# 2014 in anime

Events in 2014 in anime.

## Events

AnimeJapan had its first edition in March.

## Accolades

The Tale of Princess Kaguya Best Animated Feature Film and Best Animation by Asia Pacific Screen Awards and the Lost Angeles Film Critics Association respectively. Tamako Love Story won the Best New Face award at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. The Wind Rises won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year at the 37th Japan Academy Prize. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion won the Best Theatrical Film Award at the 19th Animation Kobe Awards. Attack on Titan won the 2014 Tokyo Anime Award Festival for Animation of the Year. Kill la Kill and The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! dominated at the Newtype Anime Awards. Kill la Kill received for Best Character Design, Best Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Picture (TV Broadcast) while Idolmaster was awarded Best Theme Song, Best Picture (Film), Best Director and Best Characters (Female).
Hayao Miyazaki was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 6th Annual Governors Awards.

## Releases
### Films

A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2014.
| Release date | English title | Japanese title | Director | Studio |
| January 25 | The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! | THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE Kagayaki no Mukōgawa e! | Atsushi Nishikori | A-1 Pictures |
| July 15 | Appleseed Alpha | Appleseed Alpha | Shinji Aramaki | Sola Digital Arts |
| November 11 | Attack on Titan: Crimson Arrows | Shingeki no Kyojin Zenpen: Guren no Yumiya | Tetsuro Araki | Wit Studio |
| April 19 | Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back! | Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Gachinko! Gyakushū no Robo Tō-chan | Wataru Takahashi | Shin-Ei Animation |
| October 11 | Happiness Charge Pretty Cure The Movie! Ballerina of the Doll Kingdom | Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!: Ningyō no Kuni no Ballerina | Chiaki Kon | Toei Animation |
| September 13 | Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie | Gekijōban Cardfight!! Vanguard: Neon Messiah | Shin Itagaki, Takashi Motoki | Liden Films |
| September 27 | Gekijō-ban gdgd Yōseis tte Iu Eiga wa Dō kana…? | Gekijō-ban gdgd Yōseis tte Iu Eiga wa Dō kana…? | Sōta Sugahara | Bouncy |
| March 14 | Shimajiro and the Whale's Song | Shimajirō to Kujira no Uta | Isamu Hirabayashi | Benesse Corporation |
| March 8 | Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky | Hakuōki Dai-nishō Shikon Sōkyū | Osamu Yamasaki | Studio Deen |
| March 1 | Harmonie | Arumoni | Yasuhiro Yoshiura | Studio Rikka, Ultra Super Pictures |
| June 13 | Inazuma Eleven: Chōjigen Dream Match | Inazuma Eleven: Chōjigen Dream Match | Katsuhito Akiyama | OLM |
| September 27 | Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www' | Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www' | Sōta Sugahara | Bouncy |
| June 21 | Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone | Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyō | Takeshi Koike | Telecom Animation Film |
| March 1 | The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader | Ōkii Ichinensei to Chiisana Ninensei | Ayumu Watanabe | A-1 Pictures |
| March 1 | Parol's Future Island | Paroru no Miraijima | Kazuaki Imai | Shin-Ei Animation |
| March 1 | Black Nest -Chronus- | Kuro no Sumika -Chronus- | Naoyuki Onda | Studio 4°C |
| October 25 | Santa Company | Santa Company | Kenji Itoso | KENJI STUDIO, Nexus |
| August 30 | Spochan Battle -for the future- | Spo-chan Taiketsu: Youkai Daikessen | Hiroshi Kubo | Wao World |
| July 5 | Go! Anpanman: Apple Boy and the Wishes For Everyone | Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bōya to Minna no Negai | Jun Kawagoe | TMS/3xCube |
| August 9 | Space Brothers #0 | Uchū Kyōdai #0 | Ayumu Watanabe | A-1 Pictures |
| December 6 | Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark | Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune | Makoto Bessho, Yutaka Izubuchi | Xebec |
| October 11 | Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember | Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Tsuioku No Koukai | Takao Kato | AIC Xebec |
| May 31 | Yūto-kun ga Iku | Yūto-kun ga Iku | Ryo Higuchi | Shirogumi |
| September 19 | Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE | Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE | Osamu Nabeshima | TMS/8PAN |
| April 4 | Eagle Talon 7: Her Majesty's Joboob | Taka no Tsume 7 - Joō Heika no Joboob | FROGMAN | Kaeruotoko Shokai |
| February 8 | Buddha 2: The Endless Journey | Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Budda - Owarinaki tabi | Toshiaki Komura | Toei Animation, Tezuka Production |
| February 8 | Tiger & Bunny: The Rising | Tiger and Bunny | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Sunrise |
| February 22 | Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace | Mōretsu Pirates: Akuu no Shin'en | Tatsuo Satō | Satelight |
| February 2 | Giovanni's Island | Giovanni no Shima | Mizuho Nishikubo | Production I.G |
| March 8 | Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five | Eiga Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo ~Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai~ | Shinnosuke Yakuwa | Shin-Ei Animation |
| March 8 | Pretty Rhythm All Stars Selection Prism Show☆Best Ten Movie | Gekijō-ban Pretty Rhythm All Stars Selection Prism Show☆Best Ten | Masakazu Hishida | Tatsunoko Production |
| March 15 | Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends | Purikyua All Stars New Stage 3: Eien no Tomodachi | Kouji Ogawa | Toei Animation |
| March 15 | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai | Chiaki Kon | Studio Deen |
| April 19 | Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper | Meitantei Konan: Ijigen no Sunaipā | Kobun Shizuno | TMS Entertainment |
| April 26 | Heaven's Lost Property Final: Eternal My Master | Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master | Hisashi Saito | Production IMS |
| April 26 | Tamako Love Story | Tamako no Love Story | Naoko Yamada | Kyoto Animation |
| June 7 | Persona 3 The Movie: Chapter 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream | Gekijōban Persona 3 Dai Ni Shō | Tomohisa Taguchi | A-1 Pictures |
| June 21 | Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary | Saint Seiya Legend of Sanctuary | Keiichi Sato | Toei Animation |
| July 12 | K: Missing Kings | K MISSING KINGS | Shingo Suzuki | GoHands |
| July 19 | Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | Pokémon The Movie XY "Hakai no Mayu to Dianshī" | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM |
| July 19 | When Marnie Was There | Omoide no Marnie | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Studio Ghibli |
| August 8 | Stand by Me Doraemon | Stand by Me Doraemon | Ryūichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki | Shin-Ei Animation, Shirogumi, Robot |
| August 23 | New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 1: Awakening | Shin Gekijō-ban Initial D Legend 1 -Kakusei- | Masamitsu Hidaka | Sanzigen, Liden Films |
| November 11 | Expelled From Paradise | Rakuen Tsuihō - Expelled from Paradise | Seiji Mizushima | Toei Animation Graphinica |
| December 6 | The Last: Naruto the Movie | The Last Naruto the Movie | Tsuneo Kobayashi | Pierrot |
| December 13 | Aikatsu! the Movie | Aikatsu! | Yuichiro Yano | Sunrise |

### Television series

A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2014.
| Release date | English title | Japanese title | Director | Studio |
| April 6 | Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!! | Abarenbō Rikishi!! Matsutarō | Yukio Kaizawa | Toei Animation |
| October 6 | Ai Tenchi Muyo! | Ai tenchimuyō! | Hiroshi Negishi | AIC Plus+ |
| July 8 | Ai Mai Mi: Mousou Catastrophe | Choboraunyopomi Gekijō Dainimaku Ai Mai Mi: Mōsō Catastrophe | Itsuki Imazaki | Seven |
| October 2 | Aikatsu! | | Ryuichi Kimura | Sunrise |
| April 10 | Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky | Escha & Logy no Atelier: Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Studio Gokumi |
| July 19 | Baby Gamba | Bebī ganba | Tomohiro Kawamura | Shirogumi Inc. |
| July 6 | Barakamon | Barakamon | Masaki Tachibana | Kinema Citrus |
| January 4 | BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz | | Katsumi Hasegawa | Nelvana, SynergySP, d-rights |
| October 18 | BeyWarriors: Cyborg | Beiu~ōriāzu saibōgu | Kunihisa Sugishima | Nelvana, SynergySP, d-rights |
| July 10 | Black Butler: Book of Circus | Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus | Noriyuki Abe | A-1 Pictures |
| April 3 | Blade & Soul | Bureido ando souru | Hiroshi Takeuchi, Hiroshi Hamasaki | Gonzo |
| July 14 | Blade Dance of the Elementalers | Seirei Tsukai no Bureidodansu | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | TNK |
| July 7 | Blue Spring Ride | Ao Haru Ride | Ai Yoshimura | Production I.G |
| October 10 | BONJOUR Sweet Love Patisserie | Bonjour Koiaji Pâtisserie | Noriaki Akitaya | Silver Link, Connect |
| June 6 | Bottom Biting Bug | Oshiri Kajiri Mushi | Kaori, Masatsugu Arakawa | Kinema Citrus |
| April 6 | Broken Blade | Break Blade | Nobuyoshi Habara | Production I.G, Xebec |
| June 7 | Calimero | | | Gaumont Animation |
| October 26 | Cardfight!! Vanguard G | Kādofaito!! Vangādo G | Yui Umemoto | TMS Entertainment, Sotsu, Dentsu |
| March 9 | Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate | Kādofaito!! Vangādo Region Meito Hen | Hatsuki Tsuji | TMS/Double Eagle |
| April 2 | Carino Coni | Karīno koni | Yuuichi Abe | Robot |
| April 5 | La Corda d'Oro Blue Sky | Kin-iro no Corda Blue♪Sky | Kōjin Ochi | TYO Animations |
| October 5 | CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon | CROSS ANGE Tenshi to Ryū no Rondo | Yoshiharu Ashino | Sunrise |
| April 6 | Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters | Dragon Ball Kai | Yasuhiro Nowatari | Toei Animation |
| April 7 | Dragon Collection | Doragon Korekushon | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | OLM |
| July 6 | Dramatical Murder | Doramatikaru Mādā | Kazuya Miura | NAZ |
| April 5 | Duel Masters VS | Dyueru masutāzu VS | Shinobu Sasaki | Ascension |
| July 10 | Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! | Fate/kaleid rainā purizuma ☆ Iriya Tsuvu~Ai! | Shin Ōnuma, Masato Jinbo | Silver Link |
| April 5 | The File of Young Kindaichi Returns | Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo Returns | Yutaka Tsuchida | Toei Animation |
| July 6 | Francesca: Girls Be Ambitious | Francesca | Hitoshi Kumagai, Yuichiro Yano | Telecom Animation Film |
| July 2 | Free! Eternal Summer | | Hiroko Utsumi | Kyoto Animation, Animation Do |
| October 5 | The Fruit of Grisaia | Grisaia no Kajitsu | Tensho | 8-Bit |
| September 26 | Ganbare! Lulu Lolo - Tiny Twin Bears | | Yūji Umoto | Fanworks |
| April 1 | Gigant Shooter Tsukasa | Chō-Bakuretsu I-Jigen Menko Battle Gigant Shooter Tsukasa | Ryōichi Mori | Fanworks, Forest Hunting One |
| July 3 | Glasslip | Gurasurippu | Junji Nishimura | P.A.Works |
| April 3 | Go-Go Tamagotchi! | GO GO Tamagotchi! | Jouji Shimura | OLM |
| October 20 | GraP & RodeO | Gura P & rodeotto | Taketo Shinkai | Pie in the Sky |
| October 8 | Gundam Build Fighters Try | Gandamu Birudo Faitāzu Torai | Shinya Watada | Sunrise |
| October 2 | Gundam Reconguista in G | Gandamu G no Rekongisuta | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise |
| April 7 | Hero Bank | Hīrō Banku | Yasutaka Yamamoto | TMS Entertainment |
| October 8 | Hi-sCool! Seha Girls | Hai Sukūru SeHa Gāru | Sōta Sugawara | TMS Entertainment |
| July 7 | Secret Princess Himegoto | Jinsei Sōdan Terebi Animēshon "Jinsei" | Yūji Yanase | Asahi Production |
| April | Secret Society Eagle Talon Extreme | Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume EX | FROGMAN | DLE |
| October 3 | I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying | Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken | Shinpei Nagai | Seven |
| May 16 | Initial D: Final Stage | Kashiramoji [ Initial ] D Final Stage | Mitsuo Hashimoto | SynergySP |
| April 3 | Insufficient Direction | Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki | Azuma Tani | DLE |
| July 11 | Invaders of the Rokujyōma!? | Rokujyōma no Shinryakusha!? | Shin Ōnuma | Silver Link |
| July 6 | Jinsei - Life Consulting | | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Feel |
| March 22 | Keroro | Keroro Gunsō | Haruki Kasugamori | Sunrise, Gathering |
| October 6 | Konna Watashi-tachi ga Nariyuki de Heroine ni Natta Kekka www 'Narihero www' | | Sōta Sugahara | Bouncy |
| April 2 | KutsuDaru. | Kutsu daru | Taka Katou | Studio Egg |
| April 5 | Lady Jewelpet | Redi Juerupetto | Itsuro Kawasaki | Zexcs, Studio Gallop |
| July 4 | Locodol | Futsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol Yattemita | Munenori Nawa | Feel |
| April 21 | M3: The Dark Metal | M3 - Sono Kuroki Hagane | Junichi Sato | Satelight, C2C |
| April 27 | Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! Season 2 | Lovely Movie: Itoshi no Muco Season 2 | Takenori Mihara | Doga Kobo |
| October 4 | Magic Kaito 1412 | Majikku Kaito 1412 | Susumu Kudo | A-1 Pictures |
| July 9 | Magimoji Rurumo | Majimoji Rurumo | Chikara Sakurai | J.C.Staff |
| July 6 | Always! Super Radical Gag Family | Maido! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku | Akitaro Daichi | Studio Deen |
| April 1 | Majin Bone | | Kōnosuke Uda | Toei Animation |
| April 2 | Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers | Disuku Wōzu: Abenjāzu | Toshiaki Komura | Toei Animation |
| August 5 | Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu? | | Lareko | Fanworks |
| January 9 | Me Itantei Rasukaru | | Shudō Jun | |
| April 6 | Meshimase Lodoss-tō Senki Sorette Oishii no? | Meshimase Rōdosu Senki: Sorette Oishii no? | Iku Suzuki | Studio Deen, Studio Hibari |
| July 14 | Minarai Diva | | Kōtarō Ishidate | Bouncy |
| July 6 | Mobile Suit Gundam-san | Kidō Senshi Gandamu-san | Mankyū | Sunrise |
| July 8 | Momo Kyun Sword | Momo Kyun Sōdo | Shinsuke Yanagi | Tri-Slash, Project No.9 |
| July 7 | Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun | Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun | Mitsue Yamazaki | Doga Kobo |
| October 6 | Mysterious Joker | Kaitō Joker | Yukiyo Teramoto | Shin-Ei Animation |
| March 10 | Nandaka Velonica | | Michiya Katou | Cyclone Graphics |
| April 26 | Neko no Dayan | | Hazumu Sakuta | Kachidoki Studio |
| April 1 | Ninjaboy Rintaro | Nintama Rantaro | Tsutomu Shibayama | Ajia-do |
| July | Nyanpuku Nyaruma | | Takeshi Onaka | Kachidoki Studio |
| July 12 | Nobunaga Concerto | Nobunaga Kontseruto | Yūsuke Fujikawa | |
| May 3 | Ohenro | Ohenro: Hachi Hachi Aruki | Masato Nagamori | ufotable |
| April 7 | Oreca Battle | | Tetsurō Amino | OLM, Xebec |
| October 6 | Orenchi no Furo Jijō | | Sayo Aoi | Asahi Production |
| July 11 | Persona 4: The Golden Animation | | Seiji Kishi, Tomohisa Taguchi | A-1 Pictures |
| April 5 | Pretty Rhythm All Star Selection | | Masakazu Hishida | Tatsunoko Production |
| July 5 | PriPara (Prism Paradise) | | Makoto Moriwaki | Tatsunoko Production, DongWoo A&E |
| July 4 | Rail Wars! | Rail Wars! -Nippon Kuni Yū Tetsudō Kōantai | Yoshifumi Matsuda | Passione |
| July 8 | Re:␣Hamatora | | Seiji Kishi | Lerche |
| July 2 | Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- | | Itsuro Kawasaki | Studio Deen |
| October 4 | Selector Spread Wixoss | Wikurosu | Takuya Satō | J.C.Staff |
| July 6 | Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement | Sengoku Basara Judge End | Takashi Sano | TMS Entertainment |
| July 5 | Shōnen Hollywood - Holly Stage for 49 | | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi | Zexcs |
| January 9 | Silver Spoon Season 2 | Gin no Saji Dai-2-ki | Tomohiko Itō, Kotomi Deai | A-1 Pictures |
| July 3 | Sin Strange Plus | | Hiroyuki Furukawa | Seven |
| July 11 | Tokyo ESP | Tōkyō Īesupī | Shigehito Takayanagi | Xebec |
| July 4 | Tokyo Ghoul | Tōkyō Gūru | Shuhei Morita | Pierrot |
| September 28 | Tribe Cool Crew | Toraibu KuruKuru | Masaya Fujimori | Sunrise, BN Pictures |
| December 31 | Tsukimonogatari | | Akiyuki Shinbo, Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft |
| March 10 | Wasimo | | Yasuhiro Imagawa | Studio Deen |
| October 6 | When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace | Inō-Batoru wa Nichijō-kei no Naka de | Masahiko Otsuka, Masanori Takahashi | Trigger |
| April 17 | World Fool News | | | CoMix Wave Films |
| October 5 | World Trigger | Wārudo Torigā | Mitsuru Hongo, Kouji Ogawa | Toei Animation |
| October 6 | Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road | Yowamushi pedaru GRANDE ROAD | Osamu Nabeshima | TMS Entertainment, 8PAN |
| July 6 | Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories | | Noboru Iguchi, Shoichiro Masumoto, Takashi Shimizu | ILCA |
| January 4 | Future Card Buddyfight | Fyūchā Kādo Badifaito | Shigetaka Ikeda | OLM |
| January 4 | Recently, My Sister is Unusual | Saikin, Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga | Hiroyuki Hata | Project No.9 |
| January 4 | Seitokai Yakuindomo | | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | GoHands |
| January 4 | Space Dandy | Supēsu Dandi | Shinichirō Watanabe, Shingo Natsume | Bones |
| January 5 | Buddy Complex | Badi Konpurekkusu | Yasuhiro Tanabe | Sunrise |
| January 5 | Everyone Assemble! Falcom Academy | Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen | Pippuya | Dax Production |
| January 5 | Nobunaga the Fool | Nobunaga za Fūru | Hidekazu Sato | Satelight |
| January 5 | Nobunagun | Nobunagan | Nobuhiro Kondo | Bridge |
| January 5 | Noragami | Noragami | Kotaro Tamura | Bones |
| January 5 | Saki: The Nationals | Saki: Zenkoku-hen | Manabu Ono | Studio Gokumi |
| January 5 | My Neighbor Seki: The Master of Killing Time | Tonari no Seki-kun | Yūji Mutoh | Shin-Ei Animation |
| January 5 | Witch Craft Works | Witchikurafuto Wākusu | Tsutomu Mizushima | J.C.Staff |
| January 6 | D-Frag! | Dīfuragu! | Seiki Sugawara, Shizutaka Sugahara | Brain's Base |
| January 6 | The Pilot's Love Song | Toaru Hikūshi e no Koiuta | Toshimasa Suzuki | TMS Entertainment, 3xCube |
| January 6 | Robot Girls Z | Robotto Gāruzu Zetto | Hiroshi Ikehata | Toei Animation |
| January 6 | SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation | | Kenichi Kawamura | White Fox |
| January 7 | Hamatora: The Animation | | Hiroshi Kimura | NAZ |
| January 7 | Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening Arc | Wooser no Sono Higurashi Kakusei-hen | Kenji Seto | Sanzigen, Liden Films |
| January 7 | The Love Of New Wings | Atarashī tsubasa no ai | Toshiaki Komura | Sunrise |
| January 8 | Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart Throb | Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren | Tatsuya Ishihara | Kyoto Animation |
| January 8 | Engaged to the Unidentified | Mikakunin de Shinkōkei | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Doga Kobo |
| January 8 | Yōkai Watch | Yōkai Wotchi | Shinji Ushiro | OLM |
| January 8 | Hozuki's Coolheadedness | Hōzuki no Reitetsu | Hiro Kaburaki | Wit Studio |
| January 9 | Magical Warfare | Mahō Sensō | Yuzo Sato | Madhouse |
| January 9 | Onee-chan ga Kita | Onēchan ga Kita | Yoshihide Yuuzumi | C2C |
| January 9 | Pupa | Pyūpa | Tomomi Mochizuki | Studio Deen |
| January 9 | Sakura Trick | Sakura Torikku | Ken'ichi Ishikura | Studio Deen |
| January 9 | Strange+ | | Takashi Nishikawa | Seven |
| January 9 | Z/X Ignition | | Yūji Yamaguchi | Telecom Animation Film |
| January 10 | Go! Go! 575 | Go! Go! Goshichigo | Takebumi Anzai | C2C, Lay-duce |
| January 10 | Wake Up, Girls! | | Yutaka Yamamoto | Ordet, Tatsunoko Production |
| January 10 | No-Rin | Nōrin | Shin Ōnuma | Silver Link |
| January 11 | Nisekoi: False Love | Nisekoi | Naoyuki Tatsuwa, Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft |
| January 11 | World Conquest Zvezda Plot | Sekai Seifuku - Bōryaku no Zvezda | Tensai Okamura | A-1 Pictures |
| January 12 | Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore | Te sagure! Bukatsu mo no anko ̄ru | Kōtarō Ishidate | Yaoyorozu |
| January 12 | Wizard Barristers | Wizard Barristers - Benmashi Seshiru | Yasuomi Umetsu | Arms Corporation |
| January 14 | Sugar Soldier | Shugā Sorujā | | |
| January 15 | Inari Kon Kon | Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha | Toru Takahashi | Production IMS |
| January 15 | Maken-Ki! Two | | Hiraku Kaneko | Xebec |
| February 2 | HappinessCharge PreCure! | HapinesuChāji PuriKyua! | Tatsuya Nagamine | Toei Animation |
| February 4 | Romantica Clock | Romanchika Kurokku | | |
| April 3 | The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior | Bokura wa Minna Kawai-sō | Shigeyuki Miya | Brain's Base |
| April 3 | Riddle Story of Devil | Akuma no Riddle | Keizō Kusakawa | Diomedéa |
| April 3 | Selector Infected WIXOSS | | Takuya Satō | J.C.Staff |
| April 4 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders | JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken: Stardust Crusaders | Naokatsu Tsuda, Ken'ichi Suzuki | David Production |
| April 4 | Mushishi: The Next Chapter | Mushishi: Zoku-Shō | Hiroshi Nagahama | Artland |
| April 5 | Dragonar Academy | Seikoku no Doragunā | Shunsuke Tada, Tomoyuki Kurokawa | C-Station |
| April 5 | Captain Earth | Kyaputen Āsu | Takuya Igarashi | Bones |
| April 5 | Fairy Tail (2014) | | Shinji Ishihira | A-1 Pictures, Bridge |
| April 5 | The Irregular at Magic High School | Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei | Manabu Ono | Madhouse |
| April 5 | Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin Empire | Kenzen Robo Daimidarā | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | TNK |
| April 5 | Kamigami no Asobi: Ludere deorum | | Tomoyuki Kawamura | Brain's Base |
| April 6 | Baby Steps | Beibī Suteppu | Masahiko Murata | Pierrot |
| April 6 | Brynhildr in the Darkness | Gokukoku no Buryunhirude | Kenichi Imaizumi | Arms Corporation |
| April 6 | Haikyū!! | Haikyū!! | Susumu Mitsunaka | Production I.G |
| April 6 | If Her Flag Breaks | Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara (Gaworare) | Ayumu Watanabe | Hoods Entertainment |
| April 6 | Love Live! School Idol Project 2 | Love Live! School Idol Project 2-ki | Takahiko Kyōgoku | Sunrise |
| April 6 | The World Is Still Beautiful | Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii | Hajime Kamegaki | Pierrot |
| April 6 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Yūgiō Āku Faibu | Katsumi Ono | Studio Gallop |
| April 7 | One Week Friends | Isshūkan Friends | Tarou Iwasaki | Brain's Base |
| April 7 | The Comic Artist and His Assistants | Mangaka-san to Ashisutanto-san to (ManAshi) | Takeshi Furuta | Zexcs |
| April 8 | Soul Eater Not! | Sōru Ītā Notto! | Masakazu Hashimoto | Bones |
| April 8 | Black Bullet | Burakku Buretto | Masayuki Kojima | Kinema Citrus, Orange |
| April 8 | Magica Wars | Mahō Shōjo Taisen | Ayano Ohnoki | Gainax |
| April 9 | Dai-Shogun: Great Revolution | Fūun Ishin Dai Shogun | Takashi Watanabe | J.C.Staff, A.C.G.T |
| April 9 | No Game No Life | | Atsuko Ishizuka | Madhouse |
| April 9 | Chaika - The Coffin Princess | Hitsugi no Chaika | Sōichi Masui | Bones |
| April 10 | Is the Order a Rabbit? | Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? (GochiUsa) | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | White Fox |
| April 10 | Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san | | Shinpei Nagai | Seven |
| April 10 | Nanana's Buried Treasure | Ryūgajō Nanana no Maizōkin | Kanta Kamei | A-1 Pictures |
| April 11 | Ping Pong the Animation | | Masaaki Yuasa | Tatsunoko Production |
| April 11 | Knights of Sidonia | Sidonia no Kishi | Kobun Shizuno | Polygon Pictures |
| April 12 | Date A Live II | | Keitaro Motonaga | Production IMS |
| April 12 | Mekakucity Actors | Mekakushiti Akutāzu | Akiyuki Shinbo, Yuki Yase | Shaft |
| July 3 | Argevollen | Shirogane no Ishi Arujevorun | Atsushi Ōtsuki | Xebec |
| July 5 | Sword Art Online II | Sword Art Online II | Tomohiko Itō | A-1 Pictures |
| July 6 | Aldnoah.Zero | Arudonoa Zero | Ei Aoki | A-1 Pictures, TROYCA |
| July 6 | Sabagebu! -Survival Game Club!- | | Masahiko Ohta | Pierrot+ |
| July 7 | Akame ga Kill! | Akame ga Kiru! | Tomoki Kobayashi | White Fox |
| July 8 | Hanayamata | | Atsuko Ishizuka | Madhouse |
| July 9 | Encouragement of Climb 2 | Yama no Susume Second Season | Yusuke Yamamoto | 8-Bit |
| July 9 | Love Stage!! | Rabu Sutēji | Ken'ichi Kasai | J.C.Staff |
| July 10 | Terror in Resonance | Zankyō no Terror | Shinichirō Watanabe | MAPPA |
| September 27 | Terra Formars | Tera Fōmāzu | Hiroshi Hamasaki | Liden Films |
| October 2 | Denki-Gai | Denkigai no Honya-san | Masafumi Sato | Shin-Ei Animation |
| October 4 | Lord Marksman and Vanadis | Madan no Ō to Vanadis | Tatsuo Satō | Satelight |
| October 4 | In Search of the Lost Future | Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete (Waremete) | Naoto Hosoda | Feel |
| October 4 | Laughing Under the Clouds | Donten ni Warau | Hiroshi Haraguchi | Doga Kobo |
| October 4 | Garo the Animation | Garo -Honō no Kokuin- | Yuichiro Hayashi | MAPPA |
| October 4 | Log Horizon 2 | | Shinji Ishihira | Studio Deen |
| October 4 | Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works | | Takahiro Miura | ufotable |
| October 5 | Celestial Method | Sora no Method | Masayuki Sakoi | 3Hz |
| October 5 | Wolf Girl & Black Prince | Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji | Kenichi Kasai | TYO Animations |
| October 5 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Nanatsu no Taizai | Tensai Okamura | A-1 Pictures |
| October 6 | Gugure! Kokkuri-san | | Yoshimasa Hiraike | TMS Entertainment |
| October 6 | Rage of Bahamut: Genesis | Shingeki no Bahamut Genesis | Keiichi Sato | MAPPA |
| October 7 | Amagi Brilliant Park | Amagi Buririanto Pāku | Yasuhiro Takemoto | Kyoto Animation |
| October 7 | Yona of the Dawn | Akatsuki no Yona | Kazuhiro Yoneda | Pierrot |
| October 8 | Trinity Seven | Toriniti Sebun: Shichi-nin no Masho Tsukai | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Seven Arcs |
| October 8 | Parasyte ~The Maxim~ | Kiseijū: Sei no Kakuritsu | Kenichi Shimizu | Madhouse |
| October 9 | A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd | Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai | Asami Sodeyama, Kaori Hayashi, Kenichi Konishi, Tomomi Kamiya, Yuu Nobuta | Hoods Entertainment |
| October 9 | Shirobako | | Tsutomu Mizushima | P.A. Works |
| October 10 | Psycho-Pass 2 | | Naoyoshi Shiotani, Kiyotaka Suzuki | Production I.G. |
| October 10 | Your Lie in April | Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (KimiUso) | Kyōhei Ishiguro | A-1 Pictures |
| October 10 | Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! | Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. (OreTsui) | Hiroyuki Kanbe | Production IMS |
| October 11 | Ronja the Robber's Daughter | Sanzoku no Musume Ronja | Gorō Miyazaki | Polygon Pictures, Studio Ghibli |
| October 13 | Girl Friend BETA | Girl Friend (kari) | Naotaka Hayashi | Silver Link |
| October 17 | Yuki Yuna Is a Hero | Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru | Seiji Kishi | Studio Gokumi |
| August 16 | Hanamonogatari | | Akiyuki Shinbo, Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft |

### OVAs & Specials

A list of original video animations (OVAs), original net animations (ONAs), original animation DVDs (OADs), and specials released between 1 January and 31 December 2014. Titles listed are named after their series if their associated OVA, special, etc. was not named separately.
| Release date | English title | Japanese title | Type | Director | Studio |
| November 17 | Ace of Diamond | Daiya no Ace | OVA | Takayuki Hamana | Madhouse, Production I.G |
| April 3 | Age 12 | 12-Sai. | OVA | Masaki Ōzora | SynergySP |
| October 17 | Alice in Borderland | Imawa no Kuni no Alice | OVA | Hideki Tachibana | CONNECT, Silver Link |
| April 18 | Sister's Log - Moyako's Monologue That Won't Stop | Ane Log - Moyako Nee-san no Tomaranai Monologue | OVA | Tetsuo Ichimura | Brain's Base |
| December 9 | Attack on Titan: No Regrets | Shingeki no Kyojin: Kuinaki Sentaku | OVA | Tetsuo Araki | Wit Studio |
| October 25 | Black Butler: Book of Murder | Kuroshitsuji: Book of Murder | OVA | Noriyuki Abe | A-1 Pictures |
| December 19 | Brothers Conflict | Brothers Conflict | OVA | Jun Matsumoto | Brain's Base |
| September 6 | Chain Chronicle | Chain Chronicle | OVA | Takeshi Mori | Jūmonji |
| November | Hyperdimension Robo Meguru | Chōjikū Robo Meguru | OVA | Keiji Gotoh | Brain's Base, Studio A-Cat |
| August 2 | Elite Jack!! | Elite Jack!! | OVA | Osamu Sekita | Wish |
| September 18 | Fantasista Stella | Fantasista Stella | OVA | Hideya Takahashi | Xebec |
| October 29 | Fastening Days | Fastening Days | ONA | Hiroyasu Ishida | Studio Colorido |
| March 10 | Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya | Fate/kaleid liner Prisma ☆ Illya | OVA | Hiroshi Hiroyama | Silver Link |
| October 10 | Futari H - The One And Only Step Up Love Story | Futari Ecchi | OVA | Tetsurō Amino | Production Reed |
| April 24 | School of Monsters | Gakumon! ~Ōkami Shōjo wa Kujikenai~ | ONA | Kenshirō Morii | Studio Moriken |
| July 25 | Girls und Panzer: This Is the Real Anzio Battle! | Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontō no Anzio-sen Desu! | OVA | Tsutomu Mizushima | Actas |
| May 5 | GJ Club@ | GJ-bu@ | Special | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Doga Kobo |
| June 16 | Hayate the Combat Butler! | Hayate no Gotoku! | OVA | Yōichi Ueda | Manglobe |
| December 6 | Hozuki's Coolheadedness | Hōzuki no Reitetsu | OVA | Hiro Kaburagi | Wit Studio |
| October 29 | Hybrid Child | Hybrid Child | OVA | Michio Fukuda | Studio Deen |
| December 21 | Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch | Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch | OVA | Masashi Kudō | Arms |
| July 3 | Inui-san! | Inui-san! | OVA | Yūtarō Sawada | Pie in the Sky |
| November 7 | Japan Animator Expo | Nihon Animētā Mihon'ichi | ONA | Various | Various |
| November 28 | Jūza Engi Engetsu Sangokuden | Jūza Engi Engetsu Sangokuden: Gaiden Kasokeshū Maboroshi Yoru | OVA | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Anpro, teamKG |
| September 3 | Housekeeper Ita | Kaseifu ga Ita | OVA | Taketo Shinkai | Pie in the Sky |
| January 17 | A Town Where You Live | Kimi no Iru Machi | OVA | Shigeyasu Yamauchi$^{[?]}$ | GONZO |
| November 11 | Love Stage!! | Love Stage!! | OVA | Ken'ichi Kasai | J.C.Staff |
| May 16 | Magi: Adventure of Sinbad | Magi: Sinbad no Bōken | OVA | Yoshikazu Miyao | Lay-duce |
| December 26 | The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History | Meitantei Conan: Edogawa Conan Shissō Jiken -Chijō Saiaku no Futsukakan- | Special | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | TMS Entertainment |
| March 12 | Mitsuwano | Mitsuwano | OVA | Takashi Igari | ZEXCS |
| July 18 | Mushibugyo | Mushibugyō | OVA | Takayuki Hamana | Seven Arcs Pictures |
| January 1 | Mushishi Special: Sun-Eating Shade | Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Hihamukage | Special | Hiroshi Nagahama | Artland |
| August 20 | Mushi-Shi -Next Passage- Special: Path of Thorns | Mushishi Zoku-Shō Tokubetsu-hen: Odoro no Michi | Special | Hiroshi Nagahama | Artland |
| February 5 | Natsume's Book of Friends: Sometime on a Sunny Day | Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Itsuka Yuki no Hi ni | OVA | Takahiro Ōmori | Brain's Base |
| February 5 | Natsume's Book of Friends: Nyanko-sensei & The First Errand | Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Nyanko-sensei to Hajimete no Otsukai | OVA | Takahiro Ōmori | Brain's Base |
| October 3 | Nisekoi | Nisekoi | OVA | Akiyuki Simbo, Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Shaft |
| July 23 | Non Non Biyori | Non Non Biyori | OVA | Shinya Kawatsura | Silver Link |
| August 30 | One Piece 3D2Y: Overcome Ace’s Death! Luffy’s Vow to his Friends | One Piece "3D2Y" Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai | Special | Naoyuki Itou | Toei Animation |
| August 29 | Paradise of Innocence | Mujaki no Rakuen | OVA | Hideki Araki, Takashi Nishikawa | Seven |
| March 21 | Paulette's Chair | Paulette no Isu | Special | Hiroyasu Ishida | Studio Colorido |
| April 3 | Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special I | Pocket Monsters XY Tokubetsu Hen: Saikyō Mega Shinka Act I | Special | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM |
| November 6 | Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special II | Pocket Monsters XY Tokubetsu Hen: Saikyō Mega Shinka Act II | Special | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM |
| October 28 | The Prince of Tennis II OVA vs. Genius 10 | Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama OVA vs. Genius 10 | OVA | Hideyo Yamamoto | M.S.C, Production I.G |
| January 22 | Sunday Without God | Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyōbi | OVA | Yūji Kumazawa | Madhouse |
| January 29 | Little Busters! EX | Little Busters! EX | OVA | Yoshinobu Yamakawa | J.C.Staff |
| February 17 | Noragami: Stray God | Noragami | OAD | Kotaro Tamura | Bones |
| February 26 | Extinct Device Girl: Amazing Twins | Zetsumetsu Kigu Shōjo Amazing Twins | OVA | Junichi Sato | Encourage Films |
| July 5 | Sailor Moon Crystal | Bishōjo Senshi Sailer Moon Crystal | ONA | Munehisa Sakai | Toei Animation |
| August 19 | Terra Formars | Terra Formars | OVA | Hiroshi Hamasaki | Liden Films |
| October 22 | No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular! | Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! (WataMote) | OVA | Shin Ōnuma | Silver Link |
| November 22 | Riddle Story of Devil | Akuma no Riddle | OVA | Keizō Kusakawa | Diomedéa |
| November 26 | Infinite Stratos 2: World Purge | < Infinite Stratos > 2 OVA Wārudo Pāji-hen | OVA | Yasuhito Kikuchi | 8-Bit |
| December 30 | Tales of Zestiria: Dawn of the Shepherd | Tales of Zestiria - Doushi no Yoake | Special | Haruo Sotozaki | ufotable |

## Highest-grossing films

The top ten anime films of 2014 by worldwide gross are as follows:
| Rank | English title | Gross |
| 1 | Stand By Me Doraemon | $183,442,714 |
| 2 | Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie | +$59.19 million |
| 3 | Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper | $42,028,116 |
| 4 | Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five | $35,861,856 |
| 5 | When Marnie Was There | $33,936,662 |
| 6 | Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | $26,732,338 |
| 7 | Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back | $17,542,129 |
| 8 | Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary | $11.45 million |
| 9 | Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends | $8,526,335 |
| 10 | The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! | $6,234,533 |

## Deaths
### January

* January 17 – Seizō Katō, 86, voice actor, bladder cancer.
* January 27
** Masaaki Tsukada, 74, voice actor.
** Ichirō Nagai, 82, voice actor, Coronary Artery Disease.

### March

* March 8 – Runa Akiyama, 59, voice actress, heart failure.

### May

* May 1 – Kōji Yada, 81, voice actor, kidney failure.

### November

* November 1 – Kazuko Yanaga, 67, voice actress (Ace wo Nerae!, Armored Trooper Votoms), sepsis.
* November 17 – Rokurō Naya, 82, voice actor (Saint Seiya, Yu Yu Hakusho, Eureka Seven: AO).
* November 28 – Bunta Sugawara, 81, actor (Torakku Yarō, Spirited Away), liver cancer.