2002 in anime
# 2002 in anime

The events of 2002 in anime.

## Events

* February 7 - Manglobe is created

## 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, 2002 | The Cat Returns | | | | | |
| September 14, 2002 | Millennium Actress | | | | | |

### Television series

| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes |
| - | - | - |
| April 11, 2002 | Ai Yori Aoshi | 24 |
| January 11, 2002 | Aquarian Age | 13 |
| April 9, 2002 | Azumanga Daioh | 26 |
| April 3, 2002 | Chobits | 26 |
| July 4, 2002 | Dragon Drive | 38 |
| October 21, 2002 | Duel Masters | |
| January 8, 2002 | Full Metal Panic! | 24 |
| October 6, 2002 | Galaxy Angel A | 26 |
| October 1, 2002 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | 26 |
| March 28, 2002 | Gun Frontier | 13 |
| April 4, 2002 | .hack//SIGN | 26 |
| October 10, 2002 | Haibane Renmei | 13 |
| April 1, 2002 | Happy Lesson | 13 |
| October 2, 2002 | Heat Guy J | 25 |
| January 31, 2002 | Kanon | 13 |
| October 9, 2002 | Kiddy Grade | 24 |
| April 4, 2002 | Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi | 13 |
| March 4, 2002 | MegaMan NT Warrior | 56 |
| October 5, 2002 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | 50 |
| October 3, 2002 | Naruto | 220 |
| January 10, 2002 | Onegai Teacher | 12 |
| September 30, 2002 | Petite Princess Yucie | 26 |
| October 15, 2002 – September 28, 2004 | Pokémon Chronicles | 22 |
| August 16, 2002 | Princess Tutu | 38 |
| January 21, 2002 | RahXephon | 26 |
| July 2, 2002 | Samurai Deeper Kyo | 26 |
| October 1, 2002 | Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning | 25 |
| April 6, 2002 | Tokyo Mew Mew | 52 |
| April 2, 2002 | Tokyo Underground | 26 |
| July 3, 2002 | Witch Hunter Robin | 26 |
| August 28, 2002 – August 26, 2005 | Yukikaze | 5 |

### Original video animations

| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes |
| - | - | - |
| July 26, 2002 – January 22, 2004 | Futari Ecchi | 4 |
| April 24, 2002 | Gatekeepers 21 | 6 |
| February 2, 2002 | Voices of a Distant Star | 1 |
