2007 in anime

{{Short description|none}}  {{Year box}} Events in '''2007 in anime'''.

==Events== In this year, home video sales of anime DVDs in Japan were worth 89.4 billion yen.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-04/industry-group-head-says-anime-is-a-bubble-that-burst|title= Industry Group Head Says Anime is a Bubble that Burst (Update 2)|date=2009-05-04|accessdate= 2014-01-09|work= Anime News Network}}</ref>

==Accolades== At the Mainichi Film Awards, ''Summer Days with Coo'' won the Animation Film Award and ''A Country Doctor'' won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. ''Tekkon Kinkreet'' won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year; the other nominees were ''Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone'', ''Summer Days with Coo'', ''Piano no Mori'' and ''Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure''. Internationally, ''5 Centimeters Per Second'' won the first ever Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film, with one of the other two nominees being ''Summer Days with Coo''.

==Releases== ===Films=== A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2007.

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- ! Release date ! width="200px" | Title ! Studio ! Director ! width="10px" | Running time (minutes) ! class="unsortable" | Alternate name ! class="unsortable" | Ref |- |{{DTS|February 14}} |''Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'' |Madhouse |Yoshiaki Kawajiri |86 |''Hairandā'' |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Winter 2007 - Anime |url=https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2007/winter |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=MyAnimeList.net |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2026|reason=User-generated source}} |- |{{dts|February 17}} |''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood'' |A.P.P.P. |Junichi Hayama |90 |''Jojo no kimyō na bōken: fantomu Buraddo'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{dts|March 3}} |''5 Centimeters per Second'' |CoMix Wave Inc. |Makoto Shinkai |62 |''Byōsoku 5senchi mētoru'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |''One Piece: Episode of Alabasta - The Desert Princess and the Pirates'' |Toei Animation |Takahiro Imamura |90 |''Gekijō-ban wan pīsu episōdo obu arabasuta: sabaku no ōjo to kaizoku-tachi'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{dts|March 10}} |''Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld'' |Shin-Ei Animation | * Kōzō Kusuba (chief) * Yukiyo Teramoto |112 |''Eiga Doraemon Nobita no shin makai daibōken ~ 7-ri no mahōtsukai ~'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{dts|March 17}} |''Chō Gekijōban Keroro Gunsō 2: Shinkai no Princess de Arimasu!'' |Sunrise | * Junichi Sato (chief) * Susumu Yamaguchi |78 |''Chō gekijō-ban keroro gunsō 2: shinkai no purinsesu de arimasu!'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|March 21}} |''Fashionable Witches Love and Berry: Magic of Happiness'' |TMS Entertainment |Tomomi Mochizuki |51 |''Oshare majo rabu ando berī shiawase no ma hō'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|March 31}} |''Tetsujin 28-gou: Hakuchuu no Zangetsu'' |Palm Studio |Yasuhiro Imagawa |95 |''Tetsujin 28-gō hakuchū no zangetsu'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|April 7}} |''Japan, Our Homeland'' |WAO World |Akio Nishizawa |96 |''Furusato japan'' |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Spring 2007 - Anime |url=https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2007/spring |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=MyAnimeList.net |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2026|reason=User-generated source}} |- | rowspan="5" |{{dts|April 21}} |''Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb'' |Shin-Ei Animation |Yūji Mutō |102 |''Eiga Kureyon shinchan arashi o yobu utau ketsu dake bakudan'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure'' |TMS Entertainment |Yasuichiro Yamamoto |105 |''Meitantei konan: konpeki no jorī rojā'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Inukami! The Movie'' |Seven Arcs |Keizō Kusakawa |26 |''Inu kami~tsu! The mūbī tokumei reiteki sōsa-kan kana Shirō ~tsu!'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - Byouki no Kuni - For You'' |Shaft |Ryutaro Nakamura |28 |''Kino no tabi - the byūtifuru wārudo - byōki no kuni - For You -'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Shakugan no Shana: The Movie'' |J.C.Staff |Takashi Watanabe |86 |''Gekijō-ban shakugan no shana'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 28}} |''Fist of the North Star: Raoh Side Story Fierce Fighting Arc'' |TMS Entertainment |Toshiki Hirano |89 |''Ma kyūseishu densetsu hokuto no kobushi Raō-den gekitō no shō'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|May 19}} |''Shin SOS Dai Tokyo Tankentai'' |Sunrise |Shinji Takagi |41 |''Shin esuōesu dai Tōkyō tanken-tai'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|June 23}} |''Kiddy Grade: Maelstrom'' | * asread * Gonzo |Keiji Gotō |80 |''Kodakku gureido The movuie pātsu 2: Ōbāfurō no shō'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{dts|July 15}} |''Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai'' |OLM |Kunihiko Yuyama |90 |''Poketto monsutā daiyamondo & pāru diaruga VS parukia VS dākurai'' |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Summer 2007 - Anime |url=https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2007/summer |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=MyAnimeList.net |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2026|reason=User-generated source}} |- |{{DTS|July 21}} |''The Piano Forest'' |Madhouse |Masayuki Kojima |100 |''Piano no mori The pāfekuto wārudo of Kai'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{dts|August 4}} |''Naruto Shippuden the Movie'' |Pierrot |Hajime Kamegaki |94 |''Gekijō-ban naruto - naruto - shippuden'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|August 18}} |''Vexille'' |Oxybot |Fumihiko Sori |109 |''Bekushiru 2077 Nihon sakoku'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{dts|September 1}} |''Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone'' |Studio Khara | * Hideaki Anno (chief) * Masayuki * Kazuya Tsurumaki |101 |''Wevu~Angeriwon shin gekijō-ban: Jo'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|September 15}} |''Clannad Movie'' |Toei Animation |Osamu Dezaki |93 |''Gekijō-ban kuranado'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|September 22}} |''Aquarion: Ippatsu Gyakuten-hen'' |Satelight |Shōji Kawamori |116 |''Gekijō-ban akuerion - ippatsu gyakuten hen -'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{dts|September 29}} |''Sword of the Stranger'' |Bones |Masahiro Andō |103 |''Sutorendjia - mukō hadan -'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{dts|October 19}} |''Appleseed Ex Machina'' |Digital Frontier |Shinji Aramaki |104 |''Ekusu makina'' |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Fall 2007 - Anime |url=https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2007/fall |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=MyAnimeList.net |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2026|reason=User-generated source}} |- |{{DTS|October 27}} |''Afro Samurai the Movie'' |Gonzo | |116 |''Afuro samurai gekijō-ban'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|November 10}} |''Yes! Precure 5 Movie: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!'' |Toei Animation |Tatsuya Nagamine |70 |''Eiga iesu! Purikyua 5 kagami no kuni no mirakuru dai bōken!'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|December 1}} |''The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View'' |ufotable |Ei Aoki |50 |''Gekijō-ban sora no ryōiki the Garden of sinners daiisshō `miwatasu keshiki''' |<ref name=":3" /> |- | rowspan="3" |{{dts|December 22}} |''.hack//G.U. Trilogy'' |CyberConnect2 |Hiroshi Matsuyama |93 |''.hack//G.U. Trilogy'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |''Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion'' |Pierrot |Noriyuki Abe |95 |''Gekijō-ban burīchi The DiamondDust reberion mōhitotsu no kōri wa maru'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |''Nezumi Monogatari - George to Gerald no Bōken'' |Madhouse |Masami Hata |52 |''Nezumi monogatari jōji to jerarudo no bōken'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|December 29}} |''The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1'' |ufotable |Takuya Nonaka |60 |''Gekijō-ban sora no ryōiki the Garden of sinners dainishō `satsujin sōsa (zenpen)''' |<ref name=":3" /> |}

===Television series=== A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2007.

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- ! data-sort-type="text" width="130px" | First run start and end dates !Title ! width="8px" | Episodes ! width="65px" | Studio ! width="137px" | Director !Alternate title ! class="unsortable" width="5px" | Ref  |- |{{DTS|January 5}} – {{DTS|March 23}} |''Shattered Angels'' |12 |TNK |Tetsuya Yanagisawa |''Kyō shirō to eien (towa) no sora'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 5}} – {{DTS|June 29}} |''Saint October'' |26 |Studio Comet |Masafumi Satō |''Seinto okutōbā'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 6}} – {{DTS|March 24}} |''Koi suru Tenshi Angelique: Kagayaki no Ashita'' |12 |Satelight |Susumu Kudo |''Koisuru tenshi anjerīku ~ kagayaki no ashita ~'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 6}} – {{DTS|June 30}} |''Major'' (Season 3) |26 |Studio Hibari |Riki Fukushima |''Mejā (dai 3 shirīzu)'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 7}} – {{DTS|April 1}} |''Himawari!!'' |13 |Arms |Shigenori Kageyama |''Himawari~tsu!!'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 7}} – {{DTS|December 30}} |''Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette'' |52 |Nippon Animation |Hiroaki Sakurai |''Re mizeraburu: shōjo kozetto'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- | rowspan="3" |{{DTS|January 8}} – {{DTS|March 26}} |''Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!'' | rowspan="5" |12 |Ufotable | * Hayato (ep 6) * Hazuki Mizumoto (ep 10) * Hiroatsu Agata (ep 4) * Kei Tsunematsu (ep 7) * Makoto Hoshino (ep 8) * Takahiro Miura (eps 3, 9) * Takayuki Hirao (5 episodes) * Takuro Takahashi (eps 1, 12) |''Gakuen yuto Pia manabi sutorēto!'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |''Master of Epic: The Animation Age'' | * Gonzo * Palm Studio |Tetsuya Endō |''Masutā Obu epikku: The Animation Age'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |''Shuffle! Memories'' |Asread |Naoto Hosoda |''Shaffuru! Memorīzu'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|January 12}} – {{DTS|March 30}} |''Hidamari Sketch'' |Shaft | * Akiyuki Shinbo (chief) * Ryōki Kamitsubo |''Hida mari suketchi'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |''Venus Versus Virus'' |Studio Hibari |Shinichiro Kimura |''Vuīnasu vuāsasu vuaiarasu'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 12}} – {{DTS|June 15}} |''Nodame Cantabile'' |23 |J.C.Staff |Ken'ichi Kasai |''No dame kantābire'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 14}} – {{DTS|March 25}} |''Getsumento Heiki Mina'' |11 |Gonzo |Keiichiro Kawaguchi |''Getsumen to heiki mīna'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 19}} – {{DTS|April 20}} |''Tokyo Majin'' |14 | * AIC Spirits * BeSTACK |Shinji Ishihira |''Tōkyō majin gakuen kenpūchō Tō'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 19}} – {{DTS|July 20}} |''GR: Giant Robo'' |13 |A.C.G.T |Masahiko Murata |''GR - jaianto robo -'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|February 4}} – {{DTS|January 27, 2008}} |''Yes! PreCure 5'' |49 |Toei Animation |Toshiaki Komura |''Iesu! Purikyua 5'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|February 4}} – {{DTS|September 1}} |''Reideen'' |26 |Production I.G |Mitsuru Hongo |''Raidīn'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|February 15}} – {{DTS|May 3}} |''Jūsō Kikō Dancouga Nova'' |12 |Ashi Productions |Masami Ōbari |''Kemono Sō-ki Osamu dankūga novua'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|February 15}} – {{DTS|March 23, 2017}} |''Naruto: Shippuden'' |500 |Pierrot |Yasuaki Kurotsu |''- Naruto - shippuden'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|February 22}} – {{DTS|May 18}} |''Rocket Girls'' | rowspan="4" |12 |Mook Animation |Hiroshi Aoyama |''Roketto gāru'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|February 26}} – {{DTS|May 14}} |''Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny'' |Arms |Koichi Ohata |''Ikkitōsen Dragon desutinī'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|March 4}} – {{DTS|May 27}} |''Moonlight Mile'' |Studio Hibari |Iku Suzuki |''Mūnraito mairu 1st shīzun - rifuto off -'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|March 28}} – {{DTS|June 13}} |''Hitohira'' |Xebec M2 |Akira Nishimori |''Hitohira'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 1}} – {{DTS|September 30}} |''Gurren Lagann'' |27 |Gainax |Hiroyuki Imaishi |''Tengan toppa guren ragan'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 1}} – {{DTS|March 24, 2008}} |''Onegai My Melody Sukkiri♪'' | rowspan="2" |52 |Studio Comet |Makoto Moriwaki |''Onegai maimerodi sukkiri ♪'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 1}} – {{DTS|March 30, 2008}} |''Hayate the Combat Butler'' |SynergySP |Keiichiro Kawaguchi |''Hayate no gotoku!'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 1}} – {{DTS|March 29, 2009}} |''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' |100 |Toei Animation |Yukio Kaizawa |''Gegege no kitarō (2007)'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 2}} – {{DTS|September 24}} |''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers'' | rowspan="7" |26 |Seven Arcs |Keizō Kusakawa |''Mahō shōjo ririkaru nanoha sutoraikāzu'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|April 2}} – {{DTS|October 1}} |''Heroic Age'' |Xebec | * Takashi Noto (chief) * Toshimasa Suzuki |''Hiroikku eiji'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''My Bride is a Mermaid'' | * Gonzo * AIC |Seiji Kishi |''Seto no hanayome'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="4" |{{DTS|April 3}} – {{DTS|September 25}} |''El Cazador de la Bruja'' |Bee Train |Kōichi Mashimo |''Eru Kazado'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Idolmaster: Xenoglossia'' |Sunrise |Tatsuyuki Nagai |''Aidorumasutā zenogurashia'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Sugarbunnies'' |Asahi Production |Hiroshi Kugimiya | |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Toka Gettan: The Moonlight Lady Returns'' |Studio Deen |Yūji Yamaguchi |''Tōka gettan'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 4}} – {{DTS|June 20}} |''Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica'' |12 |Ginga-ya | * Junichi Watanabe (chief) * Masami Shimoda |''Shinkyoku sōkai porifonika'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="3" |{{DTS|April 4}} – {{DTS|June 27}} |''Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o'' | rowspan="3" |13 |Artland | * Ken Ando (chief) * Tsutomu Yabuki |''Kono aozora ni yakusoku wo — ~ yōkoso tsugumi ryō e ~'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan'' | * Tokyo Kids * Yuhodo |Nanako Shimazaki |''Seinto bīsuto ~ kōin jojishi tenshi Tan ~'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Sisters of Wellber'' |Trans Arts |Takayuki Hamana |''Uerubēru no monogatari shisutāzu of Wellber'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="4" |{{DTS|April 4}} – {{DTS|September 26}} |''Engage Planet Kiss Dum'' | rowspan="4" |26 |Satelight | * Yasuchika Nagaoka (chief) * Eiichi Satō |''Kisudamu - ENGAGE planet -'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Oh! Edo Rocket'' |Madhouse |Seiji Mizushima |''Ōedo roketto'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Over Drive'' |Xebec |Takao Kato |''Ōbā doraivu'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Claymore'' |Madhouse |Hiroyuki Tanaka |''Kureimoa'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 5}} – {{DTS|July 12}} |''Kotetsushin Jeeg'' |13 |Actas |Jun Kawagoe |''Kōtetsu-shin jīgu'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 5}} – {{DTS|September 26}} |''Romeo × Juliet'' |24 |Gonzo |Fumitoshi Oizaki |''Romio × Jurietto'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|April 5}} – {{DTS|September 27}} |''Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula'' | rowspan="2" |26 |Brain's Base |Keiji Gotoh |''Hatagami taisen gigantikku fōmyura'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Nagasarete Airantō'' |Feel |Hideki Okamoto |''Nagasarete airantō'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 5}} – {{DTS|March 27, 2008}} |''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' |52 |TMS Entertainment |Mitsuo Hashimoto |''Bakugan batoru burōrāzu'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="3" |{{DTS|April 6}} – {{DTS|September 28}} |''Darker than Black'' |25 |Bones |Tensai Okamura |''Darker zan burakku - kuro no keiyakusha -'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Kamichama Karin'' |26 |Satelight |Takashi Anno |''Kamichama karin'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Kōtetsu Sangokushi'' |25 |Picture Magic | * Tetsuya Endo (chief) * Satoshi Saga |''Kōtetsu sangokushi'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|April 7}} – {{DTS|June 30}} |''Shining Tears X Wind'' | rowspan="2" |13 |Studio Deen |Hiroshi Watanabe |''Shainingu tiāzu kurosu u~indo'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Sola'' |Nomad |Tomoki Kobayashi |''sola'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 7}} – {{DTS|September 22}} |''Toward the Terra'' |24 | * Minami machi Bugyōsho * Tokyo Kids |Osamu Yamazaki |''Chikyū e...'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="3" |{{DTS|April 7}} – {{DTS|September 29}} |''Kaze no Shoujo Emily'' |26 |TMS Entertainment |Harume Kosaka |''Kaze no shōjo emirī'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Love Com'' |24 |Toei Animation |Kōnosuke Uda |''Rabu ★ kon'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |''Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'' |26 |Production I.G |Kenji Kamiyama |''Seirei no moribito'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 7}} – {{DTS|March 8, 2008}} |''The Story of Saiunkoku'' (season 2) |39 |Madhouse |Jun Shishido |''Saiunkoku monogatari dai 2 shirīzu'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 7}} – {{DTS|March 29, 2008}} |''Blue Dragon'' |51 |Studio Pierrot |Yukihiro Matsushita |''Burū doragon'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 8}} – {{DTS|September 17}} |''Lucky Star'' | rowspan="3" |24 |Kyoto Animation | * Yutaka Yamamoto (op; ed; eps 1-4) * Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 5-24) |''Raki suta'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 9}} – {{DTS|September 25}} |''Bokurano'' | rowspan="2" |Gonzo |Hiroyuki Morita |''Boku-ra no'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 13}} – {{DTS|September 21}} |''Kaze no Stigma'' |Junichi Sakata |''Kaze no sutiguma'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 13}} – {{DTS|September 28}} |''Big Windup!'' | rowspan="2" |25 |A-1 Pictures |Tsutomu Mizushima |''Ōkiku furikabutte'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 13}} – {{DTS|September 28}} |''Princess Resurrection'' |Madhouse |Masayuki Sakoi |''Kaibutsu ōjo'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 14}} – {{DTS|October 13}} |''Spider Riders'' |26 |Bee Train |Kōichi Mashimo |''Supaidā raidāzu ~ yomigaeru taiyō ~'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 17}} – {{DTS|July 3}} |''Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma: Molders-hen'' |12 |Ajia-do Animation Works |Tsuneo Kobayashi |''Eikoku koi monogatari ema ~ merudāsu-hen ~'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 29}} – {{DTS|July 22}} |''Skull Man'' |13 |Bones |Takeshi Mori |''Sukaru man'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 29}} – {{DTS|January 20, 2008}} |''Tai Chi Chasers'' |39 | * JM Animation * Toei Animation |Hiroki Shibata |''Taikyokuken senjimon'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|May 3}} – {{DTS|May 4}} |''Afro Samurai'' |5 |Gonzo | * Fuminori Kizaki * Takeshi Koike (Pilot) |''Afuro samurai'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|May 12}} – {{DTS|December 1}} |''Dennō Coil'' |26 | rowspan="2" |Madhouse |Mitsuo Iso |''Dendō koiru'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|June 14}} – {{DTS|September 6}} |''Devil May Cry: The Animated Series'' |12 |Shin Itagaki |''Debiru mei Kurai'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|June 15}} – {{DTS|September 13, 2008}} |''Wangan Midnight'' |26 |A.C.G.T |Tsuneo Tominaga |''Wangan middonaito'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|June 24}} – {{DTS|September 23}} |''Tetsuko no Tabi'' |13 |Group TAC |Akinori Nagaoka |''Tetsuko no tabi'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 3}} – {{DTS|September 18}} |''Nanatsuiro Drops'' |12 |Diomedéa |Takashi Yamamoto |''Nanatsuiro doroppusu'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 4}} – {{DTS|September 12}} |''Zombie-Loan'' |11 |Xebec M2 |Akira Nishimori |''Zonbi rōn'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|July 4}} – {{DTS|September 19}} |''Code-E'' | rowspan="2" |12 |Studio Deen |Toshiyuki Katō |''CODE-E'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |''Dōjin Work'' |Remic |Kenichi Yatagai |''Dōjin wāku'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|July 4}} – {{DTS|September 26}} |''Buzzer Beater'' (season 2) | rowspan="2" |13 |TMS Entertainment |Shigeyuki Miya |''Buzā bītā dai 2-ki'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |''Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō'' |Artland |Kōichirō Sōtome |''Kenkō zenra-kei suiei-bu umishō'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 4}} – {{DTS|September 27}} |''School Days'' |12 |TNK |Keitaro Motonaga |''Sukūru deizu'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 6}} – {{DTS|September 28}} |''Happy Happy Clover'' |13 |Group TAC |Kazumi Nonaka |''Wa pihapi kurōbā'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 6}} – {{DTS|October 5}} |''Mushi-Uta'' |12 |Beat Frog |Kazuo Sakai |''Mushi uta'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 6}} – {{DTS|December 18}} |''Higurashi When They Cry: Kai'' |24 |Studio Deen |Chiaki Kon |''Higurashi no naku koro ni: kai'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 6}} – {{DTS|December 28}} |''Sky Girls'' |26 | rowspan="2" |J.C.Staff |Yoshiaki Iwasaki |''Sukai gāruzu'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 7}} – {{DTS|September 22}} |''Potemayo'' | rowspan="2" |12 |Takashi Ikehata |''Pote ma yo'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 8}} – {{DTS|September 23}} |''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'' |Shaft |Akiyuki Shinbo |''Sayonara zetsubō-sensei'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|July 9}} – {{DTS|September 24}} |''Moetan'' |13 |Actas |Keiichiro Kawaguchi |''Moetan'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |''The Familiar of Zero: Knight of the Twin Moons'' | rowspan="4" |12 |J.C.Staff |Yū Kō |''Zero no tsukaima ~ futatsuki no kishi ~'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 13}} – {{DTS|September 28}} |''Mononoke'' |Toei Animation |Kenji Nakamura |''Mononoke'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 19}} – {{DTS|October 11}} |''Shigurui'' |Madhouse |Hiroshi Hamasaki |''Shigurui'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 27}} – {{DTS|October 12}} |''Tokyo Majin'' (season 2) | * AIC Spirits * BeSTACK |Shinji Ishihira |''Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuuchou: Tou Dai Ni Maku'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|July 27}} – {{DTS|November 2}} |''Baccano!'' |13 |Brain's Base |Takahiro Omori |''Bakkāno!'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|September 13}} – {{DTS|December 13}} |''Moonlight Mile'' (season 2) |14 |Studio Hibari |Iku Suzuki |''Mūnraito mairu 2 nd shīzun - Touch down -'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|October 2}} – {{DTS|December 25}} |''Da Capo II'' | rowspan="2" |13 |Feel |Hideki Okamoto |''D. C. II ~ da kāpo II ~'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |''Sketchbook: Full Color's'' |Hal Film Maker |Yoshimasa Hiraike |''Suketchi bukku ~ full karā' s ~'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 2}} – {{DTS|April 1, 2008}} |''Bamboo Blade'' |26 |AIC ASTA |Hisashi Saito |''Banbū burēdo'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- | rowspan="3" |{{DTS|October 3}} – {{DTS|December 26}} |''Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku'' | rowspan="3" |13 | * Asahi Production * BeSTACK |Masahiko Ohkura |''Burū doroppu ~ tenshi-tachi no gikyoku ~'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |''Myself ; Yourself'' |Doga Kobo |Yasuhiro Kuroda |''Mai serufu; yuaserufu'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |''Night Wizard!'' |Hal Film Maker |Yuusuke Yamamoto |''Naitou~izādo'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 3}} – {{DTS|March 16, 2008}} |''Mokke'' |24 | * Madhouse * Tezuka Productions |Masayoshi Nishida |''Mokke'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|October 3}} – {{DTS|March 26, 2008}} |''Fantastic Detective Labyrinth'' | rowspan="2" |25 |Studio Deen |Hiroshi Watanabe |''Suteki tantei ☆ rabirinsu'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |''Neuro: Supernatural Detective'' | rowspan="2" |Madhouse |Hiroshi Kōjina |''Majin tantei nōgami neuro'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 3}} – {{DTS|April 2, 2008}} |''Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor'' |26 |Yūzō Satō |''Gyakkyō burai kaiji urutimeito Survivor'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 4}} – {{DTS|March 27, 2008}} |''Dragonaut: The Resonance'' |25 |Gonzo |Manabu Ono |''Doragonōtsu - za resonansu -'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 5}} – {{DTS|December 21}} |''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'' |12 |AIC Spirits |Koji Yoshikawa |''Goshūshō-sama ninomiya-kun'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- | rowspan="3" |{{DTS|October 5}} – {{DTS|March 28, 2008}} |''Clannad'' |23 |Kyoto Animation |Tatsuya Ishihara |''CLANNAD'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |''Shakugan no Shana Second'' |24 |J.C.Staff |Takashi Watanabe |''Shakugan no shana II – Second –'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |''You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle'' |23 |Studio Deen |Koichi Ohata |''Taiho shichau zo Furusu rottoru'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 6}} – {{DTS|March 22, 2008}} |''Duel Masters Zero'' |24 |Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment |Waruo Suzuki |''Deyueru masutāzu zero'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 6}} – {{DTS|March 29, 2008}} |''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'' |25 |Sunrise |Seiji Mizushima |''Kidō senshi Gandamu 00'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 6}} – {{DTS|September 27, 2008}} |''Shugo Chara!'' |51 |Satelight |Kenji Yasuda |''Shugo kyara!'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 7}} – {{DTS|December 23}} |''Ef: A Tale of Memories'' |12 |Shaft |Shin Ōnuma |''ef - a tale of memories.'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 7}} – {{DTS|March 23, 2008}} |''KimiKiss: Pure Rouge'' |24 |J.C.Staff |Ken'ichi Kasai |''Kimikisu pure rouge'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 7}} – {{DTS|March 30, 2008}} |''MapleStory'' |25 |Madhouse |Takaaki Ishiyama |''Meipuru sutōrī'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 7}} – {{DTS|September 28, 2008}} |''Pururun! Shizuku-chan Aha'' |51 |TMS Entertainment |Atsushi Yano |''Pururuntsu! Shizuku-chan a hatsu☆'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 7}} – {{DTS|October 5, 2008}} |''Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi'' |50 |Toei Animation |Tetsuo Imazawa |''Hatarakizzu maihamu gumi'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 8}} – {{DTS|December 24}} |''Prism Ark'' |12 |Frontline |Masami Ōbari |''Purizumu āku'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 8}} – {{DTS|December 31}} |''Minami-ke'' |13 |Daume |Masahiko Ohta |''Minami ke'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 8}} – {{DTS|March 24, 2008}} |''Rental Magica'' |24 |Zexcs |Itsuro Kawasaki |''Rentaru magika'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 8}} – {{DTS|March 31, 2008}} |''Hero Tales'' |26 |Studio Flag |Osamu Sekita |''Jūshin'enbu - hīrō TALES -'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 10}} – {{DTS|December 26}} |''Genshiken 2'' |12 |Arms |Kinji Yoshimoto |''Genshiken 2'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 12}} – {{DTS|December 21}} |''Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture'' |11 | * Shirogumi * Telecom Animation Film |Yūichirō Yano |''Moyashi mon'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 12}} – {{DTS|December 28}} |''Kodomo no Jikan'' |12 |Diomedéa |Eiji Suganuma |''Kodomo no jikan'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 14}} – {{DTS|March 23, 2008}} |''Shion no Ō'' | rowspan="2" |22 |Studio Deen |Toshifumi Kawase |''Shion' no ō - The Flowers of Hard Blood'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 18}} – {{DTS|April 4, 2008}} |''Ghost Hound'' |Production I.G |Ryūtarō Nakamura |''Shinryōgari'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|November 3}} – {{DTS|March 29, 2008}} |''Shooting Star Rockman Tribe'' |21 |Xebec |Takao Kato |''Ryūsei no rokkuman toraibu'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|December 12}} – {{DTS|February 27, 2008}} |''Ayakashi'' |12 |Tokyo Kids |Jun Takada |''Ayakashi'' |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winter 2008 - Anime |url=https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2008/winter |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=MyAnimeList.net |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2026|reason=User-generated source}} |}

===Original video animations=== A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2007.

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- ! data-sort-type="text" width="130px" | First run start and end dates !Title ! width="8px" | Episodes ! width="65px" | Studio ! width="137px" | Director !Alternate title ! class="unsortable" width="5px" | Ref |- |{{DTS|January 1}} |''Strike Witches'' | rowspan="6" |1 |Gonzo |Kunihisa Sugishima |''Sutoraikuu~itchīzu'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 18}} |''.hack//G.U. Returner'' |Bee Train |Kōichi Mashimo |''.HACK//G.U. RETURNER'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|January 25}} |''Happiness!: Watarase Jun no Kareinaru Ichinichi'' |Artland | |''Wa pinesu! Watarase jun no kareinaru tsuitachi'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|January 30}} |''Eko Eko Azarak'' | rowspan="2" |Toei Animation |Choukou Toshikazu |''Eko eko azaraku'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |''Tori no Uta'' |Yoshitaka Amano |''Tori no uta'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|February 23}} |''Hokuto no Ken: Yuria-den'' |TMS Entertainment |Hidehito Ueda |''Ma kyūseishu densetsu hokuto no kobushi Yuria Den'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|February 23}} – {{DTS|April 25}} |''Ichigo Mashimaro OVA'' | rowspan="2" |3 |Daume |Takuya Satō |''Ichigo mashimaro ovu~a'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|February 28}} – {{DTS|September 28}} |''To Heart 2 OVA'' |Chaos Project |Yasuhisa Katō |''To~uhāto 2 ovua'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|March 13}} |''Detective Conan: A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys'' | rowspan="3" |1 |TMS Entertainment |Yasuichiro Yamamoto |''Meitantei konan Kuma kasa kara no chōsen-jō! Kuma Ryū vs Konan & shōnen tantei-dan'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|March 23}} |''Bakuretsu Tenshi: Infinity'' |Gonzo |Kōichi Ōhata |''Ekusupurōdingu enjeru - Infinity -'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|March 28}} |''Lovedol: Lovely Idol OVA'' | * AIC ASTA * TNK | |''Rabudoru onsen desu ka?'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|March 28}} – {{DTS|August 29}} |''Murder Princess'' | rowspan="2" |6 |Bee Train |Tomoyuki Kurokawa |''Mādā purinsesu'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{DTS|April 4}} – {{DTS|August 1}} |''Sakura Taisen: New York'' |AIC |Ryuichi Kimura |''Sakura taisen nyūyōku nyūyōku'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 25}} – {{DTS|October 26}} |''Aika R-16: Virgin Mission'' | rowspan="2" |3 |Studio Fantasia |Katsuhiko Nishijima |''AIKa R-16:VIRGIN MISSION'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|April 27}} – {{DTS|December 28}} |''Saiyuuki Reload: Burial'' | * Arms * Pierrot |Kōichi Ōhata |''Saiyūki RELOAD - burial -'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|May 25}} |''Kiddy GiRL-AND Pilot'' |1 |asread. |Keiji Gotou |''Kidi gārando'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|May 25}} – {{DTS|September 25}} |''Ice'' |3 |PPM |Makoto Kobayashi |''Aisu - aisu -'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|May 25}} – {{DTS|November 22}} |''Sousei no Aquarion OVA'' |2 |Satelight |Shōji Kawamori |''Ovu~a “sōsei no akuerion”'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|May 30}} |''Initial D Battle Stage 2'' |1 |A.C.G.T. |Fumitsugu Yamaguchi |''inisharu D BATTLE sutēji 2'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|June 8}} – {{DTS|December 21}} |''Tales of Symphonia The Animation: Sylvarant-hen'' |4 |ufotable |Haruo Sotozaki |''Teiruzu obu shinfonia THE animēshon shiruvu~aranto-hen'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|June 22}} – {{DTS|January 25, 2008}} |''Tennis no Oujisama: Zenkoku Taikai-hen - Semifinal'' |6 |M.S.C | |''Tenisu no ōjisama zenkoku taikai-hen Semifinal'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|June 29}} |''Sekishoku Elegy'' | rowspan="4" |1 |Toei Animation |Seiichi Hayashi |''Akairo erejī'' |<ref name=":1" /> |- |{{DTS|July 4}} |''Iblard Jikan'' |Studio Ghibli |Naohisa Inoue |''Ibarādo jikan'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- | rowspan="2" |{{DTS|August 8}} |''Flag Director's Edition: Issenman no Kufura no Kiroku'' |The Answer Studio |Kou Matsuo |''Reddo gāden: deddo gāruzu'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |''Red Garden: Dead Girls'' |Gonzo | |''Furaggu direkutā' s edishon ichi sen man no kufura no kiroku'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|August 11}} – {{DTS|November 10}} |''Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan 2'' | rowspan="2" |2 |HAL Film Maker |Tsutomu Mizushima |''Bokusatsu tenshido kuro-chan 2 [sekando]'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|September 7}} |''Blame! Prologue'' |Production I.G |Shigeyuki Watanabe |''BLAME! (2007)'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|September 11}} – {{DTS|January 21, 2011}} |''Kodomo no Jikan OVA'' |3 |Diomedéa | |''Kodomo no jikan ovu~a'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|September 21}} |''Aria the OVA: Arietta'' |1 |HAL Film Maker |Junichi Satō |''Aria The ovu~a ~ ARIETTA ~'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{DTS|October 15}} – {{DTS|March 10, 2008}} |''Indian Summer'' |3 |Daume |Takayuki Inagaki |''Koharu biyori'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 24}} |''Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase'' | rowspan="2" |1 |Madhouse |Kitarō Kōsaka |''Nasu sūtsukēsu no wataridori'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 25}} |''Gurren Lagann: My Gurren is Shiny!!'' |Gainax |Hiroyuki Imaishi |''Tengantoppa gurenragan ore no Guren wa pikkapika!!'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 26}} – {{DTS|March 28, 2008}} |''Kyou kara Maou! R'' |5 |Studio Deen |Junji Nishimura |''Kyō kara maō! R'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|October 26}} – {{DTS|August 25, 2008}} |''Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files'' |12 |The Answer Studio |Ryousuke Takahashi |''Sōkō kihei botomuzu pēruzen fairuzu'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|November 16}} – {{DTS|March 17, 2008}} |''Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations'' | rowspan="2" |3 |Production I.G |Shunsuke Tada |''Tsubasa tōkyō REVELATIONS'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|November 19}} – {{DTS|January 21, 2008}} |''Blow the Flute Jaguar!'' |Kaeruotoko Shokai |Frogman |''Pyū to fuku! Jagā'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|November 22}} |''Tweeny Witches the Adventures'' |6 |{{proper name|Studio 4°C}} |Yoshiharu Ashino |''Mahō shōjo taiarusu the Adventure'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|November 26}} – {{DTS|April 28, 2008}} |''Strait Jacket'' |3 |feel. |Shinji Ushiro |''Sutoreito jaketto'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|December 5}} |''Tokyo Marble Chocolate'' |2 |Production I.G |Naoyoshi Shiotani |''Tōkyō māburu chokorēto'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|December 21}} – {{DTS|December 19, 2008}} |''Rumbling Hearts OVA'' | rowspan="2" |4 |Brain's Base |Hideki Takayama |''Kimi ga nozomu eien ~ Next sezon ~'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{DTS|December 26}} – {{DTS|March 26, 2008}} |''Yawaraka Sangokushi Tsukisase!! Ryofuko-chan'' |Chaos Project |Yūji Moriyama |''Yawaraka Sangokushi tsukisase!! Robukochan'' |<ref name=":3" /> |}

==See also== *2007 in animation

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == *[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=2007-01-01,2007-12-31&genres=animation&countries=jp&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc Japanese animated works of the year], listed in the IMDb

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