Fuji Television Network

Animated Logos

Contents 1st Logo (1988) 2nd Logo (1997-2001) 3rd Logo (1998-2001) 4th Logo (October 7, 2007-November 23, 2012)

In-Credit Logos

Contents 1st Logo (May 8, 1960-March 31, 1986) 2nd Logo (April 1, 1986-)

Animated Logos

1st Logo (1988)

Visuals: On a black background with some flooring, there is the Fujisankei symbol with some searchlights. The symbol spins around while the wordmark zooms in. Once the wordmark zooms in, the symbol stops spinning while the two searchlights spotlight at the logo before fading to black.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A triumphant tune with violin and trumpet sounds.

Availability: Seen on Professional Baseball News.

2nd Logo (1997-2001)

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Visuals: A silver shape flies backwards and in a turning motion. It is revealed to be an abstract drawing of a eye with three eyelashes and a round pupil that stops in the middle of the black screen and "twinkles". As the small flash from the "twinkle" shrinks away, the screen turns white and the eye changes color as well (the pupil turns red, and the rest black), forming the Fujisankei eye symbol. Above and below the eye, blocks of "static" turn into words in dodger blue-colored letters. Above it is "FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC." Below the eye is "FUJI CREATIVE CORPORATION".

Variant: On reruns of later seasons of Iron Chef, this logo's text differs a bit from above. The animation is still the same, but only "FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC." fades in below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A dreamy chiming sound ending with a synthesized ring.

Availability: It was seen on American airings of Iron Chef (the original series, not Iron Chef America) on Food Network and the Cooking Channel. The Iron Chef variant can also be seen on some Japanese airings of Thomas & Friends.

3rd Logo (1998-2001)

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Visuals: The camera zooms out through a blue space background full of asteroids, until it stops to a yellow Saturn with various space rocks below. The camera rotates as the planet becomes the Fujisankei "Eyemark" symbol, and the rocks became the golden "FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC." text below. The logo stands for a few seconds with the space background zooming back.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Two locking sounds.

Availability: Seen on Iron Chef in Japan and the first USA adaptation of Iron Chef.

4th Logo (October 7, 2007-November 23, 2012)

Visuals: On a blue background, there is a white square. Inside it, there is the Fujisankei symbol with the words "Original Format Created By" in black on the top and "Fuji Television Network, Inc." (in its corporate font) in red on the bottom. Two knives appear after about a couple of seconds.

Technique: A mix of digital traditional animation with CGI.

Audio: The theme for The Next Iron Chef.

Availability: Seen on episodes of The Next Iron Chef.

In-Credit Logos

1st Logo (May 8, 1960-March 31, 1986)

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Visuals: There is the 1959 Fuji TV corporate wordmark, which consists of the words "フジテレビ" bolded and in italics on a superimposed white font.

Technique: Superimposed animation.

Audio: The opening or ending theme of the show.

Availability: It was first seen on Fuji TV's first television production, Bōfura shinshi. However, footage from that show has yet to be found. The VHS and DVD release of Norakuro has this cut in the intro, but is intact in original airings and prints. This also affects with Dragon Ball where it was replaced with the 1986 logo for all later releases, but is intanct in the original airings of the first five episodes as well as GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985) and Fist of the North Star.

2nd Logo (April 1, 1986-)

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Visuals: There is the 1986 Fuji TV logo, which consists of the Fujisankei eye symbol on the left with the words "フジテレビ" in a futuristic-style text on the right in a superimposed white font.

Variant: On some shows, such as Dokkiri Doctor, the dot in the Fujisankei eye is colored in red.

Technique: Superimposed animation.

Audio: The opening or ending theme of the show.

Availability: It was first seen on Fuji TV shows from 1986 onwards such as later episodes of Dragon Ball, GeGeGe No Kitaro (1985) and Fist of the North Star (1986).