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April 1
Manga serialization
- 1973 – Cutie Honey by Go Nagai finishes serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion
- 2004 – Oyayubihime Infinity by Toru Fujieda begins serialization in Princess
Film releases
OVA/ONA[disambiguation needed] series
- 1989 – Vampire Princess Miyu: Frozen Time
- 1993 – Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (vol.1)
Television series and specials
- 1967 – Ōgon Bat begins airing on Yomiuri TV
- 1970 – Tomorrow's Joe begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1972 – Triton of the Sea begins airing on NET
- 1973 – Doraemon begins airing on NTV
- 1974 – Majokko Megu-chan begins airing on NET
- 1975 – Maya the Honey Bee begins airing on NET
- 1976 – Gaiking begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1978 – Tōshō Daimos begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1981 – Ganbare Genki finishes airing on Fuji TV
- 1983 – Armored Trooper Votoms begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1985 – Shin Obake no Q-tarō begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1989 – Saint Seiya finishes airing on TV Asahi
- 1992 – Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1994 – Mobile Fighter G Gundam begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1995 – Gatchaman (vol.3)
- 1997 – Pokémon begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1999 – Betterman begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 2001 – Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 2006 – Yōkai Ningen Bem begins airing on Animax
- 2007 – GeGeGe no Kitarō begins airing on Fuji TV
- 2009 – Everyday Mum begins airing on TV Tokyo
‧ April 1 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 2
Film releases
Television series and specials
- 1967 – Perman begins airing on TBS
- 1967 – Princess Knight begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1967 – Speed Racer begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1969 – Judo Boy begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1973 – Little Wansa begins airing on KTV
- 1974 – Dame Oyaji begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1978 – Starzinger begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1979 – Doraemon begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1980 – Captain special airs on NTV
- 1983 – Nanako SOS begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1985 – Onegai! Samia Don begins airing on NHK
- 1988 – City Hunter 2 begins airing on Yomiuri TV
- 1989 – Bikkuriman finishes airing on ABC
- 1989 – Miracle Giants Dome-kun begins airing on NTV
- 1993 – Mobile Suit Victory Gundam begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1995 – Jura Tripper begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1995 – Tenchi Universe begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1996 – The Vision of Escaflowne begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1997 – Grander Musashi begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1997 – Haunted Junction begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1997 – Maze begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1997 – Revolutionary Girl Utena begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Legend of Basara begins airing on Chiba TV
- 2009 – Kurokami: The Animation begins airing on TV Asahi
- 2009 – Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin begins airing on AT-X
- 2009 – Sengoku Basara begins airing on CBC
- 2010 – B Gata H Kei begins airing on Tokyo MX and KBS
- 2010 – Demon King Daimao begins airing on Tokyo MX
- 2018 – Magical Girl Ore begins airing on Tokyo MX
- 2018 – Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai begins airing on Animax
- 2018 – Uma Musume Pretty Derby begins airing on Tokyo MX
‧ April 2 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 3
Television series and specials
- 1972 – Mahō Tsukai Chappy begins airing on NET
- 1974 – Vicky the Viking begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1977 – Little Lulu and Her Little Friends finishes airing on ABC and NET
- 1981 – Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari begins airing on MBS
- 1983 – Kinnikuman begins airing on NTV
- 1983 – Mīmu Iro Iro Yume no Tabi begins airing on TBS
- 1986 – Alpen Rose finishes airing on Fuji TV
- 1985 – Bumpety Boo finishes airing on NHK
- 1989 – Idol Densetsu Eriko begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1991 – Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1994 – Tama and Friends begins airing on MBS and TBS
- 1995 – Soccer Fever finishes airing on NHK
- 1996 – VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1997 – Hyper Police begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Cowboy Bebop begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Lost Universe begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san finishes airing on TBS
- 1999 – Mamotte Shugogetten finishes airing on TV Asahi
‧ April 3 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 4
OVA/ONA[disambiguation needed] series
- 1989 – Urusei Yatsura: The Electric Household Guard
- 1989 – Urusei Yatsura: I Howl at the Moon
- 1990 – Cream Lemon: To Moriyama Best Hit: 'I Guess So'
Television series and specials
- 1965 – Dolphin Prince begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1969 – Mōretsu Atarō begins airing on NET
- 1974 – Getter Robo begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1974 – New Honeybee Hutch begins airing on NET
- 1975 – Brave Reideen begins airing on NET
- 1975 – La Seine no Hoshi begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1976 – Goliath the Super Fighter begins airing on NET
- 1977 – Attack on Tomorrow begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1978 – Future Boy Conan begins airing on NHK
- 1979 – Space Battleship Yamato II finishes airing on Yomiuri TV
- 1979 – The Ultraman begins airing on TBS
- 1981 – Space Battleship Yamato III finishes airing on Yomiuri TV
- 1983 – Mrs. Pepper Pot begins airing on NHK
- 1983 – Perman begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1983 – Superbook II begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1984 – Adventures of the Little Koala begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1985 – Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God begins airing on TBS
- 1989 – Ronin Warriors finishes airing on NBN
- 1993 – Super Bikkuriman finishes airing on ABC
- 1994 – Soccer Fever begins airing on NHK
- 1995 – Azuki-chan begins airing on NHK
- 1996 – Cinderella Monogatari begins airing on NHK
- 1996 – Mizuiro Jidai begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1997 – Slayers Try begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Cyber Team in Akihabara begins airing on TBS
- 1998 – Grander Musashi RV begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Takoyaki Mantoman begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Trigun begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Yu-Gi-Oh! begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1999 – Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 2000 – Doki Doki Densetsu Mahōjin Guru Guru begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 2008 - Macross Frontier begins airing on MBS
- 2009 – Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen begins airing on TV Tokyo and the Bandai Channel
‧ April 4 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 5
OVA/ONA[disambiguation needed] series
Television series and specials
- 1968 – Cyborg 009 begins airing on NET
- 1982 – Don Dracula begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1982 – The Flying House begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1982 – Game Center Arashi begins airing on NTV
- 1983 – Sasuraiger begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1984 – Giant Gorg begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1988 – Wowser begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1992 – Chōdendō Robo Tetsujin 28-go FX begins airing on NTV
- 1994 – I'll Make a Habit of It! begins airing on NHK
- 1994 – Red Baron begins airing on NTV
- 1995 – Wedding Peach begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1996 – After War Gundam X begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1996 – Kodomo no Omocha begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1996 – Slayers Next begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Fancy Lala begins airing on TV Osaka
- 1998 – Himitsu no Akko-chan begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1999 – Arc the Lad begins airing on WOWOW
- 2004 – Kita e: Diamond Daydreams finishes airing on AT-X
- 2005 – Glass Mask begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 2005 – Strawberry 100% begins airing on TV Asahi
- 2007- Darker Than Black begins airing on MBS
- 2009 – Dragon Ball Z Kai begins airing on Fuji TV
‧ April 5 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 6
Television series and specials
- 1969 – Dororo begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1969 – Kamui the Ninja begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1976 – UFO Warrior Dai Apolon begins airing on TBS
- 1980 – King Arthur: Prince on White Horse begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1987 – City Hunter begins airing on Yomiuri TV
- 1987 – Kimagure Orange Road begins airing on NTV
- 1989 – Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1990 – NG Knight Lamune & 40 begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1993 – Shippū! Iron Leaguer begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1994 – Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu begins airing on NHK
- 1996 – B't X begins airing on TBS
- 1998 – The Adventures of Mini-Goddess begins airing on WOWOW
- 1998 – Alice SOS begins airing on NHK
- 1998 – Android Announcer Maico 2010 begins airing on WOWOW
- 1998 – Nazca begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Neo Ranga begins airing on WOWOW
- 2003 – Sonic X begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 2003 – Di Gi Charat Nyo begins airing on TV Osaka
- 2003 – Astro Boy: Mighty Atom begins airing on Fuji TV
- 2008 – Our Home's Fox Deity. begins airing on Chiba TV
- 2009 – Slayers Evolution-R finishes airing on TV Tokyo
‧ April 6 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 7
Manga serialization
- 1974 – Getter Robo by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa begins serialization in Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Film releases
Television series and specials
- 1968 – Princess Knight finishes airing on Fuji TV
- 1970 – The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1973 – Devilman finishes airing on NET
- 1975 – Ganba no Bōken begins airing on NTV
- 1979 – Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1979 – Mobile Suit Gundam begins airing on NBN
- 1981 – Belle and Sebastian begins airing on NHK
- 1981 – Little Women begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1986 – Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1987 – Esper Mami begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1987 – Ox Tales begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1989 – Aoi Blink begins airing on NHK G
- 1992 – O~i! Ryoma begins airing on NHK
- 1995 – Mobile Suit Gundam Wing begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1995 – Slayers begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1997 – Kindaichi Case Files begins airing on NTV
- 1998 – Cardcaptor Sakura begins airing on NHK
- 1998 – Silent Möbius begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1999 – Angel Links begins airing on WOWOW
- 2001 – You're Under Arrest!: Fast & Furious begins airing on TBS
- 2002 – Pita-Ten begins airing on TV Osaka and TV Tokyo
- 2004 – Tetsujin 28-go begins airing on NTV
- 2006 – Ballad of a Shinigami finishes airing on WOWOW
- 2007 – Toward the Terra begins airing on MBS and TBS
‧ April 7 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 8
Manga serialization
- 1996 – The Vision of Escaflowne by Yuzuru Yashiro begins serialization in Asuka Fantasy DX
Film releases
Television series and specials
- 1971 – Wandering Sun begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1981 – Dr. Slump: Arale-chan begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1984 – Super Dimension Century Orguss finishes airing on MBS
- 1985 – Alpen Rose begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1985 – Bumpety Boo begins airing on NHK
- 1991 – Armored Police Metal Jack begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1995 – Soar High! Isami begins airing on NHK
- 1998 – Brain Powerd begins airing on WOWOW
- 1998 – Princess Nine begins airing on NHK
- 1998 – Sentimental Graffiti begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Weiß Kreuz begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1999 – A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 2000 – Sakura Wars begins airing on TBS
- 2007 – Lucky Star begins airing on Chiba TV
‧ April 8 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 9
Manga serialization
- 1967 – Tensai Bakabon by Fujio Akatsuka begins serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine
- 1973 – The Abashiri Family by Go Nagai finishes serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion
Television series and specials
- 1983 – Lady Georgie begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1984 – Chikkun Takkun begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1984 – Glass Mask begins airing on NTV
- 1985 – Taotao (second series) finishes airing on TV Osaka
- 1989 – Shin Bikkuriman begins airing on ABC
- 1991 – Little Ghosts, There, Here, and Where begins airing on NTV
Births
‧ April 9 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 10
Book releases
- 2003 – Ballad of a Shinigami (vol.12) by K-Ske Hasegawa
- 2010 – Toradora Spin-off! (vol.3) by Yuyuko Takemiya
Manga serialization
- 1972 – Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae finishes serialization in Big Comic
- 1986 – The Five Star Stories begins serialization in Newtype
- 2004 – Da Capo finishes serialization in Comptiq
- 1984 – Cream Lemon: Be My Baby
- 1985 – Cream Lemon: Ami Again
- 1989 – Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji: Final Inferno
- 1991 – Shin Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji: Mataiden: Battle at Shinjuku Skyscrapers
- 1992 – Doomed Megalopolis (vol.3)
- 1996 – Burn-Up W (vol.1)
Television series and specials
- 1995 – Magic Knight Rayearth 2 begins airing on Yomiuri TV
- 1995 – Street Fighter II V begins airing on Yomiuri TV
- 2006 – Black Jack 21 begins airing on Yomiuri TV
‧ April 10 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 11
Manga serialization
- 2008 – Shin Violence Jack finishes serialization in Comic Bunch
Film releases
- 1981 – Chie the Brat
- 1981 – Furiten-kun
- 1987 – Touch 3: Kimi ga Tōri Sugita Ato ni
- 1997 – Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!: Guts Daze 17-sai
Television series and specials
- 1993 – Ghost Sweeper Mikami begins airing on TV Asahi
‧ April 11 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 12
Film releases
OVA/ONA[disambiguation needed] series
- 1991 – Slow Step (vol.1)
- 2003 – Saint Seiya: Hades – Chapter Sanctuary (vol.13)
Television series and sepcials
- 1987 – Zillion begins airing on NTV
- 1988 – Transformers: Chojin Masterforce begins airing on NTV
- 1989 – Dragon Ball finishes airing on Fuji TV
- 1991 – High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi begins airing on Fuji TV
- 2023 - Oshi No Ko begins airing on various streaming sites
‧ April 12 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 13
Film releases
OVA/ONA[disambiguation needed] series
Television series and sepcials
- 1984 – Attacker You! begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1988 – Sonic Soldier Borgman begins airing on NTV
- 1992 – Crayon Shin-chan begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1996 – Hell Teacher Nūbē begins airing on TV Asahi
‧ April 13 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 14
Manga serialization
- 1987 – Barabanba 2 begins serialization in Comic Burger
Film releases
Television series and specials
‧ April 14 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 15
Manga serialization
- 1962 – Osomatsu-kun begins serialization in Shōnen Sunday
- 1989 – Appleseed by Masamune Shirow finishes serialization in Comic Gaia
Film releases
OVA/ONA[disambiguation needed] series
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
‧ April 15 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 16
Manga serialization
- 2008 – Harenchi Gakuen: The Company by Go Nagai and Teruto Aruga finishes serialization in Business Jump
Film releases
Television series and specials
- 1981 – Queen Millennia begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1986 – Wonder Beat Scramble begins airing on TBS
‧ April 16 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 17
Film releases
- 1999 – Case Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century
- 2004 – Case Closed: Magician of the Silver Sky
- 2010 – Case Closed: The Lost Ship in the Sky
Television series and specials
- 1976 – Chōdenji Robo Combattler V begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1982 – Thunderbirds 2086 begins airing on Fuji TV
- 2004 – Initial D Fourth Stage begins airing on Animax
- 2010 – The Monster Kid begins airing on NTV and Yomiuri Television
‧ April 17 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 18
Film releases
Television series and specials
- 1965 – Dolphin Prince finishes airing on Fuji TV
- 1985 – Musashi no Ken begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Initial D begins airing on Fuji TV
- 2000 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters begins airing on TV Tokyo
‧ April 18 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 19
Film releases
- 1997 – Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
- 2003 – Case Closed: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
- 2005 – Case Closed: Strategy Above the Depths
- 2008 – Case Closed: Full Score of Fear
‧ April 19 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 20
Film releases
- 1996 – Mahōjin Guru Guru
- 1996 – Rupan Sansei: Dead or Alive
- 1996 – Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love
- 1996 – Violinist of Hameln
- 2002 – Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street
Television series and specials
- 1976 – Maya the Honey Bee finishes airing on NET
- 1981 – Tiger Mask II begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1984 – Miyuki finishes airing on Fuji TV
- 1995 – Bonobono begins airing on TV Tokyo
‧ April 20 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 21
Film releases
- 2001 – Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven
- 2001 – Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back
- 2007 – Case Closed: Jolly Roger's in the Azure
- 1988 – Appleseed
- 1990 – Legend of Lyon Flare (vol.2)
- 1991 – ARIEL Deluxe (vol.2)
- 1991 – Sukeban Deka (vol.1)
- 1994 – New Cutie Honey begins
- 1995 – New Angel (vol.2)
Television series and specials
- 1968 – Kaibutsu-kun begins airing on TBS
- 1990 – Mōretsu Atarō begins airing on TV Asahi
- 2011 - Puella Magi Madoka Magica finishes airing in MBS, TBS, CBC
‧ April 21 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 22
Manga serialization
- 1946 – Sazae-san begins serialization in the Fukunichi Shimbun, the Asahi Shimbun, and other newspapers
- 2000 – Mamotte Shugogetten by Minene Sakurano finishes serialization in Shōnen GanGan
Film releases
- 1992 – Genesis Survivor Gaiarth (vol.1)
‧ April 22 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 23
Manga serialization
- 1998 – Cutie Honey Flash by Yukako Iisaka finishes serialization in Ciao
- 2010 – Mazinkaizer SKL by Kazumi Hoshi begins serialization in Shu 2 Comic Gekkin
Film releases
- 1999 – City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (TV film, NTV)
- 1992 – Mobile Police Patlabor P-Series (vol.16)
- 1992 – Patlabor: The New Files (vol.16)
- 1997 – Legend of Crystania: A New Beginning
- 2010 – Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Phantom Chapter vol.2
Television series and specials
- 1999 – Cowboy Bebop finishes airing on WOWOW
‧ April 23 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 24
Manga serialization
- 1972 – Dokaben by Shinji Mizushima begins serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion
Film releases
- 1992 – Kamasutra
- 2009 – Cobra the Space Pirate: Time Drive vol.1
‧ April 24 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 25
Film releases
- 1987 – Wicked City
- 1992 – Candy Candy the Movie
- 1992 – Goldfish Warning!
- 1997 – City Hunter: The Motion Picture (TV film, NTV)
- 1998 – Maze Bakunetsu Jikū: Tenpen Kyoui no Giant
- 1988 – The Patlabor (vol.1)
- 1991 – CB Chara Nagai Go World volume 2 is released
- 1995 – Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 (vol.6)
- 1996 – Dirty Pair Flash: Mission III (vol.5)
- 1996 – Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor (vol.1)
- 1997 – Agent Aika (vol.1)
- 1997 – Ayane's High Kick (vol.2)
- 2000 – Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms (vol.3)
- 1999 – Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (vol.12)
- 2002 – You're Under Arrest!: No Mercy
- 2008 – Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files ep.7-8
Television series and specials
- 1986 – Animated Classics of Japanese Literature begins airing on NTV
- 2011 – Moshidora begins airing on NHK
‧ April 25 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 26
Film releases
Television series and specials
- 1982 – Don Dracula finishes airing on TV Tokyo after only four episodes
- 1989 – Dragon Ball Z begins airing on Fuji TV
‧ April 26 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 27
Manga serialization
- 1996 – Haunted Junction by Nemu Mukudori begins serialization in Dengeki Comic Gao!
- 2006 – Saint Seiya: Next Dimension by Masami Kurumada begins serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion
Film releases
- 1990 – 1+2=Paradise (vol.2)
Television series and specials
- 1976 – Piccolino no Bōken begins airing on TV Asahi
- 1994 – Wild 7 Another begins airing on AT-X
- 1997 – Chūka Ichiban! begins airing on Fuji TV
‧ April 27 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 28
OVA/ONA[disambiguation needed] series
- 1989 – Armor Hunter Mellowlink (vol.12)
- 1993 – Genesis Survivor Gaiarth (vol.3)
Television series and specials
- 1966 – Space Ace finishes airing on Fuji TV
- 1991 – City Hunter '91 begins airing on Yomiuri TV
‧ April 28 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 29
Film releases
Television series and specials
- 1979 – Manga Sarutobi Sasuke finishes airing on Tokyo 12
‧ April 29 anniversaries on English Wikipedia
April 30
Manga serialization
- 1978 – Shutendoji finishes serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine
- 1991 – Getter Robo Go by Go Nagai, Ken Ishikawa, and Tatsuo Yasuda finishes serialization in TV-kun
- 1989 – Ronin Warriors Gaiden (vol.1)
- 1991 – Record of Lodoss War: Requiem for Warriors
- 2009 – Spice and Wolf
Television series and specials
- 1988 – Ronin Warriors begins airing on NBN