1978 anime
The guide lists 17 anime from 1978 (-7 on 1977). Most common genres that year: science fiction (23%), adventure (19%), drama (12%) and romance (8%). Busiest studios: Nippon Animation (4), Sunrise (3) and Toei Animation (3).
Winter 1978 season
- The Story of Perrine Nippon Animation
- Majokko Tickle Sunrise
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock Toei Animation
Spring 1978 season
- Starzinger
- Future Boy Conan Nippon Animation
- Tōshō Daimos Sunrise
- Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 Sunrise
- Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Nippon Animation
- Ikkyū-san Nippon Animation
Summer 1978 season
- The Adventures of the Little Prince Knack Productions
Fall 1978 season
- Treasure Island
- Space Battleship Yamato II
- Captain Future Toei Animation
- Gatchaman II Tatsunoko Production
- Pink Lady Monogatari: Eikō no Tenshitachi Toei Animation
- Shin Ace o Nerae! TMS Entertainment
All 1978 anime
- Treasure Island coming-of-age and thriller
- Starzinger action and science fiction
- Future Boy Conan drama and science fiction
- Space Battleship Yamato II science fiction and adventure
- The Story of Perrine drama
- Tōshō Daimos romance and adventure
- The Adventures of the Little Prince fantasy and adventure
- Majokko Tickle magical girl
- Captain Future science fiction
- Galaxy Express 999
- Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 mecha
- Gatchaman II science fiction and adventure
- Pink Lady Monogatari: Eikō no Tenshitachi slice of life
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock science fiction and space opera
- Shin Ace o Nerae! sports
- Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern drama and romance
- Ikkyū-san