2000 in anime explained

The events of 2000 in anime.

Events

In this year, 124 anime television programs were produced.[1]

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, won the Animation Film Award and won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. The Old Man and the Sea won the Grand prix du court métrage at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

Releases

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2000.

!Release date!Title!Studio!Director(s)!Running time (minutes)
A.LI.CEGAGA Communications, Inc.Kenichi Maejima85
Toei AnimationJunji Shimizu50
Toho CompanyAyumu Watanabe27
Toei AnimationMamoru Hosoda41
Shin-Ei AnimationTsutomu Shibayama91
Detective Conan: Captured in Her EyesTMS EntertainmentKenji Kodama100
Shin-Ei AnimationKeiichi Hara88
Production I.GHiroyuki Okiura102
EscaflowneSunriseBonesKazuki Akane97
Pokemon Movie 03: Kesshoutou no Teiou EnteiOLMKunihiko Yuyama73
MadhouseMorio Asaka82
The Boy Who Saw the WindBrain's BaseKazuki Ōmori97
MadhouseYoshiaki Kawajiri102
MadhouseRintaroYoshinori Kanemori101
AICHiroaki Gouda106
Production I.GHiroyuki Kitakubo48
Rokumon Tengai Mon Colle Knights Movie: Densetsu no Fire DragonStudio DeenYasunao Aoki32

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2000.

!First run start and end dates!Title!Episodes!Studio!Director(s)!Original title
Popee the Performer39ZuiyoRyuuji MasudaPOPEE the ぱフォーマー POPEE the pafōmā
Boogiepop Phantom12MadhouseTakashi Watanabeブギーポップは笑わない Boogiepop Phantom: Bugīpoppu wa Warawanai Boogiepop Phantom
Mon Colle Knights51Studio DeenYasunao Aoki六門天外モンコレナイト Rokumon Tengai Mon Kore Naito
Candidate for Goddess12XebecMitsuru Hongo女神候補生 Megami Kōhosei
13MadhouseAkitaro Daichi風まかせ月影蘭 Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran
The Super Milk-chan Show12PierrotTakahiro OomoriOH!スーパーミルクチャン OHSūpā Miruku-chan
Mushrambo32Toei AnimationTetsuo Imazawaマシュランボー Mashuranbō
Miami Guns13Group TACYoshitaka Koyamaマイアミ☆ガンズ Maiami Ganzu
Mighty Cat Masked Niyander83SunriseTomomi Mochizukiニャニがニャンだー ニャンダーかめん Nyani ga Nyandaa Nyandaa Kamen
Ojamajo Doremi Sharp49Toei AnimationTakuya IgarashiShigeyasu Yamauchiおジャ魔女どれみ#Ojamajo doremi #
UFO Baby78J.C.StaffHiroaki Sakuraiだぁ!だぁだぁ! DaaDaa! Daa
Monster Rancher25TMS EntertainmentHiroyuki Yanoモンスターファーム~伝説[レジェンド]への道~ Monsutā fāmu ~ densetsu [rejendo] e no michi ~
Digimon Adventure 0250Toei AnimationHiroyuki Kakudouデジモンアドベンチャー 02 Dejimon Adobenchā Zero Tsū
Hero Hero-kun104Studio BogeyStudio FlagYoshihiro Takamotoへろへろくん
Gate Keepers24GonzoJunichi Satoゲートキーパーズ Gēto Kīpāzu
Platinumhugen Ordian24PlumMasami Oobari銀装騎攻オーディアン Ginsou Kikou Oodian
Doki Doki Densetsu Mahōjin Guru Guru38Nippon AnimationJun Takagi魔法陣グルグル
Saiyūki50PierrotHayato Date最遊記 Saiyūki
26Tatsunoko ProductionHiroshi Sasagawaタイムボカン2000 怪盗きらめきマン Taimu bokan 2000 kaitō kiramekiman
Transformers: Robots in Disguise39GallopDongwoo A&EOsamu Sekitaトランスフォーマー カーロボット Transformers: Car Robots
Hidamari no Ki25MadhouseGisaburou Sugii陽だまりの樹 Hidamari no ki
Sakura Wars25MadhouseRyutaro Nakamuraサクラ大戦 Sakura Taisen
Boys Be...13HAL Film MakerMasami Shimodaボーイズ・ビー Bōizu bī
Inspector Fabre26E&G FilmsMasami Furukawaファーブル先生は名探偵 Fabre Sensei wa Meitantei
Banner of the Stars13SunriseYasuchika Nagaoka星界の戦旗 Seikai no Senki
Taro the Space Alien24うちゅう人田中太郎 Uchūjin Tanaka Tarō
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters224GallopKunihisa Sugishima遊☆戯☆王デュエルモンスターズ Yūgiō Dyueru Monsutāzu
Love Hina24XebecYoshiaki Iwasakiラブ ひな Rabu hina
Ceres, Celestial Legend24PierrotHajime Kamegaki妖しのセレス Ayashi no Seresu
NieA_713Triangle StaffTakuya SatoTomokazu Tokoroニアアンダーセブン NieA Under 7
Medabots Spirits39Trans ArtsMasatsugu Arakawaメダロット魂 Medarot Damashii
Hamtaro296TMS EntertainmentOsamu Nabeshimaとっとこハム太郎 Tottoko hamutarō
Strange Dawn13HAL Film MakerShogo KoumotoJunichi Sato (Co-director)ストレンジ・ドーン Sutorenji dōn
26SunriseYoshitomo Yonetaniブリガドーン まりんとメラン Burigadōn marin to meran
Hand Maid May10TNKShinichiro KimuraHAND MAID メイ HAND mēdo mei
26SunriseKiyoshi Fukumotoダイノゾーン Dainozōn
Descendants of Darkness13J.C.Staff闇の末裔 Yami no matsuei
Vandread13GonzoTakeshi Moriヴァンドレッド Vuandoreddo
Gravitation13Studio DeenBob Shirahataグラビテーション Gurabitēshon
Gear Fighter Dendoh38SunriseMitsuo FukudaGEAR戦士電童 Gia senshi dendō
Hajime no Ippo75MadhouseSatoshi Nishimuraはじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! Hajime no ippo THE FIGHTING
Argento Soma25SunriseKazuyoshi Katayamaアルジェント ソーマ Arujento sōma
Sci-fi Harry20APPPKatsuyuki Koderaサイファイハリー
Legendary Gambler Tetsuya20Toei AnimationNobutaka Nishizawa勝負師伝説哲也 Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya
50Tokyo MovieYoshio Takeuchi真・女神転生 デビチル Ma megami tenshō debi chiru
Baby Felix65Radixベイビーフィリックス Beibī firikkusu
Invincible King Tri-Zenon22E&G FilmsTakashi Watanabe無敵王トライゼノン Muteki Ou Tri-zenon
Inuyasha167SunriseMasashi IkedaYasunao Aoki戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉 Sengoku Otogizōshi Inuyasha
13RadixStudio OXTensai Okamura人造人間キカイダーTHE ANIMATION Jinzou Ningen Kikaider: The Animation
Ghost Stories19PierrotNoriyuki Abe学校の怪談 Gakkō no Kaidan
Hiwou War Chronicles26BonesTetsurou Amino機巧奇傳ヒヲウ戦記 Karakuri Kiden Hiō Senki
Dotto! Koni-chan26ShaftShinichi Watanabeドッと!KONIちゃん DottoKonī-chan

Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2000.

Release dateEnglish nameEpisodesStudioDirector(s)Original titleType
Anon Sentai Ranger 51Anon Picturesアノン戦隊レンジャー5 Anon sentai renjā 5
1Ajia-doHiroshi NishikioriあずまんがWEB大王 Azumanga WEB daiō ONA

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2000.

!First run start and end dates!Title!Episodes!Studio!Director(s)!Original title
The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final8SunriseYoshitomo YonetaniYuuji Yamaguchi勇者王ガオガイガーFINAL Yūsha-ō gaogaigā FINAL
The Prince and the Coral Sea1Toei Animationサンゴの海と王子 Sango no Umi to Ouji
First Kiss Story1Garyuu StudioKan FukumotoファーストKiss☆物語 Fāsuto Kiss ☆ monogatari
Go! Anpanman: Playing with the robot is fun2それいけ! アンパンマン おうたとてあそび たのしいね Sore ikeAnpanman outa to teasobi tanoshī ne
Black Jack: Sora Kara Kita Kodomo1Tezuka ProductionsShinji Seyaブラック・ジャック 空からきた子ども Black Jack: Sora kara Kita Kodomo
Karakuri no Kimi1TMS EntertainmentHirotoshi Takayaからくりの君 Karakuri no kimi
Angelique: White Wing Memoirs2Yumeta Companyアンジェリーク ~白い翼のメモワール~ Angelique: Shiroi Tsubasa no Memoire
FLCL6GainaxProduction I.GKazuya Tsurumakiフリクリ Furikuri
1Studio LiveKenichi TakeshitaAMON デビルマン黙示録 Ēmon debiruman mokushiroku
Angel Sanctuary3HAL Film MakerKiyoko Sayama天使禁猟区 Tenshi Kinryouku
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Adventure7APPPYasuhito KikuchiHideki FutamuraNoboru Furuseジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ADVENTURE Jojo no kimyō nabōken adobenchā
Denshin Mamotte Shugogetten8Toei AnimationYukio Kaizawa伝心 まもって守護月天!Den kokoro mamotte shugogetten
Space Travelers The Animation1Robot FilmsTakashi Uiスペーストラベラーズ The Animation Supesu toraberaz The Animation
Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi Encore4OLMNaohito Takahashi鋼鉄天使くるみ 25-28話
eX-Driver6ActasJun Kawagoeエクスドライバー Ekusu doraibā
Geobreeders 2: Mouryou Yuugekitai File-XX Ransen Toppa4Chaos ProjectShin Misawaジオブリーダーズ2 魍魎遊撃隊
Kirara1Ashi ProductionsKiyoshi MurayamaKIRARA
Labyrinth of Flames2Studio FantasiaKatsuhiko Nishijima炎のらびりんす Honō no rabirinsu
1Phoenix EntertainmentYasunori UrataKoubun Shizuno (Co-director)sin THE MOVIE
De:vadasy3AICNobuhiro Kondou創世聖紀デヴァダシー Sōsei seiki devuadashī
Maetel Legend2Vega EntertainmentKazuyoshi Yokotaメーテルレジェンド Mēteru rejendo
Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo4Brain's BaseJun Kawagoe真ゲッターロボ対ネオゲッターロボ Shin Getter Robo tai Neo Getter Robo
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Koihime2
A Heat for All Seasons3

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Industry Group Head Says Anime is a Bubble that Burst (Update 2). 2009-05-04. 2014-01-09. Anime News Network.