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Events in 2007 in anime.

Events

In this year, home video sales of anime DVDs in Japan were worth 89.4 billion yen.[1]

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Summer Days with Coo won the Animation Film Award and A Country Doctor won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Tekkon Kinkreet won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year; the other nominees were Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, Summer Days with Coo, Piano no Mori and Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure. Internationally, 5 Centimeters Per Second won the first ever Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film, with one of the other two nominees being Summer Days with Coo.

Releases

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2007.

Release date Title Studio Director Running time (minutes) Notes Ref
February 17 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood A.P.P.P. Jūnichi Hayama 100
March 3 5 Centimeters per Second CoMix Wave Inc. Makoto Shinkai 63
March 10 Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld Shin-Ei Animation Yukiyo Teramoto 112
March 17 Chō Gekijōban Keroro Gunsō 2: Shinkai no Princess de Arimasu! Sunrise Junichi Sato
Susumu Yamaguchi		 77
April 21 Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb Shin-Ei Animation Yūji Mutō
April 21 Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure TMS Entertainment Yasuichiro Yamamoto 95
June 5 Highlander: The Search for Vengeance Madhouse
Imagi Animation Studios		 Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Hiroshi Hamasaki		 85
July 14 Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai OLM Kunihiko Yuyama 90
August 4 Naruto Shippuden the Movie Studio Pierrot Hajime Kamegaki 95
September 1 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Studio Khara Hideaki Anno
Masayuki
Kazuya Tsurumaki		 98
September 29 Sword of the Stranger Bones Masahiro Andō 102
October 19 Appleseed Ex Machina Digital Frontier Shinji Aramaki 101
December 22 Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion Studio Pierrot Noriyuki Abe 95
December 22 Nezumi Monogatari - George to Gerald no Bōken Sanrio Masami Hata 52

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2007.

First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director Alternate title Ref
January 4 – February 1 Afro Samurai 5 Gonzo Fuminori Kizaki
Jamie Simone
January 4 – June 28 Saint October 26 Studio Comet Masafumi Satō
January 5 – March 23 Koi suru Tenshi Angelique: Kagayaki no Ashita 12 Satelight Susumu Kudo
January 5 – March 23 Shattered Angels 12 TNK Tetsuya Yanagisawa Kyōshirō to Towa no Sora
January 6 – March 31 Himawari!! 13 Arms Shigenori Kageyama
January 7 – December 30 Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette 52 Nippon Animation Hiroaki Sakurai
January 7 – March 25 Shuffle! Memories 12 Asread Naoto Hosoda
January 8 – March 26 Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! 12 Ufotable Team Manabibeya
January 11 – March 29 Hidamari Sketch 12 Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo
Ryōki Kamitsubo
January 11 – June 26 Nodame Cantabile 23 J.C.Staff Ken'ichi Kasai
January 11 – March 29 Venus Versus Virus 12 Studio Hibari Shinichiro Kimura
January 13 – March 24 Getsumento Heiki Mina 11 Gonzo Keiichiro Kawaguchi
January 19 – July 6 GR: Giant Robo 13 A.C.G.T Masahiko Murata
January 19 – April 20 Tokyo Majin 14 AIC Spirits Shinji Ishihira
February 4 – May 26 Moonlight Mile 12 Studio Hibari Iku Suzuki
February 4 – January 27, 2008 Yes! PreCure 5 49 Toei Animation Toshiaki Komura
February 15 – May 3 Jūsō Kikō Dancouga Nova 12 Ashi Productions Masami Ōbari
February 15 – March 23, 2017 Naruto: Shippuden 500 Pierrot Hayato Date
Masa'aki Kumagai
Yasuaki Kurotsu
February 21 – May 17 Rocket Girls 12 Mook Animation Hiroshi Aoyama
February 26 – May 14 Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny 12 Arms Koichi Ohata
March 3 – September 1 Reideen 26 Production I.G Mitsuru Hongo
March 28 – June 13 Hitohira 12 Xebec M2 Akira Nishimori
April 1 – March 29, 2009 GeGeGe no Kitarō 100 Toei Animation Yukio Kaizawa
April 1 – September 30 Gurren Lagann 27 Gainax Hiroyuki Imaishi Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
April 1 – September 30 Heroic Age 26 Xebec Takashi Noto
April 1 – March 30, 2008 Hayate the Combat Butler 52 SynergySP Keiichiro Kawaguchi Hayate no Gotoku!
April 1 – September 23 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers 26 Seven Arcs Keizō Kusakawa
April 1 – September 30 My Bride is a Mermaid 26 Gonzo
AIC		 Seiji Kishi Seto no Hanayome
April 1 – March 24, 2008 Onegai My Melody Sukkiri♪ 52 Studio Comet Makoto Moriwaki
April 2 – September 24 El Cazador de la Bruja 26 Bee Train Kōichi Mashimo
April 3 – September 25 Engage Planet Kiss Dum 26 Satelight Yasuchika Nagaoka
Eiichi Satō
April 3 – June 26 Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o 13 Artland Tsutomu Yabuki
April 3 – September 26 Oh! Edo Rocket 26 Madhouse Seiji Mizushima
April 3 – September 25 Over Drive 26 Xebec Takao Kato
April 3 – June 26 Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan 13 Tokyo Kids
Wonderfarm		 Nanako Shimazaki
April 3 – June 26 Sisters of Wellber 13 Trans Arts
Production I.G		 Takayuki Hamana
April 3 – June 19 Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica 12 Ginga-ya Junichi Watanabe
Masami Shimoda
April 3 – September 25 Sugarbunnies 27 Asahi Production Hiroshi Kugimiya
April 3 – September 24 Tōka Gettan 26 Studio Deen Yūji Yamaguchi
April 4 – September 26 Claymore 26 Madhouse Hiroyuki Tanaka
April 4 – September 24 Idolmaster: Xenoglossia 26 Sunrise Tatsuyuki Nagai
April 4 – September 26 Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula 26 Brain's Base Keiji Gotoh
April 4 – September 26 Nagasarete Airantō 26 Feel Hideki Okamoto
April 4 – September 26 Romeo × Juliet 24 Gonzo Fumitoshi Oizaki
April 5 – March 20, 2008 Bakugan Battle Brawlers 52 TMS Entertainment
Nelvana Animation		 Mitsuo Hashimoto
April 5 – March 29, 2008 Blue Dragon 51 Studio Pierrot Yukihiro Matsushita
April 5 – September 28 Darker than Black 25 Bones Tensai Okamura
April 5 – September 27 Kōtetsu Sangokushi 25 Picture Magic Satoshi Saga
Tetsuya Endo
April 5 – July 12 Kotetsushin Jeeg 13 Actas Jun Kawagoe
April 6 – September 29 Kamichama Karin 26 Satelight Takashi Anno
April 6 – June 29 Shining Tears X Wind 13 Studio Deen Hiroshi Watanabe
April 7 – September 29 Love Com 24 Toei Animation Kōnosuke Uda Lovely Complex
April 7 – September 29 Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit 26 Production I.G Kenji Kamiyama Seirei no Moribito
April 7 – June 30 Sola 13 Nomad Tomoki Kobayashi
April 7 – March 8, 2008 The Story of Saiunkoku (season 2) 39 Madhouse Jun Shishido Saiunkoku Monogatari
April 7 – September 22 Toward the Terra 24 Minamimachi Bugyōsho
Tokyo Kids		 Osamu Yamazaki Terra e...
April 8 – September 25 Bokurano 24 Gonzo Hiroyuki Morita
April 8 – September 16 Lucky Star 24 Kyoto Animation Yutaka Yamamoto
Yasuhiro Takemoto
April 12 – September 27 Big Windup! 25 A-1 Pictures Tsutomu Mizushima Ōkiku Furikabutte
April 12 – September 21 Kaze no Stigma 24 Gonzo Junichi Sakata
April 13 – September 28 Princess Resurrection 24 Madhouse Masayuki Sakoi Kaibutsu Ōjo
April 14 – October 13 Spider Riders 26 Bee Train Kōichi Mashimo Spider Riders: Yomigaeru Taiyō
April 16 – July 2 Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma: Molders-hen 12 Ajia-do Animation Works Tsuneo Kobayashi
April 28 – July 22 Skull Man 13 Bones Takeshi Mori
May 12 – December 1 Dennō Coil 26 Madhouse Mitsuo Iso
June 8 – September 13, 2008 Wangan Midnight 26 A.C.G.T Tsuneo Tominaga
June 14 – September 6 Devil May Cry: The Animated Series 12 Madhouse Shin Itagaki
June 24 – September 23 Tetsuko no Tabi 13 Group TAC Akinori Nagaoka
July 2 – September 30 Nanatsuiro Drops 12 Studio Barcelona Takashi Yamamoto
July 3 – September 27 School Days 12 TNK Keitaro Motonaga
July 3 – September 18 Code-E 12 Studio Deen Toshiyuki Katō
July 3 – September 11 Zombie-Loan 13 Xebec M2 Akira Nishimori
July 4 – September 26 Buzzer Beater (season 2) 13 TMS Entertainment Shigeyuki Miya
July 4 – September 19 Dōjin Work 12 Remic Kenichi Yatani
July 4 – September 26 Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō 13 Artland Kōichirō Sōtome
July 5 – October 4 Mushi-Uta 12 Beat Frog Kazuo Sakai
July 5 – December 27 Sky Girls 26 J.C.Staff
Konami		 Yoshiaki Iwasaki
July 6 – September 28 Happy Happy Clover 13 Group TAC Kazumi Nonaka
July 6 – December 17 Higurashi When They Cry: Kai 24 Studio Deen Chiaki Kon Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
July 6 – September 21 Potemayo 12 J.C.Staff Takashi Ikehata
July 7 – September 22 Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei 12 Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo
July 8 – September 23 Moetan 13 Actas Keiichiro Kawaguchi
July 9 – September 24 The Familiar of Zero: Knight of the Twin Moons 12 J.C.Staff Yū Kō Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi
July 12 – September 27 Mononoke 12 Toei Animation Kenji Nakamura
July 19 – October 12 Shigurui 12 Madhouse Hiroshi Hamasaki
July 26 – November 1 Baccano! 16 Brain's Base Takahiro Omori
January 27 – October 12 Tokyo Majin (season 2) 12 AIC Spirits Shinji Ishihira
August 11 – November 10 Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan 2 2 Hal Film Maker Tsutomu Mizushima Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2
September 13 – December 13 Moonlight Mile (season 2) 14 Studio Hibari Iku Suzuki
October 1 – December 24 Da Capo II 13 Feel Hideki Okamoto
October 2 – April 2, 2008 Bamboo Blade 26 AIC ASTA Hisashi Saitou
October 2 – December 25 Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku 13 Asahi Production
BeSTACK		 Masahiko Ohkura
October 2 – March 25, 2008 Fantastic Detective Labyrinth 25 Studio Deen Hiroshi Watanabe Suteki Tantei Labyrinth
October 2 – April 1, 2008 Kaiji 26 Madhouse Yūzō Satō
October 2 – March 25, 2008 Neuro: Supernatural Detective 25 Madhouse Hiroshi Kōjina Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro
October 2 – December 25 Night Wizard! 13 Hal Film Maker Yuusuke Yamamoto
October 2 – December 25 Sketchbook: Full Color's 13 Hal Film Maker Yoshimasa Hiraike
October 3 – March 26, 2008 Dragonaut: The Resonance 25 Gonzo Manabu Ono
October 3 – March 25, 2008 Mokke 24 Madhouse
Tezuka Productions		 Masayoshi Nishida
October 3 – December 26 Myself ; Yourself 13 Doga Kobo Yasuhiro Kuroda
October 4 – March 27, 2008 Clannad 23 Kyoto Animation Tatsuya Ishihara
October 4 – December 20 Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun 12 AIC Spirits Koji Yoshikawa Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun
October 4 – March 27, 2008 You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle 24 Studio Deen
Bandai Visual		 Koichi Ohata Taiho Shichauzo: Full Throttle
October 5 – March 28, 2008 Shakugan no Shana Second 24 J.C.Staff Takashi Watanabe
October 6 – March 29, 2008 KimiKiss: Pure Rouge 25 J.C.Staff Ken'ichi Kasai
October 6 – March 29, 2008 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 25 Sunrise Seiji Mizushima
October 6 – September 27, 2008 Shugo Chara! 51 Satelight Kenji Yasuda
October 7 – December 22 Ef: A Tale of Memories 12 Shaft Shin Ōnuma
October 7 – September 28, 2008 Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi 50 Toei Animation Tetsuo Imazawa
October 7 – March 30, 2008 Hero Tales 26 Studio Flag Osamu Sekita
October 7 – March 30, 2008 MapleStory 25 Madhouse Takaaki Ishiyama
October 7 – December 30 Minami-ke 13 Daume Masahiko Ohta
October 7 – September 28, 2008 Pururun! Shizuku-chan Aha 51 TMS Entertainment Atsushi Yano
October 7 – March 23, 2008 Rental Magica 24 Zexcs Itsuro Kawasaki
October 8 – December 23 Prism Ark 12 Frontline Masami Ōbari
October 11 – December 27 Genshiken 2 12 Arms Kinji Yoshimoto
October 12 – December 28 Kodomo no Jikan 12 Studio Barcelona Eiji Suganuma
October 12 – December 21 Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture 11 Shirogumi
Telecom Animation Film		 Yūichirō Yano
October 13 – March 22, 2008 Shion no Ō 22 Studio Deen Toshifumi Kawase
October 18 – April 2, 2008 Ghost Hound 22 Production I.G Ryūtarō Nakamura
November 3 – March 29, 2008 Shooting Star Rockman Tribe 21 Xebec Takao Kato
December 12 – March 5, 2008 Ayakashi 12 Tokyo Kids Jun Takada

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2007.

First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director Alternate title Ref
April 25 – October 26 Aika R-16: Virgin Mission 3 Studio Fantasia Katsuhiko Nishijima
November 16 – March 17, 2008 Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations 3 Production I.G Shunsuke Tada
December 5 Tokyo Marble Chocolate 2 Production I.G Naoyoshi Shiotani

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Industry Group Head Says Anime is a Bubble that Burst (Update 2)". Anime News Network. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
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