# 1983 in anime

The events of 1983 in anime.

## Events

The first original video animation (OVA), Dallos, is released.

## Accolades

* Ōfuji Noburō Award: Barefoot Gen

## Releases

| Released | Title | Type | Director | Studio |
| January 9 | Story of the Alps: My Annette | TV series | Kōzō Kusuba | Nippon Animation |
| January 9 | Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman | TV series | Seiji Okuda | Tatsunoko Productions |
| January 10 | Captain | TV series | Tetsu Dezaki | Eiken |
| February 5 | Aura Battler Dunbine | TV series | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Nippon Sunrise |
| February 13 | Urusei Yatsura: Only You | Film | Mamoru Oshii | Studio Pierrot |
| March 1 | Ai Shite Knight | TV series | Osamu Kasai | Toei Animation |
| March 12 | Crusher Joe | Film | Yasuhiko Yoshikazu | Studio Nue, Nippon Sunrise |
| March 12 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil | Film | Tsutomu Shibayama | Shin-Ei Animation |
| March 12 | Harmagedon: The Great Battle with Genma | Film | Rintaro | Madhouse |
| March 12 | Ninja Hattori-kun NinxNin Furusato Daisakusen no Maki | Film | | Shin-Ei Animation |
| March 12 | Parman: The Birdman Has Arrived!! | Film | Shin'ichi Suzuki | Shin-Ei Animation |
| March 13 | Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo, Great Across-the-World Race | Film | Minoru Okazaki | Toei Animation |
| March 19 | Final Yamato | Film | Tomoharu Katsumata | Group TAC, Academy Productions |
| March 26 | Fushigi no Kuni no Alice | TV series | Shigeo Koshi, Taku Sugiyama | Nippon Animation |
| March 30 | Lightspeed Electroid Albegas | TV series | Kozo Morishita | Toei Animation |
| March 31 | Miyuki | TV series | Mizuho Nishikubo | Kitty Films |
| April 1 | Armored Trooper Votoms | TV series | Ryōsuke Takahashi | Nippon Sunrise |
| April 2 | Nanako SOS | TV series | Akira Shigino | Kokusai Eiga-sha |
| April 3 | Kinnikuman | TV series | Yasuo Yamayoshi, Takenori Kawada, Tetsuo Imazawa | Toei Animation |
| April 3 | Mīmu Iro Iro Yume no Tabi | TV series | Kazuyoshi Yokota | Nippon Animation |
| April 4 | Mrs. Pepper Pot | TV series | Tatsuo Hayakawa | Studio Pierrot |
| April 4 | Parman | TV series | | Shin-Ei Animation. Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| April 4 | Superbook II | TV series | Masakazu Higuchi | Tatsunoko Productions |
| April 5 | Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger | TV series | Takao Yotsuji | Kokusai Eiga-sha |
| April 7 | Eagle Sam | TV series | Hideo Nishimaki | DAX International Inc. |
| April 9 | Itadakiman | TV series | Hiroshi Sasagawa | Tatsunoko Productions |
| April 9 | Lady Georgie | TV series | Shigetsuga Yoshida | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| April 29 | Noel's Fantastic Trip | Film | Tsuneo Maeda | Iruka Office |
| May 4 | Nine | TV film | Gisaburō Sugii | Group TAC |
| May 20 | Stop!! Hibari-kun! | TV series | | Toei Animation |
| May 28 | Golgo 13: The Professional | Film | Osamu Dezaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Filmlink International |
| June 5 | Plawres Sanshiro | TV series | Kunihiko Yuyama | Asatsu DK, Kaname Production, Toho |
| July 1 | Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel | TV series | Osamu Kobayashi | Studio Pierrot |
| July 1 | Serendipity the Pink Dragon | TV series | Nobuo Onuki | Zuiyo Eizo, Fuji Eight Co., Ltd. |
| July 3 | Super Dimension Century Orguss | TV series | Noburo Ishiguro, Yasuyoshi Mikamoto | TMS Entertainment |
| July 6 | Psycho Armor Govarian | TV series | Seiji Okuda | Knack |
| July 9 | Dougram: Documentary of the Fang of the Sun | Film | | Nippon Sunrise |
| July 9 | Xabungle Graffiti | Film | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Nippon Sunrise |
| July 11 | Cat's Eye | TV series | Yoshio Takeuchi | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| July 16 | Unico in the Island of Magic | Film | Moribi Murano | Madhouse |
| July 21 | Barefoot Gen | Film | Mori Masaki | Madhouse |
| September 16 | Miyuki | TV film | Kazuyuki Izutsu | Kitty Films, Toho |
| September 16 | Nine the Original | Film | Gisaburō Sugii | Group TAC |
| October 2 | Genesis Climber MOSPEADA | TV series | Katsuhisa Yamada | Artmic, Tatsunoko Productions |
| October 7 | Special Armored Battalion Dorvack | TV series | Hisataro Oniwa | Ashi Productions |
| October 7 | Taotao | TV series | Shuichi Nakahara, Tatsuo Shimamura | Mushi Production, Studio Cosmos |
| October 10 | Captain Tsubasa | TV series | Isamu Imakake | Tsuchida Pro |
| October 10 | The Green Cat | OVA | Osamu Tezuka | Tezuka Productions, Maki Productions |
| October 20 | Igano Kabamaru | TV series | Tameo Kohanawa | Group TAC |
| October 21 | Ginga Hyōryū Vifam | TV series | Takeyuki Kanda | Nippon Sunrise |
| December 12 | Dallos | OVA | Mamoru Oshii | Pierrot |
| December 18 | Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration | TV film | Gisaburō Sugii | Group TAC |
| | Daicon IV Opening Animation | Short film | | |
| | Patalliro! Stardust Keikaku | Film | | Toei Animation |