2006 in anime

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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.

Release date Title Studio Director Running time (minutes) Japanese title Ref
January 7 Origin: Spirits of the Past Gonzo Keiichi Sugiyama 95 Gin'iro no kami no agito [2]
March 4 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III – Love Is the Pulse of the Stars Sunrise Yoshiyuki Tomino 100 Kidō senshi zettogandamu Ⅲ - hoshi no kodō wa ai - [2]
One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle Toei Animation Kōnosuke Uda 94 Wan pīsu the mūbī: karakuri-jō no meka kyohei [2]
March 11 Kaiketsu Zorori Hajime Kamegaki 53 Majime ni fumaji me ka iketsu zorori nazo no otakara dai sakusen [2]
Fist of the North Star: Raoh Side Story Junai Arc TMS Entertainment Takahiro Imamura 95 Ma kyūseishu densetsu hokuto no kobushi Raō Den Jun ai no shō [2]
Sergeant Frog Movie Sunrise 59 Chō gekijō-ban keroro gunsō [2]
April 8 Tachigui – The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters Production I.G Mamoru Oshii 104 Tachiguishi retsuden [3]
Yonna in the Solitary Fortress CoMix Wave Films Kengo Takeuchi 33 Hanare toride no Yona [3]
April 15 Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! Shin-Ei Animation Yūji Mutō 90 Eiga Kureyon shin-chan densetsu o yobu odore! Amīgo! [3]
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem TMS Entertainment Yasuichiro Yamamoto 111 Meitantei konan: tantei-tachi no rekuiemu [3]
June 17 The Celestial Railroad KAGAYA Studio Kagaya 48 Ginga tetsudō no yoru – Fantasy Railroad in the Stars - [3]
June 28 Aachi and Ssipak Studio 2.0 Jo Beom-jin 87 Āchi to shīpakku [3]
July 8 Brave Story Gonzo Koichi Chigira
July 15 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Madhouse Mamoru Hosoda
July 29 Tales from Earthsea Studio Ghibli Gorō Miyazaki
August 5 Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom Studio Pierrot Toshiyuki Tsuru
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
December 16 Bleach: Memories of Nobody Studio Pierrot Noriyuki Abe
December 22 Tekkonkinkreet Studio 4°C Michael Arias

Television series[edit]

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 Ref
January 1 – April 1 Magikano 13 Tokyo Kids Seiji Kishi Majikano [2]
January 4 – March 22 Ah My Buddha (season 2) 12 Studio Deen Keitaro Motonaga Amaenaide yotsu!! Katsu!! [2]
January 4 – March 29 Eternal Alice 13
  • Trinet Entertainment
  • Picture Magic
 Nagisa Miyazaki Kagi hime monogatari towa Arisu rondo [2]
January 4 – July 10 Humanoid Monster Bem 26 Studio Comet Hiroshi Harada Yōkai ningen bemu [2]
January 5 – March 23 Rakugo Tennyo Oyui 12 TNK Yoshihiro Takamoto Rakugo ten'nyo oyui [2]
January 5 – March 30 Kinnikuman II Sei: Ultimate Muscle 2 13 Toei Animation Toshiaki Komura Kin'nikuman II yo ultimate massuru 2 [2]
January 6 – March 31 Lemon Angel Project Radix Daisuke Chiba Remon Enjeru purojekuto [2]
January 7 – June 17 Fate/stay night 24 Studio Deen Yūji Yamaguchi Fate/stay night [2]
January 8 – March 26 Guardian Ninja Mamoru 12 Group TAC Yoshitaka Fujimoto Kage kara mamoru [2]
January 8 – April 2 Tactical Roar 13 Actas Yoshitaka Fujimoto Takutikaru roa [2]
January 9 – March 26 Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings J.C.Staff Katsushi Sakurabi Yomigaeru sora – Rescue uingusu - [2]
January 10 – March 28 Play Ball 2nd Eiken Satoshi Dezaki Purei bōru 2nd [2]
Nerima Daikon Brothers 12 Studio Hibari Shinichi Watanabe Nerima daikon burazāzu [2]
January 12 – March 30 Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl Nobuaki Nakanishi Kashimashi 〜 gāru mītsu gāru 〜 [2]
January 13 – February 24 Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora 6 Group TAC Yukihiro Matsushita Hanbun' no tsuki ga noboru sora [2]
January 13 – March 24 Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales 11 Toei Animation
  • Tetsuo Imazawa (Yotsuya Kaidan)
  • Hidehiko Kadota (Tenshu Monogatari)
  • Kouzou Nagayama (Tenshu Monogatari)
  • Kenji Nakamura (Bakeneko)
 Kai ~ ayakashi ~ japanīzu kurashikku Horror [2]
January 22 – April 13 Meine Liebe: Wieder 13 Bee Train Shinya Kawatsura Gin'yū mokushiroku maine rībe vuīdā [2]
February 3 – March 31 Rec 9 Shaft Ryūtarō Nakamura Rekku [2]
February 3 – April 16 Binchō-tan 12 Studio Deen Kazuhiro Furuhashi Bin chō Tan [2]
February 5 – January 28, 2007 Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star 49 Toei Animation Toshiaki Komura Futari hapuri kyua supurashu ☆ Star [2]
February 9 – March 17 Papillon Rose: The New Season 6 Studio Kelmadick Yasuhiro Matsumura Papiyon rōze [2]
February 25 – August 12 Ergo Proxy 23 Manglobe Shūkō Murase Erugo purakushī [2]
March 3 – April 7 Ballad of a Shinigami 6
  • Ginga Ya
  • Group TAC
 Tomomi Mochizuki Shinigami no baraddo. [3]
April 1 – June 24 Gakuen Heaven 13 Tokyo Kids Yukina Hiiro Gakuen hevun [3]
April 1 – December 21 Hula Kappa 78 Office AO Fura kappā [3]
April 1 – March 31, 2007 Twin Princesses of the Wonder Planet 52 Fushigiboshi no futagohime [3]
April 2 – June 25 Gargoyle of Yoshinaga House 13 Studio Hibari Iku Suzuki Yoshinaga-san-ka no gāgoiru [3]
April 2 – June 25 Soul Link 12 Picture Magic Toshikatsu Tokoro Soul Link [3]
April 2 – September 24 Akubi Girl 26 Tatsunoko Production Akubi gāru [3]
April 2 – October 1 Fighting Beauty Wulong Rebirth 25 TMS Entertainment Yoshio Suzuki Kakutō bishin bu ūron REBIRTH [3]
April 2 – March 25, 2007 Digimon Data Squad 48 Toei Animation Naoyuki Itō Dejimon seibāzu [3]
April 2 – March 25, 2007 Kiba 51 Madhouse Hiroshi Kōjina Kiba [3]
April 2 – March 25, 2007 Onegai My Melody: Kuru Kuru Shuffle 52 Studio Comet Makoto Moriwaki Onegai mai merodi kurukuru shaffuru! [3]
April 3 – July 3 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 14 Kyoto Animation Tatsuya Ishihara Suzumiya haruhi no yūutsu [3]
April 3 – September 25 Aria the Natural 26 HAL Film Maker Junichi Sato ARIA The NATURAL [3]
April 3 – September 25 School Rumble: 2nd Semester 26 Studio Comet Takaomi Kanasaki Sukūru ranburu ni gakki [3]
April 3 – March 26, 2007 BakéGyamon 51 Radix Hiroshi Negishi Doa ni mukau akuma [3]
April 4 – June 20 High School Girls 12
  • Arms
  • Studio Guts
  • Studio Kelmadick
 Yoshitaka Fujimoto Mesu kōsei gāru's high [3]
April 4 – June 20 Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān 12 Remic Kenichi Yatagai Renkin 3-kyūmaji karu? Pokan [3]
April 4 – September 26 Simoun 26 Studio Deen Junji Nishimura Shimūn [3]
April 4 – September 26 Strawberry Panic! 26 Madhouse Masayuki Sakoi Sutoroberī panikku [3]
April 4 – September 26 Utawarerumono 26 OLM Tomoki Kobayashi Utawarerumono [3]
April 4 – March 25, 2010 Gin Tama 201 Sunrise Gintama [3]
– Glass Fleet 26 Minoru Ōhara [3]
– Ouran High School Host Club 26 Takuya Igarashi [3]
– Spider Riders 26 Kōichi Mashimo [3]
– Air Gear 25 Hajime Kamegaki [3]
– Love Get Chu 25 Mitsuhiro Tōgō [3]
– Ray the Animation 13 Naohito Takahashi [3]
– Higurashi When They Cry 26 Chiaki Kon [3]
– Nana 47 Morio Asaka [3]
– Makai Senki Disgaea 12 Kiyotaka Isako [3]
– Eagle Talon 11 [3]
– Ring ni Kakero 1 Episode: The Pacific War 12 [3]
– Witchblade 24 Yoshimitsu Ohashi [3]
– .hack//Roots 26 Kōichi Mashimo [3]
– Yoshimune 24 Hiroaki Sato [3]
– Princess Princess 12 Keitaro Motonaga [3]
– Iron Kid 26 [3]
– Zegapain 26 Masami Shimoda [3]
– Inukami! 26 Keizō Kusakawa [3]
– Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy 24 Hiroaki Gōda [3]
– Kirarin Revolution 153
  • Masaharu Okuwaki
  • Yoshitaka Fujimoto
 [3]
– xxxHolic 24 Tsutomu Mizushima [3]
– Rockman.EXE Beast+ 26 [3]
– The Story of Saiunkoku 39 Jun Shishido [3]
– Nishi no Yoki Majo: Astraea Testament 13 Katsuichi Nakayama [3]
– Black Lagoon 12 Sunao Katabuchi [3]
– Himawari! 13 Shigenori Kageyama [3]
– Musashi Gundoh 26 Yuki Kinoshita [3]
– Yume Tsukai 12 Kazuo Yamazaki [3]
– Black Jack 21 17 Satoshi Kuwabara [3]
– Hime-sama Goyōjin 12 Shigehito Takayanagi [3]
– Sasami: Magical Girls Club 26 Yoshihiro Takamoto [3]
– The Third: Aoi Hitomi no Shōjo 24 Jun Kamiya [3]
– Jyu-Oh-Sei 11 Hiroshi Nishikiori [3]
– Tokko 13 Masashi Abe [3]
– Tsubasa Chronicle (season 2) 26 [3]
– Kamisama Kazoku 13 Kimitoshi Chioka [3]
– Kishin Hōkō Demonbane 12 Hidetoshi Yoshida [3]
– IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (Season 2) 13 [3]
– Wan Wan Celeb Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin 51 Kiyoshi Fukumoto
– Crash B-Daman 50 Yoshiaki Okumura
– Trotting Hamtaro Hai! 77 Osamu Nabeshima
– Shinseiki Duel Masters Flash 24
– Flag 13
– Binbō Shimai Monogatari 10 Yukio Kaizawa
– Honey and Clover II 12 Tatsuyuki Nagai
– Mamotte! Lollipop 13 Noriyoshi Nakamura
– Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin 39 Takaaki Ishiyama
– Powerpuff Girls Z 52 Megumu Ishiguro
– Tsuyokiss Cool×Sweet 12 Shinichiro Kimura
– Project Blue Earth SOS 6 Tensai Okamura
– Coyote Ragtime Show 12 Takuya Nonaka
The Familiar of Zero 13 Yoshiaki Iwasaki
We Were There 26 Akitaro Daichi
Muteki Kanban Musume 12 Nobuo Tomizawa
Koi suru Tenshi Angelique 13 Susumu Kudo
Tona-Gura! 13 Tatsuya Abe
Welcome to the N.H.K. 24 Yūsuke Yamamoto
Chocotto Sister 24 Yasuhiro Kuroda
Innocent Venus 12 Jun Kawagoe
Night Head Genesis 24 Yoshio Takeuchi
Kemonozume 13 Masaaki Yuasa
Hanoka 12 Aruji Morino
Le Chevalier D'Eon 24 Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Black Blood Brothers 12 Hiroaki Yoshikawa
A Spirit of the Sun 2 Masayuki Kojima
Galaxy Angel Rune 13 Seiji Kishi
La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo 26 Kōjin Ochi
Marginal Prince 13 Takayuki Inagaki
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage 12 Sunao Katabuchi
Lovely Idol 12 Keitaro Motonaga
Pumpkin Scissors 24 Katsuhito Akiyama
Death Note 37 Tetsurō Araki
D.Gray-man 103
  • Osamu Nabeshima
  • Nana Harada
Ghost Hunt 25 Rei Mano
Red Garden 22 Kou Matsuo
Shōnen Onmyōji 26 Kunihiro Mori
Tokimeki Memorial Only Love 25 Yoshihiro Takamoto
The Wallflower 25 Shinichi Watanabe
Fist of the Blue Sky 26 Yoshihiro Yamaguchi
The Galaxy Railways: Crossroads to Eternity 24 Tsuneo Tominaga
Negima!? 26 Akiyuki Shinbo
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars 25 Hiroyuki Kakudō
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love 12 Masahiko Ohta
009-1 12 Naoyuki Konno
Living for the Day After Tomorrow 12 Katsushi Sakurabi
Buso Renkin 26 Takao Kato
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion 25 Gorō Taniguchi
Gin'iro no Olynssis 12 Katsumi Tokoro
Happiness! 12 Hiroshi Hara
Kanon 24 Tatsuya Ishihara
Sumomomo Momomo 22 Nobuaki Nakanishi
Gift: Eternal Rainbow 12 Shigeru Kimiya
Kujibiki Unbalance 12 Tsutomu Mizushima
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o! 24 Itsuro Kawasaki
Ghost Slayers Ayashi 25 Hiroshi Nishikiori
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors 26 Takahiro Omori
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple 50 Hajime Kamegaki
Mega Man Star Force 55 Takao Kato
Pururun! Shizuku-chan 51 Atsushi Yano
Reborn! 203 Kenichi Imaizumi
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru 12 Munenori Nawa
Hataraki Man 11 Katsumi Ono
Bartender 11 Masaki Watanabe
Happy Lucky Bikkuriman 46 Tsuyoshi Koga
Kekkaishi 52 Kenji Kodama
Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry 13 Tetsuya Watanabe
Tokyo Tribes 13 Tatsuo Satō
Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre 2 Kou Matsuo
Winter Garden 2 Hiroaki Sakurai

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 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]
March 23 – May 31 Cream Lemon: New Generation 4 Radix Naruyo Takahashi Kuryimu remon nyū jenerēshon [2]
March 24 Sin in the Rain 1 Mook Animation Hitoshi Haga sin in the rain [2]
TANK S.W.A.T. 01 DOGA Productions Romanov Higa Keisatsu sensha-tai [2]
March 24 – March 21, 2007 Today in Class 5-2 4
  • Lilix
  • Shinkuukan
 Makoto Sokuza Kyō no go no ni [2]
March 24 – March 23, 2007 The Prince of Tennis: National Championship Chapter 13 M.S.C Shunsuke Tada Tenisu no ōjisama Original vuideo Animation zenkoku taikai-hen [2]
March 29 Memories Off #5 Togireta Film The Animation 1 Doga Kobo Tarou Iwasaki Memorīzu ofu# 5 togireta firumu the animēshon [2]
Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection 3 Bones Seiji Mizushima Hagane no renkinjutsushi puremiamu korekushon [2]
March 31 Haru no Ashioto The Movie: Ourin Dakkan 1 Asahi Production Harunoashioto The movuie – ōrin dakkan [2]
April 26 Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 3 [3]
April 28 Angel's Feather 2 [3]
April 28 Honey x Honey Drops 2 [3]
October 11 – April 4, 2007 Baldr Force EXE Resolution 4
  • Trinet Entertainment
  • Satelight
 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Industry Group Head Says Anime is a Bubble that Burst (Update 2)". Anime News Network. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as "Winter 2006 – Anime". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp "Spring 2006 – Anime". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2024-05-08.

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