1993 in anime explained

The events of 1993 in anime.

Accolades

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.

Releases

TV series

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

ReleasedTitleEpisodesDirectorStudioRef
– December 24Miracle☆Girls51By episode: Japan Taps
– December 19Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo-sensei (Little Women II: Jo's Boys)40Kōzō KusubaNippon Animation
– July 19 Musekinin Kanchou Tylor (The Irresponsible Captain Tylor) 26
January 30 – January 24, 1994Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine (The Brave Empress Might Gain)47Shinji TakamatsuSunrise
March 3 – February 23, 1994Nekketsu Saikyou Go-Saurer (Hot-Blooded Strongest Go-Saurer)51Toshifumi KawaseSunrise
– March 12, 1994 Sailor Moon R 43
– March 25, 1994 Mobile Suit Victory Gundam 51
– March 29, 1994Shippuu! Iron Leaguer52Tetsurō AminoSunrise
– April 1, 1994Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Legendary Brave Swordsman Yaiba)52Norihiko Suto (Chief)

Kunihiko Yuyama

Pastel
Ninjaboy Rantaro
– March 6, 1994GS Mikami45Atsutoshi UmezawaToei Animation
– March 6, 1994Dragon League39Episodic: Kunitoshi OkajimaAnimation: Mitsuo Shindou
– August 26, 1994Muka Muka Paradise51Katsuyoshi YatabeNippon Animation
– March 23, 1996 Slam Dunk 101Nobutaka Nishizawa
– December 25, 1994Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (Blue Legend Shoot!)58Daisuke NishioToei Animation
– March 31, 2008Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou 726Hisayuki ToriumiStudio Kikan

Movies

ReleasedTitleDirectorStudioRef
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
Kitty Film Mitaka Studio
Kū: Tōi Umi kara Kita Kū () Tetsuo Imazawa
Mother: Saigo no Shōjo Eve (E.Y.E.S. of Mars) Iku Suzuki

OVA releases

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993.

ReleasedTitleEpisodesDirectorStudioRef
Rei Rei 2Yoshisuke 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 25Moldiver6Hirohide FujiwaraAIC
Pioneer LDC
– May 28 Dragon Half2Shinya Sadamitsu
– December 21, 1997Kyou kara Ore wa!!10Takeshi Mori Masami AnnōPierrot
Suna no Bara (Desert Rose) – Yuki no Mokushiroku (Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse) 1 Yasunao Aoki [18]
– August 21 Battle Angel2
– January 25, 19987Yasuhiro ImagawaMu 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 6Norubu Furuse
November 19 – November 18, 1994(first run)JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken6(first run)Hiroyuki KitakuboA.P.P.P.
– September 23, 1994 Please Save My Earth 6Kazuo Yamazaki
– December 16, 2011Black Jack12Osamu Dezaki

By episode:

Tezuka Productions

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  2. Web site: Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids!! (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  3. Web site: Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura wa Hare no chi Hare (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  4. Web site: Kappa no Sanpei (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  5. Web site: Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  6. Web site: Sangokushi [2] Chōkō Moyu! (movie)]. Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  7. Web site: Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura yori Ai o Komete (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  8. Web site: Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  9. Web site: Soreike! Anpanman: Kyōryū Nosshi no Daibōken (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  10. Web site: Rokudenashi Blues 1993 (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  11. Web site: San-chōme no Tama: Onegai! Momo-chan o Sagashite!! (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  12. Web site: Big Wars (OAV). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  13. Web site: Bonobono (movie 1993). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  14. Web site: Aoi Kioku - Manmō Kaitaku to Shōnen-tachi (movie). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  15. Web site: Columbus's Great Adventures (OAV). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  16. Web site: Offside (OAV). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  17. Web site: Aru Kararu no Isan (OAV). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  18. Web site: Desert Rose (OAV). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  19. Web site: Mellow (OAV). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  20. Web site: The Gigolo - Dochinpira (OAV). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.
  21. Web site: Suikoden Demon Century (OAV). Anime News Network. April 2, 2023.