1990 anime
The guide lists 34 anime from 1990 (-1 on 1989). Most common genres that year: comedy (16%), adventure (14%), fantasy (10%) and drama (10%). Busiest studios: Nippon Animation (3), Sunrise (3) and Group TAC (2).
Winter 1990 season
- My Daddy Long Legs Nippon Animation
- Samurai Pizza Cats
- Sally the Witch
- Brave Exkaiser Sunrise
- Mashin Hero Wataru 2 Sunrise
- Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy Sunrise
- Carol
- Heisei Tensai Bakabon Studio Pierrot
- Chibi Maruko-chan Nippon Animation
Spring 1990 season
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water Group TAC
- Moomin
- NG Knight Lamune & 40 TV Tokyo
- Magical Angel Sweet Mint Ashi Productions
- Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko Ashi Productions
- Tanken Goblin Tō
- Mōretsu Atarō Toei Animation
- Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! Ajiado
Summer 1990 season
- Robin Hood no Daibōken Tatsunoko Production
- Transformers: Zone
- Project A-ko: Grey Side/Blue Side
- Karasu Tengu Kabuto
- Magical Taluluto Toei Animation
Fall 1990 season
- Musashi, the Samurai Lord
- RPG Densetsu Hepoi Gallop
- Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
- Sword for Truth
- Sunset on Third Street Group TAC
- Tasuke, the Samurai Cop Studio Pierrot
- Pygmalio Nippon Animation
- Mad Bull 34 Magic Bus
All 1990 anime
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water romance and adventure
- Moomin children's and fantasy
- My Daddy Long Legs drama
- Robin Hood no Daibōken drama and adventure
- Samurai Pizza Cats comedy and science fiction
- Sally the Witch comedy and magical girl
- Transformers: Zone adventure and mecha
- NG Knight Lamune & 40 comedy and action
- Magical Angel Sweet Mint magical girl
- A.D. Police Files cyberpunk
- Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko magical girl
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! science fiction and drama
- Musashi, the Samurai Lord
- Brave Exkaiser mecha
- Sol Bianca
- Mashin Hero Wataru 2
- RPG Densetsu Hepoi fantasy and adventure
- Patlabor: The New Files comedy and mecha
- Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy science fiction and cyberpunk
- Carol fantasy
- Heisei Tensai Bakabon
- Tanken Goblin Tō
- Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
- Sword for Truth samurai
- Project A-ko: Grey Side/Blue Side drama and adventure
- Chibi Maruko-chan
- Karasu Tengu Kabuto action and adventure
- Sunset on Third Street comedy and drama
- Magical Taluluto comedy and fantasy
- Tasuke, the Samurai Cop adventure and comedy
- Mōretsu Atarō
- Pygmalio
- Mad Bull 34 gag and action
- Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! comedy