1961 in anime

The events of 1961 in anime.

Releases

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

• 1961 in animation

External links

• Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb