Events in 1994 in Japanese television.

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*'' Music Fair'', music (1964–present) *''

Mito Kōmon is a Japanese ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was on prime-time television from 1969 to 2011, making it the longest-running ''jidaigeki'' in Japanese television history. The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-''sh ...

'', jidaigeki (1969-2011) *'' Sazae-san'', anime (1969–present) *''

Ōoka Echizen is a prime-time television ''jidaigeki'' in Japan. From March 16, 1970 to March 15, 1999, 402 episodes and 15 seasons were broadcast. Also, a two-hour special aired on March 20, 2006, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the '' National Geki ...

'', jidaigeki (1970-1999) *'' FNS Music Festival'', music (1974–present) *''

Panel Quiz Attack 25 is a game show airing once weekly on the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation network in Japan. The program first aired on April 6, 1975. It was announced on July 7, 2021, that the show will be ending its 46-year run on September 26, 202https://www.a ...

'', game show (1975–present) *''

Doraemon ''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with List of Doraemon chapters, its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ' ...

'', anime (1979-2005) *''

Kiteretsu Daihyakka is a Japanese manga series by duo Fujiko Fujio and later Fujiko F. Fujio, which ran in the children's magazine '' Kodomo no Hikari'' from April 1974 to July 1977. The manga was later made into a 331-episode anime television series which ran ...

'', anime (1988-1996) *''

Soreike! Anpanman is a Japanese children's superhero picture book series written by Takashi Yanase, running from 1973 until the author’s death in 2013. The series has been adapted into an anime entitled , which is one of the most popular anime series among ...

'', anime (1988–present) *''

Dragon Ball Z ''Dragon Ball Z'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 '' Dragon Ball'' anime series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ...

'', anime (1989–1996) *''

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! , often abbreviated or just , is a Japanese variety show hosted by popular Japanese owarai duo Downtown, with comedian Hōsei Tsukitei (formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki) and owarai duo Cocorico co-hosting. The program has been broadcast on ...

'', game show (1989–present) *''

Cooking Papa is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tochi Ueyama. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' anthology magazine ''Morning'' since 1985. Kodansha has collected its into individual ''tankōbon'' volumes and it has a to ...

'', anime (1992-1995) *''

YuYu Hakusho is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series tells the story of List of YuYu Hakusho characters#Yusuke Urameshi, Yusuke Urameshi, a Juvenile delinquency, teenage delinquent who is struck and killed ...

'', anime (1992-1995) *'' Crayon Shin-chan'', anime (1992–present) *''

Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, was a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle bui ...

'', game show (1993-1999) *''

Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō is a 1993 Japanese children's slice of life anime series primarily aimed at preschoolers and animated by Pierrot Plus based on the ''Kodomo Challenge'' Educational Learning Program created by Benesse in 1988. It is created and directed b ...

'', anime (1993-2008) *'' Nintama Rantarō'', anime (1993–present) *''

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The seri ...

'', anime (1992-1997)

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