1981 in Japanese television

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Events in 1981 in Japanese television.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date	Genre	Original Run
Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari			anime
Beast King GoLion	TV Tokyo	March 4	anime	March 4, 1981 – February 24, 1982
Braiger			anime
Golden Warrior Gold Lightan^[1]			anime
GoShogun			anime
Hello! Sandybell			anime
Onna Taikoki			Taiga drama
Shadow Warriors II			drama
Superbook			anime
The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island			anime
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan	TV Asahi	February 7	tokusatsu	February 7, 1981 – January 30, 1982
Urusei Yatsura	Fuji TV	October 14	anime	October 14, 1981 – March 19, 1986
Yattodetaman			anime
Dr. Slump	Fuji TV	April 8	anime	April 8, 1981 – February 19, 1986

Show	Station	Ending Date	Genre	Original Run
Baldios	Tokyo Channel 12	January 25	anime	June 30, 1980 – January 25, 1981
Denshi Sentai Denziman	TV Asahi	January 31	tokusatsu	February 2, 1980 – January 31, 1981
Kamen Rider Super-1			tokusatsu
Invincible Robo Trider G7	Nagoya TV	January 24	anime	February 2, 1980 – January 24, 1981
Muteking, The Dashing Warrior			anime
Rescueman			anime
X-Bomber			tokusatsu
Ultraman 80	TBS	March 25	tokusatsu	April 2, 1980 – March 25, 1981

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