Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

Redline, Madhouse's hand-drawn racing film seven years in the making, opens in Japanese theaters, following daredevil driver JP as he competes in a deadly interplanetary race for a shot at the title and at fellow racer Sonoshee.

Usain Bolt won the 100m final at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin in 9.58 seconds, 0.11 faster than his own 9.69 from the Beijing Olympics a year earlier.

The Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection begins staggered release, four bonus episodes from Bones filling in side stories about Winry, Riza, Izumi Curtis and a young Roy Mustang alongside the main Brotherhood series.

On 31 August 2009 Disney agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a stock-and-cash deal worth about US$4 billion, or US$50 per Marvel share. The deal brought Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor, and more than 5,000 characters, into Disney.

Gintama: Shiroyasha Koutan, a short OVA first shown at Jump Super Anime Tour 2008, releases on DVD, presenting a brief trailer-style glimpse of an imagined Gintama movie centered on Gintoki's past as the 'White Demon.'

Academy City is a highly developed place in terms of technology. It is said to be 20 to 30 years ahead of the rest of the world, and 80% of its 2.3 million residents are students.

Kuronuma Sawako is completely misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious behavior.

Fairy Tail begins broadcast, an adaptation of Hiro Mashima's manga about the wizards of the guild Fairy Tail - fire mage Natsu Dragneel, celestial spirit mage Lucy Heartfilia, and their rowdy guildmates - taking on magical jobs across the kingdom of Fiore.

Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura opened his Nikkei restaurant in Lima, cooking the blend of Peruvian and Japanese traditions built by Japanese migration to Peru. It was ranked the best restaurant in the world in 2025.

A bonus OVA continuing Shaft's Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei comedy, following pessimistic teacher Nozomu Itoshiki through fresh absurdist despairs, including a zombie-movie parody.

At over 360 meters long and 225,282 gross tons, Oasis of the Seas was the largest passenger ship ever built when she left Port Everglades on December 5, 2009. Built by STX Europe in Turku, Finland, for Royal Caribbean International, she introduced the industry's first open-air "neighborhood" ship design.

The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It reached US theaters on 11 December 2009.

N787BA lifted off from Paine Field at 10:27 am PST and landed three hours later at Boeing Field, reaching 180 knots and 13,200 feet. The first airliner with a primarily composite airframe flew more than two years later than Boeing first promised.

71 mixed-income apartments in a six-story building opposite Bushnell Park; restricted apartments use LIHTC and HOME programs. Property information reviewed October 10, 2026. Published rents: Studio — operator-listed $1,059–$1,285, 1 bedroom — operator-listed $1,126–$1,369, 2 bedroom — operator-listed $1,625.

Income-restricted one- through four-bedroom apartments and townhomes, with eligibility documented in the operator’s pre-application. Property information reviewed October 10, 2026. Published rents: 1 bedroom — operator-listed $1,413, 2 bedroom — operator-listed $1,690, 3 bedroom — operator-listed $1,952.

Meta’s site-specific information sheet describes the Forest City, North Carolina data centre as part of its operating infrastructure. The global directory records a 2010 groundbreaking. This timeline milestone is not an opening date.

Meta’s site-specific information sheet describes the Prineville, Oregon data centre as part of its operating infrastructure. The global directory records a 2010 groundbreaking. This timeline milestone is not an opening date.

Emaar Properties officially opened the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai, timed to the fifth anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's accession to power. The tower took the world's-tallest-building title from Taipei 101 by a record margin.

Durarara!! premieres, a Brain's Base-animated adaptation of Ryohgo Narita's light novels following newcomer Mikado Ryuugamine into Ikebukuro's tangle of gangs, information brokers, and the legendary headless "Black Rider."

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Leogane, 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, at 16:53 local time. Haiti's capital, its National Palace and much of its public administration were destroyed.

A bonus K-ON!! OVA has the Sakuragaoka light music club performing at a live house on New Year's Eve, sharing the bill with other young bands at the invitation of one of Ritsu's middle-school friends.

Bones releases Darker than Black: Origins, a four-part special bridging the original Darker than Black series and its second season by filling in what happened to Yin and Hei in between.

At the 52nd Grammys at Staples Center, Beyoncé won six awards, a record for a female artist in one night, including Song of the Year for 'Single Ladies'. Taylor Swift's Fearless took Album of the Year, Kings of Leon's 'Use Somebody' Record of the Year and Zac Brown Band Best New Artist.

Kyoto Animation's The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya opens in Japanese theaters, finding Kyon alone remembering the SOS Brigade after Haruhi, Mikuru, and Itsuki vanish from an altered world where none of them ever existed.

The seven-part original video series Mobile Suit Gundam UC begins release, a Sunrise-animated adaptation of Harutoshi Fukui’s light novels set decades after the original Mobile Suit Gundam.

Tim Burton's live-action Alice in Wonderland, starring Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp, opened in US theaters on 5 March 2010 in 3D and IMAX 3D. It grossed over US$1 billion worldwide and won two Academy Awards.

Yusuke Takada’s contemporary French restaurant balances guest, cuisine and space in a compact dining room.

Sunrise's Gintama: Dai Hanseikai airs as a comedic anniversary special tied to a Gintama live stage event, with the cast bickering over screen time while looking back on four years of the anime.

How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American animated fantasy film directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois and written by Sanders, DeBlois, and Will Davies, based on the 2003 novel by British author Cressida Cowell. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, the film stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, and T.J. Miller.

P.A. Works' Angel Beats! begins broadcast, following Otonashi, who wakes with no memories in the afterlife and joins a rebellious student militia fighting the mysterious 'Angel' in a school suspended between life and death.