Portal:Anime and manga/Anniversaries/April/April 15

April 15:

Manga serialization

• 1962 – Osomatsu-kun begins serialization in Shōnen Sunday
• 1989 – Appleseed by Masamune Shirow finishes serialization in Comic Gaia

Film releases

• 1943 – Kumo to Chūrippu
• 1989 – Neo Tokyo
• 2006 – Case Closed: The Private Eye's Requiem

OVA/ONA series

• 1987 – Cream Lemon: White Shadow

Television series and specials

• 1984 – God Mazinger begins airing on NTV
• 1984 – Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross begins airing on MBS and TBS
• 1988 – Mashin Hero Wataru begins airing on NTV
• 1988 – What's Michael? begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 1989 – Ranma ½ begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1990 – Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water begins airing on NHK
• 2005 – Doraemon begins airing on TV Asahi