2002 in anime explained

The events of 2002 in anime.

Events

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, won the Animation Film Award and Millennium Actress won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Spirited Away became the first, and so far only, anime to win both the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature. Kōji Yamamura's Mt. Head was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Spirited Away also won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film.

Releases

Films

Release dateTitleStudioDirector(s)Running time (minutes)Japanese name
Turn A Gundam I: Earth LightSunriseYoshiyuki Tomino128Gekijō-ban ∀ Gandamu I chikyū hikari
Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight ButterflyGekijō-ban ∀ Gandamu II gekkō chō
One Piece: Chopper Kingdom of Strange Animal IslandToei AnimationJunji Shimizu55Wanpīsu chinjū shima no choppā ōkoku
Tetsuharu Nakamura30Dejimon teimāzu bōsō dejimon tokkyū
Shin-Ei AnimationTsutomu Shibayama81Eiga Doraemon Nobita to robotto ōkoku [Kingu damu]
A Tree of PalmePalm StudioTakashi Nakamura136Parumu no ki
Patlabor Movie 3: WXIIIMadhouseFumihiko Takayama100WXIII kidō keisatsu patoreibā
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring StatesShin-Ei AnimationKeiichi Hara95Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Appare! Sengoku Dai Kassen
eX-Driver the MovieActasAkira Nishimori62Ekusu doraibā the movie
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker StreetTMS EntertainmentKenji Kodama107Meitantei Conan: Baker Street no Bourei
AICKatsuhito Akiyama90Amitēji za sādo DUAL – matorikkusu
Pokémon HeroesOLMKunihiko Yuyama74Poketto monsutā mizu no miyako no Mamoru-shin ratiasutoratiosu
Studio GhibliHiroyuki Morita75Neko no Ongaeshi
Nippon AnimationSynergy JapanTakuo Suzuki70Bakuten shūto beiburēdo THE mūbī gekitō! Takao VS daichi
MadhouseSatoshi Kon86Sennen Joyuu
t.o.L91Tamara 2010 a panku kyatto in supēsu
AICKoichi Oohata98BLUE GENDER THE WARRIOR
Inuyasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking GlassSunriseToshiya Shinohara99Inuyasha-kyō no naka no mugen-jō

Television series

data-sort-type="text" width="150px" First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirector(s)Japanese name
Secret of Cerulean Sand26 Telecom Animation FilmYuuichiro YanoPatapata Hikousen no Bouken
Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat48 MadhouseShigehito TakayanagiPanyo panyo de ji kyaratto
Beyblade V-Force51 Nippon AnimationYoshio TakeuchiBakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002
Mirage of Blaze13 MadhouseSusumu KudoHonoo no Mirage
Full Metal Panic!24 GonzoKouichi ChigiraFurumetaru panikku!
Ultimate Muscle51 Toei AnimationToshiaki KomuraKinnikuman II Sei
Please Teacher!12 DaumeYasunori IdeOnegai ☆ tīchā
Nana Seven of Seven25 A.C.G.T.Yasuhiro ImagawaShichinin no Nana
Aquarian Age

Sign for Evolution

13 MadhouseYoshimitsu OohashiAkuerian'eiji sain fō eborūshon
RahXephon26 BonesYutaka IzubuchiRāzefon
Kanon13 Toei AnimationNaoyuki ItoKanon (2002)
Genma Wars13 E&G FilmsTsuneo TominagaGenma taisen – shinwa zen'ya no shō
Useless Witch Doremi Kaboom!51 Toei AnimationTakuya IgarashiOjamajo doremi dokkan!
Galaxy Angel Z9 MadhouseMorio AsakaGyarakushī enjeru Z
Kick Off 200226 KBS MediaKim Dae JunKikku ofu 2002
Rockman.EXE56 XebecTakao KatoRokkuman eguze
Gun Frontier13 Vega EntertainmentSoichiro ZenGan furontia
Psychic Academy24 E&G FilmsShigeru YamazakiSaikikku akademī kirara banshō
Happy☆Lesson13 Studio HibariIku SuzukiHAPPY☆LESSON
Tokyo Underground26PierrotHayato DateTōkyō andāguraundo
Tenchi Muyou! GXP26 AICShinichi WatanabeTenchimuyō! GXP
Chobits26 MadhouseMorio AsakaChobittsu
Rizelmine24 MadhouseImaginYasuhiro MatsumuraRizerumain
.hack//Sign26 Bee TrainKoichi Mashimo.hack//SIGN
Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi13 MadhouseMasayuki KojimaAbeno-bashi mahō ☆ shōten machi
Daigunder39 Brain's BaseHiroyuki YanoBakutōsengen daigandā
Forza! Hidemaru26 GallopYoshihiro TakamotoForutsu~a! Hidemaru
Mirmo Zibang!172 Studio HibariKenichi KasaiWagamama ☆ fearī mirumo de pon!
Searching for the Full Moon52 Studio DeenToshiyuki KatoMangetsu wo sagashite
Tokyo Mew Mew52 PierrotNoriyuki AbeTōkyō myūmyū
Lightning Super Express Hikarian52 Tokyo KidsHideaki OobaDenkou Chou Tokkyuu Hikarian
Cheeky Angel50 TMS EntertainmentMasaharu OkuwakiTenshi na Konamaiki
Digimon Frontier50Toei AnimationYukio KaizawaDejimon furontia
Pita Ten26MadhouseToshifumi KawasePitaten
Azumanga Daioh The Animation26J.C.StaffHiroshi NishikioriAzumanga daiō the animēshon
The Twelve Kingdoms45PierrotTsuneo KobayashiJūnikokuki
Ai Yori Aoshi24J.C.StaffMasami ShimodaBluer Than Indigo
My Family330Shin-Ei AnimationAkitaro DaichiTetsuo YasumiAtashinchi
Whistle!39Studio CometHiroshi FukutomiHoissuru!
13Studio DeenHiroshi WatanabeŌdorobō jing
She, The Ultimate Weapon13GonzoMitsuko KaseSaishūheiki kanojo
Samurai Deeper Kyo26Studio DeenJunji NishimuraSAMURAI DEEPER KYO
G-On Riders13ShaftTNKShinichiro KimuraG – on raidasu
Witch Hunter Robin26SunriseShuko MuraseUitchi hantā robin
UFO Princess Valkyrie12TNKShigeru UedaEnban kōjo warukiyure
Fortune Dogs39Vega EntertainmentHiroshi SaitoFōchun doggusu
Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan26XebecYoshiaki IwasakiRikujō bōeitai maochan
Shrine of the Morning Mist26Chaos ProjectGANSISYuuji MoriyamaAsagiri no miko
Dragon Drive38MadhouseToshifumi KawaseDoragon doraibu
Princess Tutu38HAL Film MakerJunichi SatoKiyoko SayamaPurinsesu chuchu
Maou Dante13Magic BusKenichi MaejimaMaō dante
Overman King Gainer26SunriseYoshiyuki TominoŌbāman kingugeinā
52Nippon AnimationSatoshi SagaHangurīhāto wairudo Striker
Mahoromatic ~Something More Beautiful~14GainaxShaftHiroyuki YamagaMahoromatikku ~ motto utsukushī mono ~
Petite Princess Yucie26GainaxAICMasahiko OotsukaPuchipuri* yūshii
Monkey Typhoon52Studio EggMamoru HamatsuAsobotto senki go kyū
26Production I.GKenji KamiyamaKōkakukidōtai STAND arōn konpurekkusu
Spiral: The Bond of Reasoning25J.C.StaffMamoru HosodaSupairaru – suiri no kizuna -
Hanada Shounen-shi25MadhouseMasayuki KojimaHanadashōnenshi
Heat Guy J25SatelightKazuki AkaneHīto gai jei
Bomberman Jetters52Studio DeenKatsuyuki KoderaBonbāman jettāzu
Naruto220PierrotHayato DateNaruto
Sister Princess

Re Pure

13ZexcsNagisa MiyazakiTsubame ShimotayaShisutā purinsesu ~ ripyua ~
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED50SunriseMitsuo FukudaKidō senshi Gandamu shīdo
GetBackers49Studio DeenKazuhiro FuruhashiKeitaro MotonagaGetto bakkāzu dakkan-ya
Galaxy Angel 326MadhouseShigehito TakayanagiGyarakushī enjeru A
Super Heavy God Gravion13GonzoMasami OobariChō omo kami guravuion
Kiddy Grade24Keiji GotohKidi gureido
Haibane Renmei13RadixTomokazu TokoroHaibanerenmei
Diary of a Fishing Fool36Toei AnimationTetsuo ImazawaTsuribakanisshi
10OLMNorihiko SudoPIANO
Pokemon Advanced Generation192Kunihiko YuyamaMasamitsu Hidaka

Yuuji Asada

Poketto monsutā adobansu jenerēshon
Knight Hunters Eternity13ufotableHitoyuki MatsuiVuaisu kuroitsu gurīen

Original video animations

data-sort-type="text" width="150px" First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirector(s)Japanese name
Detective Conan: 16 Suspects1 TMS EntertainmentYasuichiro YamamotoMeitantei Conan: 16-nin no Yougisha
Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation8Nippon AnimationSatoshi SagaHUNTER×HUNTER Original Video Animation
Digital Juice6 Studio 4°CKouji MorimotoOsamu KobayashiTatsuyuki TanakaKazuyoshi YaginumaDejitaru jūsu
Love Hina Again3XebecYoshiaki IwasakiRabu hina agein
Gakuen Senki Muryou Special1MadhouseYorinuki muryō-san Girls serekushon ~ gakuensenki muryō tokubetsu-hen ~
Shootfighter Tekken3 AICYukio NishimotoKōkō tekken-den tafu
Voices of a Distant Star1CoMix Wave FilmsMakoto ShinkaiHoshi no koe
Arcade Gamer Fubuki4ShaftYuuji MutoĀkēdo gēmā fubuki
4MadhouseKatsuhito IshiiTakeshi KoikeTRAVA FIST PLANET
Sweat Punch5Studio 4°CKazuto NakazawaSuuetto panchi
Canary1SoeishinshaKeitaro MotonagaKanaria
Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo Specials2Tokyo KidsKazuhiro OchiO togi sutōrī tenshinoshippo
In a Distant Time2ZexcsIku SuzukiHarukanaru jikū no naka de 〜 ajisaiyumekatari 〜
Angelique: Twin Collection8Yumeta CompanyAnjerīku Twin korekushon
Araiso Private High School Student Council Executive Committee2Nippon AnimationShinji SatoShiritsu araiso kōtō gakkō seito-kai shikkō-bu
Lupin III: Return of Pycal1TMS EntertainmentMamoru HamatsuLupin III: Ikiteita Majutsushi
She and Her Cat

Their Standing Points

1CoMix Wave FilmsMakoto ShinkaiKanojo to Kanojo no Neko
Gate Keepers 216GonzoHiroshi YamaguchiGēto kīpāzu 21
3Garerianzu: Rion
Galaxy Angel Music Collection: Shouen to Shien no Cassoulet1MadhouseMorio AsakaYoshimitsu OohashiGyarakushī enjeru myūjikku korekushon shōen to shien no kasure
Cosplay Complex3TNKShinichiro KimuraKosupure konpurekkusu
Megami Kouhosei Special Curriculum1XebecShinichi YamaokaMegami kōhosei supesharu karikyuramu
Mahou no Star Magical Emi: Kumo Hikaru1Ajia-doTakashi AnnoMahō no sutā majikaru emi kumo hikaru
.hack//Liminality4Bee TrainKoichi Mashimo.hack//LIMINALITY
Futari Ecchi4Chaos ProjectYuuji MoriyamaFutari etchi
Ultra Maniac1Ashi ProductionsShinichi MasakiNanako ShimazakiUrutora maniakku
Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte5Kyoto AnimationTatsunoko ProductionYasuhiro TakemotoNāsuu~itchi komugi-chan majikarute
Yukikaze5GonzoMasahiko OokuraSentō yōsei yukikaze
Haré+Guu Deluxe6Shin-Ei AnimationTsutomu MizushimaJanguru haitsu moharenochiguu derakkusu
Saiyuki Interactive1PierrotGensōmadensaiyūki – kibō no zaika -
Mega Man

Wishing upon a Star

3Ashi ProductionsKatsumi MinoguchiRokku man hoshininegaiwo
Ichi The Killer: Episode 01AICShinji IshihiraKoroshi-ya 1 THE animēshon EPISODE 0
Please Teacher!

Secret Couple

1DaumeOnegai ☆ tīchā himitsunafutari
Vandread

Gekitou-hen

1GonzoShinji HiguchiVuandoreddo gekitō-hen
Saint Seiya

The Hades Chapter – Sanctuary

13Toei AnimationShigeyasu YamauchiSeitō shiseiya meiō hādesu jūnikyū-hen
I''s2PierrotArmsShigenori KageyamaFuromuaizu ~ mō hitotsu no natsu no monogatari ~
Happy World!3ZexcsTakashi IkehataHappy World!
Sakura Taisen: Sumire1RadixHitoyuki Matsui“Sakura taisen”~ kanzaki sumire intai kinen ~`su mi re
I'll/CKBC2M.S.CItsuro KawasakiI'll/CKBC
Green Green1Media FactoryGurīn gurīn
13MadhouseRintaroSPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HERLOCK OUTSIDE LEGEND ~The Endless Odyssey~
Macross Zero5SatelightShoji KawamoriMakurosu zero
1Ajia-doSataWind -a breath of heart-
Kojin Taxi5
Shokuzai no Kyoushitsu2
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D+vine Luv4
Little Monica Monogatari2

See also

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