The events of 2001 in anime.
At the Mainichi Film Awards, Spirited Away won the Animation Film Award and Kujira Tori won the à Âfuji Noburà  Award. Internationally, ' was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature.
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.
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2001.
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2001.
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2001.