The events of 2011 in anime.
Anime News Network's summarized the biggest events of the year in the industry as Aniplex's business plan. Theron Martin proposed this change in model to alienate fans and predicted that it could cause backlash for the company. Carl Kimlinger highlighted the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[1] The destruction caused by the earthquake and following tsunami disrupted and damaged a large portion of Japan, making it the most costly natural disaster in history.[2] [3] The Ishinomori Manga Museum was damaged and would re-open in late 2012, a year and a half after the disaster.[4] Home video sales of anime DVDs in Japan between December 27, 2010 and June 26, 2011 were worth 19.6 billion yen, representing 18.8 percent of the DVD market; sales of Blu-ray discs in the same period were worth 17.1 billion yen, representing 57% of the Blu-ray disc market.[5]
The Tokyo Anime Award for best movie was awarded to From Up on Poppy Hill; the award for best television series was given to Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Tiger & Bunny. The OVA award was given to Mobile Suit Gundam UC.[6] Puella Magi Madoka Magica has won numerous awards in 2011, including the Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize in the Animation Division, the second television program to win that award.[7]
At the Mainichi Film Awards, the Animation Film Award was won by Hotarubi no Mori e and the Ōfuji Noburō Award by 663114. From Up on Poppy Hill won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Internationally, Children Who Chase Lost Voices was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
According to Anime News Network's editor picks, the two series of the year were Angel Beats!, Bunny Drop with Hana-Saku Iroha, and Cross Game as runners-up. The two picks for movie of the year were Summer Wars and .
A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2011.
| Release date | English title | Duration | Japanese title | Director | Studio | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Blade 5 | 47 | Bureiku bureido shisen no Hate | [8] | ||||
| Shouwa Monogatari | 96 | Showa Monogatari | Masahiro Murakami | Wao World | |||
| Macross Frontier the Movie: The Wings of Goodbye | 114 | Gekijōban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa | Shoji Kawamori | ||||
| Bannō Yasai Ninninman | 24 | Bannō Yasai Ninninman | Masayuki Yoshihara | P.A. Works | |||
| 108 | Doraemon: Shin Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan - Habatake Tenshi-tachi | Yukiyo Teramoto | Shin-Ei Animation | ||||
| Kizuna Ichigeki | 24 | Kizuna Ichigeki | Mitsuru Hongo | Ascension | |||
| O-jii-san no Lamp | O-jii-san no Lamp | Teiichi Takiguchi | TMS Entertainment | ||||
| Tansuwarashi | 23 | Tansuwarashi | Kazuchika Kise | Production I.G | |||
| Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan | 78 | Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan | Masaya Fujimori | Ajia-do | |||
| One Piece 3D: Strawhat Chase | 30 | One Piece 3D: Mugiwara Chase | Hiroyuki Satoh | Toei Animation | |||
| Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World | 71 | Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana | Takashi Otsuka | ||||
| Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!! | 40 | Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure! | Junji Shimizu | ||||
| Broken Blade 6 | 52 | Bureiku bureido dairokushō dōkoku no toride | |||||
| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D | 108 | Kōkaku Kidōtai STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society | Kenji Kamiyama | Production I.G | |||
| Xi AVANT | 3 | Xi AVANT | |||||
| 109 | Meitantei Conan: Chinmoku no Quarter | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | TMS Entertainment | [9] | |||
| 108 | Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Ōgon no Spy Daisakusen | Sōichi Masui | Shin-Ei Animation | ||||
| Legend of the Millennium Dragon | 98 | Onigamiden | Hirotsugu Kawasaki | Pierrot | |||
| Tōfu Kozō | 86 | Tōfu Kozō | Gisaburō Sugii | Lapiz | |||
| Children Who Chase Lost Voices | 116 | Hoshi o Ou Kodomo | Makoto Shinkai | CoMix Wave Films | |||
| Muybridge's Strings | 13 | Muybridge no Ito | Koji Yamamura | Yamamura Animation, Inc. | |||
| Buddha: The Great Departure | 111 | Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku | Kozo Morishita | Toei Animation | |||
| Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings: The Last Party | 93 | Sengoku Basara - The Last Party | Kazuya Nomura | Production I.G | |||
| Treasure Hunting | 9 | Takara Sagashi | Studio Ghibli | ||||
| The Tibetan Dog | 90 | Tibet Inu Monogatari: Kin'iro no Dao Jie | Masayuki Kojima | Madhouse | |||
| Appleseed XIII: Tartaros | 84 | Appleseed Sātīn ~Yuigon~ | Takayuki Hamana | ||||
| – | Towanoquon | 48 | Towanoquon | Umanosuke Iida | Bones | ||
| 97 | Sora no Otoshimono: Tokei-jikake no Angeloid | AIC ASTA | |||||
| 110 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Sei-Naru Hoshi | Kazuya Murata | Bones | [10] | |||
| Go! Anpanman: Rescue! Kokorin and the Star of Miracles | 46 | Soreike! Anpanman: Sukue | Kokorin to Kiseki no Hoshi | Hiroyuki Yano | Tokyo Movie | ||
| From Up On Poppy Hill | 95 | Kokuriko-Zaka Kara | Goro Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | |||
| Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram | 96 | Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Shiroki Eiyū Reshiram | Kunihiko Yuyama | ||||
| Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom | Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Kuroki Eiyū Zekrom | ||||||
| 92 | Tekken Blood Vengeance | Yōichi Mōri | Digital Frontier | ||||
| Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World | 84 | Gekijō-ban Heart no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Wonder World | Hideaki Oba | Asahi Production | |||
| 102 | Gekijōban Naruto: Blood Prison | Masahiko Murata | Pierrot | ||||
| Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth | 69 | Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven Is a Place on Earth | Hideto Komori | Manglobe | |||
| Magister Negi Magi: Anime Final | 84 | Mahō Sensei Negima! Anime Final | Akiyuki Simbo | Shaft | |||
| 64 | Marudukku Sukuranburu Nenshō | Susumu Kudo | GoHands | ||||
| The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! | 87 | The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! | Shunsuke Tada | ||||
| Hotarubi no Mori e | 45 | Hotarubi no Mori e | Takahiro Ōmori | Brain's Base | |||
| The Princess and the Pilot | 99 | Toaru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku | Jun Shishido | Madhouse | [11] | ||
| Hal's Flute | 48 | Hal no Fue | Hiroshi Kawamata | TMS Entertainment | |||
| Appleseed XIII: Ouranos | 84 | Appleseed Sātīn ~Yogen~ | Takayuki Hamana | ||||
| Gyo | 70 | Gyo | Takayuki Hirao | ufotable | |||
| Sakura no Ondo | 21 | Sakura no ondo | Hirao Takayuki | ||||
| Suite PreCure: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts! | 71 | Eiga Suite Precure: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Melody | Yoko Ikeda | Toei Animation | |||
| Scryed Alteration I Tao | 96 | Scryed Alteration Tao | Goro Taniguchi | Sunrise | |||
| Un-Go episode:0 Inga chapter | 48 | Un-Go episode:0 Inga-ron | Seiji Mizushima | Bones | |||
| One Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap Coaster | 12 | One Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap Coaster | Toei Animation | ||||
| K-On! Movie | 110 | K-On! | Naoko Yamada | Kyoto Animation | |||
| 87 | Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki | ||||||
| Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Griffon | 90 | Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Griffon | Yoshikazu Miyao | OLM, Inc. |
A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2011.
| Release date | English title | Eps | Japanese title | Director | Studio | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Rio - Rainbow Gate! | 13 | Rio reinbō gēto! | Takao Kato | Xebec | ||
| – | Wolverine | 12 | Uruvuarin | Madhouse | |||
| – | Infinite Stratos | infinitto sutoratosu | Yasuhito Kikuchi | 8-Bit | |||
| – | Dream Eater Merry | 13 | Yumekui merī | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | J.C. Staff | ||
| – | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | 12 | Mahō shōjo Madoka ★ magika | Shaft | |||
| – | Freezing | Furījingu | Takashi Watanabe | A.C.G.T | |||
| – | Gosick | 24 | Goshikku | Hitoshi Nanba | Bones | ||
| – | Cardfight!! Vanguard | 65 | Kādofaito! | Vuangādo | Hatsuki Tsuji | TMS Entertainment | |
| – | Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu! | 8 | Mitsudomo e zōryō-chū! | Masahiko Ōta | Bridge | ||
| – | I Don't Like My Big Brother At All!! | 12 | Onīchan no koto nanka zenzen suki janain dakara ne--! | Keitaro Motonaga | ZEXCS | ||
| – | Beelzebub | 60 | Beelzebub | Yoshihiro Takamoto | Pierrot Plus | ||
| – | Dragon Crisis! | 12 | Doragon kuraishisu! | Hideki Tachibana | Studio Deen | ||
| – | Is This a Zombie? | Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? | Takaomi Kanasaki | ||||
| – | Level E | 13 | Reberu ī | Toshiyuki Kato | |||
| – | Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season | 12 | Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season | Hiro Kaburagi | Production I.G | ||
| – | DD Fist of the North Star | DD Hokuto no Ken | Kajio | North Stars Pictures | |||
| – | Fractale | 11 | Furakutaru | Yutaka Yamamoto | A-1 Pictures | ||
| Wandering Son | Hōrō musuko | Ei Aoki | AIC Classic | ||||
| – | Suite Pretty Cure | 48 | Suīto purikyua ♪ | Munehisa Sakai | Toei Animation | ||
| – | Little Battlers eXperience | 44 | Danbōru senki | Naohito Takahashi | OLM | ||
| – | Shiawase Haitatsu Taneko | Shiawase haitatsu o mi kuji taneko | Kachidoki Studio | ||||
| – | X-Men | 12 | Ekkusumen | Fuminori Kizaki | Madhouse | ||
| – | Dog Days | 13 | Doggu deizu | Keizō Kusakawa | Seven Arcs | ||
| – | Duel Masters Victory | 52 | Deyueru masutāzu bikutorī | Waruo Suzuki | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | ||
| Penguin no Mondai DX? | Pengin'no mondai DX? | ||||||
| – | Tiger & Bunny | 25 | TIGER & BUNNY (taigā Ando banī) | Keiichi Satō | Sunrise | ||
| – | Digimon Fusion | 24 | Dejimon kurosuu~ōzu ~ aku no desujeneraru to nanatsu no ōkoku ~ | Tetsuya Endō | Toei Animation | ||
| Hanasaku Iroha - Blossoms for Tomorrow | 26 | Hanasaku iroha | Masahiro Andō | P.A. Works | |||
| Nichijou - My Ordinary Life | Nichijou | Tatsuya Ishihara | Kyoto Animation | ||||
| – | Suzy's Zoo: A Day with Witzy | 25 | Sūjī's Zoo daisuki! Uittsuī | Hidekazu Ohara | Digital Media Lab | ||
| – | 39 | Bakugan batoru burōrāzu Gundalian Invaders | Mitsuo Hashimoto | TMS Entertainment | |||
| – | Beyblade: Metal Fury | 52 | Metaru faito beiburēdo 4D | Kunihisa Sugishima | SynergySP | ||
| – | Toriko | 147 | Toriko | Toei Animation | |||
| – | We Without Wings - Under the Innocent Sky | 12 | Oretachi ni tsubasa hanai - under the inosento sky. | Shinji Ushiro | Nomad | ||
| – | Shouwa Monogatari | 13 | Shōwa monogatari TV | WAO World | |||
| – | Fireball Charming | Faiabōru chāmingu | Wataru Arakawa | Jinnis Animation Studios | |||
| Fujilog | Fuji rogu | Shigeo Shichiji | Team Fujilog | ||||
| – | Gintama | 51 | Gintama | Yōichi Fujita | Sunrise | ||
| – | Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō | 12 | Tono to issho gantai no yabō | Mankyū | Gathering | ||
| – | 13 | Sengoku otome ~ momoiro paradokkusu ~ | Hideki Okamoto | TMS Entertainment | |||
| – | Steins;Gate | 24 | STEINS;GATE | White Fox | |||
| – | Kaiji: Against All Rules | 26 | Gyakkyō burai kaiji hakai-roku-hen | Yūzō Satō | Madhouse | ||
| – | Spellbound! Magical Princess Lilpri | 51 | Hime chen! Oto gichikku aidoru rirupuri~tsu | Masatsugu Arakawa | Telecom Animation Film | ||
| – | A Thirty-Year Old's Health and Physical Education | 12 | 30-Sai no hoken taiiku | Mankyū | Gathering | ||
| – | 47 Todoufuken | 26 | 47 Todō-fu inu | Pollyanna Graphics | |||
| – | Hyouge Mono | 39 | Heuge mono | Kōichi Mashimo | Bee Train | ||
| – | Sket Dance | 77 | Suketto dansu | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Tatsunoko Production | ||
| – | A-Channel | 12 | A chan'neru | Manabu Ono | Studio Gokumi | ||
| Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up | Dororon enma-kun me 〜 ra-me-ra | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Brain's Base | ||||
| Maria†Holic Alive | Maria† horikku araibu | Shaft | |||||
| Softenni! the Animation | Sofutenitsu | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Xebec | ||||
| – | HenSemi | 13 | Hen zemi | Takao Kato | |||
| You're Being Summoned, Azazel | Yondemasu yo, Azazeru-san. | Tsutomu Mizushima | Production I.G | ||||
| – | Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - The World's Greatest First Love | 12 | Sekaiichi hatsukoi TV | Chiaki Kon | Studio Deen | ||
| – | Jewelpet Sunshine | 52 | Juerupetto Sanshain | Takayuki Inagaki | Studio Comet | ||
| Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream | 51 | Puritī rizumu ōrora dorīmu | Masakazu Hishida | Tatsunoko Production | |||
| – | Ring ni Kakero 1: Sekai Taikai-hen | 6 | Ringu ni kakero 1 sekai taikai-hen | Hiroshi Ikehata | Toei Animation | ||
| – | Astarotte's Toy | 12 | Asutarotte no omocha! | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Diomedéa | ||
| – | A Bridge to the Starry Skies | Hoshizora he kakaru hashi | Takenori Mihara | Doga Kobo | |||
| – | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | 73 | Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal | Satoshi Kuwabara | Gallop | ||
| – | The Qwaser of Stigmata II | 12 | Seikon no kueisā II | Hiraku Kaneko | Hoods Entertainment | ||
| The World God Only Knows II | Kami nomi zo shiru sekai II | Shigehito Takayanagi | Manglobe | ||||
| – | Pū-Neko | 11 | Pu ~ neko | DLE | |||
| Weekly Shimakō | Shūkan shimakō | FROGMAN | |||||
| – | Genki! | Ekoda-chan | 22 | Genki! | Ekota-chan | Benpineko | |
| Honto ni Atta! Reibai-Sensei | Hontoni atta! Reibai sensei | Azuma Tani | |||||
| Shiodome Cable TV | Shiodome kēburu terebi | FROGMAN | |||||
| – | 11 | Ano hi mita hana no namae o bokutachi wa mada shiranai. | Tatsuyuki Nagai | A-1 Pictures | |||
| [C] – The Money of Soul and Possibility Control | 「C」 THE MONEY OF SOUL AND POSSIBILITY CONTROL | Kenji Nakamura | Tatsunoko Production | ||||
| – | Aria the Scarlet Ammo | 12 | Hidan'no aria | Takashi Watanabe | J.C.Staff | ||
| Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl | Denpa onna to seishun otoko | Shaft | |||||
| – | Deadman Wonderland | Deddoman wandārando | Koichi Hatsumi | Manglobe | |||
| – | Blue Exorcist | 25 | Ao no futsumashi | Tensai Okamura | A-1 Pictures | ||
| – | Ohayou Ninja-tai Gatchaman | 475 | Ohayō ninja-tai gatchaman | Kate Arrow | |||
| – | Moshidora | 10 | Moshi dora | Takayuki Hamana | Production I.G | ||
| – | Inazuma Eleven GO | 47 | Inazuma irebun Go | Katsuhito Akiyama | OLM | ||
| – | Kayoe! Chugaku | 425 | Kayoe! Chū-gaku | Taketo Shinkai | DLE | ||
| – | Inumarudashi | 4 | Inumarudashi | Akitarou Daichi | Gathering | ||
| – | At that time Mr. Shimakoh moved! | 11 | Sonotoki, shimakō ga ugoita! | FROGMAN | DLE | ||
| Double-J | Daburu jiei | Azuma Tani | |||||
| – | Blade | 12 | Bureido | Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Madhouse | ||
| – | Ro-Kyu-Bu ~ Fast Break! | Rō-kiyu-bu! | Keizō Kusakawa | ||||
| – | Monster Hunter Diary: Felyne Village on the Edge G | 13 | Monhan nikki girigiri airū-mura G | DLE | |||
| – | Heaven's Memo Pad | 12 | Kami sama no memo chō | Katsushi Sakurabi | J.C.Staff | ||
| – | Sacred Seven | Seikuriddo sebun | Yoshimitsu Ohashi | Sunrise | |||
| – | Uta no Prince Sama | 13 | Uta no ☆ purinsu sama~tsu♪ maji LOVE 1000-pāsento | Yuu Kou | A-1 Pictures | ||
| – | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital | 24 | Nurarihyon no mago Sennen Makyou | Michio Fukuda | Studio Deen | ||
| – | Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth The Animation | 12 | Ikoku meiro no kurowāze The Animation | Kenji Yasuda | Satelight | ||
| – | Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise | Kaitō tenshi tsuin'enjeru 〜 kyunkyun ☆ tokimeki paradaisu! | 〜 | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | J.C.Staff | ||
| Yuruyuri: Happy Go Lily | Yuru Yuri | Masahiko Ōta | Doga Kobo | ||||
| – | Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3 | 13 | Natsume yūjinchō | Takahiro Ōmori | Brain's Base | ||
| – | Nyanpire The Animation | 12 | Niyanpaia The Animation | Takahiro Yoshimatsu | Gonzo | ||
| – | Kamisama Dolls | 13 | Kamisama dooruzu | Seiji Kishi | Brain's Base | ||
| Morita-san wa Mukuchi | Morita-san ha mukuchi. | Naotaka Hayashi | Seven | ||||
| – | Bunny Drop | 11 | Usagi doroppu | Kanta Kamei | Production I.G | ||
| No. 6 | NO. 6 [Nanbā shikkusu] | Kenji Nagasaki | Bones | ||||
| – | Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts 2 | 13 | Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū nitsu! | Shin Ōnuma | SILVER LINK. | ||
| Blood-C | 12 | Buraddo shī | Tsutomu Mizushima | Production I.G | |||
| Mayo Chiki! | 13 | Mayo chiki! | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | feel. | |||
| – | Penguindrum | 24 | Waru pingudoramu | Brain's Base | |||
| The Idolmaster | 25 | Aidorumasutā | Atsushi Nishigori | A-1 Pictures | |||
| – | A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives | 12 | Itsuka tenma no kuro usagi | Takashi Yamamoto | Zexcs | ||
| The Everyday Tales of a Cat God | Nekogami yaoyorozu | Hiroaki Sakurai | AIC PLUS+ | ||||
| – | R-15 | Aru jū-go | Munenori Nawa | AIC | |||
| – | Magic Breast Secret Sword Scroll | Manyū hikenchō | Hiraku Kaneko | Hoods Entertainment | |||
| – | The Mystic Archives of Dantalian | Dantarian no shoka | Yutaka Uemura | Gainax | |||
| – | Battle Spirits: Heroes | 50 | Batoru supirittsu haō (hīrōzu) | Sunrise | |||
| – | The Squid Girl 2 | 12 | Shinryaku!? Ikako | Diomedéa | |||
| – | C³ - CubexCursedxCurious | Shīkyūbu | Shin Ōnuma | SILVER LINK. | |||
| – | Wagnaria!! 2 | 13 | Wākingu’! | Atsushi Ōtsuki | A-1 Pictures | ||
| – | Bakuman. 2 | 25 | Bakuman. 2Nd shīzun | J.C.Staff | |||
| – | Majikoi: Oh! Samurai Girls | 12 | Shinkende watashi ni koishi nasai! | Keitaro Motonaga | Lerche | ||
| – | Fate/Zero | 13 | Feito/zero | Ei Aoki | ufotable | ||
| Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere | Kyōkaisenjō no horaizon | Manabu Ono | Sunrise | ||||
| – | Fujilog 2nd Season | Fujirogu dai 2 shīzun | Shigeo Shichiji | uzupiyo Animation & Digital Works | |||
| – | Digimon Fusion | 25 | Dejimon kurosuu~ōzu-ji o kakeru shōnen hantā-tachi | Yukio Kaizawa | Toei Animation | ||
| – | Phi-Brain - Puzzle of God | Fai burein-shin no pazuru | Junichi Satō | Sunrise | |||
| – | B-Daman Crossfire | 52 | Kurosufaito bīdaman | Yoshinori Odaka | SynergySP | ||
| – | Hunter × Hunter | 148 | HUNTER×HUNTER (hantā × hantā) | Hiroshi Koujina | Madhouse | ||
| – | Tamayura - Hitotose | 12 | Tamayura ~ hitotose ~ | Junichi Satō | TYO Animations | ||
| – | You and Me. | 13 | Kimi to boku | Mamoru Kanbe | J.C.Staff | ||
| – | Sengoku Paradise Kiwami | 26 | Sengoku ☆ paradaisu - kyoku - (kiwami) | Katsuya Kikuchi | |||
| – | Maken-Ki! | 12 | Makenki~tsu | Kōichi Ōhata | AIC Spirits | ||
| Mashiroiro Symphony: The Color of Lovers | Mashiro iro shinfonī - The karā of lovers - | Eiji Suganuma | Manglobe | ||||
| – | Morita-san wa Mukuchi. 2 | 13 | Morita-san ha mukuchi. 2 | Seven | |||
| – | Chihayafuru | 25 | Chihayafuru | Morio Asaka | Madhouse | ||
| – | Haganai: I don't have many friends | 12 | Boku ha tomodachi ga sukunai | Hisashi Saito | AIC Build | ||
| – | Persona 4 The Animation | 25 | Perusona 4 animēshon | Seiji Kishi | AIC ASTA | ||
| – | Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love 2 | 12 | Sekai hatsukoi 2 | Chiaki Kon | Studio Deen | ||
| – | Shakugan no Shana: Season III | 24 | Shakugan no shana III – Final – | Takashi Watanabe | J.C.Staff | ||
| – | Ben-To | 12 | Ben tō | Shin Itagaki | David Production | ||
| – | The Future Diary | 26 | Mirai Nikki | Naoto Hosoda | asread. | ||
| – | Mobile Suit Gundam AGE | 49 | Kidō senshi Gandamu AGE | Susumu Yamaguchi | Sunrise | ||
| – | Chibi Devi! | 75 | Chibi ☆ debi! | Maki Kamitani | SynergySP | ||
| – | gdgd Fairies | 12 | Gdgd yōseis (gudaguda fearīzu) | Souta Sugahara | Bouncy | ||
| – | Un-Go | 11 | An-go | Seiji Mizushima | Bones | ||
| – | Guilty Crown | 22 | Giruti kuraun | Tetsuro Araki | Production I.G | ||
| – | 21 | Rasuto eguzairu - gin'yoku no famu - | Koichi Chigira | Gonzo | |||
| – | Tobidase! Dokan-kun | 15 | Tobidase! Dokan-kun | DLE | |||
| – | High Score | 8 | Hai sukoa | Hajime Kurihara |
A list of original video animations (OVAs), original net animations (ONAs), original animation DVDs (OADs), and specials released between 1 January and 31 December 2011. Titles listed are named after their series if their associated OVA, special, etc. was not named separately.
| Release date | English title | Eps | Japanese title | Type | Director | Studio | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You - Unrequited Love | 1 | Kimi ni todoke: kataomoi | Special | Hiro Kaburagi | Production I.G | ||
| – | Otona Joshi no Anime Time | 4 | Otona joshi no anime taimu | Hiroshi Kawamata | |||
| Armored Trooper Votoms: Alone Again | 1 | Sōkō kihei botomuzu koei futatabi | OVA | Sunrise | |||
| Golden Kids | 2 | Gōruden ★ kizzu | ONA | Takayuki Hamana | Shirogumi Inc. | ||
| Five Numbers! | 1 | Norageki! | OVA | Hiroaki Ando | Sunrise | ||
| A Certain Magical Index II: Specials | 2 | Toaru majutsu no indekkusu tan | Special | J.C.Staff | |||
| – | T.P. Sakura: Time Paladin Sakura | T. P. Sakura 〜 taimu paradin sakura 〜 jikūju bōei-sen | OVA | Takehiro Nakayama | Nomad | ||
| – | .hack//Quantum | 3 | .hack//Quantum | Masaki Tachibana | Kinema Citrus | ||
| .hack//Quantum: Go, Our Chim Chims!! | .Hakku// kantamu eizō tokuten sore ike! Boku-ra no chimuchimu-chan | Special | |||||
| – | Princess Jellyfish Specials | 4 | Kurage Hime Hideo retsuden ☆ | Brain's Base | |||
| Wish Upon the Pleiades | Hōkago no pureadesu | ONA | Shouji Saeki | Gainax | |||
| Shin Koihime†Musou: Otome Tairan - Gakuensai da yo! Zenin Shuugou no Koto | 1 | Ma kohime† musō ~ otome tairan ~ gakuen-saida yo! Zen'in shūgō no koto | OVA | Nobuaki Nakanishi | Doga Kobo | ||
| The Garden of Sinners Chapter 8: Epilogue | Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners shūshō | Special | Hikaru Kondo | ufotable | |||
| Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Specials | 2 | Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl Tokubetsuhen | OLM | ||||
| Mai no Mahou to Katei no Hi | 1 | Mai no mahō to katei no hi | Masayuki Yoshihara | P.A. Works | |||
| – | OreImo Specials | 4 | Ore no imōto ga kon'nani kawaii wake ga nai | ONA | AIC Build | ||
| Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku - Tadoritsuita Basho | 1 | Fōchun'ateriaru akai yakusoku tadoritsuita basho | OVA | ||||
| Mitsudomoe: Oppai Ippai Mama Genki | Mitsudomo e OPPAI IPPAI mama genki | Special | Masahiko Ōta | Bridge | |||
| – | Baka & Test - Summon the Beasts OVA | 2 | Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Matsuri | OVA | Shin Ōnuma | Silver Link | |
| Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu: Matsuri - Sentakushi Ikou nomi | 6 | Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū ~-sai ~ sentakushi ikō nomi | Special | ||||
| – | Supernatural the Animation | 22 | Sūpānachuraru za animēshon | OVA | Madhouse | ||
| – | Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas 2 | 13 | Seitōshi seiya THE rosuto CANVAS meiōshinwa 2 | Osamu Nabeshima | TMS Entertainment | ||
| – | Ah! My Goddess: Together Forever | 3 | Ah! My Goddess: Itsumo Futari de | Hiroaki Gohda | AIC | ||
| – | The Magic of Chocolate | 13 | Chocolate no Mahō | Shinichiro Kimura | SynergySP | ||
| Kämpfer für die Liebe | 2 | Kämpfer für die Liebe | Special | Yasuhiro Kuroda | Nomad | ||
| Nichijou Episode 0 | 1 | Nichijou no 0-wa | OVA | Tatsuya Ishihara | Kyoto Animation | ||
| Hai yoru! Nyaruani rimenbā Mai rabu (kurafuto sensei) | Special | Azuma Tani | DLE | ||||
| K-On!!: Plan! | Kei on! | Keikaku! | Kyoto Animation | ||||
| Shimanchu MiRiKa | Shimanchu MiRiKa | Kyuma Oshita | Soratia | ||||
| – | Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OVA | 2 | Sekai hatsukoi ovua | OVA | Studio Deen | ||
| – | Saiyuki Gaiden | 3 | Saiyuki Gaiden | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Anpro | ||
| – | Hetalia World Series Specials | 4 | Hetaria World Series ekusutora episōdo | Special | Studio Deen | ||
| Gosick: Utsukushiki Kaibutsu wa Konton no Sen wo Shimiru | 1 | Haru kitaru goshikku supesharu - utsukushiki kaibutsu wa konton no saki o mi miru - | Bones | ||||
| Morita-san wa Mukuchi | Morita-san wa Mukuchi | OVA | Naotaka Hayashi | Studio Gram | |||
| Nana to Kaoru | Nana to Kaoru | Hideki Okamoto | AIC Plus+ | ||||
| Shukufuku no Campanella: La Campanella Della Benedizione | Shukufuku no kanpanera - la campanella della benedizione - | Shinji Ushiro | AIC | ||||
| – | Freezing Specials | 6 | Hajike chau! Doki doki toraburu furījingu | Special | A.C.G.T. | ||
| Sengoku Basara Ni: Ryuko, Itadaki no Chikai! Atsuki Mirai e Kakeru Tamashii!! | 1 | Sengoku basara ni: Ryūko, itadaki no chikai! Atsuki mirai e kakeru tamashī | Kazuya Nomura | Production I.G | |||
| – | Valkyria Chronicles 3 : Unrecorded Chronicles | 2 | Senjō no vuarukyuria 3 dare ga tame no jū kasa | OVA | Nobuhiro Kondō | A-1 Pictures | |
| – | Seibu Tetsudou Ekiin Tako-chan | 12 | Seibu tetsudō ekiin tako-chan | ONA | Tetsuo Yasumi | Shin-Ei Animation | |
| – | Fairy Tail OVA | 5 | Fearī teiru ovua | OVA | Shinji Ishihira | ||
| – | Seitokai Yakuindomo OVA | 8 | OAD gakusei kaiin sōsū | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | GoHands | ||
| Detective Conan Magic File 5: Niigata - Tokyo Omiyage Capriccio | 1 | Meitantei konan MAGIC FILE 2011 ~ Nīgata ~ Tōkyō omiyage kyōsō kyoku (kapurichio)~ | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | TMS Entertainment | |||
| Cinderella Hime Licca-chan | Shinderera hime rika-chan | Tatsunoko Production | |||||
| Oyayubi-hime Licca-chan | Oya yu bihime rika-chan | ||||||
| Shirayukihime Licca-chan | Shira yuki hime rikachan | ||||||
| – | Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2 - Mini Theater | 3 | Kimi ni todoke minitodo gekijō | Special | Hiro Kaburagi | Production I.G | |
| – | Detective Conan vs. Wooo | 2 | Meitantei konan vs Wooo | ONA | TMS Entertainment | ||
| – | Potecco Babies (2011) | 12 | Potekko beibīzu (2011) | Shin-Ei Animation | |||
| Highschool of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead | 1 | Gakuen mokushiroku hai sukūru obu za deddo dorifutāzu Obu za deddo | OVA | Tetsuro Araki | Madhouse | ||
| Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox | Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox | Special | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Gainax | |||
| Amagami SS: Little Sister | Amagami SS tachibana miya-hen imōto | AIC | |||||
| – | Kemurikusa | 2 | Kemurikusa | ONA | Tatsuki | Yaoyorozu | |
| SKET Dance: Tettei Bunseki Special | 1 | Suketto dansu tettei bunseki supesharu | Special | Tatsunoko Production | |||
| – | The Squid Girl Specials | 2 | Shinryaku! Ikako mini ikako no bangai-hen | Diomedéa | |||
| Maid Sama!: It's an Extra! | 1 | Kaichō ha meido-sama omakeda yo! | J.C.Staff | ||||
| – | Plastic Neesan | 12 | + Chikku nēsan | ONA | Tsutomu Mizushima | ||
| – | Katte ni Kaizou | 6 | Katte ni kaizō | OVA | Shaft | ||
| Katte ni Kaizou Specials | 3 | Katte ni kaizō | Special | Akiyuki Shinbou | |||
| – | Shiki Specials | 2 | Shikabane oni | Tetsurou Amino | Daume | ||
| – | A-Channel: +A-Channel | 11 | A chan'neru | Studio Gokumi | |||
| Tiger & Bunny Pilot | 1 | TIGER & BUNNY (taigā Ando banī) | Sunrise | ||||
| Detective Conan OVA 11: A Secret Order from London | Meitantei konan ~ rondon kara no maru hi shirei (Rondon kara no maru hi shirei) | OVA | Kōjin Ochi | TMS Entertainment | |||
| – | Appleseed XIII | 13 | Appurushīdo XIII | Takayuki Hamana | |||
| – | Is This a Zombie? OVA | 2 | Kore ha zonbi desu ka? Ovua | Takaomi Kanasaki | Studio Deen | ||
| – | Amagami SS Short Animations | 6 | Amagami SS | AIC | |||
| Asobi ni Iku yo!: Asobi ni Oide - Owari | 1 | Asobi nī kuyo! Asobi nioi de owari | Special | Yōichi Ueda | AIC PLUS+ | ||
| Cat Planet Cuties: Come Drop By | Asobi nī kuyo! Asobi nioi de | OVA | |||||
| Stitch: Heroes are Hard | Sutitchi!~ Zutto saikō no tomodachi ~ | Special | Shin-Ei Animation | ||||
| – | Softenni Specials | 6 | Sofuteni ~tsu | Xebec | |||
| – | Blue Exorcist: Ura Eku | 10 | Ao no futsumashi (ekusoshisuto) ura eku | A-1 Pictures | |||
| Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Hadairo Ritsu Kyuuwari Zou!? | 1 | Oretachi ni tsubasa ha nai hadairo-ritsu kyū warimashi!? | OVA | Shinji Ushiro | Nomad | ||
| – | My Ordinary Life Specials | 25 | Nichijō orijinaru jikai yokoku | Special | Kyoto Animation | ||
| – | Beelzebub Specials | 16 | Beruzebabu | Pierrot Plus | |||
| Toei Robot Girls | 1 | Tōei robotto gāruzu | ONA | Hiroshi Ikehata | Toei Animation | ||
| – | The Qwaser Of Stigmata II Picture Drama | 4 | Seikon no kueisā II pikuchā dorama | Special | Hoods Entertainment | ||
| Oniichan no Koto nanka Zenzen Suki ja Nai n da kara ne!! Special | 1 | Onīchan no koto nanka zenzen suki janai ndakara ne~tsu! | Dai 13-wa imōto yori ai o komete ani no “-sei tai kansatsu-ki” | Zexcs | |||
| Install Pilot | Shirushi sutōru | Yoshinobu Sena | Asahi Production | ||||
| Baby Princess 3D Paradise 0 [Love] | Beibī purinsesu 3D paradaisu 0 [rabu] | OVA | Takayuki Inagaki | Studio Comet | |||
| – | Higurashi: When They Cry - Kira | 4 | Higurashi no naku koro ni-Kira | Hideki Tachibana | Studio Deen | ||
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society 3D: Tachikomatic Days | 3 | Kōkaku kidōtai S. A. C. Solid sutēto Society 3D tachikoma na hibi | Special | Production I.G | |||
| Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables Specials | 2 | Sekai meisaku gekijō kanketsu-ban kon'nichiwa An ~ Before Green Gables | OVA | Nippon Animation | |||
| Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette Specials | Sekai meisaku gekijō kanketsu-ban re mizeraburu shōjo kozetto | Special | |||||
| Porphy no Nagai Tabi Specials | Sekai meisaku gekijō kanketsu-ban porufi no nagai tabi | OVA | |||||
| – | 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku Specials | 3 | 30-Sai no hoken taiiku | Special | Mankyuu | Gathering | |
| – | Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream - Prism Shougekijou | 51 | Puritī rizumu ōrora dorīmu purizumu Emi gekijō | Tatsunoko Production | |||
| – | 3 | HELLSING THE DAWN | Hiroyuki Ooshima | Graphinica | |||
| Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth The Animation: Concert | 1 | Ikoku meiro no kurowāze The Animation dai 4. 5-Wa ongakkai" Récital" | Satelight | ||||
| Pokémon: Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story | Pikachū no samā burijji sutōrī | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM | ||||
| Dragon Ball Z Kai: Bring Peace to the Future! Goku's Spirit is Eternal | Doragon bōru aratame mirai ni heiwa o! Gokū no tamashī yo eien ni | Toei Animation | |||||
| – | Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - A Memory of Snow Flowers | 6 | Hakuōki sekka-roku | OVA | Osamu Yamasaki | Studio Deen | |
| – | Copihan | 7 | Kopihan | ONA | Gonzo | ||
| – | Carnival Phantasm | 12 | Kānibaru fantazumu | OVA | Seiji Kishi | Lerche | |
| Moshidora Recap | 1 | Moshi dora futatabi sōshūhen | Special | Production I.G | |||
| One Piece: Episode of Alabasta - Prologue | Gekijō-ban wan pīsu episōdo obu arabasuta | Toei Animation | |||||
| Wandering Son Specials | 2 | Hōrō musuko | AIC Classic | ||||
| Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Summer Special | 1 | Tantei opera mirukyi hōmuzu samā supesharu | Makoto Moriwaki | ||||
| – | VitaminX Addiction | 3 | VitaminX Addiction | OVA | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Nomad | |
| – | The Prince of Tennis OVA Another Story II | 4 | Tenisu no ōjisama ovua anazā sutōrī II ~ ano toki no bokura | Shunsuke Tada | Production I.G | ||
| The Prince of Tennis OVA Another Story II Bonus | 2 | Tenisu no ōjisama ovua anazā sutōrī II ~ ano toki no bokura | Special | ||||
| Astarotte's Toy! EX | 1 | Asutarotte no omocha! EX | OVA | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Diomedéa | ||
| – | Busou Shinki: Moon Angel | 10 | Busōshinki Moon enzeru | ONA | Masayuki Kojima | ||
| The World God Only Knows: Four Girls and an Idol | 1 | Kami nomi zo shiru sekai: 4-ri to aidoru | OVA | Shigehito Takayanagi | Manglobe | ||
| – | Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu: Spinout! Sore ga Bokura no Nichijou | 6 | Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū SPINOUT! Sore ga bokura no nichijō. Ensei-chū | Special | SILVER LINK. | ||
| Kamisama Dolls Specials | Kamisama dooruzu | Brain's Base | |||||
| – | La croisée dans un labyrinthe étranger: Yune & Alice | 7 | Ikoku meiro no kurowāze `yune& Arisu | Satelight | |||
| Nekogami Yaoyorozu Specials | Nekogami yaoyorozu | Hiroaki Sakurai | AIC PLUS+ | ||||
| Haganai: Black Hotpot Gives Girls a Bad Smell | 1 | Boku ha tomodachi ga sukunai: yaminabe wa bishōjo ga zan'nen'na kusai | OVA | Hisashi Saito | AIC Build | ||
| – | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital | 2 | Nurarihyon no mago | Special | Studio Deen | ||
| Goulart Knights: Evoked the Beginning White | 1 | Gurāru kishi-dan Evoked THE Beginning White | OVA | Masahiro Sonoda | Studio Blanc. | ||
| Kiss Dum: Omokage | Kisu damu: Omokage | Special | Satelight | ||||
| – | A Dark Rabbit has Seven Lives Picture Drama | 6 | Itsuka tenma no kuro usagi pikuchā dorama | Zexcs | |||
| – | Manyuu Hikenchou Specials | 8 | Manyū hikenchō binyū tanren-hō chichi togi | Hiraku Kaneko | Hoods Entertainment | ||
| – | Kimezō no Kimarimonku Ja Kimaranee. Featuring Sabu-Otoko | 12 | Kimezō no kimari monku ja Kima-ra nē. Featuring sabu otoko | ONA | Shin-Ei Animation | ||
| Deadman Wonderland: The Red Knife Wielder | 1 | Deddoman wandārando akai naifu tsukai | OVA | Koichi Hatsumi | Manglobe | ||
| This Boy Can Fight Aliens | Kono danshi, uchūbito to tatakaemasu. | Soubi Yamamoto | CoMix Wave Films | ||||
| – | 2 | Hideo densetsu sora no kiseki THE animēshon | Masaki Tachibana | Kinema Citrus | |||
| Rio: Rainbow Gate! Special | 1 | Rio reinbō gēto! | Special | Xebec | |||
| Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts: Magical Hideyoshi Hideyoshi | Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū ni ~tsu! “Mahō Hideyoshi Hide yoshi” | SILVER LINK. | |||||
| Blue Exorcist: Kuro Runs Away From Home | Ao no futsumashi (ekusoshisuto) kuro no iede | A-1 Pictures | |||||
| – | La croisée dans un labyrinthe étranger Picture Drama | 6 | Ikoku meiro no kurowāze pikuchā dorama | Satelight | |||
| – | Usagi Drop Specials | 4 | Usagi doroppu | Production I.G | |||
| – | Queen's Blade OVA | 2 | Kuīnzu bureido | OVA | Shigenori Kageyama | Arms | |
| Queen's Blade OVA Specials | Special | ||||||
| – | Hidamari Sketch × SP | Hida mari suketchi ×SP | Akiyuki Shinbou | Shaft | |||
| Ikki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku | 1 | Ikkitōsen-shū tsuba tōshi keppūroku | OVA | Rion Kujo | Arms | ||
| YuruYuri: For Whatever Reason, Never Ending, Heart Throbbing, Pitter-patter, Paradox Eternal | Yuru Yuri dōshite ☆ tomaranai ☆ tokimeki ☆ dokidoki ☆ paradokusu ☆ etānaru | Special | Doga Kobo | ||||
| Tales of Symphonia The Animation: Sekai Tougou-hen | 3 | Teiruzu obu shinfonia THE animēshon sekai tōgō-hen | OVA | Haruo Sotozaki | ufotable | ||
| Precure All Stars DX the Dance Live♥: Miracle Dance Stage e Youkoso | 1 | Purikyua ōru sutāzu DX the DANCE raivu ♥ ~ mirakuru dansu sutēji e yōkoso ~ | Naoki Miyahara | Toei Animation | |||
| Carnival Phantasm EX Season | Kānibaru fantazumu EX sezon | Seiji Kishi | Lerche | ||||
| Kyousogiga | Kyousou Giga | ONA | Rie Matsumoto | Toei Animation | |||
| Lupin III: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid | Rupan sansei chi no kokuin - eien no Mermaid | Special | Teiichi Takiguchi | Telecom Animation Film | |||
| Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi: Kokoro Utsuri no Toukoubi - School Attendance Day | Itsuka tenma no kuro usagi kokoro utsuri no tōkō-bi ~ sukuru·-atendansu· de~i ~ | OVA | Shunsuke Fukui | Zexcs | |||
| Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei: Gyakushuu no Kurage. | Hontoni atta! Reibai sensei gyakushū no kurage. | Special | DLE | ||||
| IS: Infinite Stratos Encore - Koi ni Kogareru Rokujuusou | IS 〈infinitto sutoratosu〉ankōru “koi ni kogareru rokujūsō” | OVA | Yasuhito Kikuchi | 8bit | |||
| Sengoku Basara Movie: 4-koma Gekijou - Another Last Party | 5 | Gekijō-ban sengoku basara 4koma gekijō - anazā Last pātī - | Special | Production I.G | |||
| – | Inazuma Eleven Go Specials | 2 | Inazuma irebun GO tokubetsu-hen | OLM | |||
| Zero Escape: VLR prologue | 1 | Kyokugen dasshutsu ADV zen'nin shiboudesu puromōshon'anime | ONA | Gonzo | |||
| R-15: R15 Shounen Hyouryuuki | Aru jū go R 15 shōnen hyōryū-ki | OVA | Daisuke Takashima | AIC | |||
| – | Major: World Series | 2 | Mejā wārudo shirīzu-hen | Riki Fukushima | SynergySP | ||
| Battle Break | 1 | Batoru bureiku | ONA | Shinji Ushiro | OLM | ||
| Doragon bōru episōdo Obu bādakku | Special | Yoshihiro Ueda | Toei Animation | ||||
| – | Yakimochi Caprice | 2 | Yaki mochi kyōsōkyoku | AIC | |||
| – | Rurōni kenshin - Meiji kenkaku roman Tan - shin Kyōto-hen | OVA | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | Studio Deen | |||
| Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi: Kakaru ka? Gakuensai ni Koi no Hashi | 1 | Hoshizora he kakaru hashi kakaru ka? Gakuen-sai ni koi no hashi | Special | Doga Kobo | |||
| Aria the Scarlet Ammo Special | Hidan no Aria: Butei ga Kitarite Onsen Kenshuu | J.C.Staff | |||||
| Toradora! Special | Tora dora! Bentō no gokui | ||||||
| – | Ben-To Picture Drama | 6 | Ben tō | David Production | |||
| – | Maken-Ki! Secret Training | Makenkid dokidoki~tsu! Makenki himitsu no kunren | AIC Spirits | ||||
| – | Busō Chūgakusei Basket Army | 5 | Busō chūgakusei basuketto āmī | ONA | Romanov Higa | ||
| Gattai Robot Atranger | 1 | Gattai robotto atoranjā | OVA | Tōru Yoshida | AIC | ||
| Justeen | Jasutīn | Yukio Nishimoto | |||||
| Fate/Prototype | Fate/Prototype | Seiji Kishi | Lerche |