List of animated feature films of 1988
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A list of animated feature films first released in 1988.
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Format | Notes | Release date | Duration |
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Akira アキラ |
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Katsuhiro Otomo | Toho (distributor) Tokyo Movie Shinsha Akira Committee |
Traditional | Theatrical | Considered to be one of the greatest anime features of all time. | July 16, 1988 | 124 minutes |
Alice Něco z Alenky (Something from Alice) |
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Jan Švankmajer | Channel Four Films Condor Films |
Stop motion/Live action | Theatrical Live-action animated film |
May 13, 1988 | 86 minutes | |
Alice in Wonderland | ![]() |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | July 10, 1988 | 51 minutes | ||
Appleseed アップルシード (Appurushīdo) |
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Kazuyoshi Katayama | Bandai Visual | Traditional | April 21, 1988 | 70 minutes | ||
Armored Trooper Votoms: The Red Shoulder Document - Roots of Ambition 装甲騎兵ボトムズ レッドショルダードキュメント 野望のルーツ (Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu: Reddo Shorudā Dokyumento - Yabō no Rūtsu) |
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Ryousuke Takahashi | Sunrise Bandai Visual (distributor) |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
March 19, 1988 | 60 minutes | |
Around the World in 80 Days | ![]() |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | November 25, 1988 | 49 minutes | ||
Bikkuriman: Moen Zone no Himitsu ビックリマン 無縁ゾーンの秘宝 (Bikkuriman: The Hidden Treasure of the Unrelated Zone) |
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Junichi Sato | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 9, 1988 | 45 minutes | |
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Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | October 18, 1988 | 55 minutes | |||
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Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | February 10, 1988 | 49 minutes | |||
BraveStarr: The Movie | ![]() |
Tom Tataranowicz | Filmation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 18, 1988 | 91 minutes | |
Captain of the Forest Az erdő kapitánya |
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Attila Dargay | Pannónia Filmstúdió |
Traditional | Theatrical | February 18, 1988 | 70 minutes | |
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite | ![]() |
Joseph Sherman |
Nelvana | Traditional | Television film | December 10, 1988 | 62 minutes | |
The Cat Who Walked by Herself Кошка, которая гуляла сама по себе (Koshka, kotoraya gulyala sama po sebe) |
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Soyuzmultfilm | Stop motion/Traditional | First Soviet full-length animated film uniting the stop-motion and traditional animation. | 70 minutes | |||
Crying Freeman | ![]() |
Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | Traditional | ||||
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters | ![]() |
Greg Ford Friz Freleng Chuck Jones 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 Dawid i Sandy (David & Sandy) | ![]() ![]() |
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Film Polski (Poland) AB Svensk Filmindustri (Sweden) |
Traditional | Theatrical | June 22, 1988 | 71 minutes | |
Demon City Shinjuku 魔界都市〈新宿〉 (Makai Toshi: Shinjuku) |
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Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
October 25, 1988 | 80 minutes | |
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West ���ラえもん のび太のパラレル西遊記 (Doraemon: Nobita no Parareru saiyûki) |
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Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Toho |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 12, 1988 | 90 minutes | |
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure ドラゴンボール 魔訶不思議大冒険 (Doragonbōru: Makafushigi Dai-Bōken) |
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Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 9, 1988 | 46 minutes | ||
ESPer Mami: Hoshizora no Dancing Doll エスパー魔美 星空のダンシングドール (ESPer Mami: Dancing Doll in a Starry Sky) |
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Keiichi Hara | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | [1] | March 12, 1988 | 41 minutes |
Felix the Cat: The Movie | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tibor Hernádi | New World Pictures Felix the Cat Creations Animation Film Cologne Pannónia Filmstúdió |
Traditional | Theatrical | October 1, 1988 | 78 minutes | |
Forget Me Not Nefelejcs |
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Pannónia Filmstúdió | Traditional | Theatrical | |||
Gall Force 3: Stardust War ガルフォース3 スターダスト・ウォー |
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Katsuhito Akiyama | Artmic AIC |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
November 2, 1988 | 60 minutes | |
Garfield: His 9 Lives | ![]() |
Phil Roman Bill Littlejohn John Sparey |
Film Roman | Traditional/Live action | Television special | November 22, 1988 | 48 minutes | |
The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound | ![]() |
Ray Patterson John Kimball Charles A. Nichols |
Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | Television film | Sixth installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. | May 15, 1988 | 95 minutes |
Grave of the Fireflies 火垂るの墓 (Hotaru no Haka) |
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Isao Takahata | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Theatrical | April 16, 1988 | 89 minutes | |
Happy Birthday, Garfield | ![]() |
Jim Davis | Paws, Inc. | Traditional Live action |
Television special Live-action animated film |
May 17, 1988 | 48 minutes | |
Harbor Light Story -From Fashion Lara- ハーバーライト物語(ストーリー) ―ファッション ララより― (Harbor Light Monogatari (Story) – Fashion Lala Yori) |
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Motosuke Takahashi (unit director) |
Pierrot | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
March 11, 1988 | 48 minutes | |
Hiatari Ryōkō! Ka – su – mi: Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita 陽あたり良好! KA・SU・MI: 夢の中に君がいた (Good Sunshine! KA・SU・MI: You Were There in a Dream) |
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Toho Group TAC |
Traditional | Theatrical | October 1, 1988 | 67 minutes | ||
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Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | June 15, 1988 | 50 minutes | |||
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown | ![]() |
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 Katy, Kiki y Koko |
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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 きまぐれオレンジ★ロード あの日にかえりたい (Kimagure Orange Road: Ano Hi ni Kaeritai) |
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Tomomi Mochizuki | Toho Pierrot |
Traditional | Theatrical | October 1, 1988 | 69 minutes | |
The Land Before Time | ![]() ![]() |
Don Bluth | Sullivan Bluth Studios | Traditional | Theatrical | November 18, 1988 | 69 minutes | |
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars 銀河英雄伝説 わが征くは星の大海 (Ginga Eiyū Densetsu: Waga Yuku wa Hoshi no Taikai ) |
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Noboru Ishiguro | Madhouse Artland |
Traditional | Theatrical | |||
Göyçək Fatma |
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Nazim Mammadov | Azerbaijanfilm | Traditional/Cutout | ||||
Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū 麻雀飛翔伝 哭きの竜 |
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Satoshi Dezaki | Gainax Magic Bus |
Traditional | 3-part OVA | |||
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter めぞん一刻 完結篇 (Mezon Ikkoku Kanketsuhen) |
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Tomomi Mochizuki | Ajia-do Animation Works | Traditional | Television film | |||
Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons めぞん一刻~移りゆく季節の中で~ (Maison Ikkoku: Utsuriyuku Kisetsu no Naka de) |
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Naoyuki Yoshinaga | Kitty Film | Traditional | OVA | |||
Maria, Mirabela in Tranzistoria Мария и Мирабела в Транзистории (Mariya, Mirabela v Tranzistorii) |
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Ion Popescu-Gopo |
Mosfilm Soyuzmultfilm |
Traditional/Live action | ||||
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack 機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア (Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushū no Shā) |
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Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | March 12, 1988 | 125 minutes | |
My Neighbor Totoro となりのトトロ (Tonari no Totoro) |
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Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Theatrical | April 16, 1988 | 86 minutes | |
Oliver & Company | ![]() |
George Scribner | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | November 18, 1988 | 74 minutes | |
One-Pound Gospel 1ポンドの福音 (Ichi-Pondo no Fukuin) |
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Makura Saki | Studio Gallop | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
December 2, 1988 | 55 minutes | |
Peter Pan | ![]() |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | June 23, 1988 | 46 minutes | ||
The Phantom of the Opera | ![]() |
Al Guest Jean Mathieson |
Emerald City Productions D.L. Taffner |
Traditional | Television film | May 3, 1988 | 60 minutes | |
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Patricia Amlin | Experimental | 60 minutes | |||||
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | May 9, 1988 | 48 minutes | ||
Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody プロジェクトA子3 シンデレララプソディ |
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Yuji Moriyama | Pony Canyon Soeishinsha A.P.P.P. Studio Fantasia |
Traditional | OVA | |||
Raining Fire 火の雨がふる (Hi no Ame ga Furu) |
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Nikkatsu Children's Movie Mushi Production |
Traditional | Theatrical | September 15, 1988 | 80 minutes | ||
Rockin' with Judy Jetson | ![]() |
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 白旗の少女 琉子 (Shirahata no Shōjo Ryūko) |
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Magic Bus | Traditional | Theatrical | July 21, 1988 | |||
Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods 聖闘士星矢 神々の熱き戦い (Seinto Seiya: Kamigami no Atsuki Tatakai) |
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Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 12, 1988 | ||
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth 聖闘士星矢 真紅の少年伝説 (Seinto Seiya: Shinku no Shōnen Densetsu) |
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Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 23, 1988 | ||
Sakigake!! Otokojuku 魁!!男塾 (Charge!! Men's Private School) |
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Nobutaka Nishizawa | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 23, 1988 | ||
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | ![]() ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
La table tournante |
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Paul Grimault Jacques Demy |
Les Films Paul Grimault La Sept Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée |
Traditional/Live action | Compilation film | |||
Snoopy! The Musical | ![]() |
Sam Jaimes | Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates | Traditional | Television special | Fourth hour-long Peanuts special. | January 29, 1988 | 50 minutes |
Space Family Carlvinson 宇宙家族カールビンソン (Uchū Kazoku Carlvinson) |
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Kimio Yabuki | Doga Kobo | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
December 21, 1988 | 45 minutes | |
Stowaways on the Ark In der Arche ist der Wurm drin (The Worm Is in the Ark) |
West Germany | MS-Films Paramount Filmproduction GmbH Artemis Film Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 24, 1988 | 81 minutes | ||
The Tokyo Project トウキョウ・バイス (Tokyo Vice) |
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Minamimachi Bugyosho Co., Ltd. MTV Polydor |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
June 25, 1988 | 60 minutes | ||
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats | ![]() |
Ray Patterson Paul Sommer Charles A. Nichols |
Hanna-Barbera | 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 遠山桜宇宙帖・奴の名はゴールド (Tooyama Sakura Uchū Chō – Yatsu no Na wa Gold) |
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Toei Animation Tokuma Shoten Tokuma Japan |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
June 1988 | 59 minutes | ||
Treasure Island Остров сокровищ (Ostrov sokrovishch) |
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KievNauchFilm | Traditional/Live action | March 24, 1989 | 107 minutes | |||
Ultimate Teacher 恐怖のバイオ人間 最終教師 (Kyōfun no Bio-Ningen – Saishū Kyōshi) |
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Toyoo Ashida | J.C.Staff | Traditional | Direct-to-video | OVA[2] | February 6, 1988 | 60 minutes |
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter うる星やつら 完結篇 (Urusei Yatsura: Kanketsuhen) |
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Satoshi Dezaki | Magic Bus | Traditional | Theatrical | Fifth feature in the Urusei Yatsura film series. | February 6, 1988 | 86 minutes |
Violence Jack: Evil Town バイオレンス ジャック 〜地獄街編〜 (Baiorensu Jakku: Jigokugai) |
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Ichiro Itano | Soei Shinsha Japan Home Video Studio88 |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
December 21, 1988 | 60 minutes | |
Watt Poe and Our Story ワット・ポーとぼくらのお話 (Watt Poe to Bokura no Ohanashi) |
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Shigenori Kageyama | Diva Konami Pony Canyon |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
August 12, 1988 | 55 minutes | |
What's Michael? 2 ホワッツマイケル? 2 (Howattsu Maikeru? 2) |
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Yoriyasu Kogawa | Kitty Films | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
July 25, 1988 | 60 minutes | |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit | ![]() |
Robert Zemeckis Richard Williams (animation) | Touchstone Pictures Amblin Entertainment Silver Screen Partners III Walt Disney Feature Animation |
Traditional/Live action | Theatrical Live-action animated film |
First feature film to have live action and animated cartoons share the screen for the entire film. | June 22, 1988 | 104 minutes |
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Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | May 1, 1988 | 55 minutes | |||
Wind in the Willows | ![]() |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | December 13, 1988 | 50 minutes | ||
Xanadu: The Legend of Dragon Slayer ザナドゥ・ドラゴンスレイヤー伝説 (Xanadu: Doragon Sureiyā Densetsu) |
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Atsutoshi Umezawa | Kadokawa Shoten Mainichi Broadcasting System Toei Animation |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
OVA film based on the video game Xanadu (1987), the second installment in the Dragon Slayer series. | March 1, 1988 | 50 minutes |
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears | ![]() |
Don Lusk | Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | Television film | Tenth and final installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. | November 20, 1988 | 90 minutes |
Yōsei-Ō 妖精王 (Fairy King) |
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CBS Sony Group Inc. Kadokawa Shoten Madhouse |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
December 21, 1988 | 60 minutes | ||
Zillion: Burning Night 赤い光弾ジリオン 歌姫夜曲 (Akai Kodan Zillion Utahime Yakyoku) |
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Tatsunoko Production I.G. |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
June 21, 1988 | 45 minutes |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year[]
Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
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1 | The Land Before Time | Sullivan Bluth Studios / Amblin Entertainment / Universal Studios | $84,460,846 | [3] |
2 | Oliver & Company | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $74,151,346 | [4] |
3 | Akira | Tokyo Movie Shinsha / Akira Committee / Toho | $49,000,000 | [5] |
4 | Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West | Asatsu / Toho | $12,100,000 (¥1.36 billion) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Justin Sevakis (24 June 2014). "ESPer Mami: Hoshizora no Dancing Doll". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Justin Sevakis (August 2, 2007). "The Ultimate Teacher". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ "The Land Before Time (1988) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "Oliver & Company (1988) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "How 'Akira' Has Influenced All Your Favourite TV, Film and Music". Vice. September 21, 2016.
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