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Fuji Television original programming
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (TV series)Ufotable announced the anime adaptation of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba in June 2018. Director Haruo Sotozaki and producer Hikaru Kondo led the project.
- Vicky the VikingThe year 1963 marked the publication of a children's book titled Vicke Viking by Swedish author Runer Jonsson. This novel won the Deutscher…
- Dragon Ball ZKazuhiko Torishima, Akira Toriyama's editor for Dr. Slump and the first half of Dragon Ball, felt that the Dragon Ball anime's ratings were gradually…
- Instant HistoryThe 1st of May 1961 marked the premiere of Instant History on Fuji TV. This black and white series mixed animation with actual film footage to teach viewers…
- Astro Boy (1963 TV series)On New Year's Day 1963, a Tuesday, the first episode of Astro Boy aired on Fuji TV. This broadcast marked the beginning of Japan's first popular animated…
- Speed RacerTatsuo Yoshida stood before a stack of magazines in early 1960s Japan, searching for the next big hit. He had already found success with Pilot Ace, an…
- Ashita no JoeThe 1st of January 1968 marked the beginning of a new era in Japanese comics. Ashita no Joe appeared in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine that day.
- Tetsujin 28-goMitsuteru Yokoyama returned to Kobe as a fifth-grader after being evacuated to Tottori Prefecture during World War II. The city lay flattened and reduced to…