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 anime/tokusatsu – June 30, 1978Migoro! Tabegoro! Waraigoro!!NETMarchvarietyOctober 1976 – March 1978キャンディーズのお宝映像、高画質で登場. Barks. 18 March 2010.
See also 1978 in anime 1978 in Japan List of Japanese films of 1978
References Masunori Sata and Hideo Hirahara (eds). Kazuhiko Gotō, Hideo Hirahara, Katsumi Oyama and Masunori Sata. A History of Japanese Television Drama: Modern Japan and the Japanese. Japan Association of Broadcasting Art. Tokyo. 1991. pp 161, 168, 179, 182 & 187.