2023 in anime

Events in 2023 in anime.

Releases

Films

A list of anime films that were released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2023.

Release date	Title	Studio	Director	Running time	Ref
	Aikatsu! Mirai e no Starway	Bandai Namco Pictures	Ryūichi Kimura	72
	Fafner in the Azure: Behind the Line	Production I.G	Takashi Noto	54
	SSSS.Gridman	Studio Trigger	Yoshiyuki Kaneko	125
	Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom	Madhouse	Kotono Watanabe	117
	Blue Giant	NUT	Yuzuru Tachikawa	119
	Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation	Studio Deen	Shinji Ishihira	59
	Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia	Shin-Ei Animation	Takumi Doyama	107
	SSSS.Dynazenon	Studio Trigger	Yoshihiro Miyajima	121
	Gekijōban Argonavis Axia	Sanzigen	Shigeru Morikawa	64
	Gridman Universe	Studio Trigger	Akira Amemiya	118
	Rakudai Majo: Fūka to Yami no Majo	Production I.G	Takayuki Hamana	59
	Princess Principal: Crown Handler – Chapter 3	Actas	Masaki Tachibana	60
	Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine	TMS Entertainment	Yuzuru Tachikawa	109
	Psycho-Pass Providence	Production I.G	Naoyoshi Shiotani	120
	Gekijōban Idolish7 Live 4bit Beyond the Period	Orange	Hiroshi Nishikiori Kensuke Yamamoto	180
	Gekijōban Collar × Malice Deep Cover	Studio Deen	Hiroshi Watanabe	55
	The Feast of Amrita		Saku Sakamoto	47
	Sailor Moon Cosmos	Toei Animation Studio Deen	Tomoya Takahashi	80
	Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King	Pierrot	Ayataka Tanemura	110
	Gekijōban Collar × Malice Deep Cover	Studio Deen	Hiroshi Watanabe	55
	Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out	CloverWorks	Sōichi Masui	73
	Sailor Moon Cosmos	Toei Animation Studio Deen	Tomoya Takahashi	80
	Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn	A-1 Pictures	Shun Enokido Takahito Sakazume	55
	The Boy and the Heron	Studio Ghibli	Hayao Miyazaki	125
	The Quintessential Quintuplets∽	Shaft	Yukihiro Miyamoto	48
	Mr. Osomatsu: The Soul's Takoyaki Party and the Legendary Sleepover Party	Pierrot	Hikaru Yamaguchi	58
	Shin Jigen! Crayon Shin-chan The Movie Chōnōryoku Dai Kessen: Tobetobe Temakizushi	Shirogumi	Hitoshi Ōne	94
	The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh	Alfred Imageworks Marvy Jack	Noriyuki Abe Bob Shirahata	54
	Sand Land	Sunrise Kamikaze Douga Anima	Toshihisa Yokoshima	105
	City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust	Sunrise The Answer Studio	Kenji Kodama Kazuyoshi Takeuchi	94
	Maboroshi	MAPPA	Mari Okada Seimei Kidokoro	111
	Precure All Stars F	Toei Animation	Yūta Tanaka	72
	Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 4	Actas	Tsutomu Mizushima	54
	Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage	Polygon Pictures	Hiroaki Ando	99
	The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store	Production I.G	Yoshimi Itazu	70
	Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning	Yumeta Company	Tomohisa Taguchi	80
	Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower	Studio 4°C	Shōjirō Nishimi	95
	Komada: A Whisky Family	P.A. Works	Masayuki Yoshihara	91
	Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe	Toei Animation	Gō Koga	104
	Gekijōban Pole Princess!!	Tatsunoko Production	Hitomi Ezoe	75
	Gekijōban Sylvanian Families: Freya Kara no Okurimono		Kazuya Konaka	65
	Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human	Production I.G Sola Digital Arts	Kenji Kamiyama Shinji Aramaki Michihito Fujii	126
	Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid	CloverWorks	Sōichi Masui	75
	My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie	Silver Link	Keisuke Inoue	90
	Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window	Shin-Ei Animation	Shinnosuke Yakuwa	114
	The Imaginary	Studio Ponoc	Yoshiyuki Momose	105
	Spy × Family Code: White	Wit Studio CloverWorks	Takashi Katagiri	110

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2023.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Original title	Ref
–	The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague	12	Zero-G Liber	Mankyū	Kōri Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Dōryō Joshi
–	The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady	12	Diomedéa	Shingo Tamaki	Tensei Ōjo to Tensai Reijō no Mahō Kakumei
–	Bungo Stray Dogs	13	Bones	Takuya Igarashi
–	Tomo-chan Is a Girl!	13	Lay-duce	Hitoshi Nanba	Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!
–	Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister!	12	Studio Bind	Shingo Fujii	Onii-chan wa Oshimai!
–	Spy Classroom	12	Feel	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Spy Kyōshitsu
–	Technoroid Overmind	12	Doga Kobo	Ka Hee Im	Tekunoroido OVERMIND
–	Tsurune: The Linking Shot	13	Kyoto Animation	Takuya Yamamura	Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha
–	Revenger	12	Ajia-do Animation Works	Masaya Fujimori	Ribenjā
–	The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World	12	Cloud Hearts	Masahiro Takata	Hyōken no Majutsushi ga Sekai o Suberu: Sekai Saikyō no Majutsushi de Aru Shōnen wa, Majutsu Gakuin ga Nyūgaku Suru
–	Nijiyon Animation	12	Bandai Namco Filmworks	Yūya Horiuchi	Niji yon anime-shon
–	Farming Life in Another World	12	Zero-G	Ryōichi Kuraya	Isekai Nonbiri Nōka
–	Sugar Apple Fairy Tale	12	J.C.Staff	Yōhei Suzuki	Shugā Appuru Fearī Teiru
–	The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World	13	Studio Blanc	Nobuyoshi Nagayama Ryōsuke Shibuya	Saikyō Onmyōji no Isekai Tenseiki
–	Giant Beasts of Ars	12	Asahi Production	Akira Oguro	Ars no Kyojū
–	My Life as Inukai-san's Dog	12	Quad	Takashi Andō	Inu ni Nattara Suki na Hito ni Hirowareta
–	The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten	12	Project No.9	Lihua Wang	Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken
–	Buddy Daddies	12	P.A. Works	Yoshiyuki Asai
–	Trigun Stampede	12	Orange	Kenji Mutō
–	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?
–	Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte	12	Tezuka Productions	Fumihiro Yoshimura	Tsundere Akuyaku Reijō Rīzerotte to Jikkyō no Endō-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san
–	UniteUp!	12	CloverWorks	Shin'ichirō Ushijima
–	Chillin' in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army	12	Encourage Films	Fumitoshi Oizaki	Kaiko Sareta Ankoku Heishi no Slow na Second Life
–	Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement	12	Felix Film	Hiroshi Tamada	Rōgo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-Man-Mai no Kinka o Tamemasu
–	The Tale of the Outcasts	13	Ashi Productions	Yasutaka Yamamoto	Nokemono-tachi no Yoru
–	Nier: Automata Ver1.1a	12	A-1 Pictures	Ryouji Masuyama
–	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War	12	Tatsunoko Production	Hidekazu Sato	The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki Northern War
–	The Misfit of Demon King Academy	12	Silver Link	Shin Oonuma Masafumi Tamura	Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha
–	Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown	13	Liden Films	Koichi Hatsumi	Tokyo Revengers: Seiya Kessen-hen
–	Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack	12	OLM	Shinji Ushiro	Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san 2nd Attack
–	Handyman Saitou in Another World	12	C2C	Toshiyuki Kubooka	Benriya Saitō-san, Isekai ni Iku
–	High Card	12	Studio Hibari	Junichi Wada
–	Show Time!	8	Rabbit Gate	Satoshi Miura	Showtime! ~Uta no O-nee-san Datte Shitai~
–	Ippon Again!	13	Bakken Record	Ken Ogiwara	Mō Ippon!
–	The Vampire Dies in No Time	12	Madhouse	Hiroshi Kōjina	Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu
– April 3	KJ File	13	ILCA yell	Akira Funada
–	By the Grace of the Gods	12	Maho Film	Takeyuki Yanase	Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko
–	In/Spectre	12	Brain's Base	Keiji Gotoh	Kyokō Suiri
–	Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World	12	Geek Toys	Itsuki Imazaki	Ningen Fushin no Bōkensha-tachi ga Sekai o Sukū Yō Desu
–	Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible	12	Pine Jam	Kazuomi Koga	Kubo-san wa Mob o Yurusanai
–	Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire	12	Studio Comet	Naoyuki Kuzuya	Eiyū-Ō, Bu o Kiwameru Tame Tensei-Su: Soshite, Sekai Saikyō no Minarai Kishi
–	Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari	12	Bandai Namco Pictures	Ryuichi Kimura	Mononogatari
–	Vinland Saga	24	MAPPA	Shūhei Yabuta
–	Ayakashi Triangle	12	Connect	Noriaki Akitaya	Ayakashi Toraianguru
–	Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill	12	MAPPA	Kiyoshi Matsuda	Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hōrō Meshi
–	Bofuri	12	Silver Link	Shin Oonuma	Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.
–	Kaina of the Great Snow Sea	11	Polygon Pictures	Hiroaki Ando	Ōyukiumi no Kaina
–	D4DJ All Mix	12	Sanzigen	Seiji Mizushima Daisuke Suzuki
–	The Fruit of Evolution	12	Hotline	Yoshiaki Okumura Shige Fukase	Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei
–	Cardfight!! Vanguard: will+Dress	12	Kinema Citrus	Ken Mori Ryūtarō Suzuki
–	The Fire Hunter	10	Signal.MD	Junji Nishimura	Hikari no Ō
–	Flaglia	6	Gaina	Itsuro Kawasaki	“FLAGLIA”~ Natsu Yasumi no monogatari ~
–	Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Chaos in Urbanrama	12	Studio Deen	Takayuki Hamana	Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi: Urbanrama-hen
–	Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure	50	Toei Animation	Koji Ogawa	Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure
	Attack on Titan: The Final Season	1	MAPPA	Yuichiro Hayashi	Shingeki no Kyōjin: The Final Season
–	Heart Cocktail Colorful: Haru-hen	5			Hāto kakuteru karafuru haru-hen
–	Yomawari Neko	15	Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment	Kazuma Taketani
22 -	Shuwawan!		KOO-KI	Motohiro Shirakawa	Shi~yuwawan!
–	Chibi Godzilla Raids Again	13	Pie in the Sky	Taketo Shinkai	Chibi Godzilla no Gyakushū
–	Heavenly Delusion	13	Production I.G	Hirotaka Mori	Tengoku Daimakyō
–	Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku	13	MAPPA	Kaori Makita	Jigokuraku
–	Mix	24	OLM	Tomohiro Kamitani
–	Edens Zero	25	J.C.Staff	Shinji Ishihira Toshinori Watanabe
–	My Home Hero	12	Tezuka Productions	Takashi Kamei	Mai Hōmu Hīrō
–	My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999	13	Madhouse	Morio Asaka	Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi o Suru
–	The Dangers in My Heart	12	Shin-Ei Animation	Hiroaki Akagi	Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu
–	Tōsōchū: The Great Mission		Toei Animation	Yukio Kaizawa Kōhei Kureta
– September 14	Bosanimal	96		Isamu Ueno
–	In Another World with My Smartphone	12	J.C.Staff	Yoshiaki Iwasaki	Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni
–	Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!	12	EMT Squared	Hisashi Ishii Yuu Nobuta	Kuma kuma kuma beā pa-nchi!
–	The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far	12	EMT Squared Magic Bus	Noriyuki Nakamura	Tensei Kizoku no Isekai Bōken Roku
–	Alice Gear Aegis Expansion	12	Nomad	Hirokazu Hanai	Arisu gia aigisu ekisupanshon
–	Kizuna no Allele	12	Wit Studio Signal.MD	Kenichiro Komaya	Kizuna no Ariru
–	Skip and Loafer	12	P.A. Works	Kotomi Deai	Skip to Loafer
– July 11	YouTuNya	15	Lesprit	Kyō Yatate	Yūchūnyā
–	Tokyo Mew Mew New	12	Yumeta Company Graphinica	Takahiro Natori
–	Dr. Stone: New World	11	TMS Entertainment	Shūhei Matsushita
–	KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World	12	Studio Palette	Yuki Inaba	Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudō
–	KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!	12	Drive	Yujiro Abe	Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o!
–	The Ancient Magus' Bride	12	Studio Kafka	Kazuaki Terasawa	Mahō Tsukai no Yome
–	The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149	12	CygamesPictures	Manabu Okamoto	Aidorumasutā Shinderera Gāruzu U149
–	Yuri Is My Job!	12	Passione Studio Lings	Hijiri Sanpei	Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto Desu!
–	I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too	13	Millepensee	Shin Itagaki Shingo Tanabe	Isekai de Cheat Skill o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musō Suru: Level Up wa Jinsei o Kaeta
–	Opus Colors	12	C-Station	Shunsuke Tada	Ōpasu karāzu
–	The Legendary Hero Is Dead!	12	Liden Films	Rion Kujo	Yūsha ga Shinda!
–	Too Cute Crisis	12	SynergySP	Jun Hatori	Kawaisugi Crisis
–	Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story	12	Bandai Namco Pictures	Takayuki Inagaki
–	Magical Destroyers	12	Bibury Animation Studios	Hiroshi Ikehata	Mahō Shōjo Magical Destroyers
–	Mashle: Magic and Muscles	12	A-1 Pictures	Tomoya Tanaka	Masshuru
–	My One-Hit Kill Sister	12	Gekkō	Hiroaki Takagi	Isekai One Turn Kill Nee-san: Ane Dōhan no Isekai Seikatsu Hajimemashita
–	Otaku Elf	12	C2C	Takebumi Anzai	Edomae Elf
–	Rokudo's Bad Girls	12	Satelight	Keiya Saitō	Rokudō no Onna-tachi
–	The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses	12	Tezuka Productions	Satoshi Kuwabara	Megami no Café Terrace
–	Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You	12	Seven Arcs	Hiroshi Ikehata	Tonikaku Kawaii
–	A Galaxy Next Door	12	Asahi Production	Ryuichi Kimura	Otonari ni Ginga
–	Blue Orchestra	24	Nippon Animation	Seiji Kishi	Ao no Orchestra
–	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc	11	Ufotable	Haruo Sotozaki	Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen
–	Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury	12	Bandai Namco Filmworks	Hiroshi Kobayashi Ryo Ando	Kidō Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo
–	My Clueless First Friend	13	Studio Signpost	Shigenori Kageyama	Jijō o Shiranai Tenkōsei ga Guigui Kuru
–	Summoned to Another World for a Second Time	12	Studio Elle	Motoki Nakanishi	Isekai Shōkan wa Nidome Desu
–	World Dai Star	12	Lerche	Yū Kinome
–	Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion	12	Typhoon Graphics	Junichi Yamamoto	Kanojo ga Kōshaku-Tei ni Itta Riyū
–	Dead Mount Death Play	12	Geek Toys	Manabu Ono
–	Insomniacs After School	13	Liden Films	Yūki Ikeda	Kimi wa Hōkago Insomnia
–	Oshi no Ko	11	Doga Kobo	Daisuke Hiramaki
–	The Marginal Service	12	3Hz	Masayuki Sakoi
–	Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage	10	Wit Studio	Yōsuke Hatta	Ōsama Ranking: Yūki no Takarabako
–	Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts	24	J.C.Staff	Chiaki Kon	Niehime to Kemono no Ō
– September 27	Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijō	39	Tezuka Productions	Satoshi Kuwabara
–	BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!	13	Sanzigen	Kōdai Kakimoto	Bandori! It's MyGO!!!!!
–	Horimiya: The Missing Pieces	13	CloverWorks	Masashi Ishihama	Horimiya: Piece
–	Am I Actually the Strongest?	12	Staple Entertainment	Takashi Naoya	Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyō deshita?
–	Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout	12	Liden Films	Ema Yuzuhira	Ryza no Atelier: Tokoyami no Joō to Himitsu no Kakurega
–	Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds	12	Studio Blanc	Nobuyoshi Nagayama
–	My Tiny Senpai	12	Project No.9	Mitsutoshi Satō	Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi
–	Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror	13	Sunrise	Asami Nakatani	Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror
–	Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero	12	Silver Link Blade	Keisuke Inoue	Lv1 Maō to One Room Yūsha
–	Masamune-kun's Revenge R	12	Silver Link	Mirai Minato	Masamune-kun no Revenge R
–	Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation	12	Studio Bind	Hiroki Hirano	Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
–	Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari	12	Bandai Namco Pictures	Ryuichi Kimura	Mononogatari
–	Sweet Reincarnation	12	SynergySP	Naoyuki Kuzuya	Okashi na Tensei
–	The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist	12	Studio Gokumi AXsiZ	Kazuomi Koga	Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha
–	The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses	13	GoHands	Susumu Kudo Katsumasa Yokomine	Suki na Ko ga Megane o Wasureta
–	My Happy Marriage	12	Kinema Citrus	Takehiro Kubota	Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon
–	Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon	12	Studio Gokumi AXsiZ	Noriaki Akitaya	Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō
–	Jujutsu Kaisen	23	MAPPA	Shōta Goshozono
–	Undead Girl Murder Farce	13	Lapin Track	Mamoru Hatakeyama	Andeddo Gāru Mādā Farusu
–	Hyakushō Kizoku	12	Pie in the sky	Yūtarō Sawada
–	Rurouni Kenshin	24	Liden Films	Hideyo Yamamoto	Rurōni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Roman Tan-
–	Sugar Apple Fairy Tale	12	J.C.Staff	Yōhei Suzuki
–	The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior	12	OLM Team Yoshioka	Norio Nitta	Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu.
–	Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War	13	Pierrot	Tomohisa Taguchi	Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen
–	Ikimono-san	12	New Deer	Atsushi Wada
–	Liar, Liar	12	Geek Toys	Satoru Ono Naoki Matsuura	Raiā Raiā
–	My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1	12	Maho Film	Takeyuki Yanase	Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyō Desu
–	Reign of the Seven Spellblades	15	J.C.Staff	Masato Matsune	Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai Suru
–	Rent-A-Girlfriend	12	TMS Entertainment	Shinya Une	Kanojo, Okarishimasu
–	The Gene of AI	12	Madhouse	Yuzo Sato	AI no Idenshi
–	The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today	13	GoHands	Susumu Kudo Katsumasa Yokomine	Dekiru Neko wa Kyō mo Yūutsu
–	Classroom for Heroes	12	Actas	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Eiyū Kyōshitsu
–	TenPuru	12	Gekkō	Kazuomi Koga
–	The Duke of Death and His Maid	12	J.C.Staff	Yoshinobu Yamakawa	Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid
–	Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead	12	Bug Films	Kazuki Kawagoe	Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto
– December 25	Dark Gathering	25	OLM Team Masuda	Hiroshi Ikehata	Dāku Gyazaringu
–	Synduality: Noir	12	Eight Bit	Yūsuke Yamamoto
–	Bungo Stray Dogs	11	Bones	Takuya Igarashi
–	Helck	24	Satelight	Tatsuo Sato
–	Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence	12	Doga Kobo	Sumie Noro	Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi
–	Spy Classroom	12	Feel	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	Spy Kyōshitsu
–	The Devil Is a Part-Timer!!	12	3Hz	Daisuke Tsukushi	Hataraku, Maō-sama!!
–	The Great Cleric	12	Yokohama Animation Laboratory Cloud Hearts	Masato Tamagawa	Seija Musō
–	The Quintessential Quintuplets~	2	Shaft	Yukihiro Miyamoto	Gotōbun no Hanayome~
–	FLCL: Grunge	3	MontBlanc Pictures	Hitoshi Takekiyo
– March 25, 2024	Chickip Dancers	78	Fanworks	Rareko	Chikippu Dansāzu
–	A Girl & Her Guard Dog	13	Project No.9	Yoshihiro Takamoto	Ojō to Banken-kun
–	Frieren: Beyond Journey's End	28	Madhouse	Keiichirō Saitō	Sōsō no Frieren
– March 23 2024	Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange	23	Brain's Base	Masahiko Murata	Megumi no Daigo: Kyūkoku no Orange
– June 30, 2024	Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc	39	Studio Kai	Katsumi Ono	Captain Tsubasa Season 2: Junior Youth-hen
–	FLCL: Shoegaze	3	Production I.G NUT	Yutaka Uemura
–	Overtake!	12	Troyca	Ei Aoki	Ōbāteiku!
– March 31 2024	Ragna Crimson	24	Silver Link	Ken Takahashi	Raguna Kurimuzon
– March 31, 2024	Shangri-La Frontier	25	C2C	Toshiyuki Kubooka	Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su
–	The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch	12	A-Real	Masahiro Takata	Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijō
–	B-Project PassionLove Call*	12	Asahi Production	Mutsumi Takeda	B-Project ~NetsuretsuLove Call~*
–	MF Ghost	12	Felix Film	Tomohito Naka	MF Gōsuto
–	Migi & Dali	13	Geek Toys CompTown	Mankyū	Migi to Dali
–	Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions	13	Diomedéa	Shōta Ihata	Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri
–	A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life	12	Maho Film	Yuichi Nakazawa	Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudōki
–	I'm in Love with the Villainess	12	Platinum Vision	Hideaki Ōba	Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijō
–	Paradox Live the Animation	12	Pine Jam	Naoya Ando
–	Shy	12	Eight Bit	Masaomi Andō
–	The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy	12	Passione	Hiroyuki Morita	Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai
–	The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent	12	Diomedéa	Shōta Ihata	Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannō Desu
–	Bullbuster	12	NUT	Hiroyasu Aoki	Burubasutā
–	I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness	12	Zero-G Digital Network Animation	Takashi Asami	Konyaku Haki Sareta Reijō o Hirotta Ore ga, Ikenai Koto o Oshiekomu
–	The Eminence in Shadow	12	Nexus	Kazuya Nakanishi	Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
–	Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc	13	Liden Films	Koichi Hatsumi	Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen
–	16bit Sensation: Another Layer	13	Studio Silver	Takashi Sakuma	16 Bitto sensēshon ANOTHER LAYER
–	Berserk of Gluttony	12	A.C.G.T	Tetsuya Yanagisawa	Bōshoku no Berserk: Ore dake Level to Iu Gainen o Toppa Suru
–	Bikkuri-Men	12	Shin-Ei Animation Lesprit	Tomohiro Tsukimisato
–	KamiErabi God.app	12	Unend	Hiroyuki Seshita	Kamierabi
–	Kizuna no Allele	12	Signal.MD Wit Studio	Kenichiro Komaya	Kizuna no Ariru
–	The Ancient Magus' Bride	12	Studio Kafka	Kazuaki Terasawa	Mahō Tsukai no Yome
–	The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons	12	Shuka	Mitsuru Hongo	Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyōdai
–	Uma Musume Pretty Derby	13	Studio Kai	Kei Oikawa	Uma Musume Puritī Dābī
–	Beyblade X		OLM	Katsuhito Akiyama Sotsu Terada
–	Goblin Slayer	12	Liden Films	Takaharu Ozaki Misato Takada	Goburin Sureiyā
–	My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer	13	Typhoon Graphics	Takeshi Mori Naoki Murata	Bōkensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S-Rank ni Natteta
–	Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me	12	ENGI	Hideaki Ōba	Keiken Zumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai Suru Hanashi
–	Rail Romanesque	13	Yokohama Animation Laboratory	Michiru Ebira
–	The Rising of the Shield Hero	12	Kinema Citrus	Hitoshi Haga	Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari
–	Under Ninja	12	Tezuka Productions	Satoshi Kuwabara	Andā Ninja
–	Arknights: Perish in Frost	8	Yostar Pictures	Yuki Watanabe	Arknights: Fuyukomori Kaerimichi
–	Girlfriend, Girlfriend	12	SynergySP	Takatoshi Suzuki	Kanojo mo Kanojo
–	Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+	13	A-1 Pictures	Katsumi Ono	Hipunoshisu Maiku: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima
–	Matsuinu	12	Point Pictures	Tetsuya Endo	Osomatsu-san
–	My New Boss Is Goofy	12	A-1 Pictures	Noriyuki Abe	Atarashii Jōshi wa Do Tennen
–	Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom	12	Toei Animation Studio Deen	Takayuki Hamana	Kibō no Chikara: Otona Precure 23
–	Spy × Family	12	Wit Studio CloverWorks	Kazuhiro Furuhashi
–	The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountain	12	OLM Sunrise Beyond	Akira Iwanaga	Saihate no Paladin: Tetsusabi no Yama no Ō
–	The Kingdoms of Ruin	12	Yokohama Animation Laboratory	Keitaro Motonaga	Hametsu no Ōkoku
–	The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess	12	Project No.9	Tatsuma Minamikawa	Hikikomari Kyūketsuki no Monmon
– March 23, 2024	Undead Unluck	24	David Production	Yuki Yase	Andeddo Anrakku
–	A Returner's Magic Should Be Special	12	Arvo Animation	Taishi Kawaguchi	Kikansha no Mahō wa Tokubetsu Desu
– February 6, 2024	Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig	12	Project No.9	Masayuki Takahashi	Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro
– March 31, 2024	The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse	24	Telecom Animation Film	Maki Odaira	Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi
–	I Shall Survive Using Potions!	12	Jumondou	Nobuaki Nakanishi	Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu!
–	Protocol: Rain	12	Quad	Yasutaka Yamamoto Daishi Kato	Bokura no Ameiro Protocol
–	Tearmoon Empire	12	Silver Link	Yūshi Ibe	Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantōdai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story
–	The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You	12	Bibury Animation Studios	Hikaru Sato	Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo
– April 7, 2024	The Diary of Ochibi-san	24	Studio Khara	Daisuke Onizuka Shogo Tsurii	Ochibi-san
–	The Idolmaster Million Live!	12	Shirogumi	Shinya Watada	Aidorumasutā Mirion Raibu!
–	Kawagoe Boys Sing	12	evg	Jun Matsumoto	Kawagoe Bōizu Shingu
–	Stardust Telepath	12	Studio Gokumi	Kaori	Hoshikuzu Telepath
–	Dead Mount Death Play	12	Geek Toys	Yoshihiro Satsuma	Deddomaunto Desupurei
–	Dr. Stone: New World	11	TMS Entertainment	Shūhei Matsushita
–	After-School Hanako-kun	4	Lerche	Masaki Kitamura	Hōkago Shōnen Hanako-kun
– March 18, 2024	Dog Signal	20	Fugaku	Kazuhiro Furuhashi
– March 24, 2024	The Apothecary Diaries	24	Toho Animation Studio OLM	Norihiro Naganuma	Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
October 4 – December 27	Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya	13	Fanworks	Akifumi Nonaka
	Attack on Titan: The Final Season	1	MAPPA	Yuichiro Hayashi	Shingeki no Kyōjin: The Final Season
	Dropkick on My Devil! Apocalypse Arc	1	Makaria		Jashin-chan wa Dropkick: Seikimatsu-hen
12	Umi no Minwa no Machi	25	Tomason	Shinnosuke Numata

Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2023.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Original title	Ref
	The Way of the Househusband	5	J.C.Staff	Chiaki Kon	Gokushufudō
–	Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God	10	Typhoon Graphics	Katsuya Kikuchi	Tōtotsu ni Egypt Kami
– April 3	Pole Princess!!	7	Tatsunoko Production	Hitomi Ezoe Yoshihiro Otobe	Pōru Purinsesu!!
	Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre	12	Studio Deen	Shinobu Tagashira	Itō Junji Maniakku
–	Record of Ragnarok	15	Graphinica Yumeta Company	Masao Ōkubo	Shūmatsu no Walküre
	Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye	1	TMS Entertainment	Kōbun Shizuno Hiroyuki Seshita	Rupan-sansei VS Kyattsu ai
	Make My Day	8	5 Inc.	Makoto Honda
– July 30	Fate/Grand Order: Fujimaru Ritsuka Doesn't Get It	33	DLE	Tsuchida	Feito/Grand Order: Fujimaru Tatsuka wa wakaranai
	Aggretsuko	10	Fanworks	Rareko
– March 31	Kuromi's Pretty Journey	21	Imagica Digitalscape Qzil.LA	Sachi Miura
– November 15	Nights with a Cat	30	Studio Puyukai	Minoru Ashina	Yoru wa Neko to Issho
–	Shitasaki Kara Koi	3	Aqua Aris	Yoshitomo
–	Petit Cool Doji Danshi no Hitokoma	2	Aqua Aris	Yū Hayata
– June 5	Sazanami Sōshi ni Junketsu o Sasagu	8	Studio Hōkiboshi	Sanae Nagi
–	Ensemble Stars!! Tsuioku Selection "Element"	6	Dandelion Animation Studio	Osamu Yamasaki	Ansanburu sutāzu!! Tsuioku serekushon “eremento”
–	Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top	4	CygamesPictures	Chengzhi Liao	Uma musume puritīdābī: Road to the Top
	Ultraman	12	Production I.G Sola Digital Arts	Kenji Kamiyama Shinji Aramaki
	Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune	6	Arect	Hideki Anbo	Yakitori
	Ōoku: The Inner Chambers	10	Studio Deen	Noriyuki Abe	Ōoku
–	Cute Executive Officer R	13	Project No.9	Kazuya Iwata	Youjo Shachou R
–	Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You – High School Days	4	Seven Arcs	Hiroshi Ikehata	Tonikaku Kawaii: Joshikō-hen
–	Baki Hanma	27	TMS Entertainment	Toshiki Hirano
	Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-:Hell's Requiem	15	Liden Films	Takaharu Ozaki	Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin: Jigoku no Chinkonka-hen
–	Odekake Kozame	60	ENGI	Marina Maki
–	Amaim Warrior at the Borderline: UltraSteel Ogre-Gear	6	Sunrise Beyond	Masami Ōbari	Kyōkai Senki: Kyokkō no Sōki
– December 13	Pokémon: Paldean Winds	4	Wit Studio	Ryohei Takeshita	Hōkago no Breath
	Gamera Rebirth	6	ENGI	Hiroyuki Seshita
	Phoenix: Eden17	4	Studio 4°C	Shōjirō Nishimi	Hi no Tori: Eden no Sora
	Kengan Ashura	12	Larx Entertainment	Seiji Kishi
–	I.Cinnamoroll		J.C.Staff	Miyuki Ishida
–	Gundam Build Metaverse	3	Sunrise Beyond	Masami Ōbari	Gandamu Birudo Metabāzu
	Good Night World	12	NAZ	Katsuya Kikuchi	Guddo Naito Wārudo
	Pluto	8	Studio M2	Toshio Kawaguchi
	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Coleus' Dream	3	Eight Bit	Atsushi Nakayama	Tensei shita Slime datta Ken: Coleus no Yume
	Onimusha	8	Sublimation	Takashi Miike Shinya Sugai
	Akuma-kun	12	Encourage Films Toei Animation	Junichi Sato Fumitoshi Oizaki
	Scott Pilgrim Takes Off	8	Science Saru	Abel Góngora
	Onmyōji	13	Marvy Jack	Soubi Yamamoto
	Pokémon Concierge		Dwarf Studios	Iku Ogawa

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2023.

First run start and end dates	Title	Episodes	Studio	Director	Original title	Ref
	Nijiyon Animation	3	Bandai Namco Filmworks	Yūya Horiuchi	Niji yon animeshon
	Hyperdimension Neptunia: Hidamari no Little Purple	1	Okuruto Noboru	Masahiro Mukai
	Stand My Heroes: Warmth of Memories	1	M.S.C	Hitomi Ezoe	Sutando mai hīrōzu WARMTH OF memorī
– October 27	Tenchi Muyo! GXP Paradise Shidō-hen	6	AIC Saber Project Digital Network Animation	Hiroshi Negishi Takashi Asami
	Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Next Sky	1	Bandai Namco Filmworks	Tomoyuki Kawamura	Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai Next Sky
	Azur Lane Queen's Orders	1	Yostar Pictures	Yu Yamashita	Azūrurēn kuīns Orders
	Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest	1	Kyoto Animation	Tatsuya Ishihara	Tokubetsuhen Hibike! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest
	Mask Danshi: This Shouldn't Lead to Love	1	Studio Fusion	Naoko Takeichi	Mask Danshi wa Koishitakunai no ni
	The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149	1	CygamesPictures	Manabu Okamoto	Aidorumasutā Shinderera Gāruzu U149
	Hyakushō Kizoku	2	Pie in the sky	Yūtarō Sawada

Deaths

January

January 13: Hitoshi Yoshioka, Japanese light novelist, dies at age 62.

February

February 5: Takako Sasuga, Japanese voice actress, dies at age 87.
February 13: Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese animator and manga artist, dies from acute heart failure at age 85.
February 15: Shōzō Iizuka, Japanese actor, dies from acute heart failure at age 89.
February 16: Maon Kurosaki, Japanese singer, dies from complications from chronic illness at age 35.
February 23: Junnosuke Kuroda, Japanese musician and guitarist for the band Sumika, dies at age 34.
February 25: Mitsuo Senda, Japanese voice actor, dies from ischemic heart failure at age 82.

March

March 2: Ryuho Okawa, Japanese religious leader and anime producer, dies at age 66.
March 5: Takahiro Kimura, Japanese animator and character designer, dies from amyloidosis at age 58.
March 28: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician and composer, dies from throat cancer at age 71.

April

April 1: Yasumichi Kushida, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 46.
April 26: Frank Agrama, American film director and producer, founder of Harmony Gold USA, dies at age 93.

May

May 22: Yasunori Arai, Japanese drummer for the band Baad, dies.

June

June 3: Manabu Ishikawa, Japanese animation producer and scriptwriter, dies.

July

July 1: Ippei Kuri, Japanese manga artist, animation director, character designer, producer, and co-founder and CEO of Tatsunoko Production, dies at age 83.

August

August 5: Nami Sano, Japanese manga artist, dies from cancer at age 36.August 15: Shunpei Maruyama, Japanese animation producer, and former president of Actas. August 19: Nizo Yamamoto, Japanese art director and animation director, dies from stomach cancer at age 70.

September

September 8: Buichi Terasawa, Japanese manga artist, dies from a heart attack at age 68.

October

October 8: Shinji Tanimura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dies at age 74.October 19: Atsushi Sakurai, Japanese lead vocalist for the band Buck-Tick, dies from a brainstem hemorrhage at age 57.October 20: Yousuke Naka, Japanese voice actor, dies at age 93.October 24: Miyuki Ichijo, Japanese voice actress, dies from multiple organ failure at age 76.October 29: Heath, Japanese bassist for the band X Japan, dies from colorectal cancer at age 55.

November

November 2: Haruko Kitahama, Japanese voice actress, dies from chronic lung disease at age 86.November 6: Yoshiko Miura, Japanese lyricist, dies from pneumonia at age 74.November 7: Ken'ichi Sakemi, Japanese novelist, dies from respiratory failure at age 59.November 16: Hajime Kikuchi, Japanese music composer for the band Eufonius, dies from acute heart failure at age 44.November 19: Peter Spellos, American actor, dies from complications from pancreatic cancer at age 69.November 26: Yusuke Chiba, Japanese singer-songwriter for the band The Birthday, dies from esophegal cancer at age 55.

December

December 30:

*, Japanese animator and character designer for Ghost Hunt and Dororo, dies from an illness at age 60.
*Aki Yashiro, Japanese enka singer, dies from anti-MDA5 dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease at age 73.