2011 for YOU
This is a list of all teenager- and young adult-targeted media from 2011, during, before and after which (in my opinion) define 2011 as a youth-flavored year.-KSE LLC
The list ranges from anime to television series to films.
The list ranges from anime to television series to films.
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- StarsKana HanazawaShannon Chan-KentVincent TongMakoto Niwa moves in with his eccentric aunt and cousin. As it so happens, his cousin believes herself to be an alien. Makoto takes it upon himself to reintroduce her to society.The series was produced by Shaft, which later went on to produce another 2011-ish anime, Nisekoi, which ran for two seasons between 2014 and 2015. The reason it is on the list that it defines 2011.
- CreatorTrey ParkerMatt StoneBrian GradenStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneIsaac HayesFollows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.A fifteenth season of Comedy Central's longest-running series (and also my all-time favorite cartoon) ran from April to November 2011.
- StarsRumi OkuboShiori MikamiMinami TsudaA Comedy Series that revolves around the daily lives of the Amusement Club, consisting of Akari Akaza, her childhood friends, Kyoko Toshino and Yui Funami, and her classmate Chinatsu YoshikawaThe series was added because it premiered in 2011 and its first two seasons was produced by Dogakobo, whereas the third season was produced by TYO Animations (previously and now Yumeta Company).
- CreatorJonathan M. ShiffStarsCariba HeinePhoebe TonkinAngus McLarenThree girls become mermaids after a mysterious island transforms them and gives them special powers.I added the series to this list because I watched it in my childhood sometime during 2011.
- CreatorKit HoodYan MooreLinda SchuylerStarsStefan BrogrenAislinn PaulMelinda ShankarThe lives of the kids at Degrassi Community School dealing with the serious and sometimes taboo issues that plague teenagers.See H2O: Just Add Water. (+ This series was way ahead of its time having started in 2001 and still running.)
- CreatorHiro MashimaMasashi SogoStarsCherami LeighTodd HaberkornTia Lynn BallardLucy, an aspiring Celestial Wizard, becomes a friend and ally to powerful wizards Natsu, Gray, and Erza, who are part of the (in)famous wizard guild, Fairy Tail.Season 3 of the series ran for its entirety in 2011, and season 4 also premiered in 2011 but continued way into 2012.
- CreatorUme AokiAtsuhiro IwakamiAkiyuki ShinbôStarsAoi YûkiChiwa SaitôEmiri KatoA creature named Kyubey offers Madoka and Sayaka a wish if they agree to become 'magical girls' and fight abstract beings called 'witches'. However, a magical girl named Homura is, for uncertain reasons, determined to stop this agreement.
- CreatorKunihiko IkuharaStarsMonica RialBrittney KarbowskiHilary HaagA terminally ill girl is revived by a magical penguin spirit. In return, her brothers are sent on a quest for the mysterious 'Penguindrum'.It's on the list because it is fantastic and surreal and was produced in 2011 and I kind of like it.
- StarsTakahiro MizushimaAki ToyosakiMiyuki SawashiroFive school friends experience strange supernatural phenomena that put their relationships to test.I became interested in the show as part of my push into more anime and tried to watch it as a whole, but it just wasn't worth it.
- CreatorJeff DavisStarsTyler PoseyHolland RodenDylan O'BrienAn average high school student and his best friend get caught up in some trouble causing him to receive a werewolf bite. As a result they find themselves in the middle of all sorts of dramas in Beacon Hills.2011 was the year one of MTV's hit scripted series - this - premiered. This deserves a place on the list.
- CreatorLizzy WeissStarsKatie LeclercVanessa MaranoConstance MarieTwo teenage girls' lives are turned upside down when they find out they were switched at birth.
- StarsYûichi NakamuraDavid MatrangaLuci ChristianA sequel to the anime based on the recently concluded Key Clannad franchise. After Story is a new path that opens in the original visual novel after all other options have been traversed.Just go to the second season, I'll talk to ya about its 2011-ish look sometime.
The story is unique, happy, sad, fantastic and 2011-ish (despite being produced three years before) that it deserves to be part of the 2011-ish. - StarsAki ToyosakiYôko HikasaSatomi SatôK-ON is about 5 high school girls who become friends through the Light Music Club. Yui the lead guitarist, Tsumugi the keyboardist, Mio the bassist, Azusa the rhythm guitarist, and Ritsu the drummer. K-ON is the story of 5 aspiring musicians and their journey through high school together.The animation of the series defines 2011, despite the series having been produced two years later.
- StarsNatsuki HanaeRisa TanedaAyane SakuraA piano prodigy who lost his ability to play after suffering a traumatic event in his childhood is forced back into the spotlight by an eccentric girl with a secret of her own.Premiered in October 2014, this series is one of the finest 2011-ish post-2011 series ever made.
- StarsKôki UchiyamaNao TôyamaKana HanazawaThe heir to a Yakuza Family is forced to be in a relationship with the daughter of the head of a gangster family to avoid a gang war, much to their chagrin.Premiered in early 2014, Nisekoi is a well-done romantic comedy that is also one of the good 2011-ish teen and young adult titles produced after 2011.
- CreatorNagaru TanigawaStarsTomokazu SugitaAya HiranoYûko GotôThe crazy adventures of the SOS Brigade, led by the insane but charismatic Haruhi.This series is very well-known, but it did not actually become 2011-ish until the second season in 2009.
- CreatorSuzanne BolchJohn MayVera SantamariaStarsMelinda ShankarMarline YanDylan EverettA girl is trying to get to grips with teenage life.I watched a promo for this on Boomerang Latin America when it was a teen-oriented service with such a 2011-ish look, but I did not see the actual series until 2016 when it premiered on Television Jamaica (TVJ).
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsMichael CeraMary Elizabeth WinsteadKieran CulkinIn a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart.A Canadian-set 2011-ish film directed by Edgar Wright, produced by critically acclaimed film producer Big Talk Productions and released in 2010, the film was nominated at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards which is a good thing.
- DirectorChristian E. ChristiansenStarsMinka KellyLeighton MeesterCam GigandetWhen college freshman Sara arrives on campus for the first time, she befriends her roommate, Rebecca, unaware that the girl is becoming dangerously obsessed with her.Another 2011-ish teen film, a horror thriller, this film was also nominated at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards.
- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsAnnaSophia RobbDennis QuaidHelen HuntBethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.The 2011-ish biopic got mixed reception and got nominated at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards.
- StarsKenji AkabaneRie KugimiyaEriko NakamuraThe arduous struggle of the 13 girls from Talent Production 765 who dream of one day becoming idols in the competitive Japanese entertainment industry.The series premiered in 2011, but the franchise wouldn't be more 2011-ish without that series' sequel...
- StarsShunsuke TakeuchiAyaka OhashiAyaka FukuharaCinderella... a fairytale that every girl dreamed of will come to life in the world of Idols. 14 rookie idols are gathered at a new idol project by 346 Production House called Cinderella Project. The story will revolve around their struggles to become true idols facing many trials. Will they reach stardom or the spell casted upon them be broken?This is what I'm talking about! The series premiered in early 2015 but it and its source material are way too 2011-ish.
- DirectorJake KasdanStarsCameron DiazJason SegelJustin TimberlakeA lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job, her students, and her co-workers is forced to return to teaching to make enough money for breast implants after her wealthy fiancé dumps her.This film won the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Comedy, which is why it is on this list.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteTen years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.The film was nominated for the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Horror.
- DirectorThomas BezuchaStarsSelena GomezLeighton MeesterKatie CassidyThree young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress."And there is Monte Carlo, nominated for the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Summer!"
- CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsTom WellingMichael RosenbaumAllison MackA young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.In 2011, the series ended its run, but it couldn't (or maybe could) be without its Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show award nomination.
- CreatorIan BrennanBrad FalchukRyan MurphyStarsLea MicheleJane LynchMatthew MorrisonA group of ambitious misfits try to escape the harsh realities of high school by joining a glee club headed by a passionate Spanish teacher.This series won the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Comedy Show.
- CreatorI. Marlene KingStarsTroian BellisarioAshley BensonLucy HaleFour friends band together against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets, while also investigating the disappearance of their best friend.So this series premiered in 2010 and got a way more 2011-ish later on.
- CreatorCharles Pratt Jr.StarsAlexandra ChandoAndy BuckleyAllie GoninoIdentical twins meet as teenagers after Sutton was adopted by a rich couple and Emma grew up a foster kid. Sutton investigates their bio mom etc., while Emma takes her place/identity.Premiered in 2011 after Pretty Little Liars and was another big 2011-ish ABC Family series. Great score!
- CreatorPaul AbbottJohn WellsStarsEmmy RossumWilliam H. MacyEthan CutkoskyA scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.One of those US adaptations of British television series done right, Shameless is Showtime's longest-running series and was also 2011-ish, but that lasted until 2013.
- StarsYûichi NakamuraManaka IwamiMamoru MiyanoMitsuyoshi Tada is a quiet but friendly soul, but he has never known love. Then one day, he meets transfer student Teresa Wagner and his life changes forever.Take that for a late 2010s teen anime that reflects 2011 nostalgia.
- StarsYoshitsugu MatsuokaAi KayanoMariko NakatsuRevolving around the hardships and joys of colorful cast, it is a heartwarming coming-of-age tale of friendship, love, ambition, and heartbreak - through the lens of an ordinary person surrounded by the extraordinary.Another one of these great 2011-ish anime television series produced post-2011.
- CreatorYomi HirasakaStarsRyohei KimuraMarina InoueKanae ItôA friendless teenager, feared by his fellow classmates, joins a club hoping to finally make some friends.
- DirectorNaoko YamadaStarsAki ToyosakiYôko HikasaSatomi SatôIn this continuation of the K-On anime, the girls from the band "After School Tea Time" go on a trip to London.A feature film sequel to K-On!
- DirectorNoriyuki KitanoharaKazuya SakamotoNoriko TakaoStarsAya HiranoTomokazu SugitaMinori ChiharaA week before Christmas, Kyon wakes up in a world where the SOS Brigade doesn't exist. Mikuru and Yuki don't recognize him, and Haruhi and Itsuki seem to have vanished.A feature film sequel to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
- DirectorMichael DempseyJeff RoeStarsStephan L. AlexanderWill.i.amJustin BieberTeen Choice Awards - youth award, annually awarded by a company Fox. The first ceremony of rewarding was conducted in 1999.This award show just made 2011.
- DirectorGavin WiesenStarsFreddie HighmoreEmma RobertsMichael AngaranoGeorge, a lonely and fatalistic teen who has made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.The film premiered as Homework at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
- DirectorCraig BrewerStarsKenny WormaldJulianne HoughDennis QuaidCity teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
- CreatorTatsuyuki NagaiMari OkadaMasayoshi TanakaStarsMiyu IrinoAi KayanoHaruka TomatsuFive childhood companions reunite when the ghost of their dead friends appears, and demands they grant her final wish.
- CreatorNoboru KimuraStarsTomoaki MaenoShizuka ItouRyôko ShintaniHigh school student Junichi Tachibana attempts to find love once again after having his heart broken last Christmas. This series follows his romantic endeavors in a sequence of six separate arcs, each involving a different heroine.
- StarsTomoaki MaenoRina SatôRyôko ShintaniThe romance continues as each of Junichi's love interests return. See what the future holds for each couple as the romantic advancements and entanglements continue in Amagami SS+.
- StarsRie KugimiyaJunji MajimaYui HorieToradora tells the tale of Ryuji (dragon) and Taiga (tiger) helping each other confess to their crushes.
- DirectorSteve LoveridgeStarsM.I.A.Spike JonzeMadonnaDrawn from a never-before-seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.
- StarsTomoaki MaenoKana UedaIkumi HayamaFashionable Yuzu’s life goes from sweet to sour when the beautiful but stern Mei falls into her life.
- CreatorHajime KamoshidaStarsKaito IshikawaAsami SetoYurika KuboAfter experiencing "puberty syndrome" himself, high school pariah Sakuta keeps meeting girls suffering from it, including his sister and actor Mai.
- StarsAoi IchikawaKarin IsobeTaishi MurataFour high school students are ready for their university life, but with a new transfer student, it all changes.
- DirectorJawed KarimStarsJawed KarimA man in front of the elephants at the San Diego Zoo explains what he thinks about them.The first-ever video on YouTube, a website which is one of the early pioneers of the 2011 period.
- DirectorHayato KawaiStarsKento NakajimaMarika MatsumotoAyami NakajôTwo children of rival gangster families are betrothed to each other to ensure a truce. They dislike each other in the beginning, but over time they start to like each other.