1961 in anime explained

The events of 1961 in anime.

Releases

English name	Japanese name	Type	Demographic	Regions
Fantasia of Stamps	切手の幻想 (Kitte no Gensō)	Short	General	JA
Instant History	インスタントヒストリー	TV	General	JA
The Littlest Warrior	安寿と厨子王丸 (Anju to Zushiômaru)	Movie	Family, Children	JA

Births

• July 19 - Noriyuki Abe, director, storyboard artist, sound director
• October 4 - Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese manga artist and creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!
• November 21 - Takami Akai, character designer, animator

Deaths

• July 28: Noburō Ōfuji, Japanese director and animator dies at age 61.

See also

• 1961 in animation

External links

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