2019 in anime

Events in 2019 in anime. The first year of the Reiwa era.

Releases

A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2019.

A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2019.

A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2019.

A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2019.

January 6: Fusako Amachi [ja], 78, Japanese voice actor
January 25: Maeghan Albach, 44, American voice actress
February 1: Kinryū Arimoto, 78, Japanese voice actor
February 26: Yasuta Sato, 94, founder of Takara Tomy, collaborating to BeyBlade, Pretty Rhythm, Ryukendo and others,
March 26: Fuyumi Shiraishi, 82, Japanese voice actor, radio announcer
April 5: Wowaka, 31, Japanese musician; performed "Polaris", one of ending themes from anime series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
April 11: Monkey Punch, 81, creator of Lupin III
April 16: Kiyoshi Kawakubo, 89, Japanese voice actor
June 10: Yuzuru Fujimoto, 83, Japanese voice actor
July 18: Notable people killed in the Kyoto Animation arson attack
- Naomi Ishida, 49, Japanese colorist
- Yoshiji Kigami, 61, Japanese animator, director, and storyboarder
- Futoshi Nishiya, 37, Japanese animator, director, and character designer
- Yasuhiro Takemoto, 47, Japanese director
July 28: Yuu Shimaka, 70, Japanese voice actor
August 3: Kazuko Nakamura, 86, Japanese animator
August 31: Michael Lindsay, 56, American voice actor