The events of 1979 in anime.
| English name | Japanese name | Type | Demographic | Regions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures of the Polar Cubs | 北極のムーシカ ミーシカ (Hokkyoku no Mushika Mishika) | Movie | Family | Spain, Poland, Arabia, Japan, United States | |||
| Age of the Great Dinosaurs | 大恐竜時代 (Daikyōryū Jidai) | Special | Children | Japan, Spain, Italy, United States | |||
| Aim for the Ace! | エースをねらえ! (Ēsu o Nerae | ) | Movie | Shōjo | Japan, Italy, France, Spain, Russia | ||
| Anne of Green Gables | 赤毛のアン (Akage no An) | TV | Shōjo | Japan, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Italy, France, Germany, Nederlands, Vietnam, Russia, Arabia, China (Taiwan), Korea | |||
| Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel | シートン動物記 りすのバナー (Shīton Dōbutsuki Risu no Banā) | Special | Children | Portugal, Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan, Poland, Arabia | |||
| The Castle of Cagliostro | ルパン三世 カリオストロの城 (Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro) | Movie | Seinen | Denmark, Germany, Nederlands, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Poland, Japan, Russia, United States | |||
| Doraemon | ドラえもん (Doraemon) | TV | Children | Arabia, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Japan, China (Hong Kong) | |||
| Galaxy Express 999 | 銀河鉄道９９９ (Ginga Tetsudō 999) | Movie | Shōnen | Argentina, Chile, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Sweden, United States, Venezuela | |||
| Good Luck! Our Hit and Run | がんばれ!ぼくらのヒットエンドラン (Ganbare | Bokura no Hit and Run) | Movie | Shōnen | Japan | ||
| Good Luck!! Tabuchi-kun!! | がんばれ! | タブチくん! (Ganbare | Tabuchi-kun | ) | Movie | Seinen | Japan |
| Hana no Ko Lunlun | 花の子ルンルン (Hana no Ko Runrun) | TV | Shōjo | Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Italy, Russian, Arabia, Japan, United States | |||
| House of Flames | 火宅 (Kataku) | Movie | Seinen | Japan | |||
| Japanese Masterpiece Fairy Tale Series: Heart of the Red Bird | 日本名作童話シリーズ 赤い鳥のこころ (Nihon Meisaku Dōwa Shirīzu: Akai Tori no Kokoro) | TV | Children | Japan | |||
| Julie the Wild Rose | 野ばらのジュリー (Nobara no Julie) | TV | Shōjo | Italy, Spain, Arabia, Japan, Korea | |||
| Les Misérables | ジャン・バルジャン物語 (Jean Valjean Monogatari) | Special | Family | Japan, France | |||
| Lupin the Thief: Enigma of the 813 | 怪盗ルパン 813の謎 (Kaitō Lupin: 813 no Nazo) | Special | Family | Japan | |||
| Mobile Suit Gundam | 機動戦士ガンダム (Kidō Senshi Gandamu) | TV | Shōnen | Japan | |||
| Nutcracker Fantasy | くるみ割り人形 (Kurumiwari Ningyō) | Movie | Family | Japan, United States | |||
| Preface Taro | まえがみ太郎 (Maegami Tarou) | Special | Family | Japan | |||
| The Rose of Versailles | ベルサイユのばら (Berusaiyu no Bara) | TV | Shōjo | Portugal, Spain, France, Italian, Japan, Russia, Arabia, China (Taiwan), Korea | |||
| Taro the Dragon Boy | 龍の子太郎 (Tatsu no ko Tarō) | Movie | Family | Germany, Spain, Japan, Russia, Arabia | |||
| Time Bokan Series: Zenderman | タイムボカンシリーズ ゼンダマン (Taimu Bokan Shirīzu: Zendaman) | TV | Shōnen | Japan | |||
| Tomorrow's Eleven | あしたの勇者(イレブン)たち (Ashita no Eleven-tachi) | Movie | Shōnen | Japan, Spain, Italy | |||
| 海底超特急 マリン・エクスプレス (Kaitei Chōtokkyū Marin Ekusupuresu) | Movie | Shōnen, Family | Japan, Italy | ||||
| 短編ユニコ 黒い雲と白い羽 (Tanpen Unico: Kuroi Kumo to Shiroi Hane) | Movie | Shōjo | Japan | ||||
| 宇宙戦艦ヤマト 新たなる旅立ち (Uchū Senkan Yamato: Aratanaru Tabidachi) | Movie | Shōnen | Italy, France, Japan, China (Taiwan) |