Events in 2016 in anime.
Awards 10th Seiyu Awards
Releases
Films A list of feature-length anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2016.
Release date Title Studio Director Running time (minutes) Notes RefKizumonogatari Part 1: TekketsuShaftAkiyuki ShinboTatsuya Oishi64The title translates to Kizumonogatari I Blood and Iron. The first in a trilogy, followed by Kizumonogatari II Nekketsu-hen and Kizumonogatari III Reiketsu-hen. It is part of the Monogatari series. Garakowa -Restore the World-A-1 PicturesMasashi Ishihama67Also known as Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai. Sinbad: Mahō no Lamp to Ugoku ShimaNippon AnimationShinpei Miyashita50Also known as Sinbad: The Magical Lamp and the Moving Island, the film is the second in a trilogy, the first being Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima. Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of RebirthA-1 PicturesTomohisa Taguchi105The fourth film in the Persona 3 film series. New Initial D the Movie Legend 3: Half Awake, Half AsleepSanzigenLiden FilmsMasamitsu Hidaka, Tomohito Naka60The third film in the Initial D anime film series. Alternatively titled Shin Gekijō-ban Initial D Legend 3 -Yumeutsutsu-. Selector Destructed WIXOSSJ.C. StaffTakuya Satō91A film in the Selector Infected WIXOSS series. DōkyūseiA-1 PicturesShouko Nakamura60Based on the manga Classmates by Asumiko Nakamura. Gekijōban Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Gyakushū no Milky HolmesJ.C. StaffMakoto Moriwaki, Hiroaki Sakurai70The title translates as Detective Opera Milky Holmes the Movie: Milky Holmes' Counterattack. Part of the Tantei Opera Milky Holmes series. Shimajirō to Ehon no Kuni niBenesse CorporationIsamu Hirabayashi61The forth film of Shimajiro film series. Also known as Shimajiro in Bookland.Digimon Adventure tri: KetsuiToei AnimationKeitaro Motonaga88The second film of Digimon Adventure tri. film series. Tamayura: Sotsugyō Shashin Dai-4-bu Asa -Ashita-TYO AnimationsJunichi Sato58The title translates as Tamayura: Graduation Photos Part 4: Morning -Tomorrow-. The fourth and final film of the four-part Tamayura movie series. Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of DimensionsGallopSatoshi Kuwabara130Also known as Yū☆Gi☆Ō Za Dāku Saido Obu Dimenshonzu. The third film of Yu-Gi-Oh! Series. Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkō IinkaiQualia AnimationTetsuya Yanagisawa60Based on the "Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai ~Renai Series~" Vocaloid song project by HoneyWorks. Ajin: ShōtotsuPolygon PicturesHiroyuki Seshita106The second film in the Ajin film trilogy.Garo: Divine FlameMAPPAYuichiro Hayashi78
Why We Live: The Priest Rennyo and the Yoshizaki FireStudio DeenHideaki Oba83Also known as Naze Ikiru -Rennyo Shōnin to Yoshizaki Enjō-. Based on the Buddhist text Naze Ikiru by Kentetsu Takamori. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December SkySunriseKō Matsuo70Also known as Kidō Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky. Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XVSquare EnixTakeshi Nozue115Sequel to the ONA, Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV. Accel World: Infinite BurstSunriseMasakazu Obara82Also known as Akuseru Warudo Infinito Bāsuto. One Piece Film: GoldToei AnimationHiroaki Miyamoto120
Kizumonogatari Part 2: NekketsuShaftAkiyuki ShinboTatsuya Oishi64The title translates to Kizumonogatari II Passionate Blood. The second in a trilogy, followed by Kizumonogatari III Reiketsu-hen. It is part of the Monogatari series. Your NameCoMix Wave FilmsMakoto Shinkai107Also known as Kimi no Na wa. Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Shadow and Light~Production I.GShunsuke Tada87Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Kage to Hikari~. This is the first film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes. Planetarian: Hoshi no HitoDavid ProductionNaokatsu Tsuda117The title translates to Planetarian: Man of the Stars.Yowamushi Pedal: Spare BikeTMS/8PANOsamu Nabeshima60 A Silent VoiceKyoto AnimationNaoko Yamada130Also known as Koe no Katachi. Ajin: ShōgekiPolygon PicturesHiroyuki Seshita105The third film in the Ajin film trilogy.Digimon Adventure tri: KokuhakuToei AnimationKeitaro Motonaga105The third film of Digimon Adventure tri. film series.* Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Beyond the Tears~Production I.GShunsuke Tada87Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Namida no Saki e~. This is the second film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes.GANTZ:ODigital Frontier96
In This Corner of the WorldMAPPASunao Katabuchi129Also known as Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni.
KanColle: The MovieDiomedéaKeizō Kusakawa95 Also known as Gekijō-ban KanKore. Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Crossing the Door~Production I.GShunsuke Tada88Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Tobira no Mukō~. This is the third film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes.I wait for the moment that you love me. Confession Executive CommitteeQualia AnimationTetsuya Yanagisawa63Also known as Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o. ~Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai~. Pop in QToei AnimationNaoki Miyahara95Also known as PoppinQ.Kabaneri of the Iron FortressWit StudioTetsurō Araki107Also known as Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri, this is a compilation film compiling the first part of the anime television of the same name.
Television series A list of anime television series that debuted between 1 January and 31 December 2016.
First run start and end datesTitle Eps Studio Director Original title Ref - Prince of Stride Alternative12MadhouseAtsuko Ishizuka - HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru12P.A. WorksMasakazu Hashimoto - Sushi Police13KOO-KITatsushi Momen - Active Raid24Production IMSGorō TaniguchiNoriaki AkitayaActive Raid -Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei-Active Raid: Mobile Assault Division, Unit 8 - Assassination Classroom25LercheSeiji KishiAnsatsu Kyōshitsu season 2 - Dagashi Kashi12FeelShigehito Takayanagi - ERASED12A-1 PicturesTomohiko ItōBoku Dake ga Inai Machi - Girls Beyond the Wasteland12Project No.9Takuya SatōShōjotachi wa Kōya o Mezasu~Girls beyond the youth KOYA~ - Myriad Colors Phantom World13Kyoto AnimationTatsuya IshiharaMusaigen no Fantomu Wārudo - Norn912Kinema CitrusOrangeTakao AboNorn9: Norn + Nonette - Ojisan to Marshmallow12Creators in PackHisayoshi HirasawaNoriyoshi SasakiOjisan and Marshmallow - Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation12Telecom Animation FilmKeiichiro Kawaguchi - Divine Gate12Studio PierrotNoriyuki AbeDibain Gēto - Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn12Studio GokumiAXsiZMunenori NawaKōkaku no Pandora - Ghost Urn - Please Tell Me! Galko-chan12FeelKeiichiro KawaguchiOshiete! Galko-chan - Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage12Studio DeenIku Suzuki - Sekkō Boys12Liden FilmsTomoki TakunoSekkō Bōizu - Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū13Studio DeenMamoru HatakeyamaShōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū - Tabi Machi Late Show4CoMix Wave FilmsYuu NumataTabi-gai reitoshō - BBK/BRNK12SanzigenDaizen KomatsudaBubuki Buranki - Durarara!!×2 Ketsu12ShukaTakahiro OmoriDurarara!!×2 The Third Arc - Gate12A-1 PicturesTakahiko KyōgokuGate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri - Enryuu-hen - Luck & Logic12Doga KoboKoichi ChigiraTakashi NaoyaRaku en Rojikku - Dimension W123HzOrangeKanta Kamei - Nijiiro Days24Production ReedTetsurō AminoTomihiko OhkuboRainbow Days - Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R12Tatsunoko ProductionKeiichiro Kawaguchi - Ooya-san wa Shishunki!12Seven ArcsYuki OgawaLandlord is in Puberty - Schwarzesmarken12IxtlLiden FilmsTetsuya WatanabeShuvarutsesumāken - Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue12GonzoFumitoshi OizakiAo no Kanata no Four Rhythm - Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash12A-1 PicturesRyosuke NakamuraHai to Gensō no Grimgar or Grimgar le Monde des cendres et de fantaisie - A Simple Thinking About Blood Type12Assez Finaud FabricFeelZexcsYoshihisa OyamaKetsuekigata-kun! season 4 - Snow White with the Red Hair12BonesMasahiro AndoAkagami no Shirayuki-hime season 2 - Teekyū12MillepenseeShin ItagakiSeason 7 - Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle12LercheMasaomi AndoSaijaku Muhai no Bahamut - Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories13ILCATakashi TaniguchiTomohisa IshikawaSeason 3 - Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara12Pine JamKazuhiro YonedaI've Had Enough of Being a Magical Girl* - Teekyu (season 7)12MillepenseeShin Itagaki - Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!10Studio DeenTakaomi KanasakiGive Blessings to This Wonderful World - Ajin: Demi-Human13Polygon PicturesHiroyuki Seshita
- Ganbare! Lulu Lolo - Tiny Twin Bears10FanworksYūji Umoto - Kono Danshi, Mahō ga Oshigoto Desu.4CoMix Wave FilmsSoubi YamamotoThis Boy, Works With Magic - Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yōsei no Door~59Studio DeenSakura GojōRilu Rilu Fairilu: The Fairies' Door - Maho Girls PreCure!50Toei AnimationMasato MitsukaMahō Tsukai Precure! - Itachi Shinden-hen7Studio PierrotHayato DateItachi Shinden Book: Light and Darkness - She and Her Cat4Liden FilmsKazuya SakamotoKanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows - Kagewani: Shō13TomoviesTomoya TakashimaKagewani -II- - The Lost Village12DiomedéaTsutomu MizushimaMayoiga - Space Patrol Luluco13Studio TriggerHiroyuki ImaishiUchū Patrol Luluco - Terra Formars Revenge13Liden FilmsTYO AnimationsMichio Fukuda
- Ushio and Tora13Satoshi NishimuraUshio to Tora - Ace Attorney24A-1 PicturesAyumu WatanabeGyakuten Saiban
- The Asterisk War12A-1 PicturesSeason 2 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable39David ProductionNaokatsu TsudaJoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai
- Concrete Revolutio: Chōjin Gensō The Last Song11BonesSeiji Mizushima - Endride24Brain's BaseKeiji GotohEndoraido - Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear12Kiyoshi Matsuda
- Macross Delta26SatelightShōji KawamoriKenji YasudaMacross Δ - Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:009622SunriseKazuhiro Furuhashi - My Hero Academia13BonesKenji NagasakiBoku no Hero Academia
- Age 1224OLMSeiki Taichū12-Sai. ~Chiccha na Mune no Tokimeki~Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding - Bakuon!!12TMS/8PANJunji Nishimura
- Hundred12Production IMSTomoki KobayashiHandoreddo - Pan de Peace!13Asahi ProductionHatsuki TsujiPeace Through Bread! -Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu25White FoxMasaharu WatanabeRe: Life in a different world from zero*
- Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no Fatalite13BridgeNobuhiro Kondo - Hakuōki: Otogisōshi13DLE Inc.Parako Shinohara - Joker Game12Production I.GKazuya NomuraJōkā Gēmu
- Bishōjo Yūgi Unit Crane Geer13KyotomaMr. MilkmanBeautiful Girl Play Unit Crane Game Girls - Super Lovers10Studio DeenShinji Ishihira - Twin Star Exorcists50Studio PierrotTomohisa TaguchiSōsei no Onmyōji
- Bungō Stray Dogs12BonesTakuya IgarashiBungō Sutorei Doggusu - Kuromukuro26P.A. WorksTensai Okamura
- And you thought there is never a girl online?12Project No.9Shinsuke YanagiNetoge no Yome wa Onna no Ko Janai to Omotta? - Onigiri13Pierrot PlusTakashi Yamamoto - Unhappy12Silver LinkShin ŌnumaAnne Happy - Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto12Studio DeenShinji TakamatsuSakamoto desu ga?
- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress12Wit StudioTetsurō ArakiKōtetsujō no Kabaneri
- Shōnen Maid128-BitYusuke YamamotoShōnen Meido - Flying Witch12J.C.StaffKatsushi SakurabiFuraingu Witchi - Hai-Furi12Production IMSYuu NobutaHaisukūru Furīto - Kiznaiver12Studio TriggerHiroshi KobayashiKizunaībā - Rin-ne25Brain's BaseSeiki SugawaraKyōkai no Rinne season 2 - Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge12Silver LinkShinya KawamoTanaka is Always Listless - Sansha San'yō12Doga KoboYasuhiro KimuraSansha San'yō - Usakame12MillepenseeShin Itagaki - Wagamama High Spec12AXsiZSatoshi Shimizu Wagahigh, Selfish High Spec
- Big Order10AsreadNobuharu KamanakaBiggu Ōdā
- Magi: Adventure of Sinbad13Lay-duceYoshikazu MiyaoMagi: Sinbad no Bōken
- Kamiwaza Wanda47TMSMitsuo Hashimoto - Fukigen na Mononokean13Pierrot PlusAkira Iwanaga The Morose Mononokean* - Berserk12GEMBAMillepenseeLiden FilmsShin ItagakiBeruseruku