2009 in anime


Events in 2009 in anime.

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Summer Wars won the Animation Film Award and Denshin-Bashira Elemi no Koi won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Summer Wars also won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Internationally, The Sky Crawlers, Summer Wars and First Squad 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, 2009.
Release dateTitleStudioDirectorRunning time NotesRef
'GonzoFuminori Kizaki100
'SunriseSusumu Yamaguchi77
Tenjōbito to Akutobito Saigo no TatakaiKyoto AnimationYoshiji Kigami83
'Bones
Kinema Citrus		Tomoki Kyoda
Hiroshi Haraguchi		115
First SquadStudio 4°CYoshiharu Ashino73
'Studio KharaHideaki Anno
Masayuki
Kazuya Tsurumaki		108
'OLMKunihiko Yuyama94
CencorollAtsuya Uki30
'Studio PierrotMasahiko Murata96
Summer WarsMadhouseMamoru Hosoda114
'UfotableShinsuke Takizawa121
RedlineMadhouseTakeshi Koike102
'Production I.G
Polygon Pictures		Shinsuke Sato100
'>Production I.GKanta Kamei110
'Studio Nue
Satelight
8-Bit		Shōji Kawamori120
Mai Mai MiracleMadhouseSunao Katabuchi93
Toei AnimationMunehisa Sakai113

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.
First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
– '12Feel
Gainax		Masahiko Murata-
– Akikan!12Brain's BaseYūji Himaki-
– Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th13Studio DeenToshiyuki Katō-
– White Album13Seven ArcsAkira Yoshimura-
– Maria Holic12ShaftAkiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto		-
– '13AsreadKei Oikawa-
– The Girl Who Leapt Through Space26SunriseMasakazu ObaraSora o Kakeru Shōjo-
– Zoku Natsume Yūjin-chō13Brain's BaseTakahiro OmoriNatsume's Book of Friends -
– '26MadhouseJun Shishido-
– Viper's Creed12AIC Spirits
Digital Frontier		Shinji Aramaki
Hiroyuki Kanbe		-
– Asu no Yoichi!12AICRion Kujo-
– '24SunriseTsuneo Kobayashi-
– '12GonzoKoichi Chigira-
– ' 12A-1 PicturesKazuki AkaneTetsuwan Birdy Decode:02-
– The Beast Player Erin50Production I.G
Trans Arts		Takayuki HamanaKemono no Sōja Erin-
– Major S525SynergySPToshinori Fukushima-
– Rideback12MadhouseAtsushi Takahashi-
– Slayers Evolution-R12J.C.StaffTakashi Watanabe-
– Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai9Kyoto AnimationYoshiji Kigami-
– Genji Monogatari Sennenki11Tezuka Productions
TMS Entertainment		Osamu Dezaki-
– Fresh PreCure!50Toei AnimationJunji Shimizu
Akifumi Zako		-
– Mainichi Kaasan142Studio Gallop
TYO Animations
Dong Woo Animation		Mitsuru Hongo-
– Asura Cryin13Seven ArcsKeizō Kusakawa-
– Pandora Hearts25XebecTakao Kato-
– '26Genco
Bee Train		Kōichi Mashimo-
– '12ArmsKinji YoshimotoQueen's Blade: Rurō no Senshi-
– '12Production I.GItsuro KawasakiSengoku Basara-
– Basquash!26SatelightShōji Kawamori
Shin Itagaki
Eiichi Sato		-
– Hayate the Combat Butler!!25J.C.StaffYoshiaki IwasakiHayate no Gotoku!!-
– Higepiyo39Kinema CitrusAtsushi Takeyama-
– K-On!13Kyoto AnimationNaoko Yamada-
– '26GK Entertainment
Gonzo		Takahiro Ikezoe-
– Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō51SynergySP
Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment		Harume Kosaka-
– '26Bee Media
Code		Yasuhiro ImagawaShin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen-
– Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Crimson S12DiomedéaToshimasa Suzuki-
– Valkyria Chronicles26A-1 PicturesYasutaka Yamamoto-
– '51Tatsunoko Production
Nelvana		Kunihisa SugishimaMetal Fight Beyblade-
– Cross Game50SynergySPOsamu Sekita-
– Dragon Ball Z Kai97Toei AnimationYasuhiro NowatariDragon Ball Kai-
– '64BonesYasuhiro IrieHagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist-
– Guin Saga26SatelightAtsushi Wakabayashi-
– Hanasakeru Seishōnen39Studio PierrotChiaki Kon
Hajime Kamegaki		-
– '39Nippon AnimationKatsuyoshi Yatabe-
– Jewelpet52Studio CometNanako Sasaki-
– Natsu no Arashi!13ShaftShin Ōnuma
Akiyuki Shinbo		-
– '12Silver LinkKeitaro Motonaga-
– Saki25Gonzo
Picture Magic		Manabu Ono-
– Shangri-La24GonzoMakoto Bessho-
– Tears to Tiara26White FoxTomoki Kobayashi-
– 07-Ghost25Studio DeenNorihiro Takamoto-
– Sōten Kōro26MadhouseToyoo Ashida
Tsuneo Tominaga		-
– '26Asahi ProductionHiroshi Kugimiya-
– Ristorante Paradiso11David ProductionMitsuko Kase-
– First Love Limited12J.C.StaffYoshiki YamakawaHatsukoi Limited-
– '52TMS Entertainment
Japan Vistec		Mitsuo Hashimoto-
– The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya14Kyoto AnimationTatsuya IshiharaSuzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu-
– Weiß Survive16Studio HibariIku Suzuki-
– Umi Monogatari12ZexcsYuu Kou
Junichi Sato		-
– Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!12Studio HibariShinichiro Kimura-
– Needless24MadhouseMasayuki Sakoi-
– Sweet Blue Flowers11J.C.StaffKen'ichi KasaiAoi Hana-
– Taishō Baseball Girls12J.C.StaffTakashi IkehataTaishō Yakyū Musume-
– Umineko When They Cry26Studio DeenChiaki KonUmineko no Naku Koro ni-
– Bakemonogatari12ShaftAkiyuki Shinbo
Tatsuya Oishi		-
– Canaan13P.A.WorksMasahiro Ando-
– Element Hunters39 Heewon EntertainmentYoshiaki Okumura
Hunpyo Hong		-
– Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei13ShaftAkiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto		-
– Kanamemo13FeelShigehito Takayanagi-
– Kuruneko50Dax ProductionAkitaro Daichi-
– Princess Lover!12GoHandsHiromitsu Kanazawa-
– GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class12AICHiroaki Sakurai-
– Sora no Manimani12Studio CometShinji Takamatsu-
– Spice and Wolf II12Brain's BaseTakeo TakahashiŌkami to Kōshinryō II-
– Tokyo Magnitude 8.011Bones
Kinema Citrus		Masaki Tachibana-
– Modern Magic Made Simple12NomadYasuhiro KurodaYoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō-
– Asura Cryin 13Seven ArcsKeizō Kusakawa-
– Nyan Koi!12AICKeiichiro Kawaguchi-
– Kämpfer12NomadYasuhiro Kuroda-
– Student Council's Discretion12Studio DeenTakuya SatōSeitokai no Ichizon-
– '27David ProductionToshiya Shinohara-
– White Album 13Seven ArcsTaizō Yoshida-
– A Certain Scientific Railgun24J.C.StaffTatsuyuki NagaiToaru Kagaku no Railgun-
– '26SunriseYasunao AokiInuyasha Kanketsu-Hen-
– Shugo Chara! Party!25SatelightKenji Yasuda-
– Tegami Bachi25Studio PierrotAkira Iwanaga-
– The Sacred Blacksmith12ManglobeMasamitsu HidakaSeiken no Blacksmith-
– Heaven's Lost Property13AICHisashi SaitōSora no Otoshimono-
– '13Yumeta CompanyKenichi Kasai-
– Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū13ShaftShin Ōnuma
Ken'ichi Ishikura		-
– Yumeiro Patissiere50Studio Hibari
Pierrot		Iku Suzuki-
– Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu50Hal Film MakerSoichi Masui-
– Shin Koihime Musō12Doga KoboNobuaki Nakanishi-
– '12Doga KoboMasami Shimoda-
– Kimi ni Todoke25Production I.GHiro Kaburaki-
– Kobato24MadhouseMitsuyuki Masuhara-
– '12Studio BarcelonaMunenori Nawa-
– Whispered Words13AICEiji SuganumaSasameki Koto-
– 12BonesTensai OkamuraDarker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini-
– Aoi Bungaku Series12MadhouseMorio Asaka
Tetsurō Araki
Shigeyuki Miya
Ryosuke Nakamura		-
– Fairy Tail175A-1 Pictures
Satelight		Shinji Ishihara-
– Kaidan Restaurant23Toei AnimationYoko Ikeda-
– Kiddy Girl-and24SatelightKeiji Gotoh-
– Kūchū Buranko11Toei AnimationKenji Nakamura-
– Weiß Survive R12Studio HibariKenji Seto-
– Hipira-kun12SunriseShinji Kimura-

Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.
First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
– 52Studio DeenBob Shirohata-
– Nyorōn Churuya-san13Kyoto Animation-
– The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya25Kyoto AnimationSuzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yūutsu-

Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.
First run start and end datesTitleEpisodesStudioDirectorAlternate titleRef
– '4Studio Barcelona-
– Strawberry Marshmallow Encore2DaumeTakuya SatōIchigo Mashimaro Encore-
– xxxHOLiC Shunmuki2Production I.GTsutomu Mizushima-
– Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei5Studio DeenToshifumi Kawase-
– Tsubasa Spring Thunder Chronicles2Production I.GShunsuke TadaTsubasa: Shunraiki-
– Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar13AIC Spirits
BeSTACK		Toshifumi KawaseIsekai no Seikishi Monogatari-
– To Love-Ru6XebecTakao Kato-
– Denpa teki na Kanojo2Brain's BaseMamoru Kanbe-
– '4David ProductionTatsuya Abe-
– Utawarerumono3Aquaplus
Chaos Project		Kenichiro Katsura-
'1AsreadKei Oikawa-
– '26TMS EntertainmentOsamu Nabeshima-
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka Hardcore1TNKKeitaro Motonaga-
– AIKa ZERO3Studio FantasiaNoriyasu Yamauchi-
– Aki Sora2Hoods EntertainmentTakeo Takahashi-
– '5Shaft
Studio Pastoral		Akiyuki Shinbo-
– '2XebecAtsushi Ōtsuki-
– 2GainaxShouji SaekiMahoromatic: Tadaima◇Okaeri-
– Shakugan no Shana S4J.C.StaffTakashi Watanabe-
Kowarekake no Orgel1ElectromagneticWaveKeiichiro Kawaguchi-