2005 in anime

The events of 2005 in anime.

Years in anime: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Centuries: 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
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Years: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Events

Home video sales of anime DVDs and Laserdiscs in Japan in this year were worth 97.1 billion yen.[1]

Accolades

At the Mainichi Film Awards, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa won the Animation Film Award and tough guy! won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Howl's Moving Castle was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film and was also nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the fifth consecutive year an anime was nominated for the award. Hayao Miyazaki received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.

Releases

Films

A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2005.

Release date English title Japanese title Director Studio
February 5 Air Air: The Motion Picture Osamu Dezaki Toei Animation
December 10 In the Night of the Storm Arashi no Yoru ni Gisaburō Sugii Group TAC
June 30 Tomorrow Will Be a Brighter Day Ashita Genki ni Nare! ~Hanbun no Satsumaimo~ Shinichi Nakada
Yoshio Takeuchi		 AYCO
December 17 Black Jack: The Two Doctors Of Darkness Black Jack: Futari no Kuroi Isha Makoto Tezuka Tezuka Productions
2005 Consultation Room Shinsatsushitsu Kei Oyama
April 17 Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge Crayon Shin-chan: Densetsu o Yobu Buriburi Sanpun Pokkiri Daishingeki Yūji Mutō Shin-Ei Animation
April 9 Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths Meitantei Conan: Suiheisenjyou no Strategy Yasuichiro Yamamoto Tokyo Movie
January 3 Digital Monster X-Evolution Digital Monster X-Evolution Hiroyuki Kakudou Toei Animation
March 12 Duel Masters: Curse of the Death Phoenix Gekijouban Duel Masters: Yami no Shiro no Maryuuou Curse of the Death Phoenix Waruo Suzuki Studio Hibari
August 31 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Isao Nakajima, Tetsuya Nomura Visual Works
July 23 Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa Gekijōban Hagane no Renkinjutsushi - Shamballa wo Yuku Mono Seiji Mizushima Bones
December 10 Pretty Cure MaxHeart The 2nd Movie: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi Junji Shimizu Toei Animation
April 16 Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart Junji Shimizu Toei Animation
September 9 The Glass Rabbit Glass no Usagi Setsuko Shibuichi Magic Bus
May 5 Haruwo Haruwo Tact Aoki
May 7 Hurdle Hurdle Satoshi Dezaki Magic Bus
July 16 KAHEY - A Certain Captain's Life Kahei no Umi Toshiro Kuni Doga Kobo
February 19 Kino's Journey: Life Goes On Kino no Tabi: Nanika o Suru Tame ni - Life Goes On Takashi Watanabe A.C.G.T
December 17 Mushiking: The Road to the Greatest Champion Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi Shunji Ōga TMS Entertainment
September 9 Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells Nagasaki 1945 ~ Angelus no Kane Seiji Arihara Mushi Production
August 6 Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel Gekijyouban Naruto Daigekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo! Hirotsugu Kawasaki Pierrot
August 6 The Old Crocodile Toshi o Totta Wani Koji Yamamura Yamamura Animation
March 5 One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island One Piece: Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima Mamoru Hosoda Toei Animation
July 16 Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew Pocket Monster Advance Generation: Mew to Hadō no Yūsha Lucario Kunihiko Yuyama OLM
January 29 The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First Game Tennis no Oujisama: Futari no Samurai The First Game Takayuki Hamana Production I.G
March 12 Rockman. EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness Rockman.EXE: Hikari to Yami no Program Takao Kato Xebec
July 16 Go! Anpanman: Happy's Big Adventure Soreike! Anpanman: Happy no Daibōken Hiroyuki Yano Tokyo Movie
January 29 The Prince of Tennis: Atobe Kara no Okurimono Tennis no Oujisama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono Takayuki Hamana Production I.G, Trans Arts Co.
August 17 Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom Tsubasa Chronicle - Torikago no Kuni no Himegimi Itsuro Kawasaki Production I.G
August 20 xxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream Gekijōban xxxHOLiC - Manatsu no Yoru no Yume Tsutomu Mizushima Production I.G
August 6 Zatch Bell: Attack of Mechavulcan Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Takuya Igarashi Toei Animation

Television series

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2005.

First run start and end dates Title Episodes Studio Director Alternate title Ref
2005 Taiko Drum Master Taiko no Tatsujin
January 1 – December 10 D.I.C.E. 40 Xebec Jun Kamiya Dinobreaker
January 1 – March 26 Magical Canan 13 AIC Masahi Abe
January 5 – March 30 Starship Operators 13 J.C.Staff Takashi Watanabe
January 5 – March 23 Xenosaga: The Animation 12 Toei Animation Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Tsuyoshi Kouga
January 6 – July 7 Ah! My Goddess 26 AIC Hiroaki Gōda Aa! Megami-sama
January 6 – March 31 Air 13 Kyoto Animation Tatsuya Ishihara
January 6 – June 29 Negima! 26 TV Tokyo Nagisa Miyazaki Mahō Sensei Negima!
January 8 – September 24 Gallery Fake 37 Tokyo Movie
Tokyo Kids		 Akira Nishimori
Osamu Yamasaki
January 8 – December 31 Transformers Galaxy Force 52 Gonzo Hiroyuki Kakudō
Manabu Ono
January 10 – June 26 Mahoraba ~Heartful Days 26 Studio Deen Shinichiro Kimura
January 10 – March 28 Ultimate Girls 12 Studio Matrix Yuji Mutoh UG☆Ultimate Girls
April 2 – June 18 Emma – A Victorian Romance 12 Pierrot Tsuneo Kobayashi Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma
April 3 – January 28, 2007 MÄR 102 SynergySP Masaharu Okuwaki
Keiichiro Kawaguchi		 Märchen Awakens Romance
April 4 – June 27 Comic Party Revolution 13 Chaos Project
Radix Ace Entertainment		 Junichi Sakata
Mitsuhiro Tōgō
April 4 – March 27, 2006 The Law of Ueki 51 Studio Deen Hiroshi Watanabe ALT
April 5 – September 27 Elemental Gelade 26 Xebec Shigeru Ueda
April 5 – June 21 Strawberry 100% 12 Madhouse Osamu Sekita Ichigo 100%
April 6 – September 28 Best Student Council 26 J.C.Staff Yoshiaki Iwasaki Gokujō Seitokai
April 6 – March 19, 2008 Eyeshield 21 145 Gallop Masayoshi Nishida
Shin Katagai
April 7 – June 30 Futakoi Alternative 13 Feel
Studio Flag
Ufotable		 Takayuki Hirao
April 7 – June 30 He Is My Master 12 Gainax
Shaft		 Shouji Saeki Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama
April 7 – June 30 Loveless 12 J.C.Staff Yū Kō
April 9 – November 4, 2006 Tsubasa Chronicle 52 Bee Train Kōichi Mashimo
Hiroshi Morioka
April 10 – March 26, 2006 Zoids: Genesis 50 OLM, Inc. Kazunori Mizuno
April 12 – September 20 Basilisk 24 Gonzo Fumitomo Kizaki Bajirisuku ~Kōga Ninpō Chō~
April 14 – September 26 Honey and Clover 24 J.C.Staff Ken'ichi Kasai Hachimitsu and Clover
April 15 – Doraemon Shin-Ei Animation
April 17 – April 2, 2006 Eureka Seven 50 Bones Tomoki Kyoda Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven
April 28 – October 6 Trinity Blood 24 Gonzo Tomohiro Hirata
May 21 – November 19 Absolute Boy 26 Ajia-do Animation Works Tomomi Mochizuki Zettai Shōnen
July 1 – September 16 Ah My Buddha 13 Studio Deen Keitaro Motonaga Amaenaide yo!!
July 2 – September 24 My Wife is a High School Girl 13 Madhouse Jun Shishido Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei
July 3 – December 25 Paniponi Dash! 26 Gansis
Shaft		 Shin Ōnuma
Akiyuki Shinbo
July 4 – December 26 Gun Sword 26 AIC ASTA Gorō Taniguchi GUN×SWORD
July 4 – September 25 Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes 13 Studio Deen Hiroshi Nishikiori
July 7 – January 5, 2006 Shuffle! 26 Asread Naoto Hosoda
July 9 – October 1 Petopeto-san 13 Xebec M2 Akira Nishimori
October 3 – September 25, 2006 Angel Heart 50 TMS Toshiki Hirano
October 4 – April 4, 2006 Hell Girl 26 Studio Deen Takahiro Omori Jigoku Shōjo
October 6 – March 30, 2006 Black Cat 24 Gonzo Shin Itagaki
October 6 – March 30, 2006 My-Otome 26 Sunrise Masakazu Obara
October 6 – March 23, 2006 Shakugan no Shana 24 J.C.Staff Takashi Watanabe
October 6 – March 30, 2006 SoltyRei 24 Gonzo
AIC		 Yoshimasa Hiraike
October 8 – September 23, 2006 Blood+ 50 Production I.G Junichi Fujisaku
October 20 – January 26, 2006 Rozen Maiden: Traumend 12 Nomad Kou Matsuo
October 23 – June 19, 2006 Mushishi 26 Artland Hiroshi Nagahama Mushi-Shi
November 1 – March 25, 2006 Fighting Beauty Wulong 25 TMS Entertainment Yoshio Suzuki Kakutō Bishin Ūron
November 3 – May 11, 2006 Ginga Legend Weed 26 Studio Deen Toshiyuki Kato Ginga Densetsu Weed
November 4 – May 12, 2006 Karin 24 J.C.Staff Shinichiro Kimura
November 5 – August 26, 2006 IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix 26 Production I.G Mitsuru Hongo

OVAs & Specials

A list of original video animations (OVAs), original net animations (ONAs), original animation DVDs (OADs), and specials released between 1 January and 31 December 2005. Titles listed are named after their series if their associated OVA, special, etc. was not named separately.

Release date English title Japanese title Type Director Studio
August 28 Air In Summer Air In Summer Special Tatsuya Ishihara Kyoto Animation
February 14 Rain, the Little Girl, and My Letter Ame to Shoujo to Watashi no Tegami ONA Empire Boy
August 14 Bincho-tan Jishu Seisaku Movie - Aozora ni Wasure Mono Binchou-tan OVA Naoya Ishikawa Ishikawa Prodiction
2005 Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy OVA Noriyuki Abe Pierrot
August 13 Boku no Bokugo Boku no Bokugo Special Yoshio Takeuchi
May 18 I Love My Younger Sister Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru: Secret Sweethearts - Kono Koi wa Himitsu OVA Yukiyo Teramoto
2005 Detective Conan: The Target is Kogoro! The Detective Boys' Secret Investigation Detective Conan: Hyōteki wa Kogoro! Shōnen Tanteidan Maruchichōsa OVA Masato Sato Tokyo Movie
November 16 Dore Dore no Uta Dore Dore no Uta Special Osamu Tanabe Studio Ghibli
June 23 Eien no Aseria Eien no Aseria OVA Naoto Hashimoto Studio Matrix
April 21 Elfen Lied Elfen Lied OVA Mamoru Kanbe Arms
March 31 Embracing Love: Cherished Spring Haru o Daiteita OVA Yoshikata Nitta Trinet Entertainment
February 24 Fighting Fantasy Girl Rescue Me: Mave-chan Sentou Yousei Shoujo Tasukete! Mave-chan OVA Takeshi Mori Studio Fantasia
September 23 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man OVA Kenji Kamiyama Production I.G
March 10 Growlanser IV Growlanser IV OVA Masahiko Murata Feel, ZEXCS
January 28 Guardian Hearts Power Up! Guardian Hearts Power Up! OVA Yasuhiro Kuroda VENET
May 27 Super Robot Wars: Original Generation Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation The Animation OVA Jun Kawagoe Brain's Base
November 2 Fafner: Arcadian Memory
August 26 Banner of the Stars III Seikai no Senki III OVA Yasuchika Nagaoka Sunrise, Ehrgeiz

See also

References
  1. "Industry Group Head Says Anime is a Bubble that Burst (Update 2)". Anime News Network. 2009-05-04. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2014-01-09.


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