# 2008 in anime

Events in 2008 in anime.

## Events

In this year, 288 anime television programs were produced and home video sales of anime DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs in Japan were worth 77.9 billion yen. Animation studio 8-Bit was founded in September.

## Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, The Sky Crawlers won the Animation Film Award and Ponyo won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Ponyo also won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year; the other nominees were Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend 2008, The Sky Crawlers, Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear and One Piece - The Movie: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura. Internationally, La Maison en Petits Cubes won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and Le Cristal d'Annecy at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Sword of the Stranger was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Ponyo and The Sky Crawlers were in competition for the Golden Lion at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.

## Releases
### Films

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2008.
| Release date | Title | Studio | Director | Running time (minutes) | Alternate title |
| February 9 | The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain | ufotable | Mitsuru Obunai | 59 | Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners daisanshō “tsūkaku zanryū” |
| March 1 | Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel | Toei Animation | Junichi Satō (chief) Susumu Yamaguchi | 113 | Chō gekijō-ban keroro gunsō 3 keroro tai keroro tenkū daisakusen de arimasu! |
| March 1 | One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura | Sunrise | Junji Shimizu | 95 | Wan pīsu episōdo obu choppā + fuyu ni saku, kiseki no sakura |
| April 19 | Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Hero of Kinpoko | Shin-Ei Animation | Mitsuru Hongo | 93 | Kureyon shin-chan cho ~ arashi o yobu kinpoko no yūsha |
| April 19 | Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear | TMS Entertainment | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | 116 | Meitantei konan senritsu no furu sukoa |
| May 24 | The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine | ufotable | Teiichi Takiguchi | 46 | Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners daiyonshō “garan no hora” |
| May 31 | Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume: Watashi wo Aishita Kuro Oolong-Cha | DLE | FROGMAN | 90 | Himitsukessha taka no tsume THE mūbī II watashi o aishita kuro ūroncha |
| July 19 | Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior | OLM | Kunihiko Yuyama | 96 | Poketto monsutā daiyamondo & pāru giratina to hisora no hanataba sheimi |
| July 19 | Ponyo | Studio Ghibli | Hayao Miyazaki | 100 | Gake no ue no ponyo |
| August 2 | Naruto Shippuden: Bonds | Pierrot | Hajime Kamegaki | 92 | Gekijō-ban naruto - naruto - shippuden kizuna |
| August 2 | The Sky Crawlers | Production I.G | Mamoru Oshii | 122 | Sukai kurora |
| August 16 | The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral | ufotable | Takayuki Hirao | 114 | Gekijō-ban sora no ryōiki the Garden of sinners daigoshō `mujun no rasen' |
| September 6 | Gurren Lagann: Childhood's End | Gainax | Hiroyuki Imaishi | 112 | Gekijō-ban tengan toppa gurenragan guren-hen |
| October 11 | Fist of the North Star: Legend of Kenshiro | TMS Entertainment | Toshiki Hirano | 90 | Ma kyūseishu densetsu hokuto no kobushi zero Kenshirō Den |
| October 11 | Genius Party Beyond | Studio 4°C | Mahiro Maeda Kazuto Nakazawa Shinya Ōhira Tatsuyuki Tanaka Kōji Morimoto | 85 | Jīniasu pātī biyondo |
| October 18 | Biohazard: Degeneration | Digital Frontier | Makoto Kamiya | 96 | Baiohazādo dijenerēshon |
| October 18 | Hells | Madhouse | Yoshiki Yamakawa | 117 | Heruzu, (heruzu enjerusu) |
| November 8 | Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! Movie: Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday | Toei Animation | Tatsuya Nagamine | 75 | Eiga iesu! Purikyua 5 GoGo! Okashinokuni no happī bāsudei |
| November 29 | Ice | PPM | | 103 | Aisu gekijō-ban |
| December 13 | Bleach: Fade to Black | Pierrot | Noriyuki Abe | 94 | Gekijō-ban burīchi Fade to Black kimi no na wo yobu |
| December 13 | Major: Yuujou no Winning Shot | Xebec | Takao Kato | 103 | Gekijō-ban mejā yūjō no ichi-kyū (uiningu shotto) |
| December 20 | The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording | ufotable | Takahiro Miura | 59 | Gekijō-ban sora no kyōkai the Garden of sinners dairokushō “bōkyaku rokuon” |

### Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title |
| January 2 – March 26 | Sisters of Wellber Zwei | 13 | Trans Arts | Takayuki Hamana | Uerubēru no monogatari ~ shisutāzu of Wellber ~ dainimaku |
| January 3 – March 27 | Rosario + Vampire | 13 | Gonzo | Takayuki Inagaki | Rozario to banpaia |
| January 4 – March 21 | H2O: Footprints in the Sand | 12 | Zexcs | Hideki Tachibana | H 2 O ~ suna no ue no ashiato ~ |
| January 5 – March 8 | Hatenkō Yūgi | 10 | Studio Deen | Yoshihiro Takamoto | Hatenkō yugi |
| January 5 – June 28 | Major S4 | 26 | SynergySP | Riki Fukushima | Mejā (dai 4 shirīzu) |
| January 5 – June 28 | Persona: Trinity Soul | 26 | A-1 Pictures | Jun Matsumoto | Perusona 〜 toriniti Sōru 〜 |
| January 6 – March 23 | Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed | 12 | J.C.Staff | Tatsuo Satō | Shigofumi |
| January 6 – March 30 | They Are My Noble Masters | 13 | A.C.G.T | Susumu Kudo | Kimi ga aruji de shitsuji ga ore de |
| January 6 – March 30 | True Tears | 13 | P.A.Works | Junji Nishimura | Hontō no namida |
| January 6 – March 30 | (Zoku) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei | 13 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo | Zoku sayonara zetsubō-sensei |
| January 6 – December 28 | Porphy no Nagai Tabi | 52 | Nippon Animation | Tomomi Mochizuki | Porufi no nagai tabi |
| January 7 – March 31 | Minami-ke: Okawari | 13 | Asread | Naoto Hosoda | Minami ke ~ o kawari ~ |
| January 8 – April 1 | Aria the Origination | 13 | Hal Film Maker | Junichi Sato | Aria ji orijinēshon |
| January 8 – April 1 | Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | 13 | Artland | Hiroshi Ishidori | Gan suringā gāru - IL TEATRINO - |
| January 9 – March 26 | Noramimi | 12 | TMS Entertainment | Yoshitaka Koyama | Noramimi |
| January 9 – March 26 | Spice and Wolf | 13 | Imagin | Takeo Takahashi | Ōkami to kōshinryō |
| January 11 – March 21 | Kitarō of the Graveyard | 11 | Toei Animation | Kimitoshi Chioki | Hakaba kitarō |
| January 14 – March 3 | Moegaku★5 | 40 | AIC Spirits | Yoshihiro Takamoto | Mo egaku ★ 5 |
| January 14 – September 27, 2009 | Yatterman | 60 | Tatsunoko Production | Hiroshi Sasagawa | Yattāman |
| February 3 – January 25, 2009 | Yes PreCure 5 GoGo! | 48 | Toei Animation | Toshiaki Komura | Iesu! Purikyua 5 GoGo! |
| February 4 – July 7 | Mnemosyne | 6 | Xebec | Shigeru Ueda | Munemoshune - munemoshune no musume tachi - |
| March 15 – March 29 | Bus Gamer | 3 | Studio Izena | Naoyuki Kazuya | Basu gēmā |
| March 31 – September 25 | Chi's Sweet Home | 104 | Madhouse | Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Chīzu suīto hōmu |
| April 1 – September 30 | Sugarbunnies: Chocolat! | 26 | Asahi Production | Hiroshi Kugimiya | Shugābanīzu shokora! |
| April 2 – March 30, 2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | 154 | Gallop | Katsumi Ono | Yū ☆ gi☆ Ō faibu dīzu |
| April 3 – October 2 | Allison & Lillia | 26 | Madhouse | Masayoshi Nishida | Arison to riria |
| April 3 – February 19, 2009 | Kyo Kara Maoh! (season 3) | 39 | Studio Deen | Junji Nishimura | Kyō kara maō! Dai 3 shirīzu |
| April 4 – June 20 | Kure-nai | 12 | Brain's Base | Kō Matsuo | Aka |
| April 4 – June 27 | xxxHolic: Kei | 13 | Production I.G | Tsutomu Mizushima | ×××HOLiC ◆ Tsugi |
| April 4 – September 26 | Macross Frontier | 25 | Satelight | Shōji Kawamori (chief) Yasuhito Kikuchi | Makurosu efu (furontia) |
| April 4 – September 26 | To Love-Ru | 26 | Xebec | Takao Kato | To LOVEru - tora buru - |
| April 5 – June 21 | Kanokon | 12 | Xebec | Atsushi Ōtsuki | Kanokon |
| April 5 – June 21 | The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk | 12 | Gonzo | Koichi Chigira | Doruāga no tō 〜 the Aegis of URUK 〜 |
| April 5 – June 28 | Amatsuki | 13 | Studio Deen | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | Ama-tsuki |
| April 5 – September 25 | Itazura na Kiss | 25 | TMS Entertainment | Osamu Yamazaki | Itazurana Kiss |
| April 5 – March 20, 2009 | Penguin no Mondai | 100 | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | Jun Kamiya | Pengin no mondai |
| April 5 – March 28, 2009 | Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows | 51 | Studio Pierrot | Yukihiro Matsushita | Burū doragon tenkai no shichiryū |
| April 5 – March 27, 2010 | Duel Masters Cross | 100 | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | Waruo Suzuki | Deyueru masutāzu kurosu |
| April 6 – June 22 | Kamen no Maid Guy | 12 | Madhouse | Masayuki Sakoi | Kamen no meido gai |
| April 6 – June 29 | Da Capo II: Second Season | 13 | Feel | Hideki Okamoto | D. C. II S. S. ~ Da kāpo II sekando shīzun ~ |
| April 6 – September 28 | Blassreiter | 24 | Gonzo | Ichirō Itano | Burasureitā |
| April 6 – September 28 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 | 25 | Sunrise | Gorō Taniguchi | Kōdo giasu hangyaku no rurūshu zokuhen |
| April 6 – March 29, 2009 | Net Ghost PiPoPa | 51 | Studio Hibari | Shinichiro Kimura | Netto gōsuto pipopa |
| April 6 – March 29, 2009 | Onegai My Melody Kirara☆ | 52 | Studio Comet | Makoto Moriwaki | Onegai ♪ maimerodi kirara ~tsu★ |
| April 6 – March 29, 2009 | Zettai Karen Children | 51 | SynergySP | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Zettai karen chirudoren |
| April 7 – June 30 | Neo Angelique Abyss | 13 | Yumeta Company | Shin Katagai | Neo anjerīku Abyss |
| April 7 – September 15 | Our Home's Fox Deity. | 24 | Zexcs | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Wagaya nō inari-sama. |
| April 7 – September 15 | Special A | 24 | AIC Gonzo | Yoshikazu Miyao | Supesharu ē |
| April 7 – September 29 | Nabari no Ou | 26 | J.C.Staff | Kunihisa Sugishima | Nabari no ō |
| April 7 – March 30, 2009 | Soul Eater | 51 | Bones | Takuya Igarashi | Souru ītā |
| April 7 – March 29, 2010 | Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō | 101 | Pierrot Plus Studio Kikan | Akira Shigino Masahiro Nakata | Hakkentai ken daisuki! Shimajirō |
| April 8 – July 1 | Vampire Knight | 13 | Studio Deen | Kiyoko Sayama | Vuanpaia naito |
| April 8 – September 30 | Monochrome Factor | 24 | A.C.G.T | Yuu Kou | Monokurōmu fakutā |
| April 9 – June 25 | Glass Maiden | 12 | Studio Fantasia | Mitsuko Kase | Kurisutaru bureizu |
| April 9 – October 1 | Real Drive | 26 | Production I.G | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | RD sen'nō chōsashitsu |
| April 9 – October 1 | Top Secret: The Revelation | 26 | Madhouse | Hiroshi Aoyama | Himitsu (toppu shīkuretto) The Revelation |
| April 11 – June 27 | Junjo Romantica | 12 | Studio Deen | Chiaki Kon | Junjō romanchika |
| April 11 – June 27 | Library War | 12 | Production I.G | Takayuki Hamana | Toshokan sensō |
| April 11 – July 25 | Kaiba | 12 | Madhouse | Masaaki Yuasa | Kaiba |
| April 12 – October 4 | The Diary of a Crazed Family | 26 | Nomad | Yasuhiro Kuroda | Kureijīna kazoku no nikki |
| April 12 – March 28, 2009 | Golgo 13 | 50 | The Answer Studio | Shunji Oga | Gorugo 13 |
| April 13 – May 3 | Legend of the Condor Hero III | 26 | Nippon Animation | | Kondoru hideo densetsu III jū roku-nen no kyōtei |
| April 13 – September 28 | The Daughter of 20 Faces | 22 | Bones Telecom Animation Film | Nobuo Tomizawa | Nijū mensō no musume |
| June 2 – November 24 | RoboDz Kazagumo Hen | 26 | Toei Animation | Daisuke Nishio | Robo dīzu - RoboDz - kaze to kumo no shō |
| June 11 – August 27 | Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians | 12 | Arms | Koichi Ohata | Ikkitōsen: Gurēto Guardians |
| June 21 – December 20 | Telepathy Shōjo Ran | 26 | TMS Entertainment | Masaharu Okuwaki | Terepashī shōjo ran |
| July 1 – September 16 | Ultraviolet: Code 044 | 12 | Madhouse | Osamu Dezaki | Urutoravuaioretto kōdo 044 |
| July 2 – September 17 | Sekirei | 12 | Seven Arcs | Keizō Kusakawa | Sekirei |
| July 3 – September 25 | Slayers Revolution | 13 | J.C.Staff | Takashi Watanabe | Sureiyāzu |
| July 3 – September 25 | Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies | 12 | Hal Film Maker | Osamu Kobayashi | Mahōtsukai ni taisetsu nakoto ~ natsu no Sora ~ |
| July 4 – September 19 | Antique Bakery | 12 | Nippon Animation Shirogumi | Yoshiaki Okumura | Seiyō kottō yōgashi-ten ~ antīku ~ |
| July 4 – September 19 | Strike Witches | 12 | Gonzo | Kazuhiro Takamura | Sutoraikuu~itchīzu |
| July 4 – September 26 | Hidamari Sketch × 365 | 13 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo | Hida mari suketchi × 365 |
| July 5 – September 27 | Birdy the Mighty: Decode | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Kazuki Akane | Tetsuwan bādī (2008) |
| July 6 – September 28 | Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo | 13 | Doga Kobo | Tarō Iwasaki | Yakushiji ryōko no kaiki jikenbo |
| July 7 – September 22 | The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yū Kō | Zero no tsukaima ~ san biki no rinbu ~ |
| July 7 – September 29 | Neo Angelique Abyss: Second Age | 13 | Yumeta Company | Shin Katagai | Neo anjerīku Abyss - Second Age - |
| July 8 – September 23 | Mission-E | 12 | Studio Deen | Ichiro Sakaki Jukki Hanada Junji Nishimura Takuya Satō Toshifumi Kawase Toshiyuki Kato | Misshon E |
| July 8 – September 30 | Natsume's Book of Friends | 13 | Brain's Base | Takahiro Omori | Natsume yūjinchō |
| July 8 – September 30 | World Destruction | 13 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | Wārudo desutorakushon ~ sekai bokumetsu no rokunin ~ |
| July 9 – September 24 | Koihime Musō | 12 | Doga Kobo | Nobuaki Nakanishi | Kohime† musō |
| July 11 – September 26 | Haruka Nogizaka's Secret | 12 | Diomedéa | Munenori Nawa | Nogizaka Haruka no himitsu |
| July 14 – December 29 | Blade of the Immortal | 13 | Bee Train | Kōichi Mashimo | Mugen no jūnin |
| September 7 – September 6 | Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin | 50 | Sunrise | Mitsuru Hongo | Batoru supirittsu shōnen toppa bashin |
| September 13 – September 14 | Mach Girl | 26 | Tatsunoko Production | Masatsugu Arakawa | Mahha gāru |
| September 29 – December 24 | The Earl and the Fairy | 12 | Artland | Kōichirō Sōtome | Hakushaku to yōsei |
| October 2 – December 25 | Hyakko | 13 | Nippon Animation | Michio Fukuda | Hyakko |
| October 2 – December 25 | Rosario + Vampire Capu2 | 13 | Gonzo | Takayuki Inagaki | Rozario to banpaia Capu 2 |
| October 2 – December 25 | Shikabane Hime: Aka | 13 | Feel Gainax | Masahiko Murata | Shitai kare |
| October 2 – March 16, 2009 | Casshern Sins | 24 | Madhouse Tatsunoko Production | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Kyashān SINS |
| October 2 – March 26, 2009 | Toradora! | 25 | J.C.Staff | Tatsuyuki Nagai | Tora dora! |
| October 3 – December 19 | Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka | 12 | TNK | Keitaro Motonaga | Akaneiro ni somaru saka |
| October 3 – December 19 | Yozakura Quartet | 12 | Nomad | Kou Matsuo | Yozakura shijūsō ~ yozakura karutetto ~ |
| October 3 – December 26 | Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story | 13 | Satelight | Masashi Abe | Hokuto no kobushi Raō gaiden ten no haō |
| October 3 – March 20, 2009 | Linebarrels of Iron | 24 | Gonzo | Masamitsu Hidaka | Kurogane no rainbareru |
| October 3 – March 27, 2009 | Black Butler | 24 | A-1 Pictures | Toshiya Shinohara | Kuro shitsuji |
| October 3 – March 27, 2009 | Clannad After Story | 24 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | Kuranado 〜 AFTER sutōrī 〜 |
| October 3 – March 27, 2009 | Tales of the Abyss | 26 | Sunrise | Kenji Kodama | Teiruzu obu ji abisu |
| October 3 – March 28, 2009 | Astro Fighter Sunred | 26 | AIC ASTA | Seiji Kishi | Tentai senshi Sanreddo |
| October 4 – December 27 | Kannagi | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Yutaka Yamamoto | Kan nagi |
| October 4 – April 4, 2009 | Hell Girl: Three Vessels | 26 | Studio Deen | Hiroshi Watanabe | Djigoku shōjo santei |
| October 4 – September 25, 2009 | Shugo Chara!! Doki— | 51 | Satelight | Kenji Yasuda | Shugokyara! !Do ki~tsu |
| October 5 – December 21 | Kemeko Deluxe! | 12 | Hal Film Maker | Tsutomu Mizushima | Kemeko derakkusu! |
| October 5 – March 19, 2009 | A Certain Magical Index | 24 | J.C.Staff | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Toaru majutsu no kinsho mokuroku |
| October 5 – March 29, 2009 | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (season 2) | 25 | Sunrise | Seiji Mizushima | Kidō senshi Gandamu 00 sekando shīzun |
| October 5 – September 27, 2009 | Live On Cardliver Kakeru | 51 | TMS Entertainment | Hatsuki Tsuji | Raibuon CARDLIVER Shō |
| October 5 – April 27, 2011 | Inazuma Eleven | 127 | OLM | Katsuhito Akiyama (chief) Yoshikazu Miyao | Inazuma irebun |
| October 6 – December 22 | Ga-Rei: Zero | 12 | AIC Spirits Asread | Ei Aoki | Garei: Zero |
| October 6 – December 22 | Macademi Wasshoi! | 12 | Zexcs | Takaomi Kanzaki | Ma ka de mi WAsshoi! |
| October 6 – December 29 | Kyō no Go no Ni | 13 | Xebec | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | Kyō no go no ni |
| October 6 – March 30, 2009 | Skip Beat! | 25 | HAL Film Maker | Kiyoko Sayama | Sukippu bīto! |
| October 7 – December 23 | Ef: A Tale of Melodies | 12 | Shaft | Shin Ōnuma | Ef - merodī no monogatari. |
| October 7 – December 23 | Kurozuka | 12 | Madhouse | Tetsurō Araki | Kurotsuka |
| October 7 – December 30 | Vampire Knight Guilty | 13 | Studio Deen | Kiyoko Sayama | Vuanpaia naito giruti |
| October 8 – December 31 | Mōryō no Hako | 13 | Madhouse | Ryosuke Nakamura | Mōryō no hako |
| October 8 – March 25, 2009 | Stitch! | 25 | Madhouse | Masami Hata | Sutitchi! |
| October 8 – April 1, 2009 | One Outs | 25 | Madhouse | Yuzo Sato | Wan'nautsu |
| October 9 – December 25 | Chaos;Head | 12 | Madhouse | Takaaki Ishiyama | Kaosu heddo |
| October 9 – March 26, 2009 | Tytania | 26 | Artland | Noboru Ishiguro | Taitania |
| October 10 – December 19 | Nodame Cantabile: Paris-Hen | 11 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | No dame kantābire Pari-hen |
| October 12 – December 28 | Junjo Romantica (season 2) | 12 | Studio Deen | Chiaki Kon | Junjō romanchika 2 (ni) |
| October 16 – March 19, 2009 | Michiko & Hatchin | 22 | Manglobe | Sayo Yamamoto | Michiko to hatchin |

### Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title |
| March 24 – September 1 | Ikuze! Gen-san | 24 | Nippon Animation | Yoshiaki Okumura | Iku ze ~tsu! Minamoto-san |
| April 3 | Yurumi to Shimeru | 1 | Opera House | | Yurumi to shimeru |
| April 19 – November 14 | Penguin Musume♥Heart | 22 | Picture Magic | Hitoyuki Matsui | Pengin musume ♥ ha~a to |
| April 25 – July 3 | Hennako-chan | 6 | Gonzo | | Hen'nako-chan |
| May 2 – May 8, 2009 | Candy Boy | 7 | AIC | Takafumi Hoshikawa | Candyboy ~ to aru futago shimai no nanigenai nichijō-banashi ~ |
| July 15 – February 4, 2009 | Xam'd: Lost Memories | 26 | Bones | Masayuki Miyaji | Bōnen' no zamudo |
| August 1 – September 18, 2009 | Time of Eve | 6 | Studio Rikka | Yasuhiro Yoshiura | Ivu no jikan |

### Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title |
| January 17 | School Days: Valentine Days | 1 | TNK | Keitaro Motonaga | School Days 「Valentine Days」 |
| February 21 – November 21 | My-Otome 0: S.ifr | 3 | Sunrise | Hirokazu Hisayuki | Dance - YiHiME 0 ~ S. Ifr ~ |
| February 22 | Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch Special Edition - Black Rebellion | 1 | Sunrise | Goro Taniguchi | Kōdo giasu hangyaku no rurūshu SPECIAL EDITION burakku REBELLION |
| February 28 | The iDOLM@STER Live For You! | 1 | Actas | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Aidorumasutā raibu fō yū! |
| February 29 – March 28 | Yotsunoha | 2 | Hal Film Maker | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Yotsunoha |
| March 7 – August 1 | Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Elysion | 6 | Toei Animation | Tomoharu Katsumata | Seitōshi seiya meiō hādesu erishion-hen |
| March 21 | Kite Liberator | 1 | Arms | Yasuomi Umetsu | Kaito ribereitā |
| March 26 | Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki | 1 | APPP | Kobun Shizuno | Ma kyūseishu densetsu hokuto no kobushi toki-den |
| March 26 | Saishuu Shiken Kujira Progressive | 1 | Zexcs | Nagisa Miyazaki | Saishū shiken kujira Progressive |
| March 26 | School Days: Magical Heart Kokoro-chan | 1 | TNK | Keitaro Motonaga | Sukūru deizu ~ majikaru hāto ☆ kokoro-chan ~ |
| March 26 – August 8 | To Heart 2 AD | 2 | Chaos Project | Yasuhisa Katō | To~uhāto 2 |
| April 1 – September 26 | Amuri in Star Ocean | 3 | Studio Hibari | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Hoshi no umi no amuri |
| April 2 | Green vs. Red | 1 | TMS Entertainment | Shigeyuki Miya | Rupan sansei GREEN vs RED |
| April 19 | Detective Conan: Kudou Shinichi - The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab | 1 | TMS Entertainment | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Meitantei konan Magic File 2 ~ kudō shin'ichi nazo no kabe to kuroirabu jiken ~ |
| April 25 – June 27 | Naisho no Tsubomi | 3 | Studio Kikan | Akira Shigino | Naisho no tsubomi |
| April 25 – January 23, 2009 | The Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament Finals | 7 | M.S.C | Shunsuke Tada | Tenisu no ōjisama Original vu~ideo Animation zenkoku taikai-hen Final |
| July 8 | Batman: Gotham Knight | 6 | Bee Train Madhouse Production I.G Studio 4°C | Futoshi Higashide Hiroshi Morioka Jong-Sik Nam Shōjirō Nishimi Toshiyuki Kubooka Yasuhiro Aoki Yoshiaki Kawajiri (uncredited) | Battoman gossamu naito |
| July 11 | Kodomo no Jikan Recap | 1 | Diomedéa | Eiji Suganuma | Kodomo no jikan |
| July 17 – September 17 | School Rumble 3rd Semester | 2 | Studio Comet | Shinji Takamatsu | Sukūru ranburu san gakki |
| July 30 | Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep | 1 | Studio Deen | Takeshi Mori | Ran ma 1/ 2 akumu! Shunmin ka |
| August 8 – October 2 | Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel | 2 | Nomad | Tatsuyuki Nagai | Kaitō tenshi tsuin' enjeru |
| August 8 – October 28 | Detroit Metal City | 12 | Studio 4°C | Hiroshi Nagahama | Detoroito metaru shiti |
| August 12 – February 17, 2009 | Magical Teacher Negima! ~The White Wing~ | 3 | Shaft Studio Pastoral | Akiyuki Simbo Hiroaki Tomita Yukihiro Miyamoto | Mahō sensei negima ~ shiroki tsubasa ALA ALBA ~ |
| August 13 | Candy Boy Episode: EX01 - Mirai Yohouzu | 1 | AIC | Takafumi Hoshikawa | Kyandī boy episode: EX 01 `mirai yosouzu' |
| | Renketsu Houshiki | | | | |
| | Ai no Katachi: Ecchi na Onnanoko wa Kirai... desu ka? | | | | |
| | Alignment You! You! The Animation | | | | |
| | Tsuma Shibori | | | | |
| | Ero Manga Mitai na Koi Shiyo | | | | |
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| | Cafe Junkie | | | | |
| August 29 – February 27, 2009 | Cobra the Animation | 6 | Magic Bus | Buichi Terasawa | Kobura THE animēshon za saikogan |
| September 12 | Quiz Magic Academy: The Original Animation | 1 | AIC PLUS+ | Keitaro Motonaga | Kuizu majikku akademī ~ The Original Animation ~ |
| September 21 | Mushrambo | 2 | Toei Animation | Tetsuo Imazawa | Mashuranbō (2008) |
| September 26 | Lucky☆Star OVA | 1 | Kyoto Animation | Yasuhiro Takemoto | Rakisuta ovu~a (orijinaruna bijuaru to animēshon) |
| October 3 | Initial D Extra Stage 2 | 1 | A.C.G.T. | Tsuneo Tominaga | Kashiramoji D ekusutora sutēji 2 |
| October 17 – February 17, 2009 | Goodbye Mr. Despair OAD | 3 | Shaft | Akiyuki Simbo | Goku sayonara zetsubō-sensei |
| October 24 | Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino OVA | 2 | Artland | Hiroshi Ishiodori (chief) Akira Mano | Gansuringā gāru - IL TEATRINO - ovu~a |
| October 24 – February 25, 2009 | Switch | 2 | Actas | Naoki Oohira | Suitchi |
| October 24 – April 24, 2009 | MS IGLOO 2: Gravity Front | 3 | Sunrise | Takashi Imanishi | Kidō senshi Gandamu MS igurū 2 jūryoku sensen |
| October 29 – February 25, 2009 | Master of Martial Hearts | 5 | Arms | Yoshitaka Fujimoto | Zettai Shougeki~ Puratonikku hāto ~ |
| November 3 – January 5, 2009 | My Bride is a Mermaid OVA | 2 | AIC Gonzo | Seiji Kishi | Seto no hanayome ovu~a |
| November 24 | One Piece: Romance Dawn Story | 1 | Toei Animation | Katsumi Tokoro | Wan pīsu romansu dōn sutōrī |
| December 22 | Kamen no Maid Guy: Ano Natsu, Ichiban Yutaka na Chichi. | 1 | Madhouse | Masayuki Sakoi | Kamen'no meido gai ano natsu, ichiban yutaka chichi. |
| December 22 – April 6, 2015 | Kissxsis | 12 | Feel | Munenori Nawa | Kisu × shisu |
| December 25 – March 25, 2009 | D.C.if: Da Capo if | 2 | Zexcs | Shinji Ushiro | D. C. If 〜 da kāpo ifu 〜 |