1996 anime
The guide lists 34 anime from 1996 (-4 on 1995). Most common genres that year: adventure (15%), action (13%), comedy (13%) and science fiction (11%). Busiest studios: Sunrise (5), Toei Animation (3) and Gallop (2).
Winter 1996 season
- Case Closed TMS Entertainment
- Dragon Ball GT Toei Animation
- Rurouni Kenshin Gallop
- Sonic the Hedgehog Sega
- Famous Dog Lassie Nippon Animation
- Brave Command Dagwon Sunrise
- Ninja Cadets
- GeGeGe no Kitarō Toei Animation
- Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! Xebec
Spring 1996 season
- After War Gundam X Sunrise
- The Vision of Escaflowne Sunrise
- The Legend of Zorro Ashi Productions
- Cinderella Tatsunoko Production
- VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire Ashi Productions
- Kodocha Gallop
- Jigoku Sensei Nūbē
- B'T X
- Mizuiro Jidai Studio Comet
Summer 1996 season
- Remi, Nobody's Girl Nippon Animation
- Harimogu Harley NHK Broadcasting Center
- Boys Over Flowers Toei Animation
- Ganbarist! Shun Sunrise
- Baby & Me Studio Pierrot
Fall 1996 season
- Martian Successor Nadesico Xebec
- You're Under Arrest
- YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō Group TAC
- Magical Project S NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC
- Raideen the Superior Sunrise
- Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring
- Those Who Hunt Elves Group TAC
- Kiko-chan's Smile Eiken
All 1996 anime
- Case Closed detective
- KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops
- Dragon Ball GT science fiction
- After War Gundam X mecha and post-apocalyptic
- Rurouni Kenshin
- The Vision of Escaflowne romance and fantasy
- Martian Successor Nadesico comedy and drama
- The Legend of Zorro action and adventure
- Sonic the Hedgehog action
- Remi, Nobody's Girl drama and adventure
- Cinderella romance
- You're Under Arrest
- Famous Dog Lassie adventure
- VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire comedy and mecha
- Brave Command Dagwon mecha
- YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō science fiction
- Magical Project S comedy and magical girl
- Kodocha
- Debutante Detective Corps action
- Legend of the Blue Wolf
- Harimogu Harley
- Raideen the Superior action
- Ninja Cadets comedy
- Boys Over Flowers
- GeGeGe no Kitarō
- Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring
- Jigoku Sensei Nūbē
- Those Who Hunt Elves adventure and comedy
- Ganbarist! Shun sports
- Baby & Me slice of life and drama
- B'T X science fiction
- Mizuiro Jidai drama and romance
- Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!
- Kiko-chan's Smile school and comedy