2002 in anime

The events of 2002 in anime.

Events February 7 – Manglobe is created

Accolades At the Mainichi Film Awards, Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States won the Animation Film Award and Millennium Actress won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Spirited Away became the first, and so far only, anime to win both the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature. Kōji Yamamura's Mt. Head was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Spirited Away also won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film.

Releases Films Release date Title Studio Director(s) Running time (minutes) Japanese nameTurn A Gundam I: Earth LightSunriseYoshiyuki Tomino128Gekijō-ban ∀ Gandamu I chikyū hikariTurn A Gundam II: Moonlight ButterflyGekijō-ban ∀ Gandamu II gekkō chōOne Piece: Chopper Kingdom of Strange Animal IslandToei AnimationJunji Shimizu55Wanpīsu chinjū shima no choppā ōkokuDigimon Tamers: Runaway LocomonTetsuharu Nakamura30Dejimon teimāzu bōsō dejimon tokkyūDoraemon: Nobita in the Robot KingdomShin-Ei AnimationTsutomu Shibayama81Eiga Doraemon Nobita to robotto ōkoku [Kingu damu]A Tree of PalmePalm StudioTakashi Nakamura136Parumu no kiPatlabor Movie 3: WXIIIMadhouseFumihiko Takayama100WXIII kidō keisatsu patoreibāCrayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring StatesShin-Ei AnimationKeiichi Hara95Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Appare! Sengoku Dai KasseneX-Driver the MovieActasAkira Nishimori62Ekusu doraibā the movieDetective Conan: The Phantom of Baker StreetTMS EntertainmentKenji Kodama107Meitantei Conan: Baker Street no BoureiArmitage III: Dual-MatrixAICKatsuhito Akiyama90Amitēji za sādo DUAL – matorikkusuPokémon HeroesOLMKunihiko Yuyama74Poketto monsutā mizu no miyako no Mamoru-shin ratiasutoratiosu The Cat Returns Studio Ghibli Hiroyuki Morita 75 Neko no OngaeshiBeyblade: Fierce BattleNippon Animation Synergy JapanTakuo Suzuki70Bakuten shūto beiburēdo THE mūbī gekitō! ! Takao VS daichi Millennium Actress Madhouse Satoshi Kon 86 Sennen JoyuuTamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Spacet.o.L91Tamara 2010 a panku kyatto in supēsuBlue Gender: The WarriorAICKoichi Oohata98BLUE GENDER THE WARRIORInuyasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking GlassSunriseToshiya Shinohara99Inuyasha-kyō no naka no mugen-jō

Television series First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director(s) Japanese name – Secret of Cerulean Sand 26 Telecom Animation Film Yuuichiro Yano Patapata Hikousen no Bouken – Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat 48 Madhouse Shigehito Takayanagi Panyo panyo de ji kyaratto – Beyblade V-Force 51 Nippon Animation Yoshio Takeuchi Bakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002 – Mirage of Blaze 13 Madhouse Susumu Kudo Honoo no Mirage – Full Metal Panic! 24 Gonzo Kouichi Chigira Furumetaru panikku! – Ultimate Muscle 51 Toei Animation Toshiaki Komura Kinnikuman II Sei – Please Teacher! 12 Daume Yasunori Ide Onegai ☆ tīchā – Nana Seven of Seven 25 A.C.G.T. Yasuhiro Imagawa Shichinin no Nana – Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution 13 Madhouse Yoshimitsu Oohashi Akuerian'eiji sain fō eborūshon – RahXephon 26 Bones Yutaka Izubuchi Rāzefon – Kanon 13 Toei Animation Naoyuki Ito Kanon (2002) – Genma Wars 13 E&G Films Tsuneo Tominaga Genma taisen – shinwa zen'ya no shō – Useless Witch Doremi Kaboom! 51 Toei Animation Takuya Igarashi Ojamajo doremi dokkan! – Galaxy Angel Z 9 Madhouse Morio Asaka Gyarakushī enjeru Z – Kick Off 2002 26 KBS Media Kim Dae Jun Kikku ofu 2002 – Rockman.EXE 56 Xebec Takao Kato Rokkuman eguze – Gun Frontier 13 Vega Entertainment Soichiro Zen Gan furontia – Psychic Academy 24 E&G Films Shigeru Yamazaki Saikikku akademī kirara banshō – Happy☆Lesson 13 Studio Hibari Iku Suzuki HAPPY☆LESSON – Tokyo Underground26PierrotHayato DateTōkyō andāguraundo – Tenchi Muyou! GXP 26 AIC Shinichi Watanabe Tenchimuyō! GXP – Chobits 26 Madhouse Morio Asaka Chobittsu – Rizelmine 24 Madhouse Imagin Yasuhiro Matsumura Rizerumain – .hack//Sign 26 Bee Train Koichi Mashimo .hack//SIGN – Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi 13 Madhouse Masayuki Kojima Abeno-bashi mahō ☆ shōten machi – Daigunder 39 Brain's Base Hiroyuki Yano Bakutōsengen daigandā – Forza! Hidemaru 26 Gallop Yoshihiro Takamoto Forutsu~a! Hidemaru – Mirmo Zibang! 172 Studio Hibari Kenichi Kasai Wagamama ☆ fearī mirumo de pon! – Searching for the Full Moon 52 Studio Deen Toshiyuki Kato Mangetsu wo sagashite – Tokyo Mew Mew 52 Pierrot Noriyuki Abe Tōkyō myūmyū – Lightning Super Express Hikarian 52 Tokyo Kids Hideaki Ooba Denkou Chou Tokkyuu Hikarian – Cheeky Angel 50 TMS Entertainment Masaharu Okuwaki Tenshi na Konamaiki – Digimon Frontier50Toei AnimationYukio KaizawaDejimon furontia – Pita Ten26MadhouseToshifumi KawasePitaten – Azumanga Daioh The Animation26J.C.StaffHiroshi NishikioriAzumanga daiō the animēshon – The Twelve Kingdoms45PierrotTsuneo KobayashiJūnikokuki – Ai Yori Aoshi24J.C.StaffMasami ShimodaBluer Than Indigo – My Family330Shin-Ei AnimationAkitaro Daichi Tetsuo YasumiAtashinchi – Whistle!39Studio CometHiroshi FukutomiHoissuru! – Jing: King of Bandits13Studio DeenHiroshi WatanabeŌdorobō jing – She, The Ultimate Weapon13GonzoMitsuko KaseSaishūheiki kanojo – Samurai Deeper Kyo26Studio DeenJunji NishimuraSAMURAI DEEPER KYO – G-On Riders13Shaft TNKShinichiro KimuraG – on raidasu – Witch Hunter Robin26SunriseShuko MuraseUitchi hantā robin – UFO Princess Valkyrie12TNKShigeru UedaEnban kōjo warukiyure – Fortune Dogs39Vega EntertainmentHiroshi SaitoFōchun doggusu – Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan26XebecYoshiaki IwasakiRikujō bōeitai maochan – Shrine of the Morning Mist26Chaos Project GANSISYuuji MoriyamaAsagiri no miko – Dragon Drive38MadhouseToshifumi KawaseDoragon doraibu – Princess Tutu38HAL Film MakerJunichi Sato Kiyoko SayamaPurinsesu chuchu – Maou Dante13Magic BusKenichi MaejimaMaō dante – Overman King Gainer26SunriseYoshiyuki TominoŌbāman kingugeinā – Hungry Heart: Wild Striker52Nippon AnimationSatoshi SagaHangurīhāto wairudo Striker – Mahoromatic ~Something More Beautiful~14Gainax ShaftHiroyuki YamagaMahoromatikku ~ motto utsukushī mono ~ – Petite Princess Yucie26Gainax AICMasahiko OotsukaPuchipuri* yūshii – Monkey Typhoon52Studio EggMamoru HamatsuAsobotto senki go kyū – Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex26Production I.GKenji KamiyamaKōkakukidōtai STAND arōn konpurekkusu – Spiral: The Bond of Reasoning25J.C.StaffMamoru HosodaSupairaru – suiri no kizuna - – Hanada Shounen-shi25MadhouseMasayuki KojimaHanadashōnenshi – Heat Guy J25SatelightKazuki AkaneHīto gai jei – Bomberman Jetters52Studio DeenKatsuyuki KoderaBonbāman jettāzu – Naruto220PierrotHayato DateNaruto – Sister Princess: Re Pure13ZexcsNagisa Miyazaki Tsubame ShimotayaShisutā purinsesu ~ ripyua ~ – Mobile Suit Gundam SEED50SunriseMitsuo FukudaKidō senshi Gandamu shīdo – GetBackers49Studio DeenKazuhiro Furuhashi Keitaro MotonagaGetto bakkāzu dakkan-ya – Galaxy Angel 326MadhouseShigehito TakayanagiGyarakushī enjeru A – Super Heavy God Gravion13GonzoMasami OobariChō omo kami guravuion – Kiddy Grade24Keiji GotohKidi gureido – Haibane Renmei13RadixTomokazu TokoroHaibanerenmei – Diary of a Fishing Fool36Toei AnimationTetsuo ImazawaTsuribakanisshi – Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart10OLMNorihiko SudoPIANO – Pokemon Advanced Generation192Kunihiko Yuyama Masamitsu Hidaka

Yuuji AsadaPoketto monsutā adobansu jenerēshon – Knight Hunters Eternity13ufotableHitoyuki MatsuiVuaisu kuroitsu gurīen

Original video animations First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director(s) Japanese name Detective Conan: 16 Suspects 1 TMS Entertainment Yasuichiro Yamamoto Meitantei Conan: 16-nin no Yougisha – Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation8Nippon AnimationSatoshi SagaHUNTER×HUNTER Original Video Animation Digital Juice 6 Studio 4°C Kouji Morimoto Osamu Kobayashi Tatsuyuki Tanaka Kazuyoshi Yaginuma Dejitaru jūsu – Love Hina Again3XebecYoshiaki IwasakiRabu hina ageinGakuen Senki Muryou Special1MadhouseYorinuki muryō-san Girls serekushon ~ gakuensenki muryō tokubetsu-hen ~ – Shootfighter Tekken 3 AIC Yukio Nishimoto Kōkō tekken-den tafuVoices of a Distant Star1CoMix Wave FilmsMakoto ShinkaiHoshi no koe – Arcade Gamer Fubuki4ShaftYuuji MutoĀkēdo gēmā fubuki – Trava: Fist Planet4MadhouseKatsuhito Ishii Takeshi KoikeTRAVA FIST PLANET – Sweat Punch5Studio 4°CKazuto NakazawaSuuetto panchiCanary1SoeishinshaKeitaro MotonagaKanaria – Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo Specials2Tokyo KidsKazuhiro OchiO togi sutōrī tenshinoshippo – In a Distant Time2ZexcsIku SuzukiHarukanaru jikū no naka de 〜 ajisaiyumekatari 〜 – Angelique: Twin Collection8Yumeta CompanyAnjerīku Twin korekushon – Araiso Private High School Student Council Executive Committee2Nippon AnimationShinji SatoShiritsu araiso kōtō gakkō seito-kai shikkō-buLupin III: Return of Pycal1TMS EntertainmentMamoru HamatsuLupin III: Ikiteita MajutsushiShe and Her Cat: Their Standing Points1CoMix Wave FilmsMakoto ShinkaiKanojo to Kanojo no Neko – Gate Keepers 216GonzoHiroshi YamaguchiGēto kīpāzu 21Galerians: Rion3Garerianzu: RionGalaxy Angel Music Collection: Shouen to Shien no Cassoulet1MadhouseMorio Asaka Yoshimitsu OohashiGyarakushī enjeru myūjikku korekushon shōen to shien no kasure – Cosplay Complex3TNKShinichiro KimuraKosupure konpurekkusuMegami Kouhosei Special Curriculum1XebecShinichi YamaokaMegami kōhosei supesharu karikyuramuMahou no Star Magical Emi: Kumo Hikaru1Ajia-doTakashi AnnoMahō no sutā majikaru emi kumo hikaru – .hack//Liminality4Bee TrainKoichi Mashimo.hack//LIMINALITY – Futari Ecchi4Chaos ProjectYuuji MoriyamaFutari etchiUltra Maniac1Ashi ProductionsShinichi Masaki Nanako ShimazakiUrutora maniakku – Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte5Kyoto Animation Tatsunoko ProductionYasuhiro TakemotoNāsuu~itchi komugi-chan majikarute – Yukikaze5GonzoMasahiko OokuraSentō yōsei yukikaze – Haré+Guu Deluxe6Shin-Ei AnimationTsutomu MizushimaJanguru haitsu moharenochiguu derakkusuSaiyuki Interactive1PierrotGensōmadensaiyūki – kibō no zaika -Mega Man: Wishing upon a Star3Ashi ProductionsKatsumi MinoguchiRokku man hoshininegaiwoIchi The Killer: Episode 01AICShinji IshihiraKoroshi-ya 1 THE animēshon EPISODE 0Please Teacher!: Secret Couple1DaumeOnegai ☆ tīchā himitsunafutariVandread: Gekitou-hen1GonzoShinji HiguchiVuandoreddo gekitō-hen – Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter – Sanctuary13Toei AnimationShigeyasu YamauchiSeitō shiseiya meiō hādesu jūnikyū-hen – I''s2Pierrot ArmsShigenori KageyamaFuromuaizu ~ mō hitotsu no natsu no monogatari ~ – Happy World!3ZexcsTakashi IkehataHappy World!Sakura Taisen: Sumire1RadixHitoyuki Matsui"Sakura taisen"~ kanzaki sumire intai kinen ~`su mi re''' |- | – |I'll/CKBC |2 |M.S.C |Itsuro Kawasaki |I'll/CKBC|- | |Green Green |1 |Media Factory | |Gurīn gurīn|- | – |Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey |13 |Madhouse |Rintaro |SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HERLOCK OUTSIDE LEGEND ~The Endless Odyssey~|- | – |Macross Zero |5 |Satelight |Shoji Kawamori |Makurosu zero|- | |Wind: A Breath of Heart |1 |Ajia-do |Sata |Wind -a breath of heart-|- | |Kojin Taxi |5

|Shokuzai no Kyoushitsu |2

|Shintaisou: Kari |4

|Flutter of Birds: Tori-tachi no Habataki|2

|D+vine Luv|4

|Little Monica Monogatari''2

See also 2002 in animation

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