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January The Amazing Mr. Bickford (oav), Bruce Bickford and Frank Zappa. (mainly clay animation, some drawn animation, some pixallation) Widget, the World Watcher (tv), Tom Burton and Danilo Cabreira /Calico and Zodiac. |
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January Be-Bop High School [ビー・バップ・ハイスクール] (oav), Toshihiko Ariseki /Toei. (drawn animation) (series 1990-1995) Chibi Maruko-chan [ちびまる子ちゃん] ("Little Maruko") (tv), Susumu Ishizaki and Kazunori Tanahashi /Nippon Animation. Eguchi Hisashi no Nantoka Narudesho! [江口寿史のなんとかなるでショ!] (oav), Rintaro /Madhouse. Heisei Tensai Bakabon [平成天才バカボン] ("Heisei Period Genius-Fool Bakabon") (tv)/(tvss), Hiroshi Sasagawa /Pierrot. Tsuruhime Ja! [つる姫じゃ~っ!] ("I'm the Crane Princess!") (tv), Madhouse. Watashi no Ashina ga Ojisan [私のあしながおじさん] ("My Daddy Longlegs"; "Daddy-Long-Legs") (tv), Kazuyoshi Yokata /Nippon Animation. |
January "Samtos and Daengki Ddoli" [삼토스와 댕기똘이] (sf), Kim Cheong-Gi /Seoul Animation. (South Korea) (drawn animation) Seoul Movie Animation Production founded. (South Korea) |
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February You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown (tvsp), Lee Mendelsohn /Mendelsohn-Melendez. (live action, some drawn animation) documentary on Charles Schulz, the Peanuts comic strip, and the Charlie Brown tv specials |
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February Cats Toninden Teyande [キャッ党忍伝てやんでえ] ("Cat Party Ninja Story"; "Samurai Pizza Cats") (tv), Kunitoshi Okajima /Tatsunoko. (drawn animation) Yuusha Exkaiser [勇者エクスカイザー] ("Brave Exkaiser") (tv), Katsuyoshi Yatabe /Sunrise. |
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March Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (tvsp), Bill Melendez /Mendelsohn-Melendez. (drawn animation) |
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March Oh! Mr Toad! (tvss), Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain) (model animation) |
March Ankokushin Denshô Takegami 1 [暗黒神伝承武神] ("Takegami, Guardian of Darkness") (oav), Osamu Yamazaki /J.C. Staff. (drawn animation) series 1990-1992 Carol (oav), Satoshi Dezaki and Tsuneo Tominaga /Animate Film and Magic Bus. Dragon Ball Z: Kono Yo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu [ドラゴンボールZ この世で一番強いヤツ] ("Dragon Ball Z: The Strongest Guy in the World"; "Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest") (sf), Daisuke Nishio /Toei. Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru 2 [魔神英雄伝ワタル2] ("Demon Hero Wataru 2") (tv), Shuji Iuchi /Sunrise. Sol Bianca [1] [ソル・ビアンカ] (oav), Katsuhito Akiyama /AIC. |
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April Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (tvsp), Karen Peterson, Milton Gray, Marsh Lamore, Bob Shellhorn, and Mike Svayko /Disney. (drawn animation) It Zwibble: Earthday Birthday (tvsp), Michael Sporn /Michael Sporn Animation. |
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April Eisei Anime Gekijou [衛星アニメ劇場] ("Satellite Anime Playhouse") (tv), NHK. (drawn animation) Anthology program broadcasting new and old television programs from various studios. Each program has its own listing within the Chronology. Fushigi no Umi no Nadia [ふしぎの海のナディア] ("Nadia of the Mysterious Seas"; "Secret of Blue Water: Nadia") (tv), Gainax. Gatapishi [ガタピシ] (tvss), Shin'ei. Idol Tenshi Youkoso Yoko [アイドル天使ようこそようこ] ("Welcome, Idol Angel Youko") (tv), Ashi Productions. Little Polar Bear Shirokuma-kun Doko e? [Little Polar Bear しろくまくん、どこへ?] ("Little Polar Bear Where Are You Going, Shirokuma-kun?") (sf), Shinya Sadamitsu /IG Tatsunoko. Moretsu Ataro [もーれつア太郎] (tv), Junichi Sato /Toei. NG Kishi Lamune & 40 ("NG Knight Lamune & 40") (tv), Hiroshi Negishi /Ashi Production. Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu [白鳥麗子でございます! ] ("Reiko Shiratori I Presume", "I'm Reiko Shiratori") (oav), Mitsuru Hongo /Asia-do. Tanken Goblin Tou [たんけんゴブリン島] ("Expedition to Goblin Island") (tvss)/(tv)/(edu), Gallop. Tanoshii Moomin Ikka [楽しいムーミン一家] ("Fun Family Moomin") (tv), Telescreen. |
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May The Raisins Sold Out (tvsp), Will Vinton /Vinton. (clay animation) |
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May Mahou no Angel Sweetmint [魔法のエンジェル スイートミント] ("Magic Angel, Sweet Mint") (tv), Jutarou Ooba /Ashi Production. (drawn animation) The Phantom Woman (oav), Takamasa Ikegami /Artmic and AIC. (drawn animation) (series 1990-1994) |
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June Inishie no Kioku [古の記憶] ("Ancient Record") (oav), Yoshiaki Kawajiri /Madhouse. (drawn animation) first Cyber City Oedo 808 series (1990-1991) "Prologue to the Legend" (oav), Shigeto Makino /Madhouse. |
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July Danny and the Dinosaur and Other Stories (oav)/(edu), Weston Woods Studio. (drawn animation) contains: Danny and the Dinosaur (ss), Daniel Ivanick /DMI Productions; The Island of the Skog (ss), Don Duga and Ira Verbitsky /Polestar Animation.; and others The Jackie Bison Show (tvsp), Peter Rosenthal /Stein & Illes Production. The Jetsons: The Movie (f), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera /Hanna-Barbera. |
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July Dragon Ball Z: Chikyû Marugoto Chôkessen ("Dragon Ball Z: The Ultimate Decisive Battle Over Earth"; "Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might") (sf), Daisuke Nishio /Toei. (drawn animation) Lupin Sansei: Hemingway Paper no Nazo ("Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway Papers") (tvsp), Osamu Dezaki /TMS. Nineteen 19 ナインティーン (oav), Naoyuki Honda /Madhouse. Onna Senshi Efe & Jelia Goude no Monsho [女戦士エフェ&ジーラ グーデの紋章] ("Female Soldiers Efe & Jelia: Goude's Coat of Arms"; "Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude") (ova), Kazusane Kikuchi /J.C. Staff. Robin Hood no Daiboken [ロビンフットの大冒険] ("Great Adventures of Robin Hood") (tv), Koichi Mashita /Tatsunoko. Tengai Makyo Jirai Ya Osobo-Hen Vol. 1 ("Evil Land Mineshaft Watch Chapter") (oav), TMS. |
July "Robot Tae Kwon V 90" [ 로보트 태권브이 90] (f), Kim Cheong-Gi /Seoul Dongwa. (South Korea) (live action, part drawn animation) |
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August The Mind's Eye: A Computer Animation Odyssey (oav), Jan C. Nickman /Miramar and Odyssey. (cgi animation) first Mind's Eye series (1990 to present); shows in series are compilations of animation from various studios |
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August DuckTales: The Movie, Treasure of the Lost Lamp (f), Bob Hathcock /Disney France. (France) (drawn animation) Wiggly Park (tvss), Telemagination. (Great Britain) |
August City Hunter: Bay City Wars [シティーハンター ベイシティウォーズ] (f), Kanetsugu Kodama /Sunrise. (drawn animation) City Hunter: Hyakuman Dollar no Inbô [シティーハンター 百万ドルの陰謀] ("City Hunter: Plot of $1,000,000") (f), Kanetsugu Kodama /Sunrise. Mado Grandzort Saigo no Magical Taisen [1] [魔動王グランゾート 最後のマジカル大戦] ("Evil King Grandzort the Last Magical War") (oav), Shuji Iuchi /Sunrise. |
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September The Dreamstone (tv), Martin Gates and FilmFair Animation. (Great Britain) (drawn animation) (1990-1995) Fuglekrigen i kanøfleskoven ("The War of the Birds") (f), Jannik Hastrup /Per Holst Filmproduktion. (Denmark) Oh, Mr. Toad! (tvss), Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain) |
September Boken! Iczer-3 Vol. 1 ("Adventure! Iczer-3") (oav), Toshihiro Hirano /AIC. (drawn animation) Karasu Tengu Kabuto [カラス天狗カブト] ("Raven Tengu Kabuto") (tv), Hiroshi Watanabe /Terasawa Production. Kobo-chan ("Kobo, the L'il Rascal") (tvsp). Magical Taruruuto-kun [まじかる☆タルるートくん] ("Young Magical Taruruuto") (tv), Shigeyasu Yamauchi /Toei. Mainichi ga Fujinkeikan ("Everyday Is A Policewoman") (oav), Hidehito Ueda /Animate Film. |
September Peter Pan and the Pirates (tv), John D. Wilson /Southern Star. (Australia) (drawn animation) |
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October Grim Natwick (Myron Natwick) (August 16, 1890–October 7, 1990) (animator, director, character designer) dies of a heart attack caused by pneumonia in Los Angeles, California.
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October Bob Calinescu (May 16, 1926-October 27, 1990) (director) dies in Bucharest. (Romania) |
October 3 Chome no Yuhi [三丁目の夕日] ("Evening in the 3rd Ward") (tv), Tsuneo Maeda /Group TAC. (drawn animation) 808 Cho Hyori Kewaishi [八百八町表裏 化粧師] ("808 Town Inside and Outside: Make-up Artist") (tv), Shin'ei. Edokko Boy: Gatten Taro [江戸っ子ボーイ がってん太助] ("True Tokyo Boy: Gatten Taro") (tv), Pierrot. Mittsu Me ga Tooru [三つ目がとおる] ("The Three-eyed One; Here Comes Three Eyes") (tv), Tezuka Productions. Karakuri Kengou Den Musashi Lord [からくり剣豪伝ムサシロード] ("Tale of the Trickster Swordsmaster Musashi Road"; "Musashi the Samurai Lord") (tv), Akira Shigino /Pierrot. Majusensen [1] [魔獣戦線] ("Demon Beast Phalanx") (oav), Shunji Taiga /Magic Bus. Peach Command Shin Momotarou Densetsu [PEACH COMMAND 新桃太郎伝説] ("Peach Command New Momotarou Legend") (tv), Kiyoshi Fukumoto /Knack. RPG Densetsu Hepoi [RPG伝説ヘポイ] ("RPG Legend at Poi") (tv), Takeshi Ishikura and Masato Namiki /Studio Gallop. Tanjo Hen Utsonomiko [1] [天上篇 宇宙皇子] ("Heaven Version: Universal Prince") (oav), Tetsuo Imazawa /Toei. Ultraman Graffiti [ウルトラマングラフィティ] (oav), Hiroshi Sasagawa /Tsubaraya Productions. |
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November Aliens Next Door (tv), Perennial. (drawn animation) The Prince and the Pauper (ss), George Scribner /Disney. The Rescuers Down Under (f), Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel /Disney. |
November The Nutcracker Prince (f), Paul Schibli /Lacewood. (Canada) (drawn animation) |
November Peterchens Mondfahrt (f), Wolfgang Urchs. (Germany) (drawn animation) Werner-Beinhart! (f), Gerhard Hahn, Niki List, and Michael Schaack /Funimation. (Germany) |
November Licca Fushigina Yunia Monogatari Part 1 [Licca ふしぎな不思議なユーニア物語] ("Licca: Mysterious Yunia Story") (oav), Ashi Ado. (drawn animation) OL Kaizo Koza ("Office Ladies Remodelling Lecture") (oav), Hajime Ishigaki /TMS. Pygmalio [ピグマリオ] (tv), Nippon Animation. |
November Dr. Movie founded in Seoul. (South Korea) |
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December The Little Match Girl (tvsp), Michael Sporn /Sporn Animation. (drawn animation) |
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December The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (tvsp), Francis Vose /Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain) (model animation) Sophie et Virginie (tv), C&D and AB Productions. (France) |
December Kyuukyoku no Chef wa Oishinbo Papa [究極のシェフは美味しんぼパパ] ("Ultimate Chef Gourmet Papa") (oav), Kazuo Tomazawa /Raiden Film. (drawn animation) Scandal (oav), Satoshi Dezaki /Magic Bus, Shuisha, and Pony Canyon. Shuranosuke Zanma-ken: Shikamamon no Otoko [修羅之介斬魔剣 死鎌紋の男] ("Demon-Slaying Sword of Shuranosuke"; "Sword for Truth") (oav), Osamu Dezaki /Toei. |
December "The Adventures of Lotty" [로티의 모험] (f), Song Jung-yul /Lotte World. (South Korea) (drawn animation) |
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no date The Adventure Machine (tvsp), Bill Hutten and Tony Love /Encore Enterprises. (drawn animation) Pretty Piggies (tv), Fred Wolf. Gunther-Wahl Productions founded in Los Angeles by Lee Gunther and Michael Wahl.
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no date Eiji (sf), Kazuya Miyashia /Animate Film. (drawn animation) Hengen Taima Yaku Karula Mau Sendai Shosaishi Enka Part 1 ("Illusion Evil Night Train Dancing Karula") (oav), Takaaki Ishiyama. Jyusenki Vol. 1 ("Beast Battle Front") (oav), Animate Film. "The Kaleidoscope" (oav), Takashi Anno /AIC. Kumo no Yôni Kaze no Yôni (f), Hisauki Toriumi /Pierrot. "The Lost Treasures of the Ancient Queen" (f), TMS (TMS). Saint Michael Gakuen Hyoryu-ki Jyo-jan 1 ("Saint Michael's School Story") (oav), Hiroshi Fukutomi /Production Eureka. TarZAN (ss), Taku Furukawa /Takun-Box. Yoju Kyoshitsu [1] [淫獣教師] ("Bewitcher-Beast Classroom"; "Angel of Darkness") (oav), Kazuma Muraki /Pink Pineapple. |
no date Gayeb Aya ("Gayeb Appears") (tv), Suddhasattwa Basu /Raikhik Films. (India) (drawn animation) "Merlin and the Dragons" (oav), Hu Yihong /Shanghai Animation. (China) Picture Start (ss), Jeremy Parker. (Australia) Yongshimi [영심이] (tv), Daiwon Animation. (South Korea) Art Plus studio founded in Seoul to create television programs. (South Korea) Philippine Animation Studio Inc. (PASI) founded in Manila. (Philippines) Raikhik Films founded by Suddhasattwa Basu. (India) |
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