DECEMBER

1 Year Ago

Debut TV: Rozen Maiden Ouverture, DiGi Charat: Winter Garden
Concluded TV: Marginal Prince, Galaxy Angel Rune, Love Dol: Lovely Idol, Black Lagoon, Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na Crescent Love, 009-1, Gift: Eternal Rainbow, Giniro no Olynssis, Asatte no Houko, Happiness, Kujibiki Unbalance, Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru, Hataraki Man, Bartender, Bokura ga Ita, Welcome to the NHK, Chocotto Sister, Night Head Genesis, Oban Star Racers, Wan Wan Serepuu Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin, Bakutama Hit! Crash Bedaman

Debut OAV: Genshiken
Concluded OAV: Project Blue Chikyuu SOS

Debut Film: Futari wa Precure Splash Star: Tick Tack Kiki Ippatsu, Digimon Savers the Movie, Bleach: Memories of Nobody, Tekkon Kinkreet


2 Years Ago

Debut TV: D.I.C.E., Major 2nd Series, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Final Plus, Soukyuu no Fafner: Right or Left
Concluded TV: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, Happy Seven, Aria the Animation, Ginban Kaleidoscope, Lamune, Paradise Kiss, Da Capo Second Season, PaniPoni Dash, Gun X Sword, Suzuka, Nanami-chan 2nd Series, Transformers: Galaxy Force, B-Densetsu! Battle Bedaman Enkon

Debut OAV: Itsudatte My Santa, I"s Pure, Pale Cocoon, Kaleido Star: Legend of Phoenix, Wings of Rean, Saint Beast: Ikusen no Hiru to Yoru Hen, School Rumble

Debut Film: The Bells of Nagasaki, Eiga Futari wa Precure Max Heart 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi, Arashi no Yoru ni, Blackjack: The Two Black Doctors

Debut Webcast: The King of Fighters: Another Day


5 Years Ago

Debut TV: Barom One
Concluded TV: Sister Princess RePure, Gravion, Haibane Renmei, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Witch Hunter Robin, Asagiri no Miko, Earth Defender Mao-chan, Rizelmine, Bakuto Sengen Daigander, Bakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002, Kinnikuman Nisei

Debut OAV: I"s, Happy World!, I'll/CKBC, Sakura Wars: Sumire Kanzaki Retirement Show, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Quiet Country Cafe, Green Green, Macross Zero, Captain Harlock: The Endless Odyssey, Wind: A Breath of Heart

Debut Film: Hamtaro Movie 2, InuYasha Movie 2


10 Years Ago

Debut TV: Burn Up Excess
Concluded TV: Those Who Hunt Elves 2, Ehrgeiz, Virus Buster Serge, Revolutionary Girl Utena, The Racing Brothers Lets and Go WGP

Debut OAV: Detatoko Princess, Wish, Sakura Wars, Macross Dynamite 7
Concluded OAV: Brave Commander Dagwon, Starship Girl Yamamoto Yoko 2, GranDoll

Debut Film: Rurouni Kenshin Movie


20 Years Ago

Debut TV:Saint Elmo: Apostle of Light
Concluded TV: Lemon Angel, Machine Robo: Butchigiri Battle Hackers, Zillion, Little Women, New Maple Town Stories

Debut OAV: Scoopers, Steel Devil, Metal Skin Panic MADOX 01, Battle Royal High School, Junk Boy, Good Morning Althea, Dirty Pair: From the Lovely Angels With Love, Dirty Pair OAV Series, Firebird: Space Chapter, Lupin III: Plot of the Fuma Clan

Debut Film: Ladius, The Tale of Genji

Brings back memories...

Would you believe Singapore is showing DICE + Oban Racers here on saturdays ? As in 'CURRENTLY RUNNING w/ BAD ENGLISH' !

JANUARY

1 Year Ago

Premiering:
TV: Nodame Cantabile, Manabi Straight, Hidamari Sketch, Venus Versus Virus, Shuffle! Memories, Afro Samurai, Saint October, Himawari!!, Getsumen to Heiki Mina, Kyoushiro to Towa no Sora, Les Miserables - Shoujo Cossette, Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchou Tou, Master of Epic, Angelique, G.R. Giant Robo, Major 3rd Season
OAV: Strike Witches, Tori no Uta, Eko Eko Azarak

Ending:
TV: Futari wa Pretty Cure - Splash Star, Sasami - Mahou Shoujo Club 2, RGB Adventure, Patta Patta Monta, Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori
OAV: _Summer


2 Years Ago

Premiering:
TV: Fate/Stay Night, Kage Kara Mamoru, Kashimashi - Girl Meets Girl, Kagihime Monogatari Eikyuu Alice Rondo, Magikano, Amaenaideyo Katsu, Tactical Roar, Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora, Ayakashi - Japanese Classic Horror, Meine Liebe Wieder, Lemon Angel Project, Rakugo Tennyo Oyui, Wan Wan Serepuu Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin, Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings, Nerima Daikon Brothers, Bakutama Hit! Crash Bedaman, Ultimate Muscle 2
Film: Giniro no Kami no Agito (Origin - Spirits of the Past), Hoshi wa Katta Hi, Mizugumo Monmon, Yadosagashi

Ending:
TV: Shuffle!, Rozen Maiden - Traumend, Futari wa Pretty Cure - Max Heart, ToHeart2, Majokko Tsukune-chan
OAV: Stratos4 Advance


5 Years Ago

Premiering:
TV: Someday's Dreamers, Wolf's Rain, .hack//Legend of Twilight's Bracelet, Stratos4, Raimuiro Senkitan, Licensed by Royal, Nanaka 6/17, Mouse, Saint Seiya Hades, Machine Robo Rescue
OAV: Hand Maid Mai, Memories Off 2nd

Ending:
TV: Mahoromatic - Something More Beautiful, Piano, Ojamajo Doremi DOKKAAN!
OAV: Jungle wa Itsumo Hale nochi Guu Deluxe, GateKeepers 21, Arcade Gamer Fubuki, Haruka Naru Toki no Naka de: Ajisai Yumegatari


10 Years Ago

Premiering:
TV: Outlaw Star, El Hazard - The Alternative World, Super Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, Sexy Commando Masaru-san, AWOL, Bakusou Kyoudai Lets & Go Max
OAV: Twilight of the Dark Master, Kakyuusei - Elf Version, B'tX Neo
Film: Tekken

Ending:
TV: GaoGaiGar, Cutey Honey F, Hanitarou Desu, Rescue Warrior Nanosaver


20 Years Ago

Premiering:
TV: Little Lord Fauntleroy, Fight! Ramenman

Ending:
TV: Kikou Senki Dragonar


30 Years Ago

Premiering:
TV: The Story of Perrine


40 Years Ago

Premiering:
TV: GeGeGe no Kitaro

Ending:
TV: Donkikko


And finally, for those who care, on the day Mappy was born, this opened in cinemas across Japan:

Puss In Boots