List of animated feature films of 1988

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 1988.

List Title Country Director Production company Animation technique Format Notes Release date Duration Akira Japan Katsuhiro Otomo Toho Tokyo Movie Shinsha Akira Committee Traditional Theatrical July 16, 1988 124 minutes Alice Czechoslovakia Jan Švankmajer Channel Four Films Condor Films Stop motion/Live action Theatrical Live-action animated film May 13, 1988 86 minutes Alice in Wonderland Australia Rich Trueblood Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film July 10, 1988 51 minutes Appleseed Japan Kazuyoshi Katayama Bandai Visual Traditional Direct-to-video OVA April 21, 1988 70 minutes Armored Trooper Votoms: The Red Shoulder Document - Roots of Ambition Japan Ryousuke Takahashi Sunrise Bandai Visual Traditional Direct-to-video OVA March 19, 1988 60 minutes Around the World in 80 Days Australia Geoff Collins Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film November 25, 1988 49 minutes Ben-Hur Ireland Al Guest Jean Mathieson Emerald City Productions Traditional Television film 48 minutes Bikkuriman: Moen Zone no Himitsu Japan Junichi Sato Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 9, 1988 45 minutes The Black Arrow Australia Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film October 18, 1988 55 minutes Black Tulip Australia Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film February 10, 1988 49 minutes BraveStarr: The Movie United States Tom Tataranowicz Filmation Traditional Theatrical March 18, 1988 91 minutes Captain of the Forest Hungary Attila Dargay Pannónia Filmstúdió Infafilm Gmbh Traditional Theatrical February 18, 1988 70 minutes Care Bears Nutcracker Suite Canada Joseph Sherman Laura Shepherd Nelvana Traditional Television special December 10, 1988 62 minutes The Cat Who Walked by Herself Soviet Union Ideya Garanina Soyuzmultfilm Stop motion/Traditional First Soviet full-length animated film uniting the stop-motion and traditional animation styles. 70 minutes Daffy Duck's Quackbusters United States Greg Ford Friz Freleng Chuck Jones Terry Lennon Robert McKimson Warner Bros. Animation Traditional Theatrical Compilation film Film compiled from theatrical animated shorts; sixth and final of six Looney Tunes compilation feature films. September 24, 1988 78 minutes David and the Magic Pearl Poland Sweden Zbigniew Stanislawski Wieslaw Zieba Film Polski (Poland) AB Svensk Filmindustri (Sweden) Traditional Theatrical June 22, 1988 71 minutes Demon City Shinjuku Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri Madhouse Traditional Direct-to-video OVA October 25, 1988 80 minutes Dokgo Tak's Pigeon Chorus South Korea Hong Sang-man Kim Joo-in Kim Dae-jung Daewon Donghwa Traditional Television film January 1, 1988 80 minutes Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Asatsu Toho Traditional Theatrical March 12, 1988 90 minutes Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure Japan Kazuhisa Takenouchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 9, 1988 46 minutes ESPer Mami: Hoshizora no Dancing Doll Japan Keiichi Hara Shin-Ei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 12, 1988 41 minutes Felix the Cat: The Movie United States Hungary Germany Tibor Hernádi New World Pictures Felix the Cat Creations Animation Film Cologne Pannónia Filmstúdió Traditional Theatrical October 1, 1988 78 minutes Forget Me Not Hungary Elek Lisziák György Kovásznai Pannónia Filmstúdió Traditional Theatrical Gall Force 3: Stardust War Japan Katsuhito Akiyama ArtmicAIC Traditional Direct-to-video OVA November 2, 1988 60 minutes Garfield: His 9 Lives United States Phil Roman Doug Frankel Ruth Kissane Bill Littlejohn Bob Nesler Bob Scott George Singer John Sparey Film Roman Traditional/Live action Television special November 22, 1988 48 minutes The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound United States Ray Patterson Bob Goe John Kimball Charles A. Nichols Jay Sarbry Hanna-Barbera Traditional Television film Sixth installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. May 6, 1988 95 minutes Grave of the Fireflies Japan Isao Takahata Studio Ghibli Traditional Theatrical April 16, 1988 89 minutes Happy Birthday, Garfield United States Jim Davis Paws, Inc. Traditional Live action Television special Live-action animated film May 17, 1988 48 minutes Harbor Light Story -From Fashion Lara- Japan Motosuke Takahashi Hiroyuki Yokoyama Pierrot Traditional Direct-to-video OVA March 11, 1988 48 minutes Hiatari Ryōkō! Ka – su – mi: Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita Japan Kimiharu Oguma Toho Group TAC Traditional Theatrical October 1, 1988 67 minutes Hiawatha Australia Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film June 15, 1988 50 minutes It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown United States Sam Jaimes Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates Traditional/Live action Television special Live-action animated film Fifth hour-long Peanuts special. September 27, 1988 50 minutes Katy Meets the Aliens a. k. a. Katy and the Katerpillar Kids Mexico José Luis Moro Santiago Moro Televicine S.A. de C.V.Moro Studios Traditional Theatrical Sequel to Katy, La Oruga (1984). June 23, 1988 70 minutes Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day Japan Tomomi Mochizuki Toho Studio Pierrot Traditional Theatrical October 1, 1988 69 minutes Kosuke and Rikimaru: Dragon of Konpei Island Japan Toyoo Ashida J.C. Staff Traditional Direct-to-video OVA September 23, 1988 47 minutes The Land Before Time Ireland United States Don Bluth Sullivan Bluth Studios Traditional Theatrical November 18, 1988 69 minutes Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars Japan Noboru Ishiguro Madhouse Artland Traditional Theatrical February 6, 1988 60 minutes Les Misérables Ireland Al Guest Jean Mathieson Emerald City Productions D.L. Taffner Traditional Television film December 16, 1988 60 minutes Lovely Fatma Soviet Union Nazim Mammadov Azerbaijanfilm Traditional/Cutout Theatrical 46 minutes Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter Japan Tomomi Mochizuki Ajia-do Animation Works Traditional Television film February 6, 1988 66 minutes Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons Japan Naoyuki Yoshinaga Kitty Film Traditional Direct-to-video OVA September 25, 1988 90 minutes Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Japan Yoshiyuki Tomino Sunrise Traditional Theatrical March 12, 1988 125 minutes Monica's Gang and the Magic Star Brazil Mauricio de Sousa Estudios Maurício de Souza Embrafilme Traditional Theatrical December 24, 1988 58 minutes My Neighbor Totoro Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Traditional Theatrical April 16, 1988 86 minutes Novăceștii Romania Constantin Păun Animafilm Româniafilm Traditional Theatrical September 12, 1988 75 minutes Oliver & Company United States George Scribner Walt Disney Feature Animation Silver Screen Partners III Traditional Theatrical November 18, 1988 74 minutes The Olympic Challenge Korea Kim Joo-in Shinwon Production KBS Traditional Television film September 25, 1988 75 minutes One-Pound Gospel Japan Makura Saki Studio Gallop Traditional Direct-to-video OVA December 2, 1988 55 minutes Peter Pan Australia David Cherkasskiy Richard Trueblood Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film June 23, 1988 46 minutes The Phantom of the Opera Ireland Al Guest Jean Mathieson Emerald City Productions D.L. Taffner Traditional Television film May 3, 1988 60 minutes Popol Vuh: The Creation Myth of the Maya United States Patricia Amlin Experimental 60 minutes Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw United States Pierre DeCelles Carolco Pictures Atlantic/Kushner-Locke The Maltese Companies Cuckoo's Nest Studio Wang Film Productions Tonka Traditional Theatrical March 18, 1988 78 minutes Prisoner of Zenda Australia Warwick Gilbert Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film May 9, 1988 48 minutes Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody Japan Yuji Moriyama Pony Canyon Soeishinsha A.P.P.P. Studio Fantasia Traditional Direct-to-video OVA June 20, 1988 46 minutes Raining Fire Japan Seiji Arihara Nikkatsu Children's Movie Mushi Production Space Eizo Traditional Theatrical September 15, 1988 80 minutes Robotech II: The Sentinels United States Japan Carl Macek Harmony Gold USA Tatsunoko Productions Traditional Direct-to-video Compilation film September 1988 75 minutes Rockin' with Judy Jetson United States Paul Sommer Hanna-Barbera Productions Traditional Television film Seventh installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. September 18, 1988 92 minutes Ryūko, the Girl with the White Flag Japan Satoshi Dezaki Magic Bus Traditional Theatrical July 21, 1988 101 minutes Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods Japan Shigeyasu Yamauchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 12, 1988 45 minutes Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth Japan Shigeyasu Yamauchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 23, 1988 75 minutes Sakigake!! Otokojuku Japan Nobutaka Nishizawa Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 23, 1988 71 minutes Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School United States Taiwan Charles A. Nichols Hanna-Barbera Productions Wang Film Productions Traditional Television film Eighth installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. October 16, 1988 92 minutes Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf United States Ray Patterson Hanna-Barbera Productions Traditional Television film Ninth installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. November 13, 1988 91 minutes The Séance Table France Paul Grimault Jacques Demy Les Films Paul Grimault La Sept Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée Traditional/Live action Compilation film December 21, 1988 80 minutes Snoopy! The Musical United States Sam Jaimes Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates United Media Productions Mendelson-Melendez Productions Traditional Television special Fourth hour-long Peanuts special. January 29, 1988 50 minutes The Son of the Stars Romania Mircea Toia Animafilm Româniafilm Traditional Theatrical October 17, 1988 78 minutes Stowaways on the Ark West Germany Wolfgang Urchs MS-Films Paramount Filmproduction GmbH Artemis Film Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) Traditional Theatrical March 24, 1988 81 minutes The Three Mouseketeers Romania Victor Antonescu Animafilm Traditional Theatrical April 11, 1988 81 minutes The Tokyo Project Japan Osamu Yamasaki Minamimachi Bugyosho Co., Ltd. MTV Polydor Traditional Direct-to-video OVA June 25, 1988 60 minutes Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats United States Ray Patterson Paul Sommer Charles A. Nichols Hanna-Barbera Productions Traditional Television film Fifth installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. March 20, 1988 92 minutes Toyama Sakura Space Book – His Name is Gold Japan Atsutoshi Umezawa Toei Animation Tokuma Shoten Tokuma Japan Traditional Direct-to-video OVA June 1988 59 minutes Treasure Island Ukraine David Cherkassky Kievnauchfilm Traditional/Live action March 24, 1989 107 minutes Ultimate Teacher Japan Toyoo Ashida J.C.Staff Traditional Direct-to-video OVA February 6, 1988 60 minutes Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter Japan Tetsu Dezaki Magic Bus Traditional Theatrical Fifth feature in the Urusei Yatsura film series. February 6, 1988 86 minutes Violence Jack: Evil Town Japan Ichiro Itano Soei Shinsha Japan Home Video Studio88 Traditional Direct-to-video OVA December 21, 1988 60 minutes Watt Poe and Our Story Japan Shigenori Kageyama Diva Konami Pony Canyon Kaname Production Traditional Direct-to-video OVA August 12, 1988 55 minutes Westward Ho! Australia Geoff Collins Alex Nicholas Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film May 1, 1988 55 minutes What's Michael? 2 Japan Yoriyasu Kogawa Kitty Films Traditional Direct-to-video OVA July 25, 1988 60 minutes Who Framed Roger Rabbit United States Robert Zemeckis Richard Williams Touchstone Pictures Amblin Entertainment Silver Screen Partners III Walt Disney Feature Animation Traditional/Live action Theatrical Live-action ani