2013 in anime

Table of years in anime:

2009 2010 2011 2012  2013  2014 2015 2016 2017

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

  1. Kevin Ma (January 1, 2014). "The Wind Rises tops 2013 Japan B.O.". Film Business Asia. Retrieved January 7, 2014.