# 2016 in anime

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Events in 2016 in anime.

## Awards

* 10th Seiyu Awards

## Releases
### Films

A list of feature-length anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2016.
| Release date | Title | Studio | Director | Running time (minutes) | Notes | Ref |
| 8 January | Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | 64 | The title translates to Kizumonogatari I Blood and Iron. The first in a trilogy, followed by Kizumonogatari II Nekketsu-hen and Kizumonogatari III Reiketsu-hen. It is part of the Monogatari series. | |
| 9 January | Garakowa -Restore the World- | A-1 Pictures | Masashi Ishihama | 67 | Also known as Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai. | |
| 16 January | Sinbad: Mahō no Lamp to Ugoku Shima | Nippon Animation | Shinpei Miyashita | 50 | Also known as Sinbad: The Magical Lamp and the Moving Island, the film is the second in a trilogy, the first being Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima. | |
| 23 January | Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth | A-1 Pictures | Tomohisa Taguchi | 105 | The fourth film in the Persona 3 film series. | |
| 6 February | New Initial D the Movie Legend 3: Half Awake, Half Asleep | Sanzigen Liden Films | Masamitsu Hidaka, Tomohito Naka | 60 | The third film in the Initial D anime film series. Alternatively titled Shin Gekijō-ban Initial D Legend 3 -Yumeutsutsu-. | |
| 13 February | Selector Destructed WIXOSS | J.C. Staff | Takuya Satō | 91 | A film in the Selector Infected WIXOSS series. | |
| 20 February | Dōkyūsei | A-1 Pictures | Shouko Nakamura | 60 | Based on the manga Classmates by Asumiko Nakamura. | |
| 27 February | Gekijōban Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Gyakushū no Milky Holmes | J.C. Staff | Makoto Moriwaki, Hiroaki Sakurai | 70 | The title translates as Detective Opera Milky Holmes the Movie: Milky Holmes' Counterattack. Part of the Tantei Opera Milky Holmes series. | |
| 11 March | Shimajirō to Ehon no Kuni ni | Benesse Corporation | Isamu Hirabayashi | 61 | The forth film of Shimajiro film series. Also known as Shimajiro in Bookland. | |
| 12 March | Digimon Adventure tri: Ketsui | Toei Animation | Keitaro Motonaga | 88 | The second film of Digimon Adventure tri. film series. | |
| 2 April | Tamayura: Sotsugyō Shashin Dai-4-bu Asa -Ashita- | TYO Animations | Junichi Sato | 58 | The title translates as Tamayura: Graduation Photos Part 4: Morning -Tomorrow-. The fourth and final film of the four-part Tamayura movie series. | |
| 23 April | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions | Gallop | Satoshi Kuwabara | 130 | Also known as Yū☆Gi☆Ō Za Dāku Saido Obu Dimenshonzu. The third film of Yu-Gi-Oh! Series. | |
| 23 April | Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai | Qualia Animation | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | 60 | Based on the "Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai ~Renai Series~" Vocaloid song project by HoneyWorks. | |
| 6 May | Ajin: Shōtotsu | Polygon Pictures | Hiroyuki Seshita | 106 | The second film in the Ajin film trilogy. | [14] [15] |
| 21 May | Garo: Divine Flame | MAPPA | Yuichiro Hayashi | 78 | | |
| 21 May | Why We Live: The Priest Rennyo and the Yoshizaki Fire | Studio Deen | Hideaki Oba | 83 | Also known as Naze Ikiru -Rennyo Shōnin to Yoshizaki Enjō-. Based on the Buddhist text Naze Ikiru by Kentetsu Takamori. | |
| 25 June | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky | Sunrise | Kō Matsuo | 70 | Also known as Kidō Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky. | |
| 9 July | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Square Enix | Takeshi Nozue | 115 | Sequel to the ONA, Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV. | |
| 23 July | Accel World: Infinite Burst | Sunrise | Masakazu Obara | 82 | Also known as Akuseru Warudo Infinito Bāsuto. | |
| 23 July | One Piece Film: Gold | Toei Animation | Hiroaki Miyamoto | 120 | | |
| 19 August | Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | 64 | The title translates to Kizumonogatari II Passionate Blood. The second in a trilogy, followed by Kizumonogatari III Reiketsu-hen. It is part of the Monogatari series. | |
| 26 August | Your Name | CoMix Wave Films | Makoto Shinkai | 107 | Also known as Kimi no Na wa. | |
| 3 September | Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Shadow and Light~ | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | 87 | Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Kage to Hikari~. This is the first film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes. | |
| 3 September | Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito | David Production | Naokatsu Tsuda | 117 | The title translates to Planetarian: Man of the Stars. | |
| 9 September | Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike | TMS/8PAN | Osamu Nabeshima | 60 | | |
| 17 September | A Silent Voice | Kyoto Animation | Naoko Yamada | 130 | Also known as Koe no Katachi. | |
| 23 September | Ajin: Shōgeki | Polygon Pictures | Hiroyuki Seshita | 105 | The third film in the Ajin film trilogy. | |
| 24 September | Digimon Adventure tri: Kokuhaku | Toei Animation | Keitaro Motonaga | 105 | The third film of Digimon Adventure tri. film series. | |
| 8 October | Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Beyond the Tears~ | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | 87 | Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Namida no Saki e~. This is the second film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes. | |
| 14 October | GANTZ:O | Digital Frontier | Keiichi SatoYasushi Kawamura | 96 | | |
| 12 November | In This Corner of the World | MAPPA | Sunao Katabuchi | 129 | Also known as Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni. | |
| 26 November | KanColle: The Movie | Diomedéa | Keizō Kusakawa | 95 | Also known as Gekijō-ban KanKore. | |
| 3 December | Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Crossing the Door~ | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | 88 | Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Tobira no Mukō~. This is the third film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes. | |
| 17 December | I wait for the moment that you love me. Confession Executive Committee | Qualia Animation | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | 63 | Also known as Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o. ~Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai~. | |
| 23 December | Pop in Q | Toei Animation | Naoki Miyahara | 95 | Also known as PoppinQ. | |
| 31 December | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | Wit Studio | Tetsurō Araki | 107 | Also known as Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri, this is a compilation film compiling the first part of the anime television of the same name. | |

### Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between 1 January and 31 December 2016.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Eps | Studio | Director | Original title |
| 5 January - 22 March | Prince of Stride Alternative | 12 | Madhouse | Atsuko Ishizuka | |
| 6 January - 24 March | HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru | 12 | P.A.Works | Masakazu Hashimoto | |
| 6 January - 30 March | Sushi Police | 13 | KOO-KI | Tatsushi Momen | |
| 7 January - 27 September | Active Raid | 24 | Production IMS | Gorō Taniguchi Noriaki Akitaya | Active Raid -Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei- Active Raid: Mobile Assault Division, Unit 8 |
| 7 January - 30 June | Assassination Classroom | 25 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi | Ansatsu Kyōshitsu season 2 |
| 7 January - 31 March | Dagashi Kashi | 12 | Feel | Shigehito Takayanagi | |
| 7 January - 25 March | ERASED | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Tomohiko Itō | Boku Dake ga Inai Machi |
| 7 January - 24 March | Girls Beyond the Wasteland | 12 | Project No.9 | Takuya Satō | Shōjotachi wa Kōya o Mezasu ~Girls beyond the youth KOYA~ |
| 7 January - 31 March | Myriad Colors Phantom World | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | Musaigen no Fantomu Wārudo |
| 7 January - 25 March | Norn9 | 12 | Kinema Citrus Orange | Takao Abo | Norn9: Norn + Nonette |
| 7 January - 25 March | Ojisan to Marshmallow | 12 | Creators in Pack | Hisayoshi Hirasawa Noriyoshi Sasaki | Ojisan and Marshmallow |
| 7 January - 31 March | Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation | 12 | Telecom Animation Film | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | |
| 8 January - 25 March | Divine Gate | 12 | Studio Pierrot | Noriyuki Abe | Dibain Gēto |
| 8 January - 25 March | Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn | 12 | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ | Munenori Nawa | Kōkaku no Pandora - Ghost Urn |
| 8 January - 25 March | Please Tell Me! Galko-chan | 12 | Feel | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Oshiete! Galko-chan |
| 8 January - 25 March | Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage | 12 | Studio Deen | Iku Suzuki | |
| 8 January - 25 March | Sekkō Boys | 12 | Liden Films | Tomoki Takuno | Sekkō Bōizu |
| 8 January - 1 April | Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū | 13 | Studio Deen | Mamoru Hatakeyama | Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū |
| 8 January - 29 January | Tabi Machi Late Show | 4 | CoMix Wave Films | Yuu Numata | Tabi-gai reitoshō |
| 9 January - 26 March | BBK/BRNK | 12 | Sanzigen | Daizen Komatsuda | Bubuki Buranki |
| 9 January - 26 March | Durarara!!×2 Ketsu | 12 | Shuka | Takahiro Omori | Durarara!!×2 The Third Arc |
| 9 January - 26 March | Gate | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Takahiko Kyōgoku | Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri - Enryuu-hen |
| 9 January - 26 March | Luck & Logic | 12 | Doga Kobo | Koichi Chigira Takashi Naoya | Raku en Rojikku |
| 10 January - 27 March | Dimension W | 12 | 3Hz Orange | Kanta Kamei | |
| 10 January - 26 June | Nijiiro Days | 24 | Production Reed | Tetsurō Amino Tomihiko Ohkubo | Rainbow Days |
| 10 January - 27 March | Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R | 12 | Tatsunoko Production | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | |
| 10 January - 27 March | Ooya-san wa Shishunki! | 12 | Seven Arcs | Yuki Ogawa | Landlord is in Puberty |
| 10 January - 27 March | Schwarzesmarken | 12 | Ixtl Liden Films | Tetsuya Watanabe | Shuvarutsesumāken |
| 11 January - 28 March | Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue | 12 | Gonzo | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm |
| 11 January - 28 March | Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ryosuke Nakamura | Hai to Gensō no Grimgar or Grimgar le Monde des cendres et de fantaisie |
| 11 January - 29 March | A Simple Thinking About Blood Type | 12 | Assez Finaud Fabric Feel Zexcs | Yoshihisa Oyama | Ketsuekigata-kun! season 4 |
| 11 January - 28 March | Snow White with the Red Hair | 12 | Bones | Masahiro Ando | Akagami no Shirayuki-hime season 2 |
| 11 January - 29 March | Teekyū | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | Season 7 |
| 11 January - 28 March | Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle | 12 | Lerche | Masaomi Ando | Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut |
| 11 January - 3 April | Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories | 13 | ILCA | Takashi Taniguchi Tomohisa Ishikawa | Season 3 |
| 12 January - 29 March | Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara | 12 | Pine Jam | Kazuhiro Yoneda | I've Had Enough of Being a Magical Girl |
| 12 January - 29 March | Teekyu (season 7) | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | |
| 13 January - 16 March | Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! | 10 | Studio Deen | Takaomi Kanasaki | Give Blessings to This Wonderful World |
| 16 January - 9 April | Ajin: Demi-Human | 13 | Polygon Pictures | Hiroyuki Seshita | |
| 21 January - 24 March | Ganbare! Lulu Lolo - Tiny Twin Bears | 10 | Fanworks | Yūji Umoto | |
| 5 February - 26 February | Kono Danshi, Mahō ga Oshigoto Desu. | 4 | CoMix Wave Films | Soubi Yamamoto | This Boy, Works With Magic |
| 6 February - 25 March 2017 | Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yōsei no Door~ | 59 | Studio Deen | Sakura Gojō | Rilu Rilu Fairilu: The Fairies' Door |
| 7 February 2016 - 29 January 2017 | Maho Girls PreCure! | 50 | Toei Animation | Masato Mitsuka | Mahō Tsukai Precure! |
| 3 March - 28 April | Itachi Shinden-hen | 7 | Studio Pierrot | Hayato Date | Itachi Shinden Book: Light and Darkness |
| 4 March - 25 March | She and Her Cat | 4 | Liden Films | Kazuya Sakamoto | Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows |
| 1 April - 23 June | Kagewani: Shō | 13 | Tomovies | Tomoya Takashima | Kagewani -II- |
| 1 April - 18 June | The Lost Village | 12 | Diomedéa | Tsutomu Mizushima | Mayoiga |
| 1 April - 24 June | Space Patrol Luluco | 13 | Studio Trigger | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Uchū Patrol Luluco |
| 1 April - 24 June | Terra Formars Revenge | 13 | Liden Films TYO Animations | Michio Fukuda | |
| 1 April - 24 June | Ushio and Tora | 13 | MAPPAStudio VOLN | Satoshi Nishimura | Ushio to Tora |
| 2 April - 24 September | Ace Attorney | 24 | A-1 Pictures | Ayumu Watanabe | Gyakuten Saiban |
| 2 April - 18 June | The Asterisk War | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Manabu OnoKenji Seto | Season 2 |
| 2 April - 23 December | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable | 39 | David Production | Naokatsu Tsuda | JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai |
| 3 April - 17 June | Concrete Revolutio: Chōjin Gensō The Last Song | 11 | Bones | Seiji Mizushima | |
| 3 April - 24 September | Endride | 24 | Brain's Base | Keiji Gotoh | Endoraido |
| 3 April - 19 June | Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear | 12 | Kinema CitrusEMT Squared | Kiyoshi Matsuda | |
| 3 April - 25 September | Macross Delta | 26 | Satelight | Shōji Kawamori Kenji Yasuda | Macross Δ |
| 3 April - 11 September | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 | 22 | Sunrise | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | |
| 3 April - 26 June | My Hero Academia | 13 | Bones | Kenji Nagasaki | Boku no Hero Academia |
| 4 April - 19 December | Age 12 | 24 | OLM | Seiki Taichū | 12-Sai. ~Chiccha na Mune no Tokimeki~ Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding |
| 4 April - 20 June | Bakuon!! | 12 | TMS/8PAN | Junji Nishimura | |
| 4 April - 19 June | Hundred | 12 | Production IMS | Tomoki Kobayashi | Handoreddo |
| 4 April - 27 June | Pan de Peace! | 13 | Asahi Production | Hatsuki Tsuji | Peace Through Bread! |
| 4 April -19 September | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu | 25 | White Fox | Masaharu Watanabe | Re: Life in a different world from zero |
| 4 April - 27 June | Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no Fatalite | 13 | Bridge | Nobuhiro Kondo | |
| 5 April - 28 June | Hakuōki: Otogisōshi | 13 | DLE Inc. | Parako Shinohara | |
| 5 April - 21 June | Joker Game | 12 | Production I.G | Kazuya Nomura | Jōkā Gēmu |
| 6 April - 29 June | Bishōjo Yūgi Unit Crane Geer | 13 | Kyotoma | Mr. Milkman | Beautiful Girl Play Unit Crane Game Girls |
| 6 April - 8 June | Super Lovers | 10 | Studio Deen | Shinji Ishihira | |
| 6 April - 29 March 2017 | Twin Star Exorcists | 50 | Studio Pierrot | Tomohisa Taguchi | Sōsei no Onmyōji |
| 7 April - 23 June | Bungō Stray Dogs | 12 | Bones | Takuya Igarashi | Bungō Sutorei Doggusu |
| 7 April - 29 September | Kuromukuro | 26 | P.A.Works | Tensai Okamura | |
| 7 April - 23 June | And you thought there is never a girl online? | 12 | Project No.9 | Shinsuke Yanagi | Netoge no Yome wa Onna no Ko Janai to Omotta? |
| 7 April - 30 June | Onigiri | 13 | Pierrot Plus | Takashi Yamamoto | |
| 7 April - 23 June | Unhappy | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Ōnuma | Anne Happy |
| 8 April - 1 July | Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto | 12 | Studio Deen | Shinji Takamatsu | Sakamoto desu ga? |
| 8 April - 30 June | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | 12 | Wit Studio | Tetsurō Araki | Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri |
| 8 April - 24 June | Shōnen Maid | 12 | 8-Bit | Yusuke Yamamoto | Shōnen Meido |
| 9 April - 25 June | Flying Witch | 12 | J.C.Staff | Katsushi Sakurabi | Furaingu Witchi |
| 9 April - 25 June | Hai-Furi | 12 | Production IMS | Yuu Nobuta | Haisukūru Furīto |
| 9 April - 25 June | Kiznaiver | 12 | Studio Trigger | Hiroshi Kobayashi | Kizunaībā |
| 9 April - 24 September | Rin-ne | 25 | Brain's Base | Seiki Sugawara | Kyōkai no Rinne season 2 |
| 9 April - 25 June | Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge | 12 | Silver Link | Shinya Kawamo | Tanaka is Always Listless |
| 10 April - 26 June | Sansha San'yō | 12 | Doga Kobo | Yasuhiro Kimura | Sansha San'yō |
| 12 April - 28 June | Usakame | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | |
| 12 April - 28 June | Wagamama High Spec | 12 | AXsiZ | Satoshi Shimizu | Wagahigh, Selfish High Spec |
| 16 April - 18 June | Big Order | 10 | Asread | Nobuharu Kamanaka | Biggu Ōdā |
| 16 April - 2 July | Magi: Adventure of Sinbad | 13 | Lay-duce | Yoshikazu Miyao | Magi: Sinbad no Bōken |
| 23 April 2016 - 25 March 2017 | Kamiwaza Wanda | 47 | TMS | Mitsuo Hashimoto | |
| 28 June - 21 September | Fukigen na Mononokean | 13 | Pierrot Plus | Akira Iwanaga | The Morose Mononokean |
| 1 July - 16 September | Berserk | 12 | GEMBA Millepensee Liden Films | Shin Itagaki | Beruseruku |
| 1 July - 23 September | Momokuri | 13 | Satelight | Yoshimasa Hiraike | |
| 2 July - 24 September | B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Eiji Suganuma | |
| 2 July - 18 December | Days | 24 | MAPPA | Kônosuke Uda | |
| 2 July - 17 September | First Love Monster | 12 | Studio Deen | Takayuki Inagaki | Hatsukoi Monster |
| 2 July - 24 September | Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate | 13 | J.C. Staff | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Shokugeki no Sōma: Ni no Sara |
| 2 July - 24 September | Love Live! Sunshine!! | 13 | Sunrise | Kazuo Sakai | Rabu Raibu! Sanshain!! |
| 2 July - 24 September | ReLIFE | 13 | TMS/Double Eagle | Tomo Kosaka | Riraifu |
| 2 July - 24 September | Rewrite | 13 | 8-Bit | Tensho | |
| 3 July - 25 September | Tales of Zestiria the X | 13 | Ufotable | Haruo Sotozaki | Teiruzu Obu Zesutiria Za Kurosu |
| 3 July - 21 August | The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance | 8 | Liden Films | Noriyuki Abe | Arslan Senki: Fūjin Ranbu |
| 3 July - 25 September | Orange | 13 | Telecom Animation FilmTMS Entertainment | Hiroshi Hamasaki | |
| 4 July - 26 September | Bananya | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Kyō Yatate | |
| 4 July - 26 September | D.Gray-man Hallow | 13 | TMS/8PAN | Yoshiharu Ashino | |
| 4 July - 26 March 2018 | Puzzle & Dragons X | 89 | Studio Pierrot | Hajime Kamegaki | Pazudora Kurosu |
| 4 July - 26 December | Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan | 120 | J.C. StaffEgg Firm | Hiroaki Sakurai | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan |
| 4 July - 19 September | Show By Rock!! Short!! | 12 | Bones | Takahiro Ikezoe | |
| 4 July - 19 September | Sweetness and Lightning | 12 | TMS/3xCube | Tarou Iwasaki | Amaama to Inazuma |
| 4 July - 19 September | Taboo-Tattoo | 12 | J.C. Staff | Takashi Watanabe | Taboo Tattoo |
| 5 July - 27 September | Cheer Boys!! | 12 | Brain's Base | Ai Yoshimura | Cheer Danshi!! |
| 5 July - 20 September | Fudanshi Kōkō Seikatsu | 12 | EMT Squared | Toshikatsu Tokoro | Rotten Boys' High School Life |
| 5 July - 20 September | Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia | 12 | Production IMS | Hiroyuki Furukawa | Masō Gakuen Haiburiddo Hāto |
| 5 July - 21 September | Scared Rider Xechs | 12 | Satelight | Hideto Komori | Sukāreddo Raidā Zekusu |
| 5 July - 20 September | Servamp | 12 | Brain's Base | Itto Sara Hideaki Nakano | Sāvanpu |
| 6 July - 21 September | Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! | 12 | Silver Link | Shin ŌnumaMasato JinboKen Takahashi | Fate/ kaleid rainā, purizuma ☆ Iriya dorai!! |
| 6 July - 28 September | Tsukiuta. The Animation | 13 | Studio Pierrot | Itsuro Kawasaki | |
| 7 July - 22 September | This Art Club Has a Problem! | 12 | Feel | Kei Oikawa | Kono Bijutsu-bu niwa Mondai ga Aru! |
| 7 July - 22 September | OZMAFIA!! | 12 | Creators in Pack | Hisayoshi Hirasawa | |
| 7 July - 24 November | Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars | 13 | Actas | Susumu Tosaka | Regaria Za Surī Seikuriddo Sutāzu |
| 8 July - 1 October | 91 Days | 12 | Shuka | Hiro Kaburaki | |
| 8 July - 22 September | Amanchu! | 12 | J.C.Staff | Junichi Sato Kenichi Kasai | |
| 8 July - 23 September | Handa-kun | 12 | Diomedéa | Yoshitaka Koyama | |
| 8 July - 23 September | Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! | 12 | Studio Comet | Tomoko Miyakawa Atsuko Takahashi | Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Love! Love! |
| 9 July - 30 September | Alderamin on the Sky | 13 | Madhouse | Tetsuo Ichimura | Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyō no Alderamin |
| 9 July - 24 September | Ange Vierge | 12 | Silver Link | Masafumi Tamura | Anju Vieruju |
| 9 July - 24 September | Hitori no Shita the outcast | 12 | Pandanium | Wang XinKazuhiro TodaMitsuo Mori | |
| 9 July - 24 September | Qualidea Code | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Kenichi Kawamura | Kuoridia Kōdo |
| 11 July - 26 September | Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen - Mirai-hen | 12 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi | "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc" |
| 12 July - 27 September | Active Raid: Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei 2nd | 12 | Production IMSOrange | Gorō Taniguchi | Akutivu Reido Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Daihachigakari |
| 12 July - 27 September | Mob Psycho 100 | 12 | Bones | Yuzuru Tachikawa | Mobu Saiko Hyaku |
| 14 July - 22 September | Battery | 11 | Zero-G | Tomomi Mochizuki | Batterī |
| 14 July - 29 September | Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen - Zetsubō-hen | 13 | Lerche | Seiji Kishi | "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc" |
| 28 August - 18 September | The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War | 4 | A-1 Pictures | Tomokazu Tokoro | Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi |
| 1 October - 17 December | BBK/BRNK: Hoshi no Kyojin | 12 | Sanzigen | Daizen Komatsuda | BBK/BRNK Season 2 |
| 1 October - 30 September 2017 | Digimon Universe: App Monsters | 52 | Toei Animation | Gou Koga | Dejimon Yunibāsu Apuri Monsutāzu |
| 1 October - 17 December | Magical Girl Raising Project | 12 | Lerche | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | Mahō Shōjo Ikusei Keikaku |
| 1 October - 17 December | Shūmatsu no Izetta | 12 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Masaya Fujimori | Izetta, Die Letzte Hexe, "Izetta of the End" |
| 1 October - 18 March 2017 | Time Bokan 24 | 24 | Tatsunoko Productions | Takayuki Inagaki | Taimubokan Nijū Yon |
| 1 October - 24 December | Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Takeshi Furuta | Uta no Prince-sama Season 4 |
| 2 October - 24 September 2017 | Chi's Sweet Home | 51 | Marza Animation Planet | Kiminori Kusano | Chīzu Suīto Hōmu |
| 2 October - 25 December | Magic-kyun Renaissance | 13 | Sunrise | Mitsue Yamazaki | Maji-kyun! Runessansu |
| 2 October 2016 - 2 April 2017 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | 25 | Sunrise | Tatsuyuki Nagai | Kidō Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans Season 2 |
| 2 October - | Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On | 48 | David Production | Mitsuru Hongo | Monsutā Hantā Sutōrīzu Raido On |
| 2 October - 18 December | Show By Rock!!# | 12 | Bones | Takahiro Ikezoe | |
| 2 October - 2 July 2017 | Tiger Mask W | 38 | Toei Animation | Toshiaki Komura | Tiger Mask Double |
| 3 October - 18 December | Idol Memories | 12 | Seven Arcs Pictures | Katsuya Kikuchi | Aidorumemorīzu |
| 3 October - 19 December | Magic of Stella | 12 | Silver Link | Shinya Kawamo | Stella no Mahō |
| 3 October - 19 December | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru | 12 | Doga Kobo | Takashi Naoya | |
| 4 October - 29 December | Matoi the Sacred Slayer | 12 | White Fox | Masayuki Sakoi | Sōshin Shōjo Matoi |
| 4 October - 20 December | Natsume Yūjin-Chō Go | 11 | Shuka | Takahiro Omori | Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 |
| 4 October - 28 March 2017 | Nobunaga no Shinobi | 26 | TMS/V1 Studio | Akitaro Daichi | "Ninja Girl & Samurai Master" |
| 4 October - 11 December | Soul Buster | 12 | Studio Pierrot | Kōbun Shizuno Odahiro Watanabe | Sourubasutā |
| 4 October - 27 March 2017 | Trickster | 24 | TMS EntertainmentShin-Ei Animation | Masahiro Mukai | Trickster - Edogawa Ranpo 'Shōnen Tantei-dan' Yori |
| 5 October - 28 December | Brave Witches | 12 | Silver Link | Kazuhiro Takamura | Strike Witches season 3 |
| 5 October - 22 March 2017 | Nanbaka | 25 | Satelight | Shinji Takamatsu | |
| 5 October - 21 December | Nazotokine | 12 | Tengu Kobou | Naoya Fukushi | |
| 5 October - 21 December | Teekyu (season 8) | 12 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki | |
| 6 October - 22 December | Bungō Stray Dogs | 12 | Bones | Takuya Igarashi | Bungō Sutorei Doggusu |
| 6 October - 29 December | Flip Flappers | 13 | Studio 3Hz | Kiyotaka Oshiyama | Furippu Furappāzu |
| 6 October - 22 December | Kiss Him, Not Me | 12 | Brain's Base | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda |
| 6 October - 28 December | Sound! Euphonium | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | Hibike! Euphonium season 2 |
| 6 October - 22 December | Yuri!!! on Ice | 12 | MAPPA | Sayo Yamamoto | |
| 7 October 2016 - 31 March 2017 | All Out!! | 25 | TMS EntertainmentMadhouse | Kenichi Shimizu | |
| 7 October - 23 December | Drifters | 12 | Hoods Drifters Studio | Kenichi Suzuki | Dorifutāzu |
| 8 October - 24 December | Ajin: Demi-Human | 13 | Polygon Pictures | Hiroyuki Seshita | Ajin: Demi-Human Season 2 |
| 8 October 2016 - 1 April 2017 | Classicaloid | 25 | Sunrise | Yoichi Fujita | Kurashikaroido |
| 8 October - 10 December | Haikyū!! Karasuno High School vs Shiratorizawa Academy | 10 | Production I.G | Susumu Mitsunaka | Haikyū!! Season 3 |
| 8 October 2016 - 18 March 2017 | March Comes in Like a Lion | 22 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Kenjirō Okada | Sangatsu no Lion |
| 9 October - 25 December | Occultic;Nine | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Kyōhei Ishiguro Miyuki Kuroki | Okarutikku Nain |
| 9 October - 25 December | Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari | 12 | Liden Films | Yoshihide Ibata | The Udon Country's Golden Furball, Poco's Udon World |
| 14 October - 23 December | The Great Passage | 11 | Zexcs | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi | Fune o Amu |
| 22 October | Luger Code 1951 | 1 | Studio Deen | Shinya Takahashi | Rugākōdo 1951 |

### OVA/ONA

A list of anime that debuted on DVD, Blu-ray, online, or in other media during 2016.
| Release date | Title | Eps | Studio | Director | Notes |
| 4 January | Nisekoi | 1 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Bundled with volume 21 of the manga. The OAD adapts bonus chapters from the manga. |
| 5 January | Snow White with the Red Hair | 1 | Bones | Masahiro Ando | Bundled with volume 15 of the manga. |
| 9 January | Koyomimonogatari | | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | An original net animation that is released on an app for iOS and Android devices. |
| 26 January | The Testament of Sister New Devil | 1 | Production IMS | Hisashi Saitō | Bundled with volume 7 of the manga adaptation. |
| 27 January | My Wife is the Student Council President | 1 | Seven | | Bundled with volume nine of the manga. |
| 29 January | One-Punch Man OVA #02 | 1 | Madhouse | Shingo Natsume | Titled "The Pupil Who Is an Extremely Poor Talker", this OVA was included in the 2nd volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. |
| 29 January - spring | Queen's Blade: Grimoire | 2 | FORTES | Kinji Yoshimoto | Kuīnzu Bureido Gurimuwāru |
| 4 February | Noblesse: Awakening | 1 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada Kazuto Nakazawa | |
| 6 February | Code Geass: Akito the Exiled | 1 | Sunrise | Kazuki Akane | Episode 5 of Code Geass: Akito the Exiled. Titled "To the Beloved" (愛シキモノタチヘ, Itoshiki Mono-tachi e). |
| 24 February | One-Punch Man OVA #03 | 1 | Madhouse | | Titled "The Overly Complicated Ninja", this OVA was included in the 3rd volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. |
| 4 March | Prison School | 1 | J.C.Staff | Tsutomu Mizushima | An OAD adapting the "Mad Wax" arc, it was bundled with the limited edition of the manga's 20th volume. |
| 9 March | Sky Wizards Academy | 1 | Diomedéa | Takayuki Inagaki | An unaired "episode 13" of the TV series, the OVA was bundled with the ninth volume of the light novel series. |
| 18 March | Bakuon!! | 1 | | | Bundled with the seventh volume of the manga. |
| 25 March | One-Punch Man OVA #04 | 1 | Madhouse | | Titled "Overly Pushy Bang", this OVA was included in the 4th volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. |
| 25 March | Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu | 1 | | | Included with the release of the game. |
| 30 March - 30 September | Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV | 6 | A-1 Pictures | Soichi Masui | An ONA released online; prequel to the video game Final Fantasy XV. The sixth episode will be exclusive to the Final Fantasy XV: Ultimate Collector's Edition package, which will release on 30 September 2016. |
| 30 March | Charlotte | 1 | P.A.Works | | Released on the 7th Blu-ray/DVD volume along with episode 13 of the TV series. |
| 22 April | One-Punch Man OVA #05 | 1 | Madhouse | | Titled "Sisters in Various Places", this OVA was included in the 5th volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. |
| 6 May | Ajin: Demi-Human | 1 | Polygon Pictures | Hiroaki Ando | Bundled with the eighth volume of the manga. |
| 9 May | The Heroic Legend of Arslan | 1 | Liden Films | | Bundled with the fifth limited edition of the manga. |
| 17 May | Fairy Tail | 1 | A-1 Pictures | | Bundled with the 55th volume of the manga, the OVA adapts the "Fairy Penalty Game" one-shot manga. |
| 21 May - TBA | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | 2 | Sunrise | Yoshikazu YasuhikoTakashi Imanishi | Part 3 of the OVA series, titled Dawn of Rebellion, premiered in Japanese theaters on 21 May. Part 4, titled Fateful Eve, will premiere in fall 2016. |
| 27 May | One-Punch Man OVA #06 | 1 | Madhouse | | Titled "The Murder Case that is Too Impossible", this OVA is included in the 6th volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. |
| 3 June | Blood Blockade Battlefront | 1 | Bones | Rie Matsumoto | Bundled with the official Blood Blockade Battlefront guidebook. |
| 6 June | Drifters | 1 | Hoods Drifters Studio | | Bundled with the fifth volume of the manga. |
| 6 June | Hantsu × Trash | 1 | Hoods Entertainment | | Bundled with the tenth volume of the manga. |
| 22 June | Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai | 1 | David Production | | Bundled with the first volume of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable home video release. |
| 24 June - 24 August | Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear | 2 | Kinema CitrusEMT Squared | | Included in the first and second volumes of the Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear home video release. |
| 24 June - 22 July | Tanaka-kun is Always Listless | 2 | Silver Link | | Included in the first and second volumes of the Tanaka-kun is Always Listless home video release. |
| 26 June | RS Project -Rebirth Storage- | 1 | | Osamu Kamei | Also known as RS Keikaku -Rebirth Storage-, this is a TV special that aired on Fuji TV on 26 June 2016. |
| 29 June - 17 August | Sansha San'yō | 3 | Doga Kobo | | Included in the first, second and third volumes of the Sansha San'yō home video release. |
| 4 July | Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma | 1 | J.C. Staff | | Bundled with the 19th volume of the manga. |
| 4 July - 2 December | To Love-Ru Darkness | 2 | | | Bundled with the sixteenth and seventeenth volumes of the manga, the OVA is meant to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary. |
| 7 July - TBA | Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet | 5 | David Production | Naokatsu Tsuda | Also known as Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume, this is an ONA adaptation of the Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet visual novel developed by Key. |
| 15 July | Fairy Tail | 1 | | | Bundled with the 56th volume of the manga. |
| 27 July - 28 September | Joker Game | 2 | Production I.G | | Titled "Kuroneko Yoru no Bōken", this is included in two Blu-ray sets of the Joker Game home video release. |
| 27 July - 21 September | Star-Myu | 2 | C-Station | | Included in the two OVA volumes as part of an OVA project. |
| 28 July | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU | 1 | Feel | | Bundled with the limited edition of the My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! PS Vita game. |
| 1 August | Under the Dog | 1 | Kinema Citrus | Masahiro Andō | Available digitally to those who backed the Under the Dog Kickstarter campaign. |
| 4 August - 4 November | Gintama | 2 | Bandai Namco Pictures | Chizuru Miyawaki | Bundled with the 65th and 66th volumes of the manga. |
| 19 August - 20 December | Akatsuki no Yona: Yona of the Dawn | 2 | Studio Pierrot | Kazuhiro Yoneda | Bundled with the 21st and 22nd limited edition volumes of the manga. |
| 26 August | Dimension W | 1 | Orange 3Hz | | Bundled with the 6th volume of the Dimension W home video release. |
| 29 August | Paradise of Innocence | 1 | Seven | Takashi Nishikawa | Bundled with the 10th limited edition volume of the manga. |
| 3 September | Persona 5 the Animation -The Day Breakers- | 1 | A-1 Pictures | Takaharu Ozaki | A TV special that will air on Tokyo MX on 3 September. |
| 23 September | Nijiiro Days | 1 | Production Reed | | Bundled with the 13th limited edition volume of the manga. |
| 5 October | Myriad Colors Phantom World | 1 | Kyoto Animation | | Bundled with the seventh volume of the Myriad Colors Phantom World home video release. |
| 7 October | Ajin: Demi-Human | 1 | Polygon Pictures | | Bundled with the ninth limited edition volume of the manga. |
| 12 November | Monster Musume | 1 | Lerche | Tatsuya Yoshihara | Bundled with the eleventh volume of the manga. |
| 17 November | Fairy Tail | 1 | A-1 Pictures | | Bundled with the 58th volume of the manga. |
| 20 December | Bakuon!! | 1 | TMS/8PAN | | Bundled with the 9th volume of the manga. |

## Highest-grossing films

The following are the 10 highest-grossing anime films of 2016.
| Rank | Title | Gross |
| 1 | Your Name | $358,331,458 |
| 2 | Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare | $66,265,957 |
| 3 | One Piece Film: Gold | $66,207,073 |
| 4 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 | $50,541,040 |
| 5 | A Silent Voice | $31,629,474 |
| 6 | Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault! | $20,816,508 |
| 7 | In This Corner of the World | $19,204,593 |
| 8 | Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! | $17,000,000 |
| 9 | Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel | $15,870,009 |
| 10 | Rudolf the Black Cat | $12,001,747 |