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January Adventurers - Mission Zeitreise // Adventurers - Masters Of Time (tv), Stefan Brönneke, Andy Eracleous, and Stuart Evans /Berlin Animation, Greenlight Media, and Cosgrove-Hall. (Germany/Great Britain) (drawn animation) BB3B (tvss)/(tv), Chris Fenna /TellTale Productions. (Great Britain) Boule et Bill ("Billy and Buddy") (tvss), Francis Nielsen /Dargaud Marina. (France/Canada) La famille ouf ("The Odd Family") (tv), Xavier Picard and Su-hoon Kim /Timoon Animation and SAMG Animation. (France/South Korea) Pocoyo (tvss)/(edu), Guillermo García Carsí, David Cantolla, and Alfonso Rodriguez /Zinkia Entertainment (Cosgrove-Hall (Great Britain). (Spain) W.I.T.C.H. (tv), SIP Animation. (France) Woofy (tvss), Dominique Etchecopar and Alexandre Reverend /Alphanim. (France) |
January Aa! Megamisama! [ああっ女神さまっ] ("Ah! My Goddess") (tv), AIC. (drawn animation) Air (tv), Tatsuya Ishihara /Kyoto Animation. B-Densetsu! Battle Bedaman Enkon [B-伝説! バトルビーダマン 炎魂] ("B-Legend! Battle Bedaman Blazing Spirits") (tv), Mitsuo Hashimoto /Nippon Animedia. Damekko Doubutsu [だめっこどうぶつ] (tvss), Magic Bus. Digital Monster X-evolution [デジタルモンスターゼヴォリューション] (tvsp), Kakudou Hiroyuki /Toei and Imagi Animation. Dinobreaker [ディノブレイカー ] // D.I.C.E. (tv), Xebec and Bandai Entertainment. (Japan/United States) Gallery Fake [ギャラリーフェイ] (tv), Akira Nishimori and Osamu Yamazaki /TMS and Tokyo Kids. Girls Bravo second season [Girls ブラボー second season] (tv), Ei Aoki /AIC Spirits. Jinki: Extend [ジンキ・エクステンド] (tv), Masahiko Murata /Feel. Lime-iro Ryukitan X Cross: Koi, Oshiete Kudasai [らいむいろ流奇譚 X Cross ~恋、オシヘテクダサイ。~] (tv), A.C.G.T. Magical Canan [まじかるカナン] (tv), AIC. Mahoraba: Heartfelt days [まほらば ~Heartful days~] (tv), Shinichiro Kimura /J.C. Staff. Mahou Sensei Negima! [魔法先生ネギま!] ("Magical Teacher Negima!") (tv), Nagisa Miyazaki and Nobuyoshi Habara /Xebec. Peach Girl [ピーチガール] (tv), Hiroshi Ishiodori /Studio Comet. Starship Operators [スターシップ・オペレータ] (tv), J.C. Staff. Sukina Mono wa Suki Dakara Shoga Nai [好きなものは好きだからしょうがない!!] ("I Like What I Like, So Whatever!!") (tv), Haruka Ninomiya /ZEXCS. Transformers: Galaxy Force [トランスフォーマー ギャラクシーフォース] ("Transformers: Cybertron") (tv), Kakudou Hiroyuki /Gonzo. UG-Ultimate Girls [UG☆アルティメットガール] (tv), Yuji Muto /Studio Matrix. Xenosaga The Animation [ゼノサーガ The Animation] (tv), Toei. Witch Village People [ウィッチ ヴィレッジ ストーリー] (tvss), Best Field. |
January "DragonBlade" [龙刀传奇] (f), Antony Szeto /DCDC Productions and China Film. (China) (cgi animation) |
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February Captain Scarlet ("Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet") (tv), Indestructible Production. (Great Britain) (cgi animation) remake of the puppet (not animated) series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967) Empire Sq (tvss)/(net), Dave Rowntree /Outside Line. (Great Britain) Honk, Toot, & Swo-Swoosh (tvss)/(tv)/(edu), Creative Graphics and Chocolate Moose Media. (Netherlands/Canada) Pollux Le manège enchanté // The Magic Roundabout ("Doogal") (f), Jean Duval, Frank Passingham, and David Borthwick /Action Synthèse and bolexbrothers. (France/Great Britain) |
February Air (f), Osamu Dezaki /Toei. (drawn animation) Buzzer Beater [ブザービーター] (tv), TMS. Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart [ふたりはプリキュア ー マックスハート] ("We Are Pretty Cure Max Heart") (tv), Toei. Iriya no Sora UFO no Natsu [1] [イリヤの空、UFOの夏] ("Sky of Iriya, Summer of UFO") (oav), Naoyuki Itou /Toei. Majime ni Fumajime: Kaiketsu Zorori [まじめにふまじめ かいけつゾロリ] (tv), Tsutomu Shibayama /Sunrise and Ajia-do. Masuda Kosuke Gekijou Gag Manga Hiyori [増田こうすけ劇場 ギャグマンガ日和] ("Kosuke Masuda Theater Gag Manga Weather") (tvss), Artland. Otogi-Jushi Akazukin [1] [おとぎ銃士 赤ずきん] (oav), Tetsuo Araki /Madhouse. |
February "Heaven Pig" [天上掉下个猪八戒] (tvss), Jiangtong Cartoon. (China) (drawn animation) |
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March Babak & Friends: A First Norooz (oav), Dustin Ellis /Norooz Productions. (drawn animation) Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure (oav), Davis Doi /SD Entertainment. Jack-Jack Attack (oav), Brad Bird /Pixar. Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (tvsp), Steve Loter /Disney Television (Rough Draft Korea (South Korea)). Mickey's Seeing the World: Mickey's Around the World in Eighty Days (oav)/(edu), Tony Craig and Roberts Gannaway /Disney Television Animation. Robots (f), Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha /Blue Sky. |
March Barbie: Fairytopia (oav), Walter P. Martishius and William Lau /Mainframe. (Canada) (cgi animation) Brady's Beasts // Mission Monstre (tv)/(tvss), Vivatoon (Toonz Animation (India)). (Canada) |
March Bromwell High (tv), Hat Trick and Decode. (Great Britain/Canada) (drawn animation) Frank ja Wendy ("Frank & Wendy") (f), Kaspar Jancis, Ulo Pikkov, Priit Tender /Eeesti Joonisfilm. (Estonia) Gisaku (f), Baltasar Pedrosa /Filmax Animation and Sociedad Estatal para Exposiciones Internacionales (SEEI). (Spain) Harry and His Bucketful of Dinosaurs (tvss), Silver Fox. (Great Britain) La Monstruosas aventuras de Zipi y Zape ("The Monstruous Adventures of Zip and Zap") (oav), Claudio Biern Boyd /BRB Internacional. (Spain) Valiant (f), Gary Chapman /Vanguard Animation. (Great Britain/United States) |
March Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan [撲殺天使ドクロちゃん] ("Bludgeoner Angel Little Dokuro") (tv), Tsutomu Mizushima /Hal Film Maker. (drawn animation) Code 201: Wave Off [Code 201: 通常版] (oav)/(tvsp), Takeshi Mori /Studio Fantasia. Duel Masters (f), Waruro Suzuki. Gokiburi-chan [ゴキブリちゃん] (tvss), Jun Takizawa /Eiken. Oval X Over (oav), Hiroyuki Imaishi /Production I.G. |
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April The Golden Blaze (f), Bryon E. Carson /Urban Entertainment. (cgi animation) The Many Adventures of Mr. Mailman (tvss)/(edu), OddBot. |
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April Ebb and Flo (tvss), Canning Factory and Hahn Film. (Great Britain/Germany) (drawn animation) Feel Good Inc. (tvss)/(mv), Pete Candeland /Passion Pictures. (Great Britain) King Arthur's Disasters (tv), Zenith Entertainment and Neptuno Films. (Great Britain/Spain) Toupou (tv), Xilam. (France) |
April Basilisk Koga Ninpouchou [バジリスク 甲賀忍法帖] ("Basilisk: The Koga Ninja Scrolls") (tv), Fuminori Kizaki /Gonzo. (drawn animation) Clay Anime Taiko no Tatsujin [クレイアニメ 太鼓の達人] ("Clay Animation Drum Master") (tvss), Atsuko Koguma. Comic Party Revolution [こみっくパーティー Revolution] (tv), Junichi Sakata and Mitsuhiro Tougou /Chaos Project and Radix. Doraemon [ドラえもん] (tv), Shin'ei. Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma [英國戀物語エマ] ("English Love Story Emma") (tv), Pierrot. Elemental Gerad [エレメンタル ジェレイド] (tv), Xebec. Eyeshield 21 [アイシールド21] (tv), Gallop. Fushigi Hoshi no Futago Hime [ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫] ("Mysterious Star of the Twin Princesses") (tv), Hal Film Maker. Futakoi Alternative [フタコイ オルタナティブ] ("Twin Love Alternative") (tv), ufotable. Glass no Kamen [ガラスの仮面] ("Glass Mask") (tv), Mamoru Hamatsu /TMS. Gokujou Seitokai [極上生徒会] ("Best Student Council") (tv), Yoshiaki Iwasaki /J.C. Staff. Hachimitsu to Clover [ハチミツとクローバー] ("Honey and Clover") (tv), J.C. Staff. Ichigo 100% [いちご100%] ("Strawberry 100%") (tv), Madhouse. Izumo Takeki Tsurugi no Senki [Izumo 猛き剣の閃記] (tv), Tsuneo Tominaga /Studio Kyuma. Kochu Ouja Mushiking Mori no Tami no Densetsu [甲虫王者ムシキング 森の民の伝説] ("King of Beetle Insectking: Legend of the Forest People") (tv), Shigeyasu Yamauchi /TMS. Koi Koi 7 [こいこい7] (tv), Yoshitaka Fujimoto /Trinet Entertainment and Studio Flag. Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama [これが私の御主人様] ("He Is My Master") (tv), Shoji Saeki /Gainax and Shaft. Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven [交響詩篇エウレカセブン] ("Symphonic Poem Eureka Seven") (tv), Tomoki Kyoda /Bones. Loveless [ラブレス] (tv), Yuu Kou /J.C. Staff. MÄR -Heaven- [MÄR-メルヘヴン-] (tv), Masaharu Okuwaki and Keiichiro Kawaguchi /Synergy SP. Meitantei Conan Suihensenjo no Inbo [名探偵コナン 水平線上の陰謀] ("Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths") (f), Taiichiro Yamamoto /TMS. Odenkun The Adventures of Odenkun [おでんくん] (tvss), Egg. Ojarumaru [おじゃる丸] ("Prince Mackaroo") (tvss), Studio Gallop. Onegai My Melody [おねがいマイメロディ] ("Please My Melody") (tv), Makoto Moriwaki /Studio Comet. Sosei no Aquarion [創聖のアクエリオン] ("Genesis of Aquarion") (tv), Shoji Kawamori /Satelight. Speed Grapher [スピードグラファー] (tv), Kunihisa Sugishima /Gonzo and TAP. Trinity Blood [トリニティ・ブラッド] (tv), Tomohiro Hirata /Gonzo. Tsubasa Chronicle [ツバサ・クロニクル] ("Wings Chronicle") (tv), Koichi Mashimo /Bee Train. Ueki no Housoku [うえきの法則] ("The Law of Ueki") (tv), Hiroshi Watanabe /Studio Deen. Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! Charming [わがまま☆フェアリー ミルモでポン! ちゃあみんぐ] ("Selfish Fairy Mirumo de Pon! Charming") (tv), Studio Hibari. Yuusha Ou GaoGaiGar FINAL Grand Glorious Gathering [勇者王ガオガイガー FINAL Grand Glorious Gathering] ("Brave King GaoGaiGar FINAL Grand Glorious Gathering") (tv), Sunrise. |
April Sahibzadey: A Saga of Valor and Sacrifice (oav), Sukhwinder Singh and Amarjit Virdi (animation director) /Vismaad Mediatech. (Singapore) (drawn animation) |
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May Alien Planet (tvsp)/(edu), Pierre de Lespinois /Evergreen Films (Meteor Studios (Canada)). (live action, cgi animation) Alien Racers (tv), Davis Doi /SD Entertainment. Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (oav), Davis Doi /SD Entertainment. (drawn animation) (2005 to the present) The Life & Times of Juniper Lee (tv), Frank Squillace /Cartoon Network. Madagascar (f), Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, and Conrad Vernon /PDI-DreamWorks. Sunny the Proud Sikh (oav), SikhLink. Joe Grant (May 15, 1908-May 6, 2005) (writer, character designer, director, animator) dies in Glendale, California. |
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May Fifi and the Flowertots (tv)/(tvss), Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain) (model animation) Those Scurvy Rascals (tvss), Blue-Zoo Productions. (Great Britain) |
May Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru [僕は妹に恋をする] ("I Love My Younger Sister") (oav). (drawn animation) Karas [鴉] ("Crow") (oav), Keichi Sato /Tatsunoko. Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densetsu Sanada Jyuu Yuushi The Animation [新釈 戦国英雄伝説 眞田十勇士 The Animation] ("New Legend of the Heroes of the Warring Nations - The Ten Sanada Brave Soldiers The Animation") (tv), Keizo Shimizu /T.P.O. (Tahara Produce Office). Yuki no Joou The Snow Queen [雪の女王] (tv), TMS. Zettai Shonen [絶対少年] ("Absolute Boy") (tv), Ajia-do. A-1 Pictures founded in Tokyo. |
May Jang Geum ieui Kkum [장금이의 꿈] ("Jang Geum's Dream") (tv), Park Byeong-Chan /Sonokong and Heewon Entertainment. (Republic of Korea) (drawn animation) |
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June Ark (f), Kenny Hweng /Digital Rim. (cgi animation) The Buzz on Maggie (tv)/(tvss), Disney Television. Fairly Oddparents: School's Out--The Musical (tvsp), Butch Hartman /Frederator. One Man Band (ss), Mark Andrews and Andrew Jimenez /Pixar. Tarzan II (oav), Brian Smith /DisneyToon. John Fiedler (voice actor) dies in New York. Paul Winchell (Paul Wilchin) (December 21, 1922–June 24, 2005) (voice actor) dies in Moorpark, California. |
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June Bland Tistlar ("Among the Thorns") (sf), Lotta Geffenblad and Uzi Geffenblad /Zigzag Films. (Sweden) (drawn animation, some cutout animation) Gordon the Garden Gnome (tvss), Collingwood O'Hare. (Great Britain) Popetown (tv), Channel X and Moi J'Aime La Television. (Great Britain/France) El Sueño de una noche de San Juan (f) ("Midsummer Dream"), ángel de la Cruz and Manolo Gómez /Dygra Films S.L. and Appia Filmes. (Spain) |
June Kamichu! [かみちゅ!] (tv), Koji Masunari /Brains Base. (drawn animation)
Kirameki Project [1] [きらめき☆プロジェクト] ("Glitter Project") (oav), Katsuhiko Nishijima /Studio Fantasia. Patalliro Saiyuki! [パタリロ西遊記!!] ("Patalliro's Journey to the West") (tvss), Magic Bus. The Takara toy company buys Tatsunoko Productions. Hiroki Nashima will become the president of the studio. |
June The Animated Kids Bible (oav), Frantz Kantor /PIPS Premier. (Australia) (cgi animation) Vikram aur Betaal ("Vikram and the Betaal") (tvsp), Green Gold Animation. (India) |
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July All Grown Up: Dude, Where's My Horse? (tvsp), Ron Noble /Klasky-Csupo. (drawn animation) Angelica's and Susie's School Daze (tv)/(oav), Klasky-Csupo. Camp Lazlo (tv)/(tvss), Cartoon Network. Catscratch (tv)/(tvss), Nickelodeon Animation. The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: My Big Fat Spy Wedding (tvsp), DNA Productions and O Entertainment. Danny Phantom: Reign Storm (tvsp), Kevin Petrilak, Butch Hartman, and Wincat Alcala /Nickelodeon Animation. Moongirl (ss), Henry Selick /Laika. Time Warp Trio (tv), Soup2Nuts. Norm Prescott (1927-July 2, 2005) (producer, voice actor, writer, director) dies in Los Angeles, California. The Will Vinton Studio becomes Laika Entertainment. |
July Long John Baldry (January 12, 1941-July 21, 2005) (voice actor, singer) dies in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Canada) |
July Les Grabonautes ("Planet Grabo") (tv), Millimages. (France) (model animation) Legend of the Dragon (tv), BKN. (Germany) Le Roman de Renart ("Renart the Fox") (f), Thierry Schiel /Oniria. (Luxembourg) Say It With Noddy (tvss), Chorion (SD Entertainment (United States)). (Great Britain) Marten Toonder (May 2, 1912-July 27, 2005) (producer, director) dies in Laren, Gelderland. (Netherlands) |
July Akahori Gedo Hour Rabuge Ge (tv), Radix. (drawn animation) contains: Zettai Seigi Love Pheromone [絶対正義ラブフェロモン] ("Absolute Justice Love Pheromone") (tvss), Radix and Soreyuke! Gedo Otome Tai [それゆけ!外道乙女隊] (tvss), Hitoyuki Matsui /Radix. Amaenaideyo!! [あまえないでよっ!!] (tv), Keitaro Motonaga /Deen. D.C.s.s. ~Da Capo second season~ [D.C.s.s. ~ダ・カーポ セカンドシーズン~] (tv), feel. Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid [フルメタル・パニック! The Second Raid] (tv), Kyoto Animation. Gekijouban Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Shambala wo Iku Mono [劇場版 鋼の錬金術師 シャンバラを征く者] ("Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shambala") (f), Seiji Mizushima /Bones. Gun x Sword [ガンxソード] (tv), Goro Taniguchi /AIC A.S.T.A. Ichigo Mashimaro [苺ましまろ] ("Strawberry Marshmallow") (tv), Doumu. Kido Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken TV [機動新撰組 萌えよ剣 TV] ("Mobile New Chosen Team Flourishing Swords TV") (tv), Toshikatsu Tokoro /Magic Picture. Lupin III: Tenshi no Tactics Yume no Kakera wa Koroshi no Kaori [ルパン三世 - 天使の策略(タクティクス)~夢のカケラは殺しの香り~] ("Lupin III: An Angel's Tactics - Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder") (tvsp), Shigeyuki Miya /TMS. Okusama wa Joshikôsei [おくさまは女子高生] ("Wife Is A High School Student") (tv), Jun Shishido /Madhouse. Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo [奥さまは魔法少女] ("Wife Is A Magical Girl") (tv), Hiroshi Nishikiori /J.C. Staff. Pani Poni Dash! [ぱにぽにだっしゅ!!] (tv), Ganges and Shaft. Petopeto-san [ぺとぺとさん] (tv), Akira Nishimori /Xebec. Play Ball [プレイボール] (tv), Satoshi Dezaki /Magic Bus. Pocket Monster Advance Generation: Mew to Hadou no Yuusha [ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション ミュウと波導の勇者] (f), Kunihiko Yuyama. Shuffle! [シャッフル!] (tv), Naoto Hosoda /Aslead. Sugar Sugar Rune [シュガシュガルーン] (tv), Yukihiro Matsushita /Pierrot. Suzuka [涼風] (tv), Hiroshi Fukutomi /Studio Comet. Tide-Line Blue [タイドライン・ブルー] (tv), Umanosuke Iida /Telecom Animation. |
July Geuriseu roma-sinhwa ollimposeu gadieon: Giganteseu daeyeokseup ("Guardians of Olympus") (f), Kim Joon /Gana Media. (South Korea) (drawn animation) MaskMan [마스크맨] (tvss), G&G Entertainment. (South Korea) |
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August Best Friends For Life (tvsp)/(oav), DIC Entertainment. (drawn animation) first Trollz series Firehouse Tales (tv)/(tvss), Warner Bros. Animation. (drawn animation) Little Einsteins: Our The Mane Event (oav), Bruce Barry /Wacky World Studios. My Life As A Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime (tvsp), Frederator. My Scene Goes Hollywood: The Movie (oav), Eric Fogel /Curious Pictures and Wang Film Productions. (United States/Taiwan) The Proud Family Movie (tvsp), Bruce W. Smith /Jambalaya. Tickle U (tv), Cartoon Network. Brock Peters (voice actor) dies in Los Angeles, California. |
August Delilah and Julius (tv), DECODE Entertainment and Collideascope Animation. (Canada) (cgi animation) (2005-2008) Gerald McBoing Boing (tvss), Cookie Jar. (Canada) (cgi animation) Pixcodelics (tvss), MoP Brazil Digital. (Brazil) Surly Squirrel (ss), Peter Lepeniotis /Pantaloons Productions-DKP Studios. (Canada) |
August A.T.O.M. Alpha Teens on Machines (tv), Oliver Jongerlynck /SIP Animation. (France) (drawn animation) Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs (tvss), Silver Fox Films and Collingwood O'Hare (SMEC Animation (Taiwan)). (Great Britain) |
August Air (f), Osamu Dezaki /Toei. (drawn animation) Kyoshoku Soko Guyver [強殖装甲ガイバー] ("Bioboosted Armor Guyver"; "Guyver The Bioboosted Armor") (tv), Katsuhito Akiyama /OLM. Gekijouban Naruto Daigekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo! [劇場版NARUTO - 大激突!幻の地底遺跡だってばよ] ("Naruto the Movie: Great Clash! The Illusionary Ruins at the Depths of the Earth") (f), Hirotsugu Kawasaki /Pierrot. Gekijouban xxxHolic Manatsu no Yoru no Yume [劇場版 xxxHOLiC 真夏ノ夜ノ夢] ("Theatre Edition xxxHolic A Midsummer Night's Dream") (f), Tsutomu Mizushima /Production I.G. Saishu Heiki Kanojo Another Love Song 1 [最終兵器彼女 Another Love Song] ("She, the Ultimate Weapon Another Love Song"; "SaiKano: Another Love Song") (oav), Mitsuko Kase /Gonzo. Seikai no Senki III [星界の戦旗 III] ("A Record of the Star World War III"; "Banner of the Stars III") (oav), Sunrise. Tsubasa Chronicle: Nendaiki Torikago no Kuni no Himegimi [劇場版ツバサ・クロニクル 鳥カゴの国の姫君] ("Tsubasa Chronicle: Chronicle of the Bird Cage Land Princess") (sf), Itsuro Kawasaki /Production I.G. Daikichirou Kusube (Kusube Daikichirou 楠部大吉郎) (December 12, 1934-August 8, 2005) (animator, producer, director) dies. |
August "Bhagmati--The Queen of Fortunes" (f), Ashok Kaul /Zee TV (Zee Institute of Creative Arts). (India) (drawn animation, live action) Hong Hai Er: Jue Zhan Huo Yan Shan [紅孩兒決戰火焰山] ("The Red Boy: Decisive Battle in the Mountains of Flame"; "Fire Ball: Journey to the West") (f), Wang Tung /Cuckoo's Nest. (Taiwan) (drawn animation) |
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September Bratz (tv), Mike Young Productions. (cgi animation) Bratz: Rock Angelz (oav), Dawn Hershey/ Mike Young Productions. Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island (tv), Warner Bros. Television. Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy (tvsp), Kevin Petrilak, Wincat Alcala, and Butch Hartman /Nickelodeon Animation. Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin--The Untold Story! Pete Michels and Peter Shin. Johnny Test (tv)/(tvss), Warner Bros. Television. Loonatics Unleashed (tv), Warner Bros. Television. Here Comes Peter Cottontail the Movie (oav)/(tvsp), Mark Gravas /Sony Wonder. Snow White (oav), Jim Duffy /Klasky-Csupo. Stroker and Hoop (tv), Turner Studios. The Zula Patrol (tv)/(tvss)/(edu), Zula. Don Adams (Donald James Yarmy) (April 13, 1926-September 25, 2005) (voice actor) dies in Los Angeles, California. |
September Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (oav), Greg Richardson /Mainframe. (Canada) (cgi animation) Carl² (tv), Portfolio Entertainment. (Canada) Diego y Glot ("Diego and Glot") (tv), Cubonegro. (Chile) Dragon (tv)/(tvss), Cité-Amérique, Clay Art, and Image Plus. (Canada/Germany/South Korea) Get Ed (tv), Red Rover. (Canada) Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever (oav), Ezekiel Norton /Mainframe. (Canada) Pulentos (tv), Tercer Hemisferio. (Chile) Spookley the Square Pumpkin (oav), Bernie Denk /Oddvious Animation. (Canada) Toopy & Binoo // Toupe et Binou (tvss), Andre Belanger and Luc Chatelain /Spectra Animation and Treehouse TV. (Canada) |
September Corpse Bride (f), Michael Johnson and Tim Burton /3 Mills. (Great Britain) (model animation) The Island of Inis Cool (tv)/(tvss), Terraglyph, Ocon, and Luxanimation. (Ireland/South Korea/Luxembourg) Der Kleine Eisbär 2 - Die geheimnisvolle Insel ("The Little Polar Bear 2 - The Mysterious Island") (f), Piet De Rycker and Thilo Rothkirch /Rothkirch Cartoon Film. (Germany) Muffin the Mule (tvss), Maverick. (Great Britain) Pocoyo (tvss), Guillermo Garcia /Zinkia Entertainment and Granada. (Spain/Great Britain) Quat' Zyeux // Four Eyes (tvss)/(tv), Carrere Entertainment and Porchlight Entertainment. (France/United States) Robotboy ("Robot Boy") (tv), Alphanim and LuxAnimation. (France/Luxembourg) Summerton Mill (tvss), Pete Bryden and Ed Cookson /Summerton Mill, Ltd. (Great Britain) |
September Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [ファイナルファンタジーVII: アドベントチルドレン] (oav), Tetsuya Nomura and Takeshi Nozue /Square-Enix and Visual Works. (cgi animation) G.I. Joe Sigma Six (tv), Gonzo. Ginga Densetsu Weed [銀牙伝説ウィード] ("Silver Legend Weed") (tv), Toshiyuki Kato /Studio Deen. |
September The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky (tv), Noel Price /Southern Star Singapore. (Australia) (cgi animation, drawn animation, model animation) (2005-2008) |
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October 12 Oz. Mouse (tvss), Williams Street. (cgi animation) The Batman vs Dracula (oav), Michael Goguen /Warner Bros. Television. Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows (oav), Terry Shakespeare and David Molina /Creative Capers Entertainment. A Christmas Caper (ss), Gary Trousdale /DreamWorks. Little Einsteins (tv), Curious Pictures. Lucy, Daughter of the Devil (tvss)/(tvsp), Loren Bouchard /Fluid. My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas (oav), Vic Dal Chele. The Squidbillies (tvss), Williams Street. Sunday Pants (tv), Cartoon Network. Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (oav), Bill Koop /Warner Bros. Animation. |
October Care Bears: Big Wish Movie (oav), Larry Jacobs and Ron Pitts /Nelvana. (Canada) (cgi animation) Dragons: Metal Ages (tvsp)/(oav), Keith Ingham /Bardel. (Canada) Ed, Edd n' Eddy's Boo Haw Haw (tvsp), Danny Antonucci /AKA Cartoon. (Canada) The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (oav), Greg Sullivan /Studio B. (Canada) Madagascar Penguines in A Christmas Caper (ss), Gary Trousdale /Dreamworks Animation. Scary Godmother 2: The Revenge of Jimmy (tvsp), Ezekiel Norton /Mainframe. (Canada) Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (f), Audu Paden /Mainframe. (Canada) |
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October Faireez (tvss), Gillian Carr /Moody Street Kids and Funbag Animation (March Entertainment and Viskatoons). (Australia/Canada) (cgi animation) Hanuman (f), V.G. Samant /Percept Picture Company and Silvertoons. (India) Jang Geum ieui Kkum [장금이의 꿈] "Jang-geum’s Dream" (tv), Rhee Eun Woo /Sonokong and Heewon Entertainment. (Republic of Korea) |
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November The Boondocks (tv), Rebel Base and Hudlin Entertainment. (drawn animation) Chicken Little (f), Mark Dindal /Disney. Disaster! ("Disaster the Movie") (f), Roy T. Wood. Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy? (tvsp)/(oav), Joe Sichta /Warner Bros. Animation. The X's (tv)/(tvss), Nickelodeon Animation. Derek Lamb (June 20, 1936-November 5, 2005) (producer, director, writer, animator, voice actor) dies in Poulsbo, Washington. Channel Frederator is founded to distribute Frederator cartoons on the Internet to portable video devices. |
November A Fairy Tale Christmas (tvsp), Tim Tyler /Cheshire Smile. (Canada) (cgi animation) Wayside (tvsp), Mark Ackland and Riccardo Durante /Nelvana. (Canada) |
November Charlie and Lola (tvss), Kitty Taylor /Tiger Aspect. (Great Britain) (drawn animation, cutout animation) (2005-2008) Kong: King of Atlantis (tvsp)/(oav), Patrick Archibald /BKN Studios. (France) Olentzero y el Tronco Mágico ("Father Christmas and the Magical Log") (f), Juanjo Elordi /Baleuko. (Spain) Planet Sketch (tvss), Aardman and Decode. (Great Britain/Canada) Tommy Zoom (net)/(edu), BBC. |
November Gaiking Legend of Daiku-maryu [ガイキング Legend of Daiku-maryu] ("Gaiking Legend of the Demon King of the Heavens") (tv), Toei. (drawn animation) Karin [かりん] (tv), J.C. Staff. |
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December The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Billy & Mandy Save Christmas (tvsp), Russell Calabrese, Shaun Cashman, and Julie Hashiguchi /Cartoon Network. (drawn animation) The Happy Elf (tvsp/oav), John Rice /DPS Film Roman and DKP Studios. Kronk's New Groove (oav), Saul Andrew Blinkoff and Elliot M. Bour /DisneyToon. Moral Orel: The Best Christmas Ever (tvsp), Dino Stamatopoulos /Fragical Productions. |
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December Arashi no Yoruni [あらしのよるに] ("Stormy Night") (f), Gisaburo Sugii /Group TAC. (drawn animation, some cgi animation) Black Jack: Futari no Kuroi Isha [ブラック・ジャック ふたりの黒い医者] ("Black Jack: Black Mirror Image") (f), Makoto Tezuka /Tezuka. Futari wa Pre Cure Max Heart 2 - Yukizora no Tomodachi [映画 ふたりはプリキュア Max Heart 2 雪空のともだち] ("We Are Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky") (f), Atsuji Shimizu /Toei. Kabutomushi Ouji Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi [劇場版甲虫王者ムシキング グレイテストチャンピオンへの道] ("King of Beetle Insectking: The Road to the Greatest Champion") (sf), Shunji Oga /TMS. Major [メジャー] (tv), Studio Hibari. Minami no Shima no Chisana Hikoki Birdy [南の島の小さな飛行機 バーディー] ("Southern Island's Small Airplane Birdy") (tvss)/(edu), Bob Shirohata /Deen. Rean no Tsubasa [リーンの翼] ("The Wings of Rean") (net), Yoshiyuki Tomino /Sunrise. |
December Gulliver's Travels (f), Anita Udeep /Pentamedia. (India) (cgi animation) Mobius Huan [魔比斯环] ("Thru the Mobius Strip") (f), Glenn Chaika /Global Digital Creations. (China/United States) |
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no date Esurance: Lost Reel (tvss)/(adv), Phil Robinson /Wild Brain. (cgi animation) first "Erin Esurance" series (2005 to the present) SKWOD (net)/(ss), Animation Collective. |
no date At the Quinte Hotel (ss), Bruce Alcock /Global Mechanic. (Canada) (drawn animation, some cut out animation, some model animation) Citroen: Dance (tvss)/(adv), Neill Bloomkamp /The Embassy Visual Effects. (Canada) Pax (ss), Paulo Munhoz. (Brazil) |
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no date The Adventures of Massey Ferguson (tv), Bas Barriball /Flux Animation. (New Zealand) (drawn animation) Cubic Tragedy (ss), Ming-Yuan Chuan /National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. (Taiwan) The Eggs (tvss), Moody Street Kids and Funbag. (Australia/Canada) Jang Geum ieui Kkum [장금이의 꿈] ("Jang Geum's Dream") (tv), Sonokong and Heewon Entertainment. (South Korea) O God Ganesha (oav), Santhosh Kharade /Sound Entertainment. (India) "Stunt Monster" (tvss), Vithita. (Thailand) "Toy Warrior" (f), Kyungwon Lim /Seoul Movie and JM Entertainment (South Korea/United States) Unlucky in Love (net), Bernard Derriman. (Australia) Xi Yáng Yáng yu Hui Tŕi Láng [喜羊羊与灰太狼] ("Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf") (tvss), Creative Power Entertaining. (China) |
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