1989 in anime
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The events of 1989 in anime.
Accolades
Releases
| Released | Title | Type | Director | Studio | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan | Film | Tsutomu Shibayama | ||
| March 11 | The Five Star Stories | Film | Kazuo Yamazaki | Sunrise | |
| March 11 | Mini-Dora SOS | Film | Makoto Moriwaki | Shin-Ei Animation | |
| March 11 | Utsunomiko | Film | Kenji Yoshida | Nippon Animation | |
| March 11 | Venus Wars | Film | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Triangle Staff | |
| March 18 | Warriors of the Final Holy Battle | Film | Masayuki Akehi | Toei Animation | |
| March 21 | Rhea Gall Force | Film | Katsuhito Akiyama | AIC, Artmic | |
| May 27 | Wrath of the Ninja | Film | J.C. Staff | ||
| June 17 | .357 Magnum | Film | Kenji Kodama | Sunrise | |
| July 15 | Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone | Film | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | |
| July 15 | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Film | Masami Hata, William Hurtz | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | |
| July 15 | Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack | Short film | Shinji Takamatsu, Tetsuro Amino | Sunrise | |
| July 15 | Patlabor: The Movie | Film | Mamoru Oshii | Studio Deen | |
| July 21 | ARIEL Visual | OVA series | Junichi Watanabe | ||
| July 29 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Film | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | |
| August 3 | Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. | OVA series | Shinichirō Ueda | Studio Junio | |
| September 16 | Borgman: The Final Battle | Film | Kiyoshi Murayama | Ashi Production | |
| November 1 | Baoh | OVA film | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Studio Pierrot | |
| November 14 | Ano Ko ni 1000% | OVA short film | |||
| November 25 | Ace o Nerae! Final Stage | OVA series | Osamu Dezaki | TMS Entertainment | |
| December 21 | Assemble Insert | OVA series | Ayumi Chibuki | Tohokushinsha Film | |
| Angel Cop | OVA series | Ichirō Itano | |||