2007 in anime


Events in 2007 in anime.

Events

In this year, home video sales of anime DVDs in Japan were worth 89.4 billion yen.

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Summer Days with Coo won the Animation Film Award and A Country Doctor won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Tekkon Kinkreet won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year; the other nominees were ', Summer Days with Coo, Piano no Mori and '. Internationally, 5 Centimeters Per Second won the first ever Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film, with one of the other two nominees being Summer Days with Coo.

Releases

Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2007.
Release dateTitleStudioDirectorRunning time NotesRef
'A.P.P.P.Jūnichi Hayama100
5 Centimeters per SecondCoMix Wave Inc.Makoto Shinkai63
'Shin-Ei AnimationYukiyo Teramoto112
'SunriseJunichi Sato
Susumu Yamaguchi		77
'Shin-Ei AnimationYūji Mutō
'TMS EntertainmentYasuichiro Yamamoto95
'Madhouse
Imagi Animation Studios		Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Hiroshi Hamasaki		85
'OLMKunihiko Yuyama90
Naruto Shippuden the MovieStudio PierrotHajime Kamegaki95
'Studio KharaHideaki Anno
Masayuki
Kazuya Tsurumaki		98
Sword of the StrangerBonesMasahiro Andō102
Appleseed Ex MachinaDigital FrontierShinji Aramaki101
Studio PierrotNoriyuki Abe95

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2007.
First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
– Afro Samurai5GonzoFuminori Kizaki
Jamie Simone		-
– Saint October26Studio CometMasafumi Satō-
– Koi suru Tenshi Angelique: Kagayaki no Ashita12SatelightSusumu Kudo-
– Shattered Angels12TNKTetsuya YanagisawaKyōshirō to Towa no Sora-
– Himawari!!13ArmsShigenori Kageyama-
– '52Nippon AnimationHiroaki Sakurai-
– Shuffle! Memories12AsreadNaoto Hosoda-
– Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!12UfotableTeam Manabibeya-
– Hidamari Sketch12ShaftAkiyuki Shinbo
Ryōki Kamitsubo		-
– Nodame Cantabile23J.C.StaffKen'ichi Kasai-
– Venus Versus Virus12Studio HibariShinichiro Kimura-
– Getsumento Heiki Mina11GonzoKeiichiro Kawaguchi-
– '13A.C.G.TMasahiko Murata-
– Tokyo Majin14AIC SpiritsShinji Ishihira-
– Moonlight Mile12Studio HibariIku Suzuki-
– Yes! PreCure 549Toei AnimationToshiaki Komura-
– Jūsō Kikō Dancouga Nova12Ashi ProductionsMasami Ōbari-
– '500PierrotHayato Date
Masa'aki Kumagai
Yasuaki Kurotsu		-
– Rocket Girls12Mook AnimationHiroshi Aoyama-
– '12ArmsKoichi Ohata-
– Reideen26Production I.GMitsuru Hongo-
– Hitohira12Xebec M2Akira Nishimori-
– GeGeGe no Kitarō100Toei AnimationYukio Kaizawa-
– Gurren Lagann27GainaxHiroyuki ImaishiTengen Toppa Gurren Lagann-
– Heroic Age26XebecTakashi Noto-
– Hayate the Combat Butler52SynergySPKeiichiro KawaguchiHayate no Gotoku!-
– Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers26Seven ArcsKeizō Kusakawa-
– My Bride is a Mermaid26Gonzo
AIC		Seiji KishiSeto no Hanayome-
– Onegai My Melody Sukkiri♪52Studio CometMakoto Moriwaki-
– El Cazador de la Bruja26Bee TrainKōichi Mashimo-
– Engage Planet Kiss Dum26SatelightYasuchika Nagaoka
Eiichi Satō		-
– Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o13ArtlandTsutomu Yabuki-
– Oh! Edo Rocket26MadhouseSeiji Mizushima-
– Over Drive26XebecTakao Kato-
– Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan13Tokyo Kids
Wonderfarm		Nanako Shimazaki-
– Sisters of Wellber13Trans Arts
Production I.G		Takayuki Hamana-
– Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica12Ginga-yaJunichi Watanabe
Masami Shimoda		-
– Sugarbunnies27Asahi ProductionHiroshi Kugimiya-
– Tōka Gettan26Studio DeenYūji Yamaguchi-
– Claymore26MadhouseHiroyuki Tanaka-
– '26SunriseTatsuyuki Nagai-
– Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula26Brain's BaseKeiji Gotoh-
– Nagasarete Airantō26FeelHideki Okamoto-
– Romeo × Juliet24GonzoFumitoshi Oizaki-
– Bakugan Battle Brawlers52TMS Entertainment
Nelvana Animation		Mitsuo Hashimoto-
– Blue Dragon51Studio PierrotYukihiro Matsushita-
– Darker than Black25BonesTensai Okamura-
– Kōtetsu Sangokushi25Picture MagicSatoshi Saga
Tetsuya Endo		-
– Kotetsushin Jeeg13ActasJun Kawagoe-
– Kamichama Karin26SatelightTakashi Anno-
– Shining Tears X Wind13Studio DeenHiroshi Watanabe-
– Love Com24Toei AnimationKōnosuke UdaLovely Complex-
– '26Production I.GKenji KamiyamaSeirei no Moribito-
– Sola13NomadTomoki Kobayashi-
– The Story of Saiunkoku 39MadhouseJun ShishidoSaiunkoku Monogatari-
– Toward the Terra24Minamimachi Bugyōsho
Tokyo Kids		Osamu YamazakiTerra e...-
– Bokurano24GonzoHiroyuki Morita-
– Lucky Star24Kyoto AnimationYutaka Yamamoto
Yasuhiro Takemoto		-
– Big Windup!25A-1 PicturesTsutomu MizushimaŌkiku Furikabutte-
– Kaze no Stigma24GonzoJunichi Sakata-
– Princess Resurrection24MadhouseMasayuki SakoiKaibutsu Ōjo-
– Spider Riders26Bee TrainKōichi MashimoSpider Riders: Yomigaeru Taiyō-
– Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma: Molders-hen12Ajia-do Animation WorksTsuneo Kobayashi-
– Skull Man13BonesTakeshi Mori-
– Dennō Coil26MadhouseMitsuo Iso-
– Wangan Midnight26A.C.G.TTsuneo Tominaga-
– '12MadhouseShin Itagaki-
– Tetsuko no Tabi13Group TACAkinori Nagaoka-
– Nanatsuiro Drops12Studio BarcelonaTakashi Yamamoto-
– School Days12TNKKeitaro Motonaga-
– Code-E12Studio DeenToshiyuki Katō-
– Zombie-Loan13Xebec M2Akira Nishimori-
– Buzzer Beater 13TMS EntertainmentShigeyuki Miya-
– Dōjin Work12RemicKenichi Yatani-
– Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō13ArtlandKōichirō Sōtome-
– Mushi-Uta12Beat FrogKazuo Sakai-
– Sky Girls26J.C.Staff
Konami		Yoshiaki Iwasaki-
– Happy Happy Clover13Group TACKazumi Nonaka-
– Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai24Studio DeenChiaki Kon-
– Potemayo12J.C.StaffTakashi Ikehata-
– Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei12ShaftAkiyuki Shinbo-
– Moetan13ActasKeiichiro Kawaguchi-
– '12J.C.StaffYū KōZero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi-
– Mononoke12Toei AnimationKenji Nakamura-
– Shigurui12MadhouseHiroshi Hamasaki-
– Baccano!16Brain's BaseTakahiro Omori-
– Tokyo Majin 12AIC SpiritsShinji Ishihira-
– Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan 22Hal Film MakerTsutomu MizushimaBokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2-
– Moonlight Mile 14Studio HibariIku Suzuki-
– Da Capo II13FeelHideki Okamoto-
– Bamboo Blade26AIC ASTAHisashi Saitou-
– '13Asahi Production
BeSTACK		Masahiko Ohkura-
– Fantastic Detective Labyrinth25Studio DeenHiroshi WatanabeSuteki Tantei Labyrinth-
– Kaiji26MadhouseYūzō Satō-
– '25MadhouseHiroshi KōjinaMajin Tantei Nōgami Neuro-
– Night Wizard!13Hal Film MakerYuusuke Yamamoto-
– Sketchbook: Full Color's13Hal Film MakerYoshimasa Hiraike-
– '25GonzoManabu Ono-
– Mokke24Madhouse
Tezuka Productions		Masayoshi Nishida-
– Myself ; Yourself13Doga KoboYasuhiro Kuroda-
– Clannad23Kyoto AnimationTatsuya Ishihara-
– Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun12AIC SpiritsKoji YoshikawaGoshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun-
– '24Studio Deen
Bandai Visual		Koichi OhataTaiho Shichauzo: Full Throttle-
– Shakugan no Shana Second24J.C.StaffTakashi Watanabe-
– '25J.C.StaffKen'ichi Kasai-
– Mobile Suit Gundam 0025SunriseSeiji Mizushima-
– Shugo Chara!51SatelightKenji Yasuda-
– '12ShaftShin Ōnuma-
– Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi50Toei AnimationTetsuo Imazawa-
– Hero Tales26Studio FlagOsamu Sekita-
– MapleStory25MadhouseTakaaki Ishiyama-
– Minami-ke13DaumeMasahiko Ohta-
– Pururun! Shizuku-chan Aha51TMS EntertainmentAtsushi Yano-
– Rental Magica24ZexcsItsuro Kawasaki-
– Prism Ark12FrontlineMasami Ōbari-
– Genshiken 212ArmsKinji Yoshimoto-
– Kodomo no Jikan12Studio BarcelonaEiji Suganuma-
– 11Shirogumi
Telecom Animation Film		Yūichirō Yano-
– Shion no Ō22Studio DeenToshifumi Kawase-
– Ghost Hound22Production I.GRyūtarō Nakamura-
– Shooting Star Rockman Tribe21XebecTakao Kato-
– Ayakashi12Tokyo KidsJun Takada-

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2007.
First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
– 3Studio FantasiaKatsuhiko Nishijima-
– Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations3Production I.GShunsuke Tada-
Tokyo Marble Chocolate2Production I.GNaoyoshi Shiotani-