Tosho! Ramenman [闘将! 拉麺男] ("Fight! Ramenman") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Gegege no Kitarou Jigoku Hen [ゲゲゲの鬼太郎　地獄編] ("Cackling Kitarou Hell Chapter") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

"Into the Eternal Night" (oav), Noburo Ishiguro /Artland.
(drawn animation)
first Ginga Eiyu Densetsu ("Legend of the Galactic Heroes") series (1988-1995)

Osomatsu-kun [おそ松くん] ("Little Osomatsu"; "Young Sextuplets") (tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Sakigake! Otokojuku [魁! 男塾] (tv), Nobutaka Nishizawa /Toei.
(drawn animation)

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

Urusei Yatsura: Kanketsuhen ("Urusei Yatsura: Final Chapter") (f), Satoshi Dezaki /Kitty.
(drawn animation)

Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (f), Pierre DeCelles /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Gandahar ("Light Years") (f), Rene Laloux and Li Ha Gyu (animation director) /Studio S.E.K. (France/South Korea)
(drawn animation)

In der Arche ist der Wurm drin ("Stowaways on the Ark") (f), Wolfgang Urchs \Schoemann. (Federal Republic of Germany [Germany])
(drawn animation)

Doraemon: Nobita no Parallel Saiyuki [ドラえもん のび太のパラレル西遊記] ("Doraemon: Nobita's Parallel 'Journey to the West'") (f), Tsutomu Shibayama /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

ESPer Mami: Hoshizora no Dancing Doll [エスパー魔美 星空のダンシングドール] ("Esper Mami: Midnight Dancing Doll") (sf), CA Doga.
(drawm animation)

F [F－エフ] (tv), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Harbour Light Monogatari Fashion Lala Yori [ハーバーライト物語　～ファッションララより～] ("Fashion Lala: The Story of the Harbour Light") (oav), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Kido Senshi Gundam Gyakushu no Char [機動戦士ガンダム　逆襲のシャア] ("Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack") (f), Yoshiyuki Tomino /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Kiteretsu Daihyakka [キテレツ大百科] ("Kiteretsu's Encyclopedia") (tv), Gallop.
(drawn animation)
(1988-1996)

Kyofun no Byoningen Saishu Kyoshi [恐怖のバイオ人間　最終教師] ("The Dreadful Sick Man: The Ultimate Master"; "The Ultimate Teacher") (oav), Toyo Ashida /Studio Live.
(drawn animation)

Moeru! Oniisan [燃える! お兄さん] ("Burning! Older Brother"; "The Burning Wild Man") (tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Tsurupika Hagemaru-kun [つるピカハゲ丸くん] (tv), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Ultra B: Black Hole Kara no Dakusaisha B. B. !! [ウルトラＢ　ブラックホールからの独裁者Ｂ・Ｂ！！] ("Ultra B: Dictator B. B. from the Black Hole") (ss), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Balthus: Tia no Kagayaki [バルテュス ～ティアの輝き～] ("Balthus: Tia's Radiance") (oav), Yukihiro Makino /Kusama Art.
(drawn animation)

Chouon Senshi Borgman [超音戦士ボーグマン] ("Super Sonic Soldier Borgman") (tv), Ashi.
(drawn animation)

Doctor Chichibuyama [ドクター秩父山] (tvss), Ashi Pro.
(drawn animation)

Dondon Domeru to Ron [どんどんドメルとロン] // Cubitus ("Wowser") (tv)/(tvss), Telescreen Japan and Dargaud Marina. (Japan/Netherlands/France)
(drawn animation)

Hotaru no Haka [火垂の墓] ("Grave of the Fireflies") (f), Isao Takahata /Ghibli.
(drawn animation)

Ikinari Dagon [いきなりダゴン] ("Suddenly Dagon") (tv), Kazuyoshi Yokota /Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Kido Keisatsu Patlabor 1 ("Mobile Police Patlabor") (oav), Mamoru Oshii /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)
series 1988

Kujaku-Oh Kikansai [孔雀王 鬼還祭] ("Peacock King: Feast for Returning Demons") (oav), Katsuhito Akiyama /AIC.
(drawn animation)

Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru [魔神英雄伝ワタル] ("Demon Hero Wataru") (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Ponkikki Meisaku World [ポンキッキめいさくわーるど] ("Ponkikki Masterpiece World") (tvss), Studio Junio.
(drawn animation)

Shin Manga Naruhodo Monogatari [新まんがなるほど物語] (tv), Dax.
(drawn animation)

Shin Pro Golfer Saru [新プロゴルファー猿] ("New Pro Golfer Saru") (tv), Shin'ei Doga.
(drawn animation)

Tonari no Totoro [となりのトトロ] ("My Neighbor Totoro") (f), Hayao Miyazaki /Ghibli.
(drawn animation)

Topo Gigio [トッポジージョ] (tv), Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Transformers: Chojin Master Force [トランスフォーマー超神マスターフォース] ("Transformers: Super God Master Force") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

What's Michael? [ホワッツマイケル] (tv), Kitty Film.
(drawn animation)

Yoroiden Samurai Troopers [鎧伝サムライトルーパー] ("Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers"; "Ronin Warriors") (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Hello! Lady Lynn [ハロー! レディリン] (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Mae Whitman (Mae Margaret Whitman) (June 9, 1988- ) (voice actor) born in Los Angeles, California.

Ayakashi no Miyako [妖の都] ("Capital of Mystery") (oav), Toshihiro Hirano /AIC.
(drawn animation)
first Kyuketsuki Miyu [吸血姫美夕] "Vampire Princess Miyu") series (1988-1989)

Biriken [ビリ犬] (tvss), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Dragon Ball: Makafushigi Daiboken!! [ドラゴンボール 摩訶不思議大冒険!!] ("Dragon Ball: Great Adventures of Profound Mystery") (f), Daisuke Nishio /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Gall Force-Stardust War (sf), Katsuhito Akiyama /Animate Film, Artmic, and AIC.
(drawn animation)

Gall Force-Ten Little Gallforce (oav), Tatsuya Masaki /Artmic and AIC.
(drawn animation)

Tekken Chinmi [鉄拳チンミ] (tv), Ashi Pro.
(drawn animation)

Toyamazakura Uchucho Yatsu no Wa Gold [遠山桜宇宙帖　奴の名はゴールド] ("Cosmic Commander of the Toyama Cherry Trees: The Guy's Name Is Gold"; "Samurai Gold") (oav), Atsutoshi Umezawa /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Kaze no Matasaburo ("Matasaburo of the Winds") (oav), Rintaro /Project Team Argos and Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Watt Poe to Bokura no Ohanashi [ワット・ボーとぼくらのお話] ("The Story of Us and Watt Poe") (oav), Shigenori Kageyama /Diva.
(drawn animation)

Beany and Cecil (tv)/(tvss), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Bravestarr: The Legend (f), Tom Tataranowicz /Filmation.
(drawn animation)

Cap'n O.G. Readmore's Puss in Boots (tvsp), Rick Reinert /Rick Reinert Productions.
(drawn animation)

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

C.O.P.S. (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (f), Greg Ford and Terry Lennon /Warner Bros.
(drawn animation) collection of old theatrical cartoons with some new animation

Fantastic Max (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special (tvsp), Ray Patterson /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

The Further Adventures of Super Ted (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown (tvsp), Walter C. Miller /Mendelsohn-Melendez.
(drawn animation, some live action)

The New Adventures of Gumby (tv)/(tvss), Clokey.
(clay animation)

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (tvss)/(tv), Walt Disney Television.
(drawn animation)
(1988-1991)

Police Academy: The Series (tv), Ruby-Spears.
(drawn animation)

Rockin' with Judy Jetson (tvsp), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Superman (tv), Ruby-Spears.
(drawn animation)
contains Superman (tvss) and Superman Family Album (tvss)

Garfield and Friends (tv), Film Roman.
(drawn animation)
contains Garfield (tvss) and U.S. Acres (tvss) (1988-1994)

Marvel Action Universe (tv), Marvel.
(drawn animation)
contains Spider-man (tv), Dinoriders (tv), and Robocop (tv)

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (tv)/(tvss), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

This Is America, Charlie Brown (tv), Mendelsohn-Melendez.
(drawn animation)

Tin Toy (ss), John Lasseter /Pixar.
(cgi animation)
Academy Award: Best Short Subjects, Animation

Eric Larson (Eric Cleon Larson) (animator, director) dies in Pasadena, California.

Charlie Chalk (tvss), Woodland Animations. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)

Historia de Catalunya (tv)/(edu). (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Himitsu no Akko-chan [ひみつのアッコちゃん] ("Secrets of Akko-chan") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Magai Toshi Shinjuku [魔界都市 ＜新宿＞] ("Hell City Shinjuku"; "Demon City Shinjuku") (oav), Yoshiaki Kawajiri /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Meimon! Daisan Yakyuubu [名門!第三野球部] ("Meimon! The Third Baseball Club") (tv), Studio Comet.
(drawn animation)

Oishinbo (tv), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)
(1988-1992)

Shinsho AD 1990 [　神章　Ａ．Ｄ．１９９０　璃子] ("Divine Chapter AD 1990") (oav), Fukugawa Kiyoshi /AIC.
(drawn animation)
first Ryuseiki [竜世紀] ("Dragon Century") series (1988)

Soreike! Anpanman [それいけ! アンパンマン] ("Go! Anpanman") (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)
(1988 to the present)

Top O Nerae! Gunbuster ("Aim for the Top! Gunbuster") (oav), Hideaki Anno /Gainax.
(drawn animation)
first Gunbuster series

Uchu no Senshi [I] [宇宙の戦士] ("Starship Troopers [I]") (oav), Tetsuro Amino /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)
first Uchu no Senshi series

Yume Miru Topo Gigio [夢見るトッポジージョ] ("Dreaming Topo Gigio") (tv), Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Garfield: His Nine Lives (tvsp), Phil Roman /Film Roman.
(drawn animation)

Madeline (tvsp), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Meet the Raisins: The Story of the California Raisins (tvsp), Barry Bruce /Vinton.
(clay animation)

Oliver and Company (f), George Scribner /Disney.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (tvsp), Don Lusk /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

The Land Before Time (f), Don Bluth /Sullivan Bluth. (Ireland/United States)
(drawn animation)

Meiou Kikaku Zeorymer [1] [冥王計画ゼオライマー] ("Hades Project Zeorymer") (oav), Toshihiro Hirano /AIC, Artmic, and Chimi.
(drawn animation)
first Meiou Kikaku Zeorymer series (1988-1990)

Kenzo Masaoka (Masaoka Kenzo 政岡憲三) (director, producer, animator) dies in Kyoto.

Ogon no Ryu ("The Golden Dragon") (oav), Magic Bus.
(drawn animation)
first Shinshuu Chimihen ("Fantasy Kingdom War") series (1988-1989)

Uchu Kazoku Carlvinson [宇宙家族カールビンソン] ("Space Family Carlvinson") (oav), Kimio Yabuki and Tatsuo Suzuki /Doga Kobo.
(drawn animation)

The Good, The Bad and Huckleberry Hound (tvsp), Ray Patterson /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

P. J. Sparkles (tv), Marvel Productions.
(drawn animation)

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (tvsp), Charles A. Nichols /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (tvsp), Ray Patterson /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

State of the Art of Computer Animation (oav), Steven Churchill /Odyssey.
(cgi animation)
first collection of cgi animated films distributed on home video, films are made by various studios

Technological Threat (ss), Bill Kroyer /Kroyer.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

The Dingles Les Drew /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Malayerba nunca muerde ("Weed") (ss), Carlos Carrera. (Mexico)
(drawn animation)

Studio B founded in Vancouver by Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters. (Canada)

Alan Ford E Il Gruppo T.N.T. Contro Superciuk (oav), Max Bunker. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

Bauch und Seele ("Stomach and Soul") (ss), Klaus Georgi /DEFA Animation. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany])
(drawn animation)

Ben-Hur (oav), Al Guest and Jean Mathieson /Emerald City. (Ireland)
(drawn animation)

Das Birnenmädchen ("The Pear Girl") (ss), Horst J. Tappert /DEFA Animation. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany])
(puppet animation)

Coh ("Dream") (ss), Nina Shorina /Soyuzmultfilm. (Soviet Union)
(puppet animation)

Dzungla (ss), Witold Giersz /Studio Miniatur Filmovych. (Poland)
(drawn animation)
first Czarny Blysk ("The Black Gleam") series (1988-1991)

Eine Murul ("Breakfast on the Grass") (ss), Priit Parn. (Soviet Union [Estonia])
(drawn animation)

Feet of Song (tvss), Erica Russell /Malinka. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

The Hill Farm (ss), Mark Baker /Animation Department, National Film Television School. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner

Les Invisibles (tvss). (France)
(drawn animation)

Lilla Syster Kanin ("Little Sister Rabbit") (ss), Eva Eriksson and Jan Gustavsson /Swedish Film Institute. (Sweden)
(drawn animation)

Die Loesung ("The Solution") (ss), Sieglinde Hamacher \DEFA. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany])
(drawn animation)

Michel Vaillant ("Michael Vaillant"; "Heroes on Hot Wheels" (tv), La Cinq. (France)
(drawn animation)

Molierissimo (tv)/(edu), IDDH. (France)
(drawn animation)

Naftaline (tvss)/(tv). (France/Belgium)
(drawn animation)

Nefelejcs ("Forget-Me-Not") (sf) Elek Lisziák /Pannoniafilm. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

Raggy Dolls (tv), Orchid. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Rarg (tvsp), Tony Collingwood /Collingwood-O'Hare. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Stopit and Tidyup (tvss)/(edu), Charles Mills, Terry Brain, and Steve Box /CMTB Animation. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Tobias Totz (tvss), Cartoon Film. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

Vili, a veréb ("Willy the Sparrow") (f), József Gémes /Pannonia. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

A. Film ApS founded in Copenhagen. (Denmark)

Cairo Cartoon founded by Mona Abul El Nasr. (Egypt)

Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment founded by Tony Collingwood and Christopher O'Hare. (Great Britain)

Cromosoma founded in Barcelona. (Spain)

Francis Nielsen founds Rooster Studio. (France)

Dimitar Todorov-Jarava (director, producer, animator) dies. (Bulgaria)

Gakuen Benriya Series Antique Heart ("High School Convenience Store Series: Antique Heart") (oav), Animated Film.
(drawn animation)

Ginga Eiyu Densetsu Wagayuku wa Hoshi no Umi ("Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Across the Sea of Stars") (f), Noburo Ishiguro /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Hiyatari Ryoko Kasumi Yume no Naka ni Kimi ("Sunny Boardinghouse: Kasumi, You're In a Dream") (f), Hiroko Tokita /Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Kido Senshi Super Deformed Gundam ("Mobile Suit Super Deformed Gundam") (oav), Osamu Kanda /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)
first Kido Senshi Super Deformed Gundam series

Mah Jong, Shoden Naki no Ryu ("Legendary Mah Jong Adventure: The Weeping Dragon") (oav), Gainax and Magic Bus.
(drawn animation)

Production I.G founded in Tokyo by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and Takayuki Goto.

Bright Sparks (tv)/(edu), Yoram Gross. (Australia)
(drawn animation, some live action)

Canh buom xanh ("The Blue Sail") (ss), Ho Dac Vu /Hang phim Giai phong. (Viet Nam)

"Go On Running Hodori" (tv). (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Meo con va chuot con ("The Pussy and Little Mouse") (ss), Bao Quang /Hang phim Hoat hinh Viet Nam. (Viet Nam)
(drawn animation)

Shan Shui Qing [山水情] ("Feeling From Mountains And Water") (ss), Te Wei /Shanghai Animation. (China)
(drawn animation)

"To Shoot Without Shooting") (ss), Kihachiro Kawamoto. (China/Japan)
(puppet animation)

Tuong to he ("Tote Commander") (ss), Le Thanh /Hang phim Hoat hinh Viet Nam. (Viet Nam)
(puppet animation)

Where the Forest Meets the Sea (ss), Jeannie Baker /Film Australia. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

The Wind in the Willows (oav), Warwick Gilbert /Burbank Films. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

"The Wing Of Kkach" (tv). (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Catflap Animation founded by Maurice Giacomini. (Australia)

CGCG Inc. founded in Taipei to create cgi animation products. (Taiwan)

Hang phim Giai phong studio (Liberation Film Enterprise) founded. (Viet Nam)

Shanghai Afanti International Cartoon Company founded by Qu Jianfang. (China)