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is a Japanese animation
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd
Toei Company

is a Cinema of Japan and television Production company and Film distributor corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four Movie theater across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates Movie studio at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a Shareholder in several television compa...
. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (??????, Nihon Doga Eiga, often shortened to ???? Nichido 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, and movies, and adapted many japanese comics by renowned authors to animated series, many popular worldwide.






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is a Japanese animation
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd
Toei Company

is a Cinema of Japan and television Production company and Film distributor corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four Movie theater across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates Movie studio at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a Shareholder in several television compa...
. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (??????, Nihon Doga Eiga, often shortened to ???? Nichido 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, and movies, and adapted many japanese comics by renowned authors to animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki

is a prominent filmmaker of many popular animated feature films. He is also the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company....
, Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata

is one of the most famous directors of anime, or Japanese animated films. Born in Ujiyamada , Mie prefecture, Japan, he is a long-term colleague of Hayao Miyazaki and co-head at Studio Ghibli....
, Go Nagai
Go Nagai

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 the seminal works Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s....
, and Yoichi Kotabe
Yoichi Kotabe

Yoichi Kotabe is a Japanese mangaka and animation, who has worked with Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki.He belongs to Nintendo Co., Ltd., and he is a lecturer at Tokyo designer academy cartoon film course now....
 have all worked with the company in the past. Toei is a shareholder in the Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese anime satellite television
Satellite television

Satellite television is television delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by a satellite dish and set-top box. In many areas of the world it provides a wide range of channels and services, often to areas that are not serviced by terrestrial television or cable television providers....
 network, Animax
Animax

is a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, its co-founders and shareholders include Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios Sunrise , Toei Animation , TMS Entertainment, and production company NAS ....
, along with other noted anime studios and production enterprises such as Sunrise
Sunrise (company)

is a Japanese anime 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 Japan 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....
 and Nihon Ad Systems Inc
Nihon Ad Systems

, NAS for short, is a Japanese anime production and character merchandising company, a fully-owned subsidiary of the advertising agency Asatsu-DK....
.

Until 1998, Toei Animation was known as (although even at that time the company’s formal English name was indeed “Toei Animation Co. Ltd.”), with “doga” 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

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 the seminal works Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s....
, Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama

born on April 5, 1955, in Kiyosu, Aichi , Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese people Mangaka known mostly for his creation of Dragon Ball in 1984....
, and Shotaro Ishinomori
Shotaro Ishinomori

was an influential figure in manga, anime and tokusatsu who created several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and the Kamen Rider Series....
. 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 protect the Earth....
 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, are extremely resistant 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, and often shrouded by mystical or legendary or...
 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 famous Japanese people mangaka. His works include Tetsujin 28-go, Giant Robo, Akakage, Babel II, Sally, the Witch, Princess Comet and an adaptation of the wuxia novel Outlaws of the Marsh....
's manga of the same name, and Go Nagai
Go Nagai

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 the seminal works Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s....
's Mazinger Z
Mazinger Z

, known as Tranzor Z in North America, is a Super Robot manga and anime series created by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha Shonen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974....
, 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 Japan anime and entertainment magazine which Tokuma Shoten began publishing in July 1978. Hayao Miyazaki's internationally-renowned manga Nausica? 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. The manga is published in English language by VIZ Media....
 in 1981, Saint Seiya
Saint Seiya

, also known as Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to anime....
 in 1987, and Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon

is the title of a Japanese media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is generally credited with popularizing the concept of a sentai of magical girls, as well as "revitalizing" the magical girl genre itself....
 in 1992.

In addition to producing anime for domestic release in Japan, in the 1980s, Toei Animation also provided animation work for several American-made television series and feature films (for American animation studios such as Marvel Productions
Marvel Productions

Marvel Productions Ltd. was a television and motion picture studio division of Marvel Comics, based in Hollywood, California. Originally an animation studio, Marvel produced such notable animated shows and specials such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight, The Incredible Hulk and the...
, Sunbow Productions
Sunbow Productions

Sunbow Entertainment is an animation studio, founded in 1980 and owned up until 1998 by Griffin-Bacal Advertising in New York. The first animation efforts by Griffin-Bacal were producing the animated commercials for Hasbro's G.I....
, Rankin/Bass
Rankin/Bass

Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. , also known as Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, was an United States stop-motion production company, known for its seasonal television specials....
, Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. , was an American List of animation studios that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century....
 and Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, Inc among others), such as Muppet Babies
Muppet Babies

Jim Henson's Muppet Babies was an United States List of animated television series that aired from September 15, 1984 to December 29, 1990 on CBS, Nickelodeon in first-run episodes, and then until 1992 in reruns....
, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an United States animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, Inc. It premiered December 14, 1987, first as a five-part mini-series....
, Adventures of the American Rabbit, Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)

Dungeons & Dragons is an United States animated television series based on TSR's Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. A co-production of Marvel Productions and TSR, Inc., the show was popular in the United States and ran for three seasons on CBS....
, Defenders of the Earth
Defenders of the Earth

Defenders of the Earth is an animated television series produced in the mid 1980s, 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 year 2015....
, My Little Pony
My Little Pony (TV series)

My Little Pony was an United States animated television series based on the My Little Pony toys released by Hasbro. It is currently being shown on the British TV Channel Tiny Pop....
, Jem
Jem (TV series)

Jem is an United States animated television series that ran from 1985 to 1988 in U.S. first-run television syndication. The show is about music company owner Jerrica Benton, her singer alter-ego, Jem, her band the Holograms, and their adventures....
, Transformers
The Transformers (TV series)

The Transformers is an United States animated television series depicting a war between giant robots who could transform into vehicles, animals, and other objects....
, and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. These series' producers outsourced animation production work to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and other Asian countries because of cheaper labor costs.

Productions


TV series

Note: This may not be a complete list
1960s
  • Ookami Shonen Ken (Ken, the Wolf Boy) (1963–1965)
  • Shonen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru
    Shonen 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 samurai'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)
  • Mahotsukai Sarii
    Sally, the Witch

    Sally the Witch, also known as , is an early magical girl manga and anime in Japan , and was of the first such anime series produced. The series was originally black and white when it began production, but later started producing episodes in color....
     (Sally, the Witch) (1966–1968)
  • Pyunpyunmaru (July 1967-Sept. 1967)
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro (original) (1968–1969)
  • Cyborg 009
    Cyborg 009

    is a manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different List of manga magazines, including Monthly Shonen King, Weekly Shonen Magazine, Monthly Shonen Jump, COM , Weekly Shonen Sunday, Weekly Shonen Big Comic, Monthly Comic Nora, and Shojo Comic in Japan....
     (original) (Apr. 1968-Sept. 1968)
  • Akane-chan (Apr. 1968-Sept. 1968)
  • Himitsu no Akko-chan
    Himitsu no Akko-chan

    is 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....
     (Akko-chan’s Secret) (1969-1970, 1988-1989, 1998-1999) a.k.a. The Magic Mirror
  • Mohretsu Atarou (1st) (1969–1970)
  • Tiger Mask
    Tiger Mask

    began as a Japanese manga in 1968 and was later adapted into a successful anime series in 1969. In real life, the name has been used by a succession of professional wrestling in Japan characters as a List of professional wrestling terms#G....
     (1969–1971)


1970s
  • Kick no Oni (The Kick Demon) (1970–1971)
  • Mahou no Mako-chan (“Mako-chan’s Magic” or, “Magical Mako-chan”) (1970–1971) - anime adaptation of Shinobu Yokogawa's manga.


  • Sarutobi Ecchan
    Sarutobi Ecchan

    was 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....
     (1971–1972) (note: “Ecchan” is the nickname of main character Etsuko)
  • Apacchi (“Apache”?) Yakyuugun (“The Apacchis”; lit. “Apacchi Baseball Team”) (1971–1972)
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro (2nd) (1971–1972)
  • Genshi Shonen Ryu (1971–1972)
  • Mahou Tsukai Chappy
    Mahou Tsukai Chappy

    Mahou Tsukai Chappy or Chappy Hanst Charles Grimm and Aesop Et Cetera is an anime series that debuted in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in 1972....
     (Apr. 1972-Dec. 1972)
  • Devilman
    Devilman

    is 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, Mao Dante....
     (original TV series) (1972–1973)
  • Mazinger
    Mazinger

    is a long running series of manga and anime featuring giant robots or mecha....
     series
    • Mazinger Z
      Mazinger Z

      , known as Tranzor Z in North America, is a Super Robot manga and anime series created by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha Shonen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974....
       (1972–1974) (broadcast in the US as “TranZor Z”)
    • Great Mazinger
      Great Mazinger

      is a manga comic book and anime television series by manga artist Go Nagai, made as a direct continuation of the successful Mazinger Z series. It was aired on Japan in 1974, immediately following the end of the first Mazinger series....
       (1974–1975)
    • UFO Robo Grendizer
      Grendizer

      , was a super robot show, created by manga artist Go Nagai, on Japanese television programs in 1975 that lasted for 74 episodes. The robot's first appearance in United States was as part of Jim Terry's Force Five series, under the title Grandizer....
       (1975–1977) (broadcast on the Force Five
      Force Five

      Force Five was a Television syndication anime cartoon anthology during the early 1980s. It was produced by Jim Terry and his company American Way, and consisted of five imported Japanese giant robot serials in response to the popularity of the Shogun Warriors toy collection ....
       block in the US as "Grandizer" (note the different letter); known as "Goldorak" and "Goldrake" in some European countries)
  • Babel Ni-Sei (Babel II
    Babel II

    is a 1971 manga series by Mitsuteru Yokoyama.The series follows Koichi, a Japanese schoolboy who learns he is the reincarnation of the alien entity "Babel"....
    ) (Jan. 1973-Sept. 1973)
  • Microid S (Apr. 1973-Oct. 1973) (Co-production with Tezuka Productions. The original manga by Osamu Tezuka
    Osamu Tezuka

    was a Japanese people Mangaka, animator, movie producer and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion....
     was called "Microid Z". The "S" refers to Japanese watch maker Seiko
    Seiko

    , more commonly known simply as Seiko , is a Japanese watch company....
    , the show's sponsor.)
  • Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan (1973–1974) a.k.a. Cybernella in Italy
  • Dororon Enma-kun
    Dororon 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....
     (1973–1974)
  • Cutey Honey (original TV series) (1973–1974)
  • Majokko Megu-chan
    Majokko Megu-chan

    is 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....
     (Witch Girl Meg, Bia) (1974–1975)
  • Getter Robo
    Getter Robo

    is 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....
     series
    • Getter Robo (original) (1974–1975)
    • Getter Robo G
      Getter Robo G

      is 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 ....
       (1975–1976)
    • Getter Robo Go (1991–1992)
  • Calimero
    Calimero

    is a Japanese anime series about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphism 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 Ieyasu
    Tokugawa Ieyasu

    Japanese name|Tokugawa}} was 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....
     (Young Ieyasu Tokugawa) (Apr. 1975-Sept. 1975)
  • Koutetsu Jiigu (Steel Jeeg
    Steel Jeeg

    is a Super Robot anime series created by manga artists Go Nagai and Tatsuya Yasuda, and produced by Toei Animation. It was first broadcast on Japanese TV in 1975....
    ) (1975–1976)
  • Ikkyu-san
    Ikkyu-san

    is an anime based on the historical Zen Buddhist monk Ikkyu that follows his mischievous adventures as a child during his stay at Ankoku-ji. In each episode, Ikkyu relies on his intelligence and wit to solve all types of problems, from distraught farmers to greedy merchants....
     (Master Ikkyu
    Ikkyu

    was an Eccentricity , iconoclastic Japanese Zen Buddhism priest and poet. He had a great impact on the infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals.....
    ) (1975–1982)
  • Daikuu Maryuu Gaiking
    Gaiking

    was a Super Robot mecha anime series produced by Toei Animation, credited as an original idea by Akio Sugino. However, in reality the original idea was of Go Nagai....
     (1976–1977)
  • Machine Hayabusa (Apr. 1976-Sept. 1976)
  • Robot Romance Trilogy
    Robot Romance Trilogy

    The were three Super Robot anime series created by "Saburo Yatsude" and directed by Tadao Nagahama from late 1976 through early 1979. The series are notable for developing ideas from Raideen, helping the super robot genre evolve, from series meant mainly to sell toys, with little to no plot or character development from episode to episode, into s...
    • Choudenjin Robo Combattler V
      Combattler V

      is 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 machines that form the robot, as well...
       (1976–1977) (co-produced with Sunrise
      Sunrise

      Sunrise 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 V
      Voltes V

      is a Japanese anime television series that was first aired on TV Asahi starting April 13, 1977. It was created by Saburo Yatsude and directed by Tadao Nagahama....
       (1977–1978) (co-production with Sunrise)
    • Toushou Daimos
      Daimos

      is a Japanese anime television series produced by Nihon Sunrise. Daimos is the third installment of the "Robot Romance Trilogy", following Combattler V and Voltes V....
       (Brave Leader Daimos) (1978–1979) (co-production with Sunrise)
  • Magne Robo Gakeen
    Magne robo gakeen

    is 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 Candy
    Candy Candy

    is a Japanese novel, manga, and anime series. The main character, Candice "Candy" White Ardlay is a blonde United States girl with freckles, large emerald green eyes and long, curly hair, worn in bunches with bows....
     (1976–1979)
  • Jetter Marusu [Mars] (Feb. 1977-Sept. 1977) (co-production with Tezuka Productions
    Tezuka Productions

    Tezuka 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 Madhouse
    Madhouse (company)

    is a anime studio, founded in the early 1970s 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 Television anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust...
    ; a semi-remake of Astro Boy)
  • Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace
    Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace

    is 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 Shinsha
    Tokyo Movie Shinsha

    , formerly known as , is a Japan 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....
    ; a semi-remake of Cyborg 009) (Apr. 1977-Aug. 1977)
  • Choujin Sentai Baratack (related somewhat to the Super Sentai
    Super Sentai

    The is the name given to the long running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Company, Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ....
     series) (1977–1978)
  • Arrow Emblem Hawk of the Grand Prix
    Arrow Emblem Hawk of the Grand Prix

    is 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"....
     (1977–1978)
  • Tobidase! Machine Hiryu (Fly High! Machine Hiryu) (co-production with Tatsunoko) (1977-1978)
  • Captain Harlock
    Captain Harlock

    is a fictional character created by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto.Harlock is the archetypical romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life....
     (Uchu kaizoku Captain Harlock) (1978–1979)
  • SF Saiyuki Starzinger
    Starzinger

    was an anime series aired in Japan from 1978 to 1979. It translates literally to "Science Fiction Journey to the West Starzinger". In the US it is referred to as Spaceketeers and is part of Jim Terry's Force Five series....
     (Sci-Fi Journey to the West: Starzinger) (1978–1979)
  • Majokko Tickle
    Majokko 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 children than most of Nagai's other...
     (Magic Girl Tickle) (1978–1979) (co-production with Neo Media Production [1-15] and Sunrise [episode 16 afterwards])
  • 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. The manga is published in English language by VIZ Media....
     (Ginga Tetsudou 999) (original TV series) (1978–1981)
  • Captain Future
    Captain Future

    Captain Future was both a science fiction magazine and a fictional character. The character was the creation of science fiction writer Edmond Hamilton....
     (1978–1979)
  • Eiko no Tenshitachi: Pink Lady
    Pink Lady (band)

    was a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto and Keiko Masuda . In Japan, they are fondly remembered for the incredible run of pop-chart hits they enjoyed from roughly 1976 to 1979, but in the United States, they are best known for their infamously failed 1980 NBC-TV variety show, Pink Lady and...
     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 Lunlun
    Hana no Ko Lunlun

    , translated to English language as The Flower Child Lunlun is a magical girl manga by Shiro Jinbo, focusing on a theme of flowers in its stories....
     (Lit. “Lunlun the Flower Girl”) (1979–1980) a.k.a. Angel
  • Cyborg 009 (color remake) (1979–1980) (co-production with Sunrise)
  • Mirai Robo Daltanias
    Daltanius

    was an anime series that aired from 1979 to 1980. There were 47 episodes. Alternate spellings include "Daltanious" , "Dartanius", "D'Artagnas", and "Daltanias"....
     (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
  • Maho Shojo Lalabel
    Lalabel, 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....
     (Lalabel, The Magical Girl) (1980–1981)
  • Moero Arthur: Hakuba Ouji (Go Arthur: The White Horse Prince) (Apr. 1980-Sept. 1980)
  • Ganbare Genki
    Ganbare Genki

    is a sports manga by Yu 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)
  • Uchu Daitei God Sigma
    Space Emperor God Sigma

    is an anime series aired from 1980 to 1981. There were 50 episodes. It is also referred to as "God S Empire of Space" and "Space Combination God S"....
     (1980–1981)
  • Hello! Sandybell
    Hello! Sandybell

    is an anime series made by Toei Animation in 1981. It was aired in Japan by TV Asahi.Similarly to Silver Fang, the show is relatively unknown in the U.S....
     (Mar. 1981-Sept. 1981) a.k.a. Sandy Jonquille
  • Little Women
    Wakakusa Monogatari Yori Wakakusa no Yon Shimai

    Little Women, also known as , is a 1981 Japanese anime 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)
  • Dr. Slump
    Dr. Slump

    is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. The title was serialized in Shueisha's anthology comic Weekly Shonen Jump from 1980 to 1984, eventually compiled into 18 tankobon....
     and Arale-chan (1981–1986)
  • Shin Taketori Monogatari: Sen Nen Jo Ou (The Queen of a Thousand Years; also “Queen Millennia”) (1981–1982)
  • Tiger Mask Ni-Sei (Tiger Mask Second Generation) (1981–1982)
  • Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken
    Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken

    is a shojo manga by Hideko Mizuno first published in 1966 and made into a 29-episode anime TV series in 1981 by Kokusai Eiga . The anime was released in the English language in the United States as Honey Honey and also broadcast in various European countries and in Latin America....
     (The Wonderful Adventures of Honey Honey) (1981–1982) - co-production with Movie International Co.
  • Asari-chan (1982–1983)
  • Patalliro!
    Patalliro!

    is a long-running manga series by , one of the few known male mangaka for shonen-ai manga. Patalliro! is the first anime series to present shonen-ai themes on television....
     (1982–1983)
  • The Kabocha Wine (The Pumpkin Wine) (1982–1984)
  • Captain Harlock
    Captain Harlock

    is a fictional character created by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto.Harlock is the archetypical romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life....
     Endless Road SSX     (Waga seishun no Arcadia—Mugen kido SSX) (1982–1983)
  • Ai Shite Knight
    Ai Shite Knight

    is a shojo 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 ....
     (or “Night”) (1983–1984) (AKA Kiss Me Licia, Embrasse-moi Lucile, Rock & Roll Kids)
  • Kinnikuman
    Kinnikuman

    is a manga created by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, under the pen name Yudetamago . The manga was published in Shueisha's Weekly Jump, and received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shonen manga in 1985....
     (1983–1986)
  • Stop! Hibari-kun
    Stop! Hibari-kun

    is a gag manga by Hisashi Eguchi.It ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from 1981-1983, when Eguchi decided to stop the series. Jump Comics has released all four volumes in Tankobon form....
     (1983–1984)
  • Bemu Bemu Hunter: Gotengu Tenmaru (May 1983-Oct. 1983)
  • Voltron
    Voltron

    Voltron is a series of animated television series, the first of which was titled Voltron: Defender of the Universe. There has since been a second series, made in the 1990s using Computer generated imagery techniques....
     series (1984–1989)
    • Hyakujuo Golion
      Golion

      is a Japanese Super robot anime television series. The animation from GoLion was edited and trimmed to create the Lion version of the U.S. Voltron series, with new names and dialogue, as well as several plot changes....
       (Lion Voltron
      Voltron

      Voltron is a series of animated television series, the first of which was titled Voltron: Defender of the Universe. There has since been a second series, made in the 1990s using Computer generated imagery techniques....
      ) (1981–1982)
    • Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV
      Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV

      was an anime series aired in Japan from 1982. It is also referred to as "Dairugger 15," "Dairugger XV," "Armored Fleet Dairugger XV," "Armored Armada Dairugger XV," "Armored Squadron Dairugger XV," or "Machine Platoon Dairugger." In the United States, it was changed considerably, and became part of the Voltron series...
       (Vehicle Voltron
      Voltron

      Voltron is a series of animated television series, the first of which was titled Voltron: Defender of the Universe. There has since been a second series, made in the 1990s using Computer generated imagery techniques....
      ) (1982–1983)
    • Kosoku Denjin Albegas
      Albegas

      was 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 Electron Arbegas" and "Dimensi?n Benj?n: Arbegas El Rayo Custodio"....
       (Gladiator Voltron) (1983–1984) (English version was planned, but never aired)
  • Yume Senshi Wingman (Dream Warrior Wingman) (1984–1985)
  • Tongari Boushi no Memoru
    Tongari Boushi no Memoru

    , also known also as Wee Wendy or Little Memole, is a Japanese anime television series in the 1980s produced by Toei Animation. The series centers around a tiny girl named Memole that lands on Earth with 245 inhabitants from the planet Riruru....
     (U.S. title: “Wee Wendy”; released as compilation film by Celebrity Home Entertainment
    Celebrity Home Entertainment

    Celebrity Home Entertainment , founded by Noel Bloom , was a home video distributor specializing in mostly obscure material from around the world, although they also released some material that was very famous at the time of its original release ....
    ) (Mar. 1984-Sept. 1984)
  • Video Warrior Laserion
    Video Warrior Laserion

    was an anime series aired in 1984 to 1985 in Japan and Hong Kong. There were 45 episodes aired at 30 minutes each. It was the first Japanese anime series to feature the idea of virtual reality....
     (1984–1985)
  • GU-GU Ganmo
    Gu Gu Ganmo

    is a shonen manga by Fujihiko Hosono. It was originally serialized in Shonen Sunday from 1982 vol. 19 through 1985 vol 16, and was collected into 12 tankobon by Shogakukan....
     (1984–1985)
  • Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star
    Fist of the North Star

    , also known as Ken, the Great Bear Fist, is a Japanese manga series that was originally serialized from 1983 to 1988 in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, created by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson....
    ) (1984–1988)
  • Hai! Step Jun (Yeah! Step Jun) (1985–1986)
  • Konpora Kid (June 1985-Dec. 1985)
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro (3rd) (1985–1988)
  • Maple Town Monogatari (Maple Town Stories) (1986-1987; broadcast in the US on Nickelodeon as simply Maple Town
    Maple Town

    Maple Town, known as in Japan and G?shi de Mapletown in Taiwan, is an anime series centering on the adventures of Patty Rabbit, Bobby Bear, and their families, in a small utopian Anthropomorphism city....
    )
  • Dragon Ball series (1986–1997)
    • Dragon Ball (1986–1989)
    • Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996)
    • Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997)
    • Dragon Ball Kai (remastered version of Dragon Ball Z; premiering April 5th, 2009)
  • Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
    Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin

    is an adventure manga by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1987, and collected in 18 tankobon....
     (Silver Fang: “Shooting Star” Gin) (Apr. 1986-Sept. 1986)
  • Gou Q [Goukyuu] Chouji Ikkiman (Fastball Superboy Ikkiman) (Apr. 1986-Nov. 1986)
  • Saint Seiya
    Saint Seiya

    , also known as Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to anime....
     (Knights of the Zodiac) (1986–1989)
  • Shin Maple Town Monogatari: Palm Town Hen (New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Saga) (Jan. 1987-Dec. 1987)
  • Bikkuriman series (“Bikkuriman 2000” was not made by Toei, and is therefore not listed here)
    • 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 Shadow
    Red Shadow

    is a fictional Japanese superhero featured in manga, tokusatsu and anime movies & TV shows since his first appearance in the 1967 TV series, Masked Ninja Red Shadow, produced by Toei Company....
    ) (1987–1988)
  • Lady Lady!! (1987–1988)
  • Tatakae!! Ramenman
    Tatakae!! Ramenman

    is a spin-off from Yudetamago's Kinnikuman manga and anime that was also made into an anime....
     (Fight, Ramenman!!; Kinnikuman spinoff) (Jan. 1988-Sept. 1988)
  • Sakigake!! Otokojuku
    Sakigake!! Otokojuku

    by Akira Miyashita is a Japanese manga later made into an anime series. It is staged in a private boy's school that teaches oendan to troubled teenagers....
     (Charge!! The Man School) (Feb. 1988-Nov. 1988)
  • Hello! Lady Lynn
    Hello! Lady Lynn

    is the title for second season of the anime series, Lady!!, produced by Toei Animation Co., Ltd. It consist a total of 36 episodes and was aired from May 12, 1988 to January 26, 1989 on TV Tokyo....
     ("2nd season" of Lady Lady!!) (1988–1989)
  • Akuma-kun (1989–1990)
  • Mahoutsukai Sally (2nd) (1989–1991)
  • Kariage-kun (1989–1990)


1990s
  • Mohretsu Atarou (2nd) (Apr. 1990-Dec. 1990)
  • Magical Taruruto-kun
    Magical Taruruto-kun

    is a magical boy, fighting, and comedy TV show based on the manga of the same name by Tatsuya Egawa which ran in Weekly Shonen Jump....
     (1990–1992)
  • Goldfish Warning!
    Goldfish Warning!

    is a shojo 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....
     (Kingyo Chuiho!) (1991–1992)
  • Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne (1991–1992)
  • Dragon Quest
    Dragon Quest

    , published as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, is a series of console role-playing game created by Yuji Horii and published by Square Enix ....
    : Dai no Daibouken     (Dai’s Great Adventure) (1991–1992)
  • Sailor Moon
    Sailor Moon

    is the title of a Japanese media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is generally credited with popularizing the concept of a sentai of magical girls, as well as "revitalizing" the magical girl genre itself....
     series (1992–1996)
    • 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 Stars
      Sailor Stars

      This is a list of episodes of the Sailor Moon anime series, covering , the fifth and final season of the series. It was co-produced by TV Asahi, Toei Agency and Toei Animation and directed by Takuya Igarashi, originally airing on TV Asahi between March 9, 1996 and February 8, 1997....
       (1996–1997)
  • Ghost Sweeper Mikami
    Ghost Sweeper Mikami

    is a comedy Horror fiction manga series by Takashi Shiina. It was published by the weekly manga magazine Shonen Sunday from 1991 to 1999. In 1993, it won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shonen....
     (1993–1994)
  • Slam Dunk
    Slam Dunk (manga)

    is a sports-themed manga series written by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shohoku High School. It was first serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan from 1990 to 1996....
     (1993–1996)
  • Aoki Densetsu (Blue Legend) Shoot! (1993–1994)
  • Marmalade Boy
    Marmalade Boy

    is a shojo manga by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the List of manga magazines Ribon from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight tankobon volumes....
     (1994–1995)
  • Shinken Densetsu Tight Road (Oct. 1994-Dec. 1994)
  • Kuusou Kagaku Sekai (Fantastic Science World) Gulliver Boy
    Gulliver Boy

    or simply Gulliver Boy is an anime based on a videogame. It was produced by Toei Animation and aired on Fuji TV from January 8, 1995 to December 12 of that year....
     (Jan. 1995-Dec. 1995)
  • Sekai Meisaku Dowa Series: Wow! Marchen (pronounced “MARE-hen”) Oukoku (Kingdom) (Apr. 1995-Sept. 1995)
  • Gokinjo Monogatari (1995–1996)
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro (4th) (1996–1998)
  • Hell Teacher Nube
    Hell Teacher Nube

    is a horror-comedy manga created by the collaborative efforts of writer and artist Takeshi Okano in Shueisha's manga anthology book Weekly Shonen Jump....
     (1996–1997)
  • Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers
    Boys Over Flowers

    is a Japanese shojo manga series by Yoko Kamio. It was serialized in the bi-weekly anthology magazine. Margaret , which is aimed at high-school-age girls....
    ) (1996–1997)
  • Cutey Honey Flash (1997–1998)
  • Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (Young Kindaichi’s Casebook; see “Kindaichi Case Files
    Kindaichi Case Files

    is a serialized Japanese detective fiction 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....
    ”    ) (1997–2000)
  • Azumi: Mamma Mia! (July 1997-Oct. 1997)
  • Yume no Crayon Oukoku
    Yume no Crayon Oukoku

    is an Japanese manga 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....
     (lit. “The Crayon Kingdom of Dreams”) (1997–1999)
  • Hanitarou Desu (It’s Hanitarou) (1997–1998)
  • Dr. Slump (2nd series) (1997–1999)
  • Haruniwa Zoku San nin me (lit. “The Third of the Haruniwa Family”) (Jan. 1998-Mar. 1998)
  • Anime Shukan DX! Mii-Fa-Pu (featuring "Kocchi Muite Miiko", "Fan Fan Faa Mashii", and "Heli-tako Pu-chan") (1998–1999)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!
    Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series anime)

    is the title of the first anime series based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, and it is also known as "Yu-Gi-Oh! series 0" or "the first series" in some circles....
     (first TV series, not Duel Monsters) (Apr. 1998-Oct. 1998)
  • Mamotte Shugogetten (1998–1999)
  • Ojamajo Doremi series
    Ojamajo Doremi series

    is a magical girl anime series. It originally ran for four seasons from 1999-2002 totaling 201 episodes, with companion movies to the second and third seasons....
     (1999–2004)
    • Ojamajo Doremi
      Magical DoReMi

      is an anime series produced by Toei Animation. Magical DoReMi is the first of the Ojamajo Doremi to be licensed and distributed in the United States....
       (1999–2000)
    • Ojamajo Doremi #
      Ojamajo Doremi Sharp

      is an anime that is part of the Ojamajo Doremi series.Ojamajo Doremi # is a sequel to Magical DoReMi and is the beginning of the second story arc....
       (Sharp) (2000–2001)
    • Mootto! (More!) Ojamajo Doremi
      Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi

      is an anime that is part of the Ojamajo Doremi series.Motto! Ojamajo Doremi is a direct sequel to Ojamajo Doremi Sharp spanning 50 episodes....
       (2001–2002)
    • Ojamajo Doremi Dokkaan
      Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan

      is a Japanese anime that is part of the Ojamajo Doremi series. It is one of the two longest of the series at 51 episodes, tying with the original series....
       (“dokkan” is the sound of an explosion) (2002–2003)
    • Ojamajo Doremi Na-I-Sho
      Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho

      is a TV anime produced by Toei Animation. Part of the Ojamajo Doremi series, it is a sidestory of Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi. It was originally intended to be released as an Original Video Animation....
       (Se-Cr-Et) (Jun. 2004-Dec. 2004)
  • Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne
    Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne

    is a fantasy shojo manga by Arina Tanemura. It was initially called Phantom-Thief Jeanne by its North American licensor, CMX Manga, before the title was changed to Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne; the anime adaptation is called Jeanne, the Kamikaze Thief on the Toei Animation English language website....
     (Jeanne: The Kamikaze Thief) (1999–2000)
  • Digimon series (1999-2003; 2006-2007)
    • Digimon Adventure
      Digimon Adventure

      is the first season of the anime saga Digimon. Its premise involves a group of boys and girls being whisked to a parallel reality called the Digital World while at summer camp....
       (1999–2000)
    • Digimon Adventure 02
      Digimon Adventure 02

      , also commonly written as Digimon 02/Digimon Zero Two, is a direct sequel to the Digimon Adventure; three years later. With most of the original characters now in high school, the Digital World was supposedly secure and peaceful....
       (2000–2001)
    • Digimon Tamers
      Digimon Tamers

      is the third animated series based on the Japan Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States....
       (2001–2002)
    • Digimon Frontier
      Digimon Frontier

      is the 4th Digimon TV series, first broadcast in 2002. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five Digimon Frontier#Main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World....
       (2002–2003)
    • Digimon Savers
      Digimon Savers

      Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series, and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise....
       (2006–2007)
  • One Piece
    One Piece

    is a Japanese shonen manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, that has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since August 4, 1997....
     (1999-present)


2000s
  • Mushrambo (Shinzo
    Shinzo

    Shinzo, 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....
     in most international markets) (Feb. 2000-Sept. 2000)
  • Legendary Gambler Tetsuya
    Legendary Gambler Tetsuya

    is a gambling manga written by Fumei Sai and Yasushi Hoshino. In 2000, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for shonen. It has been adapted by Toei Animation as a 20-episode anime television series broadcast on TV Asahi from 2000-10-07 to 2001-03-24....
     (2000–2001)
  • “Pipo Papo Patoru-kun” (literal romanization) (2000–2001)
  • Nono-chan
    Nono-chan

    is 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....
     (2001–2002)
  • Kanon
    Kanon

    is a Japanese Eroge visual novel developed by Key and released on June 4, 1999 for the Personal computer. 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)
  • Kinnikuman Nisei
    Ultimate Muscle

    Ultimate 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 ....
     (Jan. 2002-Dec. 2002)
  • Tsuri Baka Nisshi (Stupid Fishing Journal) (2002–2003)
  • Ashita no Nadja
    Ashita no Nadja

    , is a Romance novel manga by Izumi Todo. It was serialized by Kodansha in the manga magazine Nakayoshi and collected in two tankobon.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 television TV Asahi network, between February 2...
     (lit. “Nadja of Tomarrow”) (2003–2004)
  • Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (Zatch Bell!
    Zatch Bell!

    Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as Konjiki no Gash!! and , is a shonen manga series by Makoto Raiku published in Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday, which has been adapted as an anime TV series by Toei Animation....
    ) (2003–2006)
  • Air Master
    Air Master

    is a seinen manga created by Yokusaru Shibata and serialized in Hakusensha's Young Animal. The story focuses on Maki Aikawa, an ex-gymnast turned streetfighter....
     (Apr. 2003-Sept. 2003)
  • Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
    Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

    is a manga by Yoshio Sawai, published by Shueisha in Japan and serialized in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is a comedy influenced by Japanese manzai humor that uses puns, double-talk, breaking of the fourth wall, non-sexualized cross-dressing, visual gags, and satire and popular culture references, which makes its n...
     (2003–2005)
  • Pretty Cure series (2004-present)
    • Futari wa Pretty Cure
      Futari wa Pretty Cure

      , literally "We are Pretty Cure", is a Japanese magical girl anime metaseries produced by Toei Animation and broadcast across Japan by Animax, TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation....
       (2004–2005)
    • Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005–2006)
    • Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star
      Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star

      , often Japanese abbreviated and contracted words simply to Pretty Cure Splash Star, PreCure Splash Star, or PuriKyua Supurashu Suta, is a magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, which has been broadcast across Japan by the anime television network, Animax, TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting...
       (2006–2007)
    • Yes! Pretty Cure 5
      Yes! PreCure 5

      is the fourth and fifth Futari wa Pretty Cure anime series by Toei Animation, comprising the original series and its sequel, 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 the sixth Futari wa Pretty Cure anime series by Toei Animation, having started its run on February 1, 2009.The series focuses on three new Pretty Cures, Love, Miki, and Inori, who transform into Cure Peach, Cure Berry, and Cure Pine, respectively....
       (Feb.2009-present)
  • Kinnikuman Nisei: Ultimate Muscle (Japanese broadcast of American second season) (Apr. 2004-June 2004)
  • Ring ni Kakero
    Ring ni Kakero

    , or Put It All in The Ring, is a manga created by Masami Kurumada, and was published in Shonen Jump between 1977 and 1981. It had great success, second only to Saint Seiya in Japan....
     1     (“Put It All in the Ring”; rough translation) (Oct. 2004-Dec. 2004)
  • Beet the Vandel Buster
    Beet the Vandel Buster

    is a manga and anime series written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Koji Inada.The manga was published in Shueisha's Monthly Shonen Jump in Japan until the illustrator Inada became ill....
     (Bouken Oh Beet) (2004–2005)
  • Digimon X-Evolution (“Zevolution”) (CGI animated TV movie; 2005)
  • Xenosaga: The Animation
    Xenosaga: The Animation

    is 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)
  • Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu (sic) (2005–2006)
  • Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (Jan. 2006-Mar. 2006)
  • Kinnikuman Nisei: Ultimate Muscle 2 (additional American produced episodes) (Jan. 2006-Mar. 2006)
  • Air Gear
    Air Gear

    is a shonen manga and anime by the mangaka Oh! great. Air Gear is about the life of Itsuki Minami, also known as "Baby face" and "Lil Crow", and his friends....
     (Apr.2006-Sept.2006)
  • Ring ni Kakero 1: Nichi-Bei Kessen Hen (“Japan vs. USA” saga) (Apr. 2006-Jun. 2006)
  • Kamisama Kazoku
    Kamisama Kazoku

    is a Harem anime 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)
  • Binbou Shimai Monogatari (The Tale of the Poor Sisters) (Jun. 2006-Sept.2006)
  • Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z
    Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z

    is the name for a Japanese television anime based upon the United States animated television series The Powerpuff Girls.The anime is produced by Cartoon Network, Toei Animation, and Aniplex; with Yoshiya Ayugai and Mark Buhaj of Cartoon Network, Hiromi Seki, Hideo Katsumata producing, Hiroyuki Kakudou directing and Miho Shimogasa doing char...
     ("They're here! Powerpuff Girls Z") (2006–2007) (co-production with Cartoon Network and Aniplex
    Aniplex

    , 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 Animax
    Animax

    is a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, its co-founders and shareholders include Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios Sunrise , Toei Animation , TMS Entertainment, and production company NAS ....
    's annual Animax Taisho
    Animax Taisho

    , also known as Animax Awards, is a Japan anime scriptwriting competition organized by the Japanese anime satellite television network, Animax, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment....
    , original script award.
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro (5th) (Apr. 2007-present)
  • Sugarbunnies
    Sugarbunnies

    is a Japanese anime series created by Sanrio and produced by Toei Animation. The series centers around and is based on the character duo of the same name, created by Sanrio in 2004....
     (Co-production with Sanrio
    Sanrio

    is a Japan company that designs and licenses brand characters. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts and accessories. Sanrio's best known character is Hello Kitty, a white cat with red bow and no visible mouth, one of the most successful marketing brands in the world....
    ; 2007-present)
  • Lovely Complex
    Lovely Complex

    , also known as Lovely Complex, is a romantic comedy shojo manga by Aya Nakahara. It was published by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret from 2001 to 2006 and collected in 17 tankobon volumes....
     (Apr. 2007-Sept. 2007)
  • Mononoke (Ayakashi spin-off) (Jul. 2007-Sept. 2007)
  • Hatara Kids: My Ham-gumi
    Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi

    , literally "Working Kids, My Hamster Team", is a Japanese anime action series for young children about hamsters who hold down jobs from firefighting to cooking....
     (2007-2008)
  • Hakaba Kitaro (an adaptation of the original manga by Shigeru Mizuki
    Shigeru Mizuki

    , born March 8, 1922 in Sakaiminato, Tottori, is a Japanese Mangaka, most known for his shonen J-Horror manga GeGeGe no Kitaro . A specialist in stories of yokai, he is considered a master of the genre....
    ) (Jan. 2008-Mar. 2008)
  • Uchi no 3 Shimai (Flash animation; Apr. 2008-present)
  • RoboDz Kazagumo Hen
    RoboDz Kazagumo Hen

    is an anime, 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....
     (Co-production with Disney; 3D Animated; June 2008-Nov. 2008)
  • Asataro, the Onion Samurai (Negibozu no Asataro, "Onion-Head" Asataro) (Oct. 2008-present)
  • Marie and Gali (premiering Mar. 31st, 2009 )


Films (partial list)

  • Panda and the Magic Serpent / The White Snake Enchantress (Hakuja den) (1958)
  • Magic Boy (Shonen Sarutobi Sasuke) (1959)
  • Alakazam the Great
    Alakazam the Great

    is a 1960 Japanese anime film, based on the China legend Journey to the West, and was one of the earliest anime films to be released in the United States....
     (Saiyuki) (1960)
  • The Littlest Warrior (Anju to zushio-maru) (1961)
  • Sindbad the Sailor (Arabian naito: Shindobaddo no boken) (1962)
  • The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
    Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taiji

    Wanpaku ?ji no Orochi Taiji is an anime film produced by Toei Animation and released in Japan on March 24, 1963. English-dubbed versions were released under several titles, including The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon, Prince in Wonderland, and Rainbow Bridge....
     (Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taiji) (1963)
  • Doggie March / Woof Woof Chushingura / Woof Woof 47 Ronin (Wanwan chushingura) (1963)
  • Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
    Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon

    is a 1965 in film Japanese animated feature which was released in the United States in 1966 in film....
     (Gariba no Uchu Ryoko) (1965)
  • Cyborg 009 (original film version; predates first TV series by 2 years) (1966)
  • Cyborg 009: Monster War (Kaijuu Sensou) (1967)
  • Jack and the Witch (Shonen Jakku to Maho-tsukai) (1967)
  • Hols: Prince of the Sun
    Hols: Prince of the Sun

    , also known as The Little Norse Prince or Little Norse Prince Valiant, was an anime film released in 1968 by Toei Animation. It was director Isao Takahata's feature film d?but....
     (Taiyo no oji: Horusu no daiboken) (1968)
  • Tales of Hans Christian Anderson / 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 Sanjushi) (1972)
    • Puss In Boots Travels Around The World (Nagagutsu o Haita Neko: Hachiju Nichikan Sekai Isshu) (1976)
  • Flying Phantom Ship
    Flying Phantom Ship

    is 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 on Soviet Union television ....
     (Soratobi Yurei Kan) (1969)
  • Animal Treasure Island (Dobutsu Takarajima
    Dobutsu Takarajima

    is a 1971 anime 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)
  • Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman
    Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman

    ?Mazinger Z vs. Devilman? was a 1973 animated movie that crossed over two then-popular Anime series, both of which were created by Manga artist Go Nagai....
     (1973)
  • The Little Mermaid (Anderusen dowa: Ningyo hime or “Andersen Story: The Mermaid Princess”) (1975)
  • Sekai Meisaku Dowa (World Masterpiece Fairytales)
    • The Wild Swans
      The Wild Swans

      "The Wild Swans" is a fairy tale by Denmark poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who rescues her brothers from a spell cast by a wicked queen....
       (Hakuchou no Ouji) (1977)
    • Thumbelina
      Thumbelina

      "Thumbelina" is a fairy tale by the Denmark poet and author Hans Christian Andersen . The tale was published with two others by Andersen in an inexpensive booklet by C.A....
       (Oyayubi Hime) (1978)
    • Twelve Months (Mori wa Ikiteiru) (1980)
    • Aladdin
      Aladdin

      Aladdin is one of the tales of Islamic Golden Age origin in the 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)


  • Space Battleship Yamato
    Space Battleship Yamato

    is a Japanese science fiction anime series and the name of its eponymous Space Battleship Yamato . It is also known to English-speaking audiences as Space Cruiser Yamato or Star Blazers ; an English language-Dubbing and partly edited version of the series was broadcast on North American and Australian television under the latt...
    • Space Battleship Yamato
      Space Battleship Yamato (film)

      Space Battleship Yamato 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 Voyage
      Yamato: The New Voyage

      was a television movie that was first broadcast on Fuji TV. This was the third movie in the Space Battleship Yamato saga . The Yamato crew must defeat the new Dark Nebula Empire....
       (TV movie; 1979)
    • Be Forever Yamato
      Be Forever Yamato

      is the third theatrical film based on the classic anime series Space Battleship Yamato ....
       (1980)
    • Final Yamato
      Final Yamato

      The 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....
       (1983)


  • Taro the Dragon Boy (Tatsu no ko Taro) (1979)
  • 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. The manga is published in English language by VIZ Media....
     (Ginga Tetsudo 999) (1979)
  • Baldios
    Baldios

    is a super robot anime series produced by Ashi Productions, with its full length feature film produced by Toei Animation in 1981, which has a strong environmental theme....
     (Uchu Senshi Baldios Movie) (Space Warrior Baldios) (1981)
  • Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (Sayonara Ginga Tetsudo 999) (1981)
  • Dragon Ball
    • Curse of the Blood Rubies
      Curse of the Blood Rubies

      Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, known in Japan as is an anime film originally released in Japan December 20, 1986, between episodes 43 and 44....
       (The Legend of Shenron, Japanese: Shenron no Densetsu) (1986)
    • Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
      Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

      is the 2nd DB movie. Originally released in Japan on July 18, 1987, between episodes 70 and 71.This movie marks the very first appearance of FUNimation's new cast of voice actors before the Ginyu Saga had been released on VHS, however, Stephanie Nadolny wasn't a member of the cast....
       (1987)
    • Mystical Adventure
      Mystical Adventure

      Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure, known in Japan as , is the third Dragon Ball movie. Originally released in Japan on July 9, 1988, between episodes 118 and 119 ....
       (Makafushigi Daiboken; named for "Makafushigi Adventure", the opening theme song) (1988)
    • The Path to Power
      The Path to Power

      Dragon Ball: The Path to Power, known in Japan as , is the fourth theatrical Dragon Ball movie based on the original series and the seventeenth in the Dragon Ball ....
       (Tenth Anniversary Special) (1996)


  • Dragon Ball Z
    • Dead Zone (Return My Gohan!) (1989)
    • The World’s Strongest
      The World's Strongest

      Dragon Ball Z the Movie: The World's Strongest, known in Japan as , 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....
       (The World’s Strongest Guy) (1990)
    • The Tree of Might
      The Tree of Might

      Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, known in Japan as , is the third Dragon Ball Z feature movie. It was originally released in Japan on July 7, 1990 between episodes 54 and 55....
       (Super Deciding Battle for the Entire Planet Earth) (1990)
    • Lord Slug
      Lord Slug (film)

      Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, known in Japan as , is the fourth Dragon Ball Z feature movie. It was originally released in Japan on March 19, 1991, between episodes 82 and 83....
       (Same name) (1991)
    • Cooler’s Revenge
      Cooler's Revenge

      Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, known in Japan as , is the fifth Dragon Ball Z feature movie, originally released in Japan on July 20, 1991 between episodes 99 and 100....
       (The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest) (1991)
    • Return of Cooler
      Return of Cooler

      Dragon Ball Z: Return of Cooler, known in Japan as , is the sixth Dragon Ball Z movie, originally released in Japan on March 7 1992 between episodes 130 and 131....
       (Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors) (1992)
    • Super Android 13
      Super Android 13

      Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!, known in Japan as , is the seventh Dragon Ball Z movie. Originally released in Japan on July 11th 1992 between episodes 147 and 148....
       (Extreme Battle! The Three Great Super Saiyans!) (1992)
    • Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan
      Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan

      Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan, known in Japan as , is the eighth Dragon Ball Z feature movie. The original release date in Japan was on March 6, 1993 between episodes 177 and 178....
       (Burn Up!! A Close, Intense, Super-Fierce Battle) (1993)
    • Bojack Unbound
      Bojack Unbound

      Dragon 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 between episodes 192 and 193....
       (The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy) (1993)
    • Broly: The Second Coming (The Dangerous Duo! Super Warriors Never Rest!) (1994)
    • Bio-Broly
      Bio-Broly

      Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly, known in Japan as , is the eleventh Dragon Ball Z feature movie. It was released in Japan on July 28, 1994 between episodes 234 and 235....
       (Super-Warrior Defeat!! I'm the One who'll Win ) (1994)
    • Fusion Reborn
      Fusion Reborn

      Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, known in Japan as , is the twelfth Dragon Ball Z feature movie. It was originally released in Japan on March 4 1995 between episodes 258 and 259....
       (Fusion Reborn!! Goku and Vegeta) (1995)
    • Wrath of the Dragon
      Wrath of the Dragon

      Dragon 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 between episodes 270 and 271....
       (Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Won't Do It, Who Will?) (1995)


  • Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon
    Sailor Moon

    is the title of a Japanese media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is generally credited with popularizing the concept of a sentai of magical girls, as well as "revitalizing" the magical girl genre itself....


  • One Piece
    One Piece

    is a Japanese shonen manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, that has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since August 4, 1997....
    • 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)
  • Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
    Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

    is a feature-length Japanese anime musical film originally released on December 1, 2003. The film is the visual realization of Discovery , an album by Daft Punk....
     (2003)
  • Air
    Air (film)

    Air is a 2005 in film Japanese Anime directed by Osamu Dezaki and written by Makoto Nakamura based on the Air by Key . Originally, the movie was set for a release date in autumn 2004, but was delayed; the movie finally premiered in Japanese theaters on February 5, 2005....
     (2005)
  • Clannad
    Clannad (film)

    is a Japanese Anime directed by Osamu Dezaki and based on the Clannad 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)
  • The Rose of Versailles
    The Rose of Versailles

    , also known as 'Lady Oscar', is one of the best-known titles in shojo and a media franchise created by Riyoko Ikeda. It has been adapted into several Takarazuka Revue musicals, as well an anime television series, produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast by the anime television network Animax and Nippon Television....
      (TBA)


Outsourced production work


  • G.I. Joe (1983–1987) (also dubbed in Japanese) (the 1989 TV series by DIC
    DiC Entertainment

    DIC Entertainment was an international United States film and television production company which was founded in 1971 as DIC Audiovisuel by Jean Chalopin in Luxembourg, as a subsidiary of Radio-Television Luxembourg ....
     was not animated by Toei)
    • G.I. Joe: The Movie
      G.I. Joe: The Movie

      G.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....
       (1987)
  • The Real Ghostbusters
    The Real Ghostbusters

    The 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 Entertainment and Coca-Cola....
     (1988 season only)
  • Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)
    Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)

    Dungeons & Dragons is an United States animated television series based on TSR's Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. A co-production of Marvel Productions and TSR, Inc., the show was popular in the United States and ran for three seasons on CBS....
     (1983–1985) (animation work on behalf of Marvel Productions
    Marvel Productions

    Marvel Productions Ltd. was a television and motion picture studio division of Marvel Comics, based in Hollywood, California. Originally an animation studio, Marvel produced such notable animated shows and specials such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight, The Incredible Hulk and the...
    )
  • Muppet Babies (1984–1991) (first three seasons)
  • The Transformers
    The Transformers

    The Transformers can refer to:*Transformers *Transformers *Transformers *The Transformers *The Transformers *The Transformers *Transformers ...
     series     (1984–1990) (dubbed original American series in Japanese; created anime sequels and OVA's. Post movie episodes animated by AKOM
    AKOM

    AKOM is a South Korean animation studio 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....
    .)
    • The Transformers: The Movie
      The Transformers: The Movie

      The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the Transformers . It was released in North America on August 8, 1986....
       (1986)
  • Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
    Little Muppet Monsters

    Little Muppet Monsters was a short-lived Saturday morning TV show, which aired only three episodes on CBS in 1985. The first season of Jim Henson's Muppet Babies did very well in the ratings, so CBS decided to expand the series from a half-hour to an hour, pairing Muppet Babies with Little Muppet Monsters....
     (1985)
  • Jem
    Jem (TV series)

    Jem is an United States animated television series that ran from 1985 to 1988 in U.S. first-run television syndication. The show is about music company owner Jerrica Benton, her singer alter-ego, Jem, her band the Holograms, and their adventures....
     (1985–1988)
  • Inhumanoids
    Inhumanoids

    'Inhumanoids' was an animated series based on a Hasbro toy property in 1986. In the tradition of other Hasbro properties such as Transformers , G.I....
     (1985)
  • Robotix
    Robotix

    Robotix may refer to:* 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 Machines
    Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines

    Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines was 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)
  • Defenders Of The Earth
    Defenders of the Earth

    Defenders of the Earth is an animated television series produced in the mid 1980s, 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 year 2015....
     (1985–1987) (Co production with King Features Syndicate
    King Features Syndicate

    King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, columnist, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers around the world....
    )
  • My Little Pony
    My Little Pony (TV series)

    My Little Pony was an United States animated television series based on the My Little Pony toys released by Hasbro. It is currently being shown on the British TV Channel Tiny Pop....
     (1986–1987)
    • My Little Pony: The Movie
      My Little Pony: The Movie

      My Little Pony: The Movie is an animated feature film based on the popular My Little Pony toy line. It was released on June 20, 1986 by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group....
       (1986; animation production shared with South Korea
      South Korea

      South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
      's animation studio AKOM
      AKOM

      AKOM is a South Korean animation studio 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....
      )
  • Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986; U.S./Japan co-production between Toei Animation and Clubhouse Pictures, directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa and Fred Wolf
    Fred Wolf

    'Fred Wolf' is an United States animator. His works include the 1967 short subject The Box, for which he won an Academy Award; television specials such as The_Point!#The_animated_film and Free to Be......
    )
  • Sky Commanders
    Sky Commanders

    Sky Commanders is an animated television series created by Hanna-Barbera Studios. It premiered in July 1987 in television and lasted for thirteen episodes....
     (1987) (on behalf of Hanna-Barbera
    Hanna-Barbera

    Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. , was an American List of animation studios that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century....
    )
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an United States animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, Inc. It premiered December 14, 1987, first as a five-part mini-series....
     (animation work on 5-part pilot)
  • Pryde of the X-Men
    Pryde of the X-Men

    X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men is an animation television pilot originally broadcast in 1989 in television on the Marvel Action Universe television block, featuring Marvel Comics? mutant superheroes the X-Men....
     (1989) (TV pilot for planned late 80's X-Men animated series, only the pilot was produced)


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