This is a list of animated feature films first released in 1996. List Title Country Director Production company Animation technique Format Notes Release date Duration The 3 Little Pigs: The Movie Canada Jules Alain de Test Eric Bayle Karl Anders Holman PolyGram Video Master Films Odec Kid Cartoons Innovision Communications PVT, Ltd. Traditional Direct-to-video 70 minutes Advancer Tina Japan Kan Fukumoto Beam Entertainment Dandelion Animation Studio Green Bunny Shindeban Film Traditional Direct-to-video OVA August 21, 1996 45 minutes The Adventures of Toad United Kingdom Martin Gates Martin Gates Productions BMG Entertainment Channel 4 Traditional Television film December 24, 1996 52 minutes Against the Eagle and the Lion Cuba Spain Juan Padrón Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos Traditional Theatrical 78 minutes Aladdin and the King of Thieves United States Tad Stones Walt Disney Television Animation Traditional Direct-to-video Third and final installment in the Aladdin film series; also serves as the series finale to the television series based on the 1992 film. August 13, 1996 81 minutes Alì Babà Italy Zlata Potancokova Belli Airone Cinematografica Traditional Theatrical July 26, 1996 78 minutes All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 United States Paul Sabella Larry Leker MGM/UA Family Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation Traditional Theatrical Sequel to All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989). March 29, 1996 84 minutes Angel ga Tonda Hi Japan Hisako Yamada Gendai Productions Traditional Theatrical July 27, 1996 80 minutes Apo Apo World: Giant Baba 90-bun 1-hon Shoubu Japan Tetsuo Yasumi Shochiku Sedic International Traditional Theatrical Fictionalised tribute to Giant Baba (January 23, 1938 – January 31, 1999), a Japanese professional wrestler. June 15, 1996 90 minutes Armitage III: Poly-Matrix Japan Hiroyuki Ochi AIC Traditional Direct-to-video Compilation film Compilation film of the four-part OVA series that ran from February 25, 1995 to November 25, 1995. April 20, 1996 92 minutes The Ballad of the Viking King, Holger the Dane Denmark Laila Hodell Frejas Børn Stop motion Theatrical August 30, 1996 82 minutes Beauty and the Beast Australia Richard Slapczynski Burbank Animation Studios Traditional Television film 50 minutes Beavis and Butt-Head Do America United States Mike Judge MTV Productions Geffen Pictures Rough Draft Studios Judgemental Films Traditional Theatrical December 20, 1996 81 minutes Black Jack: The Movie Japan Osamu Dezaki Shochiku Tezuka Productions Traditional Theatrical Extension of the OVA series based on the manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka that ran from December 21, 1993 to December 16, 2011 for twelve 47–53 minute episodes. November 30, 1996 105 minutes Cassiopéia Brazil Clóvis Veira NDR Filmes Computer Theatrical First computer animated feature film made outside of the United States. April 1, 1996 80 minutes Chocchan Monogatari Japan Hiroko Tokita T&K Telefilm Triangle Staff Traditional Theatrical Fictionalisation based on the life of Chō Kuroyanagi (1910–2006), a Japanese essayist and mother of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. March 20, 1996 76 minutes Christmas in Cartoontown United States Lon Moore UAV Entertainment Schwartz & Company Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Traditional Direct-to-video December 15, 1996 60 minutes Cinderella Australia Richard Slapczynski Burbank Animation Studios Traditional Direct-to-video March 4, 1996 51 minutes City Hunter: The Secret Service Japan Kenji Kodama Sunrise Traditional Television special January 5, 1996 90 minutes Crayon Shin-chan: Adventure in Henderland Japan Mitsuru Hongo Shin-Ei Animation Traditional Theatrical April 19, 1996 97 minutes Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Asatsu Shin-Ei Animation Toho Traditional Theatrical March 2, 1996 97 minutes Dragon Ball: The Path to Power Japan Shigeyasu Yamauchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 2, 1996 80 minutes Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto Japan Tsukasa Sunaga Nippon Animation Enix Pony Canyon Shochiku Traditional Theatrical April 20, 1996 45 minutes Empress Esther South Korea Kim Cheong-gi Traditional Theatrical July 20, 1996 68 minutes The File of Young Kindaichi Japan Daisuke Nishio Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 14, 1996 94 minutes The Five Suns: A Sacred History of Mexico United States Patricia Amlin Traditional Television film 54 minutes Gulliver's Travels United States Diane Eskenazi Golden Films Sony Wonder Traditional Direct-to-video March 19, 1996 48 minutes Hansel and Gretel Australia Richard Slapczynski Burbank Animation Studios Traditional Television film 50 minutes The Hard: Bounty Hunter Japan Shunji Ōga J.C.Staff Traditional Direct-to-video OVA May 1, 1996 47 minutes Heisei Harenchi Gakuen Japan Toshō Noma Pink Pineapple Wise Guy Traditional Direct-to-video OVA March 1, 1996 47 minutes How the Toys Saved Christmas Italy Enzo D'Alò Alpha-Film Lanterna Magica Monipoly Productions Traditional Theatrical December 5, 1996 83 minutes The Hunchback of Notre Dame United States Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise Walt Disney Feature Animation Traditional Theatrical June 21, 1996 91 minutes The Hunchback of Notre Dame United States Diane Eskenazi Golden Films Sony Wonder Traditional Direct-to-video April 16, 1996 45 minutes The Hunchback of Notre Dame United States Japan Toshiyuki Hiruma Takashi Masunaga Cayre Brothers Goodtimes Entertainment Jetlag Productions Traditional Direct-to-video Seventeenth and final installment of the "Children's Classics" series produced by Jetlag Productions, as well as the final production and release overall from the studio. April 30, 1996 49 minutes The Hunchback of Notre Dame Australia Richard Slapczynski Burbank Animation Studios Traditional Television film April 10, 1996 50 minutes The Hunchback of Notre Dame German Roswitha Haas Dingo Pictures Limited Direct-to-video July 22, 1996 65 minutes Itsuka no Main: Kaminari Shōnen Tenta Sanjō! Japan Hiromichi Matano J.C.Staff Toei Video Traditional Direct-to-video OVA February 21, 1996 45 minutes Hugo: The Movie Star a. k. a. Hugo 2: The Movie Star Denmark Sweden Norway Finland Stefan Fjeldmark Jørgen Lerdam Flemming Quist Møller A. Film A/S Traditional Theatrical Sequel to Jungledyret Hugo (1993). December 20, 1996 72 minutes James and the Giant Peach United States United Kingdom Henry Selick Allied Filmmakers Skellington Productions Stop motion/Live action Theatrical Live-action animated film April 12, 1996 79 minutes Jigoku Sensei Nūbē Japan Junji Shimizu Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 6, 1996 48 minutes Kenji's Trunk Japan Hiroshi Fukutomi Ryūtarō Nakamura Animaruya Triangle Staff Traditional Theatrical Anthology film Anthology adapted from three short stories by Kenji Miyazawa, "The Cat's Office" (1926), "The Twin Stars" (1934) and "The Coat of a Glacier Mouse" (1923). August 24, 1996 72 minutes Kimera Japan Kazu Yokota Artland Traditional Direct-to-video OVA July 31, 1996 48 minutes Kings and Cabbage Russia Mariya Muat Anima-Film Stop motion The film used a mixture of stop motion puppets and cutout elements.Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚KINGS AND CABBAGE╩ 52 minutes The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists United States Roy Allen Smith Universal Cartoon Studios Traditional Direct-to-video Fourth installment in The Land Before Time film series. December 10, 1996 74 minutes Little Dinosaur Dooly South Korea Kim Su-jeong Lim Kyung-won Doolinara Seoul Movie Traditional Theatrical July 24, 1996 80 minutes Lupin III: Dead or Alive Japan Monkey Punch TMS Entertainment Traditional Theatrical April 20, 1996 97 minutes Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini Japan Gisaburō Sugii Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nippon TV Traditional Television special August 2, 1996 90 minutes, 92 minutes Maya's Life Japan Seijirô Kôyama Mushi Production Traditional Theatrical August 20, 1996 70 minutes M.D. Geist II: Death Force Japan Koichi Ohata Zero-G Room Traditional Direct-to-video OVA Sequel to M.D. Geist (1986). March 1, 1996 45 minutes Miki Mol and the Terrible Cloak Poland Ryszard Antoniszczak Krzysztof Kiwerski Studio Filmów Animowanych (Kraków) Telewizja Polska Traditional Direct-to-video June 1, 1996 83 minutes The Nintama Rantarō Movie Japan Tsuneo Kobayashi Tsutomu Shibayama Ajia-do Animation Works Eiga "Nintama Rantarō" Production Committee Shochiku Traditional Theatrical Based on the manga Rakudai Ninja Rantarō, written and illustrated by Sōbe Amako, and the animated television series Nintama Rantarō, currently running since April 10, 1993. June 29, 1996 47 minutes The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt United States Tom Decker Hyperion Pictures Traditional Direct-to-video Compilation film First compilation film of the animated television series The Oz Kids (1996). October 1, 1996 64 minutes Odyssey Into the Mind's Eye United States Jan Nickman Odyssey Productions Computer Direct-to-video July 26, 1996 66 minutes Pepolino and the Treasure of the Mermaid Germany Hungary Canada János Uzsák Infafilm Gmbh Videovox Stúdió Focusfilm Kft Traditional Theatrical August 29, 1996 84 minutes Pipi: Unforgettable Fireflies Japan Shinichi Nakada Mushi Production Traditional Theatrical March 23, 1996 90 minutes The Princess Castle United States Diane Eskenazi Golden Films Sony Wonder Traditional Direct-to-video June 23, 1996 48 minutes Sanctuary Japan Takashi Watanabe OB Planning PASTEL Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Toho VAP Tokyo Kids Traditional Direct-to-video OVA May 1, 1996 50 minutes Santa Claus and the Magic Drum Finland Hungary Mauri Kunnas Tamás Baksa Tibor Hernádi Yleisradio Interpannonia Film Ltd Traditional Television film December 24, 1996 51 minutes The Secret of the Hunchback United States Mike Jones Ken C. Johnson The Stillwater Production Company Schwartz & Company UAV Corporation Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Traditional Direct-to-video First film in the UAV The Secret of... series. February 28, 1996 50 minutes Shinran Shōnin to Ōsha-jō no Higeki Japan Hideaki Oba Tomoyuki Matsumoto AIC Traditional Direct-to-video OVA Side story spin-off of the OVA series Sekai no Hikari: Shinran Shōnin (The Light of the World: Shinran Shounin) that ran for six 32 minute episodes from June 1992 until at least March 5, 1999. September 6, 1996 95 minutes Slayers Return Japan Kunihiko Yuyama Hiroshi Watanabe J.C.Staff Traditional Theatrical Second installment in the Slayers film series. August 3, 1996 61 minutes The Snow Queen's Revenge United Kingdom Martin Gates Martin Gates Productions Carrington Productions Traditional Television film Sequel to The Snow Queen (1995). 65 minutes Soreike! Anpanman Soratobu Ehon to Garasu no Kutsu Japan Akinori Nagaoka Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical July 13, 1996 60 minutes Space Armageddon South Korea Lee Hyun-se Armageddon Production Committee Armageddon Co., Ltd. Mirinae Software Voice Enterprise Shinbo Startup Investment Co., Ltd. Alex Computer Co., Ltd. LG Electronics Co., Ltd. Team Mania/Mr.Blue Hangul and Computer Co., Ltd. Yasulloc Pro Traditional Theatrical January 20, 1996 87 minutes Space Jam United States Joe Pytka Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Warner Bros. Feature Animation Traditional/Live action Theatrical Live-action animated film November 10, 1996 November 15, 1996 88 minutes Spring and Chaos Japan Shōji Kawamori Group TAC NNS Traditional Television special December 14, 1996 56 minutes The Story of Santa Claus United States Toby Bluth Arnold Shapiro Productions Film Roman Traditional Television special December 7, 1996 47 minutes Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love Japan Hiroshi Negishi Anime International Company Pioneer LDC Toei Company Traditional Theatrical First installment in the Tenchi Muyo! film series. April 20, 1996 95 minutes Tom Thumb Meets Thumbelina United States Diane Eskenazi Golden Films Philippine Animation Studio Inc. Sony Wonder Traditional Direct-to-video September 17, 1996 48 minutes Toto, Lost in New York United States Stephen