# 1986 in anime

The events of 1986 in anime.

## Accolades

* Ōfuji Noburō Award: Castle in the Sky

## Releases

| Released | Title | Type | Director | Studio |
| January 6 | New Robotan | TV series | Kenji Kodama, et al. | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| January 10 | Uchūsen Sagittarius | TV series | Kazuyoshi Yokota | Nippon Animation |
| January 12 | The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love | TV series | Kōzō Kuzuha | Nippon Animation |
| January 19 | Maple Town | TV series | Junichi Sato, Hiroshi Shidara | Toei Animation |
| January 19 | Maple Town Monogatari | Film | Junichi Sato, Hiroshi Shidara | Toei Animation |
| January 21 | Panzer World Galient | OVA series | Ryōsuke Takahashi | Nippon Sunrise |
| February 1 | Song Special 2: Curtain Call | OVA film | Kazunori Itō, Mochizuki Tomomichi | Studio Pierrot |
| February 22 | Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever | Film | Kazuo Yamazaki | Studio Deen |
| February 26 | Dragon Ball | TV series | Minoru Okazaki, Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation |
| March 1 | Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ | TV series | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Nippon Sunrise |
| March 7 | Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol | TV series | Akira Sugino | Studio Pierrot |
| March 8 | Fist of the North Star | Film | Toyoo Ashida | Toei Animation |
| March 15 | Arion | Film | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Sunrise |
| March 15 | Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire | Film | Isamu Imakake | Tsuchida Productions |
| March 15 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops | Film | Tsutomu Shibayama | Shin-Ei Animation |
| March 21 | Prefectural Earth Defense Force | OVA film | Keiji Hayakawa | Gallop |
| March 26 | Maison Ikkoku | TV series | Kazuo Yamazaki, Takashi Annō, Naoyuki Yoshinaga | Studio Deen |
| April 7 | Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin | TV series | Tomoharu Katsumata | Toei Animation |
| April 12 | Touch: Sebangō no Nai Ace | Film | Gisaburō Sugii | Group TAC |
| April 16 | Wonder Beat Scramble | TV series | | Mushi Production |
| April 25 | Animated Classics of Japanese Literature | TV series | | Nippon Animation |
| April 21 | Requiem for Victims | OVA | Seiji Okuda | Ashi Productions |
| April | Saint Elmo – Hikari no Raihousha | TV film | Tomoharu Katsumata | Toei Animation |
| April | Transformers: Scramble City | OVA | Yuji Endo | Toei Animation, Takara |
| May 3 | Hikari no Densetsu | TV series | Tomomi Mochizuki | Tatsunoko Productions |
| May 10 | Baribari Legend | OVA series | Nagayuki Toriumi, Satoshi Uemura | Studio Pierrot |
| May 19 | Sango-sho Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Erufii | TV film | Yoshio Kuroda | Nippon Animation |
| May 21 | Maris the Chojo | OVA film | Motosuke Takahashi | Studio Pierrot, Shogakukan Production |
| May 25 | Mahō no Star Magical Emi Finale! Finale! | OVA film | | Studio Pierrot |
| May 30 | Megazone 23 - Part II | Film | Ichiro Itano | AIC, Artland, Tatsunoko |
| June 14 | Barefoot Gen 2 | Film | Toshio Hirata | Nippon Sunrise |
| June 21 | Project A-ko | Film | Katsuhiko Nishijima | Soeishinsha, APPP |
| June | Violence Jack: Harem Bomber | OVA film | Osamu Kamijo | Soei Shinsha, Ashi Production |
| July 3 | Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos | TV series | Hiroshi Yoshida | Ashi Productions |
| July 5 | Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Big Battle | OVA film | Ryosuke Takahashi | Nippon Sunrise |
| July 5 | Chōjikū Romanesque Samy - Missing 99 | OVA | Seiji Okuda, Hidemi Kubo | Aubec, Project Team Eikyuu Kikan |
| July 5 | Kizuoibito | OVA series | Toshio Takeuchi | Magic Bus |
| July 12 | Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen, Jr. World Cup | Film | Isamu Imakake | Tsuchida Productions |
| July 12 | High School! Kimengumi | Film | Makoto Moriwaki | Studio Comet |
| July 14 | Legend of Lyon Flare | OVA series | Yorihisa Uchida | Kusama Art Ltd. |
| July 19 | Amon Saga | OVA film | Shunji Ōga | Tohokushinsha Film Corporation |
| July 19 | Windaria | Film | Kunihiko Yuyama | Studio Gallop |
| July 20 | Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! | Film | Masami Hata | Kyoto Animation |
| July 26 | Ai City | Film | Kōichi Mashimo | Toho, Movic, Ashi Productions |
| July 26 | Eternal Story | Film | Katsuhito Akiyama | AIC, ARTMIC |
| July 28 | Call Me Tonight | OVA short film | Tatsuya Okamoto | AIC |
| August 2 | Castle in the Sky | Film | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli |
| August 15 | Yamataro Comes Back | OVA | Osamu Tezuka | Tezuka Productions |
| September 10 | Roots Search | OVA film | | |
| September 15 | Memorial Album | OVA film | | Studio Deen |
| September 21 | Mahō no Star Magical Emi Semishigure | OVA film | | Studio Pierrot |
| October 3 | Honey Bee in Toycomland | TV series | | TMS Entertainment |
| October 5 | Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle | TV series | Masami Anno | Studio Pierrot |
| October 6 | Bosco Adventure | TV series | Taku Sugiyama | Nippon Animation |
| October 6 | Oh! Family | TV series | Masamune Ochiai | Knack Productions |
| October 6 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | TV series | Naisho Tonogawa | Panmedia |
| October 11 | Saint Seiya | TV series | Kōzō Morishita, Kazuhito Kikuchi | Toei Animation |
| October 14 | Doteraman | TV series | Shinya Sadamitsu | Tatsunoko Production |
| October 15 | Ganbare, Kickers! | TV series | Akira Shigino | Studio Pierrot |
| October 15 | Mock & Sweet | TV series | Hiroyuki Yokoyama, Masahiko Fukutomi, Takajuki Kaneko | Japcon Mart |
| October 21 | Blue Comet SPT Layzner | OVA series | Ryōsuke Takahashi | Nippon Sunrise |
| November 1 | They Were Eleven | Film | Tetsu Dezaki, Tsuneo Tominaga | Kitty Film |
| November 5 | Heavy Metal L-Gaim | OVA series | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Nippon Sunrise |
| November 28 | Dirty Pair: Project Eden | Film | Kōichi Mashimo | Nippon Sunrise |
| December 13 | Grey: Digital Target | Film | Tetsu Dezaki | Magic Bus, Tokuma Japan Corp. |
| December 13 | Guyver: Out of Control | OVA film | Hiroshi Watanabe | Studio Wave |
| December 13 | Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono | Film | Naoto Hashimoto | Group TAC |
| December 16 | Outlanders | OVA film | Katsuhisa Yamada | AIC |
| December 20 | Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies | Film | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation |
| December 20 | Phoenix: Ho-ō | Film | Rintaro | Madhouse, Tezuka Productions |
| December 21 | Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- | Film | Mori Masaki | Madhouse |
| December 25 | Wanna-Be's | OVA film | Yasuo Hasegawa | AIC, Artmic, Movic |
| | Jūsenkitai Songs | OVA | | Ashi Productions |
| | Most Dangerous Soldier | OVA film | Hayato Ikeda | Studio Wave, Zero G-Room |
| | My Favorite Fairy Tales | OVA series | | Saban Productions |