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The events of 1993 in anime .

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Patlabor 2: The Movie won the Animation Film Award. Internationally, Porco Rosso won the award for best feature film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

Contents

Releases

TV series

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

ReleasedTitleEpisodesDirectorStudioRef
January 8 – December 24 Miracle☆Girls 51By episode: Japan Taps
January 17 – December 19 Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo-sensei (Little Women II: Jo's Boys)40Kōzō Kusuba Nippon Animation
January 25 – July 19 Musekinin Kanchou Tylor (The Irresponsible Captain Tylor)26 Kōichi Mashimo Tatsunoko Production
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)51Toshifumi Kawase Sunrise
March 6 – March 12, 1994 Sailor Moon R 43 Junichi Sato Toei Animation
April 2 – March 25, 1994 Mobile Suit Victory Gundam 51 Yoshiyuki Tomino Sunrise
April 6 – March 29, 1994 Shippuu! Iron Leaguer 52 Tetsurō Amino Sunrise
April 9 – April 1, 1994 Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Legendary Brave Swordsman Yaiba)52Norihiko Suto (Chief)

Kunihiko Yuyama

Pastel
April 10 – Ninjaboy Rantaro – Tsutomu Shibayama Ajia-do Animation Works
April 10 – March 6, 1994 GS Mikami 45Atsutoshi Umezawa Toei Animation
May 7 – March 6, 1994Dragon League39Episodic: Kunitoshi Okajima

Animation: Mitsuo Shindou

–
September 4 – August 26, 1994 Muka Muka Paradise 51 Katsuyoshi Yatabe Nippon Animation
October 16 – March 23, 1996 Slam Dunk 101Nobutaka Nishizawa Toei Animation
November 7 – December 25, 1994 Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (Blue Legend Shoot!)58 Daisuke Nishio Toei Animation
December 13 – March 31, 2008 Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou 726 Hisayuki Toriumi Studio Kikan

Movies

ReleasedTitleDirectorStudioRef
January 25 Ramayana: Rama Ouji Densetsu ( Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama )Koichi Sasaki, Ram Mohan, Yugo Sako TEM Co., Ltd., Nippon Ramayana Film Co., Ltd. [1]
March 6 Doragon Bōru Zetto Moetsukiro!! Nessen Ressen Chō-Gekisen ( Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan )Shigeyasu Yamauchi Toei Animation
March 6 Doraemon: Nobita to Buriki no Rabirinsu ( Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth ) Tsutomu Shibayama Asatsu; Shin-Ei Animation
March 6 Dorami-chan: Hello Kyouryuu Kids!! (Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids!!) Keiichi Hara Asatsu; Shin-Ei Animation [2]
March 6 Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura wa Hare no chi Hare (Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village) Keiichi Hara Toei Animation [3]
March 13 Kappa no Sanpei (Kappa: A River Goblin and Sampei)Toshio HirataTakahashi Studio [4]
March 13 Kidō Senshi SD Gundam Matsuri (Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival)Takashi Imanishi (Part 1), Tetsuro Amino (Parts 2 & 3) Sunrise [5]
March 18 Sangokushi (dai 2-bu): Chōkō Moyu! (Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Part 2): The Yangtze River Burns!) Tomoharu Katsumata Enoki Films [6]
June 5 Jūbē Ninpūchō ( Ninja Scroll ) Yoshiaki Kawajiri Madhouse
July 10 Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ginga Giri-Giri!! Butchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu ( Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound )Yoshihiro Ueda Toei Animation
July 10 Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura yori Ai o Komete (Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love) Mitsuo Hashimoto Toei Animation [7]
July 10 O-Hoshisama no Rail ( Rail of the Star )Toshio Hirata Madhouse [8]
July 17 Soreike! Anpanman: Kyōryū Nosshī no Daibōken ( Let's Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure )Akinori Nagaoka Tokyo Movie Shinsha [9]
July 24 Kureyon Shinchan: Akushon Kamen tai Haigure Maō ( Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs Leotard Devil ) Mitsuru Hongo Shin-Ei Animation; TV Asahi; ADK
July 24 Rokudenashi Burūsu 1993 ( Rokudenashi Blues 1993 ) Hiroyuki Kakudō Toei Animation [10]
August 7 Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā 2: Za Mūbī ( Patlabor 2: The Movie ) Mamoru Oshii Production I.G
August 14 San-chōme no Tama: Onegai! Momo-chan o Sagashite!! (Tama of 3rd Street: Please! Search for Momo-chan!!) Hitoshi Nanba Group TAC [11]
September 25 Biggu Wōzu: Kami Utsu Akaki Kōya ni (Big Wars: Red Zone, Divine Annihilation)Toshifumi Takizawa, Issei Kume Magic Bus [12]
November 13 Bonobono Mikio Igarashi, Yūji Mutō (animation) Group TAC [13]
December 5 Gekijō-ban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn R (Sailor Moon R: The Movie) Kunihiko Ikuhara Toei Animation
December 18 Aoi Kioku: Manmō Kaitaku to Shōnen-tachi (Blue Memory: Manmo Pioneers and Boys) Satoshi Dezaki Magic Bus [14]
December 18 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
December 19 Kū: Tōi Umi kara Kita Kū ( Coo: Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo )Tetsuo Imazawa Toei Animation
December 26Mother: Saigo no Shōjo Eve (E.Y.E.S. of Mars)Iku Suzuki Toei Animation

OVA releases

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

ReleasedTitleEpisodesDirectorStudioRef
Rei Rei 2Yoshisuke YamaguchiAubeck, AIC, KSS, Pink Pineapple
January 1Koronbusu no Daibōken (Columbus's Great Adventures)1 Yorifusa Yamaguchi SPO, AB Productions [15]
January 22 Offside 1 Takao Yotsuji, Hisashi Abe Sakatsu Suzuki, Shigetoshi Tanaka [16]
January 25 Aru Kararu no Isan (Al Caral's Legacy)1Kōichi Ishiguro Animate Film, Tokuma Japan Communications, Visual '80 [17]
February 2 – May 17, 1994 Oh My Goddess! 5 Hiroaki Gōda AIC
February 25 – November 25 Moldiver 6Hirohide Fujiwara AIC; Pioneer LDC
March 26 – May 28 Dragon Half 2Shinya Sadamitsu Production I.G.
April 1 – December 21, 1997 Kyou kara Ore wa!! 10 Takeshi Mori

Masami Annō

 Pierrot
April 25 Suna no Bara (Desert Rose) – Yuki no Mokushiroku (Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse)1Yasunao Aoki J.C. Staff [18]
June 21 – August 21 Battle Angel 2 Hiroshi Fukutomi Madhouse
July 23 – January 25, 1998 Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still 7 Yasuhiro Imagawa Mu Animation Studio; Phoenix Entertainment
July 23 Mellow 1 Teruo Kogure Knack Productions [19]
August 27 Dochinpira (The Gigolo - Dochinpira)1Hiromitsu ŌtaStudio Kikan, Studio Marine [20]
September 24 Mermaid's Scar 1 Morio Asaka Madhouse
September 25 Yōseiki Suikoden – Masei Kōrin (Suikoden Demon Century)1 Hiroshi Negishi J.C. Staff [21]
October 21 – October 21, 1994 New Dominion Tank Police 6Norubu Furuse J.C.Staff
November 19 – November 18, 1994

(first run)

 JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken 6

(first run)

 Hiroyuki Kitakubo A.P.P.P.
December 17 – September 23, 1994 Please Save My Earth 6Kazuo Yamazaki Production I.G
December 21 – December 16, 2011 Black Jack 12 Osamu Dezaki

By episode:

 Tezuka Productions

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References

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


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