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Events in 2018 in anime . The final full year of the Heisei era.
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2018.
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2018.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Original title | Ref |
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January 2 – March 27 | A Place Further than the Universe | 13 | Madhouse | Atsuko Ishizuka | Sora Yori mo Tōi Basho | [36] |
January 4 – March 22 | Laid-Back Camp | 12 | C-Station | Yoshiaki Kyogoku | Yurucamp | [37] |
January 4 – March 22 | Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles | 12 | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ | Kenji Seto | Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san | [38] |
January 5 – March 23 | Junji Ito Collection | 12 | Studio Deen | Shinobu Tagashira | [39] | |
January 5 – June 22 | Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko | 24 | Studio Gokumi | Kodai Kakimoto | [40] | |
January 6 – June 23 | Record of Grancrest War | 24 | A-1 Pictures | Mamoru Hatakeyama | Grancrest Senki | [41] |
January 6 – March 24 | Sanrio Boys | 12 | Pierrot | Masashi Kudō | [42] | |
January 6 – March 24 | Citrus | 12 | Passione | Takeo Takahashi | [43] | |
January 7 – March 25 | Slow Start | 12 | CloverWorks | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | [44] | |
January 7 – March 25 | Pop Team Epic | 12 | Kamikaze Douga | Jun Aoki Aoi Umeki | Poptepipic | [45] |
January 7 – March 25 | Kokkoku: Moment by Moment | 12 | Geno Studio | Yoshimitsu Ohashi | [46] | |
January 7 – March 25 | Mitsuboshi Colors | 12 | Silver Link | Tomoyuki Kawamura | [47] | |
January 7 – June 10 | Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card | 22 | Madhouse | Morio Asaka | [48] | |
January 7 – March 25 | School Babysitters | 12 | Brain's Base | Shūsei Morishita | Gakuen Babysitters | [49] |
January 7 – March 25 | Zoku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru | 12 | Doga Kobo | Tomoaki Koshida | [50] | |
January 7 – May 19 | Idolish7 | 17 | Troyca | Makoto Bessho | [51] | |
January 7 – March 25 | Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen | 12 | BN Pictures | Chizuru Miyawaki | [52] | |
January 8 – March 26 | Teasing Master Takagi-san | 12 | Shin-Ei Animation | Hiroaki Akagi | [53] | |
January 8 – March 26 | The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! | 12 | Project No.9 | Shinsuke Yanagi | Ryūō no Oshigoto! | [54] |
January 8 – June 18 | Basilisk: The Ōka Ninja Scrolls | 24 | Seven Arcs Pictures | Junji Nishimura | [55] | |
January 8 – June 25 | Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line | 25 | TMS/8PAN | Osamu Nabeshima | [56] | |
January 10 – April 4 | Overlord (season 2) | 12 | Madhouse | Naoyuki Ito | [57] | |
January 10 – March 28 | Dame×Prince Anime Caravan | 12 | Studio Flad | Makoto Hoshino | [58] | |
January 11 – March 29 | Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody | 12 | Silver Link Connect | Shin Ōnuma | Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyōsōkyoku | [59] |
January 11 – March 29 | How to Keep a Mummy | 12 | Eight Bit | Kaori | Miira no Kaikata | [60] |
January 11 – April 25, 2019 | Märchen Mädchen | 12 | Hoods Entertainment | Hisashi Saito Shigeru Ueda | [61] | |
January 11 – March 29 | Takunomi | 12 | Production IMS | Tomoki Kobayashi | [62] | |
January 11 – April 5 | Violet Evergarden | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Taichi Ishidate | [63] | |
January 12 – March 30 | After the Rain | 12 | Wit Studio | Ayumu Watanabe | Koi wa Ameagari no You ni | [64] |
January 12 – March 30 | Hakumei and Mikochi | 12 | Lerche | Masaomi Ando | Hakumei to Mikochi | [65] |
January 12 – March 30 | Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens | 12 | Satelight | Keiji Yasuda | [66] | |
January 12 – March 30 | Dagashi Kashi (season 2) | 12 | Tezuka Productions | Satoshi Kuwabara | [67] | |
January 12 – June 29 | Hakyū Hōshin Engi | 23 | C-Station | Masahiro Aizawa | [68] | |
January 13 – September 28 | Beatless | 24 | Diomedéa | Seiji Mizushima | [69] | |
January 13 – July 7 | Darling in the Franxx | 24 | Atsushi Nishigori | [70] | ||
January 13 – March 31 | Killing Bites | 12 | Liden Films | Yasuto Nishikata | [71] | |
January 13 – June 30 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments | 24 | A-1 Pictures | Takeshi Furuta | Nanatsu no Taizai: Imashime no Fukkatsu | [72] |
January 17 – June 27 | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (season 2) | 24 | J.C.Staff | Hiroaki Sakurai | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | [73] |
January 26 – March 30 | The Seven Heavenly Virtues | 10 | Bridge | Shinji Ishihira | Nanatsu no Bitoku | [74] |
January 27 – July 29 | Fate/Extra Last Encore | 13 | Shaft |
| [75] | |
February 4 – January 27, 2019 | Hugtto! PreCure | 49 | Toei Animation | Junichi Sato Akifumi Zako | [76] | |
April 1 – March 29, 2020 | GeGeGe no Kitarō | 97 | Toei Animation | Kōji Ogawa | [77] | |
April 2 – June 18 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby | 13 | P.A.Works | Kei Oikawa | [78] | |
April 2 – March 25, 2019 | Beyblade Burst Turbo | 51 | OLM | Katsuhito Akiyama | Beyblade Burst Chōzetsu | [79] |
April 2 – April 1, 2019 | Captain Tsubasa | 52 | David Production | Toshiyuki Kato | [80] | |
April 2 – | Pazudora | Pierrot | Hajime Kamegaki | [81] | ||
April 2 – June 18 | Magical Girl Ore | 12 | Pierrot+ | Itsuro Kawasaki | Mahō Shōjo Ore | [82] |
April 2 – September 24 | Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits | 26 | Gonzo | Yoshiki Okuda | Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi | [83] |
April 2 – June 18 | Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai | 12 |
| Mankyū | [84] | |
April 2 – June 18 | Souten no Ken Re:Genesis | 12 | Polygon Pictures | Yoshio Kazumi | [85] | |
April 3 – September 25 | Gundam Build Divers | 25 | Sunrise | Shinya Watada | [86] | |
April 3 – June 26 | Space Battleship Tiramisu | 13 | Gonzo | Hiroshi Ikehata | Uchū Senkan Tiramisu | [87] |
April 3 – June 20 | Tachibanakan To Lie Angle | 12 | Creators in Pack Studio Lings | Hisayoshi Hirasawa | [88] | |
April 3 – June 26 | The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Kaikō | 12 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | [89] | |
April 3 – June 19 | Tokyo Ghoul:re | 12 | Pierrot | Odahiro Watanabe | [90] | |
April 4 – June 20 | Alice or Alice | 12 | EMT Squared | Kōsuke Kobayashi | [91] | |
April 4 – September 26 | Last Hope | 26 | Satelight Xiamen Skyloong Media | Shoji Kawamori Hidekazu Sato | [92] | |
April 4 – September 18 | Lupin the Third Part 5 | 24 | Telecom Animation Film | Kazuhide Tomonaga Yūichirō Yano | [93] | |
April 4 – June 20 | Real Girl | 12 | Hoods Entertainment | Takashi Naoya | [94] | |
April 5 – September 26, 2019 | Aikatsu Friends! | 76 | BN Pictures | Tatsuya Igarashi | [95] | |
April 5 – June 21 | Comic Girls | 12 | Nexus | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | [96] | |
April 5 – June 28 | Tada Never Falls in Love | 13 | Doga Kobo | Mitsue Yamazaki | Tada-kun wa Koi o Shinai | [97] |
April 5 – June 21 | Dances with the Dragons | 12 | Seven Arcs Pictures | Hiroshi Nishikori Hirokazu Hanai | Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru: Dances with the Dragons | [98] |
April 6 – September 21 | Akkun to Kanojo | 25 | Yumeta Company | Shin Katagai | [99] | |
April 6 – June 22 | Gurazeni | 12 | Studio Deen | Ayumu Watanabe | [100] | |
April 6 – June 22 | Hinamatsuri | 12 | Feel | Kei Oikawa | [101] | |
April 6 – September 28 | Inazuma Eleven: Ares | 26 | OLM | Akihiro Hino Yumi Kamakura | [102] | |
April 6 – June 22 | Lostorage conflated WIXOSS | 12 | J.C.Staff | Risako Yoshida | [103] | |
April 6 – June 22 | Magical Girl Site | 12 | production doA | Tadahito Matsubayashi | Mahō Shōjo Site | [104] |
April 6 – June 29 | Megalo Box | 13 | TMS/3xCube | You Moriyama | [105] | |
April 6 – September 28 | Nobunaga no Shinobi: Anegawa Ishiyama-hen | 26 | TMS/V1 Studio | Akitaro Daichi | [106] | |
April 7 – June 23 | Amanchu! Advance | 12 | J.C.Staff | Junichi Sato Kiyoko Sayama | [107] | |
April 7 – September 29 | My Hero Academia (season 3) | 25 | Bones | Kenji Nagasaki | Boku no Hero Academia | [108] |
April 7 – June 23 | Devils' Line | 12 | Platinum Vision | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | [109] | |
April 7 – September 22 | Major 2nd | 25 | OLM | Ayumu Watanabe | [110] | |
April 8 – June 24 | Caligula | 12 | Satelight | Jun'ichi Wada | [111] | |
April 8 – July 1 | Cute High Earth Defence Club HAPPY KISS | 12 | Studio Comet | Shinji Takamatsu | [112] | |
April 8 – June 24 | Cutie Honey Universe | 12 | Production Reed | Akitoshi Yokoyama | [113] | |
April 8 – July 1 | Forest of Piano | 12 | Gaina | Ryūtarō Suzuki Gaku Nakatani | Piano no Mori | [114] |
April 8 – July 1 | Hozuki's Coolheadedness (season 2, part 2) | 13 | Studio Deen | Kazuhiro Yoneda | Hōzuki no Reitetsu | [115] |
April 8 – May 30, 2021 | Kiratto Pri Chan | 153 | Tatsunoko Production DongWoo A&E | Hiroshi Ikehata | [116] | |
April 8 – March 31, 2019 | Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File | 50 | Liden Films | Susumu Mitsunaka | [117] | |
April 8 – June 24 | Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan | 12 | Zero-G | Masahiro Takata | [118] | |
April 8 – September 23 | Okko's Inn | 24 | Madhouse DLE | Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Waka Okami wa Shōgakusei! | [119] |
April 8 – September 30 | Persona 5: The Animation | 26 | CloverWorks | Masashi Ishihama | [120] | |
April 8 – June 30 | Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online | 12 | 3Hz | Masayuki Sakoi | [121] | |
April 9 – June 25 | Golden Kamuy | 12 | Geno Studio | Hitoshi Nanba | [122] | |
April 9 – June 25 | Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate (season 2) | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Shokugeki no Sōma: San no Sara | [123] |
April 10 – June 26 | Crossing Time | 12 | Ekachi Epilka | Yoshio Suzuki | Fumikiri Jikan | [124] |
April 10 – July 3 | High School DxD Hero | 12 | Passione | Yoshifumi Sueda | [125] | |
April 10 – June 26 | Ladyspo | 12 | Hiroshi Kimura | [126] | ||
April 10 – June 26 | Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori | 12 | Zexcs | Tomomi Kamiya | [127] | |
April 11 – September 27 | Steins;Gate 0 | 23 | White Fox | Kenichi Kawamura | [128] | |
April 12 – June 28 | Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari | 12 | Silver Link | Ken Takahashi | [129] | |
April 12 – June 28 | Last Period | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | [130] | |
April 13 – June 29 | Doreiku | 12 | Zero-G TNK | Ryōichi Kuraya | [131] | |
April 13 – July 19 | Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory | 12 | Xebec | Katsuichi Nakayama | [132] | |
April 13 – June 29 | Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan | 12 | Bones | Shinji Higuchi Hiroshi Kobayashi | Hisone to Masotan | [133] |
April 13 – June 22 | Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku | 11 | A-1 Pictures | Yoshimasa Hiraike | Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii | [134] |
June 3 – July 7 | FLCL Progressive | 6 | Production I.G Signal.MD (#2) Production GoodBook (#5) | Katsuyuki Motohiro | [135] | |
July 1 – September 16 | Island | 12 | Feel | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | [136] | |
July 2 – October 1 | Hanebado! | 13 | Liden Films | Shinpei Ezaki | [137] | |
July 2 – September 24 | Encouragement of Climb (season 3) | 13 | Eight Bit | Yusuke Yamamoto | Yama no Susume | [138] |
July 3 – September 25 | One Room (season 2) | 13 | Zero-G | Hiroshi Gotō Ryōhei Suzuki Shūichi Suzuki | [139] | |
July 3 – September 25 | The Thousand Musketeers | 12 | TMS/Double Eagle | Ken'ichi Kasai | Senjūshi | [140] |
July 4 – September 5 | Back Street Girls | 10 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | [141] | |
July 4 – December 26 | Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues | 24 | Madhouse | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Chūkan Kanriroku Tonegawa | [142] |
July 5 – September 20 | 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams | 12 | Project No.9 | Yukina Hiiro | Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-Nin no Ōji-sama | [143] |
July 5 – December 20 | Banana Fish | 24 | MAPPA | Hiroko Utsumi | [144] | |
July 5 – September 20 | How Not to Summon a Demon Lord | 12 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Yūta Murano | Isekai Maō to Shōkan Shōjo no Dorei Majutsu | [145] |
July 5 – September 20 | Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma Mirai Minato | Sunohara-sō no Kanrinin-san | [146] |
July 5 – December 27 | BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico | 26 | Sanzigen DMM.futureworks | [147] | ||
July 6 – September 21 | Seven Senses of the Re'Union | 12 | Lerche | Yoshihito Nishōji | Shichisei no Subaru | [148] |
July 6 – September 21 | Angels of Death | 12 | J.C.Staff | Kentarō Suzuki | Satsuriku no Tenshi | [149] |
July 6 – September 21 | Chio's School Road | 12 | Diomedéa | Takayuki Inagaki | Chio-chan no Tsūgakuro | [150] |
July 6 – September 21 | Harukana Receive | 12 | C2C | Toshiyuki Kubooka | [151] | |
July 6 – September 21 | Ongaku Shōjo | 12 | Studio Deen | Yukio Nishimoto | [152] | |
July 7 – January 5, 2019 | Oshiete Mahō no Pendulum: Rilu Rilu Fairilu | 26 | Studio Deen | Chisei Maeda | [153] | |
July 7 – June 29, 2019 | Zoids Wild | 50 | OLM | Norihiko Sudō | [154] | |
July 8 – September 30 | Cells at Work! | 13 | David Production | Kenichi Suzuki | Hataraku Saibō | [155] |
July 8 – September 23 | The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar | 12 | EMT Squared | Kōsuke Kobayashi | Hyakuren no Haō to Seiyaku no Valkyria | [156] |
July 8 – September 23 | Asobi Asobase | 12 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi | [157] | |
July 8 – October 7 | Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen (season 2) | 14 | BN Pictures | Chizuru Miyawaki | [158] | |
July 8 – September 23 | Planet With | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yōhei Suzuki | [159] | |
July 9 – September 17 | Dropkick on My Devil! | 11 | Nomad | Hikaru Sato | Jashin-chan Dropkick | [160] |
July 9 – September 24 | Holmes of Kyoto | 12 | Seven | Noriyoshi Sasaki | Kyōto Teramachi Sanjō no Holmes | [161] |
July 10 – September 25 | Agū: Tensai Ningyō | 12 | Studio Deen | Bob Shirahata | [162] | |
July 10 – September 25 | Phantom in the Twilight | 12 | Liden Films | Kunihiro Mori | [163] | |
July 10 – September 25 | Shinya! Tensai Bakabon | 12 | Pierrot+ | Toru Hosokawa | [164] | |
July 11 – October 2 | Overlord (season 3) | 13 | Madhouse | Naoyuki Ito | [165] | |
July 11 – September 26 | Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion | 12 | NAZ | Takayuki Kuriyama | Angolmois: Genkō Kassen-ki | [166] |
July 11 – September 26 | Free! (season 3) | 12 | Kyoto Animation Animation Do | Eisaku Kawanami | [167] | |
July 12 – September 27 | Revue Starlight | 12 | Kinema Citrus | Tomohiro Furukawa | Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight | [168] |
July 12 – September 27 | Sirius the Jaeger | 12 | P.A.Works | Masahiro Ando | [169] | |
July 13 – September 28 | High Score Girl | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiki Yamakawa | [170] | |
July 13 – September 28 | Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King | 12 | Asread Tear Studio | Eiji Suganuma | Lord of Vermilion: Guren no Ō | [171] |
July 14 – September 29 | Grand Blue | 12 | Zero-G | Shinji Takamatsu | [172] | |
July 14 – September 29 | Happy Sugar Life | 12 | Ezo'la | Keizō Kusakawa Nobuyoshi Nagayama | [173] | |
July 14 – September 29 | Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs | 12 | Xebec | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | Yuragi-sō no Yūna-san | [174] |
July 22 – October 14 | Tsukumogami Kashimasu | 12 | Telecom Animation Film | Masahiko Murata | [175] | |
July 23 – October 15 | Attack on Titan (season 3, part 1) | 12 | Wit Studio | Tetsurō Araki Masashi Koizuka | Shingeki no Kyojin | [176] |
August 3 – October 19 | Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation | 12 | Studio Deen | Nobuhiro Kondo | Muhyo to Roji no Mahōritsu Sōdan Jimusho | [177] |
September 8 – October 13 | FLCL Alternative | 6 | Production I.G NUT Revoroot | Katsuyuki Motohiro | [178] | |
September 30 – December 23 | Double Decker! Doug & Kirill | 13 | Sunrise | Joji Furuta | [179] | |
October 1 – December 17 | Souten no Ken Re:Genesis (season 2) | 12 | Polygon Pictures | Yoshio Kazumi | [180] | |
October 1 – December 17 | The Girl in Twilight | 12 | Dandelion Animation Studio Jūmonji | Jin Tamamura Yūichi Abe | Akanesasu Shōjo | [181] |
October 1 – December 24 | Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary | 13 | Studio Deen | Hiroshi Watanabe | Ken En Ken: Aoki Kagayaki | [182] |
October 2 – March 26, 2019 | Bakutsuri Bar Hunter | 25 | Toei Animation | Kenji Seto | [183] | |
October 2 – March 26, 2019 | Run with the Wind | 23 | Production I.G | Kazuya Nomura | Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru | [184] |
October 2 – December 25 | Space Battleship Tiramisu (season 2) | 13 | Gonzo | Hiroshi Ikehata | Uchū Senkan Tiramisu Zwei | [185] |
October 2 – March 19, 2019 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | 24 | Eight Bit | Yasuhito Kikuchi | Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken | [186] |
October 2 – December 18 | Jingai-san no Yome | 12 | Saetta | Hisayoshi Hirasawa Takumi Shibata | [187] | |
October 3 – December 19 | RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time | 12 | Geek Toys | Takuya Satō | RErideD: Koku Koe no Derrida | [188] |
October 4 – December 20 | Between the Sky and Sea | 12 | TMS/Double Eagle | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Sora to Umi no Aida | [189] |
October 4 – December 20 | Devidol! | 12 | Souta Suguhara | [190] | ||
October 4 – December 20 | Gakuen Basara | 12 | Brain's Base | Minoru Ohama | [191] | |
October 4 – December 27 | Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai | 13 | CloverWorks | Sōichi Masui | Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume o Minai | [192] |
October 4 – December 20 | Zombie Land Saga | 12 | MAPPA | Munehisa Sakai | [193] | |
October 5 – April 5, 2019 | A Certain Magical Index (season 3) | 26 | J.C.Staff | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Toaru Majutsu no Index | [194] |
October 5 – December 21 | Bakumatsu | 12 | Studio Deen | Masaki Watanabe | [195] | |
October 5 – December 28 | Bloom Into You | 13 | Troyca | Makoto Katō | Yagate Kimi ni Naru | [196] |
October 5 – December 28 | Dakaichi | 13 | CloverWorks | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu. | [197] |
October 5 – December 21 | Gurazeni (season 2) | 12 | Studio Deen | Ayumu Watanabe | [198] | |
October 5 – March 29, 2019 | Hinomaru Sumo | 24 | Gonzo | Kōnosuke Uda Yasutaka Yamamoto | Hinomaru Zumō | [199] |
October 5 – September 27, 2019 | Inazuma Eleven: Orion no Kokuin | 49 | OLM | Yumi Kamakura | [200] | |
October 5 – July 28, 2019 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind | 39 | David Production | Naokatsu Tsuda | JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Ōgon no Kaze | [201] |
October 5 – March 22, 2019 | Okoshiyasu, Chitose-chan | 24 | Gathering | Kyō Yatate | [202] | |
October 5 – December 21 | Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood. | 12 | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ | Noriyaki Akitaya | Tonari no Kyūketsuki-san | [203] |
October 5 – December 21 | Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! | 12 | Doga Kobo | Masahiko Ohta | [204] | |
October 5 – December 21 | Voice of Fox | 12 | Yumeta Company | Kōjin Ochi | Kitsune no Koe | [205] |
October 6 – March 30, 2019 | Ace Attorney (season 2) | 23 | CloverWorks | Ayumu Watanabe | Gyakuten Saiban: Sono "Shinjitsu", Igiari! | [206] |
October 6 – December 22 | Boarding School Juliet | 12 | Liden Films | Seiki Takuno | Kishuku Gakkō no Juliet | [207] |
October 6 – December 29 | Iroduku: The World in Colors | 13 | P.A.Works | Toshiya Shinohara | Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara | [208] |
October 6 – March 30, 2019 | Pingu in the City (season 2) | 26 | Dandelion Animation Studio Polygon Pictures | Naomi Iwata | [209] | |
October 6 – February 23, 2019 | Radiant | 21 | Lerche | Daisei Fukuoka Seiji Kishi | [210] | |
October 6 – December 22 | Sono Toki, Kanojo wa. | 12 | Master Lights | Susumu Banba | [211] | |
October 7 – December 23 | Anima Yell! | 12 | Doga Kobo | Masako Sato | [212] | |
October 7 – September 29, 2019 | Fairy Tail (season 9) | 51 | A-1 Pictures Bridge CloverWorks | Shinji Ishihira | [213] | |
October 7 – December 30 | Goblin Slayer | 12 | White Fox | Takaharu Ozaki | [214] | |
October 7 – December 23 | Release the Spyce | 12 | Lay-duce | Yō Satō | [215] | |
October 7 – December 23 | SSSS.Gridman | 12 | Trigger | Akira Amemiya | [216] | |
October 7 – March 31, 2019 | Sword Art Online: Alicization | 24 | A-1 Pictures | Manabu Ono | [217] | |
October 7 – December 30 | Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight | 12 | AXsiZ | Shin Itagaki | Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc to Renkin no Kishi | [218] |
October 8 – December 24 | Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san | 12 | DLE | Owl Todoroki | Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san | [219] |
October 8 – December 24 | Golden Kamuy (season 2) | 12 | Geno Studio | Hitoshi Nanba | [220] | |
October 8 – December 24 | Himote House | 12 | Bouncy | Koutarō Ishidate | [221] | |
October 9 – October 30 | Hashiri Tsuzukete Yokattatte. | 4 | Signal.MD | Masatsugu Arakawa | [222] | |
October 9 – December 25 | The Idolmaster SideM Wake Atte Mini! | 12 | Zero-G | Mankyū | [223] | |
October 9 – December 25 | Tokyo Ghoul:re (season 2) | 12 | Pierrot | Odahiro Watanabe | [224] | |
October 10 – December 26 | Conception | 12 | Gonzo | Keitaro Motonaga | [225] | |
October 10 – December 19 | My Sister, My Writer | 10 | NAZ Magia Doraglier | Hiroyuki Furukawa | Ore ga Suki nano wa Imōto dakedo Imōto ja nai | [226] |
October 11 – December 27 | As Miss Beelzebub Likes | 12 | Liden Films | Minato Kazuto | Beelzebub-jō no Okinimesu Mama. | [227] |
October 11 – June 27, 2019 | Karakuri Circus | 36 | Studio VOLN | Satoshi Nishimura | [228] | |
October 11 – December 27 | Merc Storia: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle | 12 | Encourage Films | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Merc Storia: Mukiryoku no Shōnen to Bin no Naka no Shōjo | [229] |
October 12 – December 28 | Senran Kagura (season 2) | 12 | TNK | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | [230] | |
October 18 – December 27 | Ingress: The Animation | 11 | Craftar | Yūhei Sakuragi | [231] | |
October 22 – January 21, 2019 | Tsurune | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Takuya Yamamura | [232] | |
October 25 – December 27 | Million Arthur | 10 | J.C.Staff | Yōhei Suzuki | Operation Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur | [233] |
A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2018.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Original title | Ref |
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January 5 | Devilman Crybaby | 10 | Science Saru | Masaaki Yuasa | [234] | |
January 9 – March 27 | Kaiju Girls (season 2) | 12 | Studio Puyukai | Minoru Ashina Junichi Inaba | [235] | |
January 20 – August 18 | Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu | 8 | OLM Xebec | Takao Kato | [236] | |
March 2 | B: The Beginning | 12 | Production I.G | Kazuto Nakazawa Yoshinobu Yamakawa | [237] | |
March 9 | A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- | 12 | Bones | Kazuya Murata | [238] | |
March 23 | Sword Gai: The Animation | 12 | LandQ Studios | Takahiro Ikezoe Tomohito Naka | [239] | |
March 31 – June 16 | Lost Song | 12 | Liden Films | Junpei Morita | [240] | |
April 13 – September 14 | Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" | 24 | Sunrise | Katsumi Ono | [241] | |
April 20 | Aggretsuko | 10 | Fanworks | Rarecho | Aggressive Retsuko | [242] |
June 25 – December 17 | Baki | 26 | TMS/Double Eagle | Toshiki Hirano | [243] | |
July 1 – | Super Dragon Ball Heroes | Toei Animation | Sūpā Doragon Bōru Hīrōzu | [244] | ||
July 4 | Calamity of a Zombie Girl | 1 | Gonzo Stingray | Hideaki Iwami | Aru Zombie Shōjo no Sainan | [245] |
July 30 | Sword Gai: The Animation (season 2) | 12 | LandQ Studios | Takahiro Ikezoe Tomohito Naka | [246] | |
October 8 – December 24 | Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen | 12 | IMAGICA Image Works | Junichi Yamamoto | Otona no Bōguya-san | [247] |
December 3 | Hero Mask | 15 | Pierrot | Hiroyasu Aoki | [248] | |
December 10 – February 18, 2019 | Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō | 10 | Gonzo | Masato Tamagawa | [249] | |
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2018.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Original title | Ref |
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March 28 | The Testament of Sister New Devil Departures | 1 | Production IMS | Hisashi Saito | Shinmai Maō no Testament Departures | [250] |
June 9 | Kase-san and Morning Glories | 1 | Zexcs | Takuya Satō | Asagao to Kase-san. | [251] |
July 13 | Queen's Blade: Unlimited (1st OVA) | 1 | FORTES | Gabi Kisaragi | [252] | |
October 6 | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Memory Snow | 1 | White Fox | Tatsuya Koyanagi Masaharu Watanabe | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu: Memory Snow | [253] |
November 9 | Love and Lies | 2 | Liden Films | Seiki Takuno | Koi to Uso | [254] |
November 30 | Drifters: The Outlandish Knight | 1 | Hoods Drifters Studio | Kenichi Suzuki | [255] | |