1989 in anime

none in anime 1989 The events of 1989 in anime.The first year of the Heisei era. Accolades Animation Film Award: Kiki's Delivery Service Releases Released Title Type Director Studio Ref January 15 Peter Pan: The Animated Series TV series Yoshio Kuroda Nippon Animation January 24 Bombing Circuit Romance Twin OVA film Osamu Sekida Lifework https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7139 Twin (OAV) Anime News Network June 10, 2023April 2026 User-generated source January 27 Goku Midnight Eye OVA series Yoshiaki Kawajiri Madhouse, Inc. February 4 Cynical Hysterie Hour: Henshin! Film Kiriko Kubo Studio Gallop https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9083 Cynical Hysterie Hour: Ch Ch Ch Change (movie) Anime News Network October 13, 2025April 2026 User-generated source February 4 Manga Hajimete Omoshiro Juku TV series Hirochika Muraishi Dax International https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=875 Manga Hajimete Omoshiro Juku (TV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source February 22 Riding Bean OVA film Yasuo Hasegawa AIC, Artmic February 28 Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol OVA film Kenichi Yatagai AIC, Youmex https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2731 Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol (OAV) Anime News Network October 13, 2025April 2026 User-generated source March 3 Cipher the Video OVA film Tsuneo Tominaga Magic Bus March 11 Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan Film Tsutomu Shibayama Shin-Ei Animation March 11 The Five Star Stories Film Kazuo Yamazaki Sunrise March 11 Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS!!! Film Makoto Moriwaki Shin-Ei Animation March 11 Soreike! Anpanman: Kirakira Boshi no Namida Film Akinori Nagaoka Tokyo Movie Shinsha https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11572 Soreike! Anpanman: Kirakiraboshi no namida (movie) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source March 11 The Three Musketeers Anime: Aramis' Adventure Film Kunihiko Yuyama Gallop https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7227 The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis (movie) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source March 11 Utsunomiko Film Kenji Yoshida Nippon Animation March 11 Venus Wars Film Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Triangle Staff March 13 Himitsu no Akko-chan Film Hiroki Shibata Toei Animation https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3682 Himitsu no Akko-chan (movie) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source March 14 Transformers: Victory TV series Yoshikata Nitta Toei Animation March 17 Yankee Reppu-tai OVA series Tetsuro Imazawa Toei Animation https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4084 Yankī Reppu-tai (OAV) Anime News Network February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated source March 18 Osomatsu-kun: Suika no Hoshi Kara Konnichiwa zansu! Film Akira Shigino Studio Pierrot https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=32060 Osomatsu-kun: Suika no Hoshi kara Konnichiwa Zansu! (movie) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source March 18 Warriors of the Final Holy Battle Film Masayuki Akehi Toei Animation March 21 Rhea Gall Force Film Katsuhito Akiyama AIC, Artmic March 25 Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket OVA series Fumihiko Takayama Sunrise April 1 Bye Bye, Lady Liberty TV special Osamu Dezaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha April 2 Miracle Giants Dome-kun TV series Takashi Watanabe Gallop April 3 Alfred J. Kwak TV series Hiroshi Saitō Telescreen Japan Inc, Teleimage Inc, Visual '80 April 6 Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato TV series Toshihiko Nishikubo Tatsunoko Production April 7 Blue Blink TV series Osamu Tezuka Tezuka Productions April 7 Madö King Granzört TV series Shūji Iuchi Sunrise April 8 Cynical Hysterie Hour: Yoru wa Tanoshii Film Kiriko Kubo Studio Gallop https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9084 Cynical Hysterie Hour: Through the Night (movie) Anime News Network October 13, 2025April 2026 User-generated source April 8 Hengen Taima Yakō Karura Mau! Nara Onryō Emaki Film Takaaki Ishiyama Ginga Teikoku April 15 Ranma ½ TV series Tomomi Mochizuki, Tsutomu Shibayama Studio Deen April 16 Akuma-kun TV series Junichi Sato Toei Animation April 26 Dragon Ball Z TV series Daisuke Nishio, Shigeyasu Yamauchi Toei Animation May 23 Beat Shot!! OVA film Takashi Akimoto Studio Fantasia, C.MOON, Gainax, Magic Bus https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7134 Beat Shot!! (OAV) Anime News Network October 13, 2025April 2026 User-generated source May 27 Wrath of the Ninja Film Osamu Yamazaki J.C. Staff June 17 City Hunter: .357 Magnum Film Kenji Kodama Sunrise June 24 Cynical Hysterie Hour: Utakata no Uta Film Kiriko Kubo Studio Gallop https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9085 Cynical Hysterie Hour: Utakata no Uta (movie) Anime News Network October 13, 2025April 2026 User-generated source July 15 Akuma-kun Film Junichi Sato Toei Animation https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3680 Akuma-kun (movie) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source July 15 Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone Film Daisuke Nishio Toei Animation July 15 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Film Masami Hata, William Hurtz Tokyo Movie Shinsha July 15 Himitsu no Akko-chan: Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu Matsuri Film Hiroki Shibata Toei Animation https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3681 Himitsu no Akko-chan: Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu Matsuri (movie) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source July 15 Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack Short film Shinji Takamatsu, Tetsuro Amino Sunrise July 15 Patlabor: The Movie Film Mamoru Oshii Studio Deen July 16 Blue Sonnet OVA series Takeyuki Kanda Mushi Production, Tatsunoko Production July 21 ARIEL Visual OVA series Junichi Watanabe Animate, J.C.Staff July 21 The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee TV series Iku Suzuki Tatsunoko Production July 22 My Melody's Little Red Riding Hood Film Hidemi Kubo Sanrio, Grouper Productions https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9240 My Melody no Akazukin (movie) Anime News Network November 15, 2023April 2026 User-generated source July 22 Hello Kitty's Cinderella Film Tameo Kohanawa Sanrio, Grouper Productions https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9156 Hello Kitty: Cinderella (movie) Anime News Network November 15, 2023April 2026 User-generated source July 22 Kiki and Lala's Blue Bird Film Masami Hata Sanrio, Grouper Productions https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1789 Kiki to Lala no Aoi Tori (movie) Anime News Network November 15, 2023April 2026 User-generated source July 25 Riki-Oh: The Walls of Hell OVA film Satoshi Dezaki Trans Arts https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4191 Riki-Oh: Tōkatsu Jigoku (OAV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source July 29 Kiki's Delivery Service Film Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli August 3 Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. OVA series Shinichirō Ueda Studio Junio August 4 Kankara Sanshin Film Osamu Kobayashi Tokyo Animation Film https://myanimelist.net/anime/17217/Kankara_Sanshin Kankara Sanshin (movie) MyAnimeList.net October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source August 16 Cinderella Express OVA film Kouichi Sasaki, Michio Mishima, Nanako Shimazaki Nichiei Agency, Nihon Eizō, Studio Look https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7693 Cinderella Express (OVA) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source August 27 Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son Gokû TV special Masami Hata, Rintaro Tezuka Productions https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3322 Tezuka Osamu Story: I Am Son-Goku (movie) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source September 1 Angel Cop OVA series Ichirō Itano Soei Shinsha September 16 Borgman: The Final Battle Film Kiyoshi Murayama Ashi Production September 25 The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor OVA series Koichi Ishiguro Visual '80 September 25 Mandaraya no Ryôta: Kuonidani Onsen Tsuyasho Sodo Tan OVA Yuzo Aoki Takahashi Studio https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7692 Mandaraya no Ryouta (OAV) Anime News Network February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated source September 28 Megazone 23 Part III OVA series Kenichi Yatagai, Shinji Aramaki AIC, Artland https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2403 Megazone 23 Part III (OAV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source October 2 The Jungle Book TV series Fumio Kurokawa Nippon Animation October 2 Momotaro Densetsu TV series Akinori Yabe Knack Productions https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2628 Momotaro Densetsu (TV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source October 3 Dash! Yonkuro TV series Hitoshi Nanba Staff 21, Aubekku & Tokyu Agency https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2177 Dash! Yonkurō (TV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source October 7 Project A-ko 4: FINAL OVA film Yūji Moriyama Pony Canyon, Soeishinsha, A.P.P.P., Studio Fantasia https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=719 Project A-ko 4: Final (OAV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source October 8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past OVA film Hiroyuki Ebata Animate Film, J.C. Staff https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=581 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past (OAV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source October 9 Sally the Witch TV series Osamu Kasai Toei Animation October 10 The Laughing Salesman TV series Toshirō Kuni Shin-Ei Animation October 10 Seton Dōbutsuki TV series Takeshi Shirato Eiken https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2144 Seton Dōbutsuki (TV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source October 11 Patlabor: The TV Series TV series Naoyuki Yoshinaga Sunrise October 12 The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion TV series Takashi Ui, Rintaro Tezuka Productions October 14 Darkness of the Sea, Shadow of the Moon OVA series Satoshi Dezaki Visual '80 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2723 Dark Sea, Moon Shadow (OAV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source October 14 Time Patrol Bon TV special Kunihiko Yuyama Staff 21, Gallop https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15050 Time Patrol Bon (special) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source October 15 City Hunter 3 TV series Kenji Kodama Sunrise October 16 Yawara! TV series Kazuo Yoshida Toho Doga October 18 Magical Hat TV series Akira Shigino Studio Pierrot October 19 Wrestler Gundan Seisenshi Robin Jr. TV series Masaharu Okuwaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=66 Wrestler Gundan Ginga-hen Seisenshi Robin Jr. (TV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source October 21 Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga Film Hidemi Kubo Aubec, AVN https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18 Garaga (movie) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source November 1 Baoh OVA film Hiroyuki Yokoyama Studio Pierrot November 1 Cybernetics Guardian OVA film Koichi Ohata AIC ASMIK https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=568 Cybernetics Guardian (OAV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source November 2 Chimpui TV series Mitsuru Hongo Shin-Ei Animation November 4 Ise-wan Taifu Monogatari Film Seijirō Kōyama Mushi Production https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7137 Ise-wan Taifu Monogatari (movie) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source November 8 Demon Hunter Makaryūdo OVA film Yukio Okamoto Studio Fantasia, C.MOON https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4432 Demon Hunter Makaryūdo (OAV) Anime News Network October 13, 2025April 2026 User-generated source November 14 Ano Ko ni 1000% OVA film Takehiro Miyano Visual '80 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1419 Anoko ni 1000% (OAV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source November 24 Blue Flames OVA film Noboru Ishiguro Artland https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7131 Aoki Honō (OAV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source November 25 Ace o Nerae! Final Stage OVA series Osamu Dezaki TMS Entertainment December 2 Dragon Quest TV series Katsuhisa Yamada, Rintarō, Takeyuki Kanda Studio Comet https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2118 Dragon Warrior (TV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source December 16 Ogami Matsugoro OVA film Hidetoshi Ōmori Nippon Animation https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7807 Ogami Matsugoro (OAV) Anime News Network October 8, 2025April 2026 User-generated source December 21 Assemble Insert OVA series Ayumi Chibuki Studio Core, Tohokushinsha Film Inamura no Hi OVA film Gakken https://myanimelist.net/anime/26299/Inamura_no_Hi_1989 Inamura no Hi (1989) MyAnimeList October 13, 2025April 2026 User-generated source Super Mario's Fire Brigade OVA film Mamoru Kanbe Studio Junio, Aoni Production https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=23930 Super Mario no Shōbōtai (OAV) Anime News Network October 13, 2025April 2026 User-generated sourcehttps://myanimelist.net/anime/35992/Super_Mario_no_Shouboutai Super Mario no Shouboutai MyAnimeList October 13, 2025April 2026 User-generated source Deaths February 9: Osamu Tezuka (b. 1928) See also 1989 in animation References External links Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb Anime Anime Category:Years in anime