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Events in 2012 in anime .
In Japanese polling, Newtype 's best releases of Autumn 2011 to Summer 2012 announced the best anime series as Fate/Zero , The Idolmaster , Nisemonogatari , Tari Tari and Hyouka . For movies, the poll named only three awards for the K-On! Movie , Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie and Wolf Children . [1] Another series debut was Sword Art Online . Kotaku's Richard Eisenbeis praised Sword Art Online, even before the series' conclusion, for its complex and genre-crossing storyline and intelligent portrayal of sociological and psychological issues. [2] Eisenbeis would also pick five different movies for top film of 2012, including The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki , Evangelion 3.0 , Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker , One Piece Film: Z and Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles as his top five movies. [3]
Anime News Network's, Theron Martin and Carl Kimlinger listed the best anime in America of 2012 summarized the popular works that were widely released to American audiences. The two reviewers picked Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Anohana as series of the year with runners-up Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions and Kimi ni Todoke . The staff's picks for best movies of the year, were The Secret World of Arrietty and Redline . [4]
In March 2013, the Tokyo Anime Awards recognized Wolf Children for animation of the year, Sword Art Online and Kuroko's Basketball for television series of the year. [5]
At the Mainichi Film Awards, the Animation Film Award was won by Wolf Children and the Ōfuji Noburō Award was won by Combustible . Wolf Children also won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Internationally, A Letter to Momo won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film, with three of the other four nominees being also from Japan: From Up on Poppy Hill , Niji-Iro Hotaru: Eien no Natsu Yasumi and Wolf Children .
March 20 - Noboru Ishiguro [6]
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2012.
Release date | Title | Studio | Director | Running time (minutes) | Notes | Ref |
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March 17 | Strike Witches: The Movie | AIC | Kazuhiro Takamura | 97 | ||
June 16 | Library War: The Wings of Revolution | Production I.G | Takayuki Hamana | 105 | ||
July 21 | Wolf Children | Studio Chizu Madhouse | Mamoru Hosoda | 117 | ||
October 27 | 009 Re:Cyborg | Production I.G Sanzigen | Kenji Kamiyama | 105 | ||
November 17 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | Studio Khara | Hideaki Anno Mahiro Maeda Kazuya Tsurumaki | 96 | ||
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2012.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title | Ref |
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January 2 – March 26 | Natsume Yūjin-chō Shi | 13 | Brain's Base | Takahiro Omori | ||
January 5 – March 29 | Amagami SS+ plus | 13 | AIC | Tomoki Kobayashi | ||
January 4 – March 28 | The New Prince of Tennis | 13 | M.S.C Production I.G | Hideyo Yamamoto | ||
January 5 – March 29 | Kill Me Baby | 13 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiki Yamakawa | ||
January 5 – March 28 | Recorder to Randoseru Do | 13 | Seven | Hiroshi Kimura | ||
January 5 – March 22 | Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Act 2 | 12 | J.C.Staff Artland | Makoto Moriwaki | ||
January 6 – March 21 | High School DxD | 12 | TNK | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | ||
January 6 – March 30 | Senki Zesshō Symphogear | 13 | Satelight Encourage Films | Tatsufumi Itō | ||
January 7 – March 17 | Nisemonogatari | 11 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | ||
January 7 – March 24 | The Familiar of Zero: F | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Zero no Tsukaima F | |
January 7 – September 28 | The Knight in the Area | 37 | Shin-Ei Animation | Hirofumi Ogura | ||
January 8 – June 24 | Aquarion Evol | 26 | Satelight 8-Bit | Shōji Kawamori Yusuke Yamamoto | ||
January 8 – June 30 | Bodacious Space Pirates | 26 | Satelight | Tatsuo Satō | ||
January 8 – March 27 | Brave 10 | 12 | Studio Sakimakura TMS Entertainment | Kiyoko Sayama | ||
January 8 – March 24 | Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne | 12 | Xebec Production I.G | Tatsuo Satō Toshimasa Suzuki | Rinne no Lagrange | |
January 8 – December 30 | Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki | 52 | Studio Deen | Akitaro Daichi | ||
January 9 – March 26 | Daily Lives of High School Boys | 12 | Sunrise | Shinji Takamatsu | Danshi Kōkōsei no Nichijō | |
January 10 – March 27 | Another | 12 | P.A.Works | Tsutomu Mizushima | ||
January 10 – March 27 | Waiting in the Summer | 12 | J.C.Staff | Tatsuyuki Nagai | Ano Natsu de Matteru | |
January 11 – March 27 | Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! | 13 | Feel | Itsuro Kawasaki | Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! | |
January 12 – March 29 | Inu x Boku SS | 12 | David Production | Naokatsu Tsuda | ||
January 12 – January 26 | Thermae Romae | 6 | DLE | Azuma Tani | ||
January 23 – March 28 | Gokujyo | 12 | LMD | Futoshi Higashide | ||
February 2 – March 22 | Black Rock Shooter | 8 | Ordet Sanzigen | Shinobu Yoshioka Hiroyuki Imaishi | ||
February 5 – January 27, 2013 | Smile PreCure! | 48 | Toei Animation | Takashi Otsuka | ||
March 16 – April 21 | Ozuma | 6 | LandQ Studios Gonzo | Takahiro Ikezoe Ryōsuke Takahashi | ||
April 1 – December 23 | Hiiro no Kakera | 13 | Studio Deen | Bob Shirohata | ||
April 1 – March 30, 2014 | Saint Seiya Omega | 97 | Toei Animation | Morio Hatano (1-51) Tatsuya Nagamine (52-77) Kohei Kureta (78-97) | ||
April 1 – March 22, 2014 | Space Brothers | 99 | A-1 Pictures | Ayumu Watanabe | Uchū Kyōdai | |
April 2 – June 25 | Zetman | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Osamu Nabeshima | ||
April 3 – February 26, 2013 | Ginga e Kickoff!! | 39 | TYO Animations | Kōnosuke Uda | ||
April 3 – June 26 | Kimi to Boku (season 2) | 13 | J.C.Staff | Mamoru Kanbe | ||
April 3 – June 19 | Queen's Blade Rebellion | 12 | Arms | Yōsei Morino | ||
April 4 – September 26 | Arashi no Yoru ni | 26 | Sparky Animation | Tetsuro Amino | ||
April 4 – February 19, 2014 | Kuromajo-san ga Toru!! | 60 | Shin-Ei Animation | Tetsuo Yasumi | ||
April 4 – June 27 | Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Sayo Yamamoto | ||
April 4 – June 27 | Recorder to Randoseru Re | 13 | Seven | Hiroshi Kimura | ||
April 5 – June 7 | Is This a Zombie? of the Dead | 10 | Studio Deen | Takaomi Kanasaki | Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? of the Dead | |
April 5 – June 21 | Medaka Box | 12 | Gainax | Shouji Saeki | ||
April 5 – June 28 | Place to Place | 12 | AIC | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Acchi Kocchi | |
April 5 – June 28 | Sankarea: Undying Love | 12 | Studio Deen | Mamoru Hatakeyama | ||
April 5 – September 27 | Sengoku Collection | 26 | Brain's Base | Keiji Gotoh | ||
April 5 – March 28, 2013 | Shirokuma Cafe | 50 | Pierrot | Mitsuyuki Masuhara | ||
April 6 – June 29 | Natsuiro Kiseki | 12 | Sunrise | Seiji Mizushima | ||
April 7 – September 22 | Accel World | 24 | Sunrise | Masakazu Obara | ||
April 7 – March 30, 2013 | Baku Tech! Bakugan | 51 | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | Takao Kato | ||
April 7 – June 23 | Fate/Zero (season 2) | 12 | Ufotable | Ei Aoki | ||
April 7 – March 30, 2013 | Jewelpet Kira Deco! | 52 | Studio Comet | Makoto Moriwaki | ||
April 7 – September 22 | Kuroko's Basketball | 25 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | ||
April 7 – June 30 | Mysterious Girlfriend X | 12 | Hoods Entertainment | Ayumu Watanabe | Nazo no Kanojo X | |
April 7 – March 30, 2013 | Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future | 51 | Tatsunoko Production | Masakazu Hishida | ||
April 8 – December 23, 2013 | Beyblade: Shogun Steel | 45 | SynergySP Nelvana Animation | Kunihisa Sugishima | ||
April 8 – January 2, 2013 | Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit | 39 | TMS Entertainment | Hatsuki Tsuji | ||
April 8 – June 24 | Dusk Maiden of Amnesia | 13 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma | Tasogare Otome × Amnesia | |
April 8 – September 23 | Phi Brain: Puzzle of God (season 2) | 25 | Sunrise | Junichi Sato | ||
April 8 – June 9 | Upotte!! | 10 | Xebec | Takao Kato | ||
April 9 – May 25 | Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A | 16 | Studio Gokumi | Manabu Ono | ||
April 10 – June 26 | Jormungand | 12 | White Fox | Keitaro Motonaga | ||
April 10 – June 26 | Nyaruko: Crawling with Love | 12 | Xebec | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | Haiyore! Nyaruko-san | |
April 12 – June 28 | Kids on the Slope | 12 | MAPPA Tezuka Productions | Shinichirō Watanabe | Sakamichi no Apollon | |
April 13 – November 20 | Eureka Seven: AO | 24 | Bones | Tomoki Kyoda | ||
April 13 – June 28 | Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan | 12 | Production I.G | Itsuro Kawasaki | ||
April 13 – June 28 | Tsuritama | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Kenji Nakamura | ||
April 22 – September 16 | Hyouka | 22 | Kyoto Animation | Yasuhiro Takemoto | ||
April 29 – July 22 | AKB0048 | 13 | Satelight | Shōji Kawamori Yoshimasa Hiraike | ||
June 4 – February 25, 2013 | Kingdom | 38 | Pierrot | Jun Kamiya | ||
July 1 – December 24 | Chitose Get You!! | 26 | Silver Link | Takao Sano | ||
July 1 – September 23 | Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne (season 2) | 12 | Xebec Production I.G | Tatsuo Satō Toshimasa Suzuki | Rinne no Lagrange | |
July 1 – September 16 | La storia della Arcana Famiglia | 12 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | ||
July 1 – September 23 | Tari Tari | 13 | P.A.Works | Masakazu Hashimoto | ||
July 2 – September 17 | Humanity Has Declined | 12 | AIC A.S.T.A. | Seiji Kishi | Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita | |
July 2 – December 23 | Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse | 24 | Ixtl Satelight | Masaomi Ando | ||
July 2 – September 17 | YuruYuri♪♪ | 12 | Doga Kobo | Masahiko Ohta | ||
July 3 – September 25 | Chōyaku Hyakunin isshu: Uta Koi | 13 | TYO Animations | Ken'ichi Kasai | ||
July 4 – September 26 | Good Luck Girl! | 13 | Sunrise | Yōichi Fujita | Binbō-gami ga! | |
July 5 – September 28 | Joshiraku | 13 | J.C.Staff | Tsutomu Mizushima | ||
July 5 – September 13 | Moyasimon Returns | 11 | Shirogumi Telecom Animation Film | Yūichirō Yano | ||
July 5 – September 13 | Natsuyuki Rendezvous | 11 | Doga Kobo | Kō Matsuo | ||
July 6 – September 21 | Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero | 12 | Arms | Rion Kujō | Hagure Yūsha no Estetica | |
July 6 – September 28 | Campione! | 13 | Diomedéa | Keizō Kusakawa | ||
July 6 – September 28 | Love, Election and Chocolate | 12 | AIC Build | Tōru Kitahata | Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate | |
July 6 – September 28 | Nakaimo - My Sister Is Among Them! | 12 | Studio Gokumi | Munenori Nawa | Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! | |
July 6 – September 25 | So, I Can't Play H! | 12 | Feel | Takeo Takahashi | Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai. | |
July 7 – September 29 | Dog Days | 13 | Seven Arcs | Junji Nishimura | ||
July 7 – September 29 | Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (season 2) | 13 | Sunrise | Manabu Ono | Kyōkaisen-jō no Horizon | |
July 7 – December 22 | Sword Art Online | 25 | A-1 Pictures | Tomohiko Itō | ||
July 7 – March 30, 2013 | Tanken Driland | 37 | Toei Animation | Toshinori Fukuzawa | ||
July 8 – September 30 | Kokoro Connect | 13 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma Shin'ya Kawatsura | ||
July 9 – September 24 | The Ambition of Oda Nobuna | 12 | Studio Gokumi Madhouse | Yūji Kumazawa | Oda Nobuna no Yabō | |
July 9 – September 24 | Hakuōki Reimeiroku | 12 | Studio Deen | Osamu Yamasaki | ||
August 11 – October 6 | BeyWheelz | 13 | SynergySP Nelvana Animation | Naoki Hishikawa | ||
September 9 – September 8, 2013 | Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes | 50 | Sunrise | Masaki Watanabe | ||
October 1 – December 24 | Kamisama Kiss | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Akitaro Daichi | Kamisama Hajimemashita | |
October 1 – December 24 | My Little Monster | 13 | Brain's Base | Hiro Kaburaki | Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun | |
October 2 – September 24, 2013 | Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter | 51 | A-1 Pictures | Shinji Takamatsu Kunihiro Mori | ||
October 2 – November 20 | Litchi DE Hikari Club | 8 | Kachidoki Studio | Masahiro Takata | ||
October 3 – March 27, 2013 | From the New World | 25 | A-1 Pictures | Masashi Ishihama | Shin Sekai Yori | |
October 3 – December 19 | Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life | 12 | Sanzigen | Toyonori Yamada | Ūsā no Sono-hi-gurashi | |
October 4 – December 20 | Busou Shinki | 12 | 8-Bit | Yasuhito Kikuchi | ||
October 4 – December 20 | Btooom! | 12 | Madhouse | Kotono Watanabe | ||
October 4 – December 20 | Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You | 12 | Manglobe | Masashi Kudo | ||
October 4 – December 19 | Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions | 12 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! | |
October 5 – March 29, 2013 | Blast of Tempest | 24 | Bones | Masahiro Ando | Zetsuen no Tempest | |
October 5 – December 21 | Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb | 12 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo | ||
October 5 – April 5, 2013 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | 26 | David Production | Naokatsu Tsuda Ken'ichi Suzuki | ||
October 5 – December 28 | K | 13 | GoHands | Shingo Suzuki | ||
October 5 – December 21 | OniAi | 12 | Silver Link | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Onii-chan dakedo Ai sae Areba Kankei Nai yo ne! | |
October 6 – March 30, 2013 | Bakuman. 3 | 25 | J.C.Staff | Ken'ichi Kasai Noriaki Akitaya | ||
October 6 – December 29 | Haitai Nanafa | 13 | Passione | Hiroshi Kimura | ||
October 6 – March 30, 2013 | Ixion Saga DT | 25 | Brain's Base | Shinji Takamatsu | ||
October 6 – April 6, 2013 | Little Busters! | 26 | J.C.Staff | Yoshinobu Yamakawa | ||
October 6 – December 30 | Say "I love you" | 13 | Zexcs | Takuya Satō | Suki-tte Ii na yo. | |
October 6 – December 29 | To Love-Ru Darkness | 12 | Xebec | Atsushi Ootsuki | ||
October 7 – September 29, 2013 | B-Daman Fireblast | 52 | SynergySP | Yoshinori Odaka | ||
October 7 – December 23 | Teekyu | 12 | MAPPA | Shin Itagaki | ||
October 7 – December 30 | Code:Breaker | 13 | Kinema Citrus | Yasuhiro Irie | ||
October 7 – March 23, 2014 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II | 73 | Gallop | Satoshi Kuwahara | ||
October 8 – March 31, 2016 | Aikatsu! | 178 | Sunrise BN Pictures | Ryuichi Kimura | ||
October 8 – March 15, 2013 | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | 25 | A-1 Pictures | Koji Masunari | ||
October 9 – March 25, 2016 | Girls und Panzer | 12 | Actas | Tsutomu Mizushima | ||
October 9 – March 26, 2016 | The Pet Girl of Sakurasou | 24 | J.C.Staff | Atsuko Ishizuka | Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo | |
October 10 – December 26 | Jormungand: Perfect Order | 12 | White Fox | Keitaro Motonaga | ||
October 11 – December 27 | Medaka Box Abnormal | 12 | Gainax | Shouji Saeki | ||
October 12 – March 22, 2013 | Psycho-Pass | 22 | Production I.G | Naoyoshi Shiotani Katsuyuki Motohiro | ||
October 12 – March 22, 2013 | Robotics;Notes | 22 | Production I.G | Kazuya Nomura | ||
October 20 – April 4, 2013 | World War Blue | 3 | 5th Avenue | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de | |
November 9 – May 10, 2013 | Initial D Fifth Stage | 14 | SynergySP | Mitsuo Hashimoto | ||
December 21 – March 15, 2013 | Boku no Imōto wa "Ōsaka Okan" | 12 | Charaction | Kōtarō Ishidate |
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2012.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title | Ref |
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January 18 – April 18 | Ai no Kusabi | 4 | AIC | Katsuhito Akiyama | ||
February 15 | Yuri Seijin Naoko-san | 1 | Ufotable | Tetsuya Takeuchi | ||
March 21 – September 27, 2017 | A Channel + smile | 3 | Studio Gokumi | Manabu Ono | ||
August 2 | Corpse Party: Missing Footage | 4 | Asread | Akira Iwanaga | ||
October 20 | Arata-naru Sekai | 1 | Madhouse | Yuzuru Tachikawa | ||
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