# List of science fiction anime

This is a list of science fiction anime television series, films, OVAs and ONAs.
| Year(s) | Title | Type | Director | Studio |
| 1963-1966 | Astro Boy | TV series | Osamu Tezuka | Mushi Productions |
| 1963–1964 | 8 Man | TV series | Haruyuki Kawajima | Eiken, TCJ Animation Center |
| 1964–1965 | Big X | TV series | Mitsutero Okamoto, Osamu Dezaki | TMS Entertainment |
| 1965–1966 | The Amazing 3 | TV series | Taku Sugiyama | Mushi Productions |
| 1972 | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman | TV series | Hisayuki Toriumi | Tatsunoko Productions |
| 1976-1977 | Kyoryu Tankentai Born Free | TV series | Jun Oki, Kiyoshi Suzuki, Koichi Takano | Sunrise |
| 1978 | Gatchaman II | TV series | Hiroshi Sasagawa | Tatsunoko Productions |
| 1978-1979 | Captain Future | TV series | Tomoharu Katsumata | Toei Animation |
| 1980 | Be Forever Yamato | Film | Leiji Matsumoto, Toshio Masuda | Group TAC |
| 1980 | Mū no Hakugei | TV series | Tetsuo Imazawa | TMS Entertainment |
| 1980-1981 | Astro Boy | TV series | Noburo Ishiguro | Tezuka Production |
| 1981–1986 | Urusei Yatsura | TV series | Mamoru Oshii, Kazuo Yamazaki | Pierrot, Studio Deen |
| 1982 | Andromeda Stories | TV film | Masamitsu Sasaki | Toei Animation |
| 1982 | Arcadia of My Youth | Film | Tomoharu Katsumata | |
| 1982–1983 | Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX | TV series | Tomoharu Katsumata | Toei Animation |
| 1984 | Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature | TV film | Osamu Tezuka | Tezuka Productions |
| 1984 | Birth | OVA film | Shinya Sadamitsu | Idol, Kaname Production |
| 1986 | Ai City | Film | Kōichi Mashimo | Toho, Movic, Ashi Productions |
| 1986 | Roots Search | OVA film | Hisashi Sugai | Studio Live, Nippon Columbia |
| 1987 | 2001 Nights | OVA film | Yoshio Takeuchi | TMS Entertainment |
| 1987 | Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei | OVA film | Mizuho Nishikubo | |
| 1988 | Akira | Film | Katsuhiro Otomo | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| 1988 | Appleseed | OVA film | Kazuyoshi Katayama | Gainax |
| 1988 | Starship Troopers (OVA) | OVA series | Tetsurō Amino | Sunrise |
| 1989 | Baoh | OVA film | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Studio Pierrot |
| 1989 | The Enemy's the Pirates! | OVA series | | Madhouse, I.G Tatsunoko, Watanabe Promotion |
| 1989 | Patlabor: The Movie | Film | Mamoru Oshii | Studio DeenProduction I.G |
| 1989–1990 | Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! | OVA series | Mamoru Oshii | Pierrot |
| 1989– 1990 | Patlabor: The TV Series | TV Series | Naoyuki Yoshinaga | Sunrise |
| 1990 | Maroko | Film | Mamoru Oshii | Pierrot |
| 1990-1992 | Patlabor: The New Files | OVA Series | Naoyuki Yoshinaga | Sunrise |
| 1991 | Armored Police Metal Jack | TV series | Hiroshi Matsuzono | Sunrise |
| 1991 | Future GPX Cyber Formula | TV series | Mitsuo Fukuda | Sunrise |
| 1992–1994 | Ai no Kusabi | OVA series | Akira Nishimori, Katsuhito Akiyama | AIC |
| 1993 | 8 Man After | OVA series | | J.C.Staff |
| 1993 | Big Wars | Film | Issei Kume, Toshifumi Takizawa | Magic Bus |
| 1993 | Patlabor 2: The Movie | Film | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G |
| 1995 | Bio Hunter | OVA film | Yuzo Sato | Madhouse |
| 1996 | Apocalypse Zero | OVA series | Toshihiro Hirano | Ashi Productions |
| 1996 | B't X | TV series | Mamoru Hamatsu | TMS Entertainment |
| 1996 | Birdy the Mighty | OVA series | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse |
| 1998 | Outlaw Star | TV series | Mitsuru Hongo | Sunrise |
| 1997 | Agent Aika | OVA series | Katsuhiko Nishijima | Studio Fantasia |
| 1997 | B't X Neo | TV series | Mamoru Hamatsu | TMS Entertainment |
| 1997–1998 | Battle Athletes | OVA series | Kazuhiro Ozawa | AIC |
| 1997–1998 | Battle Athletes Victory | TV series | Katsuhito Akiyama | AIC |
| 1998 | All Purpose Cultural Cat-Girl Nuku Nuku DASH! | OVA series | Yoshitaka Fujimoto | MOVIC, Starchild Records |
| 1998 | Cowboy Bebop | TV series | Shinichirō Watanabe | Sunrise |
| 1998 | Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō | OVA series | Takashi Anno | Ajia-do Animation Works |
| 1999–2000 | Amazing Nurse Nanako | OVA series | Hiroshi Negishi | Radix, Genco |
| 1999–2000 | Infinite Ryvius | TV series | Gorō Taniguchi | Sunrise |
| 1999 | Seihō Tenshi Angel Links | TV series | Yūji Yamaguchi | Sunrise, Bandai Visual |
| 1999 | Arc the Lad | TV series | Itsuro Kawasaki | Bee Train |
| 2000 | A.LI.CE | Film | Kenichi Maejima | |
| 2000 | Banner of the Stars | TV series | Yasuchika Nagaoka | Sunrise |
| 2001–2002 | Alien Nine | OVA series | Jiro Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Irie | J.C.Staff |
| 2001 | Angelic Layer | TV series | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Bones |
| 2001 | Banner of the Stars II | TV series | Yasuchika Nagaoka | Sunrise |
| 2002 | 6 Angels | Film | Makoto Kobayashi | |
| 2002 | WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 | Film | Fumihiko Takayama. Takuji Endo | Madhouse |
| 2003–2004 | Astro Boy | TV series | Kazuya Konaka | Tezuka Productions, Sony Pictures Television |
| 2003 | Avenger | TV series | Koichi Mashimo | Bee Train, Xebec |
| 2003 | Narue no Sekai | TV series | Hiromitsu Morita | Studio Live |
| 2004 | Azusa, Otetsudai Shimasu! | TV film | Hajime Kamegaki | TMS |
| 2004 | Mars Daybreak | TV series | Kunihiro Mori | Bones |
| 2005 | Absolute Boy | TV series | Tomomi Mochizuki | Ajia-do Animation Works, Bandai Visual |
| 2005 | Aria the Animation | TV series | Jun'ichi Satō | Hal Film Maker |
| 2001 | Banner of the Stars III | OVA series | Yasuchika Nagaoka | Sunrise |
| 2006 | 009-1 | TV series | Naoyuki Konno | Ishimori Entertainment |
| 2006 | Aria the Natural | TV series | Jun'ichi Satō | Hal Film Maker |
| 2007 | Aika R-16: Virgin Mission | OVA series | Katsuhiko Nishijima | Studio Fantasia |
| 2007 | Aria the OVA: Arietta | OVA film | Jun'ichi Satō | Hal Film Maker |
| 2008 | Amuri in Star Ocean | OVA series | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Studio Hibari CG Team |
| 2008 | Aria the Origination | TV series | Jun'ichi Satō | Hal Film Maker |
| 2008 | Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode | TV series | Kazuki Akane | A-1 Pictures |
| 2008 | Blassreiter | TV series | Ichiro Itano | Gonzo |
| 2009 | TO | OVA series | Fumihiko Sori | Avex |
| 2009 | Basquash! | TV series | Shin Itagaki, Eiichi Sato | Satelight |
| 2009 | Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode Season 2 | TV series | Kazuki Akane | A-1 Pictures |
| 2010 | Cat Planet Cuties | TV series | Youichi Ueda | AIC PLUS+ |
| 2011–2012 | Appleseed XIII | ONA series | Takayuki Hamana | Production I.G |
| 2011 | Appleseed XIII: Tartaros | Film | Takayuki Hamana | Production I.G |
| 2011 | Appleseed XIII: Ouranos | Film | Takayuki Hamana | Production I.G |
| 2011 | Steins;Gate | Visual novel/TV series | Hiroshi Hamasaki Takuya Sato | White Fox |
| 2012 | 009 RE:CYBORG | Film | Kenji Kamiyama | Production I.G, Sanzigen |
| 2012 | AKB0048 | TV series | Shōji Kawamori, Yoshimasa Hiraike | Satelight |
| 2012 | Ai no Kusabi 2012 | OVA series | Katsuhito Akiyama | AIC |
| 2012 | AKB0048 next stage | TV series | Shōji Kawamori, Yoshimasa Hiraike | Satelight |
| 2012 | From the New World | TV series | Masashi Ishihama | A-1 Pictures |
| 2013 | Arpeggio of Blue Steel | TV series | Seiji Kishi | Sanzigen |
| 2013 | Aruvu Rezuru: Kikaijikake no Yōseitachi | Film | Tatsuya Yoshihara | Zexcs |
| 2013 | Coppelion | TV series | Shingo Suzuki | GoHands |
| 2013 | Double Circle | ONA series | | |
| 2013 | Gatchaman Crowds | TV series | Kenji Nakamura | Tatsunoko Production |
| 2013 | Valvrave the Liberator | TV series | Kō Matsuo | Sunrise |
| 2014 | Aldnoah.Zero | TV series | Ei Aoki | A-1 Pictures, TROYCA |
| 2014 | Black Bullet | TV series | Masayuki Kojima | Kinema Citrus, Orange |
| 2014 | Brynhildr in the Darkness | TV series | Kenichi Imaizumi | Arms |
| 2014 | Buddy Complex | TV series | Yasuhiro Tanabe | Sunrise |
| 2014 | Captain Earth | TV series | Takuya Igarashi | Bones |
| 2014 | DRAMAtical Murder | TV series | Kazuya Miura | NAZ |
| 2014 | Expelled from Paradise | Film | Seiji Mizushima | Toei Animation |
| 2014 | Hamatora: The Animation | TV series | Seiji Kishi, Hiroshi Kimura | NAZ |
| 2014 | HappinessCharge PreCure! | TV series | Tatsuya Nagamine | Toei Animation |
| 2014 | Knights of Sidonia | TV series | Kōbun Shizuno | Polygon Pictures |
| 2014 | M3 the dark metal | TV series | Junichi Sato | Satelight, C2C |
| 2014 | Mekakucity Actors | TV series | Yūki Yase, Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft |
| 2014 | Nobunaga the Fool | TV series | Eiichi Sato | Satelight |
| 2014 | Nobunagun | TV series | Nobuhiro Kondo | Bridge |
| 2014 | Persona 4: The Golden Animation | TV series | Seiji Kishi, Tomohisa Taguchi | A-1 Pictures |
| 2014 | Selector Infected WIXOSS | TV series | Takuya Satō | J.C.Staff |
| 2014 | Space Dandy | TV series | Shingo Natsume, Shinichirō Watanabe | Bones |
| 1978-1979 | Space Pirate Captain Harlock | TV series | Rintaro | Toei Animation |
| 2002 | Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey | OAV | | Madhouse |
| 2014 | Sword Art Online II | TV series | Tomohiko Ito | A-1 Pictures |
| 2014 | Tokyo ESP | TV series | Shigehito Takayanagi | Xebec |
| 2014 | Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening Arc | TV series | Toyonori Yamada | Sanzigen |
| 2014 | Z/X Ignition | TV series | Yūji Yamaguchi | Telecom Animation Film |
| 2015 | Gatchaman Crowds insight | TV series | Kenji Nakamura | Tatsunoko Production |
| 2019 | Star Twinkle PreCure | TV series | Hiroaki Miyamoto | Toei Animation |