1983 in animation

October

• October 3: The first episode of Bananaman is broadcast, based on Steve Bright, Dave Donald and John Geering's eponymous comic strip.^[20]

December

• December 16: The first Mickey Mouse short in 30 years, Mickey's Christmas Carol is first released in theaters.^[21]

Specific date unknown

• Jan Švankmajer releases Dimensions of Dialogue.^[22]
• The first episode of
  Morris, is broadcast.^[23]

• January 1 - Legend of Sealed Book (China)
• January 3 - Eunhajeonseol Tera (South Korea)
• January 13 - Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four (Australia)
• January 14 -
  Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
  (Australia)
• January 15 - Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (Australia)
• January 16 -
  Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
  (Australia)
• January 21 - Miraesonyeon Kunta Beomyuda 5000 Nyeon (South Korea)
• January 26 - Revenge of the Humanoids (France)
• February 3 - The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) (Netherlands)
• February 9 - I am a Dog: The Life of Don Matsugoro (Japan)
• February 13 - Urusei Yatsura: Only You (Japan)
• February 19 - Haejeotamheomdae Marin X (South Korea)
• February 24 - Chohabgeum roboteu SOLAR I.II.III (South Korea)
• March 12:
  • Crusher Joe (Japan)
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (Japan)
  • Harmagedon: Genma Wars
    (Japan)
• March 13:
  • Aesop's Fables (Japan)
  • Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around the World (Japan)
• March 19 - Final Yamato (Japan)
• April 3 - Dot and the Bunny (Australia)
• April 29:
  • Noel's Fantastic Trip (Japan)
  • Pro Yakyū o 10-bai Tanoshiku Miru Hōhō (Japan)
• May 4 - Nine (Japan)
• May 9 - John the Boaster (Hungary)
• May 16 - It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown (United States)
• May 28 - Golgo 13: The Professional (Japan)
• July - Abra Cadabra (Australia)
• July 9:
  • Document: Taiyō no Kiba Daguramu (Japan)
  • Xabungle Graffiti (Japan)
• July 10 - Patalliro! Stardust Project (Japan)
• July 16:
  • Hwanggeum-ui pal (South Korea)
  • Unico in the Island of Magic (Japan)
• July 21:
  • Barefoot Gen (Japan)
  • Space Gundam V (South Korea)
• July 30 - Protectors of Universe (South Korea)
• August - The Knight of the Red Heart (Poland)
• August 4 - Old Master Q and San T (Hong Kong)
• August 5:
  • Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (United States)
  • Twice Upon a Time (United States)
• August 12:
  • Computer Haekjeonham Pokpadaejakjeon (South Korea)
  • Rock & Rule (Canada)
• August 13 - Hwanggeumnyeonpilgwa Gaegujangi Oegyesonyeon (South Korea)
• August 21 - A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose (Japan)
• August 26 - Fire and Ice (United States)
• September 3 - Water Spider-Wonder Spider (Hungary)
• September 12 - Doctor Mambo & the Phantom Thief Jibako: With Love from Space (Japan)
• September 16:
  • Miyuki (Japan)
  • Nine: The Original (Japan)
• September 30 - The Daltons on the Loose (France)
• October 1 - A Disney Halloween (United States)
• November 24 - The Legend of Hiawatha (United States and Canada)
• December 13 - The Raccoons and the Lost Star (Canada)
• December 17:
  • Cheol-in samchongsa (South Korea)
  • Space Champion Hong Gil-dong (South Korea)
  • The Voyages of Gulliver (Spain)
• December 18 - Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration (Japan)
• December 21 -
  David & Goliath
  (South Korea)
• December 23 -
  The Princess and the Robot
  (Brazil)
• December 27 - The Wind in the Willows (United Kingdom)
• Specific date unknown:
  • A Disney Channel Christmas!!!! (United States)
  • Boi Aruá (Brazil)
  • Dokgotak – Throw It Towards the Sun (South Korea)
  • Elpidio Valdés Against Dollar and Cannon (Cuba)
  • The Boulugres (France)
  • Straszydła (Poland)
  • Syupeo Taitan 15 (South Korea)
  • UFO Reul Tagoon Oegyein Wangja (South Korea)

Television series

• January 9:
  Fuji TV
  .
• January 10 - Captain debuts on Nippon TV.
• January 21 - Aku Dai Sakusen Srungle debuts on TV Asahi.
• February 5:
  • Nagoya TV
    .
  • The Dukes debuts on CBS.
• February 17 - Gran debuts on BBC.
• March 1 -
  Ai Shite Knight debuts on TV Asahi
  .
• March 30 -
  Albegas debuts on MegaTON (TV Tokyo
  ).
• March 31 -
  Fuji TV
  .
• April 1 - Armored Trooper Votoms debuts on MegaTON (TV Tokyo).
• April 2 -
  Fuji TV
  .
• April 3:
  • Kinnikuman debuts on Nippon TV.
  • Mîmu Iro Iro Yume No Tabi debuts on
    TBS
    .
• April 4:
  • Mrs. Pepper Pot debuts on NHK General TV
    .
  • Superbook II debuts on TV Tokyo
    .
• April 5 -
  Sasuraiger debuts on TV Tokyo
  .
• April 7 -
  Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
  .
• April 9:
  • Fuji TV
    .
  • Lady Georgie debuts on TV Asahi
    .
• April 18 - Good Morning, Mickey! debuts on The Disney Channel.
• May 26 - Bemubemu Hunter Kotengu Tenmaru debuts in syndication.
• June 5 -
  TBS
  .
• July 1:
  • Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel debuts on Nippon TV.
  • NTV
    .
• July 3 -
  The Super Dimension Century Orguss debuts on MBS
  .
• July 5 - Moschops debuts on ITV.
• July 6 - Psycho Armor Govarian debuts on TV Tokyo.
• July 11 - Cat's Eye debuts on Nippon TV.
• August 1 -
  TVE1
  .
• September 1 - Donald Duck Presents debuts on Disney Channel.
• September 10:
  • The Monchhichis debuts on ABC.
  • The Littles debuts on ABC, Canal+, and TF1.
  • The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show debuts on ABC.
• September 12:
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero debuts in syndication.^[24]
  • BBC1
    .
  • Inspector Gadget debuts in syndication (United States) and on FR3 (France).
• September 17:
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks, Dungeons & Dragons, Saturday Supercade, The Biskitts, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, and Mr. T debut on NBC.^[25]
  • Rubik, the Amazing Cube debuts on ABC.
• September 26 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe debuts in syndication.
• October 2 -
  Fuji TV
  .
• October 3:
  • Bananaman debuts on BBC.
  • Taotao Ehonkan Sekai Doubutsu-Banashi debuts in syndication.
  • Terrahawks debuts on ITV.
• October 4 - The Adventures of Portland Bill debuts on ITV Network.
• October 7 -
  Fuji TV
  .
• October 10: Fushigi no Kuni no Alice and Manga Aesop Monogatari debut on TV Tokyo.
• October 13 - Captain Tsubasa debuts on TV Tokyo.
• October 20 -
  Nippon Television
  .
• October 21 - Ginga Hyōryū Vifam debuts on JNN (MBS TV).
• November 8 - Koshika Monogatari debuts on NHK.
• Specific date unknown -
  Victor & Maria debuts on CITV
  .

• November 6: Jessica Borutski, American animator (
  Barbie: A Perfect Christmas), writer, producer (Bunnicula) and director (Warner Bros. Animation, The Loud House
  ).
• November 7:
  Ice Age Collision Course, Ed in Extinct, Tanner Fall in Captain Fall
  ).
• November 14: Benjamin Renner, French cartoonist, animator and filmmaker (Ernest & Celestine, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales..., Migration).
• November 17:
  • Patrick McHale, American animator, writer, storyboard artist (The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Adventure Time), songwriter and filmmaker (creator of Over the Garden Wall).
  • Harry Lloyd, English actor (voice of Viktor in Arcane, Butcher in the American Dad! episode "Widow's Pique", Captain Mann in the Star Wars: The Bad Batch episode "A Different Approach").
• November 19: Adam Driver, American actor (voice of Adam Sackler in The Simpsons episode "Every Man's Dream", Art in the Bob's Burgers episode "The Bleakening").

December

• December 8: Utkarsh Ambudkar, American actor (voice of Chikku in Mira, Royal Detective, Jay in The Simpsons episode "Much Apu About Something", Aladdin in the China, IL episode "Wild Hogs").
• December 12: Mathew Valencia, American actor (voice of Tim Drake/Robin in The New Batman Adventures and Superman: The Animated Series, Joaquin Cortez in the As Told by Ginger episode "Love with a Proper Transfer Student").
• December 20: Jonah Hill, American actor and filmmaker (voice of Snotlout in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, the title character in Allen Gregory, Hal Stewart / Tighten in Megamind, Green Lantern in The Lego Movie franchise, Carl in Sausage Party, Tommy in Horton Hears a Who!, Andy Hamilton in The Simpsons episode "Pranks and Greens").
• December 21: Steven Yeun, American actor (voice of Keith in Voltron: Legendary Defender, Steve Palchuk in the Tales of Arcadia franchise, Little Cato in Final Space, the title character in Invincible, Speckle in Tuca & Bertie, Glenn Rhee in the Robot Chicken episode "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking").
• December 26: Steven Hartman, American former child actor (portrayed Brock Lee in Casper: A Spirited Beginning, voice of Nicky, Mick, Student and Boy in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Charlie Brown in It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown, Curly Gammelthorpe in the Hey Arnold! episode "Downtown as Fruits").
• December 30: Kaitlyn Robrock, American voice actress (voice of Smurfette in The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!, Mrs. Budnick and Weather Lady in Golan the Insatiable, Tommy Goodman and Candy in Mr. Pickles and Momma Named Me Sheriff, Retsuko's Mother in Aggretsuko, Felicia Sundew in Amphibia, Gwen in ThunderCats Roar, Betty in Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up!, Susan in the Pickle and Peanut episode "Black Light Bowling", Nanny and Arcade Woman in the Doc McStuffins episode "Lost & Found", Oola in the Blaze and the Monster Machines episode "The Great Space Race", continued voice of Minnie Mouse).

Deaths

January

• January 2: Dick Emery, British comedian and actor (voice of Jeremy Hillary Boob, the Mayor of Pepperland and Max the Blue Meanie in Yellow Submarine), dies at age 67.^[32]
• January 17:
  • DePatie-Freleng, Spider-Man
    ), dies at age 63.
  • Doodles Weaver, American actor, comedian, musician, and comic writer (narrator in the Goofy cartoon Hockey Homicide), commits suicide at age 71.^[33]

February

• February 9: Zinaida Brumberg, Russian animator and film director (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, The Lost Letter, The Night Before Christmas, It Was I Who Drew the Little Man), dies at age 82.
• Specific date unknown: Helen Ogger, American inker and animator (Walt Disney Studios), dies at age 73.^[34]

March

• March 3: Hergé, Belgian cartoonist (creator of The Adventures of Tintin), dies from cardiac arrest at age 75.^{[citation needed]}

April

• April 15: Ernestine Wade, American actress (voice of Butterfly in Song of the South, Billy's Mother in Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert, Veronica's Aunt in Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid), dies at age 76.^[35][36]

May

• May 1: Eric Porter, Australian animator and film director (Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon), dies at age 71.^[37]
• May 7:
  The Gums, Kérem a következőt!) and translator (Hungarian dub of The Flintstones), dies at age 62.^[38]
• May 17: Jake Day, American artist, sculptor, photographer, naturalist and illustrator (Merbabies, The Milky Way, Bambi), dies at age 90.
• May 21: Boris Stepantsev, Russian film director, animator, and illustrator (Karlsson-on-the-Roof), dies at age 53.^[39]
• May 23: George Bruns, American composer (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 68.^[40]
• May 27: Les Goldman, American production manager and producer (co-founder of MGM Animation/Visual Arts), dies at age 69.

June

• June 30: Mary Livingstone, American actress and comedienne (voiced herself in The Mouse That Jack Built), dies at age 78.^[41]

August

• August 6: Grace Bailey, American animator (head of the ink and paint department at Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 79.^[42][43][44]
• August 13: Zdeněk Liška, Czech composer (wrote music for the films of Jan Švankmajer and Karel Zeman), dies at age 61.^[45]

September

• September 5: Yale Gracey, Writer and layout artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), was murdered at age 73.^[46][47]
• September 16:
  Egghead in Daffy Duck & Egghead and Cinderella Meets Fella), dies at age 77.^[48]
• September 30: Freddy Martin, American bandleader and tenor saxophonist (Bumble Boogie segment of Melody Time), dies at age 76.^[49]

October

• October 10: Ralph Richardson, British actor (voice of Chief Rabbit in Watership Down), dies at age 80.^[50]
• October 17: Mary Ellen Bute, American animator, animation producer and director (Tarantella), dies at age 77.^{[51][52][53][54]}
• October 28: Otto Messmer, American animator (Felix the Cat), dies at age 91.^[55][56]

November

• November 13: Jam Handy, American producer (A Case of Spring Fever), dies at age 97.
• November 15: John Le Mesurier, British actor (narrator of Bod), dies at age 71.^[57]

December

• December 20: Hermann Diehl, German animator and film director (The Seven Ravens, Mecki), dies at age 77.
• December 23:
  DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
  ), dies at age 73.
• December 30: Libico Maraja, Italian illustrator, animator and comics artist (worked for the animation studio IMA Film), dies at age 71.^[58]
• December 31:
  Walt Disney Company) and actor (voice of Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh franchise), dies at age 75.^[59]

• 1983 in anime

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