1998 in animeThe events of 1998 in anime.EventsMay 20, 1998 - Animax, a Japanese anime satellite television network, is createdAccoladesAt 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.Deaths Yoshifumi Kondō Kazuo Harada Shigezō Sasaoka