# 2013 in anime

Events in 2013 in anime.

## Accolades

Internationally, Patema Inverted and The Wind Rises were nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film. The Wind Rises was also in competition for the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. The Wind Rises won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The Wind Rises and A Letter to Momo have been nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature at the 41st Annie Awards. The Wind Rises has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Possessions has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards.

## Releases
### Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2013.
| Release date | Title | Studio | Director | Running time (minutes) |
| March 2 | Death Billiards | Madhouse | Yuzuru Tachikawa | 25 |
| March 2 | Little Witch Academia | Trigger | Yoh Yoshinari | 26 |
| March 15 | Shimajirō to Fufu no Daibōken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana | Benesse Corporation | Isamu Hirabayashi | 60 |
| March 30 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Toei Animation | Masahiro Hosoda | 85 |
| March 30 | Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home | P.A. Works | Masahiro Andō | 66 |
| October 26 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | 130 |
| April 13 | Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War | AIC ASTA | Seiji Kishi | 83 |
| November 23 | Persona 3 The Movie: #1 Spring of Birth | AIC ASTA | Noriaki Akitaya,Tomohisa Taguchi | 98 |

### Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2013.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title |
| January 2 – March 27 | Mangirl! | 13 | Doga Kobo | Nobuaki Nakanishi | |
| January 3 – March 28 | Ai Mai Mi | 13 | Seven | Itsuki Imazaki | |
| January 3 – March 21 | Encouragement of Climb | 12 | 8-Bit | Yusuke Yamamoto | Yama no Susume |
| January 4 – March 22 | Cuticle Detective Inaba | 12 | Zexcs | Susumu Nitsukawa | Cuticle Tantei Inaba |
| January 5 – March 30 | AKB0048 next stage | 13 | Satelight | Shōji Kawamori Yoshimasa Hiraike | |
| January 5 – March 30 | Da Capo III | 13 | Kazami Gakuen Kōshiki Dōga-bu | Ken'ichi Ishikura | |
| January 5 – March 30 | Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East | 13 | Studio Deen | Mitsue Yamazaki | Hakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun |
| January 5 – March 30 | Maoyu | 12 | Arms | Takeo Takahashi | Maoyū Maō Yūsha |
| January 6 – March 24 | Ishida & Asakura | 12 | Dax Production Hotline | Pippuya | |
| January 6 – March 31 | Love Live! | 13 | Sunrise | Takahiko Kyōgoku | |
| January 6 – March 30 | Minami-ke: Tadaima | 13 | Feel | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | |
| January 6 – March 31 | Oreshura | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Kanta Kamei | |
| January 6 – March 24 | Senran Kagura | 12 | Animation Studio Artland | Takashi Watanabe | |
| January 7 – March 25 | Amnesia | 12 | Brain's Base | Yoshimitsu Ohashi | |
| January 7 – March 26 | Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman | 12 | TMS Entertainment | Hirofumi Ogura | |
| January 7 – March 25 | Unlimited Psychic Squad | 12 | Manglobe | Shishō Igarashi | The Unlimited: Hyōbu Kyōsuke |
| January 8 – April 2 | Senyu | 12 | Liden Films Ordet | Yutaka Yamamoto | |
| January 9 – March 27 | Silver Spoon (season 2) | 11 | A-1 Pictures | Tomohiko Itō Kotomi Deai | Gin no Saji |
| January 10 – March 28 | GJ Club | 12 | Doga Kobo | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | GJ-bu |
| January 10 – March 28 | Tamako Market | 12 | Kyoto Animation | Naoko Yamada | |
| January 11 – June 28 | Chihayafuru 2 | 25 | Madhouse | Morio Asaka | |
| January 11 – March 29 | Haganai NEXT | 12 | AIC Build | Toru Kitahata | Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Next |
| January 11 – March 29 | Kotoura-san | 12 | AIC Classic | Masahiko Ohta | |
| January 11 – March 15 | Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They? | 10 | Diomedéa | Keizō Kusakawa Yasutaka Yamamoto | Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sō Desu yo? |
| January 11 – March 29 | Sasami-san@Ganbaranai | 12 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo | |
| January 11 – March 29 | Vividred Operation | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Kazuhiro Takamura | |
| January 13 – September 29 | Beast Saga | 38 | SynergySP | Katsumi Ono | |
| January 13 – March 2, 2014 | Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker | 59 | TMS Entertainment | Hatsuki Tsuji | |
| February 3 – January 26, 2014 | DokiDoki! PreCure | 49 | Toei Animation | Gō Koga | |
| February 6 – April 24 | Straight Title Robot Anime | 12 | | Kōtarō Ishidate Toru Nakano | |
| March 16 – June 1 | Red Data Girl | 12 | P.A.Works | Toshiya Shinohara | RDG Red Data Girl |
| April 2 – June 25 | DD Fist of the North Star | 13 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Akitaro Daichi | |
| April 3 – June 26 | Karneval | 13 | Manglobe | Eiji Suganuma | |
| April 3 – June 26 | Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE 2000% | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Yuu Kou Yūki Ukai | |
| April 4 – June 27 | Devil Survivor 2: The Animation | 13 | Bridge | Seiji Kishi | |
| April 4 – June 27 | The Devil Is a Part-Timer! | 13 | White Fox | Naoto Hosoda | Hataraku Maō-sama! |
| April 4 – September 19 | Majestic Prince | 24 | Doga Kobo Orange | Keitaro Motonaga | |
| April 4 – June 27 | The Severing Crime Edge | 13 | Studio Gokumi | Yūji Yamaguchi | Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge |
| April 5 – June 21 | Samurai Bride | 12 | Arms | KOBUN | Hyakka Ryōran |
| April 5 – June 29 | The Flowers of Evil | 13 | Zexcs | Hiroshi Nagahama | Aku no Hana |
| April 5 – June 28 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | 13 | Brain's Base | Ai Yoshimura | Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. |
| April 5 – June 28 | Photo Kano | 13 | Madhouse | Akitoshi Yokoyama | |
| April 6 – December 28, 2013 | Baku Tech! Bakugan Gachi | 39 | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | Junji Nishimura | |
| April 6 – February 7, 2015 | Danchi Tomoo | 78 | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | Ayumu Watanabe | |
| April 6 – June 22 | Date A Live | 12 | AIC Plus+ | Keitaro Motonaga | |
| April 6 – March 29, 2014 | Duel Masters Victory V3 | 51 | | Takao Kato | |
| April 6 – June 29 | Haitai Nanafa | 13 | Passione | Hiroshi Kimura | |
| April 6 – March 29, 2014 | Jewelpet Happiness | 52 | Studio Comet | Hiroaki Sakurai | |
| April 6 – July 7 | Leviathan: The Last Defense | 13 | Gonzo | Kenichi Yatani | Zettai Bōei Leviathan |
| April 6 – June 29 | Muromi-san | 13 | Tatsunoko Production | Tatsuya Yoshihara | Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san |
| April 6 – March 29, 2014 | Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live | 51 | Tatsunoko Production | Masakazu Hishida | |
| April 6 – March 30, 2014 | Tanken Driland: Sennen no Mahō | 51 | Toei Animation | Toshinori Fukuzawa | |
| April 7 – September 29 | Attack on Titan | 25 | Wit Studio | Tetsurō Araki | Shingeki no Kyojin |
| April 7 – June 30 | Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet | 13 | Production I.G | Kazuya Murata | Suisei no Gargantia |
| April 7 – June 30 | Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Hiroyuki Kanbe | |
| April 7 – June 30 | Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san Z | 13 | Production I.G | Tsutomu Mizushima | |
| April 8 – July 1 | Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W | 12 | Xebec | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | |
| April 8 – July 1 | Hayate the Combat Butler: Cuties | 12 | Manglobe | Masashi Kudo | |
| April 8 – September 30 | Mushibugyo | 26 | Seven Arcs Pictures | Takayuki Hamana | |
| April 9 – July 1 | Arata: The Legend | 12 | Satelight JM Animation | Kenji Yasuda Woo Hyun Park | Arata Kangatari |
| April 9 – June 25 | Sparrow's Hotel | 12 | Hotline | Tetsuji Nakamura | |
| April 9 – June 26 | Yuyushiki | 12 | Kinema Citrus | Kaori | |
| April 10 – June 26 | Aiura | 12 | Liden Films | Ryōsuke Nakamura | |
| April 12 – September 27, 2013 | A Certain Scientific Railgun S | 24 | J.C.Staff | Tatsuyuki Nagai | Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S |
| April 12 – June 28 | Valvrave the Liberator | 12 | Sunrise | Kō Matsuo | Kakumeiki Valvrave |
| April 13 – June 29 | The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat. | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yōhei Suzuki | Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko. |
| June 8 – March 1, 2014 | Kingdom (season 2) | 39 | Pierrot | Jun Kamiya | |
| July 1 – September 16 | Dog & Scissors | 12 | Gonzo | Yukio Takahashi | Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyō |
| July 2 – September 17 | Brothers Conflict | 12 | Brain's Base | Atsushi Matsumoto | |
| July 2 – December 17 | Gifū Dōdō!! Kanetsugu to Keiji | 25 | Studio Deen | Bob Shirahata | |
| July 2 – September 24 | Senyu (season 2) | 12 | Liden Films Ordet | Yutaka Yamamoto | |
| July 3 – September 18 | Tamayura: More Aggressive | 12 | TYO Animations | Junichi Sato | |
| July 4 – October 11 | Chronicles of the Going Home Club | 12 | Nomad | Hikaru Sato | Kitakubu Katsudō Kiroku |
| July 4 – September 26 | Danganronpa: The Animation | 13 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi | |
| July 4 – September 26 | Free! | 12 | Kyoto Animation Animation Do | Hiroko Utsumi | |
| July 4 – September 26 | Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen | 13 | Studio Deen | Mamoru Hatekayama | |
| July 4 – September 26 | Senki Zesshō Symphogear G | 13 | Satelight | Katsumi Ono | |
| July 4 – September 26 | Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C³ | 13 | Gainax | Masayoshi Kawajiri | |
| July 5 – September 27 | Love Lab | 13 | Doga Kobo | Masahiko Ohta | |
| July 5 – September 27 | Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS | 13 | Project No.9 | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | |
| July 5 – September 27 | Servant × Service | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Yasutaka Yamamoto | |
| July 6 – September 28 | Day Break Illusion | 13 | AIC | Keizō Kusakawa | Gen'ei o Kakeru Taiyō |
| July 6 – September 21 | Kin-iro Mosaic | 12 | Studio Gokumi | Tensho | |
| July 6 – September 21 | Sunday Without God | 12 | Madhouse | Yūji Kumazawa | Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyōbi |
| July 7 – September 8 | Blood Lad | 10 | Brain's Base | Shigeyuki Miya | |
| July 7 – September 22 | Devils and Realist | 12 | Doga Kobo | Chiaki Kon | Makai Ōji: Devils and Realist |
| July 7 – September 22 | Teekyu (season 2) | 12 | MAPPA | Shin Itagaki | |
| July 7 – September 29 | The Eccentric Family | 13 | P.A.Works | Masayuki Yoshihara | Uchōten Kazoku |
| July 7 – September 28 | Fantasista Doll | 12 | Hoods Entertainment | Hisashi Saitō | |
| July 7 – September 29 | Genshiken: Second Season | 13 | Production I.G | Tsutomu Mizushima | |
| July 7 – September 22 | High School DxD New | 12 | TNK | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | |
| July 8 – September 29 | Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (season 2) | 13 | Studio Deen | Mitsue Yamazaki | Hakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun |
| July 8 – September 23 | No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma | Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! |
| July 8 – September 23 | Recorder to Randoseru Mi | 12 | Seven | Hiroshi Kimura | |
| July 8 – September 23 | The World God Only Knows: Goddesses | 12 | Manglobe | Satoshi Ōsedo | Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen |
| July 12 – September 27 | Gatchaman Crowds | 12 | Tatsunoko Production | Kenji Nakamura | |
| July 12 – September 27 | Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation | 12 | David Production | Masahiro Mukai | |
| July 13 – September 14 | Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya | 10 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma Takashi Sakamoto Miki Minato | |
| July 13 – September 28 | Futari wa Milky Holmes | 12 | J.C.Staff Nomad | Hiroshi Nishikiori | |
| September 13 – December 13 | Super Seisyun Brothers | 14 | AIC PLUS+ | Masahiro Takata | |
| September 13 – September 28 | A Town Where You Live | 12 | Gonzo | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | |
| September 16 – December 9 | Diabolik Lovers | 12 | Zexcs | Shinobu Tagashira | |
| September 22 – September 21, 2014 | Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero | 49 | Sunrise | Masaki Watanabe | |
| September 1 – December 24 | Miss Monochrome | 13 | Liden Films Sanzigen | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | |
| October 2 – December 18 | Beyond the Boundary | 12 | Kyoto Animation | Taichi Ishidate | Kyōkai no Kanata |
| October 2 – December 25 | Coppelion | 13 | GoHands | Shingo Suzuki | |
| October 2 – October 1, 2014 | Gaist Crusher | 51 | Pierrot | Yoshihiro Takamoto | |
| October 2 – December 25 | Kyōsōgiga | 10 | Toei Animation | Rie Matsumoto | |
| October 3 – March 29, 2015 | Ace of Diamond | 75 | Madhouse Production I.G | Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Daiya no A |
| October 3 – March 27, 2014 | Golden Time | 24 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | |
| October 3 – April 3, 2014 | Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea | 26 | P.A.Works | Toshiya Shinohara | Nagi no Asukara |
| October 3 – December 19 | Outbreak Company | 12 | Feel | Kei Oikawa | |
| October 3 – March 28, 2014 | Strike the Blood | 24 | Silver Link Connect | Takao Sano Hideyo Yamamoto | |
| October 4 – December 20 | Freezing Vibration | 12 | A.C.G.T | Takashi Watanabe | |
| October 4 – December 20 | Infinite Stratos 2 | 12 | 8-Bit | Susumu Tosaka Yasuhito Kikuchi | |
| October 4 – March 28, 2014 | Kill la Kill | 24 | Trigger | Hiroyuki Imaishi | |
| October 5 – March 29, 2014 | Hajime no Ippo: Rising | 25 | Madhouse MAPPA | Jun Shishido | |
| October 5 – December 21 | I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job | 12 | Asread | Kinji Yoshimoto | Yūsha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shūshoku o Ketsui Shimashita. |
| October 5 – December 28 | Little Busters! Refrain | 13 | J.C.Staff | Yoshinobu Yamakawa | |
| October 5 – March 22, 2014 | Log Horizon | 25 | Satelight | Shinji Ishihira | |
| October 5 – December 29 | Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono | 12 | Yaoyorozu | Kōtarō Ishidate | |
| October 6 – December 22 | Gingitsune | 12 | Diomedéa | Shin Misawa | |
| October 6 – March 30, 2014 | Kuroko's Basketball (season 2) | 25 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | Kuroko no Basuke |
| October 6 – March 30, 2014 | Magi: The Kingdom of Magic | 25 | A-1 Pictures | Koji Masunari | |
| October 6 – December 22 | Meganebu! | 12 | Studio Deen | Soubi Yamamoto | |
| October 6 – March 23, 2014 | Phi Brain: Puzzle of God (season 3) | 25 | Sunrise | Junichi Sato | |
| October 6 – December 22 | Walkure Romanze | 12 | 8-Bit | Yūsuke Yamamoto | |
| October 6 – December 22 | Wanna Be the Strongest in the World | 12 | Arms | Rion Kujo | Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai! |
| October 6 – December 22 | Teekyu (season 3) | 12 | MAPPA | Shin Itagaki | |
| October 6 – December 29 | White Album 2 | 13 | Satelight | Masaomi Andō | |
| October 6 – January 1, 2014 | Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta | 13 | Tatsunoko Production | Ryochimo Sawa | |
| October 7 – December 23 | Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova | 12 | Sanzigen | Seiji Kishi | |
| October 7 – March 31, 2014 | Gundam Build Fighters | 25 | Sunrise | Kenji Nagasaki | |
| October 7 – December 23 | Non Non Biyori | 12 | Silver Link | Shin'ya Kawatsura | |
| October 7 – December 23 | Unbreakable Machine-Doll | 12 | Lerche | Kinji Yoshimoto | Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai |
| October 7 – July 1, 2014 | Yowamushi Pedal | 38 | TMS/8PAN | Osamu Nabeshima | |
| October 8 – December 24 | BlazBlue Alter Memory | 12 | TeamKG Hoods Entertainment | Hideki Tachibana | |
| October 9 – March 26, 2014 | Tokyo Ravens | 24 | 8-Bit | Takaomi Kanasaki | |
| October 10 – December 19 | Galilei Donna | 11 | A-1 Pictures | Yasuomi Umetsu | |
| October 10 – December 12 | Noucome | 10 | Diomedéa | Takayuki Inagaki | Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Rabu Kome o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru |
| October 10 – March 27, 2014 | Samurai Flamenco | 22 | Manglobe | Takahiro Omori | |
| October 10 – December 26 | Valvrave the Liberator (season 2) | 12 | Sunrise | Kō Matsuo | Kakumeiki Valvrave |
| December 20 – March 28, 2014 | Pupipō! | 15 | AIC Plus+ | Kaoru Suzuki | |

### Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2013.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title |
| June 19 | Future Diary: Redial | 1 | Asread | Akira Iwanaga | Mirai Nikki: Redial |
| July 22 – August 26, 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise | 5 | Production I.G | Kazuchika Kise | |
| July 24 | Corpse Party: Tortured Souls | 4 | Asread | Akira Iwanaga | |

## Highest-grossing films

The following are the 10 highest-grossing anime films of 2013 by Japan gross are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Gross (Japan) |
| 1 | The Wind Rises | $119,513,192 |
| 2 | One Piece Film: Z | $72,822,122 |
| 3 | Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum | $37,229,132 |
| 4 | Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea | $36,054,366 |
| 5 | Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened | $30,906,537 |
| 6 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | $29,947,013 |
| 7 | The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | $22,693,504 |
| 8 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion | $19,169,007 |
| 9 | Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya | $15,786,182 |
| 10 | Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!! | $12,572,797 |