2009 in anime

Events in 2009 in anime .

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Summer Wars won the Animation Film Award and Denshin-Bashira Elemi no Koi won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Summer Wars also won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Internationally, The Sky Crawlers , Summer Wars and First Squad were nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film.

Releases

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2009.

Release date	Title	Studio	Director	Running time (minutes)	Alternate title	Ref
January 16	Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Snail Adventure	Creative Power Entertaining	Choo Sung Pong James William Kan Chen Hui Yan Tan Shujun	85	Yukaina yagi to ōkina ōkina ōkami: Maiagaru	[1]
January 17	Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files Movie	The Answer Studio	Ryousuke Takahashi	118	Sōkō kihei botomuzu pēruzen fairuzu gekijō-ban	[1]
January 25	Afro Samurai: Resurrection	Gonzo	Fuminori Kizaki	100	Afuro samurai Resurrection	[1]
January 31	Chocolate Underground the Movie	Production I.G Trans Arts	Takayuki Hamana	87	Chokorēto andāguraundo ~ bokura no chiyokorēto sensō ~	[1]
March 7	Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer	Shin-Ei Animation	Kōzō Kusuba (chief) Shigeo Koshi	98	Eiga Doraemon shin nobita no uchū kaitakushi	[1]
	Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 4: Gekishin Dragon Warriors	Sunrise	Junichi Satō (chief) Susumu Yamaguchi	78	Chō gekijō-ban keroro gunsō gekishin doragon'uoriāzu de arimasu!	[1]
March 14	Kara no Kyoukai Remix: Gate of Seventh Heaven	ufotable	Hikaru Kondo Sae Yoshikawa Yūichi Terao	61	Sora no kyōkai Remix - Gate of seventh hebun -	[1]
March 20	Precure All Stars Movie DX: Minna Tomodachi☆Kiseki no Zenin Daishuugou!	Toei Animation	Takashi Otsuka	70	Eiga purikyua ōru sutāzu DX min'na tomodachi ~tsu☆ kiseki no zen'in dai shūgō!	[1]
April 18	Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser	Tokyo Movie Shinsha	Yasuichiro Yamamoto	111	Meitantei konan shikkoku no cheisā	[2]
	Crayon Shin-chan: Roar! Kasukabe Animal Kingdom	Shin-Ei Animation	Akira Shigino	96	Kureyon shin-chan otakebe! Kasukabe yasei ōkoku	[2]
	Munto Movie	Kyoto Animation	Yoshiji Kigami	90	Tenjōbito to akutobito saigo no tatakai	[2]
April 22	Gurren Lagann: The Lights in the Sky are Stars	Gainax	Hiroyuki Imaishi	125	Gekijō-ban tengan toppa guren ragan ragan-hen	[2]
April 25	Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows	Bones Kinema Citrus	Tomoki Kyoda (chief) Hiroshi Haraguchi	115	Kōkyōshihen eureka sebun poketto ga niji de ippai	[2]
April 28	Baton	Titmouse	Ryuhei Kitamura	65	Baton	[2]
May 9	Pattenlai!　~A Water Story of the Southern Islands~!	Mushi Production	Noboru Ishiguro	90	Pattenrai!! ~ Minami no shima no mizu monogatari ~	[2]
May 13	First Squad: The Moment of Truth	Studio 4°C	Yoshiharu Ashino	73	Fāsuto sukuwaddo	[2]
June 13	Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai	Production I.G	Mizuho Nishikubo	72	Miyamoto musashi ― futaken ni haseru yume ―	[2]
July 11	The Asylum Session	CoMix Wave Films	Tact Aoki	65	Ajīru sesshon	[3]
July 18	Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life	OLM	Kunihiko Yuyama	94	Poketto monsutā daiyamondo & pāru aruseusu chōkoku no jikūhe	[3]
July 27	Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance	Khara	Hideaki Anno (chief) Kazuya Tsurumaki (Co-Director) Masayuki	112	Wevuangeriwon shin gekijō-ban: Yabu	[3]
July 28	Cencoroll	Anime Innovation Tokyo Aniplex	Atsuya Uki	26	Senkorōru	[3]
August 1	Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire	Pierrot	Masahiko Murata	95	Naruto - shippuden hi no ishi o tsugu mono	[3]
	Summer Wars	Madhouse	Mamoru Hosoda	114	Samāu~ōzu	[3]
August 8	The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder – Part 2	ufotable	Shinsuke Takizawa	121	Gekijō-ban sora no ryōiki the Garden of sinners dai 7-shō `satsujin sōsa (kōhen)'	[3]
August 14	Redline	Madhouse	Takeshi Koike	102	Reddo rain	[3]
August 15	Mai-Mai Miracle		Sunao Katabuchi	95	Mai mai shinko to Chitose no mahō	[3]
August 22	Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror	Polygon Pictures Production I.G	Akio Nishizawa	98	Hottarake no shima ~ Haruka to mahō no kagami ~	[3]
	Symphony in August	WAO World	Shinsuke Satō	112	8 Tsuki no shinfonī ― Shibuya 2002 ~ 2003	[3]
September 12	Yona Yona Penguin	Madhouse	Rintarō	87	Yona yona pengin	[3]
September 19	Duel Masters: Lunatic God Saga	Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions	Waruo Suzuki (chief) Keidai Hattori	71	Gekijō-ban deyueru masutāzu kokugatsu no shintei	[3]
September 26	Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication; Higashi no Eden Recap	Production I.G	Kenji Kamiyama	123	Higashi no eden sōshūhen Air komyunikēshon	[3]
October 3	Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike		Kanta Kamei	110	Teiruzu obu vuesuperia	[4]
October 9	King of Thorn	Sunrise	Kazuyoshi Katayama		Ibara no ō	[4]
October 16	Tailenders	Picograph	Makoto Ōta Masaru Kawahara Mebae Nao Sasaki	27	Teiruendāzu	[4]
October 17	The Rebirth of Buddha	Group TAC	Takaaki Ishiyama	114	Budda saitan	[4]
October 31	Fresh Pretty Cure!: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!?	Toei Animation	Junji Shimizu	70	Eiga furesshu purikyua! Omocha no kuni wa himitsu ga ippai!?	[4]
November 21	Macross Frontier: The False Songstress	8bit Satelight	Shōji Kawamori	119	Gekijō-ban makurosu efu kokū utahime ~ itsuwari nō tahime ~	[4]
November 28	Eden of The East: The King of Eden	Production I.G	Kenji Kamiyama	82	Higashi no eden gekijō-ban I The King of eden	[4]
December 12	One Piece Film: Strong World	Toei Animation	Munehisa Sakai	115	Wan pīsu firumu sutorongu wārudo	[4]
	Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection	Enagio	Takeshi Shirato Yoshinobu Nishizaki	135	Uchū senkan yamato fukkatsu-hen	[4]
December 19	Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva	OLM P.A. Works	Masakazu Hashimoto	99	Reiton kyōju to eien no uta-hime	[4]

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio(s)	Director(s)	Alternate title	Ref
January 1 – March 26	Corpse Princess: Kuro	12	feel. Gainax	Masahiko Murata	Shitai	[1]
January 3 – March 28	Maria Watches Over Us Season 4	13	Studio Deen	Toshiyuki Kato	Maria-sama ga miteru 〜 4 th 〜	[1]
January 4 – March 22	Maria Holic	12	Shaft	Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto	Maria† horikku	[1]
January 4 – March 29	Akikan!		Brain's Base	Yuji Himaki	Akikan!	[1]
	White Album	13	Seven Arcs	Akira Yoshimura Taizo Yoshida	Howaito arubamu	[1]
January 5 – March 30	Minami-ke: Okaeri		asread.	Kei Oikawa	Minami ke okaeri	[1]
January 6 – March 24	Viper's Creed	12	AIC Spirits Digital Frontier	Shinji Aramaki (chief) Hiroyuki Kanbe	Vuaipāzu kurīdo	[1]
January 6 – March 31	Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2	13	Sunrise	Takahiro Omori	Zoku natsume yūjinchō	[1]
January 6 – June 30	The Girl Who Leapt Through Space	26	Brain's Base	Masakazu Obara	Uchū o kakeru shōjo	[1]
January 7 – July 1	Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger		Madhouse	Jun Shishido	Hajime no ippo shin shirīzu	[1]
January 9 – March 27	Samurai Harem	12	AIC	Rion Kujo	Asu no yoichi	[1]
	The Tower of Druaga: The Sword of Uruk		Gonzo	Koichi Chigira	Doruāga no tō ~ the Sword of URUK ~	[1]
January 9 – June 19	Kurokami: The Animation	23	Sunrise	Tsuneo Kobayashi	Kurokami The Animation	[1]
January 10 – March 28	Birdy the Mighty: Decode (season 2)	12	A-1 Pictures	Kazuki Akane	Tetsuwan bādī DECODE: 02	[1]
January 10 – June 27	Major S5	25	SynergySP	Riki Fukushima	Mejā	[1]
January 10 – December 26	The Beast Player Erin	50	Production I.G Trans Arts	Takayuki Hamana	Kemono no sōja erin	[1]
January 11 – June 21	Koukaku no Regios	24	Zexcs	Itsuro Kawasaki	Kōkaku no regiosu	[1]
January 11 – June 25	Examurai Sengoku		TMS Entertainment	Yoshio Takeuchi	Eguzamurai sengoku	[1]
January 12 – March 30	Rideback	12	Madhouse	Atsushi Takahashi	Raidobakku	[1]
January 12 – April 6	Slayers Evolution-R	13	J.C.Staff	Takashi Watanabe	Sureiyāzu eboryūshon - R	[1]
January 14 – March 11	Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai	9	Kyoto Animation	Yoshiji Kigami	Sora wo miageru shōjo no hitomi ni utsuru sekai	[1]
January 16 – March 27	Genji Monogatari Sennenki	11	Tezuka Productions TMS Entertainment	Osamu Dezaki	Genji monogatari Chitose Genji	[1]
February 1 – January 30, 2010	Fresh PreCure!	50	Toei Animation	Junji Shimizu Akifumi Zako	Furesshu purikyua!	[1]
March 30 – September 24	Chi's New Address	104	Madhouse	Mitsuyuki Masuhara	Chīzu suīto hōmu atarashī o uchi	[2]
March 30 – March 22, 2013	Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!	305	Studio Deen	Hiroshi Watanabe	Kukkin'aidoru ai! Mai! Main!	[2]
March 31 – March 23, 2010	Marie & Gali	40	Toei Animation	Kōhei Kureta Yukio Kaizawa	Marī & garī	[2]
April 1 – March 25, 2012	Mainichi Kaasan	142	Dongwoo A&E Gallop TYO Animations	Mitsuru Hongo	Mainichi kāsan	[2]
April 2 – June 18	Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin	12	Arms	Kinji Yoshimoto	Kuīnzu bureido rurō no senshi	[2]
	Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings		Production I.G	Itsuro Kawasaki	Sengoku basara	[2]
April 2 – June 25	Asura Cryin'	13	Seven Arcs	Keizō Kusakawa	Asura kurain	[2]
April 3 – June 26	K-On!		Kyoto Animation	Naoko Yamada	Ke ion!	[2]
April 3 – September 25	Pandora Hearts	25	Xebec	Takao Kato	Pandora hātsu	[2]
	Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom	26	Bee Train	Kōichi Mashimo	Phantom 〜Requiem for the Phantom〜	[2]
April 3 – October 2	Basquash!		Satelight	Hidekazu Sato Shin Itagaki	Basukasshu!	[2]
April 3 – February 19, 2010	Higepiyo	39	Kinema Citrus	Atsushi Takeyama	Hi-ge piyo, higepiyo	[2]
April 4 – September 19	Hayate the Combat Butler!!	25	J.C.Staff	Yoshiaki Iwasaki	Hayate no gotoku!!	[2]
April 4 – September 26	Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!	26	Bee Media Code	Yasuhiro Imagawa	Z majingā; ma majingā shōgeki! Z-hen	[2]
	Slap-up Party: Arad Senki		Gonzo	Lee Jin-Hyung Takahiro Ikezoe	Arado senki ~ surappu-appu pātī ~	[2]
April 4 – March 27, 2010	Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō	51	Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment	Harume Kosaka	Gokujō! ! Mecha mote iinchō	[2]
April 5 – June 21	Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Crimson S	12	Diomedéa	Toshimasa Suzuki	Shinkyoku sōkai porifonika crimsonS	[2]
April 5 – September 27	Guin Saga	26	Satelight	Atsushi Wakabayashi	Guin sāga	[2]
	Valkyria Chronicles		A-1 Pictures	Yasutaka Yamamoto	Senjō no vuarukyuria	[2]
April 5 – December 27	Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables	39	Nippon Animation	Katsuyoshi Yatabe	Kon'nichiwa An ~ Before Green Gables	[2]
April 5 – February 14, 2010	Hanasakeru Seishōnen		Pierrot	Chiaki Kon Hajime Kamegaki	Hanasakeru seishōnen	[2]
April 5 – March 28, 2010	Beyblade: Metal Fusion	51	Tatsunoko Production	Kunihisa Sugishima	Metarufaito beiburēdo	[2]
	Cross Game	50	SynergySP	Osamu Sekita	Kurosu gēmu	[2]
	Jewelpet	52	Studio Comet	Nanako Sasaki	Juerupetto	[2]
April 5 – July 4, 2010	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood	64	Bones	Yasuhiro Irie	Hagane no renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST	[2]
April 5 – March 27, 2011	Dragon Ball Z Kai	97	Toei Animation	Yasuhiro Nowatari	Doragon bōru aratame	[2]
April 6 – June 22	Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity	12	SILVER LINK.	Keitaro Motonaga	Tayutama - Kiss on my Deity -	[2]
April 6 – June 29	Natsu no Arashi!	13	Shaft	Shin Ōnuma (Chief) Akiyuki Shinbo	Natsu no arashi	[2]
April 6 – September 14	Shangri-La	24	Gonzo	Makoto Bessho	Shanguri ra	[2]
April 6 – September 28	Saki	25	Gonzo Picture Magic	Manabu Ono	Saki - Saki -	[2]
	Tears to Tiara	26	White Fox	Tomoki Kobayashi	Tiāzu tou tiara	[2]
April 7 – September 22	07-Ghost	25	Studio Deen	Yoshihiro Takamoto	Sebun gōsuto	[2]
April 7 – September 29	Sugarbunnies: Fleur	26	Asahi Production	Hiroshi Kugimiya	Shugābanīzu furūru	[2]
April 8 – September 30	Sōten Kōro		Madhouse	Toyoo Ashida (Chief) Tsuneo Tominaga	Kūro	[2]
April 9 – June 25	Ristorante Paradiso	11	David Production	Mitsuko Kase	Risutorante paradīzo	[2]
April 10 – June 19	Eden of The East		Production I.G	Kenji Kamiyama	Higashi no eden	[2]
April 12 – June 28	First Love Limited	12	J.C.Staff	Yoshiki Yamakawa	Hatsukoi gentei.	[2]
May 22 – September 11	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya	14	Kyoto Animation	Tatsuya Ishihara Yutaka Yamamoto	Suzumiya haruhi no yūutsu	[2]
June 6 – September 26	Weiß Survive	16	Studio Hibari	Iku Suzuki	Vuaisu savuaivu	[3]
June 25 – September 10	Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!	12		Shinichiro Kimura	Faito ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!	[3]
June 25 – September 17	Umi Monogatari		Zexcs	Yuu Kou Junichi Sato	Umi monogatari ~ anata ga ite kureta koto ~	[3]
July 2 – September 10	Sweet Blue Flowers	11	J.C.Staff	Ken'ichi Kasai	Aoi hana	[3]
July 2 – December 24	Umineko When They Cry	26	Studio Deen	Chiaki Kon	Umineko no naku koro ni	[3]
July 3 – September 25	Taishō Baseball Girls	12	J.C.Staff	Takashi Ikehata	Taishō yakyū musume.	[3]
July 3 – December 11	Needless	24	Madhouse	Masayuki Sakoi	Nīdoresu	[3]
July 3 – June 25, 2010	Bakemonogatari	15	Shaft	Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi	Bakemonogatari	[3]
July 4 – September 26	Canaan	13	P.A. Works	Masahiro Ando	CANAAN	[3]
July 4 – March 27, 2010	Element Hunters	39	Heewon Entertainment NHK Enterprises	Han Pyo Hong Yoshiaki Okumura	Eremento hantā	[3]
July 5 – September 27	(Zan) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei	13	Shaft	Akiyuki Shinbo	Zan Sayonara zetsubō-sensei	[3]
July 5 – June 26, 2010	Kuruneko	50	DAX Production	Akitaro Daichi	Kuruneko	[3]
July 6 – September 21	Princess Lover!	12	GoHands	Hiromitsu Kanazawa	Purinsesu rabā!	[3]
July 6 – September 28	Kanamemo	13	feel.	Shigehito Takayanagi	Kaname mo	[3]
July 7 – September 22	GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class	12	AIC PLUS+	Hiroaki Sakurai	GA geijutsu-ka āto dezain kurasu	[3]
	Sora no Manimani		Studio Comet	Shinji Takamatsu	Chū no manimani	[3]
July 9 – September 24	Spice and Wolf II	12	Brain's Base Marvy Jack	Takeo Takahashi	Ōkami to kōshinryō II	[3]
July 10 – September 18	Tokyo Magnitude 8.0	11	Bones Kinema Citrus	Masaki Tachibana	Tōkyō magunichūdo 8. 0	[3]
July 12 – September 27	Modern Magic Made Simple	12	Nomad	Yasuhiro Kuroda	Yoku wakaru gendai mahō	[3]
September 13 – September 5, 2010	Battle Spirits: Shounen Gekiha Dan	50	Sunrise	Akira Nishimori	Batoru supirittsu shōnen geki ha dan	[4]
September 24 – December 10	Queen's Blade: Inheritor of the Throne	12	Arms	Kinji Yoshimoto	Kuīnzu bureido gyokuza o tsugu mono	[4]
October 1 – December 24	Asura Cryin' (season 2)	13	Seven Arcs	Keizō Kusakawa	Asura kurain 2	[4]
October 2 – December 18	Kämpfer	12	Nomad	Yasuhiro Kuroda	Kenpufā	[4]
	Nyan Koi!		AIC	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Nyan koi!	[4]
October 2 – April 2, 2010	Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra	27	David Production	Toshiya Shinohara	Tatakau shisho The bukku of Bantorra	[4]
October 3 – December 19	The Sacred Blacksmith	12	Manglobe	Masamitsu Hidaka	Seiken no katanakaji (burakkusumisu)	[4]
	Student Council's Discretion		Studio Deen	Takuya Satō	Seitokai no ichizon	[4]
October 3 – December 24	White Album (season 2)	13	Seven Arcs	Taizō Yoshida	Howaito arubamu dai 2-ki	[4]
October 3 – March 20, 2010	A Certain Scientific Railgun	24	J.C.Staff	Tatsuyuki Nagai	Toaru kagaku no rērugan	[4]
October 3 – March 27, 2010	Astro Fighter Sunred (Season 2)	26	AIC ASTA	Seiji Kishi (Chief) Takehiko Matsumoto	Tentai senshi Sanreddo	[4]
	Shugo Chara! Party!	25	Satelight	Kenji Yasuda	Shugo kyara! Pātī!	[4]
	Tegami Bachi		Pierrot Plus	Akira Iwanaga	Tegamibachi	[4]
October 4 – March 30, 2010	Inuyasha: The Final Act	26	Sunrise	Yasunao Aoki	Inuyasha kanketsu-hen	[4]
October 4 – September 26, 2010	Yumeiro Patissiere	50	Studio Hibari	Iku Suzuki	Yumeiro patishiēru	[4]
October 5 – December 21	Shin Koihime Musō	12	Doga Kobo	Nobuaki Nakanishi	Ma kohime† musō ~ otome ryōran ☆ Sangokushi engi ~	[4]
October 5 – December 28	Heaven's Lost Property	13	AIC ASTA	Hisashi Saitō	Sora no otoshi mono	[4]
	Miracle Train: Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso		Yumeta Company	Kenichi Kasai	Mirakuru ☆ torein 〜 ōedo-sen e yōkoso 〜	[4]
	Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū		Shaft	Shin Ōnuma Ken'ichi Ishikura	Natsu no arashi shunkafuyu-chū	[4]
October 5 – September 20, 2010	Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu	50	Satelight	Soichi Masui	Anyamaru tantei kiruminzuu	[4]
October 6 – December 22	Haruka Nogizaka's Secret Purezza	12	Diomedéa	Munenori Nawa	Nogizaka haruka no himitsu pyaarettsua ♪	[4]
October 6 – March 23, 2010	Kobato	24	Madhouse	Mitsuyuki Masuhara	Koba to	[4]
October 7 – December 23	11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo	12	Doga Kobo	Masami Shimoda	11 Eyes irebun'aizu	[4]
October 7 – March 31, 2010	Kimi ni Todoke	25	Production I.G	Hiro Kaburagi	Kimi ni todoke	[4]
October 8 – December 31	Whispered Words	13	AIC	Eiji Suganuma	Sasameki koto	[4]
October 9 – December 25	Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor	12	Bones	Tensai Okamura	Dākā zan burakku ryūsei no futago	[4]
October 11 – December 27	Aoi Bungaku Series	12	Madhouse	Atsuko Ishizuka Morio Asaka Ryosuke Nakamura Shigeyuki Miya Tetsuro Araki	Aoi bungaku shirīzu	[4]
October 12 – September 3, 2012	Tamagotchi!	143	OLM Digital	Jōji Shimura	Tamagotchi!	[4]
October 12 – March 30, 2013	Fairy Tail	175	A-1 Pictures Satelight	Shinji Ishihira	Fearī teiru	[4]
October 13 – June 8, 2010	Kaidan Restaurant	23	Toei Animation	Yoko Ikeda	Kaidan resutoran	[4]
October 13 – June 29, 2010	Stitch! The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure	29	Madhouse	Masami Hata	Sutitchi!~ Itazura eirian no dai bōken ~	[4]
October 15 – December 24	Kūchū Buranko	11	Toei Animation	Kenji Nakamura	Kūchū buranko	[4]
October 16 – March 26, 2010	Kiddy Girl-and	24	Satelight	Keiji Gotoh	Kidi gārando	[4]
October 17 – May 1, 2010	Winter Sonata	26	KeyEast REALTHING Studio Comet	Yoon Suk-ho	Fuyu no sonata	[4]
December 5 – March 27, 2010	Weiß Survive R	12	Studio Hibari	Kenji Seto	Vuaisu savuaivu R	[4]
December 21 – December 25	Hipira-kun	10	Sunrise	Shinji Kimura	Hipira-kun	[4]

Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Alternate title	Ref
January 24 – March 5, 2010	Hetalia: Axis Powers	52	Studio Deen	Bob Shirohata	Hetaria Axis Powers	[1]
February 13 – May 8	Nyorōn Churuya-san	13	Kyoto Animation	Yasuhiro Takemoto	Ni ~yoro ̄ n ☆ churuyasan	[1]
February 14 – May 8	The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya	25			Suzumiya haruhi-chan'no yūutsu	[1]
April 5 – May 20	Kigurumikku V3	3	AIC ASTA	Hisashi Saito	Ki guru mikku ☆ V 3	[2]
July 1 – September 25	Umi Monogatari: Seeing Amamiko Island with Kanon	13	Zexcs		Umi monogatari natsuoto to iku ten Mikojima	[3]
November 7 – February 16, 2010	Halo Legends	8	Bee Train Bones Production I.G Studio 4°C Toei Animation	Frank O'Connor (chief) Daisuke Nishio Hideki Futamura Hiroshi Yamazaki Kōichi Mashimo Kōji Sawai Mamoru Oshii Shinji Aramaki Tomoki Kyoda Toshiyuki Kanno Yasushi Muraki	Heirō rejenzu	[4]

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Alternate title	Ref
January 23 – March 25	Strawberry Marshmallow Encore	2	Daume	Takuya Satō	Ichigo mashimaro encore	[1]
February 4 – December 4	Denpa teki na Kanojo		Brain's Base	Mamoru Kanbe	Denpa teki na kanojo	[1]
February 12	Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind	1	Studio 4°C	Jirō Kanai	Sutorīto faitā IV aratanaru kizuna	[1]
February 17 – June 23	xxxHOLiC Shunmuki	2	Production I.G	Tsutomu Mizushima	XxxHOLiC haru no yume	[1]
February 20 – July 24	Kodomo no Jikan: Ni Gakki	3	Diomedéa	Eiji Suganuma	Kodomo no jikan 2 gakki	[1]
February 25 – August 21	Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei	5	Studio Deen	Toshifumi Kawase	Higurashi no naku koro ni rei	[1]
March 6	Hayate no Gotoku!!: Atsu ga Natsuize - Mizugi-hen!	1	J.C.Staff	Yoshiaki Iwasaki	Hayate no gotoku! ! Atsu ga Natsu i ze mizugi-hen!	[1]
March 17 – May 15	Tsubasa Spring Thunder Chronicles	2	Production I.G	Shunsuke Tada	Tsubasa shunraiki	[1]
April 1	Koihime†Musou: Gunyuu, Seitoukaichou no Za wo Neratte Aiarasou no Koto - Ato, Porori mo Aru yo!	1	Doga Kobo		Kohime† musō gun'yū, seito kaichō no za o neratte aiarasou no koto ~ ato, porori mo aru yo!~	[2]
April 3 – April 2, 2010	To Love-Ru	6	Xebec	Takao Kato	To LOVEru - tora buru -	[2]
April 16	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete	1	Square Enix Visual Works	Tetsuya Nomura	Fainaru fantajī VII adobento chirudoren konpurīto	[2]
	Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode: Denzel		A-1 Pictures	Shinji Ishihira	Denzeru o chūshin to shita orijinaru anime	[2]
April 18	Detective Conan Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran - Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata		TMS Entertainment	Yasuichiro Yamamoto	Meitantei konan Magic File 3: Shin'ichi to ran mājanhai to tanabata no omoide	[2]
April 24	Issho ni Training: Training with Hinako		Studio Hibari	Iku Suzuki	Issho ni toreningu	[2]
April 24 – June 26	Cobra The Animation: Time Drive	2	Magic Bus	Buichi Terasawa Kenichi Maejima	Kobura THE animēshon taimu doraibu	[2]
April 24 – October 7	To Heart 2 AD Plus		Chaos Project	Junichi Sakata	ToHeart2 adplus	[2]
April 30	Spice and Wolf II: The Wolf and the Amber Melancholy	1	Brain's Base Marvy Jack	Takeo Takahashi	Ōkami to kōshinryō II ōkami to kohakushoku no yūutsu	[2]
	Toradora! Recap		J.C.Staff		Tora dora pōtaburu!	[2]
May 19 – July 17	Dogs: Bullets & Carnage	4	David Production	Tatsuya Abe	Dogguzu/ barettsu & kāneiji	[2]
May 22 – May 26, 2010	Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar	13	AIC Spirits BeSTACK	Toshifumi Kawase	Isekai no seikishi monogatari	[2]
May 26 – September 25	The Prince of Tennis: Another Story - Messages From Past and Future	4	M.S.C	Shunsuke Tada	Tenisu no ōjisama ovua anazā sutōrī ~ kako to mirai no messēji	[2]
June 5 – June 23, 2010	Utawarerumono	3	Chaos Project	Kenichiro Katsura	Ovua utawarerumono	[2]
June 17	Detective Conan OVA 09: The Stranger in 10 Years...	1	TMS Entertainment	Kōjin Ochi	Meitantei konan ~ 10-nen-go no sutorenjā~	[2]
June 23	Minami-ke: Betsubara		asread.	Kei Oikawa	Minami ke betsu bara	[2]
June 24 – April 21, 2010	Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas	13	TMS Entertainment	Osamu Nabeshima	Seitōshi seiya THE rosuto CANVAS meiōsei no shinwa	[2]
July 6 – December 22	AIKa ZERO	3	Studio Fantasia	Noriyasu Yamauchi	AIKa ZERO	[3]
July 22	Tetsuwan Birdy Decode: The Cipher	1	A-1 Pictures	Kazuki Akane	Tetsuwan bādī DECODE - THE saifa -	[3]
July 24	Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 Special Edition - Zero Requiem		Sunrise	Goro Taniguchi	Kōdo giasu hangyaku no rurūshu R 2 supesharu edishon Zero rekuiemu	[3]
September 17 – August 17, 2010	Mahō Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai	5	Shaft Studio Pastoral	Akiyuki Shinbo	Mahō sensei negima ~ mō hitotsu no sekai ~	[3]
October 2	TO	2	Oxybot	Fumihiko Sori	Toū	[4]
October 5 – October 12	Kanokon: Manatsu no Daishanikusai		Xebec	Atsushi Ōtsuki	Kanokon ~ manatsu no dai shanikusai ~	[4]
October 6	Kyou no 5 no 2: Takarabako	1		Tsuyoshi Nagasawa	Kyō no go no ni takarabako	[4]
October 8	Hyakko Extra		Nippon Animation	Michio Fukuda	Hyakko ekusutora	[4]
October 23	Akikan! OVA		Brain's Base	Yuji Himaki	Akikan! Kan ippatsu! ? Onsen panikku	[4]
	Kemono to Chat		Indeprox	Yūji Umoto	Kemono to chatto	[4]
	Shoujo Fight: Norainu-tachi no Odekake		Production I.G	Shunsuke Tada	Shōjo faito norainu-tachi no o dekake	[4]
October 23 – September 29, 2010	Shakugan no Shana S	4	J.C.Staff	Takashi Watanabe	Shakugan'no shana esu	[4]
October 27 – February 23, 2010	Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition	3	Sunrise	Seiji Mizushima	Kidō senshi Gandamu 00 supesharu edishon	[4]
November 17 – February 17, 2010	Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Bangaichi	2	Shaft	Akiyuki Simbo	Zan Sayonara zetsubō-sensei bangaichi	[4]
December 3	Tokimeki Memorial 4 OVA	1	Asahi Production		Tokimeki memoriaru 4 orijinaru animēshon - hajimari no faindā	[4]
December 18	Aki Sora		Hoods Entertainment	Takeo Takahashi	Autumn Sky
December 25	Kanojo × Kanojo × Kanojo		Studio Eromatick	Kōsuke Murayama	Kanojo x Kanojo x Kanojo: Sanshimai to no Dokidoki Kyoudou Seikatsu
December 26	"Bungaku Shoujo" Kyou no Oyatsu: Hatsukoi		Production I.G	Shunsuke Tada	“Bungaku shōjo” kyōnōyatsu 〜 hatsukoi 〜	[4]
December 31	Kowarekake no Orgel		Electromagnetic Wave	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Koware kake no orugōru	[4]
	Stretta The Animation
	Mizugi Kanojo Animation
	15 Bishoujo Hyouryuuki
	Triangle Blue
	Ayatsuri Haramase DreamNote
	Fault!!
	Binkan Athlete
	Mama Puri
	Jinkou Shoujo Henshin Sex Android
	Issho ni H Shiyo!
	Natsumushi The Animation
	Kimihagu
	Cartagra Tsuki Gurui no Yamai
	Oni chichi
	Samayou Midara na Lunatics

See also

• 2009 in animation

References

1. "Winter 2009 - Anime". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
2. "Spring 2009 - Anime". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
3. "Summer 2009 - Anime". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
4. "Fall 2009 - Anime". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2024-05-25.

External links

• Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb