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Subject: [Curtis Hoffmann] TV Listings Explanation
Date: 31 Aug 92 02:48:31 GMT
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                      TV Listings Explanation

   I decided to compile the TV listings, as given in the English paper,
Japan Times.  The advantage is that these are daily listings that give
the anime show names in English.  The disadvantage is that these are
daily listings (which means that a special showing of a half-hour
episode that never gets shown again, is difficult to differentiate from
a regular series that gets shown once a week,) and many times the
listings simply identify a show as "cartoon", without a series title.
I did this because I can not read the titles given in Animage.
   I've only been able to watch Japanese TV, in the Kanto area (Tokyo
and surrounds) since mid-July, and haven't been able to identify some
of the shows called "cartoon" either because I haven't watched them yet,
or I can't figure out the kanji for the names.
   Either way, this is just a guide to what's on Japanese TV, in the
three main regions in Japan.  Japan Times also gives TV listings for UHF
and cable stations, but these are ALL just "cartoon", with no actual
titles.  If the show starts at a time like 9:55, then it is just a five
minute short aimed directly at small children, and is ignorable.
   First thing to note is that Tokyo is not the best place to watch
anime on TV -- Osaka and Kyoto are (Kansei area.)  (Kansei had Yawara!,
Dr. Slump, and City Hunter re-runs, and Nagoya has The Dirty Pair on
Saturdays.)
   Second, lots of the shows are for children, and are comparable with
American Saturday morning fare.  The main difference is in the subject
matter covered (a greater amount of sexual and toilet jokes,) in
Japanese kiddie shows, and the fact that the western cartoons talk down
to their audience a lot more.
   Third, "Cartoon" seems to be a title that has been expanded enough to
include "Ultraman" (at least in part,) and stop-motion toy boats.
However, most of the "cartoons" labelled in the paper have been the
cel-based animation that we have come to call anime.
   Fourth, EVERYTHING takes a backseat to baseball.  If a game is to be
televised at some particular day and time, even the weekly showings of
new TV series episodes will be preempted.

   My capsule reviews are contained in a different file, and are only
for the stuff shown in Tokyo.

   Also, if a particular TV entry is in parenthesis, then it just appeared
in the TV listings for the first time, and I can't tell yet if it is a
special showing, or part of the regular line-up that hadn't been listed
before.  But, the Kansei-area TV stations has changed a lot of their July
line up to something else for August, but since I can't watch those shows,
I can't really verify this.)

KANTO TV Listings:       Tokyo/Yokohama Area

 4 -- NTV
 6 -- TBS
 8 -- Fuji
10 -- TV Asahi
12 -- TV Tokyo

MONDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:05 AM    10         Captain Planet          The awful American cartoon
 7:30 AM    12         Cartoons                Live-action toy boats
(10:00 AM     6         Cartoon Theater)
10:30 AM     4         Ace wo Nerae            Tennis Soap Opera: Golgol 13
                                               Style Character Designs
 5:00 PM     4         Soreiki! Anpan-man      Animated food products
 5:30 PM     4         Yawara!
 5:30 PM     8         Dragon Ball             (Old Series Re-Runs)
 6:00 PM    12         Mary Bell               Big-eyed little girl's series
 7:00 PM    10         Crayon Shin-chan        Kiddies series
 7:00 PM    12         Honoo no Tokyu-ji       A silly kiddies super-hero
                       Dodge Danpei            soccer/murder ball series
 7:30 PM     4         Yawara!                 (New Episodes)

TUESDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:05 AM    10         Captain Planet
 7:30 AM    12         Cartoons                Live action toy boats
10:00 AM     6         Cartoon Theater
10:30 AM     4         Ace wo Nerae            Tennis Soap Opera: Golgol 13
                                               Style Character Designs
 5:00 PM     4         Ashita e Free Kick      Soccer Soap Opera
 5:30 PM     4         Yawara
 5:30 PM     8         Dragon Ball             (Old Series Re-Runs)
 6:30 PM    12         Tekkaman Blade
 7:00 PM     8         Sazae-san               Family Sit-com

WEDNESDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:05 AM    10         Captain Planet
 7:00 AM    12         Nagagutsu wo Haita      Kiddie show featured a boy,
                       Neko                    a cat, and a mouse in a
                                               medival setting
 7:30 AM    12         Cartoons                Live action toy boats
10:00 AM     6         Cartoon Theater
10:30 AM     4         Ace wo Nerae            Tennis Soap Opera
 5:00 PM     4         Minky Momo
 5:30 PM     4         Yawara
 5:30 PM     8         Dragon Ball             (Old Series Re-Runs)
 6:00 PM    12         Cartoon
 6:30 PM    12         Warner Cartoon Theater
 7:00 PM     8         Dragon Ball Z

THURSDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 7:00 AM    12         Yatta-man               Interesting '70s kiddie show
 7:30 AM    12         Cartoons                Live action toy boats
10:00 AM     6         Cartoon Theater
10:30 AM     4         Ace wo Nerae            Tennis Soap Opera
(4:00 PM     8         High School Kimengumi   Bad school kids series)
 5:00 PM    12         Cartoon
 5:30 PM     8         Dragon Ball             (Old Series Re-Runs)
 6:30 PM    12         Thunderbirds            Identified as "Puppet Drama"
 7:00 PM     6         Dai no Dai-boken        AKA Dragon Quest
 7:00 PM    10         Cooking Papa            Family sit-com/recipe show
 7:00 PM    12         Moero! Top Striker      Soccer series
 7:30 PM    12         Ah, Harima-nada         Sumo wrestling series

FRIDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:05 AM    10         Captain Planet
 7:00 AM    12         Cartoon Land
 7:30 AM    12         Cartoons                Ultraman, and animated boats
10:00 AM     6         Cartoon Theater
 4:00 PM     8         Maboroshi Mabochan      Funny, cute kiddies show
 5:00 PM     4         Mama wa Shogaku         Cute family show
 5:00 PM    10         Ninja Hattori-Kun       Silly kiddie ninja show
 5:00 PM    12         Cartoon
 5:30 PM     4         Yawara!
 5:30 PM     8         Ranma Nibunno-ichi
 6:00 PM    12         Agetama                 Kiddies mecha suit show
 6:30 PM    12         Tomato-man              Funny vegetables
 7:00 PM    10         Doraemon                Funny kiddies series
 7:30 PM    12         Sangokushi              Old Japan samurai drama

SATURDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:00 PM    10         Densetsu no Yuja        Kiddies' giant robot series
                       Da-garn                 Silly and some times cute
 6:30 PM     4         Futari no Lotte         Basis for "I and I" movie
                                               Girl's soap.  About
                                               identical twin sisters.
 6:30 PM     8         Marude Dameo            Silly little kiddie show
 7:00 PM     6         Old Japanese Tales      Retelling of old stories
 7:00 PM    10         Sailor Moon             Pretty good girl's series
 7:30 PM    10         Obotchama-kun           Very weird kiddies series

SUNDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 8:30 AM    10         Super Bikkuri-man       Children's Fantasy series
10:30 AM     4         Tetsujin 28-go
11:00 AM     4         Kinniku-man             Silly wrestling parody
 6:00 PM     8         Chibi Maruko-chan
 6:30 PM     8         Sazae-san
 7:00 PM     8         Kiteretsu Dai-hyakka    Kiddies show ala Doreamon
 7:30 PM     8         Bush Baby               Girl's version of Tintin


Movies:
   Lupin: Russia yori Ai wo Komete             July 24, 1992
          Made for TV movie, 1992
   Halley Densetsu -- Love Position            July 28, 1992
   Hadashi no Gen                              Aug.  8, 1992
          (A boy Victim of the Atomic Bomb)
   Hayao Miyazaki and His Companions           Aug.  8, 1992

KANSAI TV Listings:       Osaka/Kyoto Area

 4 -- MBS
 6 -- ABC
 8 -- KTV
10 -- YTV
19 -- TV Osaka

MONDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 7:30 AM    19         Cartoons
 9:30 AM     6         Pa-man
 4:00 PM    10         Soreiki! Anpan-man
 5:00 PM     6         Cartoons               (Usually pre-empted by baseball)
 5:25 PM     8         Dirty Pair
 6:00 PM     6         Crayon Shin-chan
 6:00 PM    19         Mary Bell
 6:32 PM    19         Cartoon
 7:00 PM    19         Honoo no Tokyu-ji Dodge Danpei
 7:30 PM    10         Yawara!                New weekly episodes

NOTE: For some time, Dr. Slump and Yawara were on daily, then they were
      replaced by Anpan-man for several weeks.  Now, Dr. Slump and Yawara
      are back on.  This indicates that channel 10 is not predictable
      any more.
      Also, Ikkyu-san has been alternating with Minky Momo, unpredictably,

TUESDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:15 AM    10         Mama wa Shogaku Yo-nensei
 7:30 AM    19         Cartoons
 7:45 AM     6         Cartoons
 9:30 AM     6         Cartoon Theater
10:25 AM    10         Minky Momo
 4:00 PM    10         Dr. Slump
 4:30 PM    10         Yawara
(5:00 PM     6         Magical Taruruto-kun)
 5:25 PM     8         Dirty Pair
(5:30 PM     6         Pa-man)
 6:32 PM    19         Cartoon
 7:00 PM     4         Jarinko Chie
 7:00 PM     8         Sazae-san
 7:30 PM    19         Cartoon

WEDNESDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 7:00 AM    19         Cartoons
 8:30 AM     6         Cartoons
 9:30 AM     6         Cartoon Theater
(9:55 AM     4         Jariko Chie)
10:25 AM    10         Minky Momo
 4:00 PM    10         Dr. Slump
 4:30 PM    10         Yawara!
 5:00 PM     6         Cartoon
 5:25 PM     8         Dirty Pair
 6:00 PM    19         Cartoon
 6:32 PM    19         Cartoon
 7:00 PM     8         Dragon Ball Z

THURSDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 6:00 AM     8         Cartoon
 7:00 AM    19         Cartoons
 9:30 AM     6         Cartoon Theater
(9:55 AM     4         Jariko Chie)
10:25 AM    10         Minky Momo
 3:30 PM     6         Pa-man
 4:00 PM    10         Dr. Slump
 4:30 PM    10         Yawara!
 5:25 PM     8         Dirty Pair
 6:32 PM    19         Cartoon
 7:00 PM     4         Dai no Dai-boken
 7:00 PM     6         Cooking Papa
 7:00 PM    19         Moero! Top Striker
 7:30 PM    19         Ah, Harama-nada         Sumo wrestling series

FRIDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 6:00 AM     8         Cartoon
 7:00 AM    19         Cartoon Land
(8:30 AM     6         Cartoons)
(9:30 AM     6         Cartoon Theater)
(9:55 AM     4         Jarinko Chie)
(10:25 AM    10         Minky Momo)
(10:30 AM     6         Super Bikkuri-man)
(3:00 PM     6         Pa-man
 4:00 PM    10         Soreike! Anpan-man
 4:30 PM    10         Yawara!
 5:00 PM     6         Densetsu no Yuja Da-garn
 5:25 PM     8         Ranma Nibunno-ichi
 6:00 PM    19         Cartoon
 6:32 PM    19         Tiny Toons
 7:00 PM     6         Doraemon
 7:30 PM    19         Sangokushi

SATURDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 6:45 AM    19         Cartoon
 7:45 AM    19         Cartoon     
 5:00 PM     6         Obotchama-kun
 6:00 PM    10         City Hunter             (note 1)
 6:30 PM     8         Marude Dameo
 7:00 PM     4         Old Japanese Tales
 7:00 PM     6         Sailor Moon

Note 1: For a few weeks, City Hunter was on in this time slot, but it
        seems to have been pulled as of August 29.

SUNDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 7:00 AM    10         Kinniku-man             Silly wrestling parody
 8:30 AM     6         Super Bikkuri-man       Children's Fantasy series
 9:00 AM    19         Tomato-man
10:30 AM    10         Tetsujin 28-go
12:00 PM    10         Lupin the Third
 5:00 PM     4         Jarinko Chie
 6:00 PM     8         Chibi Maruko-chan
 6:30 PM     8         Sazae-san
 7:00 PM     8         Kiteretsu Dai-hyakka
 7:30 PM     8         Bush Baby


Movies:
   Wan-wan Chushingura:              Movie also known as "The 45 Ronin"
                                     July 21, 1992
   Babiru 2-sei                      July 21, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 1992
   Hakuja-den:                       July 22, 1992
   Lupin: Russia yori Ai wo Komete   July 24, 1992
   Nine                              July 27, 1992
   Nine II -- Koibito Sengen         July 28, 1992
   Nine    -- Kanketsu Hen           July 29, 1992
   Anju to Zushioumari               Aug.  3, 1992
   Wanpaku Oji no Daija Taiji        Aug.  4, 1992
   Nadia: Secret of Blue Water       Aug.  5, 1992
   Donbei Monogatari                 Aug.  5, 1992
   Bari-bari Densetsu                Aug.  6, 1992
   Midoriya-ma-koko                  Aug.  7, 1992
   Fumun                             Aug. 19, 1992
   Marine Express                    Aug. 20, 1992
   Kimagure Orange Road Movie:       Aug. 24, 1992
       I Want to Return to that Day
   Yoma                              Aug. 25, 1992
   Technopolis 21c                   Aug. 26, 1992
   Seito Shokun                      Aug. 27, 1992
   Bebop High School                 Aug. 28, 1992

NAGOYA TV Listings:

 1 -- THK
 5 -- CBC

MONDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:45 AM     1         Cartoon
 9:55 AM     1         Cartoon Theater
 4:00 PM     1         Dragon Ball

TUESDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:45 AM     1         Cartoon
 9:55 AM     1         Cartoon Theater
 4:00 PM     1         Dragon Ball
 7:00 PM     1         Sazae-san

WEDNESDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:45 AM     1         Cartoon
 9:55 AM     1         Cartoon Theater
 4:30 PM     1         Dragon Ball
 7:00 PM     1         Dragon Ball Z

THURSDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:30 AM     1         Cartoon
 9:55 AM     1         Cartoon Theater
 4:30 PM     1         Dragon Ball

FRIDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:45 AM     1         Cartoon
 4:30 PM     1         Dragon Ball

SATURDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 5:45 AM     5         Dirty Pair              (Re-run)
 1:30 PM     5         Shonen Ashibe
 6:30 PM     1         Marude Dameo
 7:00 PM     5         Old Japanese Tales

SUNDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 9:00 AM     1         Ranma Nibunno-ichi
 6:00 PM     1         Chibi Maruko-chan
 6:30 PM     1         Sazae-san
 7:00 PM     1         Kiteretsu Dai-hyakka
 7:30 PM     1         Bush Baby


Specials:

Hi-atari Ryoko -- Yume no Naka ni kimi ga ita   Aug. 2, 1992
Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (The Nadia Movie)       Aug. 9, 1992

NHK TV Listings:       All Areas

 1 -- Kanto,  General
 2 -- Kansai, General
 3 -- Kanto,  Education
 4 -- Kansai, Education

MONDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 8:00 AM    3,4        Cartoon
 8:50 AM    3,4        Cartoon
 4:00 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 4:40 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 5:25 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 5:50 PM    1,2        Yadamon

TUESDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 8:00 AM    3,4        Cartoon
 8:50 AM    3,4        Cartoon
 4:00 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 4:40 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 5:25 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 5:50 PM    1,2        Yadamon

WEDNESDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 8:00 AM    3,4        Cartoon
 8:50 AM    3,4        Cartoon
 4:00 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 4:40 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 5:25 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 5:50 PM    1,2        Yadamon

THURSDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 8:00 AM    3,4        Cartoon
 8:50 AM    3,4        Cartoon
 4:00 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 4:40 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 5:25 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 5:50 PM    1,2        Yadamon

FRIDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
 8:00 AM    3,4        Cartoon
 8:50 AM    3,4        Cartoon
 4:00 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 4:40 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 5:25 PM    3,4        Cartoon
 5:50 PM    1,2        Yodamon

SATURDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
Nothing On


SUNDAY   Regular

Time      Channel      Title                   Description
----      -------      -----                   -----------
Nothing On



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Hitoshi Doi, International Open Systems Engineering        doi@jrd.dec.com
Japan Research and Development Center               decwrl!jrd.dec.com!doi
Digital Equipment Corporation Japan                     doi@decvax.dec.com
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