User:WaltK/Doctor Who media in Japan

The Doctor Who (『ドクター・フー』Hepburn: Dokutā fū) series has had a small but dedicated following in Japan since it first arrived there in the 1980s.

Early years
The earliest Doctor Who media to appear in the Land of the Rising Sun were Japanese translations of five Target novelisations, published by Hayakawa Bunko. The novels in question were The Daleks, The Auton Invasion, The Cave-Monsters, and The Day of the Daleks. Each book had their own unique illustrations from artist Michiaki Sato, who lacked documentation of the series, thus presenting their own interpretations of characters and concepts.

In 1986, the television series arrived in Japan via VHS releases from, of three Fourth Doctor serials;「サイバー人間の復讐」("Cyberman Strikes Back"),「火星のピラミッド」("Pyramids of Mars"),『死のロボット』("Death Robot"). These serials were later aired on television from June 1989 to March 1990, on 's Kids Hour block.