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 titleRefPleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Snail AdventureCreative Power Entertaining Choo Sung Pong James William Kan Chen Hui Yan Tan Shujun85 Yukaina yagi to ōkina ōkina ōkami: MaiagaruSoukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files MovieThe Answer StudioRyousuke Takahashi118 Sōkō kihei botomuzu pēruzen fairuzu gekijō-banAfro Samurai: ResurrectionGonzoFuminori Kizaki100 Afuro samurai ResurrectionChocolate Underground the Movie Production I.G Trans ArtsTakayuki Hamana87 Chokorēto andāguraundo ~ bokura no chiyokorēto sensō ~Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's SpaceblazerShin-Ei Animation Kōzō Kusuba (chief) Shigeo Koshi98 Eiga Doraemon shin nobita no uchū kaitakushiKeroro Gunso the Super Movie 4: Gekishin Dragon WarriorsSunrise Junichi Satō (chief) Susumu Yamaguchi78 Chō gekijō-ban keroro gunsō gekishin doragon'uoriāzu de arimasu!Kara no Kyoukai Remix: Gate of Seventh Heavenufotable Hikaru Kondo Sae Yoshikawa Yūichi Terao61 Sora no kyōkai Remix - Gate of seventh hebun -Precure All Stars Movie DX: Minna Tomodachi☆Kiseki no Zenin Daishuugou!Toei AnimationTakashi Otsuka70 Eiga purikyua ōru sutāzu DX min'na tomodachi ~tsu☆ kiseki no zen'in dai shūgō!Detective Conan: The Raven ChaserTokyo Movie ShinshaYasuichiro Yamamoto111 Meitantei konan shikkoku no cheisāCrayon Shin-chan: Roar! Kasukabe Animal KingdomShin-Ei AnimationAkira Shigino96 Kureyon shin-chan otakebe! Kasukabe yasei ōkokuMunto MovieKyoto AnimationYoshiji Kigami90 Tenjōbito to akutobito saigo no tatakaiGurren Lagann: The Lights in the Sky are StarsGainaxHiroyuki Imaishi125 Gekijō-ban tengan toppa guren ragan ragan-henEureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows Bones Kinema Citrus Tomoki Kyoda (chief) Hiroshi Haraguchi115 Kōkyōshihen eureka sebun poketto ga niji de ippaiBaton Titmouse Ryuhei Kitamura65 BatonPattenlai! ~A Water Story of the Southern Islands~!Mushi ProductionNoboru Ishiguro90 Pattenrai!! ~ Minami no shima no mizu monogatari ~First Squad: The Moment of TruthStudio 4°CYoshiharu Ashino73 Fāsuto sukuwaddoMusashi: The Dream of the Last SamuraiProduction I.GMizuho Nishikubo72 Miyamoto musashi ― futaken ni haseru yume ―The Asylum SessionCoMix Wave FilmsTact Aoki65 Ajīru sesshonPokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of LifeOLMKunihiko Yuyama94 Poketto monsutā daiyamondo & pāru aruseusu chōkoku no jikūheEvangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) AdvanceKhara Hideaki Anno (chief) Kazuya Tsurumaki (Co-Director) Masayuki112 Wevuangeriwon shin gekijō-ban: YabuCencoroll Anime Innovation Tokyo AniplexAtsuya Uki26 SenkorōruNaruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of FirePierrotMasahiko Murata95 Naruto - shippuden hi no ishi o tsugu monoSummer WarsMadhouseMamoru Hosoda114 Samāu~ōzuThe Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder – Part 2ufotableShinsuke Takizawa121 Gekijō-ban sora no ryōiki the Garden of sinners dai 7-shō `satsujin sōsa (kōhen)'''
|Redline| rowspan="2" |Madhouse |Takeshi Koike |102 |Reddo rain|
|Mai-Mai Miracle |Sunao Katabuchi |95 |Mai mai shinko to Chitose no mahō| |- | rowspan="2" | |Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror| Polygon Pictures Production I.G |Akio Nishizawa |98 |Hottarake no shima ~ Haruka to mahō no kagami ~| |- |Symphony in August|WAO World |Shinsuke Satō |112 |8 Tsuki no shinfonī ― Shibuya 2002 ~ 2003|
|Yona Yona Penguin|Madhouse |Rintarō |87 |Yona yona pengin|
|Duel Masters: Lunatic God Saga|Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions | Waruo Suzuki (chief) Keidai Hattori |71 |Gekijō-ban deyueru masutāzu kokugatsu no shintei|
|Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication; Higashi no Eden Recap| rowspan="2" |Production I.G |Kenji Kamiyama |123 |Higashi no eden sōshūhen Air komyunikēshon|
|Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike|Kanta Kamei | rowspan="2" |110 |Teiruzu obu vuesuperia|
|King of Thorn|Sunrise |Kazuyoshi Katayama |Ibara no ō|
|Tailenders|Picograph | Makoto Ōta Masaru Kawahara Mebae Nao Sasaki |27 |Teiruendāzu|
|The Rebirth of Buddha|Group TAC |Takaaki Ishiyama |114 |Budda saitan|
|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!?|
|Macross Frontier: The False Songstress| 8bit Satelight |Shōji Kawamori |119 |Gekijō-ban makurosu efu kokū utahime ~ itsuwari nō tahime ~|
|Eden of The East: The King of Eden|Production I.G |Kenji Kamiyama |82 |Higashi no eden gekijō-ban I The King of eden| |- | rowspan="2" | |One Piece Film: Strong World|Toei Animation |Munehisa Sakai |115 |Wan pīsu firumu sutorongu wārudo| |- |Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection|Enagio | Takeshi Shirato Yoshinobu Nishizaki |135 |Uchū senkan yamato fukkatsu-hen|
|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 datesTitle Episodes Studio(s) Director(s)Alternate titleRef – Corpse Princess: Kuro12 feel. GainaxMasahiko MurataShitai – Maria Watches Over Us Season 413Studio DeenToshiyuki KatoMaria-sama ga miteru 〜 4 th 〜 – Maria Holic12Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro MiyamotoMaria† horikku – Akikan!Brain's BaseYuji HimakiAkikan!White Album13Seven Arcs Akira Yoshimura Taizo YoshidaHowaito arubamu – Minami-ke: Okaeriasread.Kei OikawaMinami ke okaeri – Viper's Creed12 AIC Spirits Digital Frontier Shinji Aramaki (chief) Hiroyuki KanbeVuaipāzu kurīdo – Natsume's Book of Friends Season 213SunriseTakahiro OmoriZoku natsume yūjinchō – The Girl Who Leapt Through Space26Brain's BaseMasakazu ObaraUchū o kakeru shōjo – Hajime no Ippo: New ChallengerMadhouseJun ShishidoHajime no ippo shin shirīzu – Samurai Harem12AICRion KujoAsu no yoichiThe Tower of Druaga: The Sword of UrukGonzoKoichi ChigiraDoruāga no tō ~ the Sword of URUK ~ – Kurokami: The Animation23 SunriseTsuneo KobayashiKurokami The Animation – Birdy the Mighty: Decode (season 2)12A-1 PicturesKazuki AkaneTetsuwan bādī DECODE: 02 – Major S525SynergySPRiki FukushimaMejā – The Beast Player Erin50 Production I.G Trans ArtsTakayuki HamanaKemono no sōja erin – Koukaku no Regios24ZexcsItsuro KawasakiKōkaku no regiosu – Examurai SengokuTMS EntertainmentYoshio TakeuchiEguzamurai sengoku – Rideback12MadhouseAtsushi TakahashiRaidobakku – Slayers Evolution-R13 J.C.StaffTakashi WatanabeSureiyāzu eboryūshon - R – Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai9Kyoto AnimationYoshiji KigamiSora wo miageru shōjo no hitomi ni utsuru sekai – Genji Monogatari Sennenki11 Tezuka Productions TMS EntertainmentOsamu DezakiGenji monogatari Chitose Genji – Fresh PreCure!50Toei Animation Junji Shimizu Akifumi ZakoFuresshu purikyua! – Chi's New Address104 MadhouseMitsuyuki MasuharaChīzu suīto hōmu atarashī o uchi – Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!305 Studio DeenHiroshi WatanabeKukkin'aidoru ai! Mai! Main! – Marie & Gali40 Toei Animation Kōhei Kureta Yukio KaizawaMarī & garī – Mainichi Kaasan142 Dongwoo A&E Gallop TYO AnimationsMitsuru HongoMainichi kāsan – Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin12ArmsKinji YoshimotoKuīnzu bureido rurō no senshiSengoku Basara: Samurai KingsProduction I.GItsuro KawasakiSengoku basara – Asura Cryin'13Seven ArcsKeizō KusakawaAsura kurain – K-On!Kyoto AnimationNaoko YamadaKe ion! – Pandora Hearts25XebecTakao KatoPandora hātsuPhantom: Requiem for the Phantom26Bee TrainKōichi MashimoPhantom 〜Requiem for the Phantom〜 – Basquash!Satelight Hidekazu Sato Shin ItagakiBasukasshu! – Higepiyo39Kinema CitrusAtsushi TakeyamaHi-ge piyo, higepiyo – Hayate the Combat Butler!!25J.C.StaffYoshiaki IwasakiHayate no gotoku!! – Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!26 Bee Media CodeYasuhiro ImagawaZ majingā; ma majingā shōgeki! Z-henSlap-up Party: Arad SenkiGonzo Lee Jin-Hyung Takahiro IkezoeArado senki ~ surappu-appu pātī ~ – Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō51Shogakukan Music & Digital EntertainmentHarume KosakaGokujō! ! Mecha mote iinchō – Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Crimson S12DiomedéaToshimasa SuzukiShinkyoku sōkai porifonika crimsonS – Guin Saga26SatelightAtsushi WakabayashiGuin sāgaValkyria ChroniclesA-1 PicturesYasutaka YamamotoSenjō no vuarukyuria – Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables39Nippon AnimationKatsuyoshi YatabeKon'nichiwa An ~ Before Green Gables – Hanasakeru SeishōnenPierrot Chiaki Kon Hajime KamegakiHanasakeru seishōnen – Beyblade: Metal Fusion51Tatsunoko ProductionKunihisa SugishimaMetarufaito beiburēdoCross Game50SynergySPOsamu SekitaKurosu gēmuJewelpet52Studio CometNanako SasakiJuerupetto – Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood64BonesYasuhiro IrieHagane no renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST – Dragon Ball Z Kai97Toei AnimationYasuhiro NowatariDoragon bōru aratame – Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity12SILVER LINK.Keitaro MotonagaTayutama - Kiss on my Deity - – Natsu no Arashi!13Shaft Shin Ōnuma (Chief) Akiyuki ShinboNatsu no arashi – Shangri-La24GonzoMakoto BesshoShanguri ra – Saki25 Gonzo Picture MagicManabu OnoSaki - Saki -Tears to Tiara26White FoxTomoki KobayashiTiāzu tou tiara – 07-Ghost25Studio DeenYoshihiro TakamotoSebun gōsuto – Sugarbunnies: Fleur26Asahi ProductionHiroshi KugimiyaShugābanīzu furūru – Sōten KōroMadhouse Toyoo Ashida (Chief) Tsuneo TominagaKūro – Ristorante Paradiso11David ProductionMitsuko KaseRisutorante paradīzo – Eden of The EastProduction I.GKenji KamiyamaHigashi no eden – First Love Limited12J.C.StaffYoshiki YamakawaHatsukoi gentei. – The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya14Kyoto Animation Tatsuya Ishihara Yutaka YamamotoSuzumiya haruhi no yūutsu – Weiß Survive16Studio HibariIku SuzukiVuaisu savuaivu – Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!12Shinichiro KimuraFaito ippatsu! Jūden-chan!! – Umi MonogatariZexcs Yuu Kou Junichi SatoUmi monogatari ~ anata ga ite kureta koto ~ – Sweet Blue Flowers11J.C.StaffKen'ichi KasaiAoi hana – Umineko When They Cry26Studio DeenChiaki KonUmineko no naku koro ni – Taishō Baseball Girls12J.C.StaffTakashi IkehataTaishō yakyū musume. – Needless24MadhouseMasayuki SakoiNīdoresu – Bakemonogatari15 Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya OishiBakemonogatari – Canaan13P.A. WorksMasahiro AndoCANAAN – Element Hunters39 Heewon Entertainment NHK Enterprises Han Pyo Hong Yoshiaki OkumuraEremento hantā – (Zan) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei13ShaftAkiyuki ShinboZan Sayonara zetsubō-sensei – Kuruneko50DAX ProductionAkitaro DaichiKuruneko – Princess Lover!12GoHandsHiromitsu KanazawaPurinsesu rabā! – Kanamemo13feel.Shigehito TakayanagiKaname mo – GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class12AIC PLUS+Hiroaki SakuraiGA geijutsu-ka āto dezain kurasuSora no ManimaniStudio CometShinji TakamatsuChū no manimani – Spice and Wolf II12 Brain's Base Marvy JackTakeo TakahashiŌkami to kōshinryō II – Tokyo Magnitude 8.011 Bones