📅 On this day in anime
Anime that premiered on August 2
Castle in the Sky (1986), Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008), My Hero Academia: You’re Next (2024) and 12 more first aired on August 2.
- premieres on this date
- 15
- premieres on this date
- earliest year
- 1986
- earliest year
First aired on August 2
1986Castle in the SkyMovie · 40 years ago
2008Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 2 - KizunaMovie · 18 years ago
2024Boku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: YOU'RE NEXTMovie · 2 years ago
2012Corpse Party: Missing FootageOVA · 14 years ago
2026Jiyi Guanli Ju (2026)Web series · this year
2007Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Special: Nekogoroshi-henSpecial · 19 years ago
2008The Sky CrawlersMovie · 18 years ago
2011Dragon Ball Kai: Mirai ni Heiwa wo! Goku no Tamashii yo Eien niSpecial · 15 years ago
2019Dragon Quest: Your StoryMovie · 7 years ago
1997Slayers GreatMovie · 29 years ago
2022Sekai no Owari ni Shiba Inu toWeb series · 4 years ago
1997Tenchi Muyou! Manatsu no EveMovie · 29 years ago
1996Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight GeminiSpecial · 30 years ago
2021Summer Meets GodSpecial · 5 years ago
2022Zhu XianWeb series · 4 years ago
Premiere dates and popularity from AniList; dates are the original Japanese release.
Frequently asked questions
What anime came out on August 2?
Castle in the Sky (movie, 1986); Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 2 - Kizuna (movie, 2008); Boku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: YOU'RE NEXT (movie, 2024); Corpse Party: Missing Footage (ova, 2012); Jiyi Guanli Ju (2026) (web series, 2026); Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Special: Nekogoroshi-hen (special, 2007).
What is the oldest anime that premiered on August 2?
Castle in the Sky, which first aired on August 2, 1986.