1984 in animation

Events in 1984 in animation.

Events

March

March 10: The first episode of James the Cat is broadcast.March 11: Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is first released.

April

April 9: 56th Academy Awards: Sundae in New York by Jimmy Picker receives the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.April 16: The Peanuts TV special It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS.

June

June 22: The animation studio Studio APPP is founded.June 27: The first of a series of TV specials about Rainbow Brite is broadcast a television series will debut next year.

August

August 30: József Gémes' Heroic Times premieres.

September

September 5: The first episode of Heathcliff is broadcast.September 8:

* The first episode of Challenge of the GoBots is broadcast.
* The first episode of Dragon's Lair is broadcast. September 10: The first episode of Voltron is broadcast. The Western version to Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV gained popularity in the United States as it will eventually be rebooted in the 21st century.September 14: Ruby-Spears Enterprises' Rose Petal Place is broadcast. It was attended to be the successor to Strawberry Shortcake, but was discontinued the following year as it was not well-marketed like its ongoing predecessor.September 15:
* The first episode of Muppet Babies is broadcast.
* The first episode of My Little Pony is broadcast.
* The first episode of Snorks is broadcast.September 17: The first episode of The Transformers is broadcast.

October

October 9: The first episode of Thomas and Friends is broadcast, based on the children's book series The Railway Series.October 12: The Danish film Samson & Sally by Jannik Hastrup premieres.October 26: The animation studio Film Roman is founded, and its first project Garfield in the Rough premieres on CBS.

November

November 28: Gallavants is first released.

December

December 5: Disney Television Animation is founded.December 24: The animation studio Gainax is founded.

Specific date unknown

Lev Milchin and Ivan Ivanov-Vano's The Tale of Tsar Saltan premieres.
Jef Cassiers' John the Fearless premieres, the first Flemish animated feature film.
In Germany, the Max und Moritz Award for young comic artists is first awarded.

Films released

January 1 - The Tale of Tsar Saltan
January 19 - The Adventures of Sam the Squirrel
January 20 - Phoenix-bot Phoenix King
February 1:
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* The Secret of the Selenites
February 11:
* The Star of Cottonland
* Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
March 4 - Boukenshatachi: Gamba to 7-biki no Naka Ma
March 7 - L'Enfant invisible
March 10 - Kenya Boy
March 11:
* Future Boy Conan: The Revival of the Giant Machine
* Meitantei Holmes: Aoi Ruby no Maki / Kaitei no Zaihō no Maki
* Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
March 17:
* Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld
* Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars
* Oshin
March 20 - Chiisana Koi no Monogatari: Chichi to Sally Hatsukoi no Shiki
April 7 - Kinnikuman: Showdown! The 7 Justice Supermen vs. The Space Samurais
April 14 - Locke the Superman
April 21 - Pro Yakyū o 10-bai Tanoshiku Miru Hōhō Part 2
April 28 - The King of Inventions
May 8 - The Camel Boy
June 8 - The Adventures of Pinocchio
July 5:
* Katy
* Snow White
July 8:
* Papa Mama Bye bye
* Return of the Dinosaurs
July 10 - John the Fearless
July 14 - Kinnikuman: Stolen Championship Belt
July 15 - Dokgo-Tak 2 – My Name is Dokgo-Tak
July 21 - Macross: Do You Remember Love?
August 4:
* 84 Taekwon V
* Earth Story Telepath 2500
August 12 - Kuroi Ame ni Utarete
August 19 - Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
August 21 - Birth
August 30 - Heroic Times
September 5 - Nine: Final
September 22 - Kakkun Cafe
October 12 - Samson & Sally
October 28 - Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Forever Once More
November 29 - The Soldier's Tale
December 22:
* Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
* Kinnikuman: Great Riot! Justice Superman
* Video Ranger 007
Specific date unknown:
* Delta Space Mission
* Gallavants
* Malá čarodějnice
* Manga Doushite Monogatari
* The Phantom Treehouse
* TimeFighters
* TimeFighters in the Land of Fantasy
* ''Xiyue qi tong''

Television series debuts

January - The Trap Door debuts on ITV.
January 7 - Okawari Boy Starzan S debuts on Fuji TV.
January 8 - Katri, Girl of the Meadows debuts on Fuji TV.
February 3 - Chō Kōsoku Galvion debuts on TV Asahi.
February 4 - Heavy Metal L-Gaim debuts on Nagoya Broadcasting Network.
February 6 - Little El Cid No Bôken debuts on TV Tokyo.
February 7:
* Soya Monogatari debuts in syndication.
* Yume Senshi Wingman debuts on TV Asahi.
March 3:
* Lupin III Part III debuts on ytv, NNS.
* Tongari Boushi no Memoru debuts on TV Asahi.
March 4 - Video Warrior Laserion debuts on TBS.
March 10 - James the Cat debuts on ITV Network and Channel 5 .
March 18 - Gu-Gu Gunmo debuts on Fuji TV.
April 3 - Oyoneko Bunichan debuts on TV Asahi.
April 5:
* Giant Gorg debuts on TV Tokyo.
* Rampoo debuts in syndication.
April 9:
* Chicken Takkun debuts on Fuji Television.
* Glass Mask debuts on Nippon TV.
April 13 - Attacker You! debuts on TV Tokyo.
April 14 - My Little Pony 'n Friends debuts in syndication.
April 15:
* God Mazinger debuts on Nippon TV.
* Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross debuts on JNN.
April 27 - The Wind in the Willows debuts on ITV Network.
May 6 - The Get Along Gang debuts on CBS.
June 27 - Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series) debuts in syndication.
July 6 - Persia, the Magic Fairy debuts on Nippon Television.
July 7 - Noozles debuts on Fuji TV.
September - Karınca Ailesi ve Orman debutes on TRT 1.
September 1 - Yoroshiku Mechadoc debuts on Fuji TV.
September 3 - Heathcliff debuts in syndication.
September 8:
* Challenge of the GoBots debuts in syndication.
* Dragon's Lair, Mighty Orbots, Wolf Rock TV, and Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show debut on ABC.
* Kidd Video debuts on NBC.
* Pink Panther and Sons debuts on NBC and ABC.
September 10 - Voltron debuts on ABC and NBC.
September 11 - Towser debuts on ITV.
September 15:
* Muppet Babies and Pole Position debut on CBS.
* Snorks debuts on NBC and in syndication.
* Turbo Teen debuts on ABC.
September 17 - The Transformers debuts in syndication.
October 4 - Adventures of the Little Koala debuts on TV Tokyo.
October 5:
* Choriki Robo Galatt debuts on Nagoya Broadcasting Network.
* Elves of the Forest debuts on Fuji TV.
* Panzer World Galient debuts on Nippon Television.
* The Family-Ness debuts on BBC One.
October 6:
* Ashita Tenki Ni Nare! debuts on Fuji TV.
* Galactic Patrol: Lensman debuts on ANN.
October 7 - Star Musketeer Bismarck debuts on NNS.
October 9 - Thomas & Friends debuts on ITV, Direct-to-video, Nick Jr. & Channel 5.
October 11 - Fist of the North Star debuts on Fuji TV.
October 15 - Lucky Luke debuts on FR3 and in syndication.
October 20 - Scary Scooby Funnies debuts on ABC.
November 6 - Sherlock Hound debuts on TV Asahi and Rai 1.
Specific date unknown:
* Dotonabe No Manner debuts on Fuji TV.
* Futari No Tama debuts in syndication.

Births

January

January 2: Jessica Gao, American television producer and writer.January 6: Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian.January 12: Sam Richardson, American actor, comedian, writer, and producer.January 15: Natasia Demetriou, English actress.January 19: Nathan Ruegger, American former voice actor and son of Tom Ruegger.January 20: Saverio Raimondo, Italian comedian, television host, radio host, television author and humorist.January 25: Kaiji Tang, Chinese actor.January 30: Kid Cudi, American musician and actor.

February

February 1:

* Abbi Jacobson, American comedian, writer, actress, illustrator and producer.
* Lee Thompson Young, American actor,.
* Cristina Milizia, American actress.February 4: Matthew Moy, American actor. February 8: Cecily Strong, American actress and comedian.February 28: Dean Fleischer Camp, American film director, producer, screenwriter and editor.

March

March 2: Ian Sinclair, American actor.March 4: Sam Marin, American voice actor and animator.March 7: Brandon T. Jackson, American actor.March 10: Olivia Wilde, American actress and filmmaker.March 13: Noel Fisher, Canadian actor.March 20: Christy Carlson Romano, American actress and singer.March 28: Bill Switzer, American-Canadian actor.

April

April 2: Ashley Peldon, American actress.April 3: Chrissie Fit, American actress.April 4: Carolina Gaitán, Colombian actress and singer.April 8:

* Taran Noah Smith, American former actor.
* Kirsten Storms, American actress.April 10: Mandy Moore, American singer, songwriter, and actress.April 18: America Ferrera, American actress.April 25: Jillian Bell, American actress.April 26: Ryan O'Donohue, American actor.April 27: Patrick Stump, American musician and member of Fall Out Boy.

May

May 14:

* Jessica Boone, American voice actress.
* Olly Murs, English singer and songwriter.May 17:
* Alejandro Edda, Mexican-American actor.
* Lena Waithe, American actress, producer, and screenwriter.May 19: Mike Krol, American musician.May 21: Sunkrish Bala, Indian-born American actor.May 23: Adam Wylie, American actor.

June

June 5: Simon Rich, American humorist, novelist and screenwriter.June 13: Phillip Van Dyke, American former actor.June 18:

* Ian Jones-Quartey, American animator, producer and voice actor.
* Christopher Ragland, American actor.June 19: Paul Dano, American actor.June 24: Lucien Dodge, American voice actor.
June 26: Aubrey Plaza, American actress, comedian, and producer.

July

July 3: Miguel Puga, American animator, storyboard artist, writer, director and producer. July 7: Ross Malinger, American former actor.July 19:

* Andrea Libman, Canadian actress.
* Keenan Christensen, American actor.July 30:
* Gina Rodriguez, American actress.
* Ryōhei Kimura, Japanese actor.

August

August 12: Carl Faruolo, American animator, voice actor, animatic editor, storyboard artist, writer, director and producer.August 17: Raphael Bob-Waksberg, American comedian, writer, producer, actor and voice actor.August 28: Zehra Fazal, American actress.August 31: Julia Vickerman, American animator, storyboard artist, writer, director and producer.

September

September 1: Ludwig Göransson, Swedish composer, conductor and record producer.September 23: Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American actress and singer.September 25: Zach Woods, American actor and comedian.

October

October 1:

* Beck Bennett, American actor, comedian and writer.
* Josh Brener, American actor.October 2: John Morris, American actor.October 3: Chris Marquette, American actor.October 14: Jason Davis, American actor,.October 24: Ben Giroux, American actor.

November

November 3: Marcus Toji, American actor.November 9:

* Kyle Rideout, Canadian actor.
* Elysia Rotaru, Canadian actress.November 10: Britt Irvin, Canadian actress.November 16: Kimberly J. Brown, American actress.November 20: Jeremy Jordan, American actor and singer.November 22: Scarlett Johansson, American actress.November 23: Lucas Grabeel, American actor and musician.November 25: Gaspard Ulliel, French actor,.November 28: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress.

December

December 6:

* America Young, American actress.
* Kira Tozer, Canadian actress.December 16: Theo James, English actor.December 19: Stacie Chan, American actress and journalist.December 25: Mike Rianda, American writer and director.December 30: LeBron James, American professional basketball player.

Specific date unknown

Austin Madison, American animator, artist, story artist, and voice actor.

Deaths

January

January 2: David Detiege, American film director, animation writer, animator, producer, and director, dies at age 57.January 31: K-Hito, Spanish caricaturist, animator, sports journalist, film producer, publisher and comics writer and artist, dies at age 93 or 94.

February

February 15: Ethel Merman, American actress and singer, dies at age 76.
February 25: Bob Ogle, American actor, animator and writer, dies at age 57.

March

March 10: Eugene Poddany, Chinese-born American composer, dies at age 64.March 16: Shug Fisher, American actor, singer, songwriter, musician, and comedian, dies at age 76.March 18: Paul Francis Webster, American lyricist, dies at age 76.March 28: Ben Washam, American animator, dies at age 69.

April

April 28: Treg Brown, American motion picture sound editor, dies at age 84.

May

May 2: Bob Clampett, American animator, director, producer and puppeteer, dies at age 70.May 13: Joop Geesink, Dutch comics artist and animator, dies at age 71.May 29: Aurelius Battaglia, American illustrator, dies at age 74.Specific date unknown: Al Hubbard, American animator and comics artist, dies at age 70 or 71.

June

June 7: George Givot, Russian-American comedian and actor, dies at age 81.

July

July 3: Michiko Hirai, Japanese voice actress, dies at age 48.July 14: Kenny Delmar, American actor, dies at age 73.July 19: Harry Stockwell, American actor and singer, dies at age 82.July 27: James Mason, British actor, dies at age 75.July 29: Fred Waring, American bandleader and musician, dies at age 84.

August

August 2: Quirino Cristiani, Italian-born Argentine animation director and cartoonist, created the world's first two animated feature films, and the first animated feature film with sound, pioneer of cutout animation,, dies at age 88.August 21: Phil Seuling, American organizer and actor, dies at age 50.

September

September 19: Stan VanDerBeek, American film director and animator, dies at age 57.September 25: Laverne Harding, American animator and comics artist, dies at age 78.

November

November 14: Greg Irons, American underground cartoonist, animator, poster- and tattoo artist, is killed by a bus in Bangkok, Thailand, at age 37.Specific date unknown: Brian White, British animator and comics artist, dies at age 82.

December

December 4: Jack Mercer, American actor, animator and script writer, dies from stomach cancer at age 74.December 10: Anton Loeb, American animator, cartoonist, and illustrator, dies at age 76 from cancer.

Specific date unknown

Vittorio Cossio, Italian comics artist and animator, dies at age 72 or 73.