JOAX-TV (Nippon Television)

1st Logo (1953-2001, July 24, 2011)
NOTE: The final closedown variant appears at the end of this video. NOTE: To see all closedown variants, click this

Logo: On a black background, we see a transparent-looking N, with the letters T and V spaced out in the sides of the letter. The words "JOAX-TV" are seen on the bottom of the logo.

Variants: The logo originally aired in black and white. Just before midnight on July 24 2011, the date when Japanese analog television switched off in most regions, the original (color) version of the logo was broadcast on NTV's analog signal in Tokyo, with the addition of "58年間ありがとうございました" (Thank you for 58 years) somewhere on the NTV logo screen.

FX/SFX: None. The design of the logo was well-made 2D for the time.

Music/Sounds: A custom-made orchestra piece (composed by Shirō Fukai), that had been slightly reorchestrated over the years.

Availability: Extinct. This was only seen on sign-offs and sign-ons on JOAX-TV.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1953-2001)
Nicknames: "Japanese Birdcage", "Japanese LED Letters Logo"

Logo: On a black background we see three doves, each representing the three television networks in Japan at the time (NHK, TBS, and NTV). The doves begin to fly off one by one, and eventually, only one dove remains: the one representing Nippon Television. The rest of the logo is TBD.

FX/SFX: Very nicely executed 2D animation in here! The quality of the animation would hold up until the end of the 90s, when most of the recent Japanese animation was starting to become computerized.

Music/Sounds: Same as 1st logo.

Availability: Extinct. Mostly aired after the previous logo.

Editor's Note: This logo was a trademark of 60s Japanese television, given it's professional animation.