2008 in anime explained

Events in 2008 in anime.

Events

In this year, 288 anime television programs were produced and home video sales of anime DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs in Japan were worth 77.9 billion yen.[1] Animation studio 8-Bit was founded in September.

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, The Sky Crawlers won the Animation Film Award and Ponyo won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Ponyo also won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year; the other nominees were , The Sky Crawlers, and One Piece - The Movie: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura. Internationally, La Maison en Petits Cubes won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and Le Cristal d'Annecy at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Sword of the Stranger was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Ponyo and The Sky Crawlers were in competition for the Golden Lion at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.

Releases

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2008.

Release dateTitleStudioDirectorRunning time (minutes)Alternate titleRef
ufotableMitsuru Obunai59 Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners daisanshō “tsūkaku zanryū”[2]
Toei Animation 113 Chō gekijō-ban keroro gunsō 3 keroro tai keroro tenkū daisakusen de arimasu!
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - Bloom in the Winter, Miracle SakuraSunriseJunji Shimizu95 Wan pīsu episōdo obu choppā + fuyu ni saku, kiseki no sakura
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Hero of KinpokoShin-Ei AnimationMitsuru Hongo93 Kureyon shin-chan cho ~ arashi o yobu kinpoko no yūsha
TMS EntertainmentYasuichiro Yamamoto116 Meitantei konan senritsu no furu sukoa
ufotableTeiichi Takiguchi46 Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners daiyonshō “garan no hora”
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume: Watashi wo Aishita Kuro Oolong-ChaDLEFROGMAN90Himitsukessha taka no tsume THE mūbī II watashi o aishita kuro ūroncha
OLMKunihiko Yuyama96Poketto monsutā daiyamondo & pāru giratina to hisora no hanataba sheimi[3]
PonyoStudio GhibliHayao Miyazaki100Gake no ue no ponyo
Naruto Shippuden: BondsPierrotHajime Kamegaki92 Gekijō-ban naruto - naruto - shippuden kizuna
The Sky CrawlersProduction I.GMamoru Oshii122 Sukai kurora
ufotableTakayuki Hirao114 Gekijō-ban sora no ryōiki the Garden of sinners daigoshō `mujun no rasen
Gurren Lagann: Childhood's EndGainaxHiroyuki Imaishi112 Gekijō-ban tengan toppa gurenragan guren-hen
Fist of the North Star: Legend of KenshiroTMS EntertainmentToshiki Hirano90 Ma kyūseishu densetsu hokuto no kobushi zero Kenshirō Den
Genius Party BeyondStudio 4°C 85Jīniasu pātī biyondo[4]
Biohazard: DegenerationDigital FrontierMakoto Kamiya96 Baiohazādo dijenerēshon
HellsMadhouseYoshiki Yamakawa117 Heruzu, (heruzu enjerusu)
Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! Movie: Okashi no Kuni no Happy BirthdayToei AnimationTatsuya Nagamine75 Eiga iesu! Purikyua 5 GoGoOkashinokuni no happī bāsudei
IcePPM103 Aisu gekijō-ban
PierrotNoriyuki Abe94 Gekijō-ban burīchi Fade to Black kimi no na wo yobu
Major: Yuujou no Winning ShotXebecTakao Kato103Gekijō-ban mejā yūjō no ichi-kyū (uiningu shotto)
ufotableTakahiro Miura59 Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners dairokushō “bōkyaku rokuon”

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008.

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Sisters of Wellber Zwei13Trans ArtsTakayuki HamanaUerubēru no monogatari ~ shisutāzu of Wellber ~ dainimaku
Rosario + VampireGonzoTakayuki InagakiRozario to banpaia
12ZexcsHideki TachibanaH 2 O ~ suna no ue no ashiato ~
Hatenkō Yūgi10Studio DeenYoshihiro TakamotoHatenkō yugi
Major S426SynergySPRiki FukushimaMejā (dai 4 shirīzu)
A-1 PicturesJun MatsumotoPerusona 〜 toriniti Sōru 〜
12J.C.StaffTatsuo SatōShigofumi
They Are My Noble Masters13A.C.G.TSusumu KudoKimi ga aruji de shitsuji ga ore de
True TearsP.A.WorksJunji NishimuraHontō no namida
(Zoku) Sayonara, Zetsubou-SenseiShaftAkiyuki ShinboZoku sayonara zetsubō-sensei
Porphy no Nagai Tabi52Nippon AnimationTomomi MochizukiPorufi no nagai tabi
13AsreadNaoto HosodaMinami ke ~ o kawari ~
Aria the OriginationHal Film MakerJunichi SatoAria ji orijinēshon
ArtlandHiroshi IshidoriGan suringā gāru - IL TEATRINO -
Noramimi12 TMS EntertainmentYoshitaka KoyamaNoramimi
Spice and Wolf13ImaginTakeo TakahashiŌkami to kōshinryō
Kitarō of the Graveyard11Toei AnimationKimitoshi ChiokiHakaba kitarō
Moegaku★540 AIC SpiritsYoshihiro TakamotoMo egaku ★ 5
Yatterman60Tatsunoko ProductionHiroshi SasagawaYattāman
Yes PreCure 5 GoGo!48Toei AnimationToshiaki KomuraIesu! Purikyua 5 GoGo
Mnemosyne6XebecShigeru UedaMunemoshune - munemoshune no musume tachi -
Bus Gamer3Studio IzenaNaoyuki KazuyaBasu gēmā
Chi's Sweet Home104MadhouseMitsuyuki MasuharaChīzu suīto hōmu[5]
26 Asahi ProductionHiroshi KugimiyaShugābanīzu shokora!
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's154GallopKatsumi OnoYū ☆ gi☆ Ō faibu dīzu
Allison & Lillia26MadhouseMasayoshi NishidaArison to riria
Kyo Kara Maoh! (season 3)39Studio DeenJunji NishimuraKyō kara maō! Dai 3 shirīzu
Kure-nai12Brain's BaseKō MatsuoAka
13Production I.GTsutomu Mizushima×××HOLiC ◆ Tsugi
Macross Frontier25Satelight Makurosu efu (furontia)
To Love-Ru26XebecTakao KatoTo LOVEru - tora buru -
Kanokon12Atsushi ŌtsukiKanokon
GonzoKoichi ChigiraDoruāga no tō 〜 the Aegis of URUK 〜
Amatsuki13Studio DeenKazuhiro FuruhashiAma-tsuki
Itazura na Kiss25TMS EntertainmentOsamu YamazakiItazurana Kiss
Penguin no Mondai100Shogakukan Music & Digital EntertainmentJun KamiyaPengin no mondai
51Studio PierrotYukihiro MatsushitaBurū doragon tenkai no shichiryū
Duel Masters Cross100 Shogakukan Music & Digital EntertainmentWaruo SuzukiDeyueru masutāzu kurosu
Kamen no Maid Guy12MadhouseMasayuki SakoiKamen no meido gai
13FeelHideki OkamotoD. C. II S. S. ~ Da kāpo II sekando shīzun ~
Blassreiter24GonzoIchirō ItanoBurasureitā
25SunriseGorō TaniguchiKōdo giasu hangyaku no rurūshu zokuhen
Net Ghost PiPoPa51Studio HibariShinichiro KimuraNetto gōsuto pipopa
Onegai My Melody Kirara☆52Studio CometMakoto MoriwakiOnegai ♪ maimerodi kirara ~tsu★
Zettai Karen Children51SynergySPKeiichiro KawaguchiZettai karen chirudoren
Neo Angelique Abyss13Yumeta CompanyShin KatagaiNeo anjerīku Abyss
Our Home's Fox Deity.24ZexcsYoshiaki IwasakiWagaya nō inari-sama.
Special A24 Yoshikazu MiyaoSupesharu ē
Nabari no Ou26J.C.StaffKunihisa SugishimaNabari no ō
Soul Eater51BonesTakuya IgarashiSouru ītā
Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō101
  • Akira Shigino
  • Masahiro Nakata
Hakkentai ken daisuki! Shimajirō
Vampire Knight13Studio DeenKiyoko SayamaVuanpaia naito
Monochrome Factor24A.C.G.TYuu KouMonokurōmu fakutā
Glass Maiden12Studio FantasiaMitsuko KaseKurisutaru bureizu
Real Drive26 Production I.GKazuhiro FuruhashiRD sen'nō chōsashitsu
MadhouseHiroshi AoyamaHimitsu (toppu shīkuretto) The Revelation
Junjo Romantica12Studio DeenChiaki KonJunjō romanchika
Library WarProduction I.GTakayuki HamanaToshokan sensō
KaibaMadhouseMasaaki YuasaKaiba
The Diary of a Crazed Family26NomadYasuhiro KurodaKureijīna kazoku no nikki
Golgo 1350The Answer StudioShunji OgaGorugo 13
Legend of the Condor Hero III26 Nippon AnimationKondoru hideo densetsu III jū roku-nen no kyōtei
The Daughter of 20 Faces22 Nobuo TomizawaNijū mensō no musume
RoboDz Kazagumo Hen26Toei AnimationDaisuke NishioRobo dīzu - RoboDz - kaze to kumo no shō
12ArmsKoichi OhataIkkitōsen: Gurēto Guardians
Telepathy Shōjo Ran26TMS EntertainmentMasaharu OkuwakiTerepashī shōjo ran
12MadhouseOsamu DezakiUrutoravuaioretto kōdo 044
SekireiSeven ArcsKeizō KusakawaSekirei
Slayers Revolution13J.C.StaffTakashi WatanabeSureiyāzu
12Hal Film MakerOsamu KobayashiMahōtsukai ni taisetsu nakoto ~ natsu no Sora ~
Antique Bakery Yoshiaki OkumuraSeiyō kottō yōgashi-ten ~ antīku ~
Strike WitchesGonzoKazuhiro TakamuraSutoraikuu~itchīzu
Hidamari Sketch × 36513ShaftAkiyuki ShinboHida mari suketchi × 365
A-1 PicturesKazuki AkaneTetsuwan bādī (2008)
Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki JikenboDoga KoboTarō IwasakiYakushiji ryōko no kaiki jikenbo
12J.C.StaffYū KōZero no tsukaima ~ san biki no rinbu ~
13Yumeta CompanyShin KatagaiNeo anjerīku Abyss - Second Age -
Mission-E12Studio Deen
  • Ichiro Sakaki
  • Jukki Hanada
  • Junji Nishimura
  • Takuya Satō
  • Toshifumi Kawase
  • Toshiyuki Kato
Misshon E
Natsume's Book of Friends13Brain's BaseTakahiro OmoriNatsume yūjinchō
World DestructionProduction I.GShunsuke TadaWārudo desutorakushon ~ sekai bokumetsu no rokunin ~
Koihime Musō12Doga KoboNobuaki NakanishiKohime† musō
Haruka Nogizaka's SecretDiomedéaMunenori NawaNogizaka Haruka no himitsu
Blade of the Immortal13Bee TrainKōichi MashimoMugen no jūnin
50SunriseMitsuru HongoBatoru supirittsu shōnen toppa bashin
Mach Girl26 Tatsunoko ProductionMasatsugu ArakawaMahha gāru
The Earl and the Fairy12ArtlandKōichirō SōtomeHakushaku to yōsei
Hyakko13Nippon AnimationMichio FukudaHyakko
Rosario + Vampire Capu2GonzoTakayuki InagakiRozario to banpaia Capu 2
  • Feel
  • Gainax
Masahiko MurataShitai kare
Casshern Sins24
  • Madhouse
  • Tatsunoko Production
Shigeyasu YamauchiKyashān SINS
Toradora!25J.C.StaffTatsuyuki NagaiTora dora!
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka12TNKKeitaro MotonagaAkaneiro ni somaru saka
Yozakura QuartetNomadKou MatsuoYozakura shijūsō ~ yozakura karutetto ~
Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story13SatelightMasashi AbeHokuto no kobushi Raō gaiden ten no haō
Linebarrels of Iron24GonzoMasamitsu HidakaKurogane no rainbareru
Black ButlerA-1 PicturesToshiya ShinoharaKuro shitsuji
Clannad After StoryKyoto AnimationTatsuya IshiharaKuranado 〜 AFTER sutōrī 〜
Tales of the Abyss26 SunriseKenji KodamaTeiruzu obu ji abisu
Astro Fighter SunredAIC ASTASeiji KishiTentai senshi Sanreddo
Kannagi13A-1 PicturesYutaka YamamotoKan nagi
26Studio DeenHiroshi WatanabeDjigoku shōjo santei
Shugo Chara!! Doki—51SatelightKenji YasudaShugokyara! Do ki~tsu
Kemeko Deluxe!12Hal Film MakerTsutomu MizushimaKemeko derakkusu!
A Certain Magical Index24J.C.StaffHiroshi NishikioriToaru majutsu no kinsho mokuroku
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (season 2)25SunriseSeiji MizushimaKidō senshi Gandamu 00 sekando shīzun
Live On Cardliver Kakeru51 TMS EntertainmentHatsuki TsujiRaibuon CARDLIVER Shō
Inazuma Eleven127OLM Inazuma irebun
12
  • AIC Spirits
  • Asread
Ei AokiGarei: Zero
Macademi Wasshoi!ZexcsTakaomi KanzakiMa ka de mi WAsshoi!
Kyō no Go no Ni13XebecTsuyoshi NagasawaKyō no go no ni
Skip Beat!25 HAL Film MakerKiyoko SayamaSukippu bīto!
12ShaftShin ŌnumaEf - merodī no monogatari.
KurozukaMadhouseTetsurō ArakiKurotsuka
Vampire Knight Guilty13Studio DeenKiyoko SayamaVuanpaia naito giruti
Mōryō no HakoMadhouseRyosuke NakamuraMōryō no hako
Stitch!25Masami HataSutitchi!
One OutsYuzo SatoWan'nautsu
Chaos;Head12Takaaki IshiyamaKaosu heddo
Tytania26ArtlandNoboru IshiguroTaitania
11J.C.StaffChiaki KonNo dame kantābire Pari-hen
Junjo Romantica (season 2)12Studio DeenJunjō romanchika 2 (ni)
Michiko & Hatchin22ManglobeSayo YamamotoMichiko to hatchin

Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008.

data-sort-type="text" width="130px" First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
Ikuze! Gen-san24 Nippon AnimationYoshiaki OkumuraIku ze ~tsu! Minamoto-san
Yurumi to Shimeru1Opera HouseYurumi to shimeru
Penguin Musume♥Heart22 Picture MagicHitoyuki MatsuiPengin musume ♥ ha~a to
Hennako-chan6GonzoHen'nako-chan
Candy Boy7AICTakafumi HoshikawaCandyboy ~ to aru futago shimai no nanigenai nichijō-banashi ~
26BonesMasayuki MiyajiBōnen' no zamudo
Time of Eve6Studio RikkaYasuhiro YoshiuraIvu no jikan

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008.

data-sort-type="text" width="130px" First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
School Days: Valentine Days1TNKKeitaro MotonagaSchool Days 「Valentine Days」
3SunriseHirokazu HisayukiDance - YiHiME 0 ~ S. Ifr ~
Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch Special Edition - Black Rebellion1Goro TaniguchiKōdo giasu hangyaku no rurūshu SPECIAL EDITION burakku REBELLION
The iDOLM@STER Live For You!ActasKeiichiro KawaguchiAidorumasutā raibu fō yū!
Yotsunoha2Hal Film MakerHiroshi NishikioriYotsunoha
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Elysion6Toei AnimationTomoharu KatsumataSeitōshi seiya meiō hādesu erishion-hen
Kite Liberator1ArmsYasuomi UmetsuKaito ribereitā
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of TokiAPPPKobun ShizunoMa kyūseishu densetsu hokuto no kobushi toki-den
Saishuu Shiken Kujira ProgressiveZexcsNagisa MiyazakiSaishū shiken kujira Progressive
School Days: Magical Heart Kokoro-chanTNKKeitaro MotonagaSukūru deizu ~ majikaru hāto ☆ kokoro-chan ~
To Heart 2 AD2Chaos ProjectYasuhisa KatōTo~uhāto 2
Amuri in Star Ocean3Studio HibariYoshitomo YonetaniHoshi no umi no amuri
Green vs. Red1TMS EntertainmentShigeyuki MiyaRupan sansei GREEN vs RED
Detective Conan: Kudou Shinichi - The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black LabYasuichiro YamamotoMeitantei konan Magic File 2 ~ kudō shin'ichi nazo no kabe to kuroirabu jiken ~
Naisho no Tsubomi3Studio KikanAkira ShiginoNaisho no tsubomi
The Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament Finals7M.S.CShunsuke TadaTenisu no ōjisama Original vu~ideo Animation zenkoku taikai-hen Final
6
  • Bee Train
  • Madhouse
  • Production I.G
  • Studio 4°C
Battoman gossamu naito
Kodomo no Jikan Recap1DiomedéaEiji SuganumaKodomo no jikan
School Rumble 3rd Semester2Studio CometShinji TakamatsuSukūru ranburu san gakki
Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep1Studio DeenTakeshi MoriRan ma 1/ 2 akumu! Shunmin ka
Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel2NomadTatsuyuki NagaiKaitō tenshi tsuin' enjeru
Detroit Metal City12Studio 4°CHiroshi NagahamaDetoroito metaru shiti
Magical Teacher Negima! ~The White Wing~3
  • Shaft
  • Studio Pastoral
Mahō sensei negima ~ shiroki tsubasa ALA ALBA ~
Candy Boy Episode: EX01 - Mirai Yohouzu1AICTakafumi HoshikawaKyandī boy episode: EX 01 `mirai yosouzu
Renketsu Houshiki
Alignment You! You! The Animation
Tsuma Shibori
Ero Manga Mitai na Koi Shiyo
Square Sisters
Shakkin Shimai
Cafe Junkie
Cobra the Animation6Magic BusBuichi TerasawaKobura THE animēshon za saikogan
Quiz Magic Academy: The Original Animation1AIC PLUS+Keitaro MotonagaKuizu majikku akademī ~ The Original Animation ~
Mushrambo2Toei AnimationTetsuo ImazawaMashuranbō (2008)
Lucky☆Star OVA1Kyoto AnimationYasuhiro TakemotoRakisuta ovu~a (orijinaruna bijuaru to animēshon)
Initial D Extra Stage 2A.C.G.T.Tsuneo TominagaKashiramoji D ekusutora sutēji 2
Goodbye Mr. Despair OAD3ShaftAkiyuki SimboGoku sayonara zetsubō-sensei
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino OVA2Artland
  • Hiroshi Ishiodori (chief)
  • Akira Mano
Gansuringā gāru - IL TEATRINO - ovu~a
Switch2ActasNaoki OohiraSuitchi
3SunriseTakashi ImanishiKidō senshi Gandamu MS igurū 2 jūryoku sensen
Master of Martial Hearts5ArmsYoshitaka FujimotoZettai Shougeki~ Puratonikku hāto ~
My Bride is a Mermaid OVA2
  • AIC
  • Gonzo
Seiji KishiSeto no hanayome ovu~a
1Toei AnimationKatsumi TokoroWan pīsu romansu dōn sutōrī
Kamen no Maid Guy: Ano Natsu, Ichiban Yutaka na Chichi.MadhouseMasayuki SakoiKamen'no meido gai ano natsu, ichiban yutaka chichi.
Kissxsis12FeelMunenori NawaKisu × shisu
D.C.if: Da Capo if2ZexcsShinji UshiroD. C. If 〜 da kāpo ifu 〜

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.
  2. Web site: Winter 2008 - Anime . 2024-05-22 . MyAnimeList.net . en.
  3. Web site: Summer 2008 - Anime . 2024-05-23 . MyAnimeList.net . en.
  4. Web site: Fall 2008 - Anime . 2024-05-23 . MyAnimeList.net . en.
  5. Web site: Spring 2008 - Anime . 2024-05-22 . MyAnimeList.net . en.