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The Best TV Shows on Tokyo Channel 12

Every Tokyo Channel 12 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Tokyo Channel 12 has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1974 and as recent as 1981. For top-tier entertainment, Tokyo Channel 12 delivered Dame Oyaji and 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother in 1974 and 1976. Dive into our updated selection of Tokyo Channel 12’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of February 2025.

  • Future Robot Daltanious
    Future Robot Daltanious (1979)8.4

    Future Robot Daltanious was an anime series that aired from 1979 to 1980. The show is one of the mecha shows which was and still remains very popular among Asian countries and Italy.

  • 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976)7.7

    Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family that she is sick, her letters stop coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for her. He travels across Argentina to find her, meeting many wonderful people, and having many adventures during his journey.

  • Dinosaur War Izenborg
    Dinosaur War Izenborg (1977)7.6

    Dinosaur War Izenborg was a Japanese television program produced by Tsuburaya Productions that aired from 1977 to 1978 on Tokyo 12 Channel. It combined Tsuburaya's trademark suitmation tokusatsu techniques with Japanese Animation, so this program can be categorized anime or Daikaiju tokusatsu. The show runs for about 39 episodes.

  • Kaiketsu Zubat
    Kaiketsu Zubat (1977)7.5

    Kaiketsu Zubat, translated as Extraordinary Zubat or Magnificent Zubat, was a tokusatsu superhero series that aired in 1977. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, this 32-episode series, harkens back to tokusatsu superhero shows of the 1950s, but with a late-1970s twist.

  • Japanese Spiderman
    Japanese Spiderman (1978)7.3

    Follow the exploits of motorcycle racer turned super hero Takuya Yamashiro, as he slings and swings, battling the evil Iron Cross Army along the way.

  • Super Supercar Gattiger
    Super Supercar Gattiger (1977)7.0

  • Dinosaur Corps Koseidon
    Dinosaur Corps Koseidon (1978)7.0

    The series follows the adventures of Go, a superhero leading a patrol who travel in time to defeat the Godmess Empire, an alien armada who, after landing on Earth 70 million years ago, has altered the course of time. Go's enemies include dinosaurs which are telepathically controlled by the aliens. He has the ability to stop time for 30 seconds.

  • Gordian Warrior
    Gordian Warrior (1979)7.0

    The Earth had become a wasteland of deserts as the survivors work to rebuild communities. Daigo Otaki is a young orphan raised by his uncle. Becoming an adult, Daigo discovers that Victor City was in fact planned by his father who was a genius scientist. Daigo's sister Saori had been managing it. She pleaded with Daigo to take on the inheritance that Daigo's father left him, a super robot system known as Gordian. Daigo would join the Mechacon mechanic combat 18th regiment unit, an organization of law enforcers that defend Victor City against attacks from the Madokuta organization.

  • Josephina the Whale
    Josephina the Whale (1979)7.0

  • Hello! Spank
    Hello! Spank (1981)7.0

    Morimura Aiko is a junior high school student who is short for her age. Her father went on a yacht ten years ago and his whereabouts remained in obscurity. Her mother, a designer for hats, left for Paris, leaving Aiko in the care of her uncle, Mr Fujinami. Aiko had a pet dog, Papi, but it died in a car accident. Around the same time, another dog, Spank, appears before her. Having gone through so many unfortunate events in her life, Spank's presence begins to brighten up Aiko's life and put a smile on her face.

  • GoShogun
    GoShogun (1981)6.3

    GoShogun was a super robot anime series produced in 1981 and aired in 1982 in Japan. It is variously referred to in English as "Demon God of the War-Torn Land GoShogun", "Warring Demon God GoShogun", "Civil War Devil-God GoShogun" and "Macron 1".

  • Bark! Bun Bun
    Bark! Bun Bun (1980)6.2

    Bunbun, an abandoned puppy meets the old Big, also a stray dog. Bunbun will learn to survive in an hostile and strange world.

  • Manga Mito Kômon
    Manga Mito Kômon (1981)6.0

  • Gold Lightan - Golden Warrior
    Gold Lightan - Golden Warrior (1981)6.0

    Hiro finds what appears to be a broken lighter. However, it is actually Gold Lightan, who has fallen to Earth from the Robot Dimension. He stays in compact size until called upon to act as a valiant warrior to save Earth from alien invasion.

  • Manga Sarutobi Sasuke
    Manga Sarutobi Sasuke (1979)4.0

    Manga Sarutobi Sasuke is a 24-episode anime series about the young Sarutobi Sasuke, a legendary ninja. It was first aired from October 9, 1979, to April 29, 1980 on Tokyo 12 Channel, and was later dubbed in several languages. The whole 24-episode run was aired in many European and Arabic countries. It is best known to the American fans as Ninja, The Wonder Boy: a highly edited, highly condensed feature-length version of this series. This version, dubbed in English, was produced by Jim Terry Productions of Force Five fame. The names of several characters were changed, with Sarutobi Sasuke becoming "Duke Hayakawa", his female companion Sakura being changed to "Blossom", and the villain Devilman became "Dragon."

  • Little Women
    Little Women (1981)2.0

    In the United States, the Civil War has just broken and Mr March, a physician and father of four daughters, went to the front. Madam March remains alone with her four daughters: the eldest Margaret (Meg), Josephine (Jo) budding writer, a real boy failed, Elisabeth (Beth), the timid passionate piano, and the latest addition, Amy, who loves to draw. The four girls will quickly get to know their neighbor Mr. Lawrence, which they had a little scared at first, but also to his grandson Laurie who at the age of Jo. Together, they go through many hardships, more or less happy, the furies of Aunt March, jealousies, the joys and the war in fabric background, hoping that their father will come back safe and sound...

  • Dame Oyaji
    Dame Oyaji (1974)N/A

  • Pink Lady Monogatari: Eiko no Tenshitachi
    Pink Lady Monogatari: Eiko no Tenshitachi (1978)N/A

  • Monchhichi Twins
    Monchhichi Twins (1980)N/A

  • Space Emperor God Sigma
    Space Emperor God Sigma (1981)N/A

    Space Emperor God Sigma is an anime series aired from 1980 to 1981. There were 50 episodes. It is also referred to as "God Sigma Empire of Space" and "Space Combination God Sigma".