2022 in anime

Events in 2022 in anime.

Films
A list of anime films that were released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2022.

Television series
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2022.

Original net animations
A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2022.

Original video animations
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2022.

January

 * January 10: Shinji Mizushima, Japanese manga artist (Dokaben), dies from pneumonia at age 82.

February

 * February 6: Saki Nitta, Japanese voice actress (voice of Bridget Faye and Cache Dop in D.Gray-man Hallow, Pakuri in Kill la Kill), dies from meningioma at age 31.
 * February 8: Toshiya Ueda, Japanese voice actor (voice of Nefertari Cobra in One Piece, Futon in Rascal the Raccoon, Titicaca in The Adventures of Pepero, Vilk in The Promised Neverland), dies at age 88.
 * February 12: Manabu Ôhashi, Japanese animator (Toei Animation, TMS Entertainment, Madhouse, A Tree of Palme, Black Jack, Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace, Children Who Chase Lost Voices, Harmony, Jungle Emperor Leo, Junkers Come Here, Legend of Crystania, Patema Inverted, Robot Carnival, Roujin Z, Tomorrow's Joe, Venus Wars), art director, writer and director (Robot Carnival), dies at age 73.
 * February 28:
 * Kirk Baily, American actor (voice of Millions Knives in Trigun, Shin in Cowboy Bebop, Tetsuya in Fushigi Yugi, Garma Zabi in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy), dies from lung cancer at age 59.
 * Norihiro Inoue, Japanese voice actor (voice of Schneizel el Britannia in Code Geass, Marco in Gunslinger Girl, Taichi Hiraga Keaton in Master Keaton, Atlas in Metropolis), dies from esophageal cancer at 63.

March

 * March 5: Taro Shigaki, Japanese actor (voice of Saki Vashtar in Area 88, Franz in Nutcracker Fantasy, Siegfried in Swan Lake, Soldier Blue in Toward the Terra, Andre in The Rose of Versailles, the Prince in Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid), dies from heart failure at age 70.
 * March 7: Mia Ikumi, Japanese manga artist (Tokyo Mew Mew), dies from a subarachnoid hemorrhage at age 42.

April

 * April 7: Fujiko A. Fujio, Japanese manga artist (Doraemon, Ninja Hattori-kun, Obake no Q-Tarō, The Laughing Salesman, The Monster Kid), dies at age 88.
 * April 8: Minori Matsushima, Japanese voice actress (voice of Candice White Adley in Candy Candy, Dororo in Dororo, Alexandria Meat in Kinnikuman, Sayaka Yumi in Mazinger Z, Tsuru in One Piece, Hiroshi Ichikawa in The Monster Kid), dies from pancreatic cancer at age 81.

June

 * June 4: Jim White, American voice actor (voice of Zeke's Grandpa in Attack on Titan, Marco in Fairy Gone, the Narrator and Igneel in Fairy Tail, Haredas in One Piece), dies from lung cancer at age 73.
 * June 8: Kousuke Takeuchi, Japanese voice actor (voice of Mitsuo Mishima in Between the Sky and Sea, Dragon Ryu in Duel Masters Victory, Shuun Kakei and Harao Kiminari in Eyeshield 21, Tesshin in Ginga Densetsu Weed, Hikaru Amane in The Prince of Tennis), dies at age 45.
 * June 9: Billy Kametz, American voice actor (voice of Anai in Aggretsuko, White Blood Cell in Cells at Work!, Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Shigeru Aoba in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ren and Ash's Rotom Phone in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Galo Thymos in Promare, Mikhail in Sirius the Jaeger, Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero), dies from colon cancer at age 35.
 * June 11: Kumiko Takizawa, Japanese voice actress (voice of Kate Hathaway and Lucina Pressette in Ginga Hyōryū Vifam, Madoka Nagasaki in Miss Machiko, Panther Zora in New Cutie Honey, Naoko in Nabari no Ou, Grandis in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Shaya Thoov in The Super Dimension Century Orguss), dies from a heart attack at age 69.
 * June 23: Chumei Watanabe, Japanese composer (Getter Robo Go, Godannar, Mazinger Z, Transformers: Victory), dies from heart failure at age 96.
 * June 27: Yuki Katsuragi, Japanese singer (performed an insert song in Space Dandy and the theme songs for Goku Midnight Eye and Gon, the Little Fox), dies from peritoneal cancer at age 73.

July

 * July 4: Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese manga artist and game creator (creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!), drowns at age 60.
 * July 6: James Caan, American actor (voice of the Bamboo Cutter in The Tale of the Princess Kaguya), dies at age 82.
 * July 23: DUBU, Korean manhwa artist (Solo Leveling), dies from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by chronic illness.
 * July 30:
 * Pat Carroll, American actress (voice of Granny in the Disney dub of My Neighbor Totoro), dies at age 95.
 * Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Japanese voice actor (voice of Watari in Death Note, Bem in Humanoid Monster Bem, Mohammed Avdol in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA), Adrian Rubinsky in Legend of the Galactic Heroes (OVA), Daisuke Jigen in the Lupin the Third franchise), dies from pneumonia at age 89.

August

 * August 1: Hiroshi Ōtake, Japanese voice actor (voice of 004 in Cyborg 009, King Nikochan in Dr. Slump, Boss in Mazinger Z, Koike in Obake no Q-Tarō, Parman No. 2 in Perman, Sanpei in Speed Racer), dies from acute heart failure at age 90.
 * August 7: Yoshifumi Ushima, Japanese singer-songwriter (performed an insert song in H2 and the theme songs of H2 and Mobile Fighter G Gundam), dies from chronic liver cirrhosis at age 55.
 * August 17: Motomu Kiyokawa, Japanese voice actor (voice of Walter C. Dornez in Hellsing, Tippy in Is the Order a Rabbit?, Tem Ray in Mobile Suit Gundam, Kozo Fuyutsuki in Neon Genesis Evangelion and Rebuild of Evangelion, Artorius in Restaurant to Another World), dies from pneumonia at age 87.
 * August 25: Shichirō Kobayashi, Japanese animation art director (Ganso Tensai Bakabon, Nodame Cantabile, The Castle of Cagliostro, Tomorrow's Joe 2, Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer), dies from congestive heart failure at age 89.

September

 * September 5: Sizzle Ohtaka, Japanese singer (performed theme songs for Hotarubi no Mori e and I'm Gonna Be An Angel!, and an insert song in .hack//Legend of the Twilight), dies from an illness at age 69.
 * September 12: Ryūji Mizuno, Japanese voice actor (voice of Julius in Berserk, B'T Radio in B't X, Giichi in Naruto, Meme Midgard in Turn A Gundam, Master in Zombie Land Saga Revenge), dies from sepsis at age 70.

October

 * October 5: Shinsuke Chikaishi, Japanese voice actor (voice of Yoshihiko Hasegawa in Roujin Z, Masuo Fuguta in Sazae-san, Pukko in The Amazing 3) and narrator (Gokū no Daibōken), dies from dementia at age 91.
 * October 11: Angela Lansbury, Irish-English actress and singer (voice of Mommy Fortuna in The Last Unicorn), dies at age 96.
 * October 23: Michael Kopsa, Canadian voice actor (voice of Col. Volcott O. Huey in Galaxy Angel, Ovan in .hack//Roots, Char Aznable in Mobile Suit Gundam, Aeolia Schenberg in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Shoka Hong in The Story of Saiunkoku), dies from complications from a brain tumor at age 66.

November

 * November 8: William Frederick Knight, American voice actor (voice of Dr. Schtalubaugh in El-Hazard, Kuzemi in Eureka Seven, Daisuke Aramaki in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, Kenzou in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Danzo in Naruto: Shippuden, Gordon Rosewater in The Big O), dies at age 88.
 * November 11: Kevin Conroy, American voice actor (voice of Batman in Batman: Gotham Knight), dies from cancer at age 66.
 * November 12: Kazuki Ōmori, Japanese film director (The Boy Who Saw the Wind), dies from acute myeloid leukemia at age 70.
 * November 14: Kiyoyuki Yanada, Japanese voice actor (voice of Takeshi Ooi in Death Note, Andromon in Digimon Adventure, Shu Aozaki in Durarara!!×2, Shuten Doji in Ronin Warriors, Takenori Akagi in Slam Dunk, Megatron in Transformers: Armada), dies at age 57 while undergoing cancer treatment.
 * November 20: Tōru Watanabe, Japanese actor (voice of Aesop in Aesop World, a teacher in Children of the Sea), dies from either bacterial gastroenteritis or septicemia at age 61.
 * November 23: Grant James, American voice actor (voice of Number Zero in 009-1, Scar's Master in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Tokio in Hal, Mujika in Mushishi, Sirius in Nabari no Ou, Zeff in One Piece), dies at age 87.

December

 * December 6: Ichirou Mizuki, Japanese singer and co-founder of JAM Project (performed theme songs for Beast King GoLion, Chōdenji Robo Combattler V, Godannar, the Mazinger franchise, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Voltes V), dies from lung cancer at age 74.
 * December 12: Gosaku Ota, Japanese manga creator (Grendizer, Groizer X, Mazinger Z), dies from pneumonia at age 74.
 * December 25: Yuji Nunokawa, Japanese animator, animation director (Casshan, Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel, Osomatsu-kun, Magical Fairy Persia, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, The Funny Judo Champion, Time Bokan) and founder of Studio Pierrot (Bleach, Naruto, Yu Yu Hakusho), dies at age 75.