2012 in anime

Events in 2012 in anime.

Year in review In Japanese polling, Newtypes best releases of Autumn 2011 to Summer 2012 announced the best anime series as Fate/Zero, The Idolmaster, Nisemonogatari, Tari Tari and Hyouka. For movies, the poll named only three awards for the K-On! Movie, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie and Wolf Children. Another series debut was Sword Art Online. Kotaku's Richard Eisenbeis praised Sword Art Online, even before the series' conclusion, for its complex and genre-crossing storyline and intelligent portrayal of sociological and psychological issues. Eisenbeis would also pick five different movies for top film of 2012, including The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki, Evangelion 3.0, Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker, One Piece Film: Z and Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles as his top five movies.

Anime News Network's, Theron Martin and Carl Kimlinger listed the best anime in America of 2012 summarized the popular works that were widely released to American audiences. The two reviewers picked Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Anohana as series of the year with runners-up Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions and Kimi ni Todoke. The staff's picks for best movies of the year, were The Secret World of Arrietty and Redline.

In March 2013, the Tokyo Anime Awards recognized Wolf Children for animation of the year, Sword Art Online and Kuroko's Basketball for television series of the year.

At the Mainichi Film Awards, the Animation Film Award was won by Wolf Children and the Ōfuji Noburō Award was won by Combustible. Wolf Children also won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Internationally, A Letter to Momo won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film, with three of the other four nominees being also from Japan: From Up on Poppy Hill, Niji-Iro Hotaru: Eien no Natsu Yasumi and Wolf Children.

Deaths March 20 - Noboru Ishiguro

Releases Films A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2012.

Release date Title Studio Director Running time (minutes) Alternate title RefMagic Tree HouseAjia-doHiroshi Nishikiori105 Majikku tsurīhausuSacred Seven: Wings of the Silver MoonSunriseYoshimitsu Oohashi59 Seikuriddo sebun: Gingetsu no tsubasa.hack//The Movie: Sekai no Mukou niHiroshi Matsuyama110 .Hakku//The movu~ie: sekai no mukō niBerserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the KingStudio 4°CToshiyuki Kubooka76 Beruseruku kogane jidai-hen I haō no tamagoDragon Age: Dawn of the SeekerOxybotFumihiko Sori89 Doragon'eiji - buraddo meiji no seisen -Doraemon: Nobita to Kiseki no Shima - Animal AdventureShin-Ei AnimationKōzō Kusuba100 Eiga Doraemon Nobita to kiseki no shima ~ animaru adobenchā ~s.CRY.ed Alteration II: Quan93 Sukuraido orutareishon kōhen QUANPrecure All Stars Movie New Stage: Mirai no Tomodachi73 Eiga purikyua ōru sutāzu nyū Stage mirai no tomodachiStrike Witches: The Movie97Sutoraikuu~itchīzu gekijō-banCrayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu! Ora to Uchuu no Princess110 Eiga Kureyon shin-chan arashi o yobu! Ora to uchū no purinsesuDetective Conan: The Eleventh StrikerGekijō-ban meitantei konan 11 hitome no sutoraikāA Letter to Momo120 Momo e no tegamiRainbow Fireflies104 Nijiiro hotaru ~ eien no natsuyasumi ~Blood-C: The Last Dark106 Gekijō-ban buraddoshī za rasuto dākuCombustible12 FaiātaunPossessions14 TsukumoPersona 4 the Animation: The Factor of Hope90 Perusona 4 the Animation - the fakutā of Hope -Library Wars: The Wings of Revolution105Toshokan sensō kakumei no TsubasaBerserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey92 Beruseruku kogane jidai-hen II dorudorei kōryakuAnpanman: Revive Banana Island!46 Sore ike! Anpan man yomigaere banana shimaSore Ike! Anpanman: Rhythm de Teasobi - Anpanman to Fushigi na Parasol20 Sore ike! Anpan man rizumudete asobi anpan man to fushigina parasoruThe Life of Budori Gusuko105 Gusukō budori no denkiMagical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's149 Mahō shōjo ririka runanoha The mūbī 2 nd A' sPokémon: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice71 Gekijō-ban pokettomonsutā besutōisshu kyuremu VS seikenshiPokémon: Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade20 Meroetta no kirakirarisaitaruCode Geass: Akito the Exiled - The Wyvern Arrives51 Kōdo giasu bōkoku no Akito dai 1-shō 'yokuryū wa maiorita'''

| rowspan="3" | |Starship Troopers: Invasion| | |89 |Sutāshippu tourūpāzu inbeijon| |- |Uchuu Kyoudai: Itten no Hikari| | |38 |Puranetariumu kosumo kyōdai ~ itten no Hikari ~| |- |Wolf Children| | |117 |Ookami kodomo no ame to yuki|

|Naruto Shippuden: Road to Ninja| | |109 |ROAD TO NINJA NARUTO THE MOVIE| |- | rowspan="2" | |Jewelpet Movie: Sweets Dance Princess| | |75 |Eiga juerupetto suuītsu dansu purinsesu| |- |Onegai My Melody: Yuu & Ai| | |12 |Onegai mai merodi tomo & ai|

|Tiger & Bunny Movie 1| | |92 |Gekijō-ban TIGER& BUNNY - The Beginning -| |- | rowspan="2" | |Asura| | |75 |Ashura| |- |Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust| | |68 |Marudoukku sukuranburu dai 3-bu haiki| |- | rowspan="2" | |Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings| | |131 |Shinpi no hō| |- |The Mystical Laws| | |119 |Gekijō-ban mahō shōjo Madoka ☆ magika hajimari no monogatari|

|Psychic School Wars| | |106 |Nerawareta gakuen| |- | rowspan="2" | |Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress| | |110 |Fuku teppō musume no torimono-chō| |- |Macross FB7: Ore no Uta wo Kike!| | |90 |Makurosu FB 7 ginga-ryū tamashī ore no uta wo kike!| |- | rowspan="2" | |009 Re:Cyborg| | |103 |009 RE:CYBORG| |- |Smile Precure! Movie: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu!| | |71 |Eiga sumairupurikyua! Ehon no naka wa min'na chiguhagu!|

Television series A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2012.

First run start and end datesTitle Episodes Studio DirectorAlternate title Ref – Natsume's Book of Friends Season 413Natsume yūjinchō shi – Detective Opera Milky Holmes 212Tantei opera mirukyi hōmuzu dai 2-maku – The Prince of Tennis II13Shin tenisu no ōjisama – High School DxD12Haisu kūru D×D – Recorder and Randsell13Rikōdā to randoseru do ♪ – Amagami SS+ plusAmagami SS+ plusKill Me BabyKiru mī beibēSymphogearSenhime zesshō shinfogia – The Familiar of Zero F12Zero no tsukaima F – The Knight in the Area37Eria no kishi – Nisemonogatari11Nise monogatari – Brave 1012Bureibu tenLagrange: The Flower of Rin-neRin'ne no raguranje – Bodacious Space Pirates26Mōretsu uchū kaizoku – Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki52Poyopoyo kansatsu nikki – Aquarion Evol26Akuerion EVOL – Another12AnazāDaily Lives of High School BoysDanshi kōkōsei no nichijōWaiting in the SummerAno natsu de matteru – Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!Papa no iu koto o kiki nasai! – Inu X Boku Secret ServiceYōko × sāvuanto SS – LBX: Little Battlers eXperience Season 258 Danbōru senki W – Gokujo.: Gokurakuin Joshikou Ryou Monogatari12Gokujo~tsu.~ Gokuraku-in joshikō ryō monogatari ~ – Black Rock Shooter8Burakku ★ rokku shūtā – Smile PreCure!48Sumairu purikyua – Ozma6Ozuma – Victory Kickoff!!39Ginga e kikku ofu!! – Hiiro no Kakera: The Tamayori Princess Saga13Hiiro no kakera – Shiba Inuko-san26 Shiba inuko-san – Space Brothers99Kosumo kyōdai – Saint Seiya Omega97Seitōshi seiya Ō – Folktales from Japan258 Furusato saisei Nihon no mukashibanashi – Nukko.24 Nukko. – Paboo & Mojies52 Pabū & mojīzu – Gon50 Gon – Panda no Taputapu431 Panda nota putapu – Queen's Blade Rebellion12Kuīnzu bureido riberion – You and Me 213Kimi to boku. 2Yurumates 3DYurumeitsu 3 deiZetmanZettoman – Gakkatsu!25 Gakkatsu! – Zumomo to Nupepe32 Zumomo to nupepe – Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals 51Naruto SD rokku rī no seishun furupawā ninden – Recorder and Randsell Re13Rikōdā to randoseru re ♪ – Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi26Arashi no yoruni himitsu no tomodachi – Here Comes the Black Witch!!60Kuromajo-san ga tōru!! – Is This a Zombie? of the Dead10Kore ha zonbi desu ka? OF THE deddo – Medaka Box12Medaka bokkusu – Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine13LUPIN the Third ~ mine fujiko to iu on'na ~ – Polar Bear Cafe50Shirokuma kafe – Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume NEO38 Himitsukessha taka no tsume neo – A Summer-Colored Miracle12Natsuiro kisekiPlace to PlaceAtchi kotchiSankarea: Undying LoveSankarea – Sengoku Collection26Sengoku korekushon – Magical Journey: Little Charo in Tohoku12 Ritoru Charo ~ Tōhoku-hen ~ – Accel World24Akuseru wārudo – Baku Tech! Bakugan51Tekku o bakuhatsu sa sero! BakuganDuel Masters Victory VDeyueru masutāzu bikutorī VJewelpet Kira Deco!52Juerupetto kira ☆ dekotsu!Penguin no Mondai POW51 Pengin'no mondai POWPretty Rhythm: Dear My FuturePuritī rizumu dia mai fuyūchā – Fate/Zero Season 212Feito/zero 2nd shīzun – Mysterious Girlfriend X13Nazo no kanojo X – Kuroko's Basketball25Kuroko no basuke – Phi-Brain ~ Puzzle of God: The Orpheus OrderFai burein ~-shin no pazuru orupeusu ōdā-hen – Beyblade: Shogun Steel45Metaru faito beiburēdo ZERO G – Cardfight!! Vanguard Asia Circuit39Kādofaito!! Vuangādo ajia sākitto-hen – Dusk Maiden of Amnesia13Tasogare otome × amunejia – Saki Episode of Side A12 Saki - Saki - Achiga-hen episode of saido - A – Nyaruko: Crawling with LoveHai yore! Nyaruko-san – JormungandYorumungando – Kids on the SlopeSakamichi no aporonTsuritamaTsuri-kyū – Shining Hearts: Shiawase no PanShainingu hātsu 〜 shiawase no pan 〜 – Eureka Seven: AO24Eureka sebun AO – Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stone51 Inazuma irebun GO Kurono sutōn – Hyouka22Hyōka – AKB004813AKB0048 – Ninja Hattori-kun (2012)52 Ninja hattori-kun (2012-nenban) – Kingdom38Kingudamu – Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies24Poketto monsutā besutō isshu shīzun 2 – La storia della Arcana Famiglia12Arukana Famiria - La sutōria della Arcana Famiglia - – Tari Tari13TARI TARI – Humanity Has Declined12Jinrui ha suitai shimashita – YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily ♪♪Yuru Yuri ♪♪ – Chitose Get You!!26Chitose getchu!!Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse24Maburavu orutaneitivu tōtaru ikuripusu – Chōyaku Hyakunin isshu: Uta Koi13Chōyaku hyakunin'isshu uta koi.Yurumates 3D PlusYurume itsu 3 dei PLUS – Good Luck Girl!Binbōgami ga – Moyasimon Returns11Moyashimon ritānzuNatsuyuki RendezvousNatsu yuki randebū – Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero12Hagure yūsha no kichiku bigaku〈esutetika〉 – So, I Can't Play H!Dakara boku wa, H ga dekinai. – Campione!13Kanpiōne! ~ Matsuro wanu kamigami to kami-goroshi no maō ~JoshirakuJoshi rakuLove, Election and Chocolate12Koi to senkyo to chokorētoNakaimo - My Sister Is Among Them!Kono naka ni 1-ri, imōto ga iru! – Dog Days13Doggu deizu'''

| – |Tanken Driland|37

|Tanken dorirando| |- | – |Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne Season 2|12

|Rin'ne no raguranje season 2| |- | rowspan="2" | – |Kokoro Connect| rowspan="2" |13

|Kokoro konekuto| |- |Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (season 2)

|Kyōkaisenjō no horaizon II| |- | – |Sword Art Online|25

|Sōdo āto onrain| |- | – |The Ambition of Oda Nobuna| rowspan="3" |12

|Oda nobuna no yabō| |- | – |Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Dawn of the Shinsengumi| |

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