List of adult animated feature films of the 1970s

This is a list of adult animated films that were made in the 1970s (1970-1979). These are films intended for a more mature audience than many animated films, both short and feature. They are often distinct from television series or web series.

Fritz the Cat and its sequel were among the first animated films to received X and R by the Motion Picture Association of America.

List YearTitleCountryDirectorStudioTechniqueNotes1970CleopatraOsamu Tezuka, Eiichi YamamotoMushi ProductionTraditional1971Do It! Yasuji's PornoramaTakateru Miwa, Shinichiro TakakuwaTokyo TV MovieBased on the erotic gag manga by Yasuji Tanioka1972Fritz the CatRalph BakshiAurica Finance Company, Black Ink, Fritz Productions, Steve Krantz ProductionsFirst animated film to receive the X rating in the US1973Heavy TrafficSteve Krantz ProductionsJohnny CorncobMarcell JankovicsPannonia Film Studio First Hungarian animated feature ()Fantastic Planet/René LalouxJiří Trnka StudioKing DickGibba()Belladonna of Sadness/Eiichi YamamotoMushi Production1974The Nine Lives of Fritz the CatRobert TaylorSteve Krantz Productions, Cine Camera, American International PicturesFirst American animated film to receive an R ratingDown and Dirty DuckCharles SwensonNew World Pictures1975CoonskinRalph BakshiTarzoon: Shame of the Jungle/Picha, Boris Szulzinger1976Once Upon a GirlDon JurwichOriginally rated X, rating surrendered by Severin Films for unrated DVD release1977WizardsRalph Bakshi1978The Lord of the Rings Traditional RotoscopingWatership DownMartin RosenNepenthe ProductionsTraditionalBased on the 1972 novel by Richard AdamsLupin III: The Mystery of MamoSōji YoshikawaTokyo Movie ShinshaRinging BellMasami HataSanrioBased on Ringing Bell by Takashi YanaseTadhanaSeverino "Nonoy" Marcelo1979Galaxy Express 999RintaroToei Animation

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