2000s
In 2002, Spirited Away was released through Disney theatrically and was successful enough to be the first anime film to be nominated for and win an Academy Award.
In the 2000s even after the popular series Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon ended their runs, Toonami still continued to air popular anime such as Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball GT, Rurouni Kenshin,Yu Yu Hakusho, .hack, Cardcaptors, Tenchi Muyo!, Tenchi Universe, Tenchi in Tokyo, Gundam Wing, G Gundam, The 08th MS Team, One Piece, Gundam SEED, Astro Boy, SD Gundam, Cyborg 009, IGPX, Bobobo-Bobo-Bobo, Outlaw Star, Hamtaro and Naruto. Naruto was very successful on Toonami and remains of the most popular anime titles in U.S. In 2008, Toonami was discontinued and anime began airing exclusively on Adult Swim, the late night counterpart to Cartoon Network
The block Adult Swim began airing on Cartoon Network in 2001, its first anime title aired was Cowboy Bebop. Cowboy Bebop was very successful and remains the longest aired anime series on Adult Swim. Adult Swim also aired series including Fullmetal Alchemist, InuYasha, Outlaw Star, Pilot Candidate, Paranoia Agent, Samurai Champloo, Death Note, s-CRY-ed, Eureka Seven, Ghost in the Shell, FLCL, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Case Closed, Lupin III, Blue Gender, Code Geass, Bleach, Blood+, Trinity Blood, Shin Chan, Wolf's Rain, Moribito and Trigun. Adult Swim mostly airs anime under the title "Action" even though Shin Chan and Super Milk Chan are comedies. Adult Swim became so successful over the years that Turner Broadcasting split it from Cartoon Network & is now ranked as an independent network.
Due to the popularity of Dragon Ball Z, Funimation would continue to dominate the anime distribution in the United States and continued licensing several popular titles such as Yu Yu Hakusho, Case Closed, Blue Gender, Fruits Basket, Black Cat, Ouran High School Host Club, Kodocha, One Piece, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, Trinity Blood, Fullmetal Alchemist, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and Shin Chan and launched its own channel FUNimation Channel to exclusively carry most of its titles. FUNimation would also rescue rights to titles when if its licensor discontinued, such the case with ADV Films and Geneon (both companies closed in 2008).
After the success of Pokémon in the late 1990s, 4Kids Entertainment continue to license anime titles and target them towards children such as the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, Sonic X, Magical DoReMi, Mew Mew Power, Shaman King, Kirby Right Back At Ya!, Dinosaur King and Ultimate Muscle. However 4Kids was met with much controversy for its use of "Americanization" and heavy editing of content, particularly with its dub of One Piece.
- xxxHolic
- Cardcaptor Sakura
- Onegai Teacher
- Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
- Angelic Layer
- Black Cat
- Ouran High School Host Club
- Fruits Basket
- Darker than Black
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Lost Universe
- Kodomo no Omocha
- Detective Conan (title changed to Case Closed for copyright issues with the comic book series Conan)
- Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances
- Android Kikaider: The Animation
- Slayers TRY
- Rurouni Kenshin
- InuYasha
- Love Hina
- s-CRY-ed
- Chobits
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- .hack
- Hamtaro
- Azumanga Daioh
- Doki Doki School Hours
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd GIG
- FLCL'
- Samurai Champloo
- Darker Than Black
- G Gundam
- SD Gundam
- Gundam Seed
- Gundam Seed Destiny
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91
- Zeta Gundam
- Cyborg 009
- Naruto
- " Naruto Shippuden"
- Zatch Bell
- Eureka Seven
- Trinity Blood
- Crest of the Stars
- Betterman
- Silent Mobius
- Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
- Boogiepop Phantom
- Banner of the Stars
- Geneshaft
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie
- Last Exile
- The Soul Taker
- Armitage III
- Gate Keepers
- Banner of the Stars
- Read or Die
- Gad Guard
- Lucky Star
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
- Bleach
- One Piece
- Prince of Tennis
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
- Death Note
- Devil May Cry
- Wolf's Rain
- Mirage of Blaze
- Samurai Deeper Kyo
- Blood +
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers
- Shinzo
- Mega Man Star Force
- Mega Man NT Warrior
- Zoids: Chaotic Century
- Zoids: New Century Zero
- Rave Master
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
- Gokusen
- The Big O
- Witchblade
- D.Gray-man
- Monster Rancher
- Medabots
- Mon Colle Knights
- YuYu Hakusho
- Great Teacher Onizuka
- Dragon Ball GT
- Duel Masters
- Dinozaurs
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
- Dinosaur King
- Pokémon Chronicles
- Beyblade
- Beyblade V-Force
- Beyblade G-Revolution
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Viewtiful Joe
- Nerima Daikon Brothers
- Ultimate Muscle
- Sonic X
- Tokyo Mew Mew
- Elfen Lied
- Tokyo Underground
- Immortal Grand Prix
- Excel Saga
- Puni Puni Poemy
- The Wallflower
- Tayutama
- Area 88
- Angelic Layer
- Eyeshield 21
- Buso Renkin
- Gals!
- Hikaru no Go
- Kiba
- Best Student Council
- Chance Pop Session
- Ojamajo Doremi
- Divergence Eve
- GetBackers
- Kino's Journey
- Magical Play
- Mezzo DSA
- Parasite Dolls
- Petshop Of Horrors
- Princess Resurrection
- RahXephon
- Saiyuki
- Tokko
- X
- Blue Dragon
- Gurren Lagann
- Black Lagoon
- Clannad
- Moribito
- Monster
- Now and Then, Here and There
- Descendants of darkness
- Ergo Proxy
- Gantz
- Sgt. Frog
- Claymore
- Chrono Crusade
- Naruto Shippuden
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
- Chrono Crusade
- Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning
- Casshern Sins
- Black God
- Mai-Otome
- Pretty Cure
- Magical DoReMi
- Shakugan No Shana
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