1986 in animation

Events in 1986 in animation.

Events

January

January 1: The Peanuts New Year's Day TV special Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! premieres on CBS.January 19: The first episode of Maple Town is broadcast.

February

February 3: Pixar is established.February 26: The first episode of Dragon Ball airs.

March

March 5: Walter Lantz receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.March 19: The final episode of Urusei Yatsura is broadcast.March 21:

* Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation premiers. It received generally negative reviews as it was deemed notorious for its frightening content, poor animation quality, and marketing scheme.
* GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords premiers.March 24: 58th Academy Awards: Anna & Bella by Børge Ring wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.March 26: The first episode of Maison Ikkoku is broadcast.

April

April 25: Peter Gabriel releases his single Sledgehammer, of which the animated music video will become a classic.

June

June 6: My Little Pony: The Movie premiers.June 19: Croatia Film’s The Elm-Chanted Forest premieres, which marks the first full-length animated movie directed by Milan Blažeković. The movie makes its debut in the United States five months later.June 27: Jim Reardon's underground cartoon Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown is first released.

July

July 2: The Great Mouse Detective, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is first released.July 20: Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach premieres in Japan. This is the first film featuring the Super Mario Bros..July 25: The ill-fated Robotech: The Movie makes a limited theatrical screening in Texas and was expelled from further showings after regarding its explicit adult content while comparing to Robotech that aired on Saturday mornings at the time. Decades after its disappearance, blackmarket copies of the movie have been shared and is declared the unofficial continuity to Robotech.

August

August 2: Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky is released, the first film produced by Studio Ghibli.August 8: The Transformers: The Movie premieres. The movie underperformed at the box office, received generally negative critical reviews, and gained some infamy for its excessive violence and unexpected swearing. However, it has garnered a cult following and more positive critical reassessment in the years since.August 17: John Lasseter's Luxo Jr. premiers. The little lamp in the short will later become part of Pixar's logo.

September

September 13:

* The first episode of Foofur is broadcast.
* The first episode of Galaxy High airs.
* The first episode of Popples airs.
* The first episode of Pound Puppies airs.September 15: The first episode of Karate Kommandos airs, an animated TV series based on Chuck Norris.September 21: The first episode of Inhumanoids airs, which becomes notable for its remarkable gruesome imagery.September 22: The first episode of Dennis the Menace airs.

October

October 12: The first episode of Janoschs Traumstunde airs. October 18: DIC Entertainment and ABC's Liberty and the Littles airs as a three-part episode. This is the series finale. It was originally planned to be a theatrical film, but ABC declined due to both management changes and the critical failure of Here Come the Littles that tarnished the franchise.

November

November 21: Don Bluth's An American Tail premiers, which marks the debut of Fievel Mousekewitz. This became Bluth's popular film and the first to start a franchise.Specific date in November unknown: New Zealand's first feature-length animated film, Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale is released, based on Murray Ball's comic series Footrot Flats.

December

December 3: The fifth Astérix film, Asterix in Britain, premiers.

Specific date unknown

The Brothers Quay release Street of Crocodiles.

Films released

January 8 - The Trapalhoes in the Tail of the Comet
January 17 - Heathcliff: The Movie
January 30 - Matthias the Just
February 1 - Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Curtain Call
February 14 - The Adventures of the American Rabbit
February 22 - Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever
February 23 - Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief wo
March 3 - The Humanoid
March 8 - Fist of the North Star
March 15:
* Arion
* Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops
* Kinnikuman: Crisis in New York!
March 21:
* Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
* GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
* Prefectural Earth Defense Force
March 31 - '
April - Saint Elmo – Hikari no Raihousha
April 12 - Touch: Sebangō no Nai Ace
May 12 - Tato, nie bój się dentysty!
May 21:
* Maris the Chojo
* MD Geist
May 22 - Dot and Keeto
May 30:
* Kidnapping in Tiutiurlistan
* Megazone 23 – Part II
June 6:
* The Cosmic Eye
* My Little Pony: The Movie
June 7 - The Great Heep
June 14 - Barefoot Gen 2
June 19 - The Elm-Chanted Forest
June 21:
* Kidnapped
* Project A-ko
June 25 - King Solomon's Mines
July 2:
* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
* The Great Mouse Detective
July 5 - Armored Trooper Votoms: The Big Battle
July 10 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
July 12:
* Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup
* GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nihon jōriku!!
July 19:
* Amon Saga
* Itoshi no Betty Mamonogatari
* Windaria
July 20:
* Dokkaebi bangmang-i
* Running Boy: Star Soldier's Secret
* Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
July 25 - Robotech: The Movie
July 26:
* Ai City
* Gall Force: Eternal Story
July 31 - Nayuta
August 2:
* Castle in the Sky
* Meitantei Holmes: Mrs. Hudson Hitojichi Jiken / Dover Kaikyō no Daikūchūsen!
August 8 - The Transformers: The Movie
August 22:
* Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Sea
* Sangokushi II: Amakakeru otoko-tachi
August 24 - Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet
August 27 - Eleven Hungry Cats and an Albatross
September 5 - Majo demo Steady
September 10:
* Roots Search
* Voltron: Fleet of Doom
September 14 - Ivanhoe
September 20 - The New Adventures of Monica and Her Friends
October 2 - Cat City
October 4 - The Three Musketeers
October 10 - Valhalla
October 18 – November 1, 1986 - Liberty and the Littles
October 24 - When the Wind Blows
October 30 - Dot and the Whale
November 1:
* Opening the Door
* They Were Eleven
November 21 - An American Tail
November 27 - Fluppy Dogs
November 28:
* Dirty Pair: Project Eden
* Urban Square – Kohaku no Tsuigeki
December 3 - Asterix in Britain
December 5 - Bolek and Lolek in the Wild West
December 13:
* Grey: Digital Target
* Guyver: Out of Control
* Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono
December 16 - Outlanders
December 19 - Ratty
December 20:
* Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
* Gaksital
* GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gekitotsu! I jigen yōkai no dai hanran
* Kinnikuman: Justice Supermen vs. Fighter Supermen
* Phoenix: Karma Chapter
December 21:
* '
* The Hunchback of Notre Dame
December 25 - Wanna-Be's
December 29 -
Specific date unknown:
* The Great Cheese Robbery
* Inhumanoids: The Movie
* Salar
* Skeletor's Revenge
* ''Sophie's Place''

Television series

January 6:
* Jimbo and the Jet Set debuts on BBC One.
* Telebugs debuts on ITV.
January 10 - Spaceship Sagittarius debuts on TV Asahi.
January 12 - The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love debuts on Fuji TV, Animax.
January 19 - Maple Town debuts on TV Asahi.
February 26 - Dragon Ball debuts on FNS.
March 1 - Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ debuts on Nagoya TV, TV Asahi.
March 7 - Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol debuts on NTV.
March 26 - Maison Ikkoku debuts on FNS.
March 31 - Mister Pen-Pen debuts in syndication.
April - Kideo TV debuts in syndication.
April 3 - The Raggy Dolls debuts on ITV Network / CITV.
April 7:
* Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin debuts on TV Asahi.
* The Centurions debuts in syndication.
April 16 - Wonder Beat Scramble debuts on TBS.
April 22 - The Blunders debuts on ITV.
April 25 - Seishun Anime Zenshu debuts in syndication.
May 3 - Hikari no Densetsu debuts on ANN.
May 28 - Pingu debuts on SF DRS and CBeebies.
June 29 - Inhumanoids debuts in syndication.
July 3 - Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos debuts on TV Tokyo.
September 6 - The Flintstone Kids debuts on ABC.
September 8 - Defenders of the Earth, Ghostbusters, and Silverhawks debut in syndication.
September 13:
* Foofur, Lazer Tag Academy, and Kissyfur debut on NBC.
* Galaxy High, Teen Wolf, and Wildfire debut on CBS.
* Popples debuts in syndication.
* Pound Puppies debuts on ABC.
* Teen Wolf debuts on CBS.
* The Real Ghostbusters debuts on ABC and in syndication.
* The Care Bears Family debuts on Global Television Network.
September 14 - The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers and The New Adventures of Jonny Quest debut in syndication.
September 15: Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos and Rambo: The Force of Freedom debut in syndication.
September 22 - Dennis the Menace debuts in syndication and CBS.
September 23 - The Glo Friends debuts in syndication.
September 24 - Potato Head Kids debuts in syndication.
September 25 - MoonDreamers debuts in syndication.
October 3 - Bug-Tte Honey and Heart Cocktail debut on NTV.
October 5 - Anmitsu Hime debuts on Fuji TV, RAB, and YBS.
October 6:
* Bosco Adventure debuts on Yomiuri TV.
* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Oh! Family debut on TV Tokyo.
October 7 - The Bluffers debuts on AVRO.
October 11 - Saint Seiya debuts on TV Asahi.
October 12 - Janoschs Traumstunde debuts on ARD and KiKa.
October 14 - Doteraman debuts on NTV.
October 15:
* Dorimogu Daa!! debuts in syndication.
* Ganbare Kickers debuts on NTV.
December 24 - The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin debuts in syndication.
Specific date unknown:
* Dick Spanner, P.I. debuts on Channel 4.
* G-Force: Guardians of Space debuts on TBS.

Births

January

January 4: Lo Mutuc, American actor, comedian, musician, and writer.January 6:

* Stu Livingston, American animator, storyboard artist, writer and director.
* Shane Sweet, American actor.January 7: Luke Ruegger, American former voice actor and son of Tom Ruegger.January 8: Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress,.January 12: Dominique Moore, English actress and writer.January 24:
* Guz Khan, British comedian, impressionist, and actor.
* Mischa Barton, English-American actress.

February

February 8: Anderson.Paak, American singer, rapper, songwriter and actor.February 14: Justin Michael, American actor, writer, producer and director.February 15: Ami Koshimizu, Japanese actress and singer.February 22: Miko Hughes, American actor.February 24:

* Bryce Papenbrook, American voice actor.
* Benny Safdie, American actor and filmmaker.February 25:
* Justin Berfield, American former actor, writer and producer.
* Jameela Jamil, British actress.February 28: Yūko Sanpei, Japanese actress.

March

March 6: Eli Marienthal, American actor.March 7: Nick Pitera, American singer, animator and YouTuber.March 9: Brittany Snow, American actress.March 12: Debora Arroyo, American design coordinator, production manager, production coordinator and producer.March 13: Emily Brundige, American voice actress, production intern and television writer.March 14: Jamie Bell, English actor.March 16: Alexandra Daddario, American actress.March 28:

*Lady Gaga, American musician and actress.
* Meagan Smith, American voice actress.

April

April 3: Amanda Bynes, American actress.April 9: Leighton Meester, American actress. April 27: Jenna Coleman, English actress.April 30: Dianna Agron, American actress and singer.

May

May 6: Sasheer Zamata, American actress and stand-up comedian.May 11: Sean Jara, Canadian-born American cartoonist, animator, and television writer.May 17: Tahj Mowry, American actor and singer.May 19: Eric Lloyd, American actor.May 21: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, American actress.May 26: Ed Skudder, American animator, director, writer, producer, musician, and voice actor.May 28: Colby Lopez, American pro wrestler

June

June 11: Shia LaBeouf, American actor, performance artist and filmmaker.June 13:

* Mary-Kate Olsen, American fashion designer and former actress.
* Ashley Olsen, American fashion designer, businesswoman and former actress.
* Kat Dennings, American actress.June 17: Marie Avgeropoulos, Canadian actress.June 18: Natasha Allegri, American animation creator, writer, storyboard artist, and comic book artist.June 24: Solange Knowles, American singer, songwriter and actress.June 26: Brittany Karbowski, American voice actress.June 27: Drake Bell, American actor and musician.June 28:
* Suzuko Mimori, Japanese actress.
* Ian Hanlin, Canadian actor.

July

July 2: Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer.July 21: Diane Guerrero, American actress.

August

August 8: Peyton List, American actress.August 13: Ashley Spillers, American actress and comedian.August 17: Bryton James, American actor.August 28: Armie Hammer, American actor.August 29: Lea Michele, American actress, singer, songwriter and author.August 31: Spencer Klein, American former child actor.

September

September 16: Kyla Pratt, American actress.September 30: Ki Hong Lee, Korean-American actor.

October

October 1:

* Jurnee Smollett, American actress.
* Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress and singer,.October 15 Paul Walter Hauser, American actor.October 23: Emilia Clarke, English actress.October 24:
* Drake, Canadian rapper, singer, and actor.
* Nobuhiko Okamoto, Japanese voice actor and singer.October 28: May Calamawy, Egyptian-Palestinian actress.

November

November 10: Josh Peck, American actor.November 18: Joseph Ashton, American former actor.November 21: Sam Palladio, English actor and musician.

December

December 19: Annie Murphy, Canadian actress.December 23: Noël Wells, American actress, writer, director, and musician.December 26: Kit Harington, English actor.December 29: Ally Maki, American actress.

Specific date unknown

Jonathan Gales, English animator and creative director,.

Deaths

January

January 7: P. D. Eastman, American screenwriter, children's author, and illustrator, dies at age 76.January 23: Frank Grundeen, American animator and comics artist, dies at age 74.

February

February 16: Andrzej Pawłowski, Polish painter, sculptor, photographer, and film director, dies at age 60.February 17: Paul Stewart, American actor, dies at age 77.

March

March 6: Adolph Caesar, American actor, dies at age 52.March 16: George Jackson, English animator, dies at age 64.March 25: Gloria Blondell, American actress, dies at age 70.

April

April 2: Jack Manning, American comics artist and animator, dies at age 65.April 19: Alvin Childress, American actor, dies at age 78.April 22: Dick Moores, American comics artist and animator, dies at age 75.April 30: Robert Stevenson, British-American screenwriter and film director, dies at age 81.

May

May 1: Arthur Lipsett, Canadian film director and animator, commits suicide at age 49.May 9: Herschel Bernardi, American actor, dies at age 62.May 24: George Gordon, American animator and film director, dies at age 79.

June

June 13: Benny Goodman, American jazz band leader, dies at age 77.

July

July 22: Floyd Gottfredson, American cartoonist, apprentice animator and in-betweener, dies at age 81.

August

August 19: Hermione Baddeley, English actress, dies at age 79.August 26: Ted Knight, American actor, dies at age 62.

September

September 12: Frank Nelson, American comedic actor, dies at age 75.September 15: Virginia Gregg, American actress, dies at age 70.

October

October 11: David Hand, American animator and film director, dies at age 86.October 14: Keenan Wynn, American actor, dies at age 70.

November

November 2: Paul Frees, American actor and screenwriter, dies at age 66.November 11: Roger C. Carmel, American actor, dies at age 54.November 22:

* Jerry Colonna, American comedian, singer and musician and actor, dies at age 82.
* Scatman Crothers, American voice actor, dies at age 76.November 23:
* Norman Maurer, American comics artist, animator, screenwriter, and film producer, dies at age 60 from cancer.
* Frank Smith, American animator and comics artist, dies at age 78.November 25: Don Towsley, American animator, dies at age 74.November 29: Herb Vigran, American actor, dies at age 76.

December

December 12: Carlos Ramírez, Colombian singer, dies at age 70.December 13: Heather Angel, English actress, dies at age 77.December 31: Elmer Plummer, American painter and animator, dies at age 76.

Specific date unknown

Isadore Klein, American animator and screenwriter, dies at age 88.