1987 in anime From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Years in anime 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Centuries 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 The events of 1987 in anime. Released Title Type Director Studio Ref January 11Little WomenTV seriesFumio KurokawaNippon Animation January 18New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town ChapterTV seriesHiroshi Shidara, Junichi SatoToei Animation January 21Magical Princess Minky Momo Hitomi no Seiza Minky Momo SONG SpecialOVAAshi Productions January 21UrotsukidōjiOVA seriesHideki TakayamaWest Cape, Team Mu January 28Campus Special Investigator HikaruonOVA filmKazuhiro OchiAIC February 7Metal Armor DragonarTV seriesTakeyuki KandaSunrise February 25Bubblegum CrisisOVA seriesKatsuhito Akiyama, Masami Ōbari, Hiroaki GōdaAIC, Artmic February 28Twilight QOVA seriesTomomi Mochizuki, Mamoru OshiiAjia-do Animation Works, Studio Deen March 13Hokuto no Ken 2TV seriesToyoo AshidaToei Animation March 14Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on DinosaursFilmTsutomu ShibayamaShin-Ei Animation March 14Bats & TerryFilmNobuo MizutaSunrise March 14New Maple Town Stories: Home Town CollectionFilmHiroshi ShidaraToei Animation March 14Royal Space Force: The Wings of HonnêamiseFilmHiroyuki YamagaGainax March 21New Cream LemonOVA series March 21Laughing TargetOVA filmMotosuke TakahashiStudio Pierrot March 22Hiatari Ryōkō!TV seriesGisaburō SugiiGroup TAC March 27Digital Devil Story: Megami TenseiOVA filmMizuho Nishikubo March 27Minna AgechauShort filmOsamu UemuraAnimate, J.C.Staff April 4Hoero! Bun BunFilmToshio HirataMadhouse[1][better source needed][2][better source needed] April 6City HunterTV seriesKenji KodamaSunrise April 6Kimagure Orange RoadTV seriesOsamu KobayashiStudio Pierrot April 7Esper MamiTV seriesKeiichi HaraShin-Ei Animation April 7Ox TalesTV seriesHiroshi SasagawaStudio Cosmos, Telecable Benelux B.V. April 11Touch 3: Kimi ga Tōri Sugita Ato niFilmAkinori TakaokaGroup TAC April 12ZillionTV seriesAkira WatanabeTatsunoko, Production I.G April 15God Bless DancougaOVAAshi Productions April 25Wicked CityFilmYoshiaki KawajiriMadhouse May 21Project A-ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial GroupOVAYuji MoriyamaStudio A.P.P.P. May 21YōtōdenOVA seriesOsamu YamazakiJ.C.Staff June 3Machine Robo: Battle HackersTV seriesAshi Productions June 12Shin Kabukicho Story Hana no Asuka-gumi!OVA June 21Space Fantasia 2001 NightsOVA filmYoshio TakeuchiTMS Entertainment[3] June 21The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012OVAShoji KawamoriStudio Nue, Artland, Tatsunoko Production June 28Black Magic M-66OVA filmHiroyuki Kitakubo, Masamune ShirowAIC July 3Transformers: The HeadmastersTV seriesKatsutoshi Sasaki, Shoji TajimaToei Animation July 14Maps: Densetsu no Samayoeru SeijintachiFilmKeiji HayakawaStudio Gallop July 18Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's CastleFilmDaisuke NishioToei Animation July 18Inaba the DreammakerOVA filmStudio Deen July 18Saint Seiya: The MovieFilmKōzō MorishitaToei Animation July 21Robot CarnivalFilmAtsuko Fukushima et al.Studio APPP July 22Crystal TriangleOVA filmSeiji OkudaStudio APPP August 1Yamato / SpaceOVA seriesToshio Hirata, Yoshiaki KawajiriMadhouse, Tezuka Productions August 25Legend of LemnearOVA filmKinji YoshimotoAIC September 1Lily C.A.T.OVA filmHisayuki ToriumiStudio Pierrot September 25Neo TokyoFilmRintarō, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Katsuhiro ŌtomoMadhouse September 25Persia, the Magic Fairy: Merry-go-RoundOVAStudio Pierrot September 28DangaiohOVA seriesToshiki HiranoAIC, Artmic October 1To-yOVA filmMamoru HamatsuStudio Gallop October 7Oraa Guzura DadoTV seriesHiroshi SasagawaTatsunoko Productions October 8Mister AjikkoTV seriesYasuhiro ImagawaSunrise October 9The Three Musketeers AnimeTV seriesKunihiko YuyamaStudio Gallop October 10Tsuide ni TonchinkanTV seriesShin Misawa, Tomomasa YamazakiStudio Comet October 11BikkurimanTV seriesMitsuru AoyamaToei Animation October 7Oraa Guzura DadoTV seriesHiroshi SasagawaTatsunoko Productions October 12Ultraman: The Adventure BeginsFilmMitsuo KusakabeMadhouse October 13AkakageTV seriesSusumu IshizakiToei Animation October 21Grimm Masterpiece TheaterTV seriesHiroshi SaitoNippon Animation October 21Lady Lady!!TV seriesHiroshi ShidaraToei Animation November 1Devilman Tanjo HenOVA filmTsutomu IidaOh! Production November 6The Song of Wind and Trees: SanctusOVA filmYoshikazu Yasuhiko November 21DestructionFilmKatsuhito AkiyamaAIC, Artmic November 21Twilight of the CockroachesFilmHiroaki YoshidaMadhouse December 10Battle Royal High SchoolOVA filmIchirō ItanoDAST, Tokuma Shoten December 10Daimajū Gekitō: Hagane no OniOVA filmToshihiro HiranoAIC December 21Original Dirty PairOVA seriesMasayoshi TanidabeSunrise DecemberThe Plot of the Fuma ClanOVA filmMasayuki ŌzekiTMS Entertainment See also 1987 in animation References ↑ "Hoero! Bun Bun (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2024. ↑ "Hoero! Bun Bun (movie)". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved April 1, 2024. ↑ スペース・ファンタジア ２００１夜物語 (1987). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 2, 2014. 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