2002 in anime

Years in anime:	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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Years:	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

The events of 2002 in anime.

Years in anime:	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Centuries:	20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years:	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Release date	Title	Studio	Director(s)	Running time (minutes)	Japanese name
February 9	Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light	Sunrise	Yoshiyuki Tomino	128	Gekijō-ban ∀ Gandamu I chikyū hikari
February 10	Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly	Sunrise	Yoshiyuki Tomino	128	Gekijō-ban ∀ Gandamu II gekkō chō
March 2	One Piece: Chopper Kingdom of Strange Animal Island	Toei Animation	Junji Shimizu	55	Wanpīsu chinjū shima no choppā ōkoku
March 2	Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon	Toei Animation	Tetsuharu Nakamura	30	Dejimon teimāzu bōsō dejimon tokkyū
March 9	Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom	Shin-Ei Animation	Tsutomu Shibayama	81	Eiga Doraemon Nobita to robotto ōkoku [Kingu damu]
March 16	A Tree of Palme	Palm Studio	Takashi Nakamura	136	Parumu no ki
March 30	Patlabor Movie 3: WXIII	Madhouse	Fumihiko Takayama	100	WXIII kidō keisatsu patoreibā
April 20	Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States	Shin-Ei Animation	Keiichi Hara	95	Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Appare! Sengoku Dai Kassen
April 20	eX-Driver the Movie	Actas	Akira Nishimori	62	Ekusu doraibā the movie
April 20	Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street	TMS Entertainment	Kenji Kodama	107	Meitantei Conan: Baker Street no Bourei
June 25	Armitage III: Dual-Matrix	AIC	Katsuhito Akiyama	90	Amitēji za sādo DUAL – matorikkusu
July 13	Pokémon Heroes	OLM	Kunihiko Yuyama	74	Poketto monsutā mizu no miyako no Mamoru-shin ratiasutoratiosu
July 20	The Cat Returns	Studio Ghibli	Hiroyuki Morita	75	Neko no Ongaeshi
August 17	Beyblade: Fierce Battle	Nippon Animation Synergy Japan	Takuo Suzuki	70	Bakuten shūto beiburēdo THE mūbī gekitō! ! Takao VS daichi
September 14	Millennium Actress	Madhouse	Satoshi Kon	86	Sennen Joyuu
October 19	Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space		t.o.L	91	Tamara 2010 a panku kyatto in supēsu
November 20	Blue Gender: The Warrior	AIC	Koichi Oohata	98	BLUE GENDER THE WARRIOR
December 21	Inuyasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass	Sunrise	Toshiya Shinohara	99	Inuyasha-kyō no naka no mugen-jō

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director(s)	Japanese name
January 5 – June 29	Secret of Cerulean Sand	26	Telecom Animation Film	Yuuichiro Yano	Patapata Hikousen no Bouken
January 6 – April 3, 2003	Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat	48	Madhouse	Shigehito Takayanagi	Panyo panyo de ji kyaratto
January 7 – December 30	Beyblade V-Force	51	Nippon Animation	Yoshio Takeuchi	Bakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002
January 7 – April 8	Mirage of Blaze	13	Madhouse	Susumu Kudo	Honoo no Mirage
January 8 – June 18	Full Metal Panic!	24	Gonzo	Kouichi Chigira	Furumetaru panikku!
January 9 – December 25	Ultimate Muscle	51	Toei Animation	Toshiaki Komura	Kinnikuman II Sei
January 10 – March 28	Please Teacher!	12	Daume	Yasunori Ide	Onegai ☆ tīchā
January 10 – June 27	Nana Seven of Seven	25	A.C.G.T.	Yasuhiro Imagawa	Shichinin no Nana
January 11 – March 29	Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution	13	Madhouse	Yoshimitsu Oohashi	Akuerian'eiji sain fō eborūshon
January 21 – September 11	RahXephon	26	Bones	Yutaka Izubuchi	Rāzefon
January 31 – March 28	Kanon	13	Toei Animation	Naoyuki Ito	Kanon (2002)
February 2 – May 11	Genma Wars	13	E&G Films	Tsuneo Tominaga	Genma taisen – shinwa zen'ya no shō
February 3 – January 26, 2003	Useless Witch Doremi Kaboom!	51	Toei Animation	Takuya Igarashi	Ojamajo doremi dokkan!
February 3 – March 31	Galaxy Angel Z	9	Madhouse	Morio Asaka	Gyarakushī enjeru Z
February 18 – September 2	Kick Off 2002	26	KBS Media	Kim Dae Jun	Kikku ofu 2002
March 4 – March 31, 2003	Rockman.EXE	56	Xebec	Takao Kato	Rokkuman eguze
March 28 – June 20	Gun Frontier	13	Vega Entertainment	Soichiro Zen	Gan furontia
March 29 – September 13	Psychic Academy	24	E&G Films	Shigeru Yamazaki	Saikikku akademī kirara banshō
April 1 – June 30	Happy☆Lesson	13	Studio Hibari	Iku Suzuki	HAPPY☆LESSON
April 2 – September 24	Tokyo Underground	26	Pierrot	Hayato Date	Tōkyō andāguraundo
April 2 – September 25	Tenchi Muyou! GXP	26	AIC	Shinichi Watanabe	Tenchimuyō! GXP
April 3 – September 25	Chobits	26	Madhouse	Morio Asaka	Chobittsu
April 3 – December 22	Rizelmine	24	Madhouse Imagin	Yasuhiro Matsumura	Rizerumain
April 4 – September 26	.hack//Sign	26	Bee Train	Koichi Mashimo	.hack//SIGN
April 4 – June 27	Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi	13	Madhouse	Masayuki Kojima	Abeno-bashi mahō ☆ shōten machi
April 5 – December 27	Daigunder	39	Brain's Base	Hiroyuki Yano	Bakutōsengen daigandā
April 6 – September 28	Forza! Hidemaru	26	Gallop	Yoshihiro Takamoto	Forutsu~a! Hidemaru
April 6 – September 27, 2005	Mirmo Zibang!	172	Studio Hibari	Kenichi Kasai	Wagamama ☆ fearī mirumo de pon!
April 6 – March 29, 2003	Searching for the Full Moon	52	Studio Deen	Toshiyuki Kato	Mangetsu wo sagashite
April 6 – March 29, 2003	Tokyo Mew Mew	52	Pierrot	Noriyuki Abe	Tōkyō myūmyū
April 7 – March 30, 2003	Lightning Super Express Hikarian	52	Tokyo Kids	Hideaki Ooba	Denkou Chou Tokkyuu Hikarian
April 7 – March 30, 2003	Cheeky Angel	50	TMS Entertainment	Masaharu Okuwaki	Tenshi na Konamaiki
April 7 – March 30, 2003	Digimon Frontier	50	Toei Animation	Yukio Kaizawa	Dejimon furontia
April 7 – September 29	Pita Ten	26	Madhouse	Toshifumi Kawase	Pitaten
April 9 – October 1	Azumanga Daioh The Animation	26	J.C.Staff	Hiroshi Nishikiori	Azumanga daiō the animēshon
April 9 – August 30, 2003	The Twelve Kingdoms	45	Pierrot	Tsuneo Kobayashi	Jūnikokuki
April 11 – September 26	Ai Yori Aoshi	24	J.C.Staff	Masami Shimoda	Bluer Than Indigo
April 19 – September 19, 2009	My Family	330	Shin-Ei Animation	Akitaro Daichi Tetsuo Yasumi	Atashinchi
May 6 – February 3, 2003	Whistle!	39	Studio Comet	Hiroshi Fukutomi	Hoissuru!
May 15 – August 14	Jing: King of Bandits	13	Studio Deen	Hiroshi Watanabe	Ōdorobō jing
July 2 – September 24	She, The Ultimate Weapon	13	Gonzo	Mitsuko Kase	Saishūheiki kanojo
July 2 – December 24	Samurai Deeper Kyo	26	Studio Deen	Junji Nishimura	SAMURAI DEEPER KYO
July 2 – October 1	G-On Riders	13	Shaft TNK	Shinichiro Kimura	G – on raidasu
July 3 – December 25	Witch Hunter Robin	26	Sunrise	Shuko Murase	Uitchi hantā robin
July 4 – September 19	UFO Princess Valkyrie	12	TNK	Shigeru Ueda	Enban kōjo warukiyure
July 4 – March 29, 2003	Fortune Dogs	39	Vega Entertainment	Hiroshi Saito	Fōchun doggusu
July 4 – December 26	Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan	26	Xebec	Yoshiaki Iwasaki	Rikujō bōeitai maochan
July 4 – December 26	Shrine of the Morning Mist	26	Chaos Project GANSIS	Yuuji Moriyama	Asagiri no miko
July 4 – March 27, 2003	Dragon Drive	38	Madhouse	Toshifumi Kawase	Doragon doraibu
August 16 – May 23, 2003	Princess Tutu	38	HAL Film Maker	Junichi Sato Kiyoko Sayama	Purinsesu chuchu
August 31 – November 23	Maou Dante	13	Magic Bus	Kenichi Maejima	Maō dante
September 7 – March 22, 2003	Overman King Gainer	26	Sunrise	Yoshiyuki Tomino	Ōbāman kingugeinā
September 11 – September 10, 2003	Hungry Heart: Wild Striker	52	Nippon Animation	Satoshi Saga	Hangurīhāto wairudo Striker
September 26 – January 16, 2003	Mahoromatic ~Something More Beautiful~	14	Gainax Shaft	Hiroyuki Yamaga	Mahoromatikku ~ motto utsukushī mono ~
September 30 – March 24, 2003	Petite Princess Yucie	26	Gainax AIC	Masahiko Ootsuka	Puchipuri yūshii*
October 1 – September 30, 2003	Monkey Typhoon	52	Studio Egg	Mamoru Hamatsu	Asobotto senki go kyū
October 1 – October 1, 2003	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex	26	Production I.G	Kenji Kamiyama	Kōkakukidōtai STAND arōn konpurekkusu
October 1 – March 25, 2003	Spiral: The Bond of Reasoning	25	J.C.Staff	Mamoru Hosoda	Supairaru – suiri no kizuna -
October 2 – March 26, 2003	Hanada Shounen-shi	25	Madhouse	Masayuki Kojima	Hanadashōnenshi
October 2 – March 26, 2003	Heat Guy J	25	Satelight	Kazuki Akane	Hīto gai jei
October 2 – September 24, 2003	Bomberman Jetters	52	Studio Deen	Katsuyuki Kodera	Bonbāman jettāzu
October 3 – February 8, 2007	Naruto	220	Pierrot	Hayato Date	Naruto
October 4 – December 25	Sister Princess: Re Pure	13	Zexcs	Nagisa Miyazaki Tsubame Shimotaya	Shisutā purinsesu ~ ripyua ~
October 5 – September 27, 2003	Mobile Suit Gundam SEED	50	Sunrise	Mitsuo Fukuda	Kidō senshi Gandamu shīdo
October 5 – September 20, 2003	GetBackers	49	Studio Deen	Kazuhiro Furuhashi Keitaro Motonaga	Getto bakkāzu dakkan-ya
October 6 – March 31, 2003	Galaxy Angel 3	26	Madhouse	Shigehito Takayanagi	Gyarakushī enjeru A
October 8 – December 17	Super Heavy God Gravion	13	Gonzo	Masami Oobari	Chō omo kami guravuion
October 9 – March 19, 2003	Kiddy Grade	24	Gonzo	Keiji Gotoh	Kidi gureido
October 10 – December 19	Haibane Renmei	13	Radix	Tomokazu Tokoro	Haibanerenmei
November 2 – September 13, 2003	Diary of a Fishing Fool	36	Toei Animation	Tetsuo Imazawa	Tsuribakanisshi
November 11 – January 13, 2003	Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart	10	OLM	Norihiko Sudo	PIANO
November 21 – September 14, 2006	Pokemon Advanced Generation	192	OLM	Kunihiko Yuyama Masamitsu Hidaka Yuuji Asada	Poketto monsutā adobansu jenerēshon
November 28 – March 20, 2003	Knight Hunters Eternity	13	ufotable	Hitoyuki Matsui	Vuaisu kuroitsu gurīen

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director(s)	Japanese name
January 16	Detective Conan: 16 Suspects	1	TMS Entertainment	Yasuichiro Yamamoto	Meitantei Conan: 16-nin no Yougisha
January 17 – April 17	Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation	8	Nippon Animation	Satoshi Saga	HUNTER×HUNTER Original Video Animation
January 25	Digital Juice	6	Studio 4°C	Kouji Morimoto Osamu Kobayashi Tatsuyuki Tanaka Kazuyoshi Yaginuma	Dejitaru jūsu
January 26 – March 27	Love Hina Again	3	Xebec	Yoshiaki Iwasaki	Rabu hina agein
January 26	Gakuen Senki Muryou Special	1	Madhouse		Yorinuki muryō-san Girls serekushon ~ gakuensenki muryō tokubetsu-hen ~
January 31 – April 26	Shootfighter Tekken	3	AIC	Yukio Nishimoto	Kōkō tekken-den tafu
February 2	Voices of a Distant Star	1	CoMix Wave Films	Makoto Shinkai	Hoshi no koe
February 25 – January 25, 2003	Arcade Gamer Fubuki	4	Shaft	Yuuji Muto	Ākēdo gēmā fubuki
March 2 – July 3	Trava: Fist Planet	4	Madhouse	Katsuhito Ishii Takeshi Koike	TRAVA FIST PLANET
March 2 – July 1, 2006	Sweat Punch	5	Studio 4°C	Kazuto Nakazawa	Suuetto panchi
March 22	Canary	1	Soeishinsha	Keitaro Motonaga	Kanaria
March 25 – July 25	Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo Specials	2	Tokyo Kids	Kazuhiro Ochi	O togi sutōrī tenshinoshippo
March 27 – January 23, 2003	In a Distant Time	2	Zexcs	Iku Suzuki	Harukanaru jikū no naka de 〜 ajisaiyumekatari 〜
March 27 – June 25, 2003	Angelique: Twin Collection	8	Yumeta Company		Anjerīku Twin korekushon
March 29 – July 26	Araiso Private High School Student Council Executive Committee	2	Nippon Animation	Shinji Sato	Shiritsu araiso kōtō gakkō seito-kai shikkō-bu
April 3	Lupin III: Return of Pycal	1	TMS Entertainment	Mamoru Hamatsu	Lupin III: Ikiteita Majutsushi
April 19	She and Her Cat: Their Standing Points	1	CoMix Wave Films	Makoto Shinkai	Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko
April 24 – January 8, 2003	Gate Keepers 21	6	Gonzo	Hiroshi Yamaguchi	Gēto kīpāzu 21
April 24	Galerians: Rion	3			Garerianzu: Rion
April 25	Galaxy Angel Music Collection: Shouen to Shien no Cassoulet	1	Madhouse	Morio Asaka Yoshimitsu Oohashi	Gyarakushī enjeru myūjikku korekushon shōen to shien no kasure
May 25 – October 26	Cosplay Complex	3	TNK	Shinichiro Kimura	Kosupure konpurekkusu
May 25	Megami Kouhosei Special Curriculum	1	Xebec	Shinichi Yamaoka	Megami kōhosei supesharu karikyuramu
May 25	Mahou no Star Magical Emi: Kumo Hikaru	1	Ajia-do	Takashi Anno	Mahō no sutā majikaru emi kumo hikaru
June 20 – April 10, 2003	.hack//Liminality	4	Bee Train	Koichi Mashimo	.hack//LIMINALITY
July 26 – January 22, 2004	Futari Ecchi	4	Chaos Project	Yuuji Moriyama	Futari etchi
August 6	Ultra Maniac	1	Ashi Productions	Shinichi Masaki Nanako Shimazaki	Urutora maniakku
August 23 – April 2, 2004	Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte	5	Kyoto Animation Tatsunoko Production	Yasuhiro Takemoto	Nāsuu~itchi komugi-chan majikarute
August 25 – August 26, 2005	Yukikaze	5	Gonzo	Masahiko Ookura	Sentō yōsei yukikaze
August 25 – January 25, 2003	Haré+Guu Deluxe	6	Shin-Ei Animation	Tsutomu Mizushima	Janguru haitsu moharenochiguu derakkusu
September 19	Saiyuki Interactive	1	Pierrot		Gensōmadensaiyūki – kibō no zaika -
September 20	Mega Man: Wishing upon a Star	3	Ashi Productions	Katsumi Minoguchi	Rokku man hoshininegaiwo
September 27	Ichi The Killer: Episode 0	1	AIC	Shinji Ishihira	Koroshi-ya 1 THE animēshon EPISODE 0
October 25	Please Teacher!: Secret Couple	1	Daume		Onegai ☆ tīchā himitsunafutari
October 25	Vandread: Gekitou-hen	1	Gonzo	Shinji Higuchi	Vuandoreddo gekitō-hen
November 9 – July 25, 2003	Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter – Sanctuary	13	Toei Animation	Shigeyasu Yamauchi	Seitō shiseiya meiō hādesu jūnikyū-hen
December 9 – March 19, 2003	I''s	2	Pierrot Arms	Shigenori Kageyama	Furomuaizu ~ mō hitotsu no natsu no monogatari ~
December 13 – June 27, 2003	Happy World!	3	Zexcs	Takashi Ikehata	Happy World!
December 18	Sakura Taisen: Sumire	1	Radix	Hitoyuki Matsui	“Sakura taisen”~ kanzaki sumire intai kinen ~`su mi re'
December 18 – March 26, 2003	I'll/CKBC	2	M.S.C	Itsuro Kawasaki	I'll/CKBC
December 20	Green Green	1	Media Factory		Gurīn gurīn
December 21 – December 21, 2003	Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey	13	Madhouse	Rintaro	SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HERLOCK OUTSIDE LEGEND ~The Endless Odyssey~
December 21 – October 20, 2004	Macross Zero	5	Satelight	Shoji Kawamori	Makurosu zero
December 27	Wind: A Breath of Heart	1	Ajia-do	Sata	Wind -a breath of heart-
	Kojin Taxi	5
	Shokuzai no Kyoushitsu	2
	Shintaisou: Kari	4
	Flutter of Birds: Tori-tachi no Habataki	2
	D+vine Luv	4
	Little Monica Monogatari	2

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