Anode active material and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

The present invention relates to an anode material excellent in its charging and discharging characteristics and a secondary battery excellent in its charging and discharging cyclic characteristics. An anode active material is used for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an anode having the anode active material, a cathode having a cathode active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The capacity of the anode is expressed by the sum of a capacity component obtained when light metal is doped and dedoped in an ionic state and a capacity component obtained when the light metal is deposited and dissolved. The anode includes an anode base material capable of doping and dedoping the light metal in an ionic state and a fibrous material having an electric conductivity. The anode may comprise granulated graphite mixed with fibrous graphite.