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January Shoukoujo Sara ("Young Noble Girl Sarah"; "Little Princess Sara") (tv), Fumio Kurokawa /Nippon Animation. (drawn animation) Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love うる星やつら3 リメンバー・マイ・ラブ] (f), Kazuo Yamazaki /Kitty. |
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February The Bollo Caper (tvsp), Rick Reinert /Rick Reinert Production. (drawn animation) Smurfily Ever After (tvsp), Gerard Baldwin /Hanna-Barbera. Clarence Nash (December 4, 1904-February 20, 1985) (voice actor) dies in Glendale, California. |
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February Gwen ou Le livre de sable ("Gwen, Or The Book Of Sand") (f), Jean-François Laguionie /La Fabrique. (France) (drawn animation) |
February Uragiri no Aozora [裏切りの大空] ("The Blue Skies of Betrayal") (oav), Eikoh Toriyumi /Project 88. (drawn animation) first Area 88 [エリア88] series (1985-1986) |
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March The Adventures of Mark Twain (f), Will Vinton /Vinton. (clay animation) CBS Storybreak (tv)/(edu), Hanna-Barbera. The Romance of Betty Boop (tvsp), Bill Melendez /Mendelsohn-Melendez. The Secret of the Sword (f), Ed Friedman, Lou Kachivas, Marsh Lamore, Bill Reed, and Gwen Wetzler /Filmation. Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown (tvsp), Bill Melendez /Mendelsohn-Melendez. The Velveteen Rabbit (tvsp), Mark Sottnick /Rabbit Ears. |
March The Care Bears Movie (f), Anna Selznick /Nelvana. (Canada) (drawn animation) |
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March Arei no Kagami ("The Way to the Virgin Space") (ss), Toei. (drawn animation) Bobby Ni Kubittake [ボビーに首ったけ] ("Bobby's Girl") (sf), Rintaro /Madhouse. Doraemon: Nobita no Uchu Dai Sensou [ドラえもん のび太の宇宙大戦争] ("Doraemon: Nobita's Great Star Wars") (f), Tsutomu Shibayama /Shin'ei. Genmu Senki Leda [幻夢戦記レダ ] ("Leda's Dream War"; "Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yoko") (oav), Mamoru Oshii /Toho and Kaname Productions. Hai Step Jun [は~い! ステップジュン] (tv), Hiroshi Shidara /Toei. Kamui no Ken [カムイの剣] ("Dagger of Kamui"; "Revenge of the Ninja Warrior"; "The Blade of Kamui") (f), Rintaro /Madhouse. Kido Senshi Z Gundam [機動戦士Zガンダム] ("Mobile Suit Z Gundam") (tv), Yoshiyuki Tomino /Nippon Sunrise. Kinnikuman: Seigi Choujin vs Kodai Choujin [キン肉マン 正義超人VS古代超人] ("Kinnikuman - Justice Superman vs. Ancient Superman") (f), Yasuo Yamayoshi /Toei. Touch [タッチ] (tv), Group TAC. |
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April A Chipmunk Reunion (tvsp), Charles A. Nichols /Ruby-Spears. (drawn animation) The Magic of Doctor Snuggles (tvsp), Jim Terry /DePatie-Freleng. (drawn animation) My Little Pony: Escape From Catrina (tvsp), Jay Bacal /Marvel. Rainbow Brite: The Beginning of Rainbowland (tvsp), Bernard Deyries /DIC Entertainment. Rose-Petal Place II: Real Friends (tvsp), Ruby-Spears. The Velveteen Rabbit (tvsp), Hanna-Barbera. |
April Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins (tvsp), Laura Shepherd and Ken Stephenson (animation) /Nelvana. (Canada) (drawn animation) |
April Mop and Smiff (tvss). (Great Britain) (drawn animation, some live action) Le secret des Selenites (tv), Image. (France) |
April Choujuu Kishin Dancougar [超獣機神ダンクーガ] ("Super Beastial Machine God Dancougar") (tv), Hiroshi Kato /Ashi Production. (drawn animation) Hey! Bumboo [へーい! ブンブー] (tv)/(tvss), Eiji Okabe and Kenji Yoshida /Nippon Animation. Hono no Alpenrose [炎のアルペンローゼ・ジュディ&ランディ] ("Alpenrose of Fire") (tv), Tatsunoko. Musashi no Ken [六三四の剣] ("Sword of Musashi") (tv), Eiken. Obake No Q-Taro [オバケのQ太郎] ("Q-Taro the Ghost"), (tvss), Shin'ei. Onegai! Samia Don [おねがい! サミアどん] ("Please! Samia Don") (tv)/(tvss), Osamu Kobayashi /TMS. Pro Golfer Saru [プロゴルファー猿] (tvss), Shin'ei. |
April The Return of the Bunjee (tvsp), Chris Cuddington /Hanna-Barbera Australia (drawn animation) |
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May It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown (tvsp), Mendelsohn-Melendez. (drawn animation) Woolie Reitherman (Wolfgang Reitherman) (June 26, 1909 – May 22, 1985) (director, animator, producer) dies in Burbank, California. |
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May Porwanie w Tiutiurlistanie ("Kidnapping in Tiutiurlistan") (f), Zdzisław Kudła and Franciszek Pyter /Filmow Rysunkowych. (Poland) (drawn animation) |
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June The Raccoons (tv), Atkinson Film Arts. (Canada) (drawn animation) |
June Money for Nothing (mv), Steve Barron /Rushes. (Great Britain) (cgi animation, some live action) |
June Konpora Kid [コンポラキッド] ("Modern Kid") (tv), Kozo Morishita /Toei. (drawn animation) Mahou no Star Magical Emi [魔法のスターマジカルエミ] ("Magical Star Magical Emi") (tv), Takashi Anno /Pierrot. |
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July The Black Cauldron (f), Ted Berman and Richard Rich /Disney. (drawn animation) Hard Woman (tvss)/(mv), John Whitney /Digital Productions. Take On Me (tvss)/(mv), Steve Barron, Michael Patterson (animation), and Candice Reckinger (animation). The Wind in the Willows (tvsp), Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass/Rankin-Bass. |
July Tony de Peltrie (ss), Pierre Lachapelle, Philippe Bergeron, Pierre Robidoux, and Daniel Langlois /Département d'Informatique et de Recherche Opérationnelle, Université de Montréal. (Canada) (cgi animation) |
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July Cosmo Police Justy (oav), Motosuke Takahashi /Pierrot. (drawn animation) Dirty Pair [ダーティペア] (tv), Nippon Sunrise. Ginga Tetsudou no Yorou [銀河鉄道の夜] ("Night of the Galactic Railroad") (f), Gisaburo Sugii /Group TAC. Lupin III Babylon no Ogon Densetsu [ルパン三世 バビロンの黄金伝説] ("Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon") (f), Seijun Suzuki and Shigetsu Yoshida /TMS. |
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August Cosmic Eye (f), Faith Hubley /Hubley. (drawn animation) contains sections from previously released films by John and Faith Hubley |
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August Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume no Naka no Rondo [魔法のプリンセス ミンキーモモ夢の中の輪舞] ("Magical Princess Minky Momo: The Rondo in My Dreams") (oav), Hiroshi Watanabe /Ashi Production. (drawn animation) Odin--Koshi Hansen Starlight [オーディーン 光子帆船スターライト] ("Odin--Photon Ship Starlight"; "Odin: Starlight Mutiny") (f), Takeshi Shirato, Toshio Masuda, and Eiichi Yamamoto /Toei. Onboro Film ("Broken Down Film") (ss), Osamu Tezuka /Tezuka. First Hiroshima international animation festival held. |
August Maikuro Teukkongdae Daiyateuron 5 [마이크로 특공대 다이야트론 5] ("Micro Commando Diatron-5"; "Space Transformers") (f), Jeong Su-yong. (Republic of Korea) (drawn animation) |
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September The Care Bears (tv), DIC Entertainment. (drawn animation) (1985-1988) The Centurions (tv), Ruby-Spears. Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (tv), Disney. The Fantastic World of Hanna-Barbera (tv), Hanna-Barbera. Galtar and the Golden Lance (tv), Hanna-Barbera. G.I. Joe (tv), Marvel. The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White (tvsp), Hanna-Barbera. Hulk Hogan's Rock N' Wrestling (tv), DIC Entertainment. Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (tv), DIC Entertainment. It's Punky Brewster (tv), Ruby-Spears. M.A.S.K. (tv), DIC Entertainment. The Paw Paws (tv), Hanna-Barbera. Rambo (tv), Ruby-Spears. Sectaurs (tv), Ruby-Spears. She-Ra, Princess of Power (tv), Filmation. Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (tv)/(tvss), Hanna-Barbera. The Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (tv), Hanna-Barbera. Wuzzles ("Disney's Wuzzles") (tv), Fred Wolfe and Carole Beers /Disney Television Animation (TMS (Japan)). Yogi's Treasure Hunt (tv), Hanna-Barbera. |
September Droids (tv), Nelvana and Lucasfilm. (Canada/United States) (drawn animation) |
September El mon magic del Magic Buffi (tv), D'Ocon Films. (Spain) (drawn animation) Les Mondes engloutis ("Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea") (tv), France Animation. (France) Monsieur Demo (tv). (France) |
September Yume Jigen Hunter Fandora [1] [夢次元ハンター ファンドラ] ("Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora") (oav). (drawn animation) first Yume Jigen Hunter Fandora series (1985-1986) |
September The Berenstain Bears (tv), Southern Star and Hanna-Barbera Australia. (Australia) (drawn animation) |
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October Cap'n O.G. Readmore's Jack and the Beanstalk (tvsp), Dave Bennett /Rick Reinert Productions. (drawn animation) Garfield's Halloween Adventure (tvsp), Phil Roman /Film Roman. Happily Ever After (tvsp), Bill Melendez /Melendez. Pound Puppies (tvsp), Kay Wright and Tom Ruegger /Hanna-Barbera. Robotman and Friends (tvsp), Bernard Deyries /DIC Entertainment. Star Fairies (tvsp), Mitch Schauer, Mark Seidenberg, and Richard Fogel /Hanna-Barbera. Super Sunday (tv), Marvel.
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October The Adventures of the Scrabble People in "A Pumpkin Nonsense" (tvsp), Alvaro Arce and Jaime Diaz /Jaime Diaz Studios. (Argentina) (drawn animation) |
October Clémentine ("Clementine's Enchanted Journey") (tv), René Borg and Jean Cubaud /IDDH (Hanho Heung Up (Republic of Korea). (France) (drawn animation) |
October Aoki Ryusei SPT Layzner [蒼き流星 SPTレイズナー] ("Blue Comet SPT Layzner") (tv), Ryosuki Takahashi /Nippon Sunrise. (drawn animation) Gegege no Kitarou [ゲゲゲの鬼太郎] ("Cackling Kitarou") (tv), Hiroki Shibata and Osamu Kasai /Toei. High School! Kimengumi [ハイスクール! 奇面組] ("Funny Faces in High School") (tv), Hiroshi Fukutomi /Studio Comet. Ninja Senshi Tobikage [忍者戦士飛影] ("Ninja Robots") (tv), Masami Anno /Pierrot. Showa Aho Soshi, Akanuke Ichiban! [昭和アホ草紙あかぬけ一番!] (tv), Hidehito Ueda /Tatsunoko. Tatakae! Iczer-One Act I [戦え!! イクサー1 ] ("Fight! Iczer-One Act I") (oav), Toshihiro Hirano /AIC. Yosei Florence ("Florence the Fairy"; "A Journey Through Fairyland") (f), Masami Hata /Sanrio. Yume no Hoshi Button Nose [夢の星のボタンノーズ] ("Button Nose of the Star of Dreams") (tv), Sanrio. |
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November The Glo Friends Save Christmas (tvsp), Mike Joens, Lee Gunther, and George Arthur Bloom /Sunbow. (drawn animation) He-Man and She-Ra-a Christmas Special (tvsp), Ernie Schmidt and Bill Reed /Filmation. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (f), Bernard Deyries and Kimio Yabuki /DIC. Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (f), Steven Hahn /Steven Hahn Productions. The Turkey Caper (tvsp), Bill Hutten and Tony Love /Encore Enterprises. You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (tvsp), Sam Jaimes /Mendelsohn-Melendez. Bill Scott (William Scott, William John Scott III) (August 2, 1920-November 29, 1985) (voice actor, writer, producer) dies in Tujunga, California. |
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November Alias the Jester (tvss), Chris Randall /Cosgrove-Hall. (Great Britain) (drawn animation) Robostory (tvss), Michel Pillyser /Belokapi. (France) |
November What's Michael [ホワッツ マイケル?] (oav), Kitty Film. (drawn animation) |
November AKOM (Animation Korea Movie) Productions founded by Nelson Shin in Seoul. (South Korea) |
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December Kissyfur: Bear Roots (tvsp), Bernard Deyries /DIC Entertainment. (drawn animation) The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (tvsp), Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass /Rankin-Bass. |
December For Better or For Worse: The Bestest Present (tvsp), Sebastian Grunstra /Atkinson. (Canada) (drawn animation) George and the Christmas Star (tvsp), Gerald Potterton /Potterton Productions. (Canada) Rumplestiltskin (tvsp), Pino Van Lamsweerde and Sebastian Grunstra /Atkinson. (Canada) |
December Asterix et la Surprise de Cesar ("Asterix and Caesar's Surprise"; "Asterix Versus Caesar") (f), Gaetan Brizzi and Paul Brizzi /Gaumont. (France) (drawn animation) Janoschs Traumstunde ("Janosch's Dream World") (tv), Egenolf-Jeske. (Germany) |
December Bavi Stock 1--Hateshinaki Target [バビ・ストック I 果てしなき標的] ("Bavi Stock 1--Infinite Target") (oav), Shigenori Kageyama /Kaname Productions. (drawn animation) first Bavi Stock series (1985-1986) Dirty Pair: Nolandia no Nazo [ダーティペアの大勝負 ノーランディアの謎] ("Dirty Pair: Nolandia Riddle"; "Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia") (oav), Masaharu Okuwaki /Nippon Sunrise. Love Position--Halley no Densetsu [ラブ・ポジション ハレー伝説] ("Love Position--Legend of Halley") (oav), Osamu Tezuka /Tezuka. Rumik World--Honou Tripper [るーみっくわーるど 炎トリッパー] ("Rumiko Takahashi Rumik World--Fire Tripper") (oav), Osamu Ventura /Kitty Film. Tenshi no Tamago [天使のたまご] ("Angel's Egg") (oav), Mamoru Oshii /Deen. Vampire Hunter D (f), Toyo Ashida /Ashi. |
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no date 1982 Otaku no Video ("1982 Your Video" or "1982 Fan's Video") (oav), Takeshi Mori /Studio Fantagia and Gainax. (drawn animation) first Otaku no Video series Sengoku Majin Goshogun Etrangere ("God Warrior Goshogun Strange Lady"; "Goshogun the Time Etranger") (oav), Kunihiko Yuyama /Ashi Productions. |
no date The Dog, the Frog, and the Devil (ss), Bob Stenhouse /New Zealand National Film Unit. (New Zealand) (drawn animation) Dot and the Koala (f), Yoram Gross /Yoram Gross. (Australia) "Monkey King Conquers the Demon" [金猴降妖] (f), Te Wei, Yan Dingxian, and Lin Wenxiao /Shanghai Animation. (China) Waltzing Matilda (ss), Michael Cusack and Richard Chataway. (Australia) |
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