2026 in animation
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2026 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.
Events
January
- January 1: Clarabelle Cow, Blondie, Pluto, Flip the Frog, and the first Betty Boop cartoon Dizzy Dishes enter the public domain in the United States.[1]
- January 9: Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, Kenny McCormick, & Butters Stotch from South Park were all added as skins to Fortnite, Towelie was also added as a sidekick.[2]
- January 11: Season 3 of Primal premiered on Adult Swim.
- January 15:
- A third Phineas and Ferb film is announced by Disney Branded Television to be in development.[3]
- Ice King, Fionna, Cake, & Lemongrab from Adventure Time were all added as skins to Fortnite.[4]
- January 16:
- The final two episodes of the fifth season of Phineas and Ferb premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD simultaneously.[5]
- The Phineas and Ferb spin-off short series titled Agent P, Under C premiered on Disney+, with its first episode uploaded to YouTube.[6]
- January 17: The final ten episodes from the fifth season of Phineas and Ferb were released on Disney+.[7]
- January 24:
- Ed from Ed, Edd n Eddy was added as a skin to Fortnite.[8]
- A crossover series between Cocomelon and Hello Kitty, titled CoComelon Playdates with Sanrio Friends, was released on YouTube.[9][10]
- January 26: Turner Classic Movies (TCM) announced a six-year contract with Warner Bros. Discovery to air the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts starting in February amid ongoing efforts from several companies to acquire the company.[11]
- January 29: The Incredibles is inducted into the National Film Registry.
- January 30:
- Mordecai & Skips from Regular Show were added as skins to Fortnite, Rigby was also added as a sidekick.[12]
- Neon's Arco was released.
February
- February 2:
- The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts began airing on TCM with a marathon of Bugs Bunny cartoons.[11]
- Season 2 of The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball premiered internationally on Cartoon Network and HBO Max.[13]
- February 6: Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie was released in Japanese theaters.
- February 7: The eighth Helluva Boss short, titled "Mission: Big Boss", was released on YouTube.
- February 9: Season 7 of The Creature Cases premiered on Netflix.
- February 10: Amphibia creator Matt Braly announces that Sony Pictures Animation has canceled a planned film that he and Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar had been working on together.[14]
- February 13:
- Sony Pictures Animation's Goat was released.
- Glitch Productions announces that Knights of Guinevere would be produced as a full series.[15]
- The teaser trailer for the indie animated series, Clara and the Below, created by Amphibia creator Matt Braly, was released on YouTube.
- February 15: The season 37 finale (also promoted as its 800th episode) of The Simpsons premiered on Fox.
- February 16: The second season of RoboGobo premiered on Disney Jr. in the United States.
- February 18:
- Kim Possible voice actress Christy Carlson Romano announced she had a positive cancer screening result, but not an official diagnosis.[16]
- Kristen Bell was announced to be voicing Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 to be released in 2027.[17]
- February 19: It was announced that Jeff Bergman and Anna Vocino will be voicing Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head in Toy Story 5, replacing Don Rickles and Estelle Harris.[18]
- February 21: The 53rd Annie Awards were held.
- February 22: American Dad! returns to Fox after airing on TBS for 12 years with the 22nd season.
- February 25: It was announced that Smiling Friends will end after three seasons, according to the creators Michael Cusack and Zack Hadel, which was their decision. It was also announced that the last two episodes will premiere on April 12 on Adult Swim.[19]
- February 27:
- Doraemon: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil was released in Japanese theaters.
- The season 19 finale episode of Upin & Ipin premiered on Astro Prima, Astro Ceria, MNCTV, and RCTI, before twentieth season will premiere.
March
- March 1: Various Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation, and Hanna-Barbera series were added to Tubi.[20]
- March 2: The thirteenth season of Gabby's Dollhouse, titled "Fairylandia", premiered on Netflix.
- March 6:
- Disney-Pixar's Hoppers was released.
- Tom Lizard from Hoppers was added as a skin to Fortnite to celebrate the film's release.[21]
- Pickle Rick and Rick Prime from Rick and Morty were added as skins to Fortnite.[22]
- Paramount+ greenlights a new Garfield series starring Lamorne Morris as the titular character.[23]
- March 7:
- Part 2 of the third and final season of Beastars premiered on Netflix.
- The ninth Helluva Boss short, titled "Mission: Bigfoot", was released on YouTube.
- March 9: It is confirmed that Donald Glover will voice Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
- March 12:
- A second Family Guy spin-off centered around Stewie was announced to be premiering next year on Fox and Hulu.[24]
- Netflix officially greenlit a sequel to KPop Demon Hunters.[25]
- The twentieth season of Upin & Ipin, premiered on MNCTV and was released on YouTube.
- March 15: 98th Academy Awards:
- KPop Demon Hunters directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans wins Best Animated Feature.
- The Girl Who Cried Pearls directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski wins Best Animated Short.
- Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, 24, Ido, and Teddy Park's Golden from KPop Demon Hunters wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
- March 17: The Kickstarter campaign for Amphibia creator Matt Braly's indie animated series Clara and the Below was fully funded within 15 minutes of launching.
- March 18: Season 4 of Invincible premiered on Prime Video.
- March 19: Bugs Bunny was added as a skin to Fortnite.[26]
- March 20: The eighth and penultimate episode of The Amazing Digital Circus, titled "hjsakldfhl", was released on YouTube.
- March 21:
- Music video for "My Little One", by Siamés, premiered on YouTube.
- The first half of Season 2 of Iyanu premiered on Cartoon Network, next day on HBO Max.
- March 26: Lola Bunny & Daffy Duck were added as skins to Fortnite.[27]
- March 28: Hercules, Megara, & Hades, from Disney's Hercules, were all added as skins to Fortnite.[28]
April
- April 1:
- Season 2 of Dorohedoro premiered on both Netflix and Crunchyroll.
- Illumination and Nintendo's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was released.
- The tenth Helluva Boss short, titled "Mission: It's Chaz Funeral" was released on YouTube.
- April 2:
- Season 2 of The Bad Guys: The Series premiered on Netflix.
- Season 4 of Ninjago: Dragons Rising premiered on Netflix.
- An anime series adaptation of The Ramparts of Ice was released as a Netflix exclusive.
- April 4: Perry the Platypus and Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb were added as skins to Fortnite.[29]
- April 6: The anime series adaptation of Witch Hat Atelier premiered on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Abema.
- April 10: CBS Studios executive Alec Botnick is announced to also be the new president of Nickelodeon Animation Studio Inc., the studio will now operate as its own label for CBS Studios.[30]
- April 11: The anime series adaptation of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue premiered on Japanese television.
- April 12:
- The last two episodes of Smiling Friends premiered on Adult Swim.[19]
- Universal Basic Guys concluded its second season on Fox with the episode "Crowmaster".[31][32]
- April 13: The Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender movie was leaked online after clips were shown on X, with the leaker said that Nickelodeon "accidentally emailed them the film", leading to a full investigation.
- April 18:
- A sixteenth season of Cyberchase was released.
- The Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman has confirmed that the show has officially stopped featuring couch gags in the intro for every episode to be able to focus more on the plot & airtime length of the episodes.[33]
- April 19:
- Krapopolis concluded its third season on Fox.[31]
- Skillsville was moved to the American Public Television (APT).
- April 22: The first trailer for the long-awaited Looney Tunes film Coyote vs. Acme was released on YouTube.[34]
- April 23: Stranger Things: Tales from '85 was released on Netflix.
- April 24:
- My Brother the Minotaur premiered on Apple TV.
- The person who leaked The Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender movie was found and arrested in Singapore.
- The 11th Helluva Boss short, titled "Barbie's Bad Day", premiered at this year's LVL UP EXPO convention,[35] and then on YouTube the following day.
- April 25: Hazbin Hotel gets renewed for a fifth and final season.[36]
May
- May 1:
- Skydance Animation's third feature film Swapped was released as a Netflix exclusive.
- Angel Studios' Animal Farm was released.
- May 8: Lois Griffin, Peggy Hill and Linda Belcher, were added as skins in Fortnite in honor of Mother's Day.[37]
- May 9: The fourth season of Chibiverse premiered on Disney Channel and Disney XD simultaneously.[38]
- May 11: Regular Show: The Lost Tapes premiered on Cartoon Network in all countries simultaneously, and released internationally on HBO Max.[39]
- May 12: Season 2 of Devil May Cry premiered on Netflix.
- May 15: The pilot episode of Glitch Productions' Gameoverse was released on YouTube.[40]
- May 16: An animated Helluva Boss music video centered around Chazwick Thurman, titled "Shark Boy Summer", was released on YouTube.[41]
- May 17:[31]
- Family Guy concluded its 24th season on Fox with the episode "High School History".
- Bob's Burgers concluded its 16th season on Fox with the episodes "Stuck in the Middle with Hu(go)" and "Smellbound".
- American Dad! concluded its 22nd season on Fox with the episode "Where the Wild Boars Are".
- May 19:
- Rick and Morty co-creator & executive producer Dan Harmon announced that a film based on the popular Adult Swim series is currently in early development at Warner Bros., and will be directed by show director Jacob Hair.[42]
- The Brazilian dub of The Amazing Digital Circus' upcoming final episode was accidentally leaked online ahead of both its theatrical release AND standard release on social media accounts such as X (Twitter) & TikTok.[43][44]
- May 20: C. H. Greenblatt revealed on his Instagram account that he recently pitched a preschool-oriented reboot of Chowder titled "Chowder: First Course" to Cartoon Network, but they unfortunately had to reject the idea cause they didn't have enough money to produce the show.[45]
- May 22:
- May 24: The ninth season of Rick and Morty premiered on Adult Swim.
- May 25: Sofia the First: Royal Magic premiered on Disney Jr. and the next day on Disney+.
- May 26: The final Toy Story 5 trailer was released.
- May 27: My Two Cents premiered on Netflix.
June
- June 1: Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie was released on Netflix.[46]
- June 3: Season 4 of The Legend of Vox Machina will premiere on Prime Video.
- June 4: The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act will be released in select theaters throughout United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Japan, etc. It'll combine both Episodes 8 and 9 (with the latter episode making its world premiere).[47]
- June 5: SpongeBob SquarePants will conclude its 16th season on Nickelodeon with the episode "Karen's Klatch".[48]
- June 8: Regular Show: The Lost Tapes will release on HBO Max in the United States.[49]
- June 9: La Chouette Compagnie's Dragon Striker will premiere on Disney XD and Disney+ the next day.
- June 12:
- Dragon Striker will premiere on Disney Channel.
- Season 17 of SpongeBob SquarePants will begin on Nickelodeon with the premiere of the episodes "Kiss of the Nematode/Brainless Brawn".[48]
- June 13: Season 3 of My Adventures With Superman will premiere on Adult Swim.
- June 16: Various seasons of Beavis and Butt-Head will be on Netflix for the first time.
- June 19:
- June 29: Adventure Time: Side Quests will be released as a Hulu exclusive in the United States.
July
- July 1:
- Season 2 of X-Men '97 will premiere on Disney+.
- Illumination's Minions & Monsters will be released.
- July 5: An anime series adaptation of Sparks of Tomorrow will be released as a Netflix exclusive.
- July 20: Season 15 of King of the Hill will premiere on Hulu.[51]
- July 24: Digikore Studios' Kingdom Games will be released.[52]
- TBA: President Curtis will premiere on Adult Swim.
August
- August 3: Season 11 of Futurama will premiere on Hulu.[53]
- August 7: Alley Cats will be released as a Netflix exclusive.
- August 14: Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon's Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie will be released.
- August 28: Warner Bros.'s Coyote vs. Acme (a once-cancelled movie based on Looney Tunes's Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner) will be released by Ketchup Entertainment.
September
- September 9: Zhang Gang's Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass will release in US theaters.
- September 16: Season 29 of South Park will premiere on Comedy Central.[54][55]
- September 18: Aardman's Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom will be released.
- September 25: DreamWorks Animation's Forgotten Island will be released.
October
- October 9: Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon's Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender will be released exclusively on Paramount+.[56]
- October 23: Laika's Wildwood will be released.
- TBA: Season 3 of the 2024 anime series remake of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma ½ by MAPPA will premiere on Japanese television, followed by its immediate Netflix debut shortly after.
November
- November 6: Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's film adaptation The Cat in the Hat, based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, will be released.
- November 25:
- Walt Disney Animation Studios' Hexed, will be released.
- South Park will conclude its 29th season on Comedy Central[55]
December
- December 23: Paramount Pictures' The Angry Birds Movie 3 will be released.
Teased release date
- The first half of Season 3 of Helluva Boss will premiere this fall on Prime Video (and then the first episode will release on YouTube the following month).[57]
Specific date unknown
- Skydance Animation's Ray Gunn will be released as a Netflix exclusive.
- Season 2 of Stranger Things: Tales from '85 will premiere on Netflix.
- An eighth season of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood will be released.[58]
- The season 6 finale of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir will premiere on TF1 in France.
- Kingstone Studios (co-production) and Big Idea's LarryBoy Begins, based on VeggieTales will be released by Universal Pictures.
- Season 38 of The Simpsons will premiere on Fox.
- Season 17 of Bob's Burgers will premiere on Fox.
- Season 25 of Family Guy will premiere on Fox.
- Season 3 of The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball will be released as a Hulu exclusive in the United States.
- The third season of Pupstruction will premiere on Disney Jr. in the United States.
- The fourth season of SuperKitties will premiere on Disney Jr. in the United States.
- The fifth season of Big City Greens will premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD simultaneously.
- The third season of Kiff will premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD simultaneously.
- The sixth season of Phineas and Ferb will premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD simultaneously
- Season 7 of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir will premiere on TF1 in France.
- Affirm Films and Sony Pictures Animation's Daniel will be released as an Amazon Prime Video exclusive.
- Walt Disney Animation Studios' S.T.E.L.L.A.R. will be released as a Disney+ exclusive.
- Affirm Films and Sony Pictures Animation's Smallbone Rising will be released as an Amazon Prime Video exclusive.
- Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon's Afterworld: Return Home will be released.
- DreamWorks Animation and Cartoon Saloon's Solaria will be released as a Netflix exclusive.
- Sony Pictures Animation and Pearl Studio's Tiger Empress will be released as an Amazon Prime Video exclusive.
- DreamWorks Animation's Cachorro will be released as a Netflix exclusive.
- Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon's True and the Rainbow Kingdom: The Movie will be released as a Netflix exclusive.
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: The Girl Who Cried Pearls
- American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: TBA
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent: Arco
- Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production: Common Side Effects
- Astra Film Award for Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Zootopia 2
- BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation: Two Black Boys in Paradise
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Animated Film: Endless Cookie
- Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards for Best Animated Feature: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- César Award for Best Animated Film: Arco
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
- Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series: South Park
- Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Arco
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film: Zootopia 2
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Decorado
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle
- Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: TBA
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Minnesa Film Critics Alliance Award for Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Animated Motion Picture: Zootopia 2
- National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: Arco
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture: KPop Demon Hunters
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
- San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
- Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: Zootopia 2
- Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
- St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: Zootopia 2
- Tokyo Anime Award: TBA
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Endless Cookie
- Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel, Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| January 13 | Hey A.J.! | Disney Jr., Disney+ |
| January 24 | CoComelon Playdates with Sanrio Friends | YouTube |
| February 2 | Phoebe & Jay | PBS Kids |
| February 20 | Strip Law | Netflix |
| March 2 | BeddyByes | Disney Jr. |
| March 15 | Rooster Fighter | Adult Swim, HBO Max |
| March 23 | Magicampers | Disney Jr. |
| April 2 | The Ramparts of Ice | Netflix |
| April 6 | Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord | Disney+ |
| April 11 | Kill Blue | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
| April 20 | Kevin | Prime Video |
| April 23 | Stranger Things: Tales from '85 | Netflix |
| April 24 | My Brother the Minotaur | Apple TV |
| May 11 | Regular Show: The Lost Tapes | Cartoon Network, HBO Max[a] |
| May 15 | Gameoverse | YouTube |
| May 22 | Mating Season | Netflix |
| Pac-Man: Snack Breaks | YouTube | |
| May 25 | Sofia the First: Royal Magic | Disney Jr., Disney+ |
| May 27 | My Two Cents | Netflix |
| June 9 | Dragon Striker | Disney XD, Disney+ |
| June 29 | Adventure Time: Side Quests | Hulu |
| July 5 | Sparks of Tomorrow | Netflix |
| July | President Curtis | Adult Swim, HBO Max |
| August 7 | Alley Cats | Netflix |
| October 5 | Super Why's Comic Book Adventures | PBS Kids |
| October 6 | Bass X Machina | Netflix |
| TBA | SuperMutant Magic Academy | Adult Swim, HBO Max |
| The Doomies | Disney+ | |
| Dang! | Netflix | |
| HexVets and Magic Pets | Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. | |
| Breaking Bear | Tubi |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel, Streaming | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7 | Beastars | Netflix | 2019–2026 | Ended |
| April 12 | Smiling Friends | Adult Swim | 2022–2026 | Ended due to burnout of the creators, but has potential for a revival in the future |
| June 19[b] | The Amazing Digital Circus | YouTube | 2023–2026 | Ending |
| TBA | Dora | Paramount+ | 2024–2026 | Cancelling |
| Molly of Denali | PBS Kids | 2019–2026 | Ending |
Television season premieres
| Date | Title | Season | Channel, Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 11 | Primal | 3 | Adult Swim, HBO Max |
| February 9 | The Creature Cases | 7 | Netflix |
| February 22 | American Dad! | 22 | Fox[c] |
| March 2 | Gabby's Dollhouse | 13 | Netflix |
| March 18 | Invincible | 4 | Prime Video |
| March 21 | Iyanu | 2 | Cartoon Network, HBO Max |
| April 1 | Dorohedoro | 2 | Netflix, Crunchyroll |
| April 2 | The Bad Guys: The Series | 2 | Netflix |
| Ninjago: Dragons Rising | 4 | ||
| May 9 | Chibiverse | 4 | Disney Channel, Disney XD |
| May 12 | Devil May Cry | 2 | Netflix |
| May 24 | Rick and Morty | 9 | Adult Swim |
| June 3 | The Legend of Vox Machina | 4 | Prime Video |
| June 12 | SpongeBob SquarePants | 17 | Nickelodeon |
| June 13 | My Adventures With Superman | 3 | Adult Swim, HBO Max |
| July 20 | King of the Hill | 15 | Hulu |
| August 3 | Futurama | 14 | Hulu |
| September 16 | South Park | 29 | Comedy Central |
| Summer | Big City Greens | 5 | Disney Channel, Disney XD |
| Kiff | 3 | ||
| Phineas and Ferb | 6 | ||
| The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | 4 | Disney+ | |
| Pupstruction | 3 | Disney Jr. | |
| Fall | Grimsburg | 3 | Fox |
| Helluva Boss | 3 | Prime Video, YouTube | |
| Stranger Things: Tales from '85 | 2 | Netflix | |
| Universal Basic Guys | 3 | Fox | |
| October | Ranma ½ | 3 | Nippon TV, Netflix |
Television season finales
| Date | Title | Season | Channel, Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 16 | Phineas and Ferb | 5 | Disney Channel, Disney XD |
| February 15 | The Simpsons | 37 | Fox |
| March 15 | Primal | 3 | Adult Swim, HBO Max |
| April 12 | Universal Basic Guys | 2 | Fox |
| April 19 | Krapopolis | 3 | |
| April 22 | Invincible | 4 | Prime Video |
| May 4 | Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord | 1 | Disney+ |
| May 17 | Family Guy | 24 | Fox |
| Bob's Burgers | 16 | ||
| American Dad! | 22 | ||
| June 5 | SpongeBob SquarePants | 16 | Nickelodeon |
| July 20 | King of the Hill | 15 | Hulu |
| October 5 | Futurama | 14 | |
| November 25 | South Park | 29 | Comedy Central |
Deaths
January
- January 4: Donald C. Rogers, American sound engineer (The Secret of NIMH), dies at age 94.[59]
- January 8: Guy Moon, American composer (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, Hanna-Barbera, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Grim & Evil, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Johnny Test), dies at age 63.[60][61][62][63]
- January 9:
- Bill Millar, English visual effect artist and animator (The Transformers: The Movie, G.I. Joe: The Movie), dies at age 79.[64]
- T. K. Carter, American actor (voice of Alex in Turbo Teen, Monstar Nawt in Space Jam, Anthony Julian in Jem, Rocksteady in The Transformers episode "Auto-Bop", Sledgehammer O'Possum in the What a Cartoon! episode "Sledgehammer O'Possum: What's Going on Back There?"), dies at age 69.[65][66]
- Ted Nichols, American composer (Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 97.[67]
- January 13: Scott Adams, American cartoonist and producer (Dilbert) dies at age 68.[68][69][70]
- January 14: Gloria Rocha, Mexican voice actress (Latin American dub voice of Olive Oyl in Popeye, Sorceress in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power, Tweety in Looney Tunes, Melody in Josie and the Pussycats, Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo), dies at age 94.[71][72][73]
- January 16:
- Yoichiro Yoshikawa, Japanese composer (ViVid Strike), dies at age 68.[74]
- Mark Jones, American director, screenwriter (Super Friends, Saturday Supercade, Skysurfer Strike Force, Mister T, Heathcliff, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, James Bond Jr., Rubik, the Amazing Cube, The Puppy's Further Adventures) and producer (Rubik, the Amazing Cube, The Puppy's Further Adventures), dies at age 72.[75][76]
- Kianna Underwood, American actress (voice of Fuchsia Glover in Little Bill), dies at age 33.[77]
- January 18: Roger Allers, American director (The Lion King, Open Season, The Prophet), screenwriter (The Emperor's New Groove, Brother Bear, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King 1½) and animator (Rock & Rule, Open Season, The Little Mermaid, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Brother Bear 2), dies at age 76.[78][79][80][81]
- January 19: Stefan Gossler, German actor (German dub voice of Master Monkey in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, King Julien in the Madagascar franchise, Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Cell in Dragon Ball Z), dies at age 70.[82][83][84]
- January 20: Kōzō Shioya, Japanese voice actor (voice of Majin Buu in Dragon Ball Z), dies at age 70.[85]
- January 22: Hudson Talbott, American author and animator (We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story), dies at age 76.[86][87]
- January 24: Alexis Ortega, Mexican voice actor (Latin American dub voice of Spider-Man in Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy and Marvel Super Hero Adventures, Tadashi Hamada in Big Hero 6 and Big Hero 6: The Series, Ryan "Inside" Laney in Cars 3, Jack in Goldie & Bear), dies at age 38.[88]
- January 25: Gabe Lopez, American composer (Dora, Trolls: TrollsTopia), dies at age 48.[89][90]
- January 28: Bryan Loren, American songwriter (wrote "Do the Bartman" for The Simpsons), dies at age 59.[d][91][92][93]
- January 29: Kenneth Hyman, American studio executive (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts), dies at age 97.[94]
- January 30: Catherine O'Hara, Canadian-American actress (voice of Sally and Shock in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ludmilla in Bartok the Magnificent, Tina in Chicken Little, Kaossandra in Skylanders Academy, Skaelka in The Last Kids on Earth, Aunt Tennelli in The Magic School Bus Rides Again, Susan Frankenstein, Gym Teacher and Weird Girl in Frankenweenie, Judith in Where the Wild Things Are, Kata in Brother Bear 2, Penny in Over the Hedge, Miss Malone in The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, Aunt Edith in Rock & Rule, Brooke Ripple in Elemental, Malicious in Witch's Night Out, Mom in Monster House, Pinktail in The Wild Robot, Morgana in the Sofia the First episode "Gone With the Wand", Gwendolyn Swish in the Central Park episode "The PAIGE-riarchy!"), dies at age 71.[95][96][97][98][99]
February
- February 4: Ricardo Schnetzer, Brazilian voice actor (Brazilian dub voice of Ares and Hades in Justice League Unlimited, Lancelot in Shrek the Third, Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Master Monkey in Kung Fu Panda, Captain Planet in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Deathstroke in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, Teen Titans, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Son of Batman and Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Benson Dunwoody in Regular Show, Hank in Dungeons & Dragons), dies at age 72.[100][101]
- February 5: Eladio González Garza, Mexican voice actor (Latin American dub voice of Robin, The Atom, The Flash, Bizarro, Captain Cold, Gorilla Grodd and Hawkman in Super Friends, The Joker in The New Adventures of Batman, Jimmy Olsen in Superman, Ronald Radford III in Fred and Barney Meet the Thing, Lok in Valley of the Dinosaurs, Station in Lloyd in Space), dies at age 89.[102]
- February 10: Shelly Desai, American actor (voice of Crenshaw in the Archer episode "Mole Hunt"), dies at age 90.[103][104]
- February 11:
- James Van Der Beek, American actor (voice of Boris in Vampirina, Jonathan "Mox" Moxon in the Robot Chicken episode "Message Chair", English dub voice of Pazu in Castle in the Sky), dies at age 48.[105][106]
- Bud Cort, American actor and comedian (voice of Toyman in the DC Animated Universe, Tempest in The Mask: Animated Series, The King in The Little Prince, Josiah Wormwood in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy"), dies at age 77.[107][108]
- February 13:
- Friedhelm Ptok, German actor (German dub voice of Palpatine in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Long Halloween, Dad in Secrets of the Furious Five), dies at age 92.[109]
- Dolores Muñoz Ledo, Mexican voice actress (Latin American dub voice of Chip in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Sorceress in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), dies at age 107.[110][111][112]
- February 14: Tom Noonan, American actor (voice of Principal in Hair High, Everyone else in Anomalisa, Phil's Dad in the Animals. episode "The Democratic People's Republic of Kitty City"), dies at age 74.[113][114]
- February 15:
- James G. Robinson, American studio executive (Morgan Creek Entertainment), dies at age 90.[115]
- Pino Colizzi, Italian actor and voice actor (Italian dub voice of Charlie B. Barkin in All Dogs Go to Heaven, Robin Hood in Robin Hood), dies at age 88.[116][117][118]
- February 16: Jane Baer, Canadian-American animator (The Great Mouse Detective, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Rover Dangerfield, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Hot Wheels), dies at age 91.[119][120][121]
- February 17: Jesse Jackson, American civil rights activist and politician (voice of Cocky Locky in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Henny Penny"), dies at age 84.[122][123][124][125]
- February 19: Eric Dane, American actor (voiced himself in the Family Guy episode "Veteran Guy"), dies at age 53.[126][127]
- February 21: G.G. Santiago, American animator (Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer), dies at age 82.[128]
- February 23:
- Gary Dontzig, American screenwriter (W.I.T.C.H.), dies at age 79.[129][130]
- Robert Carradine, American actor (voice of Lewis Skolnick in the Robot Chicken episode "Boo Cocky"), dies at age 71.[131][132][133]
- February 25: Michael Halperin, American screenwriter (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Challenge of the GoBots), dies at age 91.[134]
March
- March 1: Clément Oubrerie, French comic artist, director, producer, screenwriter and animator (The Rabbi's Cat, Aya of Yop City), dies at age 59.[135]
- March 2: Stephen Hibbert, American screenwriter (Darkwing Duck, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Shrek), dies at age 68.[136]
- March 3:
- Masako Ikeda, Japanese voice actress (voice of Maetel in Galaxy Express 999, Chimera Ant Queen in Hunter × Hunter, Sharon in Space Brothers, Nanaka no Oba in Myself; Yourself, Fuyuka Liqueur in Silent Möbius, Nodoka Saotome in Ranma ½, Japanese dub voice of Charlotte in Charlotte's Web, Hera in Hercules), dies at age 87.[137]
- Bob Rosenfarb, American screenwriter (Heathcliff, Defenders of the Earth, The Get Along Gang, The Wuzzles), dies at age 74.[138][139]
- March 5:
- Yonehiko Kitagawa, Japanese voice actor (voice of Chairman Harabote Muscle in Kinnikuman, Cat Sailor B in Animal Treasure Island, Farmer in Hana no Ko Lunlun, President of Earth in Space Battleship Yamato III, Patrol Chief in Hashire Melos!, Hans in Future War 198X, Boss in Andromeda Stories, Dr. Dinessen in Galactic Gale Baxinger, al-Salem in Legend of the Galactic Heroes), dies at age 94.[140]
- Jane Lapotaire, English actress (voice of Sarah in the Testament: The Bible in Animation episode "Abraham"), dies at age 81.[141]
- March 6: Tsutomu Shibayama, Japanese anime director (Doraemon, Ranma ½), animator (God Mazinger) and storyboard artist (Doraemon, Ranma ½), dies at age 84.[142][143][144][145][146]
- March 9: Yukie Maeda, Japanese voice actress (voice of Alpha Q in Transformers: Energon, Onsen Tamago and Sachiyo Matsumoto in Love Hina), dies at age 52.[147]
- March 15:
- Sam Kieth, American comics artist and screenwriter (What a Cartoon!), dies at age 63.[148]
- Bruno Salomone, French actor (voice of Nico in A Cat in Paris, Felix's father in Santa's Apprentice, Albert in A Monster in Paris, Karl in Yellowbird, Manole in Marona's Fantastic Tale, French dub voice of Syndrome in The Incredibles, Zoc in The Ant Bully, Rick in Happily N'Ever After), dies at age 55.[149]
- March 16: Kiki Shepard, American television host (voice of Polly in the Oh Yeah! Cartoons segment "Jamal the Funny Frog" and Naomi in the segment "That's My Pop!"), dies at age 74.[150]
- March 17: Sam Semon, American studio executive (CBS, Gaumont Television, NBCUniversal, Amazon MGM Studios), dies at age 60.[151]
- March 18: Tom Georgeson, British actor (voice of Jacob in the Animated Tales of the World episode "The Enchanted Lion: A Story from Germany"), dies at age 89.[152][153]
- March 19: Chuck Norris, American martial artist and actor (voiced himself in Karate Kommandos), dies at age 86.[154][155][156][157][158]
- March 20:
- Jessie Jones, American actress and screenwriter (Teacher's Pet), dies at age 75.[159]
- Nicholas Brendon, American actor (voice of Huntsboy 89 in American Dragon: Jake Long), dies at age 54.[160][161][162]
- March 24: Barry Caldwell, American artist (Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Tiny Toons, The Smurfs), dies at age 68.[163]
- March 25: Esther Roord, Dutch actress (Dutch dub voice of Joan Rivers in Shrek 2), dies at age 61.[164][165]
- March 28: Richard Donat, Canadian actor (voice of Deej in Star Wars: Ewoks, Big Hawk in Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series), dies at age 84.[166]
April
- April 4: Arne Olsen, Canadian screenwriter (All Dogs Go to Heaven 2), dies at age 64.[167]
- April 10: Sid Krofft, Canadian-American puppeteer (H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost) and screenwriter (H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost), dies at age 96.[168][169]
- April 14: Kazuo Ebisawa, Japanese animator (G.I. Joe: The Movie, The Transformers: The Movie, Grendizer, Queen Millennia, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Kiki's Delivery Service, Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation, Romeo × Juliet, Wakko's Wish, Akira), dies at age 72-73.[170]
- April 17:
- Nathalie Baye, French actress (French dub voice of The Queen in The Ant Bully), dies at age 77.[171][172]
- Carlos Becerril, Mexican voice actor (Latin American dub voice of Fancy-Fancy in Top Cat, Chick Hicks in the Cars franchise), dies at age 90.
- April 18:
- Wakana Yamazaki, Japanese voice actress (voice of Noriko in One Piece, Ran Mouri in Case Closed), dies at age 61.[173]
- Rif Hutton, American actor (voice of Crewman #1 in Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly, Metro City Sergeant in Astro Boy, DJ in The Princess and the Frog, Blithe Hollow Townsperson in ParaNorman, Lord Farquaad's Guards in Shrek, High Official in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, Cop #1 in The Twits, Fish in Shark Tale, Crowd Member in Madagascar, provided additional voices for Osmosis Jones, The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, Curious George, Open Season 3, Epic, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Ice Age: Collision Course, Resident Evil: Vendetta, The Star, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, The Wind Rises, The Tale of Desperaux, Lightyear), dies at age 73.[174][175]
- April 19: Gianni Quillico, Italian actor (Italian dub voice of Spider-Man in Spider-Man 1967 and Spider-Man 1981, Kobra Khan in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Greed in Fullmetal Alchemist, Caesar Clown in One Piece, Leonard Powers in Ugly Americans, Musashi in Gintama, Nariyoshi Tokugawa in Hell's Paradise, Taisho Sushiya in Beyblade X), dies at age 79.[176]
- April 20: Alan Osmond, American singer and musician (voiced himself in The Osmonds), dies at age 76.[177][178][179][180]
- April 22: Michael Tilson Thomas, American composer (Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals), dies at age 81.[181][182]
- April 24:
- Tatsuo Sato, Japanese screenwriter (Martian Successor Nadesico, Cat Soup), diretor (Akazukin Chacha, Martin Successor Nadesico, Cat Soup, Ninja Scroll: The Series), producer (Sister Princess, Azumanga Daioh), and storyboard artist (Martian Successor Nadesico, Shaman King, Azumanga Daioh, Ninja Scroll: The Series), dies at age 61.[183]
- Benoît Rousseau, Canadian actor (French Canadian dub voice of Hamm in Toy Story, Abe Simpson, Kirk van Houten and Mr. Burns in The Simpsons, Krypto, Black Adam and Anubis in DC League of Super-Pets, Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Superman in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, Lord MacGuffin in Brave), dies at age 66.[184][185][186]
- April 25: Bill Wise, American actor (voice of Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie), dies at age 61.[187]
- April 26: Gerry Conway, American comic book writer and screenwriter (My Little Pony, The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Dino-Riders, The Centurions, Dinosaucers, Batman: The Animated Series, Spider-Man), dies at age 73.[188][189][190][191]
- April 27: Steve Maslow, American sound mixer (Thumbelina, A Troll in Central Park, The Pagemaster, The Pebble and the Penguin, Balto, Cats Don't Dance, Antz), dies at age 81.[192]
- April 29: David Allan Coe, American singer (voiced himself in the Squidbillies episode "The Okaleechee Dam Jam"), dies at age 86.[193]
May
- May 4:
- Yuji Ohno, Japanese composer (Lupin III, Space Adventure Cobra, Mighty Orbots), dies at age 84.[194][195][196][197]
- Jorge Calandrelli, Argentine composer (The Great Mouse Detective), dies at age 86.[198]
- May 5: Yevhen Syvokin, Soviet and Ukrainian director (Fragments, The Man Who Could Fly, The Tale of Good Rhino, Fraction), dies at age 88.[199][200][201]
- May 6: Ted Turner, American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor and philanthropist (Cartoon Network, founder of Turner Broadcasting System, co-creator of Captain Planet and the Planeteers), dies at age 87.[202][203][204][205][206][207][208][209][210][211][212]
- May 10: David Burke, British actor (voice of the Narrator in the Shakespeare: The Animated Tales episode "As You Like It", God in the Testament: The Bible in Animation episode "Creation and the Flood", Goat-Kneed Commander in the Animated Tales of the World episode "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep: A Story From Denmark"), dies at age 91.[213][214][215]
- May 11: Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra, Egyptian actor (Egyptian dub voice of Scar in The Lion King, Jafar in Aladdin), dies at age 92.[216][217][218]
- May 12:
- Donald Gibb, American actor (voice of Bromanor in the Secret Mountain Fort Awesome episode "The 6th Disgustoid"), dies at age 71.[219][220][221][222]
- Stanisława Celińska, Polish actress (Polish dub voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid, Morgana in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, Mama Odie in The Princess and the Frog), dies at age 79.[223][224]
- Rex Reed, American film critic and actor (voiced himself in The Critic), dies at age 87.[225][226][227][228]
- Jack Taylor, American actor (English dub voice of Prince Finlap in Guliver's Travels, Kyochi Saionji in Adolescence of Utena), dies at age 99.[229][230][231]
- May 14: Takahiro Fujiwara, Japanese voice actor (voice of Mokoena and Alan in Jormungand, Security Guard in Aikatsu!, Fortitudo in Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, Dwalla in Outbreak Company, Chandragupta in Nobunaga the Fool, Besub in Gaist Crusher, Setter in Captain Earth, Lu Gonghu in The Irregular at Magic High School, Ekichi Nebuya in Kuroko's Basketball, Ojisan in Attack on Titan, King Baum and Charlotte Basskarte in One Piece, Funamishi in Boruto, Orc in Edens Zero, Kurogiri/Fourth Kind in My Hero Academia, Japanese dub voice of Marshmallow in Frozen), dies at age 43.[232]
- May 18: Tom Kane, American voice actor (voice of Professor Utonium, Him, and Talking Dog in The Powerpuff Girls, Darwin Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys, Lord Monkey Fist in Kim Possible, Mr. Herriman in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Yoda in the Star Wars franchise, Magneto in Wolverine and the X-Men, Iron Man in Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, Guard #1 in Shrek the Third, Doctor Doom in the Spider-Man episode "Secret Wars, Chapter 3: Doom"), dies at age 64.[233][234][235][236][237][238][239][240][241][242]
- May 21: Judith Chalmers, English television presenter (voice of Judith Poodle in Rex the Runt), dies at age 90.[243][244]
- May 23: Dame Jools Topp, New Zealand musician and comedian (voice of Sue Witherwax in The Barefoot Bandits episode "Terracotta Terror"), dies at age 68.[245][246]
- May 24: Jordi Amorós, Spanish animator (Koki), dies at age 82.[247][248]
- May 25:
- Gary L. Pudney, American television executive (ABC), dies at age 91.[249]
- Robin Hurlstone, British actor (voice of Walter Boggis in Fantastic Mr. Fox), dies at age 68.[250]
- May 26: Howard Storm, American director and actor (voice of Commercial Director in the Duckman episode "They Craved Duckman's Brain!"), dies at age 94.[251]
June
- June 2: Peabo Bryson, American musician (Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, Aladdin) and actor (voice of National Anthem Singer in the King of the Hill episode "Meet the Manger Babies"), dies at age 75.[252][253][254][255][256][257]