2013 in anime
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This is a list of the events of 2013 in anime.
Events
The highest-grossing film in Japan in 2013 was The Wind Rises and 5 of the 10 highest-grossing films in Japan in 2013 were anime, including also One Piece: Film Z (3rd), Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum (6th), Case Closed: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (7th) and Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (10th).[1]
Accolades
Internationally, Patema Inverted and The Wind Rises were nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film. The Wind Rises was also in competition for the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. The Wind Rises won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The Wind Rises and A Letter to Momo have been nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature at the 41st Annie Awards. The Wind Rises has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Possessions has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards.
Releases
| English name | Japanese name | Type | Demographic | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Certain Scientific Railgun S | Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan S | TV | Shōnen | February 23 |
| Arata Kangatari | Arata Kangatari | TV | Shōnen | April 9 |
| Attack on Titan | Shingeki no Kyojin | TV | Shōnen | April 6 |
| Beyond the Boundary | Kyōkai no Kanata | TV | Shōnen | October 2 |
| Blood Lad | Blood Lad | TV | Seinen | July 7 |
| Brothers Conflict | Brothers Conflict | TV | Shōjo | July 2 |
| Chronicles of the Going Home Club | Kitakubu Katsudō Kiroku | TV | Seinen | July 4 |
| Corpse Party: Tortured Souls | OVA | July 24 | ||
| DD Fist of the North Star | DD Hokuto no Ken' | TV | Seinen | April 2 |
| Death Billiards | Movie | March 2 | ||
| Dog & Scissors | Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyō | TV | Shōnen | July 1 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami | Movie | Shōnen | March 30 |
| Encouragement of Climb | Yama no Susume | TV | Shōnen | January 3 |
| Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club | Free! | TV | July 4 | |
| Future Diary: Redial | Mirai Nikki: Redial | OVA | Shōnen | June 19 |
| Gatchaman Crowds | Gatchaman Kurauzu | TV | July 12 | |
| Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet | Suisei no Garugantia | TV |
April 7 | |
| Ghost in the Shell: Arise | Kōkaku Kidōtai Araizu -Gōsuto In Za Sheru | OVA | Seinen | |
| Gundam Build Fighters | Gandamu Birudo Faitāzu | TV | October 7 | |
| Henneko - The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat | TV | |||
| Ishida to Asakura | Ishida to Asakura | TV | Seinen | January 6 |
| Kill la Kill | TV | October 3 | ||
| Little Witch Academia | Ritoru Witchi Akademia | Movie | March 2 | |
| Love Lab | Love Lab | TV | Shōjo | July 4 |
| Magical Star Kanon 100% | OVA | Shōnen | June 18 | |
| Meganebu! | TV | October 6 | ||
| Monsuno: Combat Chaos | TV | April 3 | ||
| Nagi no Asukara | TV | Shōnen | October 3 | |
| Oreshura | TV | January 6 | ||
| Problem Children are Coming from Another World, aren't they? | TV | |||
| Red Data Girl | Red Data Girl | TV | March 16 | |
| Rescue Me! | Rescue Me! | OVA | Shōnen | June 20 |
| Servant x Service | Servant X Service | TV | Seinen | July 4 |
| Sunday Without God | Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyōbi | TV | Shōnen | July 6 |
| Super Seisyun Brothers | TV | September 13 | ||
| Tamako Market | Tamako Maketto | TV | January 10 | |
| The Devil is a Part-Timer! | Hataraku Maō-sama | TV | Shōnen | April 4 |
| The World God Only Knows: Goddesses | Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai | TV | Shōnen | July 8 |
| Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ maji LOVE 2000% | Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ maji LOVE 2000% | TV | Shōjo | April 3 |
| WATAMOTE - No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Unpopular! | Watashi ga Motenai no wa dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! | TV | Shōjo | July 8 |
See also
References
- ↑ Kevin Ma (January 1, 2014). "The Wind Rises tops 2013 Japan B.O.". Film Business Asia. Retrieved January 7, 2014.