Events in 2008 in anime.

Events In this year, 288 anime television programs were produced and home video sales of anime DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs in Japan were worth 77.9 billion yen. Animation studio 8-Bit was founded in September.

Accolades At the Mainichi Film Awards, The Sky Crawlers won the Animation Film Award and Ponyo won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Ponyo also won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year; the other nominees were Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend 2008, The Sky Crawlers, Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear and One Piece - The Movie: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura. Internationally, La Maison en Petits Cubes won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and Le Cristal d'Annecy at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Sword of the Stranger was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Ponyo and The Sky Crawlers were in competition for the Golden Lion at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.

Releases Films A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2008.

Release date Title Studio Director Running time (minutes) Alternate title RefThe Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of PainufotableMitsuru Obunai59 Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners daisanshō "tsūkaku zanryū"Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky DuelToei Animation Junichi Satō (chief) Susumu Yamaguchi113 Chō gekijō-ban keroro gunsō 3 keroro tai keroro tenkū daisakusen de arimasu!One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - Bloom in the Winter, Miracle SakuraSunriseJunji Shimizu95 Wan pīsu episōdo obu choppā + fuyu ni saku, kiseki no sakuraCrayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Hero of KinpokoShin-Ei AnimationMitsuru Hongo93 Kureyon shin-chan cho ~ arashi o yobu kinpoko no yūshaDetective Conan: Full Score of FearTMS EntertainmentYasuichiro Yamamoto116 Meitantei konan senritsu no furu sukoaThe Garden of Sinners: The Hollow ShrineufotableTeiichi Takiguchi46 Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners daiyonshō "garan no hora"Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume: Watashi wo Aishita Kuro Oolong-ChaDLEFROGMAN90Himitsukessha taka no tsume THE mūbī II watashi o aishita kuro ūronchaPokémon: Giratina and the Sky WarriorOLMKunihiko Yuyama96Poketto monsutā daiyamondo & pāru giratina to hisora no hanataba sheimiPonyoStudio GhibliHayao Miyazaki100Gake no ue no ponyoNaruto Shippuden: BondsPierrotHajime Kamegaki92 Gekijō-ban naruto - naruto - shippuden kizunaThe Sky CrawlersProduction I.GMamoru Oshii122 Sukai kuroraThe Garden of Sinners: Paradox SpiralufotableTakayuki Hirao114 Gekijō-ban sora no ryōiki the Garden of sinners daigoshō `mujun no rasen'''

|Gurren Lagann: Childhood's End|Gainax |Hiroyuki Imaishi |112 |Gekijō-ban tengan toppa gurenragan guren-hen| |- | rowspan="2" | |Fist of the North Star: Legend of Kenshiro|TMS Entertainment |Toshiki Hirano |90 |Ma kyūseishu densetsu hokuto no kobushi zero Kenshirō Den| |- |Genius Party Beyond|Studio 4°C | Mahiro Maeda Kazuto Nakazawa Shinya Ōhira Tatsuyuki Tanaka Kōji Morimoto |85 |Jīniasu pātī biyondo| |- | rowspan="2" | |Biohazard: Degeneration|Digital Frontier |Makoto Kamiya |96 |Baiohazādo dijenerēshon| |- |Hells|Madhouse |Yoshiki Yamakawa |117 |Heruzu, (heruzu enjerusu)|

|Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! Movie: Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday|Toei Animation |Tatsuya Nagamine |75 |Eiga iesu! Purikyua 5 GoGo! Okashinokuni no happī bāsudei|

|Ice|PPM | |103 |Aisu gekijō-ban| |- | rowspan="2" | |Bleach: Fade to Black|Pierrot |Noriyuki Abe |94 |Gekijō-ban burīchi Fade to Black kimi no na wo yobu| |- |Major: Yuujou no Winning Shot|Xebec |Takao Kato |103 |Gekijō-ban mejā yūjō no ichi-kyū (uiningu shotto)|

|The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording|ufotable |Takahiro Miura |59 |Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners dairokushō "bōkyaku rokuon"''

Television series A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008.

First run start and end datesTitle Episodes Studio DirectorAlternate title Ref – Sisters of Wellber Zwei13Trans ArtsTakayuki HamanaUerubēru no monogatari ~ shisutāzu of Wellber ~ dainimaku – Rosario + VampireGonzoTakayuki InagakiRozario to banpaia – H2O: Footprints in the Sand12ZexcsHideki TachibanaH 2 O ~ suna no ue no ashiato ~ – Hatenkō Yūgi10Studio DeenYoshihiro TakamotoHatenkō yugi – Major S426SynergySPRiki FukushimaMejā (dai 4 shirīzu)Persona: Trinity SoulA-1 PicturesJun MatsumotoPerusona 〜 toriniti Sōru 〜 – Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed12J.C.StaffTatsuo SatōShigofumi – They Are My Noble Masters13A.C.G.TSusumu KudoKimi ga aruji de shitsuji ga ore deTrue TearsP.A.WorksJunji NishimuraHontō no namida(Zoku) Sayonara, Zetsubou-SenseiShaftAkiyuki ShinboZoku sayonara zetsubō-sensei – Porphy no Nagai Tabi52Nippon AnimationTomomi MochizukiPorufi no nagai tabi – Minami-ke: Okawari13AsreadNaoto HosodaMinami ke ~ o kawari ~ – Aria the OriginationHal Film MakerJunichi SatoAria ji orijinēshonGunslinger Girl: Il TeatrinoArtlandHiroshi IshidoriGan suringā gāru - IL TEATRINO - – Noramimi12 TMS EntertainmentYoshitaka KoyamaNoramimiSpice and Wolf13ImaginTakeo TakahashiŌkami to kōshinryō – Kitarō of the Graveyard11Toei AnimationKimitoshi ChiokiHakaba kitarō – Moegaku★540 AIC SpiritsYoshihiro TakamotoMo egaku ★ 5 – Yatterman60Tatsunoko ProductionHiroshi SasagawaYattāman – Yes PreCure 5 GoGo!48Toei AnimationToshiaki KomuraIesu! Purikyua 5 GoGo! – Mnemosyne6XebecShigeru UedaMunemoshune - munemoshune no musume tachi - – Bus Gamer3Studio IzenaNaoyuki KazuyaBasu gēmā – Chi's Sweet Home104MadhouseMitsuyuki MasuharaChīzu suīto hōmu – Sugarbunnies: Chocolat!26 Asahi ProductionHiroshi KugimiyaShugābanīzu shokora! – Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's154GallopKatsumi OnoYū ☆ gi☆ Ō faibu dīzu – Allison & Lillia26MadhouseMasayoshi NishidaArison to riria – Kyo Kara Maoh! (season 3)39Studio DeenJunji NishimuraKyō kara maō! Dai 3 shirīzu – Kure-nai12Brain's BaseKō MatsuoAka – xxxHolic: Kei13Production I.GTsutomu Mizushima×××HOLiC ◆ Tsugi – Macross Frontier25Satelight Shōji Kawamori (chief) Yasuhito KikuchiMakurosu efu (furontia)To Love-Ru26XebecTakao KatoTo LOVEru - tora buru - – Kanokon12Atsushi ŌtsukiKanokonThe Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of UrukGonzoKoichi ChigiraDoruāga no tō 〜 the Aegis of URUK 〜 – Amatsuki13Studio DeenKazuhiro FuruhashiAma-tsuki – Itazura na Kiss25TMS EntertainmentOsamu YamazakiItazurana Kiss – Penguin no Mondai100Shogakukan Music & Digital EntertainmentJun KamiyaPengin no mondai – Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows51Studio PierrotYukihiro MatsushitaBurū doragon tenkai no shichiryū – Duel Masters Cross100 Shogakukan Music & Digital EntertainmentWaruo SuzukiDeyueru masutāzu kurosu – Kamen no Maid Guy12MadhouseMasayuki SakoiKamen no meido gai – Da Capo II: Second Season13FeelHideki OkamotoD. C. II S. S. ~ Da kāpo II sekando shīzun ~ – Blassreiter24GonzoIchirō ItanoBurasureitāCode Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R225SunriseGorō TaniguchiKōdo giasu hangyaku no rurūshu zokuhen – Net Ghost PiPoPa51Studio HibariShinichiro KimuraNetto gōsuto pipopaOnegai My Melody Kirara☆52Studio CometMakoto MoriwakiOnegai ♪ maimerodi kirara ~tsu★ – Zettai Karen Children51SynergySPKeiichiro KawaguchiZettai karen chirudoren – Neo Angelique Abyss13Yumeta CompanyShin KatagaiNeo anjerīku Abyss – Our Home's Fox Deity.24ZexcsYoshiaki IwasakiWagaya nō inari-sama.Special A24 AIC GonzoYoshikazu MiyaoSupesharu ē – Nabari no Ou26J.C.StaffKunihisa SugishimaNabari no ō – Soul Eater51BonesTakuya IgarashiSouru ītā – Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō101 Pierrot Plus Studio Kikan Akira Shigino Masahiro NakataHakkentai ken daisuki! Shimajirō – Vampire Knight13Studio DeenKiyoko SayamaVuanpaia naito – Monochrome Factor24A.C.G.TYuu KouMonokurōmu fakutā – Glass Maiden12Studio FantasiaMitsuko KaseKurisutaru bureizu – Real Drive26 Production I.GKazuhiro FuruhashiRD sen'nō chōsashitsuTop Secret: The RevelationMadhouseHiroshi AoyamaHimitsu (toppu shīkuretto) The Revelation – Junjo Romantica12Studio DeenChiaki KonJunjō romanchikaLibrary WarProduction I.GTakayuki HamanaToshokan sensō – KaibaMadhouseMasaaki YuasaKaiba – The Diary of a Crazed Family26NomadYasuhiro KurodaKureijīna kazoku no nikki – Golgo 1350The Answer StudioShunji OgaGorugo 13 – Legend of the Condor Hero III26 Nippon AnimationKondoru hideo densetsu III jū roku-nen no kyōtei – The Daughter of 20 Faces22 Bones Telecom Animation FilmNobuo TomizawaNijū mensō no musume – RoboDz Kazagumo Hen26Toei AnimationDaisuke NishioRobo dīzu - RoboDz - kaze to kumo no shō – Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians12ArmsKoichi OhataIkkitōsen: Gurēto Guardians – Telepathy Shōjo Ran26TMS EntertainmentMasaharu OkuwakiTerepashī shōjo ran – Ultraviolet: Code 04412MadhouseOsamu DezakiUrutoravuaioretto kōdo 044 – SekireiSeven ArcsKeizō KusakawaSekirei – Slayers Revolution13J.C.StaffTakashi WatanabeSureiyāzuSomeday's Dreamers: Summer Skies12Hal Film MakerOsamu KobayashiMahōtsukai ni taisetsu nakoto ~ natsu no Sora ~ – Antique Bakery Nippon Animation ShirogumiYoshiaki OkumuraSeiyō kottō yōgashi-ten ~ antīku ~Strike WitchesGonzoKazuhiro TakamuraSutoraikuu~itchīzu – Hidamari Sketch × 36513ShaftAkiyuki ShinboHida mari suketchi × 365 – Birdy the Mighty: DecodeA-1 PicturesKazuki AkaneTetsuwan bādī (2008) – Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki JikenboDoga KoboTarō IwasakiYakushiji ryōko no kaiki jikenbo – The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses12J.C.StaffYū KōZero no tsukaima ~ san biki no rinbu ~ – Neo Angelique Abyss: Second Age13Yumeta CompanyShin KatagaiNeo anjerīku Abyss - Second Age - – Mission-E12Studio Deen Ichiro Sakaki Jukki Hanada Junji Nishimura Takuya Satō Toshifumi Kawase Toshiyuki KatoMisshon E – Natsume's Book of Friends13Brain's BaseTakahiro OmoriNatsume yūjinchōWorld DestructionProduction I.GShunsuke TadaWārudo desutorakushon ~ sekai bokumetsu no rokunin ~ – Koihime Musō12Doga KoboNobuaki NakanishiKohime† musō – Haruka Nogizaka's SecretDiomedéaMunenori NawaNogizaka Haruka no himitsu – Blade of the Immortal13Bee TrainKōichi MashimoMugen no jūnin – Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin50SunriseMitsuru HongoBatoru supirittsu shōnen toppa bashin – Mach Girl26 Tatsunoko ProductionMasatsugu ArakawaMahha gāru – The Earl and the Fairy12ArtlandKōichirō SōtomeHakushaku to yōsei – Hyakko13Nippon AnimationMichio FukudaHyakkoRosario + Vampire Capu2GonzoTakayuki InagakiRozario to banpaia Capu 2Shikabane Hime: Aka Feel GainaxMasahiko MurataShitai kare – Casshern Sins24 Madhouse Tatsunoko ProductionShigeyasu YamauchiKyashān SINS – Toradora!25J.C.StaffTatsuyuki NagaiTora dora! – Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka12TNKKeitaro MotonagaAkaneiro ni somaru sakaYozakura QuartetNomadKou MatsuoYozakura shijūsō ~ yozakura karutetto ~ – Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story13SatelightMasashi AbeHokuto no kobushi Raō gaiden ten no haō – Linebarrels of Iron24GonzoMasamitsu HidakaKurogane no rainbareru – Black ButlerA-1 PicturesToshiya ShinoharaKuro shitsujiClannad After StoryKyoto AnimationTatsuya IshiharaKuranado 〜 AFTER sutōrī 〜Tales of the Abyss26 SunriseKenji KodamaTeiruzu obu ji abisu – Astro Fighter SunredAIC ASTASeiji KishiTentai senshi Sanreddo – Kannagi13A-1 PicturesYutaka YamamotoKan nagi – Hell Girl: Three Vessels26Studio DeenHiroshi WatanabeDjigoku shōjo santei – Shugo Chara!! Doki—51SatelightKenji YasudaShugokyara! !Do ki~tsu – Kemeko Deluxe!12Hal Film MakerTsutomu MizushimaKemeko derakkusu! – A Certain Magical Index24J.C.StaffHiroshi NishikioriToaru majutsu no kinsho mokuroku – Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (season 2)25SunriseSeiji MizushimaKidō senshi Gandamu 00 sekando shīzun – Live On Cardliver Kakeru51 TMS EntertainmentHatsuki TsujiRaibuon CARDLIVER Shō – Inazuma Eleven127OLM Katsuhito Akiyama (chief) Yoshikazu MiyaoInazuma irebun – Ga-Rei: Zero12 AIC Spirits