# 1979 in anime

The events of 1979 in anime.

## Accolades

* Ōfuji Noburō Award: The Castle of Cagliostro

## Releases

| English name | Japanese name | Type | Demographic | Regions |
| Adventures of the Polar Cubs | 北極のムーシカ ミーシカ (Hokkyoku no Mushika Mishika) | Movie | Family | Spain, Poland, Arabia, Japan, United States |
| Age of the Great Dinosaurs | 大恐竜時代 (Daikyōryū Jidai) | Special | Children | Japan, Spain, Italy, United States |
| Aim for the Ace! | エースをねらえ! (Ēsu o Nerae!) | Movie | Shōjo | Japan, Italy, France, Spain, Russia |
| Anne of Green Gables | 赤毛のアン (Akage no An) | TV | Shōjo | Japan, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Italy, France, Germany, Nederlands, Vietnam, Russia, Arabia, China (Taiwan), Korea |
| Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel | シートン動物記 りすのバナー (Shīton Dōbutsuki Risu no Banā) | Special | Children | Portugal, Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan, Poland, Arabia |
| The Castle of Cagliostro | ルパン三世 カリオストロの城 (Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro) | Movie | Seinen | Denmark, Germany, Nederlands, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Poland, Japan, Russia, United States |
| Doraemon | ドラえもん (Doraemon) | TV | Children | Arabia, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Japan, China (Hong Kong) |
| Galaxy Express 999 | 銀河鉄道999 (Ginga Tetsudō 999) | Movie | Shōnen | Argentina, Chile, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Sweden, United States, Venezuela |
| Good Luck! Our Hit and Run | がんばれ!ぼくらのヒットエンドラン (Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run) | Movie | Shōnen | Japan |
| Good Luck!! Tabuchi-kun!! | がんばれ!!タブチくん! (Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!) | Movie | Seinen | Japan |
| Hana no Ko Lunlun | 花の子ルンルン (Hana no Ko Runrun) | TV | Shōjo | Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Italy, Russian, Arabia, Japan, United States |
| House of Flames | 火宅 (Kataku) | Movie | Seinen | Japan |
| Japanese Masterpiece Fairy Tale Series: Heart of the Red Bird | 日本名作童話シリーズ 赤い鳥のこころ (Nihon Meisaku Dōwa Shirīzu: Akai Tori no Kokoro) | TV | Children | Japan |
| Julie the Wild Rose | 野ばらのジュリー (Nobara no Julie) | TV | Shōjo | Italy, Spain, Arabia, Japan, Korea |
| Les Misérables | ジャン・バルジャン物語 (Jean Valjean Monogatari) | Special | Family | Japan, France |
| Lupin the Thief: Enigma of the 813 | 怪盗ルパン 813の謎 (Kaitō Lupin: 813 no Nazo) | Special | Family | Japan |
| Mobile Suit Gundam | 機動戦士ガンダム (Kidō Senshi Gandamu) | TV | Shōnen | Japan |
| Nutcracker Fantasy | くるみ割り人形 (Kurumiwari Ningyō) | Movie | Family | Japan, United States |
| Preface Taro | まえがみ太郎 (Maegami Tarou) | Special | Family | Japan |
| The Rose of Versailles | ベルサイユのばら (Berusaiyu no Bara) | TV | Shōjo | Portugal, Spain, France, Italian, Japan, Russia, Arabia, China (Taiwan), Korea |
| Taro the Dragon Boy | 龍の子太郎 (Tatsu no ko Tarō) | Movie | Family | Germany, Spain, Japan, Russia, Arabia |
| Time Bokan Series: Zenderman | タイムボカンシリーズ ゼンダマン (Taimu Bokan Shirīzu: Zendaman) | TV | Shōnen | Japan |
| Tomorrow's Eleven | あしたの勇者(イレブン)たち (Ashita no Eleven-tachi) | Movie | Shōnen | Japan, Spain, Italy |
| Undersea Super Train: Marine Express | 海底超特急 マリン・エクスプレス (Kaitei Chōtokkyū Marin Ekusupuresu) | Movie | Shōnen, Family | Japan, Italy |
| Unico: Black Cloud and White Feather | 短編ユニコ 黒い雲と白い羽 (Tanpen Unico: Kuroi Kumo to Shiroi Hane) | Movie | Shōjo | Japan |
| Yamato: The New Voyage | 宇宙戦艦ヤマト 新たなる旅立ち (Uchū Senkan Yamato: Aratanaru Tabidachi) | Movie | Shōnen | Italy, France, Japan, China (Taiwan) |