Chronology of Animation 2001
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United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Japan
 
Australasia (excluding Japan)
January
Big Game: Bugs vs. Daffy (tvsp), Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation, some live action)
combination of old Warner Bros. cartoons and live action football commentators

Disney's House of Mouse (tv), Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Gary & Mike (tv), Vinton.
(model animation)

Lizzie McGuire (tv), Rogow Productions (Tapehouse Toons (animation)).
(primarily live action, some drawn animation)
(2001-2004)

Mutant Aliens (f), Bill Plympton /Plympton.
(drawn animation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner

January
What About Mimi? (tv), Studio B. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Meteor Studios founded in Montreal, Quebec by Evergreen Films (United States) and Discovery Communications (United States) to provide cgi animation for films, television, and other productions. (Canada)

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Sistas' N the City (ss)/(net), Tina Andrews /Urban Entertainment.
(cgi animation)

Waking Life (f), Richard Linklater /Detour Film Production.
(cgi maipulation of live action film)

The Zeta Project (tv), Warner Bros. Television.
(drawn animation)


January
Bill and Ben (tv)/(tvss), Tim Collings /Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain)
(model animation)

Horrible Histories (edu)/(tv), Andrew Young /Mike Young Productions.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2002)

Pen Monkeys (tvss), Impossible Television. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Otesánek ("Little Otik") (f), Jan Švankmajer and Eva Švankmajerová. (Czech Republic)
(live action, some model animation)

Prop og Berta ("Prop and Berta") (f), Per Fly Plejdrup /Zentropa Entertainment. (Denmark)
(model animation)

Les Voyages de Balthazar (tvss), Millimages. (France)
(drawn animation)

Les Zooriginaux ("Wild Instinct") (tvss), Philippe Leclerc and Frédéric Serra /Praxinos. (France)
(drawn animation)

Alison de Vere (September 16, 1927-January 2, 2001) (director, animator, background artist) dies in Cornwall. (Great Britain)

January
Angelique-Seichi Yori Ai wo Komete ("Angelique: From the Sanctuary with Love") [1] (oav).
(drawn animation)

Bakuten Shoot Beyblade [爆転シュートベイブレード] ("Explosive Spinning Shot Beyblade"; "Beyblade") (tv), Toshifumi Kawase /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Chikyu Bouei Kazoku [地球防衛家族] ("Earth Defense Family"; "The Daichis") (tv), Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Chikyu Shoujo Arjuna [地球少女アルジュナ] ("Earth Girl Arjuna") (tv), Satelite.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Grappler Baki [グラップラー刃牙] ("Baki the Grappler") (tv), Hitoshi Nanba /Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Hakaima Sadamitsu [破壊魔定光] ("Sadamitsu the Destroyer") (tv), Koichi Ohata /Studio Deen.
(drawn animation)

Spirit of Wonder: Shonen Kakagu Club [1] [ザスピリットオブワンダー : 少年科學倶楽部] ("Spirit of Wonder: Young Science Club") (oav), Takashi Anno /Asia-do.
(drawn animation)

Tales of Eternia [テイルズ オブ エターニア] (tv), Xebec.
(drawn animation)

Zoids Shinseiki / Zero [ゾイド新世紀/ゼロ] ("Zoids"; "Zoids in the New Century / Zero") (tv), Xebec.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

January
Geisters (tv), Frame Entertainment. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

"Skyland 1" (oav), Ong Eng Hua and Kelvin Ong /Young Jump Animation. (Malaysia)
(cgi animation)
first "Skyland" series (2001-2002)

February
Butt Ugly Martians (tv), Victor Dal Chele and Josh Prikryl /Mike Young Productions.
(cgi animation)

Lloyd in Space ("Disney's Lloyd in Space") (tv), Disney Television.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2004)

Monkey Bone (f), Henry Selick /Twitching Image.
(primarily live action, model animation)

Recess: School's Out (f), Chuck Sheetz /Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Vera the Mouse: Mr. Mole's Surprise (oav), Adam van Wyk /Hallmark Home Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Toonacious Family Entertainment founded by Tony Bancroft, Bo Ferger, and Ben Chambers in Burbank, California.

February
Quads! (tv), Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

February
Wounchpounch (tv), Saban International and CinéGroupe. (France/Canada)
(drawn animation)

Ivo Caprino (February 17, 1920–February 8, 2001) (director, producer, writer) dies in Oslo. (Norway)

February
Mo~tto Oja-Majo Doremi [も~っと!おジャ魔女どれみ カエル石のひみつ] ("Much More! Useless Witch Doremi") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Nekojiru-So [ねこぢる草] ("Cat Soup") (oav), Tatsuo Sato /J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Salaryman Kintarou [サラリーマン金太郎] (tv), Tomoharu Katsumata.
(drawn animation)

Touch: Cross Road-Kaze no Yukue [タッチ CROSS ROAD ~風のゆくえ] (tvsp), Gisaburo Sugii /Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Z.O.E 2167 Idolo (oav), Tetsuya Watanabe /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

February
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (oav), Darrell Rooney and Jeannine Roussel /Disney Australia and Walt Disney Television Animation. (Australia/United States)
(drawn animation)

United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
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March
The Fairly Oddparents (tv)/(tvss), Butch Hartman /Frederator.
(drawn animation)
(2001 to the present)

Invader ZIM (tv)/(tvss), Nickelodeon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Still Life with Animated Dogs (tvsp)/(edu), Paul Fierlinger and Sandra Fierlinger /AR&T Associates.
(drawn animation)

The Trumpet of the Swan (f), Richard Rich /Rich.
(drawn animation)

William Hanna (Bill Hanna, William Denby Hanna) (July 14, 1910–March 22, 2001) (director, producer, animator) dies of throat cancer in North Hollywood, California.

March
Committed (tv), Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Norma Macmillan (voice actress) dies in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Canada)

March
Cartouche, prince des faubourgs ("Cartouche, Prince of the Streets") (tvsp), Xavier Giacometti /Xilam Animation and Storimages. (France)
(drawn animation)

March
Anime Seisaku Shinkou Kuromi-chan ("Animation Runner Kuromi-chan") (oav), Akitarou Daichi /Yumeta.
(drawn animation)

Digimon Adventure 02: Diabolomon no Gyakushu ("Digimon Adventure 02: The Revenge of Diabolomon") (f), Takahiro Imamura /Toei.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Doraemon: Nobita to Tsubasa no Yusha-tachi [ドラえもん のび太と翼の勇者たち] ("Doraemon: Nobita's Winged Heroes") (f), Tsutomu Shibayama /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Dorami & Doraemon's Uchu-Land Kiki Ippatsu [ドラミ&ドラえもんズ 宇宙(スペース)ランド危機イッパツ!] ("Dorami & Doraemon's: Space Land's Critical Event") (ss), Hiroshi Nishikiori /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite! [Dr.リンにきいてみて] ("Please Ask Dr.Rin!") (tv), Studio Comet.
(drawn animation)

Jango no Dance Carnival ("Jango's Dance Carnival") (sf), Daisuki Nishio /Toei.
(drawn animation)

One Piece: Nejimaki Shima no Boken ("One Piece: The Adventure of Spiral Island") (sf), Junji Shimizu /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Puni Puni Poemi [1] (oav), Shinichi Watanabe /J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

March
"Rainbow Nymph Tongtong" [무지개 요정 통통] (tv), Byeon Gangmun /Infinite Entertainment. (South Korea)
(drawn animation, cgi animation)

"Tangoo and Ullashong" [ 탱구와 울라숑] (tv), Seoul Movie. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

April
The Chuck Jones Show (tv), Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation)
collection of theatrical shorts from Jones' work for Warner Bros. and MGM

The Oblongs (tv), Film Roman.
(drawn animation)

Undergrads (tv), MTV Animation and Decode Entertainment. (United States/Canada)
(drawn animation)

April
The Untalkative Bunny (tvss), Graham Falk and Dawn Wilton /Dynomight Productions. (Canada/Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

April
Belphegor (tv), Jean-Christophe Roger /Les Armateurs. (France)
(drawn animation)

Joyeuses Pacques Avril (tvsp), Jose Xavier /France 3. (France)
(drawn animation)

Tiny Planets (tvss), Alistair McIlwain /Pepper's Ghost. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Titeuf (tv), France Animation. (France)
(drawn animation)

April
Anime Complex Night [アニメコンプレックスNIGHT] (tv), Pony Canyon.
(drawn animation)
contains Hanaukyo Maid-tai ("Hanaukyo's Maid Team") (tvss), Yasunori Ide /Dome and Kôtetsu Tenshi Kurumi 2shiki [鋼鉄天使くるみ2式] ("Steel Angel Kurumi Type 2") (tvss), OLM.

Comic Party [こみっくパーティー] (tv), Norihiko Sudo /OLM.
(drawn animation)

Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san [Cosmic Baton Girl コメットさん] (tv), Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Crayon Shinchan: Arashi wo Yobu Moretsu! Otona Teikoku no Gyakushu (f), Keichi Hara /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Dennou Boukenki Webdiver [電脳冒険記ウェブダイバー] ("Brain Adventure Record Webdiver") (tv), Hiroshi Negishi /Radix.
(drawn animation)

Digimon Tamers [デジモンテイマーズ] ("Digimon: Digital Monsters") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Galaxy Angel [ギャラクシーエンジェル] (tvss), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Gene Shaft [ジーンシャフト] (tv), Kazuki Akane /Studio Gazelle and Satelight.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land [ゴーゴー五つ子ら・ん・ど] ("Go! Go! Quintuplets Land") (tv), Setsuko Shibuichi /Magic Bus.
(drawn animation)

Gregory Horror Show The Bloody Karte [グレゴリーホラーショー The Bloody Karte] (oav), Milky Cartoon.
(cgi animation)

Gyouten Ningen Batsealer [仰天人間バトシーラー] (tv), Nobuhiro Takamoto /Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Haja Kyosei G Dangaioh [破邪巨星Gダンガイオー] (tv), Toshitaka Hirano /AIC.
(drawn animation)

Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Guu [ジャングルはいつもハレのちグゥ] ("Jungle is Always Fine Occasionally Guu"; "Haré+Guu") (tv), Tsutomu Mizushima /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Kido Tenshi Angelic Layer [機動天使エンジェリックレイヤー] ("Mobile Angel Angelic Layer"; "Battle Doll Angelic Layer") (tv), Bones.
(drawn animation)

Mahou Senshi Louie [魔法戦士リウイ] ("Magical Fighter Louie"; "Rune Soldier") (tv), Yoshitaka Koyama /J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Meitantei Conan: Tengoku no Countdown [名探偵コナン 天国へのカウントダウン] ("Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven") (f), Kanetsugu Kodama /TMS.
(drawn animation)

Malice@Doll [1], Keitaro Motonaga and Chiaka J. Konaka /Visual Science Lab.
(cgi animation)
series 2001

Noir [ノワール] (tv), Koichi Mashimo /Bee Train.
(drawn animation)

One Piece: Nejimaki to no Daiboken [ワンピース ねじまき島の冒険] ("One Piece: The Adventure of Screw Island") (f), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Pachislo Kozoku Gin [パチスロ貴族 銀] ("Pachinko Slot Noble Gin") (tv), Hidehito Ueda /A Line.
(drawn animation)

Parappa Rapper [パラッパラッパー] ("Parappa the Rapper") (tv), Hiroaki Sakurai /J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Project ARMS [プロジェクトアームズ] (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)

RUN=DIM [ランディム] (tv), Idea Factory and Digital Dream Studios. (Japan/South Korea)
(cgi animation)

Shin Shirayukihime Densetsu Pretear [新白雪姫伝説プリーティア] ("New Princess Snow White Legend Pretear"; "Pretear") (tv), Junichi Sato and Kiyoko Sayama /Hal Film Maker.
(drawn animation)

Sister Princess [シスター・プリンセス] (tv), Zexcs.
(drawn animation)

The Soul Taker ~Tamashiigari~ [ソウルテイカー ~魂狩~] (tv), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Star Ocean EX [スターオーシャンEX] (tv), Hiroshi Watanabe /Deen.
(drawn animation)

Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran [超 GALS! 寿蘭] ("Super GALS! Ran Kotobuki"; "Super GALS!") (tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Sushi Azarashi [すしあざらし] ("Sushi Seals") (tvss).
(drawn animation)

Taiho Shichauzo [逮捕しちゃうぞ] ("You're Under Arrest") (tv), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Vampire Hunter D ("Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust") (f), Yoshiaki Kawajiri /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Z.O.E Dolores,i (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

April
Liu Foo Ji ("Master Q 2001") (f), Herman Yau Lao-to (live action) and Eddy Wong (animation) /China Star and Menfond. (China)
(cgi animation and live action)

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May
Shrek (f), Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jensen /Pacific Data Images and DreamWorks.
(cgi animation)
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature


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Maurice Noble (May 10, 1910-May 18, 2001) (designer, layout artist, director) dies in LaCanada Flintridge, California.


May
Patate et le jardin potager ("Spud and the Vegetable Garden") (tvsp), Benoît Chieux and Damien Luoche Pélissieur /Folimage. (France)
(drawn animation)

Petit Potam ("The Little Hippo") (f), Christian Choquet and Bernard Deyriès /Marina and Neuroplanet. (France)
(drawn animation)

May
Alien 9 [1] (tvsp), Jiro Fujimoto /J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)
series made as an oav but the first episode was broadcast before its video release (June 2001)

Chance Triangle Session [チャンス~トライアングルセッション~] ("Chance Pop Session") (tv), Susumu Kudo /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Daisuki! Bubu-Chacha ("I Love You! Bubu-Chacha") (tv), Tetsuro Amino /Daume.
(drawn animation)

Figure 17 Tsubasa & Hikaru [フィギュア17 つばさ&ヒカル] (tv), OLM.
(drawn animation)

Gakuen Senki Muryou [学園戦記ムリョウ] ("School Battle Muryo"); ("Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars") (tv), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Metropolis [メトロポリス] (f), Rintaro and Katsuhiro Otomo /Madhouse.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Offside [オフサイド] (tv), Seiji Okuda /Ashi Production.
(drawn animation)

R.O.D.-Read Or Die- [1] (oav), Kouji Masunari /Deen.
(drawn animation)

May
Cyber Ghost Bastof Lemon (tv), DongWoo Animation. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Dinga ("Lazy Cat Dinga") (net)/(ss), Hanaro Telecom and Samcholli General. (South Korea/North Korea)
(cgi animation)

The King (f), Lee Chung-Yeong and Richard S. Kim /Toonipark. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

"Miroo's Journey into Dreamland" (tvsp), Image Plus. (South Korea)
(clay animation)

June
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (f), Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise /Disney.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Maatkara (net), Dawit Leesanu /Stimulation Station.
(cgi animation)

Time Squad (tv)/(tvss), Dave Wasson /Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation)

Lee Mishkin (director, animator, producer, writer) dies in Seattle, Washington.

June
Braceface // Sourire d'enfer (tv), Charles E. Bastien /Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)
(2001-2005)

Une Leçon de chasse ("A Hunting Lesson") (ss), Jacques Drouin /NFB. (Canada)
(pinscreen animation)

June
Magnus og Myggen // Skipper & Skeeto (tvss), Egmont Imagination (A Films). (Denmark)
(drawn animation)

Paul Berry (March 13, 1961-June 26, 2001) (animator, director) dies of a brain tumor in Manchester. (Great Britain)

June
Ajimu Kaigan Monogatari [1] [あじむ ~海岸物語~] ("Ajimu ~Beach Story~") (net).
(drawn animation, cgi animation)
series (2001-2002)

June
Aachi & Ssipak (f), Jo Beom-Jin /JTEAM. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Uni Minipet [유니 미니펫] (tv), DongWoo Animation. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

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July
Rugrats: All Growed Up (tvsp), Anthony Bell /Klasky-Csupo.
(drawn animation)

July
El Club de la Tortuga Taruga ("The Club of the Taruga Turtle") (tv), ATiempo. (Chile)
(live action, some cgi animation)

O Grilo Feliz ("The Happy Cricket from the Amazon") (f), Walbercy Ribas /Start Desenhos Animados. (Brazil)
(cgi animation)

Klootz (tvss), KliK Animation. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

Rescue Heroes: GRT (tv), Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

July
Give Up Yer Aul Sins (ss), Cathal Gaffney /Brown Bag. (Ireland)
(drawn animation)

Les Enfants de Toromiro ("The Children of Toromiro") (tv), Raspail Associés. (France)
(drawn animation)

EDF: La Vallée ("EDF: The Valley") (tvss)/(adv), Antoine Bardou-Jacquet /Buf. (France)
(cgi animation, some live action)

Momie au pair ("Mummy Nanny") (tv), Jacky Bretaudeau and Luc Vinciguerra /Les Cartooneurs Associés. (France)
(drawn animation)

July
Arete Hime ("Princess Arete") (f), Sunao Katabuchi /Studio 4ºC.
(drawn animation)

Cosmowarrior Zero [コスモウォーリアー零] (tv), Kazuyoshi Yokoda and Leiji Matsumoto /Vega Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Digimon Tamers: Boukenshatachi no Tatakai [デジモンテイマーズ 冒険者たちの戦い] ("Digimon Tamers: Battle of the Adventurers") (f), Tetsuo Imazawa /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (f), Hironobu Sakaguchi /Square Pictures. (Japan/United States)
(cgi animation)

Fruits Basket [フルーツバスケット] (tv), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Grappler Baki Saidai Tournament Hen [グラップラー刃牙 最大トーナメント編] ("Baki the Grappler Maximum Tournament Chapter") (tv), Katsuyoshi Yatabe /Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

I, My, Me! Strawberry Egg [あぃまぃみぃ! ストロベリー・エッグ] ("Strawberry Eggs") (tv), Yuji Yamaguchi /TNK.
(drawn animation)

Mahou Shojo Neko Taruto [魔法少女猫たると] ("Magical Girl Cat Taruto"; "Magical Meow Meow Taruto") (tv), Tsukasa Sunaga /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Mamimune Magacho [まみむめ☆もがちょ] (tv), Yoshiaki Sato /Swimmers Animation Studio.
(cgi animation, some clay animation, some live action)

Nono-chan [ののちゃん] ("Little Nono"] (tv), Nobutaka Nishizawa /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Pocket Monsters Celebi Toki o Koeta Deai [劇場版ポケットモンスター セレビィ 時を超えた遭遇] ("Pocket Monsters Celebi, a Timeless Encounter"; "Pokemon 4Ever") (f), Kunihiko Yuyama /OLM.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Pocket Monsters Pikachuu no Doki-Doki Kakurenbo ("Pikachu's Nervous Hide-and-Seek") (ss), OLM.
(drawn animation)

Samurai Girl Real Bout High School [Samurai Girl: リアルバウトハイスクール] (tv), Shinichi Tokairin /Gonzo.
(drawn animation)

Scryed (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Seikai no Senki II [星界の戦旗 II] ("A Record of the Star World War II"; "Banner of the Stars II") (tv), Yasuchika Nagaoka /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Sennen Joyu ("Millenium Actress") (f), Satoshi Kon /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi ("Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away"; "Spirited Away") (f), Hayao Miyazaki /Ghibli.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

July
"Ducky the Perky" (tvss), Naray Digital Entertainment. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

Escotoonz founded in Faridabad. (India)

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi imageSen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi
Shaman King [シャーマンキング] (tv), Seiji Mizushima /Xebec.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2003)

August
Grim & Evil (tv), Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation)
contains The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (tvss) and Evil Con Carne (tvss)

Osmosis Jones (f), Piet Kroon, Tom Sito, Peter Farrelly (live action), and Bobby Farrelly (live action) /Warner Bros.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation, some live action)

Oswald (tvss)/(tv), Nicktoons and HOT Animation. (United States/Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Samurai Jack (tv), Genndy Tartakovsky /Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation)
2001-2004

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (tvsp), Dean Criswell, Carol Millican, Ron Noble, and Joseph Scott /Klasky-Csupo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Lorenzo Music (Gerald David Music) (May 2, 1937–August 4, 2001) (voice actor, writer) dies in Los Angeles, California.

August
The Little Bear Movie (f), Raymond Jafelice /Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

What's With Andy (tv), CinéGroupe. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

August
10+2: El gran secreto ("10+2: The Great Secret") (tvsp), Miquel Pujol /Acció. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

El Bosque Animado ("The Living Forest") (f), ángel de la Cruz and Manolo Gómez /Dygra Films. (Spain)
(cgi animation)

Cédric (tvss)/(tv), Dupuis Audiovisuel. (France)
(drawn animation)

Music (mv), Jonas Akerlund and Jonas Odell (animation) /FilmTecknarna. (Sweden)
(drawn animation, some live action)

August
Di Gi Charat Natsuyasumi Special ("Di Gi Charat Summer Vacation Special") (tvsp), Toru Takahashi /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Lupin III - Alcatraz Connection (tvsp), Hideki Tonokatsu /TMS.
(drawn animation)

Sabaku no Kaizoku! Captain Kuppa [砂漠の海賊! キャプテンクッパ] ("The Desert Pirate! Captain Kuppa"; "Captain Kuppa Desert Pirate") (tv), Bee Train.
(drawn animation)

X Yocho ("X the Omen") (oav), Yoshiaki Kawajiri /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

August
Byeoljubu Hero ("Turtle Hero") (f), Kim Deok-Ho /Hahnshin Production. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Cubix [큐빅스] ("Cubix: Robots for Everyone") (tv), Daewon and Cinepix. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

"Fantasy Village TopoTopo" (tv), FX Digital. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

Lexa (tv), Dream Pictures 21. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
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Australasia (excluding Japan)
September
Adult Swim (tv), Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
contains: Aqua Teen Hunger Force (tvss), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (tvss), Leave It to Brak (tvss), Sealab 2021 (tvss) (new voice track and edited graphics of the Sealab 2020 program), and new episodes and reruns of other programs geared to an adult audience

Alienators: Evolution Continues (tv), Will Meugniot /DIC.
(drawn animation)

An Eclipse: The Day the Sun Went Dark (oav)/(edu), Deborah M. Manchester and Dale Hendrickson (animation director) /S4.
(cgi animation)
first The Zula Patrol series

The Legend of Tarzan (tv), Walt Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Lock Down (tvss)/(net).
(cgi animation)

The Mummy (tv), Universal Television Cartoon.
(drawn animation)

Poochini (tv), Wild Brain and EM.TV. (United States/Germany)
(drawn animation)

The Proud Family (tv), Jambalaya.
(drawn animation)

The Ripping Friends (tv), John Kricfalusi /Spumco.
(drawn animation)

Sitting Ducks (tv)/(tvss), Walt Kubiak /Universal Pictures Visual Programming (Creative Capers and Krislin Studios). (United States/Canada/Great Britain)
(cgi animation)
(2001-2003)

Stanley (tvss)/(tv), Cartoon Pizza.
(drawn animation)

Super Duper Sumos (tv), DIC Entertainment and Ameko Entertainment. (United States/South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Billie Lou Watt (voice actress) dies.

September
Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series (tv), Sullivan Animation. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Don't Eat the Neighbors (tv), Sextant Entertainment. (Canada/Great Britain)
(live action (puppets), some cgi animation)

Heavy Gear: The Animated Series (tv), Mainframe. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (tv), CinéGroupe. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Spectra Animation founded as a division L'Equippe Spectra, a television production company, in Montreal, Quebec. (Canada)

September
Barcode (ss), Adriaan Lokman /Lokman and il Luster. (Netherlands)
(cgi animation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner

Binka (tvss), Honeycomb Animation. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Capertown Cops (tv), BKN International (Fil Cartoon (Philippines)). (Germany)
(drawn animation)

Cramp Twins (tvss)/(tv), TV-Loonland, Cartoon Network UK, Sunbow Entertainment. (Germany/Great Britain/United States)
(drawn animation)

Doctor Otter (tvss), Red Balloo Productions and Ealing Animation. (Great Britain)
(model animation)

Kommando Störtebeker (f), Ute von Münchow-Pohl /Trickompany. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

Nez de Fer: Le Chevalier Mystère ("Iron-Nose: The Mysterious Knight") (tv), Futurikon. (France)
(drawn animation)

Nick & Perry (tv)/(tvss), Trickcompany and Ellipse. (Germany/France)
(drawn animation)

Les Nouvelles Aventures de Lucky Luke ("The New Adventures of Lucky Luke") (tv), Xilam Animation. (France)
(drawn animation)

Un Perro llamado dolor ("A Dog Called Pain") (f), Luis Eduardo Aute /Story Board. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Totally Spies! (tv), Stéphane Berry /Marathon (Seoul Movie (South Korea)). (France)
(drawn animation)
(2001 to the present)

UBOS ("Ultimate Book of Spells"} (tv), BKN Studios. (France)
(drawn animation)

Xcalibur (tv), Ellipsanime. (France)
(cgi animation)

September
Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira [カウボーイビバップ天国の扉] ("Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven's Door") (f), Shinichiro Watanabe /Sunrise.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Mazinkaizer 1 (oav), Masahiko Murata /Bandai Visual.
(drawn animation)

Popee the Performer [ポピーザぱフォーマー] (tvss), Ryuji Masuda.
(cgi animation)


October
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (oav), Bill Kowalchuk /Tundra (Colorland Animation (China)).
(cgi animation)

Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase (oav), Jim Stenstrum /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Still I Rise (ss) Umesh Shukla.
(cgi animation)

A Tail to Tell (net), Stephen A. Fossati /Wolf Gang Productions (Atomic Cartoons (Canada)).
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
first Timber Wolf series

MTV Animation closes.

October
Barbie in The Nutcracker (oav), Owen Hurley /Mainframe. (Canada)
(cgi animation)
first Barbie series (2001 to the present)

Evil Schmeevil (tvsp), Virtual Media. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

The Kid ("Gahan Wilson's The Kid") (tvsp), Larry Jacobs /Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

October
Die Abrafaxe - Unter schwarzer Flagge ("The Abrafaxe - Under the Black Flag") (f), Gerhard Hahn and Tony Power /Abrafaxe Trickfilm and Hahnfilm. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

Angelina Ballerina (tv), Grand Slamm. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember (oav), Sarah Ball /HOT Animation. (Great Britain)
(model animation)

Les Contes du Cimetière ("The Tales of the Cemetary (tvss), Les Films de l'Arlequin. (France)
(drawn animation)

Fifty Percent Grey (ss), Ruairí Robinson /Zanita. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Home Road Movies (tvss), Robert Bradbrook /Finetake. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation, some live action)

Der Kleine Eisbär ("The Little Polar Bear") (f), Piet De Rycker and Thilo Rothkirch /Rothkirch Cartoon Film. (Germany)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Tryumf pana Kleksa ("Triumph of Mr. Kleksa"; "Mr. Blott's Triumph") (f), Krzysztof Gradowski /Studia Miniatur Filmowych. (Poland)
(drawn animation)

Vampires, Pirates and Aliens // Vampires, Pirates et Aliens (tv), Millimages, Cosgrove-Hall, and France Animation. (Great Britain/France)
(drawn animation)

Wombat City (tv), Bruno Shane Kane /Les Filmes de la Perrine. (France)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Jan Lenica (January 4, 1928-October 5, 2001) (director, animator) dies in Berlin. (Germany)

October
Babel 2sei [バビル2世] ("Babel II-Beyond Infinity") (tv), Ken Ushikusa /Vega Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Baboo Factory [バブーファクトリー] (tvss), Egg.
(drawn animation)

Captain Tsubasa [キャプテン翼] (tv), Group TAC and Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Chicchana Yukitsukai Sugar [ちっちゃな雪使いシュガー] ("Small Snow Fairy Sugar"; "Sugar, A Little Snow Fairy") (tv), Shinichiro Kimura /J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier [サイボーグ009 THE CYBORG SOLDIER] (tv), Jun Kawagoe /Japan Vistec.
(drawn animation)

FF:U Final Fantasy Unlimited [FF:U ファイナルファンタジー:アンリミテッド] (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo [激闘!クラッシュギアTURBO] ("Fight! Crush Gear Turbo") (tv), Hideji Iuchi /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2003)

Hellsing [ヘルシング] (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation)

Hikaru no Go [ヒカルの碁] ("Hikaru's Go") (tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2003)

Hoshi no Kirby [星のカービィ] ("Kirby: Right Back at Ya!", "Kirby's Star") (tv), a-UN Entertainment.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
(2001-2003)

I Wish You Were Here ~Anata ga Koko ni Itehoshii~ [i-wish you were here ~あなたがここにいてほしい~ ] ("Zaion: I Wish You Were Here") (tv), Seiji Mizushima /Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Kasumin [Oideyo! Henamon Sekai Kasumin] [カスミン [おいでよ!ヘナモン世界カスミン]] ("Come On! Henamon World Kasumin") (tv), Mitsuru Hongo /OLM.
(drawn animation)

Kaze no Yojimbo [旋風の用心棒] ("Wind of Yojimbo") (tv), Hayato Date /Studio Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Kokoro Toshokan [ココロ図書館] ("Heart Library") (tv), Koji Masunari /Studio Deen.
(drawn animation)

Kuru Kuru Army [くるくるアミー] (tvss).
(drawn animation)

Mahoromatic Automatic Maiden [まほろまてぃっく Automatic Maiden] ("Mahoro, the Automatic Maiden") (tv), Hiroyuki Yamaga /Gainax and Shaft.
(drawn animation)

Memories Off [1] [メモリーズオフ] (oav), Kazu Yokota.
(drawn animation)
series 2001-2002

Najica Dengeki Sakusen [ナジカ電撃作戦] ("Najica Blitz Tactics") (tv), Studio Fantasia and Amber Film Works.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo [おとぎストーリー 天使のしっぽ] ("Fairy Story Angel Tail") (tv), Tokyo Kids.
(drawn animation)

Pecola (tv)/(tvss), Naomi Iwata /Milky Cartoon and Nelvana. (Japan/Canada)
(cgi animation)

Piroppo [ピロッポ] (tvss), Katsuhito Ishii /Studio 4°C.
(drawn animation)

Project ARMS Second Chapter [プロジェクト アームズ ジ・セカンド・チャプター] (tv), Hajime Kamegaki /TMS.
(drawn animation)

Rave [レイヴ] ("Rave Master") (tv), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Shiawase Sou no Okojo-san [しあわせソウのオコジョさん] (tv), Yusuke Yamamoto /Radix.
(drawn animation)

Siam Neko: First Mission ("Siam Cat: First Mission") (f), Masahiro Hosoda /Buyo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Stray Sheep Po no Chicchana Daiboken [ストレイシープ ポーのちっちゃな大冒険] ("Stray Sheep Po's Small Great Adventures") (tvss), Robot.
(cgi animation)

Tennis no Oji-sama [テニスの王子様] ("The Prince of Tennis") (tv), Takayuki Hamana /Production I.G and Trans Arts.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2005)

Vampiyan Kids [バンパイヤン・キッズ] (tv), Masatsugu Arakawa /Production IG (Trans Arts and Xebec).
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Vandread the second stage [ヴァンドレッド the second stage [ザ・セカンド・ステージ]] (tv), Takeshi Mori /Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

X [エックス] (tv), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

October
Putih (f), Rashid Sibir /Fine Animation. (Malaysia)
(drawn animation)

Shin Chou Kyou Ryo ~Condor Legend~ [神鵰俠侶 ~コンドルヒーロー~] ("Legend of the Condor Hero") (tv), Masami Ano and Jun Takagi /Nippon Animation, Taiseng Animation, Jade Animation. (Japan/Hong Kong)
(drawn animation)
The second and third seasons of this series was produced by Jade Animation alone.

Stvdio Media opens in Hong Kong to produce television series and commercials. (China)

Jeong-ho Lee forms Mago21 based on his private animation studio.

United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Japan
 
Australasia (excluding Japan)
November
The Flintstones on the Rocks (tvsp), Chris Savino and David Smith /Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation)

I'll Take the Rain (mv)/(ss), David Weir /Pork and Beans.
(cgi animation and some live action)

Justice League (tv), Warner Bros. Television.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2004)

Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation, some live action)

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In At the House of Mouse (oav), Burny Mattinson and Roberts Gannaway /Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Monsters, Inc. (f), Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, and David Silverman /Pixar.
(cgi animation)

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (oav), Doug Sheetz /Walt Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (oav), James Tim Walker /Warner Bros. Television.
(drawn animation)

Uncle Gus (tvsp), Red Sky.
(drawn animation)

November
Mercano el marciano (Mercano the Martian") (f), Juan Antin /Malcriados. (Argentina)
(cgi animation)

November
Agrippine (tv), Ellipsanime and Studio Canal+. (France)
(drawn animation)

Hot Reels: Animation Grand Prix 2001 (tv), Channel 4. (Great Britain)
anthology program about contemporary animation

Ivor the Invisible (oav), Hilary Audus /TVC London. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Merlin the Magical Puppy (tv), Keith Littler /Little Entertainment. (Great Britain)
(model animation)

Da Möb (tv), Happy Life. (Sweden)
(drawn animation on live action backgrounds)

Rock the Party (mv), Jonas Odell /FilmTecknarna. (Sweden)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Shadow Cycle (ss), Oscar Grillo /Klackto. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Toonimals (tv), BRB Internacional (ColorLand Animation). (Spain)
(drawn animation)

November
The Cucumbers (tvss), Aoyama Photo Lab.
(cgi animation)

Kikaider 01 The Animation Vol. 1 (oav), Keitaro Motonaga /Studio OX.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
series 2001-2002

Kogepan [こげぱん] (tvss), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Mahou Yuugi ("Magical Witchland") (ss)/(net), Hayashi Hiroki /AIC.
(cgi animation)

Restless Bear (tvss), Aoyama Photo Lab.
(cgi animation)

November
Thumb Bear Kkomzi (tvss), FX Digital. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

December
12 Tiny Christmas Tales (tvsp), Bill Plympton /Plympton.
(drawn animation)

Donner (tvsp), Tony Stutterheim /Sunbow.
(cgi animation)

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (f), John A. Davis /O Entertainment.
(cgi animation)

The Land Before Time: The Big Freeze (oav), Charles Grosvenor /Universal Cartoon.
(drawn animation)

Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu (f), Ron Merk /Tooniversal. (United States/China/Slovak Republic).
(drawn animation)

Santa, Baby! (tvsp), Lee Dannacher /Rankin-Bass.
(drawn animation)

The Santa Claus Brothers (tvsp), Michael Bedard /Film Roman and Nelvana. (United States/Canada)
(cgi animation)

Faith Hubley (Faith Elliot) (September 16, 1924-December 7, 2001) (director, producer, animator, writer) dies in New Haven, Connecticut of cancer.

Ray Patterson (November 23, 1911–December 30, 2001) (animator, director, producer) dies in Encino, California.

December
The Legend of the Candy Cane (oav), Chris Delaney /Delaney and Friends. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Martin the Warrior: A Tale of Redwall (tv), Nelvana and TV Loonland. (Canada/Germany)
(drawn animation)

December
Aida degli alberi ("Aida of the Trees") (f), Guido Manuli /Lanterna Magica. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

Bécassine, le trésor viking (f), Philippe Vidal /Ellipsanime. (France)
(drawn animation)

Christmas Carol: The Movie (f), Jimmy T. Murakami /Illuminated Film. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation, some live action)

Eddy and the Bear (tvss), Tony Collingwoood /Collingwood-O'Hare Productions. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Hamilton Mattress (tvsp), Barry Purves /Harvest Films. (Great Britain)
(model animation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner


Hamilton Mattress imageHamilton Mattress

Katya and the Nutcracker (tvsp), Alastair Graham /John Cary Films (Toonz Animation (India)). (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

The King's Beard (tvsp), Tony Collingwood /Collingwood-O'Hare. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

La Leyenda del Unicornio ("The Legend of the Unicorn") (f), Maite Ruiz de Austri /Extra Extremadura Audiovisuales. (Spain)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Lost in the Snow (tvsp), Honeycomb Animation. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Momo, alla conquesta del tempo ("Momo, To the Conquest of Time"; "Momo") (f), Enzo D'Alò /Lanterna Magica. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

Nelly Nett ("Nelly Nut") (tv), TV Animation. (Denmark)
(drawn animation, cgi animation, live action)

Nicolás (tv), BRB Internacional. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Le Père Noël est Sans Rancune (tvsp), Jean-Pierre Jacquet /Dargaud-Marina. (France)
(drawn animation)

Le Prince et le Pauvre ("The Prince and the Pauper") (tvsp), Alain Jaspard /Storimages. (France)
(drawn animation)

Second Star to the Left (tvsp), Graham Ralph /Silver Fox Films. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

December
Di Gi Charat - Hoshi no Tabi (ss), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

"First Evening:" Tsubaki ("First Evening: Camelia") [第一夜 "椿"] (oav), Toshiharu Sato /IMAGIN.
(drawn animation)
first Kao no nai Tsuki [顔のない月] ("Moonlight Lady") series (2001-2004).

December
"Adventure of Bogo" (tv), Seoul Movie. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

Mak dau goo si [麦兜故事] ("My Life As McDull") (f), Yuen Kun-Toe /Lunchtime Productions. (China)
(some cut-out animation, some cgi animation, some live action)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner

Mak dau goo si image
Mak dau goo si
Inu Yasha Toki O Koeru Omoi ("Inu Yasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time") (f), Toshiya Shinohara /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Kaidohmaru (oav), Kanji Wakabayashi /Production I.G.
(cgi animation)

Kakuto Ryori Densetsu Bistro Recipe [格闘料理王伝説ビストロレシピ] ("Grapple Cooking Legend Bistro Recipe"; "Fighting Foodons: Prepare for Battle!") (tv), Tetsuo Yasumi /Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Ruroni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan Seisohen [1] (tvsp).
(drawn animation)

Sakura Taisen Katsudou Shashin ("Sakura Wars The Movie") (f), Mitsuru Hongo /Production IG.
(drawn animation)

Slayers Premium (f), Junichi Sato /Hal Film Maker.
(drawn animation)

Tottoko Hamutaro--Hamu Hamu Land Daibouken [とっとこハム太郎 ハムハムランド大冒険] ("Trotting Hamtaro--Ham Ham Land Adventure") (sf), Osamu Dezaki.
(drawn animation)

Yobarete Tobidete! Akubi-chan [よばれてとびでて! アクビちゃん] ("Calling! Akubi-chan") (tv), Hiroshi Sasagawa /Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Tracey McBean (tv), Southern Star and Egmont Imagination. (Australia/Denmark)
(drawn animation)

United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Japan
 
Australasia (excluding Japan)
no date
f8 (ss), Jason Wen /Crystalline Lens.
(cgi animation)

Iomega: Pool (tvss)/(adv), Traktor (Mats Lindberg and Ulf Johansson) /Digital Domain.
(cgi animation, some live action)

Sony Playstation: PS9 (tvss)/(adv), Erick Ifergan (Mat Beck (special effects supervisor) /Pixel Envy.
(cgi animation, some live action)

Tails from the Ark: Honk If You're Special (edu)/(oav), Treetop Studios.
(cgi animation)

no date
Bettytoons ("Betty Toons") (tvss), Conexión Creativa. (Columbia)
(drawn animation)

Edward // Edouard (tvss), CinéGroupe. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

Flux (ss), Chris Hinton /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

From Far Away (ss), Shira Avni and Serene El-Haj Daoud /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)
one of the Talespinners series (2001)

Glasses (ss), Brian Duchscherer /NFB. (Canada)
(model animation)

Guerra dos Bárbaros ("War of the Barbarians") (ss), Júlia Manta /Mantra Produçôes. (Brazil)
(drawn animation)

Hasta los huesos ("Down to the Bone") (ss), René Castillo /Calavera. (Mexico)
(drawn animation)

Strange Invaders (ss), Cordell Barker /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

no date
Albie (tvss), Franc Vose /Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Alla ricerca dell'erba medica ("God Save the Master") (ss)/(net), Alessandro Ferrari /Gnome & Ogre. (Italy)
(cgi animation)
first Taki series (2001)

The Animated Tales of the World (tv), Christopher Grace /S4C. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation, pupper animation)
Collection of animated films based on folk tales from around the world made by studios in the country of the original tale. Much of the actual animation is by Christmas Films (Russia).

Altair in Sternenland ("Altair in Starland") (tvss), Berlin Animation and Hahnfilm. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

Le avventure di Hocus e Lotus ("The Adventures of Hocus and Lotus") (edu)/(tv), Studio Musicartoon. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

La Brigada de los Sepultureros ("The Gravediggers Squad ") (tv)/(tvss), Josep Viciana /Neptuno Films. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Cocco Bill ("Coconut Bill") (tv), De Mas & Partners and RAI Fiction. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

The Cubeez (tvss), Optical Image Broadcast. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Le Deserteur ("The Deserter") (ss), Oliver Coulon, Aude Danset, Paolo de Lucia, and Ludovic Savonniere /Supinfocom. (France)
(cgi animation)

Dog (ss), Suzie Templeton /Royal College of Art. (Great Britain)
(model animation)

Drôles de petites bêtes ("Little Funny Bugs") (tv)/(tvss), Ellipsanime (Gribouille). (France)
(cgi animation)

El Nombre ("The Number") (tvss), Geoff Walker /Ealing Animation.
(model animation)

"Fables of Bah Ya Bah" (sf), Ammar Al-Shorbaji /Star Animation. (Syria)
(cgi animation)

La Famille Passiflore ("The Bellflower Bunnies") (tv), Moran Caoussin /Protecrea. (France)
(drawn animation)

Funf Wochen im Ballon / Qiqiushang de wuxinqi ("Five Weeks in a Balloon") (tvsp), Hu Zhao Hong and Manfred Durniok /Durniok and Shanghai Animation. (Germany/China)
(model animation)

Jelly Bean Town (tv)/(tvss), Arne Sinnwell /Asset Media International. (Germany)
(cgi animation)

Keykavoos (ss), Seyed Mahmoud Sa’emin /IRIB-Hamedan Center. (Iran)
(drawn animation)

Lunata sas sinite ochi ("Blue Eyed Moon") (ss), Pencho Kunchev /Boyana Film. (Bulgaria)
(drawn animation)

Marcellin Caillou ("Harold Peeble") (tvsp), Giles Gay /France 3 and Storimage. (France)
(drawn animation)

Merlin the Magical Puppy (tvss), Keith Littler (Russell Haigh, animation director) /Little Entertainment. (Great Britain)
(model animation)

Miniman (tvss), Baltasar Pedrosa /Cromosoma. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Nestea: Closed (tvss)/(adv), Dave Borthwick /bolexbrothers. (Great Britain)
(model animation)

Oreana (tvsp), Koen Reynaerts /Neuroplanet. (Luxembourg)
(drawn animation)

Phantom Spirits (tv), Arait Multimedia. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Pizza Passionata (ss), Kari Juusonen. (Finland)
(model animation)

El Planeta de Poco Poco (tvss)/(edu), Baltasar Pedrosa /Cromsoma. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Qué bello es sobrevivir! ("Its Beautiful to Survive!") (tv), Factoría Aragón. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Das Rad ("Rocks") (ss), Arvid Uibel, Chris Stenner, Heidi Wittlinger /Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. (Germany)
(model animation)

Sandokan, la tigre ruggisce ancora ("Sandokan, The Tiger Still Roars") (tv), Mondo TV. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

Sznurowadło w supełki ("Knotted-up Shoelaces") (tvsp), Stanislaw Lenartowicz /Semafor. (Poland)
(drawn animation)

Tornehekken ("The Hedge of Thorns") (ss), Anita Killi /Trollfilms. (Norway)
(drawn animation)

Tuesday (ss), Geoff Dunbar /High Eagle. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

La Vaca Connie ("Connie the Cow") (tvss)/(tv)/(edu), Josep Viciana /Neptuno Films. (Spain)
(cgi animation)
(2001-2004)

War Game (ss), Dave Unwin /Illuminated Film. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

EVA Entertainment is closed by Pearson Television. (Great Britain)

no date
Le Saunda: Mary Jane (tvss)/(adv), Koji Morimoto /Studio 4º.
(cgi animation)

no date
Bad Baby Army (ss), Anthony Lucas. (Australia)
(clay animation)

"Flutemaster" (tv), Golden Ocean. (China/United States)
(drawn animation)

"Lighthouse Keeper" (ss), Jun-ki Kim. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

The Little Drummer Boy (oav), Burbank Animation. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

"The Magic Adventures of the 12 Family" (tvss)/(tv), Starts. (China)
(drawn animation and some cgi animation)

The Microwave (net)/(ss), Dylan Perry /Momentum Animation. (Australia)
(cgi animation)
first Petey & Jaydee Go Exploring series

"The Networld Adventures of the 12 Family" (tvss)/(tv), Starts. (China)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Pa (ss), Neil Goodridge /McBoing. (Australia)
(cgi animation)

Pla Boo Thong [ปลาบูทอง] ("Golden Goby") (tv). (Thailand)
(drawn animation)

Raju & I (sf), Gayatri Rao /Animagic. (India)
(drawn animation)


Note: Unfortunately I lack the time or resources to help people find copies of animated films and television programs. I have put together a web List of Online Video and Book Stores that will be useful to find copies in the United States. There are other similar stores on the Internet around the world that might be able to supply the DVDs, LDs, or video tapes that are desired. Check my Animation on the World Wide Web pages for links to animation studios and other Internet resources that may have further information. I am not involved in trading materials from my own collection. I am still waiting to see most of the programs in this Chronology and would be happy to find sources for many of them.

Because of these circumstances I will not respond to requests for help to find these types of materials.


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