Spring 1997 Anime

Spring 1997 (April - June) brought a stacked slate of anime. We've ranked them all by community score so you can find the best TV series, movies, OVAs, and hidden gems from this season.

18 titles18 TV seriesAvg. score: 7.0
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Revolutionary Girl Utena

Revolutionary Girl Utena

8.24TV39 epsJ.C.Staff

Years ago, a tragic incident befell a young princess when both her parents died. Devastated, it seemed nothing would calm this poor soul. However, a prince traveling through the area came to see the princess, hoping to cheer her up. After wiping her sorrowful tears, the prince...

Award WinningDramaMahou ShoujoPsychological
2
The File of Young Kindaichi

The File of Young Kindaichi

7.97TV148 epsToei Animation

Hajime Kindaichi's unorganized appearance and lax nature may give the impression of an average high school student, but a book should never be judged by its cover. Hajime is the grandson of the man who was once Japan's greatest detective, and he is also a remarkable sleuth...

MysteryShounen
3
Slayers Try

Slayers Try

7.81TV26 epsE&G Films

For nearly a millennium, demons have imposed a magical barrier that has impeded the people trapped within it from reaching the outside world. Now that it is broken, several kingdoms seek to explore the lands that were once beyond their grasp. To this end, they establish a peace...

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy
4
Cooking Master Boy

Cooking Master Boy

7.59TV52 epsNippon Animation

The story takes place in 19th century China during the Qing Dynasty, where the Emperor was weakened and the country was close to chaos. It is also during a fictitious era called "The Era of the Cooking Wars". It was an era in which top chefs with different cooking styles tried...

ActionComedyDramaGourmet
5
Pokémon

Pokémon

7.42TV276 epsOLM

Pokémon are peculiar creatures with a vast array of different abilities and appearances; many people, known as Pokémon trainers, capture and train them, often with the intent of battling others. Young Satoshi has not only dreamed of becoming a Pokémon trainer but also a "Pokémon...

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy
6
Hyper Police

Hyper Police

7.06TV25 epsStudio Pierrot

Sasahara Natsuki is a poor bounty hunter in a world where monsters and humans live together. Most of her cases involve monsters infringing upon the rights of humans, who are protected by law from their generally more powerful neighbors. Being half-human and half cat-beast,...

ActionComedyFantasyRomance
7
In The Beginning: The Bible Stories

In The Beginning: The Bible Stories

6.95TV26 epsTezuka Productions

Through the Italian National Broadcasting Network, Tezuka Osamu received an ardent request from the Vatican to make the Bible into animated form. This request was probably made to see how the Bible would be depicted by the non-Christian Tezuka Osamu. Tezuka Osamu accepted the...

Historical
8
Super Fishing Grander Musashi

Super Fishing Grander Musashi

6.94TV25 epsNippon Animation

Musashi lives with his father. His mother left them three years ago. Musashi believes she will come back to them. One day they move from Tokyo to a village in the countryside. Musashi hates living in the countryside and asks his father to take him back to Tokyo. He wonders if...

AdventureSportsKids
9
Tenchi in Tokyo

Tenchi in Tokyo

6.88TV26 epsAIC

Tenchi Masaki heads out to tackle the big world, setting off to school in Tokyo! But not everyone is happy to hear he is moving away, as his female friends sulk and complain at the prospect of him being alone. However, Tenchi is not by himself for very long, as he soon meets a...

ComedyRomanceSci-FiHarem
10
CLAMP School Detectives

CLAMP School Detectives

6.85TV26 epsStudio Pierrot

The CLAMP school, with its integrated curriculum from kindergarten to post-graduate studies, was founded by the largest of Japanese business empires, the House of Imonoyama. Funded entirely out of its own deep pockets, it was hoped that the school would be a haven for young men...

ActionComedyMysteryDetective
11
Hareluya II Boy

Hareluya II Boy

6.79TV25 epsTriangle Staff

Hareluya Hibino has one ambition in life: to conquer the entire world! Despite his tough exterior, he's not a bad person, and when push comes to shove, he'll do his best to help those in need. Together with aspiring painter Kiyoshiro, Hareluya will take on whatever curveballs...

ActionComedyFantasyDelinquents
12
Kerokero Chime

Kerokero Chime

6.69TV30 epsStudio Comet

Aoi, a regular boy, is cursed with a spell that turns him into a frog whenever he gets wet. He is sent to another world with a frog kingdom to find the princess to undo the spell. When he finds out that she doesn't know how to lift the curse, they set out to find the spell that...

AdventureComedyFantasyIsekai
13
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

6.66TV26 epsStudio Junio

A courageous young man tries to find the only person who can save his planet from the most terrifying beast in the universe—the great white whale Moby Dick—in this futuristic anime adventure set in 4699. But locating the outlaw Captain Ahab and his illusory crew of whale hunters...

AdventureSci-FiSpace
14
Haunted Junction

Haunted Junction

6.66TV12 epsStudio Deen

Saito High is a high school with its spiritual beings and a principal whose hobby is collecting occult paraphernalia. The school has the prophecy-chosen members of the Holy Student Council to protect it. These students have problems of their own; Haruto Houjo, the president, has...

ComedySupernaturalSchoolShounen
15
Super Express Hikarian

Super Express Hikarian

6.11TV156 eps

Chou Tokkyuu Hikarian is about a series of bullet trains that are turned into robots. The robots, along with two humans named Tetsuyuki Shinbashi and Minayo Kanda, have to stop an alien invasion. (Source: Wikipedia)

ActionAdventureKids
16
Bamboo Bears

Bamboo Bears

5.87TV52 epsTokyo Movie

Bamboo-Lee, Dah-Lee, and Slo-Lee are three bears with a goal: to save the world before more species become extinct. But can the bears stand up to the spineless villains behind Ratco Corporation? With Ai-Ai the pink dragon on their side, they may be able to rescue the environment...

Comedy
17
Kyuumei Senshi Nanosaver

Kyuumei Senshi Nanosaver

Not yet ratedTV28 epsImage Kei

The third show in the Virtual Trilogy, a mix of anime and live action shots. In the beginning of the 22nd century society advanced rapidly. Now even children are able to become real doctors, a task before that took two and a half decades to achieve. And nanomachines became...

Adventure
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Spoon-hime no Swing Kitchen

Spoon-hime no Swing Kitchen

Not yet ratedTV34 eps

An NHK toddler's anime following a Spoon Princess and other kitchen themed characters.

AdventureKids

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best anime from Spring 1997?

Based on community ratings, Revolutionary Girl Utena is the highest-rated anime from Spring 1997 with a score of 8.24. Other top picks include The File of Young Kindaichi and Slayers Try.

How many anime aired in Spring 1997?

There are 18 anime from the Spring 1997 season tracked on MyAnimePulse, including 18 TV series, 0 movies, and 0 OVA/ONAs.

What months are in the spring anime season?

The spring anime season covers April - June. Most new anime in this season begin airing in April.

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