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Events in 2014 in anime .

Events

AnimeJapan had its first edition in March.

Accolades

The Tale of Princess Kaguya Best Animated Feature Film and Best Animation by Asia Pacific Screen Awards and the Lost Angeles Film Critics Association respectively. [1] [2] Tamako Love Story won the Best New Face award at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. [3] The Wind Rises won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year at the 37th Japan Academy Prize. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion won the Best Theatrical Film Award at the 19th Animation Kobe Awards. Attack on Titan won the 2014 Tokyo Anime Award Festival for Animation of the Year. Kill la Kill and The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! dominated at the Newtype Anime Awards. Kill la Kill received for Best Character Design, Best Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Picture (TV Broadcast) while Idolmaster was awarded Best Theme Song, Best Picture (Film), Best Director and Best Characters (Female). [4]

Contents

Hayao Miyazaki was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 6th Annual Governors Awards. [5] [6]

Releases

Films

A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2014.

Release dateEnglish titleJapanese titleDirectorStudio
January 25 The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE Kagayaki no Mukōgawa e!Atsushi Nishikori A-1 Pictures
July 15 Appleseed Alpha Appleseed Alpha Shinji Aramaki Sola Digital Arts
November 11 Attack on Titan: Crimson Arrows Shingeki no Kyojin Zenpen: Guren no Yumiya Tetsuro Araki Wit Studio
April 19 Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back! Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Gachinko! Gyakushū no Robo Tō-chanWataru Takahashi Shin-Ei Animation
October 11 Happiness Charge Pretty Cure The Movie! Ballerina of the Doll Kingdom Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!: Ningyō no Kuni no Ballerina Chiaki Kon Toei Animation
September 13 Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie Gekijōban Cardfight!! Vanguard: Neon MessiahShin Itagaki, Takashi Motoki Liden Films
September 27 Gekijō-ban gdgd Yōseis tte Iu Eiga wa Dō kana…? Gekijō-ban gdgd Yōseis tte Iu Eiga wa Dō kana…? Sōta Sugahara Bouncy
March 14Shimajiro and the Whale's SongShimajirō to Kujira no UtaIsamu Hirabayashi Benesse Corporation
March 8 Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky Hakuōki Dai-nishō Shikon SōkyūOsamu Yamasaki Studio Deen
March 1 Harmonie Arumoni Yasuhiro Yoshiura Studio Rikka, Ultra Super Pictures
June 13 Inazuma Eleven: Chōjigen Dream Match Inazuma Eleven: Chōjigen Dream Match Katsuhito Akiyama OLM
September 27 Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www' Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www'Sōta SugaharaBouncy
June 21 Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyō Takeshi Koike Telecom Animation Film
March 1 The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader Ōkii Ichinensei to Chiisana Ninensei Ayumu Watanabe A-1 Pictures
March 1 Parol's Future Island Paroru no MiraijimaKazuaki ImaiShin-Ei Animation
March 1 Black Nest -Chronus- Kuro no Sumika -Chronus-Naoyuki Onda Studio 4°C
October 25 Santa Company Santa CompanyKenji ItosoKENJI STUDIO, Nexus
August 30 Spochan Battle -for the future- Spo-chan Taiketsu: Youkai DaikessenHiroshi KuboWao World
July 5 Go! Anpanman: Apple Boy and the Wishes For Everyone Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bōya to Minna no Negai Jun Kawagoe TMS/3xCube
August 9 Space Brothers #0 Uchū Kyōdai #0 Ayumu Watanabe A-1 Pictures
December 6 Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshi-Meguru HakobuneMakoto Bessho, Yutaka Izubuchi Xebec
October 11 Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Tsuioku No Koukai Takao Kato [ citation needed ] AIC
Xebec
May 31 Yūto-kun ga Iku Yūto-kun ga IkuRyo HiguchiShirogumi
September 19 Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDEOsamu Nabeshima TMS/8PAN
April 4 Eagle Talon 7: Her Majesty's Joboob [7] Taka no Tsume 7 - Joō Heika no JoboobFROGMANKaeruotoko Shokai[ citation needed ]
February 8 Buddha 2: The Endless Journey Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Budda - Owarinaki tabiToshiaki KomuraToei Animation, Tezuka Production
February 8 Tiger & Bunny: The Rising Tiger and Bunny Yoshitomo Yonetani Sunrise
February 22 Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace Mōretsu Pirates: Akuu no Shin'en Tatsuo Satō Satelight
February 2 Giovanni's Island Giovanni no ShimaMizuho Nishikubo Production I.G
March 8 Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five Eiga Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo ~Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai~Shinnosuke YakuwaShin-Ei Animation
March 8 Pretty Rhythm All Stars Selection Prism Show☆Best Ten Movie Gekijō-ban Pretty Rhythm All Stars Selection Prism Show☆Best TenMasakazu Hishida Tatsunoko Production
March 15 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends Purikyua All Stars New Stage 3: Eien no TomodachiKouji OgawaToei Animation
March 15 Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no BaaiChiaki KonStudio Deen
April 19 Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper Meitantei Konan: Ijigen no Sunaipā Kobun Shizuno TMS Entertainment
April 26 Heaven's Lost Property Final: Eternal My Master Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My MasterHisashi Saito Production IMS
April 26 Tamako Love Story Tamako no Love Story Naoko Yamada Kyoto Animation
June 7 Persona 3 The Movie: Chapter 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream Gekijōban Persona 3 Dai Ni Shō Tomohisa Taguchi A-1 Pictures
June 21 Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary Saint Seiya Legend of Sanctuary Keiichi Sato Toei Animation
July 12 K: Missing Kings K MISSING KINGSShingo Suzuki GoHands
July 19 Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction Pokémon The Movie XY "Hakai no Mayu to Dianshī" Kunihiko Yuyama OLM
July 19 When Marnie Was There Omoide no Marnie Hiromasa Yonebayashi Studio Ghibli
August 8 Stand by Me Doraemon Stand by Me DoraemonRyūichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki Shin-Ei Animation, Shirogumi, Robot
August 23 New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 1: Awakening Shin Gekijō-ban Initial D Legend 1 -Kakusei-Masamitsu Hidaka Sanzigen, Liden Films
November 11 Expelled From Paradise Rakuen Tsuihō - Expelled from Paradise Seiji Mizushima Toei Animation
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December 6 The Last: Naruto the Movie The Last Naruto the Movie Tsuneo Kobayashi Pierrot
December 13 Aikatsu! the Movie Aikatsu!Yuichiro YanoSunrise


Television series

A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2014.

Release dateEnglish titleJapanese titleDirectorStudio
April 6 Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!! Abarenbō Rikishi!! MatsutarōYukio KaizawaToei Animation
October 6 Ai Tenchi Muyo! Hiroshi Negishi AIC Plus+
July 8 Ai Mai Mi: Mousou Catastrophe Choboraunyopomi Gekijō Dainimaku Ai Mai Mi: Mōsō CatastropheItsuki ImazakiSeven
October 2 Aikatsu! Ryuichi KimuraSunrise
April 10 Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky Escha & Logy no Atelier: Tasogare no Sora no RenkinjutsushiYoshiaki IwasakiStudio Gokumi
July 19 Baby Gamba Tomohiro KawamuraShirogumi Inc.
July 6 Barakamon Masaki TachibanaKinema Citrus
January 4 BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz Katsumi Hasegawa Nelvana, SynergySP, d-rights
October 18 BeyWarriors: Cyborg Kunihisa Sugishima Nelvana, SynergySP, d-rights
July 10 Black Butler: Book of Circus Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus Noriyuki Abe A-1 Pictures
April 3 Blade & Soul Hiroshi Takeuchi, Hiroshi Hamasaki Gonzo
July 14 Blade Dance of the Elementalers Seirei Tsukai no BureidodansuTetsuya YanagisawaTNK
July 7 Blue Spring Ride Ao Haru RideAi YoshimuraProduction I.G
October 10 BONJOUR Sweet Love Patisserie Bonjour Koiaji PâtisserieNoriaki AkitayaSilver Link, Connect
June 6 Bottom Biting Bug Oshiri Kajiri MushiKaori, Masatsugu ArakawaKinema Citrus
April 6 Broken Blade Break BladeNobuyoshi Habara Production I.G, Xebec
June 7 Calimero Gaumont Animation [ citation needed ]
October 26 Cardfight!! Vanguard G Yui UmemotoTMS Entertainment, Sotsu, Dentsu
March 9 Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate Kādofaito!! Vangādo Region Meito HenHatsuki Tsuji TMS/Double Eagle
April 2 Carino Coni Yuuichi AbeRobot[ citation needed ]
April 5 La Corda d'Oro Blue Sky Kin-iro no Corda Blue♪SkyKōjin Ochi TYO Animations
October 5 CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon CROSS ANGE Tenshi to Ryū no RondoYoshiharu AshinoSunrise
April 6 Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters Dragon Ball KaiYasuhiro NowatariToei Animation
April 7 Dragon Collection Keiichiro Kawaguchi OLM
July 6 Dramatical Murder Kazuya Miura NAZ
April 5 Duel Masters VS Shinobu SasakiAscension
July 10 Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! Shin Ōnuma, Masato Jinbo Silver Link
April 5 The File of Young Kindaichi Returns Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo Returns Yutaka Tsuchida Toei Animation
July 6 Francesca: Girls Be Ambitious FrancescaHitoshi Kumagai, Yuichiro Yano Telecom Animation Film
July 2 Free! Eternal Summer Hiroko UtsumiKyoto Animation, Animation Do
October 5 The Fruit of Grisaia Grisaia no KajitsuTensho8-Bit
September 26 Ganbare! Lulu Lolo - Tiny Twin Bears Yūji UmotoFanworks
April 1 Gigant Shooter Tsukasa Chō-Bakuretsu I-Jigen Menko Battle Gigant Shooter TsukasaRyōichi MoriFanworks, Forest Hunting One
July 3 Glasslip Junji Nishimura P.A.Works
April 3 Go-Go Tamagotchi! Jouji ShimuraOLM
October 20 GraP & RodeO Taketo ShinkaiPie in the Sky
October 8 Gundam Build Fighters Try Shinya WatadaSunrise
October 2 Gundam Reconguista in G Gandamu G no Rekongisuta Yoshiyuki Tomino Sunrise
April 7 Hero Bank Yasutaka YamamotoTMS Entertainment
October 8 Hi-sCool! Seha Girls Sōta Sugawara TMS Entertainment
July 7 Secret Princess Himegoto [8] Yūji Yanase Asahi Production
April Secret Society Eagle Talon Extreme [9] Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume EXFROGMANDLE
October 3 I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai KenShinpei NagaiSeven
May 16 Initial D: Final Stage Kashiramoji [ Initial ] D Final Stage Mitsuo Hashimoto SynergySP
April 3 Insufficient Direction Kantoku Fuyuki TodokiAzuma TaniDLE
July 11 Invaders of the Rokujyōma!? Rokujyōma no Shinryakusha!?Shin ŌnumaSilver Link
July 6 Jinsei - Life Consulting Keiichiro KawaguchiFeel
March 22 Keroro Haruki KasugamoriSunrise, Gathering
October 6 Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www' Sōta Sugahara[ citation needed ]Bouncy
April 2 KutsuDaru. Taka Katou[ citation needed ]Studio Egg
April 5 Lady Jewelpet Itsuro Kawasaki Zexcs, Studio Comet
July 4 Locodol Futsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol Yattemita Munenori Nawa Feel
April 21 M3: The Dark Metal M3 - Sono Kuroki Hagane Junichi Sato Satelight, C2C
April 27 Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! Season 2 Lovely Movie: Itoshi no Muco Season 2Takenori MiharaDoga Kobo
October 4 Magic Kaito 1412 Susumu KudoA-1 Pictures
July 9 Magimoji Rurumo Chikara SakuraiJ.C.Staff
July 6 Always! Super Radical Gag Family Maido! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku Akitaro Daichi Studio Deen
April 1 Majin Bone Kōnosuke Uda Toei Animation
April 2 Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers Toshiaki KomuraToei Animation
August 5 Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu? Lareko Fanworks [10]
January 9 Me Itantei Rasukaru Shudō Jun[ citation needed ][ citation needed ]
April 6 Meshimase Lodoss-tō Senki Sorette Oishii no? Iku SuzukiStudio Deen, Studio Hibari
July 14 Minarai Diva Kōtarō IshidateBouncy
July 6 Mobile Suit Gundam-san Kidō Senshi Gandamu-sanMankyūSunrise
July 8 Momo Kyun Sword Shinsuke YanagiTri-Slash, Project No.9
July 7 Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kunMitsue YamazakiDoga Kobo
October 6 Mysterious Joker Kaitō JokerYukiyo TeramotoShin-Ei Animation
March 10 Nandaka Velonica Michiya KatouCyclone Graphics
April 26 Neko no Dayan Hazumu Sakuta[ citation needed ]Kachidoki Studio
April 1 Ninjaboy Rintaro Nintama Rantaro Tsutomu Shibayama Ajia-do
July Nyanpuku Nyaruma Takeshi OnakaKachidoki Studio
July 12 Nobunaga Concerto Yūsuke Fujikawa[ citation needed ]
May 3 Ohenro Ohenro: Hachi Hachi ArukiMasato Nagamori ufotable [11]
April 7 Oreca Battle Tetsurō Amino OLM, Xebec
October 6 Orenchi no Furo Jijō [12] Sayo AoiAsahi Production
July 11 Persona 4: The Golden Animation Seiji Kishi, Tomohisa Taguchi A-1 Pictures
April 5 Pretty Rhythm All Star Selection Masakazu Hishida Tatsunoko Production
July 5 PriPara (Prism Paradise) Makoto Moriwaki Tatsunoko Production, DongWoo A&E
July 4 Rail Wars! Rail Wars! -Nippon Kuni Yū Tetsudō KōantaiYoshifumi Matsuda Passione
July 8 Re:␣Hamatora Seiji Kishi Lerche
July 2 Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- Itsuro KawasakiStudio Deen
October 4 Selector Spread Wixoss Takuya SatōJ.C.Staff
July 6 Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement Sengoku Basara Judge EndTakashi SanoTMS Entertainment
July 5 Shōnen Hollywood - Holly Stage for 49 Toshimasa KuroyanagiZexcs
January 9 Silver Spoon Season 2 Gin no Saji Dai-2-ki Tomohiko Itō, Kotomi Deai A-1 Pictures
July 3 Sin Strange Plus Hiroyuki FurukawaSeven
July 11 Tokyo ESP Shigehito Takayanagi Xebec
July 4 Tokyo Ghoul Shuhei Morita Pierrot
September 28 Tribe Cool Crew Toraibu KuruKuruMasaya FujimoriSunrise, BN Pictures
December 31 Tsukimonogatari Akiyuki Shinbo, Tomoyuki ItamuraShaft
March 10 Wasimo Yasuhiro Imagawa Studio Deen
October 6 When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace Inō-Batoru wa Nichijō-kei no Naka deMasahiko Otsuka, Masanori Takahashi Trigger
April 17 World Fool News CoMix Wave Films [13]
October 5 World Trigger Mitsuru Hongo, Kouji OgawaToei Animation
October 6 Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road Osamu NabeshimaTMS Entertainment, 8PAN
July 6 Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Noboru Iguchi, Shoichiro Masumoto, Takashi Shimizu ILCA
January 4 Future Card Buddyfight Shigetaka Ikeda OLM
January 4 Recently, My Sister is Unusual Saikin, Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da GaHiroyuki Hata Project No.9
January 4 Seitokai Yakuindomo Hiromitsu Kanazawa GoHands
January 4 Space Dandy Shinichirō Watanabe, Shingo Natsume Bones
January 5 Buddy Complex Yasuhiro Tanabe Sunrise
January 5 Everyone Assemble! Falcom Academy Minna Atsumare! Falcom GakuenPippuyaDax Production
January 5 Nobunaga the Fool Hidekazu Sato Satelight
January 5 Nobunagun Nobuhiro Kondo Bridge
January 5 Noragami Kotaro TamuraBones
January 5 Saki: The Nationals Saki: Zenkoku-hen Manabu Ono Studio Gokumi
January 5 My Neighbor Seki: The Master of Killing Time Tonari no Seki-kunYūji Mutoh Shin-Ei Animation
January 5 Witch Craft Works Tsutomu Mizushima J.C.Staff
January 6 D-Frag! Seiki Sugawara, Shizutaka Sugahara Brain's Base
January 6 The Pilot's Love Song Toaru Hikūshi e no KoiutaToshimasa Suzuki TMS Entertainment, 3xCube
January 6 Robot Girls Z Hiroshi Ikehata Toei Animation
January 6 SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation Kenichi Kawamura White Fox
January 7 Hamatora: The Animation Hiroshi Kimura NAZ
January 7 Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening Arc Wooser no Sono Higurashi Kakusei-henKenji Seto Sanzigen, Liden Films
January 7 The Love Of New Wings Atarashī tsubasa no aiToshiaki KomuraSunrise
January 8 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart Throb Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren Tatsuya Ishihara Kyoto Animation
January 8 Engaged to the Unidentified Mikakunin de ShinkōkeiYoshiyuki Fujiwara Doga Kobo
January 8 Yōkai Watch Shinji UshiroOLM
January 8 Hozuki's Coolheadedness Hōzuki no ReitetsuHiro Kaburaki Wit Studio
January 9 Magical Warfare Mahō SensōYuzo Sato Madhouse
January 9 Onee-chan ga Kita Yoshihide Yuuzumi C2C
January 9 Pupa Tomomi Mochizuki Studio Deen
January 9 Sakura Trick Ken'ichi IshikuraStudio Deen
January 9 Strange+ Takashi Nishikawa Seven
January 9 Z/X Ignition Yūji Yamaguchi Telecom Animation Film
January 10 Go! Go! 575 Go! Go! GoshichigoTakebumi AnzaiC2C, Lay-duce
January 10 Wake Up, Girls! Yutaka Yamamoto Ordet, Tatsunoko Production
January 10 No-Rin Shin Ōnuma Silver Link
January 11 Nisekoi: False Love Naoyuki Tatsuwa, Akiyuki Shinbo Shaft
January 11 World Conquest Zvezda Plot Sekai Seifuku - Bōryaku no Zvezda Tensai Okamura A-1 Pictures
January 12 Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore Te sagure! Bukatsu mo no anko ̄ru Kōtarō Ishidate Yaoyorozu
January 12 Wizard Barristers Wizard Barristers - Benmashi Seshiru Yasuomi Umetsu Arms Corporation
January 14 Sugar Soldier
January 15 Inari Kon Kon Inari, Konkon, Koi IrohaToru Takahashi Production IMS
January 15 Maken-Ki! Two Hiraku Kaneko Xebec
February 2 HappinessCharge PreCure! Tatsuya Nagamine Toei Animation
February 4 Romantica Clock
April 3 The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior Bokura wa Minna Kawai-sōShigeyuki MiyaBrain's Base
April 3 Riddle Story of Devil Akuma no Riddle Keizō Kusakawa Diomedéa
April 3 Selector Infected WIXOSS [14] Takuya Satō J.C.Staff
April 4 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken: Stardust CrusadersNaokatsu Tsuda, Ken'ichi Suzuki David Production
April 4 Mushishi: The Next Chapter Mushishi: Zoku-Shō Hiroshi Nagahama Artland
April 5 Dragonar Academy Seikoku no DoragunāShunsuke Tada, Tomoyuki Kurokawa C-Station
April 5 Captain Earth Takuya Igarashi Bones
April 5 Fairy Tail (2014) Shinji Ishihira A-1 Pictures, Bridge
April 5 The Irregular at Magic High School Mahōka Kōkō no RettōseiManabu OnoMadhouse
April 5 Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin Empire Kenzen Robo Daimidarā Tetsuya Yanagisawa TNK
April 5 Kamigami no Asobi: Ludere deorum Tomoyuki KawamuraBrain's Base
April 6 Baby Steps Masahiko Murata Pierrot
April 6 Brynhildr in the Darkness Gokukoku no BuryunhirudeKenichi ImaizumiArms Corporation
April 6 Haikyū!! Susumu MitsunakaProduction I.G
April 6 If Her Flag Breaks Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara (Gaworare) Ayumu Watanabe Hoods Entertainment
April 6 Love Live! School Idol Project 2 Love Live! School Idol Project 2-kiTakahiko KyōgokuSunrise
April 6 The World Is Still Beautiful [15] Soredemo Sekai wa UtsukushiiHajime KamegakiPierrot
April 6 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Katsumi Ono Studio Gallop
April 7 One Week Friends Isshūkan FriendsTarou IwasakiBrain's Base
April 7 The Comic Artist and His Assistants Mangaka-san to Ashisutanto-san to (ManAshi)Takeshi FurutaZexcs
April 8 Soul Eater Not! Masakazu HashimotoBones
April 8 Black Bullet Masayuki Kojima Kinema Citrus, Orange
April 8 Magica Wars Mahō Shōjo TaisenAyano Ohnoki Gainax
April 9 Dai-Shogun: Great Revolution Fūun Ishin Dai Shogun Takashi Watanabe J.C.Staff, A.C.G.T
April 9 No Game No Life Atsuko Ishizuka Madhouse
April 9 Chaika - The Coffin Princess Hitsugi no ChaikaSōichi MasuiBones
April 10 Is the Order a Rabbit? Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? (GochiUsa)Hiroyuki HashimotoWhite Fox
April 10 Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san Shinpei Nagai Seven
April 10 Nanana's Buried Treasure Ryūgajō Nanana no MaizōkinKanta KameiA-1 Pictures
April 11 Ping Pong the Animation [16] Masaaki Yuasa Tatsunoko Production
April 11 Knights of Sidonia Sidonia no Kishi Kobun Shizuno Polygon Pictures
April 12 Date A Live II Keitaro MotonagaProduction IMS
April 12 Mekakucity Actors Akiyuki Shinbo, Yuki YaseShaft
July 3 Argevollen Shirogane no Ishi ArujevorunAtsushi ŌtsukiXebec
July 5 Sword Art Online II Sword Art Online IITomohiko ItōA-1 Pictures
July 6 Aldnoah.Zero Ei Aoki A-1 Pictures, TROYCA
July 6 Sabagebu! -Survival Game Club!- Masahiko Ohta Pierrot+
July 7 Akame ga Kill! Tomoki Kobayashi White Fox
July 8 Hanayamata Atsuko IshizukaMadhouse
July 9 Encouragement of Climb 2 Yama no Susume Second SeasonYusuke Yamamoto 8-Bit
July 9 Love Stage!! Ken'ichi Kasai J.C.Staff
July 10 Terror in Resonance Zankyō no TerrorShinichirō Watanabe MAPPA
September 27 Terra Formars Hiroshi Hamasaki Liden Films
October 2 Denki-Gai Denkigai no Honya-sanMasafumi SatoShin-Ei Animation
October 4 Lord Marksman and Vanadis Madan no Ō to Vanadis Tatsuo Satō Satelight
October 4 In Search of the Lost Future Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete (Waremete)Naoto HosodaFeel
October 4 Laughing Under the Clouds Donten ni WarauHiroshi HaraguchiDoga Kobo
October 4 Garo the Animation Garo -Honō no Kokuin- Yuichiro Hayashi MAPPA
October 4 Log Horizon 2 Shinji IshihiraStudio Deen
October 4 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Takahiro Miuraufotable
October 5 Celestial Method Sora no Method Masayuki Sakoi 3Hz
October 5 Wolf Girl & Black Prince Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji Kenichi Kasai TYO Animations
October 5 The Seven Deadly Sins Nanatsu no TaizaiTensai OkamuraA-1 Pictures
October 6 Gugure! Kokkuri-san Yoshimasa Hiraike TMS Entertainment
October 6 Rage of Bahamut: Genesis Shingeki no Bahamut Genesis Keiichi Sato MAPPA
October 7 Amagi Brilliant Park Yasuhiro Takemoto Kyoto Animation
October 7 Yona of the Dawn Akatsuki no YonaKazuhiro YonedaPierrot
October 8 Trinity Seven Hiroshi Nishikiori Seven Arcs
October 8 Parasyte ~The Maxim~ Kiseijū: Sei no KakuritsuKenichi ShimizuMadhouse
October 9 A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd Daitoshokan no HitsujikaiAsami Sodeyama, Kaori Hayashi, Kenichi Konishi, Tomomi Kamiya, Yuu Nobuta[ citation needed ]Hoods Entertainment
October 9 Shirobako Tsutomu MizushimaP.A. Works
October 10 Psycho-Pass 2 Naoyoshi Shiotani, Kiyotaka Suzuki Production I.G.
October 10 Your Lie in April Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (KimiUso) Kyōhei Ishiguro A-1 Pictures
October 10 Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. (OreTsui)Hiroyuki KanbeProduction IMS
October 11 Ronja the Robber's Daughter Sanzoku no Musume Ronja Gorō Miyazaki Polygon Pictures, Studio Ghibli
October 13 Girl Friend BETA Girl Friend (kari)Naotaka HayashiSilver Link
October 17 Yuki Yuna Is a Hero Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de AruSeiji KishiStudio Gokumi
August 16 Hanamonogatari Akiyuki Shinbo, Tomoyuki ItamuraShaft

OVAs & 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 2014. Titles listed are named after their series if their associated OVA, special, etc. was not named separately.

Release dateEnglish titleJapanese titleTypeDirectorStudio
November 17 Ace of Diamond Daiya no AceOVATakayuki HamanaMadhouse, Production I.G
April 3 Age 12 12-Sai.OVAMasaki Ōzora SynergySP
October 17 Alice in Borderland Imawa no Kuni no AliceOVA Hideki Tachibana CONNECT, Silver Link
April 18 Sister's Log - Moyako's Monologue That Won't Stop Ane Log - Moyako Nee-san no Tomaranai MonologueOVATetsuo IchimuraBrain's Base
December 9 Attack on Titan: No Regrets Shingeki no Kyojin: Kuinaki SentakuOVA Tetsuo Araki Wit Studio
October 25 Black Butler: Book of Murder Kuroshitsuji: Book of MurderOVA Noriyuki Abe A-1 Pictures
December 19 Brothers Conflict Brothers ConflictOVAJun MatsumotoBrain's Base
September 6 Chain Chronicle Chain ChronicleOVA Takeshi Mori Jūmonji
November Hyperdimension Robo Meguru Chōjikū Robo MeguruOVA Keiji Gotoh Brain's Base, Studio A-Cat
August 2 Elite Jack!! Elite Jack!!OVA Osamu Sekita Wish[ citation needed ]
September 18 Fantasista Stella Fantasista StellaOVAHideya Takahashi Xebec
October 29 Fastening Days Fastening DaysONA Hiroyasu Ishida Studio Colorido
March 10 Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Fate/kaleid liner Prisma ☆ IllyaOVAHiroshi Hiroyama Silver Link
October 10 Futari H - The One And Only Step Up Love Story Futari EcchiOVA Tetsurō Amino Production Reed
April 24 School of Monsters Gakumon! ~Ōkami Shōjo wa Kujikenai~ONAKenshirō MoriiStudio Moriken[ citation needed ]
July 25 Girls und Panzer: This Is the Real Anzio Battle! Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontō no Anzio-sen Desu!OVA Tsutomu Mizushima Actas
May 5 GJ Club@ GJ-bu@SpecialYoshiyuki Fujiwara Doga Kobo
June 16 Hayate the Combat Butler! Hayate no Gotoku!OVAYōichi Ueda Manglobe
December 6 Hozuki's Coolheadedness Hōzuki no ReitetsuOVAHiro Kaburagi Wit Studio
October 29 Hybrid Child Hybrid ChildOVAMichio Fukuda Studio Deen
December 21 Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza EpochOVA Masashi Kudō Arms
July 3 Inui-san! Inui-san!OVAYūtarō Sawada Pie in the Sky [17]
November 7 Japan Animator Expo Nihon Animētā Mihon'ichiONAVariousVarious
November 28 Jūza Engi Engetsu Sangokuden Jūza Engi Engetsu Sangokuden: Gaiden Kasokeshū Maboroshi YoruOVANaoyuki KuzuyaAnpro, teamKG
September 3 Housekeeper Ita Kaseifu ga ItaOVATaketo ShinkaiPie in the Sky
January 17 A Town Where You Live Kimi no Iru MachiOVAShigeyasu Yamauchi[?] GONZO
November 11 Love Stage!! Love Stage!!OVA Ken'ichi Kasai J.C.Staff
May 16 Magi: Adventure of Sinbad Magi: Sinbad no BōkenOVAYoshikazu Miyao Lay-duce
December 26 The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History Meitantei Conan: Edogawa Conan Shissō Jiken -Chijō Saiaku no Futsukakan-Special Yasuichiro Yamamoto TMS Entertainment [18]
March 12 Mitsuwano MitsuwanoOVATakashi Igari ZEXCS
July 18 Mushibugyo MushibugyōOVA Takayuki Hamana Seven Arcs Pictures
January 1 Mushishi Special: Sun-Eating Shade Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: HihamukageSpecial Hiroshi Nagahama Artland
August 20 Mushi-Shi -Next Passage- Special: Path of Thorns Mushishi Zoku-Shō Tokubetsu-hen: Odoro no MichiSpecialHiroshi NagahamaArtland
February 5 Natsume's Book of Friends: Sometime on a Sunny Day Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Itsuka Yuki no Hi niOVA Takahiro Ōmori Brain's Base
February 5 Natsume's Book of Friends: Nyanko-sensei & The First Errand Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Nyanko-sensei to Hajimete no OtsukaiOVATakahiro Ōmori Brain's Base
October 3 Nisekoi NisekoiOVA Akiyuki Simbo, Naoyuki Tatsuwa Shaft
July 23 Non Non Biyori Non Non BiyoriOVAShinya KawatsuraSilver Link
August 30 One Piece 3D2Y: Overcome Ace’s Death! Luffy’s Vow to his Friends One Piece "3D2Y" Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no ChikaiSpecial Naoyuki Itou Toei Animation
August 29 Paradise of Innocence Mujaki no RakuenOVAHideki Araki, Takashi Nishikawa Seven
March 21 Paulette's Chair Paulette no IsuSpecialHiroyasu IshidaStudio Colorido [19]
April 3 Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special I Pocket Monsters XY Tokubetsu Hen: Saikyō Mega Shinka Act ISpecial Kunihiko Yuyama OLM
November 6 Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special II Pocket Monsters XY Tokubetsu Hen: Saikyō Mega Shinka Act IISpecialKunihiko YuyamaOLM
October 28 The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs. Genius 10 Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama OVA vs. Genius 10OVA Hideyo Yamamoto M.S.C, Production I.G
January 22 Sunday Without God Kami-sama no Inai NichiyōbiOVAYūji Kumazawa Madhouse
January 29 Little Busters! EX Little Busters! EXOVAYoshinobu Yamakawa J.C.Staff
February 17 Noragami: Stray God NoragamiOADKotaro Tamura Bones
February 26 Extinct Device Girl: Amazing Twins Zetsumetsu Kigu Shōjo Amazing TwinsOVA Junichi Sato Encourage Films
July 5 Sailor Moon Crystal Bishōjo Senshi Sailer Moon CrystalONA Munehisa Sakai Toei Animation
August 19 Terra Formars Terra FormarsOVAHiroshi Hamasaki Liden Films
October 22 No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular! Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! (WataMote)OVA Shin Ōnuma Silver Link
November 22 Riddle Story of Devil Akuma no RiddleOVA Keizō Kusakawa Diomedéa
November 26 Infinite Stratos 2: World Purge < Infinite Stratos > 2 OVA Wārudo Pāji-henOVAYasuhito Kikuchi 8-Bit
December 30 Tales of Zestiria: Dawn of the Shepherd Tales of Zestiria - Doushi no YoakeSpecial Haruo Sotozaki ufotable

Highest-grossing films

The top ten anime films of 2014 by worldwide gross are as follows:

RankEnglish titleGrossRef.
1 Stand By Me Doraemon $183,442,714 [20]
2 Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie +$59.19 million [21] [22]
3 Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper $42,028,116 [23]
4 Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five $35,861,856 [24]
5 When Marnie Was There $33,936,662 [25]
6 Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction $26,732,338 [26]
7 Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back $17,542,129 [27]
8 Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary $11.45 million [28]
9 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends $8,526,335 [29]
10 The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! $6,234,533 [30]

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