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The events of 1988 in anime.

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Years in anime: 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years: 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
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Released Title Type Director Studio Ref
January 9Himitsu no Akko-chanTV seriesHiroki ShibataToei Animation
January 10Little Lord FauntleroyTV seriesKōzō KusubaNippon Animation
February 5Leina: Wolf Sword LegendOVA seriesTakao Kato, Nobuyoshi Habara, Kiyoshi MurayamaAshi Productions[1]
February 6Maison Ikkoku: The Final ChapterFilmTomomi MochizukiAjia-do Animation Works
February 6Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of StarsFilmNoboru IshiguroMadhouse, Artland
February 6Ultimate TeacherOVA filmToyoo AshidaJ.C.Staff
February 6Urusei Yatsura: The Final ChapterFilmTetsu DezakiMagic Bus
February 13Osomatsu-kunTV seriesAkira ShiginoStudio Pierrot
February 25Aura Battler Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston WellOVA seriesToshifumi TakizawaSunrise
February 25Sakigake!! OtokojukuTV seriesNobutaka NishizawaToei Animation
February 25SalamanderOVA seriesHisayuki ToriumiStudio Pierrot
March 1Xanadu: The Legend of Dragon SlayerOVA filmAtsutoshi UmezawaToei Animation[2]
March 3Tsurupika HagemaruTV seriesHiroshi SasagawaShin-Ei Animation
March 9FTV seriesKoichi MashimoStudio Deen
March 11Harbor Light Story Fashion Lala yoriOVA filmMotosuke TakahashiStudio Pierrot
March 12Bikkuriman: Taiichiji Seima TaisenShort filmHiroyuki KakudouToei Animation[3]
March 12Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the WestFilmTsutomu ShibayamaShin-Ei Animation
March 12Esper Mami: Hoshizora no Dancing DollFilmKeiichi HaraShin-Ei Animation
March 12The Heated Battle of the GodsFilmShigeyasu YamauchiToei Animation
March 12Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackFilmYoshiyuki TominoSunrise
March 12Mobile Suit SD GundamShort filmOsamu SekitaSunrise[4]
March 14The Burning Wild ManTV seriesOsamu KobayashiStudio Pierrot
March 19Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Red Shoulder Document: Roots of AmbitionOVA filmRyosuke TakahashiSunrise
March 25Aim for the Ace! 2OVA seriesNoboru FuruseTokyo Movie Shinsha
March 26The Adventures of Scamper the PenguinFilmKinjiro Yoshida, Gennady SokolskiySoyuzmultfilm, Life Work Corp, Sovinfilm, Aist Corporation
March 27Kiteretsu DaihyakkaTV seriesHiro Katsuoka, Keiji HayakawaStudio Gallop
April 2City Hunter 2TV seriesKanetsugu KodamaSunrise
April 5WowserTV seriesKeiichiro MochizukiTelescreen Japan
April 9Dagon in the Land of WeedsTV seriesKazuyoshi YokotaNippon Animation
April 12Transformers: Super-God MasterforceTV seriesTetsuo ImazawaToei Animation
April 13Sonic Soldier BorgmanTV seriesKiyoshi MurayamaAshi Production
April 15What's Michael?TV seriesSatoru AkahoriKitty Films[5]
April 15Mashin Hero WataruTV seriesShūji IuchiSunrise
April 16My Neighbor TotoroFilmHayao MiyazakiStudio Ghibli
April 16Grave of the FirefliesFilmIsao TakahataStudio Ghibli
April 21AppleseedOVA filmKazuyoshi KatayamaGainax
April 25Patlabor: Early DaysOVA seriesMamoru Oshii, Naoyuki YoshinagaStudio Deen
April 27Topo GigioTV seriesNoboru Ishiguro, Shigeo KoshiNippon Animation[6]
April 29Spirit WarriorOVA seriesIchiro Itano, Katsuhito AkiyamaAIC[7]
April 30Legendary Armor Samurai TroopersTV seriesMasashi Ikeda, Mamoru HamatsuSunrise
May 12Hello! Lady LynnTV seriesHiroshi ShidaraToei Animation
May 25Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no RyūOVA seriesTetsu DezakiGainax
May 27DominionOVA seriesKōichi MashimoAgent 21
May 25Balthus - Tia's RadianceOVAYukihiro MakinoKusama Art[8]
May 25Mobile Suit SD GundamOVA seriesSunrise
JuneToyama Sakura Space Book – His Name is GoldOVA filmAtsutoshi UmezawaToei Animation[9]
June 5Godmars: The Untold LegendOVA filmMasakatsu IijimaTokyo Movie Shinsha
June 20Project A-ko 3: Cinderella RhapsodyOVA filmYuji MoriyamaStudio Fantasia
June 21Zillion: Burning NightOVA filmMizuho NishikuboTatsunoko Production, Production I.G[10]
July 2Ironfist ChinmiTV seriesJutaro ObaAshi Productions
July 7Natsufuku no Shōjo-tachiTV specialToshio Hirata, Yoshiyuki MomoseMadhouse[11][12]
July 9Bikkuriman: Moen Zone no HimitsuFilmJunichi SatoToei Animation[13]
July 9Dragon Ball: Mystical AdventureFilmKazuhisa TakenouchiToei Animation
July 16AkiraFilmKatsuhiro OtomoTokyo Movie Shinsha
July 21Ryūko, the Girl with the White FlagFilmTetsu DezakiMagic Bus[14]
July 21Vampire Princess MiyuOVA seriesToshiki HiranoAnime International Company
July 23Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson YouthFilmShigeyasu YamauchiToei Animation[15]
July 23Sakigake!! OtokojukuFilmShigeyasu YamauchiToei Animation[16]
July 25The Tokyo ProjectOVA filmOsamu YamasakiMinamimachi Bugyosho Co., Ltd.[17]
July 25What's Michael? 2OVAYoriyasu KogawaKitty Films[18]
July 31Bride of DeimosOVARintaroMadhouse[19]
August 12Watt Poe and Our StoryOVA filmShigenori KageyamaKaname Production[20]
August 23Fair, then Partly PiggyShort filmToshio HirataOh! Production
September 15Raining FireFilmSeiji AriharaMushi Production[21]
September 23Kosuke and Rikimaru: Dragon of Konpei IslandOVA filmToyoo AshidaJ.C. Staff[22]
September 25Through the Passing SeasonsOVA filmNaoyuki YoshinagaKitty Films
SeptemberCrying FreemanOVA seriesDaisuke Nishio et al.Toei Animation
October 1Hiatari Ryoko! Ka - su - mi: Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga ItaFilmMinoru MaedaGroup TAC
October 2New Grimm Masterpiece TheaterTV seriesHiroshi SaitoNippon Animation
October 3Soreike! AnpanmanTV seriesAkinori Nagaoka, Shunji ÔgaTokyo Movie Shinsha
October 7GunbusterOVA seriesHideaki AnnoGainax, Studio Fantasia
October 7Yume Miru Topo GigioTV seriesNoboru Ishiguro, Shigeo KoshiNippon Animation[23]
October 8Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That DayFilmTomomi MochizukiStudio Pierrot[24]
October 17OishinboTV seriesYoshio TakeuchiShin-Ei Animation
October 25Demon City ShinjukuOVA filmYoshiaki KawajiriMadhouse[25]
October 25Starship TroopersOVA seriesTetsurō AminoSunrise, Bandai Visual
October 26Dragon CenturyOVA seriesKiyoshi FukugawaAnime International Company
November 2Stardust WarFilmKatsuhito AkiyamaAIC, Artmic
November 21Armor Hunter MellowlinkOVA seriesTakeyuki KandaSunrise
November 21Tama & Friends: Third Street StoryOVA seriesTsuneo MaedaGroup TAC
November 26Hades Project ZeorymerOVA seriesToshihiro HiranoAIC, Half H.P. Studio
December 2One-Pound GospelOVA filmMakura SakiStudio Gallop
December 16Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01OVA filmShinji AramakiAnime International Company
December 18Ganbare! Mōdōken ServeTV specialSeiji OkudaTama Production[26]
December 21Fairy KingOVA filmKatsuhisa YamadaMadhouse[27]
December 21Legend of the Galactic HeroesOVA seriesNoboru IshiguroArtland, Magic Bus, Madhouse[28]
December 21Space Family CarlvinsonOVA filmKimio YabukiDoga Kobo[29]
December 21Violence Jack: Evil TownOVA filmIchiro ItanoD.A.S.T., Soei Shinsha, Studio88
Purple Eyes in the DarkOVA music videoMizuho NishikuboToei Animation, Youmex[30]
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