2013 in anime


Events in 2013 in anime.

Accolades

Internationally, Patema Inverted and The Wind Rises were nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film. The Wind Rises was also in competition for the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. The Wind Rises won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The Wind Rises and A Letter to Momo have been nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature at the 41st Annie Awards. The Wind Rises has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Possessions has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards.

Releases

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2013.
Release dateTitleStudioDirectorRunning time NotesRef
Death BilliardsMadhouseYuzuru Tachikawa25
Little Witch AcademiaTriggerYoh Yoshinari26
'Toei AnimationMasahiro Hosoda85
'ShaftAkiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto		130

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2013.
First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
– Mangirl!13Doga KoboNobuaki Nakanishi-
– Ai Mai Mi13SevenItsuki Imazaki-
– Encouragement of Climb128-BitYusuke YamamotoYama no Susume-
– Cuticle Detective Inaba12ZexcsSusumu NitsukawaCuticle Tantei Inaba-
– AKB0048 next stage13SatelightShōji Kawamori
Yoshimasa Hiraike		-
– Da Capo III13Kazami Gakuen Kōshiki Dōga-buKen'ichi Ishikura-
– '13Studio DeenMitsue YamazakiHakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun-
– Maoyu12ArmsTakeo TakahashiMaoyū Maō Yūsha-
– Ishida & Asakura12Dax Production
Hotline		Pippuya-
– Love Live!13SunriseTakahiko Kyōgoku-
– '13FeelKeiichiro Kawaguchi-
– Oreshura13A-1 PicturesKanta Kamei-
– Senran Kagura12Animation Studio ArtlandTakashi Watanabe-
– Amnesia12Brain's BaseYoshimitsu Ohashi-
– Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman12TMS EntertainmentHirofumi Ogura-
– Unlimited Psychic Squad12ManglobeShishō IgarashiThe Unlimited: Hyōbu Kyōsuke-
– Senyu12Liden Films
Ordet		Yutaka Yamamoto-
– Silver Spoon 11A-1 PicturesTomohiko Itō
Kotomi Deai		Gin no Saji-
– GJ Club12Doga KoboYoshiyuki FujiwaraGJ-bu-
– Tamako Market12Kyoto AnimationNaoko Yamada-
– Chihayafuru 225MadhouseMorio Asaka
– Haganai NEXT12AIC BuildToru KitahataBoku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Next-
– Kotoura-san12AIC ClassicMasahiko Ohta-
– Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?10DiomedéaKeizō Kusakawa
Yasutaka Yamamoto		Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sō Desu yo?-
– Sasami-san@Ganbaranai12ShaftAkiyuki Shinbo-
– Vividred Operation12A-1 PicturesKazuhiro Takamura-
– Beast Saga38SynergySPKatsumi Ono-
– '59TMS EntertainmentHatsuki Tsuji-
– DokiDoki! PreCure49Toei AnimationGō Koga-
– Straight Title Robot Anime12Kōtarō Ishidate
Toru Nakano		-
– Red Data Girl12P.A.WorksToshiya ShinoharaRDG Red Data Girl-
– DD Fist of the North Star13Ajia-do Animation WorksAkitaro Daichi-
– Karneval13ManglobeEiji Suganuma-
– Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE 2000%13A-1 PicturesYuu Kou
Yūki Ukai		-
– '13BridgeSeiji Kishi-
– The Devil Is a Part-Timer!13White FoxNaoto HosodaHataraku Maō-sama!-
– Majestic Prince24Doga Kobo
Orange		Keitaro Motonaga
– The Severing Crime Edge13Studio GokumiYūji YamaguchiDansai Bunri no Crime Edge-
– Samurai Bride12ArmsKOBUNHyakka Ryōran-
– The Flowers of Evil13ZexcsHiroshi NagahamaAku no Hana-
– My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected13Brain's BaseAi YoshimuraYahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.-
– Photo Kano13MadhouseAkitoshi Yokoyama-
– Baku Tech! Bakugan Gachi39Shogakukan Music & Digital EntertainmentJunji Nishimura-
– Danchi Tomoo78Shogakukan Music & Digital EntertainmentAyumu Watanabe-
– Date A Live12AIC Plus+Keitaro Motonaga-
– Duel Masters Victory V351Takao Kato-
– Haitai Nanafa13PassioneHiroshi Kimura-
– Jewelpet Happiness52Studio CometHiroaki Sakurai-
– '13GonzoKenichi YataniZettai Bōei Leviathan-
– Muromi-san13Tatsunoko ProductionTatsuya YoshiharaNamiuchigiwa no Muromi-san-
– '51Tatsunoko ProductionMasakazu Hishida-
– '51Toei AnimationToshinori Fukuzawa-
– Attack on Titan25Wit StudioTetsurō ArakiShingeki no Kyojin
– Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet13Production I.GKazuya MurataSuisei no Gargantia-
– Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai.13A-1 PicturesHiroyuki Kanbe-
– Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san Z13Production I.GTsutomu Mizushima-
– Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W12XebecTsuyoshi Nagasawa-
– '12ManglobeMasashi Kudo-
– Mushibugyo26Seven Arcs PicturesTakayuki Hamana-
– '12Satelight
JM Animation		Kenji Yasuda
Woo Hyun Park		Arata Kangatari-
– Sparrow's Hotel12HotlineTetsuji Nakamura-
– Yuyushiki12Kinema CitrusKaori-
– Aiura12Liden FilmsRyōsuke Nakamura-
– A Certain Scientific Railgun S24J.C.StaffTatsuyuki NagaiToaru Kagaku no Railgun S
– Valvrave the Liberator12SunriseKō MatsuoKakumeiki Valvrave-
– The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.12J.C.StaffYōhei SuzukiHentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko.-
– Kingdom 39PierrotJun Kamiya-
– Dog & Scissors12GonzoYukio TakahashiInu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyō-
– Brothers Conflict12Brain's BaseAtsushi Matsumoto-
– Gifū Dōdō!! Kanetsugu to Keiji25Studio DeenBob Shirahata-
– Senyu 12Liden Films
Ordet		Yutaka Yamamoto-
– '12TYO AnimationsJunichi Sato-
– Chronicles of the Going Home Club12NomadHikaru SatoKitakubu Katsudō Kiroku-
– '13LercheSeiji Kishi-
– Free!12Kyoto Animation
Animation Do		Hiroko Utsumi-
– '13Studio DeenMamoru Hatekayama-
– Senki Zesshō Symphogear G13SatelightKatsumi Ono-
– Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C³13GainaxMasayoshi Kawajiri-
– Love Lab13Doga KoboMasahiko Ohta-
– Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS13Project No.9Tetsuya Yanagisawa-
– Servant × Service13A-1 PicturesYasutaka Yamamoto-
– Day Break Illusion13AICKeizō KusakawaGen'ei o Kakeru Taiyō-
– Kin-iro Mosaic12Studio GokumiTensho-
– Sunday Without God12MadhouseYūji KumazawaKami-sama no Inai Nichiyōbi-
– Blood Lad10Brain's BaseShigeyuki Miya-
– Devils and Realist12Doga KoboChiaki KonMakai Ōji: Devils and Realist-
– The Eccentric Family13P.A.WorksMasayuki YoshiharaUchōten Kazoku-
– Fantasista Doll12Hoods EntertainmentHisashi Saitō-
– '13Production I.GTsutomu Mizushima-
– High School DxD New12TNKTetsuya Yanagisawa-
– ' 13Studio DeenMitsue YamazakiHakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun-
– No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!12Silver LinkShin ŌnumaWatashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!-
– Recorder to Randoseru Mi12SevenHiroshi Kimura-
– The World God Only Knows: Goddesses12ManglobeSatoshi ŌsedoKami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen-
– Gatchaman Crowds12Tatsunoko ProductionKenji Nakamura-
– '12David ProductionMasahiro Mukai-
– Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya10Silver LinkShin Ōnuma
Takashi Sakamoto
Miki Minato		-
– Futari wa Milky Holmes12J.C.Staff
Nomad		Hiroshi Nishikiori-
– Super Seisyun Brothers14AIC PLUS+Masahiro Takata-
– A Town Where You Live12GonzoShigeyasu Yamauchi-
– Diabolik Lovers12ZexcsShinobu Tagashira-
– '49SunriseMasaki Watanabe-
– Miss Monochrome13Liden Films
Sanzigen		Yoshiaki Iwasaki-
– Beyond the Boundary12Kyoto AnimationTaichi IshidateKyōkai no Kanata-
– Coppelion13GoHandsShingo Suzuki-
– Gaist Crusher51PierrotNobuhiro Takamoto-
– Kyōsōgiga10Toei AnimationRie Matsumoto-
– Ace of Diamond75Madhouse
Production I.G		Mitsuyuki MasuharaDaiya no A
– Golden Time24J.C.StaffChiaki Kon-
– '26P.A.WorksToshiya ShinoharaNagi no Asukara-
– Outbreak Company12FeelKei Oikawa-
– Strike the Blood24Silver Link
Connect		Takao Sano
Hideyo Yamamoto
– Freezing Vibration12A.C.G.TTakashi Watanabe-
– Infinite Stratos 2128-BitSusumu Tosaka
Yasuhito Kikuchi		-
– Kill la Kill24TriggerHiroyuki Imaishi
– '25Madhouse
MAPPA		Jun Shishido-
– I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.12AsreadKinji YoshimotoYūsha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shūshoku o Ketsui Shimashita.-
– Little Busters! Refrain13J.C.StaffYoshinobu Yamakawa-
– Log Horizon25SatelightShinji Ishihara
– Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono12YaoyorozuKōtarō Ishidate-
– Gingitsune12DiomedéaShin Misawa-
– Kuroko's Basketball 25Production I.GShunsuke TadaKuroko no Basuke
– '25A-1 PicturesKoji Masunari-
– Meganebu!12Studio DeenSoubi Yamamoto-
– ' 25SunriseJunichi Sato-
– Walkure Romanze128-BitYūsuke Yamamoto-
– Wanna Be the Strongest in the World12ArmsRion KujoSekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!-
– White Album 213SatelightMasaomi Andō-
– '13Tatsunoko ProductionRyochimo Sawa-
– '12SanzigenSeiji Kishi-
– Gundam Build Fighters25SunriseKenji Nagasaki
– Non Non Biyori12Silver LinkShin'ya Kawatsura-
– Unbreakable Machine-Doll12LercheKinji YoshimotoMachine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai-
– Yowamushi Pedal38TMS/8PANOsamu Nabeshima-
– BlazBlue Alter Memory12TeamKG
Hoods Entertainment		Hideki Tachibana-
– Tokyo Ravens248-BitTakaomi Kanasaki
– Galilei Donna11A-1 PicturesYasuomi Umetsu-
– Noucome10DiomedéaTakayuki InagakiOre no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Rabu Kome o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru-
– Samurai Flamenco22ManglobeTakahiro Omori-
– Valvrave the Liberator 12SunriseKō MatsuoKakumeiki Valvrave-
– Pupipō!15AIC Plus+Kaoru Suzuki-

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2013.
First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
'1AsreadAkira IwanagaMirai Nikki: Redial-
– '5Production I.GKazuchika Kise-
4AsreadAkira Iwanaga-

Highest-grossing films

The following are the 10 highest-grossing anime films of 2013 by Japan gross are as follows:
RankTitleGross
Ref.
1The Wind Rises$119,513,192
2'$72,822,122
3'$37,229,132
4'$36,054,366
5'$30,906,537
6'$29,947,013
7The Tale of the Princess Kaguya$22,693,504
8'$19,169,007
9'$15,786,182
10'$12,572,797