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Events in 2021 in anime .
A list of anime films that were released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2021.
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2021.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
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January 4 – March 22 | Otherside Picnic | 12 | Liden Films Felix Film | Takuya Satō | Ura Sekai Picnic | [55] |
January 4 – March 22 | Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town | 12 | Liden Films | migmi | Tatoeba Last Dungeon Mae no Mura no Shōnen ga Joban no Machi de Kurasu Yō na Monogatari | [56] |
January 5 – March 23 | Gekidol | 12 | Hoods Entertainment | Shigeru Ueda | [57] | |
January 5 – March 30 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby (season 2) | 13 | Studio Kai | Kei Oikawa | [58] | |
January 6 – March 24 | I-Chu: Halfway Through the Idol | 12 | Lay-duce | Hitoshi Nanba | [59] | |
January 6 – March 24 | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 2, part 2) | 12 | White Fox | Masaharu Watanabe | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu | [60] |
January 7 – March 25 | Beastars (season 2) | 12 | Orange | Shin'ichi Matsumi | [61] | |
January 7 – March 25 | Heaven's Design Team | 12 | Asahi Production | Sōichi Masui | Tenchi Sōzō Dezain-bu | [62] |
January 7 – March 25 | Hortensia Saga | 12 | Liden Films | Yasuto Nishikata | [63] | |
January 7 – April 1 | Laid-Back Camp: Season 2 | 13 | C-Station | Yoshiaki Kyogoku | Yuru Camp: Season 2 | [64] |
January 7 – March 25 | LBX Girls | 12 | Studio A-Cat | Keitaro Motonaga | Sōkō Musume Senki | [65] |
January 7 – March 25 | Show by Rock!! Stars!! | 12 | Kinema Citrus | Takahiro Ikezoe (Chief) Daigo Yamagishi | [66] | |
January 8 – March 26 | 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team | 12 | David Production | Yasuhiro Kimura | 2.43: Seiin Kōkō Danshi Volley-bu | [67] |
January 8 – March 26 | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | 12 | Project No.9 | Shinsuke Yanagi | Jaku-kyara Tomozaki-kun | [68] |
January 8 – March 12 | Idolls! | 10 | Shin-Ei Animation | Shōta Nakano | [69] | |
January 8 – July 3 | So I'm a Spider, So What? | 24 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? | [70] |
January 8 – March 26 | The Promised Neverland (season 2) | 11 | CloverWorks | Mamoru Kanbe | Yakusoku no Neverland | [71] |
January 8 – March 26 | The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬ | 12 | Bibury Animation Studios | Kaori | Go-Tōbun no Hanayome | [72] |
January 9 – June 19 | Back Arrow | 24 | Studio VOLN | Gorō Taniguchi | [73] | |
January 9 – February 27 | Cells at Work!! | 8 | David Production | Hirofumi Ogura | Hataraku Saibō!! | [74] |
January 9 – April 3 | Project Scard: Scar on the Praeter | 13 | GoHands | Shingo Suzuki | [75] | |
January 9 – March 27 | The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter | 12 | Okuruto Noboru | Kenta Ōnishi | Ore Dake Haireru Kakushi Danjon ~Kossori Kitaete Sekai Saikyō~ | [76] |
January 9 – March 27 | WIXOSS Diva(A)Live | 12 | J.C.Staff | Masato Matsune | [77] | |
January 10 – June 27 | Aikatsu Planet! | 25 | Bandai Namco Pictures | Ryūichi Kimura | Aikatsu Puranetto! | [78] |
January 10 – March 21 | Cells at Work! Code Black | 13 | Liden Films | Hideyo Yamamoto | Hataraku Saibō! Black | [79] |
January 10 – March 28 | Dr. Ramune: Mysterious Disease Specialist | 12 | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Ōba | Kaibyōi Ramune | [80] |
January 10 – April 4 | Horimiya | 13 | CloverWorks | Masashi Ishihama | [81] | |
January 10 – March 28 | Idoly Pride | 12 | Lerche | Yū Kinome | [82] | |
January 10 – March 28 | Kemono Jihen | 12 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Masaya Fujimori | [83] | |
January 10 – April 4 | SK8 the Infinity | 12 | Bones | Hiroko Utsumi | [84] | |
January 10 – March 28 | Skate-Leading Stars | 12 | J.C.Staff | Gorō Taniguchi (Chief) Toshinori Fukushima | [85] | |
January 10 – April 4 | World Trigger (season 2) | 12 | Toei Animation | Morio Hatano | [86] | |
January 10 – March 28 | Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki (season 3) | 12 | Saetta | Hisayoshi Hirasawa | Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 3 Satsume | [87] |
January 11 – March 29 | Ex-Arm | 12 | Visual Flight | Yoshikatsu Kimura | [88] | |
January 11 – March 22 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (part 1) | 11 | Studio Bind | Manabu Okamoto | Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu | [89] |
January 11 – March 29 | Non Non Biyori Nonstop | 12 | Silver Link | Shinya Kawatsura | [90] | |
January 12 – March 30 | Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! | 12 | Candy Box Yostar Pictures | Masato Jinbo | Azur Lane: Bisoku Zenshin! | [91] |
January 12 – March 30 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (season 2, part 1) | 12 | Eight Bit | Atsushi Nakayama | Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken | [92] |
January 12 – March 30 | True Cooking Master Boy (season 2) | 12 | NAS | Itsuro Kawasaki | Shin Chūka Ichiban! | [93] |
January 13 – March 31 | Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! | 12 | Bones Nomad | Satonobu Kikuchi | [94] | |
January 13 – March 31 | Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table | 12 | Studio Deen | Shinji Ishihira | Log Horizon: Entaku Hōkai | [95] |
January 13 – March 31 | Redo of Healer | 12 | TNK | Takuya Asaoka | Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi | [96] |
January 13 – June 23 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement | 24 | Studio Deen | Susumu Nishizawa | Nanatsu no Taizai: Fundo no Shinpan | [97] |
January 13 – June 30 | Wonder Egg Priority | 12 | CloverWorks | Shin Wakabayashi | [98] | |
January 13 – March 31 | World Witches Take Off! | 12 | acca effe Giga Production | Fumio Ito | World Witches Hasshin Shimasu! | [99] |
January 14 – March 25 | Dr. Stone: Stone Wars | 11 | TMS/8PAN | Shinya Iino | [100] | |
January 20 – March 31 | Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck | 11 | Studio Deen | Takayuki Hamana | Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi: Kimluck-hen | [101] |
February 5 – July 30 | D4DJ Petit Mix | 26 | DMM.futureworks W-Toon Studio | Seiya Miyajima | [102] | |
February 25 – January 27, 2022 | Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yōhei Suzuki | Maiko-san chi no Makanai-san | [103] |
February 28 – January 30, 2022 | Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure | 46 | Toei Animation | Yutaka Tsuchida | Toropikarūju! Purikyua | [104] |
March 27 – September 25 | My Hero Academia (season 5) | 25 | Bones | Kenji Nagasaki (Chief) Masahiro Mukai | Boku no Hero Academia 5 | [105] |
April 1 – June 24 | Godzilla Singular Point | 13 | Bones Orange | Atsushi Takahashi | [106] | |
April 1 – April 21, 2022 | Shaman King | 52 | Bridge | Joji Furuta | [107] | |
April 2 – October 22 | Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori (season 2) | 25 | Ajia-do Animation Works Bandai Namco Pictures | Takahide Ogata | [108] | |
April 2 – June 18 | SSSS.Dynazenon | 12 | Trigger | Akira Amemiya | [109] | |
April 3 – June 19 | Burning Kabaddi | 12 | TMS Entertainment | Kazuya Ichikawa | Shakunetsu Kabaddi | [110] |
April 3 – June 21 | Let's Make a Mug Too | 12 | Nippon Animation | Jun Kamiya | Yakunara Magu Kappu mo | [111] |
April 3 – March 26, 2022 | Sushi Sumo | 52 | Shirogumi | Yūta Sukegawa | Dosukoi Sushi-Zumō | [112] |
April 3 – June 19 | Those Snow White Notes | 12 | Shin-Ei Animation | Hiroaki Akagi | Mashiro no Oto | [113] |
April 3 – June 19 | Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song | 13 | Wit Studio | Shinpei Ezaki | [114] | |
April 4 – June 20 | Combatants Will Be Dispatched! | 12 | J.C.Staff | Hiroaki Akagi | Sentōin, Hakenshimasu! | [115] |
April 4 – June 20 | Dragon Goes House-Hunting | 12 | Signal.MD | Haruki Kasugamori | Dragon, Ie o Kau. | [116] |
April 4 – June 27 | Farewell, My Dear Cramer | 13 | Liden Films | Seiki Takuno | Sayonara Watashi no Kuramā | [117] |
April 4 – | Mazica Party | OLM | Shinji Ushiro | [118] | ||
April 4 – June 27 | Megalobox 2: Nomad | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Yō Moriyama | [119] | |
April 4 – June 27 | Moriarty the Patriot (part 2) | 13 | Production I.G | Kazuya Nomura | Yūkoku no Moriarty | [120] |
April 5 – May 24 | I Became a Kuro-Gyaru, so I Fucked My Best Friend. | 8 | Irawiasu | Chokkō | Kuro-Gyaru ni Natta Kara Shinyū to Shite Mita. | [121] |
April 5 – June 28 | Higehiro | 13 | Project No.9 | Manabu Kamikita | Hige o Soru. Soshite Joshi Kōsei o Hirō. | [122] |
April 5 – June 21 | Koikimo | 12 | Nomad | Naomi Nakayama | Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui | [123] |
April 5 – June 21 | Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor | 12 | Liden Films DOMERICA | Kazuya Ichikawa | Seven Knights Revolution: Eiyū no Keishōsha | [124] |
April 6 – June 29 | Fruits Basket: The Final | 13 | TMS/8PAN | Yoshihide Ibata | [125] | |
April 6 – June 29 | Iii Icecrin | 12 | Shin-Ei Animation TIA | Juria Matsumura | Ai Ai Ai Aisukurin | [126] |
April 6 – June 29 | Mars Red | 13 | Signal.MD | Kouhei Hatano | [127] | |
April 6 – June 29 | Odd Taxi | 13 | OLM P.I.C.S. | Baku Kinoshita | [128] | |
April 6 – June 22 | The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent | 12 | Diomedéa | Shōta Ihata | Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannō Desu | [129] |
April 6 – June 22 | The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | 12 | Eight Bit | Yuji Ikuhara | Tensura Nikki Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken | [92] |
April 7 – June 23 | Full Dive | 12 | ENGI | Kazuya Miura | Kyūkyoku Shinka shita Full Dive RPG ga Genjitsu yori mo Kusoge Dattara | [130] |
April 7 – June 23 | Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood | 12 | Bakken Record | Susumu Kudo | [131] | |
April 7 – June 23 | Super Cub | 12 | Studio Kai | Toshiro Fujii | [132] | |
April 8 – June 24 | Fairy Ranmaru | 12 | Studio Comet | Kōsuke Kobayashi Masakazu Hishida | [133] | |
April 8 – June 24 | Zombie Land Saga Revenge | 12 | MAPPA | Munehisa Sakai | [134] | |
April 9 – June 25 | Backflip!! | 12 | Zexcs | Seishirō Nagaya Toshimasa Kuroyanagi | Bakuten!! | [135] |
April 9 – June 11 | How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω | 10 | Tezuka Productions Okuruto Noboru | Satoshi Kuwabara | Isekai Maō to Shōkan Shōjo no Dorei Majutsu Ω | [136] |
April 9 – March 18, 2022 | Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z | 41 | OLM | Takahiro Ikezoe (Chief) Kentarō Yamaguchi | Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkarion Zetto | [137] |
April 10 – September 25 | Blue Reflection Ray | 24 | J.C.Staff | Risako Yoshida | [138] | |
April 10 – June 26 | I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level | 12 | Revoroot | Nobukage Kimura | Suraimu Taoshite Sanbyaku-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Reberu Makkusu ni Nattemashita | [139] |
April 10 – June 26 | The World Ends with You the Animation | 12 | DOMERICA Shin-Ei Animation | Kazuya Ichikawa | Subarashiki Kono Sekai: The Animation | [140] |
April 10 – June 26 | Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Churutto! | 12 | DMM.futureworks W-Toon Studio | Seiya Miyajima | [141] | |
April 11 – June 20 | 86 (part 1) | 11 | A-1 Pictures | Toshimasa Ishii | [142] | |
April 11 – June 27 | Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART! | 12 | Seven | Tokihiro Sasaki | Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART! | [143] |
April 11 – June 27 | Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro | 12 | Telecom Animation Film | Hirokazu Hanai | Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | [144] |
April 11 – October 3 | Edens Zero | 25 | J.C.Staff | Shinji Ishihira (Chief) Yūshi Suzuki | [145] | |
April 11 – March 27, 2022 | Mewkledreamy Mix! | 50 | J.C.Staff | Hiroaki Sakurai | [146] | |
April 11 – June 27 | Pretty Boy Detective Club | 12 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo (Chief) Hajime Ootani | Bishōnen Tanteidan | [147] |
April 11 – July 4 | Shadows House | 13 | CloverWorks | Kazuki Ohashi | [148] | |
April 11 – September 19 | Tokyo Revengers | 24 | Liden Films | Koichi Hatsumi | [149] | |
April 12 – June 28 | Gloomy the Naughty Grizzly | 12 | NAZ | Takehiro Kubota | Itazuraguma no Gloomy | [150] |
April 12 – August 30 | To Your Eternity | 20 | Brain's Base | Masahiko Murata | Fumetsu no Anata e | [151] |
April 14 – June 30 | Osamake | 12 | Doga Kobo | Takashi Naoya | Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Comedy | [152] |
April 15 – June 24 | Cestvs: The Roman Fighter | 11 | Bandai Namco Pictures Logic&Magic | Toshifumi Kawase (Chief) Kazuya Monma | [153] | |
April 17 – September 11 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (season 2) | 21 | Bandai Namco Pictures | Makoto Moriwaki | Mairimashita! Iruma-kun | [154] |
July 1 – September 30 | Higurashi: When They Cry – Sotsu | 15 | Passione | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu | [155] |
July 1 – September 16 | Peach Boy Riverside | 12 | Asahi Production | Shigeru Ueda | [156] | |
July 1 – December 23 | Scarlet Nexus | 26 | Sunrise | Hiroyuki Nishimura | [157] | |
July 3 – September 18 | Girlfriend, Girlfriend | 12 | Tezuka Productions | Satoshi Kuwabara | Kanojo mo Kanojo | [158] |
July 3 – September 18 | My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X | 12 | Silver Link | Keisuke Inoue | Otome Gēmu no Hametsu Furagu Shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei Shite Shimatta... X | [159] |
July 3 – September 18 | Ore, Tsushima | 12 | Fanworks Space Neko Company | Jun Aoki | [160] | |
July 3 – September 25 | Remake Our Life! | 12 | Feel | Tomoki Kobayashi | Bokutachi no Rimeiku | [161] |
July 3 – September 18 | The Case Study of Vanitas (part 1) | 12 | Bones | Tomoyuki Itamura | Vanitasu no Karute | [162] |
July 3 – September 25 | The Honor Student at Magic High School | 13 | Connect | Hideki Tachibana | Mahōka Kōkō no Yūtōsei | [163] |
July 4 – September 26 | Getter Robo Arc | 13 | Bee Media Studio A-Cat | Jun Kawagoe | [164] | |
July 4 – September 26 | How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (part 1) | 13 | J.C.Staff | Takashi Watanabe | Genjitsushugi Yūsha no Ōkoku Saikenki | [165] |
July 4 – September 26 | Idolish7: Third Beat! (part 1) | 13 | Troyca | Makoto Bessho | [166] | |
July 4 – September 26 | Kageki Shojo!! | 13 | Pine Jam | Kazuhiro Yoneda | [167] | |
July 4 – October 3 | Re-Main | 12 | MAPPA | Masafumi Nishida (Chief) Kiyoshi Matsuda | [168] | |
July 4 – September 19 | The Detective Is Already Dead | 12 | ENGI | Manabu Kurihara | Tantei wa Mō, Shinde Iru. | [169] |
July 4 – September 19 | The Duke of Death and His Maid | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshinobu Yamakawa | Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid | [170] |
July 5 – August 23 | Fire in His Fingertips 2: My Boyfriend is a Firefighter | 8 | Studio Hōkiboshi | Toshihiro Watase | Yubisaki Kara Honki no Netsujō Tsū-Koibito wa Shōbōshi- | [171] |
July 6 – September 28 | Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan | 13 | Studio Blanc | Nobuyoshi Nagayama | Uramichi Oniisan | [172] |
July 6 – September 21 | Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles | 12 | TMS Entertainment | Osamu Yamasaki | [173] | |
July 6 – September 21 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (season 2, part 2) | 12 | Eight Bit | Atsushi Nakayama | Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken | [92] |
July 7 – September 22 | Drugstore in Another World | 12 | EMT Squared | Masafumi Satō | Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life - Isekai ni Tsukurō Drugstore | [174] |
July 7 – September 22 | Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy | 12 | C2C | Shinji Ishihira | Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Dōchū | [175] |
July 7 – December 29 | Tsukipro the Animation (season 2) | 13 | PRA | Shigeru Kimiya | [176] | |
July 8 – September 23 | Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S | 12 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara Yasuhiro Takemoto | Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon S | [177] |
July 9 – December 17 | The Aquatope on White Sand | 24 | P.A. Works | Toshiya Shinohara | Shiroi Suna no Akuatōpu | [178] |
July 9 – September 24 | The Dungeon of Black Company | 12 | Silver Link | Mirai Minato | Meikyū Burakku Kanpanī | [179] |
July 10 – October 2 | D_Cide Traumerei the Animation | 13 | Sanzigen | Yoshikazu Kon | [180] | |
July 10 – September 25 | I'm Standing on a Million Lives (season 2) | 12 | Maho Film | Kumiko Habara | 100-Man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru | [181] |
July 11 – October 17 | Love Live! Superstar!! | 12 | Sunrise | Takahiko Kyogoku | [182] | |
July 13 – September 28 | Battle Game in 5 Seconds | 12 | SynergySP Vega Entertainment | Meigo Naito (Chief) Nobuyoshi Arai | Deatte 5-byō de Batoru | [183] |
July 14 – September 15 | Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory | 10 | Asread | Shunsuke Nakashige | Megami-ryō no Ryōbo-kun | [184] |
July 15 – September 30 | Night Head 2041 | 12 | Shirogumi | Takamitsu Hirakawa | [185] | |
July 16 – October 1 | Sonny Boy | 12 | Madhouse | Shingo Natsume | [186] | |
July 23 – October 1 | The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace | 11 | MAPPA | Seimei Kidokoro | Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi | [187] |
August 1 – September 26 | Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story - Eve of Awakening | 8 | Shaft | Gekidan Inu Curry (Doroinu) (Chief) Yukihiro Miyamoto | Magia Record: Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika Gaiden - Kakusei Zenya | [188] |
August 1 – December 19 | The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! | 20 | Silver Link | Mirai Minato | Jahī-sama wa Kujikenai! | [189] |
August 15 – October 24 | Fena: Pirate Princess | 12 | Production I.G | ToyGerPROJECT Kazuto Nakazawa Tetsuya Takahashi Saki Fujii | Kaizoku Ōjo | [190] |
October 1 – November 26 | Everything for the Demon King Evelogia | 9 | Studio Hōkiboshi | Sanae Nagi | Maō Evelogia ni Mi o Sasage yo | [191] |
October 1 – December 17 | Kimi to Fit Boxing | 12 | Imagineer Story Effect | Junpei Morita | [192] | |
October 1 – December 24 | Megaton Musashi | 13 | OLM | Akihiro Hino (Chief) Shigeharu Takahashi | [193] | |
October 1 – December 24 | Selection Project | 13 | Doga Kobo | Daisuke Hiramaki | [194] | |
October 2 – December 18 | Blue Period | 12 | Seven Arcs | Koji Masunari (Chief) Katsuya Asano | [195] | |
October 2 – December 18 | "Deji" Meets Girl | 12 | Liden Films | Ushio Tazawa | [196] | |
October 2 – December 18 | Let's Make a Mug Too: Second Kiln | 12 | Nippon Animation | Jun Kamiya | Yakunara Mug Cup Mo Niban Kamo | [197] |
October 2 – December 18 | Restaurant to Another World (season 2) | 12 | OLM | Masato Jinbo | Isekai Shokudō | [198] |
October 2 – January 2, 2022 [a] | Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - The Second Act | 24 | Sunrise | Masakazu Hishida | Hanyō no Yashahime: Ni no Shō | [200] |
October 2 – December 18 | Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter | 12 | Studio Gokumi | Seiji Kishi | Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru: Dai-Mankai no Shō | [201] |
October 3 – March 19, 2022 | 86 (part 2) | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Toshimasa Ishii | [202] | |
October 3 – March 26, 2023 | Digimon Ghost Game | 67 | Toei Animation | Kimitoshi Chioka Masato Mitsuka | (Dejimon Gōsuto Gēmu) | [203] |
October 3 – December 19 | Mieruko-chan | 12 | Passione | Yuki Ogawa | [204] | |
October 3 – December 19 | Muteking the Dancing Hero | 12 | Tatsunoko Production Tezuka Productions | Ryōsuke Takahashi (Chief) Yūzō Satō | [205] | |
October 3 – December 26 | Tesla Note | 13 | Gambit | Michio Fukuda | [206] | |
October 3 – December 19 | The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window | 12 | Zero-G | Daiji Iwanaga (Chief) Yoshitaka Yasuda | Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru | [207] |
October 3 – | Waccha PriMagi! | Tatsunoko Production Dongwoo A&E | Junichi Sato (Chief) Kōsuke Kobayashi | [208] | ||
October 4 – December 20 | Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut | 12 | Arvo Animation | Akitoshi Yokoyama | Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu | [209] |
October 4 – December 20 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (part 2) | 12 | Studio Bind | Manabu Okamoto | Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu | [210] |
October 4 – December 20 | The Vampire Dies in No Time | 12 | Madhouse | Hiroshi Kōjina | Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu | [211] |
October 5 – December 28 | Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (part 1) | 13 | Sunrise Beyond | Nobuyoshi Habara | Kyōkai Senki | [212] |
October 5 – March 29, 2022 | Chickip Dancers | 26 | Fanworks | Rareko | [213] | |
October 5 – December 21 | The Fruit of Evolution | 12 | Hotline | Yoshiaki Okumura | Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei | [214] |
October 6 – December 29 | Banished from the Hero's Party | 13 | Wolfsbane Studio Flad | Makoto Hoshino | Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita | [215] |
October 6 – December 22 | PuraOre! Pride of Orange | 12 | C2C | Takebumi Anzai | [216] | |
October 6 – December 22 | Takt Op. Destiny | 12 | MAPPA Madhouse | Yuuki Itoh | (Takuto Ōpasu) | [217] |
October 6 – December 22 | The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat | 12 | Silver Link Studio Palette | Masafumi Tamura | Sekai Saikō no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru | [218] |
October 7 – December 23 | Komi Can't Communicate (season 1) | 12 | OLM | Ayumu Watanabe (Chief) Kazuki Kawagoe | Komi-san wa, Komyushō desu | [219] |
October 7 – December 23 | Muv-Luv Alternative | 12 | Yumeta Company Graphinica | Yukio Nishimoto | [220] | |
October 7 – December 23 | Sakugan | 12 | Satelight | Jun'ichi Wada | [221] | |
October 8 – March 25, 2022 | Platinum End | 24 | Signal.MD | Hideya Takahashi Kazuchika Kise | [222] | |
October 8 – March 18, 2022 | World's End Harem | 11 | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ | Yuu Nobuta | Shūmatsu no Harem | [223] |
October 9 – December 25 | Taisho Otome Fairy Tale | 12 | SynergySP | Jun Hatori | Taishō Otome Otogi Banashi | [224] |
October 9 – January 3, 2022 | The Faraway Paladin | 12 | Children's Playground Entertainment | Yuu Nobuta | Saihate no Paladin | [225] |
October 9 – December 25 | Visual Prison | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Takeshi Furuta (Chief) Tomoya Tanaka | [226] | |
October 10 – January 23, 2022 | World Trigger (season 3) | 14 | Toei Animation | Morio Hatano | [227] | |
October 10 – December 26 | Build Divide -#00000 (Code Black)- (part 1) | 12 | Liden Films | Yuki Komada | [228] | |
October 10 – November 28 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Mugen Train Arc | 7 | Ufotable | Haruo Sotozaki | Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen | [229] |
October 10 – March 27, 2022 | Lupin the 3rd Part 6 | 24 | TMS Entertainment | Eiji Suganuma | [230] | |
October 10 – December 26 | My Senpai Is Annoying | 12 | Doga Kobo | Ryota Itoh | Senpai ga Uzai Kōhai no Hanashi | [231] |
October 10 – December 26 | Shikizakura | 12 | Sublimation | Shinya Sugai (Chief) Gō Kurosaki | [232] | |
October 11 – December 27 | Ancient Girl's Frame | 12 | Seven Stone | Gong Zhenhua (Chief) | Tōshinki Jīzu Furēmu | [233] |
October 11 – December 27 | Rumble Garanndoll | 12 | Lerche | Masaomi Andō | Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shōjo | [234] |
October 13 – December 29 | Deep Insanity: The Lost Child | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Oonuma | [235] | |
October 13 – December 29 | Kaginado | 12 | Liden Films Kyoto Studio | Kazuya Sakamoto | [236] | |
October 15 – December 31 | 180-Byō de Kimi no Mimi o Shiawase ni Dekiru ka? | 12 | Ekachi Epilka Indivision | Yoshinobu Kasai | [237] | |
October 15 – March 25, 2022 | Ranking of Kings | 23 | Wit Studio | Yōsuke Hatta | Ōsama Ranking | [238] |
November 14 – February 6, 2022 | Blade Runner: Black Lotus | 13 | Sola Digital Arts | Shinji Aramaki Kenji Kamiyama | [239] | |
December 4 – | Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc | TMS Entertainment | Meitantei Conan Keisatsu Gakkō-hen Wairudo Porisu Sutōrī | [240] | ||
December 5 – February 13, 2022 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc | 11 | Ufotable | Haruo Sotozaki | Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yūkaku-hen | [229] |
December 6 – December 17 | Kanashiki Debu Neko-chan | 10 | Cyclone Graphics | Michiya Katō | [241] |
A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2021.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
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January 1 | Cute Executive Officer | 13 | Project No.9 | Kazuya Iwata | Yōjo Shachō | [242] |
January 2 – March 20 | Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen (season 2) | 12 | IMAGICA Lab | Junichi Yamamoto | Otona no Bōguya-san | [243] |
February 14 – March 14 | Vlad Love | 12 | Drive | Mamoru Oshii (Chief) Junji Nishimura | [244] | |
February 25 | High-Rise Invasion | 12 | Zero-G | Masahiro Takata | Tenkū Shinpan | [245] |
March 4 | Pacific Rim: The Black | 7 | Polygon Pictures | Hiroyuki Hayashi Jae-hong Kim | Pacific Rim: Ankoku no Tairiku | [246] |
March 7 | Oshiete Hokusai!: The Animation | 10 | CoMix Wave Films | Naoto Iwakiri | [247] | |
March 18 | B: The Beginning Succession | 6 | Production I.G | Kazuto Nakazawa (Chief) Itsuro Kawasaki | [248] | |
March 20 – April 3 | Powerful Pro Yakyū Powerful Kōkō-hen | 4 | CloverWorks | Tetsuaki Watanabe | [249] | |
April 1 – June 17 | Hetalia: World Stars | 12 | Studio Deen | Hiroshi Watanabe | [250] | |
April 2 – March 18, 2022 | Beyblade Burst QuadDrive | 52 | OLM | Jin Gu Oh | Beiburēdo Bāsuto Dainamaito Batoru | [251] |
April 8 | The Way of the Househusband (part 1) | 5 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | Gokushufudō | [252] |
April 16 – September 12 | Night World | 3 | Studio Daisy | Ryōsuke Sawa | Yoru no Kuni | [253] |
April 29 | Yasuke | 6 | MAPPA | Takeshi Satou (Chief) LeSean Thomas | [254] | |
April 30 – | Ningen Kaishūsha | [255] | ||||
May 25 | Etotama | 1 | Shirogumi Encourage Films | Fumitoshi Oizaki | [256] | |
May 27 | Eden | 4 | Qubic Pictures CGCG Studio Inc. | Yasuhiro Irie | [257] | |
May 28 – September 10 | Artiswitch | 6 | Sunrise | Kazuma Ikeda | [258] | |
June 17 | Record of Ragnarok | 12 | Graphinica | Masao Ōkubo | Shūmatsu no Valkyrie | [259] |
July 8 | Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness | 4 | TMS Entertainment Quebico | Eiichirō Hasumi | [260] | |
July 20 – January 4, 2022 | Assault Lily Fruits | 13 | Shaft | Shouji Saeki | [261] | |
September 9 – December 23 | Pokémon Evolutions | 8 | OLM | Daiki Tomiyasu | [262] | |
September 16 – November 25 | The Heike Story | 11 | Science SARU | Naoko Yamada | Heike Monogatari | [263] |
September 20 – December 6 | Ganbare Dōki-chan | 12 | AtelierPontdarc | Kazuomi Koga | [264] | |
September 20 – December 6 | Tawawa on Monday 2 | 12 | Yokohama Animation Laboratory | Yuki Ogawa | Getsuyōbi no Tawawa 2 | [265] |
September 22 | Star Wars: Visions | 9 |
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September 30 | Baki Hanma | 12 | TMS Entertainment | Toshiki Hirano | [267] | |
October 1 – | Rich Police Cash | Sorajima Studio | Shoya Miki | Rich Kaikan Cash | [268] | |
October 7 | The Way of the Househusband (part 2) | 5 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | Gokushufudō | [269] |
October 19 – November 23 | Gundam Breaker Battlogue | 6 | Sunrise | Masami Obari | [270] | |
November 25 | Super Crooks | 13 | Bones | Motonobu Hori | [271] | |
December 1 – December 1, 2022 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean | 38 | David Production | Kenichi Suzuki (Chief) Toshiyuki Kato | JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken: Stone Ocean | [272] |
December 3 | Neko de Yokereba | 5 | Gonpi | hironovski | [273] | |
December 16 | Aggretsuko (season 4) | 10 | Fanworks | Rareko | [274] | |
December 20 – December 27 | Oni no Hanayome wa Taberaretai | 2 | Magia | [275] | ||
December 28 – | The Missing 8 | Wit Studio | Naoki Yoshibe | [276] |
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2021.
First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title | Ref |
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January 20 | Planetarian: Snow Globe | 1 | Okuruto Noboru | Jin Tamamura | [277] | |
February 26 – October 14 | Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku | 2 | Lapin Track | Yayoi Takano | Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii | [278] |
March 1 | Don't Stay Gold | 1 | Grizzly | Kaori Makita | Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai | [279] |
March 3 | Alice in Deadly School | 1 | Hoods Entertainment | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | [280] | |
April 28 | 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? | [281] |
May 19 | Kaguya-sama: Love Is War | 1 | A-1 Pictures | Mamoru Hatakeyama | Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai - Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunōsen | [282] |
May 7 – June 2 | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | 2 | Project No.9 | Shinsuke Yanagi | Jaku-kyara Tomozaki-kun | [283] |
June 2 – October 13 | Fate/Grand Carnival | 2 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi | [284] | |
July 4 | Isekai Cheat Magician: Starry Night Festival | 1 | Encourage Films | Daisuke Tsukushi | Yoiboshi no Matsuri to Majutsushi | [285] |
July 28 | Laid-Back Camp: Traveling Rin Shima | 1 | C-Station | Yoshiaki Kyogoku | Yuru Camp: Tabi-suru Shima Rin | [286] |
August 18 | Fly Me to the Moon ~SNS~ | 1 | Seven Arcs | Hiroshi Ikehata | Tonikaku Kawaii ~SNS~ | [287] |
September 10 – September 10, 2022 | The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy From the West and the Knight of the Mountain Haze | 3 | Studio Kafka | Kazuaki Terasawa | Mahō Tsukai no Yome: Nishi no Shōnen to Seiran no Kishi | [288] |
September 15 | Alice Gear Aegis: Heart Pounding! Actress Packed Mermaid Grand Prix! | Nomad | Hirokazu Hanai | [289] | ||
November 14 – January 24, 2022 | Hakuoki | 3 | Studio Deen | Osamu Yamasaki | [290] | |
December 1 | Given: On the Other Hand | 1 | Lerche | Akiyo Ōhashi | Given: Uragawa no Sonzai | [291] |
December 24 | Girls und Panzer das Finale: Daikon War! | 1 | Actas | [292] |
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