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Events in 2020 in anime .
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2020.
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2020.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
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January 3 – March 27 | Asteroid in Love | 12 | Doga Kobo | Daisuke Hiramaki | Koisuru Asteroid | [37] |
January 3 – March 20 | Darwin's Game | 11 | Nexus | Yoshinobu Tokumoto | Dāwinzu Gēmu | [38] |
January 4 – March 28 | Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story | 13 | Shaft | Gekidan Inu Curry (Doroinu) | Magia Record: Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika Gaiden | [39] |
January 5 – March 22 | Id: Invaded | 13 | NAZ | Ei Aoki | [40] | |
January 5 – March 22 | Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! | 12 | Science SARU | Masaaki Yuasa | Eizouken ni wa Te o Dasu na! | [41] |
January 5 – June 30, 2021 | Rebirth | 50 | Liden Films Osaka Studio | Shinobu Yoshioka | [42] | |
January 5 – March 22 | Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki (season 2) | 12 | Saetta | Hisayoshi Hirasawa | Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 2 Satsume | [43] |
January 6 – March 23 | Room Camp | 12 | C-Station | Masato Jinbo | Heya Kyan | [44] |
January 6 – March 30 | Pet | 13 | Geno Studio | Takahiro Omori | Petto | [45] |
January 7 – March 24 | Seton Academy: Join the Pack! | 12 | Studio Gokumi | Hiroshi Ikehata | Murenase! Seton Gakuen | [46] |
January 7 – March 31 | Sorcerous Stabber Orphen | 13 | Studio Deen | Takayuki Hamana | Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi | [47] |
January 8 – March 25 | Bofuri | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma Mirai Minato | Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. | [48] |
January 8 – March 25 | Hulaing Babies☆Petit | 12 | Gaina | Yoshinori Asao | [49] | |
January 8 – April 15 | number24 | 12 | PRA | Shigeru Kimiya | [50] | |
January 8 – June 24 | Plunderer | 24 | Geek Toys | Hiroyuki Kanbe | Purandara | [51] |
January 9 – March 26 | Drifting Dragons | 12 | Polygon Pictures | Tadahiro Yoshihira | Kūtei Doragonzu | [52] |
January 9 – June 3 | Hatena Illusion | 12 | Children's Playground Entertainment | Shin Matsuo | Hatena☆Iryūjon | [53] |
January 9 – March 26 | If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die | 12 | Eight Bit | Yusuke Yamamoto | Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu | [54] |
January 9 – April 16 | Infinite Dendrogram | 13 | NAZ | Tomoki Kobayashi | Infinitto Dendoroguramu | [55] |
January 9 – March 26 | Nekopara | 12 | Felix Film | Yasutaka Yamamoto | [56] | |
January 9 – March 26 | Show by Rock!! Mashumairesh!! | 12 | Kinema Citrus | Seung Hui Son | [57] | |
January 9 – March 26 | Somali and the Forest Spirit | 12 | Satelight Hornets | Kenji Yasuda | Somari to Mori no Kamisama | [58] |
January 9 – March 26 | The Case Files of Jeweler Richard | 12 | Shuka | Tarou Iwasaki | Hōsekisho Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei | [59] |
January 9 – March 26 | Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun | 12 | Lerche | Masaomi Andō | Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun | [60] |
January 9 – March 19 | Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama? | 11 | MAPPA Lapin Track | Kiyoshi Matsuda | Uchi Tama!? ~Uchi no Tama Shirimasen ka?~ | [61] |
January 10 – September 25 | A Certain Scientific Railgun T | 25 | J.C.Staff | Tatsuyuki Nagai | Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan T | [62] |
January 10 – April 3 | Haikyu!! To The Top | 13 | Production I.G | Masako Sato | [63] | |
January 10 – March 27 | Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga | 12 | Studio Signpost | Hidetoshi Takahashi | Oda Shinamon Nobunaga | [64] |
January 10 – March 13 | Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It | 12 | Zero-G | Tōru Kitahata | Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita | [65] |
January 10 – March 27 | Smile Down the Runway | 12 | Ezo'la | Nobuyoshi Nagayama | Runway de Waratte | [66] |
January 11 – March 28 | 22/7 | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Takao Abo | Nanabun no Nijūni | [67] |
January 11 – March 28 | A Destructive God Sits Next to Me | 12 | EMT Squared | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin ga Imasu. | [68] |
January 11 – March 28 | Interspecies Reviewers | 12 | Passione | Yuki Ogawa | Ishuzoku Rebyuāzu | [69] |
January 11 – March 28 | In/Spectre | 12 | Brain's Base | Keiji Gotoh | Kyokō Suiri | [70] |
January 12 – March 29 | Dorohedoro | 12 | MAPPA | Yuichiro Hayashi | [71] | |
January 13 – March 23 | ARP Backstage Pass | 11 | Dynamo Pictures | Tetsuya Endo | [72] | |
January 14 – June 23 | A3! Season Spring & Summer | 12 | P.A.Works 3Hz | Masayuki Sakoi Keisuke Shinohara | [73] | |
January 14 – March 31 | Isekai Quartet (season 2) | 12 | Studio Puyukai | Minoru Ashina | [74] | |
January 23 – April 23 | BanG Dream! (season 3) | 13 | Sanzigen | Kōdai Kakimoto | [75] | |
February 2 – February 21, 2021 | Healin' Good Pretty Cure | 45 | Toei Animation | Yoko Ikeda | Hīrin Guddo Purikyua | [76] |
April 1 – June 17 | Tamayomi | 12 | Studio A-Cat | Toshinori Fukushima | [77] | |
April 1 – June 24 | Tower of God | 13 | Telecom Animation Film | Takashi Sano | Kami no Tō | [78] |
April 2 – | Auto Boy - Carl from Mobile Land | CloverWorks | Shinobu Sasaki | Norimono Man Mōbiru Rando no Kā-kun | ||
April 2 – June 18 | The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? | 12 | Shin-Ei Animation | Tatsuo Miura | Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshō! | [79] |
April 2 – June 18 | Kakushigoto | 12 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Yūta Murano | [80] | |
April 3 – August 7 | Bungo and Alchemist: Gears of Judgement | 13 | OLM | Toshinori Watanabe | Bungō to Alchemist ~Shinpan no Haguruma~ | [81] |
April 3 – June 19 | Listeners | 12 | MAPPA | Hiroaki Ando | Risunāzu | [82] |
April 3 – June 19 | Sakura Wars the Animation | 12 | Sanzigen | Manabu Ono | Shin Sakura Taisen The Animation | [83] |
April 3 – June 19 | Wave, Listen to Me! | 12 | Sunrise | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Nami yo Kiitekure | [84] |
April 4 – June 20 | Arte | 12 | Seven Arcs | Takayuki Hamana | Arute | [85] |
April 4 – November 7 | Major 2nd (season 2) | 25 | OLM | Ayumu Watanabe | [86] | |
April 4 – June 20 | My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! | 12 | Silver Link | Keisuke Inoue | Otome Gēmu no Hametsu Furagu Shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei Shiteshimatta... | [87] |
April 4 – June 20 | Sing "Yesterday" for Me | 12 | Doga Kobo | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Yesterday o Utatte | [88] |
April 5 – June 21 | Ascendance of a Bookworm (season 2) | 12 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Mitsuru Hongo | Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen | [89] |
April 5 – June 28 | Gleipnir | 13 | Pine Jam | Kazuhiro Yoneda | Gureipuniru | [90] |
April 5 – December 27 | Idolish7: Second Beat! | 15 | Troyca | Makoto Bessho | [91] | |
April 5 – April 4, 2021 | Mewkledreamy | 48 | J.C.Staff | Hiroaki Sakurai | Myūkurudorīmī | [92] |
April 5 – November 8 | Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori (season 1) | 25 | Ajia-do Animation Works Bandai Namco Pictures | Takahide Ogata | [93] | |
April 5 – December 20 | My Roomie Is a Dino | 12 | Space Neko Company Kamikaze Douga | Jun Aoki | Gal to Kyōryū | [94] |
April 5 – June 28 | Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle! | 12 | C2C | Hiroki Ikeshita | Shachō, Batoru no Jikan Desu! | [95] |
April 5 – March 28, 2021 | Tomica Kizuna Mode Combine Earth Granner | 51 | OLM, Inc. | Shinji Ushiro | Tomika Kizuna Gattai Āsu Gurannā | |
April 5 – June 21 | Tsugu Tsugumomo | 12 | Zero-G | Ryōichi Kuraya | [96] | |
April 6 – June 15 | Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash | 11 | Nomad | Hikaru Sato | Jashin-chan Dropkick Dash | [97] |
April 6 – September 21 | Fruits Basket (season 2) | 25 | TMS/8PAN | Yoshihide Ibata | [98] | |
April 6 – March 29, 2021 | GaruGaku: Saint Girls Square Academy | 50 | OLM Wit Studio | Hiroaki Akagi (Chief) Norihito Takahashi | GaruGaku: Sei Gāruzu Sukueia Gakuin | [99] |
April 6 – October 18, 2021 | Kingdom (season 3) | 26 | Pierrot Studio Signpost | Kenichi Imaizumi | [100] | |
April 6 – June 29 | Princess Connect! Re:Dive | 13 | CygamesPictures | Takaomi Kanasaki | [101] | |
April 6 – June 22 | White Cat Project: Zero Chronicle | 12 | Project No.9 | Masato Jinbo | Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle | [102] |
April 7 – September 22 | Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater | 12 | Doga Kobo | Takaharu Okuma | Hōkago Teibō Nisshi | [103] |
April 7 – March 23, 2021 | Shadowverse | 48 | Zexcs | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Shadoubāsu | [104] |
April 8 – June 24 | BNA: Brand New Animal | 12 | Trigger | Yoh Yoshinari | Bī Enu Ē | [105] |
April 8 – July 1 | Komatta Jii-san | 13 | Kachidoki Studio | Hiroshi Namiki | [106] | |
April 9 – September 24 | The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited | 11 | CloverWorks | Tomohiko Itō | Fugō Keiji Balance: Unlimited | [107] |
April 10 – September 25 | Appare-Ranman! | 13 | P.A.Works | Masakazu Hashimoto | [108] | |
April 10 – July 3 | Argonavis from BanG Dream! | 13 | Sanzigen | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Arugonabisu from BanG Dream! | [109] |
April 11 – September 26 | Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fifth Plate | 13 | J.C.Staff | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Shokugeki no Sōma: Go no Sara | [110] |
April 11 – June 27 | Kaguya-sama: Love Is War? | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Mamoru Hatakeyama | Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai - Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunōsen? | [111] |
April 13 – June 29 | Woodpecker Detective's Office | 12 | Liden Films | Shinpei Ezaki (Chief) Tomoe Makino | Kitsutsuki Tantei-dokoro | [112] |
April 20 – November 2 | Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos | 24 | Gosay Studio | Ryō Fujii | Bessatsu Orinpia kyukurosu | [113] |
July 4 – December 12 | Fire Force (season 2) | 24 | David Production | Tatsuma Minamikawa | En'en no Shōbōtai | [114] |
July 4 – September 19 | Lapis Re:Lights | 12 | Yokohama Animation Laboratory | Hiroyuki Hata | Rapisu Riraitsu: Kono Sekai no Idol wa Mahō ga Tsukaeru | [115] |
July 4 – September 26 | Super HxEros | 12 | Project No.9 | Masato Jinbo | Dokyū Hentai HxEros | [116] |
July 4 – September 26 | The Misfit of Demon King Academy | 13 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma (Chief) Masafumi Tamura | Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha | [117] |
July 6 – September 28 | The God of High School | 13 | MAPPA | Sunghoo Park | [118] | |
July 7 – September 22 | Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation (season 2) | 12 | Studio Deen | Nobuhiro Kondo | Muhyo to Rōjī no Mahōritsu Sōdan Jimusho | [119] |
July 7 – September 22 | Umayon | 12 | DMM.futureworks W-Toon Studio | Seiya Miyajima | [120] | |
July 8 – September 23 | Deca-Dence | 12 | NUT | Yuzuru Tachikawa | Dekadansu | [121] |
July 8 – December 16 | Great Pretender | 23 | Wit Studio | Hiro Kaburagi | [122] | |
July 8 – September 30 | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 2, part 1) | 13 | White Fox | Masaharu Watanabe | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu | [123] |
July 9 – September 24 | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax | 12 | Feel | Kei Oikawa | Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabukome wa Machigatteiru. Kan | [124] |
July 9 – September 24 | No Guns Life (season 2) | 12 | Madhouse | Naoyuki Itō | [125] | |
July 10 – September 11 | Get Up! Get Live! | 10 | Spellbound | 88 | [126] | |
July 10 – September 25 | Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! | 12 | ENGI | Kazuya Miura | Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! | [127] |
July 11 – September 26 | Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time | 12 | Wolfsbane | Tatsumi | Peter Grill to Kenja no Jikan | [128] |
July 11 – September 26 | Rent-A-Girlfriend | 12 | TMS Entertainment | Kazuomi Koga | Kanojo, Okarishimasu | [129] |
July 12 – September 27 | Monster Girl Doctor | 12 | Arvo Animation | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Monsutā Musume no Oisha-san | [130] |
July 12 – September 20 | Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld (part 2) | 11 | A-1 Pictures | Manabu Ono | [131] | |
July 15 – September 30 | Gibiate | 12 | Lunch Box Studio Elle | Masahiko Komino | Jibiēto | [132] |
July 15 – September 30 | Mr Love: Queen's Choice | 12 | MAPPA | Munehisa Sakai | Koi to Producer: EVOL×LOVE | [133] |
October 1 – March 19, 2021 | Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou | 24 | Passione | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou | [134] |
October 2 – December 25 | Assault Lily Bouquet | 12 | Shaft | Hajime Ootani (Chief) Shouji Saeki | Asaruto Rirī Būke | [135] |
October 2 – December 18 | I'm Standing on a Million Lives | 12 | Maho Film | Kumiko Habara | 100-Man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru | [136] |
October 2 – December 18 | Rail Romanesque | 12 | Saetta | Hisayoshi Hirasawa | Reeru Romanesuku | [137] |
October 2 – December 18 | Haikyu!! To The Top (season 2) | 12 | Production I.G | Masako Sato | [138] | |
October 2 – December 18 | Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | 12 | C2C | Toshiyuki Kubooka | Majo no Tabitabi | [139] |
October 2 – March 26, 2021 | With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun | 24 | Team Till Dawn | Seiji Kishi | Inu to Neko Docchimo Katteru to Mainichi Tanoshii | [140] |
October 3 – | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | 100 | Toei Animation | Kazuya Karasawa | Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken | [141] |
October 3 – December 19 | Fly Me to the Moon | 12 | Seven Arcs | Hiroshi Ikehata | Tonikaku Kawaii | [142] |
October 3 – December 26 | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Katsumi Ono | Hipunoshisu Maiku: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima | [143] |
October 3 – December 19 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (season 3) | 12 | J.C.Staff | Hideki Tachibana | Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka? | [144] |
October 3 – March 27, 2021 | Jujutsu Kaisen | 24 | MAPPA | Sunghoo Park | [145] | |
October 3 – March 27, 2021 | King's Raid: Successors of the Will | 26 | OLM Sunrise Beyond | Makoto Hoshino | King's Raid: Ishi o Tsugu Mono-tachi | [146] |
October 3 – December 26 | Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club | 13 | Sunrise | Tomoyuki Kawamura | Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen Sukūru Aidoru Dōkō-kai | [147] |
October 3 – December 26 | Warlords of Sigrdrifa | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Hirotaka Tokuda | Senyoku no Sigrdrifa | [148] |
October 3 – March 20, 2021 | Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | 24 | Sunrise | Teruo Sato | Hanyō no Yashahime | [149] |
October 4 – December 20 | By the Grace of the Gods | 12 | Maho Film | Takeyuki Yanase | Kamitachi ni Hirowareta Otako | [150] |
October 4 – December 20 | Iwa-Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls | 12 | Blade | Tetsurō Amino | [151] | |
October 4 – December 27 | Talentless Nana | 13 | Bridge | Shinji Ishihira | Munō na Nana | [152] |
October 4 – December 27 | The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc | 13 | Eight Bit | Risako Yoshida | Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Raihōsha-hen | [153] |
October 5 – December 21 | Golden Kamuy (season 3) | 12 | Geno Studio | Hitoshi Nanba | [154] | |
October 5 – December 21 | One Room (season 3) | 12 | Zero-G | Shinichirō Ueda | [155] | |
October 6 – December 22 | Ikebukuro West Gate Park | 12 | Doga Kobo | Tomoaki Koshida | [156] | |
October 6 – December 22 | Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle | 12 | Doga Kobo | Mitsue Yamazaki | Maōjō de Oyasumi | [157] |
October 7 – December 23 | Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear | 12 | EMT Squared | Hisashi Ishii Yuu Nobuta | Kuma Kuma Kuma Beā | [158] |
October 7 – December 30 | Noblesse | 13 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada (Chief) Yasutaka Yamamoto | [159] | |
October 7 – December 23 | Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma Mirai Minato | Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen | [160] |
October 7 – December 23 | Strike Witches: Road to Berlin | 12 | David Production | Hideya Takahashi Kazuhiro Takamura | Dai-501 Tōgō Sentō Kōkū-dan Strike Witches: Road to Berlin | [161] |
October 7 – December 30 | Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION (season 2) | 13 | Children's Playground Entertainment | Yukio Nishimoto | [162] | |
October 8 – December 24 | Akudama Drive | 12 | Pierrot | Tomohisa Taguchi | Akudama Doraibu | [163] |
October 8 – December 24 | Grand Blues! | 12 | DMM.futureworks | Kenshirō Morii | Guraburu! | [164] |
October 9 – December 25 | Adachi and Shimamura | 12 | Tezuka Productions | Satoshi Kuwabara | Adachi to Shimamura | [165] |
October 10 – December 26 | Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM | 12 | Encourage Films | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? BLOOM | [166] |
October 11 – December 27 | Maesetsu! | 12 | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ | Yuu Nobuta | [167] | |
October 11 – December 20 | Moriarty the Patriot (part 1) | 11 | Production I.G | Kazuya Nomura | Yūkoku no Moriāti | [168] |
October 11 – December 27 | The Day I Became a God | 12 | P.A.Works | Yoshiyuki Asai | Kami-sama ni Natta Hi | [169] |
October 11 – December 20 | The Gymnastics Samurai | 11 | MAPPA | Hisatoshi Shimizu | Taiso Samurai | [170] |
October 12 – December 28 | Dropout Idol Fruit Tart | 12 | Feel | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Ochikobore Fruit Tart | [171] |
October 13 – December 29 | A3! Season Autumn & Winter | 12 | P.A.Works 3Hz | Masayuki Sakoi | [172] | |
October 13 – December 29 | Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst- | 12 | Yokohama Animation Laboratory | Naoto Hosoda | [173] | |
October 13 – March 30, 2021 | Mr. Osomatsu (season 3) | 25 | Pierrot | Yoichi Fujita | Osomatsu-san | [174] |
October 14 – December 30 | Dogeza: I Tried Asking While Kowtowing | 12 | Adonero | Shinpei Nagai | Dogeza de Tanondemita | [175] |
October 30 – January 29, 2021 | D4DJ First Mix | 13 | Sanzigen | Seiji Mizushima | [176] | |
December 7 – March 29, 2021 | Attack on Titan: The Final Season (part 1) | 16 | MAPPA | Jun Shishido (Chief) Yūichirō Hayashi | Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season | [177] |
A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2020.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
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January 15 – August 6 | Pokémon: Twilight Wings | 7 | Studio Colorido | Shingo Yamashita | Poketto Monsutā Hakumei no Tsubasa | [178] |
February 6 | Cagaster of an Insect Cage | 12 | Studio Kai | Koichi Chigira | Mushikago no Cagaster | [179] |
March 19 | Altered Carbon: Resleeved | 1 | Anima | Takeru Nakajima Yoshiyuki Okada | Orutādo kābon: Risurībudo | [180] |
March 20 | Dino Girl Gauko (season 2) | 19 | Ascension | Akira Shigino | Kyōryū Shōjo Gauko | [181] |
March 23 | Sol Levante | 1 | Production I.G | Akira Saitoh | [182] | |
March 26 | 7 Seeds (season 2) | 12 | Studio Kai | Yukio Takahashi | [183] | |
April 3 – March 19, 2021 | Beyblade Burst Surge | 52 | OLM, Inc. | Jin Gu O | Beiburēdo Bāsuto Supākingu | |
April 9 – August 27 | Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (season 2) | 13 | Sunrise Beyond | Shinya Watada | [184] | |
April 10 – November 20 | Mashin Eiyūden Wataru Shichi Tamashii no Ryūjinmaru | 9 | Sunrise | Hiroshi Kōjina | [185] | |
April 10 – June 26 | The House Spirit Tatami-chan | 12 | Zero-G | Rensuke Oshikiri | Zashiki-Warashi no Tatami-chan | [186] |
April 23 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (season 1) | 12 | Production I.G Sola Digital Arts | Kenji Kamiyama Shinji Aramaki | [187] | |
June 4 | Baki (season 2) | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Toshiki Hirano | [188] | |
June 18 | A Whisker Away | 1 | Studio Colorido | Junichi Sato Tomotaka Shibayama | Nakitai Watashi wa Neko o Kaburu | [189] |
July 9 | Japan Sinks: 2020 | 10 | Science SARU | Pyeon-Gang Ho Masaaki Yuasa | Nihon Chinbotsu 2020 | [190] |
August 16 | My Hero Academia: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training | 2 | Bones | Kenji Nagasaki (Chief) Masahiro Mukai | Boku no Hero Academia: Ikinokore! Kesshi no Survival Kunren | [191] |
August 27 | Aggretsuko (season 3) | 10 | Fanworks | Rarecho | [192] | |
September 17 | Dragon's Dogma | 7 | Sublimation | Shin'ya Sugai | Doragonzu doguma | [193] |
October 11 | Bōkyaku Battery | 1 | MAPPA | Parako Shinohara | [194] | |
October 11 – | Onegai Patron-sama! | TANOsim | [195] | |||
December 1 | Obsolete (part 2) | 6 | Buemon | Hiroki Yamada Seiichi Shirato | [196] | |
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2020.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
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January 22 | Haikyu!! Land vs. Sky | 2 | Production I.G | Susumu Mitsunaka | Haikyu!!: Riku vs. Kū | [197] |
January 22 | Tsugumomo | 1 | Zero-G | Ryōichi Kuraya | [198] | |
January 29 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | 1 | J.C.Staff | Hideki Tachibana | Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka? | [199] |
January 29 | Strike the Blood: Kieta Seisō-hen | 1 | Connect | Hideyo Yamamoto | [200] | |
February 14 | ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards | 1 | Madhouse | Shingo Natsume | ACCA 13-Ku Kansatsu-Ka Regards | [201] |
February 27 | The Ones Within | 1 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma | Naka no Hito Genome [Jikkyōchū] | [202] |
February 28 | Queen's Blade: Unlimited (2nd OVA) | 1 | FORTES | Gabi Kisaragi | [203] | |
February 27 | Ascendance of a Bookworm | 2 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Mitsuru Hongo | Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen | [204] |
March 25 | Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? | 1 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Tsūjou Kōgeki ga Zentai Kōgeki de ni Kai Kōgeki no Okā-san wa Suki Desuka? | [205] |
April 3 | We Never Learn: BOKUBEN | 1 | Studio Silver Arvo Animation | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Bokutachi wa Benkyō ga Dekinai | [206] |
April 8 – June 30, 2021 | Strike the Blood IV | 12 | Connect | Hideyo Yamamoto | Sutoraiku za Buraddo IV | [200] |
August 26 | Case File nº221: Kabukicho | 6 | Production I.G | Ai Yoshimura | Kabukichō Sherlock | [207] |
September 2 | Oresuki | 1 | Connect | Noriaki Akitaya | Ore o Suki nano wa Omae dake kayo | [208] |
October 25 – November 29 | Katana Maidens – Tomoshibi | 2 | Project No.9 | Tomohiro Kamitani | Toji no Miko: Kizamishi Issen no Tomoshibi | [209] |
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Wataru Hatano is a Japanese voice actor, singer, actor, narrator and comedian affiliated with 81 Produce. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008, Hatano won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in Toward the Terra and Tenshi Yuri in Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshitan. Other major roles voiced include Sōjin Tokita in Sen no Hatō, Tsukisome no Kōki, Shigemo in Jujutsu Kaisen, Gajeel Redfox in Fairy Tail, Metal Bat in One Punch Man and Yūto Ayase in Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. In video games, he voices Josuke Higashikata in the CyberConnect2 developed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure games, and Rufus in the Street Fighter franchise. On April 2, 2018, he announced his marriage with fellow voice actress Mai Hashimoto.
Mao Ichimichi is a Japanese actress. She started her career as a Japanese idol member of Horipro's HOP Club under the stage name Rio Minami and is a gravure idol. She started an extensive voice acting career under the stage name M・A・O.
Rumi Okubo is a Japanese voice actress associated with 81 Produce. Her most notable roles include Nona in Death Parade and Astolfo in Fate/Apocrypha. At the 7th Seiyu Awards, she won an award for Best Female Newcomer.
Silver Link, Inc. is a Japanese animation studio. It was founded by ex-Frontline animation producer Hayato Kaneko in December 2007 and is based in Tokyo.
Yumeta Company (ゆめ太カンパニー), known as TYO Animations Inc. from 2009 to 2017, is a Japanese animation studio formed in 1990.
Eight Bit Co., Ltd., also known as 8bit, is a Japanese animation studio established in September 2008 by former Satelight members.
Passione Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio founded in 2011.
Events in 2016 in anime.
Liden Films, Inc. is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise headquartered in Kamiogi, Suginami, Tokyo, and has animation studios in Kyoto and Osaka.
Project No.9, Inc., is a Japanese animation studio established on February 9, 2009.
Events in 2017 in anime. This year is known as the Anime Centennial Year, and was celebrated as its 100th anniversary to commemorate the ending of the Heisei era.
Events in 2018 in anime. The final full year of the Heisei era.
EMT Squared Co., Ltd., also referred to as EMT², is a Japanese animation studio established on July 25, 2013.
Zero-G, Inc. is a Japanese animation studio founded in June 2011 by veteran anime director Hiroshi Negishi. The studio is located in Suginami, Tokyo. In June 2015, Sakikawa Yukiya, a former animation producer at AIC PLUS+, was appointed CEO of Zero-G.
Events in 2019 in anime. The first year of the Reiwa era.
Events in 2021 in anime.
Events in 2022 in anime.
Events in 2023 in anime.