahō Tsukai Precure! 2 premiering late-night on TV Asahi next year. March 15 The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls music composer Hidekazu Tanaka admitted to obscenity charges in court following his arrest on October 24, 2022. April 1 During the Sakura Fes event on April 1 (April Fools' Day), a sequel to the Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card anime has been announced. September 24 The 2023 Formula One World Championship will be held at 2023 Japanese Grand Prix. July and September 2023 Original Naruto anime celebrates its 20th anniversary with a rerun of earlier episodes in July and an airing of 4 brand new episodes in September. October 1 The 2023 MotoGP World Championship was held at 2023 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix. October 30 As announced by talent agency BaRu, voice actor Junya Ikeda had been arrested in connection with a scam and had been released from his contract with the company as of October 27. Ikeda's character, Oz in The Kingdoms of Ruin anime, is yet to have his voice actor replaced.
Ongoing ShowTypeChannelFirst aired/Japanese periodSource NHKNHK Amateur Song ContestTalent showNHK-G, NHK World PremiumMarch 15, 1953 (TV)ShowaWith MotherKidsE-TV, NHK World PremiumOctober 5, 1959ShowaNintama RantarōAnimeNHKApril 10, 1993HeiseiOjarumaruAnimeNHKOctober 5, 1998HeiseiUtaconMusicNHK-G, NHK World PremiumApril 12, 2016Heisei Nippon Television Network SystemShōtenComedyNippon TelevisionMay 15, 1966ShowaSoreike! AnpanmanAnimeNippon TelevisionOctober 3, 1988ShowaDowntown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!Game showNippon TelevisionOctober 3, 1989HeiseiDetective ConanAnimeNNSJanuary 8, 1996Heisei Fuji Network SystemMusic FairMusicFuji TVAugust 31, 1964ShowaSazae-sanAnimeFuji TVOctober 5, 1969ShowaFNS Music FestivalMusicFNSJuly 2, 1974ShowaChibi Maruko-chanAnimeFuji TVJanuary 8, 1995HeiseiOne PieceAnimeFuji TVOctober 20, 1999Heisei TV AsahiSuper Hero TimeTokusatsuTV AsahiSeptember 28, 2003HeiseiCrayon Shin-chanAnimeTV AsahiApril 13, 1992HeiseiDoraemonAnimeTV AsahiApril 15, 2005HeiseiMusic StationMusicTV AsahiOctober 24, 1986Showa Tokyo Broadcasting SystemSASUKESportsTokyo Broadcasting SystemSeptember 26, 1997HeiseiCount Down TVMusicTokyo Broadcasting SystemApril 7, 1993Heisei
New series and returning shows Show Network Premiere Finale Status SourceTomo-chan Is a Girl!Tokyo MXJanuary 5, 2023March 30, 2023Series EndedHe's Expecting (TV Tokyo broadcast)TV TokyoJanuary 5, 2023February 23, 2023Season EndedSugar Apple Fairy TaleTokyo MXJanuary 6, 2023March 24, 2023Season EndedNijiyon AnimationTokyo MXJanuary 6, 2023March 24, 2023Season EndedEndo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess LieselotteTBSJanuary 7, 2023March 25, 2023Series EndedBuddy DaddiesTokyo MXJanuary 7, 2023April 1, 2023Series EndedTrigun StampedeTV TokyoJanuary 7, 2023March 25, 2023Series EndedWhat Will You Do, Ieyasu?NHKJanuary 8, 2023December 17, 2023Series EndedRizSta SelectionRerun series of 'RizSta -Top of Artists!-'TV TokyoJanuary 8, 2023March 26, 2023Series EndedDon't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd AttackTokyo MXJanuary 8, 2023March 26, 2023Series EndedTokyo Revengers (Season 2)TV TokyoJanuary 8, 2023April 2, 2023Season EndedMalevolent Spirits: MononogatariTokyo MXJanuary 10, 2023July 1, 2023Season EndedCampfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd SkillTV TokyoJanuary 11, 2023March 29, 2023Season EndedPokémon: Mezase Pokémon MasterTV TokyoJanuary 13, 2023March 24, 2023Series EndedSorcerous Stabber Orphen: Chaos in UrbanramaTokyo MXJanuary 18, 2023March 29, 2023Season EndedUltraman New Generation StarsTV TokyoJanuary 28, 2023June 24, 2023Season EndedSoaring Sky! Pretty CureTV AsahiFebruary 5, 2023January 28, 2024Ending 2024Attack on Titan: The Final Season (part 3)NHKMarch 4, 2023November 5, 2023Series EndedOhsama Sentai King-OhgerTV AsahiMarch 5, 2023February 25, 2024Ending 2024Bakugan: LegendsYouTubeMarch 31, 2023June 23, 2023Series EndedMix (2nd season)Nippon TVApril 1, 2023September 23, 2023Series EndedEdens Zero (Season 2)Nippon TVApril 1, 2023October 1, 2023Series EndedRun for Money: The Great MissionFuji TVApril 2, 2023Currently airingContinues 2024The Dangers in My HeartTV AsahiApril 2, 2023June 18, 2023Season EndedDuel Masters Win Duel WarsTV TokyoApril 2, 2023March 31, 2024Ending 2024Go! Go! BiikuruzuuTV TokyoApril 2, 2023December 24, 2023Series EndedA rerun of episodes of 'Go! Go! Biikuruzuu' aired from January 7, 2024 to March 31, 2024Adventure Continent: Ania KingdomTV TokyoApril 2, 2023December 24, 2023Series EndedA rerun of episodes of 'Adventure Continent: Ania Kingdom' aired from January 7, 2024 to March 31, 2024RanmanNHKApril 3, 2023September 29, 2023Series EndedTokyo Mew Mew New (Season 2)TV TokyoApril 5, 2023June 21, 2023Series EndedDr. Stone: New WorldTokyo MXApril 6, 2023December 21, 2023Season EndedToo Cute CrisisTokyo MXApril 7, 2023June 23, 2023Series EndedOtaku ElfTBSApril 8, 2023June 24, 2023Series EndedMagical DestroyersTBSApril 8, 2023June 24, 2023Series EndedThe Café Terrace and Its GoddessesTBSApril 8, 2023June 24, 2023Season EndedDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Season 3)Fuji TVApril 9, 2023June 18, 2023Season EndedSorcerous Stabber Orphen: Sanctuary ArcTokyo MXApril 12, 2023June 28, 2023Series Ended The Marginal ServiceNTVApril 12, 2023June 28, 2023Series EndedOshi no KoTokyo MXApril 12, 2023June 28, 2023Season EndedPokémon Horizons: The SeriesTV TokyoApril 14, 2023Currently airingContinues 2024Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of CourageFuji TVApril 14, 2023June 16, 2023Series EndedSacrificial Princess and the King of BeastsTokyo MXApril 20, 2023September 28, 2023Series EndedMy Tiny SenpaiTV AsahiJuly 2, 2023October 1, 2023Series EndedSweet ReincarnationTV TokyoJuly 4, 2023September 19, 2023Series EndedMalevolent Spirits: Mononogatari (Season 2)Tokyo MXJuly 4, 2023September 19, 2023Series EndedFe~Renzai -Daily Life of the Gods-TV TokyoJuly 5, 2023September 27, 2023Series EndedSugar Apple Fairy Tale (Part 2)Tokyo MXJuly 7, 2023September 22, 2023Series EndedRurouni Kenshin (2023 series)Fuji TVJuly 7, 2023December 15, 2023Season EndedUltraman BlazarTV TokyoJuly 8, 2023January 20, 2024Ending 2024The Gene of AITBSJuly 8, 2023September 30, 2023Series EndedThe Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again TodayTBSJuly 8, 2023September 30, 2023Series EndedBleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Part 2)TV TokyoJuly 8, 2023September 30, 2023Season EndedZom 100: Bucket List of the DeadTBSJuly 9, 2023September 24, 2023Series EndedLighthouseNetflixAugust 22, 2023August 22, 2023Series EndedKamen Rider GotchardTV AsahiSeptember 3, 2023Currently airingContinues 2024Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in OrangeNippon TVSeptember 30, 2023March 23, 2024Ending 2024Shangri-La FrontierTBSOctober 1, 2023March 31, 2023Ending 2024Boogie WoogieNHKOctober 2, 2023March 29, 2024Ending 2024The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur AcademyTV TokyoOctober 3, 2023December 19, 2023Series EndedShyTV TokyoOctober 3, 2023December 19, 2023Season EndedTokyo Revengers (Season 3)TV TokyoOctober 4, 2023December 27, 2023Season EndedYuzuki-san Chi no Yon KyōdaiTokyo MXOctober 5, 2023December 21, 2023Series EndedBeyblade XTV TokyoOctober 6, 2023Currently airingContinues 2024Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~NHK-EOctober 7, 2023December 23, 2023Series EndedThe Kingdoms of RuinTBSOctober 7, 2023December 23, 2023Series EndedSpy × Family (Season 2)TV TokyoOctober 7, 2023December 23, 2023Season EndedGirlfriend, Girlfriend (Season 2)TBSOctober 7, 2023December 23, 2023Series EndedThe Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the ApocalypseTBSOctober 8, 2023March 31, 2024Ending 2024Protocol: RainTV AsahiOctober 8, 2023December 24, 2023Series EndedPokeTsume: Cram Adventures Into a PocketTV TokyoOctober 19, 2023December 22, 2023Series EndedThe Apothecary DiariesNippon TVOctober 22, 2023March 24, 2024Ending 2024Sexy Tanaka-sanNippon TVOctober 22, 2023December 24, 2023Series EndedFollowing the controversy on January 26, 2024, Manga artist Hinako Ashihara, the original creator of Sexy Tanaka-san, took her own life 3 days later on January 29, 2024
Ending End dateShowChannelFirst airedReplaced bySourceJanuary 21Ultraman DeckerTV TokyoJuly 9, 2022Ultraman New Generation StarsJanuary 29Delicious Party Pretty CureTV AsahiFebruary 6, 2022Soaring Sky! Pretty CureFebruary 26Avataro Sentai DonbrothersTV AsahiMarch 6, 2022Ohsama Sentai King-OhgerMarch 8Uncle from Another WorldAT-XJuly 6, 2022Restarted broadcast on October 6, 2022TBAMarch 23AKB48 Sayonara Mōri-sanNippon TVApril 8, 2022OUT OF 48March 24Pokémon: Mezase Pokémon MasterTV TokyoJanuary 13, 2023Pokémon Horizons: The SeriesMarch 25My Hero Academia (Season 6)Nippon TVOctober 1, 2022Mix (2nd season)Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess LieselotteTBSJanuary 7, 2023Magical DestroyersMarch 26Boruto: Naruto Next GenerationsTV TokyoApril 5, 2017Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood WarThis is a repeat of this anime series' first courDigimon Ghost GameFuji TVOctober 3, 2021Run for Money: The Great MissionCap Kakumei Bottleman DXTV OsakaApril 3, 2022SNS Discovery Adventure Foromi & TadamiBlue LockTV AsahiOctober 8, 2022The Dangers in My HeartRizSta SelectionThis is a rerun of some of the 'RizSta -Top of Artists!-' episodesTV TokyoJanuary 8, 2023Beast Wars: TransformersThis is a rerun of the 'Beast Wars: Transformers' Japanese dubGo! Go! BiikuruzuuAdventure Continent: Ania KingdomMarch 31Maiagare!NHKOctober 3, 2022RanmanYo-kai Watch (2021 series)TV TokyoApril 9, 2021Spy × Family (Season 1)This is a rerun of the Spy × Family anime's first season from April 14 to September 29 before being replaced in initial timeslot by Beyblade XApril 1Tamori ClubTV AsahiOctober 8, 1982Kazushige Degawa Horan☆Fushigi no KaiJune 18The Dangers in My Heart (Season 1)TV AsahiApril 2, 2023My Tiny SenpaiJune 21Tokyo Mew Mew NewTV TokyoJuly 6, 2022Fe~Renzai -Daily Life of the Gods-June 24Ultraman New Generation StarsTV TokyoJanuary 28, 2023Ultraman BlazarMagical DestroyersTBSApril 8, 2023The Gene of AIOtaku ElfTBSApril 8, 2023The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again TodayAugust 27Kamen Rider GeatsTV AsahiSeptember 4, 2022Kamen Rider GotchardSeptember 23Mix (2nd season)Nippon TVApril 1, 2023Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in OrangeSeptember 24Zom 100: Bucket List of the DeadTBSJuly 9, 2023Shangri-La FrontierSeptember 27Fe~Renzai -Daily Life of the Gods-TV TokyoJuly 5, 2023Tokyo Revengers (Season 3)September 29RanmanNHKApril 3, 2023Boogie WoogieSeptember 30The Gene of AITBSJuly 8, 2023The Kingdoms of RuinThe Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again TodayTBSJuly 8, 2023Girlfriend, Girlfriend (Season 2)October 1Edens ZeroNippon TVApril 11, 2021The Apothecary DiariesMy Tiny SenpaiTV AsahiJuly 2, 2023Protocol: RainNovember 5Attack on TitanMBS NHKApril 7, 2013Document 20min.December 17What Will You Do, Ieyasu?NHKJanuary 8, 2023Dear RadianceDecember 23Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~NHKOctober 7, 2023A Place Further than the UniverseThis is a rerun of a 2018 TV animeThe Kingdoms of RuinTBSOctober 7, 2023Pon no MichiGirlfriend, Girlfriend (Season 2)TBSOctober 7, 2023Haikyu!!This is a Nekoma Selection rerun of the 'Haikyu!!' TV animeDecember 24Protocol: RainTV AsahiOctober 8, 2023The Dangers in My Heart (Season 2)December 27Tokyo RevengersTV TokyoApril 11, 2021Shaman King: Flowers
Sports Airdate Sports Network SourceSeptember 242023 Formula One World ChampionshipFuji TV NextOctober 12023 MotoGP World ChampionshipG+July 20 – August 202023 FIFA Women's World CupNHK
Special events and milestone episodes