External links
- Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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| Years in anime: | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
The events of 1998 in anime .
At the Mainichi Film Awards, Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas won the Animation Film Award and Mizu no Sei Kappa Hyakuzu won the Ōfuji Noburō Award.
| English name | Japanese name (kanji and romaji) | Type | Demographic | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Mini-Goddess | ああっ女神さまっ 小っちゃいって事は便利だねっ (Aa! Megami-sama! Chicchaitte Koto wa Benri da ne) | TV | ||
| All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku | 万能文化猫娘 (Bannō Bunka Nekomusume) | TV | ||
| Beast Wars II: Lio Convoy's Close Call! | ビーストウォーズII ライオコンボイ危機一髪! (Bīsuto Wōzu Sekando: Raio Konboi Kiki Ippatsu!) | Movie | ||
| Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden | ボンバーマン・ビーダマン爆外伝 (Bombāman Bī-daman Bakugaiden) | TV | ||
| Brain Powered | ブレンパワード (Buren Pawādo) | TV | ||
| Burn-Up Excess | TV | |||
| Blue Submarine No. 6 | 青の6号 (Ao no Roku-gō) | OVA series | ||
| Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 | バブルガムクライシス TOKYO 2040 (Baburugamu Kuraishisu TOKYO 2040) | TV | ||
| Cardcaptor Sakura | カードキャプターさくら (Kādokyaputā Sakura) | TV | ||
| Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target | 名探偵コナン 14番目の標的（ターゲット） (Meitantei Conan: Jūyon Banme no Target) | Movie | ||
| Cowboy Bebop | カウボーイビバップ (Kaubōi Bibappu) | TV | ||
| Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission | クレヨンしんちゃん 電撃! ブタのヒヅメ大作戦 (Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen) | Movie | ||
| Cyber Team in Akihabara | アキハバラ電脳組 (Akihabara Dennō Gumi) | TV | ||
| Devil Lady | デビルマンレディー (Debiruman Redī) | TV | ||
| Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas | 映画ドラえもん のび太の南海大冒険 (Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Nankai Daibōken) | Movie | ||
| El-Hazard: The Alternative World | 異次元の世界エルハザード (Ijigen no Sekai Eru Hazādo) | TV | ||
| Fake | フェイク (Feiku) | OVA | ||
| Fire Force DNAsights 999.9 | 火聖旅団 ダナサイト999.9 (Kasei Ryodan Danasaito 999.9) | OVA | ||
| Flint the Time Detective | 時空探偵ゲンシクン (Jikū Tantei Genshi-kun) | TV | ||
| Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy | 銀河鉄道９９９ エターナルファンタジー (Ginga Tetsudō Surī Nain: Eternal Fantasy) | Movie | ||
| Gasaraki | ガサラキ | TV | ||
| Geobreeders: File-X – Get Back the Kitty | ジオブリーダーズ File-X ちびねこ奪還 (Jioburīdāzu Fairu Ekkus Chibi Neko Dakkan) | OVA | ||
| Golgo 13: Queen Bee | ゴルゴ13〜QUEEN BEE〜 (Gorugo Sātīn: Kuīn Bī) | OVA | ||
| Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz -Special Edition- | 新機動戦記ガンダムＷ Endless Waltz 特別篇 (Shin Kidō Senki Gandamu Uingu: Endoresu Warutsu Supesharu) | Movie | ||
| His and Her Circumstances | 彼氏彼女の事情 (Kareshi Kanojo no Jijō) | TV | ||
| If I See You in My Dreams | 夢で逢えたら (Yume de Aetara) | TV | ||
| Initial D | 頭文字 D (Inisharu Dī) | TV | ||
| Kite | A カイト (A Kaito) | OVA | ||
| Let's Go! Anpanman: The Palm of the Hand to the Sun | それいけ! アンパンマン てのひらを太陽に (Soreike! Anpanman Tenohira o Taiyō ni) | Movie | ||
| Lost Universe | ロスト・ユニバース (Rosuto Yunibāsu) | TV | ||
| Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo | Rupan Sansei: Honō no Kioku ~Tokyo Crisis~ (ルパン三世『炎の記憶 ～Tokyo Crisis』) | TV | ||
| Master Keaton | MASTERキートン (Masutā Kīton) | TV | ||
| MAZE ☆ The Mega-Burst Space: The Giant of Temporary Threat | ＭＡＺＥ☆爆熱時空 天変脅威の大巨人 (Maze Bakunetsu Jikū: Tenpen Kyōi no Giant) | Movie | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team – Miller's Report | 機動戦士ガンダム 第08MS小隊 ミラーズ・リポート (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS Shōtai – Miller's Report) | Movie | ||
| Neo Ranga | 南海奇皇(ネオランガ) (Nankai Kiou (Neoranga)) | TV | ||
| Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective | ナイトウォーカー真夜中の探偵 (Naitouōkā Mayonaka no Tantei) | TV | ||
| Ninja Resurrection | 魔界転生地獄編 (Makai Tenshō: Jigoku Hen) | TV | ||
| Outlaw Star | 星方武侠アウトロースター (Seihō Bukyō Autorō Sutā) | TV | ||
| Pokémon: The First Movie | 劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲 (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā: Myūtsū no Gyakushū) | Movie | ||
| Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight | ロードス島戦記 英雄騎士伝 (Rōdosu-tō Senki: Eiyū Kishiden) | TV | ||
| Serial Experiments Lain | シリアルエクスペリメンツレイン | TV | ||
| Shadow Skill -Eigi- | SHADOW SKILL -影技- (Shadō Sukiru Eigi) | TV | ||
| Silent Möbius | サイレントメビウス (Sairento Mebiusu) | TV | ||
| Slayers Gorgeous | スレイヤーズごうじゃす (Sureiyāzu Gōjasu) | Movie | ||
| Spriggan | スプリガン (Supurigan) | Movie | ||
| Steam Detectives | 快傑蒸気探偵団 (Kaiketsu Jouki Tanteidan) | TV | ||
| Super Milk Chan | スーパーミルクちゃん (Sūpā Miruku Chan) | TV | ||
| Tora-san's Forget Me Not | 男はつらいよ ～寅次郎忘れな草～ (Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wasure na Kusa) | TV | ||
| Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday | タッチ Miss Lonely Yesterday あれから君は… (Tatchi Misu Rōnrī Iesutādei Are kara Kimi ha...) | TV | ||
| Trigun | トライガン (Toraigan) | TV | ||
| Very Private Lesson | OVA | |||
| Yu-Gi-Oh! | 遊☆戯☆王 (Yū-Gi-Ō!) | TV | ||
| Kouin Tenshi: Haitoku no Lycéenne | OVA | |||
| Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou | OVA |
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