1. Accolades

2. Releases

The events of 2004 in anime.

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, The Place Promised in Our Early Days won the Animation Film Award and Mind Game won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Innocence was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the fourth consecutive year an anime was nominated for the award. Howl's Moving Castle was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.

Releases

This list contains numerous notable entries of anime which debuted in 2004. It is not a complete list and represents popular works that debuted as TV, OVA and Movie releases. Web content, DVD specials, TV specials are not on this list.

• 2004 Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Men's Singles
• 2004 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles
• 2004 in the cinema
• 2004 in the decathlon
• 2004 in the movies
• 2004 in the Philippines
• 2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
• 2004 Iraq churches attacks
• 2004 Iraq KBR convoy ambush
• 2004 Iraq KBR Convoy Ambush
• 2004 Iraq suicide bombings
• 2004 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
• 2004 Isle of Wight Festival
• 2004 Israel-Gaza conflict
• 2004 Israeli Festigal
• 2004 Israel-New Zealand spy scandal
• 2004 Israel - New Zealand spy scandal
• 2004 ISSF World Cup Final
• 2004 Italian Figure Skating Championships
• 2004 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
• 2004 Italian Open (tennis)
• 2004 Italian Open – Men's Singles
• 2004 ITF Women's Circuit
• 2004 ITU Triathlon World Championships
• 2004 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament