2003 in anime

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The events of 2003 in anime.

Accolades[edit]

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Tokyo Godfathers won the Animation Film Award and Winter Days won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Millennium Actress was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the third consecutive year an anime was nominated for the award.

Releases[edit]

This list contains numerous notable entries of anime which debuted in 2003. It is not a complete list and represents popular works that debuted as TV, OVA and Movie releases. Web content, DVD specials, TV specials are not on this list.

Films[edit]

Release date Title Studio Director(s) Running time (minutes)
March 1 One Piece: Dead End Adventure Toei Animation Konosuke Uda 95
April 19 Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: Yakiniku Road of Honor Shin-Ei Animation Tsutomu Mizushima 90
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital TMS Entertainment Kenji Kodama 108
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio Bones 116
July 19 Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
October 11 Ougon no Hou: El Cantare no Rekishikan Group TAC
  • Keizō Shimizu (Satoru Arisa, Zhi-yi)
  • Marisuke Eguchi (Prometheus)
  • Masami Suda (Hermes, Buddha)
  • Yukiyoshi Hane (Jesus, Moses)
 110
November 8 Tokyo Godfathers Madhouse Satoshi Kon 92
November 22 Fuyu no Hi Imagica Kihachiro Kawamoto 39
December 1 Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem Toei Animation Kazuhisa Takenouchi 65
December 20 InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler Sunrise Toshiya Shinohara 98
Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo: UFO Shuurai! Tornado Daisakusen!! Gallop Shinji Takamatsu 100

Television series[edit]

First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director(s) Japanese name Ref
January 4 – March 29 Lime-iro Senkitan 13 Studio Hibari Iku Suzuki らいむいろ戦奇譚 [1]
January 5 – March 30 Stratos 4 Studio Fantasia Takeshi Mori ストラトス・フォー [1]
January 6 – March 25 Mr. Stain on Junk Alley Ryuji Masuda ガラクタ通りのステイン [1]
January 6 – December 29 Beyblade G-Revolution 52 Nippon Animation 爆転シュート　ベイブレードＧレボリューション [1]
January 6 – March 24 MØUSE 12 Studio Deen Yorifusa Yamaguchi マウス [1]
January 7 – July 29 Wolf's Rain 26 Bones Tensai Okamura ウルフズレイン [1]
January 8 – March 26 Licensed by Royalty 12 TNK Itsuro Kawasaki L/R -Licensed by Royal- [1]
January 8 – January 3, 2004 Machine Robo Rescue 53 Sunrise Mamoru Kanbe 出撃！マシンロボレスキュー [1]
January 9 – March 27 Nanaka 6/17 12 J.C.Staff Hiroaki Sakurai ななか６／１７ [1]
.hack//Legend Of The Twilight Bee Train Kouji Sawai .hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説 [1]
January 10 – March 28 Someday's Dreamers J.C.Staff Masami Shimoda 魔法遣いに大切なこと [1]
January 10 – December 26 Transformers Armada 52 Actas Hidehito Ueda 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー マイクロン伝説 [1]
February 2 – January 25, 2004 Crush Gear Nitro 50 Sunrise Hideharu Iuchi クラッシュギアNitro [1]
Ashita no Nadja Toei Animation Takuya Igarashi 明日のナージャ [1]
February 6 – April 24 Gunparade March 12 J.C.Staff Katsushi Sakurabi ガンパレード・マーチ -新たなる行軍歌- [1]
March 6 – April 3 Tenshi no Shippo Chu! 11 Tokyo Kids Norio Kashima 天使のしっぽＣｈｕ！ [2]
March 31 – September 26 Kappamaki 130 Trans Arts Seiji Kishi かっぱまき [2]
April 1 – September 23 E's Otherwise 26 Pierrot Masami Shimoda エスアザーワイズ [2]
April 2 – October 1 Air Master 27 Toei Animation Daisuke Nishio エアマスター [2]
April 3 – March 25, 2004 Bouken Yuuki Pluster World 52 Yuji Himaki 冒険遊記プラスターワールド [2]
April 3 – March 27, 2004 Kaleido Star 51 Gonzo カレイドスター [2]
April 3 – September 25 Uchuu no Stellvia 26 Xebec Tatsuo Satō 宇宙のステルヴィア [2]
D.N.Angel D.N.エンジェル [2]
April 5 – March 27, 2004 Mugen Senki Portriss 52
  • Akira Shigino
  • Jongsik Nam
 無限戦記ポトリス [2]
Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch Yoshitaka Fujimoto マーメイドメロディー ぴちぴちピッチ [2]
April 5 – September 27 Zentrix 26 Madhouse
  • Felix Ip
  • Tony Tang
 時空冒険記　ゼントリックス [2]
April 5 – June 21 Mousou Kagaku Series: Wandaba Style 12 TNK Yoshihiro Takamoto 妄想科学シリーズ ワンダバスタイル [2]
April 5 – September 27 Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok 26 Studio Deen Hiroshi Watanabe 魔探偵ロキ RAGNAROK [2]
April 6 – September 28 Firestorm Trans Arts Kenji Terada ファイアーストーム [2]
April 6 – March 28, 2004 Astro Boy 50 Tezuka Productions
  • Kazuya Konaka
  • Keiichirō Mochizuki (ep 1)
 アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム [2]
April 6 – March 26, 2006 Zatch Bell! 150 Toei Animation
  • Tetsuji Nakamura
  • Yukio Kaizawa
 金色のガッシュベル!! [2]
April 6 – June 29 Human Crossing 13 A.C.G.T.
  • Akira Kumeichi
  • Kazunari Kume
  • Kazunari Kumi
 人間交差点 [2]
April 6 – March 28, 2004 Sonic X 78 TMS Entertainment Hajime Kamegaki ソンイックx [2]
Di Gi Charat Nyo 104 Madhouse Hiroaki Sakurai デ・ジ・キャラットにょ [2]
April 7 – September 29 Dear Boys 26 A.C.G.T. Susumu Kudo ディア・ボーイズ [2]
April 7 – March 27, 2005 Croket! 104 OLM Naohito Takahashi コロッケ！ [2]
April 8 – September 30 Last Exile 26 Gonzo Koichi Chigira ラストエグザイル [2]
April 8 – July 8 Kino's Journey 13 A.C.G.T. Ryutaro Nakamura キノの旅 -the Beautiful World- [2]
April 8 – October 7 Scrapped Princess 24 Bones Sōichi Masui スクラップド・プリンセス [2]
April 9 – October 1 Kasumin (Season 3) 26 OLM Mitsuru Hongo カスミン (第3シリーズ) [2]
April 11 – February 6, 2004 Wonder Bebil-kun 30 Radix Takahiro Ōmori ワンダーベビルくん [2]
April 12 – June 28 Narue no Sekai 12 Studio Live Toyoo Ashida 成恵の世界 [2]
April 15 – July 15 Ninja Scroll: The Series 13 Madhouse Tatsuo Satō 獣兵衛忍風帖「龍宝玉篇」 [2]
April 15 – March 20, 2004 Tantei Gakuen Q 45 Pierrot Noriyuki Abe 探偵学園Q [2]
April 16 – September 25 Gad Guard 26 Gonzo Hiroshi Nishikiori ガドガード [2]
April 17 – September 25 Texhnolyze 22 Madhouse Hiroshi Hamasaki TEXHNOLYZE [2]
May 2 – July 27 Umeyon Ekisu 13 TMS Entertainment 梅四エッキス [2]
May 8 – July 31 Submarine Super 99 Vega Entertainment Hiromichi Matano 潜水艦スーパー99 [2]
May 8 – June 13 Saint Beast: Seijuu Kourin-hen 6 Tokyo Kids Harume Kosaka セイント・ビースト～聖獣降臨編～ [2]
May 20 – November 11 Ultra Maniac 26 Ashi Productions Shin'ichi Masaki ウルトラマニアック [2]
June 24 – September 13 Cinderella Boy 13 Magic Bus Tsuneo Tominaga シンデレラボーイ [3]
July 2 – September 24 Divergence Eve Radix Hiroshi Negishi ダイバージェンス・イヴ [3]
July 3 – September 28 Happy Lesson Advance Studio Hibari Iku Suzuki HAPPY☆LESSON ADVANCE [3]
July 5 – December 27 Da Capo 26 Nagisa Miyazaki D.C.～ダ・カーポ～ [3]
July 6 – September 28 Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou 13 TMS Entertainment Akira Nishimori 高橋留美子劇場 [3]
July 7 – September 29 Shadow Star Narutaru Planet Toshiaki Iino なるたる ～骸なる星・珠たる子～ [3]
July 13 – September 28 Green Green 12 Studio Matrix
  • Chisaku Matsumoto
  • Yūji Mutō
 グリーングリーン [3]
Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sou Suttoko Taisen Dokkoida ufotable Takuya Nonaka 住めば都のコスモス荘 すっとこ大戦ドッコイダー [3]
July 15 – October 14 Onegai Twins Daume Yasunori Ide おねがい☆ツインズ [3]
July 18 – October 3 Popotan Shaft Shinichiro Kimura ぽぽたん [3]
July 20 – October 22 Ikkitousen 13 J.C.Staff Takashi Watanabe 一騎当千 [3]
August 26 – November 18 Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu 12 Kyoto Animation Yasuhiro Takemoto フルメタル・パニック? ふもっふ [3]
September 1 – March 16, 2004 R.O.D the TV (Read Or Die) 26 J.C.Staff Koji Masunari アール・オー・ディー ザ・ティーヴィー [3]
September 15 – September 19 IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix 5 Mashimo Kouichi IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix [3]
September 30 – March 30, 2004 Papuwa 26 Nippon Animation Ken'ichi Nishida パプワ [4]
October 1 – March 24, 2004 Midnight Horror School 52 Milky Cartoon Naomi Iwata ミッドナイトホラースクール [4]
October 1 – December 24 Shinkon Gattai Godannar!! 13 Yasuchika Nagaoka 神魂合体ゴーダンナー！！ [4]
October 2 – March 25, 2004 Saiyuki Reload 25 Pierrot Tetsuya Endō 最遊記RELOAD [4]
October 2 – December 25 Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito 13 Studio Deen Yuji Yamaguchi ヤミと帽子と本の旅人 [4]
Avenger Bee Train Kōichi Mashimo アヴェンジャー [4]
October 2 – March 18, 2004 Gilgamesh 26 Group TAC Masahiko Murata ギルガメッシュ [4]
October 3 – March 26, 2004 Cromartie High School Production I.G Hiroaki Sakurai 魁!! クロマティ高校 [4]
October 4 – January 4, 2004 Battle Programmer Shirase 15 AIC Hiroki Hayashi バトルプログラマーシラセ [4]
October 4 – December 20 UFO Princess Valkyrie 2: Juunigatsu no Yasoukyoku 12 TNK Nobuhiro Takagi 円盤皇女ワるきゅーレ 十二月の夜想曲 [4]
October 4 – December 27 Binzume Yousei 13 Xebec Yoshiaki Iwasaki 瓶詰妖精 [4]
October 4 – September 25, 2004 Rockman.EXE Axess 51 Takao Kato ロックマンエグゼ Axess [4]
October 4 – April 17, 2004 Planetes 26 Sunrise Goro Taniguchi プラネテス [4]
October 4 – October 2, 2004 Fullmetal Alchemist 51 Bones Seiji Mizushima 鋼の錬金術師 [4]
October 4 – December 27 Kyougoku Natsuhiko: Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari 13 TMS Entertainment Hideki Tonokatsu 京極夏彦　巷説百物語 [4]
October 5 – January 4, 2004 Kimi ga Nozomu Eien 14 Studio Fantasia Tetsuya Watanabe 君が望む永遠 [4]
October 5 – April 11, 2004 Ginga Tetsudou Monogatari 26 Planet Yukio Nishimoto 銀河鉄道物語 [4]
October 5 – December 21 Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou Ningyo no Mori 11 TMS Entertainment Masaharu Okuwaki 高橋留美子劇場 人魚の森 [4]
October 5 – March 28, 2004 PopoloCrois 26 Kazuhiro Ochi ポポロクロイス [4]
October 7 – September 28, 2004 F-Zero: Falcon Densetsu 51 Ashi Productions Ami Tomobuki F-ZERO ファルコン伝説 [4]
October 7 – March 30, 2004 Gungrave 26 Madhouse Toshiyuki Tsuru ガングレイヴ [4]
October 8 – March 24, 2004 Peace Maker Kurogane 24 Gonzo Tomohiro Hirata PEACE MAKER 鐵 [4]
October 9 – February 19, 2004 Gunslinger Girl 13 Madhouse Morio Asaka ガンスリンガー・ガール [4]
October 10 – December 26 Shingetsutan Tsukihime 12 J.C.Staff Katsushi Sakurabi 真月譚 月姫 [4]
October 13 – December 29 Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi Masami Shimoda 藍より青し～縁～ [4]
October 14 – April 6, 2004 Maburaho 24 Shinichiro Kimura まぶらほ [4]
October 16 – October 28, 2004 Mujin Wakusei Survive 52 Yuichiro Yano 無人惑星サヴァイヴ [4]
November 1 – March 27, 2004 Futatsu no Spica 20 Group TAC Tomomi Mochizuki ふたつのスピカ [4]
November 8 – October 15, 2005 Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo 76 Toei Animation Hiroki Shibata ボボボーボ・ボーボボ [4]
November 25 – June 10, 2004 Chrno Crusade 24 Gonzo Yuu Kou クロノクルセイド [4]

Original video animations[edit]

First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director(s) Japanese name
January 18 Hand Maid Mai 1 Tokyo Kids Shigeru Kimiya ハンドメイドマイ
January 22 – May 21 Memories Off 2nd 3
  • Picture Magic
  • Rikuentai
 Takahiro Okao メモリーズオフ 2nd
February 5 – April 16 Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island 8 Nippon Animation Yukihiro Matsushita HUNTER×HUNTER Greed Island
February 14 Early Reins 1 OLM Yūji Asada アーリーレインズ
March 18 Munto Kyoto Animation Yoshiji Kigami ムント
March 19 – August 20 Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris 3 Radix Hitoyuki Matsui サクラ大戦 エコール・ド・巴里
March 21 – May 3 Piyoko ni Omakase pyo! 8 Madhouse Hiroaki Sakurai ぴよこにおまかせぴょ！
March 23 – February 2, 2005 Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2: Shiroki Ryuu no Miko 3 Yumeta Company Junko Okazaki 遙かなる時空の中で2~白き龍の神子~
March 28 Onegai☆Teacher: Reminiscence Disc 1 おねがい☆ティーチャー Reminiscenceディスク
April 25 Lingerie Senshi Papillon Rose Studio Kelmadick Shinji Tobita ランジェリー戦士パピヨンローゼ
April 25 – October 10 Mizuiro 2 OLM Kiyotaka Isako みずいろ
May 21 – June 25 Generation of Chaos III: Toki no Fuuin Idea Factory Yoshiaki Sato ジェネレーション オブ カオス III ～　時の封印　～
July 24 – May 28, 2004 Shin Hokuto no Ken 3 A.C.G.T. Takashi Watanabe 新・北斗の拳
July 24 Butsu Zone 1 Xebec 仏ゾーン
July 24 – December 26 Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever 4 Seven Arcs Akiyuki Simbo とらいあんぐるハート -Sweet Songs Forever-
October 22 Heart Cocktail Again 1 Hal Film Maker Nishikubo Mizuho ハートカクテルアゲイン
October 24 – April 23, 2004 Kingdom of Chaos: Born to Kill 4 Idea Factory Taisuke Katou キングダム・オブ・カオス 〜ボーン・トゥー・キル〜
November 16 .hack//Gift 1 Bee Train .hack//GIFT
November 19 – February 18, 2004 Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken 4
  • Trinet Entertainment
  • Picture Magic
 Hideki Tonokatsu 機動新撰組　萌えよ剣
November 21 Aquarian Age: Saga II - Don't Forget Me... 1
December 17 Nyancos: Hello! Our Brilliant Future 1
December 19 – July 23, 2004 Moekan The Animation 3
  • Axis
  • Noside
 Kazuhisa Ōno モエかん THE ANIMATION
December 21 – June 25, 2004 Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu Final 7 Shin-Ei Animation Tsutomu Mizushima ジャングルはいつもハレのちグゥFinal
December 22 – November 26, 2004 Comic Party Revolution 4 Chaos Project Junichi Sakata こみっくパーティーRevolution

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Winter 2003 - Anime". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "Spring 2003 - Anime". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Summer 2003 - Anime". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Fall 2003 - Anime". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2024-04-22.

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