2010 in anime
Events in 2010 in anime.
Accolades
At the Mainichi Film Awards, Colorful won the Animation Film Award. Arrietty won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Internationally, King of Thorn, Mai Mai Miracle and were nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film.Releases
Films
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2010.| Release date | Title | Studio | Director | Running time | Notes | Ref |
| ' | Studio Deen | Yūji Yamaguchi | 105 | |||
| ' | Seven Arcs | Keizō Kusakawa | 130 | |||
| ' | Studio Gallop | Kenichi Takeshita | 50 | |||
| The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara Yasuhiro Takemoto | 162 | |||
| Welcome to the Space Show | A-1 Pictures | Koji Masunari Masaaki Yuasa | 136 | |||
| ' | Sunrise | 75 | ||||
| ' | Shin-Ei Animation | Kōzō Kusuba | 99 | |||
| ' | Studio Rikka | Yasuhiro Yoshiura | 106 | |||
| ' | Toei Animation | Takashi Otsuka | 74 | |||
| ' | Shin-Ei Animation | 100 | ||||
| ' | TMS Entertainment | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | 102 | |||
| ' | Sunrise | Shinji Takamatsu | 96 | |||
| ' | Madhouse | Satoshi Nishimura | 90 | |||
| Book Girl | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | 103 | |||
| King of Thorn | Sunrise | Kazuyoshi Katayama | 109 | |||
| ' | OLM | Kunihiko Yuyama | 95 | |||
| Arrietty | Studio Ghibli | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | 95 | |||
| Road to Green Gables | Nippon Animation | Isao Takahata | 100 | |||
| Hiyokoi | Production I.G | Norihiro Naganuma | 22 | |||
| Hutch the Honeybee | Tatsunoko Pro | Tetsurō Amino | 101 | |||
| ' | Studio Pierrot | Masahiko Murata | 85 | |||
| Colorful | Ascension | Keiichi Hara | 127 | |||
| Loups=Garous | Production I.G TransArts | Junichi Fujisaku | 99 | |||
| Kowarekake no Orgel | Actas | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | 34 | |||
| ' | Sunrise | Seiji Mizushima | 120 | |||
| ' | Studio Pierrot | Noriyuki Abe | 94 | |||
| ' | OLM, Inc. | Yasunori Mitsuda |
Television series
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2010.| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title | Ref |
| – | Cobra the Animation | 13 | Magic Bus | Keizo Shimizu | - | |
| – | Chu-Bra!! | 12 | Zexcs | Yukina Hiiro | - | |
| – | Ladies versus Butlers! | 12 | Xebec | Atsushi Ōtsuki | - | |
| – | Sound of the Sky | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Mamoru Kanbe | So Ra No Wo To | - |
| – | Omamori Himari | 12 | Zexcs | Shinji Ushiro | - | |
| – | Baka and Test | 13 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma | Baka to Test to Shōkanjū | - |
| – | Dance in the Vampire Bund | 12 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Masahiro Sonoda | - | |
| – | Ōkami Kakushi | 12 | AIC | Nobuhiro Takamoto | - | |
| – | Durarara!! | 26 | Brain's Base | Takahiro Omori | - | |
| – | Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu | 12 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo | - | |
| – | The Qwaser of Stigmata | 24 | Hoods Entertainment | Hiraku Kaneko | Seikon no Qwaser | - |
| – | Hanamaru Kindergarten | 12 | Gainax | Seiji Mizushima | Hanamaru Yōchien | - |
| – | ' | 11 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | - | |
| – | Katanagatari | 12 | White Fox | Keitaro Motonaga | - | |
| – | HeartCatch PreCure! | 49 | Toei Animation | Tatsuya Nagamine | - | |
| – | ' | 12 | TNK | Koichi Ohata | - | |
| – | Heroman | 26 | Bones | Hitoshi Nanba | - | |
| – | Maid Sama! | 26 | J.C.Staff | Hiroaki Sakurai | Kaichō wa Meido-sama! | - |
| – | ' | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Tsutomu Mizushima | - | |
| – | B Gata H Kei | 12 | Hal Film Maker | Yusuke Yamamoto | - | |
| – | Demon King Daimao | 12 | Artland | Takashi Watanabe | Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō | - |
| – | Angel Beats! | 13 | P.A.Works | Seiji Kishi | - | |
| – | Duel Masters Cross Shock | 50 | Waruo Suzuki | - | ||
| – | Gokujō! Mecha Mote Iinchō Second Collection | 51 | SynergySP Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | Masatsugu Arakawa | - | |
| – | Jewelpet Twinkle | 52 | Studio Comet | Takashi Yamamoto | - | |
| – | Penguin no Mondai MAX | 50 | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | Jun Kamiya | - | |
| – | SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors | 51 | Sunrise | Kenichi Suzuki Kunihiro Mori | - | |
| – | Arakawa Under the Bridge | 13 | Shaft | Yukihiro Miyamoto | - | |
| – | ' | 51 | Tatsunoko Nelvana Animation | Kunihisa Sugishima | - | |
| – | Giant Killing | 26 | Studio Deen | Yuu Kou | - | |
| – | Hakuōki | 12 | Studio Deen | Osamu Yamasaki | - | |
| – | Kissxsis | 12 | Feel | Munenori Nawa | - | |
| – | Lilpri | 51 | Telecom Animation Film | Makoto Moriwaki | - | |
| – | ' | 12 | Doga Kobo | Nobuaki Nakanishi | - | |
| – | Working!! | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Yoshimasa Hiraike | - | |
| – | Night Raid 1931 | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Atsushi Matsumoto | - | |
| – | Mayoi Neko Overrun! | 13 | AIC | - | ||
| – | ' | 26 | Madhouse | Hiroshi Kōjina | - | |
| – | K-On!! | 26 | Kyoto Animation | Naoko Yamada | - | |
| – | The Betrayal Knows My Name | 24 | J.C.Staff | Katsushi Sakurabi | Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru | - |
| – | House of Five Leaves | 12 | Manglobe | Tomomi Mochizuki | Sarai-ya Goyō | - |
| – | The Tatami Galaxy | 11 | Madhouse | Masaaki Yuasa | Yojōhan Shinwa Taikei | - |
| – | ' | 39 | TMS Entertainment Nelvana Animation | Mitsuo Hashimoto | - | |
| – | Okami-san and Her Seven Companions | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Okami-san to Shichinin no Nakamatachi | - |
| – | The Legend of the Legendary Heroes | 24 | Zexcs | Itsuro Kawasaki | Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu | - |
| – | Black Butler | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Hirofumi Ogura | - | |
| – | Mitsudomoe | 13 | Bridge | Masahiko Ohta | - | |
| – | Shukufuku no Campanella | 12 | AIC | Shinji Ushiro | - | |
| – | ' | 13 | Seven Arcs | Keizō Kusakawa | - | |
| – | Seitokai Yakuindomo | 13 | GoHands | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | - | |
| – | Highschool of the Dead | 12 | Madhouse | Tetsurō Araki | - | |
| – | Digimon Fusion | 54 | Toei Animation | Tetsuya Endo | Digimon Xros Wars | - |
| – | ' | 26 | Studio Deen | Junji Nishimura | Nurarihyon no Mago | - |
| – | Occult Academy | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Tomohiko Itō | Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin | - |
| – | Strike Witches 2 | 12 | AIC Spirits | Kazuhiro Takamura | - | |
| – | Shiki | 22 | Daume | Tetsurō Amino | - | |
| – | Asobi ni Iku yo! | 12 | AIC+ | Youichi Ueda | - | |
| – | ' | 12 | Production I.G | Kazuya Nomura | - | |
| – | Amagami SS | 26 | AIC | Yoshimasa Hiraike | - | |
| – | Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls | 12 | Arms | KOBUN | - | |
| – | ' | 12 | AIC | Hisashi Saitō | Sora no Otoshimono: Forte | - |
| – | Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt | 13 | Gainax | Hiroyuki Imaishi | - | |
| – | ' | 26 | Asahi Production | Masami Ōbari | - | |
| – | Bakuman | 25 | J.C.Staff | Ken'ichi Kasai Noriaki Akitaya | - | |
| – | MM! | 12 | Xebec | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | - | |
| – | Tegami Bachi Reverse | 25 | Studio Pierrot | Akira Iwanaga | - | |
| – | Arakawa Under the Bridge *2 | 13 | Shaft | Yukihiro Miyamoto | - | |
| – | Oreimo | 12 | AIC Build | Hiroyuki Kanbe | Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai | - |
| – | Psychic Detective Yakumo | 13 | Bee Train | Tomoyuki Kurokawa | Shinrei Tantei Yakumo | - |
| – | Star Driver | 25 | Bones | Takuya Igarashi | - | |
| – | Yumeiro Patissiere SP Professional | 13 | Studio Pierrot Studio Hibari | Iku Suzuki | - | |
| – | ' | 20 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Masaya Fujimori | - | |
| – | Squid Girl | 12 | Diomedéa | Tsutomu Mizushima | Shinryaku! Ika Musume | - |
| – | Yosuga no Sora | 12 | Feel | Takeo Takahashi | - | |
| – | Otome Yōkai Zakuro | 13 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | - | |
| – | Motto To Love-Ru | 12 | Xebec | Atsushi Ootsuki | - | |
| – | The World God Only Knows | 12 | Manglobe | Shigehito Takayanagi | Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai | - |
| – | Tantei Opera Milky Holmes | 12 | J.C.Staff Artland | Makoto Moriwaki | - | |
| – | Togainu no Chi | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Naoyuki Konno | - | |
| – | A Certain Magical Index II | 24 | J.C.Staff | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Toaru Majutsu no Index II | - |
| – | And Yet the Town Moves | 12 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo | Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru | - |
| – | ' | 12 | Zexcs Feel | Munenori Nawa | - | |
| – | Princess Jellyfish | 11 | Brain's Base | Takahiro Omori | Kuragehime | - |
| – | 11 | DLE | Azuma Tani | - | ||
| – | Starry Sky | 26 | Studio Deen | Kiyoko Sayama | - |
Original video animations
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2010.| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title | Ref |
| Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san | 1 | Production I.G | Tsutomu Mizushima | - | ||
| Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku | 3 | TYO Animations | Tsutomu Mizushima | - | ||
| – | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | 7 | Sunrise | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | - | |
| – | ' | 4 | Ufotable | Haruo Sotozaki | - | |
| – | Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu | 2 | J.C.Staff | Naoto Hosoda | - | |
| – | Book Girl Memoir | 3 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | Bungaku Shōjo Memoir | - |
| – | Kure-nai | 2 | Brain's Base | Kō Matsuo | - | |
| Black Rock Shooter | 1 | Ordet | Shinobu Yoshioka | - | ||
| – | ' | 5 | Madhouse | Sunao Katabuchi | - | |
| – | Hen Semi | 2 | Xebec | Ryōki Kamitsubo | - | |
| – | ' | 2 | Hoods Entertainment | Takeo Takahashi | - | |
| – | ' | 6 | Arms | Kinji Yoshimoto | Queen's Blade: Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi | - |
| – | Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G | 3 | Sunrise | Kou Matsuo | - | |
| – | Kuttsukiboshi | 2 | Primastea | Naoya Ishikawa | - | |
| – | To Heart 2 AD Next | 2 | Aquaplus Chaos Project | Jun'ichi Sakata | - | |
| – | 3 | Tatsunoko Production Studio Rikka | Ryochimo Sawa | - | ||
| Beelzebub | 1 | Pierrot+ | Nobuhiro Takamoto | - | ||
| – | Koe de Oshigoto! | 2 | Studio Gokumi | Naoto Hosoda | - | |
| Megane na Kanojo | 4 | AIC | Koji Ito | - | ||
| – | Tamayura | 4 | Hal Film Maker | Junichi Sato | - | |
| – | Princess Resurrection | 3 | Tatsunoko Production | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | - | |
| Yuri Seijin Naoko-san | 1 | Ufotable | Tetsuya Takeuchi | - | ||
| – | .hack//Quantum | 3 | Kinema Citrus | Masaki Tachibana | - |