2006 in anime
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| Years: | 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
Events in 2006 in anime.
Events[edit]
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.[1]
Accolades[edit]
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[edit]
Films[edit]
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
Television series[edit]
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
Original net animations[edit]
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[edit]
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 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 – July 20 | Gunparade Orchestra OVA | 3 | Brain's Base | Ganparēdo ōkesutora | [2] | |
| January 18 | Beyond the Train Tracks | 1 | Directions, Inc. | Tayuta Mikage | Tetsuro no kanata | [2] |
| January 22 | Hellsing: Digest for Freaks | Satelight | Hideki Tonokatsu | HELLSING I OVA DIGEST FOR FREAKS | [2] | |
| January 27 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven | Production I.G | Kenji Kamiyama | Kōkaku kidōtai S. A. C. 2 Nd gigu kojin irebun | [2] | |
| February 10 – December 26, 2012 | Hellsing Ultimate | 10 |
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HELLSING OVA | [2] |
| February 22 | Jinki: Extend | 1 | feel. | Jinki ekusutendo dai 13-wa `sore kara' | [2] | |
| March 15 | Detective Conan: Follow the Vanished Diamond! Conan & Heiji vs. Kid! | TMS Entertainment | Masato Sato | Meitantei konan: kieta daiya o oe! Konan, Heiji vs kiddo! | [2] | |
| March 20 | Magical Witch Punie-Chan | 4 | Diomedéa | Tsutomu Mizushima | Dai mahō-tōge | [2] |
| March 22 | Ar Tonelico: The Girl Who Sings at the End of the World | 1 | Trans Arts | Ken Ando | Aru toneriko sekai no owari de utai tsudzukeru shōjo | [2] |
| Cream Lemon: New Generation | 4 | [2] | ||||
| Today in Class 5-2 | 4 | [2] | ||||
| The Prince of Tennis: National Championship Chapter | 13 | [2] | ||||
| October 11 – April 4, 2007 | Baldr Force EXE Resolution | 4 |
|
Takashi Yamazaki | ||
| October 27 – January 26, 2007 | Underbar Summer | 2 | Rikuentai | Takahiro Okao | ||
| November 24 – August 24, 2007 | My-Otome Zwei | 4 | Sunrise | Masakazu Obara | ||
| November 24 – May 23, 2008 | Freedom | 7 | Sunrise | Shuhei Morita | ||
| December 22 – April 25, 2007 | Genshiken | 3 | Ajia-do | Tsutomu Mizushima | ||
| December 29 – July 25, 2007 | Maria Watches Over Us 3rd | 5 | Studio Deen | Yukihiro Matsushita | ||
| December 30 –April 25, 2007 | The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet | 4 | Planet | Hideaki Oba |
See also[edit]
- 2006 in Japanese television
- 2006 in Italian television
- 2006 in Serbia
- 2006 in animation
- 2006 in television
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Japanese animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb