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Toei Animation Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 東映アニメーション株式会社, Hepburn: Tōei Animēshon Kabushiki-gaisha; /ˈtoʊ.eɪ/)^[a] is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It was originally founded on January 23, 1948, as Japan Animated Films by Kenzō Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto.

The studio is known for producing numerous series, including the Sally the Witch series, the GeGeGe no Kitarō series, Mazinger Z, Galaxy Express 999, the Cutie Honey series, the Dr. Slump series, the Dragon Ball series, the Saint Seiya series, the Sailor Moon series, Slam Dunk, the Digimon series, the One Piece series, Magical Doremi, Toriko, World Trigger and the Pretty Cure series, among others. Aside from animation production, the company handles character licensing and overseas distribution and sales of its titles through its wholly-owned international subsidiaries.

Toei Animation is headquartered in Nakano, Tokyo with its studios in Higashiōizumi, Nerima, Tokyo which also houses the Toei Animation Museum [ja].^[1] Toei also has an overseas studio in the Philippines known as Toei Animation Phils.

Pero, the protagonist of the studio's 1969 film adaptation of Puss in Boots, serves as its mascot.

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History

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Former studio building in Nerima, Tokyo after the 1964 expansion. The building was demolished in 2014 to make room for a larger studio building in the same location (pictured below) with the Toei Animation Gallery being rebranded to the Toei Animation Museum in the process.

Early history

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The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画, Nihon Dōga Eiga) often shortened to Nichidō Eiga (日動映画). In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was renamed Toei Animation Co., Ltd. (東映動画株式会社, Tōei Dōga Kabushiki-gaisha; "dōga" is Japanese for "video", and in some extent "animation"). In 1998, the Japanese name was renamed to match with the English name. It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted Japanese comics as animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Yasuji Mori, Leiji Matsumoto and Yōichi Kotabe have worked with the company.^[1] Toei was a shareholder in the Japanese anime satellite television network Animax with other anime studios and production companies, such as Sunrise, TMS Entertainment and Nihon Ad Systems Inc.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Although the Toei Company usually contracts Toei Animation to handle its animation internally for some of their works, they occasionally hire other companies to provide animation; although the Toei Company produced the Robot Romance Trilogy, Sunrise (then known as Nippon Sunrise) provided the animation. Toei Company would also enlist the help of other studios such as hiring Academy Productions to produce the animation for Space Emperor God Sigma, rather than use their own studio. Since 1962, Toei Animation uses its own production offices rather than using Toei's television division.

Toei Animation's anime which have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award are Galaxy Express 999 in 1981, Saint Seiya in 1987 and Sailor Moon in 1992. In addition to producing anime for release in Japan, Toei Animation began providing animation for American films and television series during the 1960s and particularly during the 1980s.

Later history and ransomware attack

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In October 2021, Toei Animation announced that they had signed a strategic partnership with the South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM.^[5]

On March 6, 2022, an incident occurred in which an unauthorized third party attempted to hack Toei Animation's network, which resulted in the company's online store and internal systems becoming temporarily suspended. The company investigated the incident and stated that the hack would affect the broadcast schedules of several anime series, including One Piece.^[6]^[7] In addition, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero was also rescheduled to June 11, 2022, due to the hack.^[8]^[9]^[10] On April 6, 2022, Toei Animation announced that it would resume broadcasting the anime series, including One Piece.^[11]^[12] The following day, the Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported that the hack was caused by a targeted ransomware attack.^[13]

On June 5, 2025, the company announced a new animation production label known as Eterna Animation which would focus on original works with the label's first work, Foxing announced at the same time with the short being released during 2026.^[14]

On August 26 of that year, the company announced the establishment of another studio in Osaka. The "Osaka Studio" would act as its second domestic animation studio further expanding Toei Animation's production work as well as recruiting artists from the Kansai region and build ties with the local community. According to Toei Animation board member and head of production Kiichiro Yamada, he states that the labor shortage in the Japanese animation industry is a serious issue and that the studio feels that it has an urgency to recruit creators and open studios across other regions in Japan rather than having to deal with the Tokyo studio.^[15]

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Subsidiaries

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Subsidiary	Notes
TAVAC (Toei Audio Visual Art Center)	Toei's recording facility that specializes in Japanese audio, video and sound effects, and Japanese dubbing
Toei Animation Music Publishing (music division)	the company's music department that maintains links with the music publishers connected with TV stations, manufacturing corporations, and productions
Toei Animation Phils., Inc. (Philippine division)	the company's division that provides animation assistance for the majority of Toei-produced anime
Toei Animation Inc. (U.S. and L.A division)	Toei's division located in Los Angeles; responsible for the program licensing of Toei-produced series to North America, Latin America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand^[1]
Toei Doga US Services, Inc.	U.S. domestic stock
Toei Animation Europe S.A.S. (European division)	Toei's European division based in Paris, France; it engages in the production, marketing, and licensing of animation products in Europe
Toei Animation Enterprises Limited (Hong Kong division)	established in Hong Kong as a joint venture with Animation International Limited in 1997;^[2] it is a wholly owned subsidiary since 2009^[3]
Toei Animation (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (China division)

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Currently in production

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No.	Title	Year(s) / Release	Notes	Episodes	Ref.
1	One Piece	1999–present	TV anime	1,155	^[1]
2	PreCure	2004–present	TV anime (23rd series)	1,067	^[2]
3	Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir	2015–present	Produced by Toei Animation Europe S.A.S. in collaboration with Zagtoon, Method, SAMG Animation, Miraculous Corp., SK Broadband, De Agostini Editore, Gravity Animation, Inc., and KidsMe S.r.l.	147	^[3]^[4]^[5]
4	Butt Detective	2018–present	TV anime	113	^[6]^[7]
5	Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō	2020–present	TV anime	135
6	Tōsōchū: The Great Mission	2023–2025	TV anime	97	^[8]
7	Elemon	2023–present	Web series	30	^[9]
8	Surviving Science!	2024–present	TV anime	19

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TV animation

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NOTE: A few of these productions have no involvement by Toei Animation, but rather Toei Company financing other animation studios instead to produce them.

1960–69

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No.	Title	Series director	Broadcast network(s)	Eps	Year(s)	Notes
1	Ookami Shonen Ken	Sadao Tsukioka Isao Takahata	NET	86	November 11, 1963 – August 16, 1965	Toei's grand debut in TV animation
2	Fujimaru of the Wind	Daisaku Shirakawa Kimio Yabuki		65	June 7, 1964 – August 31, 1965	Inspired by the manga Kaze no Ishimaru by Sanpei Shirato; animated by Yasuji Mori and Hayao Miyazaki; the anime was renamed Kaze no Fujimaru in order to associate it with its sponsor, Fujisawa Pharmaceuticals (now Astellas Pharma)
3	Jun the Space Patrol Hopper	Hiromi Yamamoto Taiji Yabushita		44	February 1 – November 29, 1965
4	Hustle Punch	Hiroshi Ikeda Isao Takahata		26	November 1, 1965 – April 25, 1966
5	Rainbow Sentai Robin	Shinichi Suzuki Takeshi Tamiya		48	April 23, 1966 – March 24, 1967	Adapted from the manga of the same name by Shotaro Ishinomori, which was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine throughout 1963; co-produced by Studio Zero
6	The Prince of Pirates			31	May 2 – November 28, 1966
7	The King Kong Show	Hiroshi Ikeda		25	September 10, 1966 – August 31, 1969	It is the first anime-based series produced in Japan for an American company (not counting Rankin/Bass' previous Animagic stop motion productions, which were also animated in Japan).
8	Sally the Witch	Toshio Katsuta Hiroshi Ikeda		109	December 5, 1966 – December 30, 1968	Adapted from the manga, which was originally titled Sunny the Witch upon first serialization, but by the time this program aired, it was changed to Sally the Witch by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, which was serialized in Shueisha's Ribon magazine for girls; episodes 1 through 17 episodes of this TV anime were filmed in black-and-white, and the remainder of the series (episodes 18 through 109) was filmed in color, making it one of the earliest color anime, alongside Mushi Production's Kimba the White Lion in 1965 and Tatsunoko Production's Speed Racer in 1967.
9	Pyunpyunmaru			26	July 3, 1967 – March 30, 1969
10	GeGeGe no Kitarō		Fuji TV	65	January 3, 1968 – March 30, 1969	Adapted from the manga Hakaba no Kitaro and GeGeGe no Kitaro by Shigeru Mizuki which were serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1960 to 1969
11	Cyborg 009		NET	26	April 5 – September 27, 1968	Adapted from the manga Cyborg 009 by Shotaro Ishinomori, which was serialized in Shonen Gahosha's Monthly Shonen King, Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine, Akita Shoten's Monthly Boken-Oh, and Mushi Production's COM magazines from 1964 to 1969; it is also a continuation of the 1966–1967 anime film serial, although it is in monochrome, unlike the films, which were in color
12	Akane-chan		Fuji TV	26	April 6 – September 29, 1968
13	Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae		NET	52	October 3, 1968 – September 24, 1969	co-production with Mushi Productions and Zero Studio
14	Himitsu no Akko-chan			94	January 6, 1969 – October 26, 1970	Adapted from the manga by comedy-king Fujio Akatsuka, which was serialized from 1962 to 1965 in Shueisha's Ribon magazine, as the first magical girl manga series; while Sally the Witch was the first magical girl anime to hit the airwaves.
15	Mōretsu Atarō			90	April 4, 1969 – December 25, 1970
16	The Smokey Bear Show	Arthur Rankin Jr. Jules Bass	American Broadcasting Company	17	September 6, 1969 – September 5, 1970	Co-production with Rankin/Bass Productions
17	Tiger Mask		YTV (Later Nippon TV)	105	October 2, 1969 – September 30, 1971

1970–79

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No.	Title	Series director	Broadcast network(s)	Eps	Year(s)	Notes
18	Kick no Oni		TBS	26	October 2, 1970 – March 26, 1971
19	Mahou no Mako-chan		NET	48	November 2, 1970 – September 27, 1971
20	Sarutobi Ecchan			26	October 4, 1971 – March 27, 1972
21	Apacchi Yakyuugun			26	October 6, 1971 – March 29, 1972
22	GeGeGe no Kitarō		Fuji TV	45	October 7, 1971 – September 28, 1972	second series
23	Genshi Shonen Ryu	Masayuki Akehi	TBS	22	October 30, 1971 – March 25, 1972
24	Mahou Tsukai Chappy		NET	39	April 3 – December 25, 1972
25	Devilman	Tomoharu Katsumata	NET	39	July 8, 1972 – April 7, 1973
26	Astroganger	Yoshikata Nitta	Nippon TV	26	October 4, 1972 – March 28, 1973
27	Mazinger Z		Fuji TV	92	December 3, 1972 – September 1, 1974
28	Babel Ni-Sei		NET	39	January 1 – September 24, 1973
29	Microid S			26	April 7 – October 6, 1973
30	Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan			25	October 1, 1973 – March 25, 1974
31	Dororon Enma-kun	Kimio Yabuki	Fuji TV		October 4, 1973 – March 28, 1974
32	Cutie Honey	Tomoharu Katsumata	NET		October 13, 1973 – March 30, 1974
33	Majokko Megu-chan		NET	72	April 1, 1974 – September 29, 1975	original series
34	Getter Robo		Fuji TV	51	April 4, 1974 – May 8, 1975	Original series
35	Great Mazinger		Fuji TV	56	September 8, 1974 – September 28, 1975
36	Calimero	Takeshi Tamiya Yuugo Serikawa	NET	45	October 15, 1974 – September 30, 1975
37	Shounen Tokugawa Ieyasu	Kimio Yabuki Takeshi Tamiya	NET	20	April 9 – September 17, 1975
38	Getter Robo G	Osamu Kasai	Fuji TV	39	May 15, 1975 – March 25, 1976
39	Steel Jeeg	Masayuki Akehi	NET	74	October 5, 1975 – August 29, 1976	Original series
40	UFO Robot Grendizer	Tomoharu Katsumata	Fuji TV	74	October 5, 1975 – February 27, 1977
41	Ikkyū-san	Kimio Yabuki Yoshikata Nitta	NET (later TV Asahi)	296	October 15, 1975 – June 28, 1982
42	Gaiking	Tomoharu Katsumata	Fuji TV	44	April 1, 1976 – January 27, 1977	Original series
43	Dash Machine Hayabusa		NET (later TV Asahi)	21	April 2 – September 17, 1976
44	Chou Denji Robo Combattler V	Tadao Nagahama		54	April 17, 1976 – May 28, 1977	Original series
45	Magne Robo Gakeen	Tomoharu Katsumata		39	September 5, 1976 – June 26, 1977	Original series
46	Candy Candy	Tetsuo Imazawa		115	October 1, 1976 – February 2, 1979
47	Jetter Mars	Rintaro	Fuji TV	27	February 3 – September 15, 1977	Co-produced with Tezuka Productions and Madhouse; pseudo-sequel to Tetsuwan Atom
48	Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace	Tomoharu Katsumata	Fuji TV	56	March 6, 1977 – March 26, 1978	Original series
49	Hyouga Senshi Guyslugger	Noboru Ishiguro	TV Asahi	20	April 12 – August 30, 1977	Co-produced with Tokyo Movie Shinsha and Oka Studios; semi-sequel to Cyborg 009
50	Chou Denji Machine Voltes V	Tadao Nagahama		40	June 4, 1977 – March 25, 1978	Original series
51	Chojin Sentai Balatack	Nobutaka Nishizawa		31	July 3, 1977 – March 5, 1978	Original series
52	Arrow Emblem Hawk of the Grand Prix	Rintaro	Fuji TV	44	September 22, 1977 – August 31, 1978	Released in the US and elsewhere as a compilation called Super Grand Prix
53	Fly High! Machine Hiryū	Seitaro Hama	Tokyo 12 Broadcasting	21	October 5, 1977 – March 29, 1978	Co-produced with Tatsunoko Production; a parody of both Tatsunoko's Mach GoGoGo and Toei's Dash Machine Hayabusa
54	Gekisō! Ruben Kaiser	Yuji Nunokawa	TV Asahi	17	October 10, 1977 – February 6, 1978	Co-produced with Wako Productions and Green Box
55	Majokko Tickle	Takashi Hisaoka		45	March 6, 1978 – January 29, 1979	Original series
56	Space Pirate Captain Harlock	Rintaro		42	March 14, 1978 – February 13, 1979
57	Tosho Daimos	Tadao Nagahama		44	April 1, 1978 – January 27, 1979	Original series
58	SF Saiyuki Starzinger		Fuji TV	73	April 2, 1978 – August 26, 1979	Sci-Fi Journey to the West: Starzinger; Spaceketeers on Force Five
59	Uchū Majin Daikengo		TV Asahi	26	July 27, 1978 – February 15, 1979	Co-production with Studio Nue and Green Box
60	Galaxy Express 999		Fuji TV	113	September 14, 1978 – March 26, 1981
61	Eiko no Tenshitachi: Pink Lady Monogatari (Glorious Angels: The Story of Pink Lady)		Tokyo 12 Broadcasting	33	October 24, 1978 – June 12, 1979
62	Captain Future	Tomoharu Katsumata	NHK General TV	52	November 7, 1978 – December 18, 1979	adaptation of the pulp-fiction sci-fi stories by Mort Weisinger
63	Hana no Ko Lunlun		TV Asahi	50	February 9, 1979 – February 8, 1980
64	Cyborg 009	Ryousuke Takahashi	TV Asahi	50	March 6, 1979 – March 25, 1980	color remake (Sunrise co-production)
65	Mirai Robo Daltanias	Tadao Nagahama Katsutoshi Sasaki	Tokyo 12 Broadcasting	47	March 21, 1979 – March 5, 1980	co-produced with Nippon Sunrise
66	Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur	Tomoharu Katsumata	Fuji TV	30	September 9, 1979 – March 30, 1980

1980–89

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No	Title	Series director(s)	Broadcast network(s)	Eps	Year(s)	Notes
67	Maeterlinck no Aoi Tori: Tyltyl Mytyl no Bouken Ryokou	Hiroshi Sasagawa	Fuji TV	26	January 9 – July 9, 1980	Co-production with Academy Productions
68	Mahou Shoujo Lalabel	Hiroshi Shidara	TV Asahi	49	February 15, 1980 – February 27, 1981
69	Space Emperor God Sigma	Takeyuki Kanda (eps 1–10) Katsuhiko Taguchi (eps 11–50)	TV Tokyo	50	March 19, 1980 – February 25, 1981	Co-production with Academy Productions
70	Moero Arthur: Hakuba no Ouji		Fuji TV	22	April 6 – September 21, 1980
71	Ganbare Genki	Rintaro	Fuji TV	35	July 16, 1980 – April 1, 1981	Adaptation of Yū Koyama's manga of the same name
72	Hyakujuu-Ou GoLion	Katsuhiko Taguchi	TV Tokyo	52	March 4, 1981 – February 24, 1982
73	Hello! Sandybell	Hiroshi Shidara	TV Asahi	47	March 6, 1981 – February 26, 1982
74	Wakakusa Monogatari Yori Wakakusa no Yon Shimai	Kazuya Miyazaki	Tokyo 12	26	April 7 – September 29, 1981	Co-produced with Kokusai Eiga-sha
75	Dr. Slump: Arale-chan	Minoru Okazaki	Fuji TV	243	April 8, 1981 – February 19, 1986	Adaptation of Akira Toriyama's manga of the same name
76	Shin Taketori Monogatari: 1000-nen Joou	Nobutaka Nishizawa	Fuji TV	42	April 16, 1981 – March 25, 1982
77	Tiger Mask Nisei	Kōzō Morishita	TV Asahi	33	April 20, 1981 – January 18, 1982
78	Ginga Senpuu Braiger	Takao Yotsuji	TV Tokyo	39	October 6, 1981 – June 30, 1982	Co-produced with Kokusai Eiga-sha
79	Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken	Takeshi Shirato	Fuji TV	29	October 7, 1981 – May 1, 1982	Co-produced with Kokusai Eiga-sha
80	Asari-chan	Osamu Kasai	TV Asahi	54	January 25, 1982 – February 28, 1983
81	Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV	Kōzō Morishita	TV Tokyo	52	March 3, 1982 – March 23, 1983
82	Patalliro!	Nobutaka Nishizawa	Fuji TV	49	April 8, 1982 – May 13, 1983
83	The Kabocha Wine	Kimio Yabuki	Fuji TV	TV Asahi	95	July 5, 1982 – August 27, 1984
84	Waga Seishun no Arcadia: Mugen Kidou SSX	Masamitsu Sasaki Tomoharu Katsumata	TBS	22	October 13, 1982 – March 30, 1983
85	Aishite Knight	Osamu Kasai	TV Asahi	42	March 1, 1983 – January 24, 1984
86	Kousoku Denjin Albegus	Kōzō Morishita	TV Tokyo	45	March 30, 1983 – February 8, 1984
87	Kinnikuman	Tetsuo Imazawa Yasuo Yamayoshi	Nippon TV	137	April 3, 1983 – October 1, 1986
88	Stop!! Hibari-kun!	Takashi Hisaoka	Fuji TV	35	May 20, 1983 – January 27, 1984
89	Bemubemu Hunter Kotengu Tenmaru	Hiroshi Shidara		19	May 26 – October 27, 1983
90	Yume Senshi Wingman	Tomoharu Katsumata	TV Asahi	47	February 7, 1984 – February 26, 1985
91	Tongari Boushi no Memoru	Osamu Kasai	TV Asahi	50	March 3, 1984 – March 3, 1985
92	Video Senshi Lezarion	Kōzō Morishita	TBS	45	March 4, 1984 – February 3, 1985	Co-produced with Daewon Animation, Sei Young Animation and Gyoyuk Animation
93	Gu-Gu Ganmo	Yoshikata Nitta	Fuji TV	50	March 18, 1984 – March 17, 1985
94	Hokuto no Ken	Toyoo Ashida	Fuji TV	109	October 11, 1984 – March 5, 1987
95	Haai Step Jun	Hiroshi Shidara	TV Asahi	45	March 10, 1985 – January 12, 1986
96	Konpora Kid	Kōzō Morishita	TV Asahi	26	June 3 – December 23, 1985
97	Gegege no Kitaro	Hiroki Shibata Osamu Kasai	Fuji TV	108	October 12, 1985 – February 6, 1988	Third series
98	Maple Town Monogatari	Junichi Satō	TV Asahi	52	January 19, 1986 – January 11, 1987
99	Dragon Ball	Daisuke Nishio Minoru Okazaki	Fuji TV	153	February 26, 1986 – April 12, 1989	Adaptation of Akira Toriyama's manga of the same name
100	Ginga Nagareboshi Gin	Tomoharu Katsumata	TV Asahi	21	April 7 – August 22, 1986
101	Go-Q-Choji Ikkiman	Nobutaka Nishizawa	Nippon TV	32	April 13 – November 23, 1986
102	Saint Seiya	Yasuhito Kikuchi	TV Asahi	114	October 11, 1986 – April 1, 1989
103	Shin Maple Town Monogatari: Palm Town-hen	Junichi Sato	TV Asahi	50	January 18 – December 27, 1987	Broadcast in the U.S. on Nickelodeon as Maple Town
104	Hokuto no Ken 2	Toyoo Ashida	Fuji TV	43	March 12, 1987 – February 18, 1988
105	Transformers: The☆Headmasters	Katsutoshi Sasaki	Nippon TV	35	July 3, 1987 – March 28, 1988	First in a trilogy of Japanese-exclusive Transformers shows.
106	Sanrio Anime Sekai Meisaku Gekijou	Yoshio Kuroda		13	September 19 – December 12, 1987	It was an international co-production between the US and Japan. Animation was by Toei Animation (Japan) with help from Korean studio Big Star, but the scripts and voices were all in English. It aired on CBS in the US in 1987.
107	Bikkuriman	Yukio Kaizawa	TV Asahi	75	October 11, 1987 – April 2, 1989
108	Kamen no Ninja Akakage	Susumu Ishizaki	Nippon TV	23	October 13, 1987 – March 22, 1988
109	Lady Lady!!	Hiroshi Shidara	TBS	21	October 21, 1987 – March 23, 1988
110	Tatakae!! Ramenman	Masayuki Akehi	Nippon TV	35	January 10 – September 11, 1988	Kinnikuman spin-off
111	Gegege no Kitaro: Jigoku-hen	Osamu Kasai	Fuji TV	7	February 8 – March 21, 1988
112	Sakigake!! Otokojuku	Nobutaka Nishizawa	Fuji TV	34	February 25 – November 14, 1988
113	World Masterpiece Theater		TV Tokyo	4	April 7 – April 28, 1988	Introduced many to timeless tales and is known for its beautiful animation style and heartwarming (or sometimes tearjerking) stories.
114	Transformers: Choujin Master Force	Tetsuo Imazawa	Nippon TV	43	April 12, 1988 – March 7, 1989	Second in a trilogy of Japanese-exclusive Transformers shows
115	Hello! Lady Lynn	Hiroshi Shidara	TV Tokyo	36	May 12, 1988 – January 26, 1989	Second season of Lady Lady!!
116	Himitsu no Akko-chan 2	Hiroki Shibata	Fuji TV	61	October 9, 1988 – December 24, 1989	Second season of Himitsu no Akko-chan
117	Tatakae! Chou Robot Seimeitai Transformers Victory	Yoshikata Nitta	Nippon TV	38	March 14 – December 19, 1989	It's the final installment in the original Transformers Generation 1 storyline and the only one entirely produced in Japan.
118	Shin Bikkuriman	Yukio Kaizawa	TV Asahi	72	April 9, 1989 – August 26, 1990	Sequel of Bikkuriman
119	Akuma-kun	Junichi Sato	TV Asahi	42	April 15, 1989 – March 24, 1990
120	Dragon Ball Z	Daisuke Nishio	Fuji TV	291	April 26, 1989 – January 31, 1996	Adaptation of the second installment of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball series
121	Mahoutsukai Sally 2	Osamu Kasai	TV Asahi	88	October 9, 1989 – December 22, 1990	Sequel and a reboot of Mahoutsukai Sally
122	Kariage-kun	Hiroki Shibata	Fuji TV	59	October 17, 1989 – December 21, 1990	An anime adaptation of a long-running gag manga of the same name by Masashi Ueda

1990–99

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No.	Title	Series director	Broadcast network(s)	Eps	Year(s)	Notes
123	Mouretsu Ataro	Junichi Sato	TV Asahi	34	April 21 – December 22, 1990
124	Magical Taluluto	Masahiko Ōkura Shigeyasu Yamauchi		87	September 9, 1990 – May 10, 1992
125	Goldfish Warning!	Junichi Sato		54	January 12, 1991 – February 29, 1992
126	Getter Robo Go	Hiroki Shibata	TV Tokyo	50	February 11, 1991 – January 27, 1992
127	Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen	Atsutoshi Umezawa	Nippon TV	46	October 6, 1991 – September 27, 1992
128	Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken	Nobutaka Nishizawa	TBS		October 17, 1991 – September 24, 1992
129	Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon	Junichi Sato	TV Asahi		March 7, 1992 – February 27, 1993
130	Super Bikkuriman	Yukio Kaizawa	TV Asahi	44	May 17, 1992 – April 4, 1993
131	Shin Calimero	Tsuneo Tominaga	TV Tokyo	52	October 15, 1992 – September 9, 1993
132	Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R	Junichi Satō (eps 1–13) Kunihiko Ikuhara (eps 14–43)	TV Asahi	43	March 6, 1993 – March 12, 1994
133	GS Mikami	Atsutoshi Umezawa		45	April 11, 1993 – March 6, 1994
134	Slam Dunk	Nobutaka Nishizawa		101	October 16, 1993 – March 23, 1996
135	Aoki Densetsu Shoot!	Daisuke Nishio	Fuji TV	58	November 7, 1993 – December 25, 1994
136	Marmalade Boy	Akinori Yabe	TV Asahi	76	March 13, 1994 – September 3, 1995
137	Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S	Kunihiko Ikuhara	TV Asahi	38	March 19, 1994 – February 25, 1995
138	Shinken Densetsu: Tight Road	Yukio Kaizawa	TV Tokyo	13	October 7 – December 28, 1994
139	Kuusou Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy	Toyoo Ashida	Fuji TV	50	January 8 – December 24, 1995
140	Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS	Kunihiko Ikuhara	TV Asahi	39	March 4, 1995 – March 2, 1996
141	Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Wow! Maerchen Oukoku	Hiroshi Shidara	Fuji TV	26	April 7 – September 29, 1995
142	Gokinjo Monogatari	Atsutoshi Umezawa	TV Asahi	50	September 10, 1995 – September 1, 1996
143	Gegege no Kitaro	Daisuke Nishio	Fuji TV	114	January 7, 1996 – March 29, 1998	Fourth series; Toei's first work using digital animation from episode 64 onward
144	Dragon Ball GT	Osamu Kasai	Fuji TV	64	February 7, 1996 – November 19, 1997
145	Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars	Takuya Igarashi	TV Asahi	34	March 9, 1996 – February 8, 1997
146	Jigoku Sensei Nube	Yukio Kaizawa		49	April 13, 1996 – June 21, 1997
147	Hana yori Dango	Shigeyasu Yamauchi		51	September 8, 1996 – August 31, 1997
148	Cutie Honey F	Noriyo Sasaki		39	February 15, 1997 – January 31, 1998
149	Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo	Daisuke Nishio	Nippon TV	148	April 7, 1997 – September 11, 2000
150	Azumi Mamma★Mia	Yukio Kaizawa	TV Asahi	60	July 7 – October 2, 1997
151	Yume no Crayon Oukoku	Junichi Sato		70	September 7, 1997 – January 31, 1999
152	Hanitarou desu	Yukio Kaizawa		70	October 6, 1997 – January 22, 1998
153	Dr. Slump	Shigeyasu Yamauchi	Fuji TV	74	November 26, 1997 – September 22, 1999	Second series
154	Haruniwa Ie no 3 Nin-me	Tetsu Yamada	TV Asahi	45	January 23 – March 26, 1998
155	Kocchi Muite Miiko	Takao Yoshizawa		42	February 14, 1998 – February 6, 1999
156	Heli-Tako Puu-chan	Mitsuo Hashimoto		42	February 14, 1998 – February 6, 1999
157	Fushigi Mahou Fun Fun Pharmacy	Yukio Kaizawa		48	February 15, 1998 – February 6, 1999
158	Yu-Gi-Oh!	Hiroyuki Kakudō		27	April 4 – October 10, 1998
159	Himitsu no Akko-chan 3	Hiroki Shibata	Fuji TV	44	April 5, 1998 – February 28, 1999
160	Shugogetten!	Yukio Kaizawa	TV Asahi	22	October 17, 1998 – April 3, 1999
161	Magical Doremi	Junichi Satō Takuya Igarashi		51	February 7, 1999 – January 30, 2000
162	Phantom Thief Jeanne	Atsutoshi Umezawa		44	February 13, 1999 – January 29, 2000
163	Digimon Adventure	Hiroyuki Kakudō	Fuji TV	54	March 7, 1999 – March 26, 2000
164	One Piece	Kōnosuke Uda (eps 1–278) Junji Shimizu (eps 131–159) Munehisa Sakai (eps 244–372) Hiroaki Miyamoto (eps 352–679) Toshinori Fukazawa (eps 663–891) Tatsuya Nagamine (eps 780–782; eps 892-) Satoshi Itō (eps 780–782; eps 962–) Aya Komaki (eps 892–961) Kōhei Kureta (eps 892–1030) Yasunori Koyama (ep 1031–)		1127	October 20, 1999 – present

2000–09

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No.	Title	Series director	Broadcast network(s)	Eps	Year(s)	Notes
165	Mushrambo	Tetsuo Imazawa	TV Asahi	32	February 5 – September 23, 2000	Original series
166	Ojamajo Doremi Sharp	Takuya Igarashi	TV Asahi	49	February 6, 2000 – January 28, 2001
167	Digimon Adventure 02	Hiroyuki Kakudō	Fuji TV	50	April 2, 2000 – March 25, 2001
168	Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya	Nobutaka Nishizawa	TV Asahi	20	October 7, 2000 – March 24, 2001
169	Pi Po Pa Po Patrol-kun	Mitsuo Hashimoto	Fuji TV	65	December 4, 2000 – March 7, 2001
170	Motto! Ojamajo Doremi	Takuya Igarashi	TV Asahi	50	February 4, 2001 – January 27, 2002	Original series
171	Digimon Tamers	Yukio Kaizawa	Fuji TV	51	April 1, 2001 – March 31, 2002	Original series
172	Nono-chan	Nobutaka Nishizawa	TV Asahi	61	July 7, 2001 – September 28, 2002
173	Kinnikuman II Sei	Toshiaki Komura	TV Tokyo	51	January 9 – December 25, 2002
174	Kanon	Naoyuki Itō	Fuji TV	13	January 31 – March 28, 2002
175	Ojamajo Doremi Dokkaan!	Takuya Igarashi	TV Asahi	51	February 3, 2002 – January 26, 2003	Original series
176	Digimon Frontier	Yukio Kaizawa	Fuji TV	50	April 7, 2002 – March 30, 2003	Original series
177	Tsuri Baka Nisshi	Tetsuo Imazawa	TV Asahi	36	November 2, 2002 – September 13, 2003
178	Ashita no Nadja	Takuya Igarashi	TV Asahi Animax	50	February 2, 2003 – January 25, 2004	Original series
179	Air Master	Daisuke Nishio	Nippon TV	27	April 2 – October 1, 2003
180	Konjiki no Gash Bell!!	Tetsuji Nakamura Yukio Kaizawa	Fuji TV	150	April 6, 2003 – March 26, 2006
181	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo	Hiroki Shibata	TV Asahi	76	November 8, 2003 – October 15, 2005
182	Futari wa Precure	Daisuke Nishio	TV Asahi	49	February 1, 2004 – January 30, 2005	Original series
183	Kinnikuman II Sei: Ultimate Muscle	Toshiaki Komura	TV Tokyo	13	April 8 – July 1, 2004	Japanese broadcast of the American second season
184	Bouken Ou Beet	Tatsuya Nagamine	TV Tokyo	52	September 30, 2004 – September 29, 2005
185	Ring ni Kakero 1	Toshiaki Komura	TV Asahi	12	October 6 – December 15, 2004
186	Xenosaga The Animation	Gō Koga		12	January 6 – March 24, 2005	Based on the video game series by Namco
187	Futari wa Precure: Max Heart	Daisuke Nishio		47	February 6, 2005 – January 29, 2006	Original series
188	Bouken Ou Beet Excellion	Tatsuya Nagamine	TV Tokyo	25	October 6, 2005 – March 30, 2006
189	Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu	Masahiro Hosoda	TV Asahi	39	November 12, 2005 – September 24, 2006	Original series
190	Kinnikuman II Sei: Ultimate Muscle 2	Toshiaki Komura	TV Tokyo	13	January 5 – March 30, 2006	Additional U.S.-produced episodes
191	Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror	Hidehiko Kadota (Tenshu Monogatari - anime) Kenji Nakamura (Bakeneko) Kouzou Nagayama (Tenshu Monogatari) Tetsuo Imazawa (Yotsuya Kaidan)	Fuji TV	11	January 13 – March 24, 2006
192	Futari wa Precure: Splash☆Star	Toshiaki Komura	TV Asahi	49	February 5, 2006 – January 28, 2007	Original series
193	Digimon Savers	Naoyuki Itō	Fuji TV	48	April 2, 2006 – March 25, 2007	Original series
194	Air Gear	Hajime Kamegaki	TV Tokyo	25	April 5 – September 27, 2006
195	Ring ni Kakero 1: Nichibei Kessen-hen	Yukio Kaizawa	TV Asahi	12	April 6 – June 12, 2006
196	Kamisama Kazoku	Masatoshi Chioka	Animax	13	May 18 – August 10, 2006
197	Binbou Shimai Monogatari	Yukio Kaizawa	TV Asahi	10	June 30 – September 15, 2006
198	Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z	Megumu Ishiguro	TV Tokyo	52	July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007	Japanese spin-off of Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls
199	Giniro no Olynsis: Tokito	Katsumi Tokoro	Nagoya TV	12	October 6 – December 22, 2006
200	Happy☆Lucky Bikkuriman	Gō Koga	TV Asahi	46	October 15, 2006 – September 30, 2007
201	Yes! Precure 5	Toshiaki Komura	TV Asahi	49	February 4, 2007 – January 27, 2008	Original series
202	Gegege no Kitaro	Yukio Kaizawa	Fuji TV	100	April 1, 2007 – March 29, 2009	Fifth series
203	Lovely Complex	Kōnosuke Uda	TBS	24	April 7 – September 29, 2007
204	Taichi Senjimon	Hiroki Shibata	KBS	39	April 29, 2007 – January 20, 2008
205	Mononoke	Kenji Nakamura	Fuji TV	12	July 13 – September 28, 2007	Original series
206	Hatara Kids Mai Ham Gumi	Tetsuo Imazawa	TV Asahi	50	October 7, 2007 – October 5, 2008	Original series
207	Hakaba Kitaro	Masatoshi Chioka	Fuji TV	11	January 11 – March 21, 2008
208	Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!	Toshiaki Komura	TV Asahi	48	February 3, 2008 – January 25, 2009	Original series
209	Uchi no 3 Shimai	Izumi Todo	TV Tokyo	102	April 8, 2008 – March 30, 2010	Based off the author's 2005 blog of the same name. Adapts stories from the blog, and features original segments.
210	RoboDz	Daisuke Nishio	Toon Disney	26	June 2 – November 24, 2008
211	Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin	Mitsuru Hongo	TV Asahi	50	September 7, 2008 – September 6, 2009
212	Negibouzu no Asatarou	Hidehito Ueda (7 episodes) Hideki Hiroshima (6 episodes) Hiroki Shibata (6 episodes) Hiroyuki Kakudō (4 episodes) Masahiro Hosoda (eps 34, 42) Masatoshi Chioka (ep 32) Morio Hatano (eps 35, 46) Noriyo Sasaki (4 episodes) Tetsuo Imazawa (6 episodes) Yōko Ikeda (eps 1, 22) Yuriko Kado (eps 4, 13)		48	October 12, 2008 – September 27, 2009
213	Fresh Precure!	Akifumi Zako (eps 16–50) Junji Shimizu		50	February 1, 2009 – January 30, 2010	Original series
214	Marie & Gali	Kōhei Kureta Yukio Kaizawa	NHK	40	March 31, 2009 – March 23, 2010	Original series
215	Dragon Ball Z Kai	Yasuhiro Nowatari	Fuji TV	97	April 5, 2009 – March 27, 2011	Remastered of Dragon Ball Z
216	Kaidan Restaurant	Yōko Ikeda	TV Asahi	23	October 13, 2009 – June 8, 2010
217	Kuuchuu Buranko	Kenji Nakamura	Fuji TV	11	October 15 – December 24, 2009

2010–19

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No.	Title	Series director(s)	Broadcast network(s)	Eps	Year(s)	Notes
218	Heartcatch Precure!	Tatsuya Nagamine	TV Asahi	49	February 7, 2010 – January 30, 2011	Original series
219	Marie & Gali ver. 2.0	Kōhei Kureta Yukio Kaizawa	NHK	30	March 20, 2010 – March 22, 2011	Original series
220	Ketsuinu	Haruki Kasugamori	AT-X	13	April 1 – May 31, 2010
221	Ring ni Kakero 1: Kage Dou-hen	Toshiaki Komura	Animax	6	April 2 – June 17, 2010
222	Digimon Xros Wars	Tetsuya Endō	TV Asahi	30	July 6, 2010 – March 8, 2011	Original series
223	Suite Precure♪	Munehisa Sakai		48	February 6, 2011 – January 29, 2012
224	Digimon Xros Wars: Aku no Death General to Nanatsu no Oukoku	Tetsuya Endō		24	April 3 – September 25, 2011
225	Toriko	Akifumi Zako Hidehito Ueda (eps 100–131)	Fuji TV	147	April 3, 2011 – March 30, 2014
226	Ring ni Kakero 1: Sekai Taikai-hen	Hiroshi Ikehata	Animax	6	April 10 – June 12, 2011
227	Digimon Xros Wars: Toki wo Kakeru Shounen Hunter-tachi	Yukio Kaizawa	TV Asahi	25	October 2, 2011 – March 25, 2012	Original series
228	Smile Precure!	Takashi Otsuka		48	February 5, 2012 – January 27, 2013	Original series
229	Saint Seiya Omega	Kōhei Kureta (ep 73) Morio Hatano (eps 1-51) Tatsuya Nagamine (ep 52)		97	April 1, 2012 – March 30, 2014
230	Tanken Driland	Toshinori Fukazawa	TV Tokyo	37	July 7, 2012 – March 30, 2013
231	Dokidoki! Precure	Gō Koga	TV Asahi	49	February 3, 2013 – January 26, 2014	Original series
232	Tanken Driland: 1000-nen no Mahou	Narumi Kuroda (eps 64–88) Toshinori Fukazawa (eps 38–63)	TV Tokyo	51	April 6, 2013 – March 29, 2014
233	Kyousou Giga	Rie Matsumoto	Tokyo MX	10	October 10 – December 19, 2013	Original series
234	Happiness Charge Precure!	Tatsuya Nagamine	TV Asahi	49	February 2, 2014 – January 25, 2015	Original series
235	Majin Bone	Kōnosuke Uda	TV Tokyo	52	April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015
236	Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers	Toshiaki Komura	Disney XD Japan TV Tokyo	51	April 2, 2014 – March 25, 2015	Japanese-American co-production with Marvel Comics and Walt Disney Japan
237	Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns	Yutaka Tsuchida	Nippon TV	25	April 5 – September 27, 2014
238	Abarenbou Rikishi!! Matsutaro	Yukio Kaizawa	TV Asahi	23	April 6 – September 28, 2014
239	Dragon Ball Z Kai	Togo Shoji	Fuji TV	61	April 6, 2014 – June 28, 2015	Remastered version of the Majin Buu saga that adheres more to the manga's story.
240	World Trigger	Mitsuru Hongo	TV Asahi	73	October 5, 2014 – April 3, 2016
241	Go! Princess Precure	Yūta Tanaka	TV Asahi	50	February 1, 2015 – January 31, 2016	Original series
242	Dragon Ball Super	Kouhei Hatano (eps 68–76) Masatoshi Chioka (eps 1-46) Morio Hatano (eps 33–76) Ryōta Nakamura (eps 77–131) Tatsuya Nagamine (eps 77–131)	Fuji TV	131	July 5, 2015 – March 25, 2018
243	Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns (Season 2)	Yōko Ikeda	Nippon TV	22	October 3, 2015 – March 26, 2016
244	Mahoutsukai Precure!	Masato Mitsuka	TV Asahi	50	February 7, 2016 – January 29, 2017	Original series
245	Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season III	Chiaki Kon	Tokyo MX	13	April 4 – June 27, 2016	Death Busters arc
246	Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters	Gō Koga	TV Tokyo	52	October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017	Original series
247	Tiger Mask W	Toshiaki Komura	TV Asahi	38	October 2, 2016 – July 2, 2017	Third series
248	Kirakira☆Precure A La Mode	Kōhei Kureta Yukio Kaizawa	TV Asahi	49	February 5, 2017 – January 28, 2018	Original series
249	Seikaisuru Kado	Kazuya Murata	Tokyo MX	12	April 7 – June 30, 2017
250	Hug tto! Precure	Akifumi Zako Junichi Satō	TV Asahi	49	February 4, 2018 – January 27, 2019
251	Gegege no Kitaro (2018)	Kouji Ogawa	Fuji TV	97	April 1, 2018 – March 29, 2020	Sixth series
252	Oshiri Tantei	Hiroki Shibata	NHK	10	May 3 – August 25, 2018
253	Bakutsuri Bar Hunter	Kenji Seto	TV Tokyo	25	October 2, 2018 – March 26, 2019	co-production with Studio Gallop
254	Oshiri Tantei (Season 2)	Hiroki Shibata	NHK	16	December 1, 2018 – March 30, 2019
255	Star☆Twinkle Precure	Hiroaki Miyamoto	TV Asahi	49	February 3, 2019 – January 26, 2020	Original series
256	Oshiri Tantei (Season 3)	Hiroki Shibata	NHK	13	July 6 – September 28, 2019

2020–present

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No.	Title	Series director(s)	Broadcast network	Eps	Year(s)	Notes
257	Healin' Good Pretty Cure	Yoko Ikeda	ANN	45	February 2, 2020 – February 21, 2021	Original series
258	Oshiri Tantei (Season 4)	Hiroki Shibata	NHK	13	April 4 – June 27, 2020
259	Future's Folktales	Masami Shimoda	J Tele	13	April 4 – June 27, 2020	Original series
260	Digimon Adventure	Masato Mitsuka	Fuji TV	67	April 5, 2020 – September 26, 2021	reboot of Digimon Adventure
261	Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō	Satoshi Tomioka	NHK Educational TV	135	September 8, 2020 – present	co-production with Kanaban Graphics
262	Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai	Kazuya Karasawa	TV Tokyo	100	October 3, 2020 – October 22, 2022
263	World Trigger (Season 2)	Morio Hatano	TV Asahi	12	January 10 – April 4, 2021
264	Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure	Yutaka Tsuchida	ANN	46	February 28, 2021 – January 30, 2022	Original series
265	Oshiri Tantei (Season 5)	Hiroki Shibata	NHK	13	April 3 – June 26, 2021
266	Digimon Ghost Game	Kimitoshi Chioka Masato Mitsuka	Fuji TV	67	October 3, 2021 – March 26, 2023
267	World Trigger (Season 3)	Morio Hatano	TV Asahi	14	October 10, 2021 – January 23, 2022
268	Oshiri Tantei (Season 6)	Hiroki Shibata	NHK	13	April 9 – July 2, 2022
269	Delicious Party Pretty Cure	Toshinori Fukazawa	ANN	45	February 6, 2022 – January 29, 2023	Original series
270	Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure	Koji Ogawa	ANN	50	February 5, 2023 – January 28, 2024	Original series
271	Tōsōchū: The Great Mission	Yukio Kaizawa Kōhei Kureta	Fuji TV	97	April 2, 2023 – March 30, 2025
272	Oshiri Tantei (Season 7)	Hiroki Shibata	NHK	8	April 8 – May 27, 2023
273	Ikimono-san	Atsushi Wada	TBS	12	July 8 – September 30, 2023	Co-production with Studio Deer
274	Oshiri Tantei (Season 8)	Hiroki Shibata	NHK	7	October 7 – November 18, 2023
275	Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom	Takayuki Hamana	NHK Educational TV	12	October 7 – December 23, 2023	Co-production with Studio Deen^[1]
276	Le College Noir	TBA	TBA	6	October 31, 2023 – November 14, 2023	Co-production with Studio La Cachette^[2]
277	Wonderful PreCure!	Masanori Sato	ANN	50	February 4, 2024 – January 26, 2025	Original series
278	Oshiri Tantei (Season 9)	Hiroki Shibata	NHK	5	April 6, 2024 – present
279	Girls Band Cry	Kazuo Sakai	Tokyo MX	13	April 6 – June 29, 2024	^[3]
280	Dragon Ball Daima	Yoshitaka Yashima Aya Komaki	Fuji TV	20	October 11, 2024 – February 28, 2025
281	Witchy Pretty Cure!! Mirai Days	Takayuki Hamana	ANN	12	January 11, 2025 – March 30, 2025	Sequel to Witchy Pretty Cure!. Co-production with Studio Deen.^[1]
282	You and Idol Pretty Cure	Chiaki Kon	ANN	49	February 2, 2025 – January 25, 2026	Original series
283	Digimon Beatbreak	Hiroaki Miyamoto	Fuji TV		October 5, 2025	^[4]^[5]
284	Star Detective Precure!	Koji Kawasaki	ANN		February 1, 2026 - present	Original series
285	Gosu	TBA	TBA		TBA	Co-production with Studio Mir and Studio N^[6]

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Original video animation and original net animation

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Production	Duration	Year	Alternate title	Notes
Memoru in the Pointed Hat: Marielle's Jewelbox	75	July 21, 1985	Tongari Boushi no Memole: Marielle no Housekibako	OVA
Okubyou na Venus	20	March 21, 1986	Okubyō na vuīnasu	OVA
Transformers: Scramble City	23	April 1986	Tatakae! Chō robotto seimei-tai toransufōmā sukuranburu shiti hatsudō-hen	OVA
Amon Saga		July 19, 1986
Shonan Bakusozoku	12	September 10, 1986 – March 12, 1999		OVA
Shin Kabukicho Story Hana no Asuka-gumi!		June 10, 1987
Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu		March 1, 1988
Madonna		March 11, 1988 – June 23, 1989
Touyama Sakura Uchuu Chou: Yatsu no Na wa Gold		July 25, 1988
Crying Freeman		November 25, 1988 – February 25, 1994
Yankee Gale Squad		March 17, 1989 – April 21, 1996
Be-Bop Highschool		January 26, 1990 – March 21, 1995
Kimama ni Idol		February 25, 1990
Hana no Asuka-gumi! Lonely Cats Battle Royale		March 23, 1990
Kennosuke-sama		July 7, 1990
Transformers: Zone		July 21, 1990
Utsunomiko: Heaven Chapter		October 24, 1990 – February 19, 1992		Co-produced with Bandai Visual and Kadokawa Video
Vampire Wars		December 1, 1990
Sword for Truth		December 28, 1990		Co-produced with Magic Bus.
Psychic Wars		February 22, 1991
Be-Bop Kaizokuban		March 22, 1991 – June 25, 1993
3×3 Eyes		October 17, 1991 – September 24, 1992
Dragon Ball Z: Unite Goku's World		January 28, 1992
Naniwa Yuukyouden		March 13, 1992
Taiheiyou ni Kakeru Niji		March 20, 1992
Shika to Kanta		April 1, 1992
Zoku Naniwa Yuukyouden		June 25, 1992
Little Twins		July 23, 1992 – 1993
Naniwa Yuukyouden: Nekketsu!! Bakushou Mankai-hen		October 25, 1992
Naniwa Yuukyouden: Chou Gokudou! Yoru no Bat wa Manrui-hen		January 8, 1993
Kamen Rider SD: Strange!? Kumo Otoko		January 23, 1993
Naniwa Yuukyouden: Kyouretsu! Ana ga Attara Iretai-hen		May 25, 1993
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans		July 23, 1993
Naniwa Yuukyouden: Kanketsu-hen		July 25, 1993
Emblem Take 2		October 25, 1993 – November 21, 1995
Yokohama Bakkure-tai		December 17, 1993 – February 21, 1995
Shin Cutie Honey		April 21, 1994 – November 21, 1995
Hiroshima e no Tabi		July 20, 1994
Go! Go! Ackman		July 28, 1994
Sailor Moon S: Answer The Moon Call		September 26, 1994
3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon		July 25, 1995 – June 25, 1996
Gakko no Yuurei		October 21, 1995 – December 12, 1997
Ushiro no Seki no Ochiai-kun		December 8, 1995
Zokuzoku Mura no Obake-tachi		February 21, 1996 – April 21, 1999
Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars - Hero Club		December 13, 1996 – June 21, 1997
Angel Densetsu		December 13, 1996
Nezumi-kun no Chokki		July 21, 1997 – January 21, 2000
Field ni Soyogu Kaze		July 25, 1997
10-piki no Kaeru		March 13 – March 21, 1998
Jigoku Sensei Nūbē		June 12, 1998 – May 14, 1999
Kyoushitsu wa Obake ga Ippai/Boku wa Yuusha da zo		July 10, 1998
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Memorial		August 7, 1998 – May 21, 1999
Bokutachi no Peace River		October 19, 1998
Time Ranger Cesar Boy no Bouken: Roma Teikoku-hen		February 12, 1999
Himalaya no Hikari no Oukoku		July 10, 1999
Getter Robo Memorial		July 21, 1999
Inuki Kanako Zekkyou Collection: Gakkou ga Kowai!		August 6, 1999
Sango no Umi to Ouji		February 2000
Denshin Mamotte Shugogetten		June 23, 2000 – November 30, 2001
Daisougen to Hakuba		July 2000
Sabaku no Kuni no Oujosama		March 2001
Sabaku no Takara no Shiro		February 2002
Ginga Tetsudou 999		September 9, 2002 – July 2004	Galaxy Express 999 (ONA)	ONA
Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter Sanctuary		November 9, 2002 – July 25, 2003
Alexandros no Ketsudan		June 2003
Interlude		March 25 – August 27, 2004
Kono Shihai kara no Sotsugyou: Ozaki Yutaka		April 21, 2004
Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho		June 26 – December 11, 2004
Re: Cutie Honey		July 24 – September 25, 2004		Co-production with Gainax.
Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu		February 25 – June 29, 2005
Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: Ougon no Chichi wo Motsu Otoko		May 25, 2005
Kagayake! Yuujou no V Sign		July 2005
Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter Inferno		December 17, 2005 – February 6, 2007
Tsuyu no Hito Shizuku		August 1, 2006
Zakuro Yashiki
Gendai Kibunroku Kaii Monogatari
Joseito
You Shoumei Bijutsukan Line
Maihime
Fantascope: Tylostoma
Highway Jenny		September 27, 2006
G-9		September 27, 2006
Chibi Neko Chobi/Chibi Neko Kobi to Tomodachi		December 8, 2006
Eko Eko Azarak		January 30, 2007
Tori no Uta		January 30, 2007
Sekishoku Elegy		June 29, 2007
H. P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories		August 28, 2007
Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter Elysion		March 7 – August 1, 2008
Mushrambo		September 21, 2008
One Piece: Romance Dawn Story		November 24, 2008
Halo Legends		November 7, 2009 – February 16, 2010	Heirō rejenzu	ONA
One Piece Film Strong World: Episode 0		April 16, 2010
Galaxy Express 999: Journey with Energy Beyond Space and Time	4	July 24 – September 24, 2010	Ginga tetsudō 999: jikū o koeta enerugī no tabi	ONA
Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans	30	November 11, 2010	Dragon Ball: Super Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku	OVA. Remake of Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Destroy the Saiyajin.
Precure kara Minna e no Ouen Movie	1	May 20, 2011	Purikyua kara min'na e no ōen mūbī	ONA
Toei Robot Girls	1	July 2, 2011	Tōei robotto gāruzu	ONA
Precure All Stars DX the Dance Live♥: Miracle Dance Stage e Youkoso	14	November 25, 2011	Purikyua ōru sutāzu DX the DANCE raivu ♥ ~ mirakuru dansu sutēji e yōkoso ~	OVA
Kyōsōgiga	25	December 1, 2011	Kyousou giga	ONA
Kyōsōgiga	10	August 31 – December 22, 2012	Kyousou giga	ONA
Kindaichi Case Files: Black Magic Murder Case	27	December 17, 2012 – March 15, 2013	Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Kuromajutsu Satsujin Jiken-hen	OVA
One Piece: Glorious Island	5	December 23 – December 30, 2012	Wanpīsu “GLORIOUS ISLAND”	ONA
Robot Girls Z Episode 0	4	July 30, 2013	Robotto gāruzu Z 0	ONA
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal	24	July 5, 2014 – July 18, 2015	Bishoujo Senshi Sērā Mūn Kurisutaru	ONA Seasons 1 and 2 (Dark Kingdom and Black Moon arc)
Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold	24	April 11 – September 26, 2015	Seitōshi seiya - kogane tamashī sōru of gold -	ONA. Animation provided by Bridge.
Robot Girls Z Plus	8	May 20 – October 2, 2015	Robotto gāruzu Z purasu	ONA
One Piece Film: Gold Episode 0 - 711 ver.	10	July 2, 2016	Wanpīsu firumu: gōrudo ~ episode 0 ~ 711 ver.
KADO: The Right Answer - Ninovo	23	April 6, 2017	Seikaisuru Kado: Ninovo
Augmented Reality Girls Trinary	7	April 12 – November 29, 2017	Kakuchou Shoujo-kei Trinary	ONA. Animation provided by feel.
Butt Detective: Auto Rickshaw Chase in Port Town	5	August 2, 2017	Oshiri Tantei: Mina to Machi no Tuk-tuk Chase	ONA
KADO: The Right Answer – Beyond Information	120	May 21, 2018	Seikaisuru Kado: Beyond Information
Super Dragon Ball Heroes	8	July 1, 2018 – August 8, 2024	Sūpā doragon bōru hīrōzu
Robot Girls Neo	7	August 18 – September 1, 2018	Robotto gāruzu neo
Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō	25	December 10, 2018 – February 18, 2019	Seitōshi seiya seintia Shō	ONA. Animation provided by Gonzo.
Ojamajo Doremi: Owarai Gekijō	1	March 23, 2019 – March 22, 2020	Ojamajo doremi owarai gekijō	ONA
Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya	23	July 19, 2019 – January 23, 2020	Seitōshi seiya: Knights of the zodiakku	ONA
Digimon Survive: Prologue Movie	3	July 22, 2019	“Dejimon savuaibu” purorōgu mūbī	ONA
Jurassic!	1	August 24, 2019	Jura shikku!	ONA
Digimon Adventure 20th Anniversary Memorial Story Project	6	November 22, 2019 – December 25, 2020	Dejimon'adobenchā 20-shūnen memoriaru sutōrī	ONA
Dream	6	January 24, 2020	Yume	ONA
Mashin Mukashi Banashi Gekijou		June 7 – July 23, 2020	Ma Suzumu sentai kirameijā	ONA
Urvan	5	February 12, 2021	Āvuan	ONA
Sharedol		October 25, 2021		ONA
Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle Sanctuary		July 31 – October 9, 2022		ONA
Spicy Candy		December 3, 2022 – present		ONA
Akuma-kun		November 9, 2023		ONA. Co-produced with Encourage Films
Elemon		2023 – present		Co-produced with Sunlight Entertainment
Panda Narikiri Taisou		March 2, 2024 – present		ONA
Ojamajo Carnival!!	1	March 23, 2024	Ojamajo kānibaru!!	ONA
Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle Sanctuary Part 2	23	April 1, 2024 – June 10, 2024	Seitōshi seiya: Knights of the zodiakku batoru sankuchuari pātsu 2	ONA. Second part of Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle Sanctuary.
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir OVA		2012		^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Miraculous World: Tokyo - Stellar Force		2025		TV Movie of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir; co-produced with Miraculous Corp.
The One Piece		TBA		Remake of One Piece; co-produced with Wit Studio

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Video game development

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Games	Year
Hokuto no Ken	1986
Baltron	1986
Puss In Boots: An Adventure Around the World in 80 Days (Nagagutsu o Haita Neko: Sekai Isshū 80 Nichi Dai Bōken)	1986
Hokuto No Ken 2: Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu	1987
SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics	1987
Kamen no Ninja: Akakage	1988
Fighting Road
Bravoman^[1]
Sukeban Deka III
Mr. Gold Tooyama no Kinsan Space Chou
Hokuto no Ken 3: Shinseiki Souzou Seiken Retsuden	1989
Hokuto no Ken: Seizetsu Juuban Shoubu (Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe)
Shin Satomi Hakkenden: Hikari to Yami no Tatakai
Mottomo Abunai Deka	1990
Volleyfire
Bloody Warriors: Shango no Gyakushuu
Scotland Yard
Hokuto no Ken 4: Shichisei Hakenden: Hokuto Shinken no Kanata e	1991
Final Reverse	1991
Shikinjou (Famicom and Game Boy versions)	1991
Raiden Trad	1991
Hokuto no Ken 5: Tenma Ryuuseiden Ai Zesshou	1992
Hokuto no Ken 6: Gekitou Denshouken - Haou heno Michi	1992
Hokuto no Ken 7: Seiken Retsuden - Denshousha heno Michi	1993
Koede Asobu: Heart Catch PreCure!	2010
Enka no Pandemica	2014
Re:Ver Project -Tokyo- (co-developed with Nestopi)^[2]	2025

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^ Romano, Sal (July 19, 2024). "Toei Animation and Nestopi announce side-scrolling survival adventure game Re:VER PROJECT -TOKYO- for PC". Gematsu. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

Dubbing

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Animated productions by foreign studios dubbed in Japanese by Toei are The Mystery of the Third Planet (1981 Russian film, dubbed in 2008); Les Maîtres du temps (1982 French-Hungarian film, dubbed in 2014), Alice's Birthday (2009 Russian film, dubbed in 2013) and Becca's Bunch (2018 television series, dubbed in 2021 to 2022).

Foreign production history

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Toei has been commissioned to provide animation by Japanese and American studios such as Sunbow Entertainment, Marvel Productions, Hanna-Barbera, DIC Entertainment, Rankin/Bass Productions and World Events Productions (DreamWorks Animation). In the 60's, they primarily worked with Rankin/Bass, but beginning in the 80's, they worked with Marvel Productions and their list of clients grew, until the end of the decade. Toei didn't provide much outsourced animation work in the 90's and since the 2000s has only rarely worked with other companies outside Japan.

Production	Year
The Wacky World of Mother Goose^{[citation needed]}	1967
The Mouse on the Mayflower	1968
The World of Strawberry Shortcake	1980
The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight	1981
Spider-Man	1981
Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade	1982
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends	1982
The Charmkins	1983
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero	1983–1986
Inspector Gadget (additional services for TMS Entertainment for the ink and painting process)	1983
Dungeons and Dragons	1983–1985
My Little Pony	1984–1985
Gallavants	1984
The Transformers	1984–1987^[1]
Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar	1984
Turbo Teen	1984
Snorks^{[citation needed]}	1984
Jim Henson's Muppet Babies	1984–1987
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters	1985
Super Sunday	1985–1986
Inhumanoids	1985 spin-off TV series
Jem	1985–1988 spin-off TV series
Voltron Season 3	1985
The Transformers: The Movie	1986
Voltron: Fleet of Doom	1986
Defenders of the Earth	1986–1987
The Adventures of the American Rabbit	1986
My Little Pony: The Movie	1986
My Little Pony 'n Friends	1986–1987
The Glo Friends	1986–1987
The Jetsons	1987
Blondie and Dagwood	1987
G.I. Joe: The Movie	1987
Sky Commanders	1987
The Flintstone Kids	1987
The Smurfs	1987–1988
Foofur	1987
Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater	1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1987–1989^[2]
The New Archies	1987
Police Academy^{[citation needed]}	1988–1989
Dennis the Menace	1988
The Real Ghostbusters	1988
Superman	1988
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men	1989
Starship Troopers: Invasion	2012
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir	2015–2024
Miraculous Stellar Force	2027

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Controversies

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Fair use disputes

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Between 2008 and 2018, Toei Animation had copyright claimed TeamFourStar's parody series, DragonBall Z Abridged. TFS stated that the parody series is protected under fair use.^[1]^[2]

On December 7, 2021, Toei Animation copyright claimed over 150 videos by YouTuber Totally Not Mark, real name Mark Fitzpatrick.^[3] He uploaded a video addressing the issue, claiming that they were protected under fair use, and that nine of the videos do not include any Toei footage. He also outlined the appeal process on YouTube, and estimated having the videos reinstated could take over 37 years. He then goes on to announce that he would not be supporting new Toei releases until the issue had been resolved, and also called for a boycott on the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero film.^[4] The dispute sparked discussion on YouTube on the vulnerability of creators against the copyright system and lack of fair use laws in Japan, with YouTubers such as PewDiePie and The Anime Man speaking out on the issue.^[5]^[6]

On January 26, 2022, Fitzpatrick had his videos reinstated after negotiations with YouTube.^[7]

Treatment of employees

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On January 20, 2021, two employees have accused Toei Animation of overworking their employees and discrimination towards sexual minorities. The company had inappropriately referred to employees who identifies as X-gender (a non-binary identity in Japan).^[8]^[9]

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^ "YouTuber Hit With Ungodly Number Of Anime Copyright Strikes Gets A Win For Everyone". Kotaku. January 26, 2022. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "東映アニメ、性的マイノリティの通称使用は「偽名」交渉拒否「子ども向けの作品作ってきた会社がまさか」（松岡宗嗣） - 個人". Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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