List of science fiction anime

This is a list of science fiction anime television series, films, OVAs and ONAs.

Year(s)	Title	Type	Director	Studio	Ref
1963-1966	Astro Boy	TV series	Osamu Tezuka	Mushi Productions	^[1]
1963–1964	8 Man	TV series	Haruyuki Kawajima	Eiken, TCJ Animation Center	^[2]
1964–1965	Big X	TV series	Mitsutero Okamoto, Osamu Dezaki	TMS Entertainment	^{[citation needed]}
1965–1966	The Amazing 3	TV series	Taku Sugiyama	Mushi Productions	^[3]
1972	Science Ninja Team Gatchaman	TV series	Hisayuki Toriumi	Tatsunoko Productions
1976-1977	Kyoryu Tankentai Born Free	TV series	Jun Oki, Kiyoshi Suzuki, Koichi Takano	Sunrise
1978	Gatchaman II	TV series	Hiroshi Sasagawa	Tatsunoko Productions
1978-1979	Captain Future	TV series	Tomoharu Katsumata	Toei Animation
1980	Be Forever Yamato	Film	Leiji Matsumoto, Toshio Masuda	Group TAC	^{[citation needed]}
1980	Mū no Hakugei	TV series	Tetsuo Imazawa	TMS Entertainment	^{[citation needed]}
1980-1981	Astro Boy	TV series	Noburo Ishiguro	Tezuka Production
1981–1986	Urusei Yatsura	TV series	Mamoru Oshii, Kazuo Yamazaki	Pierrot, Studio Deen	^[4]^[5]
1982	Andromeda Stories	TV film	Masamitsu Sasaki	Toei Animation	^[6]
1982	Arcadia of My Youth	Film	Tomoharu Katsumata		^[7]
1982–1983	Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX	TV series	Tomoharu Katsumata	Toei Animation	^[8]
1984	Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature	TV film	Osamu Tezuka	Tezuka Productions	^{[citation needed]}
1984	Birth	OVA film	Shinya Sadamitsu	Idol, Kaname Production	^{[citation needed]}
1986	Ai City	Film	Kōichi Mashimo	Toho, Movic, Ashi Productions	^[9]
1986	Roots Search	OVA film	Hisashi Sugai	Studio Live, Nippon Columbia	^[10]
1987	2001 Nights	OVA film	Yoshio Takeuchi	TMS Entertainment	^[11]
1987	Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei	OVA film	Mizuho Nishikubo		^[12]
1988	Akira	Film	Katsuhiro Otomo	Tokyo Movie Shinsha	^[13]
1988	Appleseed	OVA film	Kazuyoshi Katayama	Gainax	^[14]
1989	Baoh	OVA film	Hiroyuki Yokoyama	Studio Pierrot	^{[citation needed]}
1989	The Enemy's the Pirates!	OVA series		Madhouse, I.G Tatsunoko, Watanabe Promotion	^[15]
1989	Patlabor: The Movie	Film	Mamoru Oshii	Studio Deen Production I.G
1989–1990	Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!	OVA series	Mamoru Oshii	Pierrot	^[16]
1989– 1990	Patlabor: The TV Series	TV Series	Naoyuki Yoshinaga	Sunrise
1990	Maroko	Film	Mamoru Oshii	Pierrot	^[17]
1990-1992	Patlabor: The New Files	OVA Series	Naoyuki Yoshinaga	Sunrise
1991	Armored Police Metal Jack	TV series	Hiroshi Matsuzono	Sunrise	^[18]
1991	Future GPX Cyber Formula	TV series	Mitsuo Fukuda	Sunrise	^{[citation needed]}
1992–1994	Ai no Kusabi	OVA series	Akira Nishimori, Katsuhito Akiyama	AIC	^{[citation needed]}
1993	8 Man After	OVA series		J.C.Staff	^[19]
1993	Big Wars	Film	Issei Kume, Toshifumi Takizawa	Magic Bus	^{[citation needed]}
1993	Patlabor 2: The Movie	Film	Mamoru Oshii	Production I.G
1995	Bio Hunter	OVA film	Yuzo Sato	Madhouse	^{[citation needed]}
1996	Apocalypse Zero	OVA series	Toshihiro Hirano	Ashi Productions	^{[citation needed]}
1996	B't X	TV series	Mamoru Hamatsu	TMS Entertainment	^{[citation needed]}
1996	Birdy the Mighty	OVA series	Yoshiaki Kawajiri	Madhouse	^{[citation needed]}
1998	Outlaw Star	TV series	Mitsuru Hongo	Sunrise	^{[citation needed]}
1997	Agent Aika	OVA series	Katsuhiko Nishijima	Studio Fantasia	^{[citation needed]}
1997	B't X Neo	TV series	Mamoru Hamatsu	TMS Entertainment	^{[citation needed]}
1997–1998	Battle Athletes	OVA series	Kazuhiro Ozawa	AIC	^{[citation needed]}
1997–1998	Battle Athletes Victory	TV series	Katsuhito Akiyama	AIC	^{[citation needed]}
1998	All Purpose Cultural Cat-Girl Nuku Nuku DASH!	OVA series	Yoshitaka Fujimoto	MOVIC, Starchild Records	^{[citation needed]}
1998	Cowboy Bebop	TV series	Shinichirō Watanabe	Sunrise	^{[citation needed]}
1998	Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō	OVA series	Takashi Anno	Ajia-do Animation Works	^{[citation needed]}
1999–2000	Amazing Nurse Nanako	OVA series	Hiroshi Negishi	Radix, Genco	^{[citation needed]}
1999–2000	Infinite Ryvius	TV series	Gorō Taniguchi	Sunrise	^{[citation needed]}
1999	Seihō Tenshi Angel Links	TV series	Yūji Yamaguchi	Sunrise, Bandai Visual	^[20]
1999	Arc the Lad	TV series	Itsuro Kawasaki	Bee Train	^{[citation needed]}
2000	A.LI.CE	Film	Kenichi Maejima		^[21]
2000	Banner of the Stars	TV series	Yasuchika Nagaoka	Sunrise	^{[citation needed]}
2001–2002	Alien Nine	OVA series	Jiro Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Irie	J.C.Staff	^{[citation needed]}
2001	Angelic Layer	TV series	Hiroshi Nishikiori	Bones	^{[citation needed]}
2001	Banner of the Stars II	TV series	Yasuchika Nagaoka	Sunrise	^{[citation needed]}
2002	6 Angels	Film	Makoto Kobayashi		^{[citation needed]}
2002	WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3	Film	Fumihiko Takayama. Takuji Endo	Madhouse
2003–2004	Astro Boy	TV series	Kazuya Konaka	Tezuka Productions, Sony Pictures Television	^{[citation needed]}
2003	Avenger	TV series	Koichi Mashimo	Bee Train, Xebec	^{[citation needed]}
2003	Narue no Sekai	TV series	Hiromitsu Morita	Studio Live	^{[citation needed]}
2004	Azusa, Otetsudai Shimasu!	TV film	Hajime Kamegaki	TMS	^{[citation needed]}
2005	Absolute Boy	TV series	Tomomi Mochizuki	Ajia-do Animation Works, Bandai Visual	^{[citation needed]}
2005	Aria the Animation	TV series	Jun'ichi Satō	Hal Film Maker	^{[citation needed]}
2001	Banner of the Stars III	OVA series	Yasuchika Nagaoka	Sunrise	^{[citation needed]}
2006	009-1	TV series	Naoyuki Konno	Ishimori Entertainment	^{[citation needed]}
2006	Aria the Natural	TV series	Jun'ichi Satō	Hal Film Maker	^{[citation needed]}
2007	Aika R-16: Virgin Mission	OVA series	Katsuhiko Nishijima	Studio Fantasia	^{[citation needed]}
2007	Aria the OVA: Arietta	OVA film	Jun'ichi Satō	Hal Film Maker	^{[citation needed]}
2008	Amuri in Star Ocean	OVA series	Yoshitomo Yonetani	Studio Hibari CG Team	^{[citation needed]}
2008	Aria the Origination	TV series	Jun'ichi Satō	Hal Film Maker	^{[citation needed]}
2008	Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode	TV series	Kazuki Akane	A-1 Pictures	^{[citation needed]}
2008	Blassreiter	TV series	Ichiro Itano	Gonzo	^{[citation needed]}
2009	TO	OVA series	Fumihiko Sori	Avex	^{[citation needed]}
2009	Basquash!	TV series	Shin Itagaki, Eiichi Sato	Satelight	^{[citation needed]}
2009	Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode Season 2	TV series	Kazuki Akane	A-1 Pictures	^{[citation needed]}
2010	Cat Planet Cuties	TV series	Youichi Ueda	AIC PLUS+	^{[citation needed]}
2011–2012	Appleseed XIII	ONA series	Takayuki Hamana	Production I.G	^{[citation needed]}
2011	Appleseed XIII: Tartaros	Film	Takayuki Hamana	Production I.G	^{[citation needed]}
2011	Appleseed XIII: Ouranos	Film	Takayuki Hamana	Production I.G	^{[citation needed]}
2011	Steins;Gate	Visual novel/TV series	Hiroshi Hamasaki Takuya Sato	White Fox	^{[citation needed]}
2012	009 RE:CYBORG	Film	Kenji Kamiyama	Production I.G, Sanzigen	^{[citation needed]}
2012	AKB0048	TV series	Shōji Kawamori, Yoshimasa Hiraike	Satelight	^{[citation needed]}
2012	Ai no Kusabi 2012	OVA series	Katsuhito Akiyama	AIC	^{[citation needed]}
2012	AKB0048 next stage	TV series	Shōji Kawamori, Yoshimasa Hiraike	Satelight	^{[citation needed]}
2012	From the New World	TV series	Masashi Ishihama	A-1 Pictures	^{[citation needed]}
2013	Arpeggio of Blue Steel	TV series	Seiji Kishi	Sanzigen	^[22]
2013	Aruvu Rezuru: Kikaijikake no Yōseitachi	Film	Tatsuya Yoshihara	Zexcs	^{[citation needed]}
2013	Coppelion	TV series	Shingo Suzuki	GoHands	^[23]
2013	Double Circle	ONA series			^[24]
2013	Gatchaman Crowds	TV series	Kenji Nakamura	Tatsunoko Production	^{[citation needed]}
2013	Valvrave the Liberator	TV series	Kō Matsuo	Sunrise	^{[citation needed]}
2014	Aldnoah.Zero	TV series	Ei Aoki	A-1 Pictures, TROYCA	^[25]
2014	Black Bullet	TV series	Masayuki Kojima	Kinema Citrus, Orange	^[26]
2014	Brynhildr in the Darkness	TV series	Kenichi Imaizumi	Arms	^[26]
2014	Buddy Complex	TV series	Yasuhiro Tanabe	Sunrise	^[24]
2014	Captain Earth	TV series	Takuya Igarashi	Bones	^[26]
2014	DRAMAtical Murder	TV series	Kazuya Miura	NAZ	^[25]
2014	Expelled from Paradise	Film	Seiji Mizushima	Toei Animation	^[27]
2014	Hamatora: The Animation	TV series	Seiji Kishi, Hiroshi Kimura	NAZ	^[24]
2014	HappinessCharge PreCure!	TV series	Tatsuya Nagamine	Toei Animation	^{[citation needed]}
2014	Knights of Sidonia	TV series	Kōbun Shizuno	Polygon Pictures	^[26]
2014	M3 the dark metal	TV series	Junichi Sato	Satelight, C2C	^[26]
2014	Mekakucity Actors	TV series	Yūki Yase, Akiyuki Shinbo	Shaft	^[26]
2014	Nobunaga the Fool	TV series	Eiichi Sato	Satelight	^[24]
2014	Nobunagun	TV series	Nobuhiro Kondo	Bridge	^[24]
2014	Persona 4: The Golden Animation	TV series	Seiji Kishi, Tomohisa Taguchi	A-1 Pictures	^[25]
2014	Selector Infected WIXOSS	TV series	Takuya Satō	J.C.Staff	^[26]
2014	Space Dandy	TV series	Shingo Natsume, Shinichirō Watanabe	Bones	^[24]^[25]
1978-1979	Space Pirate Captain Harlock	TV series	Rintaro	Toei Animation
2002	Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey	OAV		Madhouse
2014	Sword Art Online II	TV series	Tomohiko Ito	A-1 Pictures	^[25]
2014	Tokyo ESP	TV series	Shigehito Takayanagi	Xebec	^[25]
2014	Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening Arc	TV series	Toyonori Yamada	Sanzigen	^[24]
2014	Z/X Ignition	TV series	Yūji Yamaguchi	Telecom Animation Film	^[24]
2015	Gatchaman Crowds insight	TV series	Kenji Nakamura	Tatsunoko Production	^{[citation needed]}
2019	Star Twinkle PreCure	TV series	Hiroaki Miyamoto	Toei Animation	^[28]

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^ "エイトマン (1963～1964)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^ "Ｗ３ワンダースリー (1966)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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^ "わが青春のアルカディア (1982)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^ "わが青春のアルカディア無限軌道ＳＳＸ (1982～1983)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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^ "ルーツ・サーチ食心物体Ｘ (1986)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^ "スペース・ファンタジア２００１夜物語 (1987)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^ Justin Sevakis (April 30, 2013). "Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Story". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
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^ Justin Sevakis (19 August 2014). "The Enemy's The Pirates!". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
^ "御先祖様万々歳！(1989～1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
^ "ＭＡＲＯＫＯ麿子(1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
^ "機甲警察（アーマードポリス）メタルジャック (1991)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^ "エイトマンＡＦＴＥＲ (1993)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^ "星方天使エンジェルリンクス (1999)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^ "Ａ・ＬＩ・ＣＥ (1999)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^ "Arpeggio of Blue Steel is an Imaginative Sci-Fi High Seas Adventure". Kotaku. January 21, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
^ "Tomonori Inoue's Coppelion Manga to Enter Final Arc". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Richard Eisenbeis (January 10, 2014). "Your Complete Winter 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Richard Eisenbeis (8 July 2014). "Your Complete Summer 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Richard Eisenbeis (8 April 2014). "Your Complete Spring 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^ "Expelled From Paradise is Ghost in the Shell Meets Trigun Meets Gundam". Kotaku. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
^ Morbhatt, Muskan (2023-06-13). "Exploring Star Twinkle Pretty Cure: The Magical Anime Phenomenon". OtakuZasshi. Retrieved 2023-06-14.

[1] Morbhatt, Muskan (2023-02-26). "Boy from the Stars: Astro Boy! (1963-1966)". OtakuZasshi. Retrieved 2023-06-14.

[2] "エイトマン (1963～1964)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[3] "Ｗ３ワンダースリー (1966)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[Animericaissue2-4] Horibuchi, Seiji; Jones, Gerard; Ledoux, Trish. "The Wacky World of Rumiko Takahashi". Animerica. 1 (2): 4–11.

[Anime_encyclopaedia-5] Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 (Revised and Expanded ed.). p. 377. ISBN 1-933330-10-4.

[6] "アンドロメダ・ストーリーズ (1982)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[7] "わが青春のアルカディア (1982)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[8] "わが青春のアルカディア無限軌道ＳＳＸ (1982～1983)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[9] "アイ・シティ (1986)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[10] "ルーツ・サーチ食心物体Ｘ (1986)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[11] "スペース・ファンタジア２００１夜物語 (1987)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[12] Justin Sevakis (April 30, 2013). "Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Story". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 22, 2014.

[13] "ＡＫＩＲＡ (1988)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[14] "アップルシード (1988)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[15] Justin Sevakis (19 August 2014). "The Enemy's The Pirates!". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

[16] "御先祖様万々歳！(1989～1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

[17] "ＭＡＲＯＫＯ麿子(1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

[18] "機甲警察（アーマードポリス）メタルジャック (1991)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[19] "エイトマンＡＦＴＥＲ (1993)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[20] "星方天使エンジェルリンクス (1999)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[21] "Ａ・ＬＩ・ＣＥ (1999)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

[22] "Arpeggio of Blue Steel is an Imaginative Sci-Fi High Seas Adventure". Kotaku. January 21, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

[23] "Tomonori Inoue's Coppelion Manga to Enter Final Arc". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2016.

[kotaku10012014-24] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Richard Eisenbeis (January 10, 2014). "Your Complete Winter 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved August 20, 2014.

[kotaku08072014-25] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Richard Eisenbeis (8 July 2014). "Your Complete Summer 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

[kotaku08042014-26] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Richard Eisenbeis (8 April 2014). "Your Complete Spring 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

[27] "Expelled From Paradise is Ghost in the Shell Meets Trigun Meets Gundam". Kotaku. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

[28] Morbhatt, Muskan (2023-06-13). "Exploring Star Twinkle Pretty Cure: The Magical Anime Phenomenon". OtakuZasshi. Retrieved 2023-06-14.

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