title: 1961 in anime
text: # 1961 in anime
  
  The events of 1961 in anime.
  
  ## Releases
  
  | English name | Japanese name | Type | Demographic | Regions |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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.
  