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Toei Animation Co., Ltd. (東映アニメーション株式会社 Tōei Animēshon Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese animation
studio
owned by Toei Co., Ltd
. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画, Nihon Dōga Eiga, often shortened to 日動映画 Nichidō Eiga). In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name. Over the years, the studio has created a large number of TV series, movies, and adapted many Japanese comics by renowned authors to animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki
, Isao Takahata
, Leiji Matsumoto
and Yoichi Kotabe
have all worked with the company in the past. Toei is a shareholder in the Japanese anime satellite television
network, Animax
, along with other noted anime studios and production enterprises such as Sunrise
, TMS Entertainment
and Nihon Ad Systems Inc
. The company headquarters are located in the Ohizumi Studio in Nerima
, Tokyo
.
Until 1998, the company was known as (although even at that time the company’s formal English name was indeed “Toei Animation Co. Ltd.”), with “dōga” being the native Japanese word for “animation” which was widely used until the 1970s. Their mascot is the cat Pero, from the company's 1969 film adaptation of Puss in Boots.
Toei Animation produced the anime versions of works by many legendary manga artists, including Go Nagai
, Shotaro Ishinomori
, Masami Kurumada
, Akira Toriyama
and Naoko Takeuchi
. In addition, the studio helped propel the popularity of the magical girl
and Super Robot
genres of anime; among Toei's most legendary and trend-setting TV series include the first magical-girl anime series, Mahoutsukai Sally the anime adaptation of Mitsuteru Yokoyama
's manga of the same name, and Go Nagai
's Mazinger Z
, animated adaptation of his manga, which set the standard for Super Robot anime for years to come.
Anime created by Toei Animation that have won the Animage
Anime Grand Prix award have been Galaxy Express 999
in 1981, Saint Seiya
in 1987, and Sailor Moon
in 1992.
In addition to producing anime for domestic release in Japan, Toei Animation also provided animation work for several American animated series for US companies, dating back as far as the 60's, but they mostily provided outsourced production work during the 1980's.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
studio
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
owned by Toei Co., Ltd
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画, Nihon Dōga Eiga, often shortened to 日動映画 Nichidō Eiga). In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name. Over the years, the studio has created a large number of TV series, movies, and adapted many Japanese comics by renowned authors to animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,...
, Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
is a Japanese anime filmmaker that have earned critical international acclaim for his work as a director. Takahata is co-founder of Studio Ghibli with long-time collaborative partner Hayao Miyazaki. He has directed films such as the war-themed Grave of the Fireflies, the romantic-drama Only...
, Leiji Matsumoto
Leiji Matsumoto
is a well-known creator of several anime and manga series. His wife is also known as a manga artist.-Space opera:Matsumoto is famous for his space operas such as Space Battleship Yamato...
and Yoichi Kotabe
Yoichi Kotabe
, is a Japanese manga artist and animator who has worked with Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki. He is a lecturer at Tokyo Designer Academy in their cartoon film course....
have all worked with the company in the past. Toei is a shareholder in the Japanese anime satellite television
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
network, Animax
Animax
is a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. A subsidiary of Japanese media conglomerate Sony, it is headquartered in in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios...
, along with other noted anime studios and production enterprises such as Sunrise
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
, TMS Entertainment
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
, formerly known as , is a Japanese animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy. The company currently uses "TMS...
and Nihon Ad Systems Inc
Nihon Ad Systems
, NAS for short, is a Japanese anime production and character merchandising company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the advertising agency Asatsu-DK. The "Ad" in its title is an abbreviation for "Animation Development". Along with animation studios Sunrise, Toei Animation and TMS Entertainment, it is...
. The company headquarters are located in the Ohizumi Studio in Nerima
Nerima, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nerima City.As of August 1, 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 703,005 , and a density of 14,443 persons per km². 12,897 foreign residents are registered in the ward. 18.4% of the ward's population is over the...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
.
Until 1998, the company was known as (although even at that time the company’s formal English name was indeed “Toei Animation Co. Ltd.”), with “dōga” being the native Japanese word for “animation” which was widely used until the 1970s. Their mascot is the cat Pero, from the company's 1969 film adaptation of Puss in Boots.
Toei Animation produced the anime versions of works by many legendary manga artists, including Go Nagai
Go Nagai
, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
, Shotaro Ishinomori
Shotaro Ishinomori
was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...
, Masami Kurumada
Masami Kurumada
is a Japanese manga artist and writer, known for specializing in fighting manga featuring bishōnen and/or mahō shōnen. He is famous as the creator/author of popular manga, such as Ring ni Kakero, Fūma no Kojirō, Saint Seiya and B't X. His male protagonists are a reflection of the classical and...
, Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama
is a Japanese manga artist and game artist known mostly for his creation of Dragon Ball in 1984. Toriyama admires Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy and was impressed by Walt Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which he remembers for the great art...
and Naoko Takeuchi
Naoko Takeuchi
is a Japanese manga artist who lives in Tokyo, Japan. Takeuchi's works have a wide following among anime and manga fans worldwide. Her most popular work, Sailor Moon, rose to become one of the most recognized manga and anime products to date.-Early life:...
. In addition, the studio helped propel the popularity of the magical girl
Magical girl
belong to a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy anime and manga. Magical girl stories feature young girls with superhuman abilities, forced to fight evil and to protect the Earth. They often possess a secret identity, although the name can just refer to young girls who follow a plotline involving magic...
and Super Robot
Super Robot
is a term used in manga and anime to describe a giant robot or mecha, with an arsenal of fantastic super-powered weapons, extreme resistance to damage unless the plot calls for it, sometimes transformable or combined from two or more robots and/or vehicles usually piloted by young, daring heroes,...
genres of anime; among Toei's most legendary and trend-setting TV series include the first magical-girl anime series, Mahoutsukai Sally the anime adaptation of Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
was a Japanese manga artist born in Suma-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo. His personal name was originally spelled , with the same pronunciation. His works include Tetsujin 28-go, Giant Robo, Akakage, Babel II, Sally, the Witch, Princess Comet, and adaptations of the Chinese classics Outlaws of the Marsh and...
's manga of the same name, and Go Nagai
Go Nagai
, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
's Mazinger Z
Mazinger Z
, known briefly as Tranzor Z in United States, is a Super Robot manga and anime series created by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974. In...
, animated adaptation of his manga, which set the standard for Super Robot anime for years to come.
Anime created by Toei Animation that have won the Animage
Animage
is a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine which Tokuma Shoten began publishing in July 1978. Hayao Miyazaki's internationally renowned manga, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, was serialized in Animage from 1982 through 1994...
Anime Grand Prix award have been Galaxy Express 999
Galaxy Express 999
is a manga written and drawn by Leiji Matsumoto, as well as various anime films and TV series based on it. It is set in a space-faring, high-tech future in which humans have learned how to transfer their minds into mechanical bodies, thus achieving practical immortality.The manga won the...
in 1981, Saint Seiya
Saint Seiya
, also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...
in 1987, and Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
in 1992.
In addition to producing anime for domestic release in Japan, Toei Animation also provided animation work for several American animated series for US companies, dating back as far as the 60's, but they mostily provided outsourced production work during the 1980's.
1960s
- Ookami Shonen Ken (Ken, the Wolf Boy) (1963–1965)
- Shonen Ninja Kaze no FujimaruShonen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru, also known as Samurai Kid, is a Japanese anime series produced by Toei Animation. 65 episodes aired from 7 June 1964 until 31 August 1965. It tells the story of a ninja's pupil that controlled the wind....
(Fujimaru of the Wind, the Boy Ninja) (1964–1965) - Uchuu Patrol Hopper (Space Patrol Hopper), also known as "Patrol Hopper: Uchuukko Jun" (Space Girl Jun) (Feb. 1965-Nov. 1965)
- Hustle Punch (1965–1966)
- Rainbow Sentai Robin (1966–1967)
- Kaizoku Ouji (The Prince of Pirates, or Pirate Prince) (May 1966-Nov. 1966)
- Mahōtsukai SariiSally, the Witch, is the first magical girl genre anime in Japan. This may be the first shōjo anime as well. The first magical girl manga was Himitsu no Akko-chan but it took longer to be adapted into an anime. Both series deal with henshin style transformations , but neither is the first anime to feature this...
(Sally, the Witch) (1966–1968) - Pyunpyunmaru (July 1967-Sept. 1967)
- GeGeGe no Kitaro Series
- GeGeGe no Kitaro (original) (1968–1969)
- GeGeGe no Kitaro (2nd) (1971–1972)
- GeGeGe no Kitaro (3rd) (1985–1988)
- GeGeGe no Kitaro (4th) (1996–1998)
- GeGeGe no Kitaro (5th) (2007–2009)
- Cyborg 009
- Cyborg 009Cyborg 009is a manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different magazines, including Monthly Shōnen King, Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Big Comic, COM, Shōjo Comic, Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Monthly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Comic Nora in Japan...
(original) (Apr. 1968-Sept. 1968) - Cyborg 009 (color remake) (1979–1980) (co-production with Sunrise)
- Cyborg 009
- Akane-chan (Apr. 1968-Sept. 1968)
- Himitsu no Akko-chanHimitsu no Akko-chanis a pioneering magical girl manga and anime that ran in Japan during the 1960s.The manga was drawn and written by Fujio Akatsuka, and was published in Ribon from 1962 to 1965. It predates the Mahōtsukai Sunny manga, printed in 1966...
(Akko-chan’s Secret) (1969–1970, 1988–1989, 1998–1999) a.k.a. The Magic Mirror - Mōretsu AtarōMōretsu Atarō' is a gag manga by Fujio Akatsuka. It was serialized from 1967 to 1970 in Weekly Shōnen Sunday. Two anime adaptations were produced for TV Asahi ....
(1st) (1969–1970) - Tiger MaskTiger Maskis a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Naoki Tsuji. The series was first published in Kodansha's Bokura Magazine from 1968 to 1969 and was later published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1970 to 1971...
(1969–1971)
1970s
- Kick no Oni (The Kick Demon) (1970–1971)
- Mahou no Mako-chanMahō no Mako-chanis a Japanese anime series by Toei Animation. The story is based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale The Little Mermaid. The series has been dubbed into various languages including French, Spanish and Italian...
(“Mako-chan’s Magic” or, “Magical Mako-chan”) (1970–1971) - Sarutobi EcchanSarutobi Ecchanis a magical girl manga series by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was originally named , but was changed in 1971 when Toei Animation adapted it into an anime called Sarutobi Ecchan. The anime was unsuccessful, and only lasted 26 episodes...
(1971–1972) (note: “Ecchan” is the nickname of main character Etsuko) - Apacchi (“Apache”?) Yakyuugun (“The Apacchis”; lit. “Apacchi Baseball Team”) (1971–1972)
- Genshi Shonen Ryu (1971–1972)
- Mahou Tsukai ChappyMahou Tsukai Chappyis an anime series that debuted in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in 1972. It is the fifth magical girl anime in history , and the fifth produced by the Toei Animation studio.In addition to its success in Japan, Chappy has been dubbed into Italian, French, and Spanish and...
(Apr. 1972-Dec. 1972) - DevilmanDevilmanis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai which originally started as an anime adaptation of the concept of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante. A 39 episode anime series was developed by Toei in 1972 and Nagai began Devilman as a manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen...
(original TV series) (1972–1973) - MazingerMazingeris a long running series of manga and anime featuring giant robots or mecha. The name can also be pronounced "Mazinga", as it is has been known in several countries, including in the United States of America.-Series:The series in order:...
series- Mazinger ZMazinger Z, known briefly as Tranzor Z in United States, is a Super Robot manga and anime series created by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974. In...
(1972–1974) (broadcast in the US as “Tranzor Z”) - Great MazingerGreat Mazingeris a manga comic book and anime television series by manga artist Go Nagai, made as a direct continuation of the successful Mazinger Z series...
(1974–1975) - UFO Robo GrendizerGrendizeris a super robot TV anime and manga created by manga artist Go Nagai. It is the third entry in the Mazinger trilogy. It was broadcasted on Japanese television from October 5, 1975, to February 27, 1977, and lasted 74 episodes...
(1975–1977) (broadcast on the Force FiveForce FiveForce Five was a syndicated anime cartoon anthology during the late 1970s/early 1980s. In the US, this series was primarily shown only in New England and Virginia, though it did make brief appearances in other markets, such as Dallas, Texas and San Jose, California on KICU-TV 36. It was also shown...
block in the US as "Grandizer" (note the different letter); known as "Goldorak" and "Goldrake" in some European countries)
- Mazinger Z
- Babel Ni-Sei (Babel IIBabel IIis a 1971 manga series by Mitsuteru Yokoyama.Yokoyama's manga has been animated three times: in 1973 as a television series, in 1992 as an original video animation series, and in 2001 as a 13 episode television series....
) (Jan. 1973-Sept. 1973) - Microid S (Apr. 1973-Oct. 1973) (Co-production with Tezuka Productions. The original manga by Osamu TezukaOsamu Tezukawas a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...
was called "Microid Z". The "S" refers to Japanese watch maker SeikoSeiko, more commonly known simply as Seiko , is a Japanese watch company.-History and ongoing developments:The company was founded in 1881, when Kintarō Hattori opened a watch and jewelry shop called in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan. Eleven years later, in 1892, he began to produce clocks under the...
, the show's sponsor.) - Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan (1973–1974) a.k.a. Cybernella in Italy
- Dororon Enma-kunDororon Enma-kun, also known as Satanikus!, is a Japanese horror-comedy anime and manga series created by Go Nagai. It's one of Nagai's most famous works in Japan, although not very well known in the rest of the world. In 2006, it would get a sequel/remake in Demon Prince Enma, which drops the comedy and becomes a...
(1973–1974) - Cutie Honey
- Cutey Honey (original TV series) (1973–1974)
- New Cutie HoneyNew Cutie Honeyis a 1994 Japanese anime series in the Cutie Honey media franchise created by Go Nagai. Inspired by continued popularity of the original 1973 Cutie Honey television series, and first announced by Toei Video on October 1993, it remains the only Honey anime licensed for sale in the United States...
(OVA) (1994–1995) - Cutey Honey Flash (1997–1998)
- Majokko Megu-chanMajokko Megu-chanis a magical girl anime series. The manga was created by Tomo Inoue and Akio Narita, while the 72-episode anime series was produced by Toei Animation between 1974 and 1975. This series is considered an important forerunner of the present day magical girl genre, as the series' characterization and...
(Witch Girl Meg, Bia) (1974–1975) - Getter RoboGetter Robois a Super Robot manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, as well as an anime series produced by Toei Animation. The series was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 4, 1974 to May 8, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes.- Plot :...
series- Getter Robo (original) (1974–1975)
- Getter Robo GGetter Robo Gis a super robot anime series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa and produced by Toei Animation. This direct sequel to Getter Robo was broadcast on Fuji TV from May 15, 1975 to March 25, 1976, with a total of 39 episodes .People familiar with Mattel's popular Shogun Warriors toy...
(1975–1976) (Broadcast in the US as 'Starvengers', as part of the Force Five series). - Getter Robo GoGetter Robo Goor Getter Robo Go, also known as Venger Robo or Venger Robot Go outside of Japan, is a Japanese mecha anime and manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa....
(1991–1992)
- CalimeroCalimerois an Italian/Japanese cartoon about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphized cartoon chicken; the only black one in a family of yellow chickens. He wears half of his egg shell still on his head...
(1974–1975) - Shounen Tokugawa IeyasuTokugawa Ieyasuwas the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
(Young Ieyasu Tokugawa) (Apr. 1975-Sept. 1975) - Koutetsu Jiigu (Steel JeegSteel Jeeg, more commonly known as Kotetsu Jeeg or Koutetsu Jeeg, is a super robot anime and manga series created by manga artists Go Nagai and Tatsuya Yasuda. The TV anime was produced by Toei Doga. It was first broadcast on Japanese TV in 1975. The series lasted for 46 episodes...
) (1975–1976) - Ikkyū-sanIkkyu-sanis an anime based on the historical Zen Buddhist monk Ikkyū that follows his mischievous adventures as a child during his stay at Ankoku Temple. In each episode, Ikkyū relies on his intelligence and wit to solve all types of problems, from distraught farmers to greedy merchants.The anime was...
(Master IkkyūIkkyuwas an eccentric, iconoclastic Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet. He had a great impact on the infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals.-Childhood:...
) (1975–1982) - Daikuu Maryuu GaikingGaikingwas a Japanese Super Robot mecha anime series produced by Toei Animation.It ran from April 1976 through January 1977 and consisted of 44 26-minute episodes. Gaiking was notable for being one of the few super robot series to take place in real places outside of Japan, and for being the first Super...
(1976–1977)- Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu (2005–2006)
- Machine Hayabusa (Apr. 1976-Sept. 1976)
- Robot Romance TrilogyRobot Romance TrilogyThe were three Super Robot anime series created by "Saburo Yatsude" and directed by Tadao Nagahama from late 1976 through early 1979. The trilogy was a co production between Sunrise and Toei Animation...
- Choudenjin Robo Combattler VCombattler Vis the first part of the Robot Romance Trilogy of Super Robot series created by "Saburo Yatsude" and directed by Tadao Nagahama. The robot's name is a portmanteau of Combine, Combat and Battle, and the V is intended both as an abbreviation for "victory" and in reference to the five component...
(1976–1977) (co-produced with SunriseSunriseSunrise is the instant at which the upper edge of the Sun appears above the horizon in the east. Sunrise should not be confused with dawn, which is the point at which the sky begins to lighten, some time before the sun itself appears, ending twilight...
) - Choudenjin Machine Voltes VVoltes Vis a Japanese anime television series that was first aired on TV Asahi starting June 4, 1977. It was created by Saburo Yatsude and directed by Tadao Nagahama...
(1977–1978) (co-production with Sunrise) - Toushou DaimosDaimosis a Japanese anime television series produced by Nihon Sunrise. Daimos is the third installment of the "Romantic Trilogy", following Chōdenji Robo Combattler V and Chōdenji Machine Voltes V. It ran from 1 April 1978 to 27 January 1979 and consisted of 44 episodes...
(Brave Leader Daimos) (1978–1979) (co-production with Sunrise)
- Choudenjin Robo Combattler V
- Magne Robo GakeenMagne robo gakeenis a Japanese anime television series that aired from 1976 to 1977 in Japan. There were 39 episodes. It is also referred to as "Magnerobo Ga-Keen", "'Gakeen Supermagnetron", "'Gakeen Magnetic Robot", "Robotman Gakeen", "Gakeen"...
(Magnetic Robot Gakeen) (1976–1977) - Candy CandyCandy Candyis a Japanese novel, manga, and anime series. The main character, Candice "Candy" White Ardlay is a blonde American girl with freckles, large emerald green eyes and long, curly hair, worn in pigtails with bows. Candy Candy first appeared in a prose novel by famed Japanese writer Kyoko Mizuki in...
(1976–1979) - Jetter Marusu [Mars] (Feb. 1977-Sept. 1977) (co-production with Tezuka ProductionsTezuka ProductionsTezuka Productions is a company created by Osamu Tezuka. His son, Makoto Tezuka has the goal to extend Tezuka's manga series with new issues and publish posthumous works...
and MadhouseMadhouse (company)is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja...
; a semi-remake of Astro Boy) - Wakusei Robo Danguard AceWakusei Robo Danguard Aceis a Japanese science fiction anime series created by Leiji Matsumoto with Dan Kobayashi. It was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion as simply "Danguard Ace"...
(Planetary Robot Danguard Ace) (1977–1978) - Hyouga Senshi Guyslugger (co-produced with Tokyo Movie ShinshaTokyo Movie Shinsha, formerly known as , is a Japanese animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy. The company currently uses "TMS...
; a semi-remake of Cyborg 009) (Apr. 1977-Aug. 1977) - Chojin Sentai BalatackChojin Sentai Balatackis a Japanese anime series that follows the adventures of five teenagers as they fight against an evil alien force using the titular combining mecha, Barattack...
(inspired somewhat by the Super SentaiSuper SentaiThe is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
series) (1977–1978) - Arrow Emblem Hawk of the Grand PrixArrow Emblem Hawk of the Grand Prixis an anime series aired from 1977 to 1978 in Japan. There are 44 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is also known as "Arrow Emblem Grand Prix no Taka". In the United States, it was re-edited to a short movie called "Super Grand Prix"....
(1977–1978) - Tobidase! Machine Hiryū (Fly High! Machine Hiryū) (co-production with Tatsunoko) (1977–1978)
- Gekisō! Ruben Kaiser (co-production with Wakō Productions) (1977–1978)
- Captain HarlockSpace Pirate Captain Harlockis a manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, serialized Akita Shoten's Play Comic from 1977 to 1979. The series was adapted into an animated television series in 1978 directed by Rintaro and produced by Toei Animation....
(Uchū kaizoku Captain Harlock) (1978–1979) (Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless OdysseySpace Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless OdysseySpace Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey is an OVA sequel to Space Pirate Captain Harlock.-Cast:*Lex Lang as Captain Herlock*Anthony Mozdy as Dr...
and Harlock SagaHarlock Sagais a six-part anime miniseries by Leiji Matsumoto. An adaptation of Das Rheingold, it tells the story of space pirate Captain Harlock and his crew as they try to stop a man who has stolen gold from the center of the galaxy and forged it into a powerful ring.- Overview of the anime :Legend tells of...
was not produced by Toei)- Captain HarlockCaptain Harlockis a fictional character created by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto.Harlock is the archetypical romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life. He is as noble as he is taciturn, rebellious, stoically fighting against totalitarian regimes, whether they be earthborn or alien...
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSXArcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSXis an animated television series created by Leiji Matsumoto. It's the sequel to the 1982 animated film Arcadia of My Youth. However, like many of the stories set in the Leijiverse, the continuity of the series does not necessarily agree with other Harlock series or films.The series premiered just...
(Waga seishun no Arcadia—Mugen kidō SSX) (1982–1983)
- Captain Harlock
- SF Saiyuki StarzingerStarzingeris an anime series aired in Japan from 1978 to 1979. It translates literally to "Science Fiction Journey to the West Starzinger". In the United States it is referred to as Spaceketeers and is part of Jim Terry's Force Five series...
(Sci-Fi Journey to the West: Starzinger) (Broadcast as 'Spaceketeers' on Force Five) (1978–1979) - Majokko TickleMajokko Tickle, also known as Magical Girl Tickle or Magical Girl Chickle, is a 1970s magical girl manga and anime by Go Nagai. Unlike Nagai's earlier Cutie Honey, Majokko Tickle is closer to the more traditional mold of magical girl anime such as Mahoutsukai Sally, and is probably more suitable for young...
(Magic Girl Tickle) (1978–1979) (co-production with Neo Media Production [1-15] and Sunrise [episode 16 afterwards]) - Uchu Majin Daikengo (Space Guardian Daikengo) (co-production with Tori Productions and Studio NueStudio NueStudio Nue is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki, Kazutaka Miyatake, and Haruka Takachiho...
) (1978–1979) - Galaxy Express 999Galaxy Express 999is a manga written and drawn by Leiji Matsumoto, as well as various anime films and TV series based on it. It is set in a space-faring, high-tech future in which humans have learned how to transfer their minds into mechanical bodies, thus achieving practical immortality.The manga won the...
(Ginga Tetsudou 999) (original TV series) (1978–1981) - Captain FutureCaptain FutureCaptain Future is a science fictional hero pulp character originally published in self-titled American pulp magazines during the 1940s and early 50s.-Origins:...
(1978–1979) - Eiko no Tenshitachi: Pink LadyPink Lady (band)is a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto and Keiko Masuda...
Monogatari (Glorious Angels: The Story of Pink Lady) (1978–1979, commissioned by the Japanese pop duo's managing company, T&C/Trust & Confidence) - Hana no Ko LunlunHana no Ko Lunlun, translated to English as The Flower Child Lunlun and Lulu, The Flower Angel is a magical girl manga by Shiro Jinbo, focusing on a theme of flowers in its stories. It was adapted into an anime by Toei Animation in 1979, and the anime was greatly successful in the West, particularly in Europe and...
(Lit. “Lunlun the Flower Girl”) (1979–1980) a.k.a. Angel - Mirai Robo DaltaniasDaltaniuswas an anime series that aired from 1979 to 1980. There were 47 episodes. There are a lot of alternate spellings for the name, which includes "Dartanius", "D'Artagnas", "Daltanias" and "Dartanias". But the correct spelling should be "Daltanious" which was commonly used on the Japanese merchandise...
(Future Robot Daltanius) (1979–1980) (co-production with Sunrise) - Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur (Go Arthur: Story of the Knights of the Round Table (loose translation)) (1979–1980)
1980s
- Mahō Shōjo LalabelLalabel, The Magical Girl, also known as Magical Girl Lalabel, is a magical girl anime by Toei Animation.A 15 minutes long "movie" special called was also created, it aired in Japan in July 1980.- Story :...
(Lalabel, The Magical Girl) (1980–1981) - Moero Arthur: Hakuba Ouji (Go Arthur: The White Horse Prince) (Apr. 1980-Sept. 1980)
- Ganbare GenkiGanbare Genkiis a sports manga by Yū Koyama about Horiguchi Genki, a boy who is raised by a single father, and who wants to be a boxer like him. It was adapted as an anime television series by Toei Animation...
(Do Your Best, Genki [loose translation]) (1980–1981) - Uchū Daitei God SigmaSpace Emperor God Sigmais an anime series aired from 1980 to 1981. There were 50 episodes. It is also referred to as "God Σ Empire of Space" and "Space Combination God Σ".-Story:...
(1980–1981) - Hello! SandybellHello! Sandybellis an anime series made by Toei Animation in 1981. It was aired in Japan by TV Asahi.In the original title when it is made in Japan, her name is the spelling to which "E" is attached to an end by "Sandybelle"....
(Mar. 1981-Sept. 1981) a.k.a. Sandy Jonquille - Little WomenWakakusa Monogatari Yori Wakakusa no Yon ShimaiLittle Women, also known as , is a 1981 Japanese animated television series adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. The series is directed by Kazuya Miyazaki and produced by Toei Animation....
(Wakakusa Monogatari yori Wakakusa no Yon Shimai) (April-Sept. 1981) - (co-production with Movie International Co. (Kokusai Eiga)) - Beast King GoLion (Lion VoltronVoltronVoltron is the titular super robot of an anime series that features a team of young pilots, known as the Voltron Force. The team’s individual vehicles join together to form the giant super robot, with which they defend the galaxy from evil...
) (1981–1982) - Dr. SlumpDr. Slumpis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology comic Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984 which were collected into 18 tankōbon volumes...
and Arale-chan (1981–1986)- Dr. Slump (2nd series) (1997–1999)
- Shin Taketori Monogatari: Sen Nen Jo Ou (The Queen of a Thousand Years; “Queen MillenniaQueen Millenniais a manga series by Leiji Matsumoto which was serialized from 28 January 1980through 11 May 1983 in both the Sankei Shimbun and Nishinippon Sports newspapers. The manga series was adapted into a 42-episode anime TV series by Toei Dōga and broadcast on the Fuji TV network from 16 April 1981 through...
”) (1981–1982) - Tiger Mask Ni-Sei (Tiger Mask Second Generation) (1981–1982)
- Honey Honey no Suteki na BoukenHoney Honey no Suteki na Boukenis a shōjo manga by Hideko Mizuno first published in 1966 and made into a 29-episode anime TV series in 1981 by Kokusai Eiga...
(The Wonderful Adventures of Honey Honey) (1981–1982) (co-production with Movie International Co.) - Asari-chan (1982–1983)
- Adrift in the Pacific (Two Years Holiday) (1982)
- Patalliro!Patalliro!is a long-running manga series written and illustrated by Mineo Maya, one of the few known male manga artist for shōnen-ai manga. Patalliro! is the first anime series to present shōnen-ai themes on television.- Plot :...
(1982–1983) - Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (Vehicle VoltronVoltronVoltron is the titular super robot of an anime series that features a team of young pilots, known as the Voltron Force. The team’s individual vehicles join together to form the giant super robot, with which they defend the galaxy from evil...
) (1982–1983) (co-production with Daewon Animation) - The Kabocha WineThe Kabocha Wineis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Miura. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1981 to 1984...
(The Pumpkin Wine) (1982–1984) - Ai Shite KnightAi Shite Knightis a shōjo manga created in the early 1980s by Kaoru Tada. An anime version of the story in 42 episodes was also produced in 1983-1984 by Toei Animation, and features episodes supervised by Shingo Araki .-Plot summary:"Ai Shite Knight" is set in...
(or “Night”) (1983–1984) (AKA Kiss Me Licia, Embrasse-moi Lucile, Rock & Roll Kids) - KinnikumanKinnikumanis a manga created by the duo of Yudetamago , which is composed of Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada. The manga was published in Shueisha's Weekly Jump, and received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 1985...
(1983–1986)- Showdown! The 7 Justice Supermen vs. The Space Samurais (1984) (TV special)
- Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne (1991–1992)
- Kinnikuman NiseiUltimate MuscleUltimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as , is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago . It is the sequel to the hit manga Kinnikuman that they started in 1979...
(Jan. 2002-Dec. 2002) - Kinnikuman Nisei: Ultimate MuscleUltimate MuscleUltimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as , is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago . It is the sequel to the hit manga Kinnikuman that they started in 1979...
(Japanese broadcast of American second season) (Apr. 2004-June 2004) - Kinnikuman Nisei: Ultimate Muscle 2 (additional American produced episodes) (Jan. 2006-Mar. 2006)
- Stop! Hibari-kunStop! Hibari-kunis a manga series written and illustrated by Hisashi Eguchi. It ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1981 to 1983. The publisher has released all four volumes in tankōbon format...
(1983–1984) - Lightspeed Electroid AlbegasAlbegaswas an anime series aired from 1983 to 1984 in Japan, Latin America, Spain and Italy. There were 45 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. Other loosely translated names are "Arbegas", "Arebegas", "Lightspeed ElectroGod Arbegas" and "Arbegas: El Rayo Custodio".-Original story:Three talented students of...
(Gladiator Voltron) (1983–1984) (English version was planned, but never aired) - Bemu Bemu Hunter: Gotengu Tenmaru (May 1983-Oct. 1983)
- Yume Senshi Wingman (Dream Warrior Wingman) (1984–1985)
- Tongari Boushi no Memoru (U.S. title: “Wee Wendy”; released as compilation film by Celebrity Home EntertainmentCelebrity Home EntertainmentCelebrity Home Entertainment , founded by Noel C. Bloom , was a home video distributor specializing in mostly obscure material from around the world, as well as B-grade action films and soft-core adult fare, although they also released some material that...
) (Mar. 1984-Sept. 1984) - Video Warrior LaserionVideo Warrior Laserionis a Japanese anime series aired in 1984 to 1985. It was the first Japanese anime series to feature the idea of virtual reality. It is also referred to as Rezarion, Laserion, Video Senshi Laserion...
(1984–1985) - GU-GU GanmoGu Gu Ganmois a shōnen manga by Fujihiko Hosono. It was originally serialized in Shōnen Sunday from 1982 vol. 19 through 1985 vol 16, and was collected into 12 bound volumes by Shogakukan.-Plot:...
(1984–1985) - Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North StarFist of the North Staris a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha...
) (1984–1988) - Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand YearsCaptain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand YearsCaptain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years is an animated science fiction television series produced by Harmony Gold USA. The series was created by Carl Macek by combining footage from Leiji Matsumoto’s Captain Harlock and Queen Millennia anime series.This is the second time the 1978 Captain...
(1985-1986) (co-production with Harmony Gold USAHarmony Gold USAHarmony Gold is a television production and distribution company established in 1983. It is best known as the “creator” and main distributor of the anime series Robotech. It also partially dubbed the Dragon Ball series in the late 1980s....
, an English dub production that combines both Captain HarlockCaptain Harlockis a fictional character created by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto.Harlock is the archetypical romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life. He is as noble as he is taciturn, rebellious, stoically fighting against totalitarian regimes, whether they be earthborn or alien...
and Queen MillenniaQueen Millenniais a manga series by Leiji Matsumoto which was serialized from 28 January 1980through 11 May 1983 in both the Sankei Shimbun and Nishinippon Sports newspapers. The manga series was adapted into a 42-episode anime TV series by Toei Dōga and broadcast on the Fuji TV network from 16 April 1981 through...
's anime series) - Hāi! Step Jun (Yeah! Step Jun) (1985–1986)
- Compora Kid (June 1985-Dec. 1985)
- Transformers series:
- Transformers: Scramble CityTransformers: Scramble CityScramble City is the name of a Transformers OVA created and released in Japan in April 1986. It was created as a promotional video for the new line of 'Scramble City' toys released only in Japan...
(1986, OVA) - Transformers: The HeadmastersTransformers: The Headmastersis a Japanese anime television series.-Development:Inititally, Takara, the Japanese producers of the Transformers toyline, imported the American Transformers cartoon series from 1985 to 1986...
(1987) (1st exclusive Japanese series) - Transformers: Super-God MasterforceTransformers: Super-God Masterforceis the title of a Japanese Transformers line of toys and anime series that ran from April 12, 1988 to March 7, 1989 for 42 episodes. On July 3, 2006 the series was released on DVD in the UK, and it was aired on AnimeCentral in the UK a few years later....
(1988) (2nd exclusive Japanese series) - Transformers: VictoryTransformers: Victory, commonly shortened to simply Transformers: Victory, is an anime series produced by Toei Animation. It is a Japanese-produced spin-off of the well-known original Transformers cartoon, and the final complete animated series from the original "Generation 1" era.-Development:Following the conclusion...
(1989) (3rd exclusive Japanese series) - Transformers: ZoneTransformers: Zoneis a one-shot OVA exclusive to Japan in the fictional Transformers universe.-Development:Originally intended to be a full TV series, Transformers: Zone was forced to become direct-length direct-to-video due to less than expected toy sales. The series was canceled after just one episode at 25 minutes...
(1990, OVA)
- Transformers: Scramble City
- Maple Town Monogatari (Maple Town Stories) (1986–1987; broadcast in the US on Nickelodeon as simply Maple Town)
- Dragon Ball series (1986–1997)
- Dragon Ball (1986–1989)
- Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996)
- Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997)
- Dragon Ball Z Kai (remastered version of Dragon Ball Z; 2009–2011; one episode unaired)
- Ginga: Nagareboshi GinGinga: Nagareboshi GinGinga: Nagareboshi Gin Silver") is an adventure manga by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1987, and collected in 18 bound volumes...
(Silver Fang: Meteor Gin) (Apr. 1986-Sept. 1986) - Gou Q [Goukyuu] Chouji Ikkiman (Fastball Superboy Ikkiman) (Apr. 1986-Nov. 1986)
- Saint SeiyaSaint Seiya, also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...
(Knights of the Zodiac) (1986–1989) (Saint Seiya: The Lost CanvasSaint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, also known as simply The Lost Canvas, is a manga by Japanese author Shiori Teshirogi, a spin-off based on the manga series Saint Seiya, which was created, written and illustrated by Japanese author Masami Kurumada...
was not produced by Toei)- Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter Sanctuary (2002–2003)
- Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter Inferno (2005–2007)
- Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter Elysion (2008)
- Shin Maple Town Monogatari: Palm Town Hen (New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Saga) (Jan. 1987-Dec. 1987)
- BikkurimanBikkurimanis a Japanese anime series.The original Bikkuriman series, created by Toei Animation, aired from October 11, 1987 to April 2, 1989. Sequels include a second Bikkuriman series and Super Bikkuriman.-History:...
series (Bikkuriman 2000Bikkuriman 2000Bukkuriman 2000 is an anime by Studio Comet that aired in the year 2000. It is the first anime fully animated digitally. At that time, there were other anime animated digitally part of the time like the 1997 remake of Dr. Slump....
was not produced by Toei)- Bikkuriman (1987–1989)
- Shin (New) Bikkuriman (1989–1990)
- Super Bikkuriman (1992–1993)
- Happy Lucky Bikkuriman (2006–2007)
- Kamen no Ninja Aka Kage (Masked Ninja Red ShadowRed Shadowis a fictional Japanese superhero featured in several manga, tokusatsu, anime and live movies and TV shows since his first appearance in the 1967 TV series, Red Shadow, The Masked Ninja, produced by Toei Company Ltd..- Character :...
) (1987–1988) - Lady Lady!! (1987–1988)
- Tatakae!! RamenmanTatakae!! Ramenman, also known as Lomien Man, is a manga authored by the duo of Yudetamago that was serialized in Shueisha's Fresh Jump magazine from June 1982 to December 1988...
(Fight, Ramenman!!; Kinnikuman spinoff) (Jan. 1988-Sept. 1988) - Sakigake!! OtokojukuSakigake!! Otokojukuby Akira Miyashita is a comedy martial arts manga that was originally serialized at the Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1985 to 1991. It is staged in a private boy's school that teaches ōendan to troubled teenagers. The students are trained to "revive the Spirit of Japan" and mainly engage in fighting or...
(Charge!! The Man School) (Feb. 1988-Nov. 1988) - Hello! Lady LynnHello! Lady Lynnis the title for second season of the anime series, Lady Lady!!, produced by Toei Animation Co., Ltd. It consists of a total of 36 episodes and was aired from May 12, 1988 to January 26, 1989 on TV Tokyo. Based on Japanese shōjo manga Lady!!, by Youko Hanabusa.The voice cast of this series has...
("2nd season" of Lady Lady!!) (1988–1989) - Akuma-kunAkuma-kunis a manga series written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. Several versions of the manga exist, one of which was adapted into a live-action TV show, and another into a TV anime.All media pretaining to the series was never released outside of Japan....
(1989–1990) - Mahoutsukai Sally (2nd) (1989–1991)
- Kariage-kun (1989–1990)
1990s
- Mōretsu AtarōMōretsu Atarō' is a gag manga by Fujio Akatsuka. It was serialized from 1967 to 1970 in Weekly Shōnen Sunday. Two anime adaptations were produced for TV Asahi ....
(2nd) (Apr. 1990-Dec. 1990) - Magical Tarurūto-kunMagical Taruruto-kunis a comedy manga by Tatsuya Egawa that was published in the Weekly Shonen Jump from 1988 to 1992, spanning a 21-volume collected edition. It was adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation that lasted 87 episodes and three feature films from 1990 through 1992.- Anime :The Magical Taluluto TV...
(1990–1992) - Vampire WarsVampire Warsis an original video animation created by Toei Animation and directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi. It was broadcast in Canada by Super Channel on December 1, 2008. It was broadcast in United States on May 5, 2008. The OVA is licensed in the United Kingdoms by Manga Entertainment. Manga Entertainment...
(Vanpaiyaa Sensou) (OVA) (1991) - Psychic WarsPsychic Warsis an original video animation created by Toei Animation and directed by Tetsuo Imazawa. It was broadcast in North America by Super Channel on December 1, 2008. The OVA is licensed in the United Kingdoms by Manga Entertainment. Toei Animation released a VHS of the Psychic Wars OVA on February 22,...
(Soju Senshi Psychic Wars) (OVA) (1991) - Goldfish Warning!Goldfish Warning!is a shōjo manga by which ran in Nakayoshi. A 54-episode anime series produced by Toei Animation aired on TV Asahi from January 12, 1991 through February 29, 1992. Each episode of the anime contained 2 11-minute stories, often unconnected with each other...
(Kingyo Chūihō!) (1991–1992) - Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (Dai’s Great Adventure) (1991–1992)
- Sailor MoonSailor MoonSailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
series (1992–1997)- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (1992–1993)
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R (1993–1994)
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S (1994–1995)
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS (1995–1996)
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor StarsSailor StarsThe following list of episodes of the Sailor Moon anime series covers , the fifth season of the series. Children's TV Asahi, Toei Agency and Toei Animation co-produced the episodes; Takuya Igarashi directed. The series originally aired on Children's TV Asahi between March 9, 1996 and February 8, 1997...
(1996–1997)
- Kamen Rider SD (OVA) (1993)
- Ghost Sweeper MikamiGhost Sweeper Mikamiis a Japanese comedic horror manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Shiina. It was published by the weekly manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from 1991 to 1999. In 1993, it won the Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen manga...
(1993–1994) - Slam DunkSlam Dunk (manga)is a sports-themed manga series written by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shōhoku High School. It was first serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan from 1990 to 1996 and had also been adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation which had been broadcast worldwide,...
(1993–1996) - Aoki Densetsu (Blue Legend) Shoot! (1993–1994)
- Marmalade BoyMarmalade Boyis a shōjo manga by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine Ribon from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode anime television series which aired on TV Asahi and Fuji TV in 1994 to 1995. This...
(1994–1995) - Shinken Densetsu Tight Road (Oct. 1994-Dec. 1994)
- Kuusou Kagaku Sekai (Fantastic Science World) Gulliver BoyGulliver Boyor simply Gulliver Boy is a Japanese anime series created by Hiroi Oji and Toyoo Ashida. It was produced by Toei Animation, directed by Ashida and aired on Fuji TV from January 8, 1995 to December 12 of that year.-Characters :*Gulliver Toscanni...
(Jan. 1995-Dec. 1995) - Sekai Meisaku Dōwa Series: Wow! Marchen Oukoku (Kingdom) (Apr. 1995-Sept. 1995)
- Gokinjo Monogatari (1995–1996)
- Hell Teacher NūbēHell Teacher Nubeis a horror-comedy manga created by the collaborative efforts of writer and artist Takeshi Okano in Shueisha's manga anthology book Weekly Shōnen Jump. The series ran for 276 chapters from Issue 38, 1993 through Issue 24, 1999...
(1996–1997) - Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over FlowersBoys Over Flowersis a Japanese shōjo manga series written by Yoko Kamio. It was serialized in the bi-weekly anthology magazine Margaret, which is aimed at high-school-age girls. The manga series ran continuously from October 1992 to September 2003, and was collected into 37 tankōbon volumes. In 1996, it received...
) (1996–1997) - Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (Young Kindaichi’s Casebook; see “Kindaichi Case FilesKindaichi Case Filesis a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō...
”) (1997–2000) - Azumi: Mamma Mia! (July 1997-Oct. 1997)
- Yume no Crayon OukokuYume no Crayon Oukokuis a Japanese children's literature by Reizo Fukunaga and serialized in Nakayoshi from January 1998 to December 1998. It was adapted into a seventy-episode anime television series by Toei Animation in 1997. It has been dubbed into French and Italian...
(lit. “The Crayon Kingdom of Dreams”) (1997–1999) - Hanitarou Desu (It’s Hanitarou) (1997–1998)
- Haruniwa-ke no San nin me (lit. “The Third of the Haruniwa Family”) (Jan. 1998-Mar. 1998)
- Anime Shūkan DX! Mii-Pha-PūAnime Syuukan DX! Mi-Pha-Puis a Japanese anime series that combined episodes of three series, , and . Heli-Tako Pu-Chan was broadcast in 42 episodes, while Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy was broadcast in 48 episodes, both between February 14, 1998 and February 6, 1999. The series focuses on a girl named Miiko and her close...
(featuring "Kocchi Muite Miiko"Kocchi Muite! Miikois an ongoing shōjo comedy manga series by Eriko Ono. It has been published by Shogakukan in Ciao since 1995 and collected in 20 bound volumes as of July 2008. It is a sequel to an earlier series, , and depicts the home and school life of a cheerful and energetic fourth-grade girl named Miiko. The...
, "Fan Fan Pharmacy", and "Heli-tako Pū-chan") (1998–1999) - Yu-Gi-Oh! 1998 (Apr. 1998-Oct. 1998)
- Mamotte Shugogetten (1998–1999)
- One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
(1999–present) - Kamikaze Kaito JeanneKamikaze Kaito Jeanneis a fantasy shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The story is about the adventures of a high school girl, Maron Kusakabe, who is the reincarnation of Jeanne D'Arc and transforms into a magical girl kaito—phantom thief—to collect the scattered pieces of God's power which...
(Jeanne: The Kamikaze Thief) (1999–2000) - Ojamajo Doremi seriesOjamajo Doremi seriesMagical DoReMi, known as in Japan, is a magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation in 1999. It focuses on elementary school students who become witch apprentices. Led by Doremi Harukaze, the girls must maintain their double lives in secret.Magical DoReMi has been followed up by...
(1999–2004)- Ojamajo DoremiMagical DoReMiMagical DoReMi, known as in Japan, is a magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation in 1999. It focuses on elementary school students who become witch apprentices. Led by Doremi Harukaze, the girls must maintain their double lives in secret.Magical DoReMi has been followed up by...
(1999–2000) - Ojamajo Doremi # (Sharp) (2000–2001)
- Mootto! (More!) Ojamajo Doremi (2001–2002)
- Ojamajo Doremi Dokkaan (“dokkan” is the sound of an explosion) (2002–2003)
- Ojamajo Doremi Na-I-Sho (Se-Cr-Et) (Jun. 2004-Dec. 2004)
- Ojamajo Doremi
- Digimon series (1999–2003; 2006–2007; 2010)
- Digimon AdventureDigimon Adventureis a Japanese animated television series created in 1999 by Toei Animation based on the Digimon virtual pet made by Bandai. It is the first series of the Digimon anime "metaseries"...
(1999–2000) - Digimon Adventure 02Digimon Adventure 02, also commonly referred as Digimon Zero Two, is the direct sequel to the previous series and takes place three years after the original series. With most of the original characters now in junior high school, the Digital World was supposedly secure and peaceful. However, a new evil has appeared in...
(2000–2001) - Digimon TamersDigimon Tamersis the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a "alternative" universe, on a world much like Earth where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games,...
(2001–2002) - Digimon FrontierDigimon Frontieris the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World. Once there, they meet two secondary characters, Bokomon and Neemon, who act as guides, and tell the...
(2002–2003) - Digimon SaversDigimon SaversDigimon Data Squad, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series, and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise. It was produced by Toei Animation, and aired every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. on the Fuji TV network. In addition, a tie-in movie called Ultimate Power! Burst Mode...
(2006–2007) - Digimon Xros WarsDigimon Xros Warscontains the sixth and seventh anime television series in the Digimon franchise by Akiyoshi Hongō, produced by Toei Animation. It follows a boy named Taiki Kudō who utilizes the power of joining together Digimon in order to save the Digital World...
(July 2010 – present)
- Digimon Adventure
2000s
- Mushrambo (ShinzoShinzoShinzo, known as in Japan, is an anime based on an event where creatures known as Enterrans take over Earth and rename it in their own image: Enterra. Now three Enterrans have to protect the last human in order to restore the human race...
in most international markets) (Feb. 2000-Sept. 2000) - Legendary Gambler TetsuyaLegendary Gambler Tetsuyais a gambling manga written by Fūmei Sai and Yasushi Hoshino. In 2000, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen. It has been adapted by Toei Animation as a 20-episode anime television series broadcast on TV Asahi from 7 October 2000 to 24 March 2001....
(2000–2001) - “Pipo Papo Patoru-kun” (literal romanization) (2000–2001)
- Nono-chanNono-chanis a yonkoma manga series begun in 1991 by Hisaichi Ishii originally serialized as in the Asahi Shimbun in Japan. When the series first began, it was generally focused on all of the members of the Yamada family. As the series progressed, the daughter became the most popular character among...
(2001–2002) - KanonKanonis a Japanese visual novel developed by Key and originally released as an adult game on June 4, 1999, playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. An all ages version for the PC was released in January 2000, and was later ported to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable...
(Jan. 2002-Mar. 2002) - Tsuribaka NisshiTsuribaka Nisshi' is a fishing manga by Jūzō Yamasaki and Kenichi Kitami that has been serialized in Big Comic Original since 1979. It won the 28th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1983...
(Stupid Fishing Journal) (2002–2003) - Ashita no NadjaAshita no Nadja, is a romance manga by Izumi Todo. It was serialized by Kodansha in the manga magazine Nakayoshi and collected in two bound volumes.The series was adapted as an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which premiered in Japan on the anime satellite television network Animax and the terrestrial TV...
(lit. “Nadja of Tomorrow”) (2003–2004) - Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (Zatch Bell!Zatch Bell!Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday...
) (2003–2006) - Air MasterAir Masteris a seinen manga created by Yokusaru Shibata and serialized in Hakusensha's Young Animal. The story focuses on Maki Aikawa, an ex-gymnast turned street fighter. A 27-episode anime adaptation was produced by Toei Animation. The manga ended in 2006 after a 28 volume run.Geneon had signed an...
(Apr. 2003-Sept. 2003) - Bobobo-bo Bo-boboBobobo-bo Bo-bobois a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai, published by Shueisha, and serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine...
(2003–2005) - Pretty Cure series (2004–present)
- Futari wa Pretty CureFutari wa Pretty CurePretty Cure, known in Japan as , is a Japanese magical girl anime series, part of the Pretty Cure metaseries produced by Toei Animation and broadcast across Japan by Animax, TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. The series is watched mostly by elementary and secondary students in Japan; it...
(2004–2005) - Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005–2006)
- Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash StarFutari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star, often shortened simply to Pretty Cure Splash★Star or PreCure Splash★Star, is a magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, which aired in Japan Animax, TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation between February 5, 2006 and January 28, 2007...
(2006–2007) - Yes! Pretty Cure 5Yes! PreCure 5is the fourth and fifth Pretty Cure anime series by Toei Animation, comprising the original series and its sequel, , or simply GoGo! . The 5 in the title refers to the fact that this Pretty Cure team has five members...
(the 5 refers to there being "5" members) (2007–2008) - Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go! (2008–2009)
- Fresh Pretty Cure!Fresh Pretty Cure!is a Japanese anime series and the sixth Pretty Cure installment by Izumi Todo. Produced by Toei Animation and Satelight, the series premiered on February 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010 on TV Asahi, replacing Yes! PreCure 5 Go Go! on its time slot...
(2009–2010) - Heartcatch Pretty CureHeartCatch PreCure!, also called HeartCatch Pretty Cure! is a Japanese anime series and the seventh Pretty Cure installment by Izumi Todo. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered on February 7, 2010 on TV Asahi, following Fresh Pretty Cure!, and ended on January 30, 2011, where it was followed by Suite...
(2010–2011) - Suite Pretty Cure (Feb. 2011-present)
- Futari wa Pretty Cure
- Channel ChasersChannel ChasersChannel Chasers is the second television film of the animated series The Fairly OddParents. It first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 23, 2004. The film centers on the series' main character 10-year-old Timmy Turner with his fairy godparents Cosmo and Wanda who grant his wishes....
("Maho Mushi" scene) (2004) - Ring ni KakeroRing ni Kakero, or Put It All in the Ring, is a manga created by Masami Kurumada. A total of 25 volumes were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1977 and 1981.- Plot :...
1 (“Put It All in the Ring”; rough translation) (Oct. 2004-Dec. 2004) - Beet the Vandel BusterBeet the Vandel Busteris a manga and anime series written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Koji Inada.The manga was published in Shueisha's Monthly Shōnen Jump in Japan until the illustrator Inada became ill. The magazine later ceased publication leaving the future of the manga unknown at this time. VIZ Media publishes...
(Bouken Oh Beet) (2004–2005) - Xenosaga: The AnimationXenosaga: The Animationis a 12-episode Japanese anime television series by Toei Animation, which premiered on TV Asahi in Japan on January 5, 2005. The series is based on the PlayStation 2 game Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht...
(Jan. 2005-Mar. 2005) - Beet the Vandel Buster: Excelion (2005–2006)
- Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (Jan. 2006-Mar. 2006)
- Air GearAir Gearis a shōnen manga written and illustrated by Ito "Oh Great" Ōgure. Air Gear revolves around the life of Itsuki Minami "Ikki", also known as "Baby Face", "Lil Crow", and his friends. The story follows their use of Air Treks, an in-universe invention derived from inline skates...
(Apr.2006-Sept.2006) - Ring ni Kakero 1: Nichi-Bei Kessen Hen (“Japan vs. USA” saga) (Apr. 2006-Jun. 2006)
- Kamisama KazokuKamisama Kazokuis a anime series based on a series of light novels by Yoshikazu Kuwashima, which premiered May 18, 2006 in Japan across the anime satellite television network Animax...
(The God Family) (May. 2006-Aug.2006) - Binbō Shimai MonogatariBinbo Shimai Monogatariis a manga series by Izumi Kazuto. It has been adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation and was aired in Japan from June 2006 until September 2006.-Plot:...
(The Tale of the Poor Sisters) (Jun. 2006-Sept.2006) - Demashita! Powerpuff Girls ZDemashita! Powerpuff Girls ZPowerpuff Girls Z, known in Japan as or PPGZ for short, is a magical girl anime series based on the American animated television series The Powerpuff Girls. The anime is co-produced by Cartoon Network Japan and Aniplex and was animated by Toei Animation, featuring character design by Miho Shimogasa...
("They're here! Powerpuff Girls Z") (2006–2007) (co-production with Cartoon NetworkCartoon NetworkCartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
and AniplexAniplex, formerly known as Sony Pictures Entertainment Visual Works Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment Visual Works Inc., is a Japanese anime and music production and distribution enterprise owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and established in January 1997...
). - Gin-iro no Olynssis (Oct. 2006-Dec.2006)
- Lily to Kaeru to (Ototo) (2006) - winner of AnimaxAnimaxis a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. A subsidiary of Japanese media conglomerate Sony, it is headquartered in in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios...
's annual Animax TaishōAnimax Taisho, also known as Animax Awards, is a Japanese anime scriptwriting competition organized by the Japanese anime satellite television network, Animax, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment.-History and broadcasts:...
, original script award. - Sugarbunnies series (Co-production with SanrioSanriois a Japanese company that designs, licenses and produces products focusing on the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts and accessories that are sold worldwide and at specialty brand retail stores in Japan...
; 2007–2009)- SugarbunniesSugarbunniesis a Japanese anime series produced by Toei Animation, in conjunction with Sanrio. The series centers around and is based on the character duo of the same name, created by Sanrio in 2004. The original series premiered on TV Tokyo and Kids Station on April 3, 2007 and ended later that year with 27...
(Apr. 2007-Sept. 2007) - Sugarbunnies: Chocolat! (Apr. 2008-Oct. 2008)
- Sugarbunnies: Fleur (Apr. 2009-Oct. 2009)
- Sugarbunnies
- Lovely ComplexLovely Complex, also known as Lovely Complex, is a romantic comedy shōjo manga by Aya Nakahara. It was published by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret from 2001 to 2006 and collected in 17 tankōbon volumes. The series is about the romance between a tall girl and a short boy who are treated as a comedy duo by their...
(Apr. 2007-Sept. 2007) - Mononoke (Ayakashi spin-off) (Jul. 2007-Sept. 2007)
- Hatara Kids: My Ham-gumiHatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi, literally "Working Kids, Meister Hamster Team", is a Japanese anime action series for young children about hamsters who hold down jobs from firefighting to cooking. The show is produced by Toei Animation and was broadcast by 6:30-7:00 am on Sunday every week from October 7, 2007 to September 28,...
(2007–2008) - Hakaba Kitaro (an adaptation of the original manga by Shigeru MizukiShigeru Mizukiis a Japanese manga author, most known for his Japanese horror manga GeGeGe no Kitaro . A specialist in stories of yōkai, he is considered a master of the genre...
) (Jan. 2008-Mar. 2008) - Uchi no 3 Shimai (Flash animation; 2008–2010)
- Uchi no 3 Shimai: Okawariparetai (Apr.2010-Dec.2010)
- RoboDz Kazagumo HenRoboDz Kazagumo Henis a computer animated Japanese series, co-produced between The Walt Disney Company and Toei Animation. It began airing on Japan's Toon Disney on June 21, 2008. The episodes are animated in 3D. The show premiered in the United States June 29, 2009 on Disney XD as simply "RoboDz". It is the first...
(Co-production with Disney; 3D Animated; June 2008-Nov. 2008) - Asataro, the Onion Samurai (Negibozu no Asatarō, "Onion-Head" Asatarō) (2008–2009)
- Marie and Gali (2009–2010)
- Welcome to Irabu's Office (Kūchū Buranko, October–December 2009)
- Thriller RestaurantKaidan Restaurantis a Japanese children's storybook series. The books take the form of horror anthologies, edited by Miyoko Matsutani and illustrated by Yoshikazu Takai and Kumiko Katō. As of 2007, there were 50 volumes published by Doshinsha. Over 8 million copies of the books have published so far.The books were...
(Kaidan Resutoran, 2009–2010)
Films list
(Partial list)- Panda and the Magic Serpent / The White Snake Enchantress (Hakuja den) (1958)
- Magic Boy (Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke) (1959)
- Alakazam the GreatAlakazam the Greatis a 1960 Japanese anime film, based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West, and was one of the earliest anime films to be released in the United States. Based on the manga by Osamu Tezuka, he was named as a director of the film by Toei Company. However, Tezuka later stated that the only time he...
(Saiyuki) (1960) - The Littlest Warrior (Anju to zushio-maru) (1961)
- Sindbad the Sailor (Arabian naito: Shindobaddo no bōken) (1962)
- The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed DragonWanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taijiis a Japanese traditional animation fantasy adventure feature film, the 6th feature produced by Tōei Animation , released in Japan on March 24, 1963...
(Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taiji) (1963) - Doggie March / Woof Woof Chushingura / Woof Woof 47 Ronin (Wanwan chushingura) (1963)
- Gulliver's Travels Beyond the MoonGulliver's Travels Beyond the Moonis a 1965 Japanese animated feature which was released in the United States in 1966.- Production :This was one of the first Toei animated features to depart from Asian mythology, though, like Toei's previous animated features, it is modeled after the Disney formula of animated musical feature...
(Garibā no Uchū Ryokō) (1965) - Cyborg 009Cyborg 009is a manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different magazines, including Monthly Shōnen King, Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Big Comic, COM, Shōjo Comic, Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Monthly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Comic Nora in Japan...
- Cyborg 009 (original film version; predates first TV series by 2 years) (1966)
- Cyborg 009: Monster War (Kaijuu Sensou) (1967)
- Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy (Chō Ginga Densetsu) (1980)
- Jack and the WitchJack and the Witchis a Japanese animated fantasy adventure feature film, the 10th cinema feature produced by Tōei Animation , released in Japan in 1967...
(Shōnen Jakku to Mahō-tsukai) (1967) - The Little Norse PrinceHols: Prince of the Sun, also known as The Little Norse Prince or Little Norse Prince Valiant, is an anime film released in 1968. It was director Isao Takahata's feature film début. Hayao Miyazaki, Yasuo Ōtsuka, Yoichi Kotabe, and Yasuji Mori, among others, worked as animators in this movie, providing many designs, story...
(Taiyō no ōji: Horusu no daibōken) (1968) - Tales of / Fables from Hans Christian Andersen (Andesen monogatari) (1968)
- The Puss In Boots Trilogy (which features the company mascot; Pero).
- Puss in Boots (Nagagutsu o haita neko) (1969)
- The Three Musketeers In Boots (Nagagutsu Sanjūshi) (1972)
- Puss In Boots Travels Around The World (Nagagutsu o Haita Neko: Hachijū Nichikan Sekai Isshū) (1976)
- Flying Phantom ShipFlying Phantom Shipis a 1969 anime feature film directed by Hiroshi Ikeda and produced by Toei Animation. It was one of the first anime films which was shown in Soviet cinema theaters being dubbed into Russian. The animation and design work on the giant robot was done by the then-largely-unknown Hayao...
(Soratobi Yurei Kan) (1969) - Animal Treasure Island (Dōbutsu TakarajimaDobutsu Takarajimais a 1971 Japanese animated feature film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.The film was produced by Toei Animation and released on the studio's 20th anniversary....
) (1971) - Panda No Daibōken (The Panda's Great Adventure) (1973)
- Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
Vs. Movie Series- Mazinger Z Vs. DevilmanMazinger Z Vs. Devilmanis a 1973 animated movie that crossed over two then-popular Anime series, both of which were created by Manga artist Go Nagai. Note however that the movie features alternate versions of events from both series, and is therefore not canonical to either one.-Story:...
(1973) - Mazinger Z Vs. The Great General of DarknessMazinger Z Vs. The Great General of Darknessis a Japanese animated film from 1974 that served as an alternative link between the Mazinger Z series and the Great Mazinger series. It basically introduces Great Mazinger to the audience, as well as his enemies from the Mikene Empire, showing the defeat of Mazinger Z.The final episode of the...
(1974) - Great Mazinger Vs. Getter RoboGreat Mazinger tai Getter Robotis an animated film produced by Toei based in the works of Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa. The film premiered originally in in Japan. It is a crossover super robot anime between Great Mazinger and Getter Robot, similar to the one previously done by Toei of Mazinger Z tai Devilman...
(1975) - Great Mazinger Vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Clash In The SkyGreat Mazinger tai Getter Robot G: Kuchu Daigekitotsuis an animated film produced by Toei Doga. It is a crossover anime between the super robots of Go Nagai Great Mazinger and Getter Robot G. It was originally shown in theaters along with Uchu Enban Daisenso. They both premiered in in Japan....
(1975) - UFO Robo Grendizer Vs. Great MazingerUFO Robot Grendizer tai Great Mazingeris a 1976 animated short film that crosses over Go Nagai's super robots Grendizer and Great Mazinger. The movie features alternate versions of events from both series, and, as with the rest of the Vs. films, is not canonical to either one...
(1976) - Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Monster Of The OceanGrendizer, Getter Robot G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaijuuis an animated film produced by Toei which premiered originally in in Japan. It is a crossover of three super robot anime created by Go Nagai: Grendizer, Getter Robot G and Great Mazinger. Like the rest of the Vs. animated films of Toei, the movie features alternate versions of events from the...
(1976)
- Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman
- The Little Mermaid (Anderusen dowa: Ningyo hime or “Andersen Story: The Mermaid Princess”) (1975)
- Uchu Enban DaisensoUchu Enban Daisenso, translated and also known as Battlefield of The Space Saucers and The Great Battle of the Flying Saucers, is a 1975 animated short film created by Go Nagai and produced by Toei Doga. It is also known as Space Disk War and was also released in Italy under the name La grande battaglia del disco...
(1975) - Sekai Meisaku Dowa (World Masterpiece Fairytales)
- The Wild SwansThe Wild Swans"The Wild Swans" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who rescues her eleven brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen....
(Hakuchou no Ouji) (1977) - ThumbelinaThumbelina"Thumbelina" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Traveling Companion" in the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children. "Thumbelina" is about a tiny girl and...
(Oyayubi Hime) (1978) - Twelve Months (Mori wa Ikiteiru) (1980)
- AladdinAladdinAladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , and one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection by Antoine Galland ....
and the Magic Lamp (Aladdin to Mahou no Lamp) (1982)
- The Wild Swans
- Space Battleship YamatoSpace Battleship Yamatois a Japanese science fiction anime series featuring an eponymous spacecraft. It is also known to English-speaking audiences as Space Cruiser Yamato; an English-dubbed and heavily edited version of the series was broadcast on North American and Australian television as Star Blazers...
- Space Battleship YamatoSpace Battleship Yamato (film)is the first theatrical movie based on the classic anime series . Unlike the later films that would follow it, this is a compilation film consisting of various television episodes edited from the "Iscandar" arc of the television series...
(1977) - Farewell Space Battleship Yamato (1978)
- Yamato: The New VoyageYamato: The New Voyagewas a television movie that was first broadcast on Fuji TV. This was the third movie in the Space Battleship Yamato saga...
(TV movie; 1979) - Be Forever YamatoBe Forever Yamatois the third theatrical film based on the classic anime series Space Battleship Yamato . The film is unique for switching from monaural VistaVision to Quadraphonic CinemaScope when the Yamato enters the Double Galaxy.-Plot:The Black Nebula Empire, last seen in Yamato: The New Voyage, lands a...
(1980) - Final YamatoFinal YamatoThe Space Battleship Yamato saga ended in 1983 with the fifth theatrical movie, . At a running time of approximately 165 minutes, Final Yamato currently holds the record as being the longest running animated film ever made.-Synopsis:The Galman Empire is destroyed but the planet Galmania is not, by...
(1983)
- Space Battleship Yamato
- Taro the Dragon Boy (Tatsu no ko TaroTatsu no ko TaroTatsu no ko Taro is a 1979 film adaptation of a famous Japanese folk tale, and the novel Taro, the Dragon Boy by Miyoko Matsutani.-Cast:Mîna Tominaga ... Aya Kazuo Kitamura ... Niwatori-chouja Kazuo Kumakura ... Red Oni...
) (1979) - Galaxy Express 999
- Galaxy Express 999Galaxy Express 999is a manga written and drawn by Leiji Matsumoto, as well as various anime films and TV series based on it. It is set in a space-faring, high-tech future in which humans have learned how to transfer their minds into mechanical bodies, thus achieving practical immortality.The manga won the...
(Ginga Tetsudō 999) (1979) - Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (Sayonara Ginga Tetsudō 999) (1981)
- Eternal Fantasy Galaxy Express 999 (Ginga Tetsudo 999: Eternal Fantasy) (1998)
- Galaxy Express 999
- BaldiosBaldiosis a Japanese super robot mecha anime series from 1980.-Production:The original TV anime series was produced by Ashi Productions, with its full length feature film produced by Toei Animation in 1981...
(Uchū Senshi Baldios Movie) (Space Warrior Baldios) (1981) - Dr. Slump
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island (1981)
- Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure (1982)
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo, Great Round-the-World Race (1983)
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle (1984)
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! Dream Capital Mecha Police (1985)
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village (1993)
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love (1993)
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark... (1994)
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Trembling Heart of the Summer (1994)
- Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise (1999)
- Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan (2007)
- Queen MillenniaQueen Millenniais a manga series by Leiji Matsumoto which was serialized from 28 January 1980through 11 May 1983 in both the Sankei Shimbun and Nishinippon Sports newspapers. The manga series was adapted into a 42-episode anime TV series by Toei Dōga and broadcast on the Fuji TV network from 16 April 1981 through...
(Shin Taketori Monogatari: Sennen Joō) (movie) (1982) - Arcadia of My YouthArcadia of My Youthis an anime film depicting the origin of Leiji Matsumoto's seminal character Captain Harlock. At one time, it was considered to be the central hub of the so called Leijiverse with other works such as Galaxy Express 999 and 1978's Space Pirate Captain Harlock television series occurring sometime...
(Vengeance of the Space Pirate in the US) (1982) - Kinnikuman Movie Series
- Kinnikuman: Stolen Championship Belt (1984)
- Great Riot! Justice Superman (1984)
- Justice Supermen vs. Ancient Supermen (1985)
- Counterattack! The Underground Space Supermen (1985)
- Hour of Triumph! Justice Superman (1985)
- Crisis in New York! (1986)
- Justice Supermen vs. Fighter Supermen (1986)
- Kinnikuman Second Generations (2001)
- Muscle Ginseng Competition! The Great Superman War (2002)
- Fist of the North Star: The MovieFist of the North Star (1986 film)is a 1986 Japanese animated film adaptation of the manga series of the same name. It was produced by Toei Animation, the same studio who worked on the TV series that was airing at the time, with much of the same staff and cast working on both...
(Hokuto no Ken) (1986) - Dragon Ball
- Curse of the Blood RubiesCurse of the Blood RubiesDragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, known in Japan as Dragon Ball during its initial theatrical release and later retitled for its home video release, is the first in a series of Japanese animated feature films based on the manga Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama...
(The Legend of Shenron, Japanese: Shenron no Densetsu) (1986) - Sleeping Princess in Devil's CastleSleeping Princess in Devil's Castleis the second animated feature film based on the Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama. It was originally released in Japan on July 18, 1987 at the "Toei Manga Matsuri" film festival as part of a quadruple feature along with the original Saint Seiya movie and the film versions of Hikari Sentai...
(1987) - Mystical AdventureMystical Adventure, is the third Dragon Ball feature film, originally released in Japan on July 9, 1988 at the "Toei Manga Matsuri" film festival as part of a quadruple feature along with the second Bikkuriman movie, the movie version of Tatakae!! Ramenman, and the second Kamen Rider Black movie.Unlike the previous...
(Makafushigi Daibōken; named for "Makafushigi Adventure", the opening theme song) (1988) - The Path to PowerThe Path to Power, is the seventeenth Japanese animated feature film based on the Dragon Ball manga, following the first three Dragon Ball films and thirteen Dragon Ball Z films. It is a re-telling of the original Dragon Ball anime series and is also the longest film in the franchise...
(Tenth Anniversary Special) (1996) - Yo! Son Goku and His Friends ReturnDragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!is a 35-minute Dragon Ball animated short film that premiered at the Jump Super Anime Tour in September 2008. It is the first animated Dragon Ball feature in twelve years, following the tenth anniversary film The Path to Power. It has not been licensed for an English-language release.- Plot :Two...
(2008) (Shonen JumpWeekly Shonen Jumpis a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
40th Anniversary Special)
- Curse of the Blood Rubies
- Saint SeiyaSaint Seiya, also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...
(Knights of the Zodiac)- Evil Goddess Eris (1987)
- The Heated Battle of the Gods (1988)
- Legend of Crimson Youth (1988)
- Warriors of the Final Holy Battle (1989)
- Heaven Chapter - Overture (2004)
- Dragon Ball Z
- Dead Zone (Return My Gohan!) (1989)
- The World’s StrongestThe World's Strongest, also known by Toei's own English title The Strongest Guy in the World, is the second feature movie in the Dragon Ball Z franchise. It was originally released in Japan on March 10, 1990, between episodes 39 and 40 of DBZ, at the "Toei Manga Matsuri" film festival along with the second Akuma-kun...
(The World’s Strongest Guy) (1990) - The Tree of MightThe Tree of MightDragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, also known by its Japanese title or Toei's own English title Super Battle in the World, is the third Dragon Ball Z feature film...
(Super Deciding Battle for the Entire Planet Earth) (1990) - Lord SlugLord Slug (film)Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, also known by its Japanese title, , or Toei's own English title, Super Saiya, Son Goku, is the fourth Dragon Ball Z feature movie. It was originally released in Japan on March 19, 1991 between episodes 81 and 82 at the Toei Anime Fair as part of a double feature with the...
(Super-Saiyan Son Goku!) (1991) - Cooler’s RevengeCooler's RevengeDragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, also known by its Japanese title , or by Toei's own English title The Strongest Rivals , is the fifth Dragon Ball Z feature movie, originally released in Japan on July 20, 1991 at the Toei Anime Fair along with the second Magical Tarurūto-kun movie and the first...
(The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest) (1991) - Return of CoolerReturn of CoolerDragon Ball Z: Return of Cooler, known in Japan as , is the sixth Dragon Ball Z movie, originally released in Japan on March 7, 1992 at the Toei Anime Fair along with the second Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken and the third Magical Tarurūto-kun movie. In the United States, aired March 7, 1992 on CBS....
(Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors) (1992) - Super Android 13Super Android 13Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!, known in Japan as , is the seventh Dragon Ball Z movie. Originally released in Japan at the Toei Anime Fair along with the third Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken movie and the Rokudenashi Blues movie. The movie was released in North America, in 2003. The movie was...
(Extreme Battle! The Three Great Super Saiyans!) (1992) - Broly: The Legendary Super SaiyanBroly: The Legendary Super SaiyanDragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan, known in Japan as , is the eighth Dragon Ball Z feature movie. It is also the longest Dragonball Z film and second longest film of the franchise...
(Burn Up!! A Close, Intense, Super-Fierce Battle) (1993) - Bojack UnboundBojack UnboundDragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound, originally known in Japan as , is the ninth Dragon Ball Z feature movie. It was released in Japan on July 10, 1993 at the Toei Anime Fair, where it was shown alongside the Dr. Slump movie N-cha! Pengin-mura yori Ai wo komete and the first YuYu Hakusho movie. The...
(The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy) (1993) - Broly: The Second Coming (The Dangerous Duo! Super Warriors Never Rest!) (1994)
- Bio-Broly (Super-Warrior Defeat!! I'm the One who'll Win ) (1994)
- Fusion RebornFusion RebornDragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, known in Japan as , is the 12th film in the Dragon Ball series. It was originally released in Japan on March 4, 1995 at Toei Anime Fair, where it was shown alongside the Slam Dunk film Shohoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi and the movie version of Marmalade...
(Fusion Reborn!! Gokū and Vegeta) (1995) - Wrath of the DragonWrath of the DragonDragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon, known in Japan as , is the thirteenth Dragon Ball Z feature movie. It was originally released in Japan on July 15, 1995 at Toei Anime Fair, where it was shown along with the Slam Dunk movie Hoero Basukettoman Tamashii!! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu and the...
(Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Won't Do It, Who Will?) (1995)
- Bishōjo Senshi Sailor MoonSailor MoonSailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
- Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon R: The Movie (1993)
- Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: The Movie (1994)
- Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie (The 9 Sailor Soldiers Get Together! Miracle in the Black Dream Hole)Sailor Moon SuperS movieSailor Moon Super S: The Movie is the third theatrically released Sailor Moon film. This simplified name is the one given to the English-dubbed edition released by Geneon Entertainment, while its full name in Japanese is in the style of the series' episode titles:...
(1995)
- DigimonDigimon, short for , is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga and video games. The franchise's eponymous creatures are monsters of various forms living in a "Digital World", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.-Conception and...
- Digimon Adventure (1999)
- Our War Game (2000)
- Digimon Hurricane Touchdown/Supreme Evolution! The Golden Digimentals (2000)
- (The above movies were combined and released in the United States as "Digimon: The MovieDigimon: The MovieDigimon: The Movie is a 2000 American film adaptation of the first three Japanese Digimon films distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film used footage from the films Digimon Adventure , Our War Game!! , and Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Supreme Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals .In comparison to...
".)
- (The above movies were combined and released in the United States as "Digimon: The Movie
- Diaboromon Strikes Back (AKA Revenge of Diaboromon) (2001)
- Battle of Adventurers (2001)
- Runaway Locomon (2002)
- Island of Lost Digimon (2002)
- Digital Monster X-EvolutionDigital Monster X-Evolutionis the eighth Digimon film, and the first to air originally on Japanese television. It aired on January 3, 2005, at 7:15 a.m. UTC+9/JST on the Fuji TV network....
(CGI animated TV movie, CGI provided by Imagi Animation StudiosImagi Animation StudiosImagi Animation Studios is an animation studio that was established in 2000 by Imagi International Holdings Limited , a listed company on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.-Background:...
) (2005) - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode (2006)
- Ojamajo Doremi
- Ojamajo Doremi #: The Movie (2000)
- Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi: Secret of the Frog Stone (2001)
- One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
- One Piece: The Movie (2000)
- Clockwork Island Adventure (2001)
- Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002)
- Dead End Adventure (2003)
- Curse of the Sacred Sword (2004)
- Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)
- Karakuri Castle's Mecha Giant Soldier (2006)
- Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates (2007)
- Episode of Chopper: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura (2008)
- Romance Dawn (2008) (Shonen JumpWeekly Shonen Jumpis a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
40th Anniversary Special) - Strong WorldOne Piece Film: Strong Worldor simply is a 2009 Japanese animated film directed by Munehisa Sakai. It is the tenth feature film based on the shonen manga series One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. The film stars the regular television cast of Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata, Ikue Otani,...
(2009)
- Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystemInterstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystemis a feature-length Japanese animated musical film originally released on December 1, 2003. The film is the visual realization of Discovery, an album by Daft Punk. Each track from the album has been animated as an episode in the story of the abduction and rescue of an interstellar pop band...
(2003) - Futari wa Pretty CureFutari wa Pretty CurePretty Cure, known in Japan as , is a Japanese magical girl anime series, part of the Pretty Cure metaseries produced by Toei Animation and broadcast across Japan by Animax, TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. The series is watched mostly by elementary and secondary students in Japan; it...
- Pretty Cure Max Heart: The Movie (Apr.2005)
- Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky (Dec.2005)
- Pretty Cure Splash Star: Tic Tac Crisis Hanging By a Thread (2006)
- Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Great Miracle Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom (2007)
- Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!: Happy Birthday in the Land of Sweets (2008)
- Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - Miraculous Meeting (2009)
- Fresh Pretty Cure: The Toy Kingdom is Full of Secrets!? (2009)
- Pretty Cure All Stars DX 2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel (2010)
- Heartcatch Pretty Cure: A Fashion Show in the Flower Capital...Isn't It!? (2010)
- AirAir (film)Air is a 2005 Japanese animated drama film directed by Osamu Dezaki and written by Makoto Nakamura based on the visual novel Air by Key. Originally, the film was set for a release date in autumn 2004, but was delayed; the film finally premiered in Japanese theaters on February 5, 2005...
(2005) - ClannadClannad (film)is a Japanese anime film directed by Osamu Dezaki and based on the visual novel of the same name by Key. Toei Animation announced at the Tokyo Anime Fair on March 23, 2006 that an animated film would be produced, and was released in Japanese theaters on September 15, 2007...
(2007)
Video Game Animation Work
- Sonic The Hedgehog CDSonic the Hedgehog CD, or Sonic CD, is a critically acclaimed 1993 platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team for the Mega-CD/Sega CD. It marked the first official appearance of the characters Metal Sonic and Amy Rose...
(1993) (Opening and closing animation sequences) (co-prouduction with Studio Junio)
Outsourced production work
- The King Kong Show/Tom of T.H.U.M.B.The King Kong ShowThe King Kong Show is an American/Japanese children's animated television series produced in 1966 by Videocraft of the USA, and Japan's Toei Animation and is the first anime series produced in Japan for an American company...
(1966) (eleven 10 minute episodes) - The Mouse on the MayflowerThe Mouse on the MayflowerThe Mouse on the Mayflower is a 1968 animated Thanksgiving television special created by Rankin/Bass. It debuted on NBC on November 23, 1968. The special is about a mouse named Willum, who is discovered on the Mayflower. Tennessee Ernie Ford voices Willum and narrates.-External links:* at IMDb...
(1968) - The Smokey the Bear Show (1969): Seventeen 11-minute episodes.
- The World of Strawberry ShortcakeThe World of Strawberry ShortcakeThe World of Strawberry Shortcake is a 1980 animated television special written by Romeo Muller, directed by Charles Swenson, and produced by Swenson, Muller and Fred Wolf. Starring the voices of Romeo Muller, Russi Taylor, Julie McWhirter and Joan Gerber, it was made by animators from...
(1980)- Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on ParadeStrawberry Shortcake: Pets on ParadeStrawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade is an animated television special from 1982, made by Romeo Muller, Robert L. Rosen, and Fred Wolf. This is the third to feature the American Greetings character, Strawberry Shortcake.-Synopsis:...
(1982)
- Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade
- Spider-ManSpider-Man (1981 TV series)Spider-Man is a syndicated animated TV series based on the popular Marvel Comics character of the same name.-Production background:The series was created to launch Marvel Productions, successor of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, who had previously produced the 1978 New Fantastic Four and 1979...
(1981, 2 episodes) - Spider-Man and His Amazing FriendsSpider-Man and His Amazing FriendsSpider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an animated series produced by Marvel Productions starring established Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man and Iceman and an original character, Firestar...
(1982) (Season 2) - The Wizard of Oz (1981, MWSFred Wolf Films DublinFred Wolf Films Dublin is an animation studio in Dublin, Ireland founded by Fred Wolf, and Jimmy Murakami . It was originally founded as MW . The studio produced The Point, the first U.S. animated special to air in prime time...
) - The Pink Panther (1981): One 7-min episode
- The Charmkins (1983)
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983–1986) (The G.I. Joe 1989 TV seriesG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989 TV series)G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a half-hour American animated television series based on the successful toyline from Hasbro and the comic book series from Marvel Comics. The series was produced by DIC Entertainment and ran from 1989 to 1991....
by DIC EntertainmentDiC EntertainmentDIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
was not produced by Toei).- G.I. Joe: The MovieG.I. Joe: The MovieG.I. Joe: The Movie is a 1987 animated film spun off from the animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, based on the original Hasbro toyline. It was produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions and was animated in Japan by Toei Animation.Created at the height of the G.I. Joe craze in...
(1986)
- G.I. Joe: The Movie
- Inspector GadgetInspector GadgetInspector Gadget is an animated television series that revolves around the adventures of a clumsy, simple-witted cyborg detective named Inspector Gadget – a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr...
(1983, 5 episodes) - Dungeons and DragonsDungeons & Dragons (TV series)Dungeons & Dragons is an American fantasy animated television series based on TSR's Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. A co-production of Marvel Productions and TSR, the show originally ran from 1985 through 1987 for three seasons on CBS for a total of twenty seven episodes.The show focused on a...
(1983–1985) - My Little PonyMy Little Pony (TV series)My Little Pony is an American animated television series based on the My Little Pony toys released by Hasbro. The series featured as the first segment of a program called My Little Pony 'n Friends. The second segment would be an unrelated cartoon based on another Hasbro franchise - either Glo...
(specials) (1984–1985)- My Little Pony: The MovieMy Little Pony: The MovieMy Little Pony: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the Hasbro toy line, My Little Pony. It was released on June 20, 1986 by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group...
(1986) (Animation production shared with AKOMAKOMAKOM Productions is a South Korean animation studio in Songpa-gu, Seoul that has provided much work since its conception in 1985 by Nelson Shin. Its biggest claim to fame is the overseas animation for 200 episodes of The Simpsons, to which that number is consistently rising...
) - My Little Pony 'n Friends (1986–1987) (Animation production shared with AKOM)
- My Little Pony: The Movie
- GallavantsGallavantsGallavants is a 1984 animated musical, produced by Marvel Productions, and released on home video.- Plot :Gallavants are ants living in a their own fairy-tale land, Ganteville. The little ones have to go to school in preparation of their adult life as working ants. However, one pupil thinks he...
(1984) - The TransformersThe Transformers (TV series)The Transformers is an animated television series depicting a war among giant robots who could transform into vehicles, other objects and animal-like forms. Written and recorded in America, the series was animated in Japan and South Korea...
(1984–1987)- Season 1: All 16 episodes
- Season 2: 39 episodes
- The Transformers: The MovieThe Transformers: The MovieThe Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986 and in the UK on December 5, 1986....
(1986) - Season 3: 13 episodes
- Robo ForceRobo Force-The Toys:The toy line featured robot action figures with suction cup bases and "crusher arm" action. In addition each figure, which basically resembled a customized Dalek, also included another gimmick or two such as a hook or extendable guns....
: The Revenge of Nazgar (1984) - Turbo TeenTurbo TeenTurbo Teen was an animated series about a teenager with the ability to literally transform into a sports car. It aired Saturday mornings on the ABC Network for twelve episodes between 1984 and 1985...
(1984, Two episodes) - Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (1984–1987) (Seasons 1-3)
- Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (1985)
- VoltronVoltronVoltron is the titular super robot of an anime series that features a team of young pilots, known as the Voltron Force. The team’s individual vehicles join together to form the giant super robot, with which they defend the galaxy from evil...
series (1984–1986) (co-production with World Events ProductionsWorld Events ProductionsWorld Events Productions is an American-based animation and distribution company in St. Louis, Missouri, best known for releasing the anime titles Voltron, Defender of the Universe and Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, as well as producing the original animated series Denver, the Last...
) (Voltron: The Third DimensionVoltron: The Third DimensionVoltron: The Third Dimension was a computer-generated series was released in 1998 to a mixed response, because of its departure from the original Lion Voltron's animated look, as well as some character changes, such as the physical appearance of Prince Lotor...
and Voltron ForceVoltron ForceVoltron Force is a new version of the 1980s animated series, Voltron, that was originally scheduled for a release in autumn of 2010. Eventually, the show premiered on June 16, 2011, exclusively on the Nicktoons television network to coincide with the premiere of the second season of Iron Man:...
were not produced by Toei)- Voltron: Fleet of DoomVoltron: Fleet of DoomVoltron: The Fleet of Doom was a television special involving both Vehicle Force Voltron and Lion Force working together to defeat King Zarkon, who aligns with Viceroy Throk of the Drule High Command to create a new army the Fleet of Doom....
(1986) (American exclusive TV special that features both Lion Voltron and Vehicle Voltron).
- Voltron: Fleet of Doom
- Glo FriendsGlo FriendsGlo Friends are small glow-in-the-dark toys in the shape of insects and other small creatures that were made by Hasbro's Playskool division in the mid 1980s . Books were also made by Ladybird to accompany each Glo Friend...
(1985-1986) - RobotixRobotixRobotix may refer to:* Robotix * Robotix, a 1986 cartoon produced by Sunbow & Marvel Productions* Robotix , a robotics competition organized by the students of IIT Kharagpur...
(1985) - Bigfoot and the Muscle MachinesBigfoot and the Muscle MachinesBigfoot and the Muscle Machines is a special animated TV mini-series that was aired on the animated half-hour TV series Super Sunday and Super Saturday containing 9 segments that ran for 6 minutes each and every weekend, along with Jem, Robotix, and Inhumanoids...
(1985) - Young Astronauts (1986)
- Defenders of the EarthDefenders of the EarthDefenders of the Earth is an animated television series produced in 1986, narrated by Corey Burton and featuring characters from three comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate—Flash Gordon, the Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician—battling the Flash Gordon villain Ming the Merciless in the...
(1986–1987; two episodes) - InhumanoidsInhumanoidsInhumanoids was an animated series and Hasbro toy property in 1986. In the tradition of other Hasbro properties such as Transformers and G.I. Joe, the show was produced by Sunbow and Marvel Productions and animated in Japan by Toei Animation...
(1985) - JemJem (TV series)Jem, also known as Jem and the Holograms, is an American animated television series that ran from 1985 to 1988 in U.S. first-run syndication...
(1986–1988; 54 episodes) - The Adventures of the American RabbitThe Adventures of the American RabbitThe Adventures of the American Rabbit is an animated film released in 1986 by Clubhouse Pictures, and subsequently on DVD by MGM.-Plot:The story begins just after the birth of Robert Rabbit...
(1986) - The JetsonsThe JetsonsThe Jetsons is a animated American sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in prime-time from 1962–1963 and again from 1985–1987...
(1986, 9 episodes) - Blondie & DagwoodBlondie (comic strip)Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930...
(1987) - Sky CommandersSky CommandersSky Commanders is an animated television series made by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It premiered in July 1987 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera and lasted for thirteen episodes...
(1987) - The Flintstone KidsThe Flintstone KidsThe Flintstone Kids is a 30-minute animated television series spin-off of The Flintstones which followed the adventures of Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty as children with their pet Dino.-Premise:...
(1987; 2 episodes) - The SmurfsThe SmurfsThe Smurfs is a comic and television franchise centred on a group of small blue fictional creatures called Smurfs, created and first introduced as a series of comic strips by the Belgian cartoonist Peyo on October 23, 1958...
(1987) (Seasons 6-8, 8 episodes) - FoofurFoofurFoofur is a children's animated series made by Hanna-Barbera and Freddy Monnickendam. It aired on NBC from 1986 to 1988. The protagonist and title character was a skinny blue dog. The animated series was produced in part by William Hanna...
(1987; 9 episodes) - Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. The pilot was shown during the week of December 28, 1987 in syndication as a five part miniseries and began its official run on October 1, 1988...
(1987) (Season 1 which is the 5 part pilot and 1st intro sequence) - The Mystery of the Third PlanetThe Mystery of the Third PlanetThe Mystery of the Third Planet , aka The Secret of the Third Planet is a 1981 Soviet traditionally-animated feature film directed by Roman Kachanov and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow...
(2008) (dubbing) - The New ArchiesThe New ArchiesThe New Archies was a children's television cartoon, based upon the long-running Archie comic books and characters. The series, produced by DiC Entertainment and originally airing on NBC, reimagined Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, and the other teenage...
(1987; 13 episodes) - Hello Kitty's Furry Tale TheaterHello Kitty's Furry Tale TheaterHello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater is an Japanese-American co-produced animated series based on the popular Japanese character, Hello Kitty. The series involved her and her friends doing their own version of popular fairy tales and stories...
(1987) - Dennis the MenaceDennis the Menace (1986 TV series)Dennis the Menace is an American animated series produced by DIC Entertainment , based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham....
(1988; 13 episodes) - The Real GhostbustersThe Real GhostbustersThe Real Ghostbusters is an American animated television series based on the 1984 film Ghostbusters. The series ran from 1986 to 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television, DiC Enterprises, and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. "The Real" was added to the title after a dispute with...
(1988) (Season 3; 8 episodes) - Superman (1988)
- X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men (1989) (Pilot for an X-Men 1989 series that was never produced, but the pilot was aired).
- Halo LegendsHalo LegendsHalo Legends is a collection of seven short anime films set in the Halo science-fiction universe. Financed by Halo franchise overseer 343 Industries, the stories were created by six Japanese production houses: Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation...
: Odd One Out (2010)