2011 in anime

none The events of 2011 in anime. Year in review Anime News Network's summarized the biggest events of the year in the industry as Aniplex's business plan. Theron Martin proposed this change in model to alienate fans and predicted that it could cause backlash for the company. Carl Kimlinger highlighted the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-01-05 Anime in America: The Best (and Most Notable) of 2011 Anime News Network 18 July 2013 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.Zhang Bo Top 5 Most Expensive Natural Disasters in History http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/47459/top-5-most-expensive-natural-d.asp AccuWeather.com News & Video 29 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110414005047/http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/47459/top-5-most-expensive-natural-d.asp 14 April 2011 dead Victoria Kim Los Angeles Times 21 March 2011 21 March 2011 Japan damage could reach $235 billion, World Bank estimates http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fgw-japan-quake-world-bank-20110322,0,3799976.story https://web.archive.org/web/20110414005049/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fgw-japan-quake-world-bank-20110322,0,3799976.story 2011-04-14 live The Ishinomori Manga Museum was damaged and would re-open in late 2012, a year and a half after the disaster.http://helenmccarthy.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/ishinomori-mangattan-museum-re-opens-after-2011-tsunami/ Ishinomori Mangattan Museum re-opens after 2011 tsunami 16 November 2012 Helen McCarthy 18 July 2013 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 percent 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. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-21/anime-makes-up-57-percent-of-blu-ray-sales-in-japan-in-1st-half-of-2011 Anime Makes Up 57% of Blu-Ray Sales in Japan in 1st Half of 2011 2011-07-21 2014-01-09 Anime News Network 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.http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-16/poppy-hill-madoka-magica-tiger-and-bunny-win-tokyo-anime-fair-awards Poppy Hill, Madoka Magica, Tiger & Bunny Win Tokyo Anime Fair's Awards Anime News Network 17 July 2013 Puella Magi Madoka Magica has won numerous awards in 2011, including the Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize in the Animation Division, the second television program to win that award.http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-15/madoka-magica-saturn-apartments-win-media-arts-awards Madoka Magica, Saturn Apartments Win Media Arts Awards Anime News Network December 29, 2016 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. According to Anime News Network's editor picks, the two series of the year were Angel Beats!, 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. Releases Films A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2011. Release dateEnglish titleDurationJapanese titleDirectorStudioSourceJanuary 22Broken Blade 547 Bureiku bureido shisen no HateTetsuro Amino Nobuyoshi HabaraProduction I.G XebecWinter 2011 - Anime https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2011/winter 2024-06-25 MyAnimeList.net enApril 2026 User-generated sourceJanuary 29Shouwa Monogatari96 Showa MonogatariMasahiro MurakamiWao WorldFebruary 26Macross Frontier the Movie: The Wings of Goodbye114 Gekijōban Macross F: Sayonara no TsubasaShoji Kawamori8bit SatelightMarch 5Bannō Yasai NinninmanPart of the Young Animator Training Project24 Bannō Yasai NinninmanMasayuki YoshiharaP.A. WorksDoraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels3D Remake of the 1986 film Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops108 Doraemon: Shin Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan - Habatake Tenshi-tachiYukiyo TeramotoShin-Ei AnimationKizuna IchigekiPart of the Young Animator Training Project24 Kizuna IchigekiMitsuru HongoAscensionO-jii-san no LampPart of the Young Animator Training ProjectO-jii-san no LampTeiichi TakiguchiTMS EntertainmentTansuwarashiPart of the Young Animator Training Project23 TansuwarashiKazuchika KiseProduction I.GMarch 12Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan78 Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no DanMasaya FujimoriAjia-doMarch 19One Piece 3D: Strawhat ChasePart of a double feature with Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!!30 One Piece 3D: Mugiwara ChaseHiroyuki SatohToei AnimationPretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World71 Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no HanaTakashi OtsukaToriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!!Part of a double feature with One Piece 3D: Strawhat Chase40 Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!!Junji ShimizuMarch 26Broken Blade 652 Bureiku bureido dairokushō dōkoku no torideTetsuro Amino Nobuyoshi HabaraProduction I.G XebecGhost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D3D version of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society108 Kōkaku Kidōtai STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State SocietyKenji KamiyamaProduction I.GXi AVANT3Xi AVANTApril 16Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence109 Meitantei Conan: Chinmoku no QuarterYasuichiro YamamotoTMS EntertainmentSpring 2011 - Anime https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2011/spring 2024-06-25 MyAnimeList.net enApril 2026 User-generated sourceApril 16Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy108 Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Ōgon no Spy DaisakusenSōichi MasuiShin-Ei AnimationApril 29Legend of the Millennium Dragon98 OnigamidenHirotsugu KawasakiPierrotTōfu Kozō86 Tōfu KozōGisaburō SugiiLapizMay 7Children Who Chase Lost Voices116 Hoshi o Ou KodomoMakoto ShinkaiCoMix Wave FilmsMay 16Muybridge's Strings13 Muybridge no ItoKoji YamamuraYamamura Animation, Inc.May 28Buddha: The Great Departure111 Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Akai Sabaku yo! UtsukushikuKozo MorishitaToei AnimationJune 4Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings: The Last Party93 Sengoku Basara - The Last PartyKazuya NomuraProduction I.GTreasure HuntingOne of several short films that air at the Ghibli Museum9 Takara SagashiStudio GhibliJune 6The Tibetan Dog90 Tibet Inu Monogatari: Kin'iro no Dao JieMasayuki KojimaMadhouseJune 13Appleseed XIII: TartarosCompilation film84 Appleseed Sātīn ~Yuigon~Takayuki HamanaJinnis Animation Studios Production I.GJune 18 – November 26TowanoquonSeries of six short films 48 TowanoquonUmanosuke IidaBonesJune 25Heaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork97 Sora no Otoshimono: Tokei-jikake no AngeloidHisashi Saito Tetsuya YanagisawaAIC ASTAJuly 2Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos110 Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Sei-Naru HoshiKazuya MurataBonesSummer 2011 - Anime https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2011/summer 2024-06-25 MyAnimeList.net enApril 2026 User-generated sourceGo! Anpanman: Rescue! Kokorin and the Star of Miracles46 Soreike! Anpanman: Sukue! Kokorin to Kiseki no HoshiHiroyuki YanoTokyo MovieJuly 16From Up On Poppy Hill95 Kokuriko-Zaka KaraGoro MiyazakiStudio GhibliPokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and ReshiramOne of two versions of the fourteenth Pokemon film96 Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Shiroki Eiyū ReshiramKunihiko YuyamaOLM, Inc. Production I.G XebecPokémon the Movie: White - Victini and ZekromOne of two versions of the fourteenth Pokemon filmGekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Kuroki Eiyū ZekromJuly 26Tekken: Blood Vengeance92 Tekken Blood VengeanceYōichi MōriDigital FrontierJuly 30Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World84 Gekijō-ban Heart no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Wonder WorldHideaki ObaAsahi ProductionNaruto the Movie: Blood Prison102 Gekijōban Naruto: Blood PrisonMasahiko MurataPierrotAugust 27Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth69 Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven Is a Place on EarthHideto KomoriManglobeMagister Negi Magi: Anime Final84 Mahō Sensei Negima! Anime FinalAkiyuki SimboShaftSeptember 3Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion64 Marudukku Sukuranburu NenshōSusumu KudoGoHandsThe Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen!87 The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen!Shunsuke TadaM.S.C Production I.GSeptember 17Hotarubi no Mori e45 Hotarubi no Mori eTakahiro ŌmoriBrain's BaseOctober 1The Princess and the Pilot99 Toaru Hikūshi e no TsuiokuJun ShishidoMadhouseFall 2011 - Anime https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2011/fall 2024-06-25 MyAnimeList.net enApril 2026 User-generated sourceOctober 22Hal's FlutePart of Yanase Takashi TheaterJuly 201848 Hal no FueHiroshi KawamataTMS EntertainmentOctober 24Appleseed XIII: OuranosCompilation film84 Appleseed Sātīn ~Yogen~Takayuki HamanaJinnis Animation Studios Production I.GOctober 29Gyo70 GyoTakayuki HiraoufotableSakura no Ondo21 Sakura no ondoHirao TakayukiSuite PreCure: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts!71 Eiga Suite Precure: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no MelodyYoko IkedaToei AnimationNovember 19Scryed Alteration I TaoCompilation film96 Scryed Alteration TaoGoro TaniguchiSunriseUn-Go episode:0 Inga chapter48 Un-Go episode:0 Inga-ronSeiji MizushimaBonesDecember 1One Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap Coaster12 One Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap CoasterToei AnimationDecember 3K-On! Movie110 K-On!Naoko YamadaKyoto AnimationDecember 17Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki87 Friends: Mononoke Shima no NakiRyûichi Yagi Takashi YamazakiRobot Communications ShirogumiDecember 23Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Griffon90 Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna GriffonYoshikazu MiyaoOLM, Inc. Television series A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2011. Release dateEnglish titleEpsJapanese titleDirectorStudioSourceJanuary 4 – March 29Rio - Rainbow Gate!13 Rio reinbō gēto!Takao KatoXebecJanuary 7– March 25Wolverine12 UruvuarinHiroshi Aoyama RintaroMadhouseJanuary 7– April 1Infinite Stratosinfinitto sutoratosuYasuhito Kikuchi8-BitJanuary 7– April 8Dream Eater Merry13 Yumekui merīShigeyasu YamauchiJ.C. StaffJanuary 7– April 22Puella Magi Madoka Magica12 Mahō shōjo Madoka ★ magikaYukihiro Miyamoto Akiyuki SimboShaftJanuary 8 – April 7FreezingFurījinguTakashi WatanabeA.C.G.TJanuary 8 – July 2Gosick24 GoshikkuHitoshi NanbaBonesJanuary 8 – March 31, 2012Cardfight!! Vanguard65 Kādofaito!! VuangādoHatsuki TsujiTMS EntertainmentJanuary 9 – February 27Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu!8 Mitsudomo e zōryō-chū!Masahiko ŌtaBridgeJanuary 9 – March 27I Don't Like My Big Brother At All!!12 Onīchan no koto nanka zenzen suki janain dakara ne--!!Keitaro MotonagaZEXCSJanuary 9 – March 25, 2012Beelzebub60 BeelzebubYoshihiro TakamotoPierrot PlusJanuary 11 – March 29Dragon Crisis!12 Doragon kuraishisu!Hideki TachibanaStudio DeenJanuary 11 – March 30Is This a Zombie?Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?Takaomi KanasakiJanuary 11 – April 5Level E13 Reberu īToshiyuki KatoDavid Production PierrotJanuary 12 – March 30Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season12 Kimi ni Todoke 2nd SeasonHiro KaburagiProduction I.GJanuary 12 – April 6DD Fist of the North StarDD Hokuto no KenKajioNorth Stars PicturesJanuary 14 – April 1Fractale11FurakutaruYutaka YamamotoA-1 PicturesWandering SonHōrō musukoEi AokiAIC ClassicFebruary 6 – January 29, 2012Suite Pretty Cure48 Suīto purikyua ♪Munehisa SakaiToei AnimationMarch 2 – January 11, 2012Little Battlers eXperience44 Danbōru senkiNaohito TakahashiOLMMarch 26 –Shiawase Haitatsu TanekoShiawase haitatsu o mi kuji tanekoKachidoki StudioApril 1 – June 24X-Men12 EkkusumenFuminori KizakiMadhouseApril 2 – June 25Dog Days13 Doggu deizuKeizō KusakawaSeven ArcsApril 2 – March 31, 2012Duel Masters Victory52 Deyueru masutāzu bikutorīWaruo SuzukiShogakukan Music & Digital EntertainmentPenguin no Mondai DX?Pengin'no mondai DX?April 3 – September 18Tiger & Bunny25 TIGER & BUNNY (taigā Ando banī)Keiichi SatōSunriseApril 3 – September 25Digimon Fusion24 Dejimon kurosuu~ōzu ~ aku no desujeneraru to nanatsu no ōkoku ~Tetsuya EndōToei AnimationHanasaku Iroha - Blossoms for Tomorrow26Hanasaku irohaMasahiro AndōP.A. WorksNichijou - My Ordinary LifeNichijouTatsuya IshiharaKyoto AnimationApril 3 – October 4Suzy's Zoo: A Day with Witzy25Sūjī's Zoo daisuki! UittsuīHidekazu OharaDigital Media LabApril 3 – January 22, 2012Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Gundalian Invaders39 Bakugan batoru burōrāzu Gundalian InvadersMitsuo HashimotoTMS EntertainmentApril 3 – April 1, 2012Beyblade: Metal Fury52Metaru faito beiburēdo 4DKunihisa SugishimaSynergySPApril 3 – March 30, 2014Toriko147 TorikoAkifumi Zako Hidehito UedaToei AnimationApril 4 – June 20We Without Wings - Under the Innocent Sky12Oretachi ni tsubasa hanai - under the inosento sky.Shinji UshiroNomadApril 4 – June 26Shouwa Monogatari13 Shōwa monogatari TVHiroshi Kugimiya Mitsuhiro TougouWAO WorldApril 4 – June 27Fireball CharmingFaiabōru chāminguWataru ArakawaJinnis Animation StudiosFujilogIts sequel, Fujilog 2, began airing in October of the same year.July 2018July 2018Fuji roguShigeo ShichijiTeam FujilogApril 4 – March 26, 2012Gintama''']] |51 |Gintama'|Yōichi Fujita |Sunrise | |- |April 5 – June 21 |Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō |12 |Tono to issho gantai no yabō|Mankyū |Gathering | |- |April 5 – June 28 |Battle Girls: Time Paradox|13 |Sengoku otome ~ momoiro paradokkusu ~|Hideki Okamoto |TMS Entertainment | |- |April 6 – September 14 |Steins;Gate |24 |STEINS;GATE|Hiroshi Hamasaki Takuya Satō Tomoki Kobayashi |White Fox | |- |April 6 – September 28 |Kaiji: Against All Rules |26 |Gyakkyō burai kaiji hakai-roku-hen|Yūzō Satō |Madhouse | |- |April 6 – March 28, 2012 |Spellbound! Magical Princess Lilpri|51 |Hime chen! Oto gichikku aidoru rirupuri~tsu|Masatsugu Arakawa |Telecom Animation Film | |- |April 7 – June 23 |A Thirty-Year Old's Health and Physical Education |12 |30-Sai no hoken taiiku|Mankyū |Gathering | |- |April 7 – September 29 |47 Todoufuken|26 |47 Todō-fu inu| |Pollyanna Graphics | |- |April 7 – January 26, 2012 |Hyouge Mono|39 |Heuge mono|Kōichi Mashimo |Bee Train | |- |April 7 – September 27, 2012 |Sket Dance|77 |Suketto dansu|Keiichiro Kawaguchi |Tatsunoko Production | |- | rowspan="4" |April 8 – June 24 |A-Channel | rowspan="4" |12 |A chan'neru|Manabu Ono |Studio Gokumi | |- |Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up |Dororon enma-kun me 〜 ra-me-ra|Yoshitomo Yonetani |Brain's Base | |- |Maria†Holic Alive|Maria† horikku araibu|Akiyuki Simbo (Chief) Tomokazu Tokoro |Shaft | |- |Softenni! the Animation |Sofutenitsu|Ryouki Kamitsubo | rowspan="2" |Xebec | |- | rowspan="2" |April 8 – July 1 |HenSemi | rowspan="2" |13 |Hen zemi|Takao Kato | |- |You're Being Summoned, Azazel |Yondemasu yo, Azazeru-san.|Tsutomu Mizushima |Production I.G | |- |April 9 – June 25 |Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - The World's Greatest First LoveIts sequel, Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi 2, began airing in October of the same year.July 2018 |12 |Sekaiichi hatsukoi TV|Chiaki Kon |Studio Deen | |- | rowspan="2" |April 9 – March 31, 2012 |Jewelpet Sunshine |52 |Juerupetto Sanshain|Takayuki Inagaki |Studio Comet | |- |Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream|51 |Puritī rizumu ōrora dorīmu|Masakazu Hishida |Tatsunoko Production | |- |April 10 – June 12 |Ring ni Kakero 1: Sekai Taikai-hen |6 |Ringu ni kakero 1 sekai taikai-hen|Hiroshi Ikehata |Toei Animation | |- |April 11 – June 26 |Astarotte's Toy| rowspan="2" |12 |Asutarotte no omocha!|Fumitoshi Oizaki |Diomedéa | |- |April 11 – June 27 |A Bridge to the Starry Skies|Hoshizora he kakaru hashi|Takenori Mihara |Doga Kobo | |- |April 11 – September 24, 2012 |Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal|73 |Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal|Satoshi Kuwabara |Gallop | |- | rowspan="2" |April 12 – June 28 |The Qwaser of Stigmata II | rowspan="2" |12 |Seikon no kueisā II|Hiraku Kaneko |Hoods Entertainment | |- |The World God Only Knows II |Kami nomi zo shiru sekai II|Shigehito Takayanagi |Manglobe | |- | rowspan="2" |April 13 – June 22 |Pū-Neko| rowspan="2" |11 |Pu ~ neko| | rowspan="5" |DLE | |- |Weekly Shimakō|Shūkan shimakō|FROGMAN | |- | rowspan="3" |April 13 – September 14 |Genki!! Ekoda-chan| rowspan="3" |22 |Genki!! Ekota-chan|Benpineko | |- |Honto ni Atta! Reibai-Sensei|Hontoni atta! Reibai sensei|Azuma Tani | |- |Shiodome Cable TV|Shiodome kēburu terebi|FROGMAN | |- | rowspan="2" |April 15 – June 24 |Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day| rowspan="2" |11 |Ano hi mita hana no namae o bokutachi wa mada shiranai.|Tatsuyuki Nagai |A-1 Pictures | |- |[C] – The Money of Soul and Possibility Control |「C」 THE MONEY OF SOUL AND POSSIBILITY CONTROL|Kenji Nakamura |Tatsunoko Production | |- | rowspan="2" |April 15 – July 1 |Aria the Scarlet Ammo| rowspan="3" |12 |Hidan'no aria|Takashi Watanabe |J.C.Staff | |- |Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl|Denpa onna to seishun otoko|Akiyuki Simbo (Chief) Yukihiro Miyamoto |Shaft | |- |April 17 – July 3 |Deadman Wonderland|Deddoman wandārando|Koichi Hatsumi |Manglobe | |- |April 17 – October 2 |Blue Exorcist|25 |Ao no futsumashi|Tensai Okamura |A-1 Pictures | |- |April 18 – March 29, 2013 |Ohayou Ninja-tai Gatchaman |475 |Ohayō ninja-tai gatchaman| |Kate Arrow | |- |April 25 – May 6 |Moshidora|10 |Moshi dora|Takayuki Hamana |Production I.G | |- |May 4 – April 11, 2012 |Inazuma Eleven GO|47 |Inazuma irebun Go|Katsuhito Akiyama |OLM | |- |June 6 – March 28, 2014 |Kayoe! Chugaku|425 |Kayoe! Chū-gaku|Taketo Shinkai |DLE | |- |June 10 – July 22 |Inumarudashi|4 |Inumarudashi |Akitarou Daichi |Gathering | |- | rowspan="2" |June 29 – September 14 |At that time Mr. Shimakoh moved!| rowspan="2" |11 |Sonotoki, shimakō ga ugoita!|FROGMAN | rowspan="2" |DLE | |- |Double-J |Daburu jiei|Azuma Tani | |- |July 1 – September 16 |Blade| rowspan="2" |12 |Bureido|Mitsuyuki Masuhara |Madhouse | |- |July 1 – September 23 |Ro-Kyu-Bu ~ Fast Break!|Rō-kiyu-bu!|Keizō Kusakawa |Project No.9 Studio Blanc. | |- |July 1 – September 29 |Monster Hunter Diary: Felyne Village on the Edge G|13 |Monhan nikki girigiri airū-mura G|Benpineko Koutarou Yamawaki |DLE | |- |July 2 – September 24 |Heaven's Memo Pad| rowspan="2" |12 |Kami sama no memo chō|Katsushi Sakurabi |J.C.Staff | |- |July 3 – September 16 |Sacred Seven|Seikuriddo sebun|Yoshimitsu Ohashi |Sunrise | |- |July 3 – September 24 |Uta no Prince Sama |13 |Uta no ☆ purinsu sama~tsu♪ maji LOVE 1000-pāsento|Yuu Kou |A-1 Pictures | |- |July 3 – December 18 |Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital |24 |Nurarihyon no mago Sennen Makyou|Michio Fukuda |Studio Deen | |- |July 4 – September 19 |Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth The Animation | rowspan="3" |12 |Ikoku meiro no kurowāze The Animation|Kenji Yasuda |Satelight | |- | rowspan="2" |July 5 – September 20 |Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise |Kaitō tenshi tsuin'enjeru 〜 kyunkyun ☆ tokimeki paradaisu!!〜|Yoshiaki Iwasaki |J.C.Staff | |- |Yuruyuri: Happy Go Lily |Yuru Yuri|Masahiko Ōta |Doga Kobo | |- |July 5 – September 27 |Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3|13 |Natsume yūjinchō|Takahiro Ōmori |Brain's Base | |- |July 6 – September 21 |Nyanpire The Animation |12 |Niyanpaia The Animation|Takahiro Yoshimatsu |Gonzo | |- | rowspan="2" |July 6 – September 28 |Kamisama Dolls| rowspan="2" |13 |Kamisama dooruzu|Seiji Kishi |Brain's Base | |- |Morita-san wa MukuchiIts sequel, Morita-san wa Mukuchi 2, began airing in October of the same yearJuly 2018 |Morita-san ha mukuchi.|Naotaka Hayashi |Seven | |- | rowspan="2" |July 8 – September 16 |Bunny Drop| rowspan="2" |11 |Usagi doroppu|Kanta Kamei |Production I.G | |- |No. 6|NO. 6 [Nanbā shikkusu]|Kenji Nagasaki |Bones | |- | rowspan="3" |July 8 – September 30 |Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts 2 |13 |Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū nitsu!|Shin Ōnuma |SILVER LINK. | |- |Blood-C|12 |Buraddo shī|Tsutomu Mizushima |Production I.G | |- |Mayo Chiki!|13 |Mayo chiki!|Keiichiro Kawaguchi |feel. | |- | rowspan="2" |July 8 – December 23 |Penguindrum|24 |Waru pingudoramu|Shōko Nakamura Kunihiko Ikuhara |Brain's Base | |- |The Idolmaster|25 |Aidorumasutā|Atsushi Nishigori |A-1 Pictures | |- | rowspan="2" |July 9 – September 24 |A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives| rowspan="5" |12 |Itsuka tenma no kuro usagi|Takashi Yamamoto |Zexcs | |- |The Everyday Tales of a Cat God |Nekogami yaoyorozu|Hiroaki Sakurai |AIC PLUS+ | |- |July 10 – September 25 |R-15 |Aru jū-go|Munenori Nawa |AIC | |- |July 11 – September 26 |Magic Breast Secret Sword Scroll|Manyū hikenchō|Hiraku Kaneko |Hoods Entertainment | |- |July 16 – October 1 |The Mystic Archives of Dantalian|Dantarian no shoka|Yutaka Uemura |Gainax | |- |September 18 – September 2, 2012 |Battle Spirits: Heroes |50 |Batoru supirittsu haō (hīrōzu)|Akira Nishimori Masaki Watanabe |Sunrise | |- |September 27 – December 25 |The Squid Girl 2 | rowspan="2" |12 |Shinryaku!? Ikako|Tsutomu Mizushima (Chief) Yasutaka Yamamoto |Diomedéa | |- |October 1 – December 17 |C³ - CubexCursedxCurious |Shīkyūbu|Shin Ōnuma |SILVER LINK. | |- |October 1 – December 24 |Wagnaria!! 2 |13 |Wākingu'!!|Atsushi Ōtsuki |A-1 Pictures | |- |October 1 – March 24, 2012 |Bakuman. 2 |25 |Bakuman. 2Nd shīzun|Kenichi Kasai Noriaki Akitaya |J.C.Staff | |- |October 2 – December 18 |Majikoi: Oh! Samurai Girls |12 |Shinkende watashi ni koishi nasai!|Keitaro Motonaga |Lerche | |- | rowspan="2" |October 2 – December 25 |Fate/Zero| rowspan="3" |13 |Feito/zero|Ei Aoki |ufotable | |- |Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere|Kyōkaisenjō no horaizon|Manabu Ono |Sunrise | |- |October 2 – December 26 |Fujilog 2nd Season|Fujirogu dai 2 shīzun|Shigeo Shichiji |uzupiyo Animation & Digital Works | |- |October 2 – March 25, 2012 |Digimon Fusion | rowspan="2" |25 |Dejimon kurosuu~ōzu-ji o kakeru shōnen hantā-tachi|Yukio Kaizawa |Toei Animation | |- |October 2 – April 1, 2012 |Phi-Brain - Puzzle of God |Fai burein-shin no pazuru|Junichi Satō |Sunrise | |- |October 2 – September 30, 2012 |B-Daman Crossfire|52 |Kurosufaito bīdaman|Yoshinori Odaka |SynergySP | |- |October 2 – September 24, 2014 |Hunter × Hunter |148 |HUNTER×HUNTER (hantā × hantā)|Hiroshi Koujina |Madhouse | |- |October 3 – December 19 |Tamayura - Hitotose |12 |Tamayura ~ hitotose ~|Junichi Satō |TYO Animations | |- |October 4 – December 27 |You and Me. |13 |Kimi to boku|Mamoru Kanbe |J.C.Staff | |- |October 4 – March 27, 2012 |Sengoku Paradise Kiwami |26 |Sengoku ☆ paradaisu - kyoku - (kiwami)|Katsuya Kikuchi |LMD Milky Cartoon | |- | rowspan="2" |October 5 – December 21 |Maken-Ki! | rowspan="2" |12 |Makenki~tsu|Kōichi Ōhata |AIC Spirits | |- |Mashiroiro Symphony: The Color of Lovers |Mashiro iro shinfonī - The karā of lovers -|Eiji Suganuma |Manglobe | |- |October 5 – December 28 |Morita-san wa Mukuchi. 2|13 |Morita-san ha mukuchi. 2| |Seven | |- |October 5 – March 28, 2012 |Chihayafuru|25 |Chihayafuru|Morio Asaka |Madhouse | |- |October 7 – December 23 |Haganai: I don't have many friends |12 |Boku ha tomodachi ga sukunai|Hisashi Saito |AIC Build | |- |October 7 – March 30, 2012 |Persona 4 The Animation|25 |Perusona 4 animēshon|Seiji Kishi |AIC ASTA | |- |October 8 – December 24 |Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love 2|12 |Sekai hatsukoi 2|Chiaki Kon |Studio Deen | |- |October 8 – March 24, 2012 |Shakugan no Shana: Season III |24 |Shakugan no shana III – Final –|Takashi Watanabe |J.C.Staff | |- |October 9 – December 25 |Ben-To|12 |Ben tō|Shin Itagaki |David Production | |- |October 9 – April 15, 2012 |The Future Diary|26 |Mirai Nikki|Naoto Hosoda |asread. | |- |October 9 – September 23, 2012 |Mobile Suit Gundam AGE |49 |Kidō senshi Gandamu AGE|Susumu Yamaguchi |Sunrise | |- |October 10 – February 17, 2014 |Chibi Devi!|75 |Chibi ☆ debi!|Maki Kamitani |SynergySP | |- |October 13 – December 29 |gdgd Fairies|12 |Gdgd yōseis (gudaguda fearīzu)|Souta Sugahara |Bouncy | |- |October 14 – December 23 |Un-Go|11 |An-go|Seiji Mizushima |Bones | |- |October 14 – March 23, 2012 |Guilty Crown|22 |Giruti kuraun|Tetsuro Araki |Production I.G | |- |October 15 – March 24, 2012 |Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing|21 |Rasuto eguzairu - gin'yoku no famu -|Koichi Chigira |Gonzo | |- |October 26 – March 14, 2012 |Tobidase! Dokan-kun|15 |Tobidase! Dokan-kun| | rowspan="2" |DLE | |- |November 28 – January 30, 2012 |High Score|8 |Hai sukoa''Hajime Kurihara OVAs, ONAs, and Specials 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 dateEnglish titleEpsJapanese titleTypeDirectorStudioSourceJanuary 5Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You - Unrequited Love1Kimi ni todoke: kataomoiSpecialHiro KaburagiProduction I.GJanuary 7 – March 24, 2013Otona Joshi no Anime Time4Otona joshi no anime taimuHiroshi KawamataBones Production Reed The Answer Studio WAO WorldJanuary 8Armored Trooper Votoms: Alone Again1Sōkō kihei botomuzu koei futatabiOVAKazuyoshi Takeuchi (chief) Ryousuke TakahashiSunriseJanuary 21Golden Kids2Gōruden ★ kizzuONATakayuki HamanaShirogumi Inc.January 22Five Numbers!1Norageki!OVAHiroaki AndoSunriseJanuary 26 A Certain Magical Index II: Specials2Toaru majutsu no indekkusu tanSpecialJ.C.StaffJanuary 27 – February 24T.P. Sakura: Time Paladin SakuraT. P. Sakura 〜 taimu paradin sakura 〜 jikūju bōei-senOVATakehiro NakayamaNomadJanuary 28 – April 7.hack//Quantum3.hack//QuantumMasaki TachibanaKinema Citrus.hack//Quantum: Go, Our Chim Chims!!.Hakku// kantamu eizō tokuten sore ike! Boku-ra no chimuchimu-chan!!SpecialJanuary 28 – April 22Princess Jellyfish Specials4Kurage Hime Hideo retsuden ☆Brain's BaseFebruary 1Wish Upon the PleiadesHōkago no pureadesuONAShouji SaekiGainaxFebruary 2Shin Koihime†Musou: Otome Tairan - Gakuensai da yo! Zenin Shuugou no Koto1Ma kohime† musō ~ otome tairan ~ gakuen-saida yo! Zen'in shūgō no kotoOVANobuaki NakanishiDoga KoboThe Garden of Sinners Chapter 8: EpilogueGekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners shūshōSpecialHikaru KondoufotableFebruary 3Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Specials2Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl TokubetsuhenOLMFebruary 20Mai no Mahou to Katei no Hi1Mai no mahō to katei no hiMasayuki YoshiharaP.A. WorksFebruary 22 – May 31OreImo Specials4Ore no imōto ga kon'nani kawaii wake ga naiONAAIC BuildFebruary 23Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku - Tadoritsuita Basho1Fōchun'ateriaru akai yakusoku tadoritsuita bashoOVAFeel ZEXCSMitsudomoe: Oppai Ippai Mama GenkiMitsudomo e OPPAI IPPAI mama genkiSpecialMasahiko ŌtaBridgeFebruary 23 – March 30Baka & Test - Summon the Beasts OVA2Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: MatsuriOVAShin ŌnumaSilver LinkBaka to Test to Shoukanjuu: Matsuri - Sentakushi Ikou nomi6Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū ~-sai ~ sentakushi ikō nomiSpecialFebruary 23 – April 27Supernatural the Animation22Sūpānachuraru za animēshonOVAAtsuko Ishizuka Shigeyuki MiyaMadhouseFebruary 23 – July 20Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas 213Seitōshi seiya THE rosuto CANVAS meiōshinwa 2Osamu NabeshimaTMS EntertainmentFebruary 23 – August 23, 2013Ah! My Goddess: Together Forever3Ah! My Goddess: Itsumo Futari deHiroaki GohdaAICMarch 3 – January 19, 2013The Magic of Chocolate13 Chocolate no MahōShinichiro KimuraSynergySPMarch 6Kämpfer für die Liebe2Kämpfer für die LiebeSpecialYasuhiro KurodaNomadMarch 12Nichijou Episode 01Nichijou no 0-waOVATatsuya IshiharaKyoto AnimationMarch 15Haiyoru! Nyaruani: Remember My Mr. LovecraftHai yoru! Nyaruani rimenbā Mai rabu (kurafuto sensei)SpecialAzuma TaniDLEMarch 16K-On!!: Plan!Kei on!! Keikaku!Kyoto AnimationMarch 21Shimanchu MiRiKaShimanchu MiRiKaKyuma OshitaSoratiaMarch 22 – September 27Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OVA2Sekai hatsukoi ovuaOVAStudio DeenMarch 25 – November 25Saiyuki Gaiden3Saiyuki GaidenNaoyuki KuzuyaAnproMarch 25 – September 24, 2012Hetalia World Series Specials4Hetaria World Series ekusutora episōdoSpecialStudio DeenMarch 26Gosick: Utsukushiki Kaibutsu wa Konton no Sen wo Shimiru1Haru kitaru goshikku supesharu - utsukushiki kaibutsu wa konton no saki o mi miru -BonesMorita-san wa MukuchiMorita-san wa MukuchiOVANaotaka HayashiStudio GramMarch 29Nana to KaoruNana to KaoruHideki OkamotoAIC Plus+March 30Shukufuku no Campanella: La Campanella Della BenedizioneShukufuku no kanpanera - la campanella della benedizione -Shinji UshiroAICMarch 30 – August 24Freezing Specials6Hajike chau! Doki doki toraburu furījinguSpecialA.C.G.T.April 6Sengoku Basara Ni: Ryuko, Itadaki no Chikai! Atsuki Mirai e Kakeru Tamashii!!1Sengoku basara ni: Ryūko, itadaki no chikai! Atsuki mirai e kakeru tamashī!!Kazuya NomuraProduction I.GApril 13 – June 29Valkyria Chronicles 3 : Unrecorded Chronicles2Senjō no vuarukyuria 3 dare ga tame no jū kasaOVANobuhiro KondōA-1 PicturesApril 15 – February 29, 2012Seibu Tetsudou Ekiin Tako-chan12 Seibu tetsudō ekiin tako-chanONATetsuo YasumiShin-Ei AnimationApril 15 – June 17, 2013Fairy Tail OVA5Fearī teiru ovuaOVAShinji IshihiraA-1 Pictures SatelightApril 15 – October 17, 2013Seitokai Yakuindomo OVA8 OAD gakusei kaiin sōsūHiromitsu KanazawaGoHandsApril 16Detective Conan Magic File 5: Niigata - Tokyo Omiyage Capriccio1Meitantei konan MAGIC FILE 2011 ~ Nīgata ~ Tōkyō omiyage kyōsō kyoku (kapurichio)~Yasuichiro YamamotoTMS EntertainmentApril 18Cinderella Hime Licca-chanShinderera hime rika-chanTatsunoko ProductionOyayubi-hime Licca-chanOya yu bihime rika-chanShirayukihime Licca-chanShira yuki hime rikachanApril 20 – September 21Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2 - Mini Theater3Kimi ni todoke minitodo gekijōSpecialHiro KaburagiProduction I.GApril 22 – June 23Detective Conan vs. Wooo2Meitantei konan vs WoooONATMS EntertainmentApril 22 – July 10Potecco Babies (2011)12 Potekko beibīzu (2011)Shin-Ei AnimationApril 26Highschool of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead1Gakuen mokushiroku hai sukūru obu za deddo dorifutāzu Obu za deddoOVATetsuro ArakiMadhouseApril 28Panty & Stocking in SanitaryboxPanty & Stocking in SanitaryboxSpecialHiroyuki ImaishiGainaxApril 29Amagami SS: Little SisterAmagami SS tachibana miya-hen imōtoAICMay 1 – March 1, 2012Kemurikusa2KemurikusaONATatsukiYaoyorozuMay 3SKET Dance: Tettei Bunseki Special1Suketto dansu tettei bunseki supesharuSpecialTatsunoko ProductionMay 3 – May 27The Squid Girl Specials2Shinryaku! Ikako mini ikako no bangai-henDiomedéaMay 11Maid Sama!: It's an Extra!1Kaichō ha meido-sama omakeda yo!J.C.StaffMay 16 – July 26, 2012Plastic Neesan12 + Chikku nēsanONATsutomu MizushimaBarnum Studio TYO AnimationsMay 23 – October 26Katte ni Kaizou6Katte ni kaizōOVAAkiyuki Simbo Naoyuki TatsuwaShaftMay 25Katte ni Kaizou Specials3Katte ni kaizōSpecialAkiyuki ShinbouMay 25 – June 22Shiki Specials2Shikabane oniTetsurou AminoDaumeMay 25 – October 26A-Channel: +A-Channel11 A chan'neruStudio GokumiMay 27Tiger & Bunny Pilot1TIGER & BUNNY (taigā Ando banī)SunriseMay 30Detective Conan OVA 11: A Secret Order from LondonMeitantei konan ~ rondon kara no maru hi shirei (Rondon kara no maru hi shirei)OVAKōjin OchiTMS EntertainmentJune 3 – January 25, 2012Appleseed XIII13Appurushīdo XIIITakayuki HamanaJinnis Animation Studios Production I.GJune 10 – April 24, 2012Is This a Zombie? OVA2Kore ha zonbi desu ka? OvuaTakaomi KanasakiStudio DeenJune 11 – August 5Amagami SS Short Animations6Amagami SSAICJune 15Asobi ni Iku yo!: Asobi ni Oide - Owari1Asobi nī kuyo! Asobi nioi de owariSpecialYōichi UedaAIC PLUS+Cat Planet Cuties: Come Drop ByAsobi nī kuyo! Asobi nioi deOVAJune 19Stitch: Heroes are HardSutitchi!~ Zutto saikō no tomodachi ~SpecialShin-Ei AnimationJune 22 – November 23Softenni Specials6Sofuteni ~tsuXebecJune 22 – March 21, 2012Blue Exorcist: Ura Eku10 Ao no futsumashi (ekusoshisuto) ura ekuA-1 PicturesJune 24Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Hadairo Ritsu Kyuuwari Zou!?1Oretachi ni tsubasa ha nai hadairo-ritsu kyū warimashi!?OVAShinji UshiroNomadJune 24 – June 29, 2012My Ordinary Life Specials25 Nichijō orijinaru jikai yokokuSpecialKyoto AnimationJune 29 – September 26, 2012Beelzebub Specials16 BeruzebabuPierrot PlusJuly 2Toei Robot Girls1Tōei robotto gāruzuONAHiroshi IkehataToei AnimationJuly 6 – October 5The Qwaser Of Stigmata II Picture Drama4Seikon no kueisā II pikuchā doramaSpecialHoods EntertainmentJuly 13Oniichan no Koto nanka Zenzen Suki ja Nai n da kara ne!! Special1Onīchan no koto nanka zenzen suki janai ndakara ne~tsu! ! Dai 13-wa imōto yori ai o komete ani no "-sei tai kansatsu-ki"ZexcsJuly 18Install PilotShirushi sutōruYoshinobu SenaAsahi ProductionJuly 20Baby Princess 3D Paradise 0 [Love]Beibī purinsesu 3D paradaisu 0 [rabu]OVATakayuki InagakiStudio CometJuly 21 – January 25, 2012Higurashi: When They Cry - Kira4Higurashi no naku koro ni-KiraHideki TachibanaStudio DeenJuly 22Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society 3D: Tachikomatic Days3Kōkaku kidōtai S. A. C. Solid sutēto Society 3D tachikoma na hibiSpecialProduction I.GKonnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables Specials2Sekai meisaku gekijō kanketsu-ban kon'nichiwa An ~ Before Green GablesOVANippon AnimationLes Misérables: Shoujo Cosette SpecialsSekai meisaku gekijō kanketsu-ban re mizeraburu shōjo kozettoSpecialPorphy no Nagai Tabi SpecialsSekai meisaku gekijō kanketsu-ban porufi no nagai tabiOVAJuly 22 – September 2330-sai no Hoken Taiiku Specials330-Sai no hoken taiikuSpecialMankyuuGatheringJuly 22 – June 22, 2012Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream - Prism Shougekijou51Puritī rizumu ōrora dorīmu purizumu Emi gekijōTatsunoko ProductionJuly 27 – December 26, 2012Hellsing: The Dawn3HELLSING THE DAWNHiroyuki OoshimaGraphinicaJuly 29Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth The Animation: Concert1Ikoku meiro no kurowāze The Animation dai 4. 5-Wa ongakkai" Récital"SatelightAugust 1Pokémon: Pikachu's Summer Bridge StoryPikachū no samā burijji sutōrīKunihiko YuyamaOLMAugust 2Dragon Ball Z Kai: Bring Peace to the Future! Goku's Spirit is EternalDoragon bōru aratame mirai ni heiwa o! Gokū no tamashī yo eien niToei AnimationAugust 5 – June 27, 2012Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - A Memory of Snow Flowers6Hakuōki sekka-rokuOVAOsamu YamasakiStudio DeenAugust 12 – November 3Copihan7KopihanONAGonzoAugust 14 – December 31Carnival Phantasm12Kānibaru fantazumuOVASeiji KishiLercheAugust 16Moshidora Recap1Moshi dora futatabi sōshūhenSpecialProduction I.GAugust 20One Piece: Episode of Alabasta - PrologueGekijō-ban wan pīsu episōdo obu arabasutaToei AnimationWandering Son Specials2Hōrō musukoAIC ClassicAugust 25Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Summer Special1Tantei opera mirukyi hōmuzu samā supesharuMakoto MoriwakiArtland J.C.StaffAugust 26 – October 21VitaminX Addiction3VitaminX AddictionOVAKeiichiro KawaguchiNomadAugust 26 – October 26The Prince of Tennis OVA Another Story II4Tenisu no ōjisama ovua anazā sutōrī II ~ ano toki no bokuraShunsuke TadaProduction I.GThe Prince of Tennis OVA Another Story II Bonus2Tenisu no ōjisama ovua anazā sutōrī II ~ ano toki no bokuraSpecialSeptember 7Astarotte's Toy! EX1Asutarotte no omocha! EXOVAFumitoshi OizakiDiomedéaSeptember 7 – January 26, 2012Busou Shinki: Moon Angel10Busōshinki Moon enzeruONAMasayuki KojimaKinema Citrus TNKSeptember 16The World God Only Knows: Four Girls and an Idol1Kami nomi zo shiru sekai: 4-ri to aidoruOVAShigehito TakayanagiManglobeSeptember 21 – February 22, 2012Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu: Spinout! Sore ga Bokura no Nichijou6Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū SPINOUT! Sore ga bokura no nichijō. Ensei-chūSpecialSILVER LINK.Kamisama Dolls SpecialsKamisama dooruzuBrain's BaseSeptember 21 – March 21, 2012La croisée dans un labyrinthe étranger: Yune & Alice7Ikoku meiro no kurowāze `yune& Arisu''' | |Satelight | |- |Nekogami Yaoyorozu Specials|Nekogami yaoyorozu|Hiroaki Sakurai |AIC PLUS+ | |- |September 22 |Haganai: Black Hotpot Gives Girls a Bad Smell|1 |Boku ha tomodachi ga sukunai: yaminabe wa bishōjo ga zan'nen'na kusai|OVA |Hisashi Saito |AIC Build | |- |September 25 – December 25 |Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital|2 |Nurarihyon no mago|Special | |Studio Deen | |- |September 26 |Goulart Knights: Evoked the Beginning White| rowspan="2" |1 |Gurāru kishi-dan Evoked THE Beginning White|OVA |Masahiro Sonoda |Studio Blanc. | |- |September 29 |Kiss Dum: Omokage|Kisu damu: Omokage| rowspan="3" |Special | |Satelight | |- |September 30 – February 24, 2012 |A Dark Rabbit has Seven Lives Picture Drama|6 |Itsuka tenma no kuro usagi pikuchā dorama| |Zexcs | |- |October 4 – January 7, 2012 |Manyuu Hikenchou Specials|8 |Manyū hikenchō binyū tanren-hō chichi togi|Hiraku Kaneko |Hoods Entertainment | |- |October 5 – April 19, 2012 |Kimezō no Kimarimonku Ja Kimaranee. Featuring Sabu-Otoko|12 |Kimezō no kimari monku ja Kima-ra nē. Featuring sabu otoko|ONA | |Shin-Ei Animation | |- |October 8 |Deadman Wonderland: The Red Knife Wielder | rowspan="2" |1 |Deddoman wandārando akai naifu tsukai| rowspan="3" |OVA |Koichi Hatsumi |Manglobe | |- |October 10 |This Boy Can Fight Aliens|Kono danshi, uchūbito to tatakaemasu.|Soubi Yamamoto |CoMix Wave Films | |- |October 10 – January 28, 2012 |The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky|2 |Hideo densetsu sora no kiseki THE animēshon|Masaki Tachibana |Kinema Citrus | |- |October 19 |Rio: Rainbow Gate! Special| rowspan="3" |1 |Rio reinbō gēto!| rowspan="5" |Special | |Xebec | |- | rowspan="2" |October 26 |Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts: Magical Hideyoshi Hideyoshi|Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū ni ~tsu! "Mahō Hideyoshi Hide yoshi"| |SILVER LINK. | |- |Blue Exorcist: Kuro Runs Away From Home |Ao no futsumashi (ekusoshisuto) kuro no iede| |A-1 Pictures | |- |October 26 – March 21, 2012 |La croisée dans un labyrinthe étranger Picture Drama|6 |Ikoku meiro no kurowāze pikuchā dorama| |Satelight | |- |October 28 – January 27, 2012 |Usagi Drop Specials|4 |Usagi doroppu| |Production I.G | |- | rowspan="2" |October 29 – January 28, 2012 |Queen's Blade OVA| rowspan="3" |2 | rowspan="2" |Kuīnzu bureido|OVA | rowspan="2" |Shigenori Kageyama | rowspan="2" |Arms | |- |Queen's Blade OVA Specials| rowspan="2" |Special | |- |October 30 – November 6 |Hidamari Sketch × SP |Hida mari suketchi ×SP|Akiyuki Shinbou |Shaft | |- |November 12 |Ikki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku | rowspan="2" |1 |Ikkitōsen-shū tsuba tōshi keppūroku|OVA |Rion Kujo |Arms | |- |November 16 |YuruYuri: For Whatever Reason, Never Ending, Heart Throbbing, Pitter-patter, Paradox Eternal|Yuru Yuri dōshite ☆ tomaranai ☆ tokimeki ☆ dokidoki ☆ paradokusu ☆ etānaru|Special | |Doga Kobo | |- |November 23 |Tales of Symphonia The Animation: Sekai Tougou-hen|3 |Teiruzu obu shinfonia THE animēshon sekai tōgō-hen| rowspan="3" |OVA |Haruo Sotozaki |ufotable | |- |November 25 |Precure All Stars DX the Dance Live♥: Miracle Dance Stage e Youkoso| rowspan="7" |1 |Purikyua ōru sutāzu DX the DANCE raivu ♥ ~ mirakuru dansu sutēji e yōkoso ~|Naoki Miyahara |Toei Animation | |- |November 26 |Carnival Phantasm EX Season|Kānibaru fantazumu EX sezon|Seiji Kishi |Lerche | |- |December 1 |Kyousogiga |Kyousou Giga|ONA |Rie Matsumoto |Toei Animation | |- |December 2 |Lupin III: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid|Rupan sansei chi no kokuin - eien no Mermaid|Special |Teiichi Takiguchi |Telecom Animation Film | |- |December 5 |Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi: Kokoro Utsuri no Toukoubi - School Attendance Day|Itsuka tenma no kuro usagi kokoro utsuri no tōkō-bi ~ sukuru·-atendansu· de~i ~|OVA |Shunsuke Fukui |Zexcs | |- | rowspan="3" |December 7 |Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei: Gyakushuu no Kurage.|Hontoni atta! Reibai sensei gyakushū no kurage.|Special | |DLE | |- |IS: Infinite Stratos Encore - Koi ni Kogareru Rokujuusou |IS 〈infinitto sutoratosu〉ankōru "koi ni kogareru rokujūsō"|OVA |Yasuhito Kikuchi |8bit | |- |Sengoku Basara Movie: 4-koma Gekijou - Another Last Party|5 |Gekijō-ban sengoku basara 4koma gekijō - anazā Last pātī -| rowspan="2" |Special | |Production I.G | |- |December 8 – December 23 |Inazuma Eleven Go Specials|2 |Inazuma irebun GO tokubetsu-hen| |OLM | |- |December 11 |Zero Escape: VLR prologue| rowspan="2" |1 |Kyokugen dasshutsu ADV zen'nin shiboudesu puromōshon'anime|ONA | |Gonzo | |- |December 13 |R-15: R15 Shounen Hyouryuuki|Aru jū go R 15 shōnen hyōryū-ki| rowspan="2" |OVA |Daisuke Takashima |AIC | |- |December 16 – January 18, 2012 |Major: World Series|2 |Mejā wārudo shirīzu-hen|Riki Fukushima |SynergySP | |- | rowspan="2" |December 17 |Battle Break| rowspan="2" |1 |Batoru bureiku|ONA |Shinji Ushiro |OLM | |- |Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock|Doragon bōru episōdo Obu bādakku| rowspan="2" |Special |Yoshihiro Ueda |Toei Animation | |- |December 17 – April 9, 2012 |Yakimochi Caprice| rowspan="2" |2 |Yaki mochi kyōsōkyoku| |AIC | |- |December 17 – June 23, 2012 |Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc|Rurōni kenshin - Meiji kenkaku roman Tan - shin Kyōto-hen|OVA |Kazuhiro Furuhashi |Studio Deen | |- | rowspan="3" |December 21 |Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi: Kakaru ka? Gakuensai ni Koi no Hashi | rowspan="3" |1 |Hoshizora he kakaru hashi kakaru ka? Gakuen-sai ni koi no hashi| rowspan="5" |Special | |Doga Kobo | |- |Aria the Scarlet Ammo Special|Hidan no Aria: Butei ga Kitarite Onsen Kenshuu| | rowspan="2" |J.C.Staff | |- |Toradora! Special|Tora dora! Bentō no gokui| | |- |December 21 – May 16, 2012 |Ben-To Picture Drama| rowspan="2" |6 |Ben tō| |David Production | |- |December 21 – May 25, 2012 |Maken-Ki! Secret Training|Makenkid dokidoki~tsu! Makenki himitsu no kunren| |AIC Spirits | |- |December 22 – December 20, 2012 |Busō Chūgakusei Basket Army|5 |Busō chūgakusei basuketto āmī|ONA |Romanov Higa |asread StudioRF Inc. | |- | rowspan="2" |December 29 |Gattai Robot Atranger| rowspan="3" |1 |Gattai robotto atoranjā| rowspan="3" |OVA |Tōru Yoshida | rowspan="2" |AIC | |- |Justeen|Jasutīn|Yukio Nishimoto | |- |December 31 |Fate/Prototype|Fate/Prototype''Seiji KishiLerche Deaths April 17 - Osamu Dezaki, film director, screenwriter July 23 - Toyoo Ashida, director, character designer, animator, animation director, screenwriter See also 2011 in animation Notes References External links Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb Category:Years in anime Category:2011 in animation Category:2011 in Japan