1993 in anime


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.

Releases

TV series

A list of 16 anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993.
ReleasedTitleEpisodesDirectorStudioRef
– December 24Miracle☆Girls51By episode:
Japan Taps
– December 19Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo-sensei 40Kōzō KusubaNippon Animation
– July 19Musekinin Kanchou Tylor 26Kōichi MashimoTatsunoko Production
January 30 – January 24, 1994Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine 47Shinji TakamatsuSunrise
March 3 – February 23, 1994Nekketsu Saikyou Go-Saurer 51Toshifumi KawaseSunrise
– March 12, 1994Sailor Moon R43Junichi SatoToei Animation
– March 25, 1994Mobile Suit Victory Gundam51Yoshiyuki TominoSunrise
– March 29, 1994Shippuu! Iron Leaguer52Tetsurō AminoSunrise
– April 1, 1994Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba 52Norihiko Suto Kunihiko YuyamaPastel
–Ninjaboy Rantaro–Tsutomu ShibayamaAjia-do Animation Works
– March 6, 1994GS Mikami45Atsutoshi UmezawaToei Animation
– March 6, 1994Dragon League39Episodic: Kunitoshi Okajima
Animation: Mitsuo Shindou		–
– August 26, 1994Muka Muka Paradise51Katsuyoshi YatabeNippon Animation
– March 23, 1996Slam Dunk101Nobutaka NishizawaToei Animation
– December 25, 1994Aoki Densetsu Shoot! 58Daisuke NishioToei Animation-
– March 31, 2008Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou726Hisayuki ToriumiStudio Kikan-

Movies

A list of 24 anime Movies that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993
ReleasedTitleDirectorStudioRef
Ramayana: Rama Ouji Densetsu Koichi Sasaki, Ram Mohan, Yugo SakoTEM Co., Ltd., Nippon Ramayana Film Co., Ltd.
Doragon Bōru Zetto Moetsukiro!! Nessen Ressen Chō-Gekisen Shigeyasu YamauchiToei Animation
Doraemon: Nobita to Buriki no Rabirinsu Tsutomu ShibayamaAsatsu; Shin-Ei Animation
Dorami-chan: Hello Kyouryuu Kids!! Keiichi HaraAsatsu; Shin-Ei Animation
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura wa Hare no chi Hare Keiichi HaraToei Animation
Kappa no Sanpei Toshio HirataTakahashi Studio
Kidō Senshi SD Gundam Matsuri Takashi Imanishi, Tetsuro Amino Sunrise
Sangokushi : Chōkō Moyu! Tomoharu KatsumataEnoki Films
Jūbē Ninpūchō Yoshiaki KawajiriMadhouse
Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ginga Giri-Giri!! Butchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu Yoshihiro UedaToei Animation
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura yori Ai o Komete Mitsuo HashimotoToei Animation
O-Hoshisama no Rail Toshio HirataMadhouse
Soreike! Anpanman: Kyōryū Nosshī no Daibōken Akinori NagaokaTokyo Movie Shinsha
Kureyon Shinchan: Akushon Kamen tai Haigure Maō Mitsuru HongoShin-Ei Animation; TV Asahi; ADK
Rokudenashi Burūsu 1993 Hiroyuki KakudōToei Animation
Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā 2: Za Mūbī Mamoru OshiiProduction I.G
San-chōme no Tama: Onegai! Momo-chan o Sagashite!! Hitoshi NanbaGroup TAC
Biggu Wōzu: Kami Utsu Akaki Kōya ni Toshifumi Takizawa, Issei KumeMagic Bus
BonobonoMikio Igarashi, Yūji Mutō Group TAC
Gekijō-ban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn R Kunihiko IkuharaToei Animation
Aoi Kioku: Manmō Kaitaku to Shōnen-tachi Satoshi DezakiMagic Bus
Ginga Eiyū Densetsu: Arata Naru Tatakai no Jokyoku (Ōvuachua) Noboru Ishiguro, Keizou ShimizuMagic Bus; Kitty Film Mitaka Studio
Kū: Tōi Umi kara Kita Kū Tetsuo ImazawaToei Animation
Mother: Saigo no Shōjo Eve Iku SuzukiToei Animation

OVA releases

A list of 18 original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993.
ReleasedTitleEpisodesDirectorStudioRef
Rei Rei2Yoshisuke YamaguchiAubeck, AIC, KSS, Pink Pineapple
Koronbusu no Daibōken 1Yorifusa YamaguchiSPO, AB Productions
Offside1Takao Yotsuji, Hisashi AbeSakatsu Suzuki, Shigetoshi Tanaka
Aru Kararu no Isan 1Kōichi IshiguroAnimate Film, Tokuma Japan Communications, Visual '80
– May 17, 1994Oh My Goddess!5Hiroaki GōdaAIC
– November 25Moldiver6Hirohide FujiwaraAIC; Pioneer LDC
– May 28Dragon Half2Shinya SadamitsuProduction I.G.
– December 21, 1997Kyou kara Ore wa!!10Takeshi Mori
Masami Annō		Pierrot
Suna no Bara – Yuki no Mokushiroku 1Yasunao AokiJ.C. Staff
– August 21Battle Angel2Hiroshi FukutomiMadhouse
– January 25, 1998Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still7Yasuhiro ImagawaMu Animation Studio; Phoenix Entertainment
Mellow1Teruo KogureKnack Productions
Dochinpira 1Hiromitsu ŌtaStudio Kikan, Studio Marine
Mermaid's Scar1Morio AsakaMadhouse
Yōseiki Suikoden – Masei Kōrin 1Hiroshi NegishiJ.C. Staff
– October 21, 1994New Dominion Tank Police6Norubu FuruseJ.C.Staff
November 19 – November 18, 1994
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken6
Hiroyuki KitakuboA.P.P.P.
– September 23, 1994Please Save My Earth6Kazuo YamazakiProduction I.G
– December 16, 2011Black Jack12Osamu Dezaki
By episode:
Tezuka Productions