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2018 In Anime
Events in 2018 in anime. The final full year of the Heisei era. Releases Films A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2018. Television series A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2018. Original net animations A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2018. Original video animations A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2018. See also * 2018 in Japanese television * 2018 in South Korea * 2018 in television References External links Japanese animated works of the year listed in the IMDb {{Years in anime Years in anime anime anime Anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ... 2018-relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygon Pictures
is a Japanese 3DCG animation studio. Polygon has animated a wide variety of content, from commercials for Shiseido featuring the studio's original penguin characters , to the 3D CG anime television series ''Digital Tokoro-san'' and the 3DCG anime film ''Samuroid Zero''. In 2004, PPI contributed the 3DCG parts for Production I.G's Mamoru Oshii-directed ''Innocence'', the second feature anime film of the ''Ghost in the Shell'' universe, as well as his subsequent film, ''The Sky Crawlers''. In 2012, Hasbro's full-CG television series ''Transformers Prime'', for which PPI created the animation, was awarded "Outstanding Special Class Animated Program" at the 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Polygon Pictures also created the animation for the Disney XD series '' Tron: Uprising'', as well as several episodes of the hit show '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', broadcast on Cartoon Network. Each of these series received 4 nominations respectively at the 2013 Annie Awards, with ''Tron'' tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City On The Edge Of Battle
is a 2018 Japanese computer- animated ''kaiju'' film directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, written by Gen Urobuchi, and produced by Toho Animation and Polygon Pictures, in association with Netflix. It is the 33rd film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, the 31st ''Godzilla'' film produced by Toho, the second entry in the franchise's anime trilogy, and the third film in the franchise's Reiwa period. A sequel to the 2017 film '' Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters'', the film continues the story of humans fighting to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla, this time with the help of a weapon known as Mechagodzilla. ''Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle'' was released theatrically in Japan on May 18, 2018, and was released worldwide on Netflix on July 18, 2018. A sequel, '' Godzilla: The Planet Eater'', was released in Japan on November 9, 2018. Plot Following the events of '' Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters'', the ''Aratrum'' is unable to contact Haruo and the rest after their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Animation
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ''Dragon Ball (TV series), Dragon Ball'', ''Saint Seiya'', ''Sailor Moon (TV series), Sailor Moon'', ''Slam Dunk (manga), Slam Dunk'', ''Digimon'', ''One Piece (TV series), One Piece'', ''Toriko'', ''World Trigger'', ''The Transformers (TV series), The Transformers'' (between 1984–1990, including several Japanese exclusive productions) and the ''Pretty Cure'' series. History The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Zenjirō Yamamoto in 1948 as . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was renamed , doing business as Toei Animation Co., Ltd. outside Japan. In 1998, the Japanese name was renamed to Toei Animation. It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted Japanese comics as animated series, many popular w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digimon Adventure Tri
is a Japanese adventure anime film series produced by Toei Animation. Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the ''Digimon'' franchise, the six-part series serves as a direct sequel to the first two television series, ''Digimon Adventure'' and ''Digimon Adventure 02''. Plot The film series is set six years after ''Digimon Adventure 02'' and takes place in 2005. A mysterious anomaly is causing distortions in the Real World and Digimon are being plagued by a virus that turns them hostile. These circumstances lead to the eight original DigiDestined being reunited with their partner Digimon. Joined by a mysterious DigiDestined named Meiko Mochizuki and her partner Meicoomon, they are set to solve the mystery of the infected Digimon and deal with the responsibility of growing up. List of films The films were streamed outside Japan in the original language with subtitles on the same day they were released domestically, divided into four or five episodes each. The theme song for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoko Yamada
is a Japanese animator, television and film director. Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the anime series ''K-On!'' (2009-2010) and ''Tamako Market'' (2013), and the anime films '' A Silent Voice'' (2016) and ''Liz and the Blue Bird'' (2018). In 2021, she directed the original net animation ''The Heike Story'' under Science SARU. The series premiered on Japanese television in January 2022. She has won multiple awards for her work, as well as become world renowned for her stylistic choices in anime. She was also one of the youngest people to be made a director with Kyoto Animation, getting her first directing opportunity around 4 years after finishing college and starting work for the studio. Early life and education Yamada was born in Kyoto Prefecture. She enjoyed drawing as a child and would copy images from the ''Patlabor'' and ''Dragon Ball'' series. Always showing an interest in film, Yamada would stay up late as a child just to catch what ever film might be playing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz And The Blue Bird
is a 2018 Japanese animated drama film directed by Naoko Yamada and written by Reiko Yoshida, based on the ''Sound! Euphonium'' novel series written by Ayano Takeda and its eponymous anime television series adaptation by Yamada and Tatsuya Ishihara. Inspired in particular by the 2017 ''Sound! Euphonium'' novel ''Hibike! Yūfoniamu Kitauji Kōkō Suisōgaku-bu, Haran no Dainigakushō Kōhen'', the film is a spin-off sequel to the television series, focusing on the friendship of Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki, two supporting characters introduced during the series' second season. It is intended as a standalone work that can be fully understood without prior knowledge of the series. The film focuses on the relationship between Mizore and Nozomi as they prepare for a concert with their high school's wind band; in parallel, it also depicts a fairy tale, from which the music piece worked on by the band is adapted, as a story within a story. Atsumi Tanezaki and Nao Tōyama, among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuzuru Tachikawa
is a Japanese anime director. Starting his career at Madhouse, he is known for directing the anime series ''Death Parade'', ''Mob Psycho 100'', and ''Deca-Dence''. Biography Tachikawa was born in Iruma District, Saitama on December 2, 1981. He graduated from the , and later joined Madhouse as an animation director. In 2007, Tachikawa made his directorial debut with the final episode of the anime series '' Kiba''. He later became a freelancer. In 2012, he directed the original video animation '' Arata-naru Sekai''. The following year, Tachikawa worked with Madhouse on the anime film ''Death Billiards'' as part of the Anime Mirai program. The film later inspired an anime series titled ''Death Parade'', with Tachikawa returning to direct. In 2014, he served as an assistant director for ''Terror in Resonance''. Tachikawa directed the anime adaptation of ''Mob Psycho 100'' from 2016 to 2022. The series received multiple accolades at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, winning Best Fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TMS Entertainment
, formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946. TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lilpri'', ''The Gutsy Frog'', ''The Rose of Versailles'', ''Anpanman'', ''Case Closed, Detective Conan'', ''Monster Rancher (TV series), Monster Rancher'', ''Magic Knight Rayearth'', ''Hamtaro'', ''Sonic X'', ''D.Gray-man'', ''Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'', ''Fruits Basket'' (since 2019), ''Obake no Q-Taro'' (until 1972), ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' and feature-length films ''Golgo 13: The Professional'', ''Akira (1988 film), Akira'' and ''Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'', alongside animation works for Western animation such as ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series), Inspector Gadget'', ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series), Rainbow Brite'', ''DuckTales'', ''The New Adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero The Enforcer
''Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer'', known as in Japan, is a 2018 Japanese anime film directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa and written by Takeharu Sakurai. It was the twenty-second installment of the ''Case Closed'' film series based on the manga series of the same name by Gosho Aoyama, following the 2017 film '' Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter''. The film was released on April 13, 2018 and has grossed over worldwide. It is the second highest-grossing ''Case Closed'' film of all time. Plot Located in Tokyo Bay, the newly built integrated resort and convention center "Edge of Ocean" is going to host an upcoming Summit Meeting. Prior to the Summit, an explosion went off at one of the buildings, killing and injuring many Public Security Bureau personnel performing inspection there, including Amuro Tōru and Kazami Yūya. A preliminary investigation found the fingerprint which matches the Mori Kogoro's, and with other evidence purportedly located inside Kogoro's computer, Kogoro is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~
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