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The events of 2002 in anime.

Events

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 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

Films

Release date Title Studio Director(s) Running time (minutes) Japanese name Ref
July 20, 2002The Cat Returns
September 14, 2002Millennium Actress

Television series

First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director(s) Japanese name Ref
April 11, 2002Ai Yori Aoshi24
January 11, 2002Aquarian Age13
April 9, 2002Azumanga Daioh26
April 3, 2002Chobits26
July 4, 2002Dragon Drive38
October 21, 2002Duel Masters
January 8, 2002Full Metal Panic!24
October 6, 2002Galaxy Angel A26
October 1, 2002Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex26
March 28, 2002Gun Frontier13
April 4, 2002.hack//SIGN26
October 10, 2002Haibane Renmei13
April 1, 2002Happy Lesson13
October 2, 2002Heat Guy J25
January 31, 2002Kanon13
October 9, 2002Kiddy Grade24
April 4, 2002Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi13
March 4, 2002MegaMan NT Warrior56
October 5, 2002Mobile Suit Gundam SEED50
October 3, 2002Naruto220
January 10, 2002Onegai Teacher12
September 30, 2002Petite Princess Yucie26
October 15, 2002 – September 28, 2004Pokémon Chronicles22
August 16, 2002Princess Tutu38
January 21, 2002RahXephon26
July 2, 2002Samurai Deeper Kyo26
October 1, 2002Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning25
April 6, 2002Tokyo Mew Mew52
April 2, 2002Tokyo Underground26
July 3, 2002Witch Hunter Robin26
August 28, 2002 – August 26, 2005Yukikaze5

Original video animations

First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director(s) Japanese name Ref
July 26, 2002 – January 22, 2004Futari Ecchi4
April 24, 2002Gatekeepers 216
February 2, 2002Voices of a Distant Star1

See also


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