2017 in anime
Events in 2017 in anime. This year is known as the Anime Centennial Year, was celebrated its 100th anniversary to commemorate the ending of the Heisei era.
Releases
Films
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2017.| Release date | Title | Studio | Director | Running time | Notes | Ref |
| 6 January | ' | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | |||
| 7 January | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress film | Wit Studio | Tetsurō Araki | |||
| 21 January | ' | A-1 Pictures | Noriyuki Abe | |||
| 3 February | Genocidal Organ | Manglobe | Shukō Murase | |||
| 11 February | Ao Oni: The Animation | Studio Deen | Toshirō Hamamura | |||
| 18 February | ' | A-1 Pictures | Tomohiko Itō | |||
| 25 February | Digimon Adventure tri. Loss | Toei Animation | Keitaro Motonaga | |||
| 4 March | ' | Shin-Ei Animation | Atsushi Takahashi | |||
| 18 March | Ancien and the Magic Tablet | Signal.MD | Kenji Kamiyama | |||
| 15 April | ' | TMS Entertainment | ||||
| 15 April | ' | TMS Entertainment | Kobun Shizuno | |||
| 15 July | ' | OLM | Kunihiko Yuyama | |||
| 18 August | Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Nobuyuki Takeuchi | |||
| 26 August | ' | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma | |||
| 14 October | ' | Ufotable | Tomonori Sudō | |||
| 11 November | Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru Zenpen - Benio, Hana no 17-sai | Nippon Animation | ||||
| 17 November | ' | Polygon Pictures | Kōbun Shizuno |
ONAs/OVAs
- 12 January - Chōyū Sekai
Television series
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title | Ref |
| 3 January – 21 March | Ai Mai Mi Surgical Friends | 12 | Seven | Itsuki Imazaki | ||
| 4 January – 29 March | ' | 13 | Gonzo | Hiroshi Ikehata | ||
| 5 January – 23 March | Masamune-kun's Revenge | 12 | Silver Link | Mirai Minato | Masamune-kun no Revenge | |
| 5 January – 23 March | Seiren | 12 | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ | Tomoki Kobayashi | ||
| 5 January – 23 March | Urara Meirocho | 12 | J.C.Staff | Youhei Suzuki | ||
| 6 January – 24 March | Fuuka | 12 | Diomedéa | Keizō Kusakawa | ||
| 6 January – 15 May | Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club | 13 | J.C.Staff A.C.G.T | Susumu Kudo | Minami Kamakura Kōkō Joshi Jitensha-Bu | |
| 6 January – 31 March | Saga of Tanya the Evil | 12 | NUT | Yutaka Uemura | Yōjo Senki | |
| 7 January – 25 March | ' | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Koichi Hatsumi | Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen | |
| 7 January – 26 March | Interviews with Monster Girls | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ryou Andou | Demi-chan wa Kataritai | |
| 8 January – 25 March | Chain Chronicle | 12 | Telecom Animation Film Graphinica | Masashi Kudō | ||
| 8 January – 26 March | ēlDLIVE | 12 | Pierrot | Takeshi Furuta Tomoya Tanaka | ||
| 8 January – 27 March | Idol Incidents | 12 | MAPPA Studio VOLN | Daisuke Yoshida | Idol Jihen | |
| 8 January – 26 March | Nyanko Days | 12 | EMT Squared | Yoshimasa Hiraike | ||
| 8 January – 29 April | Tales of Zestiria the X | 13 | Ufotable | Haruo Sotozaki | ||
| 9 January – 26 June | Little Witch Academia | 25 | Trigger | Yoh Yoshinari | ||
| 9 January – 27 March | Gabriel DropOut | 12 | Doga Kobo | Masahiko Ohta | ||
| 10 January – 28 March | ' | 12 | Madhouse | Shingo Natsume | ||
| 10 January – 28 March | Hand Shakers | 12 | GoHands | Shingo Suzuki Hiromichi Kanazawa | ||
| 10 January – 28 March | Kemono Friends | 12 | Yaoyorozu | Tatsuki | ||
| 10 January – 26 June | ' | 25 | TMS/8PAN | Osamu Nabeshima | ||
| 11 January – 29 March | Chaos;Child | 12 | Silver Link | Masato Jimbo | ||
| 11 January – 29 March | One Room | 12 | Typhoon Graphics | |||
| 11 January – 29 March | Piacevole! | 12 | Zero-G | Hiroaki Sakurai | ||
| 11 January – 1 April | Schoolgirl Strikers | 13 | J.C.Staff | Hiroshi Nishikiori | ||
| 12 January – April 6 | Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Yasuhiro Takato | Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon | |
| 12 January – 30 March | Scum's Wish | 12 | Lerche | Masaomi Ando | Kuzu no Honkai | |
| 21 January – 22 April | BanG Dream! | 13 | Issen Xebec | Atsushi Ootsuki | ||
| 5 February – 28 January 2018 | Kirakira PreCure a la Mode | 49 | Toei Animation | Kohei Kureta Yukio Kaizawa | ||
| 1 April – 17 June | Attack on Titan | 12 | Wit Studio Production I.G | Tetsurō Araki Masashi Koizuka | Shingeki no Kyojin | |
| 1 April – | Future Card Buddyfight X | OLM, Inc. Xebec | ||||
| 1 April – 30 September | My Hero Academia | 25 | Bones | Kenji Nagasaki | Boku no Hero Academia | |
| 1 April – | The Silver Guardian | Haoliners Animation League | Masahiko Ohkura | Gin no Guardian | ||
| 2 April – 25 June | Alice & Zouroku | 12 | J.C.Staff | Katsushi Sakurabi | ||
| 2 April – 25 June | Granblue Fantasy The Animation | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ayako Kurata Yuuki Itoh | ||
| 3 April – 26 March 2018 | Beyblade Burst Evolution | 51 | OLM | Katsuhito Akiyama | ||
| 3 April – 19 June | Frame Arms Girl | 12 | Zexcs Studio A-Cat | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | ||
| 3 April – 19 June | The Laughing Salesman NEW | 12 | Shin-Ei Animation | Hirofumi Ogura | ||
| 3 April – 19 June | Tsugumomo | 12 | Zero-G | Ryōichi Kuraya | ||
| 4 April – 20 June | Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor | 12 | Liden Films | Minato Kazuto | ||
| 4 April – 27 March 2018 | Idol Time PriPara | 51 | Tatsunoko Production DongWoo A&E | Makoto Moriwaki | ||
| 4 April – 20 June | The Royal Tutor | 12 | Bridge | Katsuya Kikuchi | Ōshitsu Kyōshi Haine | |
| 5 April – 21 June | Armed Girl's Machiavellism | 12 | Silver Link | Hideki Tachibana | Busō Shōjo Machiavellism | |
| 5 April – | ' | Pierrot | Noriyuki Abe Hiroyuki Yamashita | |||
| 5 April – 13 September | Sagrada Reset | 24 | David Production | Shin'ya Kawatsura | Sakurada Reset | |
| 5 April – 20 September | Sakura Quest | 25 | P.A.Works | Soichi Masui | ||
| 6 April – 22 June | Clockwork Planet | 12 | Xebec | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | ||
| 6 April – 22 June | Kabukibu! | 12 | Studio Deen | Kazuhiro Yoneda | ||
| 6 April – 22 June | Love Tyrant | 12 | EMT Squared | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Ren'ai Bōkun | |
| 6 April – 29 June | Tsuki ga Kirei | 12 | Feel | Seiji Kishi | ||
| 7 April – 23 June | Hinako Note | 12 | Passione | Takeo Takahashi Toru Kitahata | ||
| 7 April – 30 June | ' | 12 | Toei Animation | Kazuya Murata | Seikai Suru Kado | |
| 7 April – 29 September | ' | 24 | MAPPA | Keiichi Sato | Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin Soul | |
| 7 April – 30 March 2018 | ' | 51 | Studio Deen | Nana Imanaka Sakura Gojo | ||
| 7 April – 23 June | Twin Angel Break | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | ||
| 8 April – 24 June | Eromanga Sensei | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ryohei Takeshita | ||
| 8 April – 16 September | ' | 22 | Troyca | Ei Aoki | ||
| 9 April – 25 June | ID-0 | 12 | Sanzigen | Gorō Taniguchi | ||
| 9 April – 25 June | The Eccentric Family | 12 | P.A.Works | Masayuki Yoshihara | Uchōten Kazoku | |
| 10 April – 26 June | Grimoire of Zero | 12 | White Fox | Tetsuo Hirakawa | Zero kara Hajimeru Mahō no Sho | |
| 11 April – 27 June | Anonymous Noise | 12 | Brain's Base | Hideya Takahashi | ||
| 11 April – 27 June | WorldEnd | 12 | Satelight C2C | Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka? | ||
| 12 April – 28 June | ' | 12 | A-Real Project No.9 | Noriaki Saito | ||
| 12 April – 28 June | Room Mate | 12 | Typhoon Graphics | |||
| 13 April – 28 September | Gamers! | 12 | Pine Jam | Manabu Okamoto | ||
| 14 April – 23 June | ' | 11 | A-1 Pictures | Kanta Kamei | Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Flat | |
| 14 April – 30 June | ' | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yōhei Suzuki | Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria | |
| 14 April – 29 July | Seven Mortal Sins | 12 | Artland TNK | Kinji Yoshimoto | sin Nanatsu no Taizai | |
| 15 April – 16 December | 100% Pascal-sensei | 36 | OLM | Yo Miura | ||
| 15 April – 8 July | ' | 12 | OLM Production I.G Signal.MD | Katsuyuki Motohiro Tatsuo Satō | ||
| 15 April – 16 December | PriPri Chi-chan!! | 36 | OLM, Inc. | Takahiro Ikezoe | ||
| 15 April – 23 December | Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu | 37 | OLM Xebec | Takao Kato | ||
| 10 May – 25 September 2019 | Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS | 120 | Gallop | Masahiro Hosoda Katsuya Asano | ||
| 1 July – 23 September | Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic | 12 | Doga Kobo | Hiroaki Akagi | ||
| 1 July – 23 September | Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler | 12 | MAPPA | Yuichiro Hayashi | ||
| 1 July – 23 September | Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu | 13 | Ufotable | Toshiyuki Shirai | ||
| 1 July – 30 September | Senki Zesshō Symphogear AXZ | 13 | Satelight | Katsumi Ono | ||
| 2 July – 17 September | Battle Girl High School | 12 | Silver Link | Noriaki Akitaya | ||
| 2 July – 17 September | Clean Freak! Aoyama kun | 12 | Studio Hibari | Kazuya Ichikawa | Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun | |
| 2 July – 30 December | Fate/Apocrypha | 25 | A-1 Pictures | Yoshiyuki Asai | ||
| 2 July – 24 September | Knight's & Magic | 13 | 8-Bit | Yusuke Yamamoto | ||
| 3 July – 25 December | Elegant Yokai Apartment Life | 26 | Shin-Ei Animation | Mitsuo Hashimoto | Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō | |
| 3 July – 18 September | Restaurant to Another World | 12 | Silver Link | Masato Jinbo | Isekai Shokudō | |
| 4 July – 19 September | Aho-Girl | 12 | Diomedéa | Keizō Kusakawa Shingo Tamaki | ||
| 4 July – 19 September | Love and Lies | 12 | Liden Films | Seiki Takuno | Koi to Uso | |
| 4 July – 19 September | Nana Maru San Batsu | 12 | TMS Entertainment | Masaki Ōzora | 7O3X Fastest Finger First | |
| 4 July – 19 September | Tsuredure Children | 12 | Studio Gokumi | Hiraku Kaneko | ||
| 5 July – 20 September | ' | 12 | Creators in Pack | Hisayoshi Hirasawa | ||
| 5 July – 20 September | Saiyuki Reload Blast | 12 | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Nakano | ||
| 6 July – 28 September | Convenience Store Boy Friends | 12 | Pierrot | Hayato Date | Konbini Kareshi | |
| 6 July – 21 September | Dive!! | 12 | Zero-G | Kaoru Suzuki | ||
| 7 July – 29 September | 18if | 13 | Gonzo | Kōji Morimoto | ||
| 7 July – 29 September | Action Heroine Cheer Fruits | 12 | Diomedéa | Keizō Kusakawa | ||
| 7 July – 22 December | ' | 24 | MAPPA | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | Shōkoku no Altair | |
| 7 July – 29 September | Chronos Ruler | 13 | Project No.9 | Masato Matsune | ||
| 7 July – 29 September | Made in Abyss | 13 | Kinema Citrus | Masayuki Kojima | ||
| 7 July – 22 September | Vatican Miracle Examiner | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshitomo Yonetani | ||
| 8 July – 23 September | Hitorijime My Hero | 12 | Encourage Films | Yukina Hiiro | ||
| 8 July – 17 December | Welcome to the Ballroom | 24 | Production I.G | Yoshimi Itazu | Ballroom e Yōkoso | |
| 9 July – 24 September | A Centaur's Life | 12 | Haoliners Animation League | Fumitoshi Oizaki Naoyuki Konno | Centaur no Nayami | |
| 9 July – 24 September | Princess Principal | 12 | Studio 3Hz Actas | Masaki Tachibana | ||
| 10 July – 25 September | Angel's 3Piece! | 12 | Project No.9 | Shinsuke Yanagi | Tenshi no 3P! | |
| 11 July – 26 September | In Another World With My Smartphone | 12 | Production Reed | Takeyuki Yanase | Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni | |
| 11 July – 19 December | Magical Circle Guru Guru | 24 | Production I.G | Hiroshi Ikehata | Mahōjin Guru Guru | |
| 11 July – 26 September | New Game!! | 12 | Doga Kobo | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | ||
| 11 July – 26 September | Musekinin Galaxy Tylor | 12 | Seven | Hiroshi Kimura | ||
| 12 July – 27 September | Classroom of the Elite | 12 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi Hiroyuki Hashimoto | Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e | |
| 12 July – 27 September | Clione no Akari | 12 | Drop | Naoya Ishikawa | ||
| 12 July – 13 September | My First Girlfriend Is a Gal | 10 | NAZ | Hiroyuki Furukawa | Hajimete no Gal | |
| 12 July – 27 September | Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat | 12 | DMM.futureworks W-Toon Studio | Kenshirō Morii | Nora to Ōjo to Noraneko Heart | |
| 14 July – 29 September | ' | 12 | Studio Deen | Takahiro Omori | Jigoku Shōjo: Yoi no Togi | |
| 22 July – 7 October | The Reflection | 12 | Studio Deen | Hiroshi Nagahama | ||
| 2 October – 18 December | UQ Holder! | 12 | J.C.Staff | Youhei Suzuki | ||
| 3 October – | Black Clover | Pierrot | Tatsuya Yoshihara | |||
| 3 October – 20 December | ' | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshitomo Yonetani | ||
| 3 October – 26 December | Infini-T Force | 12 | Tatsunoko Digital Frontier | Kiyotaka Suzuki | ||
| 3 October – 19 December | ' | 12 | Graphinica | Naoto Hosoda | ||
| 3 October – 26 December | Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara | 13 | Creators in Pack | Hisayoshi Hirasawa Saori Tachibana | ||
| 3 October – 26 December | Sengoku Night Blood | 12 | Typhoon Graphics | Katsuya Kikuchi | ||
| 4 October – 20 December | Konohana Kitan | 12 | Lerche | Hideki Okamoto | ||
| 4 October – 20 December | Urahara | 12 | EMT Squared | Amika Kubo | ||
| 5 October – 22 December | Dynamic Chord | 12 | Pierrot | Shigenori Kageyama | ||
| 5 October – 28 December | Just Because! | 12 | Pine Jam | Atsushi Kobayashi | ||
| 5 October – 21 December | King's Game The Animation | 12 | Seven | Noriyoshi Sasaki | ||
| 6 October – 22 December | Girls' Last Tour | 12 | White Fox | Takaharu Ozaki | Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō | |
| 6 October – 22 December | Kino's Journey ~The Beautiful World~ The Animated Series | 12 | Lerche | Tomohisa Taguchi | ||
| 6 October – 8 December | Recovery of an MMO Junkie | 10 | Signal.MD | Kazuyoshi Yaginuma | Netojū no Susume | |
| 6 October – 17 November | ' | 7 | Studio Gokumi | Seiji Kishi Daisei Fukuoka | ||
| 7 October – 23 December | Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond | 12 | Bones | Shigehito Takayanagi | Kekkai Sensen & Beyond | |
| 7 October – | ClassicaLoid | Sunrise | Yoichi Fujita | |||
| 7 October – 23 December | ' | 12 | M.S.C | Hideyo Yamamoto | ||
| 7 October – | Dies Irae | 18 | A.C.G.T | Susumu Kudo | ||
| 7 October – 30 March 2018 | ' | 24 | MAPPA | Seong Ho Park | ||
| 7 October – 31 December | Hozuki's Coolheadedness | 13 | Studio Deen | Kazuhiro Yoneda | Hōzuki no Reitetsu | |
| 7 October – 23 December | Land of the Lustrous | 12 | Orange | Takahiko Kyōgoku | Hōseki no Kuni | |
| 7 October – 30 December | Love Live! Sunshine!! | 13 | Sunrise | Kazuo Sakai | ||
| 7 October – 24 March 2018 | The Ancient Magus' Bride | 24 | Wit Studio | Norihiro Naganuma | Mahō Tsukai no Yome | |
| 7 October – 30 December | The Idolmaster SideM | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Miyuki Kuroki Takahiro Harada | ||
| 7 October – 24 March 2018 | ' | 24 | Tatsunoko Productions | Takayuki Inagaki | ||
| 7 October – 23 December | Two Car | 12 | Silver Link | Masafumi Tamura | ||
| 8 October – 24 December | Anime-Gataris | 12 | Wao World | Kenshirō Morii | ||
| 8 October – 24 December | A Sister's All You Need | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma | Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. | |
| 8 October – 24 December | Blend S | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ryōji Masuyama | ||
| 8 October – | ' | OLM, Inc. | Nobuhiro Kondo | |||
| 8 October – 24 December | Children of the Whales | 12 | J.C.Staff | Kyōhei Ishiguro | Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau | |
| 8 October – 24 December | Himouto! Umaru-chan R | 12 | Doga Kobo | Masahiko Ohta | ||
| 9 October – 7 January 2018 | Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shō | |
| 12 October – 22 December | Inuyashiki | 11 | MAPPA | Keiichi Sato Shuhei Yabuta | ||
| 12 October – 13 December | My Girlfriend is Shobitch | 10 | Diomedéa Studio Blanc | Nobuyoshi Nagayama | Boku no Kanojo ga Majime Sugiru Shojo Bitch na Ken | |
| 24 November – 5 January 2018 | ' | 6 | Studio Gokumi | Seiji Kishi Daisei Fukuoka |
Highest-grossing films
The following are the 10 highest-grossing anime films of 2017.| Rank | Title | Gross | Ref. |
| 1 | ' | ||
| 2 | ' | $63,796,378 | |
| 3 | ' | ||
| 4 | ' | ||
| 5 | Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? | ||
| 6 | Mary and the Witch's Flower | $27,642,406 | |
| 7 | ' | $16,145,597 | |
| 8 | Kuroko's Basketball The Movie:Last Game | $7,313,308 | |
| 9 | ' | $6,763,368 | |
| 10 | No Game No Life: Zero | $3,601,129 |