The events of 1993 in anime.
At the Mainichi Film Awards, won the Animation Film Award. Internationally, Porco Rosso won the award for best feature film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993.
| Released | Title | Episodes | Director | Studio | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – December 24 | Miracle☆Girls | 51 | By episode:
| Japan Taps | |
| – December 19 | Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo-sensei (Little Women II: Jo's Boys) | 40 | Kōzō Kusuba | Nippon Animation | |
| – July 19 | Musekinin Kanchou Tylor (The Irresponsible Captain Tylor) | 26 | |||
| 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 12, 1994 | Sailor Moon R | 43 | |||
| – March 25, 1994 | Mobile Suit Victory Gundam | 51 | |||
| – March 29, 1994 | Shippuu! Iron Leaguer | 52 | Tetsurō Amino | Sunrise | |
| – April 1, 1994 | Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Legendary Brave Swordsman Yaiba) | 52 | Norihiko Suto (Chief) | Pastel | |
| – | Ninjaboy Rantaro | – | |||
| – March 6, 1994 | GS Mikami | 45 | Atsutoshi Umezawa | Toei Animation | |
| – March 6, 1994 | Dragon League | 39 | Episodic: Kunitoshi OkajimaAnimation: Mitsuo Shindou | – | |
| – August 26, 1994 | Muka Muka Paradise | 51 | Katsuyoshi Yatabe | Nippon Animation | |
| – March 23, 1996 | Slam Dunk | 101 | Nobutaka Nishizawa | ||
| – December 25, 1994 | Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (Blue Legend Shoot!) | 58 | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | |
| – March 31, 2008 | Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou | 726 | Hisayuki Toriumi | Studio Kikan |
| Released | Title | Director | Studio | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramayana: Rama Ouji Densetsu () | TEM Co., Ltd., Nippon Ramayana Film Co., Ltd. | [1] | |||
| Doragon Bōru Zetto Moetsukiro!! Nessen Ressen Chō-Gekisen () | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | ||||
| Doraemon: Nobita to Buriki no Rabirinsu () | Asatsu | ||||
| Dorami-chan: Hello Kyouryuu Kids!! (Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids! | ) | Asatsu | [2] | ||
| Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura wa Hare no chi Hare (Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village) | [3] | ||||
| Kappa no Sanpei (Kappa: A River Goblin and Sampei) | Toshio Hirata | Takahashi Studio | [4] | ||
| Kidō Senshi SD Gundam Matsuri (Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival) | Takashi Imanishi (Part 1), Tetsuro Amino (Parts 2 & 3) | [5] | |||
| Sangokushi (dai 2-bu): Chōkō Moyu! (Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Part 2): The Yangtze River Burns!) | [6] | ||||
| Jūbē Ninpūchō (Ninja Scroll) | |||||
| Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ginga Giri-Giri!! Butchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu () | Yoshihiro Ueda | ||||
| Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura yori Ai o Komete (Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love) | [7] | ||||
| O-Hoshisama no Rail (Rail of the Star) | Toshio Hirata | [8] | |||
| Soreike! Anpanman: Kyōryū Nosshī no Daibōken (Let's Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure) | Akinori Nagaoka | [9] | |||
| Kureyon Shinchan: Akushon Kamen tai Haigure Maō () | Shin-Ei Animation | ||||
| Rokudenashi Burūsu 1993 (Rokudenashi Blues 1993) | [10] | ||||
| Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā 2: Za Mūbī () | |||||
| San-chōme no Tama: Onegai! Momo-chan o Sagashite!! (Tama of 3rd Street: Please! Search for Momo-chan | ) | [11] | |||
| Biggu Wōzu: Kami Utsu Akaki Kōya ni (Big Wars: Red Zone, Divine Annihilation) | Toshifumi Takizawa, Issei Kume | [12] | |||
| Bonobono | Mikio Igarashi, Yūji Mutō (animation) | [13] | |||
| Gekijō-ban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn R (Sailor Moon R: The Movie) | |||||
| Aoi Kioku: Manmō Kaitaku to Shōnen-tachi (Blue Memory: Manmo Pioneers and Boys) | [14] | ||||
| 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
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| Kū: Tōi Umi kara Kita Kū () | Tetsuo Imazawa | ||||
| Mother: Saigo no Shōjo Eve (E.Y.E.S. of Mars) | Iku Suzuki |
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 | ||||
| Koronbusu no Daibōken (Columbus's Great Adventures) | 1 | SPO, AB Productions | [15] | |||
| Offside | 1 | Sakatsu Suzuki, Shigetoshi Tanaka | [16] | |||
| Aru Kararu no Isan (Al Caral's Legacy) | 1 | Kōichi Ishiguro | Animate Film, Tokuma Japan Communications, Visual '80 | [17] | ||
| – May 17, 1994 | Oh My Goddess! | 5 | ||||
| – November 25 | Moldiver | 6 | Hirohide Fujiwara | AIC | ||
| – May 28 | Dragon Half | 2 | Shinya Sadamitsu | |||
| – December 21, 1997 | Kyou kara Ore wa!! | 10 | Takeshi Mori Masami Annō | Pierrot | ||
| Suna no Bara (Desert Rose) – Yuki no Mokushiroku (Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse) | 1 | Yasunao Aoki | [18] | |||
| – August 21 | Battle Angel | 2 | ||||
| – January 25, 1998 | 7 | Yasuhiro Imagawa | Mu Animation Studio; Phoenix Entertainment | |||
| Mellow | 1 | [19] | ||||
| Dochinpira (The Gigolo - Dochinpira) | 1 | Hiromitsu Ōta | Studio Kikan, Studio Marine | [20] | ||
| Mermaid's Scar | 1 | |||||
| Yōseiki Suikoden – Masei Kōrin (Suikoden Demon Century) | 1 | [21] | ||||
| – October 21, 1994 | New Dominion Tank Police | 6 | Norubu Furuse | |||
| November 19 – November 18, 1994(first run) | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | 6(first run) | Hiroyuki Kitakubo | A.P.P.P. | ||
| – September 23, 1994 | Please Save My Earth | 6 | Kazuo Yamazaki | |||
| – December 16, 2011 | Black Jack | 12 | Osamu Dezaki By episode:
| Tezuka Productions |