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
1963–1964	8 Man	TV series	Haruyuki Kawajima	Eiken, TCJ Animation Center	^[1]
1964–1965	Big X	TV series	—	TMS Entertainment	^{[citation needed]}
1965–1966	The Amazing 3	TV series	Taku Sugiyama	Mushi Productions	^[2]
1980	Be Forever Yamato	Film	Leiji Matsumoto, Toshio Masuda	—	^{[citation needed]}
1982	Andromeda Stories	TV film	Masamitsu Sasaki	Toei Animation	^[3]
1982	Arcadia of My Youth	Film	Tomoharu Katsumata	—	^[4]
1982–1983	Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX	TV series	Tomoharu Katsumata	Toei Animation	^[5]
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	^[6]
1986	Roots Search	OVA film	Hisashi Sugai	—	^[7]
1987	2001 Nights	OVA film	Yoshio Takeuchi	TMS Entertainment	^[8]
1987	Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei	OVA film	Mizuho Nishikubo	—	^[9]
1988	Akira	Film	Katsuhiro Otomo	Tokyo Movie Shinsha	^[10]
1988	Appleseed	OVA film	Kazuyoshi Katayama	Gainax	^[11]
1989	Baoh	OVA film	Hiroyuki Yokoyama	Studio Pierrot	^{[citation needed]}
1989	The Enemy's the Pirates!	OVA series	—	Madhouse, I.G Tatsunoko, Watanabe Promotion	^[12]
1989–1990	Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!	OVA series	Mamoru Oshii	Pierrot	^[13]
1990	Maroko	Film	Mamoru Oshii	Pierrot	^[14]
1991	Armored Police Metal Jack	TV series	Hiroshi Matsuzono	Sunrise	^[15]
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	^[16]
1993	Big Wars	Film	Issei Kume, Toshifumi Takizawa	Magic Bus	^{[citation needed]}
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]}
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	Shinichiro 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	Seihō Tenshi Angel Links	TV series	Yuji Yamaguchi	Sunrise, Bandai Visual	^[17]
1999	Arc the Lad	TV series	Itsuro Kawasaki	Bee Train	^{[citation needed]}
2000	A.LI.CE	Film	Kenichi Maejima	—	^[18]
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]}
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]}
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]}
2005	Astro Boy: Mighty Atom - Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA	Film	Naoko Takeuchi	Tezuka Productions	^[19]
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]}
2011-2012	Guilty Crown	TV series	Tetsurō Araki	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]}
2013	Arpeggio of Blue Steel	TV series	Seiji Kishi	Sanzigen	^[20]
2013	Aruvu Rezuru: Kikaijikake no Yōseitachi	Film	Tatsuya Yoshihara	Zexcs	^{[citation needed]}
2013	Coppelion	TV series	Shingo Suzuki	GoHands	^{[citation needed]}
2013	Double Circle	ONA series	—	—	^[21]
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	^[22]
2014	Black Bullet	TV series	Masayuki Kojima	Kinema Citrus, Orange	^[23]
2014	Brynhildr in the Darkness	TV series	Kenichi Imaizumi	Arms	^[23]
2014	Buddy Complex	TV series	Yasuhiro Tanabe	Sunrise	^[21]
2014	Captain Earth	TV series	Takuya Igarashi	Bones	^[23]
2014	DRAMAtical Murder	TV series	Kazuya Miura	NAZ	^[22]
2014	Expelled from Paradise	Film	Seiji Mizushima	Toei Animation	^[24]
2014	Hamatora: The Animation	TV series	Seiji Kishi, Hiroshi Kimura	NAZ	^[21]
2014	Knights of Sidonia	TV series	Kōbun Shizuno	Polygon Pictures	^[23]
2014	M3 the dark metal	TV series	Junichi Sato	Satelight, C2C	^[23]
2014	Mekakucity Actors	TV series	Yūki Yase, Akiyuki Shinbo	Shaft	^[23]
2014	Nobunaga the Fool	TV series	Eiichi Sato	Satelight	^[21]
2014	Nobunagun	TV series	Nobuhiro Kondo	Bridge	^[21]
2014	Persona 4: The Golden Animation	TV series	Seiji Kishi, Tomohisa Taguchi	A-1 Pictures	^[22]
2014	Selector Infected WIXOSS	TV series	Takuya Satō	J.C.Staff	^[23]
2014	Space Dandy	TV series	Shingo Natsume, Shinichiro Watanabe	Bones	^[21]
2014	Space Dandy II	TV series	Shingo Natsume, Shinichirō Watanabe	Bones	^[22]
2014	Sword Art Online II	TV series	Tomohiko Ito	A-1 Pictures	^[22]
2014	Tokyo ESP	TV series	Shigehito Takayanagi	Xebec	^[22]
2014	Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening Arc	TV series	Toyonori Yamada	Sanzigen	^[21]
2014	Z/X Ignition	TV series	Yuji Yamaguchi	Telecom Animation Film	^[21]
2015	Gatchaman Crowds insight	TV series	Kenji Nakamura	Tatsunoko Production	^{[citation needed]}

References

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

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

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

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

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

[5] "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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[15] "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.

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

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

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

[19] "ASTRO BOY　鉄腕アトム　10万光年の来訪者・ＩＧＺＡ（イグザ） (2005)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

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

[kotaku10012014-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Richard Eisenbeis (January 10, 2014). "Your Complete Winter 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved August 20, 2014.

[kotaku08072014-22] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Richard Eisenbeis (8 July 2014). "Your Complete Summer 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

[kotaku08042014-23] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Richard Eisenbeis (8 April 2014). "Your Complete Spring 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

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

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