1989 in anime

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

Releases

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

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References

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