2006 in anime
# 2006 in anime

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) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| January 7 | Origin: Spirits of the Past | Gonzo | Keiichi Sugiyama | 94 |
| April 15 | Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! | Shin-Ei Animation | | 96 |
| April 15 | Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem | TMS Entertainment | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | 111 |
| July 8 | Brave Story | Gonzo | Koichi Chigira | 112 |
| July 15 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Madhouse | Mamoru Hosoda | 98 |
| July 29 | Tales from Earthsea | Studio Ghibli | Gorō Miyazaki | 115 |
| August 5 | Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom | Studio Pierrot | Toshiyuki Tsuru | 95 |
| September 1 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society | Production I.G | Kenji Kamiyama | |
| October 14 | Atagoal | Digital Frontier | Mizuho Nishikubo | |
| November 25 | Paprika | Madhouse | Satoshi Kon | 90 |
| December 16 | Bleach: Memories of Nobody | Studio Pierrot | Noriyuki Abe | 93 |
| December 22 | Tekkonkinkreet | Studio 4°C | Michael Arias | 110 |

### Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.

| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| January 3 – March 30 | Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo | 13 | Trinet Entertainment Picture Magic | Nagisa Miyazaki | |
| January 3 – March 28 | Magikano | 13 | Tokyo Kids | Seiji Kishi | |
| January 4 – March 22 | Ah My Buddha (season 2) | 12 | Studio Deen | Keitaro Motonaga | Amaenaide yo!! Katsu!! |
| January 5 – March 23 | Rakugo Tennyo Oyui | 12 | TNK | Yoshihiro Takamoto | |
| January 7 – June 17 | Fate/stay night | 24 | Studio Deen | Yūji Yamaguchi | |
| January 7 – March 25 | Kage Kara Mamoru! | 12 | Group TAC | Yoshitaka Fujimoto | |
| January 7 – December 30 | Wan Wan Celeb Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin | 51 | Studio Comet | Kiyoshi Fukumoto | |
| January 8 – April 2 | Tactical Roar | 13 | Actas | Yoshitaka Fujimoto | |
| January 8 – March 26 | Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings | 13 | J.C.Staff | Katsushi Sakurabi | |
| January 9 – March 27 | Play Ball 2nd | 13 | Eiken Magic Bus | Satoshi Dezaki | |
| January 9 – December 25 | Crash B-Daman | 50 | Nippon Animedia | Yoshiaki Okumura | |
| January 9 – March 27 | Nerima Daikon Brothers | 12 | Studio Hibari | Shinichi Watanabe | |
| January 11 – March 29 | Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl | 12 | Studio Hibari | Nobuaki Nakanishi | |
| January 12 – February 23 | Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora | 6 | Group TAC | Yukihiro Matsushita | |
| January 13 – March 24 | Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales | 11 | Toei Animation | Tetsuo Imazawa Hidehiko Kadota Kouzou Nagayama Kenji Nakamura | |
| January 22 – April 13 | Meine Liebe: Wieder | 13 | Bee Train | Shin'ya Kawatsura | |
| February 2 – March 30 | Binchō-tan | 12 | Studio Deen | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | |
| February 2 – March 30 | Rec | 9 | Shaft | Ryūtarō Nakamura | |
| February 4 – January 28, 2007 | Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star | 49 | Toei Animation | Toshiaki Komura | |
| February 9 – March 16 | Papillon Rose: The New Season | 6 | Studio Kelmadick | Yasuhiro Matsumura | |
| February 25 – August 12 | Ergo Proxy | 23 | Manglobe | Shūkō Murase | |
| March 3 – April 7 | Ballad of a Shinigami | 6 | Group TAC Ginga-ya | Tomomi Mochizuki | Shinigami no Ballad |
| March 31 – April 3 | Lemon Angel Project | 13 | Radix | Daisuke Chiba | |
| April 1 – September 30 | Fighting Beauty Wulong Rebirth | 25 | TMS Entertainment | Yoshio Suzuki | |
| April 1 – March 31, 2007 | Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! | 52 | J.C.Staff Hal Film Maker | Junichi Sato | |
| April 1 – October 7 | Yōkai Ningen Bem | 26 | Studio Comet | Hiroshi Harada | |
| April 2 – September 26 | Aria the Natural | 26 | Hal Film Maker | Junichi Sato | |
| April 2 – March 25, 2007 | Digimon Data Squad | 48 | Toei Animation | Naoyuki Itō | Digimon Savers |
| April 2 – March 25, 2007 | Kiba | 51 | Madhouse | Hiroshi Kōjina | |
| April 2 – July 2 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | 14 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu |
| April 2 – March 23, 2007 | Onegai My Melody: Kuru Kuru Shuffle | 52 | Studio Comet | Makoto Moriwaki | |
| April 2 – September 24 | School Rumble: 2nd Semester | 24 | Studio Comet | Shinji Takamatsu Takaomi Kanasaki | School Rumble Nigakki |
| April 3 – March 26, 2007 | BakéGyamon | 51 | RADIX | Hiroshi Negishi | |
| April 3 – June 19 | High School Girls | 12 | Arms Corporation | Yoshitaka Fujimoto | Joshi Kōsei |
| April 3 – September 25 | Simoun | 26 | Studio Deen | Junji Nishimura | |
| April 3 – September 25 | Strawberry Panic! | 26 | Madhouse | Masayuki Sakoi | |
| April 3 – September 25 | Utawarerumono | 26 | Oriental Light and Magic | Tomoki Kobayashi | |
| April 4 – September 26 | Air Gear | 25 | Toei Animation | Hajime Kamegaki | |
| April 4 – March 25, 2010 | Gin Tama | 201 | Sunrise | Shinji Takamatsu Yoichi Fujita | |
| April 4 – September 21 | Glass Fleet | 26 | Satelight Gonzo | Minoru Ōhara | Glass no Kantai |
| April 4 – September 26 | Higurashi When They Cry | 26 | Studio Deen | Chiaki Kon | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni |
| April 4 – June 20 | Makai Senki Disgaea | 12 | OLM, Inc. | Kiyotaka Isako | |
| April 4 – September 26 | Ouran High School Host Club | 26 | Bones | Takuya Igarashi | Ōran Kōkō Host Club |
| April 4 – June 20 | Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān | 12 | Remic | Kenichi Yatani | |
| April 4 – June 27 | Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle | 13 | Studio Hibari | Iku Suzuki | |
| April 5 – September 27 | .hack//Roots | 26 | Bee Train | Kōichi Mashimo | |
| April 5 – September 27 | Love Get Chu | 25 | Radix | Mitsuhiro Tōgō | |
| April 5 – March 27, 2007 | Nana | 47 | Madhouse | Morio Asaka | |
| April 5 – June 21 | Princess Princess | 12 | Studio Deen | Keitaro Motonaga | |
| April 5 – September 27 | Spider Riders | 26 | Bee Train | Kōichi Mashimo | Spider Riders: Oracle no Yūsha-tachi |
| April 5 – March 26, 2008 | Trotting Hamtaro Hai! | 77 | Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment TMS Entertainment | Osamu Nabeshima | |
| April 6 – September 14 | Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy | 24 | AIC | Hiroaki Gōda | |
| April 6 – September 28 | Inukami! | 26 | Seven Arcs | Keizō Kusakawa | |
| April 6 – June 29 | Ray the Animation | 13 | OLM Tezuka Productions | Naohito Takahashi | |
| April 6 – September 14 | Yoshimune | 24 | AIC Spirits Gonzo | Hiroaki Sato | |
| April 6 – June 25 | Yume Tsukai | 12 | Madhouse | Kazuo Yamazaki | |
| April 6 – September 28 | xxxHolic | 24 | Production I.G | Tsutomu Mizushima | |
| April 6 – September 28 | Zegapain | 26 | Sunrise | Masami Shimoda | |
| April 7 – March 27, 2009 | Kirarin Revolution | 153 | Synergy SP G&G Entertainment | Masaharu Okuwaki Yoshitaka Fujimoto | |
| April 8 – June 24 | Black Lagoon | 12 | Madhouse | Sunao Katabuchi | |
| April 8 – July 1 | Himawari! | 13 | Arms | Shigenori Kageyama | |
| April 8 – July 1 | Nishi no Yoki Majo: Astraea Testament | 13 | Hal Film Maker | Katsuichi Nakayama | The Good Witch of the West |
| April 8 – February 24, 2017 | The Story of Saiunkoku | 39 | Madhouse | Jun Shishido | Saiunkoku Monogatari |
| April 9 – October 29 | Musashi Gundoh | 26 | ACC Production | Yuki Kinoshita | |
| April 10 – September 4 | Black Jack 21 | 17 | Tezuka Productions | Satoshi Kuwabara | |
| April 10 – March 23, 2007 | Shinseiki Duel Masters Flash | 24 | SynergySP G&G Entertainment | | |
| April 11 – June 24 | Soul Link | 12 | Picture Magic | Toshikatsu Tokoro | |
| April 12 – July 19 | Hime-sama Goyōjin | 12 | Nomad | Shigehito Takayanagi | |
| April 13 – June 22 | Jyu-Oh-Sei | 11 | Bones | Hiroshi Nishikiori | |
| April 13 – January 11, 2007 | Sasami: Magical Girls Club | 26 | AIC | Yoshihiro Takamoto | |
| April 13 – October 26 | The Third: Aoi Hitomi no Shōjo | 24 | Xebec | Jun Kamiya | |
| April 15 – July 29 | Tokko | 13 | AIC Spirits Group TAC | Masashi Abe | |
| April 16 – September 20 | Witchblade | 24 | Gonzo | Yoshimitsu Ohashi | |
| April 29 – November 4 | Tsubasa Chronicle (season 2) | 26 | Bee Train | Kōichi Mashimo Hiroshi Morioka | |
| May 18 – August 10 | Kamisama Kazoku | 13 | Toei Animation | Kimitoshi Chioka | |
| May 18 – August 17 | Kishin Hōkō Demonbane | 12 | Viewworks | Hidetoshi Yoshida | |
| June 6 – March 2, 2007 | Flag | 13 | Answer Studio | Ryōsuke Takahashi Kazuo Terada | |
| June 29 – September 14 | Binbō Shimai Monogatari | 10 | Toei Animation | Yukio Kaizawa | |
| June 29 – September 14 | Honey and Clover II | 12 | J.C.Staff | Tatsuyuki Nagai | Hachimitsu to Clover II |
| July 1 – September 23 | Mamotte! Lollipop | 13 | Studio Comet | Noriyoshi Nakamura | |
| July 1 – March 26, 2007 | Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin | 39 | Madhouse | Takaaki Ishiyama | |
| July 1 – June 30, 2007 | Powerpuff Girls Z | 52 | Toei Animation | Megumu Ishiguro | |
| July 1 – September 16 | Tsuyokiss Cool×Sweet | 12 | Studio Hibari Trinet Entertainment | Shinichiro Kimura | |
| July 2 – December 3 | Project Blue Earth SOS | 6 | A.C.G.T | Tensai Okamura | |
| July 3 – September 20 | Coyote Ragtime Show | 12 | Ufotable | Takuya Nonaka | |
| July 3 – September 25 | The Familiar of Zero | 13 | J.C.Staff | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Zero no Tsukaima |
| July 3 – December 25 | We Were There | 26 | Artland | Akitaro Daichi | Bokura ga Ita |
| July 4 – September 19 | Muteki Kanban Musume | 12 | Telecom Animation Film | Nobuo Tomizawa | Ramen Fighter Miki |
| July 8 – September 30 | Koi suru Tenshi Angelique | 13 | Satelight | Susumu Kudo | |
| July 8 – September 30 | Tona-Gura! | 13 | Daume | Tatsuya Abe | |
| July 9 – December 17 | Welcome to the N.H.K. | 24 | Gonzo | Yūsuke Yamamoto | N.H.K. ni Yōkoso! |
| July 12 – December 20 | Chocotto Sister | 24 | Nomad | Yasuhiro Kuroda | |
| July 26 – October 25 | Innocent Venus | 12 | Brain's Base | Jun Kawagoe | |
| July 27 – December 31 | Night Head Genesis | 24 | Bee Media Actas | Yoshio Takeuchi | |
| August 5 – November 5 | Kemonozume | 13 | Madhouse | Masaaki Yuasa | |
| August 7 – October 23 | Hanoka | 12 | Fanworks RAMS | Aruji Morino | |
| August 19 – February 2, 2007 | Le Chevalier D'Eon | 24 | Production I.G | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | |
| September 8 – November 24 | Black Blood Brothers | 12 | Group TAC Studio Live | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | |
| September 17 – September 18 | A Spirit of the Sun | 2 | Madhouse | Masayuki Kojima | Taiyō no Mokushiroku |
| October 1 – December 24 | Galaxy Angel Rune | 13 | Satelight | Seiji Kishi | |
| October 1 – March 25, 2007 | La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo | 26 | Yumeta Company | Kōjin Ochi | |
| October 1 – December 24 | Marginal Prince | 13 | Tokyo Kids Studio T&B Gonzo | Takayuki Inagaki | |
| October 2 – December 18 | Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage | 12 | Madhouse | Sunao Katabuchi | |
| October 2 – December 18 | Lovely Idol | 12 | AIC TNK | Keitaro Motonaga | |
| October 2 – March 19, 2007 | Pumpkin Scissors | 24 | Gonzo AIC | Katsuhito Akiyama | |
| October 3 – June 26, 2007 | Death Note | 37 | Madhouse | Tetsurō Araki | |
| October 3 – September 30, 2008 | D.Gray-man | 103 | TMS Entertainment | Osamu Nabeshima Nana Harada | |
| October 3 – March 27, 2007 | Ghost Hunt | 25 | J.C.Staff | Rei Mano | |
| October 3 – March 13, 2007 | Red Garden | 22 | Gonzo | Kou Matsuo | |
| October 3 – March 13, 2007 | Shōnen Onmyōji | 26 | Studio Deen | Kunihiro Mori | |
| October 3 – March 27, 2007 | Tokimeki Memorial Only Love | 25 | AIC A.S.T.A. | Yoshihiro Takamoto | |
| October 3 – March 27, 2007 | The Wallflower | 25 | Nippon Animation | Shinichi Watanabe | Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge |
| October 4 – March 14, 2007 | Fist of the Blue Sky | 26 | A.P.P.P. | Yoshihiro Yamaguchi | Sōten no Ken |
| October 4 – March 28, 2007 | The Galaxy Railways: Crossroads to Eternity | 24 | Planet Entertainment | Tsuneo Tominaga | Ginga Tetsudō Monogatari: Wasurerareta Toki no Wakusei |
| October 4 – March 28, 2007 | Negima!? | 26 | Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo | |
| October 4 – March 29, 2007 | Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars | 25 | OLM, Inc. | Hiroyuki Kakudō | |
| October 4 – December 20 | Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love | 12 | Daume | Masahiko Ohta | |
| October 5 – December 21 | 009-1 | 12 | Ishimori Productions | Naoyuki Konno | |
| October 5 – December 21 | Living for the Day After Tomorrow | 12 | J.C.Staff | Katsushi Sakurabi | Asatte no Hōkō |
| October 5 – March 29, 2007 | Buso Renkin | 26 | Xebec | Takao Kato | |
| October 5 – July 28, 2007 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion | 25 | Sunrise | Gorō Taniguchi | |
| October 5 – December 21 | Gin'iro no Olynssis | 12 | Toei Animation | Katsumi Tokoro | |
| October 5 – December 21 | Happiness! | 12 | Artland | Hiroshi Hara | |
| October 5 – March 15, 2007 | Kanon | 24 | Kyoto Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | |
| October 5 – March 15, 2007 | Sumomomo Momomo | 22 | Studio Hibari | Nobuaki Nakanishi | |
| October 6 – December 22 | Gift: Eternal Rainbow | 12 | Oriental Light and Magic | Shigeru Kimiya | |
| October 6 – December 22 | Kujibiki Unbalance | 12 | Ajia-do Animation Works | Tsutomu Mizushima | |
| October 6 – March 30, 2007 | Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o! | 24 | Zexcs | Itsuro Kawasaki | |
| October 7 – March 31, 2007 | Ghost Slayers Ayashi | 25 | Bones | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi |
| October 7 – April 6, 2007 | Hell Girl: Two Mirrors | 26 | Studio Deen | Takahiro Omori | Jigoku Shōjo Futakomori |
| October 7 – September 29, 2007 | Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple | 50 | TMS Entertainment | Hajime Kamegaki | Shijō Saikyō no Deshi: Kenichi |
| October 7 – October 27, 2007 | Mega Man Star Force | 55 | Xebec | Takao Kato | Shooting Star Rockman |
| October 7 – September 29, 2007 | Pururun! Shizuku-chan | 51 | TMS Entertainment | Atsushi Yano | |
| October 7 – September 25, 2010 | Reborn! | 203 | Artland | Kenichi Imaizumi | Katekyō Hitman Reborn! |
| October 8 – December 24 | Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru | 12 | Feel | Munenori Nawa | Otoboku: Maidens Are Falling For Me! |
| October 13 – December 22 | Hataraki Man | 11 | Gallop | Katsumi Ono | |
| October 15 – December 31 | Bartender | 11 | Palm Studio | Masaki Watanabe | |
| October 15 – September 30, 2007 | Happy Lucky Bikkuriman | 46 | Toei Animation | Tsuyoshi Koga | |
| October 16 – February 11, 2008 | Kekkaishi | 52 | Sunrise | Kenji Kodama | |
| November 1 – February 14, 2008 | Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry | 13 | Studio Fantasia | Tetsuya Watanabe | Sōkō no Strain |
| November 11 – February 17, 2008 | Tokyo Tribes | 13 | Madhouse | Tatsuo Satō | |
| December 22 – December 23 | Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre | 2 | Nomad | Kou Matsuo | |
| December 22 – December 23 | Winter Garden | 2 | J.C.Staff | Hiroaki Sakurai | |

### Original net animations

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.

| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| July 14 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer | 3 | Sunrise | Susumu Nishizawa | Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer |

### Original video animations

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.

| First run start and end dates | Title | Episodes | Studio | Director | Alternate title |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| February 10 – December 26, 2012 | Hellsing Ultimate | 10 | Satelight Madhouse Graphinica | Tomokazu Tokoro Hiroyuki Tanaka Yasuhiro Matsumura | |
| March 3 – October 21, 2008 | Magical Witch Punie-chan | 8 | Studio Barcelona | Tsutomu Mizushima | Dai Mahō-Tōge |
| March 24 – January 23, 2009 | Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament | 26 | M.S.C | Shunsuke Tada | |
| March 24 – March 21, 2007 | Kyō no Go no Ni | 4 | Shinkūkan Lyrics | Makoto Sokuza | |
| October 11 – April 4, 2007 | Baldr Force EXE Resolution | 4 | Trinet Entertainment Satelight | Takashi Yamazaki | |
| November 24 – May 23, 2008 | Freedom | 7 | Sunrise | Shuhei Morita | |
| November 24 – August 24, 2007 | My-Otome Zwei | 4 | Sunrise | Masakazu Obara | |
| November 29 – August 24, 2007 | Maria-sama ga Miteru 3rd | 5 | Studio Deen | Yukihiro Matsushita | |
| December 22 – April 25, 2007 | Genshiken | 3 | Ajia-do | Tsutomu Mizushima | |
