1991 in anime


The events of 1991 in anime.

Accolades

Releases

Film

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 1991.
ReleasedTitleDirectorStudioRuntimeDemographicRef
March 9Doraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Naito
Tsutomu ShibayamaShin-Ei Animation99 minShōnen
March 9Doragon Bōru Zetto: Sūpā Saiyajin da Son Gokū
Mitsuo HashimotoToei Animation52 minShōnen
March 9Magical Taruruto-kunShigeyasu YamauchiToei Animation51 minChildren
March 9Ushiro no Shoumen Daare
Seiji AriharaMushi Production90 minFamily
March 16Mobile Suit Gundam F91Yoshiyuki TominoSunrise115 minShōnen
May 22Tobé! Kujira no Peek
Kôji MorimotoUrban Product80 minFamily
June 29Fushigi no Umi no Nadia: Gekijōyō Original-ban
Shō AonoGainax; Group TAC87 minFamily
July 20Doragon Bōru Zetto: Tobikkiri no Saikyō tai Saikyō
Mitsuo HashimotoToei Animation47 minShōnen
July 20Doragon Kuesuto: Dai no Daibouken
Nobutaka NishizawaToei Animation31 minShōnen
July 20Gamba to Kawauso no Bouken
Shunji ŌgaTokyo Movie Shinsha80 minChildren
July 20Hello Kitty no Mahō no Mori no Ohime-sama
Norio KashimaSanrio; Grouper Productions; Aubec30 minChildren
July 20Kero Kero Keroppi no Sanjūshi
Masami HataSanrio; Grouper Productions62 minChildren
July 20Majikaru Tarurūto-kun: Moero! Yuujou no Mahou Taisen
Hiroyuki KakudouToei Animation41 minShōnen
July 20Omoide Poro Poro
Isao TakahataStudio Ghibli118 min
July 20Soreike! Anpanman: Tobe! Tobe! Chibigon
Akinori NagaokaTokyo Movie Shinsha40 minChildren
July 20Taibo no Ryugu Star Adventure
Mikasa MutsukiSanrio; Grouper Productions30 minChildren
August 17Silent Möbius: The Motion PictureKazuo TomizawaAIC54 minShōnen
August 18Urusei Yatsura: Itsudatte Mai Dārin
Katsuhisa YamadaMadhouse77 minShōnen
September 14Roujin ZHiroyuki KitakuboA.P.P.P.84 min
November 2Ranma Nibunnoichi: Chūgoku Nekonron Daikessen! Okite Yaburi no Gekitō Hen!
Shuji IuchiStudio Deen77 minShōnen

TV series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1991.
ReleasedTitleEpisodesDirectorStudioRef
January 13 – December 28Trapp Ikka Monotatari40Kouzou KusubaFuji TV
February 2–1, 1992Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird48Katsuyoshi YatabeNagoya Broadcasting Network
– January 27, 1992Getter Robo Go50Hiroki ShibataToei Animation
March 15 – December 20Future GPX Cyber Formula37Mitsuo FukudaSunrise
April 3 – March 25, 1992Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh51Toshifumi KawaseSunrise
April 8 – December 23Kikou Keisatsu Metal Jack37Kiyoshi EgamiSunrise
April 12 – March 13, 1992High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi41Shin MisawaStudio Comet
April 28 – October 10City Hunter '9113Kiyoshi EgamiSunrise
– May 31, 1992Dear Brother39Osamu DezakiTezuka Productions
October 2 – December 23, 1992Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume wo Dakishimete65Kunihiko YuyamaAshi Productions
October 4 – September 25, 1992Genji Tsūshin Agedama51Masato NamikiStudio Gallop
October 6 – September 27, 1992Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen46Takeshi Shirato
Atsutoshi Umezawa		Toei Animation
October 10 – September 24, 1992Moero! Top Striker49Ryō YasumuraNippon Animation
October 17 – September 24, 1992Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken46Nobutaka NishizawaToei Animation
October 18 – September 25, 1992Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi47Seiji OkudaDai Nippon Printing

OVA releases

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1991.
ReleasedTitleEpisodesDirectorStudioRef
January 23Legend of the Phantom Heroes 1Tetsu DezakiMagic Bus
January 25Vampire Wars 1Kazuhisa TakenouchiToei Animation
February 6 – July 17, 1992Shakotan★Boogie4By episode:
  • Hirotaka Kinoshita
  • Shinichi Tokairin
Studio Pierrot
February 21Wizardry1Toshiya ShinoharaTokyo Movie Shinsha
February 22Psychic Wars 1Tetsuo ImazawaToei Animation
February 22Samuraider: Nazo no Tenkousei 1Hideaki ObaMTV
March 8The New Star of the Fallen Mud: Legend of the Incubus 1Yōichirō ShimataniStudio Junio
March 21Burn Up!1Yasunori IdeAIC
April 3Dr. Typhoon1Eiji KazamaMichitsuna Takahashi
April 5Capricorn1Takashi ImanishiAubec
April 12 – February 6, 1992Okama Report3Hideo Yamamoto
April 12Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story1Tatsuo NittaTokyo Movie Shinsha
April 21 – July 21Sukeban Deka2Hirota TakeshiSIDO Limited
April 21Sweet Spot1Hideaki ObaGroup TAC
May 21Honoo no Tenkousei2Katsuhiko NishijimaGainax
May 21Maison Ikkoku: Bangai-hen - Ikkokujima Nanpa Shimatsuki1Setsuko ShibuichiMagic Bus
May 21 – November 21Abashiri Ikka4Takashi WatanabeStudio Pierrot; Tokyo Kids
May 21 – November 21Akai Hayate4Osamu TsuruyamaStudio Pierrot
May 21 – November 21Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Goro Show4By episode:
  • Masakatsu Iijima
  • Osamu Nabeshima
Studio Pierrot; Kyoto Animation
May 21 – November 21Yumemakura Baku Twilight Gekijō4By episode:
  • Saeko Aoki
  • Shinya Ohira
  • Shinji Hashimoto
    		• Studio Pierrot; D.A.S.T Corporation
    May 23 – September 24, 1992Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory13Mitsuko Kase Takashi Imanishi Sunrise
    May 25 – December 21Bubblegum Crash3By episode:
    • Hiroshi Ishiodori
    • Hiroyuki Fukushima
    		Artmic
    June 1–21, 1992RG Veda2By episode:
  • Hiroyuki Ebata
  • Takamasa Ikegami
    		• By episode:
  • Usagi Ya
  • Studio Signal
    • June 1 – November 1Slow Step5Kunihiko YuyamaYoumex
    June 15Yami no Shihosha Judge1Hiroshi NegishiAnimate Film; J.C.Staff
    June 25 – March 10, 1993Souryuuden12Osamu DezakiKitty Film Mitaka Studio
    June 27The Gakuen Chōjo-tai 1Tetsu DezakiMagic Bus
    July 9Shiawasette Naani 1Tatsuya IshiharaKyoto Animation; Gakken
    July 21 – September 21Kyofu Shinbun2Takashi AnnoStudio Pierrot
    – March 19, 19923×3 Eyes4Daisuke NishioToei Animation
    July 25 – October 21ASaTTe DaNCE 1By episode:
  • Teruo Kogure
  • Masamune Ochiai
    		• Knack Productions
    July 25Hoshikuzu Paradise 1Masato NamikiPastel; OB Planning
    July 25 – December 14Yukan Club2Setsuko ShibuichiMadhouse
    August 1 – March 1, 1992Kekkou Kamen4By episode:
  • Nobuhiro Kondo
  • Shunichi Tokunaga
  • Kinji Yoshimoto
    		• Studio Signal
    Ningyo no Mori 1Takaya MizutaniStudio Pierrot; Victor Entertainment
    August 17 – September 21, 1995Arslan Senki 6Kazuchika Kise By episode:
    		By episode:
  • I.G Tatsunoko
  • Aubec
  • Pierrot; Daume
  • J.C.Staff
    • August 21 – October 21Ushiro no Hyakutarō2Seitarô HaraBy episode:
    • Isao Shizuya
    • Masaaki Sakurai
    		Studio Pierrot
    August 21 – October 23Locke the Superman: New World Command 2Takeshi HirotaNippon Animation
    August 25 – April 25, 1992Detonator Orgun3Masami OobariAIC; Artmic
    August 25 – March 25, 1992Yokohama Meibutsu Otoko Katayama Gumi!2Yoshinori NakamuraJ.C.Staff
    August 28Mahjong Hishō-den - Naki no Ryū: Hiryū no Shō1Junichi Nojo Gainax; Magic Bus
    August 30Licca-chan: Fushigi na Maho no Ring 2Fumiko IshiiAjia-do Animation Works
    September 1Meisō-Ō Border1Akio Tanaka Caribu Marley Nippon Animation; Artland
    September 6Ishii Hisaichi no Daiseikai 1Masayuki OozekiE&G Films
    September 16 – March 16, 1992Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato: Dark Genesis 6Yoshihisa MatsumotoTatsunoko Production
    September 21Money Wars - Nerawareta Waterfront Keikaku1Yoriyasu KogawaGainax
    – December 20Otaku no Video2Takeshi MoriGainax
    Doomed Megalopolis 4Rintaro
    By episode:
    		Madhouse
    September 27Exper Zenon1Yuji MoriyamaStudio Fantasia
    September 27 – December 20Ozanari Dungeon: The Tower of Wind 3Hiroshi AoyamaTelecom Animation Film
    September 21 – October 21Izumo2Eiichi YamamotoStudio Hibari; Grouper Productions
    October 21 – May 21, 1992Ore no Sora: Keiji-Hen2Takeshi ShiratoA.P.P.P.
    October 21 – January 21, 1992Tomoe ga Yuku! 2Takaaki IshiyamaAnimate Film
    October 24 – August 21, 1992Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver II6Naoto HashimotoVisual 80
    October 24Kyūkyoku Chōjin R1Masami YukiStudio COA
    October 25Ucchare Goshogawara1Kazuhiro OzawaJ.C.Staff
    November 1 – December 20Chō Bakumatsu Shōnen Seiki Takamaru2Toyoo AshidaJ.C.Staff; Studio Live
    November 8Tsuki ga Noboru made ni 1Eiichi YamamotoGrouper Productions; OB Planning
    November 21Christmas in January1Tetsu DezakiMagic Bus
    November 22Ninja Ryūkenden 1Mamoru KanbeStudio Junio
    – March 26, 1993Koko wa Green Wood 6Tomomi MochizukiAjia-do Animation Works; Studio Pierrot
    November 28Dark Cat1Iku SuzukiAgent 21
    December 1 – February 26, 1992Gall Force: New Era2Katsuhito AkiyamaBy episode:
  • AIC
  • Studio Kyūma
    • December 1Otohime Connection 1Takayuki GotoAnimate Film
    December 4 – April 8, 1992Jingi2By episode:
  • Kiyoshi Murayama
  • Kenjirō Yoshida
    		• Nihon Eizō; J.C. Staff
    December 5 – 25Nyūin Bokki Monogatari Odaiji ni!2Yoshitaka KoyamaBarque Inc.; Tokyo Kids; Animaruya
    December 13Monkey Punch no Sekai: Alice1Kazunori TanahashiYuzo AokiTakahashi Studio
    December 13Neko Neko Fantasia1Akira NishimoriAIC; Animate Film
    December 14Gekkō no Pierce: Yumemi to Gin no Bara no Kishi-dan 1Takeshi MoriStudio Pierrot