2002 in anime
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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 the 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
| English name | Japanese name | Type | Demographic | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai Yori Aoshi | TV | |||
| Aquarian Age | TV | |||
| Azumanga Daioh | TV | |||
| Chobits | TV | |||
| Dragon Drive | TV | |||
| Duel Masters | TV | |||
| Full Metal Panic! | TV | |||
| Futari Ecchi | OVA | |||
| Gatekeepers 21 | OVA | |||
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | TV | |||
| Gun Frontier | TV | |||
| .hack//SIGN | TV | |||
| Haibane Renmei | TV | |||
| Happy Lesson | TV | |||
| Heat Guy J | TV | |||
| Kiddy Grade | TV | |||
| Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi | TV | |||
| Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | TV | |||
| Onegai Teacher | TV | |||
| Petite Princess Yucie | TV | |||
| Pokemon Chronicles | TV | |||
| RahXephon | TV | |||
| Samurai Deeper Kyo | TV | |||
| Tokyo Underground | TV | |||
| Voices of a Distant Star | Movie | |||
| Witch Hunter Robin | TV | |||
| Yukikaze | TV | |||