Years in anime: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Centuries: 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

The events of 2003 in anime.

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Tokyo Godfathers won the Animation Film Award and Winter Days won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Millennium Actress was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the third consecutive year an anime was nominated for the award.

Releases

This list contains numerous notable entries of anime which debuted in 2003. It is not a complete list and represents popular works that debuted as TV, OVA and Movie releases. Web content, DVD specials, TV specials are not on this list.

Films

Release date Title Studio Director(s) Running time (minutes) Ref
March 1 One Piece The Movie: Dead End Adventure [1]
May 18 (Cannes) Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
July 19 Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
November 8 Tokyo Godfathers [2]
December 20 InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler [2]

Television series

First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director(s) Japanese name Ref
January 6 Beyblade G-Revolution
January 7 Wolf's Rain ウルフズレイン [1]
January 8 Licensed by Royalty [1]
January 9 .hack//Legend Of The Twilight [1]
January 9 Nanaka 6/17 [1]
January 10 Someday's Dreamers [1]
February 6 Gunparade March [1]
April 2 Air Master エアマスター [3]
April 3 D.N.Angel D.N.エンジェル [3]
April 5 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok [3]
April 5 Ninja Scroll: The Series [3]
April 6 Astro Boy 鉄腕アトム [3]
April 6 Di Gi Charat Nyo [3]
April 6 Sonic X ソンイックx
April 6 Zatch Bell! [3]
April 8 Kino's Journey [3]
April 8 Last Exile [3]
April 8 Scrapped Princess [3]
April 17 Texhnolyze [3]
May 20 Ultra Maniac [3]
June 24 Cinderella Boy [4]
July 3 Happy Lesson Advance [4]
July 5 Da Capo [4]
July 7 Shadow Star Narutaru [4]
July 13 Green Green [4]
July 15 Onegai Twins [4]
July 18 Popotan [4]
July 20 Ikkitousen
August 26 Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu [4]
October 1 R.O.D the TV (Read Or Die) [2]
October 2 Cromartie High School [2]
October 2 Saiyuki Reload [2]
October 3 Bottle Fairy [2]
October 3 Requiem from the Darkness [2]
October 4 Fullmetal Alchemist 鋼の錬金術師 [2]
October 4 MegaMan: Axess [2]
October 4 Planetes [2]
October 5 Popolocrois [2]
October 5 Gungrave [2]
October 8 Peace Maker Kurogane [2]
October 9 Gungrave [2]
October 9 Gunslinger Girl
October 10 Lunar Legend Tsukihime 月姫 [2]
October 13 Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi 藍より青し～縁～ [2]
October 14 Maburaho [2]
November 1 Twin Spica [2]
November 8 Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo [2]
November 25 Chrono Crusade [2]

Original video animations

First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director(s) Japanese name Ref
2003 Lingerie Senshi Papillon Rose 1
May 22 Parasite Dolls [3]
June 3 Animatrix 9 アニマトリックス [3]
October 4 Battle Programmer Shirase 15 [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Winter 2003". Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Fall 2003". Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Spring 2003". Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Summer 2003". Retrieved 21 December 2022.

External links



Years in anime
Categories