List of animated direct-to-video series

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This is a list of animated direct-to-video series, that is, animated series released direct-to-video.

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Animated direct-to-video series
Year(s)TitleEpisodesCountry
1983–84 Dallos 4Japan
1984–85 Lolita Anime 6Japan
1984–87 Cream Lemon 16Japan
1984–85Lolita Anime3Japan
1985–86 Area 88 3Japan
1985–87 Dream Hunter Rem 3+1Japan
1985–87 Fight! Iczer One 3Japan
1985–86 Mujigen Hunter Fandora 3Japan
1985–92 The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible 13USA
1985–88 What's Michael? 2Japan
1986 Baribari Legend 2Japan
1986–87 Heavy Metal L-Gaim 3Japan
1986 My Favorite Fairy Tales 10USA
1986–88 Kizuoibito 5Japan
1986–90Legend of Lyon Flare2Japan
1986 Panzer World Galient 3Japan
1987–91 Bubblegum Crisis 8Japan
1987–89 Dangaioh 3Japan
1987–88 Original Dirty Pair 10Japan
1987–89 Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend 3Japan
1988 Ace o Nerae! 2 13 Japan
1988–89 Armor Hunter Mellowlink 12Japan
1988 Clifford's Fun with... 6 [ broken anchor ]USA
1988–94 Crying Freeman 6Japan
1988 Dragon Century 2Japan
1988–89 Gunbuster 6Japan
1988–90 Hades Project Zeorymer 4Japan
1988–89 Leina: Wolf Sword Legend 3Japan
1988–90 Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū 3Japan
1988–89 Mobile Police Patlabor: The Early Days 7 Japan
1988–89 Salamander 3Japan
1988–94 Spirit Warrior 5Japan
1988–89 Vampire Princess Miyu 4 Japan
1989–95 The Adventures of McGee and Me! 12 USA
1989–90 Ace o Nerae! Final Stage 12 Japan
1989 Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. 3Japan
1989–91 Angel Cop 6Japan
1989 Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma 2Japan
1989–90 Blue Sonnet 5Japan
1989–91 Cleopatra DC 3Japan
1989–96 Earthian 4Japan
1989–90 Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! 6Japan
1989–91 Kimagure Orange Road 8Japan
1989–90 Riki-Oh 2Japan
1989–91 Tales of Yajikita College 2Japan
1989–91 Ys 7Japan
1990 1+2=Paradise 2Japan
1990 AD Police Files 3Japan
1990–91 Britannica's Tales Around the World 6USA
1990–95 Devil Hunter Yohko 6Japan
1990–91 Fujiko F. Fujio's SF (Slightly Mysterious) Short Theater 11Japan
1990–92 Guardian of Darkness 3Japan
1990–91 The Hakkenden 6Japan
1990–92 Mad Bull 34 4Japan
1990–92 New Dream Hunter Rem 2Japan
1990–92 Osu!! Karate Bu 4Japan
1990–91 Sol Bianca 2Japan
1990–91 St. Michael Academy 2Japan
1990–91 Timeless Tales from Hallmark 8USA
1990–91 Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb 2Japan
1990 Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō 3Japan
1991 Bubblegum Crash 3Japan
1991 CB Chara Nagai Go World 3Japan
1991–92 Detonator Orgun 3Japan
1991 Ozanari Dungeon: The Tower of Wind 3Japan
1991–93 Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings 12Japan
1991 Sukeban Deka 2Japan
1992–94 Ai no Kusabi 2Japan
1992–93 All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku 6Japan
1992 Babel II 4Japan
1992–93 Bastard!! 6Japan
1992 Dragon Half 2Japan
1992–93 Eternal Filena 6Japan
1992–93 Genesis Survivor Gaiarth 3Japan
1992–98 Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still 7Japan
1992–93 Gorillaman 4Japan
1992–93 Green Legend Ran 3Japan
1992–93 K.O. Beast 7Japan
1992–93 Nozomi Witches 3Japan
1992 Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again 6Japan
1992–94 Tokyo Babylon 2Japan
1992–93 Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend 4Japan
1992–93 Ushio & Tora 11Japan
1992 Video Girl Ai 6Japan
1992–93 Wolf Guy 6Japan
1992–93 Ys II: Castle in the Heavens 4Japan
1993 8 Man After 4Japan
1993–94 Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps 7Japan
1993 Ambassador Magma 13Japan
1993–98 Bad Boys 5Japan
1993 Battle Angel 2Japan
1993–2011 Black Jack 12 Japan
1993–94 Casshan: Robot Hunter 4Japan
1993–95 The Hakkenden: A New Saga 7Japan
1993–95 Idol Defense Force Hummingbird 4Japan
1993–94 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 6Japan
1993–95 The Heroic Legend of Arslan 4Japan
1993–94 Mega Man: Upon a Star 3Japan
1993–94 Please Save My Earth 3Japan
1993–95 Urotsukidōji: Inferno Road 3Japan
1993–2015 VeggieTales 50USA
1994 Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Shining Heresy 5Japan
1994 Bounty Dog 2Japan
1994 Combustible Campus Guardress 4Japan
1994 Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals 4Japan
1994–95 Gatchaman 3Japan
1994 Genocyber 5Japan
1994 Iria: Zeiram the Animation 6Japan
1994–95 Maps 4Japan
1994–95 Sins of the Sisters 2Japan
1994–95 Wild 7 2Japan
1995–96 Super Atragon 2Japan
1995–96 Gunsmith Cats 2Japan
1995–96 Super Atragon 2Japan
1995–97 Wedding Peach DX 4Japan
1995–96 Yamato 2520 4Japan
1996–99New Legend of Lyon Flare2Japan
1996 Sonic the Hedgehog 2Japan
1996–97 Sorcerer Hunters 3Japan
1996 The Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman 2Japan
1997–98 Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge 4Japan
1997 Rayearth 3Japan
1997 Sakura Diaries 12Japan
1997 Variable Geo 3Japan
1997–98 Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3Japan
1998 All Purpose Cultural Cat-Girl Nuku Nuku DASH! 12Japan
1998–2000 Blue Submarine No. 6 4Japan
1998–99 Jigoku Sensei Nūbē 3Japan
1998–99 Queen Emeraldas 4Japan
1998 Tekken 2Japan
1998 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō 2Japan
1998–99 Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 3Japan
1999–2002 10 Tokyo Warriors 6Japan
1999 TwinBee Paradise 3Japan
1999–2000 Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 DX 6Japan
1999–2000 Words Worth 5Japan
1998–2003 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald 6USA
2000-03 3-2-1 Penguins! 6USA
2000 Initial D Extra Stage 2Japan
2000–02 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 7Japan
2001–03 Bible Black 6Japan
2001 Hanaukyo Maid Team 3Japan
2001–03 Happy Lesson 5Japan
2001–03Marine a Go Go3Japan
2001–02 Mazinkaiser 7Japan
2002 Bible Black: Origins 2Japan
2002 The Urotsuki 3Japan
2002 Words Worth Gaiden 2Japan
2002–03 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Quiet Country Café 2Japan
2002-03 Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures 4USA
2004 Happy Lesson: The Final 3Japan
2004 Mirage of Blaze 3Japan
2004–05 Variable Geo Neo 3Japan
2004–07 Bible Black: New Testament 6Japan
2005–06 Bible Black Only 3Japan
2005–06Rugrats: Tales from the Crib2USA
2005Weebles10USA
2005–06Boin2Japan
2006–07 _Summer 2Japan
2007–09Resort Boin3Japan
2008 Naisho no Tsubomi 3Japan
2009–11 Kanojo x Kanojo x Kanojo 3Japan
2010 Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Phantom Chapter 6Japan
2010–11 Koe de Oshigoto! The Animation 2Japan
2010 Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu 2Japan
2011–12 Hakuōki Sekkaroku 6Japan
2011–12 Imouto Paradise! 2Japan
2012–15 Hori-san to Miyamura-kun -Shin Gakki- 3Japan
2013 Corpse Party: Tortured Souls 4Japan
2013 Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet 2Japan
2013–14 Ghost in the Shell: Arise 4Japan
2013 Imouto Paradise! 2 2Japan
2014–15 Suisei no Gargantia ~Meguru Kōro, Haruka~ 2Japan

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