2011 in anime

The events of 2011 in anime.

Year in review

Anime News Network's summarized the biggest events of the year in the industry as Aniplex's business plan. Theron Martin proposed this change in model to alienate fans and predicted that it could cause backlash for the company. Carl Kimlinger highlighted the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The destruction caused by the earthquake and following tsunami disrupted and damaged a large portion of Japan, making it the most costly natural disaster in history. The Ishinomori Manga Museum was damaged and would re-open in late 2012, a year and a half after the disaster. Home video sales of anime DVDs in Japan between December 27, 2010 and June 26, 2011 were worth 19.6 billion yen, representing 18.8 percent of the DVD market; sales of Blu-ray discs in the same period were worth 17.1 billion yen, representing 57% of the Blu-ray disc market.

Awards and praise

The Tokyo Anime Award for best movie was awarded to From Up on Poppy Hill; the award for best television series was given to Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Tiger & Bunny. The OVA award was given to Mobile Suit Gundam UC. Puella Magi Madoka Magica has won numerous awards in 2011, including the Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize in the Animation Division, the second television program to win that award.
At the Mainichi Film Awards, the Animation Film Award was won by Hotarubi no Mori e and the Ōfuji Noburō Award by 663114. From Up on Poppy Hill won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Internationally, Children Who Chase Lost Voices was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
According to Anime News Network's editor picks, the two series of the year were Angel Beats!, ''Bunny Drop with Hana-Saku Iroha, and Cross Game as runners-up. The two picks for movie of the year were Summer Wars and Evangelion: 2.22''.

Releases

Films

A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2011.

Release date	English title	Duration	Japanese title	Director	Studio	Source
	Broken Blade 5	47	Bureiku bureido shisen no Hate
	Shouwa Monogatari	96	Showa Monogatari	Masahiro Murakami	Wao World
	Macross Frontier the Movie: The Wings of Goodbye	114	Gekijōban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa	Shoji Kawamori
	Bannō Yasai Ninninman	24	Bannō Yasai Ninninman	Masayuki Yoshihara	P.A. Works
	Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels	108	Doraemon: Shin Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan - Habatake Tenshi-tachi	Yukiyo Teramoto	Shin-Ei Animation
	Kizuna Ichigeki	24	Kizuna Ichigeki	Mitsuru Hongo	Ascension
	O-jii-san no Lamp	24	O-jii-san no Lamp	Teiichi Takiguchi	TMS Entertainment
	Tansuwarashi	23	Tansuwarashi	Kazuchika Kise	Production I.G
	Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan	78	Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan	Masaya Fujimori	Ajia-do
	One Piece 3D: Strawhat Chase	30	One Piece 3D: Mugiwara Chase	Hiroyuki Satoh	Toei Animation
	Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World	71	Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana	Takashi Otsuka	Toei Animation
	Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!!	40	Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!!	Junji Shimizu	Toei Animation
	Broken Blade 6	52	Bureiku bureido dairokushō dōkoku no toride
	Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D	108	Kōkaku Kidōtai STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society	Kenji Kamiyama	Production I.G
	Xi AVANT	3	Xi AVANT	Kenji Kamiyama	Production I.G
	Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence	109	Meitantei Conan: Chinmoku no Quarter	Yasuichiro Yamamoto	TMS Entertainment
	Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy	108	Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Ōgon no Spy Daisakusen	Sōichi Masui	Shin-Ei Animation
	Legend of the Millennium Dragon	98	Onigamiden	Hirotsugu Kawasaki	Pierrot
	Tōfu Kozō	86	Tōfu Kozō	Gisaburō Sugii	Lapiz
	Children Who Chase Lost Voices	116	Hoshi o Ou Kodomo	Makoto Shinkai	CoMix Wave Films
	Muybridge's Strings	13	Muybridge no Ito	Koji Yamamura	Yamamura Animation, Inc.
	Buddha: The Great Departure	111	Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku	Kozo Morishita	Toei Animation
	Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings: The Last Party	93	Sengoku Basara - The Last Party	Kazuya Nomura	Production I.G
	Treasure Hunting	9	Takara Sagashi		Studio Ghibli
	The Tibetan Dog	90	Tibet Inu Monogatari: Kin'iro no Dao Jie	Masayuki Kojima	Madhouse
	Appleseed XIII: Tartaros	84	Appleseed Sātīn ~Yuigon~	Takayuki Hamana
–	Towanoquon	48	Towanoquon	Umanosuke Iida	Bones
	Heaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork	97	Sora no Otoshimono: Tokei-jikake no Angeloid		AIC ASTA
	Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos	110	Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Sei-Naru Hoshi	Kazuya Murata	Bones
	Go! Anpanman: Rescue! Kokorin and the Star of Miracles	46	Soreike! Anpanman: Sukue! Kokorin to Kiseki no Hoshi	Hiroyuki Yano	Tokyo Movie
	From Up On Poppy Hill	95	Kokuriko-Zaka Kara	Goro Miyazaki	Studio Ghibli
	Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram	96	Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Shiroki Eiyū Reshiram	Kunihiko Yuyama
	Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom	96	Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Kuroki Eiyū Zekrom	Kunihiko Yuyama
	Tekken: Blood Vengeance	92	Tekken Blood Vengeance	Yōichi Mōri	Digital Frontier
	Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World	84	Gekijō-ban Heart no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Wonder World	Hideaki Oba	Asahi Production
	Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison	102	Gekijōban Naruto: Blood Prison	Masahiko Murata	Pierrot
	Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth	69	Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven Is a Place on Earth	Hideto Komori	Manglobe
	Magister Negi Magi: Anime Final	84	Mahō Sensei Negima! Anime Final	Akiyuki Simbo	Shaft
	Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion	64	Marudukku Sukuranburu Nenshō	Susumu Kudo	GoHands
	The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen!	87	The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen!	Shunsuke Tada
	Hotarubi no Mori e	45	Hotarubi no Mori e	Takahiro Ōmori	Brain's Base
	The Princess and the Pilot	99	Toaru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku	Jun Shishido	Madhouse
	Hal's Flute	48	Hal no Fue	Hiroshi Kawamata	TMS Entertainment
	Appleseed XIII: Ouranos	84	Appleseed Sātīn ~Yogen~	Takayuki Hamana
	Gyo	70	Gyo	Takayuki Hirao	ufotable
	Sakura no Ondo	21	Sakura no ondo	Hirao Takayuki	ufotable
	Suite PreCure: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts!	71	Eiga Suite Precure: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Melody	Yoko Ikeda	Toei Animation
	Scryed Alteration I Tao	96	Scryed Alteration Tao	Goro Taniguchi	Sunrise
	Un-Go episode:0 Inga chapter	48	Un-Go episode:0 Inga-ron	Seiji Mizushima	Bones
	One Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap Coaster	12	One Piece 3D Gekisō! Trap Coaster		Toei Animation
	K-On! Movie	110	K-On!	Naoko Yamada	Kyoto Animation
	Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki	87	Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki
	Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Griffon	90	Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Griffon	Yoshikazu Miyao	OLM, Inc.

Television series

A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2011.

Release date	English title	Eps	Japanese title	Director	Studio	Source
–	Rio - Rainbow Gate!	13	Rio reinbō gēto!	Takao Kato	Xebec
–	Wolverine	12	Uruvuarin		Madhouse
–	Infinite Stratos	12	infinitto sutoratosu	Yasuhito Kikuchi	8-Bit
–	Dream Eater Merry	13	Yumekui merī	Shigeyasu Yamauchi	J.C. Staff
–	Puella Magi Madoka Magica	12	Mahō shōjo Madoka ★ magika		Shaft
–	Freezing	12	Furījingu	Takashi Watanabe	A.C.G.T
–	Gosick	24	Goshikku	Hitoshi Nanba	Bones
–	Cardfight!! Vanguard	65	Kādofaito!! Vuangādo	Hatsuki Tsuji	TMS Entertainment
–	Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu!	8	Mitsudomo e zōryō-chū!	Masahiko Ōta	Bridge
–	I Don't Like My Big Brother At All!!	12	Onīchan no koto nanka zenzen suki janain dakara ne--!!	Keitaro Motonaga	ZEXCS
–	Beelzebub	60	Beelzebub	Yoshihiro Takamoto	Pierrot Plus
–	Dragon Crisis!	12	Doragon kuraishisu!	Hideki Tachibana	Studio Deen
–	Is This a Zombie?	12	Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?	Takaomi Kanasaki	Studio Deen
–	Level E	13	Reberu ī	Toshiyuki Kato
–	Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season	12	Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season	Hiro Kaburagi	Production I.G
–	DD Fist of the North Star	12	DD Hokuto no Ken	Kajio	North Stars Pictures
–	Fractale	11	Furakutaru	Yutaka Yamamoto	A-1 Pictures
–	Wandering Son	11	Hōrō musuko	Ei Aoki	AIC Classic
–	Suite Pretty Cure	48	Suīto purikyua ♪	Munehisa Sakai	Toei Animation
–	Little Battlers eXperience	44	Danbōru senki	Naohito Takahashi	OLM
–	Shiawase Haitatsu Taneko		Shiawase haitatsu o mi kuji taneko		Kachidoki Studio
–	X-Men	12	Ekkusumen	Fuminori Kizaki	Madhouse
–	Dog Days	13	Doggu deizu	Keizō Kusakawa	Seven Arcs
–	Duel Masters Victory	52	Deyueru masutāzu bikutorī	Waruo Suzuki	Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment
–	Penguin no Mondai DX?	52	Pengin'no mondai DX?		Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment
–	Tiger & Bunny	25	TIGER & BUNNY	Keiichi Satō	Sunrise
–	Digimon Fusion	24	Dejimon kurosuu~ōzu ~ aku no desujeneraru to nanatsu no ōkoku ~	Tetsuya Endō	Toei Animation
–	Hanasaku Iroha - Blossoms for Tomorrow	26	Hanasaku iroha	Masahiro Andō	P.A. Works
–	Nichijou - My Ordinary Life	26	Nichijou	Tatsuya Ishihara	Kyoto Animation
–	Suzy's Zoo: A Day with Witzy	25	Sūjī's Zoo daisuki! Uittsuī	Hidekazu Ohara	Digital Media Lab
–	Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Gundalian Invaders	39	Bakugan batoru burōrāzu Gundalian Invaders	Mitsuo Hashimoto	TMS Entertainment
–	Beyblade: Metal Fury	52	Metaru faito beiburēdo 4D	Kunihisa Sugishima	SynergySP
–	Toriko	147	Toriko		Toei Animation
–	We Without Wings - Under the Innocent Sky	12	Oretachi ni tsubasa hanai - under the inosento sky.	Shinji Ushiro	Nomad
–	Shouwa Monogatari	13	Shōwa monogatari TV		WAO World
–	Fireball Charming	13	Faiabōru chāmingu	Wataru Arakawa	Jinnis Animation Studios
–	Fujilog	13	Fuji rogu	Shigeo Shichiji	Team Fujilog
–	Gintama	51	Gintama	Yōichi Fujita	Sunrise
–	Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō	12	Tono to issho gantai no yabō	Mankyū	Gathering
–	Battle Girls: Time Paradox	13	Sengoku otome ~ momoiro paradokkusu ~	Hideki Okamoto	TMS Entertainment
–	Steins;Gate	24	STEINS;GATE		White Fox
–	Kaiji: Against All Rules	26	Gyakkyō burai kaiji hakai-roku-hen	Yūzō Satō	Madhouse
–	Spellbound! Magical Princess Lilpri	51	Hime chen! Oto gichikku aidoru rirupuri~tsu	Masatsugu Arakawa	Telecom Animation Film
–	A Thirty-Year Old's Health and Physical Education	12	30-Sai no hoken taiiku	Mankyū	Gathering
–	47 Todoufuken	26	47 Todō-fu inu		Pollyanna Graphics
–	Hyouge Mono	39	Heuge mono	Kōichi Mashimo	Bee Train
–	Sket Dance	77	Suketto dansu	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Tatsunoko Production
–	A-Channel	12	A chan'neru	Manabu Ono	Studio Gokumi
–	Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up	12	Dororon enma-kun me 〜 ra-me-ra	Yoshitomo Yonetani	Brain's Base
–	Maria†Holic Alive	12	Maria† horikku araibu		Shaft
–	Softenni! the Animation	12	Sofutenitsu	Ryouki Kamitsubo	Xebec
–	HenSemi	13	Hen zemi	Takao Kato	Xebec
–	You're Being Summoned, Azazel	13	Yondemasu yo, Azazeru-san.	Tsutomu Mizushima	Production I.G
–	Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - The World's Greatest First Love	12	Sekaiichi hatsukoi TV	Chiaki Kon	Studio Deen
–	Jewelpet Sunshine	52	Juerupetto Sanshain	Takayuki Inagaki	Studio Comet
–	Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream	51	Puritī rizumu ōrora dorīmu	Masakazu Hishida	Tatsunoko Production
–	Ring ni Kakero 1: Sekai Taikai-hen	6	Ringu ni kakero 1 sekai taikai-hen	Hiroshi Ikehata	Toei Animation
–	Astarotte's Toy	12	Asutarotte no omocha!	Fumitoshi Oizaki	Diomedéa
–	Bridge to the Starry Skies	12	Hoshizora he kakaru hashi	Takenori Mihara	Doga Kobo
–	Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal	73	Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal	Satoshi Kuwabara	Gallop
–	The Qwaser of Stigmata II	12	Seikon no kueisā II	Hiraku Kaneko	Hoods Entertainment
–	The World God Only Knows II	12	Kami nomi zo shiru sekai II	Shigehito Takayanagi	Manglobe
–	Pū-Neko	11	Pu ~ neko		DLE
–	Weekly Shimakō	11	Shūkan shimakō	FROGMAN	DLE
–	Genki!! Ekoda-chan	22	Genki!! Ekota-chan	Benpineko	DLE
–	Honto ni Atta! Reibai-Sensei	22	Hontoni atta! Reibai sensei	Azuma Tani	DLE
–	Shiodome Cable TV	22	Shiodome kēburu terebi	FROGMAN	DLE
–	Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day	11	Ano hi mita hana no namae o bokutachi wa mada shiranai.	Tatsuyuki Nagai	A-1 Pictures
–	C \| – The Money of Soul and Possibility Control	11	「C」 THE MONEY OF SOUL AND POSSIBILITY CONTROL	Kenji Nakamura	Tatsunoko Production
–	Aria the Scarlet Ammo	12	Hidan'no aria	Takashi Watanabe	J.C.Staff
–	Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl	12	Denpa onna to seishun otoko		Shaft
–	Deadman Wonderland	12	Deddoman wandārando	Koichi Hatsumi	Manglobe
–	Blue Exorcist	25	Ao no futsumashi	Tensai Okamura	A-1 Pictures
–	Ohayou Ninja-tai Gatchaman	475	Ohayō ninja-tai gatchaman		Kate Arrow
–	Moshidora	10	Moshi dora	Takayuki Hamana	Production I.G
–	Inazuma Eleven GO	47	Inazuma irebun Go	Katsuhito Akiyama	OLM
–	Kayoe! Chugaku	425	Kayoe! Chū-gaku	Taketo Shinkai	DLE
–	Inumarudashi	4	Inumarudashi	Akitarou Daichi	Gathering
–	At that time Mr. Shimakoh moved!	11	Sonotoki, shimakō ga ugoita!	FROGMAN	DLE
–	Double-J	11	Daburu jiei	Azuma Tani	DLE
–	Blade	12	Bureido	Mitsuyuki Masuhara	Madhouse
–	Ro-Kyu-Bu ~ Fast Break!	12	Rō-kiyu-bu!	Keizō Kusakawa
–	Monster Hunter Diary: Felyne Village on the Edge G	13	Monhan nikki girigiri airū-mura G		DLE
–	Heaven's Memo Pad	12	Kami sama no memo chō	Katsushi Sakurabi	J.C.Staff
–	Sacred Seven	12	Seikuriddo sebun	Yoshimitsu Ohashi	Sunrise
–	Uta no Prince Sama	13	Uta no ☆ purinsu sama~tsu♪ maji LOVE 1000-pāsento	Yuu Kou	A-1 Pictures
–	Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital	24	Nurarihyon no mago Sennen Makyou	Michio Fukuda	Studio Deen
–	Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth The Animation	12	Ikoku meiro no kurowāze The Animation	Kenji Yasuda	Satelight
–	Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise	12	Kaitō tenshi tsuin'enjeru 〜 kyunkyun ☆ tokimeki paradaisu!!〜	Yoshiaki Iwasaki	J.C.Staff
–	Yuruyuri: Happy Go Lily	12	Yuru Yuri	Masahiko Ōta	Doga Kobo
–	Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3	13	Natsume yūjinchō	Takahiro Ōmori	Brain's Base
–	Nyanpire The Animation	12	Niyanpaia The Animation	Takahiro Yoshimatsu	Gonzo
–	Kamisama Dolls	13	Kamisama dooruzu	Seiji Kishi	Brain's Base
–	Morita-san wa Mukuchi	13	Morita-san ha mukuchi.	Naotaka Hayashi	Seven
–	Bunny Drop	11	Usagi doroppu	Kanta Kamei	Production I.G
–	No. 6	11	NO. 6	Kenji Nagasaki	Bones
–	Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts 2	13	Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū nitsu!	Shin Ōnuma	SILVER LINK.
–	Blood-C	12	Buraddo shī	Tsutomu Mizushima	Production I.G
–	Mayo Chiki!	13	Mayo chiki!	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	feel.
–	Penguindrum	24	Waru pingudoramu		Brain's Base
–	The Idolmaster	25	Aidorumasutā	Atsushi Nishigori	A-1 Pictures
–	A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives	12	Itsuka tenma no kuro usagi	Takashi Yamamoto	Zexcs
–	The Everyday Tales of a Cat God	12	Nekogami yaoyorozu	Hiroaki Sakurai	AIC PLUS+
–	R-15	12	Aru jū-go	Munenori Nawa	AIC
–	Magic Breast Secret Sword Scroll	12	Manyū hikenchō	Hiraku Kaneko	Hoods Entertainment
–	The Mystic Archives of Dantalian	12	Dantarian no shoka	Yutaka Uemura	Gainax
–	Battle Spirits: Heroes	50	Batoru supirittsu haō		Sunrise
–	The Squid Girl 2	12	Shinryaku!? Ikako		Diomedéa
–	C³ - CubexCursedxCurious	12	Shīkyūbu	Shin Ōnuma	SILVER LINK.
–	Wagnaria!! 2	13	Wākingu’!!	Atsushi Ōtsuki	A-1 Pictures
–	Bakuman. 2	25	Bakuman. 2Nd shīzun		J.C.Staff
–	Majikoi: Oh! Samurai Girls	12	Shinkende watashi ni koishi nasai!	Keitaro Motonaga	Lerche
–	Fate/Zero	13	Feito/zero	Ei Aoki	ufotable
–	Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere	13	Kyōkaisenjō no horaizon	Manabu Ono	Sunrise
–	Fujilog 2nd Season	13	Fujirogu dai 2 shīzun	Shigeo Shichiji	uzupiyo Animation & Digital Works
–	Digimon Fusion	25	Dejimon kurosuu~ōzu-ji o kakeru shōnen hantā-tachi	Yukio Kaizawa	Toei Animation
–	Phi-Brain - Puzzle of God	25	Fai burein-shin no pazuru	Junichi Satō	Sunrise
–	B-Daman Crossfire	52	Kurosufaito bīdaman	Yoshinori Odaka	SynergySP
–	Hunter × Hunter	148	HUNTER×HUNTER	Hiroshi Koujina	Madhouse
–	Tamayura - Hitotose	12	Tamayura ~ hitotose ~	Junichi Satō	TYO Animations
–	You and Me.	13	Kimi to boku	Mamoru Kanbe	J.C.Staff
–	Sengoku Paradise Kiwami	26	Sengoku ☆ paradaisu - kyoku -	Katsuya Kikuchi
–	Maken-Ki!	12	Makenki~tsu	Kōichi Ōhata	AIC Spirits
–	Mashiroiro Symphony: The Color of Lovers	12	Mashiro iro shinfonī - The karā of lovers -	Eiji Suganuma	Manglobe
–	Morita-san wa Mukuchi. 2	13	Morita-san ha mukuchi. 2		Seven
–	Chihayafuru	25	Chihayafuru	Morio Asaka	Madhouse
–	Haganai: I don't have many friends	12	Boku ha tomodachi ga sukunai	Hisashi Saito	AIC Build
–	Persona 4 The Animation	25	Perusona 4 animēshon	Seiji Kishi	AIC ASTA
–	Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love 2	12	Sekai hatsukoi 2	Chiaki Kon	Studio Deen
–	Shakugan no Shana: Season III	24	Shakugan no shana III – Final –	Takashi Watanabe	J.C.Staff
–	Ben-To	12	Ben tō	Shin Itagaki	David Production
–	The Future Diary	26	Mirai Nikki	Naoto Hosoda	asread.
–	Mobile Suit Gundam AGE	49	Kidō senshi Gandamu AGE	Susumu Yamaguchi	Sunrise
–	Chibi Devi!	75	Chibi ☆ debi!	Maki Kamitani	SynergySP
–	gdgd Fairies	12	Gdgd yōseis	Souta Sugahara	Bouncy
–	Un-Go	11	An-go	Seiji Mizushima	Bones
–	Guilty Crown	22	Giruti kuraun	Tetsuro Araki	Production I.G
–	Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing	21	Rasuto eguzairu - gin'yoku no famu -	Koichi Chigira	Gonzo
–	Tobidase! Dokan-kun	15	Tobidase! Dokan-kun		DLE
–	High Score	8	Hai sukoa	Hajime Kurihara	DLE

OVAs, ONAs, and Specials

A list of original video animations (OVAs), original net animations (ONAs), original animation DVDs (OADs), and specials released between 1 January and 31 December 2011. Titles listed are named after their series if their associated OVA, special, etc. was not named separately.

Release date	English title	Eps	Japanese title	Type	Director	Studio	Source
	Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You - Unrequited Love	1	Kimi ni todoke: kataomoi	Special	Hiro Kaburagi	Production I.G
–	Otona Joshi no Anime Time	4	Otona joshi no anime taimu	Special	Hiroshi Kawamata
	Armored Trooper Votoms: Alone Again	1	Sōkō kihei botomuzu koei futatabi	OVA		Sunrise
	Golden Kids	2	Gōruden ★ kizzu	ONA	Takayuki Hamana	Shirogumi Inc.
	Five Numbers!	1	Norageki!	OVA	Hiroaki Ando	Sunrise
	A Certain Magical Index II: Specials	2	Toaru majutsu no indekkusu tan	Special		J.C.Staff
–	T.P. Sakura: Time Paladin Sakura	2	T. P. Sakura 〜 taimu paradin sakura 〜 jikūju bōei-sen	OVA	Takehiro Nakayama	Nomad
–	.hack//Quantum	3	.hack//Quantum	OVA	Masaki Tachibana	Kinema Citrus
–	.hack//Quantum: Go, Our Chim Chims!!	3	.Hakku// kantamu eizō tokuten sore ike! Boku-ra no chimuchimu-chan!!	Special		Kinema Citrus
–	Princess Jellyfish Specials	4	Kurage Hime Hideo retsuden ☆	Special		Brain's Base
	Wish Upon the Pleiades	4	Hōkago no pureadesu	ONA	Shouji Saeki	Gainax
	Shin Koihime†Musou: Otome Tairan - Gakuensai da yo! Zenin Shuugou no Koto	1	Ma kohime† musō ~ otome tairan ~ gakuen-saida yo! Zen'in shūgō no koto	OVA	Nobuaki Nakanishi	Doga Kobo
	The Garden of Sinners Chapter 8: Epilogue	1	Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners shūshō	Special	Hikaru Kondo	ufotable
	Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Specials	2	Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl Tokubetsuhen	Special		OLM
	Mai no Mahou to Katei no Hi	1	Mai no mahō to katei no hi	Special	Masayuki Yoshihara	P.A. Works
–	OreImo Specials	4	Ore no imōto ga kon'nani kawaii wake ga nai	ONA		AIC Build
	Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku - Tadoritsuita Basho	1	Fōchun'ateriaru akai yakusoku tadoritsuita basho	OVA
	Mitsudomoe: Oppai Ippai Mama Genki	1	Mitsudomo e OPPAI IPPAI mama genki	Special	Masahiko Ōta	Bridge
–	Baka & Test - Summon the Beasts OVA	2	Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Matsuri	OVA	Shin Ōnuma	Silver Link
–	Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu: Matsuri - Sentakushi Ikou nomi	6	Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū ~-sai ~ sentakushi ikō nomi	Special		Silver Link
–	Supernatural the Animation	22	Sūpānachuraru za animēshon	OVA		Madhouse
–	Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas 2	13	Seitōshi seiya THE rosuto CANVAS meiōshinwa 2	OVA	Osamu Nabeshima	TMS Entertainment
–	Ah! My Goddess: Together Forever	3	Ah! My Goddess: Itsumo Futari de	OVA	Hiroaki Gohda	AIC
–	The Magic of Chocolate	13	Chocolate no Mahō	OVA	Shinichiro Kimura	SynergySP
	Kämpfer für die Liebe	2	Kämpfer für die Liebe	Special	Yasuhiro Kuroda	Nomad
	Nichijou Episode 0	1	Nichijou no 0-wa	OVA	Tatsuya Ishihara	Kyoto Animation
	Haiyoru! Nyaruani: Remember My Mr. Lovecraft	1	Hai yoru! Nyaruani rimenbā Mai rabu	Special	Azuma Tani	DLE
	K-On!!: Plan!	1	Kei on!! Keikaku!	Special		Kyoto Animation
	Shimanchu MiRiKa	1	Shimanchu MiRiKa	Special	Kyuma Oshita	Soratia
–	Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OVA	2	Sekai hatsukoi ovua	OVA		Studio Deen
–	Saiyuki Gaiden	3	Saiyuki Gaiden	OVA	Naoyuki Kuzuya	Anpro
–	Hetalia World Series Specials	4	Hetaria World Series ekusutora episōdo	Special		Studio Deen
	Gosick: Utsukushiki Kaibutsu wa Konton no Sen wo Shimiru	1	Haru kitaru goshikku supesharu - utsukushiki kaibutsu wa konton no saki o mi miru -	Special		Bones
	Morita-san wa Mukuchi	1	Morita-san wa Mukuchi	OVA	Naotaka Hayashi	Studio Gram
	Nana to Kaoru	1	Nana to Kaoru	OVA	Hideki Okamoto	AIC Plus+
	Shukufuku no Campanella: La Campanella Della Benedizione	1	Shukufuku no kanpanera - la campanella della benedizione -	OVA	Shinji Ushiro	AIC
–	Freezing Specials	6	Hajike chau! Doki doki toraburu furījingu	Special		A.C.G.T.
	Sengoku Basara Ni: Ryuko, Itadaki no Chikai! Atsuki Mirai e Kakeru Tamashii!!	1	Sengoku basara ni: Ryūko, itadaki no chikai! Atsuki mirai e kakeru tamashī!!	Special	Kazuya Nomura	Production I.G
–	Valkyria Chronicles 3 : Unrecorded Chronicles	2	Senjō no vuarukyuria 3 dare ga tame no jū kasa	OVA	Nobuhiro Kondō	A-1 Pictures
–	Seibu Tetsudou Ekiin Tako-chan	12	Seibu tetsudō ekiin tako-chan	ONA	Tetsuo Yasumi	Shin-Ei Animation
–	Fairy Tail OVA	5	Fearī teiru ovua	OVA	Shinji Ishihira
–	Seitokai Yakuindomo OVA	8	OAD gakusei kaiin sōsū	OVA	Hiromitsu Kanazawa	GoHands
	Detective Conan Magic File 5: Niigata - Tokyo Omiyage Capriccio	1	Meitantei konan MAGIC FILE 2011 ~ Nīgata ~ Tōkyō omiyage kyōsō kyoku ~	OVA	Yasuichiro Yamamoto	TMS Entertainment
	Cinderella Hime Licca-chan	1	Shinderera hime rika-chan	OVA		Tatsunoko Production
	Oyayubi-hime Licca-chan	1	Oya yu bihime rika-chan	OVA		Tatsunoko Production
	Shirayukihime Licca-chan	1	Shira yuki hime rikachan	OVA		Tatsunoko Production
–	Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2 - Mini Theater	3	Kimi ni todoke minitodo gekijō	Special	Hiro Kaburagi	Production I.G
–	Detective Conan vs. Wooo	2	Meitantei konan vs Wooo	ONA		TMS Entertainment
–	Potecco Babies	12	Potekko beibīzu	ONA		Shin-Ei Animation
	Highschool of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead	1	Gakuen mokushiroku hai sukūru obu za deddo dorifutāzu Obu za deddo	OVA	Tetsuro Araki	Madhouse
	Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox	1	Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox	Special	Hiroyuki Imaishi	Gainax
	Amagami SS: Little Sister	1	Amagami SS tachibana miya-hen imōto	Special		AIC
–	Kemurikusa	2	Kemurikusa	ONA	Tatsuki	Yaoyorozu
	SKET Dance: Tettei Bunseki Special	1	Suketto dansu tettei bunseki supesharu	Special		Tatsunoko Production
–	The Squid Girl Specials	2	Shinryaku! Ikako mini ikako no bangai-hen	Special		Diomedéa
	Maid Sama!: It's an Extra!	1	Kaichō ha meido-sama omakeda yo!	Special		J.C.Staff
–	Plastic Neesan	12	+ Chikku nēsan	ONA	Tsutomu Mizushima
–	Katte ni Kaizou	6	Katte ni kaizō	OVA		Shaft
	Katte ni Kaizou Specials	3	Katte ni kaizō	Special	Akiyuki Shinbou	Shaft
–	Shiki Specials	2	Shikabane oni	Special	Tetsurou Amino	Daume
–	A-Channel: +A-Channel	11	A chan'neru	Special		Studio Gokumi
	Tiger & Bunny Pilot	1	TIGER & BUNNY	Special		Sunrise
	Detective Conan OVA 11: A Secret Order from London	1	Meitantei konan ~ rondon kara no maru hi shirei	OVA	Kōjin Ochi	TMS Entertainment
–	Appleseed XIII	13	Appurushīdo XIII	OVA	Takayuki Hamana
–	Is This a Zombie? OVA	2	Kore ha zonbi desu ka? Ovua	OVA	Takaomi Kanasaki	Studio Deen
–	Amagami SS Short Animations	6	Amagami SS	OVA		AIC
	Asobi ni Iku yo!: Asobi ni Oide - Owari	1	Asobi nī kuyo! Asobi nioi de owari	Special	Yōichi Ueda	AIC PLUS+
	Cat Planet Cuties: Come Drop By	1	Asobi nī kuyo! Asobi nioi de	OVA	Yōichi Ueda	AIC PLUS+
	Stitch: Heroes are Hard	1	Sutitchi!~ Zutto saikō no tomodachi ~	Special		Shin-Ei Animation
–	Softenni Specials	6	Sofuteni ~tsu	Special		Xebec
–	Blue Exorcist: Ura Eku	10	Ao no futsumashi ura eku	Special		A-1 Pictures
	Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Hadairo Ritsu Kyuuwari Zou!?	1	Oretachi ni tsubasa ha nai hadairo-ritsu kyū warimashi!?	OVA	Shinji Ushiro	Nomad
–	My Ordinary Life Specials	25	Nichijō orijinaru jikai yokoku	Special		Kyoto Animation
–	Beelzebub Specials	16	Beruzebabu	Special		Pierrot Plus
	Toei Robot Girls	1	Tōei robotto gāruzu	ONA	Hiroshi Ikehata	Toei Animation
–	The Qwaser Of Stigmata II Picture Drama	4	Seikon no kueisā II pikuchā dorama	Special		Hoods Entertainment
	Oniichan no Koto nanka Zenzen Suki ja Nai n da kara ne!! Special	1	Onīchan no koto nanka zenzen suki janai ndakara ne~tsu! ! Dai 13-wa imōto yori ai o komete ani no “-sei tai kansatsu-ki”	Special		Zexcs
	Install Pilot	1	Shirushi sutōru	Special	Yoshinobu Sena	Asahi Production
	Baby Princess\|Baby Princess 3D Paradise 0	1	Beibī purinsesu 3D paradaisu 0	OVA	Takayuki Inagaki	Studio Comet
–	Higurashi: When They Cry - Kira	4	Higurashi no naku koro ni-Kira	OVA	Hideki Tachibana	Studio Deen
	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society 3D: Tachikomatic Days	3	Kōkaku kidōtai S. A. C. Solid sutēto Society 3D tachikoma na hibi	Special		Production I.G
	Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables Specials	2	Sekai meisaku gekijō kanketsu-ban kon'nichiwa An ~ Before Green Gables	OVA		Nippon Animation
	Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette Specials	2	Sekai meisaku gekijō kanketsu-ban re mizeraburu shōjo kozetto	Special		Nippon Animation
	Porphy no Nagai Tabi Specials	2	Sekai meisaku gekijō kanketsu-ban porufi no nagai tabi	OVA		Nippon Animation
–	30-sai no Hoken Taiiku Specials	3	30-Sai no hoken taiiku	Special	Mankyuu	Gathering
–	Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream - Prism Shougekijou	51	Puritī rizumu ōrora dorīmu purizumu Emi gekijō	Special		Tatsunoko Production
–	Hellsing: The Dawn	3	HELLSING THE DAWN	Special	Hiroyuki Ooshima	Graphinica
	Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth The Animation: Concert	1	Ikoku meiro no kurowāze The Animation dai 4. 5-Wa ongakkai" Récital"	Special		Satelight
	Pokémon: Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story	1	Pikachū no samā burijji sutōrī	Special	Kunihiko Yuyama	OLM
	Dragon Ball Z Kai: Bring Peace to the Future! Goku's Spirit is Eternal	1	Doragon bōru aratame mirai ni heiwa o! Gokū no tamashī yo eien ni	Special		Toei Animation
–	Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - A Memory of Snow Flowers	6	Hakuōki sekka-roku	OVA	Osamu Yamasaki	Studio Deen
–	Copihan	7	Kopihan	ONA		Gonzo
–	Carnival Phantasm	12	Kānibaru fantazumu	OVA	Seiji Kishi	Lerche
	Moshidora Recap	1	Moshi dora futatabi sōshūhen	Special		Production I.G
	One Piece: Episode of Alabasta - Prologue	1	Gekijō-ban wan pīsu episōdo obu arabasuta	Special		Toei Animation
	Wandering Son Specials	2	Hōrō musuko	Special		AIC Classic
	Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Summer Special	1	Tantei opera mirukyi hōmuzu samā supesharu	Special	Makoto Moriwaki
–	VitaminX Addiction	3	VitaminX Addiction	OVA	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Nomad
–	The Prince of Tennis OVA Another Story II	4	Tenisu no ōjisama ovua anazā sutōrī II ~ ano toki no bokura	OVA	Shunsuke Tada	Production I.G
–	The Prince of Tennis OVA Another Story II Bonus	2	Tenisu no ōjisama ovua anazā sutōrī II ~ ano toki no bokura	Special	Shunsuke Tada	Production I.G
	Astarotte's Toy! EX	1	Asutarotte no omocha! EX	OVA	Fumitoshi Oizaki	Diomedéa
–	Busou Shinki: Moon Angel	10	Busōshinki Moon enzeru	ONA	Masayuki Kojima
	The World God Only Knows: Four Girls and an Idol	1	Kami nomi zo shiru sekai: 4-ri to aidoru	OVA	Shigehito Takayanagi	Manglobe
–	Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu: Spinout! Sore ga Bokura no Nichijou	6	Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū SPINOUT! Sore ga bokura no nichijō. Ensei-chū	Special		SILVER LINK.
–	Kamisama Dolls Specials	6	Kamisama dooruzu	Special		Brain's Base
–	La croisée dans un labyrinthe étranger: Yune & Alice	7	Ikoku meiro no kurowāze `yune& Arisu'	Special		Satelight
–	Nekogami Yaoyorozu Specials	7	Nekogami yaoyorozu	Special	Hiroaki Sakurai	AIC PLUS+
	Haganai: Black Hotpot Gives Girls a Bad Smell	1	Boku ha tomodachi ga sukunai: yaminabe wa bishōjo ga zan'nen'na kusai	OVA	Hisashi Saito	AIC Build
–	Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital	2	Nurarihyon no mago	Special		Studio Deen
	Goulart Knights: Evoked the Beginning White	1	Gurāru kishi-dan Evoked THE Beginning White	OVA	Masahiro Sonoda	Studio Blanc.
	Kiss Dum: Omokage	1	Kisu damu: Omokage	Special		Satelight
–	A Dark Rabbit has Seven Lives Picture Drama	6	Itsuka tenma no kuro usagi pikuchā dorama	Special		Zexcs
–	Manyuu Hikenchou Specials	8	Manyū hikenchō binyū tanren-hō chichi togi	Special	Hiraku Kaneko	Hoods Entertainment
–	Kimezō no Kimarimonku Ja Kimaranee. Featuring Sabu-Otoko	12	Kimezō no kimari monku ja Kima-ra nē. Featuring sabu otoko	ONA		Shin-Ei Animation
	Deadman Wonderland: The Red Knife Wielder	1	Deddoman wandārando akai naifu tsukai	OVA	Koichi Hatsumi	Manglobe
	This Boy Can Fight Aliens	1	Kono danshi, uchūbito to tatakaemasu.	OVA	Soubi Yamamoto	CoMix Wave Films
–	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky	2	Hideo densetsu sora no kiseki THE animēshon	OVA	Masaki Tachibana	Kinema Citrus
	Rio: Rainbow Gate! Special	1	Rio reinbō gēto!	Special		Xebec
	Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts: Magical Hideyoshi Hideyoshi	1	Baka to tesuto to shōkanjū ni ~tsu! “Mahō Hideyoshi Hide yoshi”	Special		SILVER LINK.
	Blue Exorcist: Kuro Runs Away From Home	1	Ao no futsumashi kuro no iede	Special		A-1 Pictures
–	La croisée dans un labyrinthe étranger Picture Drama	6	Ikoku meiro no kurowāze pikuchā dorama	Special		Satelight
–	Usagi Drop Specials	4	Usagi doroppu	Special		Production I.G
–	Queen's Blade OVA	2	Kuīnzu bureido	OVA	Shigenori Kageyama	Arms
–	Queen's Blade OVA Specials	2	Kuīnzu bureido	Special	Shigenori Kageyama	Arms
–	Hidamari Sketch × SP	2	Hida mari suketchi ×SP	Special	Akiyuki Shinbou	Shaft
	Ikki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku	1	Ikkitōsen-shū tsuba tōshi keppūroku	OVA	Rion Kujo	Arms
	YuruYuri: For Whatever Reason, Never Ending, Heart Throbbing, Pitter-patter, Paradox Eternal	1	Yuru Yuri dōshite ☆ tomaranai ☆ tokimeki ☆ dokidoki ☆ paradokusu ☆ etānaru	Special		Doga Kobo
	Tales of Symphonia The Animation: Sekai Tougou-hen	3	Teiruzu obu shinfonia THE animēshon sekai tōgō-hen	OVA	Haruo Sotozaki	ufotable
	Precure All Stars DX the Dance Live♥: Miracle Dance Stage e Youkoso	1	Purikyua ōru sutāzu DX the DANCE raivu ♥ ~ mirakuru dansu sutēji e yōkoso ~	OVA	Naoki Miyahara	Toei Animation
	Carnival Phantasm EX Season	1	Kānibaru fantazumu EX sezon	OVA	Seiji Kishi	Lerche
	Kyousogiga	1	Kyousou Giga	ONA	Rie Matsumoto	Toei Animation
	Lupin III: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid	1	Rupan sansei chi no kokuin - eien no Mermaid	Special	Teiichi Takiguchi	Telecom Animation Film
	Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi: Kokoro Utsuri no Toukoubi - School Attendance Day	1	Itsuka tenma no kuro usagi kokoro utsuri no tōkō-bi ~ sukuru·-atendansu· de~i ~	OVA	Shunsuke Fukui	Zexcs
	Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei: Gyakushuu no Kurage.	1	Hontoni atta! Reibai sensei gyakushū no kurage.	Special		DLE
	IS: Infinite Stratos Encore - Koi ni Kogareru Rokujuusou	1	IS 〈infinitto sutoratosu〉ankōru “koi ni kogareru rokujūsō”	OVA	Yasuhito Kikuchi	8bit
	Sengoku Basara Movie: 4-koma Gekijou - Another Last Party	5	Gekijō-ban sengoku basara 4koma gekijō - anazā Last pātī -	Special		Production I.G
–	Inazuma Eleven Go Specials	2	Inazuma irebun GO tokubetsu-hen	Special		OLM
	Zero Escape: VLR prologue	1	Kyokugen dasshutsu ADV zen'nin shiboudesu puromōshon'anime	ONA		Gonzo
	R-15: R15 Shounen Hyouryuuki	1	Aru jū go R 15 shōnen hyōryū-ki	OVA	Daisuke Takashima	AIC
–	Major: World Series	2	Mejā wārudo shirīzu-hen	OVA	Riki Fukushima	SynergySP
	Battle Break	1	Batoru bureiku	ONA	Shinji Ushiro	OLM
	Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock	1	Doragon bōru episōdo Obu bādakku	Special	Yoshihiro Ueda	Toei Animation
–	Yakimochi Caprice	2	Yaki mochi kyōsōkyoku	Special		AIC
–	Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc	2	Rurōni kenshin - Meiji kenkaku roman Tan - shin Kyōto-hen	OVA	Kazuhiro Furuhashi	Studio Deen
	Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi: Kakaru ka? Gakuensai ni Koi no Hashi	1	Hoshizora he kakaru hashi kakaru ka? Gakuen-sai ni koi no hashi	Special		Doga Kobo
	Aria the Scarlet Ammo Special	1	Hidan no Aria: Butei ga Kitarite Onsen Kenshuu	Special		J.C.Staff
	Toradora! Special	1	Tora dora! Bentō no gokui	Special		J.C.Staff
–	Ben-To Picture Drama	6	Ben tō	Special		David Production
–	Maken-Ki! Secret Training	6	Makenkid dokidoki~tsu! Makenki himitsu no kunren	Special		AIC Spirits
–	Busō Chūgakusei Basket Army	5	Busō chūgakusei basuketto āmī	ONA	Romanov Higa
	Gattai Robot Atranger	1	Gattai robotto atoranjā	OVA	Tōru Yoshida	AIC
	Justeen	1	Jasutīn	OVA	Yukio Nishimoto	AIC
	Fate/Prototype	1	Fate/Prototype	OVA	Seiji Kishi	Lerche

Deaths

April 17 - Osamu Dezaki, film director, screenwriter
July 23 - Toyoo Ashida, director, character designer, animator, animation director, screenwriter