The events of 1986 in anime.
Accolades Ōfuji Noburō Award: Castle in the Sky
Releases Released Title Type Director Studio Ref New Robotan TV series Kenji Kodama, et al. Tokyo Movie Shinsha Uchūsen Sagittarius TV series Kazuyoshi Yokota Nippon Animation The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love TV series Kōzō Kuzuha Nippon Animation Maple Town TV series Junichi Sato, Hiroshi Shidara Toei Animation Maple Town Monogatari Film Junichi Sato, Hiroshi Shidara Toei Animation Panzer World Galient OVA series Ryōsuke Takahashi Nippon Sunrise Song Special 2: Curtain Call OVA film Kazunori Itō, Mochizuki Tomomichi Studio Pierrot Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever Film Kazuo Yamazaki Studio Deen Dragon Ball TV series Minoru Okazaki, Daisuke Nishio Toei Animation Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ TV series Yoshiyuki Tomino Nippon Sunrise Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol TV series Akira Sugino Studio Pierrot Fist of the North Star Film Toyoo Ashida Toei Animation Arion Film Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Sunrise Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire Film Isamu Imakake Tsuchida Productions Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops Film Tsutomu Shibayama Shin-Ei Animation Prefectural Earth Defense Force OVA film Keiji Hayakawa Gallop Maison Ikkoku TV series Kazuo Yamazaki, Takashi Annō, Naoyuki Yoshinaga Studio Deen Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin TV series Tomoharu Katsumata Toei Animation Touch: Sebangō no Nai Ace Film Gisaburō Sugii Group TAC Wonder Beat Scramble TV series Mushi Production Animated Classics of Japanese Literature TV series Nippon Animation 21 Requiem for Victims OVA Seiji Okuda Ashi Productions Saint Elmo – Hikari no Raihousha TV film Tomoharu Katsumata Toei Animation Transformers: Scramble City OVA Yuji Endo Toei Animation, Takara Hikari no Densetsu TV series Tomomi Mochizuki Tatsunoko Productions Baribari Legend OVA series Nagayuki Toriumi, Satoshi Uemura Studio Pierrot Sango-sho Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Erufii TV film Yoshio Kuroda Nippon Animation Maris the Chojo OVA film Motosuke Takahashi Studio Pierrot, Shogakukan Production Mahō no Star Magical Emi Finale! Finale! OVA film Studio Pierrot Megazone 23 - Part II Film Ichiro Itano AIC, Artland, Tatsunoko Barefoot Gen 2 Film Toshio Hirata Nippon Sunrise Project A-ko Film Katsuhiko Nishijima Soeishinsha, APPP Violence Jack: Harem Bomber OVA film Osamu Kamijo Soei Shinsha, Ashi Production Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos TV series Hiroshi Yoshida Ashi Productions Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Big Battle OVA film Ryosuke Takahashi Nippon Sunrise Chōjikū Romanesque Samy - Missing 99 OVA Seiji Okuda, Hidemi Kubo Aubec, Project Team Eikyuu Kikan Kizuoibito OVA series Toshio Takeuchi Magic Bus Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen, Jr. World Cup Film Isamu Imakake Tsuchida Productions High School! Kimengumi Film Makoto Moriwaki Studio Comet Legend of Lyon Flare OVA series Yorihisa Uchida Kusama Art Ltd. Amon Saga OVA film Shunji Ōga Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Windaria Film Kunihiko Yuyama Studio Gallop Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! Film Masami Hata Kyoto Animation Ai City Film Kōichi Mashimo Toho, Movic, Ashi Productions Eternal Story Film Katsuhito Akiyama AIC, ARTMIC Call Me Tonight OVA short film Tatsuya Okamoto AIC Castle in the Sky Film Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Yamataro Comes Back OVA Osamu Tezuka Tezuka Productions Roots Search OVA film Memorial Album OVA film Studio Deen Mahō no Star Magical Emi Semishigure OVA film Studio Pierrot Honey Bee in Toycomland TV series TMS Entertainment Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle TV series Masami Anno Studio Pierrot Bosco Adventure TV series Taku Sugiyama Nippon Animation Oh! Family TV series Masamune Ochiai Knack Productions The Wonderful Wizard of Oz TV series Naisho Tonogawa Panmedia Saint Seiya TV series Kōzō Morishita, Kazuhito Kikuchi Toei Animation Doteraman TV series Shinya Sadamitsu Tatsunoko Production Ganbare, Kickers! TV series Akira Shigino Studio Pierrot Mock & Sweet TV series Hiroyuki Yokoyama, Masahiko Fukutomi, Takajuki Kaneko Japcon Mart Blue Comet SPT Layzner OVA series Ryōsuke Takahashi Nippon Sunrise They Were Eleven Film Tetsu Dezaki, Tsuneo Tominaga Kitty Film Heavy Metal L-Gaim OVA series Yoshiyuki Tomino Nippon Sunrise Dirty Pair: Project Eden Film Kōichi Mashimo Nippon Sunrise Grey: Digital Target Film Tetsu Dezaki Magic Bus, Tokuma Japan Corp. Guyver: Out of Control OVA film Hiroshi Watanabe Studio Wave Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono Film Naoto Hashimoto Group TAC Outlanders OVA film Katsuhisa Yamada AIC Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies Film Daisuke Nishio Toei Animation Phoenix: Ho-ō Film Rintaro Madhouse, Tezuka Productions Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- Film Mori Masaki Madhouse Wanna-Be's OVA film Yasuo Hasegawa AIC, Artmic, Movic Jūsenkitai Songs OVA Ashi Productions Most Dangerous Soldier OVA film Hayato Ikeda Studio Wave, Zero G-Room My Favorite Fairy Tales OVA series Saban Productions
Further reading Thirty Years Ago: The Best Anime of 1986 by Daryl Surat on Anime News Network
See also 1986 in animation
References
External links Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb