Events in 2014 in anime.
AnimeJapan had its first edition in March.
The Tale of Princess Kaguya Best Animated Feature Film and Best Animation by Asia Pacific Screen Awards and the Lost Angeles Film Critics Association respectively.[1] [2] Tamako Love Story won the Best New Face award at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[3] The Wind Rises won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year at the 37th Japan Academy Prize. won the Best Theatrical Film Award at the 19th Animation Kobe Awards. Attack on Titan won the 2014 Tokyo Anime Award Festival for Animation of the Year. Kill la Kill and dominated at the Newtype Anime Awards. Kill la Kill received for Best Character Design, Best Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Picture (TV Broadcast) while Idolmaster was awarded Best Theme Song, Best Picture (Film), Best Director and Best Characters (Female).[4]
Hayao Miyazaki was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 6th Annual Governors Awards.[5] [6]
A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2014.
| Release date | English title | Japanese title | Director | Studio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE Kagayaki no Mukōgawa e! | Atsushi Nishikori | A-1 Pictures | |||
| Appleseed Alpha | Appleseed Alpha | Shinji Aramaki | Sola Digital Arts | ||
| Attack on Titan: Crimson Arrows | Shingeki no Kyojin Zenpen: Guren no Yumiya | Tetsuro Araki | Wit Studio | ||
| Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back! | Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Gachinko! Gyakushū no Robo Tō-chan | Wataru Takahashi | Shin-Ei Animation | ||
| Happiness Charge Pretty Cure The Movie! Ballerina of the Doll Kingdom | Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!: Ningyō no Kuni no Ballerina | Chiaki Kon | Toei Animation | ||
| Gekijōban Cardfight! | Vanguard: Neon Messiah | Shin Itagaki, Takashi Motoki | Liden Films | ||
| Gekijō-ban gdgd Yōseis tte Iu Eiga wa Dō kana…? | Gekijō-ban gdgd Yōseis tte Iu Eiga wa Dō kana…? | Sōta Sugahara | Bouncy | ||
| Shimajiro and the Whale's Song | Shimajirō to Kujira no Uta | Isamu Hirabayashi | Benesse Corporation | ||
| Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky | Hakuōki Dai-nishō Shikon Sōkyū | Osamu Yamasaki | Studio Deen | ||
| Harmonie | Arumoni | Yasuhiro Yoshiura | Studio Rikka, Ultra Super Pictures | ||
| Inazuma Eleven: Chōjigen Dream Match | Inazuma Eleven: Chōjigen Dream Match | Katsuhito Akiyama | OLM | ||
| Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www' | Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www | Sōta Sugahara | Bouncy | ||
| Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyō | Takeshi Koike | Telecom Animation Film | |||
| The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader | Ōkii Ichinensei to Chiisana Ninensei | Ayumu Watanabe | A-1 Pictures | ||
| Parol's Future Island | Paroru no Miraijima | Kazuaki Imai | Shin-Ei Animation | ||
| Black Nest -Chronus- | Kuro no Sumika -Chronus- | Naoyuki Onda | Studio 4°C | ||
| Santa Company | Santa Company | Kenji Itoso | KENJI STUDIO, Nexus | ||
| Spochan Battle -for the future- | Spo-chan Taiketsu: Youkai Daikessen | Hiroshi Kubo | Wao World | ||
| Go! Anpanman: Apple Boy and the Wishes For Everyone | Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bōya to Minna no Negai | Jun Kawagoe | TMS/3xCube | ||
| Space Brothers #0 | Uchū Kyōdai #0 | Ayumu Watanabe | A-1 Pictures | ||
| Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune | Makoto Bessho, Yutaka Izubuchi | Xebec | |||
| Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember | Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Tsuioku No Koukai | Takao Kato | AIC Xebec | ||
| Yūto-kun ga Iku | Yūto-kun ga Iku | Ryo Higuchi | Shirogumi | ||
| Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE | Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE | Osamu Nabeshima | TMS/8PAN | ||
| Eagle Talon 7: Her Majesty's Joboob[7] | Taka no Tsume 7 - Joō Heika no Joboob | FROGMAN | Kaeruotoko Shokai | ||
| Buddha 2: The Endless Journey | Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Budda - Owarinaki tabi | Toshiaki Komura | Toei Animation, Tezuka Production | ||
| Tiger & Bunny: The Rising | Tiger and Bunny | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Sunrise | ||
| Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace | Mōretsu Pirates: Akuu no Shin'en | Tatsuo Satō | Satelight | ||
| Giovanni's Island | Giovanni no Shima | Mizuho Nishikubo | Production I.G | ||
| Eiga Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo ~Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai~ | Shinnosuke Yakuwa | Shin-Ei Animation | |||
| Pretty Rhythm All Stars Selection Prism Show☆Best Ten Movie | Gekijō-ban Pretty Rhythm All Stars Selection Prism Show☆Best Ten | Masakazu Hishida | Tatsunoko Production | ||
| Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends | Purikyua All Stars New Stage 3: Eien no Tomodachi | Kouji Ogawa | Toei Animation | ||
| Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai | Chiaki Kon | Studio Deen | ||
| Meitantei Konan: Ijigen no Sunaipā | Kobun Shizuno | TMS Entertainment | |||
| Heaven's Lost Property Final: Eternal My Master | Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master | Hisashi Saito | Production IMS | ||
| Tamako Love Story | Tamako no Love Story | Naoko Yamada | Kyoto Animation | ||
| Gekijōban Persona 3 Dai Ni Shō | Tomohisa Taguchi | A-1 Pictures | |||
| Saint Seiya Legend of Sanctuary | Keiichi Sato | Toei Animation | |||
| K MISSING KINGS | Shingo Suzuki | GoHands | |||
| Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | Pokémon The Movie XY "Hakai no Mayu to Dianshī" | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM | ||
| When Marnie Was There | Omoide no Marnie | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Studio Ghibli | ||
| Stand by Me Doraemon | Stand by Me Doraemon | Ryūichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki | Shin-Ei Animation, Shirogumi, Robot | ||
| New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 1: Awakening | Shin Gekijō-ban Initial D Legend 1 -Kakusei- | Masamitsu Hidaka | Sanzigen, Liden Films | ||
| Expelled From Paradise | Rakuen Tsuihō - Expelled from Paradise | Seiji Mizushima | Toei Animation Graphinica | ||
| The Last Naruto the Movie | Tsuneo Kobayashi | Pierrot | |||
| Aikatsu! the Movie | Aikatsu! | Yuichiro Yano | Sunrise |
A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2014.
| Release date | English title | Japanese title | Director | Studio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!! | Abarenbō Rikishi! | Matsutarō | Yukio Kaizawa | Toei Animation | |
| Ai Tenchi Muyo! | Ai tenchimuyō! | Hiroshi Negishi | AIC Plus+ | ||
| Choboraunyopomi Gekijō Dainimaku Ai Mai Mi: Mōsō Catastrophe | Itsuki Imazaki | Seven | |||
| Aikatsu! | Ryuichi Kimura | Sunrise | |||
| Escha & Logy no Atelier: Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Studio Gokumi | |||
| Baby Gamba | Bebī ganba | Tomohiro Kawamura | Shirogumi Inc. | ||
| Barakamon | Barakamon | Masaki Tachibana | Kinema Citrus | ||
| Katsumi Hasegawa | Nelvana, SynergySP, d-rights | ||||
| Beiu~ōriāzu saibōgu | Kunihisa Sugishima | Nelvana, SynergySP, d-rights | |||
| Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus | Noriyuki Abe | A-1 Pictures | |||
| Blade & Soul | Bureido ando souru | Hiroshi Takeuchi, Hiroshi Hamasaki | Gonzo | ||
| Blade Dance of the Elementalers | Seirei Tsukai no Bureidodansu | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | TNK | ||
| Blue Spring Ride | Ao Haru Ride | Ai Yoshimura | Production I.G | ||
| BONJOUR Sweet Love Patisserie | Bonjour Koiaji Pâtisserie | Noriaki Akitaya | Silver Link, Connect | ||
| Bottom Biting Bug | Oshiri Kajiri Mushi | Kaori, Masatsugu Arakawa | Kinema Citrus | ||
| Broken Blade | Break Blade | Nobuyoshi Habara | Production I.G, Xebec | ||
| Calimero | Gaumont Animation | ||||
| Cardfight!! Vanguard G | Kādofaito! | Vangādo G | Yui Umemoto | TMS Entertainment, Sotsu, Dentsu | |
| Kādofaito! | Vangādo Region Meito Hen | Hatsuki Tsuji | TMS/Double Eagle | ||
| Carino Coni | Karīno koni | Yuuichi Abe | Robot | ||
| La Corda d'Oro Blue Sky | Kin-iro no Corda Blue♪Sky | Kōjin Ochi | TYO Animations | ||
| CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon | CROSS ANGE Tenshi to Ryū no Rondo | Yoshiharu Ashino | Sunrise | ||
| Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters | Dragon Ball Kai | Yasuhiro Nowatari | Toei Animation | ||
| Dragon Collection | Doragon Korekushon | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | OLM | ||
| Dramatical Murder | Doramatikaru Mādā | Kazuya Miura | NAZ | ||
| Duel Masters VS | Dyueru masutāzu VS | Shinobu Sasaki | Ascension | ||
| Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! | Fate/kaleid rainā purizuma ☆ Iriya Tsuvu~Ai! | Shin Ōnuma, Masato Jinbo | Silver Link | ||
| The File of Young Kindaichi Returns | Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo Returns | Toei Animation | |||
| Francesca | Hitoshi Kumagai, Yuichiro Yano | Telecom Animation Film | |||
| Hiroko Utsumi | Kyoto Animation, Animation Do | ||||
| The Fruit of Grisaia | Grisaia no Kajitsu | Tensho | 8-Bit | ||
| Ganbare! Lulu Lolo - Tiny Twin Bears | Yūji Umoto | Fanworks | |||
| Gigant Shooter Tsukasa | Chō-Bakuretsu I-Jigen Menko Battle Gigant Shooter Tsukasa | Ryōichi Mori | Fanworks, Forest Hunting One | ||
| Glasslip | Gurasurippu | Junji Nishimura | P.A.Works | ||
| Go-Go Tamagotchi! | GO GO Tamagotchi! | Jouji Shimura | OLM | ||
| GraP & RodeO | Gura P & rodeotto | Taketo Shinkai | Pie in the Sky | ||
| Gundam Build Fighters Try | Gandamu Birudo Faitāzu Torai | Shinya Watada | Sunrise | ||
| Gundam Reconguista in G | Gandamu G no Rekongisuta | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | ||
| Hero Bank | Hīrō Banku | Yasutaka Yamamoto | TMS Entertainment | ||
| Hi-sCool! Seha Girls | Hai Sukūru SeHa Gāru | Sōta Sugawara | TMS Entertainment | ||
| Secret Princess Himegoto[8] | Jinsei Sōdan Terebi Animēshon "Jinsei" | Yūji Yanase | Asahi Production | ||
| Secret Society Eagle Talon Extreme | Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume EX | FROGMAN | DLE | ||
| I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying | Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken | Shinpei Nagai | Seven | ||
| Kashiramoji [Initial ] D Final Stage | Mitsuo Hashimoto | SynergySP | |||
| Insufficient Direction | Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki | Azuma Tani | DLE | ||
| Rokujyōma no Shinryakusha!? | Shin Ōnuma | Silver Link | |||
| Jinsei - Life Consulting | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Feel | |||
| Keroro | Keroro Gunsō | Haruki Kasugamori | Sunrise, Gathering | ||
| Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www' | Sōta Sugahara | Bouncy | |||
| KutsuDaru. | Kutsu daru | Taka Katou | Studio Egg | ||
| Lady Jewelpet | Redi Juerupetto | Itsuro Kawasaki | Zexcs, Studio Gallop | ||
| Locodol | Futsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol Yattemita | Munenori Nawa | Feel | ||
| M3: The Dark Metal | M3 - Sono Kuroki Hagane | Junichi Sato | Satelight, C2C | ||
| Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! Season 2 | Lovely Movie: Itoshi no Muco Season 2 | Takenori Mihara | Doga Kobo | ||
| Magic Kaito 1412 | Majikku Kaito 1412 | Susumu Kudo | A-1 Pictures | ||
| Magimoji Rurumo | Majimoji Rurumo | Chikara Sakurai | J.C.Staff | ||
| Always! Super Radical Gag Family | Maido! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku | Akitaro Daichi | Studio Deen | ||
| Majin Bone | Kōnosuke Uda | Toei Animation | |||
| Disuku Wōzu: Abenjāzu | Toshiaki Komura | Toei Animation | |||
| Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu? | Lareko | Fanworks[9] | |||
| Me Itantei Rasukaru | Shudō Jun | ||||
| Meshimase Lodoss-tō Senki Sorette Oishii no? | Meshimase Rōdosu Senki: Sorette Oishii no? | Iku Suzuki | Studio Deen, Studio Hibari | ||
| Minarai Diva | Kōtarō Ishidate | Bouncy | |||
| Mobile Suit Gundam-san | Kidō Senshi Gandamu-san | Mankyū | Sunrise | ||
| Momo Kyun Sword | Momo Kyun Sōdo | Shinsuke Yanagi | Tri-Slash, Project No.9 | ||
| Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun | Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun | Mitsue Yamazaki | Doga Kobo | ||
| Mysterious Joker | Kaitō Joker | Yukiyo Teramoto | Shin-Ei Animation | ||
| Nandaka Velonica | Michiya Katou | Cyclone Graphics | |||
| Neko no Dayan | Hazumu Sakuta | Kachidoki Studio | |||
| Ninjaboy Rintaro | Nintama Rantaro | Tsutomu Shibayama | Ajia-do | ||
| Nyanpuku Nyaruma | Takeshi Onaka | Kachidoki Studio | |||
| Nobunaga Concerto | Nobunaga Kontseruto | Yūsuke Fujikawa | |||
| Ohenro | Ohenro: Hachi Hachi Aruki | Masato Nagamori | ufotable | ||
| Oreca Battle | Tetsurō Amino | OLM, Xebec | |||
| Orenchi no Furo Jijō[10] | Sayo Aoi | Asahi Production | |||
| Seiji Kishi, Tomohisa Taguchi | A-1 Pictures | ||||
| Pretty Rhythm All Star Selection | Masakazu Hishida | Tatsunoko Production | |||
| Makoto Moriwaki | Tatsunoko Production, DongWoo A&E | ||||
| Rail Wars! | Rail Wars! -Nippon Kuni Yū Tetsudō Kōantai | Yoshifumi Matsuda | Passione | ||
| Re:␣Hamatora | Seiji Kishi | Lerche | |||
| Itsuro Kawasaki | Studio Deen | ||||
| Selector Spread Wixoss | Wikurosu | Takuya Satō | J.C.Staff | ||
| Sengoku Basara Judge End | Takashi Sano | TMS Entertainment | |||
| Shōnen Hollywood - Holly Stage for 49 | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi | Zexcs | |||
| Gin no Saji Dai-2-ki | Tomohiko Itō, Kotomi Deai | A-1 Pictures | |||
| Sin Strange Plus | Hiroyuki Furukawa | Seven | |||
| Tokyo ESP | Tōkyō Īesupī | Shigehito Takayanagi | Xebec | ||
| Tokyo Ghoul | Tōkyō Gūru | Shuhei Morita | Pierrot | ||
| Tribe Cool Crew | Toraibu KuruKuru | Masaya Fujimori | |||
| Tsukimonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo, Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | |||
| Yasuhiro Imagawa | Studio Deen | ||||
| When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace | Inō-Batoru wa Nichijō-kei no Naka de | Masahiko Otsuka, Masanori Takahashi | Trigger | ||
| World Fool News | CoMix Wave Films[11] | ||||
| World Trigger | Wārudo Torigā | Mitsuru Hongo, Kouji Ogawa | Toei Animation | ||
| Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road | Yowamushi pedaru GRANDE ROAD | Osamu Nabeshima | TMS Entertainment, 8PAN | ||
| Noboru Iguchi, Shoichiro Masumoto, Takashi Shimizu | ILCA | ||||
| Future Card Buddyfight | Fyūchā Kādo Badifaito | Shigetaka Ikeda | |||
| Recently, My Sister is Unusual | Saikin, Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga | Hiroyuki Hata | |||
| Seitokai Yakuindomo | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | ||||
| Space Dandy | Supēsu Dandi | Shinichirō Watanabe, Shingo Natsume | Bones | ||
| Buddy Complex | Badi Konpurekkusu | Yasuhiro Tanabe | Sunrise | ||
| Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen | Pippuya | Dax Production | |||
| Nobunaga the Fool | Nobunaga za Fūru | Hidekazu Sato | Satelight | ||
| Nobunagun | Nobunagan | Nobuhiro Kondo | Bridge | ||
| Noragami | Noragami | Kotaro Tamura | Bones | ||
| Saki: Zenkoku-hen | Manabu Ono | ||||
| Tonari no Seki-kun | Yūji Mutoh | ||||
| Witch Craft Works | Witchikurafuto Wākusu | Tsutomu Mizushima | |||
| D-Frag! | Dīfuragu! | Seiki Sugawara, Shizutaka Sugahara | Brain's Base | ||
| The Pilot's Love Song | Toaru Hikūshi e no Koiuta | Toshimasa Suzuki | TMS Entertainment, 3xCube | ||
| Robot Girls Z | Robotto Gāruzu Zetto | Hiroshi Ikehata | |||
| Kenichi Kawamura | |||||
| Hiroshi Kimura | NAZ | ||||
| Wooser no Sono Higurashi Kakusei-hen | Kenji Seto | Sanzigen, Liden Films | |||
| The Love Of New Wings | Atarashī tsubasa no ai | Toshiaki Komura | Sunrise | ||
| Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren | Tatsuya Ishihara | Kyoto Animation | |||
| Engaged to the Unidentified | Mikakunin de Shinkōkei | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Doga Kobo | ||
| Yōkai Watch | Yōkai Wotchi | Shinji Ushiro | OLM | ||
| Hōzuki no Reitetsu | Hiro Kaburaki | Wit Studio | |||
| Magical Warfare | Mahō Sensō | Yuzo Sato | Madhouse | ||
| Onēchan ga Kita | Yoshihide Yuuzumi | C2C | |||
| Pyūpa | Tomomi Mochizuki | Studio Deen | |||
| Sakura Trick | Sakura Torikku | Ken'ichi Ishikura | Studio Deen | ||
| Strange+ | Takashi Nishikawa | ||||
| Yūji Yamaguchi | Telecom Animation Film | ||||
| Go! Go | Goshichigo | Takebumi Anzai | C2C, Lay-duce | ||
| Wake Up, Girls! | Yutaka Yamamoto | ||||
| No-Rin | Nōrin | Shin Ōnuma | Silver Link | ||
| Nisekoi | Naoyuki Tatsuwa, Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | |||
| World Conquest Zvezda Plot | Sekai Seifuku - Bōryaku no Zvezda | Tensai Okamura | A-1 Pictures | ||
| Te sagure! Bukatsu mo no anko ̄ru | Kōtarō Ishidate | Yaoyorozu | |||
| Wizard Barristers - Benmashi Seshiru | Yasuomi Umetsu | ||||
| Sugar Soldier | Shugā Sorujā | ||||
| Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha | Toru Takahashi | Production IMS | |||
| Hiraku Kaneko | Xebec | ||||
| HappinessCharge PreCure! | HapinesuChāji PuriKyua! | Tatsuya Nagamine | Toei Animation | ||
| Romantica Clock | Romanchika Kurokku | ||||
| The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior | Bokura wa Minna Kawai-sō | Shigeyuki Miya | Brain's Base | ||
| Riddle Story of Devil | Akuma no Riddle | Keizō Kusakawa | Diomedéa | ||
| Selector Infected WIXOSS[12] | Takuya Satō | J.C.Staff | |||
| JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken: Stardust Crusaders | Naokatsu Tsuda, Ken'ichi Suzuki | ||||
| Mushishi: The Next Chapter | Mushishi: Zoku-Shō | Hiroshi Nagahama | Artland | ||
| Dragonar Academy | Seikoku no Doragunā | Shunsuke Tada, Tomoyuki Kurokawa | |||
| Captain Earth | Kyaputen Āsu | Takuya Igarashi | Bones | ||
| Shinji Ishihira | A-1 Pictures, Bridge | ||||
| The Irregular at Magic High School | Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei | Manabu Ono | Madhouse | ||
| Kenzen Robo Daimidarā | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | TNK | |||
| Tomoyuki Kawamura | Brain's Base | ||||
| Baby Steps | Beibī Suteppu | Masahiko Murata | Pierrot | ||
| Brynhildr in the Darkness | Gokukoku no Buryunhirude | Kenichi Imaizumi | Arms Corporation | ||
| Haikyū!! | Haikyū! | Susumu Mitsunaka | Production I.G | ||
| If Her Flag Breaks | Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara (Gaworare) | Ayumu Watanabe | Hoods Entertainment | ||
| Love Live! School Idol Project 2-ki | Takahiko Kyōgoku | Sunrise | |||
| The World Is Still Beautiful[13] | Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii | Hajime Kamegaki | Pierrot | ||
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Yūgiō Āku Faibu | Katsumi Ono | |||
| One Week Friends | Isshūkan Friends | Tarou Iwasaki | Brain's Base | ||
| The Comic Artist and His Assistants | Mangaka-san to Ashisutanto-san to (ManAshi) | Takeshi Furuta | Zexcs | ||
| Soul Eater Not! | Sōru Ītā Notto! | Masakazu Hashimoto | Bones | ||
| Black Bullet | Burakku Buretto | Masayuki Kojima | Kinema Citrus, Orange | ||
| Magica Wars | Mahō Shōjo Taisen | Ayano Ohnoki | Gainax | ||
| Fūun Ishin Dai Shogun | Takashi Watanabe | J.C.Staff, A.C.G.T | |||
| No Game No Life | Atsuko Ishizuka | Madhouse | |||
| Hitsugi no Chaika | Sōichi Masui | Bones | |||
| Is the Order a Rabbit? | Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? (GochiUsa) | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | White Fox | ||
| Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san | Shinpei Nagai | Seven | |||
| Nanana's Buried Treasure | Ryūgajō Nanana no Maizōkin | Kanta Kamei | A-1 Pictures | ||
| Ping Pong the Animation[14] | Masaaki Yuasa | Tatsunoko Production | |||
| Knights of Sidonia | Sidonia no Kishi | Kobun Shizuno | |||
| Date A Live II | Keitaro Motonaga | Production IMS | |||
| Mekakushiti Akutāzu | Akiyuki Shinbo, Yuki Yase | Shaft | |||
| Shirogane no Ishi Arujevorun | Atsushi Ōtsuki | Xebec | |||
| Sword Art Online II | Sword Art Online II | Tomohiko Itō | A-1 Pictures | ||
| Aldnoah.Zero | Arudonoa Zero | Ei Aoki | |||
| Masahiko Ohta | |||||
| Akame ga Kill! | Akame ga Kiru! | Tomoki Kobayashi | White Fox | ||
| Hanayamata | Atsuko Ishizuka | Madhouse | |||
| Encouragement of Climb 2 | Yama no Susume Second Season | Yusuke Yamamoto | 8-Bit | ||
| Love Stage!! | Rabu Sutēji | Ken'ichi Kasai | J.C.Staff | ||
| Zankyō no Terror | Shinichirō Watanabe | ||||
| Terra Formars | Tera Fōmāzu | Hiroshi Hamasaki | |||
| Denkigai no Honya-san | Masafumi Sato | Shin-Ei Animation | |||
| Madan no Ō to Vanadis | Tatsuo Satō | Satelight | |||
| Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete (Waremete) | Naoto Hosoda | Feel | |||
| Donten ni Warau | Hiroshi Haraguchi | Doga Kobo | |||
| Garo -Honō no Kokuin- | Yuichiro Hayashi | MAPPA | |||
| Log Horizon 2 | Shinji Ishihira | Studio Deen | |||
| Takahiro Miura | ufotable | ||||
| Celestial Method | Sora no Method | Masayuki Sakoi | 3Hz | ||
| Wolf Girl & Black Prince | Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji | Kenichi Kasai | TYO Animations | ||
| The Seven Deadly Sins | Nanatsu no Taizai | Tensai Okamura | A-1 Pictures | ||
| Gugure! Kokkuri-san | Yoshimasa Hiraike | TMS Entertainment | |||
| Shingeki no Bahamut Genesis | Keiichi Sato | MAPPA | |||
| Amagi Brilliant Park | Amagi Buririanto Pāku | Yasuhiro Takemoto | Kyoto Animation | ||
| Akatsuki no Yona | Kazuhiro Yoneda | Pierrot | |||
| Trinity Seven | Toriniti Sebun: Shichi-nin no Masho Tsukai | Hiroshi Nishikiori | |||
| Kiseijū: Sei no Kakuritsu | Kenichi Shimizu | Madhouse | |||
| Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai | Asami Sodeyama, Kaori Hayashi, Kenichi Konishi, Tomomi Kamiya, Yuu Nobuta | Hoods Entertainment | |||
| Shirobako | Tsutomu Mizushima | P.A. Works | |||
| Psycho-Pass 2 | Naoyoshi Shiotani, Kiyotaka Suzuki | Production I.G. | |||
| Your Lie in April | Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (KimiUso) | Kyōhei Ishiguro | A-1 Pictures | ||
| Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! | Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. (OreTsui) | Hiroyuki Kanbe | Production IMS | ||
| Ronja the Robber's Daughter | Sanzoku no Musume Ronja | Gorō Miyazaki | |||
| Girl Friend BETA | Girl Friend (kari) | Naotaka Hayashi | Silver Link | ||
| Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru | Seiji Kishi | Studio Gokumi | |||
| Akiyuki Shinbo, Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | ||||
A list of original video animations (OVAs), original net animations (ONAs), original animation DVDs (OADs), and specials released between 1 January and 31 December 2014. Titles listed are named after their series if their associated OVA, special, etc. was not named separately.
| Release date | English title | Japanese title | Type | Director | Studio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace of Diamond | Daiya no Ace | OVA | Takayuki Hamana | Madhouse, Production I.G | ||
| Age 12 | 12-Sai. | OVA | Masaki Ōzora | SynergySP | ||
| Alice in Borderland | Imawa no Kuni no Alice | OVA | Hideki Tachibana | CONNECT, Silver Link | ||
| Sister's Log - Moyako's Monologue That Won't Stop | Ane Log - Moyako Nee-san no Tomaranai Monologue | OVA | Tetsuo Ichimura | Brain's Base | ||
| Shingeki no Kyojin: Kuinaki Sentaku | OVA | Tetsuo Araki | Wit Studio | |||
| Black Butler: Book of Murder | Kuroshitsuji: Book of Murder | OVA | Noriyuki Abe | A-1 Pictures | ||
| Brothers Conflict | Brothers Conflict | OVA | Jun Matsumoto | Brain's Base | ||
| Chain Chronicle | Chain Chronicle | OVA | Takeshi Mori | Jūmonji | ||
| Hyperdimension Robo Meguru | Chōjikū Robo Meguru | OVA | Keiji Gotoh | Brain's Base, Studio A-Cat | ||
| Elite Jack!! | Elite Jack! | OVA | Osamu Sekita | Wish | ||
| Fantasista Stella | Fantasista Stella | OVA | Hideya Takahashi | Xebec | ||
| Fastening Days | Fastening Days | ONA | Hiroyasu Ishida | Studio Colorido | ||
| Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya | Fate/kaleid liner Prisma ☆ Illya | OVA | Hiroshi Hiroyama | Silver Link | ||
| Futari H - The One And Only Step Up Love Story | Futari Ecchi | OVA | Tetsurō Amino | Production Reed | ||
| School of Monsters | Gakumon! ~Ōkami Shōjo wa Kujikenai~ | ONA | Kenshirō Morii | Studio Moriken | ||
| Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontō no Anzio-sen Desu! | OVA | Tsutomu Mizushima | Actas | |||
| GJ Club@ | GJ-bu@ | Special | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Doga Kobo | ||
| Hayate the Combat Butler! | Hayate no Gotoku! | OVA | Yōichi Ueda | Manglobe | ||
| Hozuki's Coolheadedness | Hōzuki no Reitetsu | OVA | Hiro Kaburagi | Wit Studio | ||
| Hybrid Child | Hybrid Child | OVA | Michio Fukuda | Studio Deen | ||
| Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch | Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch | OVA | Masashi Kudō | Arms | ||
| Inui-san! | Inui-san! | OVA | Yūtarō Sawada | Pie in the Sky[15] | ||
| Japan Animator Expo | Nihon Animētā Mihon'ichi | ONA | Various | Various | ||
| Jūza Engi Engetsu Sangokuden | Jūza Engi Engetsu Sangokuden: Gaiden Kasokeshū Maboroshi Yoru | OVA | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Anpro, teamKG | ||
| Housekeeper Ita | Kaseifu ga Ita | OVA | Taketo Shinkai | Pie in the Sky | ||
| A Town Where You Live | Kimi no Iru Machi | OVA | Shigeyasu Yamauchi[?] | GONZO | ||
| Love Stage!! | Love Stage! | OVA | Ken'ichi Kasai | J.C.Staff | ||
| Magi: Sinbad no Bōken | OVA | Yoshikazu Miyao | Lay-duce | |||
| The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History | Meitantei Conan: Edogawa Conan Shissō Jiken -Chijō Saiaku no Futsukakan- | Special | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | TMS Entertainment[16] | ||
| Mitsuwano | Mitsuwano | OVA | Takashi Igari | ZEXCS | ||
| Mushibugyo | Mushibugyō | OVA | Takayuki Hamana | Seven Arcs Pictures | ||
| Mushishi Special: Sun-Eating Shade | Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Hihamukage | Special | Hiroshi Nagahama | Artland | ||
| Mushi-Shi -Next Passage- Special: Path of Thorns | Mushishi Zoku-Shō Tokubetsu-hen: Odoro no Michi | Special | Hiroshi Nagahama | Artland | ||
| Natsume's Book of Friends: Sometime on a Sunny Day | Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Itsuka Yuki no Hi ni | OVA | Takahiro Ōmori | Brain's Base | ||
| Natsume's Book of Friends: Nyanko-sensei & The First Errand | Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Nyanko-sensei to Hajimete no Otsukai | OVA | Takahiro Ōmori | Brain's Base | ||
| Nisekoi | Nisekoi | OVA | Akiyuki Simbo, Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Shaft | ||
| Non Non Biyori | Non Non Biyori | OVA | Shinya Kawatsura | Silver Link | ||
| One Piece 3D2Y: Overcome Ace’s Death! Luffy’s Vow to his Friends | One Piece "3D2Y" Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai | Special | Naoyuki Itou | Toei Animation | ||
| Paradise of Innocence | Mujaki no Rakuen | OVA | Hideki Araki, Takashi Nishikawa | Seven | ||
| Paulette's Chair | Paulette no Isu | Special | Hiroyasu Ishida | Studio Colorido | ||
| Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special I | Pocket Monsters XY Tokubetsu Hen: Saikyō Mega Shinka Act I | Special | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM | ||
| Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special II | Pocket Monsters XY Tokubetsu Hen: Saikyō Mega Shinka Act II | Special | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM | ||
| The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs. Genius 10 | Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama OVA vs. Genius 10 | OVA | Hideyo Yamamoto | M.S.C, Production I.G | ||
| Sunday Without God | Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyōbi | OVA | Yūji Kumazawa | Madhouse | ||
| Little Busters! EX | Little Busters! EX | OVA | Yoshinobu Yamakawa | J.C.Staff | ||
| Noragami: Stray God | Noragami | OAD | Kotaro Tamura | Bones | ||
| Extinct Device Girl: Amazing Twins | Zetsumetsu Kigu Shōjo Amazing Twins | OVA | Junichi Sato | Encourage Films | ||
| Sailor Moon Crystal | Bishōjo Senshi Sailer Moon Crystal | ONA | Munehisa Sakai | Toei Animation | ||
| Terra Formars | Terra Formars | OVA | Hiroshi Hamasaki | Liden Films | ||
| No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular! | Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! (WataMote) | OVA | Shin Ōnuma | Silver Link | ||
| Riddle Story of Devil | Akuma no Riddle | OVA | Keizō Kusakawa | Diomedéa | ||
| Infinite Stratos 2: World Purge | < Infinite Stratos > 2 OVA Wārudo Pāji-hen | OVA | Yasuhito Kikuchi | 8-Bit | ||
| Tales of Zestiria: Dawn of the Shepherd | Tales of Zestiria - Doushi no Yoake | Special | Haruo Sotozaki | ufotable |
The top ten anime films of 2014 by worldwide gross are as follows:
| Rank | English title | Gross | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand By Me Doraemon | $183,442,714 | [17] | |
| 2 | Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie | +$59.19 million | [18] [19] | |
| 3 | $42,028,116 | [20] | ||
| 4 | $35,861,856 | [21] | ||
| 5 | When Marnie Was There | $33,936,662 | [22] | |
| 6 | $26,732,338 | [23] | ||
| 7 | $17,542,129 | [24] | ||
| 8 | $11.45 million | [25] | ||
| 9 | $8,526,335 | [26] | ||
| 10 | $6,234,533 | [27] |