The events of 1993 in anime.
At the Mainichi Film Awards, Patlabor 2: The Movie won the Animation Film Award. Internationally, Porco Rosso won the award for best feature film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993.
Released
|
Title
|
Episodes
|
Director
|
Studio
|
Ref
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January 8 – December 24
|
Miracle☆Girls
|
51
|
By episode:
|
Japan Taps
|
|
January 17 – December 19
|
Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo-sensei (Little Women II: Jo's Boys)
|
40
|
Kōzō Kusuba
|
Nippon Animation
|
|
January 25 – July 19 |
Musekinin Kanchou Tylor (The Irresponsible Captain Tylor)
|
26 |
Kōichi Mashimo |
Tatsunoko Production |
|
January 30 – January 24, 1994
|
Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine (The Brave Empress Might Gain)
|
47
|
Shinji Takamatsu
|
Sunrise
|
|
March 3 – February 23, 1994
|
Nekketsu Saikyou Go-Saurer (Hot-Blooded Strongest Go-Saurer)
|
51
|
Toshifumi Kawase
|
Sunrise
|
|
March 6 – March 12, 1994 |
Sailor Moon R
|
43 |
Junichi Sato |
Toei Animation |
|
April 2 – March 25, 1994 |
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
|
51 |
Yoshiyuki Tomino |
Sunrise |
|
April 6 – March 29, 1994
|
Shippuu! Iron Leaguer
|
52
|
Tetsurō Amino
|
Sunrise
|
|
April 9 – April 1, 1994
|
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Legendary Brave Swordsman Yaiba)
|
52
|
Norihiko Suto (Chief)
Kunihiko Yuyama
|
Pastel
|
|
April 10 – |
Ninjaboy Rantaro
|
– |
Tsutomu Shibayama |
Ajia-do Animation Works |
|
April 10 – March 6, 1994
|
GS Mikami
|
45
|
Atsutoshi Umezawa
|
Toei Animation
|
|
May 7 – March 6, 1994
|
Dragon League
|
39
|
Episodic: Kunitoshi Okajima
Animation: Mitsuo Shindou
|
–
|
|
September 4 – August 26, 1994
|
Muka Muka Paradise
|
51
|
Katsuyoshi Yatabe
|
Nippon Animation
|
|
October 16 – March 23, 1996 |
Slam Dunk
|
101 |
Nobutaka Nishizawa |
Toei Animation |
|
November 7 – December 25, 1994
|
Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (Blue Legend Shoot!)
|
58
|
Daisuke Nishio
|
Toei Animation
|
December 13 – March 31, 2008
|
Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou
|
726
|
Hisayuki Toriumi
|
Studio Kikan
|
Released
|
Title
|
Director
|
Studio
|
Ref
|
January 25 |
Ramayana: Rama Ouji Densetsu (Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama) |
Koichi Sasaki, Ram Mohan, Yugo Sako |
TEM Co., Ltd., Nippon Ramayana Film Co., Ltd. |
[1]
|
March 6 |
Doragon Bōru Zetto Moetsukiro!! Nessen Ressen Chō-Gekisen (Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan) |
Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
Toei Animation |
|
March 6 |
Doraemon: Nobita to Buriki no Rabirinsu (Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth) |
Tsutomu Shibayama |
Asatsu; Shin-Ei Animation |
|
March 6 |
Dorami-chan: Hello Kyouryuu Kids!! (Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids!!) |
Keiichi Hara |
Asatsu; Shin-Ei Animation |
[2]
|
March 6 |
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura wa Hare no chi Hare (Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village) |
Keiichi Hara |
Toei Animation |
[3]
|
March 13 |
Kappa no Sanpei (Kappa: A River Goblin and Sampei) |
Toshio Hirata |
Takahashi Studio |
[4]
|
March 13 |
Kidō Senshi SD Gundam Matsuri (Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival) |
Takashi Imanishi (Part 1), Tetsuro Amino (Parts 2 & 3) |
Sunrise |
[5]
|
March 18 |
Sangokushi (dai 2-bu): Chōkō Moyu! (Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Part 2): The Yangtze River Burns!) |
Tomoharu Katsumata |
Enoki Films |
[6]
|
June 5 |
Jūbē Ninpūchō (Ninja Scroll) |
Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
Madhouse |
|
July 10 |
Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ginga Giri-Giri!! Butchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu (Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound) |
Yoshihiro Ueda |
Toei Animation |
|
July 10 |
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura yori Ai o Komete (Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love) |
Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Toei Animation |
[7]
|
July 10 |
O-Hoshisama no Rail (Rail of the Star) |
Toshio Hirata |
Madhouse |
[8]
|
July 17 |
Soreike! Anpanman: Kyōryū Nosshī no Daibōken (Let's Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure) |
Akinori Nagaoka |
Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
[9]
|
July 24 |
Kureyon Shinchan: Akushon Kamen tai Haigure Maō (Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs Leotard Devil) |
Mitsuru Hongo |
Shin-Ei Animation; TV Asahi; ADK |
|
July 24 |
Rokudenashi Burūsu 1993 (Rokudenashi Blues 1993) |
Hiroyuki Kakudō |
Toei Animation |
[10]
|
August 7 |
Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā 2: Za Mūbī (Patlabor 2: The Movie) |
Mamoru Oshii |
Production I.G |
|
August 14 |
San-chōme no Tama: Onegai! Momo-chan o Sagashite!! (Tama of 3rd Street: Please! Search for Momo-chan!!) |
Hitoshi Nanba |
Group TAC |
[11]
|
September 25 |
Biggu Wōzu: Kami Utsu Akaki Kōya ni (Big Wars: Red Zone, Divine Annihilation) |
Toshifumi Takizawa, Issei Kume |
Magic Bus |
[12]
|
November 13 |
Bonobono |
Mikio Igarashi, Yūji Mutō (animation) |
Group TAC |
[13]
|
December 5 |
Gekijō-ban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn R (Sailor Moon R: The Movie) |
Kunihiko Ikuhara |
Toei Animation |
|
December 18 |
Aoi Kioku: Manmō Kaitaku to Shōnen-tachi (Blue Memory: Manmo Pioneers and Boys) |
Satoshi Dezaki |
Magic Bus |
[14]
|
December 18 |
Ginga Eiyū Densetsu: Arata Naru Tatakai no Jokyoku (Ōvuachua) (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War) |
Noboru Ishiguro, Keizou Shimizu |
Magic Bus; Kitty Film Mitaka Studio |
|
December 19 |
Kū: Tōi Umi kara Kita Kū (Coo: Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo) |
Tetsuo Imazawa |
Toei Animation |
|
December 26 |
Mother: Saigo no Shōjo Eve (E.Y.E.S. of Mars) |
Iku Suzuki |
Toei Animation |
|
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993.
Released
|
Title
|
Episodes
|
Director
|
Studio
|
Ref
|
|
Rei Rei
|
2 |
Yoshisuke Yamaguchi |
Aubeck, AIC, KSS, Pink Pineapple |
|
January 1 |
Koronbusu no Daibōken (Columbus's Great Adventures) |
1 |
Yorifusa Yamaguchi |
SPO, AB Productions |
[15]
|
January 22 |
Offside |
1 |
Takao Yotsuji, Hisashi Abe |
Sakatsu Suzuki, Shigetoshi Tanaka |
[16]
|
January 25 |
Aru Kararu no Isan (Al Caral's Legacy) |
1 |
Kōichi Ishiguro |
Animate Film, Tokuma Japan Communications, Visual '80 |
[17]
|
February 2 – May 17, 1994 |
Oh My Goddess!
|
5 |
Hiroaki Gōda |
AIC |
|
February 25 – November 25
|
Moldiver
|
6
|
Hirohide Fujiwara
|
AIC; Pioneer LDC
|
|
March 26 – May 28 |
Dragon Half
|
2 |
Shinya Sadamitsu |
Production I.G. |
|
April 1 – December 21, 1997
|
Kyou kara Ore wa!!
|
10
|
Takeshi Mori
Masami Annō
|
Pierrot
|
|
April 25 |
Suna no Bara (Desert Rose) – Yuki no Mokushiroku (Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse) |
1 |
Yasunao Aoki |
J.C. Staff |
[18]
|
June 21 – August 21 |
Battle Angel
|
2 |
Hiroshi Fukutomi |
Madhouse |
|
July 23 – January 25, 1998
|
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
|
7
|
Yasuhiro Imagawa
|
Mu Animation Studio; Phoenix Entertainment
|
|
July 23 |
Mellow |
1 |
Teruo Kogure |
Knack Productions |
[19]
|
August 27 |
Dochinpira (The Gigolo - Dochinpira) |
1 |
Hiromitsu Ōta |
Studio Kikan, Studio Marine |
[20]
|
September 24 |
Mermaid's Scar |
1 |
Morio Asaka |
Madhouse |
|
September 25 |
Yōseiki Suikoden – Masei Kōrin (Suikoden Demon Century) |
1 |
Hiroshi Negishi |
J.C. Staff |
[21]
|
October 21 – October 21, 1994 |
New Dominion Tank Police
|
6 |
Norubu Furuse |
J.C.Staff |
|
November 19 – November 18, 1994
(first run)
|
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken
|
6
(first run)
|
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
|
A.P.P.P.
|
|
December 17 – September 23, 1994 |
Please Save My Earth
|
6 |
Kazuo Yamazaki |
Production I.G |
|
December 21 – December 16, 2011
|
Black Jack
|
12
|
Osamu Dezaki
By episode:
|
Tezuka Productions
|
|
- ^ "Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids!! (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura wa Hare no chi Hare (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Kappa no Sanpei (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Sangokushi [2] Chōkō Moyu! (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura yori Ai o Komete (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Soreike! Anpanman: Kyōryū Nosshi no Daibōken (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Rokudenashi Blues 1993 (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "San-chōme no Tama: Onegai! Momo-chan o Sagashite!! (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Big Wars (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Bonobono (movie 1993)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Aoi Kioku - Manmō Kaitaku to Shōnen-tachi (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Columbus's Great Adventures (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Offside (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Aru Kararu no Isan (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Desert Rose (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Mellow (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "The Gigolo - Dochinpira (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Suikoden Demon Century (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.