# 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 date | Title | Studio | Director | Running time (minutes) | Alternate title |
| January 16 | Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Snail Adventure | Creative Power Entertaining | Choo Sung Pong James William Kan Chen Hui Yan Tan Shujun | 85 | Yukaina yagi to ōkina ōkina ōkami: Maiagaru |
| January 17 | Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files Movie | The Answer Studio | Ryousuke Takahashi | 118 | Sōkō kihei botomuzu pēruzen fairuzu gekijō-ban |
| January 25 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Gonzo | Fuminori Kizaki | 100 | Afuro samurai Resurrection |
| January 31 | Chocolate Underground the Movie | Production I.G Trans Arts | Takayuki Hamana | 87 | Chokorēto andāguraundo ~ bokura no chiyokorēto sensō ~ |
| March 7 | Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer | Shin-Ei Animation | Kōzō Kusuba (chief) Shigeo Koshi | 98 | Eiga Doraemon shin nobita no uchū kaitakushi |
| March 7 | Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 4: Gekishin Dragon Warriors | Sunrise | Junichi Satō (chief) Susumu Yamaguchi | 78 | Chō gekijō-ban keroro gunsō gekishin doragon'uoriāzu de arimasu! |
| March 14 | Kara no Kyoukai Remix: Gate of Seventh Heaven | ufotable | Hikaru Kondo Sae Yoshikawa Yuichi Terao | 61 | Sora no kyōkai Remix - Gate of seventh hebun - |
| March 20 | Precure All Stars Movie DX: Minna Tomodachi☆Kiseki no Zenin Daishuugou! | Toei Animation | Takashi Otsuka | 70 | Eiga purikyua ōru sutāzu DX min'na tomodachi ~tsu☆ kiseki no zen'in dai shūgō! |
| April 18 | Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | 111 | Meitantei konan shikkoku no cheisā |
| April 18 | Crayon Shin-chan: Roar! Kasukabe Animal Kingdom | Shin-Ei Animation | Akira Shigino | 96 | Kureyon shin-chan otakebe! Kasukabe yasei ōkoku |
| April 18 | Munto Movie | Kyoto Animation | Yoshiji Kigami | 90 | Tenjōbito to akutobito saigo no tatakai |
| April 22 | Gurren Lagann: The Lights in the Sky are Stars | Gainax | Hiroyuki Imaishi | 125 | Gekijō-ban tengan toppa guren ragan ragan-hen |
| April 25 | Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows | Bones Kinema Citrus | Tomoki Kyoda (chief) Hiroshi Haraguchi | 115 | Kōkyōshihen eureka sebun poketto ga niji de ippai |
| April 28 | Baton | Titmouse | Ryuhei Kitamura | 65 | Baton |
| May 9 | Pattenlai!　~A Water Story of the Southern Islands~! | Mushi Production | Noboru Ishiguro | 90 | Pattenrai!! ~ Minami no shima no mizu monogatari ~ |
| May 13 | First Squad: The Moment of Truth | Studio 4°C | Yoshiharu Ashino | 73 | Fāsuto sukuwaddo |
| June 13 | Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai | Production I.G | Mizuho Nishikubo | 72 | Miyamoto musashi ― futaken ni haseru yume ― |
| July 11 | The Asylum Session | CoMix Wave Films | Tact Aoki | 65 | Ajīru sesshon |
| July 18 | Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | OLM | Kunihiko Yuyama | 94 | Poketto monsutā daiyamondo & pāru aruseusu chōkoku no jikūhe |
| July 27 | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | Khara | Hideaki Anno (chief) Kazuya Tsurumaki (Co-Director) Masayuki | 112 | Wevuangeriwon shin gekijō-ban: Yabu |
| July 28 | Cencoroll | Anime Innovation Tokyo Aniplex | Atsuya Uki | 26 | Senkorōru |
| August 1 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire | Pierrot | Masahiko Murata | 95 | Naruto - shippuden hi no ishi o tsugu mono |
| August 1 | Summer Wars | Madhouse | Mamoru Hosoda | 114 | Samāu~ōzu |
| August 8 | The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder – Part 2 | ufotable | Shinsuke Takizawa | 121 | Gekijō-ban sora no ryōiki the Garden of sinners dai 7-shō `satsujin sōsa (kōhen)' |
| August 14 | Redline | Madhouse | Takeshi Koike | 102 | Reddo rain |
| August 15 | Mai-Mai Miracle | Madhouse | Sunao Katabuchi | 95 | Mai mai shinko to Chitose no mahō |
| August 22 | Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror | Polygon Pictures Production I.G | Akio Nishizawa | 98 | Hottarake no shima ~ Haruka to mahō no kagami ~ |
| August 22 | Symphony in August | WAO World | Shinsuke Satō | 112 | 8 Tsuki no shinfonī ― Shibuya 2002 ~ 2003 |
| September 12 | Yona Yona Penguin | Madhouse | Rintarō | 87 | Yona yona pengin |
| September 19 | Duel Masters: Lunatic God Saga | Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions | Waruo Suzuki (chief) Keidai Hattori | 71 | Gekijō-ban deyueru masutāzu kokugatsu no shintei |
| September 26 | Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication; Higashi no Eden Recap | Production I.G | Kenji Kamiyama | 123 | Higashi no eden sōshūhen Air komyunikēshon |
| October 3 | Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike | Production I.G | Kanta Kamei | 110 | Teiruzu obu vuesuperia |
| October 9 | King of Thorn | Sunrise | Kazuyoshi Katayama | 110 | Ibara no ō |
| October 16 | Tailenders | Picograph | Makoto Ōta Masaru Kawahara Mebae Nao Sasaki | 27 | Teiruendāzu |
| October 17 | The Rebirth of Buddha | Group TAC | Takaaki Ishiyama | 114 | Budda saitan |
| October 31 | Fresh Pretty Cure!: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!? | Toei Animation | Junji Shimizu | 70 | Eiga furesshu purikyua! Omocha no kuni wa himitsu ga ippai!? |
| November 21 | Macross Frontier: The False Songstress | 8bit Satelight | Shōji Kawamori | 119 | Gekijō-ban makurosu efu kokū utahime ~ itsuwari nō tahime ~ |
| November 28 | Eden of The East: The King of Eden | Production I.G | Kenji Kamiyama | 82 | Higashi no eden gekijō-ban I The King of eden |
| December 12 | One Piece Film: Strong World | Toei Animation | Munehisa Sakai | 115 | Wan pīsu firumu sutorongu wārudo |
| December 12 | Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection | Enagio | Takeshi Shirato Yoshinobu Nishizaki | 135 | Uchū senkan yamato fukkatsu-hen |
| December 19 | Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | OLM P.A. Works | Masakazu Hashimoto | 99 | Reiton kyōju to eien no uta-hime |

### Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio(s) | Director(s) | Alternate title |
| January 1 – March 26 | Corpse Princess: Kuro | 12 | feel. Gainax | Masahiko Murata | Shitai |
| January 3 – March 28 | Maria Watches Over Us Season 4 | 13 | Studio Deen | Toshiyuki Kato | Maria-sama ga miteru 〜 4 th 〜 |
| January 4 – March 22 | Maria Holic | 12 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Maria† horikku |
| January 4 – March 29 | Akikan! | 12 | Brain's Base | Yuji Himaki | Akikan! |
| January 4 – March 29 | White Album | 13 | Seven Arcs | Akira Yoshimura Taizo Yoshida | Howaito arubamu |
| January 5 – March 30 | Minami-ke: Okaeri | 13 | asread. | Kei Oikawa | Minami ke okaeri |
| January 6 – March 24 | Viper's Creed | 12 | AIC Spirits Digital Frontier | Shinji Aramaki (chief) Hiroyuki Kanbe | Vuaipāzu kurīdo |
| January 6 – March 31 | Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 | 13 | Sunrise | Takahiro Omori | Zoku natsume yūjinchō |
| January 6 – June 30 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Space | 26 | Brain's Base | Masakazu Obara | Uchū o kakeru shōjo |
| January 7 – July 1 | Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger | 26 | Madhouse | Jun Shishido | Hajime no ippo shin shirīzu |
| January 9 – March 27 | Samurai Harem | 12 | AIC | Rion Kujo | Asu no yoichi |
| January 9 – March 27 | The Tower of Druaga: The Sword of Uruk | 12 | Gonzo | Koichi Chigira | Doruāga no tō ~ the Sword of URUK ~ |
| January 9 – June 19 | Kurokami: The Animation | 23 | Sunrise | Tsuneo Kobayashi | Kurokami The Animation |
| January 10 – March 28 | Birdy the Mighty: Decode (season 2) | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Kazuki Akane | Tetsuwan bādī DECODE: 02 |
| January 10 – June 27 | Major S5 | 25 | SynergySP | Riki Fukushima | Mejā |
| January 10 – December 26 | The Beast Player Erin | 50 | Production I.G Trans Arts | Takayuki Hamana | Kemono no sōja erin |
| January 11 – June 21 | Koukaku no Regios | 24 | Zexcs | Itsuro Kawasaki | Kōkaku no regiosu |
| January 11 – June 25 | Examurai Sengoku | 24 | TMS Entertainment | Yoshio Takeuchi | Eguzamurai sengoku |
| January 12 – March 30 | Rideback | 12 | Madhouse | Atsushi Takahashi | Raidobakku |
| January 12 – April 6 | Slayers Evolution-R | 13 | J.C.Staff | Takashi Watanabe | Sureiyāzu eboryūshon - R |
| January 14 – March 11 | Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai | 9 | Kyoto Animation | Yoshiji Kigami | Sora wo miageru shōjo no hitomi ni utsuru sekai |
| January 16 – March 27 | Genji Monogatari Sennenki | 11 | Tezuka Productions TMS Entertainment | Osamu Dezaki | Genji monogatari Chitose Genji |
| February 1 – January 30, 2010 | Fresh PreCure! | 50 | Toei Animation | Junji Shimizu Akifumi Zako | Furesshu purikyua! |
| March 30 – September 24 | Chi's New Address | 104 | Madhouse | Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Chīzu suīto hōmu atarashī o uchi |
| March 30 – March 22, 2013 | Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! | 305 | Studio Deen | Hiroshi Watanabe | Kukkin'aidoru ai! Mai! Main! |
| March 31 – March 23, 2010 | Marie & Gali | 40 | Toei Animation | Kōhei Kureta Yukio Kaizawa | Marī & garī |
| April 1 – March 25, 2012 | Mainichi Kaasan | 142 | Dongwoo A&E Gallop TYO Animations | Mitsuru Hongo | Mainichi kāsan |
| April 2 – June 18 | Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin | 12 | Arms | Kinji Yoshimoto | Kuīnzu bureido rurō no senshi |
| April 2 – June 18 | Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings | 12 | Production I.G | Itsuro Kawasaki | Sengoku basara |
| April 2 – June 25 | Asura Cryin' | 13 | Seven Arcs | Keizō Kusakawa | Asura kurain |
| April 3 – June 26 | K-On! | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Naoko Yamada | Ke ion! |
| April 3 – September 25 | Pandora Hearts | 25 | Xebec | Takao Kato | Pandora hātsu |
| April 3 – September 25 | Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom | 26 | Bee Train | Kōichi Mashimo | Phantom 〜Requiem for the Phantom〜 |
| April 3 – October 2 | Basquash! | 26 | Satelight | Hidekazu Sato Shin Itagaki | Basukasshu! |
| April 3 – February 19, 2010 | Higepiyo | 39 | Kinema Citrus | Atsushi Takeyama | Hi-ge piyo, higepiyo |
| April 4 – September 19 | Hayate the Combat Butler!! | 25 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Hayate no gotoku!! |
| April 4 – September 26 | Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! | 26 | Bee Media Code | Yasuhiro Imagawa | Z majingā; ma majingā shōgeki! Z-hen |
| April 4 – September 26 | Slap-up Party: Arad Senki | 26 | Gonzo | Lee Jin-Hyung Takahiro Ikezoe | Arado senki ~ surappu-appu pātī ~ |
| April 4 – March 27, 2010 | Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō | 51 | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | Harume Kosaka | Gokujō! ! Mecha mote iinchō |
| April 5 – June 21 | Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Crimson S | 12 | Diomedéa | Toshimasa Suzuki | Shinkyoku sōkai porifonika crimsonS |
| April 5 – September 27 | Guin Saga | 26 | Satelight | Atsushi Wakabayashi | Guin sāga |
| April 5 – September 27 | Valkyria Chronicles | 26 | A-1 Pictures | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Senjō no vuarukyuria |
| April 5 – December 27 | Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables | 39 | Nippon Animation | Katsuyoshi Yatabe | Kon'nichiwa An ~ Before Green Gables |
| April 5 – February 14, 2010 | Hanasakeru Seishōnen | 39 | Pierrot | Chiaki Kon Hajime Kamegaki | Hanasakeru seishōnen |
| April 5 – March 28, 2010 | Beyblade: Metal Fusion | 51 | Tatsunoko Production | Kunihisa Sugishima | Metarufaito beiburēdo |
| April 5 – March 28, 2010 | Cross Game | 50 | SynergySP | Osamu Sekita | Kurosu gēmu |
| April 5 – March 28, 2010 | Jewelpet | 52 | Studio Comet | Nanako Sasaki | Juerupetto |
| April 5 – July 4, 2010 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | 64 | Bones | Yasuhiro Irie | Hagane no renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST |
| April 5 – March 27, 2011 | Dragon Ball Z Kai | 97 | Toei Animation | Yasuhiro Nowatari | Doragon bōru aratame |
| April 6 – June 22 | Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity | 12 | SILVER LINK. | Keitaro Motonaga | Tayutama - Kiss on my Deity - |
| April 6 – June 29 | Natsu no Arashi! | 13 | Shaft | Shin Ōnuma (Chief) Akiyuki Shinbo | Natsu no arashi |
| April 6 – September 14 | Shangri-La | 24 | Gonzo | Makoto Bessho | Shanguri ra |
| April 6 – September 28 | Saki | 25 | Gonzo Picture Magic | Manabu Ono | Saki - Saki - |
| April 6 – September 28 | Tears to Tiara | 26 | White Fox | Tomoki Kobayashi | Tiāzu tou tiara |
| April 7 – September 22 | 07-Ghost | 25 | Studio Deen | Yoshihiro Takamoto | Sebun gōsuto |
| April 7 – September 29 | Sugarbunnies: Fleur | 26 | Asahi Production | Hiroshi Kugimiya | Shugābanīzu furūru |
| April 8 – September 30 | Sōten Kōro | 26 | Madhouse | Toyoo Ashida (Chief) Tsuneo Tominaga | Kūro |
| April 9 – June 25 | Ristorante Paradiso | 11 | David Production | Mitsuko Kase | Risutorante paradīzo |
| April 10 – June 19 | Eden of The East | 11 | Production I.G | Kenji Kamiyama | Higashi no eden |
| April 12 – June 28 | First Love Limited | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiki Yamakawa | Hatsukoi gentei. |
| May 22 – September 11 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | 14 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara Yutaka Yamamoto | Suzumiya haruhi no yūutsu |
| June 6 – September 26 | Weiß Survive | 16 | Studio Hibari | Iku Suzuki | Vuaisu savuaivu |
| June 25 – September 10 | Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!! | 12 | Studio Hibari | Shinichiro Kimura | Faito ippatsu! Jūden-chan!! |
| June 25 – September 17 | Umi Monogatari | 12 | Zexcs | Yuu Kou Junichi Sato | Umi monogatari ~ anata ga ite kureta koto ~ |
| July 2 – September 10 | Sweet Blue Flowers | 11 | J.C.Staff | Ken'ichi Kasai | Aoi hana |
| July 2 – December 24 | Umineko When They Cry | 26 | Studio Deen | Chiaki Kon | Umineko no naku koro ni |
| July 3 – September 25 | Taishō Baseball Girls | 12 | J.C.Staff | Takashi Ikehata | Taishō yakyū musume. |
| July 3 – December 11 | Needless | 24 | Madhouse | Masayuki Sakoi | Nīdoresu |
| July 3 – June 25, 2010 | Bakemonogatari | 15 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | Bakemonogatari |
| July 4 – September 26 | Canaan | 13 | P.A. Works | Masahiro Ando | CANAAN |
| July 4 – March 27, 2010 | Element Hunters | 39 | Heewon Entertainment NHK Enterprises | Han Pyo Hong Yoshiaki Okumura | Eremento hantā |
| July 5 – September 27 | (Zan) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei | 13 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo | Zan Sayonara zetsubō-sensei |
| July 5 – June 26, 2010 | Kuruneko | 50 | DAX Production | Akitaro Daichi | Kuruneko |
| July 6 – September 21 | Princess Lover! | 12 | GoHands | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | Purinsesu rabā! |
| July 6 – September 28 | Kanamemo | 13 | feel. | Shigehito Takayanagi | Kaname mo |
| July 7 – September 22 | GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class | 12 | AIC PLUS+ | Hiroaki Sakurai | GA geijutsu-ka āto dezain kurasu |
| July 7 – September 22 | Sora no Manimani | 12 | Studio Comet | Shinji Takamatsu | Chū no manimani |
| July 9 – September 24 | Spice and Wolf II | 12 | Brain's Base Marvy Jack | Takeo Takahashi | Ōkami to kōshinryō II |
| July 10 – September 18 | Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 | 11 | Bones Kinema Citrus | Masaki Tachibana | Tōkyō magunichūdo 8. 0 |
| July 12 – September 27 | Modern Magic Made Simple | 12 | Nomad | Yasuhiro Kuroda | Yoku wakaru gendai mahō |
| September 13 – September 5, 2010 | Battle Spirits: Shounen Gekiha Dan | 50 | Sunrise | Akira Nishimori | Batoru supirittsu shōnen geki ha dan |
| September 24 – December 10 | Queen's Blade: Inheritor of the Throne | 12 | Arms | Kinji Yoshimoto | Kuīnzu bureido gyokuza o tsugu mono |
| October 1 – December 24 | Asura Cryin' (season 2) | 13 | Seven Arcs | Keizō Kusakawa | Asura kurain 2 |
| October 2 – December 18 | Kämpfer | 12 | Nomad | Yasuhiro Kuroda | Kenpufā |
| October 2 – December 18 | Nyan Koi! | 12 | AIC | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Nyan koi! |
| October 2 – April 2, 2010 | Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra | 27 | David Production | Toshiya Shinohara | Tatakau shisho The bukku of Bantorra |
| October 3 – December 19 | The Sacred Blacksmith | 12 | Manglobe | Masamitsu Hidaka | Seiken no katanakaji (burakkusumisu) |
| October 3 – December 19 | Student Council's Discretion | 12 | Studio Deen | Takuya Satō | Seitokai no ichizon |
| October 3 – December 24 | White Album (season 2) | 13 | Seven Arcs | Taizō Yoshida | Howaito arubamu dai 2-ki |
| October 3 – March 20, 2010 | A Certain Scientific Railgun | 24 | J.C.Staff | Tatsuyuki Nagai | Toaru kagaku no rērugan |
| October 3 – March 27, 2010 | Astro Fighter Sunred (Season 2) | 26 | AIC ASTA | Seiji Kishi (Chief) Takehiko Matsumoto | Tentai senshi Sanreddo |
| October 3 – March 27, 2010 | Shugo Chara! Party! | 25 | Satelight | Kenji Yasuda | Shugo kyara! Pātī! |
| October 3 – March 27, 2010 | Tegami Bachi | 25 | Pierrot Plus | Akira Iwanaga | Tegamibachi |
| October 4 – March 30, 2010 | Inuyasha: The Final Act | 26 | Sunrise | Yasunao Aoki | Inuyasha kanketsu-hen |
| October 4 – September 26, 2010 | Yumeiro Patissiere | 50 | Studio Hibari | Iku Suzuki | Yumeiro patishiēru |
| October 5 – December 21 | Shin Koihime Musō | 12 | Doga Kobo | Nobuaki Nakanishi | Ma kohime† musō ~ otome ryōran ☆ Sangokushi engi ~ |
| October 5 – December 28 | Heaven's Lost Property | 13 | AIC ASTA | Hisashi Saitō | Sora no otoshi mono |
| October 5 – December 28 | Miracle Train: Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso | 13 | Yumeta Company | Kenichi Kasai | Mirakuru ☆ torein 〜 ōedo-sen e yōkoso 〜 |
| October 5 – December 28 | Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū | 13 | Shaft | Shin Ōnuma Ken'ichi Ishikura | Natsu no arashi shunkafuyu-chū |
| October 5 – September 20, 2010 | Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu | 50 | Satelight | Soichi Masui | Anyamaru tantei kiruminzuu |
| October 6 – December 22 | Haruka Nogizaka's Secret Purezza | 12 | Diomedéa | Munenori Nawa | Nogizaka haruka no himitsu pyaarettsua ♪ |
| October 6 – March 23, 2010 | Kobato | 24 | Madhouse | Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Koba to |
| October 7 – December 23 | 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo | 12 | Doga Kobo | Masami Shimoda | 11 Eyes irebun'aizu |
| October 7 – March 31, 2010 | Kimi ni Todoke | 25 | Production I.G | Hiro Kaburagi | Kimi ni todoke |
| October 8 – December 31 | Whispered Words | 13 | AIC | Eiji Suganuma | Sasameki koto |
| October 9 – December 25 | Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor | 12 | Bones | Tensai Okamura | Dākā zan burakku ryūsei no futago |
| October 11 – December 27 | Aoi Bungaku Series | 12 | Madhouse | Atsuko Ishizuka Morio Asaka Ryosuke Nakamura Shigeyuki Miya Tetsuro Araki | Aoi bungaku shirīzu |
| October 12 – September 3, 2012 | Tamagotchi! | 143 | OLM Digital | Jōji Shimura | Tamagotchi! |
| October 12 – March 30, 2013 | Fairy Tail | 175 | A-1 Pictures Satelight | Shinji Ishihira | Fearī teiru |
| October 13 – June 8, 2010 | Kaidan Restaurant | 23 | Toei Animation | Yoko Ikeda | Kaidan resutoran |
| October 13 – June 29, 2010 | Stitch! The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure | 29 | Madhouse | Masami Hata | Sutitchi!~ Itazura eirian no dai bōken ~ |
| October 15 – December 24 | Kūchū Buranko | 11 | Toei Animation | Kenji Nakamura | Kūchū buranko |
| October 16 – March 26, 2010 | Kiddy Girl-and | 24 | Satelight | Keiji Gotoh | Kidi gārando |
| October 17 – May 1, 2010 | Winter Sonata | 26 | KeyEast REALTHING Studio Comet | Yoon Suk-ho | Fuyu no sonata |
| December 5 – March 27, 2010 | Weiß Survive R | 12 | Studio Hibari | Kenji Seto | Vuaisu savuaivu R |
| December 21 – December 25 | Hipira-kun | 10 | Sunrise | Shinji Kimura | Hipira-kun |

### Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title |
| January 24 – March 5, 2010 | Hetalia: Axis Powers | 52 | Studio Deen | Bob Shirohata | Hetaria Axis Powers |
| February 13 – May 8 | Nyorōn Churuya-san | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Yasuhiro Takemoto | Ni ~yoro ̄ n ☆ churuyasan |
| February 14 – May 8 | The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya | 25 | Kyoto Animation | Yasuhiro Takemoto | Suzumiya haruhi-chan'no yūutsu |
| April 5 – May 20 | Kigurumikku V3 | 3 | AIC ASTA | Hisashi Saito | Ki guru mikku ☆ V 3 |
| July 1 – September 25 | Umi Monogatari: Seeing Amamiko Island with Kanon | 13 | Zexcs | | Umi monogatari natsuoto to iku ten Mikojima |
| November 7 – February 16, 2010 | Halo Legends | 8 | Bee Train Bones Production I.G Studio 4°C Toei Animation | Frank O'Connor (chief) Daisuke Nishio Hideki Futamura Hiroshi Yamazaki Kōichi Mashimo Kōji Sawai Mamoru Oshii Shinji Aramaki Tomoki Kyoda Toshiyuki Kanno Yasushi Muraki | Heirō rejenzu |

### Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2009.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title |
| January 23 – March 25 | Strawberry Marshmallow Encore | 2 | Daume | Takuya Satō | Ichigo mashimaro encore |
| February 4 – December 4 | Denpa teki na Kanojo | 2 | Brain's Base | Mamoru Kanbe | Denpa teki na kanojo |
| February 12 | Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind | 1 | Studio 4°C | Jirō Kanai | Sutorīto faitā IV aratanaru kizuna |
| February 17 – June 23 | xxxHOLiC Shunmuki | 2 | Production I.G | Tsutomu Mizushima | XxxHOLiC haru no yume |
| February 20 – July 24 | Kodomo no Jikan: Ni Gakki | 3 | Diomedéa | Eiji Suganuma | Kodomo no jikan 2 gakki |
| February 25 – August 21 | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei | 5 | Studio Deen | Toshifumi Kawase | Higurashi no naku koro ni rei |
| March 6 | Hayate no Gotoku!!: Atsu ga Natsuize - Mizugi-hen! | 1 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Hayate no gotoku! ! Atsu ga Natsu i ze mizugi-hen! |
| March 17 – May 15 | Tsubasa Spring Thunder Chronicles | 2 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | Tsubasa shunraiki |
| April 1 | Koihime†Musou: Gunyuu, Seitoukaichou no Za wo Neratte Aiarasou no Koto - Ato, Porori mo Aru yo! | 1 | Doga Kobo | | Kohime† musō gun'yū, seito kaichō no za o neratte aiarasou no koto ~ ato, porori mo aru yo!~ |
| April 3 – April 2, 2010 | To Love-Ru | 6 | Xebec | Takao Kato | To LOVEru - tora buru - |
| April 16 | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete | 1 | Square Enix Visual Works | Tetsuya Nomura | Fainaru fantajī VII adobento chirudoren konpurīto |
| April 16 | Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode: Denzel | 1 | A-1 Pictures | Shinji Ishihira | Denzeru o chūshin to shita orijinaru anime |
| April 18 | Detective Conan Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran - Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata | 1 | TMS Entertainment | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Meitantei konan Magic File 3: Shin'ichi to ran mājanhai to tanabata no omoide |
| April 24 | Issho ni Training: Training with Hinako | 1 | Studio Hibari | Iku Suzuki | Issho ni toreningu |
| April 24 – June 26 | Cobra The Animation: Time Drive | 2 | Magic Bus | Buichi Terasawa Kenichi Maejima | Kobura THE animēshon taimu doraibu |
| April 24 – October 7 | To Heart 2 AD Plus | 2 | Chaos Project | Junichi Sakata | ToHeart2 adplus |
| April 30 | Spice and Wolf II: The Wolf and the Amber Melancholy | 1 | Brain's Base Marvy Jack | Takeo Takahashi | Ōkami to kōshinryō II ōkami to kohakushoku no yūutsu |
| April 30 | Toradora! Recap | 1 | J.C.Staff | | Tora dora pōtaburu! |
| May 19 – July 17 | Dogs: Bullets & Carnage | 4 | David Production | Tatsuya Abe | Dogguzu/ barettsu & kāneiji |
| May 22 – May 26, 2010 | Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar | 13 | AIC Spirits BeSTACK | Toshifumi Kawase | Isekai no seikishi monogatari |
| May 26 – September 25 | The Prince of Tennis: Another Story - Messages From Past and Future | 4 | M.S.C | Shunsuke Tada | Tenisu no ōjisama ovua anazā sutōrī ~ kako to mirai no messēji |
| June 5 – June 23, 2010 | Utawarerumono | 3 | Chaos Project | Kenichiro Katsura | Ovua utawarerumono |
| June 17 | Detective Conan OVA 09: The Stranger in 10 Years... | 1 | TMS Entertainment | Kōjin Ochi | Meitantei konan ~ 10-nen-go no sutorenjā~ |
| June 23 | Minami-ke: Betsubara | 1 | asread. | Kei Oikawa | Minami ke betsu bara |
| June 24 – April 21, 2010 | Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas | 13 | TMS Entertainment | Osamu Nabeshima | Seitōshi seiya THE rosuto CANVAS meiōsei no shinwa |
| July 6 – December 22 | AIKa ZERO | 3 | Studio Fantasia | Noriyasu Yamauchi | AIKa ZERO |
| July 22 | Tetsuwan Birdy Decode: The Cipher | 1 | A-1 Pictures | Kazuki Akane | Tetsuwan bādī DECODE - THE saifa - |
| July 24 | Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 Special Edition - Zero Requiem | 1 | Sunrise | Goro Taniguchi | Kōdo giasu hangyaku no rurūshu R 2 supesharu edishon Zero rekuiemu |
| September 17 – August 17, 2010 | Mahō Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai | 5 | Shaft Studio Pastoral | Akiyuki Shinbo | Mahō sensei negima ~ mō hitotsu no sekai ~ |
| October 2 | TO | 2 | Oxybot | Fumihiko Sori | Toū |
| October 5 – October 12 | Kanokon: Manatsu no Daishanikusai | 2 | Xebec | Atsushi Ōtsuki | Kanokon ~ manatsu no dai shanikusai ~ |
| October 6 | Kyou no 5 no 2: Takarabako | 1 | Xebec | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | Kyō no go no ni takarabako |
| October 8 | Hyakko Extra | 1 | Nippon Animation | Michio Fukuda | Hyakko ekusutora |
| October 23 | Akikan! OVA | 1 | Brain's Base | Yuji Himaki | Akikan! Kan ippatsu! ? Onsen panikku |
| October 23 | Kemono to Chat | 1 | Indeprox | Yūji Umoto | Kemono to chatto |
| October 23 | Shoujo Fight: Norainu-tachi no Odekake | 1 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | Shōjo faito norainu-tachi no o dekake |
| October 23 – September 29, 2010 | Shakugan no Shana S | 4 | J.C.Staff | Takashi Watanabe | Shakugan'no shana esu |
| October 27 – February 23, 2010 | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition | 3 | Sunrise | Seiji Mizushima | Kidō senshi Gandamu 00 supesharu edishon |
| November 17 – February 17, 2010 | Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Bangaichi | 2 | Shaft | Akiyuki Simbo | Zan Sayonara zetsubō-sensei bangaichi |
| December 3 | Tokimeki Memorial 4 OVA | 1 | Asahi Production | | Tokimeki memoriaru 4 orijinaru animēshon - hajimari no faindā |
| December 18 | Aki Sora | 1 | Hoods Entertainment | Takeo Takahashi | Autumn Sky |
| December 25 | Kanojo × Kanojo × Kanojo | 1 | Studio Eromatick | Kōsuke Murayama | Kanojo x Kanojo x Kanojo: Sanshimai to no Dokidoki Kyoudou Seikatsu |
| December 26 | "Bungaku Shoujo" Kyou no Oyatsu: Hatsukoi | 1 | Production I.G | Shunsuke Tada | “Bungaku shōjo” kyōnōyatsu 〜 hatsukoi 〜 |
| December 31 | Kowarekake no Orgel | 1 | Electromagnetic Wave | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Koware kake no orugōru |
| | Stretta The Animation | | | | |
| | Mizugi Kanojo Animation | | | | |
| | 15 Bishoujo Hyouryuuki | | | | |
| | Triangle Blue | | | | |
| | Ayatsuri Haramase DreamNote | | | | |
| | Fault!! | | | | |
| | Binkan Athlete | | | | |
| | Mama Puri | | | | |
| | Jinkou Shoujo Henshin Sex Android | | | | |
| | Issho ni H Shiyo! | | | | |
| | Natsumushi The Animation | | | | |
| | Kimihagu | | | | |
| | Cartagra Tsuki Gurui no Yamai | | | | |
| | Oni chichi | | | | |
| | Samayou Midara na Lunatics | | | | |