2018 in anime

Events in 2018 in anime. The final full year of the Heisei era.

Releases

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2018.

Release date	Title	Studio	Director	Running time	Notes	Ref
	Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me	Kyoto Animation	Tatsuya Ishihara	90
	Macross Delta the Movie: Passionate Walküre	Satelight	Shoji Kawamori	119
	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Rebellion Path	Sunrise	Goro Taniguchi	132
	Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms	P.A. Works	Mari Okada	115
	Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple	Bones	Takuya Igarashi	120
	Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island	Shin-Ei Animation	Kazuaki Imai	108
	Servamp: Alice in the Garden	Platinum Vision	Hideaki Nakano	58
	Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~	Shin-Ei Animation	Wataru Takahashi	105
	Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer	TMS Entertainment	Yuzuru Tachikawa	110
	Liz and the Blue Bird	Kyoto Animation	Naoko Yamada	90
	Digimon Adventure tri. Future	Toei Animation	Keitaro Motonaga	98
	Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle	Polygon Pictures	Kobun Shizuno Hiroyuki Seshita	100
	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Imperial Path	Sunrise	Goro Taniguchi	120
	Peacemaker Kurogane Part 1: Belief	White Fox	Shigeru Kimiya
	[List of K episodes\|K: Seven Stories - R:B Blaze]	GoHands	Shingo Suzuki	55
	Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us	OLM Wit Studio	Tetsuo Yajima	105
	Mirai	Studio Chizu	Mamoru Hosoda	98
	My Hero Academia: Two Heroes	Bones	Kenji Nagasaki	97
	Flavors of Youth	CoMix Wave Films Haoliners Animation League	Li Haoling Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing Yoshitaka Takeuchi	74
	K: Seven Stories - Side: Blue	GoHands	Shingo Suzuki	54
	Penguin Highway	Studio Colorido	Hiroyasu Ishida	119
	The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky	A-1 Pictures	Noriyuki Abe Yasuto Nishikata	99
	Movie Shimajiro Mahō no Shima no Daibōken	Benesse Corporation	Hiroshi Kawamata, Hiro Takashima	52
	Modest Heroes	Studio Ponoc	Hiromasa Yonebayashi Yoshiyuki Momose Akihiko Yamashita	44
	Drive Head: Tomica Hyper Rescue Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu	OLM Xebec	Takao Kato	57
	Non Non Biyori Vacation	Silver Link	Shinya Kawatsura	71
	I Want to Eat Your Pancreas	Studio VOLN	Shinichiro Ushijima	108
	K: Seven Stories - Side: Green	GoHands	Shingo Suzuki	52
	Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond	Shuka	Takahiro Omori Hideaki Itō	104
	Monster Strike the Movie: Sora no Kanata	Orange	Hiroshi Nishikiori	97
	Garo: The Fleeting Cherry Blossom	Studio VOLN Studio M2	Satoshi Nishimura	82
	K: Seven Stories - Lost Small World	GoHands	Shingo Suzuki	57
	Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation	Seven Arcs Pictures	Takayuki Hamana	111
	K: Seven Stories - Memory of Red	GoHands	Shingo Suzuki	55
	Godzilla: The Planet Eater	Polygon Pictures	Kobun Shizuno Hiroyuki Seshita	91
	Zoku Owarimonogatari	Shaft	Akiyuki Shinbo	148
	Peacemaker Kurogane Part 2: Friend	White Fox	Shigeru Kimiya
	Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative	Sunrise	Toshikazu Yoshizawa	90
	K: Seven Stories - Nameless Song	GoHands	Shingo Suzuki	58
	Dragon Ball Super: Broly	Toei Animation	Tatsuya Nagamine	100

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2018.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Original title	Ref
–	A Place Further than the Universe	13	Madhouse	Atsuko Ishizuka	Sora Yori mo Tōi Basho
–	Laid-Back Camp	12	C-Station	Yoshiaki Kyogoku	Yurucamp
–	Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles	12	Studio Gokumi AXsiZ	Kenji Seto	Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
–	Junji Ito Collection	12	Studio Deen	Shinobu Tagashira
–	Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko	24	Studio Gokumi	Kodai Kakimoto
–	Record of Grancrest War	24	A-1 Pictures	Mamoru Hatakeyama	Grancrest Senki
–	Sanrio Boys	12	Pierrot	Masashi Kudō
–	Citrus	12	Passione	Takeo Takahashi
–	Slow Start	12	CloverWorks	Hiroyuki Hashimoto
–	Pop Team Epic	12	Kamikaze Douga	Jun Aoki Aoi Umeki	Poptepipic
–	Kokkoku: Moment by Moment	12	Geno Studio	Yoshimitsu Ohashi
–	Mitsuboshi Colors	12	Silver Link	Tomoyuki Kawamura
–	Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card	22	Madhouse	Morio Asaka
–	School Babysitters	12	Brain's Base	Shūsei Morishita	Gakuen Babysitters
–	Zoku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru	12	Doga Kobo	Tomoaki Koshida
–	Idolish7	17	Troyca	Makoto Bessho
–	Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen	12	BN Pictures	Chizuru Miyawaki
–	Teasing Master Takagi-san	12	Shin-Ei Animation	Hiroaki Akagi
–	The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!	12	Project No.9	Shinsuke Yanagi	Ryūō no Oshigoto!
–	Basilisk: The Ōka Ninja Scrolls	24	Seven Arcs Pictures	Junji Nishimura
–	Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line	25	TMS/8PAN	Osamu Nabeshima
–	Overlord	12	Madhouse	Naoyuki Ito
–	Dame×Prince Anime Caravan	12	Studio Flad	Makoto Hoshino
–	Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody	12	Silver Link Connect	Shin Ōnuma	Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyōsōkyoku
–	How to Keep a Mummy	12	Eight Bit	Kaori	Miira no Kaikata
–	Märchen Mädchen	12	Hoods Entertainment	Hisashi Saito Shigeru Ueda
–	Takunomi	12	Production IMS	Tomoki Kobayashi
–	Violet Evergarden	13	Kyoto Animation	Taichi Ishidate
–	After the Rain	12	Wit Studio	Ayumu Watanabe	Koi wa Ameagari no You ni
–	Hakumei and Mikochi	12	Lerche	Masaomi Ando	Hakumei to Mikochi
–	Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens	12	Satelight	Keiji Yasuda
–	Dagashi Kashi	12	Tezuka Productions	Satoshi Kuwabara
–	Hakyū Hōshin Engi	23	C-Station	Masahiro Aizawa
–	Beatless	24	Diomedéa	Seiji Mizushima
–	Darling in the Franxx	24		Atsushi Nishigori
–	Killing Bites	12	Liden Films	Yasuto Nishikata
–	The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments	24	A-1 Pictures	Takeshi Furuta	Nanatsu no Taizai: Imashime no Fukkatsu
–	The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.	24	J.C.Staff	Hiroaki Sakurai	Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan
–	The Seven Heavenly Virtues	10	Bridge	Shinji Ishihira	Nanatsu no Bitoku
–	Fate/Extra Last Encore	13	Shaft
–	Hugtto! PreCure	49	Toei Animation	Junichi Sato Akifumi Zako
–	GeGeGe no Kitarō	97	Toei Animation	Kōji Ogawa
–	Uma Musume Pretty Derby	13	P.A. Works	Kei Oikawa
–	Beyblade Burst Turbo	51	OLM	Katsuhito Akiyama	Beyblade Burst Chōzetsu
–	Captain Tsubasa	52	David Production	Toshiyuki Kato
–	Pazudora		Pierrot	Hajime Kamegaki
–	Magical Girl Ore	12	Pierrot+	Itsuro Kawasaki	Mahō Shōjo Ore
–	Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits	26	Gonzo	Yoshiki Okuda	Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
–	Souten no Ken Re:Genesis	12	Polygon Pictures	Yoshio Kazumi
–	You Don't Know Gunma Yet	12	Asahi Production	Mankyū	Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai
–	Gundam Build Divers	25	Sunrise	Shinya Watada
–	Space Battleship Tiramisu	13	Gonzo	Hiroshi Ikehata	Uchū Senkan Tiramisu
–	Tachibanakan To Lie Angle	12	Creators in Pack Studio Lings	Hisayoshi Hirasawa
–	The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Kaikō	12	Production I.G	Shunsuke Tada
–	Tokyo Ghoul:re	12	Pierrot	Odahiro Watanabe
–	Alice or Alice	12	EMT Squared	Kōsuke Kobayashi
–	Last Hope	26	Satelight Xiamen Skyloong Media	Shoji Kawamori Hidekazu Sato
–	Lupin the Third Part 5	24	Telecom Animation Film	Kazuhide Tomonaga Yūichirō Yano
–	Real Girl	12	Hoods Entertainment	Takashi Naoya
–	Aikatsu Friends!	76	BN Pictures	Tatsuya Igarashi
–	Comic Girls	12	Nexus	Yoshinobu Tokumoto
–	Tada Never Falls in Love	13	Doga Kobo	Mitsue Yamazaki	Tada-kun wa Koi o Shinai
–	Dances with the Dragons	12	Seven Arcs Pictures	Hiroshi Nishikori Hirokazu Hanai	Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru: Dances with the Dragons
–	Akkun to Kanojo	25	Yumeta Company	Shin Katagai
–	Gurazeni	12	Studio Deen	Ayumu Watanabe
–	Hinamatsuri	12	Feel	Kei Oikawa
–	Inazuma Eleven: Ares	26	OLM	Akihiro Hino Yumi Kamakura
–	Lostorage conflated WIXOSS	12	J.C.Staff	Risako Yoshida
–	Magical Girl Site	12	production doA	Tadahito Matsubayashi	Mahō Shōjo Site
–	Megalo Box	13	TMS/3xCube	You Moriyama
–	Nobunaga no Shinobi: Anegawa Ishiyama-hen	26	TMS/V1 Studio	Akitaro Daichi
–	Amanchu! Advance	12	J.C.Staff	Junichi Sato Kiyoko Sayama
–	My Hero Academia	25	Bones	Kenji Nagasaki	Boku no Hero Academia
–	Devils' Line	12	Platinum Vision	Yoshinobu Tokumoto
–	Major 2nd	25	OLM	Ayumu Watanabe
–	Caligula	12	Satelight	Jun'ichi Wada
–	Cute High Earth Defence Club HAPPY KISS	12	Studio Comet	Shinji Takamatsu
–	Cutie Honey Universe	12	Production Reed	Akitoshi Yokoyama
–	Forest of Piano	12	Gaina	Ryūtarō Suzuki Gaku Nakatani	Piano no Mori
–	Hozuki's Coolheadedness	13	Studio Deen	Kazuhiro Yoneda	Hōzuki no Reitetsu
–	Kiratto Pri Chan	153	Tatsunoko Production DongWoo A&E	Hiroshi Ikehata
–	Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File	50	Liden Films	Susumu Mitsunaka
–	Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan	12	Zero-G	Masahiro Takata
–	Okko's Inn	24	Madhouse DLE	Mitsuyuki Masuhara	Waka Okami wa Shōgakusei!
–	Persona 5: The Animation	26	CloverWorks	Masashi Ishihama
–	Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online	12	3Hz	Masayuki Sakoi
–	Golden Kamuy	12	Geno Studio	Hitoshi Nanba
–	Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate	12	J.C.Staff	Yoshitomo Yonetani	Shokugeki no Sōma: San no Sara
–	Crossing Time	12	Ekachi Epilka	Yoshio Suzuki	Fumikiri Jikan
–	High School DxD Hero	12	Passione	Yoshifumi Sueda
–	Ladyspo	12		Hiroshi Kimura
–	Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori	12	Zexcs	Tomomi Kamiya
–	Steins;Gate 0	23	White Fox	Kenichi Kawamura
–	Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari	12	Silver Link	Ken Takahashi
–	Last Period	12	J.C.Staff	Yoshiaki Iwasaki
–	Doreiku	12	Zero-G TNK	Ryōichi Kuraya
–	Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory	12	Xebec	Katsuichi Nakayama
–	Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan	12	Bones	Shinji Higuchi Hiroshi Kobayashi	Hisone to Masotan
–	Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku	11	A-1 Pictures	Yoshimasa Hiraike	Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii
–	FLCL Progressive	6	Production I.G Signal.MD Production GoodBook	Katsuyuki Motohiro
–	Island	12	Feel	Keiichiro Kawaguchi
–	Hanebado!	13	Liden Films	Shinpei Ezaki
–	Encouragement of Climb	13	Eight Bit	Yusuke Yamamoto	Yama no Susume
–	One Room	13	Zero-G	Hiroshi Gotō Ryōhei Suzuki Shūichi Suzuki
–	The Thousand Musketeers	12	TMS/Double Eagle	Ken'ichi Kasai	Senjūshi
–	Back Street Girls	10	J.C.Staff	Chiaki Kon
–	Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues	24	Madhouse	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Chūkan Kanriroku Tonegawa
–	100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams	12	Project No.9	Yukina Hiiro	Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-Nin no Ōji-sama
–	Banana Fish	24	MAPPA	Hiroko Utsumi
–	How Not to Summon a Demon Lord	12	Ajia-do Animation Works	Yūta Murano	Isekai Maō to Shōkan Shōjo no Dorei Majutsu
–	Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou	12	Silver Link	Shin Ōnuma Mirai Minato	Sunohara-sō no Kanrinin-san
–	BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico	26	Sanzigen DMM.futureworks
–	Seven Senses of the Re'Union	12	Lerche	Yoshihito Nishōji	Shichisei no Subaru
–	Angels of Death	12	J.C.Staff	Kentarō Suzuki	Satsuriku no Tenshi
–	Chio's School Road	12	Diomedéa	Takayuki Inagaki	Chio-chan no Tsūgakuro
–	Harukana Receive	12	C2C	Toshiyuki Kubooka
–	Ongaku Shōjo	12	Studio Deen	Yukio Nishimoto
–	Oshiete Mahō no Pendulum: Rilu Rilu Fairilu	26	Studio Deen	Chisei Maeda
–	Zoids Wild	50	OLM	Norihiko Sudō
–	Cells at Work!	13	David Production	Kenichi Suzuki	Hataraku Saibō
–	The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar	12	EMT Squared	Kōsuke Kobayashi	Hyakuren no Haō to Seiyaku no Valkyria
–	Asobi Asobase	12	Lerche	Seiji Kishi
–	Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen	14	BN Pictures	Chizuru Miyawaki
–	Planet With	12	J.C.Staff	Yōhei Suzuki
–	Dropkick on My Devil!	11	Nomad	Hikaru Sato	Jashin-chan Dropkick
–	Holmes of Kyoto	12	Seven	Noriyoshi Sasaki	Kyōto Teramachi Sanjō no Holmes
–	Agū: Tensai Ningyō	12	Studio Deen	Bob Shirahata
–	Phantom in the Twilight	12	Liden Films	Kunihiro Mori
–	Shinya! Tensai Bakabon	12	Pierrot+	Toru Hosokawa
–	Overlord	13	Madhouse	Naoyuki Ito
–	Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion	12	NAZ	Takayuki Kuriyama	Angolmois: Genkō Kassen-ki
–	Free!	12	Kyoto Animation Animation Do	Eisaku Kawanami
–	Revue Starlight	12	Kinema Citrus	Tomohiro Furukawa	Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight
–	Sirius the Jaeger	12	P.A. Works	Masahiro Ando
–	High Score Girl	12	J.C.Staff	Yoshiki Yamakawa
–	Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King	12	Asread Tear Studio	Eiji Suganuma	Lord of Vermilion: Guren no Ō
–	Grand Blue	12	Zero-G	Shinji Takamatsu
–	Happy Sugar Life	12	Ezo'la	Keizō Kusakawa Nobuyoshi Nagayama
–	Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs	12	Xebec	Tsuyoshi Nagasawa	Yuragi-sō no Yūna-san
–	Tsukumogami Kashimasu	12	Telecom Animation Film	Masahiko Murata
–	Attack on Titan	12	Wit Studio	Tetsurō Araki Masashi Koizuka	Shingeki no Kyojin
–	Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation	12	Studio Deen	Nobuhiro Kondo	Muhyo to Roji no Mahōritsu Sōdan Jimusho
–	FLCL Alternative	6	Production I.G NUT Revoroot	Katsuyuki Motohiro
–	Double Decker! Doug & Kirill	13	Sunrise	Joji Furuta
–	Souten no Ken Re:Genesis	12	Polygon Pictures	Yoshio Kazumi
–	The Girl in Twilight	12	Dandelion Animation Studio Jūmonji	Jin Tamamura Yūichi Abe	Akanesasu Shōjo
–	Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary	13	Studio Deen	Hiroshi Watanabe	Ken En Ken: Aoki Kagayaki
–	Bakutsuri Bar Hunter	25	Toei Animation	Kenji Seto
–	Run with the Wind	23	Production I.G	Kazuya Nomura	Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru
–	Space Battleship Tiramisu	13	Gonzo	Hiroshi Ikehata	Uchū Senkan Tiramisu Zwei
–	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime	24	Eight Bit	Yasuhito Kikuchi	Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
–	Jingai-san no Yome	12	Saetta	Hisayoshi Hirasawa Takumi Shibata
–	RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time	12	Geek Toys	Takuya Satō	RErideD: Koku Koe no Derrida
–	Between the Sky and Sea	12	TMS/Double Eagle	Atsushi Nigorikawa	Sora to Umi no Aida
–	Devidol!	12		Souta Suguhara
–	Gakuen Basara	12	Brain's Base	Minoru Ohama
–	Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai	13	CloverWorks	Sōichi Masui	Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume o Minai
–	Zombie Land Saga	12	MAPPA	Munehisa Sakai
–	A Certain Magical Index	26	J.C.Staff	Hiroshi Nishikiori	Toaru Majutsu no Index
–	Bakumatsu	12	Studio Deen	Masaki Watanabe
–	Bloom Into You	13	Troyca	Makoto Katō	Yagate Kimi ni Naru
–	Dakaichi	13	CloverWorks	Naoyuki Tatsuwa	Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu.
–	Gurazeni	12	Studio Deen	Ayumu Watanabe
–	Hinomaru Sumo	24	Gonzo	Kōnosuke Uda Yasutaka Yamamoto	Hinomaru Zumō
–	Inazuma Eleven: Orion no Kokuin	49	OLM	Yumi Kamakura
–	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind	39	David Production	Naokatsu Tsuda	JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Ōgon no Kaze
–	Okoshiyasu, Chitose-chan	24	Gathering	Kyō Yatate
–	Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood.	12	Studio Gokumi AXsiZ	Noriyaki Akitaya	Tonari no Kyūketsuki-san
–	Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!	12	Doga Kobo	Masahiko Ohta
–	Voice of Fox	12	Yumeta Company	Kōjin Ochi	Kitsune no Koe
–	Ace Attorney	23	CloverWorks	Ayumu Watanabe	Gyakuten Saiban: Sono "Shinjitsu", Igiari!
–	Boarding School Juliet	12	Liden Films	Seiki Takuno	Kishuku Gakkō no Juliet
–	Iroduku: The World in Colors	13	P.A. Works	Toshiya Shinohara	Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara
–	Pingu in the City	26	Dandelion Animation Studio Polygon Pictures	Naomi Iwata
–	Radiant	21	Lerche	Daisei Fukuoka Seiji Kishi
–	Sono Toki, Kanojo wa.	12	Master Lights	Susumu Banba
–	Anima Yell!	12	Doga Kobo	Masako Sato
–	Fairy Tail	51	A-1 Pictures Bridge CloverWorks	Shinji Ishihira
–	Goblin Slayer	12	White Fox	Takaharu Ozaki
–	Release the Spyce	12	Lay-duce	Yō Satō
–	SSSS.Gridman	12	Trigger	Akira Amemiya
–	Sword Art Online: Alicization	24	A-1 Pictures	Manabu Ono
–	Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight	12	AXsiZ	Shin Itagaki	Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc to Renkin no Kishi
–	Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san	12	DLE	Owl Todoroki	Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san
–	Golden Kamuy	12	Geno Studio	Hitoshi Nanba
–	Himote House	12	Bouncy	Koutarō Ishidate
–	Hashiri Tsuzukete Yokattatte.	4	Signal.MD	Masatsugu Arakawa
–	The Idolmaster SideM Wake Atte Mini!	12	Zero-G	Mankyū
–	Tokyo Ghoul:re	12	Pierrot	Odahiro Watanabe
–	Conception	12	Gonzo	Keitaro Motonaga
–	My Sister, My Writer	10	NAZ Magia Doraglier	Hiroyuki Furukawa	Ore ga Suki nano wa Imōto dakedo Imōto ja nai
–	As Miss Beelzebub Likes	12	Liden Films	Minato Kazuto	Beelzebub-jō no Okinimesu Mama.
–	Karakuri Circus	36	Studio VOLN	Satoshi Nishimura
–	Merc Storia: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle	12	Encourage Films	Fumitoshi Oizaki	Merc Storia: Mukiryoku no Shōnen to Bin no Naka no Shōjo
–	Senran Kagura	12	TNK	Tetsuya Yanagisawa
–	Ingress: The Animation	11	Craftar	Yūhei Sakuragi
–	Tsurune	13	Kyoto Animation	Takuya Yamamura
–	Million Arthur	10	J.C.Staff	Yōhei Suzuki	Operation Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur

Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2018.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Original title	Ref
	Devilman Crybaby	10	Science Saru	Masaaki Yuasa
–	Kaiju Girls	12	Studio Puyukai	Minoru Ashina Junichi Inaba
–	Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu	8	OLM Xebec	Takao Kato
	B: The Beginning	12	Production I.G	Kazuto Nakazawa Yoshinobu Yamakawa
	A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-	12	Bones	Kazuya Murata
	Sword Gai: The Animation	12	LandQ Studios	Takahiro Ikezoe Tomohito Naka
–	Lost Song	12	Liden Films	Junpei Morita
–	Isekai Izakaya "Nobu"	24	Sunrise	Katsumi Ono
	Aggretsuko	10	Fanworks	Rarecho	Aggressive Retsuko
–	Baki	26	TMS/Double Eagle	Toshiki Hirano
–	Super [Dragon Ball Heroes (web series)\|Super Dragon Ball Heroes]		Toei Animation		Sūpā Doragon Bōru Hīrōzu
	Calamity of a Zombie Girl	1	Gonzo Stingray	Hideaki Iwami	Aru Zombie Shōjo no Sainan
	Sword Gai: The Animation	12	LandQ Studios	Takahiro Ikezoe Tomohito Naka
–	Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen	12	IMAGICA Image Works	Junichi Yamamoto	Otona no Bōguya-san
	Hero Mask	15	Pierrot	Hiroyasu Aoki
–	Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō	10	Gonzo	Masato Tamagawa

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2018.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Original title	Ref
	The Testament of Sister New Devil Departures	1	Production IMS	Hisashi Saito	Shinmai Maō no Testament Departures
	Kase-san and Morning Glories	1	Zexcs	Takuya Satō	Asagao to Kase-san.
	Queen's Blade: Unlimited	1	FORTES	Gabi Kisaragi
	Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Memory Snow	1	White Fox	Tatsuya Koyanagi Masaharu Watanabe	Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu: Memory Snow
	Love and Lies	2	Liden Films	Seiki Takuno	Koi to Uso
	Drifters: The Outlandish Knight	1	Hoods Drifters Studio	Kenichi Suzuki