2009 in anime explained

Events in 2009 in anime.

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Summer Wars won the Animation Film Award and Denshin-Bashira Elemi no Koi won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Summer Wars also won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Internationally, The Sky Crawlers, Summer Wars and First Squad were nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film.

Releases

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2009.

Release dateTitleStudioDirectorRunning time (minutes)Alternate titleRef
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Snail AdventureCreative Power Entertaining
  • Choo Sung Pong James
  • William Kan
  • Chen Hui Yan
  • Tan Shujun
85 Yukaina yagi to ōkina ōkina ōkami: Maiagaru[1]
Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files MovieThe Answer StudioRyousuke Takahashi118 Sōkō kihei botomuzu pēruzen fairuzu gekijō-ban
GonzoFuminori Kizaki100 Afuro samurai Resurrection
Chocolate Underground the Movie Takayuki Hamana87 Chokorēto andāguraundo ~ bokura no chiyokorēto sensō ~
Shin-Ei Animation 98 Eiga Doraemon shin nobita no uchū kaitakushi
Sunrise 78 Chō gekijō-ban keroro gunsō gekishin doragon'uoriāzu de arimasu!
Kara no Kyoukai Remix: Gate of Seventh Heavenufotable
  • Hikaru Kondo
  • Sae Yoshikawa
  • Yuichi Terao
61 Sora no kyōkai Remix - Gate of seventh hebun -
Precure All Stars Movie DX: Minna Tomodachi☆Kiseki no Zenin Daishuugou!Toei AnimationTakashi Otsuka70 Eiga purikyua ōru sutāzu DX min'na tomodachi ~tsu☆ kiseki no zen'in dai shūgō!
Tokyo Movie ShinshaYasuichiro Yamamoto111 Meitantei konan shikkoku no cheisā[2]
Shin-Ei AnimationAkira Shigino96 Kureyon shin-chan otakebe! Kasukabe yasei ōkoku
Munto MovieKyoto AnimationYoshiji Kigami90 Tenjōbito to akutobito saigo no tatakai
Gurren Lagann: The Lights in the Sky are StarsGainaxHiroyuki Imaishi125 Gekijō-ban tengan toppa guren ragan ragan-hen
115 Kōkyōshihen eureka sebun poketto ga niji de ippai
BatonTitmouseRyuhei Kitamura65 Baton
Pattenlai! ~A Water Story of the Southern Islands~!Mushi ProductionNoboru Ishiguro90 Pattenrai!~ Minami no shima no mizu monogatari ~
First Squad: The Moment of TruthStudio 4°CYoshiharu Ashino73 Fāsuto sukuwaddo
Musashi: The Dream of the Last SamuraiProduction I.GMizuho Nishikubo72 Miyamoto musashi ― futaken ni haseru yume ―
The Asylum SessionCoMix Wave FilmsTact Aoki65 Ajīru sesshon[3]
OLMKunihiko Yuyama94 Poketto monsutā daiyamondo & pāru aruseusu chōkoku no jikūhe
Khara 112 Wevuangeriwon shin gekijō-ban: Yabu
Cencoroll Atsuya Uki26 Senkorōru
PierrotMasahiko Murata95 Naruto - shippuden hi no ishi o tsugu mono
Summer WarsMadhouseMamoru Hosoda114 Samāu~ōzu
ufotableShinsuke Takizawa121 Gekijō-ban sora no ryōiki the Garden of sinners dai 7-shō `satsujin sōsa (kōhen)
RedlineMadhouseTakeshi Koike102 Reddo rain
Mai-Mai MiracleSunao Katabuchi95 Mai mai shinko to Chitose no mahō
Akio Nishizawa98 Hottarake no shima ~ Haruka to mahō no kagami ~
Symphony in AugustWAO WorldShinsuke Satō112 8 Tsuki no shinfonī ― Shibuya 2002 ~ 2003
Yona Yona PenguinMadhouseRintarō87 Yona yona pengin
Duel Masters: Lunatic God SagaShogakukan-Shueisha Productions
  • Waruo Suzuki (chief)
  • Keidai Hattori
71 Gekijō-ban deyueru masutāzu kokugatsu no shintei
Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication; Higashi no Eden RecapProduction I.GKenji Kamiyama123 Higashi no eden sōshūhen Air komyunikēshon
Kanta Kamei110 Teiruzu obu vuesuperia[4]
King of ThornSunriseKazuyoshi KatayamaIbara no ō
TailendersPicograph
  • Makoto Ōta
  • Masaru Kawahara
  • Mebae
  • Nao Sasaki
27 Teiruendāzu
The Rebirth of BuddhaGroup TACTakaaki Ishiyama114 Budda saitan
Fresh Pretty Cure!: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!?Toei AnimationJunji Shimizu70 Eiga furesshu purikyua! Omocha no kuni wa himitsu ga ippai?
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress Shōji Kawamori119 Gekijō-ban makurosu efu kokū utahime ~ itsuwari nō tahime ~
Eden of The East: The King of EdenProduction I.GKenji Kamiyama82 Higashi no eden gekijō-ban I The King of eden
Toei AnimationMunehisa Sakai115 Wan pīsu firumu sutorongu wārudo
Space Battleship Yamato ResurrectionEnagio 135 Uchū senkan yamato fukkatsu-hen
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva Masakazu Hashimoto99 Reiton kyōju to eien no uta-hime

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.

data-sort-type="text" width="130px" First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudio(s)Director(s)Alternate titleRef
Corpse Princess: Kuro12 Masahiko MurataShitai
Maria Watches Over Us Season 413Studio DeenToshiyuki KatoMaria-sama ga miteru 〜 4 th 〜
Maria Holic12Shaft Maria† horikku
Akikan!Brain's BaseYuji HimakiAkikan!
White Album13Seven Arcs
  • Akira Yoshimura
  • Taizo Yoshida
Howaito arubamu
asread.Kei OikawaMinami ke okaeri
Viper's Creed12 Vuaipāzu kurīdo
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 213SunriseTakahiro OmoriZoku natsume yūjinchō
The Girl Who Leapt Through Space26Brain's BaseMasakazu ObaraUchū o kakeru shōjo
MadhouseJun ShishidoHajime no ippo shin shirīzu
Samurai Harem12AICRion KujoAsu no yoichi
GonzoKoichi ChigiraDoruāga no tō ~ the Sword of URUK ~
23 SunriseTsuneo KobayashiKurokami The Animation
(season 2)12A-1 PicturesKazuki AkaneTetsuwan bādī DECODE: 02
Major S525SynergySPRiki FukushimaMejā
The Beast Player Erin50
  • Production I.G
  • Trans Arts
Takayuki HamanaKemono no sōja erin
Koukaku no Regios24ZexcsItsuro KawasakiKōkaku no regiosu
Examurai SengokuTMS EntertainmentYoshio TakeuchiEguzamurai sengoku
Rideback12MadhouseAtsushi TakahashiRaidobakku
Slayers Evolution-R13 J.C.StaffTakashi WatanabeSureiyāzu eboryūshon - R
Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai9Kyoto AnimationYoshiji KigamiSora wo miageru shōjo no hitomi ni utsuru sekai
Genji Monogatari Sennenki11 Osamu DezakiGenji monogatari Chitose Genji
Fresh PreCure!50Toei Animation
  • Junji Shimizu
  • Akifumi Zako
Furesshu purikyua!
Chi's New Address104 MadhouseMitsuyuki MasuharaChīzu suīto hōmu atarashī o uchi
Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!305 Studio DeenHiroshi WatanabeKukkin'aidoru ai! MaiMain!
Marie & Gali40 Toei Animation
  • Kōhei Kureta
  • Yukio Kaizawa
Marī & garī
Mainichi Kaasan142 Mitsuru HongoMainichi kāsan
12ArmsKinji YoshimotoKuīnzu bureido rurō no senshi
Production I.GItsuro KawasakiSengoku basara
Asura Cryin'13Seven ArcsKeizō KusakawaAsura kurain
K-On!Kyoto AnimationNaoko YamadaKe ion!
Pandora Hearts25XebecTakao KatoPandora hātsu
26Bee TrainKōichi MashimoPhantom 〜Requiem for the Phantom〜
Basquash!Satelight
  • Hidekazu Sato
  • Shin Itagaki
Basukasshu!
Higepiyo39Kinema CitrusAtsushi TakeyamaHi-ge piyo, higepiyo
Hayate the Combat Butler!!25J.C.StaffYoshiaki IwasakiHayate no gotoku!
26
  • Bee Media
  • Code
Yasuhiro ImagawaZ majingā; ma majingā shōgeki! Z-hen
Gonzo
  • Lee Jin-Hyung
  • Takahiro Ikezoe
Arado senki ~ surappu-appu pātī ~
Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō51Shogakukan Music & Digital EntertainmentHarume KosakaGokujō! Mecha mote iinchō
Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Crimson S12DiomedéaToshimasa SuzukiShinkyoku sōkai porifonika crimsonS
Guin Saga26SatelightAtsushi WakabayashiGuin sāga
Valkyria ChroniclesA-1 PicturesYasutaka YamamotoSenjō no vuarukyuria
39Nippon AnimationKatsuyoshi YatabeKon'nichiwa An ~ Before Green Gables
Hanasakeru SeishōnenPierrot Hanasakeru seishōnen
51Tatsunoko ProductionKunihisa SugishimaMetarufaito beiburēdo
Cross Game50SynergySPOsamu SekitaKurosu gēmu
Jewelpet52Studio CometNanako SasakiJuerupetto
64BonesYasuhiro IrieHagane no renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST
Dragon Ball Z Kai97Toei AnimationYasuhiro NowatariDoragon bōru aratame
12SILVER LINK.Keitaro MotonagaTayutama - Kiss on my Deity -
Natsu no Arashi!13Shaft
  • Shin Ōnuma (Chief)
  • Akiyuki Shinbo
Natsu no arashi
Shangri-La24GonzoMakoto BesshoShanguri ra
Saki25
  • Gonzo
  • Picture Magic
Manabu OnoSaki - Saki -
Tears to Tiara26White FoxTomoki KobayashiTiāzu tou tiara
07-Ghost25Studio DeenYoshihiro TakamotoSebun gōsuto
26Asahi ProductionHiroshi KugimiyaShugābanīzu furūru
Sōten KōroMadhouse Kūro
Ristorante Paradiso11David ProductionMitsuko KaseRisutorante paradīzo
Eden of The EastProduction I.GKenji KamiyamaHigashi no eden
First Love Limited12J.C.StaffYoshiki YamakawaHatsukoi gentei.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya14Kyoto Animation Suzumiya haruhi no yūutsu
Weiß Survive16Studio HibariIku SuzukiVuaisu savuaivu
Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!12Shinichiro KimuraFaito ippatsu! Jūden-chan
Umi MonogatariZexcs
  • Yuu Kou
  • Junichi Sato
Umi monogatari ~ anata ga ite kureta koto ~
Sweet Blue Flowers11J.C.StaffKen'ichi KasaiAoi hana
Umineko When They Cry26Studio DeenChiaki KonUmineko no naku koro ni
Taishō Baseball Girls12J.C.StaffTakashi IkehataTaishō yakyū musume.
Needless24MadhouseMasayuki SakoiNīdoresu
Bakemonogatari15 Shaft Bakemonogatari
Canaan13P.A. WorksMasahiro AndoCANAAN
Element Hunters39
  • Han Pyo Hong
  • Yoshiaki Okumura
Eremento hantā
(Zan) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei13ShaftAkiyuki ShinboZan Sayonara zetsubō-sensei
Kuruneko50DAX ProductionAkitaro DaichiKuruneko
Princess Lover!12GoHandsHiromitsu KanazawaPurinsesu rabā!
Kanamemo13feel.Shigehito TakayanagiKaname mo
GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class12AIC PLUS+Hiroaki SakuraiGA geijutsu-ka āto dezain kurasu
Sora no ManimaniStudio CometShinji TakamatsuChū no manimani
Spice and Wolf II12
  • Brain's Base
  • Marvy Jack
Takeo TakahashiŌkami to kōshinryō II
Tokyo Magnitude 8.011
  • Bones
  • Kinema Citrus
Masaki TachibanaTōkyō magunichūdo 8. 0
Modern Magic Made Simple12NomadYasuhiro KurodaYoku wakaru gendai mahō
Battle Spirits: Shounen Gekiha Dan50 SunriseAkira NishimoriBatoru supirittsu shōnen geki ha dan
Queen's Blade: Inheritor of the Throne12 ArmsKinji YoshimotoKuīnzu bureido gyokuza o tsugu mono
Asura Cryin' (season 2)13Seven ArcsKeizō KusakawaAsura kurain 2
Kämpfer12NomadYasuhiro KurodaKenpufā
Nyan Koi!AICKeiichiro KawaguchiNyan koi!
27David ProductionToshiya ShinoharaTatakau shisho The bukku of Bantorra
The Sacred Blacksmith12ManglobeMasamitsu HidakaSeiken no katanakaji (burakkusumisu)
Student Council's DiscretionStudio DeenTakuya SatōSeitokai no ichizon
White Album (season 2)13Seven ArcsTaizō YoshidaHowaito arubamu dai 2-ki
A Certain Scientific Railgun24J.C.StaffTatsuyuki NagaiToaru kagaku no rērugan
Astro Fighter Sunred (Season 2)26 AIC ASTA Tentai senshi Sanreddo
Shugo Chara! Party!25SatelightKenji YasudaShugo kyara! Pātī
Tegami BachiPierrot PlusAkira IwanagaTegamibachi
26SunriseYasunao AokiInuyasha kanketsu-hen
Yumeiro Patissiere50Studio HibariIku SuzukiYumeiro patishiēru
Shin Koihime Musō12Doga KoboNobuaki NakanishiMa kohime† musō ~ otome ryōran ☆ Sangokushi engi ~
Heaven's Lost Property13AIC ASTAHisashi SaitōSora no otoshi mono
Yumeta CompanyKenichi KasaiMirakuru ☆ torein 〜 ōedo-sen e yōkoso 〜
Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chūShaft Natsu no arashi shunkafuyu-chū
Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu50SatelightSoichi MasuiAnyamaru tantei kiruminzuu
Haruka Nogizaka's Secret Purezza12DiomedéaMunenori NawaNogizaka haruka no himitsu pyaarettsua ♪
Kobato24MadhouseMitsuyuki MasuharaKoba to
12Doga KoboMasami Shimoda11 Eyes irebun'aizu
Kimi ni Todoke25Production I.GHiro KaburagiKimi ni todoke
Whispered Words13AICEiji SuganumaSasameki koto
12BonesTensai OkamuraDākā zan burakku ryūsei no futago
Aoi Bungaku Series12Madhouse Aoi bungaku shirīzu
Tamagotchi!143 OLM DigitalJōji ShimuraTamagotchi!
Fairy Tail175
  • A-1 Pictures
  • Satelight
Shinji IshihiraFearī teiru
Kaidan Restaurant23Toei AnimationYoko IkedaKaidan resutoran
Stitch! The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure29 MadhouseMasami HataSutitchi!~ Itazura eirian no dai bōken ~
Kūchū Buranko11Toei AnimationKenji NakamuraKūchū buranko
Kiddy Girl-and24SatelightKeiji GotohKidi gārando
Winter Sonata26 Yoon Suk-hoFuyu no sonata
Weiß Survive R12Studio HibariKenji SetoVuaisu savuaivu R
Hipira-kun10 SunriseShinji KimuraHipira-kun

Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.

data-sort-type="text" width="130px" First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
52Studio DeenBob ShirohataHetaria Axis Powers
Nyorōn Churuya-san13Kyoto AnimationYasuhiro TakemotoNi ~yoro ̄ n ☆ churuyasan
The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya25Suzumiya haruhi-chan'no yūutsu
Kigurumikku V33AIC ASTAHisashi SaitoKi guru mikku ☆ V 3
Umi Monogatari: Seeing Amamiko Island with Kanon13ZexcsUmi monogatari natsuoto to iku ten Mikojima
Halo Legends8
  • Bee Train
  • Bones
  • Production I.G
  • Studio 4°C
  • Toei Animation
Heirō rejenzu

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.

data-sort-type="text" width="130px" First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
Strawberry Marshmallow Encore2DaumeTakuya SatōIchigo mashimaro encore
Denpa teki na KanojoBrain's BaseMamoru KanbeDenpa teki na kanojo
1Studio 4°CJirō KanaiSutorīto faitā IV aratanaru kizuna
xxxHOLiC Shunmuki2Production I.GTsutomu MizushimaXxxHOLiC haru no yume
3DiomedéaEiji SuganumaKodomo no jikan 2 gakki
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei5Studio DeenToshifumi KawaseHigurashi no naku koro ni rei
Hayate no Gotoku!

Atsu ga Natsuize - Mizugi-hen!

1J.C.StaffYoshiaki IwasakiHayate no gotoku! Atsu ga Natsu i ze mizugi-hen!
Tsubasa Spring Thunder Chronicles2Production I.GShunsuke TadaTsubasa shunraiki
Koihime†Musou: Gunyuu, Seitoukaichou no Za wo Neratte Aiarasou no Koto - Ato, Porori mo Aru yo!1Doga KoboKohime† musō gun'yū, seito kaichō no za o neratte aiarasou no koto ~ ato, porori mo aru yo!~
To Love-Ru6XebecTakao KatoTo LOVEru - tora buru -
1Square Enix Visual WorksTetsuya NomuraFainaru fantajī VII adobento chirudoren konpurīto
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode: DenzelA-1 PicturesShinji IshihiraDenzeru o chūshin to shita orijinaru anime
Detective Conan Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran - Memories of Mahjong Tiles and TanabataTMS EntertainmentYasuichiro YamamotoMeitantei konan Magic File 3: Shin'ichi to ran mājanhai to tanabata no omoide
Issho ni Training: Training with HinakoStudio HibariIku SuzukiIssho ni toreningu
Cobra The Animation: Time Drive2Magic Bus
  • Buichi Terasawa
  • Kenichi Maejima
Kobura THE animēshon taimu doraibu
To Heart 2 AD PlusChaos ProjectJunichi SakataToHeart2 adplus
Spice and Wolf II: The Wolf and the Amber Melancholy1
  • Brain's Base
  • Marvy Jack
Takeo TakahashiŌkami to kōshinryō II ōkami to kohakushoku no yūutsu
Toradora! RecapJ.C.StaffTora dora pōtaburu!
4David ProductionTatsuya AbeDogguzu/ barettsu & kāneiji
Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar13
  • AIC Spirits
  • BeSTACK
Toshifumi KawaseIsekai no seikishi monogatari
The Prince of Tennis: Another Story - Messages From Past and Future4M.S.CShunsuke TadaTenisu no ōjisama ovua anazā sutōrī ~ kako to mirai no messēji
Utawarerumono3Chaos ProjectKenichiro KatsuraOvua utawarerumono
Detective Conan OVA 09: The Stranger in 10 Years...1TMS EntertainmentKōjin OchiMeitantei konan ~ 10-nen-go no sutorenjā~
asread.Kei OikawaMinami ke betsu bara
13 TMS EntertainmentOsamu NabeshimaSeitōshi seiya THE rosuto CANVAS meiōsei no shinwa
AIKa ZERO3Studio FantasiaNoriyasu YamauchiAIKa ZERO
Tetsuwan Birdy Decode: The Cipher1A-1 PicturesKazuki AkaneTetsuwan bādī DECODE - THE saifa -
Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 Special Edition - Zero RequiemSunriseGoro TaniguchiKōdo giasu hangyaku no rurūshu R 2 supesharu edishon Zero rekuiemu
5
  • Shaft
  • Studio Pastoral
Akiyuki ShinboMahō sensei negima ~ mō hitotsu no sekai ~
TO2OxybotFumihiko SoriToū
XebecAtsushi ŌtsukiKanokon ~ manatsu no dai shanikusai ~
Kyou no 5 no 2: Takarabako1Tsuyoshi NagasawaKyō no go no ni takarabako
Hyakko ExtraNippon AnimationMichio FukudaHyakko ekusutora
Akikan! OVABrain's BaseYuji HimakiAkikan! Kan ippatsu? Onsen panikku
Kemono to ChatIndeproxYūji UmotoKemono to chatto
Shoujo Fight: Norainu-tachi no OdekakeProduction I.GShunsuke TadaShōjo faito norainu-tachi no o dekake
Shakugan no Shana S4J.C.StaffTakashi WatanabeShakugan'no shana esu
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition3SunriseSeiji MizushimaKidō senshi Gandamu 00 supesharu edishon
Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Bangaichi2ShaftAkiyuki SimboZan Sayonara zetsubō-sensei bangaichi
Tokimeki Memorial 4 OVA1Asahi ProductionTokimeki memoriaru 4 orijinaru animēshon - hajimari no faindā
"Bungaku Shoujo" Kyou no Oyatsu: HatsukoiProduction I.GShunsuke Tada“Bungaku shōjo” kyōnōyatsu 〜 hatsukoi 〜
Kowarekake no OrgelElectromagnetic WaveKeiichiro KawaguchiKoware kake no orugōru

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Winter 2009 - Anime . 2024-05-25 . MyAnimeList.net . en.
  2. Web site: Spring 2009 - Anime . 2024-05-25 . MyAnimeList.net . en.
  3. Web site: Summer 2009 - Anime . 2024-05-25 . MyAnimeList.net . en.
  4. Web site: Fall 2009 - Anime . 2024-05-25 . MyAnimeList.net . en.