Anime That Aired In The United Kingdom
Anime
Anime that aired in Britain on TV. Does not include streaming, home release, etc. Some air dates are included.
My source for some of these is through word of mouth or archived forum posts so if there are any inaccuracies I apologize. As a rule of thumb if an air date is included it means the show definitely aired.
My source for some of these is through word of mouth or archived forum posts so if there are any inaccuracies I apologize. As a rule of thumb if an air date is included it means the show definitely aired.
Movie, 1988,
1 ep
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8th January 1994 on BBC two https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_d38KWRGV4
TV, 1966,
13 eps
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First anime in the UK. February 1969 - July 1971 on BBC One.
TV, 1982,
18 eps
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1986, cancelled after 13 episodes. Loosely inspired by British series "Thunderbirds"
TV, 1972,
105 eps
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3rd September 1979 - 20th July 1985, BBC One. Adapted into "Battle Of The Planets" with lots of violence cut out.
OVA, 2015,
6 eps
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May have aired on Channel 4 - Was available on demand
TV, 2004,
26 eps
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2007-2008 on AnimeCentral
TV, 1997,
276 eps
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Pretty sure every Pokemon series has been aired and rerun dozens of times so I won't bother listing each one.
TV, 1982,
39 eps
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1st September 1986 - 22nd June 1987 at 4:30pm on Children's BBC. https://youtu.be/we8hV2WyrYA
TV, 1981,
26 eps
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7th November 1985 - 22nd July 1987 at 4:30pm on BBC One.
TV, 1981,
195 eps
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Episodes 1 and 3 were given a brilliant dub under the name 'Lum the invader girl'. 5th and 6th August 2000 on BBC Choice.
Movie, 1986,
1 ep
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31st December 1988 at 9:45am on ITV as "Laputa: The Flying Island". While I don't wish to comment too much on this list, it was described as 'Above-par fantasy animation from Japan' by a Guardian TV guide, which is unusual as at this time the fact that anime originated from Japan was largely obfuscated.
