1998 in animation
Events in 1998 in animation.
Events
- April 26 – The Fox animated television series The Simpsons reaches its 200th episode.
- October – Japanese animation studio Bones is founded.
Films released
- January 6 – Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (Universal Studios, United States)
- June 19 – Mulan (Walt Disney Pictures, United States)
- October 2 – Antz (DreamWorks Pictures, United States)
- November 20 – The Rugrats Movie (Paramount Pictures, United States)
- November 25 – A Bug's Life (Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, United States)
Shorts
- Bunny (Blue Sky Studios, United States)
Television series
Debuts
- January 1 – Oh Yeah! Cartoons premieres on Nickelodeon (United States, 1998–2001).
- February 7 – Silver Surfer premieres on Fox Kids (United States, 1998).
- March 15 – PB&J Otter premieres on Disney Channel (1998–2000).
- April 4 – Yu-Gi-Oh! premieres on TV Asahi (Japan, 1998).
- May 14 – Celebrity Deathmatch premieres on MTV (United States, 1998–2002, 2006–2007).
- June 8 – Invasion America premieres on The WB (United States, 1998).
- June 22 – Bob and Margaret premieres on Channel 4 (Canada, United Kingdom, 1998–2001).
- August 31 – Hercules premieres on ABC (United States, 1998–1999).
September 7 – RoboCop: Alpha Commando premieres in syndication (United States, 1998–1999).
- October 4 – CatDog premieres on Nickelodeon (United States, 1998–2005).
- November 18 – The Powerpuff Girls premieres on Cartoon Network (United States, 1998–2005).
Endings
- Cartoon Sushi on MTV (United States, 1997–1998).
Deaths
- December 10 – Ray Goossens, Flemish artist, animator
- Unknown – Dušan Vukotić, Croatian animator