# 2023 in anime

Events in 2023 in anime.

## Releases
### Films

A list of anime films that was released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2023.
| Release date | Title | Studio | Director(s) | Running time (minutes) |
| January 20 | Aikatsu! Mirai e no Starway | Bandai Namco Pictures | Ryūichi Kimura | 72 |
| January 20 | Fafner in the Azure: Behind the Line | Production I.G | Takashi Noto | 54 |
| January 20 | SSSS.Gridman | Studio Trigger | Yoshiyuki Kaneko | 125 |
| January 27 | Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom | Madhouse | Kotono Watanabe | 117 |
| February 17 | Blue Giant | NUT | Yuzuru Tachikawa | 119 |
| February 17 | Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation | Studio Deen | Shinji Ishihira | 59 |
| March 3 | Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia | Shin-Ei Animation | Takumi Doyama | 107 |
| March 10 | SSSS.Dynazenon | Studio Trigger | Yoshihiro Miyajima | 121 |
| March 24 | Gekijōban Argonavis Axia | Sanzigen | Shigeru Morikawa | 64 |
| March 24 | Gridman Universe | Studio Trigger | Akira Amemiya | 118 |
| March 31 | Rakudai Majo: Fūka to Yami no Majo | Production I.G | Takayuki Hamana | 59 |
| April 7 | Princess Principal: Crown Handler – Chapter 3 | Actas | Masaki Tachibana | 60 |
| April 14 | Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine | TMS Entertainment | Yuzuru Tachikawa | 109 |
| May 12 | Psycho-Pass Providence | Production I.G | Naoyoshi Shiotani | 120 |
| May 20 | Gekijōban Idolish7 Live 4bit Beyond the Period | Orange | Hiroshi Nishikiori Kensuke Yamamoto | 180 |
| May 26 | Gekijōban Collar × Malice Deep Cover (part 1) | Studio Deen | Hiroshi Watanabe | 55 |
| May 26 | The Feast of Amrita | | Saku Sakamoto | 47 |
| June 9 | Sailor Moon Cosmos (part 1) | Toei Animation Studio Deen | Tomoya Takahashi | 80 |
| June 16 | Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King | Pierrot | Ayataka Tanemura | 110 |
| June 23 | Gekijōban Collar × Malice Deep Cover (part 2) | Studio Deen | Hiroshi Watanabe | 55 |
| June 23 | Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out | CloverWorks | Sōichi Masui | 73 |
| June 30 | Sailor Moon Cosmos (part 2) | Toei Animation Studio Deen | Tomoya Takahashi | 80 |
| July 2 | Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn | A-1 Pictures | Shun Enokido Takahito Sakazume | 55 |
| July 14 | The Boy and the Heron | Studio Ghibli | Hayao Miyazaki | 125 |
| July 14 | The Quintessential Quintuplets∽ | Shaft | Yukihiro Miyamoto | 48 |
| July 21 | Mr. Osomatsu: The Soul's Takoyaki Party and the Legendary Sleepover Party | Pierrot | Hikaru Yamaguchi | 58 |
| August 4 | Shin Jigen! Crayon Shin-chan The Movie Chōnōryoku Dai Kessen: Tobetobe Temakizushi | Shirogumi | Hitoshi Ōne | 94 |
| August 8 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh (part 2) | Alfred Imageworks Marvy Jack | Noriyuki Abe (Chief) Bob Shirahata | 54 |
| August 18 | Sand Land | Sunrise Kamikaze Douga Anima | Toshihisa Yokoshima | 105 |
| September 8 | City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust | Sunrise The Answer Studio | Kenji Kodama (Chief) Kazuyoshi Takeuchi | 94 |
| September 15 | Maboroshi | MAPPA | Mari Okada Seimei Kidokoro | 111 |
| September 15 | Precure All Stars F | Toei Animation | Yūta Tanaka | 72 |
| October 6 | Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 4 | Actas | Tsutomu Mizushima | 54 |
| October 13 | Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage | Polygon Pictures | Hiroaki Ando | 99 |
| October 20 | The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store | Production I.G | Yoshimi Itazu | 70 |
| October 27 | Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning | Yumeta Company | Tomohisa Taguchi | 80 |
| November 3 | Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower | Studio 4°C | Shōjirō Nishimi | 95 |
| November 10 | Komada: A Whisky Family | P.A. Works | Masayuki Yoshihara | 91 |
| November 17 | Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe | Toei Animation | Gō Koga | 104 |
| November 23 | Gekijōban Pole Princess!! | Tatsunoko Production | Hitomi Ezoe | 75 |
| November 23 | Gekijōban Sylvanian Families: Freya Kara no Okurimono | | Kazuya Konaka | 65 |
| November 23 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human | Production I.G Sola Digital Arts | Kenji Kamiyama (Chief) Shinji Aramaki (Chief) Michihito Fujii | 126 |
| December 1 | Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid | CloverWorks | Sōichi Masui | 75 |
| December 8 | My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie | Silver Link | Keisuke Inoue | 90 |
| December 8 | Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window | Shin-Ei Animation | Shinnosuke Yakuwa | 114 |
| December 15 | The Imaginary | Studio Ponoc | Yoshiyuki Momose | 105 |
| December 22 | Spy × Family Code: White | Wit Studio CloverWorks | Takashi Katagiri | 110 |

### Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2023.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title |
| January 4 – March 22 | The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague | 12 | Zero-G Liber | Mankyū | Kōri Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Dōryō Joshi |
| January 4 – March 22 | The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady | 12 | Diomedéa | Shingo Tamaki | Tensei Ōjo to Tensai Reijō no Mahō Kakumei |
| January 4 – March 29 | Bungo Stray Dogs (season 4) | 13 | Bones | Takuya Igarashi | |
| January 5 – March 29 | Tomo-chan Is a Girl! | 13 | Lay-duce | Hitoshi Nanba | Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! |
| January 5 – March 23 | Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! | 12 | Studio Bind | Shingo Fujii | Onii-chan wa Oshimai! |
| January 5 – March 30 | Spy Classroom (season 1) | 12 | Feel | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Spy Kyōshitsu |
| January 5 – March 29 | Technoroid Overmind | 12 | Doga Kobo | Ka Hee Im | Tekunoroido OVERMIND |
| January 5 – March 29 | Tsurune: The Linking Shot | 13 | Kyoto Animation | Takuya Yamamura | Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha |
| January 5 – March 23 | Revenger | 12 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Masaya Fujimori | Ribenjā |
| January 6 – March 24 | The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World | 12 | Cloud Hearts | Masahiro Takata | Hyōken no Majutsushi ga Sekai o Suberu: Sekai Saikyō no Majutsushi de Aru Shōnen wa, Majutsu Gakuin ga Nyūgaku Suru |
| January 6 – March 24 | Nijiyon Animation | 12 | Bandai Namco Filmworks | Yūya Horiuchi | Niji yon anime-shon |
| January 6 – March 24 | Farming Life in Another World | 12 | Zero-G | Ryōichi Kuraya | Isekai Nonbiri Nōka |
| January 6 – March 24 | Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (part 1) | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yōhei Suzuki | Shugā Appuru Fearī Teiru |
| January 7 – April 1 | The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World | 13 | Studio Blanc | Nobuyoshi Nagayama (Chief) Ryōsuke Shibuya | Saikyō Onmyōji no Isekai Tenseiki |
| January 7 – March 25 | Giant Beasts of Ars | 12 | Asahi Production | Akira Oguro | Ars no Kyojū |
| January 7 – March 25 | My Life as Inukai-san's Dog | 12 | Quad | Takashi Andō | Inu ni Nattara Suki na Hito ni Hirowareta |
| January 7 – March 25 | The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten | 12 | Project No.9 | Lihua Wang | Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken |
| January 7 – April 1 | Buddy Daddies | 12 | P.A. Works | Yoshiyuki Asai | |
| January 7 – March 25 | Trigun Stampede | 12 | Orange | Kenji Mutō | |
| January 7 – March 18 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (season 4, part 2) | 11 | J.C.Staff | Hideki Tachibana | Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka? |
| January 7 – March 25 | Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte | 12 | Tezuka Productions | Fumihiro Yoshimura | Tsundere Akuyaku Reijō Rīzerotte to Jikkyō no Endō-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san |
| January 7 – April 15 | UniteUp! | 12 | CloverWorks | Shin'ichirō Ushijima | |
| January 7 – March 25 | Chillin' in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army | 12 | Encourage Films | Fumitoshi Oizaki | Kaiko Sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-Dai) no Slow na Second Life |
| January 8 – March 26 | Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement | 12 | Felix Film | Hiroshi Tamada | Rōgo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-Man-Mai no Kinka o Tamemasu |
| January 8 – April 2 | The Tale of the Outcasts | 13 | Ashi Productions | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Nokemono-tachi no Yoru |
| January 8 – July 23 | Nier: Automata Ver1.1a | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Ryouji Masuyama | |
| January 8 – March 26 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War | 12 | Tatsunoko Production | Hidekazu Sato | The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki Northern War |
| January 8 – September 24 | The Misfit of Demon King Academy (season 2, part 1) | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Oonuma (Chief) Masafumi Tamura | Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha |
| January 8 – April 2 | Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown | 13 | Liden Films | Koichi Hatsumi | Tokyo Revengers: Seiya Kessen-hen |
| January 8 – March 26 | Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack | 12 | OLM | Shinji Ushiro | Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san 2nd Attack |
| January 8 – March 26 | Handyman Saitou in Another World | 12 | C2C | Toshiyuki Kubooka | Benriya Saitō-san, Isekai ni Iku |
| January 9 – March 27 | High Card | 12 | Studio Hibari | Junichi Wada | |
| January 9 – March 13 | Show Time! (season 2) | 8 | Rabbit Gate | Satoshi Miura | Showtime! ~Uta no O-nee-san Datte Shitai~ |
| January 9 – April 3 | Ippon Again! | 13 | Bakken Record | Ken Ogiwara | Mō Ippon! |
| January 9 – March 27 | The Vampire Dies in No Time (season 2) | 12 | Madhouse | Hiroshi Kōjina | Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu |
| January 9 – April 3 | KJ File (season 2) | 13 | ILCA yell | Akira Funada | |
| January 9 – March 26 | By the Grace of the Gods (season 2) | 12 | Maho Film | Takeyuki Yanase | Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko |
| January 9 – March 27 | In/Spectre (season 2) | 12 | Brain's Base | Keiji Gotoh | Kyokō Suiri |
| January 10 – March 28 | Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World | 12 | Geek Toys | Itsuki Imazaki | Ningen Fushin no Bōkensha-tachi ga Sekai o Sukū Yō Desu |
| January 10 – June 20 | Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible | 12 | Pine Jam | Kazuomi Koga | Kubo-san wa Mob o Yurusanai |
| January 10 – March 28 | Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire | 12 | Studio Comet | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Eiyū-Ō, Bu o Kiwameru Tame Tensei-Su: Soshite, Sekai Saikyō no Minarai Kishi |
| January 10 – March 28 | Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari (part 1) | 12 | Bandai Namco Pictures | Ryuichi Kimura | Mononogatari |
| January 10 – June 20 | Vinland Saga (season 2) | 24 | MAPPA | Shūhei Yabuta | |
| January 10 – September 26 | Ayakashi Triangle | 12 | Connect | Noriaki Akitaya | Ayakashi Toraianguru |
| January 11 – March 29 | Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill | 12 | MAPPA | Kiyoshi Matsuda | Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hōrō Meshi |
| January 11 – April 19 | Bofuri (season 2) | 12 | Silver Link | Shin Oonuma | Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. |
| January 12 – March 22 | Kaina of the Great Snow Sea | 11 | Polygon Pictures | Hiroaki Ando | Ōyukiumi no Kaina |
| January 13 – March 31 | D4DJ All Mix | 12 | Sanzigen | Seiji Mizushima (Chief) Daisuke Suzuki | |
| January 14 – April 1 | The Fruit of Evolution (season 2) | 12 | Hotline | Yoshiaki Okumura (Chief) Shige Fukase | Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei |
| January 14 – April 1 | Cardfight!! Vanguard: will+Dress (Season 2) | 12 | Kinema Citrus | Ken Mori (Chief) Ryūtarō Suzuki | |
| January 14 – March 18 | The Fire Hunter | 10 | Signal.MD | Junji Nishimura | Hikari no Ō |
| January 17 – January 31 | Flaglia | 6 | Gaina | Itsuro Kawasaki | “FLAGLIA”~ Natsu Yasumi no monogatari ~ |
| January 18 – April 5 | Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Chaos in Urbanrama | 12 | Studio Deen | Takayuki Hamana | Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi: Urbanrama-hen |
| February 5 – January 28, 2024 | Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure | 50 | Toei Animation | Koji Ogawa | Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure |
| March 4 | Attack on Titan: The Final Season (part 3) | 1 | MAPPA | Yuichiro Hayashi | Shingeki no Kyōjin: The Final Season |
| March 21 – March 28 | Heart Cocktail Colorful: Haru-hen | 5 | | | Hāto kakuteru karafuru haru-hen |
| March 21 – March 27 | Yomawari Neko | 15 | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment | Kazuma Taketani | |
| March 22 - | Shuwawan! | | KOO-KI | Motohiro Shirakawa | Shi~yuwawan! |
| April 1 – June 24 | Chibi Godzilla Raids Again | 13 | Pie in the Sky | Taketo Shinkai | Chibi Godzilla no Gyakushū |
| April 1 – June 24 | Heavenly Delusion | 13 | Production I.G | Hirotaka Mori | Tengoku Daimakyō |
| April 1 – July 1 | Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku | 13 | MAPPA | Kaori Makita | Jigokuraku |
| April 1 – September 23 | Mix (season 2) | 24 | OLM | Tomohiro Kamitani | |
| April 2 – October 1 | Edens Zero (season 2) | 25 | J.C.Staff | Shinji Ishihira (Chief) Toshinori Watanabe | |
| April 2 – June 18 | My Home Hero | 12 | Tezuka Productions | Takashi Kamei | Mai Hōmu Hīrō |
| April 2 – June 25 | My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 | 13 | Madhouse | Morio Asaka | Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi o Suru |
| April 2 – June 18 | The Dangers in My Heart | 12 | Shin-Ei Animation | Hiroaki Akagi | Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu |
| April 2 – | Tōsōchū: The Great Mission | | Toei Animation | Yukio Kaizawa Kōhei Kureta | |
| April 3 – September 14 | Bosanimal | 96 | maroyakasoketODDJOB Inc. | Isamu Ueno | |
| April 3 – June 19 | In Another World with My Smartphone (season 2) | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni |
| April 3 – June 19 | Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! | 12 | EMT Squared | Hisashi Ishii Yuu Nobuta | Kuma kuma kuma beā pa-nchi! |
| April 3 – June 19 | The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far | 12 | EMT Squared Magic Bus | Noriyuki Nakamura | Tensei Kizoku no Isekai Bōken Roku |
| April 4 – June 20 | Alice Gear Aegis Expansion | 12 | Nomad | Hirokazu Hanai | Arisu gia aigisu ekisupanshon |
| April 4 – June 20 | Kizuna no Allele | 12 | Wit Studio Signal.MD | Kenichiro Komaya | Kizuna no Ariru |
| April 4 – June 20 | Skip and Loafer | 12 | P.A. Works | Kotomi Deai | Skip to Loafer |
| April 4 – July 11 | YouTuNya | 15 | Lesprit | Kyō Yatate | Yūchūnyā |
| April 5 – June 21 | Tokyo Mew Mew New (season 2) | 12 | Yumeta Company Graphinica | Takahiro Natori | |
| April 6 – June 15 | Dr. Stone: New World (part 1) | 11 | TMS Entertainment | Shūhei Matsushita | |
| April 6 – July 6 | KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World | 12 | Studio Palette | Yuki Inaba | Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudō |
| April 6 – June 22 | KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! | 12 | Drive | Yujiro Abe | Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o! |
| April 6 – June 22 | The Ancient Magus' Bride (season 2, part 1) | 12 | Studio Kafka | Kazuaki Terasawa | Mahō Tsukai no Yome |
| April 6 – June 28 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149 | 12 | CygamesPictures | Manabu Okamoto | Aidorumasutā Shinderera Gāruzu U149 |
| April 6 – June 22 | Yuri Is My Job! | 12 | Passione Studio Lings | Hijiri Sanpei | Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto Desu! |
| April 7 – June 30 | I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too | 13 | Millepensee | Shin Itagaki (Chief) Shingo Tanabe | Isekai de Cheat Skill o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musō Suru: Level Up wa Jinsei o Kaeta |
| April 7 – June 23 | Opus Colors | 12 | C-Station | Shunsuke Tada | Ōpasu karāzu |
| April 7 – June 23 | The Legendary Hero Is Dead! | 12 | Liden Films | Rion Kujo | Yūsha ga Shinda! |
| April 7 – June 23 | Too Cute Crisis | 12 | SynergySP | Jun Hatori | Kawaisugi Crisis |
| April 8 – June 24 | Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story (season 2) | 12 | Bandai Namco Pictures | Takayuki Inagaki | |
| April 8 – June 24 | Magical Destroyers | 12 | Bibury Animation Studios | Hiroshi Ikehata | Mahō Shōjo Magical Destroyers |
| April 8 – July 1 | Mashle: Magic and Muscles | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Tomoya Tanaka | Masshuru |
| April 8 – June 24 | My One-Hit Kill Sister | 12 | Gekkō | Hiroaki Takagi | Isekai One Turn Kill Nee-san: Ane Dōhan no Isekai Seikatsu Hajimemashita |
| April 8 – June 24 | Otaku Elf | 12 | C2C | Takebumi Anzai | Edomae Elf |
| April 8 – June 24 | Rokudo's Bad Girls | 12 | Satelight | Keiya Saitō | Rokudō no Onna-tachi |
| April 8 – June 24 | The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses | 12 | Tezuka Productions | Satoshi Kuwabara | Megami no Café Terrace |
| April 8 – June 24 | Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You (season 2) | 12 | Seven Arcs | Hiroshi Ikehata | Tonikaku Kawaii |
| April 9 – June 25 | A Galaxy Next Door | 12 | Asahi Production | Ryuichi Kimura | Otonari ni Ginga |
| April 9 – October 8 | Ao no Orchestra | 24 | Nippon Animation | Seiji Kishi | Ao no Ōkesutora |
| April 9 – June 18 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc | 11 | Ufotable | Haruo Sotozaki | Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen |
| April 9 – July 2 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (season 2) | 12 | Bandai Namco Filmworks | Hiroshi Kobayashi Ryo Ando | Kidō Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo |
| April 9 – July 2 | My Clueless First Friend | 13 | Studio Signpost | Shigenori Kageyama | Jijō o Shiranai Tenkōsei ga Guigui Kuru |
| April 9 – June 25 | Summoned to Another World for a Second Time | 12 | Studio Elle | Motoki Nakanishi | Isekai Shōkan wa Nidome Desu |
| April 9 – June 25 | World Dai Star | 12 | Lerche | Yū Kinome | |
| April 10 – June 26 | Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion | 12 | Typhoon Graphics | Junichi Yamamoto | Kanojo ga Kōshaku-Tei ni Itta Riyū |
| April 11 – June 27 | Dead Mount Death Play (part 1) | 12 | Geek Toys | Manabu Ono | |
| April 11 – July 4 | Insomniacs After School | 13 | Liden Films | Yūki Ikeda | Kimi wa Hōkago Insomnia |
| April 12 – June 28 | Oshi no Ko | 11 | Doga Kobo | Daisuke Hiramaki | |
| April 12 – June 27 | The Marginal Service | 12 | 3Hz | Masayuki Sakoi | |
| April 14 – June 16 | Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage | 10 | Wit Studio | Yōsuke Hatta | Ōsama Ranking: Yūki no Takarabako |
| April 20 – September 28 | Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts | 24 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | Niehime to Kemono no Ō |
| May 17 – September 27 | Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijō (season 2) | 39 | Tezuka Productions | Satoshi Kuwabara | |
| June 29 – September 14 | BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! | 13 | Sanzigen | Kōdai Kakimoto | Bandori! It's MyGO!!!!! |
| July 1 – September 23 | Horimiya: The Missing Pieces | 13 | CloverWorks | Masashi Ishihama | Horimiya: Piece |
| July 2 – October 1 | Am I Actually the Strongest? | 12 | Staple Entertainment | Takashi Naoya | Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyō deshita? |
| July 2 – September 17 | Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout | 12 | Liden Films | Ema Yuzuhira | Ryza no Atelier: Tokoyami no Joō to Himitsu no Kakurega |
| July 2 – September 17 | Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds | 12 | Studio Blanc | Nobuyoshi Nagayama | |
| July 2 – October 1 | My Tiny Senpai | 12 | Project No.9 | Mitsutoshi Satō | Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi |
| July 2 – September 24 | Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror | 13 | Sunrise | Asami Nakatani | Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror |
| July 3 – September 18 | Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero | 12 | Silver Link Blade | Keisuke Inoue | Lv1 Maō to One Room Yūsha |
| July 3 – September 18 | Masamune-kun's Revenge R | 12 | Silver Link | Mirai Minato | Masamune-kun no Revenge R |
| July 3 – September 25 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (season 2, part 1) | 12 | Studio Bind | Hiroki Hirano | Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu |
| July 4 – September 19 | Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari (part 2) | 12 | Bandai Namco Pictures | Ryuichi Kimura | Mononogatari |
| July 4 – September 19 | Sweet Reincarnation | 12 | SynergySP | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Okashi na Tensei |
| July 4 – September 19 | The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist | 12 | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ | Kazuomi Koga | Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha |
| July 4 – September 26 | The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses | 13 | GoHands | Susumu Kudo (Chief) Katsumasa Yokomine | Suki na Ko ga Megane o Wasureta |
| July 5 – September 20 | My Happy Marriage | 12 | Kinema Citrus | Takehiro Kubota | Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon |
| July 5 – September 20 | Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon | 12 | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ | Noriaki Akitaya | Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō |
| July 6 – December 28 | Jujutsu Kaisen (season 2) | 23 | MAPPA | Shōta Goshozono | |
| July 6 – September 28 | Undead Girl Murder Farce | 13 | Lapin Track | Mamoru Hatakeyama | Andeddo Gāru Mādā Farusu |
| July 7 – September 22 | Hyakushō Kizoku | 12 | Pie in the sky | Yūtarō Sawada | |
| July 7 – December 15 | Rurouni Kenshin | 24 | Liden Films | Hideyo Yamamoto | Rurōni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Roman Tan- |
| July 7 – September 22 | Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (part 2) | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yōhei Suzuki | |
| July 7 – September 22 | The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior | 12 | OLM Team Yoshioka | Norio Nitta | Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu. |
| July 8 – September 30 | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (part 2) | 13 | Pierrot | Tomohisa Taguchi | Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen |
| July 8 – September 30 | Ikimono-san | 12 | New Deer | Atsushi Wada | |
| July 8 – September 23 | Liar, Liar | 12 | Geek Toys | Satoru Ono Naoki Matsuura | Raiā Raiā |
| July 8 – September 23 | My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 | 12 | Maho Film | Takeyuki Yanase | Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyō Desu |
| July 8 – October 14 | Reign of the Seven Spellblades | 15 | J.C.Staff | Masato Matsune | Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai Suru |
| July 8 – September 30 | Rent-A-Girlfriend (season 3) | 12 | TMS Entertainment | Shinya Une | Kanojo, Okarishimasu |
| July 8 – September 30 | The Gene of AI | 12 | Madhouse | Yuzo Sato | AI no Idenshi |
| July 8 – September 30 | The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today | 13 | GoHands | Susumu Kudo (Chief) Katsumasa Yokomine | Dekiru Neko wa Kyō mo Yūutsu |
| July 9 – September 24 | Classroom for Heroes | 12 | Actas | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Eiyū Kyōshitsu |
| July 9 – September 24 | TenPuru | 12 | Gekkō | Kazuomi Koga | |
| July 9 – September 24 | The Duke of Death and His Maid (season 2) | 12 | J.C.Staff | Yoshinobu Yamakawa | Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid |
| July 9 – December 25 | Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead | 12 | Bug Films | Kazuki Kawagoe | Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto |
| July 10 – December 25 | Dark Gathering | 25 | OLM Team Masuda | Hiroshi Ikehata | Dāku Gyazaringu |
| July 11 – September 25 | Synduality: Noir (part 1) | 12 | Eight Bit | Yūsuke Yamamoto | |
| July 12 – September 20 | Bungo Stray Dogs (season 5) | 11 | Bones | Takuya Igarashi | |
| July 12 – December 20 | Helck | 24 | Satelight | Tatsuo Sato | |
| July 13 – September 28 | Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence | 12 | Doga Kobo | Sumie Noro | Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi |
| July 13 – September 28 | Spy Classroom (season 2) | 12 | Feel | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Spy Kyōshitsu |
| July 13 – September 28 | The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! (part 2) | 12 | 3Hz | Daisuke Tsukushi | Hataraku, Maō-sama!! |
| July 14 – September 29 | The Great Cleric | 12 | Yokohama Animation Laboratory Cloud Hearts | Masato Tamagawa | Seija Musō |
| September 2 – September 9 | The Quintessential Quintuplets~ | 2 | Shaft | Yukihiro Miyamoto | Gotōbun no Hanayome~ |
| September 10 – September 24 | FLCL: Grunge | 3 | MontBlanc Pictures | Hitoshi Takekiyo | |
| September 25 – | Chickip Dancers (season 3) | | Fanworks | Rareko | |
| September 29 – December 22 | A Girl & Her Guard Dog | 13 | Project No.9 | Yoshihiro Takamoto | Ojō to Banken-kun |
| September 29 – March 24, 2024 | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End | 28 | Madhouse | Keiichirō Saitō | Sōsō no Frieren |
| September 30 – March 23 2024 | Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange | 23 | Brain's Base | Masahiko Murata | Megumi no Daigo: Kyūkoku no Orange |
| October 1 – | Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc | 39 | Studio Kai | Katsumi Ono | Captain Tsubasa Season 2: Junior Youth-hen |
| October 1 – October 15 | FLCL: Shoegaze | 3 | Production I.G NUT | Yutaka Uemura | |
| October 1 – December 17 | Overtake! | 12 | Troyca | Ei Aoki | Ōbāteiku! |
| October 1 – March 31 2024 | Ragna Crimson | 24 | Silver Link | Ken Takahashi | Raguna Kurimuzon |
| October 1 – | Shangri-La Frontier | 25 | C2C | Toshiyuki Kubooka | Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su |
| October 1 – December 17 | The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch | 12 | A-Real | Masahiro Takata | Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijō |
| October 2 – December 18 | B-Project Passion*Love Call | 12 | Asahi Production | Mutsumi Takeda | B-Project ~Netsuretsu*Love Call~ |
| October 2 – December 18 | MF Ghost | 12 | Felix Film | Tomohito Naka | MF Gōsuto |
| October 2 – December 25 | Migi & Dali | 13 | Geek Toys CompTown | Mankyū | Migi to Dali |
| October 2 – December 25 | Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions (season 1) | 13 | Diomedéa | Shōta Ihata | Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri |
| October 3 – December 19 | A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life | 12 | Maho Film | Yuichi Nakazawa | Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudōki |
| October 3 – December 19 | I'm in Love with the Villainess | 12 | Platinum Vision | Hideaki Ōba | Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijō |
| October 3 – December 26 | Paradox Live the Animation | 12 | Pine Jam | Naoya Ando | |
| October 3 – December 19 | Shy | 12 | Eight Bit | Masaomi Andō | |
| October 3 – December 19 | The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy | 12 | Passione | Hiroyuki Morita | Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai |
| October 3 – December 19 | The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent (season 2) | 12 | Diomedéa | Shōta Ihata | Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannō Desu |
| October 4 – December 20 | Bullbuster | 12 | NUT | Hiroyasu Aoki | Burubasutā |
| October 4 – December 20 | I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness | 12 | Zero-G Digital Network Animation | Takashi Asami | Konyaku Haki Sareta Reijō o Hirotta Ore ga, Ikenai Koto o Oshiekomu |
| October 4 – December 20 | The Eminence in Shadow (season 2) | 12 | Nexus | Kazuya Nakanishi | Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! |
| October 4 – December 26 | Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc | 13 | Liden Films | Koichi Hatsumi | Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen |
| October 5 – December 28 | 16bit Sensation: Another Layer | 13 | Studio Silver | Takashi Sakuma | 16 Bitto sensēshon ANOTHER LAYER |
| October 5 – December 21 | Berserk of Gluttony | 12 | A.C.G.T | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | Bōshoku no Berserk: Ore dake Level to Iu Gainen o Toppa Suru |
| October 5 – December 21 | Bikkuri-Men | 12 | Shin-Ei Animation Lesprit | Tomohiro Tsukimisato | |
| October 5 – December 21 | KamiErabi God.app | 12 | Unend | Hiroyuki Seshita | Kamierabi |
| October 5 – December 21 | Kizuna no Allele (season 2) | 12 | Signal.MD Wit Studio | Kenichiro Komaya | |
| October 5 – December 21 | The Ancient Magus' Bride (season 2, part 2) | 12 | Studio Kafka | Kazuaki Terasawa | Mahō Tsukai no Yome |
| October 5 – December 21 | The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons | 12 | Shuka | Mitsuru Hongo | Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyōdai |
| October 5 – December 28 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby (season 3) | 13 | Studio Kai | Kei Oikawa | |
| October 6 – | Beyblade X | 51 | OLM | Katsuhito Akiyama (Chief) Sotsu Terada | |
| October 6 – December 22 | Goblin Slayer (season 2) | 12 | Liden Films | Takaharu Ozaki (Chief) Misato Takada | |
| October 6 – December 29 | My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer | 13 | Typhoon Graphics | Takeshi Mori (Chief) Naoki Murata | Bōkensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S-Rank ni Natteta |
| October 6 – December 22 | Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me | 12 | ENGI | Hideaki Ōba | Keiken Zumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai Suru Hanashi |
| October 6 – December 29 | Rail Romanesque (season 2) | 13 | Yokohama Animation Laboratory | Michiru Ebira | |
| October 6 – December 22 | The Rising of the Shield Hero (season 3) | 12 | Kinema Citrus | Hitoshi Haga | Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari |
| October 6 – December 22 | Under Ninja | 12 | Tezuka Productions | Satoshi Kuwabara | |
| October 7 – November 24 | Arknights: Perish in Frost | 8 | Yostar Pictures | Yuki Watanabe | Arknights: Fuyukomori Kaerimichi |
| October 7 – December 23 | Girlfriend, Girlfriend (season 2) | 12 | SynergySP | Takatoshi Suzuki | Kanojo mo Kanojo |
| October 7 – December 30 | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+ | 13 | A-1 Pictures | Katsumi Ono | |
| October 7 – December 23 | Matsuinu | 12 | Point Pictures | Tetsuya Endo | |
| October 7 – December 23 | My New Boss Is Goofy | 12 | A-1 Pictures | Noriyuki Abe | Atarashii Jōshi wa Do Tennen |
| October 7 – December 23 | Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom | 12 | Toei Animation Studio Deen | Takayuki Hamana | Kibō no Chikara: Otona Precure 23 |
| October 7 – December 23 | Spy × Family (season 2) | 12 | Wit Studio CloverWorks | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | |
| October 7 – December 23 | The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountain | 12 | OLM Sunrise Beyond | Akira Iwanaga | Saihate no Paladin: Tetsusabi no Yama no Ō |
| October 7 – December 23 | The Kingdoms of Ruin | 12 | Yokohama Animation Laboratory | Keitaro Motonaga | Hametsu no Ōkoku |
| October 7 – December 30 | The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess | 12 | Project No.9 | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Hikikomari Kyūketsuki no Monmon |
| October 7 – March 23, 2024 | Undead Unluck | | David Production | Yuki Yase | Andeddo Anrakku |
| October 8 – December 24 | A Returner's Magic Should Be Special | 12 | Arvo Animation | Taishi Kawaguchi | Kikansha no Mahō wa Tokubetsu Desu |
| October 8 – February 6, 2024 | Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig | 12 | Project No.9 | Masayuki Takahashi | Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro |
| October 8 – March 31, 2024 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (season 1) | 24 | Telecom Animation Film | Maki Odaira | Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi |
| October 8 – December 24 | I Shall Survive Using Potions! | 12 | Jumondou | Nobuaki Nakanishi | Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu! |
| October 8 – December 24 | Protocol: Rain | 12 | Quad | Yasutaka Yamamoto (Chief) Daishi Kato | Bokura no Ameiro Protocol |
| October 8 – December 24 | Tearmoon Empire | 12 | Silver Link | Yūshi Ibe | Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantōdai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story |
| October 8 – December 24 | The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You | 12 | Bibury Animation Studios | Hikaru Sato | Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo |
| October 8 – April 7, 2024 | The Diary of Ochibi-san | 24 | Studio Khara | Daisuke Onizuka Shogo Tsurii | Ochibi-san |
| October 8 – December 24 | The Idolmaster Million Live! | 12 | Shirogumi | Shinya Watada | Aidorumasutā Mirion Raibu! |
| October 9 – January 15, 2024 | Kawagoe Boys Sing | 12 | evg | Jun Matsumoto | Kawagoe Bōizu Shingu |
| October 9 – December 25 | Stardust Telepath | 12 | Studio Gokumi | Kaori | Hoshikuzu Telepath |
| October 10 – December 26 | Dead Mount Death Play (part 2) | 12 | Geek Toys | Yoshihiro Satsuma | |
| October 12 – December 21 | Dr. Stone: New World (part 2) | 11 | TMS Entertainment | Shūhei Matsushita | |
| October 13 – November 3 | After-School Hanako-kun | 4 | Lerche | Masaki Kitamura | Hōkago Shōnen Hanako-kun |
| October 22 – March 18, 2024 | Dog Signal | 20 | Fugaku | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | |
| October 22 – March 24, 2024 | The Apothecary Diaries | 24 | Toho Animation Studio OLM | Norihiro Naganuma | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto |
| October 4 – December 27 | Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya | 13 | Fanworks | Akifumi Nonaka | |
| November 5 | Attack on Titan: The Final Season (part 4) | 1 | MAPPA | Yuichiro Hayashi | Shingeki no Kyōjin: The Final Season |
| December 26 | Dropkick on My Devil! Apocalypse Arc | 1 | Makaria | | Jashin-chan wa Dropkick: Seikimatsu-hen |
| December 12 | Umi no Minwa no Machi | 25 | Tomason | Shinnosuke Numata | |

### Original net animations

A list of original net animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2023.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title |
| January 1 | The Way of the Househusband (season 2) | 5 | J.C.Staff | Chiaki Kon | Gokushufudō |
| January 11 – March 14 | Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God (season 2) | 10 | Typhoon Graphics | Katsuya Kikuchi | Tōtotsu ni Egypt Kami |
| January 13 – April 3 | Pole Princess!! | 7 | Tatsunoko Production | Hitomi Ezoe Yoshihiro Otobe | Pōru Purinsesu!! |
| January 19 | Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre | 12 | Studio Deen | Shinobu Tagashira | Itō Junji Maniakku |
| January 26 – July 12 | Record of Ragnarok (season 2) | 15 | Graphinica Yumeta Company | Masao Ōkubo | Shūmatsu no Walküre |
| January 27 | Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye | 1 | TMS Entertainment | Kōbun Shizuno Hiroyuki Seshita | Rupan-sansei VS Kyattsu ai |
| February 2 | Make My Day | 8 | 5 Inc. | Makoto Honda | |
| February 4 – July 30 | Fate/Grand Order: Fujimaru Ritsuka Doesn't Get It | 33 | DLE | Tsuchida | Feito/Grand Order: Fujimaru Tatsuka wa wakaranai |
| February 16 | Aggretsuko (season 5) | 10 | Fanworks | Rareko | |
| February 17 – March 31 | Kuromi's Pretty Journey | 21 | Imagica Digitalscape Qzil.LA | Sachi Miura | |
| March 8 – November 15 | Nights with a Cat (season 2) | 30 | Studio Puyukai | Minoru Ashina | Yoru wa Neko to Issho |
| March 10 – March 24 | Shitasaki Kara Koi | 3 | Aqua Aris | Yoshitomo | |
| March 21 – March 28 | Petit Cool Doji Danshi no Hitokoma | 2 | Aqua Aris | Yū Hayata | |
| April 3 – June 5 | Sazanami Sōshi ni Junketsu o Sasagu | 8 | Studio Hōkiboshi | Sanae Nagi | |
| April 6 – April 11 | Ensemble Stars!! Tsuioku Selection "Element" | 6 | Dandelion Animation Studio | Osamu Yamasaki | Ansanburu sutāzu!! Tsuioku serekushon “eremento” |
| April 16 – May 7 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top | 4 | CygamesPictures | Chengzhi Liao | Uma musume puritīdābī: Road to the Top |
| May 11 | Ultraman (season 3) | 12 | Production I.G Sola Digital Arts | Kenji Kamiyama Shinji Aramaki | |
| May 18 | Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune | 6 | Arect | Hideki Anbo | Yakitori |
| June 29 | Ōoku: The Inner Chambers | 10 | Studio Deen | Noriyuki Abe | Ōoku |
| July 1 – September 23 | Cute Executive Officer R | 13 | Project No.9 | Kazuya Iwata | Youjo Shachou R |
| July 12 – August 23 | Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You – High School Days | 4 | Seven Arcs | Hiroshi Ikehata | Tonikaku Kawaii: Joshikō-hen |
| July 26 – August 24 | Baki Hanma (season 2) | 27 | TMS Entertainment | Toshiki Hirano | |
| July 31 | Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-:Hell's Requiem | 15 | Liden Films | Takaharu Ozaki | Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin: Jigoku no Chinkonka-hen |
| August 1 – May 10, 2024 | Odekake Kozame | 60 | ENGI | Marina Maki | |
| August 10 – October 19 | Amaim Warrior at the Borderline: UltraSteel Ogre-Gear | 6 | Sunrise Beyond | Masami Ōbari | Kyōkai Senki: Kyokkō no Sōki |
| September 6 – December 13 | Pokémon: Paldean Winds | 4 | Wit Studio | Ryohei Takeshita | Hōkago no Breath |
| September 7 | Gamera Rebirth | 6 | ENGI | Hiroyuki Seshita | |
| September 13 | Phoenix: Eden17 | 4 | Studio 4°C | Shōjirō Nishimi | Hi no Tori: Eden no Sora |
| September 21 | Kengan Ashura (season 2) | 12 | Larx Entertainment | Seiji Kishi | |
| October 5 – | I.Cinnamoroll | | J.C.Staff | Miyuki Ishida | |
| October 6 – October 20 | Gundam Build Metaverse | 3 | Sunrise Beyond | Masami Ōbari | Gandamu Birudo Metabāzu |
| October 12 | Good Night World | 12 | NAZ | Katsuya Kikuchi | Guddo Naito Wārudo |
| October 26 | Pluto | 8 | Studio M2 | Toshio Kawaguchi | |
| November 1 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Coleus' Dream | 3 | Eight Bit | Atsushi Nakayama | Tensei shita Slime datta Ken: Coleus no Yume |
| November 2 | Onimusha | 8 | Sublimation | Takashi Miike (Chief) Shinya Sugai | |
| November 9 | Akuma-kun | 12 | Encourage Films Toei Animation | Junichi Sato (Chief) Fumitoshi Oizaki | |
| November 17 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | 8 | Science Saru | Abel Góngora | |
| November 28 | Onmyōji | 13 | Marvy Jack | Soubi Yamamoto | |
| December 28 | Pokémon Concierge | | Dwarf Studios | Iku Ogawa | |

### Original video animations

A list of original video animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2023.
| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director(s) | Original title |
| March 29 | Nijiyon Animation | 3 | Bandai Namco Filmworks | Yūya Horiuchi | Niji yon animeshon |
| April 26 | Hyperdimension Neptunia: Hidamari no Little Purple | 1 | Okuruto Noboru | Masahiro Mukai | |
| May 24 | Stand My Heroes: Warmth of Memories | 1 | M.S.C | Hitomi Ezoe | Sutando mai hīrōzu WARMTH OF memorī |
| May 26 – October 27 | Tenchi Muyo! GXP Paradise Shidō-hen | 6 | AIC Saber Project Digital Network Animation | Hiroshi Negishi (Chief) Takashi Asami | |
| June 23 | Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Next Sky | 1 | Bandai Namco Filmworks | Tomoyuki Kawamura | Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai Next Sky |
| July 27 | Azur Lane Queen's Orders | 1 | Yostar Pictures | Yu Yamashita | Azūrurēn kuīns Orders |
| August 4 | Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest | 1 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | Tokubetsuhen Hibike! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest |
| October 20 | Mask Danshi: This Shouldn't Lead to Love | 1 | Studio Fusion | Naoko Takeichi | Mask Danshi wa Koishitakunai no ni |
| October 25 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149 | 1 | CygamesPictures | Manabu Okamoto | Aidorumasutā Shinderera Gāruzu U149 |
| December 20 | Hyakushō Kizoku | 2 | Pie in the sky | Yūtarō Sawada | |

## Deaths
### January

* January 13: Hitoshi Yoshioka, Japanese light novelist (Idol Defense Force Hummingbird, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Yōseiki Suikoden), dies at age 62.

### February

* February 5: Takako Sasuga, Japanese voice actress (voice of Monomi in the Danganronpa franchise, Akubi in Hakushon Daimao, Hata-bō in Osomatsu-kun, Twink in Princess Knight, Tarao Fuguta in Sazae-san, Hajime in Tensai Bakabon), dies at age 87.
* February 13: Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese animator and manga artist (Galaxy Express 999, Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, Space Battleship Yamato, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Queen Millennia, Queen Emeraldas), dies from acute heart failure at age 85.
* February 15: Shōzō Iizuka, Japanese actor (voice of Nappa in Dragon Ball Z, Caramel Man in Dr. Slump, Dogen Awakusu in Durarara!!, Yoshio Marui in Mister Ajikko, Ryu Jose in Mobile Suit Gundam, Happosai Hieta in Nintama Rantaro), dies from acute heart failure at age 89.
* February 16: Maon Kurosaki, Japanese singer (performed theme songs for A Certain Magical Index, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Future Arc, Highschool of the Dead, Jormungand, Reincarnated as a Sword, Tokyo Ravens), dies from complications from chronic illness at age 35.
* February 23: Junnosuke Kuroda, Japanese musician and guitarist for the band Sumika (performed theme songs for A Couple of Cuckoos, Mix, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku), dies at age 34.
* February 25: Mitsuo Senda, Japanese voice actor (voice of Jeff in Giant Gorg, Elder Squirrel in Gon, Cai Ze in Kingdom, Great Toad Sage in Naruto Shippuden, Yoneo Yamada in Ojamanga Yamada-kun, Smiley in Sherlock Hound), dies from ischemic heart failure at age 82.

### March

* March 2: Ryuho Okawa, Japanese religious leader (Happy Science) and anime producer (The Rebirth of Buddha, The Laws of the Universe), dies at age 66.
* March 5: Takahiro Kimura, Japanese animator (City Hunter, Idol Densetsu Eriko, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam) and character designer (Betterman, Code Geass, Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection, The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway, Xenoblade Chronicles 2), dies from amyloidosis at age 58.
* March 28: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese musician and composer (Exception, My Tyrano: Together, Forever, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise), dies from throat cancer at age 71.

### April

* April 1: Yasumichi Kushida, Japanese voice actor (voice of Ginga Hoshi in 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku, Nobusuma in Demon Prince Enma, Gorō Mikajima in Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet and Planetarian: Storyteller of the Stars, Gousuke Guden in The Aquatope on White Sand), dies at age 46.
* April 26: Frank Agrama, American film director and producer, founder of Harmony Gold USA (Dragon Ball, Once Upon a Time, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, Space Pirate Captain Harlock), dies at age 93.

### May

* May 22: Yasunori Arai, Japanese drummer for the band Baad (performed theme songs for Slam Dunk), dies.

### June

* June 3: Manabu Ishikawa, Japanese animation producer (Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, Psycho-Pass 2, Muromi-san) and scriptwriter (Fullmetal Alchemist, Mononoke, Transformers: Cybertron, Welcome to Irabu's Office, Yozakura Quartet), dies.

### July

* July 1: Ippei Kuri, Japanese manga artist, animation director (Judo Boy, Speed Racer), character designer (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie, Space Ace, Robotech II: The Sentinels), producer (Samurai Pizza Cats, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Tekkaman Blade II), and co-founder and CEO of Tatsunoko Production, dies at age 83.

### August

* August 5: Nami Sano, Japanese manga artist (Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, Migi to Dali), dies from cancer at age 36.
* August 15: Shunpei Maruyama, Japanese animation producer, and former president of Actas (Girls und Panzer, Princess Principal). (death announced on this date)
* August 19: Nizo Yamamoto, Japanese art director (Attack on Tomorrow!, Castle in the Sky, Fantastic Children, Future Boy Conan, Grave of the Fireflies, Jarinko Chie, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Weathering with You) and animation director (Miyori no Mori), dies from stomach cancer at age 70.

### September

* September 8: Buichi Terasawa, Japanese manga artist (Cobra, Goku Midnight Eye, Karasu Tengu Kabuto, Takeru - The Bad Boy of Yamato), dies from a heart attack at age 68.

### October

* October 8: Shinji Tanimura, Japanese singer-songwriter (performed and wrote theme songs for Heaven's Lost Property, Turn A Gundam), dies at age 74.
* October 19: Atsushi Sakurai, Japanese lead vocalist for the band Buck-Tick (performed theme songs for GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018), Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective, xxxHolic, Trinity Blood), dies from a brainstem hemorrhage at age 57.
* October 20: Yousuke Naka, Japanese voice actor (voice of Nobita's dad in Doraemon (1979), Ehrenberg in Legend of the Galactic Heroes Die Neue These, Mulligan in Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings), dies at age 93.
* October 24: Miyuki Ichijo, Japanese voice actress (voice of Jodie Starling in Case Closed, Cardo Nabo in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury – Prologue, Misa Takatsuki in Project ARMS, Yoshii in The House of the Lost on the Cape), dies from multiple organ failure at age 76.
* October 29: Heath, Japanese bassist for the band X Japan (performed theme songs for X), dies from colorectal cancer at age 55.

### November

* November 2: Haruko Kitahama, Japanese voice actress (voice of Baron Ashura (Female) in Mazinger Z, Setsuko Ōhara in Obake no Q-Tarō, Ichimatsu and Todomatsu in Osomatsu-kun, Rafflesia in Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Mama in The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, Ruka in Triton of the Sea), dies from chronic lung disease at age 86.
* November 6: Yoshiko Miura, Japanese lyricist (wrote theme songs for Aura Battler Dunbine, Cat's Eye, Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel, God Mars, Panzer World Galient, Ronin Warriors, Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer. Yawara!), dies from pneumonia at age 74.
* November 7: Ken'ichi Sakemi, Japanese novelist (Like the Clouds, Like the Wind), dies from respiratory failure at age 59.
* November 16: Hajime Kikuchi, Japanese music composer for the band Eufonius (composed music for True Tears and Konohana Kitan), dies from acute heart failure at age 44.
* November 19: Peter Spellos, American actor (voice of Von Jobina in Bastard!! (OVA), Whamon in Digimon Adventure, Grizzlymon in Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon, Gilliam in Outlaw Star, Hakim Ashmead in Planetes, Sagat in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie), dies from complications from pancreatic cancer at age 69.
* November 26: Yusuke Chiba, Japanese singer-songwriter for the band The Birthday (performed theme songs for The First Slam Dunk, Zombie-Loan, Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire), dies from esophegal cancer at age 55.

### December

* December 30:
** Satoshi Iwataki [ja], Japanese animator and character designer for Ghost Hunt and Dororo, dies from an illness at age 60.
** Aki Yashiro, Japanese enka singer (performed theme songs for The Gokusen, and Tottemo! Luckyman), dies from anti-MDA5 dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease at age 73.