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Events in 2016 in anime .
A list of feature-length anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2016.
Release date | Title | Studio | Director | Running time (minutes) | Notes | Ref |
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8 January | Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | 64 | The title translates to Kizumonogatari I Blood and Iron. The first in a trilogy, followed by Kizumonogatari II Nekketsu-hen and Kizumonogatari III Reiketsu-hen. It is part of the Monogatari series. | [1] |
9 January | Garakowa -Restore the World- | A-1 Pictures | Masashi Ishihama | 67 | Also known as Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai. | [2] |
16 January | Sinbad: Mahō no Lamp to Ugoku Shima | Nippon Animation | Shinpei Miyashita | 50 | Also known as Sinbad: The Magical Lamp and the Moving Island, the film is the second in a trilogy, the first being Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima . | [3] |
23 January | Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth | A-1 Pictures | Tomohisa Taguchi | 105 | The fourth film in the Persona 3 film series. | [4] |
6 February | New Initial D the Movie Legend 3: Half Awake, Half Asleep | Sanzigen Liden Films | Masamitsu Hidaka, Tomohito Naka | 60 | The third film in the Initial D anime film series. Alternatively titled Shin Gekijō-ban Initial D Legend 3 -Yumeutsutsu-. | [5] |
13 February | Selector Destructed WIXOSS | J.C. Staff | Takuya Satō | 91 | A film in the Selector Infected WIXOSS series. | [6] |
20 February | Dōkyūsei | A-1 Pictures | Shouko Nakamura | 60 | Based on the manga Classmates by Asumiko Nakamura. | [7] |
27 February | Gekijōban Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Gyakushū no Milky Holmes | J.C. Staff | Makoto Moriwaki, Hiroaki Sakurai | 70 | The title translates as Detective Opera Milky Holmes the Movie: Milky Holmes' Counterattack. Part of the Tantei Opera Milky Holmes series. | [8] |
11 March | Shimajirō to Ehon no Kuni ni | Benesse Corporation | Isamu Hirabayashi | 61 | The forth film of Shimajiro film series. Also known as Shimajiro in Bookland. | [9] |
12 March | Digimon Adventure tri: Ketsui | Toei Animation | Keitaro Motonaga | 88 | The second film of Digimon Adventure tri. film series. | [10] |
2 April | Tamayura: Sotsugyō Shashin Dai-4-bu Asa -Ashita- | TYO Animations | Junichi Sato | 58 | The title translates as Tamayura: Graduation Photos Part 4: Morning -Tomorrow-. The fourth and final film of the four-part Tamayura movie series. | [11] |
23 April | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions | Gallop | Satoshi Kuwabara | 130 | [12] | |
23 April | Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai | Qualia Animation | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | 60 | Based on the "Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai ~Renai Series~" Vocaloid song project by HoneyWorks. | [13] |
6 May | Ajin: Shōtotsu | Polygon Pictures | Hiroyuki Seshita | 106 | The second film in the Ajin film trilogy. | [14] |
21 May | Garo: Divine Flame | MAPPA | Yuichiro Hayashi | 78 | [16] | |
21 May | Why We Live: The Priest Rennyo and the Yoshizaki Fire | Studio Deen | Hideaki Oba | 83 | Also known as Naze Ikiru -Rennyo Shōnin to Yoshizaki Enjō-. Based on the Buddhist text Naze Ikiru by Kentetsu Takamori. | [17] |
25 June | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky | Sunrise | Kō Matsuo | 70 | Also known as Kidō Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky. | [18] |
9 July | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Square Enix | Takeshi Nozue | 115 | Sequel to the ONA, Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV . | [19] |
23 July | Accel World: Infinite Burst | Sunrise | Masakazu Obara | 82 | [20] | |
23 July | One Piece Film: Gold | Toei Animation | Hiroaki Miyamoto | 120 | [21] | |
19 August | Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | The title translates to Kizumonogatari II Passionate Blood. The second in a trilogy, followed by Kizumonogatari III Reiketsu-hen. It is part of the Monogatari series. | [22] | |
26 August | Your Name | CoMix Wave Films | Makoto Shinkai | Also known as Kimi no Na wa. | [23] | |
3 September | Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Shadow and Light~ | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Kage to Hikari~. This is the first film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes. | [24] | |
3 September | Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito | David Production | Naokatsu Tsuda | [25] | ||
9 September | Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike | TMS/8PAN | Osamu Nabeshima | [26] | ||
17 September | A Silent Voice | Kyoto Animation | Naoko Yamada | Also known as Koe no Katachi. | [27] | |
23 September | Ajin: Shōgeki | Polygon Pictures | Hiroyuki Seshita | The third film in the Ajin film trilogy. | [14] | |
24 September | Digimon Adventure tri: Kokuhaku | Toei Animation | Keitaro Motonaga | The third film of Digimon Adventure tri. film series | [28] | |
8 October | Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Beyond the Tears~ | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Namida no Saki e~. This is the second film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes. | [24] | |
14 October | GANTZ:O | Digital Frontier |
| [29] | ||
12 November | In This Corner of the World | MAPPA | Sunao Katabuchi | Also known as Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni. | [30] | |
26 November | KanColle: The Movie | Diomedéa | Keizō Kusakawa | [31] | ||
3 December | Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Crossing the Door~ | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Tobira no Mukō~. This is the third film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes. | [24] | |
17 December | I wait for the moment that you love me. Confession Executive Committee | Qualia Animation | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | Also known as Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o. ~Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai~. | [32] | |
23 December | Pop in Q | Toei Animation | Naoki Miyahara | [33] | ||
31 December | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | Wit Studio | Tetsurō Araki | Also known as Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri, this is a compilation film compiling the first part of the anime television of the same name. | [34] |
A list of anime television series that debuted between 1 January and 31 December 2016.
First run start and end dates | Title | Eps | Studio | Director | Original title | Ref |
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5 January - 22 March | Prince of Stride Alternative | 12 | Madhouse | Atsuko Ishizuka | [35] | |
6 January - 24 March | HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru | 12 | P.A.Works | Masakazu Hashimoto | [36] | |
6 January - 30 March | Sushi Police | 13 | KOO-KI | Tatsushi Momen | [37] | |
7 January - 27 September | Active Raid | 24 | Production IMS | Gorō Taniguchi Noriaki Akitaya | Active Raid -Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei- Active Raid: Mobile Assault Division, Unit 8 | [38] |
7 January - 30 June | Assassination Classroom | 25 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi | Ansatsu Kyōshitsu season 2 | [39] |
7 January - 31 March | Dagashi Kashi | 12 | Feel | Shigehito Takayanagi | [40] | |
7 January - 25 March | ERASED | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Tomohiko Itō | Boku Dake ga Inai Machi | [41] |
7 January - 24 March | Girls Beyond the Wasteland | 12 | Project No.9 | Takuya Satō | Shōjotachi wa Kōya o Mezasu ~Girls beyond the youth KOYA~ | [42] |
7 January - 31 March | Myriad Colors Phantom World | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | [43] | |
7 January - 25 March | Norn9 | 12 | Kinema Citrus Orange | Takao Abo | Norn9: Norn + Nonette | [44] |
7 January - 25 March | Ojisan to Marshmallow | 12 | Creators in Pack | Hisayoshi Hirasawa Noriyoshi Sasaki | Ojisan and Marshmallow | [45] |
7 January - 31 March | Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation | 12 | Telecom Animation Film | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | [46] | |
8 January - 25 March | Divine Gate | 12 | Studio Pierrot | Noriyuki Abe | [47] | |
8 January - 25 March | Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn | 12 | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ | Munenori Nawa | Kōkaku no Pandora - Ghost Urn | [48] |
8 January - 25 March | Please Tell Me! Galko-chan | 12 | Feel | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Oshiete! Galko-chan | [49] |
8 January - 25 March | Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage | 12 | Studio Deen | Iku Suzuki | [50] | |
8 January - 25 March | Sekkō Boys | 12 | Liden Films | Tomoki Takuno | [51] | |
8 January - 1 April | Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū | 13 | Studio Deen | Mamoru Hatakeyama | [52] | |
8 January - 29 January | Tabi Machi Late Show | 4 | CoMix Wave Films | [53] | ||
9 January - 26 March | BBK/BRNK | 12 | Sanzigen | Daizen Komatsuda | Bubuki Buranki | [54] |
9 January - 26 March | Durarara!!×2 Ketsu | 12 | Shuka | Takahiro Omori | Durarara!!×2 The Third Arc | [55] |
9 January - 26 March | Gate | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Takahiko Kyōgoku | Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri - Enryuu-hen | [56] |
9 January - 26 March | Luck & Logic | 12 | Doga Kobo | Koichi Chigira Takashi Naoya | [57] | |
10 January - 27 March | Dimension W | 12 | 3Hz Orange | Kanta Kamei | [58] | |
10 January - 26 June | Nijiiro Days | 24 | Production Reed | Tetsurō Amino Tomihiko Ohkubo | Rainbow Days | [59] |
10 January - 27 March | Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R | 12 | Tatsunoko Production | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | [60] | |
10 January - 27 March | Ooya-san wa Shishunki! | 12 | Seven Arcs | Yuki Ogawa | Landlord is in Puberty | [61] |
10 January - 27 March | Schwarzesmarken | 12 | Ixtl Liden Films | Tetsuya Watanabe | [62] | |
11 January - 28 March | Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue | 12 | Gonzo | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm | [63] |
11 January - 28 March | Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ryosuke Nakamura | Hai to Gensō no Grimgar or Grimgar le Monde des cendres et de fantaisie | [64] |
11 January - 29 March | A Simple Thinking About Blood Type | 12 | Assez Finaud Fabric Feel Zexcs | Yoshihisa Oyama | Ketsuekigata-kun! season 4 | [65] |
11 January - 28 March | Snow White with the Red Hair | 12 | Bones | Masahiro Ando | Akagami no Shirayuki-hime season 2 | [66] |
11 January - 29 March | Teekyū | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | Season 7 | [67] |
11 January - 28 March | Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle | 12 | Lerche | Masaomi Ando | Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut | [68] |
11 January - 3 April | Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories | 13 | ILCA | Takashi Taniguchi Tomohisa Ishikawa | Season 3 | [69] |
12 January - 29 March | Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara | 12 | Pine Jam | Kazuhiro Yoneda | I've Had Enough of Being a Magical Girl | [70] |
12 January - 29 March | Teekyu (season 7) | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | ||
13 January - 16 March | Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! | 10 | Studio Deen | Takaomi Kanasaki | Give Blessings to This Wonderful World | [71] |
16 January - 9 April | Ajin: Demi-Human | 13 | Polygon Pictures | Hiroyuki Seshita | [72] | |
21 January - 24 March | Ganbare! Lulu Lolo - Tiny Twin Bears | 10 | Fanworks | Yūji Umoto | [73] | |
5 February - 26 February | Kono Danshi, Mahō ga Oshigoto Desu. | 4 | Soubi Yamamoto | This Boy, Works With Magic | [74] | |
6 February - 25 March 2017 | Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yōsei no Door~ | 59 | Studio Deen | Sakura Gojō | Rilu Rilu Fairilu: The Fairies' Door | [75] |
7 February 2016 - 29 January 2017 | Maho Girls PreCure! | 50 | Toei Animation | Masato Mitsuka | Mahō Tsukai Precure! | [76] |
3 March - 28 April | Itachi Shinden-hen | 7 | Studio Pierrot | Hayato Date | Itachi Shinden Book: Light and Darkness | [77] |
4 March - 25 March | She and Her Cat | 4 | Liden Films | Kazuya Sakamoto | Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows | [78] |
1 April - 23 June | Kagewani: Shō | 13 | Tomovies | Tomoya Takashima | Kagewani -II- | [79] |
1 April - 18 June | The Lost Village | 12 | Diomedéa | Tsutomu Mizushima | [80] | |
1 April - 24 June | Space Patrol Luluco | 13 | Studio Trigger | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Uchū Patrol Luluco | [81] |
1 April - 24 June | Terra Formars Revenge | 13 | Liden Films TYO Animations | Michio Fukuda | [82] | |
1 April - 24 June | Ushio and Tora | 13 | Satoshi Nishimura | Ushio to Tora | [83] | |
2 April - 24 September | Ace Attorney | 24 | A-1 Pictures | Ayumu Watanabe | Gyakuten Saiban | [84] |
2 April - 18 June | The Asterisk War | 12 | A-1 Pictures |
| Season 2 | [85] |
2 April - 23 December | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable | 39 | David Production | Naokatsu Tsuda | [86] | |
3 April - 17 June | Concrete Revolutio: Chōjin Gensō The Last Song | 11 | Bones | Seiji Mizushima | [87] | |
3 April - 24 September | Endride | 24 | Brain's Base | Keiji Gotoh | [88] | |
3 April - 19 June | Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear | 12 | Kiyoshi Matsuda | [89] | ||
3 April - 25 September | Macross Delta | 26 | Satelight | Shōji Kawamori Kenji Yasuda | Macross Δ | [90] |
3 April - 11 September | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 | 22 | Sunrise | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | [91] | |
3 April - 26 June | My Hero Academia | 13 | Bones | Kenji Nagasaki | Boku no Hero Academia | [92] |
4 April - 19 December | Age 12 | 24 | OLM | Seiki Taichū | 12-Sai. ~Chiccha na Mune no Tokimeki~ Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding | [93] |
4 April - 20 June | Bakuon!! | 12 | TMS/8PAN | Junji Nishimura | [94] | |
4 April - 19 June | Hundred | 12 | Production IMS | Tomoki Kobayashi | [95] | |
4 April - 27 June | Pan de Peace! | 13 | Asahi Production | Hatsuki Tsuji | Peace Through Bread! | [96] |
4 April -19 September | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu | 25 | White Fox | Masaharu Watanabe | Re: Life in a different world from zero | [97] |
4 April - 27 June | Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no Fatalite | 13 | Bridge | Nobuhiro Kondo | [98] | |
5 April - 28 June | Hakuōki: Otogisōshi | 13 | DLE Inc. | [99] | ||
5 April - 21 June | Joker Game | 12 | Production I.G | Kazuya Nomura | [100] | |
6 April - 29 June | Bishōjo Yūgi Unit Crane Geer | 13 | Kyotoma | Mr. Milkman | Beautiful Girl Play Unit Crane Game Girls | [101] |
6 April - 8 June | Super Lovers | 10 | Studio Deen | Shinji Ishihira | [102] | |
6 April - 29 March 2017 | Twin Star Exorcists | 50 | Studio Pierrot | Tomohisa Taguchi | [103] | |
7 April - 23 June | Bungō Stray Dogs | 12 | Bones | Takuya Igarashi | [104] | |
7 April - 29 September | Kuromukuro | 26 | P.A.Works | Tensai Okamura | [105] | |
7 April - 23 June | And you thought there is never a girl online? | 12 | Project No.9 | Shinsuke Yanagi | And you thought there is Never a girl online? | [106] |
7 April - 30 June | Onigiri | 13 | Pierrot Plus | Takashi Yamamoto | [107] | |
7 April - 23 June | Unhappy | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma | Anne Happy | [108] |
8 April - 1 July | Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto | 12 | Studio Deen | Shinji Takamatsu | Sakamoto desu ga? | [109] |
8 April - 30 June | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | 12 | Wit Studio | Tetsurō Araki | Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri | [110] |
8 April - 24 June | Shōnen Maid | 12 | 8-Bit | Yusuke Yamamoto | [111] | |
9 April - 25 June | Flying Witch | 12 | J.C.Staff | Katsushi Sakurabi | [112] | |
9 April - 25 June | Hai-Furi | 12 | Production IMS | Yuu Nobuta | [113] | |
9 April - 25 June | Kiznaiver | 12 | Studio Trigger | Hiroshi Kobayashi | [114] | |
9 April - 24 September | Rin-ne | 25 | Brain's Base | Seiki Sugawara | Kyōkai no Rinne season 2 | [115] |
9 April - 25 June | Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge | 12 | Silver Link | Shinya Kawamo | Tanaka is Always Listless | [116] |
10 April - 26 June | Sansha San'yō | 12 | Doga Kobo | Yasuhiro Kimura | [117] | |
12 April - 28 June | Usakame | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | [118] | |
12 April - 28 June | Wagamama High Spec | 12 | AXsiZ | Satoshi Shimizu | Wagahigh, Selfish High Spec | [119] |
16 April - 18 June | Big Order | 10 | Asread | Nobuharu Kamanaka | [120] | |
16 April - 2 July | Magi: Adventure of Sinbad | 13 | Lay-duce | Yoshikazu Miyao | Magi: Sinbad no Bōken | [121] [ non-primary source needed ] |
23 April 2016 - 25 March 2017 | Kamiwaza Wanda | 47 | TMS | Mitsuo Hashimoto | [122] | |
28 June - 21 September | Fukigen na Mononokean | 13 | Pierrot Plus | Akira Iwanaga | The Morose Mononokean | [123] |
1 July - 16 September | Berserk | 12 | GEMBA Millepensee Liden Films | Shin Itagaki | [124] | |
1 July - 23 September | Momokuri | 13 | Satelight | Yoshimasa Hiraike | [125] | |
2 July - 24 September | B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Eiji Suganuma | [126] | |
2 July - 18 December | Days | 24 | MAPPA | Kônosuke Uda | [127] | |
2 July - 17 September | First Love Monster | 12 | Studio Deen | Takayuki Inagaki | Hatsukoi Monster | [128] |
2 July - 24 September | Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate | 13 | J.C. Staff | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Shokugeki no Sōma: Ni no Sara | [129] |
2 July - 24 September | Love Live! Sunshine!! | 13 | Sunrise | Kazuo Sakai | [130] | |
2 July - 24 September | ReLIFE | 13 | TMS/Double Eagle | Tomo Kosaka | [131] | |
2 July - 24 September | Rewrite | 13 | 8-Bit | Tensho | [132] | |
3 July - 25 September | Tales of Zestiria the X | 13 | Ufotable | Haruo Sotozaki | [133] | |
3 July - 21 August | The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance | 8 | Liden Films | Noriyuki Abe | Arslan Senki: Fūjin Ranbu | [134] |
3 July - 25 September | Orange | 13 | Hiroshi Hamasaki | [135] | ||
4 July - 26 September | Bananya | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Kyō Yatate | [136] | |
4 July - 26 September | D.Gray-man Hallow | 13 | TMS/8PAN | Yoshiharu Ashino | [137] | |
4 July - | Puzzle & Dragons X | Studio Pierrot | [138] | |||
4 July - 26 December | Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan | 120 | Hiroaki Sakurai | [139] | ||
4 July - 19 September | Show By Rock!! Short!! | 12 | Bones | Takahiro Ikezoe | [140] | |
4 July - 19 September | Sweetness and Lightning | 12 | TMS/3xCube | Tarou Iwasaki | Amaama to Inazuma | [141] |
4 July - 19 September | Taboo-Tattoo | 12 | J.C. Staff | Takashi Watanabe | Taboo Tattoo | [142] |
5 July - 27 September | Cheer Boys!! | 12 | Brain's Base | Ai Yoshimura | Cheer Danshi!! | [143] |
5 July - 20 September | Fudanshi Kōkō Seikatsu | 12 | EMT Squared | Toshikatsu Tokoro | Rotten Boys' High School Life | [144] |
5 July - 20 September | Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia | 12 | Production IMS | Hiroyuki Furukawa | [145] | |
5 July - 21 September | Scared Rider Xechs | 12 | Satelight | Hideto Komori | [146] | |
5 July - 20 September | Servamp | 12 | Brain's Base | Itto Sara Hideaki Nakano | [147] | |
6 July - 21 September | Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! | 12 | Silver Link |
| [148] | |
6 July - 28 September | Tsukiuta. The Animation | 13 | Studio Pierrot | Itsuro Kawasaki | [149] | |
7 July - 22 September | This Art Club Has a Problem! | 12 | Feel | Kei Oikawa | Kono Bijutsu-bu niwa Mondai ga Aru! | [150] |
7 July - 22 September | OZMAFIA!! | 12 | Creators in Pack | Hisayoshi Hirasawa | [151] | |
7 July - 24 November | Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars | 13 | Actas | Susumu Tosaka | [152] | |
8 July - 1 October | 91 Days | 12 | Shuka | Hiro Kaburaki | [153] | |
8 July - 22 September | Amanchu! | 12 | J.C.Staff | Junichi Sato Kenichi Kasai | [154] | |
8 July - 23 September | Handa-kun | 12 | Diomedéa | Yoshitaka Koyama | [155] | |
8 July - 23 September | Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! | 12 | Studio Comet | Tomoko Miyakawa Atsuko Takahashi | Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Love! Love! | [156] |
9 July - 30 September | Alderamin on the Sky | 13 | Madhouse | Tetsuo Ichimura | Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyō no Alderamin | [157] |
9 July - 24 September | Ange Vierge | 12 | Silver Link | Masafumi Tamura | [158] | |
9 July - 24 September | Hitori no Shita the outcast | 12 | Pandanium |
| [159] | |
9 July - 24 September | Qualidea Code | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Kenichi Kawamura | [160] | |
11 July - 26 September | Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen - Mirai-hen | 12 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi | "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc" | [161] |
12 July - 27 September | Active Raid: Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei 2nd | 12 |
| Gorō Taniguchi | [162] | |
12 July - 27 September | Mob Psycho 100 | 12 | Bones | Yuzuru Tachikawa | [163] | |
14 July - 22 September | Battery | 11 | Zero-G | Tomomi Mochizuki | [164] | |
14 July - 29 September | Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen - Zetsubō-hen | 13 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi | "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc" | [161] |
28 August - 18 September | The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War | 4 | A-1 Pictures | Tomokazu Tokoro | Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi | [165] |
1 October - 17 December | BBK/BRNK: Hoshi no Kyojin | 12 | Sanzigen | Daizen Komatsuda | BBK/BRNK Season 2 | [166] |
1 October - | Digimon Universe: App Monsters | Toei Animation | Gou Koga | [167] | ||
1 October - 17 December | Magical Girl Raising Project | 12 | Lerche | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | Mahō Shōjo Ikusei Keikaku | [168] |
1 October - 17 December | Shūmatsu no Izetta | 12 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Masaya Fujimori | Izetta, Die Letzte Hexe, "Izetta of the End" | [169] |
1 October - 18 March 2017 | Time Bokan 24 | 24 | Tatsunoko Productions | Takayuki Inagaki | [170] | |
1 October - 24 December | Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Takeshi Furuta | Uta no Prince-sama Season 4 | [171] |
2 October - | Chi's Sweet Home | Marza Animation Planet | [172] | |||
2 October - 25 December | Magic-kyun Renaissance | 13 | Sunrise | Mitsue Yamazaki | [173] | |
2 October 2016 - 2 April 2017 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | 25 | Sunrise | Tatsuyuki Nagai | Kidō Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans Season 2 | [174] |
2 October - | Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On | 48 | David Production | Mitsuru Hongo | [175] | |
2 October - 18 December | Show By Rock!!# | 12 | Bones | Takahiro Ikezoe | ||
2 October - | Tiger Mask W | Toei Animation | Toshiaki Komura | Tiger Mask Double | [176] | |
3 October - 18 December | Idol Memories | 12 | Seven Arcs Pictures | Katsuya Kikuchi | [177] | |
3 October - 19 December | Magic of Stella | 12 | Silver Link | Shinya Kawamo | Stella no Mahō | [178] |
3 October - 19 December | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru | 12 | Doga Kobo | Takashi Naoya | [179] | |
4 October - 29 December | Matoi the Sacred Slayer | 12 | White Fox | Masayuki Sakoi | Sōshin Shōjo Matoi | [180] |
4 October - 20 December | Natsume Yūjin-Chō Go | 11 | Shuka | Takahiro Omori | Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 | [181] |
4 October - 28 March 2017 | Nobunaga no Shinobi | 26 | TMS/V1 Studio | Akitaro Daichi | "Ninja Girl & Samurai Master" | [182] |
4 October - 11 December | Soul Buster | 12 | Studio Pierrot | Kōbun Shizuno Odahiro Watanabe | [183] | |
4 October - 27 March 2017 | Trickster | 24 | Masahiro Mukai | Trickster - Edogawa Ranpo 'Shōnen Tantei-dan' Yori | [184] | |
5 October - 28 December | Brave Witches | 12 | Silver Link | Kazuhiro Takamura | Strike Witches season 3 | [185] |
5 October - 22 March 2017 | Nanbaka | 25 | Satelight | Shinji Takamatsu | [186] | |
5 October - 21 December | Nazotokine | 12 | Tengu Kobou | Naoya Fukushi | [187] | |
5 October - 21 December | Teekyu (season 8) | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | ||
6 October - 22 December | Bungō Stray Dogs | 12 | Bones | Takuya Igarashi | [188] | |
6 October - 29 December | Flip Flappers | 13 | Studio 3Hz | Kiyotaka Oshiyama | [189] | |
6 October - 22 December | Kiss Him, Not Me | 12 | Brain's Base | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda | [190] |
6 October - 28 December | Sound! Euphonium | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | Hibike! Euphonium season 2 | [191] |
6 October - 22 December | Yuri!!! on Ice | 12 | MAPPA | Sayo Yamamoto | [192] | |
7 October 2016 - 31 March 2017 | All Out!! | 25 | Kenichi Shimizu | [193] | ||
7 October - 23 December | Drifters | 12 | Hoods Drifters Studio | Kenichi Suzuki | [194] | |
8 October - 24 December | Ajin: Demi-Human | 13 | Polygon Pictures | Ajin: Demi-Human Season 2 | [195] | |
8 October 2016 - 1 April 2017 | Classicaloid | 25 | Sunrise | Yoichi Fujita | [196] | |
8 October - 10 December | Haikyū!! Karasuno High School vs Shiratorizawa Academy | 10 | Production I.G | Susumu Mitsunaka | Haikyū!! Season 3 | [197] |
8 October 2016 - 18 March 2017 | March Comes in Like a Lion | 22 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Kenjirō Okada | Sangatsu no Lion | [198] |
9 October - 25 December | Occultic;Nine | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Kyōhei Ishiguro Miyuki Kuroki | [199] | |
9 October - 25 December | Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari | 12 | Liden Films | Yoshihide Ibata | The Udon Country's Golden Furball, Poco's Udon World | [200] |
14 October - 23 December | The Great Passage | 11 | Zexcs | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi | Fune o Amu | [201] |
22 October | Luger Code 1951 | 1 | Studio Deen | Shinya Takahashi | [202] |
A list of anime that debuted on DVD, Blu-ray, online, or in other media during 2016.
Release date | Title | Eps | Studio | Director | Notes | Ref |
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4 January | Nisekoi | 1 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Bundled with volume 21 of the manga. The OAD adapts bonus chapters from the manga. | [203] |
5 January | Snow White with the Red Hair | 1 | Bones | Masahiro Ando | Bundled with volume 15 of the manga. | [204] |
9 January | Koyomimonogatari | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | An original net animation that is released on an app for iOS and Android devices. | [205] | |
26 January | The Testament of Sister New Devil | 1 | Production IMS | Hisashi Saitō | Bundled with volume 7 of the manga adaptation. | [206] |
27 January | My Wife is the Student Council President | 1 | Seven | Bundled with volume nine of the manga. | [207] | |
29 January | One-Punch Man OVA #02 | 1 | Madhouse | Shingo Natsume | Titled "The Pupil Who Is an Extremely Poor Talker", this OVA was included in the 2nd volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. | [208] |
29 January - spring | Queen's Blade: Grimoire | 2 | FORTES | Kinji Yoshimoto | [209] | |
4 February | Noblesse: Awakening | 1 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada Kazuto Nakazawa | [210] | |
6 February | Code Geass: Akito the Exiled | 1 | Sunrise | Kazuki Akane | Episode 5 of Code Geass: Akito the Exiled. Titled "To the Beloved" (愛シキモノタチヘ, Itoshiki Mono-tachi e). | [211] |
24 February | One-Punch Man OVA #03 | 1 | Madhouse | Titled "The Overly Complicated Ninja", this OVA was included in the 3rd volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. | [212] | |
4 March | Prison School | 1 | J.C.Staff | Tsutomu Mizushima | An OAD adapting the "Mad Wax" arc, it was bundled with the limited edition of the manga's 20th volume. | [213] |
9 March | Sky Wizards Academy | 1 | Diomedéa | Takayuki Inagaki | An unaired "episode 13" of the TV series, the OVA was bundled with the ninth volume of the light novel series. | [214] |
18 March | Bakuon!! | 1 | Bundled with the seventh volume of the manga. | [94] | ||
25 March | One-Punch Man OVA #04 | 1 | Madhouse | Titled "Overly Pushy Bang", this OVA was included in the 4th volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. | [215] | |
25 March | Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu | 1 | Included with the release of the game. | [216] | ||
30 March - 30 September | Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV | 6 | A-1 Pictures | Soichi Masui | An ONA released online; prequel to the video game Final Fantasy XV . The sixth episode will be exclusive to the Final Fantasy XV: Ultimate Collector's Edition package, which will release on 30 September 2016. | [217] |
30 March | Charlotte | 1 | P.A.Works | Released on the 7th Blu-ray/DVD volume along with episode 13 of the TV series. | [218] | |
22 April | One-Punch Man OVA #05 | 1 | Madhouse | Titled "Sisters in Various Places", this OVA was included in the 5th volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. | [219] | |
6 May | Ajin: Demi-Human | 1 | Polygon Pictures | Hiroaki Ando | Bundled with the eighth volume of the manga. | [220] |
9 May | The Heroic Legend of Arslan | 1 | Liden Films | Bundled with the fifth limited edition of the manga. | [221] | |
17 May | Fairy Tail | 1 | A-1 Pictures | Bundled with the 55th volume of the manga, the OVA adapts the "Fairy Penalty Game" one-shot manga. | [222] | |
21 May - TBA | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | 2 | Sunrise |
| Part 3 of the OVA series, titled Dawn of Rebellion, premiered in Japanese theaters on 21 May. Part 4, titled Fateful Eve, will premiere in fall 2016. | [223] |
27 May | One-Punch Man OVA #06 | 1 | Madhouse | Titled "The Murder Case that is Too Impossible", this OVA is included in the 6th volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. | [224] | |
3 June | Blood Blockade Battlefront | 1 | Bones | Rie Matsumoto | Bundled with the official Blood Blockade Battlefront guidebook. | [225] |
6 June | Drifters | 1 | Hoods Drifters Studio | Bundled with the fifth volume of the manga. | [226] | |
6 June | Hantsu x Trash | 1 | Hoods Entertainment | Bundled with the tenth volume of the manga. | [227] | |
22 June | Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai | 1 | David Production | Bundled with the first volume of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable home video release. | [228] | |
24 June - 24 August | Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear | 2 | Included in the first and second volumes of the Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear home video release. | [229] | ||
24 June - 22 July | Tanaka-kun is Always Listless | 2 | Silver Link | Included in the first and second volumes of the Tanaka-kun is Always Listless home video release. | [230] | |
26 June | RS Project -Rebirth Storage- | 1 | Osamu Kamei | Also known as RS Keikaku -Rebirth Storage-, this is a TV special that aired on Fuji TV on 26 June 2016. | [231] | |
29 June - 17 August | Sansha San'yō | 3 | Doga Kobo | Included in the first, second and third volumes of the Sansha San'yō home video release. | [232] | |
4 July | Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma | 1 | J.C. Staff | Bundled with the 19th volume of the manga. | [233] | |
4 July - 2 December | To Love-Ru Darkness | 2 | Bundled with the sixteenth and seventeenth volumes of the manga, the OVA is meant to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary. | [234] | ||
7 July - TBA | Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet | 5 | David Production | Naokatsu Tsuda | Also known as Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume, this is an ONA adaptation of the Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet visual novel developed by Key. | [25] |
15 July | Fairy Tail | 1 | Bundled with the 56th volume of the manga. | [222] | ||
27 July - 28 September | Joker Game | 2 | Production I.G | Titled "Kuroneko Yoru no Bōken", this is included in two Blu-ray sets of the Joker Game home video release. | [235] | |
27 July - 21 September | Star-Myu | 2 | C-Station | Included in the two OVA volumes as part of an OVA project. | [236] | |
28 July | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU | 1 | Feel | Bundled with the limited edition of the My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! PS Vita game. | [237] | |
1 August | Under the Dog | 1 | Kinema Citrus | Masahiro Andō | Available digitally to those who backed the Under the Dog Kickstarter campaign. | [238] |
4 August - 4 November | Gintama | 2 | Bandai Namco Pictures | Chizuru Miyawaki | Bundled with the 65th and 66th volumes of the manga. | [239] |
19 August - 20 December | Akatsuki no Yona: Yona of the Dawn | 2 | Studio Pierrot | Kazuhiro Yoneda | Bundled with the 21st and 22nd limited edition volumes of the manga. | [240] |
26 August | Dimension W | 1 | Orange 3Hz | Bundled with the 6th volume of the Dimension W home video release. | [241] | |
29 August | Paradise of Innocence | 1 | Seven | Takashi Nishikawa | Bundled with the 10th limited edition volume of the manga. | [242] |
3 September | Persona 5 the Animation -The Day Breakers- | 1 | A-1 Pictures | Takaharu Ozaki | A TV special that will air on Tokyo MX on 3 September. | [243] |
23 September | Nijiiro Days | 1 | Production Reed | Bundled with the 13th limited edition volume of the manga. | [244] | |
5 October | Myriad Colors Phantom World | 1 | Kyoto Animation | Bundled with the seventh volume of the Myriad Colors Phantom World home video release. | [245] | |
7 October | Ajin: Demi-Human | 1 | Polygon Pictures | Bundled with the ninth limited edition volume of the manga. | [246] | |
12 November | Monster Musume | 1 | Lerche | Tatsuya Yoshihara | Bundled with the eleventh volume of the manga. | [247] |
17 November | Fairy Tail | 1 | A-1 Pictures | Bundled with the 58th volume of the manga. | [248] | |
20 December | Bakuon!! | 1 | TMS/8PAN | Bundled with the 9th volume of the manga. | [249] |
The following are the 10 highest-grossing anime films of 2016.
Rank | Title | Gross | Ref. |
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1 | Your Name | $358,331,458 | [250] |
2 | Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare | $66,265,957 | [251] |
3 | One Piece Film: Gold | $66,207,073 | [252] |
4 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 | $50,541,040 | [253] |
5 | A Silent Voice | $31,629,474 | [254] |
6 | Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault! | $20,816,508 | [255] |
7 | In This Corner of the World | $19,204,593 | [256] |
8 | Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! | $17,000,000 | [257] |
9 | Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel | $15,870,009 | [258] |
10 | Rudolf the Black Cat | $12,001,747 | [259] |
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