Events in 2017 in anime. This year is known as the Anime Centennial Year, and was celebrated as its 100th anniversary to commemorate the ending of the Heisei era.
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2017.
A list of anime television series that debuted between 1 January and 31 December 2017.
| data-sort-type="text" width="130px" | First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Original title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January – 21 March | Ai Mai Mi Surgical Friends | 12 | Seven | Itsuki Imazaki | [26] | ||
| 4 January – 29 March | 13 | Gonzo | Hiroshi Ikehata | [27] | |||
| 5 January – 23 March | Masamune-kun's Revenge | 12 | Silver Link | Mirai Minato | Masamune-kun no Revenge | [28] | |
| 5 January – 23 March | Seiren | 12 | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ | Tomoki Kobayashi | |||
| 5 January – 23 March | Urara Meirocho | 12 | J.C.Staff | Youhei Suzuki | |||
| 6 January – 24 March | Fuuka | 12 | Diomedéa | Keizō Kusakawa | [29] | ||
| 6 January – 15 May | Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club | 13 | J.C.Staff A.C.G.T | Susumu Kudo | Minami Kamakura Kōkō Joshi Jitensha-Bu | ||
| 6 January – 31 March | Saga of Tanya the Evil | 12 | NUT | Yutaka Uemura | Yōjo Senki | ||
| 7 January – 25 March | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Koichi Hatsumi | Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen | |||
| 7 January – 26 March | Interviews with Monster Girls | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ryou Andou | Demi-chan wa Kataritai | [30] | |
| 8 January – 25 March | Chain Chronicle | 12 | Telecom Animation Film Graphinica | Masashi Kudō | |||
| 8 January – 26 March | ēlDLIVE | 12 | Pierrot | Takeshi Furuta Tomoya Tanaka | |||
| 8 January – 27 March | Idol Incidents | 12 | MAPPA Studio VOLN | Daisuke Yoshida | Idol Jihen | ||
| 8 January – 26 March | Nyanko Days | 12 | EMT Squared | Yoshimasa Hiraike | |||
| 8 January – 29 April | Tales of Zestiria the X (season 2) | 13 | Ufotable | Haruo Sotozaki | [31] | ||
| 9 January – 26 June | Little Witch Academia | 25 | Trigger | Yoh Yoshinari | |||
| 9 January – 27 March | Gabriel DropOut | 12 | Doga Kobo | Masahiko Ohta | |||
| 10 January – 28 March | 12 | Madhouse | Shingo Natsume | [32] | |||
| 10 January – 28 March | Hand Shakers | 12 | GoHands | Shingo Suzuki Hiromichi Kanazawa | |||
| 10 January – 28 March | Kemono Friends | 12 | Yaoyorozu | Tatsuki | [33] | ||
| 10 January – 26 June | 25 | TMS/8PAN | Osamu Nabeshima | ||||
| 11 January – 29 March | Chaos;Child | 12 | Silver Link | Masato Jinbo | [34] | ||
| 11 January – 29 March | One Room | 12 | Typhoon Graphics | ||||
| 11 January – 29 March | Piacevole! | 12 | Zero-G | Hiroaki Sakurai | |||
| 11 January – 1 April | Schoolgirl Strikers | 13 | J.C.Staff | Hiroshi Nishikiori | |||
| 12 January – April 6 | Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Yasuhiro Takato | Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon | [35] | |
| 12 January – 30 March | Scum's Wish | 12 | Lerche | Masaomi Ando | Kuzu no Honkai | ||
| 21 January – 22 April | BanG Dream! | 13 | Issen Xebec | Atsushi Ootsuki | [36] | ||
| 5 February – 28 January 2018 | Kirakira PreCure a la Mode | 49 | Toei Animation | Kohei Kureta Yukio Kaizawa | |||
| 18 February – 25 February | Dragon Dentist | 2 | |||||
| 1 April – 17 June | Attack on Titan (season 2) | 12 | Wit Studio Production I.G | Tetsurō Araki Masashi Koizuka | Shingeki no Kyojin | [37] | |
| 1 April – | Future Card Buddyfight X | OLM, Inc. Xebec | |||||
| 1 April – 30 September | My Hero Academia (season 2) | 25 | Bones | Kenji Nagasaki | Boku no Hero Academia | [38] | |
| 1 April – | The Silver Guardian | Haoliners Animation League | Masahiko Ohkura | Gin no Guardian | [39] | ||
| 2 April – 25 June | Alice & Zouroku | 12 | J.C.Staff | Katsushi Sakurabi | |||
| 2 April – 25 June | Granblue Fantasy The Animation | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ayako Kurata Yuuki Itoh | |||
| 3 April – 26 March 2018 | Beyblade Burst Evolution | 51 | OLM | Katsuhito Akiyama | |||
| 3 April – 19 June | Frame Arms Girl | 12 | Zexcs Studio A-Cat | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | |||
| 3 April – 19 June | The Laughing Salesman NEW | 12 | Shin-Ei Animation | Hirofumi Ogura | [40] | ||
| 3 April – 19 June | Tsugumomo | 12 | Zero-G | Ryōichi Kuraya | |||
| 4 April – 20 June | Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor | 12 | Liden Films | Minato Kazuto | [41] | ||
| 4 April – 27 March 2018 | Idol Time PriPara | 51 | Tatsunoko Production DongWoo A&E | Makoto Moriwaki | |||
| 4 April – 20 June | The Royal Tutor | 12 | Bridge | Katsuya Kikuchi | Ōshitsu Kyōshi Haine | ||
| 5 April – 21 June | Armed Girl's Machiavellism | 12 | Silver Link | Hideki Tachibana | Busō Shōjo Machiavellism | ||
| 5 April – | Pierrot | Noriyuki Abe Hiroyuki Yamashita | [42] | ||||
| 5 April – 13 September | Sagrada Reset | 24 | David Production | Shinya Kawatsura | Sakurada Reset | ||
| 5 April – 20 September | Sakura Quest | 25 | P.A.Works | Soichi Masui | |||
| 6 April – 22 June | Clockwork Planet | 12 | Xebec | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | [43] | ||
| 6 April – 22 June | Kabukibu! | 12 | Studio Deen | Kazuhiro Yoneda | |||
| 6 April – 22 June | Love Tyrant | 12 | EMT Squared | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Ren'ai Bōkun | ||
| 6 April – 29 June | Tsuki ga Kirei | 12 | Feel | Seiji Kishi | |||
| 7 April – 23 June | Hinako Note | 12 | Passione | Takeo Takahashi Toru Kitahata | |||
| 7 April – 30 June | 12 | Toei Animation | Kazuya Murata | Seikai Suru Kado | |||
| 7 April – 29 September | Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul (season 2) | 24 | MAPPA | Keiichi Sato | Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin Soul | ||
| 7 April – 30 March 2018 | 51 | Studio Deen | Nana Imanaka Sakura Gojo | ||||
| 7 April – 23 June | Twin Angel Break | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | |||
| 8 April – 24 June | Eromanga Sensei | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ryohei Takeshita | |||
| 8 April – 16 September | 22 | Troyca | Ei Aoki | ||||
| 9 April – 25 June | ID-0 | 12 | Sanzigen | Gorō Taniguchi | |||
| 9 April – 25 June | The Eccentric Family (season 2) | 12 | P.A.Works | Masayuki Yoshihara | Uchōten Kazoku | ||
| 10 April – 26 June | Grimoire of Zero | 12 | White Fox | Tetsuo Hirakawa | Zero kara Hajimeru Mahō no Sho | ||
| 11 April – 27 June | Anonymous Noise | 12 | Brain's Base | Hideya Takahashi | |||
| 11 April – 27 June | WorldEnd | 12 | Satelight C2C | Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka? | [44] | ||
| 12 April – 28 June | 12 | A-Real Project No.9 | Noriaki Saito | ||||
| 12 April – 28 June | Room Mate | 12 | Typhoon Graphics | ||||
| 13 April – 28 September | Gamers! | 12 | Pine Jam | Manabu Okamoto | |||
| 14 April – 23 June | 11 | A-1 Pictures | Kanta Kamei | Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Flat | |||
| 14 April – 30 June | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yōhei Suzuki | Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria | |||
| 14 April – 29 July | Seven Mortal Sins | 12 | Artland TNK | Kinji Yoshimoto | sin Nanatsu no Taizai | ||
| 15 April – 16 December | 100% Pascal-sensei | 36 | OLM | Yo Miura | |||
| 15 April – 8 July | 12 | OLM Production I.G Signal.MD | Katsuyuki Motohiro Tatsuo Satō | [45] | |||
| 15 April – 16 December | PriPri Chi-chan!! | 36 | OLM, Inc. | Takahiro Ikezoe | |||
| 15 April – 23 December | Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu | 37 | OLM Xebec | Takao Kato | |||
| 10 May – 25 September 2019 | Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS | 120 | Gallop | Masahiro Hosoda Katsuya Asano | |||
| 1 July – 23 September | Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic | 12 | Doga Kobo | Hiroaki Akagi | |||
| 1 July – 23 September | Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler | 12 | MAPPA | Yuichiro Hayashi | |||
| 1 July – 23 September | Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu | 13 | Ufotable | Toshiyuki Shirai | |||
| 1 July – 30 September | Senki Zesshō Symphogear AXZ | 13 | Satelight | Katsumi Ono | |||
| 2 July – 17 September | Battle Girl High School | 12 | Silver Link | Noriaki Akitaya | |||
| 2 July – 17 September | Clean Freak! Aoyama kun | 12 | Studio Hibari | Kazuya Ichikawa | Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun | ||
| 2 July – 30 December | Fate/Apocrypha | 25 | A-1 Pictures | Yoshiyuki Asai | |||
| 2 July – 24 September | Knight's & Magic | 13 | 8-Bit | Yusuke Yamamoto | |||
| 3 July – 25 December | Elegant Yokai Apartment Life | 26 | Shin-Ei Animation | Mitsuo Hashimoto | Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō | ||
| 3 July – 18 September | Restaurant to Another World | 12 | Silver Link | Masato Jinbo | Isekai Shokudō | ||
| 4 July – 19 September | Aho-Girl | 12 | Diomedéa | Keizō Kusakawa Shingo Tamaki | |||
| 4 July – 19 September | Love and Lies | 12 | Liden Films | Seiki Takuno | Koi to Uso | ||
| 4 July – 19 September | Nana Maru San Batsu | 12 | TMS Entertainment | Masaki Ōzora | 7O3X Fastest Finger First | ||
| 4 July – 19 September | Tsuredure Children | 12 | Studio Gokumi | Hiraku Kaneko | |||
| 5 July – 20 September | 12 | Creators in Pack | Hisayoshi Hirasawa | ||||
| 5 July – 20 September | Saiyuki Reload Blast | 12 | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Nakano | |||
| 6 July – 28 September | Convenience Store Boy Friends | 12 | Pierrot | Hayato Date | Konbini Kareshi | ||
| 6 July – 21 September | Dive!! | 12 | Zero-G | Kaoru Suzuki | |||
| 7 July – 29 September | 18if | 13 | Gonzo | Kōji Morimoto | |||
| 7 July – 29 September | Action Heroine Cheer Fruits | 12 | Diomedéa | Keizō Kusakawa | [46] | ||
| 7 July – 22 December | 24 | MAPPA | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | Shōkoku no Altair | |||
| 7 July – 29 September | Chronos Ruler | 13 | Project No.9 | Masato Matsune | |||
| 7 July – 29 September | Made in Abyss | 13 | Kinema Citrus | Masayuki Kojima | |||
| 7 July – 22 September | Vatican Miracle Examiner | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshitomo Yonetani | |||
| 8 July – 23 September | Hitorijime My Hero | 12 | Encourage Films | Yukina Hiiro | |||
| 8 July – 17 December | Welcome to the Ballroom | 24 | Production I.G | Yoshimi Itazu | Ballroom e Yōkoso | ||
| 9 July – 24 September | A Centaur's Life | 12 | Haoliners Animation League | Fumitoshi Oizaki Naoyuki Konno | Centaur no Nayami | ||
| 9 July – 24 September | Princess Principal | 12 | Studio 3Hz Actas | Masaki Tachibana | |||
| 10 July – 25 September | Angel's 3Piece! | 12 | Project No.9 | Shinsuke Yanagi | Tenshi no 3P! | ||
| 11 July – 26 September | In Another World With My Smartphone | 12 | Production Reed | Takeyuki Yanase | Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni | ||
| 11 July – 19 December | Magical Circle Guru Guru | 24 | Production I.G | Hiroshi Ikehata | Mahōjin Guru Guru | ||
| 11 July – 26 September | New Game!! | 12 | Doga Kobo | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | |||
| 11 July – 26 September | Musekinin Galaxy Tylor | 12 | Seven | Hiroshi Kimura | |||
| 12 July – 27 September | Classroom of the Elite | 12 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi Hiroyuki Hashimoto | Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e | ||
| 12 July – 27 September | Clione no Akari | 12 | Drop | Naoya Ishikawa | |||
| 12 July – 27 September | Teekyu (season 9) | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | |||
| 12 July – 13 September | My First Girlfriend Is a Gal | 10 | NAZ | Hiroyuki Furukawa | Hajimete no Gal | ||
| 12 July – 27 September | Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat | 12 | DMM.futureworks W-Toon Studio | Kenshirō Morii | Nora to Ōjo to Noraneko Heart | ||
| 14 July – 29 September | 12 | Studio Deen | Takahiro Omori | Jigoku Shōjo: Yoi no Togi | |||
| 22 July – 7 October | The Reflection | 12 | Studio Deen | Hiroshi Nagahama | |||
| 2 October – 18 December | UQ Holder! | 12 | J.C.Staff | Youhei Suzuki | |||
| 3 October – 30 March 2021 | Black Clover | 170 | Pierrot | Tatsuya Yoshihara | [47] | ||
| 3 October – 20 December | (season 3) | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshitomo Yonetani | |||
| 3 October – 26 December | Infini-T Force | 12 | Tatsunoko Digital Frontier | Kiyotaka Suzuki | |||
| 3 October – 19 December | Juni Taisen: Zodiac War | 12 | Graphinica | Naoto Hosoda | |||
| 3 October – 26 December | Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara | 13 | Creators in Pack | Hisayoshi Hirasawa Saori Tachibana | |||
| 3 October – 26 December | Sengoku Night Blood | 12 | Typhoon Graphics | Katsuya Kikuchi | |||
| 4 October – 20 December | Konohana Kitan | 12 | Lerche | Hideki Okamoto | |||
| 4 October – 20 December | Urahara | 12 | EMT Squared | Amika Kubo | |||
| 5 October – 22 December | Dynamic Chord | 12 | Pierrot | Shigenori Kageyama | |||
| 5 October – 28 December | Just Because! | 12 | Pine Jam | Atsushi Kobayashi | |||
| 5 October – 21 December | King's Game The Animation | 12 | Seven | Noriyoshi Sasaki | |||
| 6 October – 22 December | Girls' Last Tour | 12 | White Fox | Takaharu Ozaki | Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō | ||
| 6 October – 22 December | Kino's Journey ~The Beautiful World~ The Animated Series | 12 | Lerche (studio) | Tomohisa Taguchi | |||
| 6 October – 8 December | Recovery of an MMO Junkie | 10 | Signal.MD | Kazuyoshi Yaginuma | Netojū no Susume | ||
| 6 October – 17 November | 7 | Studio Gokumi | Seiji Kishi Daisei Fukuoka | ||||
| 7 October – 23 December | Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond | 12 | Bones | Shigehito Takayanagi | Kekkai Sensen & Beyond | [48] | |
| 7 October – | ClassicaLoid (season 2) | Sunrise | Yoichi Fujita | [49] | |||
| 7 October – 23 December | 12 | M.S.C | Hideyo Yamamoto | [50] | |||
| 7 October – 23 December | Dies Irae | 18 | A.C.G.T | Susumu Kudo | [51] | ||
| 7 October – 30 March 2018 | 24 | MAPPA | Sunghoo Park | ||||
| 7 October – 31 December | Hozuki's Coolheadedness (season 2) | 13 | Studio Deen | Kazuhiro Yoneda | Hōzuki no Reitetsu | ||
| 7 October – 23 December | Land of the Lustrous | 12 | Orange | Takahiko Kyōgoku | Hōseki no Kuni | ||
| 7 October – 30 December | Love Live! Sunshine!! (season 2) | 13 | Sunrise | Kazuo Sakai | [52] | ||
| 7 October – 30 March 2019 | Pingu in the City | 52 | Naomi Iwata | Pingū in za Shiti | |||
| 7 October – 24 March 2018 | The Ancient Magus' Bride | 24 | Wit Studio | Norihiro Naganuma | Mahō Tsukai no Yome | ||
| 7 October – 30 December | The Idolmaster SideM | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Miyuki Kuroki Takahiro Harada | |||
| 7 October – 24 March 2018 | 24 | Tatsunoko Productions | Takayuki Inagaki | ||||
| 7 October – 23 December | Two Car | 12 | Silver Link | Masafumi Tamura | |||
| 8 October – 24 December | Anime-Gataris | 12 | Wao World | Kenshirō Morii | |||
| 8 October – 24 December | A Sister's All You Need | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma | Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. | ||
| 8 October – 24 December | Blend S | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ryōji Masuyama | |||
| 8 October – | OLM, Inc. | Nobuhiro Kondo | |||||
| 8 October – 24 December | Children of the Whales | 12 | J.C.Staff | Kyōhei Ishiguro | Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau | ||
| 8 October – 24 December | Himouto! Umaru-chan R (season 2) | 12 | Doga Kobo | Masahiko Ohta | |||
| 9 October – 7 January 2018 | Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shō | ||
| 12 October – 22 December | Inuyashiki | 11 | MAPPA | Keiichi Sato Shuhei Yabuta | |||
| 12 October – 13 December | My Girlfriend is Shobitch | 10 | Diomedéa Studio Blanc | Nobuyoshi Nagayama | Boku no Kanojo ga Majime Sugiru Shojo Bitch na Ken | ||
| 24 November – 5 January 2018 | 6 | Studio Gokumi | Seiji Kishi Daisei Fukuoka | ||||
| 12 January | Chōyū Sekai[53] | 20 | Asahi Production | Hatsuki Tsuji | |
| 12 April | Augmented Reality Girls Trinary | 34 | Feel | Keiichiro Kawaguchi |
The following are the 10 highest-grossing anime films of 2017.
| Rank | Title | Gross | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [54] [55] | |||
| 2 | $63,796,378 | |||
| 3 | Mary and the Witch's Flower | $41,978,431 | [56] | |
| 4 | [57] [58] | |||
| 5 | $29,322,339 | [59] | ||
| 6 | Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? | $26,630,702 | [60] | |
| 7 | $16,145,597 | [61] | ||
| 8 | Kuroko's Basketball The Movie:Last Game | $7,313,308 | [62] | |
| 9 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Ch.1 - Presage Flower | $6,763,368 | [63] | |
| 10 | $6,356,284 | [64] |