2024 in animation

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2024 in animation is an overview of events, including notable awards, list of films released, television series debuts and endings, and notable deaths.

Events

January

• January 1: The first Mickey Mouse short film, Steamboat Willie, enters the public domain in the United States.
• January 4: The series premiere of Studio Trigger's anime adaptation of Delicious in Dungeon was released on Netflix.
• January 6: An animated music video for the song "Taut Hati", by Hololive VTuber Moona Hoshinova, premiered on YouTube.
• January 7: Grimsburg premiered on Fox in the United States.
• January 11: The third and final season of Sonic Prime premiered on Netflix.
• January 12: Disney and Pixar's Soul was released in theaters, after being a stream-exclusive on Disney+ back in December 25, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• January 13: The second and final season of The Ghost and Molly McGee concluded on Disney Channel, with the episodes "Jinx vs. the Human World" and "The End".
• January 15: Mari Okada's original anime film Maboroshi, by Studio Mappa, made its international VOD debut on Netflix four months after having a theatrical premiere in Japan in September 2023.
• January 16: The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj premiered on Nicktoons in the United States.
• January 18: The first four episodes of Vivienne Medrano's independent adult animated series Hazbin Hotel premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
• January 21: Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation, a 25-minute prequel/one-off special of One Piece, premiered on Netflix.
• January 25:
  • Masters of the Universe: Revolution premiered on Netflix.
  • Episodes 5 and 6 of Hazbin Hotel was released on Amazon Prime Video.
• January 31: Anime series Four Knights of the Apocalypse made its VOD debut on Netflix.

February

• February 1:
  • The last two Season 1 episodes (7 and 8) of Hazbin Hotel was released on Amazon Prime Video.
  • Season 3 of Clone High premiered on Max.
• February 2:
  • DreamWorks Animation's Orion and the Dark film was released as a Netflix-exclusive.
  • Paramount Animation's The Tiger's Apprentice premiered on Paramount+.
  • Season 2 of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur premiered on Disney Channel.
  • First of six half-hour Care Bears: Unlock the Magic specials, "The Quest for the Rainbow Stone", premiered on Max, which was followed by its US broadcast on Boomerang in the United States the next day on February 3.
• February 5: Lyla in the Loop premiered on PBS Kids.
• February 9: Disney and Pixar's Turning Red was released in theaters, after being a stream-exclusive on Disney+ back in March 11, 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• February 12: Rock Paper Scissors premiered on Nickelodeon.
• February 17: The 51st Annie Awards took place.
• February 21: The final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch premiered on Disney+.
• February 22: The pilot episode for Georden Whitman's "Port By The Sea" premiered on YouTube.
• February 23: The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
• February 28: Streaming television series Iwaju, which is a collaboration between Walt Disney Animation Studios and Kugali Media, premiered on Disney+.

March

• March 1:
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony, the 43rd film in the Doraemon franchise, was released in Japanese cinemas by Toho. It serves as a special project to honor the 90th birthday of the late Fujiko Fujio.
  • Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate premiered on Peacock to negative reception from critics.
• March 4: Mattel Television's Hot Wheels Let's Race premiered on Netflix.
• March 7: The first batch of English-dubbed episodes of Pokémon Horizons: The Series premiered on Netflix in the United States, almost eleven months after its Japanese television release back in April 14, 2023.
• March 8:
  • Dreamworks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 4 was released.
  • The second of six half-hour Care Bears: Unlock the Magic specials, "Grumpy's Ginormous Adventure", premiered on Max, which was followed by its US broadcast on Boomerang in the United States the next day on March 9.
  • Season 2 of Tiny Toons Looniversity premiered on Max.
• March 10: 96th Academy Awards
  • Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron directed by Hayao Miyazaki wins Best Animated Feature, making it the first 2-D animated film to win since Miyazaki's own Spirited Away in 2003.
  • War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko directed by Dave Mullins wins Best Animated Short Film.
• March 15-19: The season finale episode of Upin & Ipin will premiere on TV2, Astro Ceria, Astro Prima and MNCTV from next season and after seventeen season ended, the eightteen season of Upin & Ipin, titled "Ramadan Diberkati", premiered on TV2, Astro Ceria, Astro Prima and MNCTV.
• March 20: X-Men '97 premiered on Disney+.
• March 22:
  • The Casagrandes Movie premiered on Netflix.
  • Disney and Pixar's Luca was released in theaters, after being a stream-exclusive on Disney+ back in June 18, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• March 25: The ninth season of Gabby's Dollhouse premiered on Netflix.
• March 28: Among ten titles, Big Nate and Rugrats (2021) were removed from Paramount+.
• March 29: The seventh episode of Liam Vickers' independent webseries Murder Drones, titled "Mass Destruction", premiered on YouTube.

April

• April 1: The second season of Smiling Friends premiered on Adult Swim.
• April 4: The second season of Ninjago: Dragons Rising will premiere on Netflix.
• April 5:
  • The second season of SuperKitties premiered on Disney Channel in the United States.
  • The second season of Monsters at Work premiered on Disney Channel in the United States, which will be followed by its Disney+ launch a month later on May 5.
• April 6: Pilot episode of independent series Ramshackle will premiere on YouTube.
• April 12:
  • The live-action/animated Woody Woodpecker sequel film Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp will be released as a Netflix exclusive.
  • Dora, a reboot series of Dora the Explorer, will premiere on Paramount+.
  • The pilot episode for Teala Dunn's "Luna and Onnerus" premiered on YouTube.
• April 14: The season 3 finale of Bluey titled, "The Sign", will premiere on both ABC Kids and Disney+.
• April 17: Wit Studio's dark fantasy anthology anime series The Grimm Variations will premiere as a Netflix exclusive.
• April 26: The live-action/animated Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off television series, Knuckles, will premiere on Paramount+.

May

• May 1: The series finale episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch will premiere on Disney+.
• May 15: Season 2 of Powerhouse Animation's Blood of Zeus will premiere on Netflix.
• May 17: Jared Hess and Lynn Wang's musical film adaptation of Aaron Blabey's kids book Thelma the Unicorn will premiere on Netflix.
• May 24:
  • Studio Colorido's second Netflix-exclusive feature film, titled My Oni Girl, will premiere simultaneously in Japanese theaters and on Netflix internationally.
  • Columbia Pictures and Alcon Entertainment's The Garfield Movie will be released.

June

• June 6: Feature film Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation will premiere on Disney Channel in the United States, followed by its Disney+ launch the next day on June 7.
• June 14: Pixar's Inside Out 2 will be released.
• June 22: Lay-duce's anime series adaptation of Nakaba Suzuki's Rising Impact will premiere as a Netflix exclusive.
• June 26: Disney Junior's Ariel will premiere on Disney Channel in the United States and Disney+.

July

• July 3: Illumination's Despicable Me 4 will be released.
• July 5: The third of six half-hour Care Bears: Unlock the Magic specials, "The Star of a Thousand Wishes", will premiere on Max.

August

• August 6: Season 2 of Rising Impact will premiere on Netflix.

September

• September 1: The fourth of six half-hour Care Bears: Unlock the Magic specials, "The Bad Crowd Strikes Back!", will premiere on Max.
• September 13: Paramount Pictures' Transformers One will be released.
• September 20: DreamWorks Animation's The Wild Robot will be released.

October

• October 4: The fifth of six half-hour Care Bears: Unlock the Magic specials, "The Mystery of the Snickering Ghost", will premiere on Max.
• October 18: Independent film Nothing Unusual will be released on YouTube.

November

• November 1: The sixth and final half-hour Care Bears: Unlock the Magic specials, "The No Heart Games", will premiere on Max.
• November 27: Walt Disney Animation Studios' Moana 2 will be released.

December

• December 13: The animated feature-length Lord of the Rings film, The War of the Rohirrim, from Warner Bros. Pictures, will be released.
• December 20: The live-action/animated film Sonic the Hedgehog 3, from Paramount Pictures, will be released.

Specific date unknown

• Episode 2 of The Amazing Digital Circus will premiere on YouTube sometime in May.
• Science Saru's anime series adaptation of Yukinobu Tatsu's "Dan Da Dan" will premiere on Netflix globally sometime in October.
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is expected to be released theatrically some time in fall.
• Sequel series The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish is set to premiere in early 2024 on Nickelodeon, followed by an international streaming release on Netflix.
• Primos is expected to premiere sometime in June following a delay due to controversy.
• Titmouse's Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld will premiere on Netflix.
• An untitled Wallace and Gromit film will be released as a Netflix exclusive.
• TechCrunch reported that another round of layoffs will affect an unknown amount of Pixar's workforce.
• Yoshiyuki Momose's anime film The Imaginary will make its VOD debut on Netflix globally.
• Skydance Animation's second feature film Spellbound will premiere on Netflix.
• Locksmith Animation's second feature film That Christmas will stream on Netflix.
• The Season 1 finale episode (Episode 8) of Murder Drones will premiere on YouTube.
• The fourth episode of Mike Salcedo's Alphabet Lore sequel series, Number Lore, will premiere on Youtube.
• Sausage Party: Foodtopia will premiere on Amazon Prime Video.

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: The Boy and the Heron
• Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: War Is Over!
• American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: TBA
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent: Robot Dreams
• Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production: Blue Eye Samurai
• Astra Film Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
• BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation: Crab Day
• César Award for Best Animated Film: Chicken for Linda!
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
• Columbus Film Critics Association Awards for Best Animated Feature: Nimona
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
• Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
• European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Robot Dreams
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
• Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: The Boy and the Heron
• Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Robot Dreams
• Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year: The Boy and the Heron
• Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: TBA
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film: Maboroshi
• National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
• Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: The Boy and the Heron
• Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Tokyo Anime Award: The First Slam Dunk
• Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Robot Dreams
• Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Films released

Main article: List of animated feature films of 2024

Television series debuts

Main article: List of animated television series of 2024

Date	Title	Channel, Streaming
January 4	Delicious in Dungeon	Netflix
January 7	Grimsburg	Fox
January 16	The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj	Nicktoons
January 18	Hazbin Hotel	Amazon Prime Video
January 25	In the Know	Peacock
	Masters of the Universe: Revolution	Netflix
February 5	Dee & Friends in Oz
	Lyla in the Loop	PBS Kids
February 11	Ninja Kamui	Adult Swim
	Rock Paper Scissors	Nickelodeon
February 15	Bea's Block	Max
	Caillou	Peacock
February 22	Port by the Sea	Youtube
February 23	The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy	Amazon Prime Video
February 28	Iwájú	Disney+
March 1	Megamind Rules!	Peacock
March 4	Hot Wheels Let's Race	Netflix
March 20	Morphle and the Magic Pets	Disney Junior
	X-Men '97	Disney+
March 21	Ark: The Animated Series	Paramount+
March 28	Bad Dinosaurs	Netflix
April 4	Hop	Max
April 6	Ramshackle	YouTube
April 12	Dora	Paramount+
	Good Times	Netflix
April 17	The Grimm Variations
April 26	Knuckles	Paramount+
May 2	T・P BON	Netflix
May 24	Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Spring	Bixbee and the Beekeepers	TBA
	The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish	Nickelodeon (United States)
June 22	Rising Impact	Netflix
June 26	Ariel	Disney Junior
October	Dan Da Dan	Netflix
Summer	Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Paramount+
Fall	Carl the Collector	PBS Kids
TBA	Uzumaki	Adult Swim
	Sausage Party: Foodtopia	Amazon Prime Video
	Camp Snoopy	Apple TV+
	Invincible Fight Girl	Cartoon Network
	Iyanu: Child of Wonder
	Barney's World	Cartoonito
	Hey AJ	Disney Junior
	Kindergarten: The Musical
	RoboGobo
	Morphle
	Eyes of Wakanda	Disney+
	Marvel Zombies
	Win or Lose
	Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
	Universal Basic Guys/The Hoagie Bros.	Fox
	Creature Commandos	Max
	Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
	Astérix	Netflix
	Devil May Cry
	Exploding Kittens
	Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld
	Mighty MonsterWheelies
	Moonrise
	Terminator: The Anime Series
	Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
	HexVets and Magic Pets	Nickelodeon
	Super Duper Bunny League
	Press Start!	Peacock
	Suicide Squad Isekai	TBA
	Lackadaisy	YouTube

Television series endings

Date	Title	Channel, Streaming	Year	Notes
January 2	Nature Cat	PBS Kids	2015–2024	Cancelled
January 11	Sonic Prime	Netflix	2022–2024
January 13	The Ghost and Molly McGee	Disney Channel	2021–2024	Ended
March 22	Rugrats (2021)	Paramount+, Nicktoons		Cancelled
May 1	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Disney+		Ending
TBA	Big Mouth	Netflix	2017–2024
	Craig of the Creek	Cartoon Network	2018–2024

Deaths

January

• January 2: William Samples, American actor (voice of Tantalus in Class of the Titans, Charles Greyson in Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Samuel Tillinghast in Project ARMS, Professor Flintheart in the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode "A Hearth's Warming Tail"), dies at age 71.
• January 3: Germana Dominici, Italian actress (Italian dub voice of Georgette in Oliver & Company, Mrs. Beakley in DuckTales and DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Eema in Dinosaur), dies at age 77.
• January 4: Glynis Johns, British actress (portrayed Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins, voice of Mrs. Grimwood in Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, Swallow in The Happy Prince, Darjeeling in the ABC Weekend Special The Secret Garden), dies at age 100.
• January 5: Brian McConnachie, American actor and writer (The Simpsons episode "The Fabulous Faker Boy", Noddy, the HBO Storybook Musicals episode "Earthday Birthday"), dies at age 81.
• January 11: Laurence Badie, French actress (French dub voice of Velma Dinkley in the Scooby-Doo franchise), dies at age 95.
• January 12: Haruo Takahashi, Japanese animator (Tiger Mask, Silver Fang, Inspector Gadget), dies at age 76.
• January 14: Mo Henry, American film negative cutter (Thumbelina, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Space Jam, Anastasia, Quest for Camelot, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, The Prince of Egypt, The Iron Giant, The Road to El Dorado, Titan A.E., Shrek franchise, Osmosis Jones, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Shark Tale, The Polar Express, Madagascar franchise, Hoodwinked!, Over the Hedge, The Ant Bully, Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Strange Magic, Ice Age: Collision Course), dies at age 67.
• January 15: Reid Harrison, American television producer and writer (Duckman, The Simpsons, Warner Bros. Animation, The PJs, Drawn Together, Catscratch, Celebrity Deathmatch, George of the Jungle, Tak and the Power of Juju, Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks, Danger Mouse, Sonic Boom, Counterfeit Cat, Angelo Rules, Disenchantment, The Smurfs), dies at age 65.
• January 16: Laurie Johnson, English composer (The Ren & Stimpy Show, SpongeBob SquarePants), dies at age 96.
• January 17: Ulrich Voß, German actor (German dub voice of Sergeant Cosgrove in Freakazoid!), dies at age 85.
• January 22: Dexter King, American civil rights activist (voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. at age 34 in Our Friend, Martin), dies at age 62.
• January 23: Charles Osgood, American news anchor (voice of the Narrator in Horton Hears a Who!), dies at age 91.
• January 30:
  • Chita Rivera, American actress (voice of the Witch in Dora the Explorer episodes "Dora's Fairytale Adventure" and "Dora Saves Fairytale Land", Katy in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Thumbelina"), dies at age 91.
  • Hinton Battle, American actor (provided additional voices for The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper), dies at age 67.

February

• February 1:
  • Greg Finley, American voice actor (voice of Captain Gloval and Anatole Leonard in the Robotech franchise, provided additional voices for Oliver & Company, Bebe's Kids, Dinosaur, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Garfield's Pet Force, The Loud House Movie), dies at age 76.
  • Mark Gustafson, American animator (Meet the Raisins!, Claymation Easter, The PJs, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio), dies from a heart attack at age 64.
  • Carl Weathers, American actor, director and former football linebacker (voice of GNC Water Bottle in Eight Crazy Nights, Kirby in Balto III: Wings of Change, Basketball King and God of Basketball in Regular Show, Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise, Omnitraxus Prime in Star vs. the Forces of Evil), dies at age 76.
• February 2: Claudio Rissi, Argentine actor (voice of Sargento Cruz in Fierro), dies at age 67.
• February 6: Tommy Karlsen Sandum, Norwegian actor (Norwegian dub voice of Shrek and Pinocchio in the Shrek franchise, Wildmutt in the Ben 10 franchise, Eddy in Ed, Edd n Eddy, Armando in Rio, General Gato and General Mono in TMNT), dies at age 48.
• February 8: Bon Ishihara, Japanese voice actor (voice of the Gold-toothed Doctor in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Johnny the Matagi in Samurai Champloo, Sōichirō Shimogamo in The Eccentric Family, Alexandre Bucock in Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These, and Kenichi Yamamoto in Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars), dies at age 68.
• February 12: Tamas Deak, Hungarian composer and conductor (Cat City), dies at age 95.
• February 13: Alain Dorval, French voice actor (French dub voice of Pete in the Mickey Mouse franchise, Weaver in Antz, Tiger in the American Tail franchise, Victor in Ratchet & Clank, Lex Luthor in Superman: The Animated Series, Sylvester Stallone in Solar Opposites, voice of Goliath the Rhino in The Jungle Bunch), dies at age 77.
• February 15: Anne Whitfield, American actress (voice of Mermaid in Peter Pan), dies at age 85.
• February 16: Ben Lanzarone, American composer (Strawberry Shortcake), dies at age 85.
• February 20: Vladimir Samsonov, Russian director (Very Blue Beard), dies at age 87.
• February 21: Pamela Salem, British actress (voice of the Queen in Hellsing Ultimate), dies at age 80.
• February 22:
  • Kent Melton, American animation sculptor (The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, Tiny Toon Adventures, Aladdin, Thumbelina, The Lion King, A Troll in Central Park, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, The Prince of Egypt, Tarzan, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, The Incredibles, ParaNorman, Coraline), dies at age 68.
  • Paila Pavese, Italian actress (Italian dub voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Winnie in Planes: Fire and Rescue, Miss Montague in Gnomeo & Juliet, Suga Mama in The Proud Family, Molly Grue in The Last Unicorn), dies at age 81.
• February 23: Chris Gauthier, English-born Canadian actor (voice of Rex Guardian 4 in the Storm Hawks episode "The Code"), dies at age 48.
• February 24: Kenneth Mitchell, Canadian actor (voice of Seartave in Star Trek: Lower Decks), dies at age 49.
• February 27:
  • Richard Lewis, American actor and comedian (voice of Old Beggar in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "The Golden Goose", Richard in the Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist episode "Undercover", Neurosis in the Hercules episode "Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus", the Golem in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XVII", Buddy in the Pound Puppies episode "Rebel Without a Collar", Ziggy Abler in the BoJack Horseman episode "Head in the Clouds"), dies at age 76.
  • Masaaki Maeda, Japanese actor (voice of Carozzo "Iron Mask" Ronah in Mobile Suit Gundam F91), dies at age 91.

March

• March 1: Akira Toriyama, Japanese manga artist and character designer (Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump), dies at age 68.
• March 2:
  • Mark Dodson, American voice actor (voice of Henchmoles in the Darkwing Duck episode "Aduckyphobia", the Locomotive Kid in the Bonkers episode "Trains, Toons, and Toon Trains"), dies at age 64.
  • Janice Burgess, American television writer, producer and executive (The Backyardigans, Winx Club, Bubble Guppies, Little Bill), dies at age 72.
• March 4: Tarako, Japanese voice actress (voice of Kiara in Inuyasha, Altena in Noir, Scratch in Dragon Ball Z, Boy B in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Madge in Castle in the Sky, Sugar and Beast Spirit in Urusei Yatsura, provided additional voices for My Neighbor Totoro), dies at age 63.
• March 5: Debra Byrd, American singer and vocal coach (The Lion King franchise, Thumbelina), dies at age 72.
• March 8: Angelo Nicotra, Italian voice actor (Italian voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, Tim Lockwood in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise, Mr. Garrison in South Park, Reflux in Incredibles 2, El Diablo in The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Larry in Epic, Morgan Freeman in Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, Dr. Zoidberg in Futurama, Frank the Pug in Men in Black: The Series, Herbert in Family Guy, Superintendent Chalmers in The Simpsons, Yondu Udonta in What If...?), dies at age 75.
• March 10: Mutsumi Inomata, Japanese animator (Fist of the North Star, Urusei Yatsura, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Space Warrior Baldios, Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko, City Hunter), dies at age 63.
• March 13: György Gát, Hungarian director and producer (A Fox's Tale), dies at age 77.
• March 14: Minori Terada, Japanese actor (voice of Colonel Muska in Castle in the Sky, Aonagi's Director in Blue Thermal), dies at age 81.
• March 16: David Seidler, British-American screenwriter (Quest for Camelot, The King and I), dies at age 86.
• March 18: James M. Ward, American game designer and screenwriter (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero), dies at age 72.
• March 19: M. Emmet Walsh, American actor (voice of Earl Stutz in The Iron Giant, Mack in Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Olaf Hugglesbjork in Pound Puppies, Cosmic Owl in Adventure Time, Gemsbok #1 in The Wild Thornberrys episode "Rain Dance", Jeb in the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "A Scooby-Doo! Christmas"), dies at age 88.
• March 21: Christian Rodska, English actor (voice of Landlord and Guard in the Animated Tales of the World episode "The Magic Paintbrush"), dies at age 78.
• March 22: Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and writer (Babar: The Movie), dies at age 98.
• March 23:
  • Daniel Beretta, French actor (French dub voice of Mr. Swackhammer in Space Jam, Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Batou in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, President Schwarzenegger in The Simpsons Movie, Winston Zeddemore in The Real Ghostbusters, Mr. T in Johnny Bravo, King K. Rool and Krusha in Donkey Kong Country, Hugo in The Legend of Tarzan, Professor Cooper in Bubble Guppies, Foghorn Leghorn in The Looney Tunes Show), dies at age 77.
  • Eli Noyes, American animator (Clay, Or The Origin of Species, Sesame Street, Liquid Television, IDs for Nickelodeon), dies at age 81.
• March 24:
  • Zoila Quiñones, Mexican actress (Latin American dub voice of Sue in Pac-Man, Nancy in Shazzan), dies at age 83.
  • Kay Benbow, British television executive (CBeebies), dies at age 62.
• March 25: Paula Weinstein, American producer (Looney Tunes: Back in Action), dies at age 78.
• March 29: Louis Gossett Jr., American actor (voice of King Zahn in Delgo, Lucius Fox in The Batman, Commander Clash in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Sergeant Angryman in the Family Guy episode "Saving Private Brian", Chiron in the Hercules episode "Hercules and the Caledonian Boar"), dies at age 87.
• March 30: Chance Perdomo, American actor (voice of Snork in Moominvalley), dies at age 27.

April

• April 1: Joe Flaherty, American actor (portrayed Count Floyd in The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, voice of Lawyer and General in Heavy Metal, Big Dracula in Little Dracula, Hooft in The Legend of Tarzan, Snorkel in The Santa Claus Brothers, Cloaked Skull in Teamo Supremo, Jeb in Home on the Range, Western Union Manager, Don Knotts' Assistant and Vatican Messenger in Family Guy, Abe's Foster Dad in Clone High, Car Door Owner in the American Dad! episode "Delorean Story-An"), and television writer (wrote the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode "Theater of Doom"), dies at age 82.

External links

• Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb