1978 in Japanese television

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Events in 1978 in Japanese television.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere date	Genre	Finale episode date
Ikkyū-san/Highschool Baseball Ninja	Fuji TV	April 10, 1978	Anime	October 23, 1978
Spider-Man	Tokyo Channel 12	May 17, 1978	Tokusatsu	March 14, 1979
The Yagyu Conspiracy	Kansai TV	October 3, 1978	Drama	June 26, 1979
Shine Ace o Nerae!	Nippon TV	October 14, 1978	Anime	March 31, 1979

Ongoing shows

• Music Fair, music (1964–present)
• Mito Kōmon, jidaigeki (1969–2011)
• Sazae-san, anime (1969–present)
• Ōedo Sōsamō, anime (1970–1984)
• Ōoka Echizen, jidaigeki (1970–1999)
• Star Tanjō!, talent (1971–1983)
• FNS Music Festival, music (1974–present)
• Ikkyū-san, anime (1975–1982)
• Panel Quiz Attack 25, game show (1975–present)
• Candy Candy, anime (1976–1979)
• Yatterman, anime (1977–1979)

Endings

Show	Station	End Date	Genre	Original Run
Dinosaur War Izenborg	Tokyo Channel 12	June 30	anime/tokusatsu	October 17, 1977 – June 30, 1978

See also

• 1978 in anime
• 1978 in Japan
• List of Japanese films of 1978