# 1993 in anime

The events of 1993 in anime.

## Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Patlabor 2: The Movie won the Animation Film Award. Internationally, Porco Rosso won the award for best feature film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

## Releases
### TV series

A list of 16 anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993.
| Released | Title | Episodes | Director | Studio |
| January 8 – December 24 | Miracle☆Girls | 51 | By episode: Takashi Anno (1–17) Hiroko Tokita (30–51) | Japan Taps |
| January 17 – December 19 | Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo-sensei (Little Women II: Jo's Boys) | 40 | Kōzō Kusuba | Nippon Animation |
| January 25 – July 19 | Musekinin Kanchou Tylor (The Irresponsible Captain Tylor) | 26 | Kōichi Mashimo | Tatsunoko Production |
| January 30 – January 24, 1994 | Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine (The Brave Empress Might Gain) | 47 | Shinji Takamatsu | Sunrise |
| March 3 – February 23, 1994 | Nekketsu Saikyou Go-Saurer (Hot-Blooded Strongest Go-Saurer) | 51 | Toshifumi Kawase | Sunrise |
| March 6 – March 12, 1994 | Sailor Moon R | 43 | Junichi Sato | Toei Animation |
| April 2 – March 25, 1994 | Mobile Suit Victory Gundam | 51 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise |
| April 6 – March 29, 1994 | Shippuu! Iron Leaguer | 52 | Tetsurō Amino | Sunrise |
| April 9 – April 1, 1994 | Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Legendary Brave Swordsman Yaiba) | 52 | Norihiko Suto (Chief) Kunihiko Yuyama | Pastel |
| April 10 – | Ninjaboy Rantaro | – | Tsutomu Shibayama | Ajia-do Animation Works |
| April 10 – March 6, 1994 | GS Mikami | 45 | Atsutoshi Umezawa | Toei Animation |
| May 7 – March 6, 1994 | Dragon League | 39 | Episodic: Kunitoshi Okajima Animation: Mitsuo Shindou | – |
| September 4 – August 26, 1994 | Muka Muka Paradise | 51 | Katsuyoshi Yatabe | Nippon Animation |
| October 16 – March 23, 1996 | Slam Dunk | 101 | Nobutaka Nishizawa | Toei Animation |
| November 7 – December 25, 1994 | Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (Blue Legend Shoot!) | 58 | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation |
| December 13 – March 31, 2008 | Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou | 726 | Hisayuki Toriumi | Studio Kikan |

### Movies

A list of 24 anime Movies that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993
| Released | Title | Director | Studio |
| January 25 | Ramayana: Rama Ouji Densetsu (Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama) | Koichi Sasaki, Ram Mohan, Yugo Sako | TEM Co., Ltd., Nippon Ramayana Film Co., Ltd. |
| March 6 | Doragon Bōru Zetto Moetsukiro!! Nessen Ressen Chō-Gekisen (Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Toei Animation |
| March 6 | Doraemon: Nobita to Buriki no Rabirinsu (Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth) | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu; Shin-Ei Animation |
| March 6 | Dorami-chan: Hello Kyouryuu Kids!! (Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids!!) | Keiichi Hara | Asatsu; Shin-Ei Animation |
| March 6 | Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura wa Hare no chi Hare (Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village) | Keiichi Hara | Toei Animation |
| March 13 | Kappa no Sanpei (Kappa: A River Goblin and Sampei) | Toshio Hirata | Takahashi Studio |
| March 13 | Kidō Senshi SD Gundam Matsuri (Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival) | Takashi Imanishi (Part 1), Tetsuro Amino (Parts 2 & 3) | Sunrise |
| March 18 | Sangokushi (dai 2-bu): Chōkō Moyu! (Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Part 2): The Yangtze River Burns!) | Tomoharu Katsumata | Enoki Films |
| June 5 | Jūbē Ninpūchō (Ninja Scroll) | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse |
| July 10 | Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ginga Giri-Giri!! Butchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu (Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound) | Yoshihiro Ueda | Toei Animation |
| July 10 | Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Ncha! Penguin Mura yori Ai o Komete (Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love) | Mitsuo Hashimoto | Toei Animation |
| July 10 | O-Hoshisama no Rail (Rail of the Star) | Toshio Hirata | Madhouse |
| July 17 | Soreike! Anpanman: Kyōryū Nosshī no Daibōken (Let's Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure) | Akinori Nagaoka | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| July 24 | Kureyon Shinchan: Akushon Kamen tai Haigure Maō (Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs Leotard Devil) | Mitsuru Hongo | Shin-Ei Animation; TV Asahi; ADK |
| July 24 | Rokudenashi Burūsu 1993 (Rokudenashi Blues 1993) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Toei Animation |
| August 7 | Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā 2: Za Mūbī (Patlabor 2: The Movie) | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G |
| August 14 | San-chōme no Tama: Onegai! Momo-chan o Sagashite!! (Tama of 3rd Street: Please! Search for Momo-chan!!) | Hitoshi Nanba | Group TAC |
| September 25 | Biggu Wōzu: Kami Utsu Akaki Kōya ni (Big Wars: Red Zone, Divine Annihilation) | Toshifumi Takizawa, Issei Kume | Magic Bus |
| November 13 | Bonobono | Mikio Igarashi, Yūji Mutō (animation) | Group TAC |
| December 5 | Gekijō-ban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn R (Sailor Moon R: The Movie) | Kunihiko Ikuhara | Toei Animation |
| December 18 | Aoi Kioku: Manmō Kaitaku to Shōnen-tachi (Blue Memory: Manmo Pioneers and Boys) | Satoshi Dezaki | Magic Bus |
| December 18 | Ginga Eiyū Densetsu: Arata Naru Tatakai no Jokyoku (Ōvuachua) (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War) | Noboru Ishiguro, Keizou Shimizu | Magic Bus; Kitty Film Mitaka Studio |
| December 19 | Kū: Tōi Umi kara Kita Kū (Coo: Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Toei Animation |
| December 26 | Mother: Saigo no Shōjo Eve (E.Y.E.S. of Mars) | Iku Suzuki | Toei Animation |

### OVA releases

A list of 18 original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1993.
| Released | Title | Episodes | Director | Studio |
| | Rei Rei | 2 | Yoshisuke Yamaguchi | Aubeck, AIC, KSS, Pink Pineapple |
| January 1 | Koronbusu no Daibōken (Columbus's Great Adventures) | 1 | Yorifusa Yamaguchi | SPO, AB Productions |
| January 22 | Offside | 1 | Takao Yotsuji, Hisashi Abe | Sakatsu Suzuki, Shigetoshi Tanaka |
| January 25 | Aru Kararu no Isan (Al Caral's Legacy) | 1 | Kōichi Ishiguro | Animate Film, Tokuma Japan Communications, Visual '80 |
| February 2 – May 17, 1994 | Oh My Goddess! | 5 | Hiroaki Gōda | AIC |
| February 25 – November 25 | Moldiver | 6 | Hirohide Fujiwara | AIC; Pioneer LDC |
| March 26 – May 28 | Dragon Half | 2 | Shinya Sadamitsu | Production I.G. |
| April 1 – December 21, 1997 | Kyou kara Ore wa!! | 10 | Takeshi Mori Masami Annō | Pierrot |
| April 25 | Suna no Bara (Desert Rose) – Yuki no Mokushiroku (Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse) | 1 | Yasunao Aoki | J.C. Staff |
| June 21 – August 21 | Battle Angel | 2 | Hiroshi Fukutomi | Madhouse |
| July 23 – January 25, 1998 | Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still | 7 | Yasuhiro Imagawa | Mu Animation Studio; Phoenix Entertainment |
| July 23 | Mellow | 1 | Teruo Kogure | Knack Productions |
| August 27 | Dochinpira (The Gigolo - Dochinpira) | 1 | Hiromitsu Ōta | Studio Kikan, Studio Marine |
| September 24 | Mermaid's Scar | 1 | Morio Asaka | Madhouse |
| September 25 | Yōseiki Suikoden – Masei Kōrin (Suikoden Demon Century) | 1 | Hiroshi Negishi | J.C. Staff |
| October 21 – October 21, 1994 | New Dominion Tank Police | 6 | Norubu Furuse | J.C.Staff |
| November 19 – November 18, 1994 (first run) | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | 6 (first run) | Hiroyuki Kitakubo | A.P.P.P. |
| December 17 – September 23, 1994 | Please Save My Earth | 6 | Kazuo Yamazaki | Production I.G |
| December 21 – December 16, 2011 | Black Jack | 12 | Osamu Dezaki By episode: Satoshi Kuwahara (11) Masayoshi Nishida (12) | Tezuka Productions |