2022 in anime

Events in 2022 in anime.

Releases

Films

A list of anime films that were released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2022.

Release date	Title	Studio	Director	Running time	Ref
	BanG Dream! Poppin' Dream!	Sanzigen	Kōdai Kakimoto Masanori Uetaka	72
–	The Orbital Children	Production +h	Mitsuo Iso	192
	Eien no 831	Craftar	Kenji Kamiyama	105
	Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2205: Kosho -STASHA-	Satelight	Kenji Yasuda	97
	The Deer King	Production I.G	Masashi Ando Masayuki Miyaji	114
	Fruits Basket: Prelude	TMS Entertainment	Yoshihide Ibata	88
	Goodbye, Don Glees!	Madhouse	Atsuko Ishizuka	98
	Deemo: Memorial Keys	Production I.G Signal.MD	Jun'ichi Fujisaku Shūhei Matsushita	89
	Blue Thermal	Telecom Animation Film	Masaki Tachibana	103
	Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021	Shin-Ei Animation Shirogumi	Susumu Yamaguchi	108
	Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!!	David Production	Asami Nakatani Masakazu Hishida	72
–	Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis - Clash	Production I.G	Shunsuke Tada	300
	Shimajirō to Kirakira Ōkoku no Ōji-sama	Benesse Corporation	Takamitsu Kawamura	60
	Odd Taxi: In the Woods	OLM P.I.C.S.	Baku Kinoshita	128
	Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween	TMS Entertainment	Susumu Mitsunaka	110
	Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpūden	Shin-Ei Animation	Masakazu Hashimoto	100
	Free! The Final Stroke	Kyoto Animation	Eisaku Kawakami	106
	Bubble	Wit Studio	Tetsurō Araki	100
	Re:cycle of Penguindrum	Lapin Track	Kunihiko Ikuhara	124
	The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie	Bibury Animation Studios	Masato Jinbo	136
–	Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~	Doga Kobo	Takashi Naoya Tomoaki Koshida Sumie Noro	216
	Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island	Bandai Namco Filmworks	Yoshikazu Yasuhiko	108
	Isekai Quartet: The Movie – Another World	Studio Puyukai	Minoru Ashina	112
	Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie	Shin-Ei Animation	Hiroaki Akagi	73
	Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero	Toei Animation	Tetsuro Kodama	99
	Idol Bu Show	ORENDA Amineworks	Shingo Kobayashi	64
	Laid-Back Camp Movie	C-Station	Yoshiaki Kyōgoku	120
	Backflip!!	Zexcs	Toshimasa Kuroyanagi	90
	Mr. Osomatsu: Hipipo-Zoku to Kagayaku Kajitsu	Pierrot	Yoshinori Odaka	68
	Dr. Stone: Ryusui	TMS Entertainment	Shūhei Matsushita	60
	Re:cycle of Penguindrum	Lapin Track	Kunihiko Ikuhara	142
	Joshi Kōsei to Mahō no Note	Noovo	Mitsuho Seta
	One Piece Film: Red	Toei Animation	Gorō Taniguchi Aya Komaki	115
	Tsurune: The Movie – The First Shot	Kyoto Animation	Takuya Yamamura	102
	Animation x Paralympic: Harigane Service	SynergySP	Hiroyuki Ōshima	5
	Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love ST☆RISH Tours	A-1 Pictures	Chika Nagaoka	102
	The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes	CLAP	Tomohisa Taguchi	83
	Drifting Home	Studio Colorido	Hiroyasu Ishida	120
–	Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis - Intrigue	Production I.G	Shunsuke Tada	300
	To Every You I've Loved Before	Bakken Record	Jun Matsumoto	102
	To Me, the One Who Loved You	TMS Entertainment	Ken'ichi Kasai	98
	Guardy Girls	Kachidoki Studio	D-Key	78
	Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me: Precious Friends	Doga Kobo	Daisuke Hiramaki	67
	Break of Dawn	Zero-G	Tomoyuki Kurokawa	120
	Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night	A-1 Pictures	Ayako Kōno	100
	A Turtle's Shell Is a Human's Ribs	Type ZERO	Masa Mori	68
	Suzume	CoMix Wave Films	Makoto Shinkai	122
	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond	Eight Bit	Yasuhito Kikuchi	108
	The First Slam Dunk	Toei Animation Dandelion Animation Studio	Takehiko Inoue	124
	Kaiketsu Zorori: La La La Sutā Tanjō	Ajia-do Animation Works Bandai Namco Pictures	Takahide Ogata	70
	Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends	A-1 Pictures	Mamoru Hatakeyama	90
	The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh	Alfred Imageworks Marvy Jack	Noriyuki Abe Bob Shirahata
	Lonely Castle in the Mirror	A-1 Pictures	Keiichi Hara	116

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2022.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Original title	Ref
–	In the Land of Leadale	12	Maho Film	Takeyuki Yanase	Leadale no Daichi nite
–	Irodorimidori	8	Akatsuki	Chihaya Tanaka
–	Police in a Pod	13	Madhouse	Yuzo Sato	Hakozume: Kōban Joshi no Gyakushū
–	Orient	12	A.C.G.T	Tetsuya Yanagisawa
–	Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin	13	Liden Films	Misato Takada
–	Tokyo 24th Ward	12	CloverWorks	Naokatsu Tsuda	Tokyo 24-ku
–	Slow Loop	12	Connect	Noriaki Akitaya
–	Cue!	24	Yumeta Company Graphinica	Shin Katagai
–	Girls' Frontline	12	Asahi Production	Shigeru Ueda
–	Ninjala	60	OLM	Mamoru Kanbe
–	Teasing Master Takagi-san	12	Shin-Ei Animation	Hiroaki Akagi	Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san
–	The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest	12	J.C.Staff	Noriaki Akitaya	Shikkakumon no Saikyō Kenja
–	Akebi's Sailor Uniform	12	CloverWorks	Miyuki Kuroki	Akebi-chan no Sērāfuku
–	Futsal Boys!!!!!	12	Diomedéa	Yukina Hiiro	Futtosaru Bōizu!!!!!
–	How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom	13	J.C.Staff	Takashi Watanabe	Genjitsu Shugi Yūsha no Ōkoku Saikenki
–	Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department	12	Quad	Hisashi Saitō	Kaijin Kaihatsubu no Kuroitsu-san
–	My Dress-Up Darling	12	CloverWorks	Keisuke Shinohara	Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
–	Requiem of the Rose King	24	J.C.Staff	Kentarō Suzuki	Bara-Ō no Sōretsu
–	Rusted Armors: Daybreak	12	Kigumi	Shinmei Kawahara	Sabiiro no Āma: Reimei
–	Attack on Titan: The Final Season	12	MAPPA	Jun Shishido Yuichiro Hayashi	Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season
–	GaruGaku II: Lucky Stars	50	OLM	Makoto Nakata	Garu-gaku. II 〜 rakkī Stars 〜
–	On Air Dekinai!	12	Jinnan Studio Space Neko Company	Jun Aoki	On'ea Dekinai!
–	Sasaki and Miyano	12	Studio Deen	Shinji Ishihira	Sasaki to Miyano
–	Tribe Nine	12	Liden Films	Yū Aoki	Toraibu nain
–	Fantasia Sango - Realm of Legends	12	Geek Toys	Shunsuke Machitani	Gensou Sangokushi: Tengen Reishinki
–	Princess Connect! Re:Dive	12	CygamesPictures	Takaomi Kansaki Yasuo Iwamoto
–	Sabikui Bisco	12	OZ	Atsushi Ikariya	Sabi-gui bisuko
–	The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt	12	Yokohama Animation Laboratory	Masato Tamagawa	Tensai Ōji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu ~Sō da, Baikoku Shiyō~
–	Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout	12	OLM Team Yoshioka	Sayaka Yamai	Fantasy Bishōjo Juniku Ojisan to
–	She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man	12	Studio A-Cat	Keitaro Motonaga	Kenja no Deshi o Nanoru Kenja
–	Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest	12	Asread Studio Mother	Akira Iwanaga	Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō
–	Love of Kill	12	Platinum Vision	Hideaki Ōba	Koroshi Ai
–	I'm Kodama Kawashiri	24	Lapin Track	Shingo Kaneko	Atasha Kawashiri Kodama da yo～Denjarasu Raifu Hakkā no Tadareta Seikatsu～
–	The Case Study of Vanitas	12	Bones	Tomoyuki Itamura	Vanitasu no Karute
–	Salaryman's Club	12	Liden Films	Aimi Yamauchi	Rīmanzu Kurabu
–	Delicious Party Pretty Cure	45	Toei Animation	Toshinori Fukazawa	Derishasu Pāti♡Purikyua
–	Shenmue: The Animation	13	Telecom Animation Film	Chikara Sakurai
–	Aharen-san Is Indecipherable	12	Felix Film	Yasutaka Yamamoto Tomoe Makino	Aharen-san wa Hakarenai
–	Fanfare of Adolescence	13	Lay-duce	Makoto Katō	Gunjō no Fanfare
–	Love All Play	24	Nippon Animation OLM	Hiroshi Takeuchi	Rabu Ōru Purē
–	Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club	13	Bandai Namco Filmworks	Tomoyuki Kawamura	Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen Sukūru Aidoru Dōkō-kai
–	Mahjong Soul Pong	12	Scooter Films	Kenshirō Morii	Jantama Pong
–	Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It r=1-sinθ	12	Zero-G	Tōru Kitahata	Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita. r=1-sinθ
–	Shadowverse Flame		Zexcs	Keiichiro Kawaguchi
–	The Executioner and Her Way of Life	12	J.C.Staff	Yoshiki Kawasaki	Shokei Shōjo no Virgin Road
–	Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall	12	Bibury Animation Studios Bibury Animation CG	Tensho
–	Build Divide -#FFFFFF (Code White)-	12	Liden Films	Yuki Komada
	Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story - Dawn of a Shallow Dream	4	Shaft	Gekidan Inu Curry Yukihiro Miyamoto	Magia Record: Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika Gaiden - Asaki Yume no Akatsuki
–	Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs	12	ENGI	Kazuya Miura Shin'ichi Fukumoto	Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu
–	Chiikawa		Doga Kobo	Takenori Mihara
–	Healer Girl	12	3Hz	Yasuhiro Irie	Hīrā Gāru
– August 29	Insect Land	22	TMS Entertainment	Jun Kawagoe	Insekutorando
–	Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time	6	TMS Entertainment	Tomochi Kosaka	Meitantei Conan: Zero no Tea Time
–	I'm Quitting Heroing	12	EMT Squared	Yuu Nobuta Hisashi Ishii	Yūsha, Yamemasu: Tsugi no Shokuba wa Maōjō
–	Ya Boy Kongming!	12	P.A. Works	Shū Honma	Paripi Kōmei
–	Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story	13	Bandai Namco Pictures	Takayuki Inagaki
–	Deaimon	12	Encourage Films	Fumitoshi Oizaki
–	RPG Real Estate	12	Doga Kobo	Tomoaki Koshida	RPG Fudōsan
–	The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody	12	Silver Link Blade	Mirai Minato	Shijō Saikyō no Daimaō, Murabito A ni Tensei Suru
–	The Rising of the Shield Hero	13	Kinema Citrus DR Movie	Masato Jinbo	Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari
–	Tomodachi Game	12	Okuruto Noboru	Hirofumi Ogura	Tomodachi Gēmu
–	Estab-Life: Great Escape	12	Polygon Pictures	Hiroyuki Hashimoto
–	Heroines Run the Show	12	Lay-duce	Noriko Hashimoto	Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto
–	Komi Can't Communicate	12	OLM	Ayumu Watanabe Kazuki Kawagoe	Komi-san wa, Komyushō desu
–	Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost	12	Project No.9	Kū Nabara	Shachiku-san wa Yōjo Yūrei ni Iyasaretai.
–	Skeleton Knight in Another World	12	Studio Kai Hornets	Katsumi Ono	Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekake-chū
–	Date A Live IV	12	Geek Toys	Jun Nakagawa
–	Love After World Domination	12	Project No.9	Kazuya Iwata	Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de
–	The Dawn of the Witch	12	Tezuka Productions	Satoshi Kuwabara	Mahōtsukai Reimeiki
–	The Demon Girl Next Door	12	J.C.Staff	Hiroaki Sakurai	Machikado Mazoku 2-Chōme
–	Aoashi	24	Production I.G	Akira Sato
–	Dance Dance Danseur	11	MAPPA	Munehisa Sakai	Dansu Dansu Dansūru
–	Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – Ultra Romantic	13	A-1 Pictures	Mamoru Hatakeyama	Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic
–	Spy × Family	12	Wit Studio CloverWorks	Kazuhiro Furuhashi
–	Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki	10	Hayabusa Film	Hisayoshi Hirasawa
–	Don't Hurt Me, My Healer!	12	Jumondou	Nobuaki Nakanishi	Kono Healer, Mendokusai
–	In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki	13	CloverWorks	Takuhiro Kadochi	Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi
–	Kingdom	26	Pierrot Studio Signpost	Kenichi Imaizumi
–	Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie	12	Doga Kobo	Ryota Itoh	Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san
–	Onipan!	12	Wit Studio	Masahiko Ohta
–	Amaim Warrior at the Borderline	12	Sunrise Beyond	Nobuyoshi Habara	Kyōkai Senki
–	Ascendance of a Bookworm	10	Ajia-do Animation Works	Mitsuru Hongo	Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen
–	Kaginado	12	Liden Films Kyoto Studio	Kazuya Sakamoto
–	Summer Time Rendering	25	OLM	Ayumu Watanabe	Samā Taimu Renda
–	A Couple of Cuckoos	24	Shin-Ei Animation SynergySP	Hiroaki Akagi Yoshiyuki Shirahata	Kakkō no Iinazuke
–	Shin Ikki Tousen	3	Arms	Rion Kujo
– September 17	Iii Icecrin 2	12	Shin-Ei Animation TIA	Juria Matsumura	Iii Aisu Kurin 2
–	Lycoris Recoil	13	A-1 Pictures	Shingo Adachi	Rikorisu Rikoiru
–	Musasino!	12	A-Real	Mitsuyuki Ishibashi
–	Phantom of the Idol	10	Studio Gokumi	Daisei Fukuoka	Kami Kuzu Idol
–	Rent-A-Girlfriend	12	TMS Entertainment	Kazuomi Koga	Kanojo, Okarishimasu
–	Shoot! Goal to the Future	13	EMT Squared Magic Bus	Noriyuki Nakamura	Shūto! Goal to the Future
–	Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry	12	Drive	Shinji Takamatsu Toshinori Watanabe	Teppen—!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
–	Engage Kiss	13	A-1 Pictures	Tomoya Tanaka
–	Luminous Witches	12	Shaft	Shouji Saeki	Renmei Kūgun Kōkū Mahō Ongakutai Luminous Witches
–	RWBY: Ice Queendom	12	Shaft	Kenjirou Okada Toshimasa Suzuki	RWBY: Hyōsetsu Teikoku
–	Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth	28	White Fox	Kenichi Kawamura	Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro
–	Yurei Deco	12	Science SARU	Tomohisa Shimoyama	Yūrei Deko
–	Classroom of the Elite	13	Lerche	Seiji Kishi Hiroyuki Hashimoto Yoshihito Nishōji	Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e
–	My Isekai Life	12	Revoroot	Keisuke Kojima	Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life: Daini no Shokugyō o Ete, Sekai Saikyō ni Narimashita
–	Overlord	13	Madhouse	Naoyuki Itō
–	Vermeil in Gold	12	Staple Entertainment	Takashi Naoya	Kinsō no Vermeil: Gakeppuchi Majutsushi wa Saikyō no Yakusai to Mahō Sekai o Tsukisusumu
–	Dropkick on My Devil! X	12	Nomad	Hikaru Sato Taku Yamada	Jashin-chan Dropkick X
–	Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World	12	Passione	Naoyuki Tatsuwa	Isekai Meikyū de Harem o
–	Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun	12	Kinema Citrus	Masayuki Kojima	Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ōgonkyō
–	My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex	12	Project No.9	Shinsuke Yanagi	Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano datta
–	Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation	12	Liden Films	Naoyuki Tatsuwa	Warau Arsnotoria Sun—!
–	Tokyo Mew Mew New	12	Yumeta Company Graphinica	Takahiro Natori	Tōkyō myūmyū ni ~yu ~♡
–	Uncle from Another World	13	Atelier Pontdarc	Shigeki Kawai	Isekai Ojisan
–	Chimimo	12	Shin-Ei Animation	Pino Aruto
–	The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup	13	M.S.C. Studio Kai	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Shin tenisunoōjisama U - 17 WORLD kappu
–	The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting	12	Feel Gaina	Itsuro Kawasaki	Kumichō Musume to Sewagakari
–	Call of the Night	13	Liden Films	Tetsuya Miyanishi Tomoyuki Itamura	Yofukashi no Uta
–	Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys!	12	Geno Studio	Tetsuo Hirakawa	Bucchigire!
–	When Will Ayumu Make His Move?	12	Silver Link	Mirai Minato	Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru
–	Black Summoner	12	Satelight	Yoshimasa Hiraike	Kuro no Shōkanshi
–	Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer	24	NAZ	Nobuaki Nakanishi	Hoshi no Samidare
–	Prima Doll	12	Bibury Animation Studios	Tensho	Purima Dōru
–	Shadows House	12	CloverWorks	Kazuki Ōhashi
–	Extreme Hearts	12	Seven Arcs	Junji Nishimura	Ekusutorīmu hātsu
–	Hanabi-chan Is Often Late	12	Gaina	Hiromitsu Kanazawa	Hanabi-chan wa Okuregachi
–	KJ File	13	ILCA yell	Akira Funada
–	Parallel World Pharmacy	12	Diomedéa	Keizō Kusakawa	Isekai Yakkyoku
–	Orient	12	A.C.G.T	Tetsuya Yanagisawa
–	Shine Post	12	Studio Kai	Kei Oikawa	Shain Posuto
–	The Devil Is a Part-Timer!!	12	3Hz	Daisuke Tsukushi	Hataraku Maō-sama!!
–	Love Live! Superstar!!	12	Bandai Namco Filmworks	Takahiko Kyogoku
–	Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?	11	J.C.Staff	Hideki Tachibana	Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka?
–	The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious	11	Silver Link Blade	Mirai Minato Misuzu Hoshino	Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii
–	BanG Dream! Morfonication	2	Sanzigen	Kōdai Kakimoto Tomomi Umetsu
–	Fuuto PI	12	Studio Kai	Yousuke Kabashima
–	Nights with a Cat	30	Studio Puyukai	Minoru Ashina	Yoru wa Neko to Issho
–	Chickip Dancers	26	Fanworks	Rareko
–	My Master Has No Tail	13	Liden Films	Hideyo Yamamoto	Uchi no Shishō wa Shippo ga Nai
–	I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss	12	Maho Film	Kumiko Habara	Akuyaku Reijō Nanode Last Boss o Katte Mimashita
–	I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills	12	Studio A-Cat	Norihiko Nagahama	Nōmin Kanren no Skill Bakka Agetetara Nazeka Tsuyoku Natta
–	My Hero Academia	25	Bones	Kenji Nagasaki Masahiro Mukai	Boku no Hero Academia 6
–	Raven of the Inner Palace	13	Bandai Namco Pictures	Chizuru Miyawaki	Kōkyū no Karasu
–	Spy × Family	13	Wit Studio CloverWorks	Kazuhiro Furuhashi
–	Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! ω	13	ENGI	Kazuya Miura	Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! ω
–	Beast Tamer	13	EMT Squared	Atsushi Nigorikawa	Yūsha Party o Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyōshu no Nekomimi Shōjo to Deau
–	Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition	13	Studio 4°C	Yuta Sano	Beruseruku Ōgon Jidai-hen Memoriaru Edishon
–	Harem Camp!	8	Studio Hōkiboshi	Toshihiro Watase	Hāremu Kyanputsu!
–	Housing Complex C	4	Akatsuki	Yūji Nara	C Danchi
–	Idolish7: Third Beat!	17	Troyca	Makoto Bessho
–	Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury	12	Bandai Namco Filmworks	Hiroshi Kobayashi Ryo Ando	Kidō Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo
–	Pop Team Epic	12	Space Neko Company Kamikaze Douga	Jun Aoki
– March 26, 2023	PuniRunes	25	OLM Digital	Kunihiko Yuyama	Punirunzu
–	Golden Kamuy	13	Brain's Base	Shizutaka Sugahara
– April 3, 2023	Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijō	48	Tezuka Productions	Satoshi Kuwabara
–	Management of a Novice Alchemist	12	ENGI	Hiroshi Ikehata	Shinmai Renkinjutsushi no Tenpo Keiei
–	Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa	12	TMS Entertainment	Akitaro Daichi	Meitantei Conan: Hannin no Hanzawa-san
–	Shinobi no Ittoki	12	Troyca	Shuu Watanabe
–	Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit	12	Eight Bit	Yusuke Yamamoto
–	Immoral Guild	12	TNK	Takuya Asaoka	Futoku no Guild
–	Reincarnated as a Sword	12	C2C	Shinji Ishihira	Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita
–	The Eminence in Shadow	20	Nexus	Kazuya Nakanishi	Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
–	The Human Crazy University	12	DLE	Tsukasa Nishiyama	Human Bug Daigaku Fushi Gakubu Fukō Gakka
–	VazzRock the Animation	13	PRA	Yoshihiro Takamoto
–	Bibliophile Princess	12	Madhouse	Tarou Iwasaki	Mushikaburi-hime
–	Do It Yourself!!	12	Pine Jam	Kazuhiro Yoneda	Dū Itto Yuaserufu!!
–	Mob Psycho 100 III	12	Bones	Yuzuru Tachikawa Takahiro Hasui
–	Muv-Luv Alternative	12	Yumeta Company Graphinica	Yukio Nishimoto
–	Sylvanian Families: Flare no Happy Diary	12	LandQ Studios		Shirubania famirī furea no happī daiarī
–	Akiba Maid War	12	P.A. Works	Sōichi Masui	Akiba Meido Sensō
–	Megaton Musashi	15	OLM	Akihiro Hino Shigeharu Takahashi
–	Reiwa no Di Gi Charat	16	Liden Films	Hiroaki Sakurai
–	Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal	12	Yokohama Animation Laboratory Graphinica	Masato Jinbo	Seiken Densetsu Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal
–	Pui Pui Molcar Driving School	12	Shin-Ei Animation	Hana Ono
–	Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun	21	Bandai Namco Pictures	Makoto Moriwaki	Mairimashita! Iruma-kun
–	Blue Lock	24	Eight Bit	Tetsuaki Watanabe	Burū Rokku
–	Bocchi the Rock!	12	CloverWorks	Keiichirō Saitō	Botchi Za Rokku!
–	More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers	12	Studio Mother	Takao Kato Junichi Yamamoto	Fūfu Ijō, Koibito Miman
–	Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time: Super Extra	12	Wolfsbane Seven	Tatsumi	Peter Gril to Kenja no Jikan: Super Extra
–	Yowamushi Pedal: Limit Break	25	TMS/8PAN	Osamu Nabeshima	Yowamushi pedaru LIMIT BREAK
–	Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War	13	Pierrot	Tomohisa Taguchi	Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen
–	Eternal Boys	24	Liden Films	migmi	Eikyū Shōnen
–	Play It Cool, Guys	24	Pierrot	Chiaki Kon	Cool Doji Danshi
–	Chainsaw Man	12	MAPPA	Ryū Nakayama	Chensō Man
–	Love Flops	12	Passione	Nobuyoshi Nagayama	Renai Flops
–	Aru Asa Dummy Head Mike ni Natteita Ore-kun no Jinsei	12	Ekachi Epilka Indivision	Yoshinobu Kasai	Aru Asa Damī Heddo Maiku ni Natteita Ore-kun no Jinsei
–	Urusei Yatsura	23	David Production	Takahiro Kamei Hideya Takahashi Yasuhiro Kimura
–	The Little Lies We All Tell	11	Studio Flad	Makoto Hoshino	4-Nin wa Sorezore Uso o Tsuku
–	To Your Eternity	20	Drive	Kiyoko Sayama	Fumetsu no Anata e
–	Arknights: Prelude to Dawn	8	Yostar Pictures	Yuki Watanabe	Arknights: Reimei Zensō
–	Kantai Collection: Let's Meet at Sea	8	ENGI	Kazuya Miura	KanColle: Itsuka Ano Umi de
–	Me & Roboco	28	Gallop	Akitaro Daichi	Boku to Roboco

Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2022.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Original title	Ref
	Ohiru no Shocker-san	1	Kachidoki Studio	Hiroshi Namiki
	Inzai Aru Aru Monogatari	1	Asura Film	Yū Aoki
	Tales of Luminaria: The Fateful Crossroad	2	Kamikaze Douga Anima	Shiori Kato Midori Kato
	Shiyakusho	1	Typhoon Graphics
	Kotaro Lives Alone	10	Liden Films	Tomoe Makino	Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi
	Thermae Romae Novae	11	NAZ	Tetsuya Tatamitani
	Tiger & Bunny 2	13	Bandai Namco Pictures	Mitsuko Kase
	Ultraman	6	Production I.G Sola Digital Arts	Kenji Kamiyama Shinji Aramaki Hiroki Uchiyama
	Pacific Rim: The Black	7	Polygon Pictures	Hiroyuki Hayashi Jae-hong Kim	Pacific Rim: Ankoku no Tairiku
May 14	Jewelpet Attack Travel!	1	Ashi Productions	Hiroshi Negishi	Juerupetto Atakku Toraberu!
	Vampire in the Garden	5	Wit Studio	Ryōtarō Makihara	Vanpaia in za Gāden
–	Pokémon: Hisuian Snow	3	Wit Studio	Ken Yamamoto	Yuki Hodo Kishi Futaai
	Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045	12	Production I.G Sola Digital Arts	Kenji Kamiyama Shinji Aramaki
	Spriggan	6	David Production	Hiroshi Kobayashi	Supurigan
	Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-	13	Liden Films	Takaharu Ozaki	Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin
–	Kawaii Tanuki mo Raku ja nai	5	Magia
–	A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized	12	Studio LAN	Liu Siwen	Yowai 5000-nen no Sōshoku Dragon, Iwarenaki Jaryū Nintei
– October 9	Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya – Battle for Sanctuary	12	Toei Animation	Yoshiharu Ashino	Seitōshi seiya: Knights of the zodiakku batoru sankuchuari
– February 5, 2023	Doomsday With My Dog	72	DLE	Sorosoro Tanigawa	Sekai no Owari ni Shiba Inu to
	Kakegurui Twin	6	MAPPA	Yuichiro Hayashi Kaori Makita	Kakegurui Tsuin
	Tekken: Bloodline	6	Studio Hibari Larx Entertainment	Yoshikazu Miyao
	Cyberpunk: Edgerunners	10	Studio Trigger	Hiroyuki Imaishi	Saibāpanku Edjirannāzu
–	Tatami Time Machine Blues	6	Science SARU	Shingo Natsume	Yojōhan Time Machine Blues
	Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-	11	Liden Films	Takaharu Ozaki	Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin
	Tiger & Bunny 2	12	Bandai Namco Pictures	Mitsuko Kase
	Exception	8	Tatsunoko Production 5 Inc.	Yūzō Satō
– March 26, 2023	Umayuru	24	Scooter Films	Seiya Miyajima
	Romantic Killer	12	DOMERICA	Kazuya Ichikawa	Romantikku Kirā
	Lookism	8	Studio Mir	Kwang Il Han
	Gudetama: An Eggcelent Adventure	10	OLM	Motonori Sakakibara	Gudetama: Haha wo Tazunete Donkurai
	Lupin Zero	6	Telecom Animation Film	Daisuke Sakō

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2022.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Original title	Ref
	Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Trinkle Stars	1	Blue Bread	Fumio Ito
	Hairpin Double	1	Felix Film GA-CREW	Tomohito Naka
	The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún	1	Wit Studio	Yūtarō Kubo Satomi Maiya	Totsukuni no Shoujo
	Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation	1	Studio Bind	Manabu Okamoto
	Non Non Biyori Nonstop	1	Silver Link	Shinya Kawatsura
–	Strike the Blood Final	4	Connect	Hideyo Yamamoto
	Moriarty the Patriot	2	Production I.G	Kazuya Nomura	Yūkoku no Moriāti
	Kaitō Queen wa Circus ga Osuki	1	East Fish Studio	Saori Den
–	I'm Quitting Heroing	2	EMT Squared	Yuu Nobuta Hisashi Ishii	Yūsha, Yamemasu: Tsugi no Shokuba wa Maōjō
	Sasaki and Miyano	1	Studio Deen	Shinji Ishihara	Sasaki to Miyano
	Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest	1	Asread Studio Mother	Akira Iwanaga	Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō
	Hyperdimension Neptunia: Nep Nep Darake no Festival	1	Okuruto Noboru	Masahiro Mukai
	Fly Me to the Moon ~Uniform~	1	Seven Arcs	Hiroshi Ikehata	Tonikaku Kawaii ~Seifuku~
–	Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World	2	Passione	Naoyuki Tatsuwa	Isekai Meikyū de Harem o
	Onna no Sono no Hoshi	1	Lapin Track	Mamoru Hatakeyama

Deaths

January

January 10: Shinji Mizushima, Japanese manga artist, dies from pneumonia at age 82.

February

February 6: Saki Nitta, Japanese voice actress, dies from meningioma at age 31.February 8: Toshiya Ueda, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 88.February 12: Manabu Ôhashi, Japanese animator, art director, writer and director, dies at age 73.February 28:

* Kirk Baily, American actor, dies from lung cancer at age 59.
* Norihiro Inoue, Japanese voice actor, dies from esophageal cancer at 63.

March

March 5: Taro Shigaki, Japanese actor, dies from heart failure at age 70.
March 7: Mia Ikumi, Japanese manga artist, dies from a subarachnoid hemorrhage at age 42.

April

April 7: Fujiko A. Fujio, Japanese manga artist, dies at age 88.April 8: Minori Matsushima, Japanese voice actress, dies from pancreatic cancer at age 81.

June

June 4: Jim White, American voice actor, dies from lung cancer at age 73.June 8: Kousuke Takeuchi, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 45.June 9: Billy Kametz, American voice actor, dies from colon cancer at age 35.June 11: Kumiko Takizawa, Japanese voice actress, dies from a heart attack at age 69.June 23: Chumei Watanabe, Japanese composer, dies from heart failure at age 96.June 27: Yuki Katsuragi, Japanese singer, dies from peritoneal cancer at age 73.

July

July 4: Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese manga artist and game creator, drowns at age 60.July 6: James Caan, American actor, dies at age 82.July 23: DUBU, Korean manhwa artist, dies from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by chronic illness.July 30:

* Pat Carroll, American actress, dies at age 95.
* Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Japanese voice actor, dies from pneumonia at age 89.

August

August 1: Hiroshi Ōtake, Japanese voice actor, dies from acute heart failure at age 90.August 7: Yoshifumi Ushima, Japanese singer-songwriter, dies from chronic liver cirrhosis at age 55.August 17: Motomu Kiyokawa, Japanese voice actor, dies from pneumonia at age 87.August 25: Shichirō Kobayashi, Japanese animation art director, dies from congestive heart failure at age 89.

September

September 5: Sizzle Ohtaka, Japanese singer, dies from an illness at age 69.
September 12: Ryūji Mizuno, Japanese voice actor, dies from sepsis at age 70.

October

October 5: Shinsuke Chikaishi, Japanese voice actor and narrator, dies from dementia at age 91.
October 11: Angela Lansbury, Irish-English actress and singer, dies at age 96.
October 23: Michael Kopsa, Canadian voice actor, dies from complications from a brain tumor at age 66.

November

November 8: William Frederick Knight, American voice actor, dies at age 88.
November 11: Kevin Conroy, American actor and voice actor, dies from cancer at age 66.
November 12: Kazuki Ōmori, Japanese film director, dies from acute myeloid leukemia at age 70.
November 14: Kiyoyuki Yanada, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 57 while undergoing cancer treatment.
November 20: Toru Watanabe, Japanese actor, dies from either bacterial gastroenteritis or sepsis at age 61.
November 23: Grant James, American voice actor, dies at age 87.

December

December 6: Ichirou Mizuki, Japanese singer and co-founder of JAM Project, dies from lung cancer at age 74.
December 12: Gosaku Ota, Japanese manga creator, dies from pneumonia at age 74.
December 25: Yuji Nunokawa, Japanese animator, animation director and founder of Studio Pierrot, dies at age 75.