1961 in anime
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The events of 1961 in anime.
Releases
| English name | Japanese name | Type | Demographic | Regions | 
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| Fantasia of Stamps | 切手の幻想 (Kitte no Gensō) | Short | General | JA | 
| Instant History | インスタントヒストリー | TV | General | JA | 
| The Littlest Warrior | 安寿と厨子王丸 (Anju to Zushiômaru) | Movie | Family, Children | JA | 
Births
- July 19 - Noriyuki Abe, director, storyboard artist, sound director
 - October 4 - Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese manga artist and creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!
 - November 21 - Takami Akai, character designer, animator
 
Deaths
- July 28: Noburō Ōfuji, Japanese director and animator dies at age 61.
 
See also
External links
- Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb