J.J. Sedelmaier Productions opens in White Plains, New York.

Kingyo Chuuihou! [きんぎょ注意報!] ("Goldfish Warning") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Obake no Holly [おばけのホーリー] ("The Ghost Holly") (tvss), Studio Junior.
(drawn animation)

Ochame na Futago -Claire Gakuin Monogatari- [おちゃめなふたご－クレア学院物語－] ("The Mischevious Twins: Clare Academy Story") (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Trapp Ikka Monogatari [トラップ一家物語] ("Trapp Family Story") (tv), Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Mamano Hunter Yoko [1] ("Devil Hunter Yoko") (oav), Katsuhisa Yamada /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)
series (1991-1995)

Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird ("Hero of the Sun, Firebird") (tv), Sunrise and Tatsunoko Productions.
(drawn animation)

Kynkyuu Hashin Saver Kids [緊急発進セイバーキッズ] ("Emergency Rescue Kids") (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Wizardry [ウィザードリィ] (oav), Takashi Shinohara /Shochiku Fuji Ltd. and TMS.
(drawn animation)

Howard Ashman (May 3, 1950-March 14, 1991) (musician, producer, writer) dies in New York, New York.

Kido Senshi Gundam F91 ("Mobile Suit Gundam F91") (f), Yoshiyuki Tomino /Sunrise.

Shin Seiki GPX Cyber Formula [新世紀GPXサイバーフォーミュラ] ("New Century GPX Cyber Formula") (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

The Wizard of Oz (oav), Jim Simon /American Film Investment and Dai Won Animation. (United States/South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi [小さなおばけアッチ・コッチ・ソッチ] ("Little Ghosts There, Here, Where") (tvss)/(tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Doronpa! [どろろんぱっ!] (tv), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi [ハイスクールミステリー　学園七不思議] ("High School Mystery: School of Seven Wonders") (tv), Studio Comet.
(drawn animation)

Jankenman [ジャンケンマン] ("Rocks-scissors-fistMan") (tv), Ashi.
(drawn animation)

Kikou Keisatsu Metal Jack [機甲警察メタルジャック ] ("Armored Police Metal Jack") (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Shonen Ashibe [少年アシベ] ("Young Ashibe") (tv).
(drawn animation)

Sweet Spot (oav), Gisaburo Sugii /Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Tanjo Hen [誕生篇] ("The Origin") (oav), Takeshi Hirota /SIDO.
(drawn animation)
first Sukeban Deka [スケバン刑事] ("Bad High School Girl Cop"; "Delinquent Detective") series (1991)

Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh [絶対無敵ライジンオー] ("Absolutely Unbeatable King Raijin") (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Joy Batchelor (director, producer, animator, writer) dies in London. (Great Britain)

Illegal Army [イリーガル・アーミー] (oav), Hiroshi Ishiodori /Artmic and Artland.
(drawn animation)
first Bubblegum Crash! [バブルガムクラッシュ！] series (1991)

Oh! My Kosobu [OH!MYコンプ] (tv).
(drawn animation)

Tobe! Kujira no Peek [とべ！くじらのピーク] ("Fly! Peek the Whale"; "Peek the Baby Whale") (f), Koji Morimoto /Kujira Production Committee
(drawn animation)

Aeon Flux (tvss), Peter Chung /(Colossal) Pictures.
(drawn animation)
first Aeon Flux cartoon on Liquid Television

Reporter Blues [レポーターブルース] (tv), TMS and Studio Pagot. (Japan/Italy)
(drawn animation)

Seiden Rig Veda [1] ("Saint Legend Rig Veda"; "RG Veda") (oav), Hiroyuki Ebata /Animate Film.
(drawn animation)
series (1991-1992)

Ganba no Boken ("Ganba's Adventure") (f), Osamu Dezaki /TMS.
(drawn animation)

Omohide Poro Poro ("Only Yesterday") (f), Isao Takahata /Ghibli.
(drawn animation)

Oniisama E ... [おにいさまへ...] ("Dear Brother") (tv), Tezuka.
(drawn animation)

Tanoshi Sansu [たのしい算数] ("Fun Arithmetic") (tvss), NED Anime.
(drawn animation)

Tensei no Cho ("Reincarnation Chapter" or "Transmigration") (oav), Daisuke Nishio /Tabac and Toei.
(drawn animation)
first 3 x 3 Eyes ("Sazan Eyes") series (1991-1992)

Ziggy the Movie: Soreyuke! R & R Band ("Ziggy the Movie: Let's Go! R & R Band") (oav), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Ren and Stimpy (tv)/(tvss), John Kricfalusi /Spumco.
(drawn animation)

The Rugrats (tv)/(tvss), Klasky-Csupo.
(drawn animation)
(1991-1994, 1997-2004)

Nagusamete Ageru [なぐさめて・げる] ("I'll Comfort You") (oav), Mizuho Nishikubo /I.G. Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)
first Denei Shojo Ai [電影少女] ("Video Girl Ai") series (1991-1992)

Licca-chan Fushigi Na Mahou no Ring [リカちゃん ふしぎな魔法のリング] ("Licca-chan and Her Amazing Magic Ring") (oav), Fumiko Ishii /Asahi Ado.
(drawn animation)

Ningyo no Mori [人魚の森] ("Mermaid's Forest") (oav), Takuya Mizutani /Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Tanjo Hen [誕生編] ("Birth Chapter") (oav), Masami Obari /AIC.
(drawn animation)
first Detonator Orgun [デトネイター・オーガン] series (1991-1992)

Silent Moebius [サイレントメビウス] ("Silent Mobius The Motion Picture") (sf), Michitaka Kikuchi /AIC.
(drawn animation)

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars (tv), Marvel.
(drawn animation)

Darkwing Duck (tv), Disney.
(drawn animation)

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

James Bond Jr. (tv), Murikami-Wolf-Swenson.
(drawn animation)

The Knight Travellers (oav), Ken C. Johnson and Mike Joens /Joens.
(drawn animation)
first Adventures in Odyssey series (1991-1994)

The Legend of Prince Valiant (tv), Hearst Animation.
(drawn animation)

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

Mother Goose and Grimm (tv), Film Roman.
(drawn animation)

Pirates of Dark Water (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

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

Spacecats (tv), Marvel.
(drawn animation)

Taz-Mania (tv), Warner Bros. Television.
(drawn animation)

Where's Waldo? (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Wish Kids Starring Macaulay Culkin (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

First Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation shown in La Jolla, California.
The festival was an anthology of short films by various creators. It was later shown in other venues and released to home video.

Spider (tvss), Hibbert Ralph. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Mito Hen ("Evil City"; "The Haunting of Tokyo") (oav), Kazuhiko Katayama /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)
first Teito Monagatari ("Imperial City Story"; "Doomed Megalopolis") series (1991-1992)

Roujin Z [老人Ｚ] ("Old Man Z") (oav), Hiroyuki Kitakubo /APPP.
(drawn animation)

Yoroshiku Prelude [よろしくプレリュード] ("Introduction Prelude") (oav), Hiro Aoyama /TMS.
(drawn animation)
first Ozanari Dungeon Kaze no Tho [おざなりダンジョン　風の塔] ("Perfunctory Dungeon Tower of Wind") series

Claymation Comedy of Horrors (tvsp), Barry Bruce /Vinton.
(clay animation)

The Emperor's New Clothes (tvsp), Michael Sporn /Sporn.
(drawn animation)

X-Men (tv), Graz Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Dragon Quest Dai no Bouken [ドラゴンクエスト ダイの大冒険] ("Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Genji Tsuushin Agedama [ゲンジ通信あげだま] ("Story from Genji Agedama") (tv), Gallop.
(drawn animation)

Hono no Tokyuji Dodge Danpei [炎の闘球児ドッジ弾平] ("Fighting Dodgeball Boy Dodge Danpei") (tv), Animation 21.
(drawn animation)

Kinnikuman Kinnikusei Oi Soudatsuhen [キン肉マン キン肉星王位争奪編] ("Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo ("Magical Princess Minky Momo") (tv), Ashi Production.
(drawn animation)

Moero! Top Striker [燃えろ! トップストライカー] ("Burn! Top Striker") (tv), Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Ore wa Chokkaku [おれは直角] ("I Am Chokkaku") (tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi [横山光輝 三国志] ("Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Romance of the Three Kingdoms") (tv).
(drawn animation)

Beauty and the Beast (f), Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise /Disney.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score
Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song ("Beauty and the Beast")

Ira Sleeps over (tvsp), Michael Sporn /Sporn Animation.
(drawn animation)

Jazztime Tale (tvsp), Michael Sporn /Sporn Animation.
(drawn animation)

The Soulmates--The Gift Of Light (tvsp), Chris Schouten /Soulmates Productions.
(drawn animation)

Harry Smith (Harry Everett Smith) (director, animator, writer) dies in New York, New York.

Les Jumeaux du Bout du Monde (tv), C&D. (France)
(drawn animation)

Nanji no Nichijo o Aiseyo [汝の日常を愛せよ] ("Love Your Life") (oav), Tomomichi Mochizuki /Pierrot.
(drawn animation)
first Koko wa Greenwood [ここはグリーン・ウッド] ("Here Is Greenwood") series (1991-1993)

Ranma 1/2: Chûgoku Nekonron Daikessen! Okite Yaburi no Gekitô Hen [らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦! 掟破りの激闘編] ("Ranma 1/2 The Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron China") (f), Shuji Iuchi /Deen.
(drawn animation)

Ultraman Kids no Haha wo Tazunete 3000 Man Kounen [ウルトラマンキッズ　母をたずねて3000万光年] ("Ultraman Kids Looking for Mama for 30,000,000 Light Years") (tv), Trans Arts.
(drawn animation)

Urusei Yatsura: Itsudatte My Darling ("Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling") (f), Katsuhisa Yamada /Kitty.
(drawn animation)

The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat (tvsp), C.W. Rogers /Rabbit Ears.
(drawn animation)

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas (tvsp), Rick Reinert /Landmark.
(drawn animation)

Winnie the Pooh and Christmas, Too (tvsp), Ken Kessel /Disney.
(drawn animation)

A Wish for Wings that Work (tvsp), Skip Jones /Universal Cartoon.
(drawn animation)

The Wish That Changed Christmas (tvsp), Catherine Margerin and Greg Hill /(Colossal).
(drawn animation)

Johann's Gift To Christmas (tvsp), O'B & D. (Canada)
(clay animation and live action)

Tooth Fairy, Where Are You? (tvsp), Lacewood. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

La Compète (tv), Pixibox. (France)
(drawn animation)

Father Christmas (tvsp), Diane Jackson and Dave Unwin /T.V.C. London. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

The Lighthouse (tvsp), Really Animated. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Jumbo Pictures studio founded by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell.

Hanna-Barbera bought by Turner Broadcasting System.

Mike Young Productions founded in Los Angeles by Mike Young and Liz Young.

Rough Draft Studios founded by Greg and Nikki Vanza.

Blackfly (ss), Christopher Hinton /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

C.L.Y.D.E. (tv), CINAR and France Animation. (Canada/France)
(drawn animation)

Los Escondites del sol ("Hideaways of the Sun") (sf), Walter Tournier /Imagenes. (Uruguay)
(drawn animation, part live action)

Pequeño descuido ("A Bit of Carelessness") (tvss), Pepe Infantozzi /Imagenes and Kurmi Films. (Uruguay)
(drawn animation)
one of the Madre Tierra series

Strings (ss), Wendy Tilby /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Two Sisters (ss), Caroline Leaf /NFB. (Canada)
(direct-on-film animation)

Urbanoides ("Urbanoids") (tvss), TV Cultura. (Brazil)
(clay animation)

Aventures de Tintin // The Adventures of Tintin (tv), Ellipse and Nelvana. (France/Canada)
(drawn animation)

Brer Rabbit Tales (tv), Emerald City Productions. (Ireland)
(drawn animation)

Il était une fois ... les Ameriques ("Once Upon A Time ... The Americas") (tv)/(edu), Procidis. (France)
(drawn animation)

Fiddley Foodle Bird (tvss), Tony Garth /H.A.P.P.Y. (Whizzline). (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Fireman Sam: Snow Business (tvsp), Bumper Films. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)

Joshua Jones (tvss), Bumper Films. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)

The Junglies (tvss), Flicks Film. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

The Little Engine That Could (oav), Dave Edwards /Dave Edwards Studio. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Les magilletres (tv), Cromosoma. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Manipulation (ss), David Greaves /Tandem Film. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)
Academy Award: Best Short Subjects, Animation

Manu (tvss), HZ Animation.
(drawn animation)

A Maravilhosa Expedição da Ilha Encantada (tv), Animanostra. (Portugal)
(drawn animation)

Orville and Cuddles (tvss), Maxwell. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Le Prince et la sirène ("Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid Fantasy") (tv), Saban International.
(drawn animation)

Reci, Reci, Reci ("Words, Words, Words") (ss), Michaela Pavlatova. (Czechoslovakia)
(drawn animation)

The Sandman (ss), Paul Berry, Ian Mackinnon, and, Colm Batty. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)

Soupe-Opera (tvss), Frederic Clemencon and Christophe Barrier /Marlou Films. (France)
(puppet animation)

La Souris de Père Noël ("Santa and the Tooth Fairies") (tvsp), Vincent Monluc /La Fabrique. (France)
(drawn animation)

"Tales of a Wise King" (tvss), Rony Oren Enterprises. (Israel)
(clay animation)

Toucan 'Tecs (tv)/(tvss), Cartwn Cymru. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Volere Volare ("I Want to Fly") (f), Maurizio Nichetti and Guido Manuli /Quick Sand (animation). (Italy)
(live action, some drawn animation)

Argus International Film Studio founded. (Russia)

Django Studios founded. (Netherlands)

Millimages founded in Paris by Roch Lener. (France)

Pilot Studio founded by Alexander Tatarsky. (Russia)

Vilanima Studio founded by Valentas Askinis and Antanas Abromaitis in Vilnius. (Lithuania)

Burn Up! (oav), Yasunori Ide /AIC.
(drawn animation)

Capricorn (oav), Takashi Imanishi /Aubec.
(drawn animation)

Esper Zenon (oav), Yuji Moriyama /Studio Fantasia.
(drawn animation)

"First Strike" (oav), Masahisa Ishida /Daiei.
(drawn animation)
first Maku Senjo ("Dark Warrior") series

"The Four Brothers Under Fire" or "The Dragon Prophecy" (oav), Shigeru Ueda and Yoshihiro Yamaguchi /Kitty Film and Mitaka Studio.
(drawn animation)
first Soryuden ("Dragon Kings Legend") series

Fuya no Sho ("Sealed Valley Chapter") (oav), Ryosuke Takahashi /Deen.
(drawn animation)
first Eiyu Yoroiden Mosaica ("Legendary Armoured Hero Mosaica") series

Genma ("Illusion") (oav), Takao Koyama and Masanori Nishii /Tatsunoko and Sotsu Picture.
(drawn animation)
first Tenku Senki Shurato Souse Eno Anto ("Heaven Space War Shurato: Fight to the Genesis") series

Iharu Saikaku: Koshoku Ichidai Otoko ("The Sensualist") (f), Yuko Abe /Groupler Production.
(drawn animation)

Inferious Wakusei Senshi Gaiden Condition Green 1 ("Inferious Planet War History: Condition Green") (oav), Shigeyasu Yamauchi /Hero Communications.
(drawn animation)

Izumo Part 1 (oav), Eiichi Yamamoto /Kove.
(drawn animation)

Kekko Kamen [1] ("Masked Lucky Person") (oav), Nobuhiro Kondo /Studio Signal.
(drawn animation)

Kyofu Shinbun [1] ("The Frightful News") (oav), Takashi Anno /Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Majusenshi Luna Varga Vol. 1 ("Demon Beast Soldier Luna Varga") (oav), Shigenori Koyama /AIC.
(drawn animation)

Mirror War Madara 1, Taizo (oav), Animate Film and Madara Project.
(drawn animation)

Monkey Punch no Sekai: Harris ("Monkey Punch World: Harris") (oav), Takahashi Studio.
(drawn animation)

Ore wa Akumada Devilman ("I'm A Devil, Devilman") (oav), Tsutomu Iida /Triangle Staff.
(drawn animation)
first CB Chara Go Nagai World series

Shizakanara Don: Yakuza Side Story ("Silent Boss: Yakuza Side Story") (oav), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Shuranosuke Zanmaken ("Demon-Slaying Sword of Shuranosuke"or "Sword for Truth") (oav), Osamu Dezaki /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Slow Step [1] (oav), Kunihiko Yuyama /Pastel.
(drawn animation)
series 1991

"Synchronization" (ss), Mitsuhiro Haraguchi.
(drawn animation)

Ushiro no Shomen Dare ("Kayoko's Diary") (f), Seiji Arihara.
(drawn animation)

U-jin Brand (oav), Osamu Okada /Animate Film.
(drawn animation)

Yoma Kakusei ("Awakening of the Devil") (oav), Yorihisa Uchida /Friends.
(drawn animation)
first Guy series

The Magic Riddle (f), Yoram Gross /Yoram Gross. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

Union Street (ss), Wendy Chandler. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

Colorland Animation founded by Sek Siu Ming. (Hong Kong)

Colorland Animation founds its primary studio in Shenzhen. (China)

DongWoo Animation founded by Kim Young Doo in Seoul. (South Korea)