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This is a lists of years in [[animation]].
This is a lists of years in [[animation]].


==Before 1940==
==Before 1930==
* '''[[1897]]''' - ''[[The Katzenjammer Kids|The Captain and the Kids]]'' is created by [[Rudolph Dirks]] and debuted December 12, 1897
* '''[[1900 in animation|1900]]''' - ''[[The Enchanted Drawing]]''
* '''[[1906 in animation|1906]]''' - ''[[Humorous Phases of Funny Faces]]'', the first animation recorded
* '''[[1900 in animation|1900]]''' – [[J. Stuart Blackton]] and [[Thomas Edison]] release the film ''[[The Enchanted Drawing]]'', the first to have animation sequences completely recorded using [[standard picture film]].
* '''[[1902]]''' – Character debut: [[The Tale of Peter Rabbit|Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and Friends]]
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* '''[[1908 in animation|1908]]''' - ''[[Fantasmagorie (1908 film)|Fantasmagorie]]'', said by animation historians as the world's first cartoon, is released
* '''[[1911 in animation|1911]]''' - ''[[Little Nemo (1911 film)|Little Nemo]]'', the first animated film based on a comic strip, is released
* '''[[1906 in animation|1906]]''' – ''[[Humorous Phases of Funny Faces]]'', first animation recorded, according to film historians.
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* '''[[1908 in animation|1908]]''' – ''[[Fantasmagorie]]'', considered by film historians as the first cartoon, is released.
* '''[[1914 in animation|1914]]''' – ''[[Gertie the Dinosaur]]'', one of the earliest animated films to feature a dinosaur, is released
* '''[[1914 in animation|1914]]''' – ''[[Gertie the Dinosaur]]'', one of the earliest animated films to feature a dinosaur, is released
* '''[[1919 in animation|1919]]''' – First [[Felix the Cat]] cartoon ''Feline Follies''
* '''[[1919 in animation|1919]]''' – ''[[Felix the Cat]]'' – Character debut: [[Olive Oyl]], [[Barney Google and Snuffy Smith]]
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* '''[[1920]]''' – Character debut: [[Rupert Bear]]
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* '''[[1921 in animation|1921]]''' – [[Fleischer Studios]] is founded
* '''[[1923 in animation|1923]]''' – [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] is founded
* '''[[1923 in animation|1923]]''' – [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] is founded
* '''[[1924]]''' – Character debut: [[Little Orphan Annie]]
* '''[[1926 in animation|1926]]''' – German animation ''[[The Adventures of Prince Achmed]]'', the earliest and survived feature film, is released.
* '''[[1928 in animation|1928]]''' – ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'', the first ever synchronized cartoon with sound, introducing the world to [[Mickey Mouse]] and [[Minnie Mouse]]
* '''[[1926 in animation|1926]]''' – ''[[The Adventures of Prince Achmed]]'' (the earliest and survived animated feature film)
* '''[[1929 in animation|1929]]''' – ''[[The Skeleton Dance]]'' (first ''[[Silly Symphony|Silly Symphonies]]'' cartoon)
* '''[[1927 in animation|1927]]''' – Character debut: [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]]
* '''[[1930 in animation|1930]]''' – [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros. Animation]] is founded, along with the launch of popular cartoon short series ''[[Looney Tunes]]'', ''[[Dizzy Dishes]]'' (first [[Betty Boop]] cartoon)
* '''[[1928 in animation|1928]]''' – Release of ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'', the first synchronised cartoon with sound, introducing the world to [[Mickey Mouse]] and his girlfriend [[Minnie Mouse|Minnie]].
* '''[[1932 in animation|1932]]''' – ''[[Flowers and Trees]]'' (the first colour cartoon and winner of the very first [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short Film]]); character debut: [[Goofy]]
* '''[[1929 in animation|1929]]''' – First ''[[Silly Symphonies]]'' cartoon ''[[The Skeleton Dance]]'' released; character debuts: [[Popeye|Popeye the Sailor]]

* '''[[1933 in animation|1933]]''' – ''[[Popeye the Sailor (film series)|Popeye the Sailor]]'', ''[[Three Little Pigs (film)|Three Little Pigs]]''
==1930s==
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* '''[[1934 in animation|1934]]''' – character debut: [[Donald Duck]]
* '''[[1935 in animation|1935]]''' – character debut: [[Porky Pig]]
* '''[[1930 in animation|1930]]''' – ''[[Looney Tunes]]''; character debut: [[Betty Boop]], [[Blondie (comic strip)|Blondie and Dagwood]], [[The Little King]], [[Pluto (Disney)|Pluto]]; [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros. Animation]] is founded
* '''[[1931]]''' – Character debut: [[Dick Tracy]]
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* '''[[1937 in animation|1937]]''' – ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (the very first ever full-length animated feature film); character debuts: [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]], [[Daffy Duck]]
* '''[[1932 in animation|1932]]''' – ''[[Flowers and Trees]]'' (the first cartoon filmed in colour and winner of the first [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]); character debut: [[Goofy]], [[Bluto]], [[Alley Oop]]
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* '''[[1938 in animation|1938]]''' – ''[[Gandy Goose]]''
* '''[[1939 in animation|1939]]''' – ''[[Gulliver's Travels (1939 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]'', ''[[Barney Bear]]''
* '''[[1933 in animation|1933]]''' – ''[[Popeye the Sailor (film series)|Popeye the Sailor]]'', ''[[Three Little Pigs (film)|Three Little Pigs]]''
* '''[[1934 in animation|1934]]''' – Character debut: [[Donald Duck]]
* '''[[1935 in animation|1935]]''' – Character debut: [[Porky Pig]], [[Puddy the Pup]]
* '''[[1936 in animation|1936]]''' – ''[[I Love to Singa]]'', [[Soyuzmultfilm]] is founded; character debuts: [[Kiko the Kangaroo]]
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* '''[[1937 in animation|1937]]''' – ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''; character debuts: [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]], [[Daffy Duck]], [[Prince Valiant]]
* '''[[1938 in animation|1938]]''' – Character debuts: [[Gandy Goose]], [[Nancy (comic strip)|Nancy and Sluggo]]
* '''[[1939 in animation|1939]]''' – ''[[Gulliver's Travels (1939 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]''; [[National Film Board of Canada]] is founded; character debuts: [[Barney Bear]]


==1940s==
==1940s==
* '''[[1940 in animation|1940]]''' – ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'', ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'', ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]''; character debut: [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Woody Woodpecker]]
* '''[[1940 in animation|1940]]''' – ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'', ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]''; character debuts: [[Tom and Jerry]], [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Elmer Fudd]], [[Woody Woodpecker]]
* '''[[1941 in animation|1941]]''' – ''[[Woody Woodpecker (film series)|Woody Woodpecker]]'', ''[[Dumbo]]'', ''[[Superman (1940s cartoons)|Superman]]''
* '''[[1941 in animation|1941]]''' – ''[[Woody Woodpecker (film series)|Woody Woodpecker]]'', ''[[Superman (1940s cartoons)|Superman]]'', ''[[Mr. Bug Goes to Town]]'', ''[[Dumbo]]'', ''[[Princess Iron Fan (1941 film)|Princess Iron Fan]]''
* '''[[1942 in animation|1942]]''' – ''[[Bambi]]'', ''[[Mighty Mouse]]'', ''[[How to Play Baseball]]''
* '''[[1942 in animation|1942]]''' – ''[[Bambi]]'', ''[[Mighty Mouse]]'', ''[[How to Play Baseball]]''; character debuts: [[Henery Hawk]], [[Beaky Buzzard]]
* '''[[1943 in animation|1943]]''' – ''[[Red Hot Riding Hood]]'', ''[[Little Lulu#Theatrical shorts|Little Lulu]]'', ''[[Droopy]]'', ''[[Victory Through Air Power (film)|Victory Through Air Power]]''
* '''[[1943 in animation|1943]]''' – ''[[Red Hot Riding Hood]]'', ''[[Noveltoons|Harveytoons]]'', ''[[Victory Through Air Power (film)|Victory Through Air Power]]''; character debut: [[Droopy]], [[Little Lulu]], [[Little Iodine]], [[Chip 'n' Dale]]
* '''[[1944 in animation|1944]]''' – ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'', ''[[Screwball Squirrel]]''
* '''[[1944 in animation|1944]]''' – ''[[The Three Caballeros]]''; character debut: [[Screwball Squirrel]]
* '''[[1945 in animation|1945]]''' – ''[[Casper the Friendly Ghost filmography|Casper the Friendly Ghost]]''
* '''[[1945 in animation|1945]]''' – Character debut: [[Casper the Friendly Ghost filmography|Casper the Friendly Ghost]], [[Yosemite Sam]], [[Pepé Le Pew]]
* '''[[1946 in animation|1946]]''' – ''[[Make Mine Music]]'', ''The Talking Magpies'' (first [[Heckle and Jeckle]] cartoon)
* '''[[1946 in animation|1946]]''' – ''[[Make Mine Music]]''; character debuts: [[Heckle and Jeckle]], [[Foghorn Leghorn]], [[Barnyard Dawg]], [[George and Junior]]
* '''[[1947 in animation|1947]]''' – ''[[The Crab with the Golden Claws (film)|The Crab with the Golden Claws]]'', ''[[Little Audrey]]''
* '''[[1947 in animation|1947]]''' – ''[[The Crab with the Golden Claws (film)|The Crab with the Golden Claws]]''; character debut: [[Little Audrey]] and [[Buzzy the Crow]]
* '''[[1948 in animation|1948]]''' – ''[[Little Tinker]]''
* '''[[1948 in animation|1948]]''' – ''[[Little Tinker]]''; character debut: [[Marvin the Martian]], [[Sylvester the Cat|Sylvester]] and [[Tweety Bird|Tweety Pie]]
* '''[[1949 in animation|1949]]''' – ''[[Mr. Magoo]]'', ''[[Crusader Rabbit]]'' (the first ever animated television series)
* '''[[1949 in animation|1949]]''' – ''[[Mr. Magoo]]'', ''[[Crusader Rabbit]]'' (the first ever animated television series); character debut: [[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner]], [[Mr. Magoo]]


==1950s==
==1950s==
* '''[[1950 in animation|1950]]''' – ''[[Gerald McBoing-Boing]]'', ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''
* '''[[1950 in animation|1950]]''' – ''[[Gerald McBoing-Boing]]'', ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''; character debut: [[Baby Huey]], [[Beetle Bailey]], [[Charlie Brown]], [[Snoopy]]
* '''[[1951 in animation|1951]]''' – ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
* '''[[1951 in animation|1951]]''' – ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''; character debut: [[Violet (Peanuts)|Violet Gray]], [[Schroeder (Peanuts)|Schroeder]]
* '''[[1952 in animation|1952]]''' – ''[[The Scarlet Flower (1952 film)|The Scarlet Flower]]'', ''[[The Snow Maiden (1952 film)|The Snow Maiden]]'', ''[[Lambert the Sheepish Lion]]'', ''[[The King and the Mockingbird|The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird]]''
* '''[[1952 in animation|1952]]''' – ''[[The Scarlet Flower (1952 film)|The Scarlet Flower]]'', ''[[The Snow Maiden (1952 film)|The Snow Maiden]]'', ''[[Lambert the Sheepish Lion]]'', ''[[The King and the Mockingbird|The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird]]''; character debut: [[Linus van Pelt]] and [[Lucy van Pelt]]
* '''[[1953 in animation|1953]]''' – ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'', ''[[Chilly Willy]]''; character debut: [[Tinker Bell#In film#''Peter Pan'' (1953) and other Disney media|Tinker Bell]]
* '''[[1953 in animation|1953]]''' – ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'', ''[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]'', ''[[Duck Amuck]]'', ''[[Chilly Willy]]''; character debut: [[Tinker Bell#In film#''Peter Pan'' (1953) and other Disney media|Tinker Bell]], [[Little Dot]], [[Richie Rich (comics)|Richie Rich]], [[Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare]]
* '''[[1954 in animation|1954]]''' – ''[[Animal Farm (1954 film)|Animal Farm]]''
* '''[[1954 in animation|1954]]''' – ''[[Animal Farm (1954 film)|Animal Farm]]''; character debut: [[Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|Tasmanian Devil]], [[Wendy the Good Little Witch]], [[Marty Links|Emmy Lou]], [[Hi and Lois]], [[Pig-Pen]]
* '''[[1955 in animation|1955]]''' – ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' (becoming the first animated film to be filmed in [[CinemaScope]])
* '''[[1955 in animation|1955]]''' – ''[[One Froggy Evening]]'', ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' (first animated feature film to be filmed in [[CinemaScope]]); character debut: [[Michigan J. Frog]]
*'''[[1956 in animation|1956]]''' - ''[[The Gumby Show]]'', ''[[The Twelve Months (1956 film)|The Twelve Months]]''; [[Toei Animation]] is founded
* '''[[1956 in animation|1956]]''' - ''[[The Gumby Show]]'', ''[[The Twelve Months (1956 film)|The Twelve Months]]''; [[Toei Animation]] is founded; character debut: [[Gumby]]
* '''[[1957 in animation|1957]]''' – ''[[Let's All Go to the Lobby]]''; [[Hanna-Barbera]] is founded, followed by the first broadcast of its first show ''[[The Ruff and Reddy Show]]''
* '''[[1957 in animation|1957]]''' – ''[[Let's All Go to the Lobby]]'', ''[[What's Opera, Doc?]]'', ''[[Hergé's Adventures of Tintin]]''; [[Hanna-Barbera]] is founded, followed by the first broadcast of its first show ''[[The Ruff and Reddy Show]]''; character debut: [[Hot Stuff the Little Devil]], [[The Cat in the Hat]], [[The Grinch]]
* '''[[1958 in animation|1958]]''' – ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]''; character debut: [[Yogi Bear]]
* '''[[1958 in animation|1958]]''' – ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]''; character debut: [[Huckleberry Hound]], [[Yogi Bear]], [[Boo-Boo Bear]], [[Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks]]
* '''[[1959 in animation|1959]]''' – ''[[Rocky and His Friends]]'', ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'', ''[[The Quick Draw McGraw Show]]''
* '''[[1959 in animation|1959]]''' – ''[[Rocky and His Friends]]'', ''[[Felix the Cat (TV series)|Felix the Cat]]'', ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'', ''[[The Quick Draw McGraw Show]]'', ''[[1001 Arabian Nights (1959 film)|1001 Arabian Nights]]'', ''[[Moonbird]]''; character debut: [[Rocky the Flying Squirrel]], [[Bullwinkle J. Moose]], [[Boris Badenov]], [[Natasha Fatale]], [[Sally Brown]], [[Quick Draw McGraw|Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey]], [[Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy]], [[Snooper and Blabber]]


==1960s==
==1960s==
* '''[[1960 in animation|1960]]''' – ''[[The Flintstones]]'', ''[[The Bugs Bunny Show]]''; character debut: [[Fred Flintstone]]
* '''[[1960 in animation|1960]]''' – ''[[The Flintstones]]'', ''[[Little Audrey|Little Audrey's Cartoon Show]]'', ''[[The Bugs Bunny Show]]'', ''[[Mister Magoo]]'', ''[[Popeye the Sailor (TV series)|Popeye the Sailor]]'', ''[[Alakazam the Great]]''; character debut: [[Fred Flintstone]], [[Snagglepuss]], [[Yakky Doodle]], [[Hokey Wolf]]
* '''[[1961 in animation|1961]]''' – ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians (film)|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'', ''[[The Yogi Bear Show]]'', ''[[Top Cat]]''
* '''[[1961 in animation|1961]]''' – ''[[Top Cat]]'', ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians (film)|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'', ''[[The Yogi Bear Show]]'', ''[[The Alvin Show]]''; character debut: [[Top Cat]], [[Frieda (Peanuts)|Frieda]]
* '''[[1962 in animation|1962]]''' – ''[[The Jetsons]]'', ''[[Gay Purr-ee]]'', ''[[The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]]''
* '''[[1962 in animation|1962]]''' – ''[[The Jetsons]]'', ''[[Gay Purr-ee]]'', ''[[The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]]''; character debut: [[Beany and Cecil]], [[Wally Gator]], [[Touché Turtle and Dum Dum]]
* '''[[1963 in animation|1963]]''' – ''[[Astro Boy (1963 TV series)|Astro Boy]]'' (the first ever [[anime]] television series), ''[[The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)|The Sword in the Stone]]'', ''[[Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales]]''; character debut: [[The Pink Panther (character)|The Pink Panther]]
* '''[[1963 in animation|1963]]''' – ''[[Astro Boy (1963 TV series)|Astro Boy]]'' (the first ever [[anime]] television series), ''[[8 Man]]'', ''[[Tetsujin 28-go]]'', ''[[Wanpaku Ōji no Orochi Taiji|The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'', ''[[Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales]]''; character debut: [[The Pink Panther (character)|The Pink Panther]]
* '''[[1964 in animation|1964]]''' – [[List of The Pink Panther cartoons|''The Pink Panther'' cartoon series]], ''[[Johnny Quest]]'', ''[[Underdog (TV series)|Underdog]]'', ''[[The Magilla Gorilla Show]]'', ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]''
* '''[[1964 in animation|1964]]''' – [[List of The Pink Panther cartoons|''The Pink Panther'' cartoon series]], ''[[Johnny Quest]]'', ''[[Underdog (TV series)|Underdog]]'', ''[[Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!]]'' (first ever animated theatrical film based on a television series), ''[[The Magilla Gorilla Show]]'', ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]''; character debut: [[Magilla Gorilla]], [[Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse]], [[Peter Potamus]], [[Breezly and Sneezly]]
* '''[[1965 in animation|1965]]''' – ''[[The Magic Roundabout]]'', ''[[The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show]]'', ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' (first [[Peanuts animated specials| ''Peanuts'' TV special]])
* '''[[1965 in animation|1965]]''' – ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]'', ''[[The Magic Roundabout]]'', ''[[The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show]]'', ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' (first [[Peanuts animated specials| ''Peanuts'' TV special]]), ''[[Mort & Phil]]'' (1965); character debut: [[Atom Ant]], [[Secret Squirrel]], [[Squiddly Diddly]], [[Tumbleweeds (comic strip)|Tumbleweeds]]
* '''[[1966 in animation|1966]]''' – ''[[Space Ghost]]'', ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'', ''[[Batfink]]'', ''[[Trumptonshire trilogy]]'', ''[[Ultra Series#TV shows|Ultra Series]]'', ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]''
* '''[[1966 in animation|1966]]''' – ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]'', ''[[Space Ghost]]'', ''[[Batfink]]'', ''[[Trumptonshire trilogy]]'', ''[[Ultra Series#TV shows|Ultra Series]]'', [[List of Kimba the White Lion episodes|''Kimba the White Lion'' anime series]]; character debut: [[Winnie the Pooh (Disney character)|Winnie the Pooh]], [[Space Ghost]], [[Joe (TV series)|Joe]], [[Peppermint Patty]]
* '''[[1967 in animation|1967]]''' – ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', ''[[George of the Jungle]]'', ''[[Speed Racer]]'', ''[[Spider-Man (1967 TV series)|Spider-Man]]''
* '''[[1967 in animation|1967]]''' – ''[[Spider-Man (1967 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[List of Asterix films|Asterix]]'', ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', ''[[George of the Jungle]]'', ''[[Speed Racer]]'', ''[[Fantastic Four (1967 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'', ''[[Mad Monster Party?]]''; character debut: [[Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock]]
* '''[[1968 in animation|1968]]''' – ''[[Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]'', ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'', ''[[The Herbs]]'', ''[[The Archie Show]]''
* '''[[1968 in animation|1968]]''' – ''[[Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]'', ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'', ''[[Les Shadoks]]'', ''[[The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun]]'', ''[[The Herbs]]'', ''[[The Archie Show]]'', ''[[VIP my Brother Superman]]'', ''[[Fantastic Voyage (TV series)|Fantastic Voyage]]''; character debut: [[Dick Dastardly]], [[Muttley]], [[Tigger]], [[Franklin (Peanuts)|Franklin]]
* '''[[1969 in animation|1969]]''' – ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'', ''[[The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots]]'', ''[[Nu, pogodi!]]'', ''[[Clangers]]'', ''[[Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert]]'', ''[[Frosty the Snowman (film)|Frosty the Snowman]]''; [[The Archies]] release ''[[Sugar Sugar]]''; character debut: [[The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots|Pero]], [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]
* '''[[1969 in animation|1969]]''' – ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'', ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots]]'', ''[[Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines]]'', ''[[Nu, pogodi!]]'', ''[[A Boy Named Charlie Brown]]'' (first [[Peanuts]] theatrical animated film), ''[[Clangers]]'', ''[[Moomin (1969 TV series)|Moomin]]'', ''[[Sazae-san]]'', ''[[Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert]]'', ''[[Tintin and the Temple of the Sun]]'', ''[[Frosty the Snowman (film)|Frosty the Snowman]]'', ''[[Smokey Bear]]'', ''[[A Thousand and One Nights (1969 film)|A Thousand and One Nights]]'', ''[[It's Tough to Be a Bird]]'', ''[[Tiger Mask]]'', ''[[Bambi Meets Godzilla]]'', ''[[Mary, Mungo and Midge]]''; [[The Archies]] release ''[[Sugar Sugar]]''; character debut: [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]], [[The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots|Pero]], [[Clangers]], [[The Ant and the Aardvark]]


==1970s==
==1970s==
* '''[[1970 in animation|1970]]''' – ''[[The Aristocats]]'', ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]''
* '''[[1970 in animation|1970]]''' – ''[[The Aristocats]]'', ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'', ''[[The Phantom Tollbooth (film)|The Phantom Tollbooth]]''; character debut: [[Broom-Hilda]]
* '''[[1971 in animation|1971]]''' – ''[[Mr. Benn#The television series|Mr. Benn]]'', ''[[Here Comes Peter Cottontail]]'', ''[[Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!]]'', ''[[The Cat in the Hat (TV special)|The Cat in the Hat]]''
* '''[[1971 in animation|1971]]''' – ''[[Mr. Benn#The television series|Mr. Benn]]'', ''[[Here Comes Peter Cottontail]]'', ''[[La Linea (TV series)|La Linea]]'', ''[[Lupin the Third]]'', ''[[Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!]]'', ''[[The Cat in the Hat (TV special)|The Cat in the Hat]]''; character debut: [[Mr. Benn#The television series|Mr. Benn]], [[Marcie]]
* '''[[1972 in animation|1972]]''' – ''[[Fritz the Cat (film)|Fritz the Cat]]'' (marking the launch of adult animation) ''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]''; [[Aardman]] is founded; the [[Annie Awards|1st Annie Awards]] are awarded
* '''[[1972 in animation|1972]]''' – ''[[Fritz the Cat (film)|Fritz the Cat]]'' (marking the launch of adult animation) ''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]'', ''[[Panda! Go, Panda!]]'', ''[[Calimero]]''; [[Aardman]] is founded; the [[Annie Awards|1st Annie Awards]] are awarded; character debut: [[Crystal Tipps and Alistair]], [[Rerun van Pelt]]
* '''[[1973 in animation|1973]]''' – ''[[Schoolhouse Rock!]]'', ''[[The Wombles]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Charley Says]]'', ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'', ''[[Charlotte's Web (1973 film)|Charlotte's Web]]'', ''[[Dr. Seuss on the Loose]]''
* '''[[1973 in animation|1973]]''' – ''[[Speed Buggy]]'', ''[[Schoolhouse Rock!]]'', ''[[Charlotte's Web (1973 film)|Charlotte's Web]]'', ''[[The Wombles]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Heavy Traffic]]'', ''[[Charley Says]]'', ''[[Dr. Seuss on the Loose]]'', ''[[Fantastic Planet]]''; character debut: [[The Wombles]], [[Speed Buggy]]
* '''[[1974 in animation|1974]]''' – ''[[Roobarb]]'', ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'', ''[[Bagpuss]]''
* '''[[1974 in animation|1974]]''' – ''[[Roobarb]]'', ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]'', ''[[Heidi, Girl of the Alps]]'', ''[[Bagpuss]]'', ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]''; character debut: [[Hello Kitty]], [[Bagpuss]], [[Hong Kong Phooey]], [[Roobarb|Roobarb and Custard Too]]
* '''[[1975 in animation|1975]]''' – ''[[Paddington (1975 TV series)|Paddington Bear]]'', ''[[Great (1975 film)|Great]]'', ''[[Mr. Men]]'', ''[[Hedgehog in the Fog]]'', ''[[The Great Grape Ape Show]]'', ''[[Bod (TV series)|Bod]]'', ''[[Ivor the Engine]]''
* '''[[1975 in animation|1975]]''' – ''[[Paddington (1975 TV series)|Paddington Bear]]'', ''[[Great (1975 film)|Great]]'', ''[[Mr. Men]]'', ''[[Hedgehog in the Fog]]'', ''[[The Great Grape Ape Show]]'', ''[[Coonskin (film)|Coonskin]]'', ''[[Bod (TV series)|Bod]]'', ''[[Ivor the Engine]]'', ''[[The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix]]'', ''[[Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975 film)|Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid]]''; [[Nippon Animation]] is founded; character debut: [[Paddington Bear]], [[Mr. Men]], [[Onegai My Melody|My Melody]], [[List of Sanrio characters|Little Twin Stars]]
* '''[[1976 in animation|1976]]''' – ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'', ''[[Chorlton and the Wheelies]]'', ''[[Jamie and the Magic Torch]]'', ''[[Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk]]''
* '''[[1976 in animation|1976]]''' – ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'', ''[[Jabberjaw]]'', ''[[Chorlton and the Wheelies]]'', ''[[Jamie and the Magic Torch]]'', ''[[The Smurfs and the Magic Flute]]'', ''[[Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk]]'', ''[[Allegro Non Troppo]]'', ''[[Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle]]''; character debut: [[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder|Dynomutt]], [[Jabberjaw]], [[Chorlton and the Wheelies|Chorlton the Happiness Dragon and Fenella Fellorick the Kettle Witch]], [[Jamie and the Magic Torch|Jamie and Wordsworth]]
* '''[[1977 in animation|1977]]''' – ''[[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[The Rescuers]]'', ''[[Wizards (film)|Wizards]]'', ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'', ''[[Baggy Pants and the Nitwits]]'', ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'', ''[[Laff-A-Lympics]]'', ''[[The Flumps]]''
* '''[[1977 in animation|1977]]''' – ''[[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[Wizards (film)|Wizards]]'', ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'', ''[[Laff-A-Lympics]]'', ''[[The Rescuers]]'', ''[[Baggy Pants and the Nitwits]]'', ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'', ''[[The Flumps]]'', ''[[Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure]]'', ''[[Dot and the Kangaroo (film)|Dot and the Kangaroo]]''; character debut: [[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels|Captain Caveman]], [[Garfield]], [[Morph (animation)|Morph]]
* '''[[1978 in animation|1978]]''' – ''[[Watership Down (film)|Watership Down]]'', ''[[Fangface]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''
* '''[[1978 in animation|1978]]''' – ''[[Watership Down (film)|Watership Down]]'' (first animated feature film to be presented in [[Dolby Stereo]]), ''[[Fangface]]'', ''[[Future Boy Conan]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Ringing Bell]]'', ''[[Galaxy Express 999]]'', ''[[Battle of the Planets]]'', ''[[The Fabulous Funnies]]'' (with ([[Marty Links|Emmy Lou]], [[Nancy (comic strip)|Nancy and Sluggo]], [[The Katzenjammer Kids|The Captain and the Kids]], [[Alley Oop]], [[Tumbleweeds (comic strip)|Tumbleweeds]] and [[Broom-Hilda]])
* '''[[1979 in animation|1979]]''' – ''[[Tale of Tales (1979 film)|Tale of Tales]]'', ''[[Doraemon]]'', ''[[Banjo the Woodpile Cat]]''
* '''[[1979 in animation|1979]]''' – ''[[Doraemon]]'', ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]'', ''[[Tale of Tales (1979 film)|Tale of Tales]]'', ''[[Banjo the Woodpile Cat]]'', ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1979 TV series)|Anne of Green Gables]]'', ''[[Nutcracker Fantasy]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'', ''[[The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie]]''


==1980s==
==1980s==
* '''[[1980 in animation|1980]]''' – ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Morph]]''
* '''[[1980 in animation|1980]]''' – ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Morph]]'', ''[[Heathcliff (1980 TV series)|Heathcliff]]'', ''[[Thundarr the Barbarian]]'', ''[[Animalympics]]'', ''[[The King and the Mockingbird]]''
* '''[[1981 in animation|1981]]''' – ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'', ''[[Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]'' (1981), ''[[Postman Pat]]'', ''[[Heavy Metal (film)|Heavy Metal]]'', ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'', ''[[Willo the Wisp]]'', ''[[Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds]]''
* '''[[1981 in animation|1981]]''' – ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'', ''[[Wendy the Good Little Witch|Wendy and Friends]]'', ''[[Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]'' (1981), ''[[Postman Pat]]'', ''[[Heavy Metal (film)|Heavy Metal]]'', ''[[American Pop]]'', ''[[Willo the Wisp]]'', ''[[Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds]]''; character debut: [[Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)|Danger Mouse]], [[Papa Smurf]], [[Smurfette]], [[Heavy Metal (film)|Taarna]], [[Postman Pat]], [[Willo the Wisp|Mavis Cruet]]
* '''[[1982 in animation|1982]]''' – ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', ''[[The Snowman (1982 film)|The Snowman]]'', ''[[SuperTed]]'', ''[[Pac-Man (TV series)|Pac-Man]]'', ''[[The Last Unicorn (film)|The Last Unicorn]]'', ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'', ''[[Monica and Friends (TV series)|Monica and Friends]]'', ''[[Robby the Rascal]]'', ''[[Macross]]'', ''[[The Mysterious Cities of Gold]]'', ''[[The Plague Dogs (film)|The Plague Dogs]]'', ''[[Hey Good Lookin' (film)|Hey Good Lookin']]'', ''[[Ziggy's Gift]]'', ''[[Vincent (1982 film)|Vincent]]'', ''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall]]'' (musical film with animation segments), ''[[Les Maîtres du temps]]''; character debut: [[The Secret of NIMH|Ms. Brisby]], [[The Snowman (1982 film)|The Snowman]]
* '''[[1982 in animation|1982]]''' – ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', ''[[The Snowman (1982 film)|The Snowman]]'', ''[[SuperTed]]''
* '''[[1983 in animation|1983]]''' – ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983 TV series)|He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'', ''[[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)|The Wind in the Willows]]'', ''[[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]'', ''[[Henry's Cat]]'', ''[[Bananaman]]''
* '''[[1983 in animation|1983]]''' – ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983 TV series)|He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'', ''[[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show]]'', ''[[Aishite Knight]]'', ''[[Golgo 13: The Professional]]'', ''[[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)|The Wind in the Willows]]'', ''[[Crusher Joe]]'', ''[[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]'', ''[[Henry's Cat]]'', ''[[Bananaman]]'', ''[[Rock & Rule]]'' (first animated feature film to use [[Computer graphics]]), ''[[Fire and Ice (1983 film)|Fire and Ice]]'', ''[[Nanako SOS]]'', ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Twice Upon a Time (1983 film)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', ''[[Chronopolis (film)|Chronopolis]]'', ''[[Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel]]'', ''[[Dallos]]'' (first animated production released exclusively on [[direct-to-video]]); character debut: [[Henry's Cat]], [[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)|Mr. Toad]], [[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]
* '''[[1984 in animation|1984]]''' – ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'', ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'', ''[[Heathcliff (1984 TV series)|Heathcliff]]'', ''[[Voltron]]'', ''[[Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series)|Rainbow Brite]]'', ''[[The Family-Ness]]'', ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends]]'', ''[[The Trap Door]]'', ''[[Rupert and the Frog Song]]'', ''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]''
* '''[[1984 in animation|1984]]''' – ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends]]'', ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'', ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'', ''[[List of Fist of the North Star episodes|Fist of the North Star]]'', ''[[Heathcliff (1984 TV series)|Heathcliff]]'' (1984), ''[[Snorks]]'', ''[[Voltron]]'', ''[[Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series)|Rainbow Brite]]'', ''[[The Family-Ness]]'', ''[[The Trap Door]]'', ''[[Rupert and the Frog Song]]'', ''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]'', ''[[Macross: Do You Remember Love?]]'', ''[[Lensman (1984 film)|Lensman]]''; character debut: [[Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series)|Rainbow Brite and the Color Kids]], [[Heathcliff (1984 TV series)|Heathcliff]], [[Voltron]]
* '''[[1985 in animation|1985]]''' – ''[[The Raccoons]]'', ''[[ThunderCats (1985 TV series)|ThunderCats]]'', ''[[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'', ''[[M.A.S.K. (TV series)|M.A.S.K.]]'', ''[[Jem (TV series)|Jem]]'', ''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]'', ''[[The Care Bears (TV series)|Care Bears]]''; [[Studio Ghibli]] is founded
* '''[[1985 in animation|1985]]''' – ''[[The Raccoons]]'', ''[[ThunderCats (1985 TV series)|ThunderCats]]'', ''[[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'', ''[[M.A.S.K. (TV series)|M.A.S.K.]]'', ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]'', ''[[Jem (TV series)|Jem]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985 film)|The Adventures of Mark Twain]]'', ''[[The Secret of the Sword]]'', ''[[Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)|Vampire Hunter D]]'', ''[[The Care Bears (TV series)|Care Bears]]''; [[Studio Ghibli]] is founded ; character debut: [[Care Bears]], [[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears|The Gummi Bears]]
* '''[[1986 in animation|1986]]''' – ''[[An American Tail]]'', ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', ''[[List of Dragon Ball anime|Dragon Ball]]'', ''[[Foofur]]'', ''[[The Raggy Dolls]]'', ''[[Castle in the Sky]]'', ''[[Pingu]]''; [[Pixar]] is founded, along with its first [[List of Pixar short films|short film]] ''[[Luxo Jr.]]'', with the [[Luxo Jr. (character)|title character]] who would then become its mascot.
* '''[[1986 in animation|1986]]''' – ''[[An American Tail]]'', ''[[Castle in the Sky]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[List of Dragon Ball anime|Dragon Ball]]'', ''[[Foofur]]'', ''[[Saint Seiya]]'', ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', ''[[The Raggy Dolls]]'', ''[[When the Wind Blows (1986 film)|When the Wind Blows]]'', ''[[Pingu]]''; [[Pixar]] is founded, along with its first [[List of Pixar short films|short film]] ''[[Luxo Jr.]]'', with the [[Luxo Jr. (character)|title character]] who would then become its mascot; character debut: [[An American Tail|Fievel Mousekewitz]], [[Pingu]], [[The Raggy Dolls]]
* '''[[1987 in animation|1987]]''' – ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', ''[[Fireman Sam]]'', ''[[DuckTales]]'', ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]''
* '''[[1987 in animation|1987]]''' – ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', ''[[Fireman Sam]]'', ''[[DuckTales]]'', ''[[ALF: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Beverly Hills Teens]]'', ''[[Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time... Life]]'', ''[[The Chipmunk Adventure]]'', ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]'', ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'', ''[[Gandahar (film)|Gandahar]]'', ''[[The Man Who Planted Trees (film)|The Man Who Planted Trees]]'', ''[[Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night]]''; character debut: [[ALF: The Animated Series|ALF]], [[Spot the Dog]], [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]
* '''[[1988 in animation|1988]]''' – ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'', ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]'', ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', ''[[The Land Before Time]]'', ''[[Count Duckula]]'', ''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'', ''[[Tin Toy]]'', ''[[Oliver and Company]]'', ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''; character debut: [[My Neighbor Totoro|Totoro]], [[Jessica Rabbit]].
* '''[[1988 in animation|1988]]''' – ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'', ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]'', ''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'', ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', ''[[The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time]]'', ''[[Count Duckula]]'', ''[[Tin Toy]]'', ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[RoboCop: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[City Hunter]]'', ''[[Alice (1988 film)|Alice]]'', ''[[Technological Threat]]'', ''[[Fantastic Max]]'', ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''; character debut: [[My Neighbor Totoro|Totoro]], [[Jessica Rabbit]], [[Charlie Chalk]], [[List of The Land Before Time characters#Littlefoot|Littlefoot]], [[List of The Land Before Time characters#Cera|Cera]], [[List of The Land Before Time characters#Ducky|Ducky]], [[List of The Land Before Time characters#Petrie|Petrie]] and [[List of The Land Before Time characters#Spike|Spike]].
* '''[[1989 in animation|1989]]''' – ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'', ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (starting off the [[Disney Renaissance]]), ''[[The BFG (1989 film)|The BFG]]'', ''[[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]'', ''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]'', ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'', ''[[Muzzy in Gondoland|Muzzy]]'', ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers]]''; character debut: [[Homer Simpson|Homer,]] [[Marge Simpson|Marge,]] [[Bart Simpson|Bart,]] [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] and [[Maggie Simpson]], [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]]
* '''[[1989 in animation|1989]]''' – ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'', ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]'', ''[[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]'', ''[[List of Ranma ½ episodes|Ranma ½]]'', ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', ''[[Creature Comforts]]'' (TV series), ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (first [[Disney Renaissance]] film), ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'', ''[[The BFG (1989 film)|The BFG]]'', ''[[Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland]]'', ''[[Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli]]'', ''[[Muzzy in Gondoland|Muzzy]]'', ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers]]'', ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''; character debut: [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] and [[Maggie Simpson]], [[Kiki's Delivery Service|Kiki]], [[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]], [[Wallace and Gromit]], [[Babar (TV series)|Babar]], [[The BFG (1989 film)|The BFG]]


==1990s==
==1990s==
* '''[[1990 in animation|1990]]''' – ''[[Creature Comforts]]'', ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[TaleSpin]]'', ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'', ''[[Bobby's World]]''; [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio|Nickelodeon Animation]] is founded
* '''[[1990 in animation|1990]]''' – ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Mind's Eye (film series)|Mind's Eye]]'', ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'', ''[[Moomin (1990 TV series)|Moomin]]'', ''[[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]]'', ''[[TaleSpin]]'', ''[[The Jetsons Movie]]'', ''[[Happily Ever After (1990 film)|Happily Ever After]]'', ''[[Werner – Beinhart!]]'', ''[[Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates]]'', ''[[Bobby's World]]''; [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio|Nickelodeon Animation]] is founded; character debut: [[Captain Planet and the Planeteers|Captain Planet]], [[List of Tiny Toon Adventures characters|Plucky Duck]], [[Bump (TV series)|Bump the Elephants]]
* '''[[1991 in animation|1991]]''' – ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', ''[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]'', ''[[Rugrats]]'', ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]'', ''[[Father Christmas (1991 film)|Father Christmas]]'', ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[Rupert (TV series)|Rupert the Bear]]'', ''[[Spider (TV series)|Spider!]]'', ''[[Only Yesterday (1991 film)|Only Yesterday]]'', ''[[Aeon Flux]]''
* '''[[1991 in animation|1991]]''' – ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]'', ''[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]'', ''[[Rugrats]]'', ''[[Father Christmas (1991 film)|Father Christmas]]'', ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', ''[[An American Tail: Fievel Goes West]]'', ''[[Back to the Future (TV series)|Back to the Future]]'', ''[[Rock-A-Doodle]]'', ''[[Æon Flux]]'', ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[Rupert (TV series)|Rupert the Bear]]'', ''[[Spider (TV series)|Spider!]]'', ''[[Only Yesterday (1991 film)|Only Yesterday]]'', ''[[Aeon Flux]]'', ''[[Roujin Z]]'', ''[[A Wish for Wings That Work]]'', ''[[Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series)|Mother Goose and Grimm]]'', ''[[The Princess and the Goblin (film)|The Princess and the Goblin]]'', ''[[Rover Dangerfield]]''; character debut: [[Darkwing Duck]], [[Angelica Pickles]], [[The Ren & Stimpy Show|Ren & Stimpy]]
* '''[[1992 in animation|1992]]''' – ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends]]'', ''[[Eek! the Cat]]'', ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'', ''[[X-Men (TV series)|X-Men]]'', ''[[Crayon Shin-Chan]]'', ''[[Porco Rosso]]''; [[Cartoon Network]] is launched
* '''[[1992 in animation|1992]]''' – ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[X-Men (TV series)|X-Men]]'', ''[[Noddy's Toyland Adventures|Noddy in Toyland]]'', ''[[Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'', ''[[Eek! the Cat]]'', ''[[The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends]]'', ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', ''[[Porco Rosso]]'', ''[[Goof Troop]]'', ''[[Crayon Shin-Chan]]'', ''[[Fievel's American Tails]]'', ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'', ''[[Cool World]]'', ''[[Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama]]'', ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation]]'' (first American produced animated feature film released [[direct-to-video]]), ''[[Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (TV series)|Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair]]'', ''[[Sandokan#Animated series|Sandokan]]'' (1992); [[Cartoon Network]] is launched; character debut: [[Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon]], [[Noddy's Toyland Adventures|Noddy]]
* '''[[1993 in animation|1993]]''' – ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Beavis and Butt-head]]'', ''[[The Animals of Farthing Wood (TV series)|The Animals of Farthing Wood]]'', ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'', ''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]'', ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', ''[[Madeline (TV series)|Madeline]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Biker Mice From Mars]]'', ''[[VeggieTales]]''
* '''[[1993 in animation|1993]]''' – ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Beavis and Butt-head]]'', ''[[The Animals of Farthing Wood (TV series)|The Animals of Farthing Wood]]'', ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'', ''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]'', ''[[Family Dog (TV series)|Family Dog]]'', ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', ''[[Exosquad]]'', ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]'', ''[[Ninja Scroll]]'', ''[[Madeline (TV series)|Madeline]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[The Wrong Trousers]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Biker Mice From Mars]]'', ''[[VeggieTales]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther (TV series)|The Pink Panther]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Forest]]'', ''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)|We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]]''; character debut: [[Rocko]], [[Heffer Wolfe]], [[Spunky (Rocko's Modern Life)|Spunky]], [[Madeline (TV series)|Madeline]], [[List of Sanrio characters|Bad Badtz-Maru]], [[Old Bear and Friends]]
* '''[[1994 in animation|1994]]''' – ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Tick (1994 TV series)|The Tick]]'', ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Pom Poko]]'', ''[[Duckman]]'', ''[[ReBoot]]'', ''[[Magic Adventures of Mumfie]]'', ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'', ''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]'', ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''; [[DreamWorks Animation]] is founded
* '''[[1994 in animation|1994]]''' – [[The Land Before Time (franchise)|''The Land Before Time'' direct-to-video franchise]], ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Swan Princess]]'', ''[[Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[The Tick (1994 TV series)|The Tick]]'', ''[[Pom Poko]]'', ''[[Thumbelina (1994 film)|Thumbelina]]'', ''[[SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron]]'', ''[[Beethoven (TV series)|Beethoven]]'', ''[[ReBoot]]'', ''[[Magic Adventures of Mumfie]]'', ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'', ''[[Felidae (film)|Felidae]]'', ''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]'', ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'', ''[[The Pagemaster]]''; [[DreamWorks Animation]] is founded; character debut: [[List of The Land Before Time characters#Chomper|Chomper]], [[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]
* '''[[1995 in animation|1995]]''' – ''[[Toy Story (franchise)#Films|Toy Story]]'', ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', ''[[Freakazoid!]]'', ''[[Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'', ''[[The What A Cartoon Show]]'', ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', ''[[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[Whisper of the Heart]]''; character debut: [[Woody (Toy Story)|Woody]] and [[Buzz Lightyear]]
* '''[[1995 in animation|1995]]''' – ''[[Toy Story (franchise)#Films|Toy Story]]'', ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', ''[[The What A Cartoon Show]]'', ''[[Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'', ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', ''[[Whisper of the Heart]]'', ''[[The Critic]]'', ''[[Tenchi Universe]]'', ''[[Memories (1995 film)|Memories]]'', ''[[Freakazoid!]]'', ''[[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[Balto (film)|Balto]]'', ''[[The Pebble and the Penguin]]''; character debut: [[Woody (Toy Story)|Woody]] and [[Buzz Lightyear]], [[Motoko Kusanagi]]
* '''[[1996 in animation|1996]]''' – ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]'', ''[[Blue's Clues]]'', ''[[Space Jam]]'', ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'', ''[[KaBlam!]]'', ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''
* '''[[1996 in animation|1996]]''' – ''[[Space Jam]]'', ''[[Case Closed]]'', ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]]'', ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]'', ''[[Blue's Clues]]'', ''[[Jumanji (TV series)|Jumanji]]'', ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'', ''[[The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper]]'', ''[[KaBlam!]]'', ''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]'', ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Cassiopeia (film)|Cassiopeia]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (OVA), ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', ''[[La freccia azzurra]]''; character debut: [[List of Hey Arnold! characters|Helga Pataki]] [[Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter and Dee-Dee]], [[Lola Bunny]]
* '''[[1997 in animation|1997]]''' – ''[[Pokémon (TV series)|Pokémon]]'', ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', ''[[Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia]]'', ''[[Todd MacFarlane's Spawn]]'', ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Perfect Blue]]'', ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'', ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'', ''[[Daria]]'', ''[[Geri's Game]]'', ''[[King of the Hill]]'', ''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]''; character debut: [[Eric Cartman]]
* '''[[1997 in animation|1997]]''' – ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[Pokémon (TV series)|Pokémon]]'', ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', ''[[Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia]]'', ''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]'', ''[[Todd MacFarlane's Spawn]]'', ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Perfect Blue]]'', ''[[Caillou]]'', ''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]'', ''[[The End of Evangelion]]'', ''[[Men in Black: The Series]]'', ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'', ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'', ''[[Daria]]'', ''[[Geri's Game]]'', ''[[King of the Hill]]'', ''[[The Old Lady and the Pigeons]]'', ''[[Lupo Alberto (TV series)|Lupo Alberto]]''; character debut: [[Ash Ketchum]], [[Pikachu]], [[Eric Cartman]], [[List of Sanrio characters|Pompompurin]], [[Johnny Bravo]], [[I Am Weasel|I.M. Weasel and I.R. Baboon]], [[Kipper the Dog]]
* '''[[1998 in animation|1998]]''' – ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[Antz]]'', ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'', ''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]'', ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'', ''[[Kirikou and the Sorceress]]'', ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'', ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', ''[[A Bug's Life]]'', ''[[CatDog]]'', ''[[Bob and Margaret]]'', ''[[The First Snow of Winter]]'', ''[[Bob the Builder]]''; character debut: [[Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup|The Powerpuff Girls]]
* '''[[1998 in animation|1998]]''' – ''[[Antz]]'', ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'', [[List of Pokémon films#Animated films|''Pokémon'' film series]], ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'', ''[[Kirikou and the Sorceress]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', [[List of films based on DC Comics publications#Animated films|DC Comics animated direct-to-video film series]], ''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]'', ''[[Cowboy Bepop]]'', ''[[Oggy and the Cockroaches]]'', ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'', ''[[CatDog]]'', ''[[Bob and Margaret]]'', ''[[The First Snow of Winter]]'', ''[[List of Cardcaptor Sakura episodes|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', ''[[Flint the Time Detective]]'', ''[[Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus]]'', ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'', ''[[Bob the Builder]]'', ''[[Bunny (1998 film)|Bunny]]'', ''[[Toonsylvania]]''; character debut: [[Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup|The Powerpuff Girls]], [[CatDog]]
* '''[[1999 in animation|1999]]''' – ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', ''[[The Iron Giant]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[Futurama]]'', ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'', ''[[My Neighbours the Yamadas]]'', ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'' (final Disney Renaissance film), ''[[Digimon: Digital Monsters]]'', ''[[Redwall (TV series)|Redwall]]'', ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'', ''[[Ed, Edd 'n Eddy]]'', ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', ''[[Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]'', ''[[Oggy and the Cockroaches]]'', ''[[Olive the Other Reindeer]]'', ''[[Robbie the Reindeer]]'', ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'', ''[[Rocket Power]]'', ''[[Mike, Lu and Og]]''; character debut: [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]
* '''[[1999 in animation|1999]]''' – ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[The Iron Giant]]'', ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'', ''[[Ed, Edd 'n Eddy]]'', ''[[One Piece (TV series)|One Piece]]'', ''[[Futurama]]'', ''[[Stuart Little (film)|Stuart Little]]'', ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'', ''[[My Neighbours the Yamadas]]'', ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'', ''[[Digimon: Digital Monsters]]'', ''[[Redwall (TV series)|Redwall]]'', ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', ''[[Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]'', ''[[Mona the Vampire]]'', ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'', ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka]]'', ''[[The PJs]]'', ''[[Olive the Other Reindeer]]'', ''[[Bartok the Magnificent]]'', ''[[Robbie the Reindeer]]'', ''[[Rocket Power]]'', ''[[Dragon Tales]]'', ''[[Hunter × Hunter (1999 TV series)|Hunter × Hunter]]'', ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'', ''[[List of Hello Kitty television series|Hello Kitty's Paradise]]'', ''[[The Old Man and the Sea (1999 film)|The Old Man and the Sea]]'', ''[[Dilbert (TV series)|Dilbert]]'', ''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Maisy]]'', ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'' (final Disney Renaissance film), ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'', ''[[The King and I (1999 film)|The King and I]]'', ''[[Mike, Lu and Og]]'', ''[[The Foxbusters]]''; [[Fox Television Animation|FOX Television Animation]] is founded; character debut: [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] and [[Patrick Star]], [[Ed, Edd 'n Eddy]], [[Courage the Cowardly Dog]], [[List of Sanrio characters|Dear Daniel]], [[Peter Griffin|Peter]], [[Lois Griffin|Lois]], [[Meg Griffin|Meg]], [[Chris Griffin|Chris]], [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]] and [[Brian Griffin|Brian]]


==2000s==
==2000s==
* '''[[2000 in animation|2000]]''' – ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'', ''[[Chicken Run]]'', ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[Static Shock]]'', ''[[As Told By Ginger]]'', ''[[Teacher's Pet (TV series)|Teacher's Pet]]'', ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', ''[[Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids (TV series)|Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids]]'', ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]'', ''[[For the Birds (film)|For the Birds]]'', ''[[Sheep in the Big City]]'', ''[[Dinosaur (2000 film)|Dinosaur]]'', ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]''
* '''[[2000 in animation|2000]]''' – ''[[Chicken Run]]'', ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'', ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[As Told By Ginger]]'', ''[[Titan A.E.]]'', ''[[Sheep in the Big City]]'', ''[[Static Shock]]'', ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'', ''[[Teacher's Pet (TV series)|Teacher's Pet]]'', ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', ''[[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]]'', ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', ''[[Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids (TV series)|Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids]]'', ''[[Yoho Ahoy]]'' ''[[For the Birds (film)|For the Birds]]'', ''[[CyberWorld]]'', ''[[Digimon: The Movie]]'', ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]'', ''[[Help! I'm a Fish]]'', ''[[Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists]]'' (first computer-animated feature film created exclusively using [[motion capture]]), ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'', ''[[Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust]]''; character debut: [[Dora the Explorer]], [[Chicken Run|Ginger]], [[Sheep in the Big City|Sheep]]
* '''[[2001 in animation|2001]]''' – ''[[Shrek]]'' (which wins the first ever [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]]), ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', ''[[Invader Zim]]'', ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', ''[[Spirited Away]]'', ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'', ''[[Time Squad]]'', ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'', ''[[Waking Life]]'', ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[The Proud Family]]'', ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'', ''[[House of Mouse]]'', ''[[Stanley (2001 TV series)|Stanley]]'', ''[[Totally Spies!]]'', ''[[Beyblade]]''; [[Gorillaz]] release their ''[[Gorillaz (album)|self-titled]]'' debut album
* '''[[2001 in animation|2001]]''' – ''[[Shrek (franchise)|Shrek]]'' (which wins the first ever [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]]), ''[[Spirited Away]]'', ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', ''[[Invader Zim]]'', ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'', ''[[Time Squad]]'', ''[[El Nombre]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]'' (first [[Photorealism|photorealistic]] computer-animated feature film), ''[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'', ''[[Waking Life]]'', ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[The Proud Family]]'', ''[[Osmosis Jones]]'', ''[[House of Mouse]]'', ''[[Millennium Actress]]'', ''[[Stanley (2001 TV series)|Stanley]]'', ''[[Totally Spies!]]'', ''[[Beyblade]]'', ''[[The Mummy (TV series)|The Mummy]]'', ''[[Metropolis (2001 film)|Metropolis]]''; [[Gorillaz]] release their ''[[Gorillaz (album)|self-titled]]'' debut album; character debut: [[Shrek (character)|Shrek]], [[Donkey (Shrek)|Donkey]] and [[Princess Fiona]], [[Spirited Away|Chihiro and Sen]], [[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within|Aki Ross]], [[Cinnamoroll]], [[Samurai Jack]], [[The Fairly OddParents|Cosmo and Wanda]]
* '''[[2002 in animation|2002]]''' – ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]'', ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'', ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]'', ''[[Cyberchase]]'', ''[[A Town Called Panic]]'' (TV series), ''[[Filmore!]]'', ''[[Clone High]]'', ''[[Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron]]'', ''[[ChalkZone]]'', ''[[¡Mucha Lucha!]]'', ''[[Mr. Bean (animated TV series)|Mr. Bean: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Kim Possible]]'', ''[[Treasure Planet]]'', ''[[The ChubbChubbs!]]'', ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''; character debut: [[List of Ice Age characters#Scrat|Scrat]], [[Stitch (Disney character)|Stitch]]
* '''[[2002 in animation|2002]]''' – ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'', ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]'', ''[[Kim Possible]]'', ''[[Mr. Bean (animated TV series)|Mr. Bean: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[The ChubbChubbs!]]'', ''[[Ice Age (franchise)|Ice Age]]'', ''[[Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron]]'', ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]'', ''[[Cyberchase]]'', ''[[A Town Called Panic]]'' (TV series), ''[[Filmore!]]'', ''[[Eight Crazy Nights]]'', ''[[Clone High]]'', ''[[ChalkZone]]'', ''[[¡Mucha Lucha!]]'', ''[[The Wild Thornberrys Movie]]'', ''[[The Cat Returns]]'', ''[[Treasure Planet]]'', ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''; character debut: [[List of Ice Age characters#Scrat|Scrat]], [[Stitch (Disney character)|Stitch]]
* '''[[2003 in animation|2003]]''' – ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', ''[[The Triplets of Belleville]]'', ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|Star Wars: Clone Wars]]'', ''[[Boundin']]'', ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'', ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', ''[[Brother Bear]]'', ''[[Creature Comforts]]'' (TV series), ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'', ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'', ''[[Harvie Krumpet]]'', ''[[Miffy and Friends]]'', ''[[Jojo's Circus]]'', ''[[Code Lyoko]]''
* '''[[2003 in animation|2003]]''' – ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', ''[[The Triplets of Belleville]]'', ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|Star Wars: Clone Wars]]'', ''[[Boundin']]'', ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'', ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls| The Rowdyruff Boys]]'', ''[[Tokyo Godfathers]]'', ''[[Sonic X]]'', ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'', ''[[The Animatrix]]'', ''[[Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem]]'', ''[[Harvie Krumpet]]'', ''[[Miffy and Friends]]'', ''[[Making Fiends (web series)]]'', ''[[Jojo's Circus]]'', ''[[Code Lyoko]]''; character debut: [[Finding Nemo|Marlin, Nemo and Dory]], [[The Powerpuff Girls|The Rowdyruff Boys]], [[My Life as a Teenage Robot|Jenny Wakeman]]
* '''[[2004 in animation|2004]]''' – ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[The Incredibles]]'', ''[[Drawn Together]]'', ''[[Shrek 2]]'', ''[[The Polar Express (film)|The Polar Express]]'', ''[[Franny's Feet]]'', ''[[Bleach (TV series)|Bleach]]'', ''[[Atomic Betty]]'', ''[[Peppa Pig]]'', ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'', ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', ''[[The Backyardigans]]'', ''[[Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!]]'', ''[[Winx Club]]'', ''[[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers]]'', ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'', ''[[W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]''
* '''[[2004 in animation|2004]]''' – ''[[The Incredibles]]'', ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[Drawn Together]]'', ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'', ''[[The Polar Express (film)|The Polar Express]]'', ''[[Franny's Feet]]'', ''[[Team America: World Police]]'', ''[[Pat & Stan]]'', ''[[Bleach (TV series)|Bleach]]'', ''[[Atomic Betty]]'', ''[[Peppa Pig]]'', ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'', ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', ''[[The Backyardigans]]'', ''[[Shark Tale]]'', ''[[Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!]]'', ''[[Laura's Star]]'', ''[[Appleseed (2004 film)|Appleseed]]'', ''[[Winx Club]]'', ''[[Father of the Pride]]'', ''[[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers]]'', ''[[W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]''; character debut: [[Danny Phantom]], [[Sugarbunnies]], [[Peppa Pig]], [[List of The Incredibles characters|Bob Parr]], [[Helen Parr (The Incredibles)|Helen Parr]], [[Dash Parr|Dash]], [[Violet Parr|Violet]], [[List of The Incredibles characters|Jack-Jack]], and [[Edna Mode]]
* '''[[2005 in animation|2005]]''' – ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', ''[[Ben 10]]'', ''[[Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'', ''[[Corpse Bride]]'', ''[[American Dad!]]'', ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', ''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]'', ''[[9 (2005 film)|9]]'', ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]'', ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]'', ''[[Camp Lazlo]]'', ''[[Charlie and Lola (TV series)|Charlie and Lola]]'', ''[[Krypto the Superdog]]'', ''[[Squidbillies]]'', ''[[Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf]]'', ''[[Little Einsteins]]'', ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'', ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'', ''[[My Gym Partner's A Monkey]]'', ''[[Johnny Test]]'', ''[[The Buzz on Maggie]]''; [[Gorillaz]] release ''[[Demon Days]]''; [[Laika (company)|Laika]] is founded
* '''[[2005 in animation|2005]]''' – ''[[Madagascar (franchise)|Madagascar]]'', ''[[Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'', ''[[Corpse Bride]]'', ''[[Hoodwinked!]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]'', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', ''[[Ben 10]]'', ''[[American Dad!]]'', ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', ''[[9 (2005 film)|9]]'', ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]'', ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]'', ''[[Camp Lazlo]]'', ''[[Charlie and Lola (TV series)|Charlie and Lola]]'', ''[[Krypto the Superdog]]'', ''[[Squidbillies]]'', ''[[Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf]]'', ''[[Valiant (film)|Valiant]]'', ''[[Little Einsteins]]'', ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'', ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'', ''[[Arashi no Yoru ni|One Stormy Night]]'', ''[[My Gym Partner's A Monkey]]'', ''[[Catscratch]]'', ''[[Johnny Test]]'', ''[[The Buzz on Maggie]]''; [[Gorillaz]] release ''[[Demon Days]]''; [[Laika (company)|Laika]] is founded; character debut: [[List_of_Madagascar_(franchise)_characters#The_Penguins|The Penguins]], [[The Buzz on Maggie|Maggie]], [[Onegai My Melody|Kuromi and My Sweet Piano]], [[Charlie and Lola (TV series)|Charlie and Lola]], [[Go, Diego, Go!|Diego]], [[Aang]]
* '''[[2006 in animation|2006]]''' – ''[[Happy Feet]]'', ''[[Curious George (TV series)|Curious George]]'', ''[[Cars (2006 film)|Cars]]'', ''[[Handy Manny]]'', ''[[Monster House (film)|Monster House]]'', ''[[Wonder Pets!]]'', ''[[Class of 3000]]'', ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]'', ''[[Pucca (TV series)|Pucca]]'', ''[[Peter and the Wolf (2006 film)|Peter and the Wolf]]'', ''[[Lifted (2006 film)|Lifted]]'', ''[[The Secret Show]]''
* '''[[2006 in animation|2006]]''' – ''[[Happy Feet]]'', ''[[List of Death Note episodes|Death Note]]'', ''[[Flushed Away]]'', ''[[Cars (franchise)|Cars]]'', ''[[Curious George (TV series)|Curious George]]'', ''[[Handy Manny]]'', ''[[Monster House (film)|Monster House]]'', ''[[Wonder Pets!]]'', ''[[Class of 3000]]'', ''[[Code Geass]]'', ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]'', ''[[Growing Up Creepie]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]'', ''[[Pucca (TV series)|Pucca]]'', ''[[Over the Hedge (film)|Over the Hedge]]'', ''[[Peter and the Wolf (2006 film)|Peter and the Wolf]]'', ''[[Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes]]'', ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006 film)|The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]]'', ''[[Hell Girl]]'', ''[[A Scanner Darkly (film)|A Scanner Darkly]]'', ''[[Lifted (2006 film)|Lifted]]'', ''[[No Time for Nuts]]'', ''[[The Little Matchgirl (2006 film)|The Little Matchgirl]]'', ''[[The Danish Poet]]'', ''[[Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika]]'', ''[[Tales from Earthsea (film)|Tales from Earthsea]]'', ''[[The Secret Show]]'', ''[[List of Gintama episodes|Gintama]]'', ''[[Open Season (2006 film)|Open Season]]'', ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'', ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]'', ''[[Powerpuff Girls Z]]'', ''[[Onegai My Melody]]'', ''[[Hellboy: Sword of Storms]]'', ''[[Barnyard (film)|Barnyard]]'', ''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]]'', ''[[The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]''; character debut: [[Horrid Henry (TV series)|Horrid Henry]], [[Growing Up Creepie|Creepie]], [[Lightning McQueen]] and [[Mater (Cars)|Mater]]
* '''[[2007 in animation|2007]]''' – ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'', ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]'', ''[[Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]'', ''[[Persepolis (film)|Persepolis]]'', ''[[Surf's Up (film)|Surf's Up]]'', ''[[WordGirl]]'', ''[[El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera]]'', ''[[Meet the Robinsons]]'', ''[[Beowulf (2007 film)|Beowulf]]'', ''[[Shaun the Sheep]]''; [[Chris Meledandri]] leaves [[20th Century Fox Animation]] to form his own company [[Illumination (animation company)|Illumination]]
* '''[[2007 in animation|2007]]''' – ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'', ''[[Surf's Up (film)|Surf's Up]]'', ''[[Persepolis (film)|Persepolis]]'', ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]'', ''[[Beowulf (2007 film)|Beowulf]]'', ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', ''[[Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]'', ''[[WordGirl]]'', ''[[TMNT (film)|TMNT]]'', ''[[El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera]]'', ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'', ''[[Bee Movie]]'', ''[[Shaun the Sheep]]''; [[Chris Meledandri]] leaves [[20th Century Fox Animation]] to form his own company [[Illumination (animation company)|Illumination]]; character debut: [[Shaun the Sheep]], [[Perry the Platypus]]
* '''[[2008 in animation|2008]]''' – ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'', ''[[Ponyo]]'', ''[[Total Drama]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', ''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]'', ''[[WALL-E]]'', ''[[Waltz with Bashir]]'', ''[[Presto (film)|Presto]]'', ''[[The Mighty B]]'', ''[[The Secret Saturdays]]'', ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', ''[[Tinker Bell (film)|Tinker Bell]]'', ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]'', ''[[Simon's Cat]]'', ''[[Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!]]'', ''[[Martha Speaks (TV series)|Martha Speaks]]'', ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]''
* '''[[2008 in animation|2008]]''' – ''[[Kung Fu Panda (franchise)|Kung Fu Panda]]'', ''[[Ponyo]]'', ''[[Total Drama]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'', ''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]'', ''[[Waltz with Bashir]]'', ''[[Presto (film)|Presto]]'', ''[[The Mighty B]]'', ''[[The Secret Saturdays]]'', ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', ''[[Tinker Bell (film)|Tinker Bell]]'', ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]'', ''[[Simon's Cat]]'', ''[[Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!]]'', ''[[The Tale of Despereaux (film)|The Tale of Despereaux]]'', ''[[Big Buck Bunny]]'', ''[[Martha Speaks (TV series)|Martha Speaks]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''; character debut: [[Simon's Cat]], [[Kung Fu Panda (franchise)|Po Panda]]
* '''[[2009 in animation|2009]]''' – ''[[Coraline (film)|Coraline]]'', ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'', ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'', ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'', ''[[Mary and Max]]'', ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'', ''[[Masha and the Bear]]'', ''[[Prep & Landing]]'', ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', ''[[A Town Called Panic (film)|A Town Called Panic]]'' (film), ''[[The Secret of Kells]]'', ''[[Logorama]]'', ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'', ''[[The Gruffalo (film)|The Gruffalo]]''
* '''[[2009 in animation|2009]]''' – ''[[Coraline (film)|Coraline]]'', ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'', ''[[Mary and Max]]'', ''[[The Secret of Kells]]'', ''[[Masha and the Bear]]'', ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'', ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'', ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'', ''[[Fanboy & Chum Chum]]'', ''[[Prep & Landing]]'', ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', ''[[A Town Called Panic (film)|A Town Called Panic]]'' (film), ''[[Logorama]]'', ''[[9 (2009 animated film)|9]]'' (feature film), ''[[Summer Wars]]'', ''[[Astro Boy (film)|Astro Boy]]'', ''[[The Gruffalo (film)|The Gruffalo]]'', ''[[The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit]]'', ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]''; character debut: [[Coraline (film)|Coraline]], [[Masha and the Bear]], [[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Mr. Fox]], [[The Secret of Kells|Aisling]], [[The Princess and the Frog|Prince Naveen and Louis]], [[Monsters vs. Aliens|Ginormica]]


==2010s==
==2010s==
* '''[[2010 in animation|2010]]''' – ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', ''[[Despicable Me]]'', ''[[Adventure Time]]'', ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (franchise)#Films|How to Train Your Dragon]]'', ''[[Tangled]]'', ''[[The Ricky Gervais Show (TV series)|The Ricky Gervais Show]]'', ''[[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]'', ''[[Octonauts]]'', ''[[Generator Rex]]'', ''[[Chico and Rita]]'', ''[[A Cat in Paris]]'', ''[[Regular Show]]'', ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', ''[[The Illusionist (2010 film)|The Illusionist]]'', ''[[Day & Night (2010 film)|Day & Night]]''; [[Gorillaz]] release ''[[Plastic Beach]]''; character debut: the [[Minions (Despicable Me)|Minions]], [[Pinkie Pie]]
* '''[[2010 in animation|2010]]''' – ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (franchise)#Films|How to Train Your Dragon]]'', ''[[Despicable Me (franchise)|Despicable Me]]'', ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', ''[[Adventure Time]]'', ''[[Megamind]]'', ''[[The Ricky Gervais Show (TV series)|The Ricky Gervais Show]]'', ''[[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]'', ''[[Arrietty]]'', ''[[The Illusionist (2010 film)|The Illusionist]]'', ''[[Mad (TV series)|Mad]]'', ''[[Chloe's Closet]]'', ''[[Octonauts]]'', ''[[Generator Rex]]'', ''[[Chico and Rita]]'', ''[[A Cat in Paris]]'', ''[[Regular Show]]'', ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'', ''[[Heroman]]'', ''[[The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]'', ''[[Tangled]]'', ''[[Les Dalton (TV series)|Les Dalton]]'', ''[[Day & Night (2010 film)|Day & Night]]''; [[Gorillaz]] release ''[[Plastic Beach]]''; character debut: [[How to Train Your Dragon|Toothless]], [[Minions (Despicable Me)|The Minions]], [[Octonauts]], [[Pinkie Pie]], [[Princess Bubblegum]] and [[Marceline the Vampire Queen]], [[The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya|Haruhi Suzumiya]]
* '''[[2011 in animation|2011]]''' – ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|The Adventures of Tintin]]'', ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]'', ''[[Arthur Christmas]]'', ''[[Rango (2011 film)|Rango]]'', ''[[La Luna (2011 film)|La Luna]]'', ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'', ''[[Rastamouse]]'', ''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]'', ''[[Larva (TV series)|Larva]]'', ''[[The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore]]''
* '''[[2011 in animation|2011]]''' – ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|The Adventures of Tintin]]'', ''[[Rango (2011 film)|Rango]]'', ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]'', ''[[Arthur Christmas]]'', ''[[Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness]]'', ''[[Magic Tree House (film)|Magic Tree House]]'', ''[[La Luna (2011 film)|La Luna]]'', ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'', ''[[Rastamouse]]'', ''[[The Rabbi's Cat (film)|The Rabbi's Cat]]'', ''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]'', ''[[Larva (TV series)|Larva]]'', ''[[The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore]]''; character debut: [[The Amazing World of Gumball|Gumball and Darwin Watterson]]
* '''[[2012 in animation|2012]]''' – ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'', ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]'', ''[[ParaNorman]]'', ''[[Frankenweenie (2012 film)|Frankenweenie]]'', ''[[Hotel Transylvania]]'', ''[[The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (film)|The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists]]'', ''[[Rise of the Guardians]]'', ''[[Bravest Warriors]]'', ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (2012), ''[[Sofia the First]]'', ''[[Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood]]'', ''[[Paperman]]'', ''[[DreamWorks Dragons]]'', ''[[Om Nom Stories]]''; character debut: [[Mabel Pines]]
* '''[[2012 in animation|2012]]''' – ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012 TV series)|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', ''[[Hotel Transylvania]]'', ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', ''[[ParaNorman]]'', ''[[DreamWorks Dragons]]'', ''[[Wreck-It Ralph (franchise)|Wreck-It Ralph]]'', ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'', ''[[Lalaloopsy|Adventures in Lalaloopsy Land: The Search for Pillow]]'' ''[[Frankenweenie (2012 film)|Frankenweenie]]'', ''[[The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (film)|The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists]]'', ''[[Rise of the Guardians]]'', ''[[The Snow Queen (2012 film)|The Snow Queen]]'', ''[[Bravest Warriors]]'', ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (2012), ''[[Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (2012 TV series)|Sítio do Picapau Amarelo]]'', ''[[Brickleberry]]'', ''[[Sofia the First]]'', ''[[Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood]]'', ''[[Paperman]]'', ''[[Om Nom Stories]]''; character debut: [[Hotel Transylvania (franchise)|Mavis]], [[Wreck-It Ralph (franchise)|Vanellope von Schweetz]], [[Rise of the Guardians|Jack Frost]], [[Sofia the First]], [[Mabel Pines]], [[Lalaloopsy|Jewel Sparkles, Bea Spells-a-Lot and Pillow Featherbed]]
* '''[[2013 in animation|2013]]''' – ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'', ''[[Rick and Morty]]'', ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]'', ''[[The Wind Rises]]'', ''[[Steven Universe]]'', ''[[The Croods]]'', ''[[Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]'', ''[[The Tale of Princess Kaguya]]'', ''[[PAW Patrol]]''; character debut: [[Elsa (Frozen)|Elsa]] and [[Anna (Frozen)|Anna]], [[Olaf (Frozen)|Olaf]], [[Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)|Rick Sanchez]]
* '''[[2013 in animation|2013]]''' – ''[[The Wind Rises]]'', ''[[Rick and Morty]]'', ''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]'', ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'', ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]'', ''[[Lalaloopsy (TV series)|Lalaloopsy]]'', ''[[Angry Birds Toons]]'', ''[[RWBY]]'', ''[[Steven Universe]]'', ''[[The Croods]]'', ''[[Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]'', ''[[Khumba]]'', ''[[Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants]]'', ''[[Boy and the World]]'', ''[[PAW Patrol]]''; character debut: [[Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)|Rick Sanchez]], [[Steven Universe]], [[Steven Universe|Pearl, Garnet and Amethyst]], [[Elsa (Frozen)|Elsa]] and [[Anna (Frozen)|Anna]], [[Olaf (Frozen)|Olaf]]
* '''[[2014 in animation|2014]]''' – ''[[The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]'', ''[[The Lego Movie]]'', ''[[Over the Garden Wall (miniseries)|Over the Garden Wall]]'', ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]'', ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'', ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'', ''[[When Marnie Was There]]'', ''[[Tumble Leaf]]'', ''[[Mr. Pickles]]'', ''[[Song of the Sea (2014 film)|Song of the Sea]]'', ''[[The Boxtrolls]]'', ''Spookiz''; character debut: [[List of The Lego Movie characters#Princess Unikitty|Princess Unikitty]], [[BoJack Horseman (character)|BoJack Horseman]]
* '''[[2014 in animation|2014]]''' – ''[[The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]'', ''[[Song of the Sea (2014 film)|Song of the Sea]]'', ''[[When Marnie Was There]]'', ''[[Stand by Me Doraemon]]'', ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'', ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'', ''[[Over the Garden Wall (miniseries)|Over the Garden Wall]]'', ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]'', ''[[The Lego Movie]]'', ''[[The Boxtrolls]]'', ''[[Yellowbird (film)|Yellowbird]]'', ''[[Mr. Peabody & Sherman]]'', ''[[Lalaloopsy (TV series)|The Lalaloopsy Treehouse Show]]'', ''[[Tumble Leaf]]'', ''[[Mr. Pickles]]'', ''[[Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary]]'', ''[[Clarence (American TV series)|Clarence]]'', ''[[The Nut Job]]'', ''[[The 7D]]'', ''Spookiz''; character debut: [[The Book of Life (2014 film)|La Muerte and Maria Posada]], [[BoJack Horseman (character)|BoJack Horseman]]
* '''[[2015 in animation|2015]]''' – ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'', ''[[The Peanuts Movie]]'', ''[[Shaun the Sheep Movie]]'', ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]'', ''[[Danger Mouse (2015 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]'' (2015), ''[[Sanjay's Super Team]]'', ''[[Home (2015 film)|Home]]'', ''[[Mighty Magiswords]]'', ''[[F Is for Family]]'', ''[[Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]'', ''[[We Bare Bears]]'', ''[[Anomalisa]]'', ''[[The Little Prince (2015 film)|The Little Prince]]''
* '''[[2015 in animation|2015]]''' – ''[[The Peanuts Movie]]'', ''[[Shaun the Sheep Movie]]'', ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'', ''[[The Little Prince (2015 film)|The Little Prince]]'', ''[[Anomalisa]]'', ''[[Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]'', ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]'', ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'', ''[[Danger Mouse (2015 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]'' (2015), ''[[Sanjay's Super Team]]'', ''[[We're Lalaloopsy]]'', ''[[Home (2015 film)|Home]]'', ''[[Mighty Magiswords]]'', ''[[Birdboy: The Forgotten Children]]'', ''[[F Is for Family]]'', ''[[The Good Dinosaur]]'', ''[[The Boy and the Beast]]'', ''[[Bilal: A New Breed of Hero]]'', ''[[We Bare Bears]]'', ''[[Monkey King: Hero Is Back]]''; character debut: [[Marinette Dupain-Cheng]] and [[Adrien Agreste]], [[Inside Out (2015 film)|Joy and Sadness]], [[Ragdoll Productions|Twirlywoos]], [[We Bare Bears|Ice Bear]], [[Star vs. the Forces of Evil|Star Butterfly]] and [[Star vs. the Forces of Evil|Marco Diaz]]
* '''[[2016 in animation|2016]]''' – ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'', ''[[The Secret Life of Pets]]'', ''[[Your Name]]'', ''[[Kubo and the Two Strings]]'', ''[[Sausage Party]]'', ''[[The Loud House]]'', ''[[My Hero Academia]]'', ''[[Tales of Arcadia]]'', ''[[Regal Academy]]'', ''[[In This Corner of the World (film)|In This Corner of the World]]'', ''[[The Red Turtle]]'', ''[[Yuri on Ice]]'', ''[[Milo Murphy's Law]]'', ''[[Oddbods]]'', ''[[My Life as a Courgette]]'', ''[[Voltron: Legendary Defender]]'', ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'', ''[[Zootopia]]'', ''[[Trolls (film)|Trolls]]'', ''[[Animals (American TV series)|Animals]]'', ''[[A Silent Voice (film)|A Silent Voice]]'', ''[[Big Fish & Begonia]]'', ''[[Ballerina (2016 film)|Ballerina]]'', ''[[The Lion Guard]]'', ''[[Ready Jet Go!]]'', ''[[Bunnicula (TV series)|Bunnicula]]'', ''[[Elena and the Secret of Avalor]]'', ''[[Elena of Avalor]]'', ''[[Son of Zorn]]'', ''[[Piper (2016 film)|Piper]]'', ''[[Inner Workings]]'', ''[[Rudolf the Black Cat]]'', [[Overwatch_animated_media#Animated_shorts|''Overwatch'' short film series]], ''[[Gantz: O]]'', ''[[Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress]]'', ''[[The Angry Birds Movie]]'', ''[[Berserk (2016 TV series)|Berserk]]'', ''[[Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Right Now Kapow]]'', ''[[World of Winx]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV series)|The Powerpuff Girls]]'' (2016), ''[[Seoul Station (film)|Seoul Station]]'', ''[[Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV]]'', ''[[Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV]]'', ''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)|Thunderbirds Are Go]]'', ''[[Ace Attorney (TV series)|Ace Attorney]]'', ''[[Noddy, Toyland Detective]]'', ''[[Skylanders Academy]]'', ''[[Blind Vaysha]]'', ''[[Borrowed Time (film)|Borrowed Time]]'', ''[[Life, Animated]]'', ''[[Bananya]]'', ''[[Future-Worm!]]'', ''[[The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.]]'', ''[[Counterfeit Cat]]'', ''[[Erased (manga)|Erased]]'', ''[[Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio]]'', ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke (film)|Batman: The Killing Joke]]''; [[Steve Cutts]] releases [[Moby]]'s ''Are You Lost In The World Like Me?''; character debut: [[Sing (2016 American film)|Rosita]], [[Sing (2016 American film)|Gunter]], [[Sing (2016 American film)|Mike]], [[Sing (2016 American film)|Johnny]], [[Sing (2016 American film)|Ash]] and [[Sing (2016 American film)|Meena]], [[Your Name|Taki Tachibana]] and [[Your Name|Mitsuha Miyamizu]], [[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]], [[Trolls (film)|Poppy the Princess]], [[Lincoln Loud]], [[The Loud House|Lucy Loud]], [[The Loud House|Clyde McBride]], [[The Casagrandes|Bobby and Ronnie Anne Santiago]], [[Howard and Harold McBride]]
* '''[[2016 in animation|2016]]''' – ''[[Zootopia]]'', ''[[The Loud House]]'', ''[[Finding Dory]]'', ''[[Sausage Party]]'', ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'', ''[[The Secret Life of Pets]]'', ''[[Milo Murphy's Law]]'', ''[[Trolls (film)|Trolls]]'', ''[[Tales of Arcadia]]'', ''[[Kubo and the Two Strings]]'', ''[[The Red Turtle]]'', ''[[Piper (2016 film)|Piper]]'', ''[[My Life as a Courgette]]'', ''[[Voltron: Legendary Defender]]''
* '''[[2017 in animation|2017]]''' – ''[[Unikitty!]]'', ''[[DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' (2017), ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'', ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'', ''[[Castlevania (TV series)|Castlevania]]'', ''[[Lucas the Spider]]'', ''[[The Breadwinner (film)|The Breadwinner]]'', ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]'', ''[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]]'', ''[[In a Heartbeat (film)|In a Heartbeat]]'', ''[[Big Mouth (TV series)|Big Mouth]]'', ''[[A Silent Voice (film)|A Silent Voice]]'', ''[[Big Hero 6: The Series]]'', ''[[The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales...]]'', ''[[Tangled: The Series|Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]'', ''[[Spirit Riding Free]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Forces of Destiny]]'', ''[[Mary and the Witch's Flower]]'', ''[[Loving Vincent]]'', ''[[Hanazuki: Full of Treasures]]''
* '''[[2017 in animation|2017]]''' – ''[[Lucas the Spider]]'', ''[[The Emoji Movie]]'', ''[[Castlevania (TV series)|Castlevania]]'', ''[[Neo Yokio]]'', ''[[The Breadwinner (film)|The Breadwinner]]'', ''[[DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' (2017), ''[[In a Heartbeat (film)|In a Heartbeat]]'', ''[[The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales...]]'', ''[[Big Mouth (TV series)|Big Mouth]]'', ''[[Mary and the Witch's Flower]]'', ''[[Loving Vincent]]'', ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'', ''[[Hanazuki: Full of Treasures]]'', ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'', ''[[Mutafukaz]]'', ''[[Unikitty!]]'', ''[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]]'', ''[[True and the Rainbow Kingdom]]'', ''[[Tangled: The Series|Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]'', ''[[Spirit Riding Free]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Forces of Destiny]]''
* '''[[2018 in animation|2018]]''' – ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'', ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'', ''[[Hilda (TV series)|Hilda]]'', ''[[Incredibles 2]]'', ''[[The Dragon Prince]]'', ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'', ''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]'', ''[[Cupcake & Dino: General Services]]'', ''[[Ballmastrz 9009]]'', ''[[Summer Camp Island]]'', ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]'', ''[[Final Space]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'', ''[[Craig of the Creek]]'', ''[[Teen Titans Go! To the Movies]]'', ''[[Let's Go Luna!]]'', ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]''
* '''[[2018 in animation|2018]]''' – ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'', ''[[Next Gen (film)|Next Gen]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'', ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]'', ''[[Hilda (TV series)|Hilda]]'', ''[[Harvey Street Kids]]'', ''[[The Dragon Prince]]'', ''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]'', ''[[Cupcake & Dino: General Services]]'', ''[[Ballmastrz 9009]]'', ''[[Summer Camp Island]]'', ''[[Final Space]]'', ''[[One Small Step (film)|One Small Step]]'', ''[[Craig of the Creek]]'', ''[[Teen Titans Go! To the Movies]]'', ''[[The Grinch (film)|The Grinch]]'', ''[[Smallfoot (film)|Smallfoot]]'', ''[[Let's Go Luna!]]'', ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]''; character debut: [[Next Gen (film)|7723 and Mai Su]], [[Hilda (TV series)|Hilda]]
* '''[[2019 in animation|2019]]''' – ''[[Infinity Train]]'', ''[[Klaus (film)|Klaus]]'', ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'', ''[[SparkShorts]]'', ''[[Frozen II]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]'', ''[[Green Eggs and Ham (TV series)|Green Eggs and Ham]]'', ''[[DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)|DC Super Hero Girls]]'', ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'', ''[[Ne Zha (2019 film)|Ne Zha]]'', ''[[Bless the Harts]]'', ''[[Undone (TV series)|Undone]]'', ''[[The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (film)|The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily]]'', ''[[I Lost My Body]]'', ''[[The Casagrandes]]'', ''[[Abominable (2019 film)|Abominable]]'', ''[[Missing Link (2019 film)|Missing Link]]'', ''[[Primal (TV series)|Primal]]'', ''[[Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie]]''; [[Kyoto Animation]]'s first studio carries out an arson attack, killing 35 people.
* '''[[2019 in animation|2019]]''' – ''[[Infinity Train]]'', ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'', ''[[SparkShorts]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]'', ''[[DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)|DC Super Hero Girls]]'', ''[[Green Eggs and Ham (TV series)|Green Eggs and Ham]]'', ''[[Missing Link (2019 film)|Missing Link]]'', ''[[Dragon Quest: Your Story]]'', ''[[Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie]]'', ''[[Ne Zha (2019 film)|Ne Zha]]'', ''[[Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty]]'', ''[[I Lost My Body]]'', ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'', ''[[The Loud House|The Roadies]]'' (Luna Loud's very own Spin-off), ''[[Weathering with You]]'', ''[[Klaus (film)|Klaus]]'', ''[[Promare]]'', ''[[Bless the Harts]]'', ''[[Carmen Sandiego (TV series)|Carmen Sandiego]]'', ''[[Undone (TV series)|Undone]]'', ''[[Hair Love]]'', ''[[Fast & Furious: Spy Racers]]'', ''[[The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (film)|The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily]]'', ''[[Mr. Magoo (TV series)|Mr. Magoo]]'', ''[[The Casagrandes]]'', ''[[Abominable (2019 film)|Abominable]]'', ''[[Spies in Disguise]]'', ''[[Primal (TV series)|Primal]]'', ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]''; [[Kyoto Animation]]'s first studio carries out an arson attack, killing 35 people; character debut: [[The Casagrandes|Sid Chang]]


==2020s==
==2020s==
* '''[[2020 in animation|2020]]''' – ''[[The Owl House (TV series)|The Owl House]]'', ''[[Onward (film)|Onward]]'', ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'', ''[[Central Park (TV series)|Central Park]]'', ''[[The Croods 2]]'', ''[[Scoob!]]'', ''[[Close Enough]]'', ''[[Raya and the Last Dragon]]''
* '''[[2020 in animation|2020]]''' – ''[[Duncanville (TV series)|Duncanville]]'', ''[[The Owl House (TV series)|The Owl House]]'', ''[[Short Circuit (short series)|Short Circuit]]'', ''[[Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous]]'', ''[[Central Park (TV series)|Central Park]]'', ''[[Onward (film)|Onward]]'', ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'', ''[[The Willoughbys]]'', ''[[Connected (2020 film)|Connected]]'', ''[[Close Enough]]'', ''[[Glitch Techs]]'', ''[[Solar Opposites]]''
* '''2021''' – ''[[Ron's Gone Wrong]]'', ''Vivo'', ''[[Pinocchio (2021 film)|Pinocchio]]'', ''Wendell and Wild''
* '''2021''' – ''[[Ron's Gone Wrong]]'', ''Vivo'', ''[[Pinocchio (2021 film)|Pinocchio]]'', ''Wendell and Wild'', ''[[Rumble (2021 film)|Rumble]]'', ''[[Raya and the Last Dragon]]'', ''[[Bob's Burgers: The Movie]]''
* '''2022''' – ''[[Nimona]]''
* '''2022''' – ''[[Nimona]]''


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This is a lists of years in animation.

Before 1930

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

See also

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