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January Hot Dogs: Wau - wir sind reich! ("Millionaire Dogs") (f), Michael Schoemann /ORB Film. (Germany) (drawn animation) Lavender Castle (tvss), Chris Taylor and Gerry Anderson /Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain) Waldo // Waldo's Way (tv), Cologne Cartoon and Tele Images Creations. (Germany/France) |
January Bakukyuu Renpatsu! Super B-Daman [爆球連発! スーパービーダマン] ("Blast Ball Rapid Fire! Super B-Daman") (tv), Naoyoshi Kusaka /Xebec. (drawn animation) Chiisana Kyojin Microman [小さな巨人ミクロマン] ("The Small Giant, Microman") (tv), Noriyuki Abe /Pierrot. Harlock Saga, Nibelung no Yubiwa: Rhein no Ogun ("Harlock Saga, Ring of the Nibelung: Rheingold") [1] (oav), Nobuo Takeuchi /Bandai Visual and 81 Produce. Himiko-den [火魅子伝] ("Legend of Himiko") (tv), Ayumi Tomobuki /Group TAC. Nippon-ichi no Otoko no Tamashii [日本一の男の魂] ("The Soul of the Best Guy in Japan") (tvss), Hiroshi Yoshida /Deen. Seikai no Monshou [星界の紋章] ("The Emblem of Star World"; "Crest of the Stars") (tv), Yasuchika Nagaoka /Sunrise. Uchu Kaizoku Mito no Daiboken [宇宙海賊ミトの大冒険] ("Space Pirate Mito's Great Adventure"; "Space Pirate Mito") (tv), Takashi Watanabe /Triangle Staff. TNK studio founded in Nerima, Tokyo. |
January The Adventures of Sam (tv), Craig Handley and George Whaley /Southern Star. (Australia) (drawn animation) "Special Rescue Squad Restol" [레스톨 특수구조대] (tv), Seoul Movie. (South Korea) Yullisijeu ("Julius"; "Ulysses"; "Odysseus") (f), Oh Yun-Ho /Hahn Shin. (South Korea) |
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February Crashbox (tv)/(edu), Planete Grande. (drawn animation, model animation, some live action) An Off-Beats Valentine's Special (tvsp), Mo Williams /Curious Pictures. Winnie the Pooh, A Valentine For You (tvsp), Keith Ingham /Disney Television. Phil Roman founds Phil Roman Entertainment in Burbank, California. |
February Anthony the Ant (tvss), Jerry Popowich /Funbag. (Canada) (drawn animation) Babar: King of the Elephants (f), Raymond Jafelice /Nelvana. (Canada) Tale of the Great Bunny (tvsp), Funbag. (Canada) Marv Newland closes International Rocketship. (Canada) Atomic Cartoons founded by Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Olaf Miller, and Rob Davies in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Canada) |
February Le chateau des singes ("The Castle of the Monkeys") (f), Jean François Laguionie /Les films du Triangle, Cologne Cartoon, Kecskemetfilms, and Steve Walsh Productions. (France/Germany/Hungary/Great Britian) (drawn animation) Inspecteur Mouse ("Inspector Mouse") (tvss), PMMP. (France) Maisy (tv)/(tvss)/(edu), King Rollo. (Great Britain) Mumble Bumble (tvss), Egmont Imagination and CINAR. (Denmark/Canada) |
February B Bidaman Bakugaiden V [ボンバーマンビーダマン爆外伝 V] ("B Marbleman Explosive Side Story V") (tv), Toshifumi Kawase /Madhouse. (drawn animation) Chou Hatsumei Boy Kanipan [超発明BOYカニパン] ("Super Inventor Boy Kanipan") (tv), Hiroshi Ishiodori /Studio Comet. Chou Seimei Tai Transformers Beast Wars Neo [超生命体トランスフォーマー ビーストウォーズネオ] ("Super Lifeform Transformers Beast Wars Neo") (tv), Osamu Sekita /Ashi. High School Aura Buster: Hikari no Tanjou [1] ("High School Aura Buster: Birth of Light") (oav). Kamekaze Kaitou Jeanne [神風怪盗ジャンヌ] ("Holy Wind Thief Jeanne") (tv), Atsunobu Umezawa /Toei. Oja-Majo Doremi [おジャ魔女どれみ] ("A Useless Witchgirl Doremi") (tv), Junichi Sato and Igarashi Takuya /Toei. Shinshunki Bishojo Gattai Robo Z-Mind [1] ("Beautiful Young Girl Combining Robo Z-Mind") (oav), Yasuhiro Matsumura /Sunrise. Tsuioku Hen ("The Reminiscence Chapter"; "Trust") (oav), Kazuhiro Furuhashi/ Deen. |
February The Adventures of Hot Chunks (tv), Fudge Puppy Productions. (Australia) (drawn animation) Chel-in sacheon-wang [철인 사천왕] ("The Steel Force") (f), Kim Kangduk, Kim Hyunsuk, Park Seunghyun /B29 Enterprise. (South Korea) |
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March Doug's 1st Movie (f), Maurice Joyce /Jumbo. (drawn animation) Futurama (tv), Rough Draft. The King and I (f), Richard Rich /Rich. Mama, Do You Love Me? (oav), Mike Young Productions. Notes Alive! Dr. Seuss's My Many Colored Days (oav), Chris LaPalm /eMotion Capure Studio. Tarzan of the Apes (oav), Diane Eskenazi /Golden Films. Hawley Pratt (June 9, 1911—March 2, 1999) (director, layout artist, background artist) dies in Thousand Oaks, California. |
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March El Bruixa Auorrida ("The Bored Witch") (tv), Balthasar Pertrosa /Cromosoma. (Spain) (drawn animation) The Miracle Maker (tvsp), Derek Hayes and Stanislaw Sokolov /Cartwn Cymru and Christmas Films. (Great Britain/Russia) |
March Digimon Adventure [デジモンアドベンチャー] ("Digimon: Digital Monsters") (tv), Toei. (drawn animation, some cgi animation) first of several Digimon television series and theatrical movies Doraemon: Nobita no Uchu Hyoryuki ("Doraemon: Nobita's Space Adventure") (f), Tsutomu Shibayama /Shin'ei. Dr. Slump: Arale-chan no Bikkuri-Baan [ドクタースランプ・アラレのびっくりバーン] (f), Toei. Gundress (f), Katsuyoshi Tominaga /ORCA. Kinyou Anime Kan ("Friday Animation House") (tv), NHK. Petshop of Horrors [ペットショップ オブ ホラーズ] ("Pet Shop of Horrors") (tv), Toshio Hirata /Madhouse. Taiho Shichauzo Special [逮捕しちゃうぞ Special] ("You're Under Arrest Special"; "You're Under Arrest: Mini-Specials") (tvss), Deen. Ultraman M78 Gekijyo Love and Peace [ウルトラマンM78劇場 Love & Peace] ("Ultraman M78 Theater Love and Peace") (ss), Hiroko Tokita. |
March "Rumble & Growl" (tvss)/(tv), Shanghai Animation. (China) (drawn animation) "Tuck & Bib's Roadside Story" (tv), Sonokong. (South Korea) |
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April Family Guy (tv), Film Roman. (drawn animation) (1999-2002) Home Movies (tv), Soup2Nuts. Jean Vander Pyl (October 11, 1919-April 10, 1999) (voice actress) dies in Dana Point, California. |
April George and Martha (tv), Nelvana. (Canada) (drawn animation) Evelyn Lambart (July 23, 1914-April 3, 1999) (animator, director) dies in Sutton, Ontario. (Canada) |
April Bob the Builder (tvss), HOT Animation. (Great Britain) (model animation) (1999 to the present} Stereoscope (ss), William Kentridge. (South Africa) Tribal X (tvss), Antefilms Productions. (France) |
April A.D. Police (tv), AIC. (drawn animation) Aesop's World [イソップワールド] (tv), Sunrise. Arc the Lad [アークザラッド] (tv), Itsurou Kawasaki /Bee Train. Barbapapa Sekai wo Mawaru [バーバパパ 世界をまわる] ("Barbapapa Around the World") (tvss)/(edu), Pierrot. Betterman [ベターマン] (tv), Yoshitomo Yonetani /Sunrise. BuBu ChaCha [ぶぶチャチャ] (tv), Amino. City Hunter Special: Kinkyu-namachukei!? Kyoakuhan Saeba Ryo no Saigo [シティーハンタースペシャル緊急生中継!?凶悪犯冴羽リョウの最期] ("City Hunter Special: Emergency Live Broadcast!? The Worst of Times for the Villain Ryo Saeba") (tvsp), Masaharu Okuwaki /Sunrise. Corrector Yui [コレクターユイ] (tv), Yuji Muto /Nippon Animation. D4 Princess [D4プリンセス] (tvss), Doumu. Dual! Parallel Lun-Lun Monogatari [デュアル!ぱられルンルン物語] ("Dual--Trouble Adventure") (tv), AIC. Edens Bowy [エデンズボゥイ] ("Eden's Boy") (tv), Deen. Gokudo-kun Manyuki [ゴクドーくん漫遊記] ("Gokudo-kun's Travelogue", "Gokudo") (tv), Trans Arts. Jubei-chan: Lovely Gantai no Himitsu ("Jubei-chan: Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch"; "Jubei-chan the Ninja Girl") (tv), Akitaro Daichi /Madhouse. KAIKAN Phrase [KAIKANフレーズ] ("Ecstasy Phrase") (tv), Hiroko Tokita /Studio Hibari. Meitantei Conan: Seikimatsu no Majyutsushi [名探偵コナン 世紀末の魔術師] ("Detective Conan: The Magician at the End of the Millenium") (f), Kanetsugu Kodama /TMS. Monster Farm ~Enbanseki no Himitsu~ [モンスターファーム〜円盤石の秘密〜] ("Monster Farm ~The Stone Disk's Secret~"; "Monster Rancher") (tv), TMS. Mupon [ムーぽん] (tvss). Pet Shop of Horrors (tv), Madhouse. Power Stone [パワーストーン] (tv), Takahiro Omori /Studio Pierrot. Saiyuki ("The Journey to the West") (oav), Enix. Seihou Tenshi Angel Links [星方天使 エンジェルリンクス] (tv), Yuji Yamaguchi /Sunrise. Shin Hakkenden [神八剣伝] (tv), Public & Basic. Soreike! Uchu Senkan Yamamoto Yohko [それゆけ! 宇宙戦艦ヤマモト・ヨーコ] ("Go! Spaceship Girl Yamamoto Yohko") (tv), Akiyuki Shinbo and Shuichi Kaneko (assistant director) /J.C. Staff. Susie-chan to Marvy [スージーちゃんとマービー] ("Little Susie and Marvy") (tv), Shinya Sadamitsu /Xebec. Taiho Shichauzo the Movie [逮捕しちゃうぞ the Movie] ("You're Under Arrest the Movie") (f), Junji Nishimura /Deen. Tenchi Muyo in Love 2: Haruka Naru Omoi [天地無用! in LOVE2 遥かなる想い] ("Tenchi Muyo in Love 2: Distant Memories"; "Tenchi Muyo Movie 3: Tenchi Forever") (f), Hiroshi Negishi /AIC. Tenshi ni Narumon [天使になるもんっ\!] ("I'm Gonna Be An Angel") (tv), Pierrot. ToHeart [トゥハート] (tv), Naohito Takahashi /OLM. ∀ Gundam [∀ガンダム] ("Turn A Gundam") (tv), Yoshiyuki Tomino /Sunrise. Tadahito Mochinaga (Tad Mochinaga, Fang Ming, Mochinaga Tadahito, 持永只仁) (March 3, 1919-April 1, 1999) (director, animator, producer, background artist) dies. |
April Dr. Nazallan (tvss), Ocon. (South Korea) (cgi animation) |
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May The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (oav), Robert C. Ramirez /Hyperion. (drawn animation) Disney's Mickey MouseWorks (tv)/(tvss), Disney. Puss in Boots: The Animated Story (oav), Phil Nibbelink /Nibbelink. Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (tv), DIC Entertainment. The Woody Woodpecker Show (tv), Universal Cartoon. |
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May Masou Kishin Cybuster [魔装機神サイバスター] ("Masou Kishin Psybuster"; "Cybuster") (tv), Ashi Pro. (drawn animation) Melty Lancer Code 001 (oav), Takeshi Mori /Gonzo. Samurai Spirits [1] (oav), Masahiro Sasaki /Asia. Surf-side High School [サーフサイド・ハイスクール] (tvss), Hiroshi Yoshida /Magic Bus. Zeno: Kagirinaki Ai Ni ("Zeno: To the Limits of Love") (f)/(edu), Takashi Ui /Robot. |
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June The Ghost of Stephen Foster (mv), Matthew Nastuk and Raymond S. Persi. (drawn animation) I Am Weasel (tv)/(tvss), Hanna-Barbera. Shorties (tv)/(tvss), Hanna-Barbera. South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut (f), Trey Parker. Tarzan (f), Kevin Lima and Chris Buck /Disney. Tommy and the Computoys: The Story (oav), Marcel Nottea /M3D Studios. |
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June Grandeek: Gaiden (oav), Akira Sotoyama /Sony. (drawn animation) GTO [Great Teacher Onizuka] [グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ] (tv), Pierrot. Hajimari (oav), Miyoo Morita. Nanako Kaitai Shinsho [1] ("Nanako's Anatomy Report", "Amazing Nurse Nanako") (oav), Hiroshi Negishi /Radix. "Police vs. Organized Crime" (oav), Akiyuki Shinobou /Pierrot. Tokimeiki Memorial [1] (oav), Hajime Kamegaki /Pierrot. |
June Xi You Ji ("Journey to the West: Legend of the Monkey King") (tv), China Central Television and Cinar. (China/Canada) (drawn animation, some cgi animation) |
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July The Dick and Paula Celebrity Special (tv), Soup2Nuts. (cgi animation) Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (ss), Q. Allan Brocka. SpongeBob SquarePants (tv)/(tvss), Nickelodeon Animation. |
July Manuelita (f), Manuel García Ferré /García Ferré. (Argentina) (drawn animation) Ripley's Believe It or Not ("Les Aventuriers de I'Etrange") (tv), CINAR and Alphanim. (Canada/France) |
July Bibi Blocksberg (tv), Hahn Film. (Germany) (drawn animation) Goomer (f), José Luis Feito and Carlos Varela /Sogedasa. (Spain) Jellikins (tvss), Optical Image. (Great Britain) |
July Houhekekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun ("My Neighbors: the Yamadas") (f), Isao Takahata /Studio Ghibli. (drawn animation) Kakyusei [下級生] ("A Girl in a Lower Grade") (tv), Norio Kashima /PP Production. Pocket Monster: Maburoshi no Pokemon X, Lugia Bakutan ("Pocket Monster: Phantom Pokemon X, Lugia's Explosive Birth" or "Pokemon the Movie 2000") (f), Kunihiko Yuyama /OLM. Kacho Oji [課長王子] ("Prince Section Chief"; "The Legend of Black Heaven") (tv), AIC. Kakyuusei [下級生] ("A Girl in a Lower Grade") (tv), Pink Pineapple. Kyoro-chan [キョロちゃん] (tv), Mitsuru Hongo /Group TAC. Lupin III: Ai no da capo ~Fujiko's Unlucky Days~ [ルパン三世 愛のダ・カーポ~FUJIKO'S Unlucky Days~] ("Lupin III: Da capo of Love - Fujiko's Unlucky Days"; "Lupin the 3rd: The Columbus Files") (tvsp), Shinichi Watanabe /TMS. Mahou Tsukai Tai [魔法使いTai!] ("Magic User's Club") (tv), Triangle Staff. Medarot [メダロット] ("Medabots") (tv), Tensai Okamura /Bee Train. Mito no Daiboken: Futari no Jou-sama [宇宙海賊ミトの大冒険 2人の王女様] ("Mito's Great Adventure: The Two Queens") (tv), Takashi Watanabe /Triangle Staff. Papa to Odorou [パパと踊ろう] ("Let's Dance with Papa") (tvss), Deen. Pikachu Tankentai ("Pikachu's Rescue Adventure) (ss), Kunihiko Yuyama /OLM. Senkaiden Houshin Engi [仙界伝 封神演義] ("Romances of Sealed Gods"; "Soul Hunter") (tv), Junji Nishimura /Studio Deen. Tokyo Jushoden [1] ("Ten Captains") (oav), Noboru Ishiguro. |
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August Heartbreaker (mv), Brett Ratner. (drawn animation) The Iron Giant (f), Brad Bird /Warner. Little Witch (oav), Olaf Miller /Studio B. Madeline: Lost in Paris (oav), Stan Phillips /DIC Entertainment. MTV Downtown (tv), MTV Animation. The Phox, the Box, and the Lox (ss), Steve Moore /Universal Cartoon. Rocket Power (tv)/(tvss), Klasky-Csupo. Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths, and Legends (tv), Joe Pearson and others /BKN Animation-Epoch Ink Animation. Roughnecks: Starship Trooper Chronicles (tv), Foundation Imaging. The Rugrats: Runaway Reptar (oav), Norton Virgein /Klasky-Csupo. Dave Allen (David Allen, David W. Allen) (October 22, 1944-August 16, 1999) (animator, special effects director) dies in Burbank, California. |
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August "Alien Adventure" (sf), Ben Stassen /nWave Pictures. (Belgium) (cgi animation and some live action) Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med Reverompa ("Solan, Ludvig and Gurin with the Foxtail"; "Gurin with the Foxtail") (f), John M. Jacobsen and Nille Tystad /Filmkameratene AS. (Norway) Squat (ss), Savin Yeatman-Eiffel /Sav! the World Productions. (France) |
August Anime Ai no Awa Awa Awaa [アニメ愛のあわあわアワー] ("Animated Modern Love's Silliness") (tv), Gainax. (drawn animation) contains Oruchuban Ebichu ("Ebichu Minds the House") (tvss), Gainax; Ai no Wakakusuyama Monogatari [愛の若草山物語] ("Little Women in Love") (tvss), Issei Kume /Group TAC and Gainax; and, Koume-chan Ga Iku! [小梅ちゃんが行く!!] ("Here Comes Koume") (tvss), Issei Kume /Gainax and Group TAC. (drawn animation) Akihabara Denno Gumi: 2011nen no Natsuyasumi [アキハバラ電脳組 2011年の夏休み] ("Cyber Team in Akihabara 2011") (f), Hiroyuki Sakurai /Production IG. Breakage (oav), Tsuneo Tominaga /Beam Entertainment. Card Captor Sakura: The Movie (f), Morio Asaka /Madhouse. Chivas 1-2-3 [1] ("Sorcerer on the Rocks") (oav), Kazuhiro Ozawa /Domu. Gakko no Kowai! ("School Is So Scary") (oav), Toei. Shoujo Kakumei Utena Adolescence Mokushiroku [少女革命ウテナ アドゥレセンス黙示録] ("Revolutionary Girl Utena Adolescence Apocalypse") (f), Kunihiko Ikuhara /J.C. Staff. Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo 2: Satsuriku no Deep Blue (f), Toei. |
August Bao lian deng ("Lotus Lantern") (f), Chang Guangxi /Shanghai Animation. (China) (drawn animation) "Vectormen: Warrior of the Earth" (f), Daiwon Animation. (Republic of Korea) "Vectormen II: Warrior of the Earth" (tv), Daiwon Animation. (Republic of Korea) Toonz Animation India founded by Bill Dennis, K. Subra, and Catherine Peza in Trivandrum, Kerala. (India) |
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September Archie's Weird Mysteries (tv), DIC Entertainment. (drawn animation) Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (tv), Columbia Tristar. Boo Boo Runs Wild (tvss), John Kricfalusi /Spumco. Detention (tv), Warner Bros. Television. Dragon Tales (tv)/(tvss), Columbia Tristar and Children's Television Workshop (Sunyata Animation (South Korea). It's Itsy Bitsy Time (tv), Itsy Bitsy Entertainment. Mission Hill (tv), Film Roman. Samantha, the Animated Series (tv), Savage Studio and DIC. The Sissy Duckling (tvsp), Harvey Fierstein /Hyperion. Xyber 9: New Dawn (tv), Saban Entertainment. |
September Elliot Moose (tv), Nelvana. (Canada) (model animation with some live action) Hoze Houndz (tv), Nelvana. (Canada) Monster by Mistake (tv), Studio 345. (Canada) Mona the Vampire ("Mona le vampire") (tv), CINAR and Alphanim. (Canada/France) Redwall ("Brian Jacques' Redwall") (tv), Nelvana. (Canada) Serafín (tv), Televisa. (Mexico) Transformers: Beast Machines (tv), Mainframe. (Canada) |
September Angelmouse (tvss), Silver Fox. (Great Britain) (drawn animation) The Animal Shelf (tv)/(tvss), Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain) The Foxbusters (tv), Jon Doyle /Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain) Fracasse (tv), Ellipsanime and D'Ocon Films. (France/Spain) Hilltop Hospital // Hôpital Hilltop (tv), Siriol and Folimage. (Great Britain/France) La Famille pirate ("Pirate Family") (tv), Ellipsanime and Trickompany. (France/Germany) Meme y el señor bobo ("Mimi & Mr. Bobo") (tv), MB Productions. (Spain) Oggy et les Cafards ("Oggy and the Cockroaches") (tv)/(tvss), Gaumont. (France) Pablo, the Little Red Fox (tvss), Millimages. (Great Britain) The Plonsters (tv), Egmont Imagination and Anima Studio. (Denmark/Germany) La Princesse du Nil ("Princess of the Nile") (tv), Marina. (France) Sonic Le Rebelle ("Sonic Underground") (tv), DIC France. (France) Timekeepers of the Millennium (tv), Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain) Tobias Totz und sein Löwe ("Tobias Totz and His Lion") (f), Thilo Graf Rothkirch and Piet de Rycker /Rothkirch Cartoon Film, Munich Animation, and Stupid Studio. (Germany) Tom and Vicky (tvss), Granada Animation. (Great Britain) Triple Z (tv), Animage. (France) Os Vixilantes do Camiño (tv), Milímetros. (Spain) Werner III: Volles Rooaaa!!! (f), Gerhard Hahn /Hahn. (Germany) |
September Alexander Senki [アレクサンダー戦記] ("Alexander's War Chronicles"; "Reign: The Conqueror") (tv), Madhouse and Dr. Movie. (Japan/South Korea) (drawn animation) Colorful [カラフル] (tvss), Triangle Staff and Studio Wombat. Cybersix [サイバーシックス] (tv), TMS and NOA (Japan/Canada). El Emblema (oav), Hiroyuki Ochi /AIC. Kaitoranma [1] (oav), Masahiro Sekijima. Zoids [ゾイド] ("Zoids: Chaotic Century"; "Zoids: Guardian Force") (tv),Takao Kato /Xebec. |
September A-Kuei [阿貴] (ss)/(net), Jung-Kuei Chang /Spring House Entertainment. (Taiwan) (cgi animation) (1999 to the present) Geomjeong Gomushin [검정 고무신] ("Black Rubber Shoes") (tv)/(tvss), Saehan Donghwa. (South Korea) |
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October Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (oav), Kathi Castillo /Universal Cartoon. (drawn animation) The Avengers (tv), Marvel. The Indescribable Nth (ss), Steve Moore /Character Builders. Monster Mash (tvsp), Guido Manuli /DIC Entertainment and RAI. (United States/Italy) The Night of the Headless Horseman (tvsp), Tony Di Giulio /AGA Digital. Scooby Doo and the Witches Ghost (oav), Jim Stenstrum /Hanna-Barbera. Spider-Man Unlimited (tv), Marvel. |
October Angela Anaconda (tv)/(tvss), Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose /C.O.R.E. Toons. (Canada) (cut-out animation and cgi animation) (1999-2002) Blaster's Universe (tv)/(tvss), Larry Jacobs /Nelvana. (Canada) The Kids from Room 402 (tv), Ciné-Groupe. (Canada) Mega Babies (tv)/(tvss), Kevin Currie /Ciné-Groupe. (Canada) New Tales from the Cryptkeeper (tv), Nelvana. (Canada) The Nuttiest Nutcracker (oav), Harold Harris /Dan Kreck Productions. (Canada) Rescue Heroes (tv), Nelvana. (Canada) Weird-Ohs (tv)/(tvss), Decode and Mainframe. (Canada) |
October "Flight Squad" (tv), Neurones and CINAR. (France/Canada) (drawn animation) La Isla del Cangrejo ("Crab Island") (f), Joxan Muñoz and Txabi Basterretxea /PPM Multimedia. (Spain) Rotten Ralph (tv)/(tvss), Sue Pugh /Italtoons UK (Cosgrove-Hall). (Great Britain) SimsalaGrimm (tv), Greenlight International and Hahn Film. (Netherlands/Germany) |
October The Big O [The ビッグオー] (tv), Katsuyoshi Katayama /Sunrise. (drawn animation) Blue Gender [ブルージェンダー] (tv), Masashi Abe /AIC. Chikyû Bôei Kigyô Dai Guard [地球防衛企業ダイ・ガード] ("Earth Defence Enterprise Dai Guard"; "Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.") (tv), Xebec. Cyborg Kuro-chan [サイボーグクロちゃん] (tv), Nobuhiro Takamoto /Studio Bogey. Gozonji! Gekkou Kamen-kun [ごぞんじ!月光仮面くん] ("Familiar! Little Moonlight Mask") (tv), Yoshio Takeuchi /Actus and Synergy SP. Gregory Horror Show [グレゴリーホラーショー] (tvss), Naomi Iwata and Kazumi Minagawa /Milky Cartoon. Guru Guru Town Hanamaru-kun [ぐるぐるタウンはなまるくん] (tv), Jun Kamiya /Studio Pierrot. Heppoko Jikken Anime Excel Saga [へっぽこ実験アニメーション エクセル・サーガ] (tv), J.C. Staff. Hunter x Hunter [ハンターxハンター] (tv), Nippon Animation. Ima, Soko ni iru boku [今、そこにいる僕] ("I, Who Exist There Now"; "Now and Then, Here and There") (tv), Akitaro Daichi /AIC. Ippatsu Kiki Musume [イッパツ危機娘] ("Dangerous Girl") (tvss), Hiroyoshi Yoshida /Group TAC. Jibaku-kun [ジバクくん] (tv), Iku Suzuki /Trans Arts. Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon [人形草紙あやつり左近] (tv), Hitoyuki Matsui /TMS. Kashiramoji [Initial] D: Second Stage [頭文字[イニシャル]D SECOND STAGE] ("Initial D") (tv), Shinichi Masaki /Pastel. Kotetsu Tenshi Kurumi [鋼鉄天使くるみ] ("Steel Angel Kurumi") (tvss), Naohito Takahashi /OLM Wasaki. Majutsushi Orphen Revenge [魔術士オーフェン Revenge] ("Socerous Stabber Orphen Revenge") (tv), J.C. Staff. Mirai Shounen Conan II Taiga Daiboken [未来少年コナンII タイガアドベンチャー] ("Future Boy Conan II Taiga's Adventure") (tv), Keiji Hayakawa /Nippon Animation. Mugen no Ryvius [無限のリヴァイアス] ("Infinite Ryvius") (tv), Goro Taniguchi /Sunrise. Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon [人形草紙あやつり左近] ("Tales of Puppetmaster Sakon") (tv), TMS. Omishi Mahou Gekijou Risky Safety [臣士魔法劇場 リスキー☆セフティ] ("Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety") (tvss), Koji Masunari /A.P.P.P. One Piece [ワンピース] (tv), Konosuke Uda, Atsuji Shimizu, Munehisa Sakai, and Hiroaki Miyamoto /Toei. Rerere no Tensai Bakabon [レレレの天才バカボン] (tv)/(tvss), Pierrot. Seraphim Call [セラフィムコール] (tv), Tomomi Mochizuki /Sunrise. Shuukan! Story Land [週刊ストーリーランド] ("Weekly! Story Land") (tv), Nippon Television. Trouble Chocolate [トラブルチョコレート] (tv), Tsuneo Tominaga /AIC. Verbrechen (oav), Animate Film. Wild Arms Twilight Venom [ワイルドアームズトワイライトヴェノム] (tv), Bee Train. |
October "Milo's Bug Quest" (tv), Hantoung Kang /Sunwoo. (South Korea) (drawn animation) Sung Chun-hyang jun ("The Story of Chunhyang", "The Love Story of Juliet") (f), Andy Kim /Toon Us In. (South Korea) The Toothbrush Family: A Visit from the Tooth Fairy (oav), Southern Star. (Australia) |
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November Bartok the Magnificent (oav), Don Bluth and Gary Goldman /Fox Animation. (drawn animation, some cgi animation) Courage, the Cowardly Dog (tv)/(tvss), John R. Dilworth /Stretch Animation. Jay Jay the Jet Plane (tv)/(tvss), Porchlight Entertainment. Jingle Bells (oav), Bert Ring /Hyperion. L'il Pimp (net), Peter Gilstrap and Mark Brooks /Revolution Films. Little Bill (tv)/(tvss), Nickelodeon Animation. NASCAR Racers: The Movie (tvsp), Dennis Woodyard /Saban Entertainment. O' Christmas Tree (oav), Bert Ring /Hyperion. Toy Story 2 (f), Colin Brady and Ash Brannon /Pixar. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (oav), Bert Ring /Hyperion. Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (oav), Harry Arends, Jun Falkenstein, and Karl Geurs /Disney Television. Mary Kay Bergman (June 5, 1961-November 11, 1999) (voice actress) commits suicide in West Los Angeles, California. |
November Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut (oav), Mike Fallows /Nelvana. (Canada) (cgi animation) Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas (oav), Jun Falkenstein /Disney Canada and Disney Japan. (Canada/Japan) |
November Air Academy, les pilotes de l'extrême (tv), Antefilms Productions. (France) (drawn animation) Beelines (tvss), Rachel Bevan Baker /Red Kite. (Great Britain) I cartoni dello Zecchino d'Oro ("Cartoons of Zecchino d'Oro") (tvss), Bozzetto. Cliff Hanger (tv), Neuroplanet. (France) Mike, Lu, and Og (tv)/(tvss), Pilot. (Russia) Tommy e Oscar ("Tommy and Oscar") (tv), Rainbow S.r.l. (Italy) Twipsy (tv)/(tvss), EM.TV and Estudio Mariscal. (Germany/Spain) |
November Bikkuriman 2000 [ビックリマン2000] (tv), Naoyuki Kuzuya and Hiroshi Fukutomi /Studio Comet. (drawn animation, some cgi animation) (1999-2001) Di Gi Charat [デ・ジ・キャラット] (tvss)/(adv), Madhouse. Itsumo Kokoro ni Taiyou o [いつも心に太陽を!] ("Remember the Sun in the Heart") (tvss), Hiroyoshi Yoshida /Deen. |
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December ChalkZone (tvsp), Nickelodeon Animation. (drawn animation) The Christmas Lamb (tvsp), Rob Loos and George Taweel /TLC Entertainment. Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (tvsp), Genndy Tartakovsky /Hanna-Barbera. Good Night, Moon and Other Sleepytime Tales (tvsp), Amy Schatz /Sporn Animation. Olive the Other Reindeer (tvsp), Oscar Moore /DNA Productions. Wakko's Wish (oav), Liz Holzman, Rusty Mills, and Tom Ruegger /Warner. |
December Snowden's Christmas (tvsp), Tim Snyder /Cuppa Coffee Animation. (Canada) (drawn animation) |
December Alix (tv), Jean Cubaud /Carrere. (France) (drawn animation) The Big Knights (tvss), Neville Astley and Mark Baker /Astley Baker. (Great Britain) Egérút ("Mishy and Mushy") (f), Béla Ternovszky /Studio II. (Hungary) Eugenio (tvsp), Jean-Jacques Prunès /Les Films de l'Arlequin. (France) Faeries (tvsp), Gary Hurst /Cartwn Cymru. (Great Britain) Käpt´n Blaubär: Der Film (f), Hayo Freitag /Trickcompany. (Germany) Les Mille et Une Prouesses de Pépin Troispommes ("Pip the Appleseed Knight") (tv), Les Cartooneurs Associés. (France) Pettson och Findus--katten och gubbens år ("Pettson and Findus") (f), Albert Hanan Kaminski /Happy Life. (Sweden) Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire (tvsp), Richard Goleszowski /BBC Animation. (Great Britain) Santa's Last Christmas (tvsp), Martin Gates /Martin Gates Productions. (Great Britain) Xmas Files (tvsp), John Hartridge /Really Animated. (Great Britain) Neurones changes its name to Neuroplanet. (Luxembourg/France) |
December Sakura Taisen: Gouka Kenran [1] ("Sakura Wars: Dazzling Thunder Blossom") (oav), Susumu Kudo /Animate Film. (drawn animation) Street Fighter Zero the Animation 1 ("Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie") (oav), Shigeyasu Yamauchi /Madhouse. "Tatsunoko Land" (tvsp), Hiroshi Sasagawa /Tatsunoko. "The World of Jam the Housnail" (tvsp), Tatutoshi Nomura /Robot. |
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no date Angel Wings (tv), Mike Young Productions. (drawn animation) Bed Bug Bible Gang: Parable Parade (oav), David Mead /Morning Light Media. Fishing (ss), David Gainey /Pacific Data Images. Flying Nansen (ss), Igor Kovalyov /Klasky-Csupo. Not So Clever Trevor at the Carnival (tvss)/(edu), Dave Thomas /Wild Brain. channelzero entertainment founded by Dave Warren in Long Beach, California. (Colossal) Pictures closes. |
no date Cosmovolt: S.O.S. Plutón ("Cosmovolt: S.O.S. Pluto") (ss), Ernesto Padrón /Estudios de Películas de Animación. (Cuba) (drawn animation) Jim Button (tv), Ciné-Groupe. (Canada) The Little Match Girl (oav), Sylvain Marotte /Vivatoon. (Canada) Los Pintin (tv), Polka Producciones. (Argentina) My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts (ss), Torill Kove /NFB and Studio Magica. (Canada/Norway) Superwhy (tvss)/(edu), Dave Thomas /Cuppa Coffee. (Canada) Village of Idiots (ss), Eugene Fedorenko and Rose Newlove /NFB. (Canada) |
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no date Anna and the King (oav), Burbank Animation. (Australia) (drawn animation) Brother (ss) Adam Elliot /Adam Elliot. (Australia) Captain Pecker (tvss)/(adv), Wez Werrin /Brainwash Films. (Australia) Christmas Breakfast (oav), Susan Beak and George Beak /Animagination. (Australia) Chel-in sacheon-wang [철인 사천왕] ("The Steel Force") (tv), B29 Enterprise. (South Korea) Existence (ss) Myung-ha Lee. (South Korea) Kampung Boy ("Village Boy") (tv), Matinee Entertainment. (Malaysia/United States) Metreon Creations founded in Kolkata, West Bengal. (India) The former ABS-CBN special effects department becomes the Starmation Studio. The studio is run by Nestor Castillo and Edwin Ong. (Philippines) |
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