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