2004 in anime
The events of 2004 in anime.
Accolades
At the Mainichi Film Awards, The Place Promised in Our Early Days won the Animation Film Award and Mind Game won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the fourth consecutive year an anime was nominated for the award. Howl's Moving Castle was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.Releases
This list contains numerous notable entries of anime which debuted in 2004. It is not a complete list and represents popular works that debuted as TV, OVA and Movie releases. Web content, DVD specials, TV specials are not on this list.Films
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2004.Television series
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2004.Original video animations
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2004.| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate Title | Ref. |
| Hijikata Toshizou: Shiro no Kiseki | 1 | Chie Uratani | 土方歳三 白の軌跡 | |||
| Tenshi no Shippo Chu!: Tenshi no Utagoe | 1 | Tokyo Kids | 天使のしっぽChu! ~総集編~ 天使の歌声 | |||
| Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie☆ | 1 | AIC Spirits | Shinji Ishihira | 天罰エンジェルラビィ☆ | ||
| – | Wolf's Rain OVA | 4 | Bones | Tensai Okamura | ウルフズ・レイン | |
| Animation Seisaku Shinkou Kuromi-chan 2 | 1 | Yumeta Company | Akitarō Daichi | アニメーション制作進行くろみちゃん 2 | ||
| Shadow Skill: Kurudaryuu Kousatsuhou no Himitsu | 1 | Tandm | Kazuya Ichikawa | SHADOW SKILL ~クルダ流交殺法の秘密~ | ||
| – | Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari | 2 | Shinkuukan | Jiro Fujimoto | 東京大学物語 | |
| – | Phantom The Animation | 3 | Arcs Create | Keitaro Motonaga | ファントム THE ANIMATION | |
| – | Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED MSV Astray | 2 | Sunrise | Katsuyoshi Yatabe | 機動戦士ガンダムSEED MSV ASTRAY | |
| – | Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island Final | 14 | Nippon Animation | Takeshi Hirota | HUNTER×HUNTER G・I Final | |
| – | Angelique | 3 | Yumeta Company | Asumi Matsumura | オリジナルビデオアニメーション アンジェリーク | |
| Fuichin-san | 1 | Animaruya | フイチンさん | |||
| – | Interlude | 3 | Toei Animation | Tatsuya Nagamine | インタールード | |
| – | Dai Yamato Zero-go | 5 | JCF | Tomoharu Katsumata | 大ヤマト零号 | |
| – | Shin Getter Robo | 13 | Brain's Base |
| 新ゲッターロボ | |
| – | Cossette no Shouzou | 3 | Daume | Akiyuki Simbo | コゼットの肖像 | |
| Kono Shihai kara no Sotsugyou: Ozaki Yutaka | 1 | Toei Animation | ~この支配からの卒業~ 尾崎豊 | |||
| Galaxy Angel S | 1 | Madhouse | Shigehito Takayanagi | ギャラクシーエンジェルS | ||
| – | Aoi Umi no Tristia | 2 | ufotable | Hitoyuki Matsui | 蒼い海のトリスティア | |
| – | Lime-iro Senkitan: Nankoku Yume Roman | 2 | Studio Hibari | Iku Suzuki | らいむいろ戦奇譚 南国夢浪漫 | |
| Onegai☆Twins: Natsu wa Owaranai | 1 | Daume | Yasunori Ide | おねがい☆ツインズ 夏は終わらない | ||
| – | Memories Off 3.5 | 4 | Toshikatsu Tokoro | Memories Off 3.5 | ||
| – | Natsu-iro no Sunadokei | 2 | Takahiro Okao | 夏色の砂時計 | ||
| – | Happy☆Lesson The Final | 3 | Studio Ranmaru | Saburo Omiya | HAPPY☆LESSON THE FINAL | |
| Steady x Study | 1 | Idea Factory | Kenichi Oonuki | ステディ×スタディ | ||
| – | Stratos 4 OVA | 2 | Studio Fantasia | Takeshi Mori | ストラトス・フォー OVA | |
| Makasete Iruka! | 1 | CoMix Wave Films | Akitarō Daichi | まかせてイルか! | ||
| – | Wind: A Breath of Heart OVA | 3 | Venet | Tsuneo Tominaga | Wind -a breath of heart- OVA | |
| – | Teizokurei Daydream | 4 | HAL Film Maker | Osamu Sekita | 低俗霊DAYDREAM | |
| – | Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho | 13 | Toei Animation | Junichi Sato | おジャ魔女どれみ ナ・イ・ショ | |
| Hikaru no Go: Memories | 1 | Pierrot | ヒカルの碁 TVシリーズ超総集編「MEMORIES」 | |||
| Kishin Houkou Demonbane | 1 | Shintaro Inokawa | 機神咆吼デモンベイン | |||
| Cosplay Complex: Extra Identification | 1 | TNK | Shinichiro Kimura | こすぷれCOMPLEX | ||
| – | Kidou Senshi Gundam MS IGLOO: 1-nen Sensou Hiroku | 3 | Sunrise | Takashi Imanishi | 機動戦士ガンダム MS IGLOO: 1年戦争秘録 | |
| – | Re: Cutie Honey | 3 | Hideaki Anno | Re:キューティーハニー | ||
| – | Honoo no Mirage: Minagiwa no Hangyakusha | 3 | Madhouse | Fumie Muroi | 炎の蜃気楼~みなぎわの反逆者~ | |
| – | Sensei no Ojikan: Dokidoki School Hours OVA | 7 | せんせいのお時間: Doki Doki School Hours | |||
| – | Ajisai no Uta | 4 | Group TAC | あじさいの唄 | ||
| – | Mahou Sensei Negima!: Introduction Film | 3 | Xebec | Hiroshi Nishikiori | 魔法先生ネギま! ~introduction Film~ | |
| – | Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte Z | 2 | Tatsunoko Production | ナースウィッチ小麦ちゃんマジカルてZ | ||
| Kaleido Star: Aratanaru Tsubasa - Extra Stage | 1 | Gonzo | カレイドスター ~新たなる翼~ EXTRA STAGE | |||
| Ichigeki Sacchuu!! Hoihoi-san | 1 | Daume | Takuya Satō | 一撃殺虫!!ホイホイさん | ||
| – | Top wo Nerae 2! Diebuster | 6 | Gainax | Kazuya Tsurumaki | トップをねらえ2!DIEBUSTER | |
| – | Sakura Taisen: Le Nouveau Paris | 3 | Radix | Yūsuke Yamamoto | サクラ大戦『ル・ヌーヴォー・巴里』 | |
| Netrun-mon the Movie | 1 | Studio Hibari | ねとらん者 THE MOVIE | |||
| – | Akane Maniax | 3 | Tetsuya Watanabe | アカネマニアックス | ||
| – | Tales of Phantasia The Animation | 4 | Actas | Takuo Tominaga | テイルズ オブ ファンタジア THE ANIMATION | |
| Tenkuu Danzai Skelter+Heaven | 1 | Minami Machi Bugyousho | Yoshiaki Sato | 天空断罪スケルターヘブン | ||
| Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary OVA | 4 | Radix | Jinno Shousei | 月は東に日は西に〜Operation Sanctuary〜 OVA | ||
| – | Kujibiki Unbalance | 3 | Palm Studio | Takashi Ikehata | くじびきアンバランス |