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1963 In Japanese Television
Events in 1963 in Japanese television. Events *January 1: Mighty Atom, the first half-hour anime series on Japanese television, premieres on Fuji TV, and remains on the air for four consecutive years. *January 16: Yujiro Ishihara (actor/singer), who was a signboard actor of Nikkatsu, founded an entertainment office, Ishihara Promotion (dissolved in 2021). *January 21: Nippon Television premieres Kewpie 3-Minute Cooking (still on air as of 2021). *February 10: With the creation of Kitakyushu City, the former NHK Kokura Station is renamed NHK Kitakyushu Station. *April 1: Fukushima Television started broadcasting as the second-to-last VHF television station in the country. *September 4: Fuji TV begins airing Japan's first late-night anime, Sennin Buraku. *October 10: NHK General converts to color in Tokushima. *November 23: In the wake of news of the assassination of American president John F. Kennedy, a satellite test between Japan and the USA was conducted using artificial satel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astro Boy (1963 TV Series)
is a Japanese television series that premiered on Fuji TV on New Year's Day, 1963 (a Tuesday), and is the first popular animated Japanese television series that embodied the aesthetic that later became familiar worldwide as ''anime''. It originated as a manga of the same name in 1952 by Osamu Tezuka, revered in Japan as the "God of Manga". It lasted for four seasons, with a total of 193 episodes, the final episode presented on a Saturday, New Year's Eve 1966. At its height it was watched by 40% of the Japanese population who had access to a TV. In 1964, there was a feature-length animated movie called released in Japan. It was compiled from three selected episodes from the series—episodes 46 ("The Robot Spaceship"), 56 ("Earth Defense Army") and 71 ("The Last Day of Earth"), respectively; the latter two were filmed and produced in color. Between 1963 and 1965, 104 episodes were aired in the United States, adapted to the English language. After enjoying success both in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galaxy Boy Troop
was a children's TV series created by Osamu Tezuka that combined marionettes with traditional animation. It ran for two seasons from April 7, 1963 to April 1, 1965, for a total of 92 episodes. The series also aired in France as ''Le Commando De La Voie Lactée''. The characters were represented by marionettes from the Takeda Puppet Troupe, while scenes of rocket flight were represented with animation. Occasionally, the producers incorporated live-action film of characters' lips moving superimposed on the puppets, in an effect similar to the little-used American Syncro-Vox technique. In the first season, the eponymous Galaxy Boy Troop, headed by a boy named Rob, travels across the galaxy to find a material that can restart Earth's dying Sun. In the second season, the Troop fights off an alien invasion of Earth. Along the way, they meet and interact with the elegant Amia people of Venus, and the oafish Poipoi people of Mars. Characters Although the show is primarily puppetry, it st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 In Japan
Events in the year 1963 in Japan. Incumbents * Emperor: Hirohito * Prime Minister: Hayato Ikeda (Liberal Democratic) *Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yasumi Kurogane *Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka *President of the House of Representatives: Ichirō Kiyose until October 23, Naka Funada from December 7 *President of the House of Councillors: Yūzō Shigemune Governors *Aichi Prefecture: Mikine Kuwahara *Akita Prefecture: Yūjirō Obata *Aomori Prefecture: Iwao Yamazaki (until 26 January); Shunkichi Takeuchi (starting 2 March) *Chiba Prefecture: Hisaaki Kano (until 21 February); Taketo Tomonō (starting 17 April) *Ehime Prefecture: Sadatake Hisamatsu *Fukui Prefecture: Eizō Kita *Fukuoka Prefecture: Taichi Uzaki *Fukushima Prefecture: Zenichiro Satō *Gifu Prefecture: Yukiyasu Matsuno *Gunma Prefecture: Konroku Kanda *Hiroshima Prefecture: Iduo Nagano *Hokkaido: Kingo Machimura *Hyogo Prefecture: Motohiko Kanai *Ibaraki Prefecture: Nirō Iwakami *Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 In Anime
The events of 1963 in anime. Events In March, NBC Enterprises announced that it would begin syndicating 52 episodes of ''Astro Boy'' in the United States. The series would begin airing in September, and the English adaptation would be headed by Fred Ladd. Accolades *Ōfuji Noburō Award: ''Wanpaku Ōji no Orochi Taiji'' Releases References See also * 1963 in animation Anime Anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ... Years in anime {{year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Adventures Of Pinocchio (TV Series)
''The New Adventures of Pinocchio'' is a 1961 syndicated stop motion animated television series produced by Rankin/Bass Productions in the United States and made by Dentsu Studios in Japan. Created by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and his partner Jules Bass, it was based on the 1883 book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' written by Italian author, Carlo Collodi. The series was Rankin/Bass' first production to be made in "Animagic", a stop motion puppet animation technique which, in association with the company, was done by Tadahito Mochinaga's MOM Productions. A total of 130 five-minute "chapters" were produced in 1960–61. These segments made up a series of five-chapter, 25-minute episodes. The show was deliberately designed to not emulate Walt Disney Animation Studios' popular 1940 version of ''Pinocchio'' in character design or characterization; the puppet wore a T-shirt and shorts instead of a Tyrolean hat, the Cricket (not Jiminy Cricket) had a high-pitched, grating voice, and Geppetto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsujin 28-go
, known as simply ''Tetsujin 28'' in international releases, is a 1956 manga written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who also created ''Giant Robo''. The series centers on the adventures of a young boy named Shotaro Kaneda, who controls a giant robot named Tetsujin 28, built by his late father. The manga was later adapted into four anime television series, a Japanese television drama and two films, one live action and one animated. Released in 1963, the first series was among the first Japanese anime series to feature a giant robot. It was later released in the United States as ''Gigantor''. A live-action movie with heavy use of CGI was produced in Japan in 2005. The series is credited with featuring the first humanoid giant robot controlled externally via remote control by an operator. Plot In the final phase of the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese Army were developing a gigantic robot "Tetsujin 28-go" as the secret weapon to fight against the Allies. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akatsuki (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series. It debuted on April 1, 1963, and was broadcast until April 4, 1964. It was the third Asadora series broadcast on NHK. It starred Shin Saburi as a college professor who quit his job to try to become a painter. Cast * Shin Saburi was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujirō Ozu including ''Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family'' (1941), '' Tea Over Rice'' (1952), ''Equinox Flower'' (1958) and '' Late Autumn'' (196 ... as Shōnosuke Sada * Michiko Araki as Toshiko Sada, Shōnosuke's wife * Nobuo Tsukamoto as Shōzō Sada, Shōnosuke's eldest son * Keiko Iida as Ayako Sada, Shōnosuke's eldest daughter * Yoko Kawaguchi as Yoko Sada, Shōnosuke's second daughter * Eiko Muramatsu as Chizu Sada * Hisano Yamaoka as Akiko * Kyûzô Kawabe as Nojima * Ayako Hōshō as the Director's wife * Minako Osanai as Hisako * Jun Usami as Ōnishi References 1963 Japanese television series debuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji Television
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially built in this area for defensive purposes in the 1850s. Reclaimed land offshore Shinagawa was dramatically expanded durin ..., Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned-and-operated station, Owned and operated by the it is the flagship (broadcasting), key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System. It is also known for its long-time slogan, ''"If it's not fun, it's not TV!"'' Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji TV One" ("Fuji TV 739"—sports/variety, including all Tokyo Yakult Swallows home games), "Fuji TV Two" ("Fuji TV 721"—drama/anime), and "Fuji TV Next" ("Fuji TV CSHD"—live premium shows) (called together as "Fuji TV OneTwoNext"), all available in High-definition television, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Broadcasting System
formerly is a Japanese media and licensed broadcasting holding company. It is the parent company of the television network and radio network . It has a 28-affiliate television network called JNN (Japan News Network), as well as a 34-affiliate radio network called JRN (Japan Radio Network). TBS produced the game show ''Takeshi's Castle'' and has also broadcast the ''Ultra Series'' programs and '' Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warrior''), whose format would inspire similar programs outside Japan. TBS is a member of the Mitsui ''keiretsu'' and has substantial relations with The Mainichi Newspapers Co. despite the Mainichi's lack of shareholding. History * May 1951 - was founded in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. * December 25, 1951 - KRT started radio broadcasting (1130 kHz, 50 kW, until July 1953) from Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and the frequency changed to 950 kHz. * April 1955 - KRT started TV broadcasting (JOKR-TV, Channel 6) from Akasaka-Hitotsukicho, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 Man
or or is a manga and superhero anime created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata. 8 Man is considered Japan's earliest cyborg superhero, pre-dating '' Kamen Rider.'' The manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine and ran from 1963 to 1966. The anime series was produced by Eiken in association with TCJ Animation Center. It was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System and ran from November 17, 1963, to December 31, 1964, with a total of 56 episodes, as well as a "farewell" special episode, "Goodbye, 8 Man". Plot Detective Yokoda is murdered by criminals and his body is retrieved by Professor Tani. Tani takes the body to his laboratory where he attempts to transfer Yokoda's life force into an android body, an experiment that has already failed seven times. Yokoda is reborn as the armour-skinned android 8 Man and is able to dash at impossible speeds as well as shape-shift into other people. He takes on his former body, this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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