2014 in anime

Table of years in anime: 2010 2011 2012 2013 – 2014 – 2015 2016 2017 2018

This is a list of the events of 2014 in anime.

Events

AnimeJapan had its first edition in March.

Accolades

Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya^[1]

Releases

Released	English name	Japanese name	Studio	Type	Demographic	Regions
January 4	Future Card Buddyfight	フューチャーカード バディファイト	OLM, Inc.	TV	Shōnen
January 4	Recently, My Sister is Unusual	最近、妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが。	Project No.9	TV	Shōnen
January 4	Seitokai Yakuindomo *	生徒会役員共＊	GoHands	TV	Shōnen
January 4	Space Dandy	スペース☆ダンディ	Bones	TV	Seinen
January 5	Buddy Complex	バディ・コンプレックス	Sunrise	TV	Shōnen
January 5	Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen	みんな集まれ！ファルコム学園	Dax Production	TV	Seinen
January 5	Nobunaga the Fool	ノブナガ・ザ・フール	Satelight	TV	Shōnen
January 5	Nobunagun	ノブナガン	Bridge	TV	Shōnen
January 5	Noragami	ノラガミ	Bones	TV	Shōnen
January 5	Saki: The Nationals	咲-Saki-全国編	Studio Gokumi	TV	Seinen
January 5	Tonari no Seki-kun	となりの関くん	Shin-Ei Animation	TV	Seinen
January 5	Witch Craft Works	ウィッチクラフトワークス	J.C.Staff	TV	Seinen
January 6	D-Frag!	ディーふらぐ!	Brain's Base	TV	Seinen
January 6	The Pilot's Love Song	とある飛空士への恋歌	TMS Entertainment	TV	Shōnen
January 6	Robot Girls Z	ロボットガールズＺ	Toei Animation	TV
January 6	SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation	そにアニ -SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION-	White Fox	TV	Shōnen
January 7	Hamatora	ハマトラ	NAZ	TV	Shōnen
January 7	Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Kakusei-hen	うーさーのその日暮らし 覚醒編	Sanzigen	TV
January 8	Chūnibyo Demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren	中二病でも恋がしたい！戀	Kyoto Animation	TV	Shōnen
January 8	Engaged to the Unidentified	未確認で進行形	Dogakobo	TV	Seinen
January 8	Yōkai Watch	妖怪ウォッチ	OLM, Inc.	TV
January 8	Hōzuki no Reitetsu	鬼灯の冷徹	Wit Studio	TV	Seinen
January 9	Magical Warfare	魔法戦争	MADHOUSE	TV	Shōnen
January 9	Oneechan ga Kita	お姉ちゃんが来た	C2C	TV	Seinen
January 9	Pupa	ピューパ	Studio Deen	TV	Seinen
January 9	Sakura Trick	桜Trick	Studio Deen	TV	Seinen
January 9	Strange+	ストレンジ・プラス	Seven	TV	Josei
January 9	Z/X Ignition	Z/X IGNITION	Telecom Animation Film	TV	Shōnen
January 10	Go! Go! 575	ゴ～！ゴ～！ご～しちご～	White Fox	TV
January 10	Wake Up, Girls!	Wake Up, Girls!	Ordet Tatsunoko Production	TV
January 10	No-Rin	のうりん	Silver Link	TV
January 11	Nisekoi	ニセコイ	Shaft	TV	Shōnen
January 11	World Conquest Zvezda Plot	世界征服 ～謀略のズヴィズダー～	A-1 Pictures	TV
January 12	Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore	てさぐれ! 部活もの あんこーる	Tesagure Production Committee	TV
January 12	Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil	ウィザード・バリスターズ〜弁魔士セシル	Arms Corporation	TV
January 14	Sugar Soldier	シュガー＊ソルジャー	N/A	TV	Shōjo
January 15	Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha	いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。	Production IMS	TV	Seinen
January 15	Maken-Ki! Tsū	マケン姫っ！通	Xebec	TV	Shōnen
January 22	Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi	神さまのいない日曜日	MADHOUSE	OVA	Shōnen
January 25	The Idolmaster Movie: Kagayaki no Mukogawa e!	THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE 輝きの向こう側へ!	A-1 Pictures	Film
January 29	Little Busters! EX	リトルバスターズ！EX	J.C.Staff	OVA
February 2	HappinessCharge PreCure!	ハピネスチャージプリキュア！	Toei Animation	TV
February 4	Romantica Clock	ロマンチカ クロック	N/A	TV	Shoujo
February 8	Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha ~Owarinaki Tabi~	BUDDHA2 手塚治虫のブッダ　終りなき旅	Toei Animation, Tezuka Production	Film	Seinen
February 8	Tiger & Bunny: The Rising	劇場版 TIGER & BUNNY -The Rising-	Sunrise	Film
February 17	Noragami	ノラガミ	Bones	OVA	Shounen
February 22	Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace	モーレツ宇宙海賊　ABYSS OF HYPERSPACE -亜空の深淵-	Satelight	Film
February 22	Giovanni's Island	ジョバンニの島	Production I.G	Film
February 26	Zetsumetsu Kigu Shōjo Amazing Twins	絶滅危愚少女〜Amazing Twins〜	Encourage Films	OVA
March 8	Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five	映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の大魔境〜ペコと5人の探検隊〜	Shin-Ei Animation	Film	Kodomo
March 15	Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends	映画 プリキュアオールスターズ New Stage ３ 永遠のともだち	Toei Animation	Film
March 15	Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai	世界一初恋 ～横澤隆史の場合～	Studio Deen	Film	Josei
April 3	Bokura wa Minna Kawai-Sō	僕らはみんな河合荘	Brain's Base	TV	Seinen
April 3	Akuma no Riddle	悪魔のリドル	Diomedéa	TV	Seinen
April 3	Selector Infected WIXOSS[2]	セレクター infected WIXOSS	J.C.Staff	TV	Seinen
April 4	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders	ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 スターダストクルセイダース	David Production	TV	Shōnen
April 4	Mushishi Zoku Shou	蟲師 続章	Artland	TV	Seinen
April 5	Dragonar Academy	星刻の竜騎士（ドラグナー）	C-Station	TV	Shōnen
April 5	Captain Earth	キャプテン・アース	Bones	TV	Shōnen
April 5	Fairy Tail (2014)	フェアリーテイル	A-1 Pictures, Bridge	TV	Shōnen
April 5	The Irregular at Magic High School	魔法科高校の劣等生	MADHOUSE	TV	Shōnen
April 5	Kenzen Robo Daimidaler	健全ロボ ダイミダラー	TNK	TV	Seinen
April 5	Kamigami no Asobi	神々の悪戯	Brain's Base	TV	Shōjo
April 5	Pretty Rhythm All Stars Selection Prism Show☆Best Ten Movie	劇場版 プリティーリズム・オールスターセレクション プリズムショー☆ベストテン	Tatsunoko Production	Film	Shōjo
April 6	Baby Steps	ベイビーステップ	studio Pierrot	TV	Shōnen
April 6	Gokukoku no Brynhildr	極黒のブリュンヒルデ	Arms Corporation	TV	Seinen
April 6	Haikyū!!	ハイキュー!!	Production I.G	TV	Shōnen
April 6	Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara	彼女がフラグをおられたら	Hoods Entertainment	TV	Shōnen
April 6	Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season	ラブライブ! School idol project 2期	Sunrise	TV
April 6	Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii[3]	それでも世界は美しい	studio Pierrot	TV	Shōjo
April 6	Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V	遊☆戯☆王アーク・ファイブ	Studio Gallop Nihon Ad Systems	TV	Shōnen
April 7	Isshuukan Friends.	一週間フレンズ。	Brain's Base	TV	Shōnen
April 7	Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to	マンガ家さんとアシスタントさんと	Zexcs	TV	Seinen
April 8	Soul Eater Not!	ソウルイーターノット!	Bones	TV	Shōnen
April 8	Black Bullet	ブラック・ブレット	Kinema Citrus	TV	Seinen
April 8	Magica Wars	魔法少女大戦	Gainax	TV
April 9	Fūun Ishin Dai Shogun	風雲維新ダイ☆ショーグン	J.C.Staff, A.C.G.T	TV
April 9	No Game No Life	ノーゲーム・ノーライフ	MADHOUSE	TV	Shōnen
April 9	Hitsugi no Chaika	棺姫のチャイカ	Bones	TV	Shōnen
April 10	Is the Order a Rabbit?	ご注文はうさぎですか?	White Fox	TV	Seinen
April 10	Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san	犬神さんと猫山さん	Seven	TV	Seinen
April 10	Nanana's Buried Treasure	龍ヶ嬢七々々の埋蔵金	A-1 Pictures	TV	Shōnen
April 11	Ping Pong[4]	ピンポン	Tatsunoko Production	TV	Seinen
April 11	Knights of Sidonia	シドニアの騎士	Polygon Pictures	TV	Seinen
April 12	Date A Live II	デート・ア・ライブ	Production IMS, AIC PLUS+	TV	Shōnen
April 12	Mekaku City Actors	メカクシティアクターズ	Shaft	TV	Shōnen
April 19	Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper	名探偵コナン 異次元の狙撃手	TMS Entertainment	Film	Shōnen
April 26	Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master	そらのおとしものＦｉｎａｌ永遠の私の鳥籠［エターナルマイマスター］	Production IMS	Film	Shōnen
April 26	Tamako Love Story	たまこラブストーリー	Kyoto Animation	Film
May 14	GJ Club@	GJ部＠	Dogakobo	TV
June 7	Persona 3 The Movie: Chapter 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream	劇場版「ペルソナ3」第2章	Anime International Company	Film
June 21	Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary	聖闘士星矢 Legend of Sanctuary	Toei Animation	Film	Shōnen
July 3	Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen	白銀の意思 アルジェヴォルン	Xebec	TV
July 5	Sword Art Online II	ソードアート・オンライン II	A-1 Pictures	TV	Shōnen
July 5	Sailor Moon Crystal	美少女戦士セーラームーン Crystal	Toei Animation	Internet	Shōjo
July 6	Aldnoah.Zero	アルドノア・ゼロ	A-1 Pictures, TROYCA	TV	Shōnen
July 6	Sabagebu!	さばげぶっ!	Pierrot+	TV
July 7	Akame ga Kill!	アカメが斬る！	White Fox	TV	Shōnen
July 8	Hanayamata	ヤマノススメ	MADHOUSE	TV	Seinen
July 9	Encouragement of Climb 2	ヤマノススメ	8-Bit	TV	Shōnen
July 9	Love Stage!!	LOVE STAGE!!	J.C. Staff	TV	Josei
July 10	Zankyō no Terror	残響のテロル	MAPPA	TV
July 12	K: Missing Kings	K MISSING KINGS	GoHands	Film	Shōnen
July 19	The Cocoon of Destruction	劇場版ポケットモンスター XY 破壊の繭	OLM, Inc.	Film
July 19	When Marnie Was There	思い出のマーニー Omoide no Marnie	Studio Ghibli	Film
August 8	Stand by Me Doraemon	STAND BY ME ドラえもん	Shin-Ei Animation	Film	Kodomo
August 19	Terra Formars OVA	テラフォーマーズ	LIDENFILMS	OVA	Seinen
August 23	New Initial D Movie: Legend 1 - Kakusei	新劇場版　頭文字[イニシャル]D Legend1 -覚醒-	Shin-Ei Animation, Robot Communications	Film	Seinen
September 27	Terra Formars	TERRA FORMARS [テラフォーマーズ]	LIDENFILMS	TV	Seinen
October 2	Denkigai no Honya-san	デンキ街の本屋さん	Shin-Ei Animation	TV
October 4	Madan no Ō to Vanadis	魔弾の王と戦姫	Satelight	TV
October 4	Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete	失われた未来を求めて	Feel.	TV
October 4	Donten ni Warau	曇天に笑う	Dogakobo	TV
October 4	Garo: Honoo no Kokuin	GARO 炎の刻印	MAPPA	TV
October 4	Log Horizon 2	ログ・ホライズン 第2シリーズ	studio DEEN	TV
October 4	Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV)	Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]	ufotable	TV
October 5	Sora no Method	天体のメソッド	Studio 3Hz	TV
October 5	Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji	オオカミ少女と黒王子	TYO Animations	TV
October 5	Nanatsu no Taizai	七つの大罪	A-1 Pictures	TV
October 6	Gugure! Kokkuri-san	繰繰れ！コックリさん	TMS Entertainment	TV
October 6	Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis	神撃のバハムート GENESIS	MAPPA	TV
October 7	Amagi Brilliant Park	甘城ブリリアントパーク	Kyoto Animation	TV
October 7	Akatsuki no Yona	暁のヨナ	studio Pierrot	TV
October 8	Trinity Seven	トリニティセブン	Seven Arcs	TV
October 8	Parasyte ~The Maxim~	寄生獣 セイの格率	MADHOUSE	TV
October 9	Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai	大図書館の羊飼い	Hoods Entertainment	TV
October 9	Shirobako	SHIROBAKO	P.A. Works	TV
October 10	Psycho-Pass 2	サイコパス 2	Production I.G.	TV
October 10	Shigatsu wa Kimi no uso	四月は君の嘘	A-1 Pictures	TV
October 10	Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu.	俺、ツインテールになります。	Production IMS	TV
October 11	Sanzoku no Musume Ronja	山賊の娘ローニャ	Studio Ghibli	TV
October 13	Girlfriend (Kari)	ガールフレンド(仮)	Silver Link	TV
October 17	Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru	結城友奈は勇者である	Studio Gokumi	TV
October 22	WataMote OVA	私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い! 未放送第13話	Silver Link	OVA
October 22	Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled From Paradise	楽園追放 -Expelled From Paradise-	Toei Animation	Film
November 22	Akuma no Riddle: Shousha wa Dare? Nukiuchi Test	悪魔のリドル　勝者はだれ？（抜き打ちテスト）	Diomedéa	OVA
November 26	Infinite Stratos 2: World Purge-hen		8-Bit (studio)	OVA
December 6	Naruto Shippuden the Movie: 7	THE LAST NARUTO THE MOVIE	studio Pierrot	Film
December 13	Aikatsu! the Movie	劇場版 アイカツ！	Sunrise	Film
December 30	Tales of Zestiria: Doushi no Yoake	テイルズ オブ ゼスティリア ～導師の夜明け～	ufotable	OVA
December 31	Hanamonogatari	花物語	Shaft	TV

Highest-grossing films

The top ten anime films of 2014 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Rank	Title	Gross	Ref.
1	Stand By Me Doraemon	$183,442,714	[5]
2	Yo-Kai Watch: Tanjō no Himitsu da Nyan!	+$59.19 million	[6][7]
3	Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper	$42,028,116	[8]
4	Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five	$35,861,856	[9]
5	When Marnie Was There	$33,936,662	[10]
6	Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction	$26,732,338	[11]
7	Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back	$17,542,129	[12]
8	Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary	$11.45 million	[13]
9	Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends	$8,526,335	[14]
10	The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future!	$6,234,533	[15]

Deaths

January

• January 17 – Seizō Katō, 86, voice actor, bladder cancer.^[16]
• January 27
  • Masaaki Tsukada, 74, voice actor.^[17]
  • Ichirō Nagai, 82, voice actor, Coronary Artery Disease.^[18]

March

• March 8 – Runa Akiyama, 59, voice actress, heart failure.^[19]

May

• May 1 – Kōji Yada, 81, voice actor, kidney failure.^[20]

November

• November 1 – Kazuko Yanaga, 67, voice actress (Ace wo Nerae!, Armored Trooper Votoms), sepsis.^[21]
• November 17 – Rokurō Naya, 82, voice actor (Saint Seiya, Yu Yu Hakusho, Eureka Seven: AO).^[22]
• November 28 – Bunta Sugawara, 81, actor (Torakku Yarō, Spirited Away), liver cancer.^[23]

See also

• 2014 in animation
• 2014 in manga

References

1. Stephen Cremin (December 12, 2014). "Russia's Leviathan wins at APSA". Film Business Asia. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
2. "Steins;Gate's Satō, anohana's Okada Make selector infected WIXOSS Anime". Anime News Network. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
3. "Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii Shōjo Manga Gets TV Anime in April". Anime News Network. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
4. "Kick-Heart's Yuasa to Direct Ping Pong Anime for Noitamina". Anime News Network. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
5. "STAND BY ME DORAEMON". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
6. Mark Schilling (January 20, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Big Hero 6' Wins 3rd Weekend". variety.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
7. Kevin Ma (July 27, 2015). "Assassination slays competition in South Korea". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
8. "MEITANTEI CONAN: IJIGEN NO SUNAIPA". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
9. "DORAEMON SHIN NOBITA NO DAIMAKYO". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
10. "WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
11. "POCKET MONSTER THE MOVIE WY 2014". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
12. "CRAYON SHIN-CHAN (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
13. "Seinto Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
14. "PRECURE ALL STARS NEW STAGE 3". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
15. "THE IDOLMASTER MOVIE: KAGAYAKI NO MUKOUGAWA". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
16. Anime News Network: Transformers Voice Actor Seizō Katō Passes Away
17. Anime News Network: Bleach Genryusai Voice Actor Masaaki Tsukuda Passes Away
18. Anime News Network: Ranma's Happosai Voice Actor Ichirō Nagai Passes Away
19. 声優・あきやまるなさん死去　がんこちゃん、「ハットリくん」夢子ちゃんなど (Japanese)
20. One Piece Voice Actor Kouji Yada Passes Away
21. Voice Actress Kazuko Yanaga Passes Away
22. Crayon Shin-chan/Eureka Seven AO Voice Actor Rokuro Naya Passes Away
23. Yakuza film veteran Bunta Sugawara dies at 81