2008 in anime
| Years in anime: | 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
| Centuries: | 22nd century
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| Decades: | |
| Years: | 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
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.8-Bit was founded in September.
Accolades
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) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8 | Kite Liberator | Arms
|
Yasuomi Umetsu | 60 | ||
| July 19 | Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
|
OLM
|
Kunihiko Yuyama | 96 | ||
| October 26 | Kite Nightmare | Arms | Tim Burton | 65 |
Television series
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 – March 25 | Sisters of Wellber Zwei
|
13 | Trans Arts | Takayuki Hamana | ||
| January 3 – March 27 | Rosario + Vampire | 13 | Gonzo
|
Takayuki Inagaki | ||
| January 4 – March 21 | H2O: Footprints in the Sand | 12 | Zexcs | Hideki Tachibana | ||
| January 4 – March 29 | Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de | 13 | A.C.G.T | Susumu Kudo | They Are My Noble Masters | |
| January 5 – March 8 | Hatenkō Yūgi
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10 | Studio Deen | Yoshihiro Takamoto | ||
| January 5 – June 28 | Major S4
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26 | SynergySP | Toshinori Fukushima | ||
| January 5 – June 28 | Persona: Trinity Soul | 26 | A-1 Pictures | Atsushi Matsumoto | ||
| January 5 – March 29 | (Zoku) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei | 13 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo | ||
| January 6 – March 30 | Minami-ke: Okawari
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13 | Asread | Naoto Hosoda | ||
| January 6 – December 28 | Porphy no Nagai Tabi | 52 | Nippon Animation | Tomomi Mochizuki | ||
| January 6 – March 22 | Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed | 12 | J.C.Staff | Tatsuo Satō
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| January 6 – March 30 | True Tears
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13 | P.A.Works
|
Junji Nishimura | ||
| January 8 – March 31 | Aria the Origination
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13 | Hal Film Maker | Junichi Sato | ||
| January 8 – April 1 | Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino
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13 | Artland | Hiroshi Ishidori | ||
| January 9 – March 26 | Spice and Wolf | 13 | Imagin | Takeo Takahashi | Ōkami to Kōshinryō | |
| January 10 – March 20 | Kitarō of the Graveyard
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11 | Toei Animation | Kimitoshi Chioki | Hakaba Kitarō | |
| January 14 – September 27, 2009 | Yatterman | 60 | Tatsunoko Production | Hiroshi Sasagawa | ||
| February 3 – July 6 | Mnemosyne
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6 | Xebec | Shigeru Ueda | ||
| February 3 – January 25, 2009 | Yes PreCure 5 GoGo!
|
48 | Toei Animation | Toshiaki Komura | ||
| March 31 – September 26 | Chi's Sweet Home | 104 | Madhouse
|
Mitsuyuki Masuhara | ||
| April 1 – September 23 | Sugarbunnies: Chocolat!
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27 | Asahi Production | Hiroshi Kugimiya | ||
| April 1 – June 20 | The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk
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12 | Gonzo | Koichi Chigira | ||
| April 2 – March 30, 2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | 154 | Gallop | Katsumi Ono | ||
| April 3 – October 2 | Allison & Lillia | 26 | Madhouse
|
Masayoshi Nishida | Allison to Lillia | |
| April 3 – June 19 | Kure-nai | 12 | Brain's Base | Kō Matsuo | ||
| April 3 – February 19, 2009 | Kyo Kara Maoh! (season 3) | 39 | Studio Deen | Junji Nishimura | ||
| April 3 – June 26 | xxxHolic: Kei | 13 | Production I.G | Tsutomu Mizushima | ||
| April 4 – June 28 | Amatsuki | 13 | Studio Deen | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | ||
| April 4 – September 25 | Itazura na Kiss | 25 | TMS Entertainment | Osamu Yamazaki | ||
| April 4 – September 26 | Macross Frontier | 25 | Satelight | Yasuhito Kikuchi Shōji Kawamori |
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| April 4 – September 26 | To Love-Ru
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26 | Xebec | Takao Kato | ||
| April 5 – September 27 | Blassreiter | 24 | Gonzo | Ichirō Itano | ||
| April 5 – March 28, 2009 | Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows
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51 | Studio Pierrot | Yukihiro Matsushita | Blue Dragon: Tenkai no Shichi Ryū | |
| April 5 – June 28 | Da Capo II: Second Season
|
13 | Feel
|
Hideki Okamoto | ||
| April 5 – June 21 | Kamen no Maid Guy | 12 | Madhouse
|
Masayuki Sakoi | ||
| April 5 – June 21 | Kanokon | 12 | Xebec | Atsushi Ōtsuki | ||
| April 5 – March 27, 2010 | Penguin no Mondai
|
100 | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | Jun Kamiya | ||
| April 6 – September 28 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
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25 | Sunrise
|
Gorō Taniguchi | ||
| April 6 – September 28 | Nabari no Ou | 26 | J.C.Staff | Kunihisa Sugishima | ||
| April 6 – June 29 | Neo Angelique Abyss | 13 | Yumeta Company | Shin Katagai | ||
| April 6 – March 29, 2009 | Net Ghost PiPoPa | 51 | Studio Hibari | Shinichiro Kimura | ||
| April 6 – March 29, 2009 | Onegai My Melody Kirara☆
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52 | Studio Comet | Makoto Moriwaki | ||
| April 6 – September 14 | Our Home's Fox Deity.
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24 | Zexcs | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Wagaya no Oinari-sama. | |
| April 6 – September 14 | Special A
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24 | AIC Gonzo |
Miyao Yoshikazu | ||
| April 6 – March 29, 2009 | Zettai Karen Children
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51 | SynergySP | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Psychic Squad | |
| April 7 – March 29, 2010 | Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō
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101 | Pierrot+ | Akira Shigino Masahiro Nakata |
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| April 7 – September 29 | Monochrome Factor | 24 | A.C.G.T | Yuu Kou | ||
| April 7 – March 30, 2009 | Soul Eater
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51 | Bones | Takuya Igarashi | ||
| April 7 – June 30 | Vampire Knight | 13 | Studio Deen | Kiyoko Sayama | ||
| April 8 – June 24 | Glass Maiden | 12 | Studio Fantasia | Mitsuko Kase | Crystal Blaze | |
| April 8 – September 30 | Top Secret: The Revelation
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26 | Madhouse
|
Hiroshi Aoyama | ||
| April 10 – June 26 | Junjo Romantica
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12 | Studio Deen | Chiaki Kon | ||
| April 10 – July 24 | Kaiba | 12 | Madhouse
|
Masaaki Yuasa | ||
| April 10 – June 26 | Library War | 12 | Production I.G | Takayuki Hamana | Toshokan Sensō | |
| April 11 – March 27, 2009 | Golgo 13 | 50 | The Answer Studio | Shunji Oga | ||
| April 12 – October 4 | Kyōran Kazoku Nikki | 26 | Nomad | Yasuhiro Kuroda | ||
| April 12 – September 27 | Nijū Mensō no Musume | 22 | Bones Telecom Animation Film |
Nobuo Tomizawa | ||
| June 2 – November 24 | RoboDz Kazagumo Hen | 26 | Toei Animation | Daisuke Nishio | ||
| June 11 – August 27 | Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians | 12 | Arms
|
Koichi Ohata | ||
| June 21 – December 20 | Telepathy Shōjo Ran
|
26 | TMS Entertainment | |||
| July 1 – September 16 | Ultraviolet: Code 044 | 12 | Madhouse
|
Osamu Dezaki | ||
| July 2 – September 17 | Sekirei | 12 | Seven Arcs | Keizō Kusakawa | ||
| July 2 – September 24 | Slayers Revolution
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13 | J.C.Staff | Takashi Watanabe | ||
| July 2 – September 24 | Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies
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12 | Hal Film Maker | Osamu Kobayashi | Mahōtsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora | |
| July 3 – September 18 | Antique Bakery | 11 | Nippon Animation Shirogumi |
Yoshiaki Okumura | ||
| July 3 – September 25 | Hidamari Sketch × 365
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13 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo | ||
| July 3 – September 25 | Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
|
12 | Studio Barcelona
|
Munenori Nawa | ||
| July 3 – September 18 | Strike Witches | 12 | Gonzo | Kazuhiro Takamura | ||
| July 4 – September 26 | Birdy the Mighty: Decode
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13 | A-1 Pictures | Kazuki Akane | Tetsuwan Birdy Decode | |
| July 5 – September 27 | Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo | 13 | Doga Kobo | Tarō Iwasaki | ||
| July 7 – September 22 | Mission-E
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12 | Studio Deen | Toshiyuki Katō | ||
| July 7 – September 29 | Natsume's Book of Friends | 13 | Brain's Base | Takahiro Omori | Natsume Yūjin-chō | |
| July 7 – September 30 | World Destruction
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13 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | ||
| July 8 – September 21 | The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses
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12 | J.C.Staff | Yū Kō | Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo | |
| July 8 – September 23 | Koihime Musō | 12 | Doga Kobo | Nobuaki Nakanishi | ||
| July 8 – September 14 | Neo Angelique Abyss: Second Age
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13 | Yumeta Company | Shin Katagai | ||
| July 14 – December 29 | Blade of the Immortal | 13 | Bee Train
|
Kōichi Mashimo | Mugen no Jūnin | |
| September 7 – September 6, 2009 | Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin | 50 | Sunrise
|
Mitsuru Hongo | ||
| September 28 – December 23 | The Earl and the Fairy | 12 | Artland | Kōichirō Sōtome | Hakushaku to Yōsei | |
| October 1 – March 15, 2009 | Casshern Sins | 24 | Madhouse
Tatsunoko Production |
Shigeyasu Yamauchi | ||
| October 1 – December 24 | Hyakko | 13 | Nippon Animation | Michio Fukuda | ||
| October 2 – December 18 | Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka | 12 | TNK | Keitaro Motonaga | ||
| October 2 – December 24 | Rosario + Vampire Capu2 | 13 | Gonzo | Takayuki Inagaki | Rosario to Vampire Capu2 | |
| October 2 – December 25 | Shikabane Hime: Aka
|
13 | Feel
Gainax |
Masahiko Murata | ||
| October 2 – March 26, 2009 | Toradora! | 25 | J.C.Staff | Tatsuyuki Nagai | ||
| October 2 – December 18 | Yozakura Quartet | 12 | Nomad | Kou Matsuo | ||
| October 3 – March 27, 2009 | Astro Fighter Sunred | 26 | AIC A.S.T.A. | Seiji Kishi | Tentai Senshi Sunred | |
| October 3 – March 27, 2009 | Black Butler | 24 | A-1 Pictures | Toshiya Shinohara | Kuroshitsuji | |
| October 3 – March 26, 2009 | Clannad After Story
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24 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | ||
| October 3 – March 20, 2009 | Linebarrels of Iron | 24 | Gonzo | Masamitsu Hidaka | Kurogane no Linebarrels | |
| October 4 – March 19, 2009 | A Certain Magical Index | 24 | J.C.Staff | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Toaru Majutsu no Index | |
| October 4 – April 4, 2009 | Hell Girl: Three Vessels
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26 | Studio Deen | Hiroshi Watanabe | Jigoku Shōjo: Mitsuganae | |
| October 4 – December 27 | Kannagi | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Yutaka Yamamoto | ||
| October 4 – December 20 | Kemeko Deluxe! | 12 | Hal Film Maker | Tsutomu Mizushima | ||
| October 4 – September 26, 2009 | Shugo Chara!! Doki—
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51 | Satelight | Kenji Yasuda | ||
| October 4 – March 28, 2009 | Tales of the Abyss | 26 | Sunrise
|
Kenji Kodama | ||
| October 5 – December 21 | Ga-Rei: Zero
|
12 | AIC Spirits Asread |
Hiroshi Nishikiori | ||
| October 5 – April 27, 2011 | Inazuma Eleven | 127 | OLM
|
Katsuhito Akiyama Yoshikazu Miyao |
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| October 5 – December 28 | Kyō no Go no Ni | 13 | Xebec | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | ||
| October 5 – December 21 | Macademi Wasshoi!
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12 | Hal Film Maker Zexcs |
Takaomi Kanzaki | ||
| October 6 – March 29, 2008 | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (season 2) | 25 | Sunrise
|
Seiji Mizushima | ||
| October 6 – December 29 | Vampire Knight Guilty
|
13 | Studio Deen | Kiyoko Sayama | ||
| October 7 – December 23 | Ef: A Tale of Melodies
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12 | Shaft | Shin Ōnuma
|
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| October 7 – December 30 | Mōryō no Hako | 13 | Madhouse
|
Ryosuke Nakamura | ||
| October 7 – December 23 | Kurozuka | 12 | Madhouse
|
Tetsurō Araki | ||
| October 7 – March 31, 2009 | One Outs | 25 | Madhouse
|
Yuzo Sato | ||
| October 8 – March 25, 2009 | Stitch! | 25 | Madhouse
|
Masami Hata | ||
| October 9 – December 18 | Nodame Cantabile: Paris-Hen
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11 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | ||
| October 9 – March 26, 2009 | Tytania | 26 | Artland | Noboru Ishiguro | ||
| October 10 – December 25 | Legends of the Dark King | 13 | Satelight | Masashi Abe | Ten no Haō Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden | |
| October 12 – December 27 | Junjo Romantica (season 2)
|
12 | Studio Deen | Chiaki Kon | ||
| October 15 – December 31 | Chaos;Head | 12 | Madhouse
|
Takaaki Ishiyama | ||
| October 15 – March 18, 2009 | Michiko & Hatchin | 22 | Manglobe | Sayo Yamamoto | Michiko to Hatchin |
Original net animations
A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2 – May 8, 2009 | Candy Boy | 7 | AIC | Takafumi Hoshikawa | ||
| July 16 – February 3, 2009 | Xam'd: Lost Memories | 26 | Bones | Masayuki Miyaji | Bōnen no Xam'd | |
| August 1 – September 18, 2009 | Time of Eve | 6 | Studio Rikka | Yasuhiro Yoshiura | Eve no Jikan |
Original video animations
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 8 | Detroit Metal City | 12 | Studio 4°C | Hiroshi Nagahama | ||
| February 22 – November 21 | My-Otome 0: S.ifr | 3 | Sunrise
|
Hirokazu Hisayuki | ||
| February 29 – March 28 | Yotsunoha | 2 | Hal Film Maker | Hiroshi Nishikiori | ||
| March 14 – March 28 | Bus Gamer | 3 | Studio Izena | Naoyuki Kazuya | ||
| April 2 | Green vs. Red | 1 | TMS Entertainment | Shigeyuki Miya | ||
| April 19 – November 25 | Penguin Musume Heart
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22 | Picture Magic | Hitoyuki Matsui | ||
| May 23 | Amuri in Star Ocean | 3 | Studio Hibari CG Team | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Hoshi no Umi no Amuri | |
| August 29 – June 26, 2009 | Cobra the Animation
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6 | Magic Bus | Buichi Terasawa Kenichi Maejima |
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| September 18 – October 2 | Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel | 2 | Nomad | Tatsuyuki Nagai | ||
| October 24 – April 24, 2009 | MS IGLOO 2: Gravity Front
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3 | Sunrise
|
Takashi Imanishi | ||
| October 24 – February 25, 2009 | Switch | 2 | Actas | Naoki Oohira | ||
| November 24 | Tegami Bachi: Hikari to Ao no Gensō Yawa
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1 | Studio Pierrot
|
Mamoru Kanbe | ||
| December 22 – April 6, 2015 | Kissxsis
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12 | Feel
|
Munenori Nawa |
See also
- 2008 in Japanese television
- 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence
- 2008 in television
- 2008 in animation
References
- ^ "Industry Group Head Says Anime is a Bubble that Burst (Update 2)". Anime News Network. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
External links
- Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb