Events in 1984 in animation.
Events
March March 10: The first episode of James the Cat is broadcast. March 11: Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is first released.
April April 9: 56th Academy Awards: Sundae in New York by Jimmy Picker receives the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. April 16: The Peanuts TV special It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS."Peanuts - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com". thetvdb.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
June June 22: The animation studio Studio APPP is founded. June 27: The first of a series of TV specials about Rainbow Brite is broadcast a television series will debut next year.
August August 30: József Gémes' Heroic Times premieres.
September September 5: The first episode of Heathcliff is broadcast. September 8: The first episode of Challenge of the GoBots is broadcast. The first episode of Dragon's Lair is broadcast. September 10: The first episode of Voltron is broadcast. The Western version to Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV gained popularity in the United States as it will eventually be rebooted in the 21st century. September 14: Ruby-Spears Enterprises' Rose Petal Place is broadcast. It was attended to be the successor to Strawberry Shortcake, but was discontinued the following year as it was not well-marketed like its ongoing predecessor. September 15: The first episode of Muppet Babies is broadcast. The first episode of My Little Pony is broadcast. The first episode of Snorks is broadcast. September 17: The first episode of The Transformers is broadcast.
October October 9: The first episode of Thomas and Friends is broadcast, based on the children's book series The Railway Series. October 12: The Danish film Samson & Sally by Jannik Hastrup premieres. October 26: The animation studio Film Roman is founded, and its first project Garfield in the Rough premieres on CBS.
November November 28: Gallavants is first released.
December December 5: Disney Television Animation is founded. December 24: The animation studio Gainax is founded.
Specific date unknown Lev Milchin and Ivan Ivanov-Vano's The Tale of Tsar Saltan premieres. Jef Cassiers' John the Fearless (Jan Zonder Vrees) premieres, the first Flemish animated feature film. In Germany, the Max und Moritz Award for young comic artists is first awarded.
Films released
January 1 - The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Soviet Union) January 19 - The Adventures of Sam the Squirrel (Hungary) January 20 - Phoenix-bot Phoenix King (South Korea) February 1: (Poland) The Secret of the Selenites (France) February 11: The Star of Cottonland (Japan) Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (Japan) March 4 - Boukenshatachi: Gamba to 7-biki no Naka Ma (Japan) March 7 - L'Enfant invisible (France) March 10 - Kenya Boy (Japan) March 11: Future Boy Conan: The Revival of the Giant Machine (Japan) Meitantei Holmes: Aoi Ruby no Maki / Kaitei no Zaihō no Maki (Japan) Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Japan) March 17: Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (Japan) Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars (Japan) Oshin (Japan) March 20 - Chiisana Koi no Monogatari: Chichi to Sally Hatsukoi no Shiki (Japan) April 7 - Kinnikuman: Showdown! The 7 Justice Supermen vs. The Space Samurais (Japan) April 14 - Locke the Superman (Japan) April 21 - Pro Yakyū o 10-bai Tanoshiku Miru Hōhō Part 2 (Japan) April 28 - The King of Inventions (South Korea) May 8 - The Camel Boy (Australia) June 8 - The Adventures of Pinocchio (United States) July 5: Katy (Mexico) Snow White (Hungary) July 8: Papa Mama Bye bye (Japan) Return of the Dinosaurs (Japan) July 10 - John the Fearless (Belgium) July 14 - Kinnikuman: Stolen Championship Belt (Japan) July 15 - Dokgo-Tak 2 – My Name is Dokgo-Tak (South Korea) July 21 - Macross: Do You Remember Love? (Japan) August 4: 84 Taekwon V (South Korea) Earth Story Telepath 2500 (Japan) August 12 - Kuroi Ame ni Utarete (Japan) August 19 - Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (Japan) August 21 - Birth (Japan) August 30 - Heroic Times (Hungary) September 5 - Nine: Final (Japan) September 22 - Kakkun Cafe (Japan) October 12 - Samson & Sally (Denmark) October 28 - Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Forever Once More (Japan) November 29 - The Soldier's Tale (United States) December 22: Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle (Japan) Kinnikuman: Great Riot! Justice Superman (Japan) Video Ranger 007 (Japan) Specific date unknown: Delta Space Mission (Romania) Gallavants (United States) Malá čarodějnice (Czechoslovakia and West Germany) Manga Doushite Monogatari (Japan) The Phantom Treehouse (Australia) TimeFighters (Japan) TimeFighters in the Land of Fantasy (Japan) Xiyue qi tong (China)
Television series debuts
January - The Trap Door debuts on ITV (Children's ITV). January 7 - Okawari Boy Starzan S debuts on Fuji TV. January 8 - Katri, Girl of the Meadows debuts on Fuji TV. February 3 - Chō Kōsoku Galvion debuts on TV Asahi. February 4 - Heavy Metal L-Gaim debuts on Nagoya Broadcasting Network. February 6 - Little El Cid No Bôken debuts on TV Tokyo. February 7: Soya Monogatari debuts in syndication. Yume Senshi Wingman debuts on TV Asahi. March 3: Lupin III Part III debuts on ytv, NNS. Tongari Boushi no Memoru debuts on TV Asahi. March 4 - Video Warrior Laserion debuts on TBS. March 10 - James the Cat debuts on ITV Network (Children's ITV) (original series) and Channel 5 (Milkshake!) (1998 series). March 18 - Gu-Gu Gunmo debuts on Fuji TV. April 3 - Oyoneko Bunichan debuts on TV Asahi. April 5: Giant Gorg debuts on TV Tokyo. Rampoo debuts in syndication. April 9: Chicken Takkun debuts on Fuji Television. Glass Mask debuts on Nippon TV. April 13 - Attacker You! debuts on TV Tokyo. April 14 - My Little Pony 'n Friends debuts in syndication. April 15: God Mazinger debuts on Nippon TV. Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross debuts on JNN (MBS TV, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television). April 27 - The Wind in the Willows debuts on ITV Network. May 6 - The Get Along Gang debuts on CBS. June 27 - Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series) debuts in syndication. July 6 - Persia, the Magic Fairy debuts on Nippon Television (and other NNS stations). July 7 - Noozles debuts on Fuji TV. September - Karınca Ailesi ve Orman debutes on TRT 1. September 1 - Yoroshiku Mechadoc debuts on Fuji TV. September 3 - Heathcliff debuts in syndication. September 8: Challenge of the GoBots debuts in syndication. Dragon's Lair, Mighty Orbots, Wolf Rock TV, and Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show debut on ABC. Kidd Video debuts on NBC. Pink Panther and Sons debuts on NBC and ABC. September 10 - Voltron debuts on ABC and NBC. September 11 - Towser debuts on ITV. September 15: Muppet Babies and Pole Position debut on CBS. Snorks debuts on NBC and in syndication. Turbo Teen debuts on ABC. September 17 - The Transformers debuts in syndication. October 4 - Adventures of the Little Koala debuts on TV Tokyo. October 5: Choriki Robo Galatt debuts on Nagoya Broadcasting Network. Elves of the Forest debuts on Fuji TV. Panzer World Galient debuts on Nippon Television. The Family-Ness debuts on BBC One. October 6: Ashita Tenki Ni Nare! debuts on Fuji TV. Galactic Patrol: Lensman debuts on ANN (ABC). October 7 - Star Musketeer Bismarck debuts on NNS (NTV). October 9 - Thomas & Friends debuts on ITV (Series 1–3 and 7), Direct-to-video (Series 4–5), Nick Jr. (Series 6 and 8–11) & Channel 5 (Series 12–24). October 11 - Fist of the North Star debuts on Fuji TV. October 15 - Lucky Luke debuts on FR3 (France) and in syndication (United States). October 20 - Scary Scooby Funnies debuts on ABC. November 6 - Sherlock Hound debuts on TV Asahi (Japan) and Rai 1 (Italy). Specific date unknown: Dotonabe No Manner debuts on Fuji TV. Futari No Tama debuts in syndication.
Births January January 2: Jessica Gao, American television producer and writer (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Robot Chicken, The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, Zip Zip, Rick and Morty). January 6: Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian (voice of Fiona Frizzle in The Magic School Bus Rides Again, Squeeks in Nature Cat, Nikki and Margaret Fictel in The Venture Bros., Lulu in DC League of Super-Pets, Lupe in Ferdinand, Stella and Eva in The Angry Birds Movie, Régine Le Haut in Leap!). January 12: Sam Richardson, American actor, comedian, writer, and producer (voice of Lee the Office Nerd in Ralph Breaks the Internet, Muninn in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bort the Garj in Archer, Dr. Champ in BoJack Horseman, Vendome in Star Trek: Lower Decks, Marcus in Hoops, Garfield "Gary" Garoldson in M.O.D.O.K., Chico in HouseBroken, Swamp Thing in Harley Quinn, Shaggy Rogers in Velma). January 15: Natasia Demetriou, English actress (voice of Wingnut in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Cala Maria in The Cuphead Show!, Svetlana in the Teenage Euthanasia episode "Suddenly Susan"). January 19: Nathan Ruegger, American former voice actor and son of Tom Ruegger (voice of Skippy Squirrel in Animaniacs, Froggo in Histeria!, Little Plucky in Tiny Toon Adventures). January 20: Saverio Raimondo, Italian comedian, television host, radio host, television author and humorist (voice of Ercole Visconti in Luca). January 25: Kaiji Tang, Chinese actor (voice of Archer in Fate/stay night, Shiro Takamachi in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Vegeta in the Bang Zoom! Entertainment dub of Dragon Ball Super, Su-Han in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir). January 30: Kid Cudi, American musician and actor (voice of Clay in Trolls Band Together, Devon in The Cleveland Show episode "Brownsized").
February February 1: Abbi Jacobson, American comedian, writer, actress, illustrator and producer (voice of Sneaky Patty in Pickle and Peanut, Emily in BoJack Horseman, Chicken in The Master, Nya in The Lego Ninjago Movie, Princess Bean in Disenchantment, Katie Mitchell in The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Megan in the Bob's Burgers episode "Three Girls and a Little Wharfy", Sister Sister in the Lucas Bros. Moving Co. episode "Sister Sister Sister"). Lee Thompson Young, American actor (voice of Jermaine in Xiaolin Showdown, Teen Bebe in The Proud Family episode "Twins to Tweens"), (d. 2013). Cristina Milizia, American actress (voice of Carlitos in The Casagrandes, Charlene in Victor and Valentino, Poison Ivy and Jessica Cruz in the DC Super Hero Girls franchise, Teresa in the Barbie franchise). February 4: Matthew Moy, American actor (voice of Lars Barriga in Steven Universe, David of Spades in Alice's Wonderland Bakery). February 8: Cecily Strong, American actress and comedian (voice of various characters in The Awesomes, Megan Matheson in The Simpsons episode "Homer Is Where the Art Isn't", Petunia in the Nature Cat episode "Garden Impossible"). February 28: Dean Fleischer Camp, American film director, producer, screenwriter and editor (Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Lilo & Stitch).
March March 2: Ian Sinclair, American actor (voice of Brook in the Funimation dub of One Piece, Whis in Dragon Ball Super, Toraji Ishida in Bamboo Blade, Dallas Genoard in Baccano!, Douglas Rosenberg in El Cazador de la Bruja, Takeru Oyama in Maken-ki!, Juzo Sakakura in the Danganronpa franchise, the title characters in Toriko and Space Dandy). March 4: Sam Marin, American voice actor and animator (voice of Benson, Muscle Man and Pops in Regular Show). March 7: Brandon T. Jackson, American actor (voice of Corduroy Jackson in BoJack Horseman, Jason Foley and Blair in The Zeta Project). March 10: Olivia Wilde, American actress and filmmaker (voice of Quorra in Tron: Uprising, Lois Lane in DC League of Super-Pets).