# 2024 in Japanese television

Below is a non-comprehensive list of events associated with and affecting Japanese television in 2024.

## Events

| Date | Event |
| January 3 | Fairy Tail voice actress Aya Hirano announces her marriage to Kamen Rider Amazons actor Masashi Taniguchi. |
| January 25 | Shinji Aoba is sentenced to death for the 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack after he was found guilty on September 5, 2023. |
| March 9 | Kamen Rider W actor Masaki Suda announced the birth of his first child with To Give a Dream actress Nana Komatsu. |
| March 30 | The 2023–24 Formula E World Championship was held at 2024 Tokyo ePrix. |
| April 1 | During April Fool's Day, it was announced in commemoration with the original anime series' 20th anniversary that a new Sgt. Frog anime series is in the works. |
| April 7 | The 2024 Formula One World Championship was held at 2024 Japanese Grand Prix. |
| June 25 | A new anime adaptation project for the Magic Knight Rayearth franchise has been announced. |
| July 26 - 11 August | The 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France. |
| August 28 - September 8 | The 2024 Summer Paralympics was held in Paris, France. |
| September 4 | As announced, Tokyo MX will add a new programing block as well as schedule changes for its other anime timeslots, such as moving and expanding its weekday "Kids' Anime" timeslot from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00-8:57 p.m., starting in October. |
| September 30 | As revealed in a press conference in Tokyo, Nippon Television has announced that an April 2025 live action television project will be halted, according to a report by Sponichi Annex, following the death of the Sexy Tanaka-san manga's creator Hinako Ashihara in January. |
| October 5 | Ahead of the premiere of the Dragon Ball Daima anime series, the Japanese voice actor for Dragon Ball character Yamcha has been replaced for the first time in 38 years. |
| October 6 | The 2024 MotoGP World Championship was held at 2024 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix. |
| November 29 | NNN/NNS core affiliates, Yomiuri TV, Chukyo TV, The Sapporo Television Broadcasting and Fukuoka Broadcasting System Corp. announced their intentions to merge and integrate their operations under a holding company known as Yomiuri Chukyo FS Broadcasting Holdings. |
| December 27 | Kyohei Iida, former member and founder of Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ theme song performing group Kis-My-Ft2, and Junya Tanaka file a lawsuit in Clark County, Nevada against the Johnny & Associates talent agency about the sexual abuse of late founder Johnny Kitagawa. |
| December 27 | As announced by Toei Animation, the Moon World Colony Championship arc is confirmed as the Run for Money: The Great Mission anime's final arc, started from November 17, 2024. |
| December 31 | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War voice actors Yumi Uchiyama and Yūsuke Kobayashi announce their marriage on New Year's Eve. |

## Ongoing

| Show | Type | Channel | First aired/Japanese period | First aired/Japanese period |
| NHK ||||||
| NHK Amateur Song Contest | Talent show | NHK-G, NHK World Premium | March 15, 1953 (TV) | Showa |
| With Mother | Kids | E-TV, NHK World Premium | October 5, 1959 | Showa |
| Nintama Rantarō | Anime | NHK | April 10, 1993 | Heisei |
| Ojarumaru | Anime | NHK | October 5, 1998 | Heisei |
| Utacon | Music | NHK-G, NHK World Premium | April 12, 2016 | Heisei |
| Nippon Television Network System ||||||
| Shōten | Comedy | Nippon Television | May 15, 1966 | Showa |
| Soreike! Anpanman | Anime | Nippon Television | October 3, 1988 | Showa |
| Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! | Game show | Nippon Television | October 3, 1989 | Heisei |
| Detective Conan | Anime | NNS | January 8, 1996 | Heisei |
| Fuji Network System ||||||
| Music Fair | Music | Fuji TV | August 31, 1964 | Showa |
| Sazae-san | Anime | Fuji TV | October 5, 1969 | Showa |
| FNS Music Festival | Music | FNS | July 2, 1974 | Showa |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Anime | Fuji TV | January 8, 1995 | Heisei |
| One Piece | Anime | Fuji TV | October 20, 1999 | Heisei |
| TV Tokyo ||||||
| Ninjala | Anime | TV Tokyo | January 8, 2022 | Reiwa |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! | Anime | TV Tokyo | April 3, 2022 | Reiwa |
| Pokémon | Anime | TV Tokyo | April 14, 2023 | Reiwa |
| TV Asahi ||||||
| Super Hero Time | Tokusatsu | TV Asahi | September 28, 2003 | Heisei |
| Crayon Shin-chan | Anime | TV Asahi | April 13, 1992 | Heisei |
| Doraemon | Anime | TV Asahi | April 15, 2005 | Heisei |
| Music Station | Music | TV Asahi | October 24, 1986 | Showa |
| TBS ||||||
| SASUKE | Sports | TBS | September 26, 1997 | Heisei |
| Count Down TV | Music | TBS | April 7, 1993 | Heisei |

## New series and returning shows

| Show | Network | Premiere | Finale | Status |
| Gushing over Magical Girls | Tokyo MX | January 3, 2024 | March 27, 2024 | Series Ended |
| The Demon Prince of Momochi House | Tokyo MX | January 6, 2024 | March 23, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Pon no Michi | TBS | January 6, 2024 | March 23, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Tales of Wedding Rings | Tokyo MX | January 6, 2024 | March 23, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Dear Radiance | NHK | January 7, 2024 | December 15, 2024 | Series Ended |
| 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! | Tokyo MX | January 7, 2024 | March 24, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Banished from the Hero's Party (Season 2) | Tokyo MX | January 7, 2024 | March 24, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Fluffy Paradise | Tokyo MX | January 7, 2024 | March 24, 2024 | Series Ended |
| The Dangers in My Heart (Season 2) | TV Asahi | January 7, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | Series Ended |
| 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess | Tokyo MX | January 9, 2024 | March 26, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil | TV Tokyo | January 9, 2024 | March 26, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Doctor Elise | Tokyo MX | January 10, 2024 | March 27, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Shaman King: Flowers | TV Tokyo | January 10, 2024 | April 3, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Delusional Monthly Magazine | Tokyo MX | January 11, 2024 | March 28, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Isekai Onsen Paradise | Tokyo MX | January 12, 2024 | March 29, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Urusei Yatsura (Season 2) | Fuji TV | January 12, 2024 | June 21, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Bucchigiri?! | TV Tokyo | January 13, 2024 | April 6, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Ultraman New Generation Stars (Season 2) | TV Tokyo | January 27, 2024 | June 22, 2024 | Season Ended |
| Wonderful Pretty Cure! | TV Asahi | February 4, 2024 | January 26, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger | TV Asahi | March 3, 2024 | February 9, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| The Tiger and Her Wings | NHK | April 1, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Train to the End of the World | Tokyo MX | April 1, 2024 | June 24, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf | TV Tokyo | April 2, 2024 | September 24, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Laid-Back Camp: Season 3 | AT-X | April 4, 2024 | June 20, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 4 |
| Nijiyon Animation (Season 2) | Tokyo MX | April 5, 2024 | June 21, 2024 | Series Ended |
| That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Season 3) | Tokyo MX | April 5, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 4 |
| Astro Note | Tokyo MX | April 5, 2024 | June 21, 2024 | Series Ended |
| The Irregular at Magic High School (3rd season) | Tokyo MX | April 5, 2024 | June 28, 2024 | Season Ended |
| A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics | TBS | April 5, 2024 | June 21, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Wind Breaker | TBS | April 5, 2024 | June 28, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Girls Band Cry | Tokyo MX | April 6, 2024 | June 29, 2024 | Seried Ended |
| The Idolmaster Shiny Colors | TV Tokyo | April 6, 2024 | June 22, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Highspeed Etoile | TBS | April 6, 2024 | June 22, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included | Tokyo MX | April 6, 2024 | June 22, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Go! Go! Loser Ranger! | TBS | April 7, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Mission: Yozakura Family | TBS | April 7, 2024 | October 6, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| The Fable | Nippon TV | April 7, 2024 | September 29, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Shinkalion: Change the World | TV Tokyo | April 7, 2024 | February 2, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Himitsu no AiPri | TV Tokyo | April 7, 2024 | March 30, 2025 | Ending 2025 Season 2 premieres in April 2025 |
| Rinkai! | Tokyo MX | April 9, 2024 | June 25, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Oblivion Battery | TV Tokyo | April 10, 2024 | July 3, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio | Tokyo MX | April 10, 2024 | June 26, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Black Butler: Public School Arc | Tokyo MX | April 13, 2024 | June 22, 2024 | Season Ended |
| Kaiju No. 8 | TV Tokyo | April 13, 2024 | June 29, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Whisper Me a Love Song | TV Asahi | April 13, 2024 | December 29, 2024 | Series Ended |
| My Hero Academia (Season 7) | Nippon TV | May 4, 2024 | October 12, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Final Season |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc | Fuji TV | May 12, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | Season Ended |
| Shy (Season 2) | TV Tokyo | July 1, 2024 | September 24, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Oshi no Ko (Season 2) | Tokyo MX | July 3, 2024 | October 6, 2024 | Season Ended |
| Red Cat Ramen | TBS | July 4, 2024 | September 19, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Senpai Is an Otokonoko | Fuji TV | July 5, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | Series Ended |
| 2.5 Dimensional Seduction | Tokyo MX | July 5, 2024 | December 13, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Season 2) | TBS | July 5, 2024 | September 20, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Grendizer U | TV Tokyo | July 5, 2024 | September 28, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Ultraman Arc | TV Tokyo | July 6, 2024 | January 18, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Quality Assurance in Another World | TBS | July 6, 2024 | September 28, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Dungeon People | TBS | July 6, 2024 | September 28, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | TV Tokyo | July 6, 2024 | September 28, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Plus-Sized Elf | Tokyo MX | July 7, 2024 | September 22, 2024 | Series Ended |
| My Deer Friend Nokotan | Tokyo MX | July 7, 2024 | September 22, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest | TV Tokyo | July 7, 2024 | January 5, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Wistoria: Wand and Sword | TBS | July 7, 2024 | September 29, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Shōshimin: How to Become Ordinary | TV Asahi | July 7, 2024 | September 15, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Kamen Rider Gavv | TV Asahi | September 1, 2024 | Currently airing | Continues 2025 |
| Omusubi | NHK | September 30, 2024 | March 28, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Let This Grieving Soul Retire! | Tokyo MX | October 1, 2024 | December 24, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister | TV Tokyo | October 2, 2024 | March 25, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (Season 3) | TV Tokyo | October 2, 2024 | March 26, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Dandadan | TBS | October 4, 2024 | December 20, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Magilumiere Co. Ltd. | Nippon TV | October 4, 2024 | December 20, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance | Fuji TV | October 4, 2024 | March 21, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Blue Lock (Season 2) | TV Asahi | October 5, 2024 | December 28, 2024 | Season Ended |
| Tōhai | TBS | October 5, 2024 | March 29, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi | TBS | October 5, 2024 | December 21, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Part 3) | TV Tokyo | October 5, 2024 | December 28, 2024 | Season Ended |
| The Idolmaster Shiny Colors (Season 2) | TV Tokyo | October 5, 2024 | December 21, 2024 | Series Ended |
| The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (Season 2) | TBS | October 6, 2024 | December 29, 2024 | Season Ended |
| Ranma ½ (2024 series) | Nippon TV | October 6, 2024 | December 22, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Party kara Tsuihō Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu wa Saikyō ni Tsuki | TV Asahi | October 6, 2024 | December 22, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Puniru Is a Cute Slime | TV Tokyo | October 6, 2024 | December 23, 2024 | Season Ended Renewed for Season 2 |
| Love Live! Superstar!! (Season 3) | NHK-E | October 6, 2024 | December 22, 2024 | Series Ended |
| You Are Ms. Servant | TV Asahi | October 6, 2024 | December 22, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Dragon Ball Daima | Fuji TV | October 11, 2024 | February 28, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Goodbye, Dragon Life | TBS | October 11, 2024 | December 27, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Shangri-La Frontier (Season 2) | TBS | October 13, 2024 | March 30, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| The Blue Wolves of Mibu | Nippon TV | October 19, 2024 | March 29, 2025 | Ending 2025 |
| Wing-Man | TV Tokyo | October 22, 2024 | December 25, 2024 | Series Ended |
| Red Blue | TBS | December 18, 2024 | February 12, 2025 | Ending 2025 |

## Ending

| End date | Show | Channel | First aired | Replaced by |
| January 20 | Ultraman Blazar | TV Tokyo | July 8, 2023 | Ultraman New Generation Stars (Season 2) |
| January 28 | Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure | TV Asahi | February 5, 2023 | Wonderful Pretty Cure! |
| February 25 | Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger | TV Asahi | March 5, 2023 | Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger |
| March 23 | Pon no Michi | TBS | January 6, 2024 | Highspeed Etoile |
| March 23 | Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange | Nippon TV | September 30, 2023 | My Hero Academia (Season 7) |
| March 24 | The Apothecary Diaries | Nippon TV | October 22, 2023 | The Fable |
| March 26 | The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil | TV Tokyo | January 9, 2024 | Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf |
| March 29 | Boogie Woogie | NHK | October 12, 2023 | The Tiger and Her Wings |
| March 30 | Sekai Fushigi Hakken! | TBS | April 19, 1986 | Yononaka Nandemo How Much |
| March 31 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse | TBS | October 8, 2023 | Go! Go! Loser Ranger! |
| March 31 | Shangri-La Frontier | TBS | October 1, 2023 | Mission: Yozakura Family |
| March 31 | Duel Masters Win Duel Wars | TV Tokyo | April 2, 2023 | Shinkalion: Change the World |
| March 31 | The Dangers in My Heart (Season 2) | TV Asahi | January 7, 2024 | Shōshimin: How to Become Ordinary |
| April 3 | Shaman King: Flowers | TV Tokyo | January 10, 2024 | Oblivion Battery |
| April 6 | Bucchigiri?! | TV Tokyo | January 13, 2024 | Kaiju No. 8 |
| June 21 | Urusei Yatsura | Fuji TV | October 14, 2022 | Senpai Is an Otokonoko |
| June 22 | Ultraman New Generation Stars (Season 2) | TV Tokyo | January 27, 2024 | Ultraman Arc |
| June 22 | Highspeed Etoile | TBS | April 6, 2024 | Dungeon People |
| June 29 | Kaiju No. 8 | TV Tokyo | April 13, 2024 | Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin |
| June 30 | Go! Go! Loser Ranger! | TBS | April 7, 2024 | Wistoria: Wand and Sword |
| July 3 | Oblivion Battery | TV Tokyo | April 10, 2024 | Mononoke |
| August 25 | Kamen Rider Gotchard | TV Asahi | September 3, 2023 | Kamen Rider Gavv |
| September 15 | Shōshimin: How to Become Ordinary | TV Asahi | July 7, 2024 | You Are Ms. Servant |
| September 20 | The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Season 2) | TBS | July 5, 2024 | Dandadan |
| September 27 | The Tiger and Her Wings | NHK | April 1, 2024 | Omusubi |
| September 27 | Senpai Is an Otokonoko | Fuji TV | July 5, 2024 | Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance |
| September 28 | Quality Assurance in Another World | TBS | July 6, 2024 | Tōhai |
| September 28 | Dungeon People | TBS | July 6, 2014 | Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi |
| September 28 | Shadowverse Flame | TV Tokyo | April 2, 2022 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby (Season 2) |
| September 29 | The Fable | Nippon TV | April 7, 2024 | Ranma ½ (2024 series) |
| September 29 | Wistoria: Wand and Sword | TBS | July 7, 2024 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (Season 2) |
| October 6 | Mission: Yozakura Family | TBS | April 7, 2024 | Shangri-La Frontier (Season 2) |
| December 15 | Dear Radiance | NHK | January 7, 2024 | Unbound |
| December 21 | Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi | TBS | October 5, 2024 | Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! |
| December 22 | You Are Ms. Servant | TV Asahi | October 6, 2024 | Medalist |
| December 29 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (Season 2) | TBS | October 6, 2024 | Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Season 2) |

## Sports

| Airdate | Sports | Network |
| January 12 - February 10 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | DAZN, TV Asahi |
| March 30 | 2023–24 Formula E World Championship | J Sports |
| April 7 | 2024 Formula One World Championship | Fuji TV Next |
| July 26 - 11 August | Paris 2024 Olympics | TBS, NHK |
| August 28 - September 8 | Paris 2024 Paralympics | TBS, NHK |
| October 6 | 2024 MotoGP World Championship | G+ |

## Special events and milestone episodes

| Airdate | Show | Episode | Network |
| April 13 | News Pokémon Satellite | News Pokémon Satellite | TV Tokyo |
| December 28 | Whisper Me a Love Song | Episodes 11 & 12 | TV Asahi |
| December 31 | 75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | 75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | NHK |
| December 31 | Johnny's Countdown 2024-2025 | Johnny's Countdown 2024-2025 | Fuji Television |
| December 31 | Doraemon | New Year special | TV Asahi |

## Deaths

| Date | Name | Age | Notable Works |
| January 12 | Jiro Hirano | 83 | News anchor (NHK) |
| January 12 | Haruo Takahashi | 76 | Animator (Tensai Bakabon, Tiger Mask) |
| January 16 | Esper Itō | 63 | Comedian (Koko ga Hen da yo Nihonjin) |
| January 19 | Utae Shoji | 94 | Comedian, actress (Grandpa's Kitchen) |
| January 22 | Takashi Ezure | 82 | Screenwriter (Kamen Rider Super-1, Sukeban Deka) |
| January 25 | Tomohiro Marukawa | 53 | Original creator (The World of Narue) |
| January 27 | Susumu Taira | 89 | Actor (Jun to Ai) |
| January 29 | Hinako Ashihara | 50 | Original creator (Sand Chronicles, Sexy Tanaka-san) |
| February 8 | Bon Ishihara | 68 | Voice actor (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars) |
| February 20 | Yoko Yamamoto | 81 | Actress (Nemuri Kyōshirō) |
| February 27 | Masaaki Maeda | 91 | Voice actor (Mobile Suit Gundam F91) |
| March 1 | Akira Toriyama | 68 | Original creator (Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Super) |
| March 4 | Tarako | 63 | Voice actress (Chibi Maruko-chan, Pluster World, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Magical Taruruto-kun) |
| March 10 | Mutsumi Inomata | 63 | Animator (Urusei Yatsura), character designer (Future GPX Cyber Formula) |
| March 14 | Minori Terada | 81 | Actor (Ultraman Max, Kamen Rider W) |
| March 29 | Kenji Suzuki | 95 | Announcer (NHK) |
| April 11 | Yasuo Muramatsu | 91 | Voice actor (One Piece, Case Closed) |
| April 15 | Takaaki Seki | 54 | Voice actor (Gallery Fake, Ronja, the Robber's Daughter) |
| April 18 | Keiko Yamamoto | 83 | Voice actress (Chibi Maruko-chan, Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z) |
| May 16 | Akira Nakao | 81 | Actor (Saka no Ue no Kumo, Hideyoshi) |
| May 17 | Hideyuki Umezu | 68 | Voice actor (Zoids Wild, Zatch Bell!, Holly the Ghost) |
| May 20 | Eiko Masuyama | 88 | Voice actress (Mahōtsukai Chappy, Cutie Honey) |
| May 30 | Akira Shigino | 70 | Director (Chō Kōsoku Galvion, Nanako SOS, Osomatsu-kun) |
| May 31 | Yuka Motohashi | 46 | Actress (Gekisou Sentai Carranger, Avataro Sentai Donbrothers) |
| June 8 | Keisuke Yamashita | 83 | Voice actor (Tico and Friends, Reideen The Brave), dubbing actor (The Tom and Jerry Show) |
| June 9 | Yoshiko Kuga | 93 | Actress (Karei-naru Ichizoku) |
| June 16 | Hiroyuki Omori | 57 | Producer (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure series) |
| June 19 | Katsue Miwa | 80 | Voice actress (Moomin, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Perman) |
| June 26 | Taiki Matsuno | 56 | Voice actor (Sailor Moon SuperS, Fresh Pretty Cure!, Digimon Ghost Game, Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger), dubbing actor (SpongeBob SquarePants) |
| July 2 | Kenkichi Hamahata | 81 | Actor (Ōgon no Hibi, Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppūhen) |
| July 8 | Terue Shoji | 91 | Comedian (Hai! Next Person) |
| July 12 | Noriko Ohara | 88 | Voice actress (Doraemon, Yatterman) |
| July 14 | Shiro Yadama | 80 | Original creator (Fair, then Partly Piggy) |
| July 22 | Nobuhiro Sakata | 76 | Original creator (Dan Doh!!) |
| August 20 | Atsuko Tanaka | 61 | Voice actress (Naruto, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) |
| September 2 | Toshiyuki Manabe | 32 | Voice actor (Hensuki: Are you willing to fall in love with a pervert, as long as she's a cutie?), dubbing actor (Doctor Who) |
| September 8 | Emi Shinohara | 61 | Voice actress (Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Naruto Shippuden) |
| September 15 | Yukihiro Shibutani | 63 | Art director (Detective Conan series) |
| September 20 | Sayuri | 28 | Ending theme performer (My Hero Academia) |
| September 29 | Nobuyo Ōyama | 90 | Voice actress (Doraemon, Danganronpa: The Animation) |
| October 4 | Yukio Hattori | 78 | Expert commentator (Iron Chef) |
| October 13 | Shigemi Ikeda | 69 | Art director (Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096, My Hero Academia, Inuyasha) |
| October 14 | Keizō Murase | 89 | Suitmaker (Kamen Rider, Ultraman Ace) |
| October 17 | Toshiyuki Nishida | 76 | Actor (The 13 Lords of the Shogun) |
| October 23 | Ryō Kōno | ?? | Art director (Mob Psycho 100, Space Dandy, Paradise Kiss) |
| October 28 | Kazuo Umezu | 88 | Original creator (Cat Eyed Boy) |
| November 6 | Michie Kita | 89 | Voice actress (Don Dracula, Dog of Flanders, Obake no Q-Tarō) |
| November 6 | Hiroki Ikeshita | 47 | Animator (Pokémon, Yo-kai Watch, Sonic X), director (Shangri-La Frontier) |
| November 12 | Eiji Yanagisawa | 57 | Voice actor (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Naruto, Digimon Frontier) |
| November 13 | Shuntarō Tanikawa | 92 | Theme song lyrics writer (Big X, Astro Boy) |
| November 14 | Shōhei Hino | 75 | Actor (Orenochi wa Taninnochi, The Light Shines Only There) |
| November 18 | Junko Hori | 89 | Voice actress (Ninja Hattori-kun, Tokyo Mew Mew, Crayon Shin-chan), dubbing actress (The Simpsons) |
| November 24 | Yōji Kuri | 96 | Original creator (Gokiburi-chan) |
| December 6 | Miho Nakayama | 54 | Actress (Nemureru Mori), theme song performer (Delicious Relations, FOR YOU) |