Events in 2006 in anime.
In this year, 306 anime television programs were produced, and home video sales of anime DVDs and Laserdiscs in Japan were worth 95 billion yen.
At the Mainichi Film Awards, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time won the Animation Film Award and Tekkon Kinkreet won the à Âfuji Noburà  Award. The inaugural Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year was awarded to The Girl Who Leapt Through Time; other nominees were Arashi no Yoru Ni, Tales from Earthsea, Brave Story and '. Paprika was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival.
A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
A list of original net animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.
A list of original video animations that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2006.