The events of 1989 in anime.The first year of the Heisei era.

Accolades

Releases

ReleasedTitleTypeDirectorStudioRef
Peter Pan: The Animated SeriesTV seriesYoshio KurodaNippon Animation
Bombing Circuit Romance TwinOVA filmOsamu SekidaLifework[1][better source needed]
Goku Midnight EyeOVA seriesYoshiaki KawajiriMadhouse, Inc.
Cynical Hysterie Hour: Henshin!FilmKiriko KuboStudio Gallop[2][better source needed]
Manga Hajimete Omoshiro JukuTV seriesHirochika MuraishiDax International[3][better source needed]
Riding BeanOVA filmYasuo HasegawaAIC, Artmic
Be-Boy Kidnapp'n IdolOVA filmKenichi YatagaiAIC, Youmex[4][better source needed]
Cipher the VideoOVA filmTsuneo TominagaMagic Bus
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of JapanFilmTsutomu ShibayamaShin-Ei Animation
The Five Star StoriesFilmKazuo YamazakiSunrise
Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS!!!FilmMakoto MoriwakiShin-Ei Animation
Soreike! Anpanman: Kirakira Boshi no NamidaFilmAkinori NagaokaTokyo Movie Shinsha[5][better source needed]
The Three Musketeers Anime: Aramis' AdventureFilmKunihiko YuyamaGallop[6][better source needed]
UtsunomikoFilmKenji YoshidaNippon Animation
Venus WarsFilmYoshikazu YasuhikoTriangle Staff
Himitsu no Akko-chanFilmHiroki ShibataToei Animation[7][better source needed]
Transformers: VictoryTV seriesYoshikata NittaToei Animation
Yankee Reppu-taiOVA seriesTetsuro ImazawaToei Animation[8][better source needed]
Osomatsu-kun: Suika no Hoshi Kara Konnichiwa zansu!FilmAkira ShiginoStudio Pierrot[9][better source needed]
Warriors of the Final Holy BattleFilmMasayuki AkehiToei Animation
Rhea Gall ForceFilmKatsuhito AkiyamaAIC, Artmic
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the PocketOVA seriesFumihiko TakayamaSunrise
Bye Bye, Lady LibertyTV specialOsamu DezakiTokyo Movie Shinsha
Miracle Giants Dome-kunTV seriesTakashi WatanabeGallop
Alfred J. KwakTV seriesHiroshi SaitōTelescreen Japan Inc, Teleimage Inc, Visual '80
Legend of Heavenly Sphere ShuratoTV seriesToshihiko NishikuboTatsunoko Production
Blue BlinkTV seriesOsamu TezukaTezuka Productions
Madö King GranzörtTV seriesShūji IuchiSunrise
Cynical Hysterie Hour: Yoru wa TanoshiiFilmKiriko KuboStudio Gallop[10][better source needed]
Hengen Taima Yakō Karura Mau! Nara Onryō EmakiFilmTakaaki IshiyamaGinga Teikoku
Ranma ½TV seriesTomomi Mochizuki, Tsutomu ShibayamaStudio Deen
Akuma-kunTV seriesJunichi SatoToei Animation
Dragon Ball ZTV seriesDaisuke Nishio, Shigeyasu YamauchiToei Animation
Beat Shot!!OVA filmTakashi AkimotoStudio Fantasia, C.MOON, Gainax, Magic Bus[11][better source needed]
Wrath of the NinjaFilmOsamu YamazakiJ.C. Staff
City Hunter: .357 MagnumFilmKenji KodamaSunrise
Cynical Hysterie Hour: Utakata no UtaFilmKiriko KuboStudio Gallop[12][better source needed]
Akuma-kunFilmJunichi SatoToei Animation[13][better source needed]
Dragon Ball Z: Dead ZoneFilmDaisuke NishioToei Animation
Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandFilmMasami Hata, William HurtzTokyo Movie Shinsha
Himitsu no Akko-chan: Umi da! Obake da!! Natsu MatsuriFilmHiroki ShibataToei Animation[14][better source needed]
Mobile Suit SD Gundam's CounterattackShort filmShinji Takamatsu, Tetsuro AminoSunrise
Patlabor: The MovieFilmMamoru OshiiStudio Deen
Blue SonnetOVA seriesTakeyuki KandaMushi Production, Tatsunoko Production
ARIEL VisualOVA seriesJunichi WatanabeAnimate, J.C.Staff
The Adventures of Hutch the HoneybeeTV seriesIku SuzukiTatsunoko Production
My Melody's Little Red Riding HoodFilmHidemi KuboSanrio, Grouper Productions[15][better source needed]
Hello Kitty's CinderellaFilmTameo KohanawaSanrio, Grouper Productions[16][better source needed]
Kiki and Lala's Blue BirdFilmMasami HataSanrio, Grouper Productions[17][better source needed]
Riki-Oh: The Walls of HellOVA filmSatoshi DezakiTrans Arts[18][better source needed]
Kiki's Delivery ServiceFilmHayao MiyazakiStudio Ghibli
Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.OVA seriesShinichirō UedaStudio Junio
Kankara SanshinFilmOsamu KobayashiTokyo Animation Film[19][better source needed]
Cinderella ExpressOVA filmKouichi Sasaki, Michio Mishima, Nanako ShimazakiNichiei Agency, Nihon Eizō, Studio Look[20][better source needed]
Tezuka Osamu Monogatari: Boku wa Son GokûTV specialMasami Hata, RintaroTezuka Productions[21][better source needed]
Angel CopOVA seriesIchirō ItanoSoei Shinsha
Borgman: The Final BattleFilmKiyoshi MurayamaAshi Production
The Guyver: Bio-Booster ArmorOVA seriesKoichi IshiguroVisual '80
Mandaraya no Ryôta: Kuonidani Onsen Tsuyasho Sodo TanOVAYuzo AokiTakahashi Studio[22][better source needed]
Megazone 23 Part IIIOVA seriesKenichi Yatagai, Shinji AramakiAIC, Artland[23][better source needed]
The Jungle BookTV seriesFumio KurokawaNippon Animation
Momotaro DensetsuTV seriesAkinori YabeKnack Productions[24][better source needed]
Dash! YonkuroTV seriesHitoshi NanbaStaff 21, Aubekku & Tokyu Agency[25][better source needed]
Project A-ko 4: FINALOVA filmYūji MoriyamaPony Canyon, Soeishinsha, A.P.P.P., Studio Fantasia[26][better source needed]
Dog Soldier: Shadows of the PastOVA filmHiroyuki EbataAnimate Film, J.C. Staff[27][better source needed]
Sally the WitchTV seriesOsamu KasaiToei Animation
The Laughing SalesmanTV seriesToshirō KuniShin-Ei Animation
Seton DōbutsukiTV seriesTakeshi ShiratoEiken[28][better source needed]
Patlabor: The TV SeriesTV seriesNaoyuki YoshinagaSunrise
The New Adventures of Kimba The White LionTV seriesTakashi Ui, RintaroTezuka Productions
Darkness of the Sea, Shadow of the MoonOVA seriesSatoshi DezakiVisual '80[29][better source needed]
Time Patrol BonTV specialKunihiko YuyamaStaff 21, Gallop[30][better source needed]
City Hunter 3TV seriesKenji KodamaSunrise
Yawara!TV seriesKazuo YoshidaToho Doga
Magical HatTV seriesAkira ShiginoStudio Pierrot
Wrestler Gundan Seisenshi Robin Jr.TV seriesMasaharu OkuwakiTokyo Movie Shinsha[31][better source needed]
Hyper Psychic Geo GaragaFilmHidemi KuboAubec, AVN[32][better source needed]
BaohOVA filmHiroyuki YokoyamaStudio Pierrot
Cybernetics GuardianOVA filmKoichi OhataAIC
ASMIK		[33][better source needed]
ChimpuiTV seriesMitsuru HongoShin-Ei Animation
Ise-wan Taifu MonogatariFilmSeijirō KōyamaMushi Production[34][better source needed]
Demon Hunter MakaryūdoOVA filmYukio OkamotoStudio Fantasia, C.MOON[35][better source needed]
Ano Ko ni 1000%OVA filmTakehiro MiyanoVisual '80[36][better source needed]
Blue FlamesOVA filmNoboru IshiguroArtland[37][better source needed]
Ace o Nerae! Final StageOVA seriesOsamu DezakiTMS Entertainment
Dragon QuestTV seriesKatsuhisa Yamada, Rintarō, Takeyuki KandaStudio Comet[38][better source needed]
Ogami MatsugoroOVA filmHidetoshi ŌmoriNippon Animation[39][better source needed]
Assemble InsertOVA seriesAyumi ChibukiStudio Core, Tohokushinsha Film
Inamura no HiOVA filmGakken[40][better source needed]
Super Mario's Fire BrigadeOVA filmMamoru KanbeStudio Junio, Aoni Production[41][better source needed][42][better source needed]

Deaths

See also

References

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