2013 in anime

Events in 2013 in anime.

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

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2013.

Release date	Title	Studio	Director	Running time	Notes	Ref
	Death Billiards	Madhouse	Yuzuru Tachikawa	25
	Little Witch Academia	Trigger	Yoh Yoshinari	26
	Shimajirō to Fufu no Daibōken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana	Benesse Corporation	Isamu Hirabayashi	60
	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods	Toei Animation	Masahiro Hosoda	85
	Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home	P.A. Works	Masahiro Andō	66
April 13	Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War	AIC ASTA	Seiji Kishi	83
July 20	The Wind Rises	Studio Ghibli	Hayao Miyazaki	126
	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion	Shaft	Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto	130
November 23	Persona 3 The Movie: #1 Spring of Birth	AIC ASTA	Noriaki Akitaya, Tomohisa Taguchi	98

Television">Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War">Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2013.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Alternate title	Ref
–	Mangirl!	13	Doga Kobo	Nobuaki Nakanishi		-
–	Ai Mai Mi	13	Seven	Itsuki Imazaki		-
–	Encouragement of Climb	12	8-Bit	Yusuke Yamamoto	Yama no Susume	-
–	Cuticle Detective Inaba	12	Zexcs	Susumu Nitsukawa	Cuticle Tantei Inaba	-
–	AKB0048 next stage	13	Satelight	Shōji Kawamori Yoshimasa Hiraike		-
–	Da Capo III	13	Kazami Gakuen Kōshiki Dōga-bu	Ken'ichi Ishikura		-
–	Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East	13	Studio Deen	Mitsue Yamazaki	Hakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun	-
–	Maoyu	12	Arms	Takeo Takahashi	Maoyū Maō Yūsha	-
–	Ishida & Asakura	12	Dax Production Hotline	Pippuya		-
–	Love Live!	13	Sunrise	Takahiko Kyōgoku		-
–	Minami-ke: Tadaima	13	Feel	Keiichiro Kawaguchi		-
–	Oreshura	13	A-1 Pictures	Kanta Kamei		-
–	Senran Kagura	12	Animation Studio Artland	Takashi Watanabe		-
–	Amnesia	12	Brain's Base	Yoshimitsu Ohashi		-
–	Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman	12	TMS Entertainment	Hirofumi Ogura		-
–	Unlimited Psychic Squad	12	Manglobe	Shishō Igarashi	The Unlimited: Hyōbu Kyōsuke	-
–	Senyu	12	Liden Films Ordet	Yutaka Yamamoto		-
–	Silver Spoon	11	A-1 Pictures	Tomohiko Itō Kotomi Deai	Gin no Saji	-
–	GJ Club	12	Doga Kobo	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	GJ-bu	-
–	Tamako Market	12	Kyoto Animation	Naoko Yamada		-
–	Chihayafuru 2	25	Madhouse	Morio Asaka
–	Haganai NEXT	12	AIC Build	Toru Kitahata	Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Next	-
–	Kotoura-san	12	AIC Classic	Masahiko Ohta		-
–	Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?	10	Diomedéa	Keizō Kusakawa Yasutaka Yamamoto	Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sō Desu yo?	-
–	Sasami-san@Ganbaranai	12	Shaft	Akiyuki Shinbo		-
–	Vividred Operation	12	A-1 Pictures	Kazuhiro Takamura		-
–	Beast Saga	38	SynergySP	Katsumi Ono		-
–	Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker	59	TMS Entertainment	Hatsuki Tsuji		-
–	DokiDoki! PreCure	49	Toei Animation	Gō Koga		-
–	Straight Title Robot Anime	12		Kōtarō Ishidate Toru Nakano		-
–	Red Data Girl	12	P.A. Works	Toshiya Shinohara	RDG Red Data Girl	-
–	DD Fist of the North Star	13	Ajia-do Animation Works	Akitaro Daichi		-
–	Karneval	13	Manglobe	Eiji Suganuma		-
–	Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE 2000%	13	A-1 Pictures	Yuu Kou Yūki Ukai		-
–	Little Battlers eXperience WARS	37	OLM, Inc.	Naohito Takahashi	Danbōru senki Wōzu	-
–	Devil Survivor 2: The Animation	13	Bridge	Seiji Kishi		-
–	The Devil Is a Part-Timer!	13	White Fox	Naoto Hosoda	Hataraku Maō-sama!	-
–	Majestic Prince	24	Doga Kobo Orange	Keitaro Motonaga
–	The Severing Crime Edge	13	Studio Gokumi	Yūji Yamaguchi	Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge	-
–	Samurai Bride	12	Arms	KOBUN	Hyakka Ryōran	-
–	The Flowers of Evil	13	Zexcs	Hiroshi Nagahama	Aku no Hana	-
–	My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected	13	Brain's Base	Ai Yoshimura	Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.	-
–	Photo Kano	13	Madhouse	Akitoshi Yokoyama		-
–	Baku Tech! Bakugan Gachi	39	Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment	Junji Nishimura		-
–	Danchi Tomoo	78	Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment	Ayumu Watanabe		-
–	Date A Live	12	AIC Plus+	Keitaro Motonaga		-
–	Duel Masters Victory V3	51		Takao Kato		-
–	Haitai Nanafa	13	Passione	Hiroshi Kimura		-
–	Jewelpet Happiness	52	Studio Comet	Hiroaki Sakurai		-
–	Leviathan: The Last Defense	13	Gonzo	Kenichi Yatani	Zettai Bōei Leviathan	-
–	Muromi-san	13	Tatsunoko Production	Tatsuya Yoshihara	Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san	-
–	Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live	51	Tatsunoko Production	Masakazu Hishida		-
–	Tanken Driland: Sennen no Mahō	51	Toei Animation	Toshinori Fukuzawa		-
–	Attack on Titan	25	Wit Studio	Tetsurō Araki	Shingeki no Kyojin
–	Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet	13	Production I.G	Kazuya Murata	Suisei no Gargantia	-
–	Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai.	13	A-1 Pictures	Hiroyuki Kanbe		-
–	Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san Z	13	Production I.G	Tsutomu Mizushima		-
–	Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W	12	Xebec	Tsuyoshi Nagasawa		-
–	Hayate the Combat Butler: Cuties	12	Manglobe	Masashi Kudo		-
–	Mushibugyo	26	Seven Arcs Pictures	Takayuki Hamana		-
–	Arata: The Legend	12	Satelight JM Animation	Kenji Yasuda Woo Hyun Park	Arata Kangatari	-
–	Sparrow's Hotel	12	Hotline	Tetsuji Nakamura		-
–	Yuyushiki	12	Kinema Citrus	Kaori		-
–	Aiura	12	Liden Films	Ryōsuke Nakamura		-
–	A Certain Scientific Railgun S	24	J.C.Staff	Tatsuyuki Nagai	Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
–	Valvrave the Liberator	12	Sunrise	Kō Matsuo	Kakumeiki Valvrave	-
–	The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.	12	J.C.Staff	Yōhei Suzuki	Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko.	-
–	Kingdom	39	Pierrot	Jun Kamiya		-
–	Dog & Scissors	12	Gonzo	Yukio Takahashi	Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyō	-
–	Brothers Conflict	12	Brain's Base	Atsushi Matsumoto		-
–	Gifū Dōdō!! Kanetsugu to Keiji	25	Studio Deen	Bob Shirahata		-
–	Senyu	12	Liden Films Ordet	Yutaka Yamamoto		-
–	Tamayura: More Aggressive	12	TYO Animations	Junichi Sato		-
–	Chronicles of the Going Home Club	12	Nomad	Hikaru Sato	Kitakubu Katsudō Kiroku	-
–	Danganronpa: The Animation	13	Lerche	Seiji Kishi		-
–	Free!	12	Kyoto Animation Animation Do	Hiroko Utsumi		-
–	Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen	13	Studio Deen	Mamoru Hatekayama		-
–	Senki Zesshō Symphogear G	13	Satelight	Katsumi Ono		-
–	Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³	13	Gainax	Masayoshi Kawajiri		-
–	Love Lab	13	Doga Kobo	Masahiko Ohta		-
–	Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS	13	Project No. 9	Tetsuya Yanagisawa		-
–	Servant × Service	13	A-1 Pictures	Yasutaka Yamamoto		-
–	Day Break Illusion	13	AIC	Keizō Kusakawa	Gen'ei o Kakeru Taiyō	-
–	Kin-iro Mosaic	12	Studio Gokumi	Tensho		-
–	Sunday Without God	12	Madhouse	Yūji Kumazawa	Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyōbi	-
–	Blood Lad	10	Brain's Base	Shigeyuki Miya		-
–	Devils and Realist	12	Doga Kobo	Chiaki Kon	Makai Ōji: Devils and Realist	-
July 7 – September 22	Teekyu	12	MAPPA	Shin Itagaki		-
–	The Eccentric Family	13	P.A. Works	Masayuki Yoshihara	Uchōten Kazoku	-
–	Fantasista Doll	12	Hoods Entertainment	Hisashi Saitō		-
–	Genshiken: Second Season	13	Production I.G	Tsutomu Mizushima		-
–	High School DxD New	12	TNK	Tetsuya Yanagisawa		-
–	Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East	13	Studio Deen	Mitsue Yamazaki	Hakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun	-
–	No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!	12	Silver Link	Shin Ōnuma	Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!	-
–	Recorder to Randoseru Mi	12	Seven	Hiroshi Kimura		-
–	The World God Only Knows: Goddesses	12	Manglobe	Satoshi Ōsedo	Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen	-
–	Gatchaman Crowds	12	Tatsunoko Production	Kenji Nakamura		-
–	Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation	12	David Production	Masahiro Mukai		-
–	Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya	10	Silver Link	Shin Ōnuma Takashi Sakamoto Miki Minato		-
–	Futari wa Milky Holmes	12	J.C.Staff Nomad	Hiroshi Nishikiori		-
–	Super Seisyun Brothers	14	AIC PLUS+	Masahiro Takata		-
–	A Town Where You Live	12	Gonzo	Shigeyasu Yamauchi		-
–	Diabolik Lovers	12	Zexcs	Shinobu Tagashira		-
–	Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero	49	Sunrise	Masaki Watanabe		-
–	Miss Monochrome	13	Liden Films Sanzigen	Yoshiaki Iwasaki		-
–	Beyond the Boundary	12	Kyoto Animation	Taichi Ishidate	Kyōkai no Kanata	-
–	Coppelion	13	GoHands	Shingo Suzuki		-
–	Gaist Crusher	51	Pierrot	Yoshihiro Takamoto		-
–	Kyōsōgiga	10	Toei Animation	Rie Matsumoto		-
–	Ace of Diamond	75	Madhouse Production I.G	Mitsuyuki Masuhara	Daiya no A
–	Golden Time	24	J.C.Staff	Chiaki Kon		-
–	Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea	26	P.A. Works	Toshiya Shinohara	Nagi no Asukara	-
–	Outbreak Company	12	Feel	Kei Oikawa		-
–	Strike the Blood	24	Silver Link Connect	Takao Sano Hideyo Yamamoto
–	Freezing Vibration	12	A.C.G.T	Takashi Watanabe		-
–	Infinite Stratos 2	12	8-Bit	Susumu Tosaka Yasuhito Kikuchi		-
–	Kill la Kill	24	Trigger	Hiroyuki Imaishi
–	Hajime no Ippo: Rising	25	Madhouse MAPPA	Jun Shishido		-
–	I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job	12	Asread	Kinji Yoshimoto	Yūsha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shūshoku o Ketsui Shimashita.	-
–	Little Busters! Refrain	13	J.C.Staff	Yoshinobu Yamakawa		-
–	Log Horizon	25	Satelight	Shinji Ishihira
–	Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono	12	Yaoyorozu	Kōtarō Ishidate		-
–	Gingitsune	12	Diomedéa	Shin Misawa		-
–	Kuroko's Basketball	25	Production I.G	Shunsuke Tada	Kuroko no Basuke
–	Magi: The Kingdom of Magic	25	A-1 Pictures	Koji Masunari		-
–	Meganebu!	12	Studio Deen	Soubi Yamamoto		-
–	Phi Brain: Puzzle of God	25	Sunrise	Junichi Sato		-
–	Walkure Romanze	12	8-Bit	Yūsuke Yamamoto		-
–	Wanna Be the Strongest in the World	12	Arms	Rion Kujo	Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!	-
–	Teekyu	12	MAPPA	Shin Itagaki		-
–	White Album 2	13	Satelight	Masaomi Andō		-
–	Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta	13	Tatsunoko Production	Ryochimo Sawa		-
–	Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova	12	Sanzigen	Seiji Kishi		-
–	Gundam Build Fighters	25	Sunrise	Kenji Nagasaki
–	Non Non Biyori	12	Silver Link	Shin'ya Kawatsura		-
–	Unbreakable Machine-Doll	12	Lerche	Kinji Yoshimoto	Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai	-
–	Yowamushi Pedal	38	TMS/8PAN	Osamu Nabeshima		-
–	BlazBlue Alter Memory	12	TeamKG Hoods Entertainment	Hideki Tachibana		-
–	Tokyo Ravens	24	8-Bit	Takaomi Kanasaki
–	Galilei Donna	11	A-1 Pictures	Yasuomi Umetsu		-
–	Noucome	10	Diomedéa	Takayuki Inagaki	Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Rabu Kome o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru	-
–	Samurai Flamenco	22	Manglobe	Takahiro Omori		-
–	Valvrave the Liberator	12	Sunrise	Kō Matsuo	Kakumeiki Valvrave	-
–	Pupipō!	15	AIC Plus+	Kaoru Suzuki		-

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2013.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Alternate title	Ref
	Future Diary: Redial	1	Asread	Akira Iwanaga	Mirai Nikki: Redial	-
–	Ghost in the Shell: Arise	5	Production I.G	Kazuchika Kise		-
	Corpse Party: Tortured Souls	4	Asread	Akira Iwanaga		-

Highest-grossing films

The following are the 10 highest-grossing anime films of 2013 by Japan gross are as follows:

Rank	Title	Gross	Ref.
1	The Wind Rises	$119,513,192
2	One Piece Film: Z	$72,822,122
3	Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum	$37,229,132
4	Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea	$36,054,366
5	Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened	$30,906,537
6	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods	$29,947,013
7	The Tale of the Princess Kaguya	$22,693,504
8	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion	$19,169,007
9	Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya	$15,786,182
10	Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!	$12,572,797