1963 in animation

Events in 1963 in animation.

Events

• DePatie-Freleng Enterprises was founded.
• Warner Bros. Cartoons closes down, however it was reopened in 1967.

Films released

Main article: List of animated feature films: 1960s § 1963

• April 27 – Now Hear This (Warner Bros., United States)
• July 23 – Pent-House Mouse, the first "Chuck Jones" Tom and Jerry cartoon was released.
• December 25 – The Sword in the Stone (Disney, United States)

Television series

Main article: List of animated television series of the 1960s § 1963

Debuts

• January 1 – Astro Boy, the first Japanese animated series based on the popular manga by Osamu Tezuka, debuts on Fuji TV (Japan, 1963–1966).
• September 1 – The Mighty Hercules debuts in syndication (United States, 1963-1966).
• September 28 – Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales debuts on CBS (United States, 1963-1966).
• Unknown – The Magilla Gorilla Show in syndication (United States, 1963–1967).
• Unknown – The New Casper Cartoon Show debuts on ABC (United States, 1963–1969).

Endings

• March 17 – The Jetsons on ABC (United States, 1962–1963).
• August 26 – The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series in syndication (United States, 1962–1963).

Births

• April 18 – Conan O'Brien, American television entertainer and talk show host
• August 8
  • Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress
  • Rica Fukami, Japanese voice actress
• September 18 – Dan Povenmire, American animator and voice actor