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The events of 1993 in anime.

Accolades

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

TV series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993.

Released Title Episodes Director Studio Ref
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

Movies

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

OVA releases

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

See also

References

  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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