2014 in anime


Events in 2014 in anime.

Events

AnimeJapan had its first edition in March.

Accolades

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya won Best Animated Feature Film and Best Animation by Asia Pacific Screen Awards and the Lost Angeles Film Critics Association respectively. Tamako Love Story won the New Face Award at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. The Wind Rises won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year at the 37th Japan Academy Prize. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion won the Best Theatrical Film Award at the 19th Animation Kobe Awards. Attack on Titan won the 2014 Tokyo Anime Award Festival for Animation of the Year. Kill la Kill and The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! dominated at the Newtype Anime Awards. Kill la Kill received for Best Character Design, Best Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Picture while Idolmaster was awarded Best Theme Song, Best Picture, Best Director and Best Characters ''.
Hayao Miyazaki was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 6th Annual Governors Awards.

Releases

Films

A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2014.
Release dateEnglish titleJapanese titleDirectorStudio
The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future!THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE Kagayaki no Mukōgawa e!Atsushi NishikoriA-1 Pictures
Appleseed AlphaAppleseed AlphaShinji AramakiSola Digital Arts
Attack on Titan: Crimson ArrowsShingeki no Kyojin Zenpen: Guren no YumiyaTetsuro ArakiWit Studio
Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back!Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Gachinko! Gyakushū no Robo Tō-chanWataru TakahashiShin-Ei Animation
Happiness Charge Pretty Cure The Movie! Ballerina of the Doll KingdomHappiness Charge Pretty Cure!: Ningyō no Kuni no BallerinaChiaki KonToei Animation
Cardfight!! Vanguard: The MovieGekijōban Cardfight!! Vanguard: Neon MessiahShin Itagaki, Takashi MotokiLiden Films
Gekijō-ban gdgd Yōseis tte Iu Eiga wa Dō kana…?Gekijō-ban gdgd Yōseis tte Iu Eiga wa Dō kana…?Sōta SugaharaBouncy
Shimajiro and the Whale's SongShimajirō to Kujira no UtaIsamu HirabayashiBenesse Corporation
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: Warrior Spirit of the Blue SkyHakuōki Dai-nishō Shikon SōkyūOsamu YamasakiStudio Deen
HarmonieArumoniYasuhiro YoshiuraStudio Rikka, Ultra Super Pictures
Inazuma Eleven: Chōjigen Dream MatchInazuma Eleven: Chōjigen Dream MatchKatsuhito AkiyamaOLM
Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www'Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www'Sōta SugaharaBouncy
Lupin the Third: Jigen's GravestoneLupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no BohyōTakeshi KoikeTelecom Animation Film
The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-GraderŌkii Ichinensei to Chiisana NinenseiAyumu WatanabeA-1 Pictures
Parol's Future IslandParoru no MiraijimaKazuaki ImaiShin-Ei Animation
Black Nest -Chronus-Kuro no Sumika -Chronus-Naoyuki OndaStudio 4°C
Santa CompanySanta CompanyKenji ItosoKENJI STUDIO, Nexus
Spochan Battle -for the future-Spo-chan Taiketsu: Youkai DaikessenHiroshi KuboWao World
Go! Anpanman: Apple Boy and the Wishes For EveryoneSoreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bōya to Minna no NegaiJun KawagoeTMS/3xCube
Space Brothers #0Uchū Kyōdai #0Ayumu WatanabeA-1 Pictures
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial ArkUchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshi-Meguru HakobuneMakoto Bessho, Yutaka IzubuchiXebec
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to RememberUchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Tsuioku No KoukaiTakao KatoAIC
Xebec
Yūto-kun ga IkuYūto-kun ga IkuRyo HiguchiShirogumi
Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDEYowamushi Pedal Re:RIDEOsamu NabeshimaTMS/8PAN
Eagle Talon 7: Her Majesty's JoboobTaka no Tsume 7 - Joō Heika no JoboobFROGMANKaeruotoko Shokai
Buddha 2: The Endless JourneyBuddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Budda - Owarinaki tabiToshiaki KomuraToei Animation, Tezuka Production
Tiger & Bunny: The RisingTiger and BunnyYoshitomo YonetaniSunrise
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of HyperspaceMōretsu Pirates: Akuu no Shin'enTatsuo SatōSatelight
Giovanni's IslandGiovanni no ShimaMizuho NishikuboProduction I.G
Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of FiveEiga Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo ~Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai~Shinnosuke YakuwaShin-Ei Animation
Pretty Rhythm All Stars Selection Prism Show☆Best Ten MovieGekijō-ban Pretty Rhythm All Stars Selection Prism Show☆Best TenMasakazu HishidaTatsunoko Production
Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal FriendsPurikyua All Stars New Stage 3: Eien no TomodachiKouji OgawaToei Animation
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: The Case of Takafumi YokozawaSekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no BaaiChiaki KonStudio Deen
Detective Conan: Dimensional SniperMeitantei Konan: Ijigen no SunaipāKobun ShizunoTMS Entertainment
Heaven's Lost Property Final: Eternal My MasterSora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My MasterHisashi SaitoProduction IMS
Tamako Love StoryTamako no Love StoryNaoko YamadaKyoto Animation
Persona 3 The Movie: Chapter 2, Midsummer Knight's DreamGekijōban Persona 3 Dai Ni ShōTomohisa TaguchiA-1 Pictures
Saint Seiya: Legend of SanctuarySaint Seiya Legend of SanctuaryKeiichi SatoToei Animation
K: Missing KingsK MISSING KINGSShingo SuzukiGoHands
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of DestructionPokémon The Movie XY "Hakai no Mayu to Dianshī"Kunihiko YuyamaOLM
When Marnie Was ThereOmoide no MarnieHiromasa YonebayashiStudio Ghibli
Stand by Me DoraemonStand by Me DoraemonRyūichi Yagi, Takashi YamazakiShin-Ei Animation, Shirogumi, Robot
New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 1: AwakeningShin Gekijō-ban Initial D Legend 1 -Kakusei-Masamitsu HidakaSanzigen, Liden Films
Expelled From ParadiseRakuen Tsuihō - Expelled from ParadiseSeiji MizushimaToei Animation
Graphinica
The Last: Naruto the MovieThe Last Naruto the MovieTsuneo KobayashiPierrot
Aikatsu! the MovieAikatsu!Yuichiro YanoSunrise

Television series

A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2014.
Release dateEnglish titleJapanese titleDirectorStudio
Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!!Abarenbō Rikishi!! MatsutarōYukio KaizawaToei Animation
Ai Tenchi Muyo!Ai tenchimuyō!Hiroshi NegishiAIC Plus+
Ai Mai Mi: Mousou CatastropheChoboraunyopomi Gekijō Dainimaku Ai Mai Mi: Mōsō CatastropheItsuki ImazakiSeven
Aikatsu!Ryuichi KimuraSunrise
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk SkyEscha & Logy no Atelier: Tasogare no Sora no RenkinjutsushiYoshiaki IwasakiStudio Gokumi
Baby GambaBebī ganbaTomohiro KawamuraShirogumi Inc.
BarakamonBarakamonMasaki TachibanaKinema Citrus
BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderzKatsumi HasegawaNelvana, SynergySP, d-rights
BeyWarriors: CyborgBeiu~ōriāzu saibōguKunihisa SugishimaNelvana, SynergySP, d-rights
Black Butler: Book of CircusKuroshitsuji: Book of CircusNoriyuki AbeA-1 Pictures
Blade & SoulBureido ando souruHiroshi Takeuchi, Hiroshi HamasakiGonzo
Blade Dance of the ElementalersSeirei Tsukai no BureidodansuTetsuya YanagisawaTNK
Blue Spring RideAo Haru RideAi YoshimuraProduction I.G
BONJOUR Sweet Love PatisserieBonjour Koiaji PâtisserieNoriaki AkitayaSilver Link, Connect
Bottom Biting BugOshiri Kajiri MushiKaori, Masatsugu ArakawaKinema Citrus
Broken BladeBreak BladeNobuyoshi HabaraProduction I.G, Xebec
CalimeroGaumont Animation
Cardfight!! Vanguard GKādofaito!! Vangādo GYui UmemotoTMS Entertainment, Sotsu, Dentsu
Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion MateKādofaito!! Vangādo Region Meito HenHatsuki TsujiTMS/Double Eagle
Carino ConiKarīno koniYuuichi AbeRobot
La Corda d'Oro Blue SkyKin-iro no Corda Blue♪SkyKōjin OchiTYO Animations
CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and DragonCROSS ANGE Tenshi to Ryū no RondoYoshiharu AshinoSunrise
Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final ChaptersDragon Ball KaiYasuhiro NowatariToei Animation
Dragon CollectionDoragon KorekushonKeiichiro KawaguchiOLM
Dramatical MurderDoramatikaru MādāKazuya MiuraNAZ
Duel Masters VSDyueru masutāzu VSShinobu SasakiAscension
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!Fate/kaleid rainā purizuma ☆ Iriya Tsuvu~Ai!Shin Ōnuma, Masato JinboSilver Link
The File of Young Kindaichi ReturnsKindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo ReturnsYutaka TsuchidaToei Animation
Francesca: Girls Be AmbitiousFrancescaHitoshi Kumagai, Yuichiro YanoTelecom Animation Film
Free! Eternal SummerHiroko UtsumiKyoto Animation, Animation Do
The Fruit of GrisaiaGrisaia no KajitsuTensho8-Bit
Ganbare! Lulu Lolo - Tiny Twin BearsYūji UmotoFanworks
Gigant Shooter TsukasaChō-Bakuretsu I-Jigen Menko Battle Gigant Shooter TsukasaRyōichi MoriFanworks, Forest Hunting One
GlasslipGurasurippuJunji NishimuraP.A. Works
Go-Go Tamagotchi!GO GO Tamagotchi!Jouji ShimuraOLM
GraP & RodeOGura P & rodeottoTaketo ShinkaiPie in the Sky
Gundam Build Fighters TryGandamu Birudo Faitāzu ToraiShinya WatadaSunrise
Gundam Reconguista in GGandamu G no RekongisutaYoshiyuki TominoSunrise
Hero BankHīrō BankuYasutaka YamamotoTMS Entertainment
Hi-sCool! Seha GirlsHai Sukūru SeHa GāruSōta SugawaraTMS Entertainment
Secret Princess HimegotoJinsei Sōdan Terebi Animēshon "Jinsei"Yūji YanaseAsahi Production
Secret Society Eagle Talon ExtremeHimitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume EXFROGMANDLE
I Can't Understand What My Husband Is SayingDanna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai KenShinpei NagaiSeven
Initial D: Final StageKashiramoji D Final StageMitsuo HashimotoSynergySP
Insufficient DirectionKantoku Fuyuki TodokiAzuma TaniDLE
Invaders of the Rokujyōma!?Rokujyōma no Shinryakusha!?Shin ŌnumaSilver Link
Jinsei - Life ConsultingKeiichiro KawaguchiFeel
KeroroKeroro GunsōHaruki KasugamoriSunrise, Gathering
Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www'Sōta SugaharaBouncy
KutsuDaru.Kutsu daruTaka KatouStudio Egg
Lady JewelpetRedi JuerupettoItsuro KawasakiZexcs, Studio Gallop
LocodolFutsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol YattemitaMunenori NawaFeel
M3: The Dark MetalM3 - Sono Kuroki HaganeJunichi SatoSatelight, C2C
Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! Season 2Lovely Movie: Itoshi no Muco Season 2Takenori MiharaDoga Kobo
Magic Kaito 1412Majikku Kaito 1412Susumu KudoA-1 Pictures
Magimoji RurumoMajimoji RurumoChikara SakuraiJ.C.Staff
Always! Super Radical Gag FamilyMaido! Urayasu Tekkin KazokuAkitaro DaichiStudio Deen
Majin BoneKōnosuke UdaToei Animation
Marvel Disk Wars: The AvengersDisuku Wōzu: AbenjāzuToshiaki KomuraToei Animation
Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu?LarekoFanworks
Me Itantei RasukaruShudō Jun
Meshimase Lodoss-tō Senki Sorette Oishii no?Meshimase Rōdosu Senki: Sorette Oishii no?Iku SuzukiStudio Deen, Studio Hibari
Minarai DivaKōtarō IshidateBouncy
Mobile Suit Gundam-sanKidō Senshi Gandamu-sanMankyūSunrise
Momo Kyun SwordMomo Kyun SōdoShinsuke YanagiTri-Slash, Project No.9
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kunGekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kunMitsue YamazakiDoga Kobo
Mysterious JokerKaitō JokerYukiyo TeramotoShin-Ei Animation
Nandaka VelonicaMichiya KatouCyclone Graphics
Neko no DayanHazumu SakutaKachidoki Studio
Ninjaboy RintaroNintama RantaroTsutomu ShibayamaAjia-do
Nyanpuku NyarumaTakeshi OnakaKachidoki Studio
Nobunaga ConcertoNobunaga KontserutoYūsuke Fujikawa
OhenroOhenro: Hachi Hachi ArukiMasato Nagamoriufotable
Oreca BattleTetsurō AminoOLM, Xebec
Orenchi no Furo JijōSayo AoiAsahi Production
Persona 4: The Golden AnimationSeiji Kishi, Tomohisa TaguchiA-1 Pictures
Pretty Rhythm All Star SelectionMasakazu HishidaTatsunoko Production
PriPara (Prism Paradise)Makoto MoriwakiTatsunoko Production, DongWoo A&E
Rail Wars!Rail Wars! -Nippon Kuni Yū Tetsudō KōantaiYoshifumi MatsudaPassione
Re:␣HamatoraSeiji KishiLerche
Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock-Itsuro KawasakiStudio Deen
Selector Spread WixossWikurosuTakuya SatōJ.C.Staff
Sengoku Basara: End of JudgementSengoku Basara Judge EndTakashi SanoTMS Entertainment
Shōnen Hollywood - Holly Stage for 49Toshimasa KuroyanagiZexcs
Silver Spoon Season 2Gin no Saji Dai-2-kiTomohiko Itō, Kotomi DeaiA-1 Pictures
Sin Strange PlusHiroyuki FurukawaSeven
Tokyo ESPTōkyō ĪesupīShigehito TakayanagiXebec
Tokyo GhoulTōkyō GūruShuhei MoritaPierrot
Tribe Cool CrewToraibu KuruKuruMasaya FujimoriSunrise, BN Pictures
TsukimonogatariAkiyuki Shinbo, Tomoyuki ItamuraShaft
WasimoYasuhiro ImagawaStudio Deen
When Supernatural Battles Became CommonplaceInō-Batoru wa Nichijō-kei no Naka deMasahiko Otsuka, Masanori TakahashiTrigger
World Fool NewsCoMix Wave Films
World TriggerWārudo TorigāMitsuru Hongo, Kouji OgawaToei Animation
Yowamushi Pedal Grande RoadYowamushi pedaru GRANDE ROADOsamu NabeshimaTMS Entertainment, 8PAN
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost StoriesNoboru Iguchi, Shoichiro Masumoto, Takashi ShimizuILCA
Future Card BuddyfightFyūchā Kādo BadifaitoShigetaka IkedaOLM
Recently, My Sister is UnusualSaikin, Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da GaHiroyuki HataProject No.9
Seitokai YakuindomoHiromitsu KanazawaGoHands
Space DandySupēsu DandiShinichirō Watanabe, Shingo NatsumeBones
Buddy ComplexBadi KonpurekkusuYasuhiro TanabeSunrise
Everyone Assemble! Falcom AcademyMinna Atsumare! Falcom GakuenPippuyaDax Production
Nobunaga the FoolNobunaga za FūruHidekazu SatoSatelight
NobunagunNobunaganNobuhiro KondoBridge
NoragamiNoragamiKotaro TamuraBones
Saki: The NationalsSaki: Zenkoku-henManabu OnoStudio Gokumi
My Neighbor Seki: The Master of Killing TimeTonari no Seki-kunYūji MutohShin-Ei Animation
Witch Craft WorksWitchikurafuto WākusuTsutomu MizushimaJ.C.Staff
D-Frag!Dīfuragu!Seiki Sugawara, Shizutaka SugaharaBrain's Base
The Pilot's Love SongToaru Hikūshi e no KoiutaToshimasa SuzukiTMS Entertainment, 3xCube
Robot Girls ZRobotto Gāruzu ZettoHiroshi IkehataToei Animation
SoniAni: Super Sonico The AnimationKenichi KawamuraWhite Fox
Hamatora: The AnimationHiroshi KimuraNAZ
Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening ArcWooser no Sono Higurashi Kakusei-henKenji SetoSanzigen, Liden Films
The Love Of New WingsAtarashī tsubasa no aiToshiaki KomuraSunrise
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart ThrobChūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! RenTatsuya IshiharaKyoto Animation
Engaged to the UnidentifiedMikakunin de ShinkōkeiYoshiyuki FujiwaraDoga Kobo
Yōkai WatchYōkai WotchiShinji UshiroOLM
Hozuki's CoolheadednessHōzuki no ReitetsuHiro KaburakiWit Studio
Magical WarfareMahō SensōYuzo SatoMadhouse
Onee-chan ga KitaOnēchan ga KitaYoshihide YuuzumiC2C
PupaPyūpaTomomi MochizukiStudio Deen
Sakura TrickSakura TorikkuKen'ichi IshikuraStudio Deen
Strange+Takashi NishikawaSeven
Z/X IgnitionYūji YamaguchiTelecom Animation Film
Go! Go! 575Go! Go! GoshichigoTakebumi AnzaiC2C, Lay-duce
Wake Up, Girls!Yutaka YamamotoOrdet, Tatsunoko Production
No-RinNōrinShin ŌnumaSilver Link
Nisekoi: False LoveNisekoiNaoyuki Tatsuwa, Akiyuki ShinboShaft
World Conquest Zvezda PlotSekai Seifuku - Bōryaku no ZvezdaTensai OkamuraA-1 Pictures
Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono EncoreTe sagure! Bukatsu mo no anko ̄ruKōtarō IshidateYaoyorozu
Wizard BarristersWizard Barristers - Benmashi SeshiruYasuomi UmetsuArms Corporation
Sugar SoldierShugā Sorujā
Inari Kon KonInari, Konkon, Koi IrohaToru TakahashiProduction IMS
Maken-Ki! TwoHiraku KanekoXebec
HappinessCharge PreCure!HapinesuChāji PuriKyua!Tatsuya NagamineToei Animation
Romantica ClockRomanchika Kurokku
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel BehaviorBokura wa Minna Kawai-sōShigeyuki MiyaBrain's Base
Riddle Story of DevilAkuma no RiddleKeizō KusakawaDiomedéa
Selector Infected WIXOSSTakuya SatōJ.C.Staff
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust CrusadersJoJo no Kimyō na Bōken: Stardust CrusadersNaokatsu Tsuda, Ken'ichi SuzukiDavid Production
Mushishi: The Next ChapterMushishi: Zoku-ShōHiroshi NagahamaArtland
Dragonar AcademySeikoku no DoragunāShunsuke Tada, Tomoyuki KurokawaC-Station
Captain EarthKyaputen ĀsuTakuya IgarashiBones
Fairy Tail (2014)Shinji IshihiraA-1 Pictures, Bridge
The Irregular at Magic High SchoolMahōka Kōkō no RettōseiManabu OnoMadhouse
Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin EmpireKenzen Robo DaimidarāTetsuya YanagisawaTNK
Kamigami no Asobi: Ludere deorumTomoyuki KawamuraBrain's Base
Baby StepsBeibī SuteppuMasahiko MurataPierrot
Brynhildr in the DarknessGokukoku no BuryunhirudeKenichi ImaizumiArms Corporation
Haikyū!!Haikyū!!Susumu MitsunakaProduction I.G
If Her Flag BreaksKanojo ga Flag o Oraretara Ayumu WatanabeHoods Entertainment
Love Live! School Idol Project 2Love Live! School Idol Project 2-kiTakahiko KyōgokuSunrise
The World Is Still BeautifulSoredemo Sekai wa UtsukushiiHajime KamegakiPierrot
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-VYūgiō Āku FaibuKatsumi OnoStudio Gallop
One Week FriendsIsshūkan FriendsTarou IwasakiBrain's Base
The Comic Artist and His AssistantsMangaka-san to Ashisutanto-san to Takeshi FurutaZexcs
Soul Eater Not!Sōru Ītā Notto!Masakazu HashimotoBones
Black BulletBurakku BurettoMasayuki KojimaKinema Citrus, Orange
Magica WarsMahō Shōjo TaisenAyano OhnokiGainax
Dai-Shogun: Great RevolutionFūun Ishin Dai ShogunTakashi WatanabeJ.C.Staff, A.C.G.T
No Game No LifeAtsuko IshizukaMadhouse
Chaika - The Coffin PrincessHitsugi no ChaikaSōichi MasuiBones
Is the Order a Rabbit?Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? Hiroyuki HashimotoWhite Fox
Inugami-san to Nekoyama-sanShinpei NagaiSeven
Nanana's Buried TreasureRyūgajō Nanana no MaizōkinKanta KameiA-1 Pictures
Ping Pong the AnimationMasaaki YuasaTatsunoko Production
Knights of SidoniaSidonia no KishiKobun ShizunoPolygon Pictures
Date A Live IIKeitaro MotonagaProduction IMS
Mekakucity ActorsMekakushiti AkutāzuAkiyuki Shinbo, Yuki YaseShaft
ArgevollenShirogane no Ishi ArujevorunAtsushi ŌtsukiXebec
Sword Art Online IISword Art Online IITomohiko ItōA-1 Pictures
Aldnoah.ZeroArudonoa ZeroEi AokiA-1 Pictures, TROYCA
Sabagebu! -Survival Game Club!-Masahiko OhtaPierrot+
Akame ga Kill!Akame ga Kiru!Tomoki KobayashiWhite Fox
HanayamataAtsuko IshizukaMadhouse
Encouragement of Climb 2Yama no Susume Second SeasonYusuke Yamamoto8-Bit
Love Stage!!Rabu SutējiKen'ichi KasaiJ.C.Staff
Terror in ResonanceZankyō no TerrorShinichirō WatanabeMAPPA
Terra FormarsTera FōmāzuHiroshi HamasakiLiden Films
Denki-GaiDenkigai no Honya-sanMasafumi SatoShin-Ei Animation
Lord Marksman and VanadisMadan no Ō to VanadisTatsuo SatōSatelight
In Search of the Lost FutureUshinawareta Mirai o Motomete Naoto HosodaFeel
Laughing Under the CloudsDonten ni WarauHiroshi HaraguchiDoga Kobo
Garo the AnimationGaro -Honō no Kokuin-Yuichiro HayashiMAPPA
Log Horizon 2Shinji IshihiraStudio Deen
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade WorksTakahiro Miuraufotable
Celestial MethodSora no MethodMasayuki Sakoi3Hz
Wolf Girl & Black PrinceŌkami Shōjo to Kuro ŌjiKenichi KasaiTYO Animations
The Seven Deadly SinsNanatsu no TaizaiTensai OkamuraA-1 Pictures
Gugure! Kokkuri-sanYoshimasa HiraikeTMS Entertainment
Rage of Bahamut: GenesisShingeki no Bahamut GenesisKeiichi SatoMAPPA
Amagi Brilliant ParkAmagi Buririanto PākuYasuhiro TakemotoKyoto Animation
Yona of the DawnAkatsuki no YonaKazuhiro YonedaPierrot
Trinity SevenToriniti Sebun: Shichi-nin no Masho TsukaiHiroshi NishikioriSeven Arcs
Parasyte ~The Maxim~Kiseijū: Sei no KakuritsuKenichi ShimizuMadhouse
A Good Librarian Like a Good ShepherdDaitoshokan no HitsujikaiAsami Sodeyama, Kaori Hayashi, Kenichi Konishi, Tomomi Kamiya, Yuu NobutaHoods Entertainment
ShirobakoTsutomu MizushimaP.A. Works
Psycho-Pass 2Naoyoshi Shiotani, Kiyotaka SuzukiProduction I.G.
Your Lie in AprilShigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Kyōhei IshiguroA-1 Pictures
Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. Hiroyuki KanbeProduction IMS
Ronja the Robber's DaughterSanzoku no Musume RonjaGorō MiyazakiPolygon Pictures, Studio Ghibli
Girl Friend BETAGirl Friend Naotaka HayashiSilver Link
Yuki Yuna Is a HeroYūki Yūna wa Yūsha de AruSeiji KishiStudio Gokumi
HanamonogatariAkiyuki Shinbo, Tomoyuki ItamuraShaft

OVAs & 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 2014. Titles listed are named after their series if their associated OVA, special, etc. was not named separately.
Release dateEnglish titleJapanese titleTypeDirectorStudio
Ace of DiamondDaiya no AceOVATakayuki HamanaMadhouse, Production I.G
Age 1212-Sai.OVAMasaki ŌzoraSynergySP
Alice in BorderlandImawa no Kuni no AliceOVAHideki TachibanaCONNECT, Silver Link
Sister's Log - Moyako's Monologue That Won't StopAne Log - Moyako Nee-san no Tomaranai MonologueOVATetsuo IchimuraBrain's Base
Attack on Titan: No RegretsShingeki no Kyojin: Kuinaki SentakuOVATetsuo ArakiWit Studio
Black Butler: Book of MurderKuroshitsuji: Book of MurderOVANoriyuki AbeA-1 Pictures
Brothers ConflictBrothers ConflictOVAJun MatsumotoBrain's Base
Chain ChronicleChain ChronicleOVATakeshi MoriJūmonji
Hyperdimension Robo MeguruChōjikū Robo MeguruOVAKeiji GotohBrain's Base, Studio A-Cat
Elite Jack!!Elite Jack!!OVAOsamu SekitaWish
Fantasista StellaFantasista StellaOVAHideya TakahashiXebec
Fastening DaysFastening DaysONAHiroyasu IshidaStudio Colorido
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma IllyaFate/kaleid liner Prisma ☆ IllyaOVAHiroshi HiroyamaSilver Link
Futari H - The One And Only Step Up Love StoryFutari EcchiOVATetsurō AminoProduction Reed
School of MonstersGakumon! ~Ōkami Shōjo wa Kujikenai~ONAKenshirō MoriiStudio Moriken
Girls und Panzer: This Is the Real Anzio Battle!Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontō no Anzio-sen Desu!OVATsutomu MizushimaActas
GJ Club@GJ-bu@SpecialYoshiyuki FujiwaraDoga Kobo
Hayate the Combat Butler!Hayate no Gotoku!OVAYōichi UedaManglobe
Hozuki's CoolheadednessHōzuki no ReitetsuOVAHiro KaburagiWit Studio
Hybrid ChildHybrid ChildOVAMichio FukudaStudio Deen
Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza EpochIkki Tousen: Extravaganza EpochOVAMasashi KudōArms
Inui-san!Inui-san!OVAYūtarō SawadaPie in the Sky
Japan Animator ExpoNihon Animētā Mihon'ichiONAVariousVarious
Jūza Engi Engetsu SangokudenJūza Engi Engetsu Sangokuden: Gaiden Kasokeshū Maboroshi YoruOVANaoyuki KuzuyaAnpro, teamKG
Housekeeper ItaKaseifu ga ItaOVATaketo ShinkaiPie in the Sky
A Town Where You LiveKimi no Iru MachiOVAShigeyasu YamauchiGONZO
Love Stage!!Love Stage!!OVAKen'ichi KasaiJ.C.Staff
Magi: Adventure of SinbadMagi: Sinbad no BōkenOVAYoshikazu MiyaoLay-duce
The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in HistoryMeitantei Conan: Edogawa Conan Shissō Jiken -Chijō Saiaku no Futsukakan-SpecialYasuichiro YamamotoTMS Entertainment
MitsuwanoMitsuwanoOVATakashi IgariZEXCS
MushibugyoMushibugyōOVATakayuki HamanaSeven Arcs Pictures
Mushishi Special: Sun-Eating ShadeMushishi Tokubetsu-hen: HihamukageSpecialHiroshi NagahamaArtland
Mushi-Shi -Next Passage- Special: Path of ThornsMushishi Zoku-Shō Tokubetsu-hen: Odoro no MichiSpecialHiroshi NagahamaArtland
Natsume's Book of Friends: Sometime on a Sunny DayNatsume Yūjin-Chō: Itsuka Yuki no Hi niOVATakahiro ŌmoriBrain's Base
Natsume's Book of Friends: Nyanko-sensei & The First ErrandNatsume Yūjin-Chō: Nyanko-sensei to Hajimete no OtsukaiOVATakahiro ŌmoriBrain's Base
NisekoiNisekoiOVAAkiyuki Simbo, Naoyuki TatsuwaShaft
Non Non BiyoriNon Non BiyoriOVAShinya KawatsuraSilver Link
One Piece 3D2Y: Overcome Ace’s Death! Luffy’s Vow to his FriendsOne Piece "3D2Y" Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no ChikaiSpecialNaoyuki ItouToei Animation
Paradise of InnocenceMujaki no RakuenOVAHideki Araki, Takashi NishikawaSeven
Paulette's ChairPaulette no IsuSpecialHiroyasu IshidaStudio Colorido
Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special IPocket Monsters XY Tokubetsu Hen: Saikyō Mega Shinka Act ISpecialKunihiko YuyamaOLM
Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special IIPocket Monsters XY Tokubetsu Hen: Saikyō Mega Shinka Act IISpecialKunihiko YuyamaOLM
The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs. Genius 10Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama OVA vs. Genius 10OVAHideyo YamamotoM.S.C, Production I.G
Sunday Without GodKami-sama no Inai NichiyōbiOVAYūji KumazawaMadhouse
Little Busters! EXLittle Busters! EXOVAYoshinobu YamakawaJ.C.Staff
Noragami: Stray GodNoragamiOADKotaro TamuraBones
Extinct Device Girl: Amazing TwinsZetsumetsu Kigu Shōjo Amazing TwinsOVAJunichi SatoEncourage Films
Sailor Moon CrystalBishōjo Senshi Sailer Moon CrystalONAMunehisa SakaiToei Animation
Terra FormarsTerra FormarsOVAHiroshi HamasakiLiden Films
No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular!Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! OVAShin ŌnumaSilver Link
Riddle Story of DevilAkuma no RiddleOVAKeizō KusakawaDiomedéa
Infinite Stratos 2: World Purge< Infinite Stratos > 2 OVA Wārudo Pāji-henOVAYasuhito Kikuchi8-Bit
Tales of Zestiria: Dawn of the ShepherdTales of Zestiria - Doushi no YoakeSpecialHaruo Sotozakiufotable

Highest-grossing films

The top ten anime films of 2014 by worldwide gross are as follows:
RankEnglish titleGrossRef.
1Stand By Me Doraemon$183,442,714
2Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie+$59.19 million
3Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper$42,028,116
4Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five$35,861,856
5When Marnie Was There$33,936,662
6Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction$26,732,338
7Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back$17,542,129
8Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary$11.45 million
9Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends$8,526,335
10The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future!$6,234,533

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