1991 in anime

none in anime 1991 The events of 1991 in anime. Accolades Animation Film Award: Roujin Z Releases Film A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 1991. Released Title Director Studio Runtime Demographic RefMarch 9Doraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Naito(Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights)Tsutomu ShibayamaShin-Ei Animation99 minShōnenMarch 9Doragon Bōru Zetto: Sūpā Saiyajin da Son Gokū(Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug)Mitsuo HashimotoToei Animation52 minShōnenMarch 9Magical Taruruto-kunShigeyasu YamauchiToei Animation51 minChildrenMarch 9Ushiro no Shoumen Daare(Who's Left Behind?)Seiji AriharaMushi Production90 minFamilyhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4735 Ushiro no Shōmen Daare (movie) Anime News Network February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceMarch 16Mobile Suit Gundam F91Yoshiyuki TominoSunrise115 minShōnenMay 22Tobé! Kujira no Peek(Fly! Peek the Whale)Kôji MorimotoUrban Product80 minFamilyhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4482 Tobé! Kujira no Peek (movie) Anime News Network February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated source June 29 Fushigi no Umi no Nadia: Gekijōyō Original-ban(Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water – The Motion Picture) Shō Aono Gainax; Group TAC 87 min FamilyJuly 20Doragon Bōru Zetto: Tobikkiri no Saikyō tai Saikyō(Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge)Mitsuo HashimotoToei Animation47 minShōnenJuly 20Doragon Kuesuto: Dai no Daibouken(Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai)Nobutaka NishizawaToei Animation31 minShōnenJuly 20Gamba to Kawauso no Bouken(The Adventures of Gamba and Otters)Shunji ŌgaTokyo Movie Shinsha80 minChildrenJuly 20Hello Kitty no Mahō no Mori no Ohime-sama(Hello Kitty's Princess of the Magic Forest)Norio KashimaSanrio; Grouper Productions; Aubec30 minChildrenhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9157 Hello Kitty no Mahō no Mori no Ohime-sama (movie) Anime News Network November 15, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceJuly 20Kero Kero Keroppi no Sanjūshi(Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers)Masami HataSanrio; Grouper Productions62 minChildrenhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=23148 Kero Kero Keroppi no Sanjūshi (movie) Anime News Network November 15, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceJuly 20Majikaru Tarurūto-kun: Moero! Yuujou no Mahou Taisen(Magical Taruruto-kun: Burn! Magic War of Friendship)Hiroyuki KakudouToei Animation41 minShōnenhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3674 Magical Taruruuto-kun: Moero! Yuujou no Mahou Taisen (movie) Anime News Network February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceJuly 20Omoide Poro Poro(Only Yesterday)Isao TakahataStudio Ghibli118 minJuly 20Soreike! Anpanman: Tobe! Tobe! Chibigon(Let's Go! Anpanman: Fly! Fly! Chibigon)Akinori NagaokaTokyo Movie Shinsha40 minChildrenhttps://myanimelist.net/anime/10057/Sore_Ike_Anpanman__Tobe_Tobe_Chibigon Sore Ike! Anpanman: Tobe! Tobe! Chibigon MyAnimeList.net February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceJuly 20Taibo no Ryugu Star Adventure(Taibo's Ryugu Star Adventure)Mikasa MutsukiSanrio; Grouper Productions30 minChildrenhttps://www.allcinema.net/cinema/151445 ja:たあ坊の龍宮星大探検 1991 allcinema November 15, 2023https://eiga.com/movie/73437/ ja:たあ坊の竜宮星大探検 : 作品情報 映画.com November 15, 2023August 17Silent Möbius: The Motion PictureKazuo TomizawaAIC54 minShōnenAugust 18Urusei Yatsura: Itsudatte Mai Dārin(Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling)Katsuhisa YamadaMadhouse77 minShōnenSeptember 14Roujin ZHiroyuki KitakuboA.P.P.P.84 minNovember 2Ranma Nibunnoichi: Chūgoku Nekonron Daikessen! Okite Yaburi no Gekitō Hen!(Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China)Shuji IuchiStudio Deen77 minShōnen TV series A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1991. Released TitleEpisodes Director Studio RefJanuary 13 – December 28Trapp Ikka Monotatari40Kouzou KusubaFuji TVFebruary 2–1, 1992Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird48Katsuyoshi YatabeNagoya Broadcasting Network February 11 – January 27, 1992 Getter Robo Go 50 Hiroki Shibata Toei Animation March 15 – December 20Future GPX Cyber Formula37Mitsuo FukudaSunriseApril 3 – March 25, 1992Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh51Toshifumi KawaseSunriseApril 8 – December 23Kikou Keisatsu Metal Jack37Kiyoshi EgamiSunriseApril 12 – March 13, 1992High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi41Shin MisawaStudio CometApril 28 – October 10City Hunter '9113Kiyoshi EgamiSunrise July 14 – May 31, 1992 Dear Brother 39 Osamu Dezaki Tezuka Productions October 2 – December 23, 1992Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume wo Dakishimete65Kunihiko YuyamaAshi ProductionsOctober 4 – September 25, 1992Genji Tsūshin Agedama51Masato NamikiStudio GallopOctober 6 – September 27, 1992Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen46Takeshi Shirato Atsutoshi UmezawaToei AnimationOctober 10 – September 24, 1992Moero! Top Striker49Ryō YasumuraNippon AnimationOctober 17 – September 24, 1992Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken46Nobutaka NishizawaToei AnimationOctober 18 – September 25, 1992Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi47Seiji OkudaDai Nippon Printing OVA releases A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 1991. Released Title Episodes Director Studio RefJanuary 23Legend of the Phantom Heroes (Phantom Yūsha Densetsu)1Tetsu DezakiMagic Bushttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7321 Phantom Yūsha Densetsu (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceJanuary 25Vampire Wars (Vanpaiyā Sensō)1Kazuhisa TakenouchiToei Animationhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=596 Vampire Wars (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceFebruary 6 – July 17, 1992Shakotan★Boogie4By episode: Hirotaka Kinoshita (1–2) Shinichi Tokairin (3–4)Studio PierrotFebruary 21Wizardry1Toshiya ShinoharaTokyo Movie Shinshahttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3338 Wizardry (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceFebruary 22Psychic Wars (Sojuu Senshi – Saikikku Wōzu)1Tetsuo ImazawaToei Animationhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=721 Psychic Wars (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceFebruary 22Samuraider: Nazo no Tenkousei (Samuraider: The Mysterious Transfer Student)1Hideaki ObaMTVhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7326 Samuraider: Nazo no Tenkousei (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceMarch 8The New Star of the Fallen Mud: Legend of the Incubus (Shin David no Hoshi: Inma Densetsu)1Yōichirō ShimataniStudio Juniohttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9099 Shin Davide no Hoshi: Inma Densetsu (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceMarch 21Burn Up!1Yasunori IdeAIChttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=533 Burn Up! (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceApril 3Dr. Typhoon1Eiji KazamaMichitsuna Takahashihttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=23331 Dr. Typhoon (OAV) Anime News Network February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceApril 5Capricorn1Takashi ImanishiAubecApril 12 – February 6, 1992Okama Report3Hideo Yamamotohttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7312 Okama Report (OAV) Anime News Network February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceApril 12Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story1Tatsuo NittaTokyo Movie Shinshahttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7333 Shizukanaru Don - Yakuza Side Story (OAV) Anime News Network February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceApril 21 – July 21Sukeban Deka2Hirota TakeshiSIDO LimitedApril 21Sweet Spot1Hideaki ObaGroup TAChttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3272 Sweet Spot (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceMay 21Honoo no Tenkousei2Katsuhiko Nishijima GainaxMay 21Maison Ikkoku: Bangai-hen - Ikkokujima Nanpa Shimatsuki1Setsuko ShibuichiMagic BusMay 21 – November 21Abashiri Ikka4Takashi WatanabeStudio Pierrot; Tokyo KidsMay 21 – November 21Akai Hayate4Osamu TsuruyamaStudio PierrotMay 21 – November 21Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Goro Show4By episode: Masakatsu Iijima (1-3) Osamu Nabeshima (4)Studio Pierrot; Kyoto AnimationMay 21 – November 21Yumemakura Baku Twilight Gekijō4By episode: Saeko Aoki (1-2) Shinya Ohira (3) Shinji Hashimoto (4)Studio Pierrot; D.A.S.T Corporationhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7175 Yumemakura Baku Twilight Gekijō (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceMay 23 – September 24, 1992Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory13Mitsuko Kase (1–7) Takashi Imanishi (8–13)SunriseMay 25 – December 21Bubblegum Crash3By episode: Hiroshi Ishiodori (1–3) Hiroyuki Fukushima (2)ArtmicJune 1–21, 1992RG Veda2By episode: Hiroyuki Ebata (1) Takamasa Ikegami (2)By episode: Usagi Ya (1) Studio Signal (2)June 1 – November 1Slow Step5Kunihiko YuyamaYoumexJune 15Yami no Shihosha Judge1Hiroshi NegishiAnimate Film; J.C.StaffJune 25 – March 10, 1993Souryuuden12Osamu DezakiKitty Film Mitaka StudioJune 27The Gakuen Chōjo-tai (The Academy Supergirl Team)1Tetsu DezakiMagic Bushttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7267 The Gakuen Chōjo-tai (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceJuly 9Shiawasette Naani (What is Happiness?)1Tatsuya IshiharaKyoto Animation; Gakkenhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22345 Shiawasette Naani (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceJuly 21 – September 21Kyofu Shinbun2Takashi AnnoStudio Pierrothttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7307 Kyōfu Shinbun (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated source July 25 – March 19, 1992 3×3 Eyes 4 Daisuke Nishio Toei AnimationJuly 25 – October 21ASaTTe DaNCE (Dance Till Tomorrow)1By episode: Teruo Kogure (1) Masamune Ochiai (2)Knack Productionshttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6840 ASaTTe DaNCE (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceJuly 25Hoshikuzu Paradise (Stardust Paradise)1Masato NamikiPastel; OB Planninghttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7271 Hoshikuzu Paradise (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceJuly 25 – December 14Yukan Club2Setsuko ShibuichiMadhousehttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6007 Yukan Club (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceAugust 1 – March 1, 1992Kekkou Kamen4By episode: Nobuhiro Kondo (1) Shunichi Tokunaga (2) Kinji Yoshimoto (3–4)Studio Signal August 16 Ningyo no Mori (Mermaid's Forest) 1 Takaya Mizutani Studio Pierrot; Victor EntertainmentAugust 17 – September 21, 1995Arslan Senki (The Heroic Legend of Arslan)6Kazuchika Kise (chief director) By episode: Mamoru Hamatsu (1, 5–6) Yoshihiro Yamaguchi (2) Tetsurō Amino (3–4)By episode: I.G Tatsunoko (1) Aubec (2) Pierrot; Daume (3–4) J.C.Staff (5–6)August 21 – October 21Ushiro no Hyakutarō2Seitarô Hara By episode: Isao Shizuya (1) Masaaki Sakurai (2)Studio Pierrothttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7336 Ushiro no Hyakutarō (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceAugust 21 – October 23Locke the Superman: New World Command (Chōjin Rokku: Shin Sekai Sentai)2Takeshi HirotaNippon Animationhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=782 Locke the Superman: New World Command (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceAugust 25 – April 25, 1992Detonator Orgun3Masami OobariAIC; ArtmicAugust 25 – March 25, 1992Yokohama Meibutsu Otoko Katayama Gumi!2Yoshinori NakamuraJ.C.Staffhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7340 Yokohama Meibutsu Otoko Katayama Gumi! (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceAugust 28Mahjong Hishō-den - Naki no Ryū: Hiryū no Shō1Junichi Nojo (original creator)Gainax; Magic Bushttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=21288 Mahjong Hishō-den - Naki no Ryū: Hiryū no Shō (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceAugust 30Licca-chan: Fushigi na Maho no Ring (Licca: The Mysterious Magical Ring)2Fumiko IshiiAjia-do Animation Workshttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7324 Licca-chan Fushigi na Maho no Ring (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceSeptember 1Meisō-Ō Border1Akio Tanaka (art)Caribu Marley (story)Nippon Animation; Artlandhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7309 Meisō-Ō Border (OAV) Anime News Network February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceSeptember 6Ishii Hisaichi no Daiseikai (Hisaichi Ishii's Great Political World)1Masayuki OozekiE&G Filmshttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7276 Ishii Hisaichi no Daiseikai (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceSeptember 16 – March 16, 1992Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato: Dark Genesis (Tenkū Senki Shurato: Sōsei e no Antō)6Yoshihisa MatsumotoTatsunoko Productionhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6959 Tenkū Senki Shurato: Sōsei e no Antō (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceSeptember 21Money Wars - Nerawareta Waterfront Keikaku1Yoriyasu KogawaGainaxhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7311 Money Wars - Nerawareta Waterfront Keikaku (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated source September 27 – December 20 Otaku no Video 2 Takeshi Mori GainaxSeptember 27Doomed Megalopolis (Teito Monogatari)4Rintaro (chief director) By episode: Kazuyoshi Katayama (1) Koichi Chigira (2) Kazunari Kume (3) Masashi Ikeda (4)MadhouseSeptember 27Exper Zenon1Yuji MoriyamaStudio Fantasiahttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=826 Exper Zenon (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceSeptember 27 – December 20Ozanari Dungeon: The Tower of Wind (Ozanari Danjon: Kaze no Tō)3Hiroshi AoyamaTelecom Animation Filmhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7320 Ozanari Dungeon: Kaze no Tou (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceSeptember 21 – October 21Izumo2Eiichi YamamotoStudio Hibari; Grouper Productionshttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7279 Izumo (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceOctober 21 – May 21, 1992Ore no Sora: Keiji-Hen2Takeshi ShiratoA.P.P.P.https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7316 Ore no Sora Keiji Hen (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceOctober 21 – January 21, 1992Tomoe ga Yuku! (Tomoe's Run!)2Takaaki IshiyamaAnimate Filmhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7199 Tomoe ga Yuku! (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceOctober 24 – August 21, 1992Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver II6Naoto HashimotoVisual 80October 24Kyūkyoku Chōjin R1Masami YukiStudio COAhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4491 Kyukyoku Chojin R (OAV) Anime News Network February 8, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceOctober 25Ucchare Goshogawara1Kazuhiro OzawaJ.C.Staffhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7338 Ucchare Goshogawara (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceNovember 1 – December 20Chō Bakumatsu Shōnen Seiki Takamaru2Toyoo AshidaJ.C.Staff; Studio Livehttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7264 Chō Bakumatsu Shōnen Seiki Takamaru (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceNovember 8Tsuki ga Noboru made ni (By the Time the Moon Rises)1Eiichi YamamotoGrouper Productions; OB Planninghttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7334 Tsuki ga Noboru made ni (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceNovember 21Christmas in January1Tetsu DezakiMagic Bushttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2703 Christmas in January (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceNovember 22Ninja Ryūkenden (Ninja Garden)1Mamoru KanbeStudio Junio November 27 – March 26, 1993 Koko wa Green Wood (Here Is Greenwood) 6 Tomomi Mochizuki Ajia-do Animation Works; Studio Pierrot November 28Dark Cat1Iku SuzukiAgent 21December 1 – February 26, 1992Gall Force: New Era2Katsuhito AkiyamaBy episode: AIC (1) Studio Kyūma (2)December 1Otohime Connection (Princess Sister Connection)1Takayuki GotoAnimate Filmhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4636 Otohime Connection (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceDecember 4 – April 8, 1992Jingi2By episode: Kiyoshi Murayama (1–2) Kenjirō Yoshida (1)Nihon Eizō; J.C. Staffhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7287 Jingi (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceDecember 5 – 25Nyūin Bokki Monogatari Odaiji ni!2Yoshitaka KoyamaBarque Inc.; Tokyo Kids; Animaruyahttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22391 Nyūin Bokki Monogatari Odaiji ni! (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceDecember 13Monkey Punch no Sekai: Alice1Kazunori TanahashiYuzo AokiTakahashi Studiohttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8067 Monkey Punch no Sekai Alice (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceDecember 13Neko Neko Fantasia1Akira NishimoriAIC; Animate Filmhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6373 Neko Neko Fantasia (OAV) Anime News Network September 26, 2023April 2026 User-generated sourceDecember 14Gekkō no Pierce: Yumemi to Gin no Bara no Kishi-dan (Moonlight Earrings: Yumemi and the Silver Rose Knights)1Takeshi MoriStudio Pierrothttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1706 Gekkō no Piasu (OAV) Anime News Network February 17, 2023April 2026 User-generated source See also 1991 in animation References External links Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb Anime Anime Category:Years in anime