2003 in anime


The events of 2003 in anime.

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Tokyo Godfathers won the Animation Film Award and Winter Days won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Millennium Actress was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the third consecutive year an anime was nominated for the award.

Releases

This list contains numerous notable entries of anime which debuted in 2003. 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.
English nameJapanese nameTypeDemographicRegions
Air MasterTV
Ai Yori Aoshi EnishiTV
AnimatrixOVA
Astro BoyTV
Battle Programmer ShiraseOVA
Beyblade G-RevolutionTV
Bobobo-bo Bo-boboTV
Bottle FairyTV
Chrono CrusadeTV
Cinderella BoyTV
Da CapoTV
Di Gi Charat NyoTV
D.N.AngelTV
Fullmetal Alchemist鋼の錬金術師TV
Full Metal Panic? FumoffuTV
Galaxy Angel ATV
Green GreenTV
GungraveTV
Gunparade MarchTV
Gunslinger GirlTV
.hack//Legend Of The TwilightTV
Hand Maid MaiTV
Happy Lesson AdvanceTV
IkkitousenTV
Movie
Movie
Kino's JourneyTV
Last ExileTV
Licensed by RoyalTV
Lingerie Senshi Papillon RoseOVA
MaburahoTV
TV
Mythical Detective Loki RagnarokTV
Nanaka 6/17TV
TV
Onegai TwinsTV
Movie
Parasite DollsOVA
Peace Maker KuroganeTV
PlanetesTV
Movie
PopolocroisTV
PopotanTV
Read Or DieTV
Saiyuki ReloadTV
Scrapped PrincessTV
Shadow Star NarutaruTV
Someday's DreamersTV
Sonic XソンイックｘTV
TexhnolyzeTV
Tokyo GodfathersMovie
Twin SpicaTV
Ultra ManiacTV
Wolf's RainTV
Zatch Bell!TV