Chojin Densetsu Urotsukidoji 1 ("Legend of the Overfiend 1") (oav), Hideki Takayama /Jawn Angel.
(drawn animation)
first Chojin Densetsu Urotsukidoji series

Elf 17 [エルフ 17] (oav), Agent 21.
(drawn animation)

Shin Maple Town Monogatari: Palm Town Hen [新メイプルタウン物語・パームタウン編] ("New Maple Town Story: Palm Town Side") (tv), Toei Animation.
(drawn animation)

Blue Sky Productions founded by David Brown, Alison Brown, Chris Wedge, and Eugene Troubetzkoy in White Plains, New York.

Kiko Senki Dragonar ("Metal Armor Dragonar") (tv), Nippon Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Ivan Ivanov-Vano (Ivan Petrovich Ivanov-Vano) (director) dies in Moscow. (Soviet Union [Russia])

Dirty Pair [ダーティペア] ("Dirty Pair: Project Eden") (f), Kouichi Mashita /Nippon Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Hiatari Ryoko! [陽あたり良好!] ("Sunny Ryoko") (tv), Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Seikimatsu Kyuseishu Densetsu Hokuto No Ken 2 [世紀末救世主伝説　北斗の拳 2] ("Ken, the Great Bear Fist 2"; "Fist of the North Star 2") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Oneamisu no Tsubasa Oritsu Uchu Gun [オネアミスの翼 王立宇宙軍] ("Wings of Honneamise Royal Space Force" (f), Hiroyuki Yamaga /Gainax.
(drawn animation)

A Chucklewood Easter (tvsp), Bill Butten and Tony Love /Encore Enterprises.
(drawn animation)

A Mirthworm Masquerade (tvsp), Jerry Reynolds and Russ Harris /Perennial.
(drawn animation)

The Simpsons (tvss), Klasky-Csupo.
(drawn animation)
(1987-1989)
appear on the Tracey Ullman Show

Milt Kahl (Milton Erwin Kahl) (animator, director, character designer) dies in Mill Valley, California.

The Shoe People (tvss), Fairwater. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

City Hunter [シティハンター] (tv), Nippon Sunrise.
(drawn animation)
(1987-1990)

ESPer Mami [エスパー魔美] (tv), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)
(1987-1989)

Geragera Boes Mongogatari // Boes [げらげらブース物語] ("The Story of Chuckling Boes"; "Ox Tales") (tv), Telescreen Japan. (Japan/Netherlands)
(drawn animation)

Kimagure Orange Road [きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード] (tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Touch 3, Kimi ga Toorisugita Ato Ni [タッチ3 君が通り過ぎたあとに] ("Touch 3, After You Passed By") (f), Gisaburo Sugii /Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Ultra B [ウルトラB] (tvss), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)
(1987-1989)

Yoju Toshi ("Monster City"; "Supernatural Beast City"; "Wicked City") (oav), Yoshiaki Kawajiri /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Blondie and Dagwood (tvsp), Mike Joens /Marvel.
(drawn animation)

Cathy (tvsp), Bill Melendez Productions.
(drawn animation)

The Chipmunk Adventure (f), Janice Karman /Bagdasarian Productions.
(drawn animation)

Garfield Goes Hollywood (tvsp), Phil Roman and Jim Davis /Film Roman.
(drawn animation)

Machine Robo: Butchigiri Battlehackers [マシンロボ ぶっちぎりバトルハッカーズ] ("Machine Robo: The Running Battlehackers") (tv), Ashi.
(drawn animation)

Sengoku Kitan Yotoden Agoku no Sho [戦国奇譚　妖刀伝　破獄の章] ("Tales of the War of the Mysterious Legendary Sword Escape Chapter") (oav), Sato Yamazaki /Minami Machi Bugyosho.
(drawn animation)
first Sengoku Kitan Yotoden [戦国奇譚　妖刀伝] series (1987-1988)

Nippon Sunrise changes its name back to Sunrise, Inc.

Kindan no Inoku Shiroku Crystal Triangle [禁断の黙示録　クリスタル・トライアングル　] ("Forbidden Apocalypse Crystal Triangle") (oav), Seiji Okuta /Animate.
(drawn animation)

Maps Samayoeru Densetsu no Seijintachi [マップス　伝説のさまよえる星人たち] ("Maps: The Voyage of the Legendary Aliens") (oav), Keiji Hayakawa /Gakken.
(drawn animation)

Robot Carnival (oav), APPP.
(drawn animation)
contains: "Opening" by Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo, "Starlight Angel" by Hiroyuki Kitazume, "Cloud" by Lamado Mao, "Deprive" by Hidetoshi Omori, Franken no Haguruma ("Franken's Gears") by Koji Morimoto, "Presence" by Yasuomi Umetsu, "A Tale of Two Robots" by Hiroyuki Kitakobo, "Nightmare" by Takashi Nakamura, and "Closing" by Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo.

Running Boy: Star Soldier no Himitsu ("Running Boy: Star Soldier's Secret") (sf), Tameo Ogawa.
(drawn animation)

Transformers: The Headmasters [トランスフォーマー ザ・ヘッドマスターズ] (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

TWD Express (oav), Gallop.
(drawn animation)

Wonderful Wizard of Oz (f), Gerald Potterton and Tim Reid /CINAR. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Dead Heat (oav), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Slippy Dandy (tv).
(drawn animation)

Twilight Q: Meikyu Bukken File 538 ("Twilight Q: Labyrinth Objects File 538") (oav), Mamoru Oshii /Deen.
(drawn animation)

Alf (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

All-New Pound Puppies (tv)/(tvss), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Beverly Hills Teens (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Bravestarr (tv), Filmation.
(drawn animation)

The Comic Strip (tv), Rankin-Bass.
(drawn animation)
contains: Karate Kat (tv), The Street Frogs (tv), The Mini-Monsters (tv), and Tigersharks (tv).

Dinosaucers (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Disney's DuckTales (tv)/(tvss), Disney.
(drawn animation)

Fraggle Rock (tv)/(tvss), Marvel.
(drawn animation)

Lady Lovelylocks (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Little Clowns of Happytown (tv), Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
(drawn animation)

Little Wizards (tv), Marvel.
(drawn animation)

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (tv), Bakshi.
(drawn animation)

The New Archies (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (f), Hal Sutherland /Filmation.
(drawn animation)

Popeye and Son (tv)/(tvss), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Sky Commanders (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Spiral Zone (tv), Kushner-Locke.
(drawn animation)

Starcom (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

The Sylvanian Families (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (tv), Marvel.
(drawn animation)

El Bosque Animado ("The Enchanted Forest") (f), Jose Luis Cuerda /Classic Film Produccion. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Bikkuriman [ビックリマン] ("Surprise Man") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)
(1987-1990)
This is the first of several Bikkuriman television series.

Grimm Meisaku Gekijoo [グリム名作劇場] ("Grimm Masterpiece Theater"; "Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics") (tv), Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Hitomi no Naka no Shonen Jugo Shonen Hyoryuki [瞳のなかの少年 15 少年漂流記] ("The Boys in the Eye: 15 Boys Stranded at Sea") (tvsp), Yoshio Kuroda /Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Kamen no Ninja Akakage [仮面の忍者赤影 ] ("Masked Ninja: Akakage") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Lady Lady [レディレディ] (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon [マンガ日本経済入門] ("Manga Nippon Economics Guide") (tv)/(edu), Knack Productions.
(drawn animation)

Mani Mani Meikyu Monagatari ("Mani Mani Labyrinth Tales"; "Neo-Tokyo") (oav), Project Team Argos and Kadakowa Shoten.
(drawn animation)
contains: Labyrinth (ss) Rintaro, Hashiru Otoko ("Running Man") (ss) Yoshiaki Kawajiri, and Koji chushi Meirei ("The Order to Stop Construction") (ss) Katsuhiro Otomo.

Midnight Anime Lemon Angel [ミッドナイトアニメ レモンエンジェル] (tv), Studio 88.
(drawn animation, some live action)

Mister Ajikko [ミスター味っ子] (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)
(1987-1989)

Oraa Guzura Dado [おらぁグズラだど] ("Hey, I'm Guzura"; "Gazula ... The Amicable Monster") (tv)/(tvss), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Norakuro-kun [のらくろクン] ("Little Norakuro') (tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

To-y (oav), Atsushi Kanjo /Gallop.
(drawn animation)

Tsuideni Tonchikan [ついでにとんちんかん] ("Anyway, It Doesn't Matter") (tv), Studio Comet.
(drawn animation)

Gokiburi Tachi no Tasogare [ゴキブリたちの黄昏] ("Twilight of the Cockroaches") (f), Hiroaki Yoshida /Kitty Film (Madhouse).
(drawn animation, part live action)

Kaze to ki no Uta Sanctus Seinaru ka na [風と木の詩　ＳＡＮＣＴＵＳ－聖なるかな] ("Song of Wind and Trees: Sanctus Can This Be Holy?") (oav), Studio Gallop.
(drawn animation)

X Densha de Iko ("Take the X Train") (oav), Rintaro /Argos.
(drawn animation)

A Garfield Christmas Special (tvsp), Phil Roman, George Singer, and Jim Davis /Film Roman.
(drawn animation)

The Little Troll Prince (tvsp), Ray Patterson /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (tv), Murikami-Wolf-Swenson.
(drawn animation)
(1987-1996)

'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy (tvsp), Ray Patterson /Hanna-Barbera (Cuckoos Nest).
(drawn animation)

Lupin III: Fuma Ichizoku no Inbo [ルパン三世 風魔一族の陰謀] ("Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy") (f), Masayuki Ozeki /TMS.
(drawn animation)

Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 (oav), Nobuyuki Aramaki /AIC.
(drawn animation)

Murasaki Shikibu Genji Monogatari [源氏物語] ("Murasaki Shikibu's Tales of Genji") (f), Gisaburo Sugii /Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Shoru Toshi ("The Triumphant Pitcher") (oav), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu [ザナドウ・ドラゴンスレイヤー伝説] ("Xanadu: Legend of Dragonslayer") (oav), Atsutoshi Umezawa /Toei.
(drawn animation)

I.G. Tatsunoko founded by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and Takayuki Gotoh in Tokyo. The studio was named for the founders and the studio where they started, Tatsunoko Productions.

The King is Born (oav), Richard Rich /Rich Animation.
(drawn animation)
first Animated Stories from the New Testament series

California Raisin Advisory Board: Lunch Box (adv), Will Vinton /Vinton.
(clay animation and live action)
early California Raisins series (1987-1994)

Meet Julie (tvsp), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Santabear's High Flying Adventure (tvsp), Michael Sporn /Sporn Animation.
(drawn animation)

Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (tvsp), Paul Sommer and Carl Urbano /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Your Face (ss), Bill Plympton /Plympton.
(drawn animation)

Rhythm & Hues Studios founded by John Hughes, Keith Goldfarb, Pauline Ts'o, and Charlie Gibson to create computer animation in Los Angeles, California.

Monica e a Sereia do Rio ("Monica and the Mermaid of Rio") (f), Walter Hugo Khouri and Mauricio de Sousa /Mauricio de Sousa Productions. (Brazil)
(drawn animation)

A turma da Monica em o bicho papao e outras historias ("Monica and Her Friends, the Bogeyman and Other Stories") (f), Mauricio de Sousa Productions. (Brazil)
(drawn animation)

Bunbury Tales (tvss), Godfrey. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten ("The State Musicians of Bremer") (ss), Peter Pohler /DEFA Animation. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany])
(puppet animation)

Il était une fois ... la vie ("Once Upon a Time ... Life") (tv)/(edu), Procidis. (France)
(drawn animation)

Az erdő kapitánya ("The Captain of the Forest") (f), Attila Dargay /Pannoniafilm. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

Girl's Night Out (ss), Joanna Quinn. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

An Inside Job (ss), Aidan Hickey /Graflix. (Ireland)
(drawn animation)

Katushka Provoloki ("Coiled Wire") (ss), Garry Bardin /Soyuzmultifilm. (Soviet Union [Russia])
(puppet animation)

L'homme qui a vu l'homme (tv). (France)
(drawn animation)

Katy, Kiki y Koko ("Katy Meets the Aliens") (f), José Luis Moro and Santiago Moro /Estudios Moro. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Leo és Fred ("Leo and Fred") (f), Pál Tóth /Pannoniafilm. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

Les Miserables (oav), Al Guest and Jean Mathieson /Emerald City. (Ireland)
(drawn animation)

Neco z Alenky ("Alice") (f), Jan Svankmajer. (Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic])
(puppet animation and live action)

Phantom of the Opera (oav), Al Guest and Jean Mathieson /Emerald City. (Ireland)
(drawn animation)

Quark (tv), Swan Film. (Denmark)
(drawn animation)

The Ratties (tvss), Mike Wallis and Laura Milligan /Ratties Ltd. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Trombi és a Tüzmanó (tv), Pannoniafilm. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

Alfonso Productions founded by Carlos Alfonso. (Spain)

Filmógrafo studio founded. (Portugal)

Devilman Tanjo Hen ("Devilman: Genesis"; "Devilman: The Birth") (oav), Tsutomo Ida /Oh Production.
(drawn animation)
first Devilman series

Digital Devil Monogatari Megami Tensei ("Digital Devil Story Goddess Reborn") (oav), Mizuho Nishikubo /Animate.
(drawn animation)

Grey Digital Target (oav), Tetsu Dezaki /Ashi.
(drawn animation)

Hajataisei Dangaioh ("Giant Star Warrior Dangaioh") (oav), Toshihiro Hirano /AIC.
(drawn animation)
first Dangaioh series

Junk Boy (oav), Yuusaka Saotome.
(drawn animation)

Kaze To Ki no Uta Seinaru Ka Na ("Song of the Wind and Trees") (oav), Konami Kogyo and Herald.
(drawn animation)

Makyo Gaiden Le Deus ("Demon Frontier Legend Le Deus"; "Ladius") (oav), Hiroshi Negishi /Ashi Pro.
(drawn animation)

Shin Kabuki-machi no Story: Asuka no Hanagumi [1] ("New Story of Kabuki Town: Asuka's Flower Collection") (oav), Atsutoshi Umezawa /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Shinmajinden Battle Royal High School ("New Warlock Legend Battle Royal High School") (oav), Ichiro Itano /DAST.
(drawn animation)

"Catching the Ghosts" (f), Zhan Tong and Xiao Huaihai /Shangahai Animation Studio. (China)
(drawn animation)

Crust (ss), John E. Hughes. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

Don Quihote de la Mancha (f), Burbank Films. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

Dot Goes to Hollywood ("Dot in Concert") (f), Yoram Gross /Yoram Gross. (Australia)
(drawn animation, live action backgrounds)

Dot and the Smugglers ("Dot and the Bunyip") (f), Yoram Gross /Yoram Gross. (Australia)
(drawn animation, live action backgrounds )

Hulu Xiongdi [葫蘆兄弟] ("Bottle Gourd Brothers", "Seven Brothers", "Calabash Brothers") (tv), Ge Hu Jinqing, Ge Guiyun, and Zhou Keqin /Shanghai Animation. (China)
(cut-out animation)

"Tales About the Heavenly Book" (f), Wang Shuchen and Qian Yunda /Shanghai Animation. (China)
(drawn animation)

Ttudori Kkachi ("Wandering Kkachi") (tvsp). (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Vo si bo ngua ("Praying Mantis Boxer") (ss), Le Thanh /Vietnamese Animated Cartoon Film. (Viet Nam)
(puppet animation)

Kantana Animation founded in Bangkok. (Thailand)