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January Funky Cops (tv), Antefilms. (France) (drawn animation) LuxAnimation founded by Lilian Eche and Ariane Payen in Doncols. (Luxembourg) |
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February Balto: Wolf's Quest (tvsp), Phil Weinstein /Universal Cartoon. (drawn animation) A Charlie Brown Valentine (tvsp), Bill Melendez /Melendez. Fell in Love With a Girl (mv), Michael Gondry /Partizan. Chuck Jones (Charles M. Jones, Charles Martin Jones) (September 21, 1912-February 22, 2002) (director, producer, animator, writer, character designer) dies in Corona del Mar, California. |
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February ének a csodaszarvasról ("A Song About the Miraculous Hind") (f), Marcell Jankovics /Pannoniafilm. (Hungary) (drawn animation) ICON Animation founded in Barcelona by Myriam Ballesteros and Sergi Reitg. (Spain) |
February Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (oav), John Kafka /Disney Japan. (drawn animation) Gemma Taisen -Shinwa Zenya no Shou- [幻魔大戦-神話前夜の章-] ("Great War of the Demon of Illusions -The Chapter of the Previous Night of the Myth-"; "Genma Wars") (tv), Tsuneo Tominaga /EG Films. (drawn animation) Kick Off 2002 [キックオフ2002] (tv). (Japan/South Korea) (drawn animation) Turn A Gundam the Movie, I Chikyu-ko, II Gekko-cho ("Turn A Gundam the Movie, I Earthlight, II Moonlight") (f), Yoshiyki Tomino /Sunrise. Haruya Yamazaki (Yamazaki Haruya, 山崎 晴哉) (February 2, 1938-February 2002) (writer) dies. manglobe Inc. founded in Tokyo by Shinichiro Kobayashi to make television shows and other animated films. |
February Return to Never Land (f), Robin Budd and Donovan Cook /Disney Australia and Disney Canada. (Australia/Canada) (drawn animation, some cgi animation) |
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March Behind the Kiss (tvsp), Corky Quackenbush. (model animation) ChalkZone (tv)/(tvss), Nickelodeon Animation. Ice Age (f), Chris Wedge /Blue Sky. Saddle Rash (tvsp), Loren Bouchard /Flickerlab. Welcome to Eltingville (tvsp), Chuck Sheetz /Cartoon Network. |
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March Andy Pandy (tvss), Tim Harper /Cosgrove Hall. (Great Britain) (model animation) Disegno per la pace ("Design for Peace") (tvss)/(edu), Gruppo Alcuni. (Italy) Malo Korrigan et les Traceurs de l'Espace ("Malo Korrigan and the Space Tracers") (tv), Futurikon. (France) Mr. Bean, The Animated Series (tvss)/(tv), Richard Purdom Productions and Varga. (Great Britain/Hungary) WinneToons (tvsp), Animationsstudio Ludewig. (Germany) |
March Armitage Dual-Matrix (oav), Katsuhito Akiyama /AIC. (drawn animation) Canary (oav), Keitaro Motota. (drawn animation) Doraemon: Nobita and Robot Oukoku ("Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom") (f), Tsutomu Shibayama /Shin'ei. Gun Frontier [ガン フロンティア] (tv), Soichiro Zen and Leiji Matsumoto (supervisor) /Vega Entertainment. (cgi animation) One Piece: Chinjuto no Chopper Okoku ("One Piece: Chopper Kingdom on the Island of Rare Beasts") (sf), Toei. One Piece: Yume no Soccer Okoku ("One Piece: Dream of the Soccer Kingdom") (sf), Toei. Palme no Ki ("A Tree of Palme") (f), Takashi Nakamura /Genco. Psychic Academy Aura Banshou (net), Starchild. rayca (oav), Kazuya Konaka. Rockman.EXE [ロックマン エグゼ] ("Megaman: NT Warrior") (tv), Xebec. Shiritsu Araiso Koutou Gakkou Seitokai Shikkoubu, Volume 1 [私立荒磯高等学校生徒会執行部] ("Araiso Private High School Student Council, Executive Committee") (oav). WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (f), Takayama Fumihiko and Takushi Endo /Madhouse. |
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April American Is Beautiful (ss)/(net), Eugenia and Dave Warren /channelzero. (cgi animation) |
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April The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers (tvss), Dan Chambers and Claire Underwood /Pesky and Studio B. (Great Britain/Canada) (cgi animation) Tristan et Iseult ("Tistan and Isolde") (f), Thierry Schiel /Oniria and Neuroplanet. (Luxembourg/France) Chaman Production closes. (France) LuxStudio founded by Lilian Eche in Doncols. (Luxembourg) |
April 12 Kokuki [十二国記] ("Record of 12 Countries", "Twelve Kingdoms") (tv), Pierrot. (drawn animation) Abenobashi Maho Shotengai [アベノ橋魔法☆商店街] ("Abenobashi Magical Shopping Street"; "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi") (tv), Gainax and Madhouse. Ai Yori Aoshi [藍より青し] ("Bluer Than Indigo") (tv), Masami Shimoda /J.C. Staff. Anime Complex Night (tv), Pony Canyon. Atashi'n chi [あたしンち] ("My Family") (tv), Yumeta and Shin'ei Animation. Azumanga Daioh The Animation [あずまんが大王The Animation] (tv), Hiroshi Nishikori /J.C. Staff. Bakuto Sengen Daigunder [爆闘宣言ダイガンダー] ("Declaration of Violent Fight: Daigunder"; "Daigunder") (tv), Hiroyuki Yano and Yutaka Sato (assistant director) /Brains Base. Busy Buses (tvss), Nippon Animation. Chobits [ちょびっツ] (tv), Morio Asaka /Madhouse. Crayon Shinchan, Arashi o Yobu Appare! Sengoku Daigassen (f), Keiichi Hara /Shin'ei. Denkou Chou Tokkyu Hikarian [電光超特急ヒカリアン] ("Lighting Attack Express Hikarian") (tv), Tokyo Kids. Digimon Frontier [デジモンフロンティア] ("Digimon: Digital Monsters") (tv), Toei. eX-D Nina & Rei Danger Zone (ss). eX-D the Movie (f), Akira Nishimori. Forza! Hidemaru (tv) Studio Gallop. Full Moon o Sagashite [満月をさがして] ("Searching for the Full Moon") (tv), Deen. Gate Keepers 21 (oav), Hiroshi Yamaguchi /Gonzo. Galaxy Angel A [ギャラクシーエンジェル A] (tv)/(tvss), Shigehito Takayanagi /Madhouse. .hack//sign (tv), Koichi Mashimo /Bee Train. Happy Lesson [ハッピー・レッスン] (tv), Akira Suzuki /Studio Hibari. Kakusei (oav), Masahiko Maesawa. Little Monica Monogatari [1] [リトルモニカ物語] (oav), Y.O.U.C. Lupin III World - Ikiteita Majutsushi ("Lupin III World - The Magic Teacher Who Has Lived") (oav), Mamoru Hamatsu /TMS. Meitantei Conan: Baker-gai no Bourei [名探偵コナン ベイカー街の亡霊] ("Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street") (f), Kanetsugu Kodama /TMS. Ojarumaru [おじゃる丸] (tvss), Akitaro Daichi /Studio Gallop. Pita-Ten [ぴたテン] ("Clinging Angel") (tv), Toshifumi Kawase and Yuzo Sato /Madhouse. Tenchi Muyo! GXP [天地無用!GXP] (tv), AIC. Tenshi na Konamaiki [天使な小生意気] ("A Cheeky Angel") (tv), Masaharu Okuwaki /TMS. Tokyo Mew Mew [東京ミュウミュウ] ("Mew Mew Power") (tv), Noriyuki Abe /Studio Pierrot. Tokyo Underground [東京アンダーグラウンド] (tv), Hayato Date /Pierrot. Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! [わがまま☆フェアリー ミルモでポン] ("Selfish Fairy : Mirumo de Pon!") (tv), Kenichi Kasai /Studio Hibari. Wild 7 Another Bouryaku Unga [ワイルド7 another -謀略運河-] (tv), E&G Films. |
April Kangaroo Creek Gang (tv), Southern Star. (Australia) (drawn animation) |
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May Phantom Investigators (tv), Wholesome Products. (drawn animation, model animation, cgi animation, some live action) Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (f), Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook /Dreamworks. Star Warp'd: The Fandom Menace (sf), Pete Schuermann and John Schuermann /ATOZ Films. Bill Peet (William Bartlett Peet, William Bartlett Peed) (January 29, 1915–May 11, 2002) (writer, storyboard artist, character designer) dies in Studio City, California. |
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May Coca Cola: Supersub (tvss)/(adv), David Nicholas and Laurent Nicholas /Numero 6. (France) (cgi animation, some live action) Fimfárum Jana Wericha ("Jan Werich's Fimfárum") (f), Aurel Klimt and others /Krátký Film Praha. (Czech Republic) Katedra ("The Cathedral") (ss), Tomek Baginski /Platige Image. (Poland) Le roi de la forêt des Brumes ("The King of the Cloud Forest") (tvsp), Jean-Jacques Prunès /Films de l'Arlequin. (France) WinneToons (tv), Animationsstudio Ludewig. (Germany) |
May Cosplay Complex, Round 1 (oav), Shinichiro Kimiura /TNK. (drawn animation) first Cosplay Complex series Nakoruru: Ano Hito Kara no Okurimono [1] ("Nakoruru: The Gift By That Person") (oav), Groove Animation. Oh Dorobo Jing [王ドロボウJing] ("King of Bandits, Jing") (tv), Hiroshi Watanabe /Deen. Schickasal (ss)/(net), Romanov Higa /Romanov Films. Whistle! (tv), Studio Comet. |
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June Hey Arnold! The Movie (f), Tuck Tucker /Nickelodeon Animation. (drawn animation) Kim Possible (tv)/(tvss), Disney Television (Rough Draft Korea and Starburst Animation (South Korea)). Lilo and Stitch (f), Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders /Disney. |
June Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui ("Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui") (f), Alejandro Rojas /Cineanimadores. (Chile) (drawn animation) (first feature length animation film made in Chile) |
June The Everyday Happenings of Weebl (and Sometimes Weebl's Friend Bob) ("Weebl and Bob") (net), Jonti Pickling. (Great Britain) (cgi animation) (2002 to the present) El rey de la granja ("King of the Farm") (f), Gregorio Muro and Carlos Zabala /Bainet Zinema. (Spain) Pongwiffy (tv)/(tvss), Telemagination. (Great Britain) |
June Blue Remains (f), Toshifumi Takazawa and Hisaya Takabayashi /GAGA. (cgi animation) Guilstein (f), Tsuneo Tominaga /ACC Production. (drawn animation) |
June Jungle Girl and the Lost Island of the Dinosaurs (oav), Susan Beak and Geoff Beak /Burbank Animation. (Australia) (drawn animation) The Sharpies (tv), Light Knight Productions. (Australia) "Three Friends in Fantasyland" (f), SEK Studio. (North Korea) |
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July Bandolero (tv), Neptuno Films. (Spain) (drawn animation) Paradiso (tv), Prime Time TV. (Germany) Snailsbury Tales (tvss), Maverick. (Great Britain) |
July 6 Angels (f), Akira Kouson /Garinpeiro. (drawn animation; some cgi animation) Asagiri no Miko [朝霧の巫女] ("Priestesses of the Morning Mists"; "Shrine of the Morning Mists") (tvss), Yuji Moriyama /Chaos Project. (drawn animation) Dragon Drive [ドラゴンドライブ] (tv), Madhouse. Enban Oujo Walkure [円盤皇女ワるきゅーレ] ("UFO Princess Valkyrie"; "UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie") (tv), TNK. Fortune Dogs [ふぉうちゅんドッグす] (tv), Vega Entertainment. Futari Ecchi [ふたりエッチ] ("Sex for Two") (oav), Yuji Moriyama /Chaos Project. G-on Riders [G-on らいだーすG-on らいだーす] (tv), Shinichiro Kimura /TNK and Shaft. Lupin III: Episode 0, First Contact [ルパン三世EPISODE:0(ゼロ) 『ファーストコンタクト』] (tvsp), Minoru Ohara /TMS. Neko no Ongaeshi [猫の恩返し] ("The Cat Returns") (f), Hiroyuki Morita /Studio Ghibli. Pocket Monsters: Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami--Ratiasu to Ratiosu ("Pocket Monsters: Guardian Spirits of the Water Capital--Ratiasu and Ratiosu" or "Pokemon 2002") (f), OLM. Pocket Monsters: Pika Pika Hoshizora Camp ("Pocket Monsters: Pika Pika Starlit Sky Camp") (ss), OLM. Rikujo Boueitai Mao-chan [陸上防衛隊まおちゃん] ("Ground Defense Force Mao-chan") (tvss), Xebec. Saishu Heiki Kanojo [最終兵器彼女] ("She, the Ultimate Weapon"; "Final Weapon Girlfriend"; "SaiKano") (tv), Gonzo. Samurai Deeper Kyo [サムライディパーKYO [キョウ]] (tv), Junji Nishimura /Deen. Witch Hunter Robin [ウィッチハンターロビン] (tv), Sunrise and Bandai Visual. |
July Lilliput Oukoku [リリパット王国] ("Lilliput Kingdom") (tv), CGCG. (Taiwan) (cgi animation) Old Tom (tvss), Yoram Gross and Millimages. (Australia/France) (drawn animation) first animation produced in Myanmar Sudsakorn (tv), Fantasy Town. (Thailand) |
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August The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (oav), Glenn Chaika /Hyperion. (drawn animation) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (tv), Mike Young Productions. ¡Mucha Lucha! (tv)/(tvss), Warner Bros. Television. (drawn animation) Slammin' Sammy: The Sammy Sosa Story (oav)/(edu), Ron Myrick /Ruby-Spears. |
August Henry's World (tv), Cuppa Coffee. (Canada) (model animation) Pig City // PorCité (tv), CinéGroupe and AnimaKids. (Canada/France) Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (oav), Ron Pitts /Nelvana. (Canada) |
August The Lost Little Caterpillar (ss), Gunnar Karlsson /CAOZ. (Iceland) (cgi animation) |
August Archetype Forces (net). (cgi animation) Bakuten Shoot Beyblade, The Movie: Gekitou! Takao vs Daichi [爆転シュートベイブレード The Movie 激闘!!タカオVS大地] (f), Tetsuo Yasumi /D-Rights. Bono Bono Kumomo no Ki no Koto ("Bono Bono--The Tree of Kumomo") (f), Youichi Mouri /Digital Frontier. (cgi animation) Chou Robot Seimei Tai Transformer Micron Densetsu [超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー マイクロン伝説] ("Super Living Robot Transformer The Legend of Micron"; "Transformers: Armada") (tv), Hidehito Ueda /Aeon. Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu Deluxe [1] ("Jungle is Always Fine Occasionally Guu Deluxe") (oav), Tsutomu Mizushima /Shin'ei. Mao Dante [魔王ダンテ] ("Dante the Devil"; "Demon Lord Dante") (tv), Kenichi Maejima /Magic Bus. Nurse Witch Komugi-chan: Magical-te KARTE 1 (oav), Yoshimoto Kametani /Tatsunoko. (drawn animation) Sentou Yousei Yukikaze, Operation 1 ("Fighting Fairy Yukikaze"; "Yukikaze") (oav), Masahiko Ohkura /Gonzo. Xevious (f), Garinpeiro. |
August "Tomato Twins" (tv/tvss), Peach Blossom Media. (Malaysia) (drawn animation) |
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September The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (tv)/(tvss), DNA Productions and O Entertainment. (cgi animation) (2002-2006) Baby Looney Tunes (tv)/(tvss), Warner Bros. Television. Fillmore! ("Disney's Fillmore!") (tv), Disney Television. The Haunted Pumpkin from Sleepy Hollow (oav), Kyle Newman /Porchlight Entertainment. Liberty's Kids (tv), DIC Entertainment. Mickey's House of Villains (oav), Jamie Mitchell /Disney Television. Mike's New Car (oav), Peter Docter and Roger Gould /Pixar. Ozzy and Drix (tv), Warner Bros. Television. Stargate: Infinity (tv), DIC Entertainment. The Tortoise and the Hare (ss), Ray Harryhausen, Mark Caballero, and Seamus Walsh /Screen Novelties. What's New Scooby-Doo? (tv), Warner Bros. Television. |
September Ace Lightning (tv). (Canada/Great Britain) (live action, some cgi animation) (2002 to the present) Clone High, USA (tv), Nelvana. (Canada) (drawn animation) Daft Planet (tv), CinéGroupe. (Canada) Fred the Caveman (tv), Tube Studios. (Canada) Kaput and Zösky (tv), Toocan. (Canada) Moville Mysteries (tv), Nelvana. (Canada) Olliver's Adventures (tv), Collideascope. (Canada) Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (tvss), Cinar and Shanghai Animation. (Canada/China) Toad Patrol (tv), Toadbag Productions (Funbag). (Canada) |
September Corto Maltese: La Cour Secrete des Arcanes ("Corto Maltese: The Arcanes' Secret Court") (f), Paschal Morelli /Ellipsanime. (France/Italy) (drawn animation) Engie Benjy (tvss), Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain) Gadget et les gadgetinis ("Gadget and the Gadgetinis") (tv), SIP Animation. (France) Kitou Scrogneugneu ("Kitou: The Six Eyed Beast") (tv)/(tvss), Darguad Marina and Les Productions Tooncan V. (France) Lena und Paul ("Lena and Paul") (tvss), Cartoon Film. (Germany) Make Way for Noddy (tvss), Chorion (SD Entertainment (United States)). (Great Britain) Robota (ss)/(adv), Doug Chiang /SPARX. (France/United States) Talis und die 1000 Aufgaben // Talis, le chevalier du temps ("Talis and the Thousand Tasks") (tvss), Millimages and Cine-Cartoon Wien. (France/Austria) |
September Hungry Heart Wild Striker [ハングリーハート Wild Striker] (tv), Nippon Animation. (drawn animation) Koroshi-ya 1: The Animation, Episode 0 ("Ichi the Killer: The Animation, Episode 0") (oav). Mohoromatic ~Motto Utsukushii Mono~ [まほろまてぃっく~もっと美しいもの~] ("Mohoromatic Automatic Maiden ~Something More Beautiful~") (tv), Gainax and Shaft. Overman King Gainer [OVERMAN[オーバーマン]キングゲイナー] (tv), Yoshiyuki Tomino /Sunrise. Puchi Puri * Yucie [ぷちぷり*ユーシィ] ("Petite Princess * Yucie") (tv), Masahito Otsuka and Hideaki Anno /Gainax and AIC. |
September "Taekwon Family" (tv), Ocon. (South Korea) (cgi animation) |
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October Groove Squad (oav), Patrick A. Ventura /DIC. (drawn animation) Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge (tvsp), Michael Maliani /DIC. (drawn animation) Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (f), Mike Nawrocki and Phil Vischer /Big Idea. Sabrina: Friends Forever (tvsp), Scott Heming /DIC Entertainment. Veggie Tales: The Star of Christmas (oav), Tim Hodge /Big Idea. |
October Barbie in Rapunzel (oav), Owen Hurley /Mainframe. (Canada) (cgi animation) Max and Ruby (tvss)/(tv), Nelvana. (Canada) |
October Ferien auf dem Martinshof (oav), Kiddinx. (Germany) (drawn animation) first Bibi und Tina series (2002) Jason et les héros de l'Olympe ("Jason and the Heroes of Olympus") (tv), Bruno Bianchi /SIP Animation. (France) Nijntje en haar vriendjes ("Miffy and Friends") (tvss), Pedri Animation. (Netherlands) Soccamatic (net)/(ss), Christopher Sadler and Lloyd Price /Aardman. (Great Britain) Timm Thaler (tv), Prime Time TV. (Germany) (model animation) |
October Asobot Senki Goku [アソボット戦記五九] ("Association Robot History Goku") (tv), Mamoru Hamatsu /Studio Egg. (drawn animation) Bomberman Jetters [ボンバーマンジェッターズ] (tv), Katsuyuki Kodera /Deen. GetBackers Dakkanya [GetBackers ゲットバッカーズ 奪還屋] ("Get Backers") (tv), Kazuhiro Furuhashi /Deen. Choujuushin Gravion (tv), Gonzo. Duel Masters (tv), A.C.G.T. Haibane Renmei [灰羽連盟] ("Charcoal Feathers Federation", "Graywing League") (tv), Tomokazu Tokoro /Radix. Hanada Shonen-shi [花田少年史] ("Young Hanada's History") (tv), Masayuki Kojima /Madhouse. Heat Guy J [ヒートガイジェイ] (tv), Satelight. Kasumin [カスミン] (tv), Mitsuru Hongo /OLM. Kiddy Grade [キディ・グレイド] (tv), Gonzo. Kido Senshi Gundam Seed [機動戦士ガンダムSEED] ("Mobile Suit Gundam Seed") (tv), Mitsuo Fukuda /Sunrise. Kokaku Kidotai: Stand Alone Complex [攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX] ("Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex") (tv), Kenji Kamiyama /Production I.G. Naruto [ナルト] (tv), Hayato Date /Pierrot. Platonic Chain [プラトニックチェーン] (tvss), Sumiko Aran /ACiD Films. Sakura Taisen: Su Mi Re ("Sakura Wars: Su Mi Re") (oav), Oji Hiroi /Radix. Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Light & Dark [真・女神転生Dチルドレン ライト&ダーク] (tv), TMS. Shinseikiden Mars [神世紀伝マーズ] ("New Century Legend Mars") (tv), Plum and Studio Guts. Sister Princess Re Pure [シスター・プリンセス ~リピュア~] (tv)/(tvss), ZEXCS. Spiral ~Suiri no Kizuna~ [スパイラル~推理の絆] ("Spiral ~Deduction Connection~") (tv), J.C. Staff. Tamala 2010 a punk cat in space (f), t.o.L (trees of Life) /Kinétique. |
October Fairy Tale Police Department (tv), David Evans and Karl Zwicky /Yoram Gross. (Australia) (drawn animation) |
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November The Amazing Zorro (tvsp), Scott Heming /DIC Entertainment. (drawn animation) 3 South (tv), Warner Bros. Television. Eight Crazy Nights (f), Seth Kearsley /Meatball Animation. The Groovenians (tvsp), Jordan Reichek and Kenny Scharf /S4 Studios. (drawn animation) Private-Eye Princess (tvsp), Deloloy Solomon /Pharoh Films (Sunwoo Entertainment (South Korea)). Treasure Planet (f), John Musker and Ron Clements /Disney. Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (oav), Gary Katona and Ed Wexler /Disney Television. Jonathan Harris (Jonathan Charasuchin) (November 6, 1914–November 3, 2002)(voice actor) dies in Encino, California of a heart attack. |
November Elfkins: First Christmas (tvsp), AurenyA Entertainment. (Canada) (cgi animation) |
November The Cunning Little Vixen (tvsp), Geoff Dunbar /High Eagle. (Great Britain) (drawn animation) Lauras Stern ("Lauras Star") (tvss), Cartoon Film. (Germany) Y Mabinogi ("Otherworld") (f), Derek Hayes /Cartwn Cymru. (Great Britain) |
November Doga Tairiku [動画大陸] [first version] ("Animated Continent") (tv), Star Child. (drawn animation, some cgi animation) contains: Kikou Sennyo Rouran [奇鋼仙女ロウラン] ("Strange Iron Maiden Rouran") (tvss), Toshihiro Hirano /ZEXCS. and Princess Tutu [プリンセスチュチュ] [second part] (tvss), Junichi Sato /Hal Film Maker Piano ("Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart") (tv), Norihiko Sudo /OLM. Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation [ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション] (tv), Kunihiko Yuyama /OLM. Saint Seiya the Hades Chapter-Sanctuary (tvsp), Toei. Tsuri Baka Nisshi [釣りバカ日誌] ("Fishing Fool Diary") (tv), Tetsuo Imazawa /Toei Animation. Weiss Kreuss Gluhen [ヴァイス クロイツ グリーエン] ("White Cross Glowing") (tv), Kiyoshi Egami /ufotable. |
November Elysium: The Last Ark (f), Kwon Jae-sung /Big Film. (South Korea) (cgi animation) |
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December Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (tvsp), Bill Melendez /Melendez. (drawn animation) Codename: Kids Next Door (tv), Curious Pictures. (drawn animation) (2002-2007) Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (tv), Foundation Imaging and Netter Digital. A Freezerburnt Christmas (tvsp), Michael Bannon /Wreckless Abandon. The Gaudins // Els Gaudins (tv), Phil Roman Entertainment and Abilbo. (United States/Spain) I Spy (tvss)/(tv), Scholastic Entertainment. The Land Before Time: Journey to Big Water (oav), Charles Grosvenor /Universal Cartoon. (drawn animation) The Wild Thornberrys Movie (f), Cathy Malkasian and Jeff McGrath /Klasky-Csupo. |
December The Christmas Orange (tvsp), Ian Freedman /Bardel Animation. (Canada) (drawn animation) Micaela, una película mágica (f), Rosanna Manfredi /Encuadre and Laboratorios Stagnaro. (Argentina) El mundo de los Onqui Tonqui (ss), Alfredo J. Anzolo /Cine Seis Ocho. (Venezuela) RoboRoach // RoboBlatte (tvss)/(tv), Drew Edwards /Portfolio Entertainment (Red Rover Animation). (Canada) |
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December "Christmas on Tumoya Island" (tvsp), RainBus Studio. (South Korea) (cgi animation) "Space Hiphop Duck" (tv), Sunwoo and Shanghai Animation. (South Korea/China) |
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no date Adidas: Mechanical Legs (tvss)/(adv), David Fincher /Digital Domain. (cgi animation) The Flight of the Osiris (ss), Andy Jones /Square One. (cgi animation) one of The Animatrix series Levi-Strauss: Odyssey (tvss)/(adv), Jonathan Glazer /Framestore-CFC (for Academy Films). Mohammed, The Last Prophet (f), Richard Rich /RichCrest Animation. Sony Pictures Animation founded to make feature animation films for Sony Pictures Entertainment. |
no date The Ark (tv), Dave Thomas and Richard Condie /Nelvana. (Canada) (drawn animation) Doodlez (tvss), D. Campbell MacKinlay /Trapeze Animation. (Canada) Girl Stuff/Boy Stuff (tv)/(tvss), Decode, Animus Entertainment, Agogo Entertainment. (Canada/Great Britain/China) Senninha em Dia de Mudança (ss), Mário Mattoso Neto /Instituto Ayrton Senna. (Brazil) (cgi animation) Á:nima Estudios founded in Mexico. Nerd Corps Entertainment founded by Asaph Fipke and Chuck Johnson in Vancouver. (Canada) |
no date Academia de Gladiadores ("Academy of Gladiators") (tv), BRB Internacional. (Spain) (drawn animation) Bookashky ("The Bookashkis") (ss), Mikhail Aldashin /Studio Pilot. (Russia) Courage (tvss)/(adv), Jonas Dahlbeck and Boris Nawratil /FilmTecknarna. (Sweden/United States) Fish Never Sleep (ss), Gaëlle Denis. (Great Britain) La Funambula ("The Tight-Rope Walker") (ss), Roberto Catani. (Italy/France) Juanito Jones (tv)/(tvss), Cromosoma. (Spain) Little Ghosts (tvss), Telemagination. (Great Britain) Little People (tv), Egmont Animation. (Denmark) Miniman (tv)/(tvss), Baltasar Pedrosa /Cromosoma. (Spain) Le Petit Roi Macius ("Little King Macius") (tvss), Ellipsanime. (France) Spheriks (tv), Pete Bishop and David Stoten /Slave Studios. (Great Britain) Señor Trapo ("Mister Cloth") (ss), Raúl Díez /Pasozebra Producciones. (Spain) "Timon and the Narwhal" (tvss), Natalia Orlova /Animose. (Russia) Tim Tom (net), Romain Segaud and Christel Pougeouise /SupInfoCom. (France) Le Trop Petit Prince ("The Pipsqueak Prince") (ss), Zoia Trofimova /Folimage. (France) The Way Things Work (tv)/(tvss)/(edu), Diego Zamora /Millimages. (Great Britain) The World of Tosh (tv), Happy Life and Magma Films. (Sweden/Ireland) |
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