Chronology of Animation 2002
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January
Daria: Is It College Yet? (tvsp), Karen Disher /MTV Animation.
(drawn animation)
January
Cyberchase (tv), Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)
(2002 to the present)
Cyberchase image
Cyberchase
Harold and the Purple Crayon (tvss)/(tv), Sony.
(drawn animation)

Teamo Supremo (tv)/(tvss), Disney Television.
(drawn animation)
(2002-2004)

Ernest Pintoff (December 15, 1931-January 12, 2002) (producer, animator) dies in Woodland Hills, California of a stroke.


January
Funky Cops (tv), Antefilms. (France)
(drawn animation)

LuxAnimation founded by Lilian Eche and Ariane Payen in Doncols. (Luxembourg)

January
Aquarian Age Sign for Evolution [アクエリアン エイジ  Sign for Evolution] (tv), Yoshimitsu Ohashi /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Arcade Gamer Fubuki (tvsp), Genco.
(drawn animation)
series made as an oav but the first episode was broadcast before its video release (February 2002)

Bakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002 [爆転シュートベイブレード2002] ("Explosive Spinning Shot Beyblade 2002"; "Beyblade V-Force") (tv), Yoshio Takeuchi, Tetsuya Kobayashi, and Toshinori Fukushima /Nippon Animedia.
(drawn animation, cgi animation)

January
Alibaba ("Alibaba and the Forty Thieves") (f), Usha Ganesharajah /Pentamedia. (India)
(cgi animation)

"Hero and Toremi" [해로와 토레미] ("Hero and Amy") (tv), Hahnshin. (South Korea)
(cgi animation, some drawn animation)

"The Legend of Blue" [바다의 전설 장보고] (tv), Seoul Movie. (South Korea)
(drawn animation and cgi animation)

Mari Iyagi ("My Beautiful Girl, Mari") (f), Lee Sung-Gang /Siz Productions. (South Korea)
(drawn animation, cgi animation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner

Mari Iyagi image
Mari Iyagi
Full Metal Panic! (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation)

Honou no Mirage [炎の蜃気楼] ("The Flaming Mirage"; "Mirage of Blaze") (tv), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Hoshi no Koe ("The Voices of a Distant Star") (ss), Makato Shinkai.
(drawn animation, cgi animation)

Hunter x Hunter X 1 (oav), Toshi Saga /Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)
first Hunter x Hunter X series

Kanako (oav), Yoshiaki Iwasaki /Xebec.
(drawn animation)
first Love Hina Again series (2002)

Kanon [カノン] (tv), Naoyuki Itou /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Kinnikuman II sei [Kinnikuman Nisei] [キン肉マンⅡ世] ("Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy") (tv), Toshiaki Komura /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Onegai Teacher [おねがい☆ティーチャー] ("Please, Teacher") (tv), Yasunori Ide /Daume.
(drawn animation)

Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat [ぱにょぱにょデ・ジ・キャラット] (tvss), Shigeto Takayanagi /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Patapata-Hikosen no Boken [パタパタ飛行船の冒険] ("The Adventures of Patapata Aircraft"; "Secret of Cerulean Sand") (tv), TMS, Telecom Animation, and Koko Animation. (Japan/South Korea)
(drawn animation)

RahXephon [ラーゼフォン] (tv), Bones.
(drawn animation, cgi animation)

Shichinin no Nana [七人のナナ] ("Seven of Nana" or "Seven of Seven") (tv), Yasuhiro Imagawa /A.C.G.T.
(drawn animation)

February
Balto: Wolf's Quest (tvsp), Phil Weinstein /Universal Cartoon.
(drawn animation)

A Charlie Brown Valentine (tvsp), Bill Melendez /Melendez.
(drawn animation)

Fell in Love With a Girl (mv), Michael Gondry /Partizan.
(model animation, some live action)

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.


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)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (oav), Brad Richmond /Disney Japan.
(drawn animation)

Kick Off 2002 [キックオフ2002] (tv). (Japan/South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Oja-majo Doremi Dokkaan! [おジャ魔女どれみドッカ~ン!] (tv), Takuya Igarashi /Toei.
(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.
(drawn animation, cgi animation)

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.
(drawn animation)
(2002-2008)

Ice Age (f), Chris Wedge /Blue Sky.
(cgi animation)

Saddle Rash (tvsp), Loren Bouchard /Flickerlab.
(drawn animation)

Welcome to Eltingville (tvsp), Chuck Sheetz /Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation)


March
Andy Pandy (tvss), Tim Harper /Cosgrove Hall. (Great Britain)
(model animation)

Disegno per la pace ("Design for Peace") (tvss)/(edu), Gruppo Alcuni. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

Malo Korrigan et les Traceurs de l'Espace ("Malo Korrigan and the Space Tracers") (tv), Futurikon. (France)
(drawn animation)

Mr. Bean, The Animated Series (tvss)/(tv), Richard Purdom Productions and Varga. (Great Britain/Hungary)
(drawn animation)

WinneToons (tvsp), Animationsstudio Ludewig. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

March
Armitage Dual-Matrix (oav), Katsuhito Akiyama /AIC.
(drawn animation)

Canary (oav), Keitaro Motota.
(drawn animation)

Digimon Tamers: Bousou Digimon Tokkyu ("Digimon Tamers: Runaway Digimon Special Express") (sf), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Doraemon: Nobita and Robot Oukoku ("Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom") (f), Tsutomu Shibayama /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Gun Frontier [ガン フロンティア] (tv), Soichiro Zen and Leiji Matsumoto (supervisor) /Vega Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Mahou no Chocolate ("Magical Chocolate") (tvss), Ishikawa Pro.
(cgi animation)

One Piece: Chinjuto no Chopper Okoku ("One Piece: Chopper Kingdom on the Island of Rare Beasts") (sf), Toei.
(drawn animation)

One Piece: Yume no Soccer Okoku ("One Piece: Dream of the Soccer Kingdom") (sf), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Palme no Ki ("A Tree of Palme") (f), Takashi Nakamura /Genco.
(drawn animation)

Psychic Academy Aura Banshou (net), Starchild.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

rayca (oav), Kazuya Konaka.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Rockman.EXE [ロックマン エグゼ] ("Megaman: NT Warrior") (tv), Xebec.
(drawn animation)

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).
(drawn animation)
series 2002

WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (f), Takayama Fumihiko and Takushi Endo /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)


April
American Is Beautiful (ss)/(net), Eugenia and Dave Warren /channelzero.
(cgi animation)


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)
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Ai Yori Aoshi [藍より青し] ("Bluer Than Indigo") (tv), Masami Shimoda /J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Anime Complex Night (tv), Pony Canyon.
contains Rizelmine [りぜるまいん] (tvss), Madhouse and IMAGIN, (drawn animation)

Atashi'n chi [あたしンち] ("My Family") (tv), Yumeta and Shin'ei Animation.
(drawn animation)
(2002 to the present)

Azumanga Daioh The Animation [あずまんが大王The Animation] (tv), Hiroshi Nishikori /J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation)

Busy Buses (tvss), Nippon Animation.
(cgi animation)

Chobits [ちょびっツ] (tv), Morio Asaka /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Crayon Shinchan, Arashi o Yobu Appare! Sengoku Daigassen (f), Keiichi Hara /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Denkou Chou Tokkyu Hikarian [電光超特急ヒカリアン] ("Lighting Attack Express Hikarian") (tv), Tokyo Kids.
(drawn animation)

Digimon Frontier [デジモンフロンティア] ("Digimon: Digital Monsters") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

eX-D Nina & Rei Danger Zone (ss).
(drawn animation)

eX-D the Movie (f), Akira Nishimori.
(drawn animation)

Forza! Hidemaru (tv) Studio Gallop.
(drawn animation)

Full Moon o Sagashite [満月をさがして] ("Searching for the Full Moon") (tv), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Gate Keepers 21 (oav), Hiroshi Yamaguchi /Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

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

.hack//sign (tv), Koichi Mashimo /Bee Train.
(drawn animation)

Happy Lesson [ハッピー・レッスン] (tv), Akira Suzuki /Studio Hibari.
(drawn animation)

Kakusei (oav), Masahiko Maesawa.
(cgi animation)
first Galerians: Rion series (2002)

Little Monica Monogatari [1] [リトルモニカ物語] (oav), Y.O.U.C.
(drawn animation)

Lupin III World - Ikiteita Majutsushi ("Lupin III World - The Magic Teacher Who Has Lived") (oav), Mamoru Hamatsu /TMS.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation)

Ojarumaru [おじゃる丸] (tvss), Akitaro Daichi /Studio Gallop.
(drawn animation)
This is the fifth annual series.

Pita-Ten [ぴたテン] ("Clinging Angel") (tv), Toshifumi Kawase and Yuzo Sato /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Tenchi Muyo! GXP [天地無用!GXP] (tv), AIC.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Tenshi na Konamaiki [天使な小生意気] ("A Cheeky Angel") (tv), Masaharu Okuwaki /TMS.
(drawn animation)

Tokyo Mew Mew [東京ミュウミュウ] ("Mew Mew Power") (tv), Noriyuki Abe /Studio Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Tokyo Underground [東京アンダーグラウンド] (tv), Hayato Date /Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation)

Wild 7 Another Bouryaku Unga [ワイルド7 another -謀略運河-] (tv), E&G Films.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation and cgi animation)

Star Warp'd: The Fandom Menace (sf), Pete Schuermann and John Schuermann /ATOZ Films.
(clay animation, some model animation, some cgi animation)

Bill Peet (William Bartlett Peet, William Bartlett Peed) (January 29, 1915–May 11, 2002) (writer, storyboard artist, character designer) dies in Studio City, California.


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)
(model animation)
collection of short films based on Czech folk tales by various animators

Katedra ("The Cathedral") (ss), Tomek Baginski /Platige Image. (Poland)
(cgi animation)

Le roi de la forêt des Brumes ("The King of the Cloud Forest") (tvsp), Jean-Jacques Prunès /Films de l'Arlequin. (France)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

WinneToons (tv), Animationsstudio Ludewig. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation)

Oh Dorobo Jing [王ドロボウJing] ("King of Bandits, Jing") (tv), Hiroshi Watanabe /Deen.
(drawn animation)

Schickasal (ss)/(net), Romanov Higa /Romanov Films.
(cgi animation)
first URDA ("URDA The Third Reich") series (2002-2003)

Whistle! (tv), Studio Comet.
(drawn animation)


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)).
(drawn animation)
(2002-2005)

Lilo and Stitch (f), Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders /Disney.
(drawn animation and cgi animation)

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)
(live action, some cgi animation)

Pongwiffy (tv)/(tvss), Telemagination. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

June
Blue Remains (f), Toshifumi Takazawa and Hisaya Takabayashi /GAGA.
(cgi animation)

Guilstein (f), Tsuneo Tominaga /ACC Production.
(cgi animation)

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou ("An Account of a Yokohama Shopping Trip") (oav), Takashi Anno /Sony.
(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)
(drawn animation)

"Three Friends in Fantasyland" (f), SEK Studio. (North Korea)
(cgi animation)

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July
The ChubbChubbs (ss), Eric Armstrong /Sony Pictures Imageworks.
(cgi animation)
Academy Award: Best Short Subject, Animation

July
Dibu 3: La Gran Aventura (f), Raúl Rodríguez Peila and Franco Bittolo (animation) /Patagonik. (Argentina)
(live action, some cgi animation)

Chubbchubbs image
The ChubbChubbs
The Powerpuff Girls (f), Craig McCracken /Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation)

Tarzan & Jane (oav), Steve Loter, Victor Cook, and Don Mackinnon /Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Whatever Happened To ... Robot Jones? (tv)/(tvss), Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation)
(2002-2003)

Ward Kimball (Ward Walrath Kimball) (animator, director, writer, character designer, inbetweener) dies in Arcadia, California.

July
Bandolero (tv), Neptuno Films. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Paradiso (tv), Prime Time TV. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

Snailsbury Tales (tvss), Maverick. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation)

Enban Oujo Walkure [円盤皇女ワるきゅーレ] ("UFO Princess Valkyrie"; "UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie") (tv), TNK.
(drawn animation)

Fortune Dogs [ふぉうちゅんドッグす] (tv), Vega Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Futari Ecchi [ふたりエッチ] ("Sex for Two") (oav), Yuji Moriyama /Chaos Project.
(drawn animation)

G-on Riders [G-on らいだーすG-on らいだーす] (tv), Shinichiro Kimura /TNK and Shaft.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation)

Neko no Ongaeshi [猫の恩返し] ("The Cat Returns") (f), Hiroyuki Morita /Studio Ghibli.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation)

Pocket Monsters: Pika Pika Hoshizora Camp ("Pocket Monsters: Pika Pika Starlit Sky Camp") (ss), OLM.
(drawn animation)

Rikujo Boueitai Mao-chan [陸上防衛隊まおちゃん] ("Ground Defense Force Mao-chan") (tvss), Xebec.
(drawn animation)

Saishu Heiki Kanojo [最終兵器彼女] ("She, the Ultimate Weapon"; "Final Weapon Girlfriend"; "SaiKano") (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Samurai Deeper Kyo [サムライディパーKYO [キョウ]] (tv), Junji Nishimura /Deen.
(drawn animation)

Witch Hunter Robin [ウィッチハンターロビン] (tv), Sunrise and Bandai Visual.
(drawn animation)

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)

Shwe myo daw hma phyit yat san hmwyar ("Strange Events from a Golden City") (oav), U Soe San Win. (Myanmar)
(drawn animation)
first animation produced in Myanmar

Sudsakorn (tv), Fantasy Town. (Thailand)
(cgi animation)

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.
(drawn animation)
(2002-2004)

¡Mucha Lucha! (tv)/(tvss), Warner Bros. Television.
(cgi animation)
(2002-2004)

Princess and the Pea (f), Mark Swan, Bob Simmons, and Ric Estrada /Swan Animation.
(drawn animation)

Slammin' Sammy: The Sammy Sosa Story (oav)/(edu), Ron Myrick /Ruby-Spears.
(drawn animation)

August
Henry's World (tv), Cuppa Coffee. (Canada)
(model animation)

Pig City // PorCité (tv), CinéGroupe and AnimaKids. (Canada/France)
(drawn animation)

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (oav), Ron Pitts /Nelvana. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

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.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu Deluxe [1] ("Jungle is Always Fine Occasionally Guu Deluxe") (oav), Tsutomu Mizushima /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)
series 2002 to the present

Mao Dante [魔王ダンテ] ("Dante the Devil"; "Demon Lord Dante") (tv), Kenichi Maejima /Magic Bus.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Nurse Witch Komugi-chan: Magical-te KARTE 1 (oav), Yoshimoto Kametani /Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Princess Tutu [プリンセスチュチュ] [first section] (tv), Junichi Sato /Hal Film Maker.
(drawn animation)

Sentou Yousei Yukikaze, Operation 1 ("Fighting Fairy Yukikaze"; "Yukikaze") (oav), Masahiko Ohkura /Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Xevious (f), Garinpeiro.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation)

Fillmore! ("Disney's Fillmore!") (tv), Disney Television.
(drawn animation)
(2002-2004)

The Haunted Pumpkin from Sleepy Hollow (oav), Kyle Newman /Porchlight Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Liberty's Kids (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Mickey's House of Villains (oav), Jamie Mitchell /Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Mike's New Car (oav), Peter Docter and Roger Gould /Pixar.
(cgi animation)

Ozzy and Drix (tv), Warner Bros. Television.
(drawn animation)

Stargate: Infinity (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

The Tortoise and the Hare (ss), Ray Harryhausen, Mark Caballero, and Seamus Walsh /Screen Novelties.
(model animation, some cgi animation)
This film was originally begun as part of Harryhausen's Mother Goose series in 1952.

What's New Scooby-Doo? (tv), Warner Bros. Television.
(drawn animation)

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)
(drawn animation)

Fred the Caveman (tv), Tube Studios. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

Kaput and Zösky (tv), Toocan. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Moville Mysteries (tv), Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Olliver's Adventures (tv), Collideascope. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (tvss), Cinar and Shanghai Animation. (Canada/China)
(drawn animation)

Toad Patrol (tv), Toadbag Productions (Funbag). (Canada)
(drawn animation)

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)
(model animation, some cgi animation)

Gadget et les gadgetinis ("Gadget and the Gadgetinis") (tv), SIP Animation. (France)
(drawn animation)

Kitou Scrogneugneu ("Kitou: The Six Eyed Beast") (tv)/(tvss), Darguad Marina and Les Productions Tooncan V. (France)
(drawn animation)

Lena und Paul ("Lena and Paul") (tvss), Cartoon Film. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

Make Way for Noddy (tvss), Chorion (SD Entertainment (United States)). (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Robota (ss)/(adv), Doug Chiang /SPARX. (France/United States)
(cgi animation)

Talis und die 1000 Aufgaben // Talis, le chevalier du temps ("Talis and the Thousand Tasks") (tvss), Millimages and Cine-Cartoon Wien. (France/Austria)
(drawn animation)

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).
(drawn animation)
series 2002 to the present

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.
(drawn animation)

Overman King Gainer [OVERMAN[オーバーマン]キングゲイナー] (tv), Yoshiyuki Tomino /Sunrise.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Puchi Puri * Yucie [ぷちぷり*ユーシィ] ("Petite Princess * Yucie") (tv), Masahito Otsuka and Hideaki Anno /Gainax and AIC.
(drawn animation)

September
"Taekwon Family" (tv), Ocon. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

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.
(cgi animation)

Sabrina: Friends Forever (tvsp), Scott Heming /DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Veggie Tales: The Star of Christmas (oav), Tim Hodge /Big Idea.
(cgi animation)

October
Barbie in Rapunzel (oav), Owen Hurley /Mainframe. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

Max and Ruby (tvss)/(tv), Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

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)
(drawn animation)

Nijntje en haar vriendjes ("Miffy and Friends") (tvss), Pedri Animation. (Netherlands)
(model animation)

Soccamatic (net)/(ss), Christopher Sadler and Lloyd Price /Aardman. (Great Britain)
(clay animation)
first Cracking Contraptions series (2002)

Timm Thaler (tv), Prime Time TV. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

Tobornoc (tvss)/(tv), Une grosse boite américaine. (France)
(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.
(drawn animation)

GetBackers Dakkanya [GetBackers ゲットバッカーズ 奪還屋] ("Get Backers") (tv), Kazuhiro Furuhashi /Deen.
(drawn animation)

Choujuushin Gravion (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation)

Duel Masters (tv), A.C.G.T.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Haibane Renmei [灰羽連盟] ("Charcoal Feathers Federation", "Graywing League") (tv), Tomokazu Tokoro /Radix.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Hanada Shonen-shi [花田少年史] ("Young Hanada's History") (tv), Masayuki Kojima /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Heat Guy J [ヒートガイジェイ] (tv), Satelight.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Kasumin [カスミン] (tv), Mitsuru Hongo /OLM.
(drawn animation)

Kiddy Grade [キディ・グレイド] (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Kido Senshi Gundam Seed [機動戦士ガンダムSEED] ("Mobile Suit Gundam Seed") (tv), Mitsuo Fukuda /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Naruto [ナルト] (tv), Hayato Date /Pierrot.
(drawn animation)
(2002-2007)

Platonic Chain [プラトニックチェーン] (tvss), Sumiko Aran /ACiD Films.
(cgi animation)

Sakura Taisen: Su Mi Re ("Sakura Wars: Su Mi Re") (oav), Oji Hiroi /Radix.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation)

Shinseikiden Mars [神世紀伝マーズ] ("New Century Legend Mars") (tv), Plum and Studio Guts.
(drawn animation)

Sister Princess Re Pure [シスター・プリンセス ~リピュア~] (tv)/(tvss), ZEXCS.
(drawn animation)

Spiral ~Suiri no Kizuna~ [スパイラル~推理の絆] ("Spiral ~Deduction Connection~") (tv), J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Tamala 2010 a punk cat in space (f), t.o.L (trees of Life) /Kinétique.
(drawn animation, cgi animation)

October
Fairy Tale Police Department (tv), David Evans and Karl Zwicky /Yoram Gross. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Japan
 
Australasia (excluding Japan)
November
The Amazing Zorro (tvsp), Scott Heming /DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

3 South (tv), Warner Bros. Television.
(drawn animation)

Eight Crazy Nights (f), Seth Kearsley /Meatball Animation.
(drawn animation)

The Groovenians (tvsp), Jordan Reichek and Kenny Scharf /S4 Studios.
(cgi animation)

Madeline: My Fair Madeline (tvsp), Scott Heming /DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Private-Eye Princess (tvsp), Deloloy Solomon /Pharoh Films (Sunwoo Entertainment (South Korea)).
(drawn animation)

Treasure Planet (f), John Musker and Ron Clements /Disney.
(drawn animation, cgi animation)

Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (oav), Gary Katona and Ed Wexler /Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

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)
(drawn animation)

Y Mabinogi ("Otherworld") (f), Derek Hayes /Cartwn Cymru. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation, some live action)

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.
(drawn animation)

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.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
(2002-2006)

Saint Seiya the Hades Chapter-Sanctuary (tvsp), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Tsuri Baka Nisshi [釣りバカ日誌] ("Fishing Fool Diary") (tv), Tetsuo Imazawa /Toei Animation.
(drawn animation)

Weiss Kreuss Gluhen [ヴァイス クロイツ グリーエン] ("White Cross Glowing") (tv), Kiyoshi Egami /ufotable.
(drawn animation)

November
Elysium: The Last Ark (f), Kwon Jae-sung /Big Film. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

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.
(cgi animation)

A Freezerburnt Christmas (tvsp), Michael Bannon /Wreckless Abandon.
(clay animation)

The Gaudins // Els Gaudins (tv), Phil Roman Entertainment and Abilbo. (United States/Spain)
(drawn animation)

I Spy (tvss)/(tv), Scholastic Entertainment.
(model animation)

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

Rugrats: Babies in Toyland (tvsp), Klasky-Csupo.
(drawn animation)

The Wild Thornberrys Movie (f), Cathy Malkasian and Jeff McGrath /Klasky-Csupo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

December
The Christmas Orange (tvsp), Ian Freedman /Bardel Animation. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Micaela, una película mágica (f), Rosanna Manfredi /Encuadre and Laboratorios Stagnaro. (Argentina)
(live action, cgi animation, drawn animation)

El mundo de los Onqui Tonqui (ss), Alfredo J. Anzolo /Cine Seis Ocho. (Venezuela)
(drawn animation)

RoboRoach // RoboBlatte (tvss)/(tv), Drew Edwards /Portfolio Entertainment (Red Rover Animation). (Canada)
(drawn animation)

December
Anjé, la leyenda del pirineo ("Anjé, the Legend of the Pyrenean") (f), Juanjo Elordi /Baleuko. (Spain)
(cgi animation)

Dragon Hill, La colina del dragón ("Dragon Hill, The Hill of the Dragon") (f), ángel Izquierdo Nicolás /Milimetros. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Drengen der ville gøre det umulige // L'Enfant qui voulait être un ours ("The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear") (f), Jannick Hastrup /Dansk Tegnefilm and Les Armateurs. (Denmark/France)
(drawn animation)

Kaki ("Cats") (ss), Dace Riduze /Animacijas Brigade. (Latvia)
(clay animation)

Panique au village ("Panic in the Village") (tvss), Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar /Studio Pic Pic André. (Belgium)
(model animation)

Puerta del Tiempo ("The Time Gate") (f), Pedro Delgado /Magic Films. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (tvsp), Peter Peake /BBC Animation. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

The Vbirds (tvss). (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Verte ("Green") (tvsp), Serge Elissalde /Films de l'Arlequin. (France)
(drawn animation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner

December
Barom One [バロムワン] (tv), Tsuneo Tominaga /E&G Films.
(drawn animation)

Gravity Zero (oav), Satelight.
(drawn animation)

Green Green OVA [グリーングリーン] (oav), Media Factory.
(drawn animation)

Hakidame no Blues (oav), Rintaro /Madhouse.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
first Space Pirate Captain Herlock Outside Legend--The Endless Odyssey series

Happy World [1] (oav), Takashi Ikehata /KSS.
(drawn animation)
series 2002-2003

Inu Yasha: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjiyo ("Inu Yasha: Dream Castle in the Mirror") (f), Toshiya Shinohara /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Macross Zero [1] (oav), Shoji Kawamori /Satelight.
(drawn animation)

Sento Yosei Yukikaze [1] (oav), Masahiko Okura /Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
series 2002 to the present

Tottoko Hamtaro Hamu Hamu Hamuuja!: Maboroshi no Princess ("Trotting Hamtaro: A Secret Princess") (f), Osamu Dezaki.
(drawn animation)

Verte imageVerte

Feel Ltd. (later feel) animation studio founded in Tokyo to help produce televison programs for other companies.
December
"Christmas on Tumoya Island" (tvsp), RainBus Studio. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

"Space Hiphop Duck" (tv), Sunwoo and Shanghai Animation. (South Korea/China)
(drawn animation)

United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Japan
 
Australasia (excluding Japan)
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).
(live action, some cgi animation)

Mohammed, The Last Prophet (f), Richard Rich /RichCrest Animation.
(drawn 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)
(cgi animation)

Girl Stuff/Boy Stuff (tv)/(tvss), Decode, Animus Entertainment, Agogo Entertainment. (Canada/Great Britain/China)
(drawn animation)

Senninha em Dia de Mudança (ss), Mário Mattoso Neto /Instituto Ayrton Senna. (Brazil)
(cgi animation)

Zap (tvss)/(edu), Campbell McKinley /Trapeze Animation. (Canada)
(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)
(drawn animation)

Courage (tvss)/(adv), Jonas Dahlbeck and Boris Nawratil /FilmTecknarna. (Sweden/United States)
(drawn animation and cgi animation)

Fish Never Sleep (ss), Gaëlle Denis. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

La Funambula ("The Tight-Rope Walker") (ss), Roberto Catani. (Italy/France)
(drawn animation)

Juanito Jones (tv)/(tvss), Cromosoma. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Little Ghosts (tvss), Telemagination. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Little People (tv), Egmont Animation. (Denmark)
(cgi animation)

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

Le Petit Roi Macius ("Little King Macius") (tvss), Ellipsanime. (France)
(drawn animation)

Spheriks (tv), Pete Bishop and David Stoten /Slave Studios. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Señor Trapo ("Mister Cloth") (ss), Raúl Díez /Pasozebra Producciones. (Spain)
(cgi animation)

"Timon and the Narwhal" (tvss), Natalia Orlova /Animose. (Russia)
(drawn animation)

Tim Tom (net), Romain Segaud and Christel Pougeouise /SupInfoCom. (France)
(cgi animation)

Le Trop Petit Prince ("The Pipsqueak Prince") (ss), Zoia Trofimova /Folimage. (France)
(drawn animation)

The Way Things Work (tv)/(tvss)/(edu), Diego Zamora /Millimages. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

The World of Tosh (tv), Happy Life and Magma Films. (Sweden/Ireland)
(drawn animation)

no date
Atama-yama ("Mt. Head") (ss), Koji Yamamura /Yamamura.
(drawn animation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner
no date
A-jang (tv), Strom Animation. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Atama-yama image
Atama-yama
Pia Carrot (sf), Yuji Muto /1 Move.
(drawn animation)

"Beauty and Warrior" (oav), Sukma Romadhon /Unggul Cipta Piranti. (Indonesia)
(drawn animation)

"Fly Super Board" [날아라 슈퍼보드] (tv), Hanho Heung-up. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Leunig and How Democracy Actually Works (tvss), Andrew Horne and Deborah Szapiro /Freerange Animation. (Australia)
(model animation)
one of the Leunig Animated series (2002)

"Music Up" (tv), Shanghai Film Studio. (China)
(drawn animation)

PangPond: Adventure in the Future World (tvss), Vithita Animation. (Thailand)
(cgi animation)

Rojak [1] (oav), Young Jump Animation. (Malaysia)
(cgi animation)
contains Anak-anak Kampung (ss), Cube Play: World Cup (ss), Saga (ss), Meet the Gang (ss) and other short animations

El Dorado Digital Media founded in Yangoon. (Myanmar)


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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