2011 in anime
The events of 2011 in anime.
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Year in review[edit]
Anime News Network's summarized the biggest events in the year in the industry as Aniplex's business plan. Theron Martin proposed this change in model to be alienating fans and predicted that it could cause backlash for the company. Carl Kimlinger highlighted the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[1] The destruction caused by the earthquake and following tsunami disrupted and damaged a large portion of Japan, making it the most costly natural disaster in history.[2][3] The Ishinomori Manga Museum was damaged and would re-open in late 2012, a year and a half after the disaster.[4] Home video sales of anime DVDs in Japan between December 27, 2010 and June 26, 2011 were worth 19.6 billion yen, representing 18.8 of the DVD market; sales of Blu-ray Discs in the same period were worth 17.1 billion yen, representing 57% of the Blu-ray Disc market.[5]
Awards and praise[edit]
The Tokyo Anime Award for best movie was awarded to From Up on Poppy Hill, the award for best television series was given to Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Tiger & Bunny. The OVA award was given to Mobile Suit Gundam UC.[6] Puella Magi Madoka Magica has won numerous awards in 2011, including Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize in the Animation Division, the second television program to win that award.[7]
At the Mainichi Film Awards, the Animation Film Award was won by Hotarubi no Mori e and the Ōfuji Noburō Award by 663114. From Up on Poppy Hill won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Internationally, Children Who Chase Lost Voices was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
Anime News Network's editor picks, the two series of the year were Angel Beats! and Bunny Drop with Hana-Saku Iroha and Cross Game as runners-up. The two picks for movie of the year were Summer Wars and Evangelion: 2.22.[1]
Releases[edit]
Films[edit]
A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2011.
| Release date | English title | Japanese title | Director | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 22 | Hybrid Deka | Hybrid Deka | FROGMAN[citation needed] | |
| January 29 | Shouwa Monogatari | Showa Monogatari | Masahiro Murakami | Wao World |
| February 26 | Macross Frontier the Movie: The Wings of Goodbye | Gekijōban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa | Shoji Kawamori | Satelight |
| March 5 | Bannō Yasai Ninninman[a] | Bannō Yasai Ninninman | Masayuki Yoshihara | P.A. Works |
| March 5 | Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels[b] | Doraemon: Shin Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan - Habatake Tenshi-tachi | Yukiyo Teramoto | Shin-Ei Animation |
| March 5 | Kizuna Ichigeki[c] | Kizuna Ichigeki | Mitsuru Hongo | Ascension |
| March 5 | O-jii-san no Lamp[d] | O-jii-san no Lamp | Teiichi Takiguchi | TMS Entertainment |
| March 5 | Tansuwarashi[e] | Tansuwarashi | Kazuchika Kise | Production I.G |
| March 12 | Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan | Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan | Masaya Fujimori | Ajia-do |
| March 19 | One Piece 3D: Strawhat Chase[f] | One Piece 3D: Mugiwara Chase | Hiroyuki Satoh | Toei Animation |
| March 19 | Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World | Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana | Takashi Otsuka | Toei Animation |
| March 19 | Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!![g] | Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!! | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation |
| March 26 | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D[h] | Kōkaku Kidōtai STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society | Kenji Kamiyama | Production I.G |
| April 2 | Xi AVANT | Xi AVANT | Kenji Kamiyama | Production I.G[citation needed] |
| April 9 | Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence | Meitantei Conan: Chinmoku no Quarter | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Tokyo Movie |
| April 16 | Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy | Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Ōgon no Spy Daisakusen | Sōichi Masui | Shin-Ei Animation |
| April 29 | Legend of the Millennium Dragon | Onigamiden | Hirotsugu Kawasaki | Pierrot |
| April 29 | Tōfu Kozō | Tōfu Kozō | Gisaburō Sugii | Lapiz[citation needed] |
| May 7 | Children Who Chase Lost Voices | Hoshi o Ou Kodomo | Makoto Shinkai | CoMix Wave Films |
| May 16 | Muybridge's Strings | Muybridge no Ito | Koji Yamamura | |
| May 17 | Tatsumi | Tatsumi | Eric Khoo[citation needed] | |
| May 28 | Buddha: The Great Departure | Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku | Kozo Morishita | Toei Animation, Tezuka Productions |
| June 4 | Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings: The Last Party | Sengoku Basara - The Last Party | Kazuya Nomura | Production I.G |
| June 4 | Treasure Hunting[i] | Takara Sagashi | Studio Ghibli | |
| June 13 | Appleseed XIII: Tartaros[j] | Appleseed Sātīn ~Yuigon~ | Takayuki Hamana | TMS Jinni's, Production I.G |
| June 18 | Towanoquon[k] | Towanoquon | Umanosuke Iida | Bones |
| June 19 | Heaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork | Sora no Otoshimono: Tokei-jikake no Angeloid | Hisashi Saito, Tetsuya Yanagisawa | AIC A.S.T.A. |
| July 2 | Go! Anpanman: Rescue! Kokorin and the Star of Miracles | Soreike! Anpanman: Sukue! Kokorin to Kiseki no Hoshi | Hiroyuki Yano | Tokyo Movie |
| July 2 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Sei-Naru Hoshi | Kazuya Murata | Bones |
| July 15 | The Tibetan Dog | Tibet Inu Monogatari: Kin'iro no Dao Jie | Masayuki Kojima | Madhouse[citation needed] |
| July 16 | From Up On Poppy Hill | Kokuriko-Zaka Kara | Goro Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli |
| July 16 | Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram[l] | Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Shiroki Eiyū Reshiram | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM, Inc. Production I.G, Xebec |
| July 16 | Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom[m] | Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Kuroki Eiyū Zekrom | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM, Inc. Production I.G, Xebec |
| July 18 | Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison | Gekijōban Naruto: Blood Prison | Masahiko Murata | Pierrot |
| July 26 | Tekken: Blood Vengeance | Tekken Blood Vengeance | Yōichi Mōri | Digital Frontier |
| July 30 | Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World | Gekijō-ban Heart no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Wonder World | Hideaki Oba | Asahi Production |
| August 14 | The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! | The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! | Shunsuke Tada | M.S.C, Production I.G |
| August 27 | Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth | Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven Is a Place on Earth | Hideto Komori | Manglobe |
| August 27 | Magister Negi Magi: Anime Final | Mahō Sensei Negima! Anime Final | Akiyuki Simbo | Shaft |
| September 3 | Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion | Marudukku Sukuranburu Nenshō | Susumu Kudo | GoHands |
| September 10 | A Letter to Momo | Momo e no Tegami | Hiroyuki Okiura | Production I.G |
| September 17 | Hotarubi no Mori e | Hotarubi no Mori e | Takahiro Ōmori | Brain's Base |
| October 1 | The Princess and the Pilot | Toaru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku | Jun Shishido | Madhouse |
| October 24 | Appleseed XIII: Ouranos[n] | Appleseed Sātīn ~Yogen~ | Takayuki Hamana | TMS Jinni's, Production I.G |
| October 28 | Hal's Flute[o] | Hal no Fue | Hiroshi Kawamata | TMS Entertainment |
| October 29 | Suite PreCure: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts! | Eiga Suite Precure: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Melody | Yoko Ikeda | Toei Animation |
| November 19 | Scryed Alteration I Tao[p] | Scryed Alteration Tao | Goro Taniguchi | Sunrise |
| November 19 | Un-Go episode:0 Inga chapter | Un-Go episode:0 Inga-ron | Seiji Mizushima | Bones |
| December 3 | K-On! Movie | K-On! | Naoko Yamada | Kyoto Animation |
| December 17 | Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki | Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki | Ryûichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki | Robot, Shirogumi Inc. |
| December 23 | Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Griffon | Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Griffon | Yoshikazu Miyao | OLM, Inc. |
Television series[edit]
A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2011.
| Release date | English title | Japanese title | Director | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6 | A Thirty-Year Old's Health and Physical Education | 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku | Mankyū | Gathering |
| April 7 | A-Channel | A-Channel | Manabu Ono | Studio Gokumi |
| April 8 | Abnormal Physiology Seminar | Hen Semi | Takao Kato | Xebec |
| April 11 | Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day | Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai. | Tatsuyuki Nagai | A-1 Pictures |
| June 3 | Appleseed XIII | Appleseed XIII | Takayuki Hamana | Various |
| April 14 | Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Hidan no Aria | Takashi Watanabe | J.C. Staff |
| April 10 | Astarotte's Toy | Astarotte no Omocha! | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Diomedéa |
| October 11 | B-Daman Crossfire | Cross Fight B-Daman | Yoshinori Odaka | SynergySP |
| July 7 | Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts 2 | Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Ni! | Shin Ōnuma | Silver Link |
| February 13 | Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge | Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge | Mitsuo Hashimoto | TMS Entertainment |
| October 1 | Bakuman. 2 | Bakuman. 2 | Kenichi Kasai, Noriaki Akitaya | J.C. Staff |
| April 4 | Battle Girls: Time Paradox | Sengoku Otome - Momoiro Paradox | Hideki Okamoto | TMS Entertainment |
| September 18 | Battle Spirits: Heroes | Battle Spirits: Heroes | Akira Nishimori, Masaki Watanabe | Sunrise |
| January 9 | Beelzebub | Beelzebub | Yoshihiro Takamoto | Pierrot+ |
| October 8 | Ben-To | Ben-To | Shin Itagaki | David Production |
| April 3 | Beyblade: Metal Fury | Metal Fight Beyblade 4D | Kunihisa Sugishima | SynergySP |
| July 1 | Blade | Blade | Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Madhouse |
| July 7 | Blood-C | Blood-C | Tsutomu Mizushima | Production I.G |
| April 17 | Blue Exorcist | Ao no Exorcist | Tensai Okamura | A-1 Pictures |
| April 11 | A Bridge to the Starry Skies | Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi | Takenori Mihara | Doga Kobo |
| July 7 | Bunny Drop | Usagi Drop | Kanta Kamei | Production I.G |
| April 14 | [C] – The Money of Soul and Possibility Control | [C] – The Money of Soul and Possibility Control | Kenji Nakamura | Tatsunoko Production |
| January 8 | Cardfight!! Vanguard | Cardfight!! Vanguard | Hatsuki Tsuji | Studio Sakimakura, TMS Entertainment |
| October 10 | Chibi Devi! | Chibi Devi! | Maki Kamitani | SynergySP |
| October 4 | Chihayafuru | Chihayafuru | Morio Asaka | Madhouse |
| July 3 | Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth - The Animation | Ikoku Meiro no Croisée | Kenji Yasuda | Satelight |
| October 1 | C Cube | C Cube | Shin Ōnuma | Silver Link |
| July 8 | A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives | Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi | Takashi Yamamoto | ZEXCS |
| January 11 | DD Fist of the North Star | DD Hokuto no Ken | Kajio | Ajia-do Animation Works |
| April 16 | Deadman Wonderland | Deadman Wonderland | Koichi Hatsumi | Manglobe |
| October 2 | Digimon Fusion: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time | Digimon Xros Wars: Toki o Kakeru Shōnen Hunter-tachi | Yukio Kaizawa | Toei Animation |
| April 2 | Dog Days | Dog Days | Keizou Kusakawa | Seven Arcs |
| June 28 | Double-J | Double-J | Azuma Tani | DLE |
| January 10 | Dragon Crisis! | Dragon Crisis! | Hideki Tachibana | Studio Deen |
| January 6 | Dream Eater Merry | Yumekui Merry | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | J.C. Staff |
| April 2 | Duel Masters Victory | Duel Masters Victory | ||
| July 9 | The Everyday Tales of a Cat God | Nekogami Yaoyorozu | Hiroaki Sakurai | AIC Plus+ |
| October 1 | Fate/Zero | Fate/Zero | Ei Aoki | Ufotable |
| April 4 | Fireball Charming | Fireball Charming | Wataru Arakawa | TMS Jinni's |
| January 13 | Fractale | Fractale | Yutaka Yamamoto | A-1 Pictures |
| January 8 | Freezing | Freezing | Takashi Watanabe | A.C.G.T |
| April 1 | Fujilog[q] | Fujilog | Shigeo Shichiji | Uzupiyo Guraphics |
| October 9 | Future Diary | Mirai Nikki | Naoto Hosoda | Asread |
| July 2 | Ganbare!! Nattō-san | Ganbare!! Nattō-san | Kachidoki Studio[citation needed] | |
| October 12 | gdgd Fairies | gdgd Fairies | Kōtarō Ishidate | Bouncy[citation needed] |
| April 7 | Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up | Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Brain's Base |
| April 4 | Gintama' | Gintama' | Yoichi Fujita | Sunrise |
| January 7 | Gosick | Gosick | Hitoshi Nanba | Bones |
| April 14 | Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl | Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko | Akiyuki Simbo Yukihiro Miyamoto |
Shaft |
| October 13 | Guilty Crown | Guilty Crown | Tetsuro Araki, Toshiaki Yamashita | Production I.G |
| April 5 | Kaiji: Against All Rules | Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen | Yuzo Sato | Madhouse |
| October 6 | Haganai: I don't have many friends | Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai | Hisashi Saito | AIC Build |
| April 3 | Hanasaku Iroha - Blossoms for Tomorrow | Hanasaku Iroha | Masahiro Ando | P.A.Works |
| April 6 | Happy Kappy | Happy Kappy | Takuya Minezawa[citation needed] | |
| April 12 | Hato no Oyomesan | Hato no Oyomesan | DLE[citation needed] | |
| July 2 | Heaven's Memo Pad | Kami-sama no Memo-chō | Katsushi Sakurabi | J.C. Staff |
| November 28 | High Score | High Score | Hajime Kurihara | DLE[citation needed] |
| April 12 | Honto ni Atta! Reibai-Sensei | Honto ni Atta! Reibai-Sensei | Azuma Tani | DLE[citation needed] |
| October 1 | Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere | Kyōkai Senjō no Horizon | Manabu Ono | Sunrise |
| January 13 | Wandering Son | Hourou Musuko | Ei Aoki | AIC |
| October 2 | Hunter × Hunter | Hunter × Hunter | Hiroshi Koujina | Madhouse |
| April 7 | Hyouge Mono | Hyouge Mono | Kōichi Mashimo | Bee Train |
| July 7 | The Idolmaster | The Idolmaster | Atsushi Nishigori | A-1 Pictures |
| May 4 | Inazuma Eleven GO | Inazuma Eleven GO | Katsuhito Akiyama | OLM, Inc. |
| January 6 | Infinite Stratos | Infinite Stratos | Yasuhito Kikuchi | 8-Bit |
| June 10 | Inumarudashi— | Inumarudashi— | Gathering[citation needed] | |
| January 10 | Is This a Zombie? | Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? | Takaomi Kanasaki | Studio Deen |
| April 9 | Jewelpet Sunshine | Jewelpet Sunshine | Takayuki Inagaki | Studio Comet |
| December 29 | Justeen | Justeen | Yukio Nishimoto | AIC[citation needed] |
| July 5 | Kamisama Dolls | Kamisama Dolls | Seiji Kishi | Brain's Base |
| June 6 | Kayoe! Chūgaku | Kayoe! Chūgaku | Taketo Shinkai | DLE |
| January 4 | Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season | Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season | Hiro Kaburagi | Production I.G |
| October 14 | Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing | Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam | Koichi Chigira | Gonzo |
| March 2 | Little Battlers eXperience | Danball Senki | Naohito Takahashi | OLM, Inc. |
| January 10 | Level E | Level E | Toshiyuki Kato | David Production, Pierrot |
| February 20 | Mai no Mahō to Katei no Hi | Mai no Mahō to Katei no Hi | Masayuki Yoshihara | P.A. Works |
| October 1 | Majikoi - Oh! Samurai Girls | Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!! | Keitaro Motonaga | Lerche |
| October 4 | Maken-Ki! Battling Venus | Maken-Ki! | Koichi Ohata | AIC Spirits |
| July 10 | Manyū Hiken-chō | Manyū Hiken-chō | Hiraku Kaneko | Hoods Entertainment |
| April 7 | Maria Holic Alive | Maria Holic Alive | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomokazu Tokoro |
Shaft |
| October 4 | Mashiroiro Symphony - The color of lovers | Mashiroiro Symphony - The color of lovers | Eiji Suganuma | Manglobe |
| July 7 | Mayo Chiki! | Mayo Chiki! | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Feel |
| January 8 | Mitsudomoe Zōryōchū! | Mitsudomoe Zōryōchū! | Masahiko Ohta | Bridge |
| October 9 | Mobile Suit Gundam AGE | Kidō Senshi Gundam AGE | Susumu Yamaguchi | Sunrise |
| July 1 | MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airū-mura G | MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airū-mura G | Benpineko, Koutarou Yamawaki | DLE[citation needed] |
| July 5 | Morita-san wa Mukuchi[r] | Morita-san wa Mukuchi | Naotaka Hayashi | Studio Gram[8] |
| April 25 | Drucker in the Dug-Out[9] | Moshi Kōkō Yakyū no Joshi Manager ga Drucker no "Management" o Yondara (Moshidora) | Takayuki Hamana | Production I.G |
| July 15 | The Mystic Archives of Dantalian | Dantalian no Shoka (Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian) | Yutaka Uemura | Gainax, Anime R |
| July 4 | Natsume's Book of Friends | Natsume Yūjin-Chō San | Takahiro Ōmori | Brain's Base |
| April 2 | Nichijou - My Ordinary Life | Nichijō | Tatsuya Ishihara | Kyoto Animation |
| November 6 | Nihon Omoshiro Mukashi Banashi | Nihon Omoshiro Mukashi Banashi | Katsunari Mochizuki | Crossphere[citation needed] |
| March 28 | Ninja Boy Rantaro | Nintama Rantaro | Tsutomu Shibayama | Ajia-do, Gakken |
| July 7 | No. 6 | No. 6 | Kenji Nagasaki | Bones |
| July 3 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital | Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyō | Michio Fukuda | Studio Deen |
| July 6 | Nyanpire The Animation | Nyanpire The Animation | Takahiro Yoshimatsu | Gonzo |
| April 18 | Good Morning Ninja Team Gatchaman | Ohayō Ninja-Tai Gatchaman | Hisayuki Toriumi | Tama Production, Tatsunoko Production |
| January 8 | Because I Don't Like My Big Brother At All--!! | Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne—!! | Keitaro Motonaga | ZEXCS |
| January 7 | Otona Joshi no Anime Time | Otona Joshi no Anime Time | Hiroshi Kawamata | The Answer Studio |
| September 25 | Peeping Life - The Perfect Extension - | Peeping Life - The Perfect Extension - | Ryōichi Mori | CoMix Wave Films |
| July 7 | Penguindrum | Mawaru Penguindrum | Kunihiko Ikuhara | Brain's Base |
| October 6 | Persona 4 The Animation | Persona 4 The Animation | Seiji Kishi | AIC A.S.T.A. |
| October 2 | Phi-Brain - Puzzle of God | Phi-Brain - Kami no Puzzle | Junichi Sato | Sunrise |
| April 9 | Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream | Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream | Masakazu Hishida | Tatsunoko Production |
| April 12 | Pū-Neko | Pū-Neko | DLE[citation needed] | |
| January 1 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Simbo | Shaft |
| April 11 | The Qwaser of Stigmata II | Seikon no Qwaser II | Hiraku Kaneko | Hoods Entertainment |
| July 9 | R-15 | R-15 | Munenori Nawa | AIC |
| April 10 | Put It All in the Ring 1: World Tournament Chapter | Ring ni Kakero 1: Sekai Taikai-hen | Hiroshi Ikehata | Toei Animation |
| April 12 | Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan | Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan | Benpineko | DLE[citation needed] |
| January 4 | Rio - Rainbow Gate! | Rio - Rainbow Gate! | Takao Kato | Xebec[citation needed] |
| July 1 | Ro-Kyu-Bu! | Ro-Kyu-Bu! | Keizou Kusakawa | Project No.9, Studio Blanc. |
| July 2 | Sacred Seven | Sacred Seven | Yoshimitsu Ohashi | Sunrise |
| April 8 | Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - The World's Greatest First Love[s] | Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi | Chiaki Kon | Studio Deen |
| October 3 | Sengoku Paradise Kiwami | Sengoku Paradise Kiwami | Katsuya Kikuchi | Debris Sapporo, LMD, Milky Cartoon |
| October 7 | Shakugan no Shana III (Final) | Shakugan no Shana III (Final) | Takashi Watanabe | J.C. Staff |
| March 26 – | Shiawase Haitatsu Taneko | Shiawase Haitatsu Taneko | Kachidoki Studio[citation needed] | |
| September 3 | Shimanchu MiRiKa | Shimanchu MiRiKa | Kyuma Oshita | Soratia[citation needed] |
| April 7 | Sket Dance | Sket Dance | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Tatsunoko Production |
| April 15 | Sockie's Frontier Quest | Sockie's Frontier Quest | Kyō Yatate[citation needed] | |
| April 8 | Softenni! | Softenni! | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Xebec |
| September 26 | Squid Girl Season 2 | Shinryaku!? Ika Musume | Tsutomu Mizushima | Diomedéa |
| April 3 | Steins;Gate | Steins;Gate | Hiroshi Hamasaki, Takuya Satō, Tomoki Kobayashi | White Fox |
| February 6 | Suite Pretty Cure | Suite Precure | Munehisa Sakai | Toei Animation |
| April 3 | Suzy's Zoo: A Day with Witzy | Suzy's Zoo Daisuki! Witzy | Hidekazu Ohara | Digital Media Lab |
| October 3 | Tamayura - Hitotose | Tamayura - Hitotose | Junichi Sato | TYO Animations |
| July 29 | Thundercats (2011) | Thundercats | Sean Song, Yoshiharu Ashino | Studio 4°C, Jumondo,[10] Asahi Production[11] |
| April 2 | Tiger & Bunny | Tiger & Bunny | Keiichi Satō | Sunrise |
| October 26 | Tobidase! Dokan-kun | Tobidase! Dokan-kun | DLE[citation needed] | |
| April 4 | Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō | Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō | Mankyū | Gathering |
| April 3 | Toriko | Toriko | Akifumi Zako, Hidehito Ueda | Toei Animation |
| April 2 | Hamtaro | Tottoko Hamtarō Dechu | TMS Entertainment | |
| July 4 | Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise | Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel: Kyun Kyun Tokimeki Paradise!! | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | J.C. Staff |
| October 13 | Un-Go | Un-Go | Seiji Mizushima | Bones |
| July 2 | Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000% | Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000% | Yuu Kou | A-1 Pictures |
| September 3 | Wagnaria!! 2 | Working'!! | Atsushi Ootsuki | A-1 Pictures |
| April 3 | We Without Wings - Under the Innocent Sky | Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai | Shinji Ushiro | Nomad |
| April 12 | Weekly Shimakō | Shūkan Shimakō | Frogman | DLE[citation needed] |
| January 7 | Wolverine | Wolverine | Hiroshi Aoyama, Rintaro | Madhouse |
| April 11 | The World God Only Knows Season Two | Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai II | Shigehito Takayanagi | Manglobe |
| April 1 | X-Men | X-Men | Fuminori Kizaki | Madhouse |
| December 17 | Yakimochi Caprice | Yakimochi Caprice[citation needed] | ||
| October 3 | You and Me. | Kimi to Boku | Mamoru Kanbe | J.C. Staff |
| April 8 | You're Being Summoned, Azazel | Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san | Tsutomu Mizushima | Production I.G |
| April 11 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Satoshi Kuwabara | Gallop |
| July 4 | Yuruyuri: Happy Go Lily | Yuruyuri | Masahiko Ohta | Doga Kobo |
OVAs & Specials[edit]
A list of original video animations (OVAs), original net animations (ONAs), original animation DVDs (OADs), and specials released between 1 January and 31 December 2011. Titles listed are named after their series if their associated OVA, special, etc. was not named separately.
| Release date | English title | Japanese title | Type | Director | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23 | Ah! My Goddess: Together Forever | Ah! My Goddess: Itsumo Futari de | OVA | Hiroaki Gohda | AIC |
| January 8 | Armored Trooper Votoms: Alone Again | Sōkō Kihei Votoms: Koei Futatabi | OVA | Kazuyoshi Takeuchi | Sunrise, The Answer Studio. |
| August 26 | Astarotte's Toy! EX | Astarotte no Omocha! | OVA | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Diomedéa |
| July 20 | Baby Princess 3D Paradise 0 [Love] | Baby Princess 3D Paradise 0 [Love] | OVA | Takayuki Inagaki | Studio Comet |
| February 23 | Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts - Festival | Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Matsuri | OVA | Shin Ōnuma | Silver Link |
| December 16 | Black Jack Final | Black Jack Final | OVA | Masayoshi Nishida, Satoshi Kuwabara | Tezuka Productions |
| March 30 | Blessing of the Campanella | Shukufuku no Campanella | OVA | Shinji Ushiro | AIC |
| October 26 | Blue Exorcist: Kuro Runs Away From Home | Ao no Exorcist: Kuro no Iede | OVA | Tensai Okamura | A-1 Pictures |
| September 22 | Busou Shinki: Moon Angel | Busou Shinki: Moon Angel | ONA | Masayuki Kojima, Satoshi Shigeta | Kinema Citrus, TNK |
| December 22 | Busō Chūgakusei Basket Army | Busō Chūgakusei Basket Army | ONA | Romanov Higa | Asread, Studio RF |
| August 14 | Carnival Phantasm | Carnival Phantasm | OVA | Seiji Kishi | Lerche |
| June 15 | Cat Planet Cuties | Asobi ni Ikuyo! | OVA | Yōichi Ueda | AIC Plus+ |
| August 11 | Copihan | Copihan | ONA | Takashi Hamada | Gonzo[citation needed] |
| October 8 | Deadman Wonderland: Red Knife Wielder | Deadman Wonderland | OVA | Koichi Hatsumi | Manglobe |
| April 16 | Detective Conan Magic File 2011 "The Niigata-Tokyo Souvenir Capriccio" | Meitantei Conan Magic File 2011 ～Niigata ~ Tōkyō Omiyage Kapurichio～ | OVA | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Tokyo Movie |
| December 17 | Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock | Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock | Special | Yoshihiro Ueda | Toei Animation |
| November 11 | Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans | Dragon Ball: Super Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku | OVA | Yoshihiro Ueda | Toei Animation |
| May 14 | Everlasting Heart | Kimi to Boku | ONA[citation needed] | ||
| April 15 | Fairy Tail: Welcome to Fairy Hills! | Fairy Tail: Yōkoso Fairy Hills! | OVA | Shinji Ishihira | A-1 Pictures, Satelight |
| December 31 | Fate/Prototype | Fate/Prototype | OVA | Seiji Kishi | Lerche |
| April 7 | Five Numbers! | Norageki! | OVA | Hiroaki Ando | Sunrise |
| February 26 | Fortune Arterial | Fortune Arterial | OVA | Munenori Nawa | Feel, ZEXCS |
| January 21 | Golden Kids | Golden Kids | ONA | Takayuki Hamana | Shirogumi Inc.[12] |
| January 28 | .hack//Quantum | .hack//Quantum | OVA | Masaki Tachibana | Kinema Citrus |
| August 5 | Hakuōki: A Memory of Snow Flowers | Hakuōki Sekkaroku | OVA | Osamu Yamasaki | Studio Deen |
| July 27 | Hellsing: The Dawn | Hellsing: The Dawn | OVA | Graphinica | |
| October 29 | Hidamari Sketch × SP | Hidamari Sketch X SP | Special | Akiyuki Simbo | Shaft |
| April 26 | Highschool of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead | Highschool of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead | OVA | Tetsuro Araki | Madhouse |
| July 21 | Higurashi: When They Cry - Kira | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira | OVA | Hideki Tachibana | Studio Deen |
| February 1 | Wish Upon the Pleiades | Hōkago no Pleiades | ONA | Shouji Saeki | Gainax |
| December 21 | A Bridge to the Starry Skies | Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi | OVA | Takenori Mihara | Doga Kobo |
| November 12 | Ikki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku | Ikki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku | OVA | Rion Kujo | Arms |
| November 25 | Infinite Stratos Encore: Sextet of Burning Love | Infinite Stratos Encore: Koi ni Kogareru Rokujūsō | OVA | Yasuhito Kikuchi | 8-Bit |
| June 10 | Is This a Zombie? | Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? | OVA | Takaomi Kanasaki | Studio Deen |
| December 10 | A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives | Itsuka Tenma no Kuro-Usagi | OVA | Takashi Yamamoto | ZEXCS |
| September 21 | Kamisama Dolls | Kamisama Dolls | OVA | Seiji Kishi | Brain's Base |
| March 31 | Kämpfer | Kämpfer für die Liebe | Special | Yasuhiro Kuroda | Nomad |
| May 25 | Katteni Kaizō | Katteni Kaizō | OVA | Akiyuki Simbo | Shaft Naoyuki Tatsuwa |
| October 6 | Kimezō no Kimarimonku Ja Kimaranee. Featuring Sabu-Otoko | Kimezō no Kimarimonku Ja Kimaranee. Featuring Sabu-Otoko | ONA | Yōsuke Suzuki | Shin-Ei Animation[citation needed] |
| January 21 | Kodomo no Jikan: Kodomo no Natsu Jikan | Kodomo no Jikan: Kodomo no Natsu Jikan | OVA | Eiji Suganuma | Studio Barcelona |
| December 6 | Kyousogiga | Kyousogiga | ONA | Rie Matsumoto | Toei Animation |
| November 25 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky | Eiyū Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki The Animation | OVA | Masaki Tachibana | Kinema Citrus |
| December 2 | Lupin III: Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid | Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin Eien no Mermaid | Special | Teiichi Takiguchi | TMS Entertainment |
| March 3 | The Magic of Chocolate | Chocolate no Mahō | OVA | Shinichiro Kimura | SynergySP[citation needed] |
| December 16 | MAJOR: World Series Hen - Yume no Shunkan e | MAJOR: World Series Hen - Yume no Shunkan e | OVA | Toshinori Fukushima | OLM, Inc. |
| February 26 | Morita-san wa Mukuchi | Morita-san wa Mukuchi | OVA | Naotaka Hayashi | Studio Gram |
| March 29 | Nana to Kaoru | Nana to Kaoru | OVA | Hideki Okamoto | AIC Plus+ |
| March 12 | Nichijou Episode 0 | Nichijou no 0-wa | OVA | Tatsuya Ishihara | Kyoto Animation |
| December 1 | One Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap Coaster | One Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap Coaster | Special | Toei Animation[citation needed] | |
| April 28 | Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox | Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox | OVA | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Gainax |
| August 1 | Pikachu no Summer Bridge Story | Pikachu no Summer Bridge Story | Special | Kunihiko Yuyama[citation needed] | |
| February 3 | Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl Tokubetsuhen | Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl Tokubetsuhen | Special | OLM, Inc.[citation needed] | |
| March 25 | Saiyuki Gaiden | Saiyuki Gaiden | OVA | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Anpro |
| February 23 | Supernatural the Animation | Supernatural the Animation | OVA | Atsuko Ishizuka, Shigeyuki Miya | Madhouse |
| December 21 | Toradora!: The True Meaning of Bento | Toradora!: Bentou no Gokui | OVA | Tatsuyuki Nagai | J.C. Staff |
Deaths[edit]
- April 17 - Osamu Dezaki, film director, screenwriter
- July 23 - Toyoo Ashida, director, character designer, animator, animation director, screenwriter
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Part of the Young Animator Training Project
- ^ 3D Remake of the 1986 film Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops
- ^ Part of the Young Animator Training Project
- ^ Part of the Young Animator Training Project
- ^ Part of the Young Animator Training Project
- ^ Part of a double feature with Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!!
- ^ Part of a double feature with One Piece 3D: Strawhat Chase
- ^ 3D version of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
- ^ One of several short films that air at the Ghibli Museum
- ^ Compilation film
- ^ Series of six short films
- ^ One of two versions of the fourteenth Pokemon film
- ^ One of two versions of the fourteenth Pokemon film
- ^ Compilation film
- ^ Part of Yanase Takashi Theater[citation needed]
- ^ Compilation film
- ^ Its sequel, Fujilog 2, began airing in October of the same year.[citation needed][citation needed]
- ^ Its sequel, Morita-san wa Mukuchi 2, began airing in October of the same year[citation needed]
- ^ Its sequel, Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi 2, began airing in October of the same year.[citation needed]
References[edit]
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- ^ Victoria Kim (21 March 2011). "Japan damage could reach $235 billion, World Bank estimates". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2011-04-14. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Ishinomori Mangattan Museum re-opens after 2011 tsunami". Helen McCarthy. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Anime Makes Up 57% of Blu-Ray Sales in Japan in 1st Half of 2011". Anime News Network. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ "Poppy Hill, Madoka Magica, Tiger & Bunny Win Tokyo Anime Fair's Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Madoka Magica, Saturn Apartments Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "Moritasan wa Mukuchi on Crunchyroll!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
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- ^ "制作実績 ｜ 株式会社 旭プロダクション". asahi-pro.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "白組 OFFICIAL WEBSITE". 2014-07-18. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
External links[edit]
- Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb