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 minFamilyMarch 16Mobile Suit Gundam F91Yoshiyuki TominoSunrise115 minShōnenMay 22Tobé! Kujira no Peek(Fly! Peek the Whale)Kôji MorimotoUrban Product80 minFamily 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 minChildrenJuly 20Kero Kero Keroppi no Sanjūshi(Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers)Masami HataSanrio; Grouper Productions62 minChildrenJuly 20Majikaru Tarurūto-kun: Moero! Yuujou no Mahou Taisen(Magical Taruruto-kun: Burn! Magic War of Friendship)Hiroyuki KakudouToei Animation41 minShōnenJuly 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 minChildrenJuly 20Taibo no Ryugu Star Adventure(Taibo's Ryugu Star Adventure)Mikasa MutsukiSanrio; Grouper Productions30 minChildrenAugust 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 – 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 – 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 BusJanuary 25Vampire Wars (Vanpaiyā Sensō)1Kazuhisa TakenouchiToei AnimationFebruary 6 – July 17, 1992Shakotan★Boogie4By episode:

Hirotaka Kinoshita Shinichi Tokairin Studio PierrotFebruary 21Wizardry1Toshiya ShinoharaTokyo Movie ShinshaFebruary 22Psychic Wars (Sojuu Senshi – Saikikku Wōzu)1Tetsuo ImazawaToei AnimationFebruary 22Samuraider: Nazo no Tenkousei (Samuraider: The Mysterious Transfer Student)1Hideaki ObaMTVMarch 8The New Star of the Fallen Mud: Legend of the Incubus (Shin David no Hoshi: Inma Densetsu)1Yōichirō ShimataniStudio JunioMarch 21Burn Up!1Yasunori IdeAICApril 3Dr. Typhoon1Eiji KazamaMichitsuna TakahashiApril 5Capricorn1Takashi ImanishiAubecApril 12 – February 6, 1992Okama Report3Hideo YamamotoApril 12Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story1Tatsuo NittaTokyo Movie ShinshaApril 21 – July 21Sukeban Deka2Hirota TakeshiSIDO LimitedApril 21Sweet Spot1Hideaki ObaGroup TACMay 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 Osamu Nabeshima Studio Pierrot; Kyoto AnimationMay 21 – November 21Yumemakura Baku Twilight Gekijō4By episode:

Saeko Aoki Shinya Ohira Shinji Hashimoto Studio Pierrot; D.A.S.T CorporationMay 23 – September 24, 1992Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory13Mitsuko Kase Takashi Imanishi SunriseMay 25 – December 21Bubblegum Crash3By episode:

Hiroshi Ishiodori Hiroyuki Fukushima ArtmicJune 1–21, 1992RG Veda2By episode:

Hiroyuki Ebata Takamasa Ikegami By episode:

Usagi Ya Studio Signal 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 BusJuly 9Shiawasette Naani (What is Happiness?)1Tatsuya IshiharaKyoto Animation; GakkenJuly 21 – September 21Kyofu Shinbun2Takashi AnnoStudio Pierrot – March 19, 1992 3×3 Eyes 4 Daisuke Nishio Toei AnimationJuly 25 – October 21ASaTTe DaNCE (Dance Till Tomorrow)1By episode:

Teruo Kogure Masamune Ochiai Knack ProductionsJuly 25Hoshikuzu Paradise (Stardust Paradise)1Masato NamikiPastel; OB PlanningJuly 25 – December 14Yukan Club2Setsuko ShibuichiMadhouseAugust 1 – March 1, 1992Kekkou Kamen4By episode:

Nobuhiro Kondo Shunichi Tokunaga Kinji Yoshimoto Studio Signal 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

By episode:

Mamoru Hamatsu Yoshihiro Yamaguchi Tetsurō Amino By episode:

I.G Tatsunoko Aubec Pierrot; Daume J.C.Staff August 21 – October 21Ushiro no Hyakutarō2Seitarô Hara By episode:

Isao Shizuya Masaaki Sakurai Studio PierrotAugust 21 – October 23Locke the Superman: New World Command (Chōjin Rokku: Shin Sekai Sentai)2Takeshi HirotaNippon AnimationAugust 25 – April 25, 1992Detonator Orgun3Masami OobariAIC; ArtmicAugust 25 – March 25, 1992Yokohama Meibutsu Otoko Katayama Gumi!2Yoshinori NakamuraJ.C.StaffAugust 28Mahjong Hishō-den - Naki no Ryū: Hiryū no Shō1Junichi Nojo Gainax; Magic BusAugust 30Licca-chan: Fushigi na Maho no Ring (Licca: The Mysterious Magical Ring)2Fumiko IshiiAjia-do Animation WorksSeptember 1Meisō-Ō Border1Akio Tanaka Caribu Marley Nippon Animation; ArtlandSeptember 6Ishii Hisaichi no Daiseikai (Hisaichi Ishii's Great Political World)1Masayuki OozekiE&G FilmsSeptember 16 – March 16, 1992Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato: Dark Genesis (Tenkū Senki Shurato: Sōsei e no Antō)6Yoshihisa MatsumotoTatsunoko ProductionSeptember 21Money Wars - Nerawareta Waterfront Keikaku1Yoriyasu KogawaGainax – December 20 Otaku no Video 2 Takeshi Mori GainaxDoomed Megalopolis (Teito Monogatari)4Rintaro By episode:

Kazuyoshi Katayama Koichi Chigira Kazunari Kume Masashi Ikeda MadhouseSeptember 27Exper Zenon1Yuji MoriyamaStudio FantasiaSeptember 27 – December 20Ozanari Dungeon: The Tower of Wind (Ozanari Danjon: Kaze no Tō)3Hiroshi AoyamaTelecom Animation FilmSeptember 21 – October 21Izumo2Eiichi YamamotoStudio Hibari; Grouper ProductionsOctober 21 – May 21, 1992Ore no Sora: Keiji-Hen2Takeshi ShiratoA.P.P.P.October 21 – January 21, 1992Tomoe ga Yuku! (Tomoe's Run!)2Takaaki IshiyamaAnimate FilmOctober 24 – August 21, 1992Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver II6Naoto HashimotoVisual 80October 24Kyūkyoku Chōjin R1Masami YukiStudio COAOctober 25Ucchare Goshogawara1Kazuhiro OzawaJ.C.StaffNovember 1 – December 20Chō Bakumatsu Shōnen Seiki Takamaru2Toyoo AshidaJ.C.Staff; Studio LiveNovember 8Tsuki ga Noboru made ni (By the Time the Moon Rises)1Eiichi YamamotoGrouper Productions; OB PlanningNovember 21Christmas in January1Tetsu DezakiMagic BusNovember 22Ninja Ryūkenden (Ninja Garden)1Mamoru KanbeStudio Junio – 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 Studio Kyūma December 1Otohime Connection (Princess Sister Connection)1Takayuki GotoAnimate FilmDecember 4 – April 8, 1992Jingi2By episode:

Kiyoshi Murayama Kenjirō Yoshida Nihon Eizō; J.C. StaffDecember 5 – 25Nyūin Bokki Monogatari Odaiji ni!2Yoshitaka KoyamaBarque Inc.; Tokyo Kids; AnimaruyaDecember 13Monkey Punch no Sekai: Alice1Kazunori TanahashiYuzo AokiTakahashi StudioDecember 13Neko Neko Fantasia1Akira NishimoriAIC; Animate FilmDecember 14Gekkō no Pierce: Yumemi to Gin no Bara no Kishi-dan (Moonlight Earrings: Yumemi and the Silver Rose Knights)1Takeshi MoriStudio Pierrot

See also 1991 in animation

References

External links Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb