1999 in Japanese television
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Events in 1999 in Japanese television.
Debuts
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! Show | Station | Premiere Date | Genre | Original Run |
| Betterman
|April 1 |anime |April 1, 1999 – September 30, 1999 | ||||
| Blue Gender
|TBS |October 7 |anime |October 7, 1999 - March 30, 2000 | ||||
| Di Gi Charat
|TBS |November 29 |anime |November 29, 1999 - December 23, 1999 | ||||
| Digimon Adventure
|March 7 |anime |March 7, 1999 – March 26, 2000 | ||||
| Hoshin Engi
|July 3 |anime |July 3, 1999 - December 25, 1999 | ||||
| Hunter × Hunter
|October 16 |anime |October 16, 1999 - March 31, 2001 | ||||
| Initial D: Second Stage
|October 14 |anime |October 14, 1999 - January 6, 2000 | ||||
| Jibaku-kun
|October 5 |anime |October 5, 1999 - March 28, 2000 | ||||
| Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne
|February 13 |anime |February 13, 1999 – January 29, 2000 | ||||
| Kitty's Paradise
|January 5 |children's variety |January 5, 1999 - September 28, 1999 | ||||
| Kitty's Paradise II
|October 5 |children's variety |October 5, 1999 - March 28, 2000 | ||||
| Kyorochan
|July 1 |anime |July 1, 1999 - March 29, 2001 | ||||
| Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive
|February 21 |tokusatsu |February 21, 1999 – February 6, 2000 | ||||
| Majo no Jōken{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/eng/catalog/english/drama/108.html|title=Terms for a Witch|accessdate=2010-03-30|publisher=TBS|language=Japanese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330045731/http://www.tbs.co.jp/eng/catalog/english/drama/108.html|archivedate=2010-03-30|url-status=live}}
|TBS |April 8 |drama |April 8, 1999 - June 17, 1999 | ||||
| Moero!! Robocon
|January 31 |tokusatsu |January 31, 1999 – January 23, 2000 | ||||
| Monster Farm
|TBS |April 17 |anime |April 17, 1999 – September 30, 2001 | ||||
| Ojamajo Doremi
|February 7 |anime |February 7, 1999 - January 30, 2000 | ||||
| One Piece
|October 20 |anime |October 20, 1999 – present | ||||
| Power Stone
|TBS |April 3 |anime |April 3, 1999 - September 25, 1999 | ||||
| Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 2: Revenge
|TBS |October 2 |anime |October 2, 1999 – March 26, 2000 | ||||
| Super Life-Form Transformers: Beast Wars Neo
|February 3 |anime |February 3, 1999 - September 29, 1999 | ||||
| Trouble Chocolate
|October 8 |anime |October 8, 1999 - March 24, 2000 | ||||
| Ultraman Nice
|CBC |October 20 |tokusatsu |October 20, 1999 – September 28, 2000 |
Ongoing shows
- Music Fair, music (1964–present)
- Mito Kōmon, jidaigeki (1969-2011)
- Sazae-san, anime (1969–present)
- FNS Music Festival, music (1974–present)
- Panel Quiz Attack 25, game show (1975–present)
- Doraemon, anime (1979-2005)
- Soreike! Anpanman, anime (1988–present)
- Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, game show (1989–present)
- Crayon Shin-chan, anime (1992–present)
- Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō, anime (1993-2008)
- Nintama Rantarō, anime (1993–present)
- Chibi Maruko-chan, anime (1995–present)
- Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, anime (1996-2004)
- Detective Conan, anime (1996–present)
- SASUKE, sports (1997–present)
- Ojarumaru, anime (1998–present)
- Pocket Monsters, anime (1997-2002)
Hiatus
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! Show | Station | Hiatus Date | Genre | Original Run |
| Cardcaptor Sakura
|June 22 |anime |April 7, 1998 - June 22, 1999 |
Returning
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Show | Station | Resume Date | Genre | Original Run |
| Cardcaptor Sakura
|September 7 |anime |September 7, 1999 – March 21, 2000 |
Endings
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Show | Station | Ending Date | Genre | Original Run |
| Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers
|January 27 |anime |April 1, 1998 – January 27, 1999 | ||||
| Betterman
|September 30 |anime |April 1, 1999 – September 30, 1999 | ||||
| Di Gi Charat
|TBS |December 23 |anime |November 29, 1999 - December 23, 1999 | ||||
| Doctor Slump (remake)
|September 22 |anime (remake) |November 26, 1997 – September 22, 1999 | ||||
| Iron Chef
|September 24 |cooking show |October 10, 1993 - September 24, 1999 | ||||
| Kitty's Paradise
|September 28 |children's variety |January 5, 1999 - September 28, 1999 | ||||
| Hoshin Engi
|December 25 |anime |July 3, 1999 - December 25, 1999 | ||||
| Master Keaton
|March 29 |anime |October 5, 1998 – March 29, 1999 | ||||
| Majo no Jōken{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/eng/catalog/english/drama/108.html|title=Terms for a Witch|accessdate=2010-03-30|publisher=TBS|language=Japanese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330045731/http://www.tbs.co.jp/eng/catalog/english/drama/108.html|archivedate=2010-03-30|url-status=live}}
|TBS |June 17 |drama |April 8, 1999 - June 17, 1999 | ||||
| Ōoka Echizen
|TBS |March 16 |jidaigeki |March 16, 1970 – March 15, 1999 | ||||
| Power Stone
|TBS |September 25 |anime |April 3, 1999 - September 25, 1999 | ||||
| Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
|February 14 |tokusatsu |February 22, 1998 – February 14, 1999 | ||||
| Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
|TBS |March 27 |anime |October 3, 1998 – March 27, 1999 | ||||
| Super Doll Licca-chan
|September 28 |anime |October 6, 1998 - September 28, 1999 | ||||
| Super Life-Form Transformers: Beast Wars Neo
|September 29 |anime |February 3, 1999 - September 29, 1999 | ||||
| Ultraman Gaia
|MBS |August 28 |tokusatsu |September 5, 1998 – August 28, 1999 | ||||
| You're Under Arrest
|TBS |April 29 |anime |March 29, 1999 – April 29, 1999 |