The events of 2011 in anime.
Year in review 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. 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. The Ishinomori Manga Museum was damaged and would re-open in late 2012, a year and a half after the disaster. 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.
Awards and praise 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. 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.
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 Evangelion: 2.22.
Releases
Films A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2011.
Release dateEnglish titleDurationJapanese titleDirectorStudioSourceBroken Blade 547 Bureiku bureido shisen no HateShouwa Monogatari96 Showa MonogatariMasahiro MurakamiWao WorldMacross Frontier the Movie: The Wings of Goodbye114 Gekijōban Macross F: Sayonara no TsubasaShoji KawamoriBannō Yasai Ninninman24 Bannō Yasai NinninmanMasayuki YoshiharaP.A. WorksDoraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels108 Doraemon: Shin Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan - Habatake Tenshi-tachiYukiyo TeramotoShin-Ei AnimationKizuna Ichigeki24 Kizuna IchigekiMitsuru HongoAscensionO-jii-san no LampO-jii-san no LampTeiichi TakiguchiTMS EntertainmentTansuwarashi23 TansuwarashiKazuchika KiseProduction I.GGekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan78 Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no DanMasaya FujimoriAjia-doOne Piece 3D: Strawhat Chase30 One Piece 3D: Mugiwara ChaseHiroyuki SatohToei AnimationPretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World71 Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no HanaTakashi OtsukaToriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!!40 Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!!Junji ShimizuBroken Blade 652 Bureiku bureido dairokushō dōkoku no torideGhost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D108 Kōkaku Kidōtai STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State SocietyKenji KamiyamaProduction I.GXi AVANT3Xi AVANTDetective Conan: Quarter of Silence109 Meitantei Conan: Chinmoku no QuarterYasuichiro YamamotoTMS EntertainmentCrayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy108 Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Ōgon no Spy DaisakusenSōichi MasuiShin-Ei AnimationLegend of the Millennium Dragon98 OnigamidenHirotsugu KawasakiPierrotTōfu Kozō86 Tōfu KozōGisaburō SugiiLapizChildren Who Chase Lost Voices116 Hoshi o Ou KodomoMakoto ShinkaiCoMix Wave FilmsMuybridge's Strings13 Muybridge no ItoKoji YamamuraYamamura Animation, Inc.Buddha: The Great Departure111 Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Akai Sabaku yo! UtsukushikuKozo MorishitaToei AnimationSengoku Basara - Samurai Kings: The Last Party93 Sengoku Basara - The Last PartyKazuya NomuraProduction I.GTreasure Hunting9 Takara SagashiStudio GhibliThe Tibetan Dog90 Tibet Inu Monogatari: Kin'iro no Dao JieMasayuki KojimaMadhouseAppleseed XIII: Tartaros84 Appleseed Sātīn ~Yuigon~Takayuki Hamana – Towanoquon48 TowanoquonUmanosuke IidaBonesHeaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork97 Sora no Otoshimono: Tokei-jikake no AngeloidAIC ASTAFullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos110 Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Sei-Naru HoshiKazuya MurataBonesGo! Anpanman: Rescue! Kokorin and the Star of Miracles46 Soreike! Anpanman: Sukue! Kokorin to Kiseki no HoshiHiroyuki YanoTokyo MovieFrom Up On Poppy Hill95 Kokuriko-Zaka KaraGoro MiyazakiStudio GhibliPokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram96 Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Shiroki Eiyū ReshiramKunihiko YuyamaPokémon the Movie: White - Victini and ZekromGekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Kuroki Eiyū ZekromTekken: Blood Vengeance92 Tekken Blood VengeanceYōichi MōriDigital FrontierAlice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World84 Gekijō-ban Heart no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Wonder WorldHideaki ObaAsahi ProductionNaruto the Movie: Blood Prison102 Gekijōban Naruto: Blood PrisonMasahiko MurataPierrotHayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth69 Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven Is a Place on EarthHideto KomoriManglobeMagister Negi Magi: Anime Final84 Mahō Sensei Negima! Anime FinalAkiyuki SimboShaftMardock Scramble: The Second Combustion64 Marudukku Sukuranburu NenshōSusumu KudoGoHandsThe Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen!87 The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen!Shunsuke TadaHotarubi no Mori e45 Hotarubi no Mori eTakahiro ŌmoriBrain's BaseThe Princess and the Pilot99 Toaru Hikūshi e no TsuiokuJun ShishidoMadhouseHal's Flute48 Hal no FueHiroshi KawamataTMS EntertainmentAppleseed XIII: Ouranos84 Appleseed Sātīn ~Yogen~Takayuki HamanaGyo70 GyoTakayuki HiraoufotableSakura no Ondo21 Sakura no ondoHirao TakayukiSuite PreCure: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts!71 Eiga Suite Precure: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no MelodyYoko IkedaToei AnimationScryed Alteration I Tao96 Scryed Alteration TaoGoro TaniguchiSunriseUn-Go episode:0 Inga chapter48 Un-Go episode:0 Inga-ronSeiji MizushimaBonesOne Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap Coaster12 One Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap CoasterToei AnimationK-On! Movie110 K-On!Naoko YamadaKyoto AnimationFriends: Mononoke Shima no Naki87 Friends: Mononoke Shima no NakiInazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Griffon90 Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna GriffonYoshikazu MiyaoOLM, Inc.
Television series A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2011. Release dateEnglish titleEpsJapanese titleDirectorStudioSource – Rio - Rainbow Gate!13 Rio reinbō gēto!Takao KatoXebec– Wolverine12 UruvuarinMadhouse– Infinite Stratosinfinitto sutoratosuYasuhito Kikuchi8-Bit– Dream Eater Merry13 Yumekui merīShigeyasu YamauchiJ.C. Staff– Puella Magi Madoka Magica12 Mahō shōjo Madoka ★ magikaShaft – FreezingFurījinguTakashi WatanabeA.C.G.T – Gosick24 GoshikkuHitoshi NanbaBones – Cardfight!! Vanguard65 Kādofaito!! VuangādoHatsuki TsujiTMS Entertainment – Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu!8 Mitsudomo e zōryō-chū!Masahiko ŌtaBridge – I Don't Like My Big Brother At All!!12 Onīchan no koto nanka zenzen suki janain dakara ne--!!Keitaro MotonagaZEXCS – Beelzebub60 BeelzebubYoshihiro TakamotoPierrot Plus – Dragon Crisis!12 Doragon kuraishisu!Hideki TachibanaStudio Deen – Is This a Zombie?Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?Takaomi Kanasaki – Level E13 Reberu īToshiyuki Kato – Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season12 Kimi ni Todoke 2nd SeasonHiro KaburagiProduction I.G – DD Fist of the North StarDD Hokuto no KenKajioNorth Stars Pictures – Fractale11FurakutaruYutaka YamamotoA-1 PicturesWandering SonHōrō musukoEi AokiAIC Classic – Suite Pretty Cure48 Suīto purikyua ♪Munehisa SakaiToei Animation – Little Battlers eXperience44 Danbōru senkiNaohito TakahashiOLM –Shiawase Haitatsu TanekoShiawase haitatsu o mi kuji tanekoKachidoki Studio – X-Men12 EkkusumenFuminori KizakiMadhouse – Dog Days13 Doggu deizuKeizō KusakawaSeven Arcs – Duel Masters Victory52 Deyueru masutāzu bikutorīWaruo SuzukiShogakukan Music & Digital EntertainmentPenguin no Mondai DX?Pengin'no mondai DX? – Tiger & Bunny25 TIGER & BUNNY (taigā Ando banī)Keiichi SatōSunrise – Digimon Fusion24 Dejimon kurosuu~ōzu ~ aku no desujeneraru to nanatsu no ōkoku ~Tetsuya EndōToei AnimationHanasaku Iroha - Blossoms for Tomorrow26Hanasaku irohaMasahiro AndōP.A. WorksNichijou - My Ordinary LifeNichijouTatsuya IshiharaKyoto Animation – Suzy's Zoo: A Day with Witzy25Sūjī's Zoo daisuki! UittsuīHidekazu OharaDigital Media Lab – Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Gundalian Invaders39 Bakugan batoru burōrāzu Gundalian InvadersMitsuo HashimotoTMS Entertainment – Beyblade: Metal Fury52Metaru faito beiburēdo 4DKunihisa SugishimaSynergySP – Toriko147 TorikoToei Animation – We Without Wings - Under the Innocent Sky12Oretachi ni tsubasa hanai - under the inosento sky.Shinji UshiroNomad – Shouwa Monogatari13 Shōwa monogatari TVWAO World – Fireball CharmingFaiabōru chāminguWataru ArakawaJinnis Animation StudiosFujilogFuji roguShigeo ShichijiTeam Fujilog – Gintama''']] |51 |Gintama'|Yōichi Fujita |Sunrise
| – |Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō |12 |Tono to issho gantai no yabō|Mankyū |Gathering
| – |Battle Girls: Time Paradox|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
| rowspan="4" | – |A-Channel | rowspan="4" |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 | rowspan="2" |Xebec
| rowspan="2" | – |HenSemi | rowspan="2" |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
| rowspan="2" | – |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| rowspan="2" |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
| rowspan="2" | – |The Qwaser of Stigmata II | rowspan="2" |12 |Seikon no kueisā II|Hiraku Kaneko |Hoods Entertainment
|The World God Only Knows II |Kami nomi zo shiru sekai II|Shigehito Takayanagi |Manglobe
| rowspan="2" | – |Pū-Neko| rowspan="2" |11 |Pu ~ neko| | rowspan="5" |DLE
|Weekly Shimakō|Shūkan shimakō|FROGMAN
| rowspan="3" | – |Genki!! Ekoda-chan| rowspan="3" |22 |Genki!! Ekota-chan|Benpineko
|Honto ni Atta! Reibai-Sensei|Hontoni atta! Reibai sensei|Azuma Tani
|Shiodome Cable TV|Shiodome kēburu terebi|FROGMAN
| rowspan="2" | – |Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day| rowspan="2" |11