1997 anime
The guide lists 39 anime from 1997 (+5 on 1996). Most common genres that year: action (20%), fantasy (17%), comedy (13%) and adventure (9%). Busiest studios: Toei Animation (4), Studio Deen (4) and OLM, Inc. (3).
Winter 1997 season
- The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Sunrise
- Cutie Honey Flash Toei Animation
- Eat-Man Studio Deen
- Mach GoGoGo
- Princess Rouge
- Kero Kero Chime Studio Comet
- Kishin Dōji Zenki Gaiden: Anki Kitan Studio Deen
Spring 1997 season
- Pokémon OLM, Inc.
- Revolutionary Girl Utena J.C.Staff
- Pokémon OLM, Inc.
- Chūka Ichiban!
- Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick JUNIO
- Maze J.C.Staff
- First Human Gon
- Clamp School Detectives Studio Pierrot
- Hyper Police Studio Pierrot
- The Kindaichi Case Files Toei Animation
- Haunted Junction Studio Deen
- Super Express Hikarian
Summer 1997 season
- Yume no Crayon Oukoku Toei Animation
- Flame of Recca Studio Pierrot
- Hare Tokidoki Buta Group TAC
- Don't Leave Me Alone, Daisy Studio Deen
- Manmaru the Ninja Penguin Shin-Ei Animation
- Chokin Senshi Cashman
Fall 1997 season
- Berserk OLM, Inc.
- Burn-Up Excess Magic Bus
- Dr. Slump Toei Animation
- Fortune Quest L
- Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid Kitty Films
- Cho Mashin Hero Wataru Sunrise
- Ehrgeiz
- Beanuts
- Vampire Princess Miyu Anime International Company
- Sakura Momoko Gekijō Coji-Coji Nippon Animation
- Battle Athletes Victory Anime International Company
- Gakkyū-ō Yamazaki Magic Bus
All 1997 anime
- Pokémon fantasy and action
- Berserk action and dark fantasy
- Revolutionary Girl Utena school and yuri
- Pokémon
- Yume no Crayon Oukoku fantasy
- The King of Braves GaoGaiGar adventure and mecha
- Cutie Honey Flash magical girl
- Chūka Ichiban!
- Burn-Up Excess action and science fiction
- Dr. Slump
- Fortune Quest L
- Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid
- Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
- Flame of Recca action and fantasy
- Eat-Man action and science fiction
- Mach GoGoGo action
- Maze fantasy
- Cho Mashin Hero Wataru
- Ehrgeiz action and science fiction
- Hare Tokidoki Buta comedy
- Demon Fighter Kocho comedy
- Beanuts
- Vampire Princess Miyu
- First Human Gon
- Princess Rouge romance and fantasy
- Clamp School Detectives comedy
- Hyper Police comedy and science fiction
- Sakura Momoko Gekijō Coji-Coji fantasy
- The Kindaichi Case Files
- Battle Athletes Victory
- Kero Kero Chime fantasy
- Don't Leave Me Alone, Daisy romantic comedy
- Manmaru the Ninja Penguin comedy
- Haunted Junction school and comedy
- Gakkyū-ō Yamazaki
- Super Express Hikarian
- Virus Buster Serge
- Chokin Senshi Cashman
- Kishin Dōji Zenki Gaiden: Anki Kitan action