2001 in anime

The events of 2001 in anime.

Accolades
At the Mainichi Film Awards, Spirited Away won the Animation Film Award and Kujira Tori won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. Internationally, Blood: The Last Vampire was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature.

Releases
This list contains numerous notable entries of anime which debuted in 2001. It is not a complete list and represents popular works that debuted as TV, OVA and Movie releases. Web content, DVD specials, TV specials are not on this list.

Films
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2001.

Television series
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2001.

Original video animations
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2001.