Current Tendencies of The Major Nationwide Networks
- NHK General, NHK Educational
- NHK is the only public broadcasting station in Japan. They do not broadcast late night anime, except for reruns.
- NTV
- They mainly show anime designed for non-otaku audiences, but the titles still appeal to anime fans as well. Also, they show titles with many episodes, such as Monster (Monsutā). By starting Ouran High School Host Club (桜蘭高校ホスト部, Ōran Kōkō Hosuto-bu?) and NANA, they now target female audiences as well.
- tv asahi
- They tend to broadcast at later hours than other stations (such as 2:40 A.M.) Many of their titles are original anime stories that are not based on other media. Their program can generally be watched by most people, without too much violence or fanservice. Examples include Kamichu! (かみちゅ!, Kamichu!?).
- TBS
- Some of their programs, such as Strawberry Marshmallow (苺ましまろ, Ichigo Mashimaro?) or Rozen Maiden ( ローゼンメイデン, Rōzen Meiden?) are immensely popular among anime fans.
- It is notable that some of the titles they produce are not broadcast on TBS, but on BS-i (a satellite channel affiliated to TBS) or on UHF stations. Such cases include Victorian Romance Emma (英國戀物語エマ, Eikoku Koi-monogatari Ema?) and Fate/stay night (Feito/sutei naito).
- TV Tokyo
- The weakest network station among them, TV TOKYO always had to explore programs for niche audiences. Such genres include financial news, travel, jidaigeki (samurai fiction), outdoors, pets, and anime. Among major network stations, more than half of the anime titles are broadcast on this channel. As such, their late night anime are abundant with wide varieties.
- Fuji TV
- Because of the reason explained above, they broadcast the least among major network key stations in Tokyo, after NHK. See Noitamina for detailed lineups.
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