2005 in anime


The events of 2005 in anime.

Events

Home video sales of anime DVDs and Laserdiscs in Japan in this year were worth 97.1 billion yen.
At the Mainichi Film Awards, won the Animation Film Award and tough guy! won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Howl's Moving Castle was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film and was also nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the fifth consecutive year an anime was nominated for the award. Hayao Miyazaki received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.

Releases

Films

A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2005.
Release dateEnglish titleJapanese titleDirectorStudio
AirAir: The Motion PictureOsamu DezakiToei Animation
In the Night of the StormArashi no Yoru niGisaburō SugiiGroup TAC
Tomorrow Will Be a Brighter DayAshita Genki ni Nare! ~Hanbun no Satsumaimo~Shinichi Nakada
Yoshio Takeuchi		AYCO
'Black Jack: Futari no Kuroi IshaMakoto TezukaTezuka Productions
2005Consultation RoomShinsatsushitsuKei Oyama
'Crayon Shin-chan: Densetsu o Yobu Buriburi Sanpun Pokkiri DaishingekiYūji MutōShin-Ei Animation
'Meitantei Conan: Suiheisenjyou no StrategyYasuichiro YamamotoTokyo Movie
Digital Monster X-EvolutionDigital Monster X-EvolutionHiroyuki KakudouToei Animation
Duel Masters: Curse of the Death PhoenixGekijouban Duel Masters: Yami no Shiro no Maryuuou Curse of the Death PhoenixWaruo SuzukiStudio Hibari
'Final Fantasy VII: Advent ChildrenIsao Nakajima, Tetsuya NomuraVisual Works
Gekijōban Hagane no Renkinjutsushi - Shamballa wo Yuku MonoSeiji MizushimaBones
Pretty Cure MaxHeart The 2nd Movie: Friends of the Snow-Laden SkyFutari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Yukizora no TomodachiJunji ShimizuToei Animation
Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max HeartFutari wa Pretty Cure: Max HeartJunji ShimizuToei Animation
The Glass RabbitGlass no UsagiSetsuko ShibuichiMagic Bus
HaruwoHaruwoTact Aoki
HurdleHurdleSatoshi DezakiMagic Bus
KAHEY - A Certain Captain's LifeKahei no UmiToshiro KuniDoga Kobo
Kino's Journey: Life Goes OnKino no Tabi: Nanika o Suru Tame ni - Life Goes OnTakashi WatanabeA.C.G.T
Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no MichiShunji ŌgaTMS Entertainment
Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus BellsNagasaki 1945 ~ Angelus no KaneSeiji AriharaMushi Production
'Gekijyouban Naruto Daigekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo!Hirotsugu KawasakiPierrot
The Old CrocodileToshi o Totta WaniKoji YamamuraYamamura Animation
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret IslandOne Piece: Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no ShimaMamoru HosodaToei Animation
'Pocket Monster Advance Generation: Mew to Hadō no Yūsha LucarioKunihiko YuyamaOLM
The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First GameTennis no Oujisama: Futari no Samurai The First GameTakayuki HamanaProduction I.G
Rockman. EXE: The Program of Light and DarknessRockman.EXE: Hikari to Yami no ProgramTakao KatoXebec
Go! Anpanman: Happy's Big AdventureSoreike! Anpanman: Happy no DaibōkenHiroyuki YanoTokyo Movie
The Prince of Tennis: Atobe Kara no OkurimonoTennis no Oujisama: Atobe Kara no OkurimonoTakayuki HamanaProduction I.G, Trans Arts Co.
Tsubasa Chronicle - Torikago no Kuni no HimegimiItsuro KawasakiProduction I.G
Gekijōban xxxHOLiC - Manatsu no Yoru no YumeTsutomu MizushimaProduction I.G
Zatch Bell: Attack of MechavulcanKonjiki no Gash Bell!!Takuya IgarashiToei Animation

OVAs & Specials

A list of original video animations, original net animations, original animation DVDs, and specials released between 1 January and 31 December 2005. Titles listed are named after their series if their associated OVA, special, etc. was not named separately.
Release dateEnglish titleJapanese titleTypeDirectorStudio
August 28Air In SummerAir In SummerSpecialTatsuya IshiharaKyoto Animation
February 14Rain, the Little Girl, and My LetterAme to Shoujo to Watashi no TegamiONAEmpire Boy
August 14Bincho-tan Jishu Seisaku Movie - Aozora ni Wasure MonoBinchou-tanOVANaoya IshikawaIshikawa Prodiction
2005Bleach: The Sealed Sword FrenzyBleach: The Sealed Sword FrenzyOVANoriyuki AbePierrot
August 13Boku no BokugoBoku no BokugoSpecialYoshio Takeuchi
May 18I Love My Younger SisterBoku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru: Secret Sweethearts - Kono Koi wa HimitsuOVAYukiyo Teramoto
2005Detective Conan: The Target is Kogoro! The Detective Boys' Secret InvestigationDetective Conan: Hyōteki wa Kogoro! Shōnen Tanteidan MaruchichōsaOVAMasato SatoTokyo Movie
November 16Dore Dore no UtaDore Dore no UtaSpecialOsamu TanabeStudio Ghibli
June 23Eien no AseriaEien no AseriaOVANaoto HashimotoStudio Matrix
April 21Elfen LiedElfen LiedOVAMamoru KanbeArms
March 31Embracing Love: Cherished SpringHaru o DaiteitaOVAYoshikata NittaTrinet Entertainment
February 24'Sentou Yousei Shoujo Tasukete! Mave-chanOVATakeshi MoriStudio Fantasia
September 23Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing ManOVAKenji KamiyamaProduction I.G
March 10Growlanser IVGrowlanser IVOVAMasahiko MurataFeel, ZEXCS
January 28Guardian Hearts Power Up!Guardian Hearts Power Up!OVAYasuhiro KurodaVENET
May 27Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation The AnimationOVAJun KawagoeBrain's Base
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August 26Banner of the Stars IIISeikai no Senki IIIOVAYasuchika NagaokaSunrise, Ehrgeiz

Television Series

A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2005.
Release dateEnglish titleJapanese titleDirectorStudio
AirAirTatsuya IshiharaKyoto Animation
Blood+Buraddo PurasuJunichi FujisakuProduction I.G
Gun SwordGUN×SWORDGorō TaniguchiAIC ASTA
Eureka SevenKōkyōshihen Eureka SebunTomoki KyodaBones
Fighting Beauty WulongKakutō Bishin ŪronYoshio SuzukiTMS Entertainment
Futakoi AlternativeFutakoi OrutanatibuTakayuki HiraoFeel
Studio Flag
Ufotable
Gallery FakeGyararī FeikuAkira Nishimori
Osamu Yamasaki		Tokyo Movie
Tokyo Kids
Hell GirlJigoku ShōjoTakahiro OmoriStudio Deen
Honey and CloverHachimitsu to KurōbāKen'ichi KasaiJ.C.Staff
'Ai Jī Pī Ekkusu Inmōtaru GuranpuriMitsuru HongoProduction I.G
KarinKarinShinichiro KimuraJ.C.Staff
LovelessRaburesuYū KōJ.C.Staff
Magical CananMagical CananMasahi AbeAIC
MÄRMeruMasaharu Okuwaki
Keiichiro Kawaguchi		SynergySP
Mushi-ShiMushi-ShiHiroshi NagahamaArtland
My Wife is a High School GirlOku-sama wa Joshi KōseiJun ShishidoMadhouse
My-OtomeMai-OtomeMasakazu ObaraSunrise
Negima!Mahō Sensei Negima!Nagisa MiyazakiTV Tokyo
Paniponi Dash!Pani Poni Dasshu!Shin Ōnuma
Akiyuki Shinbo		Gansis
Shaft
'Rōzen Meiden ToroimentoKou MatsuoNomad
Shakugan no ShanaShakugan no ShanaTakashi WatanabeJ.C.Staff
Shuffle!Shaffuru!Naoto HosodaAsread
SoltyReiSoltyReiYoshimasa HiraikeGonzo
AIC
Starship OperatorsSutāshippu OperētāzuTakashi WatanabeJ.C.Staff
Strawberry 100%Ichigo 100%Osamu SekitaMadhouse
2005Taiko Drum MasterTaiko no Tatsujin
Trinity BloodToriniti BuraddoTomohiro HirataGonzo
Tsubasa ChronicleTsubasa KuronikuruKōichi Mashimo
Hiroshi Morioka		Bee Train
Ultimate GirlsUG☆Arutimetto GāruYuji MutohStudio Matrix
Zenosāga: Za AnimēshonShigeyasu Yamauchi
Tsuyoshi Kouga		Toei Animation
Zoids GenesisZoido JeneshisuKazunori MizunoOLM, Inc.
Absolute BoyZettai ShōnenTomomi MochizukiAjia-do Animation Works
Ah My BuddhaAmaenaide yo!!Keitaro MotonagaStudio Deen
Ah! My GoddessAa! Megami-samaHiroaki GōdaAIC
Angel HeartEnjeru HātoToshiki HiranoTMS
BasiliskBajirisuku ~Kōga Ninpō Chō~Fumitomo KizakiGonzo
Best Student CouncilGokujō SeitokaiYoshiaki IwasakiJ.C.Staff
Black CatBurakku KyattoShin ItagakiGonzo
Comic Party RevolutionJunichi Sakata
Mitsuhiro Tōgō		Chaos Project
Radix Ace Entertainment
D.I.C.E.DinobureikāJun KamiyaXebec
DoraemonDoraemonShin-Ei Animation