2010 in animation

The year 2010 in animation involved some animation-related events.

Events

• August 31 - After more than 10 years on the air, PBS airs Dragon Tales for the last time on the PBS Kids block. The show has been on the network since September 6, 1999 the day of the rebrand.
• October 10 - Discovery Kids relaunched to The Hub.

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
• Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
• Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: How to Train Your Dragon
• Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Piercing I
• BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3
• César Award for Best Animated Film: The Illusionist
• European Film Award for Best Animated Film: The Illusionist
• Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Chico and Rita
• Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year: Arrietty
• Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Grand Prize: The Tatami Galaxy
• Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: Colorful

Films released

Main article: List of animated feature films of 2010

Television series debuts

Main article: List of animated television series of 2010

Date	Title	Channel	Year
January 25	Team Umizoomi	Nick Jr.	2010–15
February 13	Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil	Disney XD	2010–12
	SciGirls	PBS Kids Go!	2010–15
March 7	Pink Panther and Pals	Cartoon Network	2010
March 17	Ugly Americans	Comedy Central	2010–12
April 5	Adventure Time	Cartoon Network	2010–18
	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated		2010–13
April 23	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien		2010–12
	Generator Rex		2010–13
June 7	Neighbors from Hell	TBS	2010
September 3	Fish Hooks	Disney Channel	2010–14
September 6	The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!	PBS Kids	2010–present
	Regular Show	Cartoon Network	2010–17
	Mad		2010–13
	NFL Rush Zone	Nicktoons	2010–14
September 17	Sym-Bionic Titan	Cartoon Network	2010–11
September 22	The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes	Disney XD	2010–13
October 2	Planet Sheen	Nickelodeon
	T.U.F.F. Puppy		2010–15
October 10	The Twisted Whiskers Show	The Hub	2010
	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic		2010–present
	Pound Puppies		2010–13
	Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures		2010–15
October 11	Zevo-3	Nicktoons	2010–11
	Maryoku Yummy	The Hub	2010
October 15	The Adventures of Chuck and Friends		2010–12
October 25	Robotomy	Cartoon Network	2010–11
November 26	G.I. Joe Renegades	The Hub
	Young Justice	Cartoon Network	2010–present
November 29	Transformers: Prime	The Hub	2010–13

Television series endings

Date	Title	Channel	Year	Notes
January 30	The Secret Saturdays	Cartoon Network	2008–10	Ended
February 21	Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!	Nick Jr.	2006–10
March 26	Ben 10: Alien Force	Cartoon Network	2008–10
May 6	King of the Hill	Syndication	1997–2010
May 31	The Backyardigans	Nick Jr.	2004–10	Cancelled
July 26	Neighbors from Hell	TBS	2010
August 7	Chowder	Cartoon Network	2007–10	Ended
August 23	Pink Panther and Pals		2010	Cancelled
August 31	The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack		2008–10	Ended
October 8	Ni Hao, Kai-Lan	Nick Jr.	2007–10	Cancelled
October 9	My Friends Tigger & Pooh	Playhouse Disney		Ended
November 4	Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman	PBS Kids Go!	2006–10	Cancelled
November 15	Maryoku Yummy	The Hub	2010
November 22	Between the Lions	PBS Kids	2000–10
December 1	The Twisted Whiskers Show	The Hub	2010

Deaths

• August 24 - Satoshi Kon

See also

• 2010 in anime