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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.

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2004.

Release Date Title Studio Director Running Time (minutes) Alternate Title Notes Ref.
January 16 Dead Leaves Production I.G Hiroyuki Imaishi 52 Deddo rībusu [1]
February 21 Nitaboh WAO World Akio Nishizawa 99 NITABOH [1]
March 6 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Production I.G Mamoru Oshii 98 Inosensu Co-production with Studio Ghibli. Nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature [1]
One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword Toei Company Kazuhisa Takenōchi 95 Wan Pīsu: Norowareta Seiken [1]
April 17 Appleseed Digital Frontier Shinji Aramaki 103 Appurushīdo [2]
Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun Shin-Ei Animation Tsutomu Mizushima 97 Eiga Kureyon shinchan arashi o yobu! Yūhi no kasukabe bōizu [2]
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky TMS Entertainment Yasuichiro Yamamoto 108 Meitantei konan: gin'yoku no majishan [2]
July 17 Steamboy
Sunrise
 Katsuhiro Otomo 126 Suchīmubōi Co-production with Bandai Visual [3]
August 7 Mind Game Studio 4°C Masaaki Yuasa 103 Maindo Gēmu Won the Ōfuji Noburō Award [3]
August 13 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie Gallop Hatsuki Tsuji 101 Yū ☆ gi ☆ Ō deyueru monsutāzu hikari no piramiddo [3]
August 21 Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow Pierrot Tensai Okamura 82 Gekijō-ban Naruto: Daikatsugeki! Yukihime Ninpōchō Dattebayo!! [3]
November 20 Howl's Moving Castle Studio Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki 119 Hauru no Ugoku Shiro Was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 61st Venice International Film Festival [4]
The Place Promised in Our Early Days CoMix Wave Inc. Makoto Shinkai 90 Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho Won the Animation Film Award at the Mainichi Film Awards [4]
December 4 Blade of the Phantom Master
OLM Digital
 Jōji Shimura 85 Atarashī ankō sensā [4]
December 23
InuYasha The Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island
Sunrise
 Toshiya Shinohara 87 Eiga Inuyasha: Guren no Hōraijima [4]

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2004.

First run start and end dates Title Eps Studio Director Alternate Title Ref.
January 1 – January 8, 2005
Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
 26 Production I.G Kenji Kamiyama 攻殻機動隊 S.A.C. 2nd GIG [1]
January 3 – March 27
Divergence Eve 2: Misaki Chronicles
 13 Radix Hiroshi Negishi みさきクロニクル 〜ダイバージェンス・イヴ〜 [1]
January 4 – March 28 Mezzo DSA Arms Yasuomi Umetsu メゾ [1]
January 7 – March 31 Gokusen
Madhouse
 Yūzō Satō ごくせん [1]
January 7 – December 29 SD Gundam Force 52
Sunrise
 Yūichi Abe SDガンダムフォース [1]
January 8 – April 1
Jubei-chan 2: The Counterattack of Siberia Yagyu
 13
Madhouse
 Hiroshi Nagahama 十兵衛ちゃん2 ～シベリア柳生の逆襲～ [1]
January 8 – March 31
Maria Watches Over Us
 		Studio Deen Yukihiro Matsushita マリア様がみてる [1]
January 9 – March 26 Area 88 12 Group TAC Isamu Imakake エリア８８ [1]
Gravion Zwei
 Gonzo Masami Ōbari 超重神グラヴィオンツヴァイ [1]
Yumeria Studio Deen Keitaro Motonaga ゆめりあ [1]
January 9 – December 24 Transformers: Energon 51 Actas
  • Yutaka Satō (1-5)
  • Jun Kawagoe (1-13)
  • Takashi Sano (6-51)
 トランスフォーマー スーパーリンク [1]
January 11 – June 27 Monkey Turn 25 OLM Kunitoshi Okajima モンキーターン [1]
January 12 – March 29
Burn Up Scramble
 12
AIC
 Hiroki Hayashi バーンナップスクランブル [1]
January 13 – March 2 Chou Henshin Cosprayers 8
  • Imagin
  • Studio Live
 Takeo Takahashi 超変身コス∞プレイヤー [1]
January 15 – July 3 Daphne in the Brilliant Blue 24 J.C.Staff Takashi Ikehata 光と水のダフネ [1]
January 20 – April 5
Diamond Daydreams
 		12 Studio Deen Bob Shirohata 北へ。 ～Diamond Dust Drops～ [1]
February 1 – January 30, 2005 Futari wa Pretty Cure 49 Toei Company Daisuke Nishio ふたりはプリキュア [1]
February 1 – February 6, 2005 Kaiketsu Zorori 52 Ajia-do Tsutomu Shibayama (eps 53-149) かいけつゾロリ [1]
February 3 – May 18 Paranoia Agent 13
Madhouse
 Satoshi Kon 妄想代理人 [1]
February 24 – May 25
Yugo the Negotiator
 		13
  • G&G Direction (Pakistan Chapter)
  • Artland (Russia Chapter)
  • Seiji Kishi (Pakistan Chapter)
  • Shinya Hanai (Russia Chapter)
 勇午 ～交渉人～ [1]
March 9 – April 27
Hit wo Nerae!
 8
  • Imagin
  • Studio Live
 Takeo Takahashi ヒットをねらえ! [2]
March 21 – June 27
Hi no Tori
 13 Tezuka Productions Ryousuke Takahashi 火の鳥 [2]
March 27 – April 1 Massugu ni Ikou. (Season 2) 5 Yumeta Company Kiyotaka Isako まっすぐにいこう。第2期 [2]
April 1 – September 23 Kenran Butou Sai: The Mars Daybreak 26 Bones Kunihiro Mori 絢爛舞踏祭ザ･マーズ･デイブレイク [2]
April 2 – June 18 Koi Kaze 13 A.C.G.T Takahiro Omori 恋風 [2]
Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai
 12 Shouji Saeki この醜くも美しい世界 [2]
April 2 – September 17 Tenjho Tenge 24
Madhouse
 Toshifumi Kawase 天上天下 [2]
April 2 – September 24
Saiyuki Gunlock
 26 Pierrot Tetsuya Endō 最遊記RELOAD GUNLOCK [2]
April 3 – December 25 Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure 39 Yoshitaka Fujimoto マーメイドメロディーぴちぴちピッチピュア [2]
April 3 – April 4, 2011 Sgt. Frog 358
Sunrise
  • Junichi Sato (until 2006)
  • Yusuke Yamamoto (#1–103)
  • Nobuhiro Kondo (#104–358)
 ケロロ軍曹 [2]
April 3 – October 9 Aishiteruze Baby 26 TMS Entertainment Masaharu Okuwaki 愛してるぜ ベイベ★★ [2]
April 3 – February 25, 2006
Kyou kara Maou!
 78 Studio Deen Junji Nishimura 今日からマ王！ [2]
April 3 – September 25 Dan Doh!! 26 Tokyo Kids Hidetoshi Ōmori ダンドー [2]
April 4 – June 27 Midori Days 13 Pierrot Tsuneo Kobayashi 美鳥の日々 [2]
April 4 – March 27, 2005
Legendz: Yomigaeru Ryuuou Densetsu
 50 Gallop Akitarō Daichi レジェンズ 甦る竜王伝説 [2]
April 4 – March 27, 2005 The Marshmallow Times 52 マシュマロ通信 <タイムス> [2]
April 4 – June 20
Hanaukyou Maid-tai: La Verite
 12 Daume Takuya Nonaka 花右京メイド隊 La Verite [2]
April 5 – March 28, 2005
Get Ride! AMDriver
 51 Studio Deen Isao Torada Get Ride! アムドライバー [2]
April 5 – June 28 Sensei no Ojikan: Dokidoki School Hours 13 Yoshiaki Iwasaki せんせいのお時間 [2]
April 6 – September 28
Mutsu Enmei Ryuu Gaiden: Shura no Toki
 26 Studio Comet Shin Misawa 陸奥圓明流外伝 修羅の刻 [2]
April 6 – June 29
Shinkon Gattai Godannar!!
(Season 2) 		13 Yasuchika Nagaoka 神魂合体ゴーダンナー!! SECOND SEASON [2]
April 6 – September 28 Madlax 26
Bee Train
 Kōichi Mashimo マドラックス [2]
April 7 – September 28, 2005
Monster
 74
Madhouse
 Masayuki Kojima モンスター [2]
April 7 – September 29
Ragnarok: The Animation
 		26 RAGNARÖK THE ANIMATION [2]
April 7 – September 15 Burst Angel 24
Gonzo
 Koichi Ohata 爆裂天使 [2]
April 7 – September 22 Melody of Oblivion 24 J.C.Staff Hiroshi Nishikiori 忘却の旋律 [2]
April 8 – July 1
Kinnikuman II Sei: Ultimate Muscle
 		13 Toei Animation Toshiaki Komura キン肉マンII世 ULTIMATE MUSCLE [2]
April 8 – September 30 Tetsujin 28-go 26 Palm Studio Yasuhiro Imagawa 鉄人２８号 [2]
April 9 – March 4, 2005 Tweeny Witches 40 Studio 4°C Yoshiharu Ashino 魔法少女隊アルス [2]
April 12 – July 5 Pugyuru 13 Creators Dot Com Hajime Kurihara ぷぎゅる [2]
April 13 – June 22 Gantz
Gonzo
Ichiro Itano
 ガンツ [2]
April 17 – February 18, 2006
Initial D Fourth Stage
 		24 A.C.G.T Tsuneo Tominaga 頭文字〈イニシャル〉D FOURTH STAGE [2]
May 4 – June 29
Love♥Love?
 9
  • Imagin
  • Studio Live
 Takeo Takahashi LOVE♥LOVE? [2]
May 20 – March 19, 2005 Samurai Champloo 26 Manglobe Shinichirō Watanabe サムライチャンプルー [2]
June 12 – December 25 Samurai 7 Gonzo Toshifumi Takizawa サムライセブン [3]
June 25 – December 16 Kurau Phantom Memory 24 Bones Yasuhiro Irie クラウ ファントムメモリー [3]
June 30 – September 22
Hani Hani: Operation Sanctuary
 		13 Radix Shōsei Jinno 月は東に日は西に〜Operation Sanctuary〜 [3]
Wind: A Breath of Heart Mitsuhiro Tougou Wind -a breath of heart- [3]
July 4 – December 19 Monkey Turn V 25 OLM Katsuhito Akiyama モンキー ターン V [3]
July 4 – September 26
Maria-sama ga Miteru: Haru
 13 Studio Deen Yukihiro Matsushita マリア様がみてる～春～ [3]
July 4 – May 15, 2005 Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple 39 OLM Naohito Takahashi アガサ・クリスティーの名探偵ポワロとマープル [3]
July 5 – September 27 Girls Bravo 11 AIC Spirits Ei Aoki GIRLSブラボー first season [3]
July 5 – December 27 Fafner in the Azure 26 Xebec Nobuyoshi Habara 蒼穹のファフナーDead Aggressor [3]
July 7 – March 30, 2005 Otogizoushi 26 Production I.G Mizuho Nishikubo お伽草子 [3]
July 7 – September 29
Galaxy Angel X
 		26
  • Madhouse
  • feel.
 ギャラクシーエンジェル4 [3]
July 10 – September 25
Ninin ga Shinobuden
 		12 ufotable Haruo Sotozaki ニニンがシノブ伝 [3]
July 11 – September 26 DearS Daume Iku Suzuki ディアーズ [3]
July 25 – October 17 Elfen Lied 13
Arms
 Mamoru Kanbe エルフェンリート [3]
August 1 – June 25, 2005 Monkey Punch: Manga Katsudou Daishashin 12 TMS Entertainment Shunji Ōga モンキー・パンチ　漫画活動大写真 [3]
August 1 – December 19 Sweet Valerian 18
Madhouse
 Hiroaki Sakurai スウィート・ヴァレリアン [3]
August 6 – October 29
Space Symphony Maetel
 		13 Azeta Pictures Shinichi Masaki 宇宙交響詩メーテル ～銀河鉄道999外伝～ [3]
August 26 – November 18 Gantz 2nd Stage 13 Gonzo Ichirō Itano ガンツ [3]
October 1 – March 31, 2005 My-HiME 26
Sunrise
 Masakazu Obara [4]
October 2 – December 17 Kannazuki no Miko 12 TNK Tetsuya Yanagisawa [4]
October 2 – September 24, 2005 Viewtiful Joe 51 Group TAC Takaaki Ishiyama [4]
October 3 – December 19 Uta Kata 12 Hal Film Maker Keiji Gotoh [4]
October 3 – December 26
W~Wish
 		13
  • Picture Magic
  • Trinet Entertainment
 Osamu Sekita [4]
October 3 – December 24 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha 13 Seven Arcs Akiyuki Shinbo [4]
October 3 – December 26
Final Approach
 13 Zexcs Takashi Yamamoto [4]
October 4 – December 21 Samurai Gun 13 Studio Egg Kazuhito Kikuchi [4]
October 5 – March 29, 2005 School Rumble 26 Studio Comet Shinji Takamatsu [4]
October 5 – March 29, 2005 Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase 25 Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo [4]
October 5 – March 27, 2012 Bleach 366 Pierrot Noriyuki Abe [4]
October 6 – March 30, 2005 Desert Punk 24
Gonzo
 Takayuki Inagaki [4]
October 6 – March 26, 2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 180 Gallop Hatsuki Tsuji [4]
October 7 – March 31, 2005 Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad 26
Madhouse
 Osamu Kobayashi [4]
October 7 – December 30 Futakoi 13 Telecom Animation Film Nobuo Tomisawa [4]
October 8 – March 31, 2005
Zipang
 26 Studio Deen Kazuhiro Furuhashi [4]
October 8 – December 23 Rozen Maiden 12 Nomad Kou Matsuo [4]
October 9 – October 1, 2005
Gundam SEED Destiny
 		50
Sunrise
 Mitsuo Fukuda [4]
October 11 – December 27 Genshiken 12 Palm Studio Takashi Ikehata [4]
October 11 – March 6, 2006 Black Jack 61 Tezuka Productions Satoshi Kuwahara [4]
October 12 – March 14, 2006 Yakitate!! Japan 69
Sunrise
 Yasunao Aoki [4]
October 14 – January 13, 2005 Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior 12 Hiroshi Kōjina [4]
October 27 – December 1, 2005 Legend of DUO 12
  • Marine Entertainment
  • Radix
 Koichi Kikuchi [4]
October 30 – May 14, 2005 Gakuen Alice 26 Group TAC Takahiro Omori [4]

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2004.

First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director Alternate Title Ref.
January 12 Hijikata Toshizou: Shiro no Kiseki 1 Studio 4°C Chie Uratani 土方歳三　白の軌跡 [1]
January 22 Tenshi no Shippo Chu!: Tenshi no Utagoe Tokyo Kids 天使のしっぽＣｈｕ！ ~総集編~ 天使の歌声 (うたごえ) [1]
January 23 Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie☆ AIC Spirits Shinji Ishihira 天罰エンジェルラビィ☆ [1]
January 23 – February 25 Wolf's Rain OVA 4 Bones Tensai Okamura ウルフズ・レイン [1]
January 28 Animation Seisaku Shinkou Kuromi-chan 2 1 Yumeta Company Akitarō Daichi アニメーション制作進行くろみちゃん 2 [1]
February 10 Shadow Skill: Kurudaryuu Kousatsuhou no Himitsu Tandm Kazuya Ichikawa SHADOW SKILL ～クルダ流交殺法の秘密～ [1]
February 24 – March 24 Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari 2 Shinkuukan Jiro Fujimoto 東京大学物語 [1]
February 27 – November 26 Phantom The Animation 3 Arcs Create Keitaro Motonaga ファントム THE ANIMATION [1]
March 1 – July 1 Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED MSV Astray 2
Sunrise
 Katsuyoshi Yatabe 機動戦士ガンダムSEED MSV ASTRAY [1]
March 3 – August 18 Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island Final 14 Nippon Animation Takeshi Hirota HUNTER×HUNTER G・I Final [1]
March 17 – March 23, 2005 Angelique 3 Yumeta Company Asumi Matsumura オリジナルビデオアニメーション アンジェリーク [1]
March 20 Fuichin-san 1 Animaruya フイチンさん [1]
March 25 – August 27 Interlude 3 Toei Animation Tatsuya Nagamine (ep 2) インタールード [1]
March 31 – June 15, 2007
Dai Yamato Zero-go
 5 JCF Tomoharu Katsumata 大ヤマト零号 [1]
April 9 – September 10
Shin Getter Robo
 13 Brain's Base 新ゲッターロボ [2]
April 11 – December 22
Cossette no Shouzou
 3 Daume Akiyuki Simbo コゼットの肖像 [2]
April 21 Kono Shihai kara no Sotsugyou: Ozaki Yutaka 1 Toei Animation
  • Hosoda Mamoru
  • Kado Yuriko
 ～この支配からの卒業～ 尾崎豊 [2]
April 23 Galaxy Angel S Madhouse Shigehito Takayanagi ギャラクシーエンジェルS [2]
April 23 – July 23 Aoi Umi no Tristia 2 ufotable Hitoyuki Matsui 蒼い海のトリスティア [2]
April 23 – June 25
Lime-iro Senkitan: Nankoku Yume Roman
 		Studio Hibari Iku Suzuki らいむいろ戦奇譚 南国夢浪漫 [2]
April 28 Onegai☆Twins: Natsu wa Owaranai 1 Daume Yasunori Ide おねがい☆ツインズ 夏は終わらない [2]
May 12 – October 20 Memories Off 3.5 4
  • Picture Magic
  • Rikuentai
 Toshikatsu Tokoro Memories Off 3.5 [メモリーズオフ3.5] [2]
May 21 – July 23
Natsu-iro no Sunadokei
 		2 Takahiro Okao 夏色の砂時計 [2]
May 25 – October 22
Happy☆Lesson The Final
 3 Studio Ranmaru Saburo Omiya HAPPY☆LESSON THE FINAL [2]
May 26 Steady x Study 1 Idea Factory Kenichi Oonuki ステディ×スタディ [2]
May 28 – August 1 Stratos 4 OVA 2 Studio Fantasia Takeshi Mori ストラトス・フォー OVA [2]
June 10
Makasete Iruka!
 1 CoMix Wave Films Akitarō Daichi まかせてイルか！ [2]
June 25 – December 22 Wind: A Breath of Heart OVA 3 Venet Tsuneo Tominaga Wind -a breath of heart- OVA [2]
June 25 – December 23
Teizokurei Daydream
 4 HAL Film Maker Osamu Sekita 低俗霊DAYDREAM [2]
June 26 – December 11 Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho 13 Toei Animation Junichi Sato おジャ魔女どれみ ナ・イ・ショ [2]
June 30 Hikaru no Go: Memories 1 Pierrot ヒカルの碁 TVシリーズ超総集編「MEMORIES」 [2]
July 1
Kishin Houkou Demonbane
 Shintaro Inokawa 機神咆吼デモンベイン [3]
July 3 Cosplay Complex: Extra Identification TNK Shinichiro Kimura こすぷれCOMPLEX [3]
July 19 – November 3 Kidou Senshi Gundam MS IGLOO: 1-nen Sensou Hiroku 3
Sunrise
 Takashi Imanishi 機動戦士ガンダム MS IGLOO: 1年戦争秘録 [3]
– Re: Cutie Honey 3 [3]
–
Honoo no Mirage: Minagiwa no Hangyakusha
 3 Madhouse [3]
– Sensei no Ojikan: Dokidoki School Hours OVA 7 [3]

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