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Events in 2016 in anime.

Awards

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Releases

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Films

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A list of feature-length anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2016.

Release date Title Studio Director Running time (minutes) Notes Ref
8 January Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo
Tatsuya Oishi 		64 The title translates to Kizumonogatari I Blood and Iron. The first in a trilogy, followed by Kizumonogatari II Nekketsu-hen and Kizumonogatari III Reiketsu-hen. It is part of the Monogatari series. [1]
9 January Garakowa -Restore the World- A-1 Pictures Masashi Ishihama 67 Also known as Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai. [2]
16 January Sinbad: Mahō no Lamp to Ugoku Shima Nippon Animation Shinpei Miyashita 50 Also known as Sinbad: The Magical Lamp and the Moving Island, the film is the second in a trilogy, the first being Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima. [3]
23 January Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth A-1 Pictures Tomohisa Taguchi 105 The fourth film in the Persona 3 film series. [4]
6 February New Initial D the Movie Legend 3: Half Awake, Half Asleep Sanzigen
Liden Films 		Masamitsu Hidaka, Tomohito Naka 60 The third film in the Initial D anime film series. Alternatively titled Shin Gekijō-ban Initial D Legend 3 -Yumeutsutsu-. [5]
13 February Selector Destructed WIXOSS J.C. Staff Takuya Satō 91 A film in the Selector Infected WIXOSS series. [6]
20 February Dōkyūsei A-1 Pictures Shouko Nakamura 60 Based on the manga Classmates by Asumiko Nakamura. [7]
27 February Gekijōban Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Gyakushū no Milky Holmes J.C. Staff Makoto Moriwaki, Hiroaki Sakurai 70 The title translates as Detective Opera Milky Holmes the Movie: Milky Holmes' Counterattack. Part of the Tantei Opera Milky Holmes series. [8]
11 March Shimajirō to Ehon no Kuni ni Benesse Corporation Isamu Hirabayashi 61 The forth film of Shimajiro film series. Also known as Shimajiro in Bookland. [9]
12 March Digimon Adventure tri: Ketsui Toei Animation Keitaro Motonaga 88 The second film of Digimon Adventure tri. film series. [10]
2 April Tamayura: Sotsugyō Shashin Dai-4-bu Asa -Ashita- TYO Animations Junichi Sato 58 The title translates as Tamayura: Graduation Photos Part 4: Morning -Tomorrow-. The fourth and final film of the four-part Tamayura movie series. [11]
23 April Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Gallop Satoshi Kuwabara 130 Also known as Yū☆Gi☆Ō Za Dāku Saido Obu Dimenshonzu. The third film of Yu-Gi-Oh! Series. [12]
23 April Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai Qualia Animation Tetsuya Yanagisawa 60 Based on the "Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai ~Renai Series~" Vocaloid song project by HoneyWorks. [13]
6 May Ajin: Shōtotsu Polygon Pictures Hiroyuki Seshita 106 The second film in the Ajin film trilogy. [14]

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21 May Garo: Divine Flame MAPPA Yuichiro Hayashi 78 [16]
21 May Why We Live: The Priest Rennyo and the Yoshizaki Fire Studio Deen Hideaki Oba 83 Also known as Naze Ikiru -Rennyo Shōnin to Yoshizaki Enjō-. Based on the Buddhist text Naze Ikiru by Kentetsu Takamori. [17]
25 June Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky Sunrise Kō Matsuo 70 Also known as Kidō Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky. [18]
9 July Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Square Enix Takeshi Nozue 115 Sequel to the ONA, Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV. [19]
23 July Accel World: Infinite Burst Sunrise Masakazu Obara 82 Also known as Akuseru Warudo Infinito Bāsuto. [20]
23 July One Piece Film: Gold Toei Animation Hiroaki Miyamoto 120 [21]
19 August Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo
Tatsuya Oishi 		64 The title translates to Kizumonogatari II Passionate Blood. The second in a trilogy, followed by Kizumonogatari III Reiketsu-hen. It is part of the Monogatari series. [22]
26 August Your Name CoMix Wave Films Makoto Shinkai 107 Also known as Kimi no Na wa. [23]
3 September Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Shadow and Light~ Production I.G Shunsuke Tada 87 Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Kage to Hikari~. This is the first film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes. [24]
3 September Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito David Production Naokatsu Tsuda 117 The title translates to Planetarian: Man of the Stars. [25]
9 September Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike TMS/8PAN Osamu Nabeshima 60 [26]
17 September A Silent Voice Kyoto Animation Naoko Yamada 130 Also known as Koe no Katachi. [27]
23 September Ajin: Shōgeki Polygon Pictures Hiroyuki Seshita 105 The third film in the Ajin film trilogy. [14]
24 September Digimon Adventure tri: Kokuhaku Toei Animation Keitaro Motonaga 105 The third film of Digimon Adventure tri. film series. [28]
8 October Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Beyond the Tears~ Production I.G Shunsuke Tada 87 Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Namida no Saki e~. This is the second film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes. [24]
14 October GANTZ:O Digital Frontier
96 [29]
12 November In This Corner of the World MAPPA Sunao Katabuchi 129 Also known as Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni. [30]
26 November KanColle: The Movie Diomedéa Keizō Kusakawa 95 Also known as Gekijō-ban KanKore. [31]
3 December Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation ~Crossing the Door~ Production I.G Shunsuke Tada 88 Also known as Kuroko no Basuke: Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Tobira no Mukō~. This is the third film in a trilogy of compilation films that compile the anime television's Winter Cup episodes. [24]
17 December I wait for the moment that you love me. Confession Executive Committee Qualia Animation Tetsuya Yanagisawa 63 Also known as Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o. ~Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai~. [32]
23 December Pop in Q Toei Animation Naoki Miyahara 95 Also known as PoppinQ. [33]
31 December Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Wit Studio Tetsurō Araki 107 Also known as Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri, this is a compilation film compiling the first part of the anime television of the same name. [34]

Television series

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A list of anime television series that debuted between 1 January and 31 December 2016.

First run start and end dates Title Eps Studio Director Original title Ref
5 January - 22 March Prince of Stride Alternative 12 Madhouse Atsuko Ishizuka [35]
6 January - 24 March HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru 12 P.A.Works Masakazu Hashimoto [36]
6 January - 30 March Sushi Police 13 KOO-KI Tatsushi Momen [37]
7 January - 27 September Active Raid 24 Production IMS Gorō Taniguchi
Noriaki Akitaya 		Active Raid -Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei-
Active Raid: Mobile Assault Division, Unit 8 		[38]
7 January - 30 June Assassination Classroom 25 Lerche Seiji Kishi Ansatsu Kyōshitsu season 2 [39]
7 January - 31 March Dagashi Kashi 12 Feel Shigehito Takayanagi [40]
7 January - 25 March ERASED 12 A-1 Pictures Tomohiko Itō Boku Dake ga Inai Machi [41]
7 January - 24 March Girls Beyond the Wasteland 12 Project No.9 Takuya Satō Shōjotachi wa Kōya o Mezasu
~Girls beyond the youth KOYA~ 		[42]
7 January - 31 March Myriad Colors Phantom World 13 Kyoto Animation Tatsuya Ishihara Musaigen no Fantomu Wārudo [43]
7 January - 25 March Norn9 12 Kinema Citrus
Orange 		Takao Abo Norn9: Norn + Nonette [44]
7 January - 25 March Ojisan to Marshmallow 12 Creators in Pack Hisayoshi Hirasawa
Noriyoshi Sasaki 		Ojisan and Marshmallow [45]
7 January - 31 March Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation 12 Telecom Animation Film Keiichiro Kawaguchi [46]
8 January - 25 March Divine Gate 12 Studio Pierrot Noriyuki Abe Dibain Gēto [47]
8 January - 25 March Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn 12 Studio Gokumi
AXsiZ 		Munenori Nawa Kōkaku no Pandora - Ghost Urn [48]
8 January - 25 March Please Tell Me! Galko-chan 12 Feel Keiichiro Kawaguchi Oshiete! Galko-chan [49]
8 January - 25 March Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage 12 Studio Deen Iku Suzuki [50]
8 January - 25 March Sekkō Boys 12 Liden Films Tomoki Takuno Sekkō Bōizu [51]
8 January - 1 April Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 13 Studio Deen Mamoru Hatakeyama Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū [52]
8 January - 29 January Tabi Machi Late Show 4 CoMix Wave Films Yuu Numata Tabi-gai reitoshō [53]
9 January - 26 March BBK/BRNK 12 Sanzigen Daizen Komatsuda Bubuki Buranki [54]
9 January - 26 March Durarara!!×2 Ketsu 12 Shuka Takahiro Omori Durarara!!×2 The Third Arc [55]
9 January - 26 March Gate 12 A-1 Pictures Takahiko Kyōgoku Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri - Enryuu-hen [56]
9 January - 26 March Luck & Logic 12 Doga Kobo Koichi Chigira
Takashi Naoya 		Raku en Rojikku [57]
10 January - 27 March Dimension W 12 3Hz
Orange 		Kanta Kamei [58]
10 January - 26 June Nijiiro Days 24 Production Reed Tetsurō Amino
Tomihiko Ohkubo 		Rainbow Days [59]
10 January - 27 March Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R 12 Tatsunoko Production Keiichiro Kawaguchi [60]
10 January - 27 March Ooya-san wa Shishunki! 12 Seven Arcs Yuki Ogawa Landlord is in Puberty [61]
10 January - 27 March Schwarzesmarken 12 Ixtl
Liden Films 		Tetsuya Watanabe Shuvarutsesumāken [62]
11 January - 28 March Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue 12 Gonzo Fumitoshi Oizaki Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm [63]
11 January - 28 March Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 12 A-1 Pictures Ryosuke Nakamura Hai to Gensō no Grimgar or Grimgar le Monde des cendres et de fantaisie [64]
11 January - 29 March A Simple Thinking About Blood Type 12 Assez Finaud Fabric
Feel
Zexcs 		Yoshihisa Oyama Ketsuekigata-kun! season 4 [65]
11 January - 28 March Snow White with the Red Hair 12 Bones Masahiro Ando Akagami no Shirayuki-hime season 2 [66]
11 January - 29 March Teekyū 12 Millepensee Shin Itagaki Season 7 [67]
11 January - 28 March Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle 12 Lerche Masaomi Ando Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut [68]
11 January - 3 April Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 13 ILCA Takashi Taniguchi
Tomohisa Ishikawa 		Season 3 [69]
12 January - 29 March Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara 12 Pine Jam Kazuhiro Yoneda I've Had Enough of Being a Magical Girl [70]
12 January - 29 March Teekyu (season 7) 12 Millepensee Shin Itagaki
13 January - 16 March Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! 10 Studio Deen Takaomi Kanasaki Give Blessings to This Wonderful World [71]
16 January - 9 April Ajin: Demi-Human 13 Polygon Pictures Hiroyuki Seshita [72]
21 January - 24 March Ganbare! Lulu Lolo - Tiny Twin Bears 10 Fanworks Yūji Umoto [73]
5 February - 26 February Kono Danshi, Mahō ga Oshigoto Desu. 4 CoMix Wave Films Soubi Yamamoto This Boy, Works With Magic [74]
6 February - 25 March 2017 Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yōsei no Door~ 59 Studio Deen Sakura Gojō Rilu Rilu Fairilu: The Fairies' Door [75]
7 February 2016 - 29 January 2017 Maho Girls PreCure! 50 Toei Animation Masato Mitsuka Mahō Tsukai Precure! [76]
3 March - 28 April Itachi Shinden-hen 7 Studio Pierrot Hayato Date Itachi Shinden Book: Light and Darkness [77]
4 March - 25 March She and Her Cat 4 Liden Films Kazuya Sakamoto Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows [78]
1 April - 23 June Kagewani: Shō 13 Tomovies Tomoya Takashima Kagewani -II- [79]
1 April - 18 June The Lost Village 12 Diomedéa Tsutomu Mizushima Mayoiga [80]
1 April - 24 June Space Patrol Luluco 13 Studio Trigger Hiroyuki Imaishi Uchū Patrol Luluco [81]
1 April - 24 June Terra Formars Revenge 13 Liden Films
TYO Animations 		Michio Fukuda [82]
1 April - 24 June Ushio and Tora 13
Satoshi Nishimura Ushio to Tora [83]
2 April - 24 September Ace Attorney 24 A-1 Pictures Ayumu Watanabe Gyakuten Saiban [84]
2 April - 18 June The Asterisk War 12 A-1 Pictures
  • Manabu Ono
  • Kenji Seto
 Season 2 [85]
2 April - 23 December JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable 39 David Production Naokatsu Tsuda JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai [86]
3 April - 17 June Concrete Revolutio: Chōjin Gensō The Last Song 11 Bones Seiji Mizushima [87]
3 April - 24 September Endride 24 Brain's Base Keiji Gotoh Endoraido [88]
3 April - 19 June Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear 12
Kiyoshi Matsuda [89]
3 April - 25 September Macross Delta 26 Satelight Shōji Kawamori
Kenji Yasuda 		Macross Δ [90]
3 April - 11 September Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 22 Sunrise Kazuhiro Furuhashi [91]
3 April - 26 June My Hero Academia 13 Bones Kenji Nagasaki Boku no Hero Academia [92]
4 April - 19 December Age 12 24 OLM Seiki Taichū 12-Sai. ~Chiccha na Mune no Tokimeki~
Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding 		[93]
4 April - 20 June Bakuon!! 12 TMS/8PAN Junji Nishimura [94]
4 April - 19 June Hundred 12 Production IMS Tomoki Kobayashi Handoreddo [95]
4 April - 27 June Pan de Peace! 13 Asahi Production Hatsuki Tsuji Peace Through Bread! [96]
4 April -19 September Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 25 White Fox Masaharu Watanabe Re: Life in a different world from zero [97]
4 April - 27 June Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no Fatalite 13 Bridge Nobuhiro Kondo [98]
5 April - 28 June Hakuōki: Otogisōshi 13 DLE Inc. Parako Shinohara [99]
5 April - 21 June Joker Game 12 Production I.G Kazuya Nomura Jōkā Gēmu [100]
6 April - 29 June Bishōjo Yūgi Unit Crane Geer 13 Kyotoma Mr. Milkman Beautiful Girl Play Unit Crane Game Girls [101]
6 April - 8 June Super Lovers 10 Studio Deen Shinji Ishihira [102]
6 April - 29 March 2017 Twin Star Exorcists 50 Studio Pierrot Tomohisa Taguchi Sōsei no Onmyōji [103]
7 April - 23 June Bungō Stray Dogs 12 Bones Takuya Igarashi Bungō Sutorei Doggusu [104]
7 April - 29 September Kuromukuro 26 P.A.Works Tensai Okamura [105]
7 April - 23 June And you thought there is never a girl online? 12 Project No.9 Shinsuke Yanagi Netoge no Yome wa Onna no Ko Janai to Omotta? [106]
7 April - 30 June Onigiri 13 Pierrot Plus Takashi Yamamoto [107]
7 April - 23 June Unhappy 12 Silver Link Shin Ōnuma Anne Happy [108]
8 April - 1 July Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto 12 Studio Deen Shinji Takamatsu Sakamoto desu ga? [109]
8 April - 30 June Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 12 Wit Studio Tetsurō Araki Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri [110]
8 April - 24 June Shōnen Maid 12 8-Bit Yusuke Yamamoto Shōnen Meido [111]
9 April - 25 June Flying Witch 12 J.C.Staff Katsushi Sakurabi Furaingu Witchi [112]
9 April - 25 June Hai-Furi 12 Production IMS Yuu Nobuta Haisukūru Furīto [113]
9 April - 25 June Kiznaiver 12 Studio Trigger Hiroshi Kobayashi Kizunaībā [114]
9 April - 24 September Rin-ne 25 Brain's Base Seiki Sugawara Kyōkai no Rinne season 2 [115]
9 April - 25 June Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge 12 Silver Link Shinya Kawamo Tanaka is Always Listless [116]
10 April - 26 June Sansha San'yō 12 Doga Kobo Yasuhiro Kimura Sansha San'yō [117]
12 April - 28 June Usakame 12 Millepensee Shin Itagaki [118]
12 April - 28 June Wagamama High Spec 12 AXsiZ Satoshi Shimizu Wagahigh, Selfish High Spec [119]
16 April - 18 June Big Order 10 Asread Nobuharu Kamanaka Biggu Ōdā [120]
16 April - 2 July Magi: Adventure of Sinbad 13 Lay-duce Yoshikazu Miyao Magi: Sinbad no Bōken [121][non-primary source needed]
23 April 2016 - 25 March 2017 Kamiwaza Wanda 47 TMS Mitsuo Hashimoto [122]
28 June - 21 September Fukigen na Mononokean 13 Pierrot Plus Akira Iwanaga The Morose Mononokean [123]
1 July - 16 September Berserk 12 GEMBA
Millepensee
Liden Films 		Shin Itagaki Beruseruku [124]
1 July - 23 September Momokuri 13 Satelight Yoshimasa Hiraike [125]
2 July - 24 September B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious 12 A-1 Pictures Eiji Suganuma [126]
2 July - 18 December Days 24 MAPPA Kônosuke Uda [127]
2 July - 17 September First Love Monster 12 Studio Deen Takayuki Inagaki Hatsukoi Monster [128]
2 July - 24 September Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate 13 J.C. Staff Yoshitomo Yonetani Shokugeki no Sōma: Ni no Sara [129]
2 July - 24 September Love Live! Sunshine!! 13 Sunrise Kazuo Sakai Rabu Raibu! Sanshain!! [130]
2 July - 24 September ReLIFE 13 TMS/Double Eagle Tomo Kosaka Riraifu [131]
2 July - 24 September Rewrite 13 8-Bit Tensho [132]
3 July - 25 September Tales of Zestiria the X 13 Ufotable Haruo Sotozaki Teiruzu Obu Zesutiria Za Kurosu [133]
3 July - 21 August The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance 8 Liden Films Noriyuki Abe Arslan Senki: Fūjin Ranbu [134]
3 July - 25 September Orange 13
Hiroshi Hamasaki [135]
4 July - 26 September Bananya 13 TMS Entertainment Kyō Yatate [136]
4 July - 26 September D.Gray-man Hallow 13 TMS/8PAN Yoshiharu Ashino [137]
4 July - 26 March 2018 Puzzle & Dragons X 89 Studio Pierrot Hajime Kamegaki Pazudora Kurosu [138]
4 July - 26 December Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan 120
Hiroaki Sakurai Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan [139]
4 July - 19 September Show By Rock!! Short!! 12 Bones Takahiro Ikezoe [140]
4 July - 19 September Sweetness and Lightning 12 TMS/3xCube Tarou Iwasaki Amaama to Inazuma [141]
4 July - 19 September Taboo-Tattoo 12 J.C. Staff Takashi Watanabe Taboo Tattoo [142]
5 July - 27 September Cheer Boys!! 12 Brain's Base Ai Yoshimura Cheer Danshi!! [143]
5 July - 20 September Fudanshi Kōkō Seikatsu 12 EMT Squared Toshikatsu Tokoro Rotten Boys' High School Life [144]
5 July - 20 September Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia 12 Production IMS Hiroyuki Furukawa Masō Gakuen Haiburiddo Hāto [145]
5 July - 21 September Scared Rider Xechs 12 Satelight Hideto Komori Sukāreddo Raidā Zekusu [146]
5 July - 20 September Servamp 12 Brain's Base Itto Sara
Hideaki Nakano 		Sāvanpu [147]
6 July - 21 September Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! 12 Silver Link
Fate/ kaleid rainā, purizuma ☆ Iriya dorai!! [148]
6 July - 28 September Tsukiuta. The Animation 13 Studio Pierrot Itsuro Kawasaki [149]
7 July - 22 September This Art Club Has a Problem! 12 Feel Kei Oikawa Kono Bijutsu-bu niwa Mondai ga Aru! [150]
7 July - 22 September OZMAFIA!! 12 Creators in Pack Hisayoshi Hirasawa [151]
7 July - 24 November Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars 13 Actas Susumu Tosaka Regaria Za Surī Seikuriddo Sutāzu [152]
8 July - 1 October 91 Days 12 Shuka Hiro Kaburaki [153]
8 July - 22 September Amanchu! 12 J.C.Staff Junichi Sato
Kenichi Kasai 		[154]
8 July - 23 September Handa-kun 12 Diomedéa Yoshitaka Koyama [155]
8 July - 23 September Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! 12 Studio Comet Tomoko Miyakawa
Atsuko Takahashi 		Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Love! Love! [156]
9 July - 30 September Alderamin on the Sky 13 Madhouse Tetsuo Ichimura Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyō no Alderamin [157]
9 July - 24 September Ange Vierge 12 Silver Link Masafumi Tamura Anju Vieruju [158]
9 July - 24 September Hitori no Shita the outcast 12 Pandanium
  • Wang Xin
  • Kazuhiro Toda
  • Mitsuo Mori
 [159]
9 July - 24 September Qualidea Code 12 A-1 Pictures Kenichi Kawamura Kuoridia Kōdo [160]
11 July - 26 September Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen - Mirai-hen 12 Lerche Seiji Kishi "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc" [161]
12 July - 27 September Active Raid: Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei 2nd 12
Gorō Taniguchi Akutivu Reido Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Daihachigakari [162]
12 July - 27 September Mob Psycho 100 12 Bones Yuzuru Tachikawa Mobu Saiko Hyaku [163]
14 July - 22 September Battery 11 Zero-G Tomomi Mochizuki Batterī [164]
14 July - 29 September Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen - Zetsubō-hen 13 Lerche Seiji Kishi "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc" [161]
28 August - 18 September The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War 4 A-1 Pictures Tomokazu Tokoro Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi [165]
1 October - 17 December BBK/BRNK: Hoshi no Kyojin 12 Sanzigen Daizen Komatsuda BBK/BRNK Season 2 [166]
1 October - 30 September 2017 Digimon Universe: App Monsters 52 Toei Animation Gou Koga Dejimon Yunibāsu Apuri Monsutāzu [167]
1 October - 17 December Magical Girl Raising Project 12 Lerche Hiroyuki Hashimoto Mahō Shōjo Ikusei Keikaku [168]
1 October - 17 December Shūmatsu no Izetta 12 Ajia-do Animation Works Masaya Fujimori Izetta, Die Letzte Hexe, "Izetta of the End" [169]
1 October - 18 March 2017 Time Bokan 24 24 Tatsunoko Productions Takayuki Inagaki Taimubokan Nijū Yon [170]
1 October - 24 December Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star 13 A-1 Pictures Takeshi Furuta Uta no Prince-sama Season 4 [171]
2 October - 24 September 2017 Chi's Sweet Home 51 Marza Animation Planet Kiminori Kusano Chīzu Suīto Hōmu [172]
2 October - 25 December Magic-kyun Renaissance 13 Sunrise Mitsue Yamazaki Maji-kyun! Runessansu [173]
2 October 2016 - 2 April 2017 Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 25 Sunrise Tatsuyuki Nagai Kidō Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans Season 2 [174]
2 October - Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On 48 David Production Mitsuru Hongo Monsutā Hantā Sutōrīzu Raido On [175]
2 October - 18 December Show By Rock!!# 12 Bones Takahiro Ikezoe
2 October - 2 July 2017 Tiger Mask W 38 Toei Animation Toshiaki Komura Tiger Mask Double [176]
3 October - 18 December Idol Memories 12 Seven Arcs Pictures Katsuya Kikuchi Aidorumemorīzu [177]
3 October - 19 December Magic of Stella 12 Silver Link Shinya Kawamo Stella no Mahō [178]
3 October - 19 December Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru 12 Doga Kobo Takashi Naoya [179]
4 October - 29 December Matoi the Sacred Slayer 12 White Fox Masayuki Sakoi Sōshin Shōjo Matoi [180]
4 October - 20 December Natsume Yūjin-Chō Go 11 Shuka Takahiro Omori Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 [181]
4 October - 28 March 2017 Nobunaga no Shinobi 26 TMS/V1 Studio Akitaro Daichi "Ninja Girl & Samurai Master" [182]
4 October - 11 December Soul Buster 12 Studio Pierrot Kōbun Shizuno
Odahiro Watanabe 		Sourubasutā [183]
4 October - 27 March 2017 Trickster 24
Masahiro Mukai Trickster - Edogawa Ranpo 'Shōnen Tantei-dan' Yori [184]
5 October - 28 December Brave Witches 12 Silver Link Kazuhiro Takamura Strike Witches season 3 [185]
5 October - 22 March 2017 Nanbaka 25 Satelight Shinji Takamatsu [186]
5 October - 21 December Nazotokine 12 Tengu Kobou Naoya Fukushi [187]
5 October - 21 December Teekyu (season 8) 12 Millepensee Shin Itagaki
6 October - 22 December Bungō Stray Dogs 12 Bones Takuya Igarashi Bungō Sutorei Doggusu [188]
6 October - 29 December Flip Flappers 13 Studio 3Hz Kiyotaka Oshiyama Furippu Furappāzu [189]
6 October - 22 December Kiss Him, Not Me 12 Brain's Base Hiroshi Ishiodori Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda [190]
6 October - 28 December Sound! Euphonium 13 Kyoto Animation Tatsuya Ishihara Hibike! Euphonium season 2 [191]
6 October - 22 December Yuri!!! on Ice 12 MAPPA Sayo Yamamoto [192]
7 October 2016 - 31 March 2017 All Out!! 25
Kenichi Shimizu [193]
7 October - 23 December Drifters 12 Hoods Drifters Studio Kenichi Suzuki Dorifutāzu [194]
8 October - 24 December Ajin: Demi-Human 13 Polygon Pictures Hiroyuki Seshita Ajin: Demi-Human Season 2 [195]
8 October 2016 - 1 April 2017 Classicaloid 25 Sunrise Yoichi Fujita Kurashikaroido [196]
8 October - 10 December Haikyū!! Karasuno High School vs Shiratorizawa Academy 10 Production I.G Susumu Mitsunaka Haikyū!! Season 3 [197]
8 October 2016 - 18 March 2017 March Comes in Like a Lion 22 Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo
Kenjirō Okada 		Sangatsu no Lion [198]
9 October - 25 December Occultic;Nine 12 A-1 Pictures Kyōhei Ishiguro
Miyuki Kuroki 		Okarutikku Nain [199]
9 October - 25 December Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari 12 Liden Films Yoshihide Ibata The Udon Country's Golden Furball, Poco's Udon World [200]
14 October - 23 December The Great Passage 11 Zexcs Toshimasa Kuroyanagi Fune o Amu [201]
22 October Luger Code 1951 1 Studio Deen Shinya Takahashi Rugākōdo 1951 [202]

OVA/ONA

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A list of anime that debuted on DVD, Blu-ray, online, or in other media during 2016.

Release date Title Eps Studio Director Notes Ref
4 January Nisekoi 1 Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto
Naoyuki Tatsuwa 		Bundled with volume 21 of the manga. The OAD adapts bonus chapters from the manga. [203]
5 January Snow White with the Red Hair 1 Bones Masahiro Ando Bundled with volume 15 of the manga. [204]
9 January Koyomimonogatari Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo
Tomoyuki Itamura 		An original net animation that is released on an app for iOS and Android devices. [205]
26 January The Testament of Sister New Devil 1 Production IMS Hisashi Saitō Bundled with volume 7 of the manga adaptation. [206]
27 January My Wife is the Student Council President 1 Seven Bundled with volume nine of the manga. [207]
29 January One-Punch Man OVA #02 1 Madhouse Shingo Natsume Titled "The Pupil Who Is an Extremely Poor Talker", this OVA was included in the 2nd volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. [208]
29 January - spring Queen's Blade: Grimoire 2 FORTES Kinji Yoshimoto Kuīnzu Bureido Gurimuwāru [209]
4 February Noblesse: Awakening 1 Production I.G Shunsuke Tada
Kazuto Nakazawa 		[210]
6 February Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1 Sunrise Kazuki Akane Episode 5 of Code Geass: Akito the Exiled. Titled "To the Beloved" (愛シキモノタチヘ, Itoshiki Mono-tachi e). [211]
24 February One-Punch Man OVA #03 1 Madhouse Titled "The Overly Complicated Ninja", this OVA was included in the 3rd volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. [212]
4 March Prison School 1 J.C.Staff Tsutomu Mizushima An OAD adapting the "Mad Wax" arc, it was bundled with the limited edition of the manga's 20th volume. [213]
9 March Sky Wizards Academy 1 Diomedéa Takayuki Inagaki An unaired "episode 13" of the TV series, the OVA was bundled with the ninth volume of the light novel series. [214]
18 March Bakuon!! 1 Bundled with the seventh volume of the manga. [94]
25 March One-Punch Man OVA #04 1 Madhouse Titled "Overly Pushy Bang", this OVA was included in the 4th volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. [215]
25 March Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu 1 Included with the release of the game. [216]
30 March - 30 September Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV 6 A-1 Pictures Soichi Masui An ONA released online; prequel to the video game Final Fantasy XV. The sixth episode will be exclusive to the Final Fantasy XV: Ultimate Collector's Edition package, which will release on 30 September 2016. [217]
30 March Charlotte 1 P.A.Works Released on the 7th Blu-ray/DVD volume along with episode 13 of the TV series. [218]
22 April One-Punch Man OVA #05 1 Madhouse Titled "Sisters in Various Places", this OVA was included in the 5th volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. [219]
6 May Ajin: Demi-Human 1 Polygon Pictures Hiroaki Ando Bundled with the eighth volume of the manga. [220]
9 May The Heroic Legend of Arslan 1 Liden Films Bundled with the fifth limited edition of the manga. [221]
17 May Fairy Tail 1 A-1 Pictures Bundled with the 55th volume of the manga, the OVA adapts the "Fairy Penalty Game" one-shot manga. [222]
21 May - TBA Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin 2 Sunrise
Part 3 of the OVA series, titled Dawn of Rebellion, premiered in Japanese theaters on 21 May. Part 4, titled Fateful Eve, will premiere in fall 2016. [223]
27 May One-Punch Man OVA #06 1 Madhouse Titled "The Murder Case that is Too Impossible", this OVA is included in the 6th volume of the One-Punch Man home video release. [224]
3 June Blood Blockade Battlefront 1 Bones Rie Matsumoto Bundled with the official Blood Blockade Battlefront guidebook. [225]
6 June Drifters 1 Hoods Drifters Studio Bundled with the fifth volume of the manga. [226]
6 June Hantsu x Trash 1 Hoods Entertainment Bundled with the tenth volume of the manga. [227]
22 June Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai 1 David Production Bundled with the first volume of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable home video release. [228]
24 June - 24 August Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear 2
Included in the first and second volumes of the Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear home video release. [229]
24 June - 22 July Tanaka-kun is Always Listless 2 Silver Link Included in the first and second volumes of the Tanaka-kun is Always Listless home video release. [230]
26 June RS Project -Rebirth Storage- 1 Osamu Kamei Also known as RS Keikaku -Rebirth Storage-, this is a TV special that aired on Fuji TV on 26 June 2016. [231]
29 June - 17 August Sansha San'yō 3 Doga Kobo Included in the first, second and third volumes of the Sansha San'yō home video release. [232]
4 July Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma 1 J.C. Staff Bundled with the 19th volume of the manga. [233]
4 July - 2 December To Love-Ru Darkness 2 Bundled with the sixteenth and seventeenth volumes of the manga, the OVA is meant to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary. [234]
7 July - TBA Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet 5 David Production Naokatsu Tsuda Also known as Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume, this is an ONA adaptation of the Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet visual novel developed by Key. [25]
15 July Fairy Tail 1 Bundled with the 56th volume of the manga. [222]
27 July - 28 September Joker Game 2 Production I.G Titled "Kuroneko Yoru no Bōken", this is included in two Blu-ray sets of the Joker Game home video release. [235]
27 July - 21 September Star-Myu 2 C-Station Included in the two OVA volumes as part of an OVA project. [236]
28 July My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU 1 Feel Bundled with the limited edition of the My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! PS Vita game. [237]
1 August Under the Dog 1 Kinema Citrus Masahiro Andō Available digitally to those who backed the Under the Dog Kickstarter campaign. [238]
4 August - 4 November Gintama 2 Bandai Namco Pictures Chizuru Miyawaki Bundled with the 65th and 66th volumes of the manga. [239]
19 August - 20 December Akatsuki no Yona: Yona of the Dawn 2 Studio Pierrot Kazuhiro Yoneda Bundled with the 21st and 22nd limited edition volumes of the manga. [240]
26 August Dimension W 1 Orange
3Hz 		Bundled with the 6th volume of the Dimension W home video release. [241]
29 August Paradise of Innocence 1 Seven Takashi Nishikawa Bundled with the 10th limited edition volume of the manga. [242]
3 September Persona 5 the Animation -The Day Breakers- 1 A-1 Pictures Takaharu Ozaki A TV special that will air on Tokyo MX on 3 September. [243]
23 September Nijiiro Days 1 Production Reed Bundled with the 13th limited edition volume of the manga. [244]
5 October Myriad Colors Phantom World 1 Kyoto Animation Bundled with the seventh volume of the Myriad Colors Phantom World home video release. [245]
7 October Ajin: Demi-Human 1 Polygon Pictures Bundled with the ninth limited edition volume of the manga. [246]
12 November Monster Musume 1 Lerche Tatsuya Yoshihara Bundled with the eleventh volume of the manga. [247]
17 November Fairy Tail 1 A-1 Pictures Bundled with the 58th volume of the manga. [248]
20 December Bakuon!! 1 TMS/8PAN Bundled with the 9th volume of the manga. [249]

Highest-grossing films

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The following are the 10 highest-grossing anime films of 2016.

Rank Title Gross Ref.
1 Your Name $358,331,458 [250]
2 Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare $66,265,957 [251]
3 One Piece Film: Gold $66,207,073 [252]
4 Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 $50,541,040 [253]
5 A Silent Voice $31,629,474 [254]
6 Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault! $20,816,508 [255]
7 In This Corner of the World $19,204,593 [256]
8 Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! $17,000,000 [257]
9 Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel $15,870,009 [258]
10 Rudolf the Black Cat $12,001,747 [259]

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