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The Best TV Shows on TV Tokyo

Every TV Tokyo Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Stay up-to-date with over 20 of TV Tokyo’s elite series, with our list refreshed for March 2025. Among TV Tokyo’s finest offerings are Beast King GoLion and Armored Trooper VOTOMS, which debuted in 1981 and 1983, respectively. TV Tokyo’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1981 to 2018.

  • Solitary Gourmet
    Solitary Gourmet (2012)8.9

    Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.

  • Medabots
    Medabots (1999)8.3

    Set in the near future, Medabots revolves around the super charged battling adventures of a group of kids and their pet robots. Fueled with artificial intelligence and a specialized arsenal of high powered weapons, Medabots compete against each other in exciting Robattles, with the winners acquiring Medaparts from the defeated Medabot. With over 370 unique robots ready to Robattle, Medabots is filled with explosive adventures in a world where kids have the ultimate power. But more than anything else, these challenges are about courage and mind power, where the soul of the Medafighter and Medabot combine to emerge victorious.

  • Natsume's Book of Friends
    Natsume's Book of Friends (2008)8.1

    Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.

  • PriPara
    PriPara (2014)8.1

    Laala Manaka is a 5th-grader at Paprika Academy. Like most girls, she admires the world of PriPara, a sport that tests idol girls on song, dance, and fashion. Unfortunately for her, her school does not allow elementary school students to participate in PriPara. However, through miraculous circumstances, Laala passes the audition to become a PriPara idol.

  • Inazuma Eleven
    Inazuma Eleven (2008)8.0

    Mamoru Endou is a cheerful goalkeeper in Raimon Jr High, with six other players in the team. But there was a day when the team was almost lead to disbandment by Natsumi unless they are able to win the match against the Teikoku Gakuen, currently the best team in Japan. He tried to save the club by gathering four more players to join the team.

  • Pokemon no Uchi Atsumaru?
    Pokemon no Uchi Atsumaru? (2015)8.0

    Japanese variety show about everything Pokémon.

  • Puzzle & Dragons
    Puzzle & Dragons (2018)8.0

    The story is set in modern day Japan following the growth of the protagonist Taiga Akashi, an elementary school kid who wants to be a professional gamer someday.

  • Pokémon
    Pokémon (1997)7.9

    Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.

  • Hamtaro
    Hamtaro (2000)7.9

    The cute and cuddly pet of 10-year-old Laura, Hamtaro is a small hamster with a big sense of adventure! Join Hamtaro and the adorable rodent rascals who captured the hearts of millions of children the world over.

  • MegaMan NT Warrior
    MegaMan NT Warrior (2002)7.8

    In the year 20XX, a young boy named Netto Hikari receives a very special gift as he enters the 5th grade: his very own customized Net Navi, Rockman.

  • Hikaru no Go
    Hikaru no Go (2001)7.6

    Hikaru Shindō is just a normal 12-year-old boy, but one day he's rummaging through his grandfather's things to see if he can find something to sell and pulls out an old go board. A ghostly apparition appears out of the board and tells Hikaru his sad story. His name is Fujiwara no Sai, a man who was a go instructor to the emperor of Japan a thousand years ago. However, because of the bad sportsmanship of his opponent during a game, Sai was accused of cheating and banished from the city. With no livelihood or any other reason to live, Sai committed suicide by drowning himself. Now, he haunts a go board, and wants to accomplish the perfect go game, called the "Hand of God" which he hopes to do through Hikaru. If Hikaru will be able to do it or not (or even wants to) will have to be seen.

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS
    Armored Trooper VOTOMS (1983)7.5

    The story of stoic Armored Trooper pilot Chirico Cuvie and his quest for answers after a sudden betrayal leaves him on the run from his own military.

  • Beast King GoLion
    Beast King GoLion (1981)7.4

    Long ago, a powerful sentient robot known as GoLion, abused his great powers by attacking and killing creatures known as Deathblack Beastmen, boasting that no one could defeat him. For his arrogance, The Goddess of the Universe punished GoLion by separating him into 5 different lion robots. In the year 1999, a group of 5 young men returned to Earth after a space voyage, only to find it ravaged by nuclear war. After encountering the alien race known as the Galra, the 5 youths end up on the planet Altea and learn that the 5 lion robots that GoLion was split into are in hibernation in various parts of Altea. Somehow, they must reunite the lions and form GoLion, the only hope for the human race.

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011)7.2

    When aspiring duelist Yuma meets Astral, a mysterious visitor from another universe, it seems like destiny. Yuma needs Astral to teach him how to duel, and Astral needs Yuma to help him regain his memories!

  • Nogizaka Under Construction
    Nogizaka Under Construction (2015)7.2

    Nogizaka46 is making a big leap forward right now! Their activities range from live performances, varieties, dramas, movies, and models. In order to give these girls even more momentum, this program will challenge various projects that bring out new aspects and charms of the members!!!

  • Aquarion
    Aquarion (2005)6.8

    Set in the future, a giant fighting machine called the Aquarion is humanity's only effective weapon in the fight against the technologically advanced species called the Shadow Angels.

  • Mr. Osomatsu
    Mr. Osomatsu (2015)6.8

    Sequel/spin-off of the gag manga classic Osomatsu-kun, entailing the lives of the now 20-something NEET virgin Matsuno sextuplets and the bizarre adventures they find themselves into in the modern day.

  • Duel Masters
    Duel Masters (2002)5.8

    A mysterious organization is interested in fledging duelist Shobu Kirifuda's ability to bring Duel Master creatures to life. With the support of his friends, Shobu duels with passion, discipline, and heart as he strives to be like his father and become the next Kaijudo master.

  • Cardfight!! Vanguard
    Cardfight!! Vanguard (2011)5.3

    Aichi Sendou is a timid third-year middle school student who has always lived his life looking backwards rather than forward. However, he has a card called "Blaster Blade" that was given to him when he was little, which is the sole thing that sustains him. Then Toshiki Kai, a cool-hearted high schooler, introduces Aichi to a card game called "Vanguard". When participants battle they picture they are on a planet called "Clay", and since Vanguard features a never before seen game system it has become popular around the world. Aichi immediately likes Vanguard, so he begins to play it with his friends Misaki Togura and Kamui Katsuragi, and others like his new rival Kai (who is one of the best Vanguard players). Aichi plays every day and he strives with all his soul and heart to play better, so when he battles Kai, Kai will recognize Aichi's worth.

  • Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama
    Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama (2015)N/A

    This is a story of tiny gods born from the thoughts and feelings of objects that people use with great care. The fact that Cocotama wear part of the egg they hatch out of as underwear is proof that they are still apprentices. The Cocotama use a mysterious magic, and they train hard to be of use to humans and to become full gods. They live inside human houses and stealthily move around to help humans find things they have lost, although they make many mistakes.