2006 in anime


Events in 2006 in anime.

Events

In this year, 306 anime television programs were produced, and home video sales of anime DVDs and Laserdiscs in Japan were worth 95 billion yen.

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time won the Animation Film Award and Tekkon Kinkreet won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. The inaugural Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year was awarded to The Girl Who Leapt Through Time; other nominees were Arashi no Yoru Ni, Tales from Earthsea, Brave Story and . Paprika was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival.

Releases

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
Release dateTitleStudioDirectorRunning time NotesRef
'GonzoKeiichi Sugiyama94
'Shin-Ei Animation96
'TMS EntertainmentYasuichiro Yamamoto111
Brave StoryGonzoKoichi Chigira112
The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeMadhouseMamoru Hosoda98
Tales from EarthseaStudio GhibliGorō Miyazaki115
'Studio PierrotToshiyuki Tsuru95
'Production I.GKenji Kamiyama
AtagoalDigital FrontierMizuho Nishikubo
PaprikaMadhouseSatoshi Kon90
'Studio PierrotNoriyuki Abe93
TekkonkinkreetStudio 4°CMichael Arias110

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
– Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo13Trinet Entertainment
Picture Magic		Nagisa Miyazaki-
– Magikano13Tokyo KidsSeiji Kishi-
– Ah My Buddha 12Studio DeenKeitaro MotonagaAmaenaide yo!! Katsu!!-
– Rakugo Tennyo Oyui12TNKNobuhiro Takamoto-
– Fate/stay night24Studio DeenYūji Yamaguchi-
– Kage Kara Mamoru!12Group TACYoshitaka Fujimoto-
– Wan Wan Celeb Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin51Studio CometKiyoshi Fukumoto-
– Tactical Roar13ActasYoshitaka Fujimoto-
– Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings13J.C.StaffKatsushi Sakurabi-
– Play Ball 2nd13Eiken
Magic Bus		Satoshi Dezaki-
– Crash B-Daman50Nippon AnimediaYoshiaki Okumura-
– Nerima Daikon Brothers12Studio HibariShinichi Watanabe-
– '12Studio HibariNobuaki Nakanishi-
– Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora6Group TACYukihiro Matsushita-
– '11Toei AnimationTetsuo Imazawa
Hidehiko Kadota
Kouzou Nagayama
Kenji Nakamura		-
– '13Bee TrainShin'ya Kawatsura-
– Binchō-tan12Studio DeenKazuhiro Furuhashi-
– Rec9ShaftRyūtarō Nakamura-
– Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star49Toei AnimationToshiaki Komura-
– '6Studio KelmadickYasuhiro Matsumura-
– Ergo Proxy23ManglobeShūkō Murase-
– Ballad of a Shinigami6Group TAC
Ginga-ya		Tomomi MochizukiShinigami no Ballad-
– Lemon Angel Project13RadixDaisuke Chiba-
– Fighting Beauty Wulong Rebirth25TMS EntertainmentYoshio Suzuki-
– Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu!52J.C.Staff
Hal Film Maker		Junichi Sato-
– Yōkai Ningen Bem26Studio CometHiroshi Harada-
– Aria the Natural26Hal Film MakerJunichi Sato-
– Digimon Data Squad48Toei AnimationNaoyuki ItōDigimon Savers-
– Kiba51MadhouseHiroshi Kōjina-
– The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya14Kyoto AnimationTatsuya IshiharaSuzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu-
– '52Studio CometMakoto Moriwaki-
– '24Studio CometShinji Takamatsu
Takaomi Kanasaki		School Rumble Nigakki-
– BakéGyamon51RADIXHiroshi Negishi-
– High School Girls12Arms CorporationYoshitaka FujimotoJoshi Kōsei-
– Simoun26Studio DeenJunji Nishimura-
– Strawberry Panic!26MadhouseMasayuki Sakoi-
– Utawarerumono26Oriental Light and MagicTomoki Kobayashi-
– Air Gear25Toei AnimationHajime Kamegaki-
– Gin Tama201SunriseShinji Takamatsu
Yoichi Fujita		-
– Glass Fleet26Satelight
Gonzo		Minoru ŌharaGlass no Kantai-
– When They Cry26Studio DeenChiaki KonHigurashi no Naku Koro ni-
– Makai Senki Disgaea12OLM, Inc.Kiyotaka Isako-
– Ouran High School Host Club26BonesTakuya IgarashiŌran Kōkō Host Club-
– Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān12RemicKenichi Yatani-
– Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle13Studio HibariIku Suzuki-
– .hack//Roots26Bee TrainKōichi Mashimo-
– Love Get Chu25RadixMitsuhiro Tōgō-
– Nana47MadhouseMorio Asaka-
– Princess Princess12Studio DeenKeitaro Motonaga-
– Spider Riders26Bee TrainKōichi MashimoSpider Riders: Oracle no Yūsha-tachi-
– Trotting Hamtaro Hai!77Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment
TMS Entertainment		Osamu Nabeshima-
– '24AICHiroaki Gōda-
– Inukami!26Seven ArcsKeizō Kusakawa-
– Ray the Animation13OLM
Tezuka Productions		Naohito Takahashi-
– Yoshimune24AIC Spirits
Gonzo		Hiroaki Sato-
– Yume Tsukai12MadhouseKazuo Yamazaki-
– xxxHolic24Production I.GTsutomu Mizushima-
– Zegapain26SunriseMasami Shimoda-
– Kirarin Revolution153Synergy SP
G&G Entertainment		Masaharu Okuwaki
Yoshitaka Fujimoto		-
– Black Lagoon12MadhouseSunao Katabuchi-
– Himawari!13ArmsShigenori Kageyama-
– '13Hal Film MakerKatsuichi NakayamaThe Good Witch of the West-
– The Story of Saiunkoku39MadhouseJun ShishidoSaiunkoku Monogatari-
– Musashi Gundoh26ACC ProductionYuki Kinoshita-
– Black Jack 2117Tezuka ProductionsSatoshi Kuwabara-
– Shinseiki Duel Masters Flash24SynergySP
G&G Entertainment		-
– Soul Link12Picture MagicToshikatsu Tokoro-
– Hime-sama Goyōjin12NomadShigehito Takayanagi-
– Jyu-Oh-Sei11BonesHiroshi Nishikiori-
– '26AICNobuhiro Takamoto-
– '24XebecJun Kamiya-
– Tokko13AIC Spirits
Group TAC		Masashi Abe-
– Witchblade24GonzoYoshimitsu Ohashi-
– Tsubasa Chronicle 26Bee TrainKōichi Mashimo
Hiroshi Morioka		-
– Kamisama Kazoku13Toei AnimationKimitoshi Chioka-
– Kishin Hōkō Demonbane12ViewworksHidetoshi Yoshida-
– Flag13Answer StudioRyōsuke Takahashi
Kazuo Terada		-
– Binbō Shimai Monogatari10Toei AnimationYukio Kaizawa-
– Honey and Clover II12J.C.StaffTatsuyuki NagaiHachimitsu to Clover II-
– Mamotte! Lollipop13Studio CometNoriyoshi Nakamura-
– Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin39MadhouseTakaaki Ishiyama-
– Powerpuff Girls Z52Toei AnimationMegumu Ishiguro-
– Tsuyokiss Cool×Sweet12Studio Hibari
Trinet Entertainment		Shinichiro Kimura-
– Project Blue Earth SOS6A.C.G.TTensai Okamura-
– Coyote Ragtime Show12UfotableTakuya Nonaka-
– The Familiar of Zero13J.C.StaffYoshiaki IwasakiZero no Tsukaima-
– We Were There26ArtlandAkitaro DaichiBokura ga Ita-
– Muteki Kanban Musume12Telecom Animation FilmNobuo TomizawaRamen Fighter Miki-
– Koi suru Tenshi Angelique13SatelightSusumu Kudo-
– Tona-Gura!13DaumeTatsuya Abe-
– Welcome to the N.H.K.24GonzoYūsuke YamamotoN.H.K. ni Yōkoso!-
– Chocotto Sister24NomadYasuhiro Kuroda-
– Innocent Venus12Brain's BaseJun Kawagoe-
– Night Head Genesis24Bee Media
Actas		Yoshio Takeuchi-
– Kemonozume13MadhouseMasaaki Yuasa-
– Hanoka12Fanworks
RAMS		Aruji Morino-
– Le Chevalier D'Eon24Production I.GKazuhiro Furuhashi-
– Black Blood Brothers12Group TAC
Studio Live		Hiroaki Yoshikawa-
– A Spirit of the Sun2MadhouseMasayuki KojimaTaiyō no Mokushiroku-
– Galaxy Angel Rune13SatelightSeiji Kishi-
– '26Yumeta CompanyKōjin Ochi-
– Marginal Prince13Tokyo Kids
Studio T&B
Gonzo		Takayuki Inagaki-
– '12MadhouseSunao Katabuchi-
– Lovely Idol12AIC
TNK		Keitaro Motonaga-
– Pumpkin Scissors24Gonzo
AIC		Katsuhito Akiyama-
– Death Note37MadhouseTetsurō Araki-
– D.Gray-man103TMS EntertainmentOsamu Nabeshima
Nana Harada		-
– Ghost Hunt25J.C.StaffRei Mano-
– Red Garden22GonzoKou Matsuo-
– Shōnen Onmyōji26Studio DeenKunihiro Mori-
– Tokimeki Memorial Only Love25AIC A.S.T.A.Nobuhiro Takamoto-
– The Wallflower25Nippon AnimationShinichi WatanabeYamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge-
– Fist of the Blue Sky26A.P.P.P.Yoshihiro YamaguchiSōten no Ken-
– '24Planet EntertainmentTsuneo TominagaGinga Tetsudō Monogatari: Wasurerareta Toki no Wakusei-
– Negima!?26ShaftAkiyuki Shinbo-
– '25OLM, Inc.Hiroyuki Kakudō-
– Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love12DaumeMasahiko Ohta-
– 009-112Ishimori ProductionsNaoyuki Konno-
– Living for the Day After Tomorrow12J.C.StaffKatsushi SakurabiAsatte no Hōkō-
– Buso Renkin26XebecTakao Kato-
– '25SunriseGorō Taniguchi-
– Gin'iro no Olynssis12Toei AnimationKatsumi Tokoro-
– Happiness!12ArtlandHiroshi Hara-
– Kanon24Kyoto AnimationTatsuya Ishihara-
– Sumomomo Momomo22Studio HibariNobuaki Nakanishi-
– '12Oriental Light and MagicShigeru Kimiya-
– Kujibiki Unbalance12Ajia-do Animation WorksTsutomu Mizushima-
– Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o!24ZexcsItsuro Kawasaki-
– Ghost Slayers Ayashi25BonesHiroshi NishikioriTenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi-
– '26Studio DeenTakahiro OmoriJigoku Shōjo Futakomori-
– '50TMS EntertainmentHajime KamegakiShijō Saikyō no Deshi: Kenichi-
– Mega Man Star Force55XebecTakao KatoShooting Star Rockman-
– Pururun! Shizuku-chan51TMS EntertainmentAtsushi Yano-
– Reborn!203ArtlandKenichi ImaizumiKatekyō Hitman Reborn!-
– Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru12FeelMunenori NawaOtoboku: Maidens Are Falling For Me!-
– Hataraki Man11GallopKatsumi Ono-
– Bartender11Palm StudioMasaki Watanabe-
– Happy Lucky Bikkuriman46Toei AnimationTsuyoshi Koga-
– Kekkaishi52SunriseKenji Kodama-
– '13Studio FantasiaTetsuya WatanabeSōkō no Strain-
– Tokyo Tribes13MadhouseTatsuo Satō-
– '2NomadKou Matsuo-
– Winter Garden2J.C.StaffHiroaki Sakurai-

Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
3SunriseSusumu NishizawaKidō Senshi Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer-

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
– Hellsing Ultimate10Satelight
Madhouse
Graphinica		Tomokazu Tokoro
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Yasuhiro Matsumura		-
– Magical Witch Punie-chan8Studio BarcelonaTsutomu MizushimaDai Mahō-Tōge-
– Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament26M.S.CShunsuke Tada-
– Kyō no Go no Ni4Shinkūkan
Lyrics		Makoto Sokuza-
– Baldr Force EXE Resolution4Trinet Entertainment
Satelight		Takashi Yamazaki-
– Freedom7SunriseShuhei Morita-
– My-Otome Zwei4SunriseMasakazu Obara-
– Maria-sama ga Miteru 3rd5Studio DeenYukihiro Matsushita-
– Genshiken3Ajia-doTsutomu Mizushima-