Disney's House of Mouse (tv), Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Gary & Mike (tv), Vinton.
(puppet animation)

Lizzie McGuire (tv), Rogow Productions (Tapehouse Toons (animation)).
(primarily live action, some drawn animation)
(2001-2004)

Mutant Aliens (f), Bill Plympton /Plympton.
(drawn animation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner

Sistas' N the City (ss)/(net), Tina Andrews /Urban Entertainment.
(cgi animation)

Waking Life (f), Richard Linklater /Detour Film Production.
(cgi maipulation of live action film)

The Zeta Project (tv), Warner Bros. Television.
(drawn animation)

Meteor Studios founded in Montreal, Quebec by Evergreen Films (United States) and Discovery Communications (United States) to provide cgi animation for films, television, and other productions. (Canada)

Pen Monkeys (tvss), Impossible Television. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Otesánek ("Little Otik") (f), Jan Švankmajer and Eva Švankmajerová. (Czech Republic)
(live action, some puppet animation)

Prop og Berta ("Prop and Berta") (f), Per Fly Plejdrup /Zentropa Entertainment. (Denmark)
(puppet animation)

Les Voyages de Balthazar (tvss), Millimages. (France)
(drawn animation)

Les Zooriginaux (tvss), Praxinos. (France)
(drawn animation)

Alison de Vere (September 16, 1927-January 2, 2001) (director, animator, background artist) dies in Cornwall. (Great Britain)

Bakuten Shoot Beyblade [爆転シュートベイブレード] ("Explosive Spinning Shot Beyblade"; "Beyblade") (tv), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Chikyu Bouei Kazoku [地球防衛家族] ("Earth Defense Family"; "The Daichis") (tv), Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Chikyu Shoujo Arjuna [地球少女アルジュナ] ("Earth Girl Arjuna") (tv), Satelite.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Grappler Baki [グラップラー刃牙] ("Baki the Grappler") (tv), Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Hakaima Sadamitsu [破壊魔定光] ("Sadamitsu the Destroyer") (tv), Studio Deen.
(drawn animation)

Spirit of Wonder: Shonen Kakagu Club [1] [ザスピリットオブワンダー : 少年科學倶楽部] ("Spirit of Wonder: Young Science Club") (oav), Takashi Anno /Asia-do.
(drawn animation)

Tales of Eternia [テイルズ オブ エターニア] (tv), Xebec.
(drawn animation)

Zoids Shinseiki / Zero [ゾイド新世紀／ゼロ] ("Zoids"; "Zoids in the New Century / Zero") (tv), Xebec.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

"Skyland 1" (oav), Ong Eng Hua and Kelvin Ong /Young Jump Animation. (Malaysia)
(cgi animation)
first "Skyland" series (2001-2002)

Lloyd in Space ("Disney's Lloyd in Space") (tv), Disney Television.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2004)

Monkey Bone (f), Henry Selick /Twitching Image.
(primarily live action, puppet animation)

Recess: School's Out (f), Chuck Sheetz /Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Vera the Mouse: Mr. Mole's Surprise (oav), Adam van Wyk /Hallmark Home Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Toonacious Family Entertainment founded by Tony Bancroft, Bo Ferger, and Ben Chambers in Burbank, California.

Ivo Caprino (February 17, 1920–February 8, 2001) (director, producer, writer) dies in Oslo. (Norway)

Nekojiru-So [ねこぢる草] ("Cat Soup") (oav), Tatsuo Sato /J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Salaryman Kintarou [サラリーマン金太郎] (tv).
(drawn animation)

Touch: Cross Road-Kaze no Yukue [タッチ CROSS ROAD ～風のゆくえ] (tvsp), Gisaburo Sugii /Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Z.O.E 2167 Idolo (oav), Tetsuya Watanabe /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Invader ZIM (tv)/(tvss), Nickelodeon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Still Life with Animated Dogs (tvsp)/(edu), Paul Fierlinger and Sandra Fierlinger /AR&T Associates.
(drawn animation)

The Trumpet of the Swan (f), Richard Rich /Rich.
(drawn animation)

William Hanna (Bill Hanna, William Denby Hanna) (director, producer, animator) dies in North Hollywood, California.

Norma Macmillan (voice actress) dies in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Canada)

Digimon Adventure 02: Diabolomon no Gyakushu ("Digimon Adventure 02: The Revenge of Diabolomon") (f), Takahiro Imamura /Toei.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Doraemon: Nobita to Tsubasa no Yusha-tachi [ドラえもん のび太と翼の勇者たち] ("Doraemon: Nobita's Winged Heroes") (f), Tsutomu Shibayama /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Dorami & Doraemon's Uchu-Land Kiki Ippatsu [ドラミ＆ドラえもんズ 宇宙（スペース）ランド危機イッパツ！] ("Dorami & Doraemon's: Space Land's Critical Event") (ss), Hiroshi Nishikiori /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite! [Dr.リンにきいてみて] ("Please Ask Dr.Rin!") (tv), Studio Comet.
(drawn animation)

Jango no Dance Carnival ("Jango's Dance Carnival") (sf), Daisuki Nishio /Toei.
(drawn animation)

One Piece: Nejimaki Shima no Boken ("One Piece: The Adventure of Spiral Island") (sf), Junji Shimizu /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Puni Puni Poemi [1] (oav), Shinichi Watanabe /J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Zentrix (tv), Imagi Productions. (China)
(cgi animation)

The Oblongs (tv), Film Roman.
(drawn animation)

Undergrads (tv), MTV Animation and Decode Entertainment. (United States/Canada)
(drawn animation)

Joyeuses Pacques Avril (tvsp), Jose Xavier /France 3. (France)
(drawn animation)

Titeuf (tv), France Animation. (France)
(drawn animation)

Comic Party [こみっくパーティー] (tv), OLM.
(drawn animation)

Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san [Cosmic Baton Girl コメットさん] (tv), Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Dennou Boukenki Webdiver [電脳冒険記ウェブダイバー] ("Brain Adventure Record Webdiver") (tv), Radix.
(drawn animation)

Digimon Tamers [デジモンテイマーズ] ("Digimon: Digital Monsters") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Galaxy Angel [ギャラクシーエンジェル] (tvss), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Gene Shaft [ジーンシャフト] (tv), Bandai Visual and Satelight.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land [ゴーゴー五つ子ら・ん・ど] ("Go! Go! Quintuplets Land") (tv), Magic Bus.
(drawn animation)

Gregory Horror Show The Bloody Karte [グレゴリーホラーショー The Bloody Karte] (oav), Milky Cartoon.
(cgi animation)

Gyouten Ningen Batsealer [仰天人間バトシーラー] (tv), Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Haja Kyosei G Dangaioh [破邪巨星Gダンガイオー] (tv), AIC.
(drawn animation)

Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Guu [ジャングルはいつもハレのちグゥ] ("Jungle is Always Fine Occasionally Guu"; "Haré+Guu") (tv), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Kido Tenshi Angelic Layer [機動天使エンジェリックレイヤー] ("Mobile Angel Angelic Layer"; "Battle Doll Angelic Layer") (tv), Bones.
(drawn animation)

Mahou Senshi Louie [魔法戦士リウイ] ("Magical Fighter Louie"; "Rune Soldier") (tv), J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Meitantei Conan: Tengoku no Countdown [名探偵コナン 天国へのカウントダウン] ("Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven") (f), Kanetsugu Kodama /TMS.
(drawn animation)

Malice@Doll [1], Keitaro Motonaga and Chiaka J. Konaka /Visual Science Lab.
(cgi animation)
series 2001

Noir [ノワール] (tv), Bee Train.
(drawn animation)

One Piece: Nejimaki to no Daiboken [ワンピース　ねじまき島の冒険] ("One Piece: The Adventure of Screw Island") (f), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Pachislo Kozoku Gin [パチスロ貴族　銀] ("Pachinko Slot Noble Gin") (tv), A Line.
(drawn animation)

Parappa Rapper [パラッパラッパー] ("Parappa the Rapper") (tv), J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Project ARMS [プロジェクトアームズ] (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)

RUN=DIM [ランディム] (tv), Idea Factory and Digital Dream Studios. (Japan/South Korea)
(cgi animation)

Shin Shirayukihime Densetsu Pretear [新白雪姫伝説プリーティア] ("New Princess Snow White Legend Pretear"; "Pretear") (tv), Hal Film Maker.
(drawn animation)

Sister Princess [シスター・プリンセス] (tv), Zexcs.
(drawn animation)

The Soul Taker ~Tamashiigari~ [ソウルテイカー ～魂狩～] (tv), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Star Ocean EX [スターオーシャンEX] (tv), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran [超 GALS! 寿蘭] ("Super GALS! Ran Kotobuki"; "Super GALS!") (tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Sushi Azarashi [すしあざらし] ("Sushi Seals") (tvss).
(drawn animation)

Taiho Shichauzo [逮捕しちゃうぞ] ("You're Under Arrest") (tv), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Vampire Hunter D ("Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust") (f), Yoshiaki Kawajiri /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Z.O.E Dolores,i (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Maurice Noble (May 10, 1910-May 18, 2001) (designer, layout artist, director) dies in LaCanada Flintridge, California.

Chance Triangle Session [チャンス～トライアングルセッション～] ("Chance Pop Session") (tv), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Daisuki! Bubu-Chacha ("I Love You! Bubu-Chacha") (tv), Amino.
(drawn animation)

Figure 17 Tsubasa & Hikaru [フィギュア17　つばさ＆ヒカル] (tv), OLM.
(drawn animation)

Gakuen Senki Muryou [学園戦記ムリョウ] ("School Battle Muryo"); ("Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars") (tv), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Metropolis [メトロポリス] (f), Rintaro and Katsuhiro Otomo /Madhouse.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Offside [オフサイド] (tv), Ashi Production.
(drawn animation)

R.O.D.-Read Or Die- [1] (oav), Kouji Masunari /Deen.
(drawn animation)

Dinga ("Lazy Cat Dinga") (net)/(ss), Hanaro Telecom and Samcholli General. (South Korea/North Korea)
(cgi animation)

The King (f), Lee Chung-Yeong and Richard S. Kim /Toonipark. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

"Miroo's Journey into Dreamland" (tvsp), Image Plus. (South Korea)
(clay animation)

Maatkara (net), Dawit Leesanu /Stimulation Station.
(cgi animation)

Time Squad (tv)/(tvss), Dave Wasson /Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation)

Lee Mishkin (director, animator, producer, writer) dies in Seattle, Washington.

Une Leçon de chasse ("A Hunting Lesson") (ss), Jacques Drouin /NFB. (Canada)
(pinscreen animation)

Uni Minipet [유니 미니펫] (tv), DongWoo Animation. (South Korea)
(drawn animation)

O Grilo Feliz ("The Happy Cricket from the Amazon") (f), Walbercy Ribas /Start Desenhos Animados. (Brazil)
(cgi animation)

Klootz (tvss), KliK Animation. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

Rescue Heroes: GRT (tv), Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Les Enfants de Toromiro ("The Children of Toromiro") (tv), Raspail Associés. (France)
(drawn animation)

EDF: La Vallée ("EDF: The Valley") (tvss)/(adv), Antoine Bardou-Jacquet /Buf. (France)
(cgi animation, some live action)

Cosmowarrior Zero [コスモウォーリアー零] (tv), Vega Entertainment.
(drawn animation)

Digimon Tamers: Boukenshatachi no Tatakai [デジモンテイマーズ 冒険者たちの戦い] ("Digimon Tamers: Battle of the Adventurers") (f), Tetsuo Imazawa /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (f), Hironobu Sakaguchi /Square Pictures. (Japan/United States)
(cgi animation)

Fruits Basket [フルーツバスケット] (tv), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Grappler Baki Saidai Tournament Hen [グラップラー刃牙 最大トーナメント編] ("Baki the Grappler Maximum Tournament Chapter") (tv), Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

I, My, Me! Strawberry Egg [あぃまぃみぃ! ストロベリー・エッグ] ("Strawberry Eggs") (tv), TNK.
(drawn animation)

Mahou Shojo Neko Taruto [魔法少女猫たると] ("Magical Girl Cat Taruto"; "Magical Meow Meow Taruto") (tv), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Mamimune Magacho [まみむめ☆もがちょ] (tv), Swimmers Animation Studio.
(cgi animation)

Nono-chan [ののちゃん] ("Little Nono"] (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Pocket Monsters Celebi Toki o Koeta Deai [劇場版ポケットモンスター セレビィ 時を超えた遭遇] ("Pocket Monsters Celebi, a Timeless Encounter"; "Pokemon 4Ever") (f), Kunihiko Yuyama /OLM.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Pocket Monsters Pikachuu no Doki-Doki Kakurenbo ("Pikachu's Nervous Hide-and-Seek") (ss), OLM.
(drawn animation)

Samurai Girl Real Bout High School [Samurai Girl: リアルバウトハイスクール] (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation)

Scryed (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Seikai no Senki II [星界の戦旗 II] ("A Record of the Star World War II"; "Banner of the Stars II") (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Sennen Joyu ("Millenium Actress") (f), Satoshi Kon /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi ("Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away"; "Spirited Away") (f), Hayao Miyazaki /Ghibli.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

Shaman King [シャーマンキング] (tv), Xebec.
(drawn animation)

Escotoonz founded in Faridabad. (India)

Osmosis Jones (f), Piet Kroon, Tom Sito, Peter Farrelly (live action), and Bobby Farrelly (live action) /Warner Bros.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation, some live action)

Oswald (tvss)/(tv), Nicktoons and HOT Animation. (United States/Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Samurai Jack (tv), Genndy Tartakovsky /Cartoon Network.
(drawn animation)
2001-2004

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (tvsp), Dean Criswell, Carol Millican, Ron Noble, and Joseph Scott /Klasky-Csupo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Lorenzo Music (Gerald David Music) (May 2, 1937–August 4, 2001) (voice actor, writer) dies in Los Angeles, California.

What's With Andy (tv), CinéGroupe. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

El Bosque Animado ("The Living Forest") (f), ángel de la Cruz and Manolo Gómez /Dygra Films. (Spain)
(cgi animation)

Cédric (tvss)/(tv), Dupuis Audiovisuel. (France)
(drawn animation)

Music (mv), Jonas Akerlund and Jonas Odell (animation) /FilmTecknarna. (Sweden)
(drawn animation, some live action)

Lupin III - Alcatraz Connection (tvsp), Hideki Tonokatsu /TMS.
(drawn animation)

Sabaku no Kaizoku! Captain Kuppa [砂漠の海賊! キャプテンクッパ] ("The Desert Pirate! Captain Kuppa"; "Captain Kuppa Desert Pirate") (tv), Bee Train.
(drawn animation)

X Yocho ("X the Omen") (oav), Yoshiaki Kawajiri /Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Cubix [큐빅스] ("Cubix: Robots for Everyone") (tv), Daewon and Cinepix. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

"Fantasy Village TopoTopo" (tv), FX Digital. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

Lexa (tv), Dream Pictures 21. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

Alienators: Evolution Continues (tv), DIC.
(drawn animation)

An Eclipse: The Day the Sun Went Dark (oav)/(edu), Deborah M. Manchester and Dale Hendrickson (animation director) /S4.
(cgi animation)
first The Zula Patrol series

The Legend of Tarzan (tv), Walt Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Lock Down (tvss)/(net).
(cgi animation)

The Mummy (tv), Universal Television Cartoon.
(drawn animation)

Poochini (tv), Wild Brain and EM.TV. (United States/Germany)
(drawn animation)

The Proud Family (tv), Jambalaya.
(drawn animation)

The Ripping Friends (tv), John Kricfalusi /Spumco.
(drawn animation)

Sitting Ducks (tv)/(tvss), Universal Pictures Visual Programming (Creative Capers and Krislin Studios).
(cgi animation)

Stanley (tvss)/(tv), Cartoon Pizza.
(drawn animation)

Super Duper Sumos (tv), DIC Entertainment and Ameko Entertainment. (United States/South Korea)
(drawn animation)

Billie Lou Watt (voice actress) dies.

Don't Eat the Neighbors (tv), Sextant Entertainment. (Canada/Great Britain)
(live action (puppets), some cgi animation)

Heavy Gear: The Animated Series (tv), Mainframe. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (tv), CinéGroupe. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Spectra Animation founded as a division L'Equippe Spectra, a television production company, in Montreal, Quebec. (Canada)

Binka (tvss), Honeycomb Animation. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Capertown Cops (tv), BKN International (Fil Cartoon (Philippines)). (Germany)
(drawn animation)

Cramp Twins (tvss)/(tv), TV-Loonland, Cartoon Network UK, Sunbow Entertainment. (Germany/Great Britain/United States)
(drawn animation)

Doctor Otter (tvss), Red Balloo Productions and Ealing Animation. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)

Kommando Störtebeker (f), Ute von Münchow-Pohl /Trickompany. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

Nez de Fer: Le Chevalier Mystère ("Iron-Nose: The Mysterious Knight") (tv), Futurikon. (France)
(drawn animation)

Nick & Perry (tv)/(tvss), Trickcompany and Ellipse. (Germany/France)
(drawn animation)

Les Nouvelles Aventures de Lucky Luke ("The New Adventures of Lucky Luke") (tv), Xilam Animation. (France)
(drawn animation)

Un Perro llamado dolor ("A Dog Called Pain") (f), Luis Eduardo Aute /Story Board. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Totally Spies! (tv), Stéphane Berry /Marathon (Seoul Movie (South Korea)). (France)
(drawn animation)
(2001 to the present)

UBOS ("Ultimate Book of Spells"} (tv), BKN Studios. (France)
(drawn animation)

Xcalibur (tv), Ellipsanime. (France)
(cgi animation)

Mazinkaizer 1 (oav), Masahiko Murata /Bandai Visual.
(drawn animation)

Popee the Performer [ポピーザぱフォーマー] (tvss).
(cgi animation)

Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase (oav), Jim Stenstrum /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Still I Rise (ss) Umesh Shukla.
(cgi animation)

A Tail to Tell (net), Stephen A. Fossati /Wolf Gang Productions (Atomic Cartoons (Canada)).
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
first Timber Wolf series

MTV Animation closes.

Evil Schmeevil (tvsp), Virtual Media. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

The Kid ("Gahan Wilson's The Kid") (tvsp), Larry Jacobs /Nelvana. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Angelina Ballerina (tv), Grand Slamm. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember (oav), Sarah Ball /HOT Animation. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)

Les Contes du Cimetière ("The Tales of the Cemetary (tvss), Les Films de l'Arlequin. (France)
(drawn animation)

Fifty Percent Grey (ss), Ruairí Robinson /Zanita. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Home Road Movies (tvss), Robert Bradbrook /Finetake. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation, some live action)

Der Kleine Eisbär ("The Little Polar Bear") (f), Piet De Rycker and Thilo Rothkirch /Rothkirch Cartoon Film. (Germany)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Tryumf pana Kleksa ("Triumph of Mr. Kleksa"; "Mr. Blott's Triumph") (f), Krzysztof Gradowski /Studia Miniatur Filmowych. (Poland)
(drawn animation)

Vampires, Pirates and Aliens // Vampires, Pirates et Aliens (tv), Millimages, Cosgrove-Hall, and France Animation. (Great Britain/France)
(drawn animation)

Wombat City (tv), Bruno Shane Kane /Les Filmes de la Perrine. (France)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Baboo Factory [バブーファクトリー] (tvss).
(drawn animation)

Captain Tsubasa [キャプテン翼] (tv), Group TAC and Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Chicchana Yukitsukai Sugar [ちっちゃな雪使いシュガー] ("Small Snow Fairy Sugar"; "Sugar, A Little Snow Fairy") (tv), J.C. Staff.
(drawn animation)

Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier [サイボーグ009 THE CYBORG SOLDIER] (tv), Japan Vistec.
(drawn animation)

FF:U Final Fantasy Unlimited [FF:U ファイナルファンタジー：アンリミテッド] (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo [激闘!クラッシュギアTURBO] ("Fight! Crush Gear Turbo") (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2003)

Hellsing [ヘルシング] (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation)

Hikaru no Go [ヒカルの碁] ("Hikaru's Go") (tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2003)

Hoshi no Kirby [星のカービィ] ("Kirby: Right Back at Ya!", "Kirby's Star") (tv), a-UN Entertainment.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
(2001-2003)

I Wish You Were Here ~Anata ga Koko ni Itehoshii~ [i-wish you were here ～あなたがここにいてほしい～ ] ("Zaion: I Wish You Were Here") (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Kasumin [Oideyo! Henamon Sekai Kasumin] [カスミン [おいでよ!ヘナモン世界カスミン]] ("Come On! Henamon World Kasumin") (tv), OLM.
(drawn animation)

Kaze no Yojimbo [旋風の用心棒] ("Wind of Yojimbo") (tv), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Kokoro Toshokan [ココロ図書館] ("Heart Library") (tv), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Kuru Kuru Army [くるくるアミー] (tvss).
(drawn animation)

Mahoromatic Automatic Maiden [まほろまてぃっく Automatic Maiden] ("Mahoro, the Automatic Maiden") (tv), Gainax and Shaft.
(drawn animation)

Memories Off [1] [メモリーズオフ] (oav), Kazu Yokota.
(drawn animation)
series 2001-2002

Najica Dengeki Sakusen [ナジカ電撃作戦] ("Najica Blitz Tactics") (tv), Studio Fantasia and Amber Film Works.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo [おとぎストーリー　天使のしっぽ] ("Fairy Story Angel Tail") (tv), Tokyo Kids.
(drawn animation)

Piroppo [ピロッポ] (tvss), Studio 4ºC.
(drawn animation)

Project ARMS: The 2nd Chapter (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Rave [レイヴ] ("Rave Master") (tv), Deen.
(drawn animation)

Shiawaseso no Okojo-san [しあわせソウのオコジョさん] (tv), Radix.
(drawn animation)

Siam Neko: First Mission ("Siam Cat: First Mission") (f), Masahiro Hosoda /Buyo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Stray Sheep Po no Chicchana Daiboken [ストレイシープ ポーのちっちゃな大冒険] ("Stray Sheep Po's Small Great Adventures") (tvss), Robot.
(cgi animation)

Tennis no Ohji-sama [テニスの王子様] ("The Prince of Tennis") (tv), Production I.G and Trans Arts.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2005)

Vampiyan Kids [バンパイヤン・キッズ] (tv), Xebec.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Vandread the second stage [ヴァンドレッド the second stage [ザ・セカンド・ステージ]] (tv), Gonzo.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

X [エックス] (tv), Madhouse.
(drawn animation)

Shin Chou Kyou Ryo ~Condor Legend~ [神鵰俠侶 ～コンドルヒーロー～] ("Legend of the Condor Hero") (tv), Nippon Animation, Taiseng Animation, Jade Animation. (Japan/Hong Kong)
(drawn animation)
The second season of this series was produced by Jade Animation alone.

Stvdio Media opens in Hong Kong to produce television series and commercials. (China)

Jeong-ho Lee forms Mago21 based on his private animation studio.

I'll Take the Rain (mv)/(ss), David Weir /Pork and Beans.
(cgi animation and some live action)

Justice League (tv), Warner Bros. Television.
(drawn animation)
(2001-2004)

Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! (tv), DIC Entertainment.
(drawn animation, some live action)

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In At the House of Mouse (oav), Burny Mattinson and Roberts Gannaway /Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Monsters, Inc. (f), Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, and David Silverman /Pixar.
(cgi animation)

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (oav), Doug Sheetz /Walt Disney Television.
(drawn animation)

Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (oav), James Tim Walker /Warner Bros. Television.
(drawn animation)

Uncle Gus (tvsp), Red Sky.
(drawn animation)

Hot Reels: Animation Grand Prix 2001 (tv), Channel 4. (Great Britain)
anthology program about contemporary animation

Ivor the Invisible (oav), Hilary Audus /Screen First. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Merlin the Magical Puppy (tv), Little Entertainment. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)

Da Möb (tv), Happy Life. (Sweden)
(drawn animation on live action backgrounds)

Rock the Party (mv), Jonas Odell /FilmTecknarna. (Sweden)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Shadow Cycle (ss), Oscar Grillo /Klackto. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Toonimals (tv), BRB Internacional (ColorLand Animation). (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Kikaider 01 The Animation Vol. 1 (oav), Keitaro Motonaga /Studio OX.
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)
series 2001-2002

Kogepan [こげぱん] (tvss), Pierrot.
(drawn animation)

Mahou Yuugi ("Magical Witchland") (ss)/(net), Hayashi Hiroki /AIC.
(cgi animation)

Restless Bear (tvss), Aoyama Photo Lab.
(cgi animation)

Donner (tvsp), Tony Stutterheim /Sunbow.
(cgi animation)

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (f), John A. Davis /O Entertainment.
(cgi animation)

The Land Before Time: The Big Freeze (oav), Charles Grosvenor /Universal Cartoon.
(drawn animation)

Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu (f), Ron Merk /Tooniversal. (United States/China/Slovak Republic).
(drawn animation)

Santa, Baby! (tvsp), Lee Dannacher /Rankin-Bass.
(drawn animation)

The Santa Claus Brothers (tvsp), Michael Bedard /Film Roman and Nelvana. (United States/Canada)
(cgi animation)

Faith Hubley (Faith Elliot) (director, producer, animator, writer) dies in New Haven, Connecticut.

Ray Patterson (animator, director, producer) dies in Encino, California.

Martin the Warrior: A Tale of Redwall (tv), Nelvana and TV Loonland. (Canada/Germany)
(drawn animation)

Bécassine, le trésor viking (f), Philippe Vidal /Ellipsanime. (France)
(drawn animation)

Christmas Carol: The Movie (f), Jimmy T. Murakami /Illuminated Film. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation, some live action)

Eddy and the Bear (tvss), Tony Collingwoood /Collingwood-O'Hare Productions. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Hamilton Mattress (tvsp), Barry Purves /Harvest Films. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner

Katya and the Nutcracker (tvsp), Alastair Graham /John Cary Films (Toonz Animation (India)). (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

The King's Beard (tvsp), Tony Collingwood /Collingwood-O'Hare. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

La Leyenda del Unicornio ("The Legend of the Unicorn") (f), Maite Ruiz de Austri /Extra Extremadura Audiovisuales. (Spain)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Lost in the Snow (tvsp), Honeycomb Animation. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Momo, alla conquesta del tempo ("Momo, To the Conquest of Time"; "Momo") (f), Enzo D'Alò /Lanterna Magica. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

Nelly Nett ("Nelly Nut") (tv), TV Animation. (Denmark)
(drawn animation, cgi animation, live action)

Nicolás (tv), BRB Internacional. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Le Père Noël est Sans Rancune (tvsp), Jean-Pierre Jacquet /Dargaud-Marina. (France)
(drawn animation)

Le Prince et le Pauvre ("The Prince and the Pauper") (tvsp), Alain Jaspard /Storimages. (France)
(drawn animation)

Second Star to the Left (tvsp), Graham Ralph /Silver Fox Films. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

"First Evening:" Tsubaki ("First Evening: Camelia") [第一夜 "椿"] (oav), Toshiharu Sato /IMAGIN.
(drawn animation)
first Kao no nai Tsuki [顔のない月] ("Moonlight Lady") series (2001-2004).

Inu Yasha Toki O Koeru Omoi ("Inu Yasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time") (f), Toshiya Shinohara /Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Kaidohmaru (oav), Kanji Wakabayashi /Production I.G.
(cgi animation)

Kakuto Ryori Densetsu Bistro Recipe [格闘料理王伝説ビストロレシピ] ("Grapple Cooking Legend Bistro Recipe"; "Fighting Foodons: Prepare for Battle!") (tv), Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Ruroni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan Seisohen [1] (tvsp).
(drawn animation)

Sakura Taisen Katsudou Shashin ("Sakura Wars The Movie") (f), Mitsuru Hongo /Production IG.
(drawn animation)

Slayers Premium (f), Junichi Sato /Hal Film Maker.
(drawn animation)

Tottoko Hamutaro--Hamu Hamu Land Daibouken [とっとこハム太郎 ハムハムランド大冒険] ("Trotting Hamtaro--Ham Ham Land Adventure") (sf), Osamu Dezaki.
(drawn animation)

Yobarete Tobidete! Akubi-chan [よばれてとびでて! アクビちゃん] ("Calling! Akubi-chan") (tv), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Mak dau goo si [麦兜故事] ("My Life As McDull") (f), Yuen Kun-Toe /Lunchtime Productions. (China)
(some cut-out animation, some cgi animation, some live action)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner

Tracey McBean (tv), Southern Star and Egmont Imagination. (Australia/Denmark)
(drawn animation)

Iomega: Pool (tvss)/(adv), Traktor (Mats Lindberg and Ulf Johansson) /Digital Domain.
(cgi animation, some live action)

Sony Playstation: PS9 (tvss)/(adv), Erick Ifergan (Mat Beck (special effects supervisor) /Pixel Envy.
(cgi animation, some live action)

Tails from the Ark: Honk If You're Special (edu)/(oav), Treetop Studios.
(cgi animation)

Edward // Edouard (tvss), CinéGroupe. (Canada)
(cgi animation)

Flux (ss), Chris Hinton /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

From Far Away (ss), Shira Avni and Serene El-Haj Daoud /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)
one of the Talespinners series (2001)

Glasses (ss), Brian Duchscherer /NFB. (Canada)
(puppet animation)

Guerra dos Bárbaros ("War of the Barbarians") (ss), Júlia Manta /Mantra Produçôes. (Brazil)
(drawn animation)

Strange Invaders (ss), Cordell Barker /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Alla ricerca dell'erba medica ("God Save the Master") (ss)/(net), Alessandro Ferrari /Gnome & Ogre. (Italy)
(cgi animation)
first Taki series (2001)

The Animated Tales of the World (tv), S4C. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation, pupper animation)
Collection of animated films based on folk tales from around the world made by studios in the country of the original tale. Much of the actual animation is by Christmas Films (Russia).

Le avventure di Hocus e Lotus ("The Adventures of Hocus and Lotus") (edu)/(tv), Studio Musicartoon. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

La Brigada de los Sepultureros ("The Gravediggers Squad ") (tv)/(tvss), Neptuno Films. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Cocco Bill ("Coconut Bill") (tv), De Mas & Partners and RAI Fiction. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

The Cubeez (tvss), Optical Image Broadcast. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Le Deserteur ("The Deserter") (ss), Oliver Coulon, Aude Danset, Paolo de Lucia, and Ludovic Savonniere /Supinfocom. (France)
(cgi animation)

Dog (ss), Suzie Templeton /Royal College of Art. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)

El Nombre ("The Number") (tvss), Geoff Walker /Ealing Animation.
(puppet animation)

"Fables of Bah Ya Bah" (sf), Ammar Al-Shorbaji /Star Animation. (Syria)
(cgi animation)

La Famille Passiflore ("The Bellflower Bunnies") (tv), Moran Caoussin /Protecrea. (France)
(drawn animation)

Funf Wochen im Ballon / Qiqiushang de wuxinqi ("Five Weeks in a Balloon") (tvsp), Hu Zhao Hong and Manfred Durniok /Durniok and Shanghai Animation. (Germany/China)
(puppet animation)

Jelly Bean Town (tv)/(tvss), Arne Sinnwell /Asset Media International. (Germany)
(cgi animation)

Keykavoos (ss), Seyed Mahmoud Sa’emin /IRIB-Hamedan Center. (Iran)
(drawn animation)

Lunata sas sinite ochi ("Blue Eyed Moon") (ss), Pencho Kunchev /Boyana Film. (Bulgaria)
(drawn animation)

Marcellin Caillou ("Harold Peeble") (tvsp), Giles Gay /France 3 and Storimage. (France)
(drawn animation)

Miniman (tvss), Cromosoma. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Nestea: Closed (tvss)/(adv), Dave Borthwick /bolexbrothers. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)

Oreana (tvsp), Koen Reynaerts /Neuroplanet. (Luxembourg)
(drawn animation)

Phantom Spirits (tv), Arait Multimedia. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Pipsqueak's Planet (tvss)/(edu), Chromsoma. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Pizza Passionata (ss), Kari Juusonen. (Finland)
(puppet animation)

Qué bello es sobrevivir! ("Its Beautiful to Survive!") (tv), Factoría Aragón. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Das Rad ("Rocks") (ss), Arvid Uibel, Chris Stenner, Heidi Wittlinger /Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. (Germany)
(puppet animation)

Sandokan, la tigre ruggisce ancora ("Sandokan, The Tiger Still Roars") (tv), Mondo TV. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

Skipper & Skeeto (tvss), Egmont Imagination (A Films). (Denmark)
(drawn animation)

Sopra i tetti di Venezia ("The Adventures of Marco & Gina") (tv), France Animation. (France/Italy)
(drawn animation)

Sznurowadło w supełki ("Knotted-up Shoelaces") (tvsp), Stanislaw Lenartowicz /Semafor. (Poland)
(drawn animation)

Tiny Planets (tvss), Pepper's Ghost. (Great Britain)
(cgi animation)

Tornehekken ("The Hedge of Thorns") (ss), Anita Killi /Trollfilms. (Norway)
(drawn animation)

Tuesday (ss), Geoff Dunbar /High Eagle. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

La Vaca Connie ("Connie the Cow") (tv), Josep Viciana /Neptuno Films. (Spain)
(cgi animation)

War Game (ss), Dave Unwin /Illuminated Film. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

EVA Entertainment is closed by Pearson Television. (Great Britain)

"Flutemaster" (tv), Golden Ocean. (China/United States)
(drawn animation)

"Lighthouse Keeper" (ss), Jun-ki Kim. (South Korea)
(cgi animation)

The Little Drummer Boy (oav), Burbank Animation. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

"The Magic Adventures of the 12 Family" (tvss)/(tv), Starts. (China)
(drawn animation and some cgi animation)

The Microwave (net)/(ss), Dylan Perry /Momentum Animation. (Australia)
(cgi animation)
first Petey & Jaydee Go Exploring series

"The Networld Adventures of the 12 Family" (tvss)/(tv), Starts. (China)
(drawn animation, some cgi animation)

Pa (ss), Neil Goodridge /McBoing. (Australia)
(cgi animation)

Pla Boo Thong [ปลาบูทอง] ("Golden Goby") (tv). (Thailand)
(drawn animation)

"Rainbow Nymph Tongtong" [무지개 요정 통통] (tv). (South Korea)
(drawn animation, cgi animation)

Raju & I (sf), Gayatri Rao /Animagic. (India)
(drawn animation)