Events in 2006 in anime.
Events In this year, 306 anime television programs were produced, and home video sales of anime DVDs and Laserdiscs in Japan were worth 95 billion yen.
Accolades At the Mainichi Film Awards, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time won the Animation Film Award and Tekkon Kinkreet won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. The inaugural Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year was awarded to The Girl Who Leapt Through Time; other nominees were Arashi no Yoru Ni, Tales from Earthsea, Brave Story and Detective Conan: The Private Eye's Requiem. Paprika was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival.
Releases
Films A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
Release date Title Studio Director Running time (minutes) Japanese title RefOrigin: Spirits of the PastGonzoKeiichi Sugiyama95Gin'iro no kami no agitoMobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III – Love Is the Pulse of the StarsSunriseYoshiyuki Tomino100Kidō senshi zettogandamu III - hoshi no kodō wa ai -One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri CastleToei AnimationKōnosuke Uda94Wan pīsu the mūbī: karakuri-jō no meka kyoheiKaiketsu Zorori Ajia-do SunriseHajime Kamegaki53Majime ni fumaji me ka iketsu zorori nazo no otakara dai sakusenFist of the North Star: Raoh Side Story Junai ArcTMS EntertainmentTakahiro Imamura95Ma kyūseishu densetsu hokuto no kobushi Raō Den Jun ai no shōSergeant Frog MovieSunrise Junichi Satō (Chief) Nobuhiro Kondō59Chō gekijō-ban keroro gunsōTachigui – The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food GriftersProduction I.GMamoru Oshii104Tachiguishi retsudenYonna in the Solitary FortressCoMix Wave FilmsKengo Takeuchi33Hanare toride no YonaCrayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!Shin-Ei AnimationYūji Mutō90Eiga Kureyon shin-chan densetsu o yobu odore! Amīgo!Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' RequiemTMS EntertainmentYasuichiro Yamamoto111Meitantei konan: tantei-tachi no rekuiemuThe Celestial RailroadKAGAYA StudioKagaya48Ginga tetsudō no yoru – Fantasy Railroad in the Stars -Aachi and SsipakStudio 2.0Jo Beom-jin87Āchi to shīpakkuBrave StoryGonzoKoichi Chigira112 Bureibu sutōrīThe Girl Who Leapt Through TimeMadhouseMamoru Hosoda98 Toki wo kakeru shōjoTales from EarthseaStudio GhibliGorō Miyazaki115 Gedo senkiNaruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon KingdomStudio PierrotToshiyuki Tsuru94 Gekijō-ban naruto - naruto - dai kōfun! Mika dzuki shima no animaru sōdō datteba yoPaprikaMadhouseSatoshi Kon90 PapurikaDigimon Savers: Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!Toei AnimationTatsuya Nagamine20 Dejimon seibāzu the mūbī: kyūkyoku pawā! Bāsutomōdo hatsudō!!Pretty Cure Splash Star Tic-Tac Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread!Junji Shimizu50 Eiga futari hapuri kyua supurashu Star: chikutaku kiki ippatsu!Bleach: Memories of NobodyStudio PierrotNoriyuki Abe93 Gekijō-ban burīchi: memorī of nōbadiTekkonkinkreetStudio 4°CMichael Arias111 Tetsu kon-kin kurīto
Television series A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
First run start and end datesTitle Episodes Studio DirectorAlternate title Ref – Magikano13Tokyo KidsSeiji KishiMajikano – Ah My Buddha (season 2)12Studio DeenKeitaro MotonagaAmaenaide yotsu!! Katsu!! – Eternal Alice13 Trinet Entertainment Picture MagicNagisa MiyazakiKagi hime monogatari towa Arisu rondo – Humanoid Monster Bem26Studio CometHiroshi HaradaYōkai ningen bemu – Rakugo Tennyo Oyui12TNKYoshihiro TakamotoRakugo ten'nyo oyui – Kinnikuman II Sei: Ultimate Muscle 213Toei AnimationToshiaki KomuraKin'nikuman II yo ultimate massuru 2 – Lemon Angel ProjectRadixDaisuke ChibaRemon Enjeru purojekuto – Fate/stay night24Studio DeenYūji YamaguchiFate/stay night – Wan Wan Celeb Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin51Studio CometKiyoshi FukumotoWan wan serepū sore yuke! Tetsunoshin – Guardian Ninja Mamoru12Group TACYoshitaka FujimotoKage kara mamoru – Tactical Roar13ActasYoshitaka FujimotoTakutikaru roa – Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings13J.C.StaffKatsushi SakurabiYomigaeru sora – Rescue uingusu - – Crash B-Daman50Nippon AnimediaYoshiaki OkumuraBakudama hitto! Kurasshu bīdaman – Play Ball 2nd13EikenSatoshi DezakiPurei bōru 2ndNerima Daikon Brothers12Studio HibariShinichi WatanabeNerima daikon burazāzu – Kashimashi: Girl Meets GirlNobuaki NakanishiKashimashi 〜 gāru mītsu gāru 〜 – Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora6Group TACYukihiro MatsushitaHanbun' no tsuki ga noboru sora – Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales11Toei Animation Tetsuo Imazawa (Yotsuya Kaidan) Hidehiko Kadota (Tenshu Monogatari) Kouzou Nagayama (Tenshu Monogatari) Kenji Nakamura (Bakeneko)Kai ~ ayakashi ~ japanīzu kurashikku Horror – Meine Liebe: Wieder13Bee TrainShinya KawatsuraGin'yū mokushiroku maine rībe vuīdā – Rec9ShaftRyūtarō NakamuraRekku – Binchō-tan12Studio DeenKazuhiro FuruhashiBin chō Tan – Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star49Toei AnimationToshiaki KomuraFutari hapuri kyua supurashu ☆ Star – Papillon Rose: The New Season6Studio KelmadickYasuhiro MatsumuraPapiyon rōze – Ergo Proxy23ManglobeShūkō MuraseErugo purakushī – Ballad of a Shinigami6 Ginga Ya Group TACTomomi MochizukiShinigami no baraddo. – Gakuen Heaven13Tokyo KidsYukina HiiroGakuen hevun – Hula Kappa78Office AOFura kappā – Twin Princesses of Wonder Planet Gyu!52 HAL Film Maker J.C.Staff Junichi Sato (chief) Shōgo KōmotoFushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! – Gargoyle of Yoshinaga House13Studio HibariIku SuzukiYoshinaga-san-ka no gāgoiruSoul Link12Picture MagicToshikatsu TokoroSoul Link – Akubi Girl26Tatsunoko ProductionAkubi gāru – Fighting Beauty Wulong Rebirth25TMS EntertainmentYoshio SuzukiKakutō bishin bu ūron REBIRTH – Digimon Data Squad48Toei AnimationNaoyuki ItōDejimon seibāzuKiba51MadhouseHiroshi KōjinaKibaOnegai My Melody: Kuru Kuru Shuffle52Studio CometMakoto MoriwakiOnegai mai merodi kurukuru shaffuru! – The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya14Kyoto AnimationTatsuya IshiharaSuzumiya haruhi no yūutsu – Aria the Natural26HAL Film MakerJunichi SatoARIA The NATURALSchool Rumble: 2nd SemesterStudio CometTakaomi KanasakiSukūru ranburu ni gakki – BakéGyamon51RadixHiroshi NegishiDoa ni mukau akuma – High School Girls12 Arms Studio Guts Studio KelmadickYoshitaka FujimotoMesu kōsei gāru's highRenkin 3-kyū Magical? PokānRemicKenichi YatagaiRenkin 3-kyūmaji karu? Pokan – Simoun26Studio DeenJunji NishimuraShimūnStrawberry Panic!MadhouseMasayuki SakoiSutoroberī panikkuUtawarerumonoOLMTomoki KobayashiUtawarerumono – Gin Tama201Sunrise Shinji Takamatsu (eps 1-105) Yoichi Fujita (eps 100-201)Gintama – Makai Senki Disgaea12OLMKiyotaka IsakoMakai senki disugaia – Ray the Animation13Naohito TakahashiRAY THE ANIMATION – Glass Fleet26 Gonzo SatelightMinoru ŌharaGarasu no kantai ~ La legende du vent de l' univers ~ – Air Gear25 Marvelous Entertainment Toei AnimationHajime KamegakiEa giaHigurashi When They Cry26Studio DeenChiaki KonHigurashi no naku koroniLove Get Chu25RadixMitsuhiro TōgōRabu ge~tsu CHU ~ mirakuru seiyū hakusho ~Ouran High School Host Club26BonesTakuya IgarashiŌran kōkō hosu tobuSpider RidersBee Train Kōichi Mashimo Takaaki IshiyamaSupaidā raidāzu ~ orakuru no yūsha-tachi ~ – Nana47MadhouseMorio AsakaNana – Trotting Hamtaro Hai!77TMS EntertainmentOsamu NabeshimaTottoko hamutarō wai! – Ring ni Kakero 1 Episode: The Pacific War12Toei AnimationYukio KaizawaRingu ni kakero 1: Nichibei kessen-hen – Eagle Talon11DLERyo OnoHimitsu kessha taka no tsume – Princess Princess12Studio DeenKeitaro MotonagaPurinsesu purinsesu – Yoshimune24 AIC Spirits Ginga Ya GonzinoHiroaki SatoYoshimune – WitchbladeGonzoYoshimitsu OhashiUitchibureido – .hack//Roots26Bee TrainKōichi Mashimo.hack//RootsInukami!Seven ArcsKeizō KusakawaInu ka mi~tsu!Iron KidDaewon MediaAian kiddoZegapainSunriseMasami ShimodaZēgapein – Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy22 AICHiroaki GōdaĀm megami sama: sorezore no tsubasa – xxxHolic24Production I.GTsutomu Mizushima×××horikku – Kirarin Revolution153 G&G Entertainment SynergySPMasaharu OkuwakiKirarin ☆ reboryūshon – The Good Witch Of The West13HAL Film MakerKatsuichi NakayamaNishi no yoki majo: Astraea Testament – Rockman.EXE Beast+26XebecTakao KatoRokkuman'eguze bīsuto purasu – The Story of Saiunkoku39MadhouseJun ShishidoSaiunkoku monogatari – Black Lagoon12Sunao KatabuchiBLACK LAGOONYume TsukaiKazuo YamazakiYume tsukai – Himawari!13ArmsShigenori KageyamaHimawari~tsu! – Musashi Gundoh26ACC ProductionYuki KinoshitaGan michi musashi – Black Jack 2117Tezuka Productions Satoshi Kuwabara (chief) Makoto TezukaBurakku jakku 21 – Shinseiki Duel Masters Flash24SynergySPSuzuki WarurouShin hoshi ki deyueru masutāzu furasshu – Sasami: Magical Girls Club13 AIC SpiritsYoshihiro TakamotoSasami - mahō shōjo kurabu - – Hime-sama Goyōjin12NomadShigehito TakayanagiHime-sama goyōjin – Jyu-Oh-Sei11BonesHiroshi NishikioriJū ōsei – The Third: Aoi Hitomi no Shōjo24XebecJun KamiyaZa sādo: aoi hitomi no shōjo – Tokko13 AIC Spirits Group TACMasashi AbeTokkō – Tsubasa Chronicle (season 2)26Bee Train Kōichi Mashimo Hiroshi MoriokaTsubasa kuronikuru dai 2 shirīzu – Kamisama Kazoku13Toei AnimationKimitoshi ChiokaKamisama kazoku – Kishin Hōkō Demonbane12View WorksHidetoshi YoshidaKishin hōkō demonbein – IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (Season 2)13Production I.GMitsuru HongoIGPX -Immortal Grand Prix- – Night Head Genesis24Bee MediaYoshio TakeuchiNaito heddo jeneshisu – Binbō Shimai Monogatari10Toei AnimationYukio KaizawaBinbō shimai monogatariHoney and Clover II12J.C.StaffTatsuyuki NagaiHachimitsu to kurōbā II – Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin39MadhouseTakaaki IshiyamaO togi jūshi akazukin – Powerpuff Girls Z52Toei AnimationMegumu IshiguroDemashita~tsu! Pawapafu gāruzu Z – Tsuyokiss Cool×Sweet12 Studio Hibari Trinet EntertainmentShinichiro KimuraTsuyoki su – Mamotte! Lollipop13Studio CometNoriyoshi NakamuraMamotte! Roripoppu – Project Blue Earth SOS6A.C.G.T.Tensai OkamuraProject BLUE chikyū esuōesu – Le Chevalier D'Eon24Production I.GKazuhiro FuruhashiShuvu~arie Le Chevalier D' Eon – The Familiar of Zero13J.C.StaffYoshiaki IwasakiZero no tsukaima – Coyote Ragtime Show12ufotable Matsuri Ouse (chief) Takuya NonakaKoyōte ragutaimu shō – We Were There26Artland Kōichirō Sohtome (chief) Akitaro DaichiBokura ga ita – Muteki Kanban Musume12Telecom Animation FilmNobuo TomizawaMuteki kanban musume – Government Crime Investigation Agent Zaizen Jotaro11 Trans ArtsHidetoshi ŌmoriNaikaku kenryoku hanzai kyōsei torishimari-kan zaizen jōtarō – Koi suru Tenshi Angelique13SatelightSusumu KudoKoisuru tenshi anjerīku ~ kokoro no mezameru toki ~ – Tona-Gura!DaumeTatsuya AbeTonagura! – Welcome to the N.H.K.24GonzoYusuke YamamotoNHK ni yōkoso! – Chocotto SisterNomadYasuhiro KurodaChokotto shisutā – Innocent Venus12Brain's BaseJun KawagoeInosento vu~īnasu – Masuda Kousuke Gekijou Gag Manga Biyori 2ArtlandAkitarō DaichiMasuda kōsuke gekijō gyagumangabiyori 2 – Kemonozume13MadhouseMasaaki YuasaKemonodzume – Hanoka12RAMSAruji MorinoHANOKA ~ hanoka ~ – Black Blood Brothers Group TAC Studio LiveHiroaki YoshikawaBurakku Buraddo burazāzu – Silk Road Shounen Yuuto26 OLMTetsuro AminoShiruku rōdo shōnen yūto – Pucca Studio B Productions (2006–08) Bazooka Studio (2018–19) Greg Sullivan Jayson Thiessen (co-director, season 2) Joon Won Lee (season 3)Oppai shōjo puka – Oban Star-RacersHAL Film Maker Savin Yeatman-Eiffel Thomas RomainŌban sutār-ēsāzu – Galaxy Angel Rune13SatelightSeiji KishiGyarakushī enjeru ~ nMarginal PrinceTokyo KidsTakayuki InagakiMājinaru purinsu - gekkeiju no ōjitachi - – La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo25Yumeta CompanyKōjin OchiKin'iro no koruda ~ primo passo ~ – Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage12MadhouseSunao KatabuchiBLACK LAGOON: The Second BarrageLovely Idol AIC ASTA TNKKeitaro MotonagaRabudoru ~ raburī Idol ~ – Pumpkin Scissors24 AIC GonzoKatsuhito AkiyamaPanpukin shizāzu – Tokimeki Memorial Only Love25AIC ASTAYoshihiro TakamotoTokimeki memoriaru onrī rabu – D.Gray-man103TMS Entertainment Nana Harada (chief) (89 episodes)