2004 in anime
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The events of 2004 in anime.
Accolades
At the Mainichi Film Awards, The Place Promised in Our Early Days won the Animation Film Award and Mind Game won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the fourth consecutive year an anime was nominated for the award. Howl's Moving Castle was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
Releases
This list contains numerous notable entries of anime which debuted in 2004. It is not a complete list and represents popular works that debuted as TV, OVA and Movie releases. Web content, DVD specials, TV specials are not on this list.
| English name | Japanese name | Type | Demographic | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple | TV | |||
| Akane Maniax | OVA | |||
| Alice Academy | TV | |||
| Appleseed Movie | Movie | |||
| Beck | TV | |||
| Beyond The Clouds, The Promised Place | Movie | |||
| Black Jack | TV | |||
| Bleach | TV | |||
| Burst Angel | TV | |||
| DearS | TV | |||
| Destiny of the Shrine Maiden | TV | |||
| Diebuster | OVA | |||
| Elfen Lied | TV | |||
| Flame of Recca: Final Burning | OVA | |||
| Galaxy Angel X | TV | |||
| Gantz | TV | |||
| Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Movie | |||
| Gundam SEED Destiny | TV | |||
| Hani Hani: Operation Sanctuary | TV | |||
| Howl's Moving Castle | Movie | |||
| Initial D Fourth Stage | TV | |||
| InuYasha The Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island | Movie | |||
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha | TV | |||
| Maria Watches Over Us | TV | |||
| Midori Days | TV | |||
| Monster | TV | |||
| My-HiME | TV | |||
| Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow | Movie | |||
| One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword | Movie | |||
| Paranoia Agent | TV | |||
| Pretty Cure | TV | |||
| Ragnarok: The Animation | TV | |||
| Samurai 7 | TV | |||
| Samurai Champloo | TV | |||
| School Rumble | TV | |||
| Sergeant Frog | TV | |||
| Shin Getter Robo | TV | |||
| Space Symphony Maetel | TV | |||
| Transformers: Energon | TV | |||
| Tweeny Witches | TV | |||
| Viewtiful Joe | TV | |||
| Wind: A Breath of Heart | TV | |||
| Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | TV | |||
| Zatch Bell Movie | Movie | |||
| Zipang | TV | |||