2014 in anime

Events in 2014 in anime.

Events
AnimeJapan had its first edition in March.

Accolades
The Tale of Princess Kaguya Best Animated Feature Film and Best Animation by Asia Pacific Screen Awards and the Lost Angeles Film Critics Association respectively. Tamako Love Story won the Best New Face award at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. The Wind Rises won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year at the 37th Japan Academy Prize. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion won the Best Theatrical Film Award at the 19th Animation Kobe Awards. Attack on Titan won the 2014 Tokyo Anime Award Festival for Animation of the Year. Kill la Kill and The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! dominated at the Newtype Anime Awards. Kill la Kill received for Best Character Design, Best Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Picture (TV Broadcast) while Idolmaster was awarded Best Theme Song, Best Picture (Film), Best Director and Best Characters (Female).

Hayao Miyazaki was awarded an honorary Oscar at the 6th Annual Governors Awards.

Films
A list of anime films that debuted in theaters between 1 January and 31 December 2014.

Television series
A list of anime television series released between 1 January and 31 December 2014.

OVAs & Specials
A list of original video animations (OVAs), original net animations (ONAs), original animation DVDs (OADs), and specials released between 1 January and 31 December 2014. Titles listed are named after their series if their associated OVA, special, etc. was not named separately.

Highest-grossing films
The top ten anime films of 2014 by worldwide gross are as follows:

January

 * January 17 – Seizō Katō, 86, voice actor, bladder cancer.
 * January 27
 * Masaaki Tsukada, 74, voice actor.
 * Ichirō Nagai, 82, voice actor, Coronary Artery Disease.

March

 * March 8 – Runa Akiyama, 59, voice actress, heart failure.

May

 * May 1 – Kōji Yada, 81, voice actor, kidney failure.

November

 * November 1 – Kazuko Yanaga, 67, voice actress (Ace wo Nerae!, Armored Trooper Votoms), sepsis.
 * November 17 – Rokurō Naya, 82, voice actor (Saint Seiya, Yu Yu Hakusho, Eureka Seven: AO).
 * November 28 – Bunta Sugawara, 81, actor (Torakku Yarō, Spirited Away), liver cancer.