1993 in anime

Anime-related events during the year of 1993

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Years: | 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

The events of 1993 in anime.

## Accolades[edit]

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.

## Releases[edit]

### TV series[edit]

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:

* Takashi Anno (1–17)
* Hiroko Tokita (30–51)

| 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

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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

### Movies[edit]

Released  | Title  | Director  | Studio  | Ref

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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 |

### OVA releases[edit]

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993.

Released  | Title  | Episodes  | Director  | Studio  | Ref

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| 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:

* Satoshi Kuwahara (11)
* Masayoshi Nishida (12)

| Tezuka Productions |

## See also[edit]

* 1993 in animation

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
2. ^ "Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids!! (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
3. ^ "Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura wa Hare no chi Hare (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
4. ^ "Kappa no Sanpei (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
5. ^ "Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
6. ^ "Sangokushi [2] Chōkō Moyu! (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
7. ^ "Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura yori Ai o Komete (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
8. ^ "Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
9. ^ "Soreike! Anpanman: Kyōryū Nosshi no Daibōken (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
10. ^ "Rokudenashi Blues 1993 (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
11. ^ "San-chōme no Tama: Onegai! Momo-chan o Sagashite!! (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
12. ^ "Big Wars (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
13. ^ "Bonobono (movie 1993)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
14. ^ "Aoi Kioku - Manmō Kaitaku to Shōnen-tachi (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
15. ^ "Columbus's Great Adventures (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
16. ^ "Offside (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
17. ^ "Aru Kararu no Isan (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
18. ^ "Desert Rose (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
19. ^ "Mellow (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
20. ^ "The Gigolo - Dochinpira (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
21. ^ "Suikoden Demon Century (OAV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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* Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb

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