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{{Short description|Animation-related events during 2018}} |
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* '''June 11''': [[Nina Paley]]'s animated feature film ''[[Seder-Masochism]]'' premiers, which analyses the [[Book of Exodus]] and evolution of [[Judaism]] as a [[patriarchy|patriarchal]] religion.<ref name="Annecy">{{cite web |url=https://www.annecy.org/programme/index:film-20183119 |title=Seder-Masochism |date=June 2018 |work=[[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> |
* '''June 11''': [[Nina Paley]]'s animated feature film ''[[Seder-Masochism]]'' premiers, which analyses the [[Book of Exodus]] and evolution of [[Judaism]] as a [[patriarchy|patriarchal]] religion.<ref name="Annecy">{{cite web |url=https://www.annecy.org/programme/index:film-20183119 |title=Seder-Masochism |date=June 2018 |work=[[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> |
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* '''June 18''': The first episode of ''[[Big City Greens]]'' airs. |
* '''June 18''': The first episode of ''[[Big City Greens]]'' airs. |
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* '''June 29''': ''[[Harvey Girls Forever!]]'' premiered on Netflix. |
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===July=== |
===July=== |
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===September=== |
===September=== |
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* '''September 1:''' Total DramaRama |
* '''September 1:''' ''[[Total DramaRama]]'' premiered on Cartoon Network. |
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* '''September 3''': ''[[Adventure Time]]'' airs its [[Come Along with Me (Adventure Time)|final episode]] on [[Cartoon Network]], after an 8-year run. |
* '''September 3''': ''[[Adventure Time]]'' airs its [[Come Along with Me (Adventure Time)|final episode]] on [[Cartoon Network]], after an 8-year run. |
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* '''September 7''': Kevin R. Adams and Joe Ksander's ''[[Next Gen (film)|Next Gen]]'' premiers and becomes the first full-length animated feature film to be released exclusively on [[Netflix]]. |
* '''September 7''': Kevin R. Adams and Joe Ksander's ''[[Next Gen (film)|Next Gen]]'' premiers and becomes the first full-length animated feature film to be released exclusively on [[Netflix]]. |
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===October=== |
===October=== |
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* '''October 1:''' The first episode of ''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]'' premieres on [[ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids]] to universal critical acclaim. |
* '''October 1:''' The first episode of ''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]'' premieres on [[ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids]] to universal critical acclaim. |
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* '''October 19''': The rest of the first season of ''[[Hilda (TV series)|Hilda]]'' airs on Netflix. |
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* '''October 26''': Film producer [[Adi Shankar]] states in an interview with ''[[IndieWire]]'' that he heard that the character [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] will leave ''[[The Simpsons]]'' following controversy over him potentially being a negative and racially offensive stereotype.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/simpsons-drop-apu-character-adi-shankar-1202015372/|title='The Simpsons' Is Eliminating Apu, But Producer Adi Shankar Found the Perfect Script to Solve the Apu Problem|last=O'Falt|first=Chris|date=26 October 2018|work=IndieWire|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> |
* '''October 26''': Film producer [[Adi Shankar]] states in an interview with ''[[IndieWire]]'' that he heard that the character [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] will leave ''[[The Simpsons]]'' following controversy over him potentially being a negative and racially offensive stereotype.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/simpsons-drop-apu-character-adi-shankar-1202015372/|title='The Simpsons' Is Eliminating Apu, But Producer Adi Shankar Found the Perfect Script to Solve the Apu Problem|last=O'Falt|first=Chris|date=26 October 2018|work=IndieWire|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> |
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* '''October 29''': ''[[The Simpsons]]'' executive producer [[Al Jean]] states that Adi Shankar "does not speak for our show".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/entertainment/simpsons-apu-leaving-speculation/index.html|title='The Simpsons' producer responds to claim Apu is leaving|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|date=29 October 2018|publisher=CNN|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> |
* '''October 29''': ''[[The Simpsons]]'' executive producer [[Al Jean]] states that Adi Shankar "does not speak for our show".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/entertainment/simpsons-apu-leaving-speculation/index.html|title='The Simpsons' producer responds to claim Apu is leaving|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|date=29 October 2018|publisher=CNN|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> |
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===November=== |
===November=== |
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* '''November 9''': [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]]'s ''[[The Grinch (film)|The Grinch]]'' premieres, receiving mixed to poor attention due to the lack of the original source material.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/arts-entertainment/2018/11/08/do-we-need-another-grinch-movie-some-reviews-say-yes-others/?noredirect=on|title=Do we need another 'Grinch' movie? Some reviews say yes, but others...|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=Michael|last=Cavna|author-link=Michael Cavna|date=November 8, 2018|access-date=July 5, 2024|url-access=limited|archive-date=November 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109024733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/arts-entertainment/2018/11/08/do-we-need-another-grinch-movie-some-reviews-say-yes-others/?noredirect=on|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* '''November 13''': ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'' is released on [[Netflix]]. |
* '''November 13''': ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'' is released on [[Netflix]]. |
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* '''November 21''': |
* '''November 21''': |
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===December=== |
===December=== |
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* '''December 12''': ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' and ''[[Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People]]'' are added to the [[National Film Registry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |website=Library of Congress|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url= |
* '''December 12''': ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' and ''[[Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People]]'' are added to the [[National Film Registry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |website=Library of Congress|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5476779/national-film-registry-2018/|title=See the 25 Movies Just Added to the National Film Registry|magazine=Time|language=en|access-date=2018-12-12}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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==Film released== |
==Film released== |
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{{Main|List of animated feature films of 2018}} |
{{Main|List of animated feature films of 2018}} |
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* January 1 - ''[[Enchanted Princess (2018 film)|Enchanted Princess]]'' (Russia) |
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* January 6 - ''[[Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me]]'' (Japan) |
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* January 9 - ''[[Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' (United States) |
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* January 11: |
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** ''[[The Legend of Muay Thai: 9 Satra]]'' (Thailand) |
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** ''[[Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa]]'' (Italy and Poland) |
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* January 13 - ''[[Attack on Titan|Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening]]'' (Japan) |
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* January 19 - ''[[La Leyenda del Charro Negro]]'' (Mexico) |
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* January 23 - ''[[Batman: Gotham by Gaslight]]'' (United States) |
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* January 26 - ''[[Early Man (film)|Early Man]]'' (United Kingdom) |
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* February 1 - ''[[Vitello (film)|Vitello]]'' (Denmark) |
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* February 2: |
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** ''[[Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor]]'' (Pakistan) |
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** ''[[The Ladybug]]'' (China) |
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** ''[[Ploey: You Never Fly Alone]]'' (Iceland) |
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* February 4 - ''[[ZOOks]]'' (Belgium) |
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* February 8 - ''[[Up and Away (film)|Up and Away]]'' (Denmark) |
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* February 9: |
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** ''[[Macross Delta|Macross Delta the Movie: Passionate Walkūre]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Peter Rabbit (film)|Peter Rabbit]]'' (United States, United Kingdom and Australia) |
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* February 10 - ''[[Code Geass|Code Geass Lelouch of the Resurrection the Movie: Rebellion Path]]'' (Japan) |
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* February 13 - ''[[Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash]]'' (United States) |
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* February 16 - ''[[Boonie Bears|Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink]]'' (China) |
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* February 22 - ''[[The Wolf House]]'' (Chile) |
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* February 23 - ''[[Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly and Simon]]'' (Canada) |
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* February 24: |
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** ''[[Infini-T Force|Infini-T Force the Movie and Infinimals Forces]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms]]'' (Japan) |
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* March 1: |
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** ''[[Here Comes the Grump (film)|Here Comes the Grump]]'' (Mexico and United Kingdom) |
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** ''[[Maya the Bee: The Honey Games]]'' (Germany and Australia) |
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* March 3: |
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** ''[[Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island]]'' (Japan) |
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* March 7 - ''[[The Stolen Princess]]'' (Ukraine) |
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* March 9 - ''[[Marcianos vs. Mexicanos]]'' (Mexico) |
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* March 17 - ''[[Pretty Cure Super Stars!]]'' (Japan) |
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* March 23: |
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** ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' (United States) |
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** ''[[Sherlock Gnomes]]'' (United Kingdom and United States) |
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* March 27: |
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** ''[[Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay]]'' (United States) |
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** ''[[The Swan Princess (film series)|The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery]]'' (United States) |
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* March 28: |
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** ''[[The Testament of Sister New Devil|The Testament of Sister New Devil Departures]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[White Fang (2018 film)|White Fang]]'' (France), Luxembourg, and United States) |
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* April 5 - ''[[Cats and Peachtopia]]'' (China) |
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* April 13: |
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** ''[[Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero]]'' (United States) |
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* April 14 - ''[[Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas]]'' (Spain) |
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* April 20 - ''[[Charming (film)|Charming]]'' (United States and Canada) |
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* April 21 - ''[[Liz and the Blue Bird]]'' (Japan) |
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* April 24 - ''[[Batman Ninja]]'' (United States and Japan) |
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* April 26 - ''[[Kikoriki. Deja Vu]]'' (Russia) |
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* May 1 - ''[[Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High]]'' (United States) |
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* May 5 - ''[[Digimon Adventure tri.|Digimon Adventure tri. Future]]'' (Japan) |
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* May 8 - ''[[The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island]]'' (United States) |
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* May 10 - ''[[Samouni Road]]'' (Italy and France) |
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* May 11: |
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** ''[[Another Day of Life (film)|Another Day of Life]]'' (Poland, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and Hungary) |
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** ''[[Kral Şakir|King Shakir: Let the Game Begin]]'' (Turkey) |
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* May 13 - ''[[Chris the Swiss]]'' (Switzerland, Germany, Croatia, and Finland) |
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* May 18 - ''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (Japan) |
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* May 24: |
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** ''[[Luis and the Aliens]]'' (Germany, Luxembourg, and Denmark) |
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** ''[[Sadko]]'' (Russia) |
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* May 26 - ''[[Code Geass|Code Geass Lelouch of the Resurrection the Movie: Imperial Path]]'' (Japan) |
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* May 31 - ''[[Two Tails]]'' (Russia) |
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* June 1: |
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** ''[[Happy Little Submarine: 20000 Leagues under the Sea]]'' (China) |
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** ''[[Magic Mirror 2]]'' (China) |
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* June 2 - ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]'' (Japan) |
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* June 5 - ''[[Captain Morten and the Spider Queen]]'' (Estonia, Ireland, United Kingdom, and Belgium) |
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* June 11: |
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** ''[[Funan (film)|Funan]]'' (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Cambodia) |
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** ''[[North of Blue]]'' (United States) |
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** ''[[Okko's Inn]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Seder-Masochism]]'' (United States) |
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** ''[[Tito and the Birds]]'' (Brazil) |
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* June 12: |
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** ''[[Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires]]'' (United Kingdom) |
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** ''[[The Last Fiction]]'' (Iran) |
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* June 13 - ''[[Marnie's World]]'' (France, Germany, and Belgium) |
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* June 15 - ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' (United States) |
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* June 22 - ''[[Pocoyo|Pocoyo and the League of Extraordinary Super Friends]]'' (Spain) |
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* July 6 - ''[[Hanuman vs Mahiravana]]'' (India) |
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* July 7 - ''[[K (anime)|K: Seven Stories]]'' (Japan) |
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* July 12 - ''[[Underdog (2018 film)|Underdog]]'' (South Korea) |
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* July 13: |
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** ''[[Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation]]'' (United States) |
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** ''[[Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us]]'' (Japan) |
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* July 20: |
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** ''[[Duck Duck Goose (film)|Duck Duck Goose]]'' (United States) |
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** ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]'' (Japan) |
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* July 24 - ''[[The Death of Superman (film)|The Death of Superman]]'' (United States) |
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* July 25 - ''[[The Haunted House: The Secret of the Cave]]'' (South Korea) |
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* July 27 - ''[[Teen Titans Go! To the Movies]]'' (United States) |
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* July 31 - ''[[Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis]]'' (United States) |
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* August 3: |
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** ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]'' (United States) |
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** ''[[My Hero Academia: Two Heroes]]'' (Japan) |
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* August 7 - ''Bad Boss'' (South Korea) |
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* August 9: |
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** ''[[Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom]]'' (United States) |
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** ''[[Ruben Brandt, Collector]]'' (Hungary) |
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* August 16 - ''[[Wheely: Fast & Hilarious]]'' (Malaysia) |
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* August 17 - ''[[Penguin Highway]]'' (Japan) |
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* August 18 - ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky]]'' (Japan) |
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* August 23 - ''[[The Princess and the Dragon]]'' (Russia) |
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* August 24 - ''[[Modest Heroes]]'' (Japan) |
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* August 25 - ''[[Non Non Biyori|Non Non Biyori Vacation]]'' (Japan) |
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* August 28 - ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost]]'' (United States) |
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* August 30 - ''[[Capt'n Sharky]]'' (Germany) |
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* September 1 - ''[[I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (film)|I Want to Eat Your Pancreas]]'' (Japan) |
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* September 7: |
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** ''[[Next Gen (film)|Next Gen]]'' (Canada and United States) |
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** ''[[Ville Neuve]]'' (Canada) |
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* September 21 - ''[[Louis & Luca – Mission to the Moon]]'' (Norway) |
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* September 28 - ''[[Smallfoot (film)|Smallfoot]]'' (United States) |
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* September 29 - ''[[Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie]]'' (Japan) |
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* September 30 - ''[[Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors]]'' (United States) |
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* October 2 - ''[[DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis]]'' (United States) |
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* October 5 - ''[[Black is Beltza]]'' (Spain) |
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* October 9 - ''[[Constantine City of Demons: The Movie]]'' (United States) |
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* October 10 - ''[[Dilili in Paris]]'' (France, Belgium, and Germany) |
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* October 11 - ''[[Hoffmaniada]]'' (Russia) |
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* October 12 - ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]'' (United States) |
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* October 13 - ''[[The Donkey King]]'' (Pakistan) |
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* October 19: |
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** ''[[Cattle Hill]]'' (Norway) |
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** ''[[Haikara-san ga Tōru|Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru Kōhen – Tokyo Dai Roman]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (series)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Motel Rose]]'' (South Korea) |
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* October 20 - ''[[Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles]]'' (Spain and Netherlands) |
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* November 7 - ''[[Mugworth]]'' (Spain) |
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* November 8 - ''[[Baba Yaga. Inception]]'' (Russia) |
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* November 9 - ''[[The Grinch (2018 film)|Dr. Seuss' The Grinch]]'' (United States) |
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* November 10: |
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** ''[[Eureka Seven|Anemone – Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 2]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Monogatari (series)|Zokuowarimonogatari]]'' (Japan) |
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* November 21 - ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' (United States) |
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* November 30 - ''[[The Tower (2018 film)|The Tower]]'' (France, Norway, and Sweden) |
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* December - ''[[Dajjal: The Slayer and His Followers|Dajjal: The Slayer and His Follower]]'' (Pakistan) |
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* December 4: |
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** ''[[Elliot the Littlest Reindeer]]'' (Canada) |
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** ''[[Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness]]'' (Canada) |
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* December 5 - ''[[Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion]]'' (France) |
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* December 6: |
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** ''[[Tabaluga (2018 film)|Tabaluga]]'' (Germany) |
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** ''[[Willy and the Guardians of the Lake]]'' (Hungary) |
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* December 7: |
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** ''[[Henchmen (film)|Henchmen]]'' (Canada) |
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** ''[[Racetime]]'' (Canada) |
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* December 12 - ''[[Pachamama (film)|Pachamama]]'' (Argentina and France) |
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* December 14: |
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** ''[[3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors]]'' (Pakistan) |
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** ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' (United States) |
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* December 16 - ''[[Strike (2018 film)|Strike]]'' (United Kingdom) |
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* December 19 - ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'' (United States) |
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* December 21: |
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** ''[[Bamse and the Thunderbell]]'' (Sweden) |
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** ''[[The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands]]'' (Russia) |
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* December 25: |
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** ''[[Checkered Ninja]]'' (Denmark) |
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** ''[[Troll: The Tale of a Tail]]'' (Canada and Norway) |
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* December 27: |
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** ''[[Coconut the Little Dragon: Into the Jungle]]'' (Germany) |
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** ''[[The Three Heroes. The Heiress to the Throne]]'' (Russia) |
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* December 30 - ''[[Alibaba and the Three Golden Hair]]'' (China) |
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** ''[[Cinderella and the Secret Prince]]'' (United States) |
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** ''[[Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō|Eiga Shimajirō: Mahou no Shima no dai Boken]]'' (Japan) |
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** ''[[Hoppi Tales]]'' (Hungary) |
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==Television series debuts== |
==Television series debuts== |
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{{Main|List of animated television series of 2018}} |
{{Main|List of animated television series of 2018}} |
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|''[[Summer Camp Island]]'' |
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|Cartoon Network, HBO Max |
|Cartoon Network, HBO Max |
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|''[[The Dragon Prince]]'' |
|''[[The Dragon Prince]]'' |
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|Netflix |
|Netflix |
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|2018–present |
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|''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]'' |
|''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]'' |
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|ABC Kids |
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|2018–present |
|2018–present |
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|''[[Robozuna]]'' |
|''[[Robozuna]]'' |
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|Netflix |
|Netflix |
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|2018–present |
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|''[[Liverspots and Astronots]]'' |
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|''[[Rainbow Rangers]]'' |
|''[[Rainbow Rangers]]'' |
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|Nick Jr. |
|Nick Jr. |
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|2018–present |
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|November 9 |
|November 9 |
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|''[[44 Cats]]'' |
|''[[44 Cats]]'' |
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|Nick Jr. |
|Nick Jr. |
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|2018–present |
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|December 21 |
|December 21 |
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==Television series endings== |
==Television series endings== |
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| August 11 ||''[[Pig Goat Banana Cricket]]'' || Nicktoons || 2015–2018 |
| August 11 ||''[[Pig Goat Banana Cricket]]'' || Nicktoons || 2015–2018 |
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| September 1 || Brawl Of the Objects || |
| September 1 || Brawl Of the Objects || YouTube || 2013–2018 || Ended |
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| September 3 ||''[[Adventure Time]]'' || Cartoon Network || 2010–2018 || Ended |
| September 3 ||''[[Adventure Time]]'' || Cartoon Network || 2010–2018 || Ended |
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| December 23 || ''[[Watership Down (miniseries)|Watership Down]]'' || Netflix || 2018 || rowspan=2 | Ended |
| December 23 || ''[[Watership Down (miniseries)|Watership Down]]'' || Netflix || 2018 || rowspan=2 | Ended |
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| December 27 || ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' || YouTube || rowspan=2 | 2015–2018 |
| December 27 || ''[[DC Super Hero Girls (web series)|DC Super Hero Girls]]'' || YouTube || rowspan=2 | 2015–2018 |
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| rowspan=2 | December 30 || ''[[Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)|Bob the Builder]]'' (2015) || PBS Kids || rowspan=2 | Cancelled |
| rowspan=2 | December 30 || ''[[Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)|Bob the Builder]]'' (2015) || PBS Kids || rowspan=2 | Cancelled |
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* '''January 7''': [[Doug Young (actor)|Doug Young]], American actor (voice of [[Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy|Doggie Daddy]] in ''[[The Quick Draw McGraw Show]]'', Ding-A-Ling Wolf in ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'', [[Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey|Yippee]] in ''[[The Peter Potamus Show]]''), dies at age 98.<ref name="opa">{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M. UUU |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018 |date=3 June 2019 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-7033-1 |page=417 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BfWaDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Doug+Young%22+actor&pg=PT431 |access-date=January 6, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
* '''January 7''': [[Doug Young (actor)|Doug Young]], American actor (voice of [[Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy|Doggie Daddy]] in ''[[The Quick Draw McGraw Show]]'', Ding-A-Ling Wolf in ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'', [[Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey|Yippee]] in ''[[The Peter Potamus Show]]''), dies at age 98.<ref name="opa">{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M. UUU |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018 |date=3 June 2019 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-7033-1 |page=417 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BfWaDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Doug+Young%22+actor&pg=PT431 |access-date=January 6, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* '''January 27''': Jim McLean, American animator and storyboard artist ([[Warner Bros. Animation]], [[Disney Television Animation]], ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', ''[[Denver, the Last Dinosaur]]'', ''[[BraveStarr]]'', ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]''), dies at age 67. |
* '''January 27''': Jim McLean, American animator and storyboard artist ([[Warner Bros. Animation]], [[Disney Television Animation]], ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', ''[[Denver, the Last Dinosaur]]'', ''[[BraveStarr]]'', ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]''), dies at age 67. |
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** Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (''Våbenbrødre''), drowns at age 39 in mysterious circumstances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bogelund_cav.htm|title=Cav Bøgelund|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> |
** Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (''Våbenbrødre''), drowns at age 39 in mysterious circumstances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bogelund_cav.htm|title=Cav Bøgelund|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> |
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* '''January 31''': [[Ann Gillis]], American actress (voice of Faline in ''[[Bambi]]''), dies at age 90.<ref name="hr">{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Ann Gillis, Young Leading Lady in 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' Dies at 90 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ann-gillis-dead-young-leading-lady-adventures-tom-sawyer-dies-at-90-1081203 |accessdate=December 4, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 2, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204035107/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ann-gillis-dead-young-leading-lady-adventures-tom-sawyer-dies-at-90-1081203 |archivedate=December 4, 2018}}</ref> |
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* '''March 1''': [[Skiles and Henderson|Pete Henderson]], American comedian (voice of [[Bandar-log|Monkeys]] in ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]''), dies at age 79. |
* '''March 1''': [[Skiles and Henderson|Pete Henderson]], American comedian (voice of [[Bandar-log|Monkeys]] in ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]''), dies at age 79. |
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* '''March 3''': [[David Ogden Stiers]], American actor (voice of Cogsworth in the ''[[Beauty and the Beast (franchise)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' franchise and ''[[House of Mouse]]'', [[John Ratcliffe (governor)|Ratcliffe]] and Wiggins in ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', Archdeacon in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', Jumba Jookiba in the ''[[Lilo & Stitch (franchise)|Lilo & Stitch]]'' franchise, [[Solovar]] in the [[DC Animated Universe]], Dr. Odium in the ''[[Static Shock]]'' episode "Hoop Squad"), dies at age 75.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Gates |first=Anita |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/obituaries/david-ogden-stiers-mash-dies.html|title=David Ogden Stiers, Major Winchester on 'M*A*S*H', Dies at 75|date=March 4, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> |
* '''March 3''': [[David Ogden Stiers]], American actor (voice of Cogsworth in the ''[[Beauty and the Beast (franchise)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' franchise and ''[[House of Mouse]]'', [[John Ratcliffe (governor)|Ratcliffe]] and Wiggins in ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', Archdeacon in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', Jumba Jookiba in the ''[[Lilo & Stitch (franchise)|Lilo & Stitch]]'' franchise, Narrator in ''[[Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo]]'' and ''[[Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie]]'', Mr. Jolly, Narrator and Congressman in ''[[Teacher's Pet (TV series)|Teacher's Pet]]'', Narrator and Crew Man in the ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'' episode "The Talented Mr. Long", Nicky Flippers in ''[[Hoodwinked!]]'' and ''[[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil]]'', VLAD in ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]'', Byron Beaver in ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'', [[Solovar]] in the [[DC Animated Universe]], Dr. Odium in the ''[[Static Shock]]'' episode "Hoop Squad", Karroo in ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' episode "Luck Be an Aye-Aye"), dies at age 75.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Gates |first=Anita |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/obituaries/david-ogden-stiers-mash-dies.html|title=David Ogden Stiers, Major Winchester on 'M*A*S*H', Dies at 75|date=March 4, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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* '''March 14''': [[Stephen Hawking]], English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes "[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]", "[[Don't Fear the Roofer]]", "[[Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!|Stop, Or My Dog Will Shoot!]]" and "[[Elementary School Musical (The Simpsons)|Elementary School Musical]]", and the ''[[Futurama]]'' episodes "[[Anthology of Interest I]]", "[[Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs|The Beast with a Billion Backs]]" and "[[Reincarnation (Futurama)|Reincarnation]]"), dies from ALS at age 76.<ref name="IT-20180314">{{cite news |last=Henry |first=David |title=Stephen Hawking, physicist who reshaped cosmology, passes away at 76|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/physicist-stephen-hawking-passes-away/articleshow/63294700.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314180329/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/physicist-stephen-hawking-passes-away/articleshow/63294700.cms |archive-date=14 March 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=rsbm>{{cite journal|last1=Carr|first1=Bernard J.|last2=Ellis|first2=George F. R.|last3=Gibbons|first3=Gary W.|last4=Hartle|first4=James B.|last5=Hertog|first5=Thomas|last6=Penrose|first6=Roger|last7=Perry|first7=Malcolm J.|last8=Thorne|first8=Kip S.|title=Stephen William Hawking CH CBE. January 8, 1942—March 14, 2018|journal=[[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]]|volume=66|year=2019|pages=267–308|issn=0080-4606|doi=10.1098/rsbm.2019.0001|doi-access=free|arxiv=2002.03185}}</ref> |
* '''March 14''': [[Stephen Hawking]], English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes "[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]", "[[Don't Fear the Roofer]]", "[[Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!|Stop, Or My Dog Will Shoot!]]" and "[[Elementary School Musical (The Simpsons)|Elementary School Musical]]", and the ''[[Futurama]]'' episodes "[[Anthology of Interest I]]", "[[Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs|The Beast with a Billion Backs]]" and "[[Reincarnation (Futurama)|Reincarnation]]"), dies from ALS at age 76.<ref name="IT-20180314">{{cite news |last=Henry |first=David |title=Stephen Hawking, physicist who reshaped cosmology, passes away at 76|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/physicist-stephen-hawking-passes-away/articleshow/63294700.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314180329/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/physicist-stephen-hawking-passes-away/articleshow/63294700.cms |archive-date=14 March 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=rsbm>{{cite journal|last1=Carr|first1=Bernard J.|last2=Ellis|first2=George F. R.|last3=Gibbons|first3=Gary W.|last4=Hartle|first4=James B.|last5=Hertog|first5=Thomas|last6=Penrose|first6=Roger|last7=Perry|first7=Malcolm J.|last8=Thorne|first8=Kip S.|title=Stephen William Hawking CH CBE. January 8, 1942—March 14, 2018|journal=[[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]]|volume=66|year=2019|pages=267–308|issn=0080-4606|doi=10.1098/rsbm.2019.0001|doi-access=free|arxiv=2002.03185}}</ref> |
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* '''March 15''': [[Robert Grossman (artist)|Robert Grossman]], American painter, caricaturist, sculptor, filmmaker, poster designer, comics artist, cartoonist and animator (''[[Jimmy The C]]''), dies at age 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/grossman_robert.htm|title=Robert Grossman|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-12768971.php |title=Robert Grossman, illustrator who caricatured presidents and designed 'Airplane!' poster, dies at 78 - SFGate |website=www.sfgate.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321202752/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-12768971.php |archive-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> |
* '''March 15''': [[Robert Grossman (artist)|Robert Grossman]], American painter, caricaturist, sculptor, filmmaker, poster designer, comics artist, cartoonist and animator (''[[Jimmy The C]]''), dies at age 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/grossman_robert.htm|title=Robert Grossman|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-12768971.php |title=Robert Grossman, illustrator who caricatured presidents and designed 'Airplane!' poster, dies at 78 - SFGate |website=www.sfgate.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321202752/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-12768971.php |archive-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> |
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* '''April 4''': [[Soon-Tek Oh]], Korean actor (voice of Zhou in ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''), dies at age 85.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sung |first=Ji-eun |title=Pioneering actor Oh Soon-tek is dead at 85 |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3046619 |newspaper=[[Korea Joongang Daily]] |access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/soon-tek-oh-dead-dies-mulan-father-asian-american-theater-pioneer-1202746825 |title=Soon-Tek Oh, Voice of Mulan's Father and Asian-American Theater Pioneer, Dies at 85 |first=Erin |last=Nyren |date=April 7, 2018 |publisher=[[Penske Business Media, LLC.]] |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref> |
* '''April 4''': [[Soon-Tek Oh]], Korean actor (voice of Zhou in ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''), dies at age 85.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sung |first=Ji-eun |title=Pioneering actor Oh Soon-tek is dead at 85 |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3046619 |newspaper=[[Korea Joongang Daily]] |access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/soon-tek-oh-dead-dies-mulan-father-asian-american-theater-pioneer-1202746825 |title=Soon-Tek Oh, Voice of Mulan's Father and Asian-American Theater Pioneer, Dies at 85 |first=Erin |last=Nyren |date=April 7, 2018 |publisher=[[Penske Business Media, LLC.]] |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref> |
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* '''April 5''': [[Isao Takahata]], Japanese animator, film director and producer (''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'', ''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]''), dies at age 82.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43664515 | title = Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies at 82 | date = April 6, 2018 | access-date = April 6, 2018 | work = [[BBC]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180406052620/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43664515 | archive-date = 2018-04-06 | url-status = live}}</ref> |
* '''April 5''': [[Isao Takahata]], Japanese animator, film director and producer (''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'', ''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]''), dies at age 82.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43664515 | title = Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies at 82 | date = April 6, 2018 | access-date = April 6, 2018 | work = [[BBC]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180406052620/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43664515 | archive-date = 2018-04-06 | url-status = live}}</ref> |
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* '''April 8''': [[Chuck McCann]], American actor, comedian, puppeteer, and television host (voice of Duckworth, Burger Beagle and Bouncer Beagle in ''[[DuckTales]]'', [[Thing (comics)|The Thing]] in ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' and ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', [[Blizzard (Marvel Comics)|Blizzard]] in ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]'', Heff Heffalump in ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh]]'', the Amoeba Boys in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', "Moe" Mastro Giovanni in ''[[Adventure Time]]''), dies at age 83.<ref name="throbit">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-mccann-dead-comic-actor-kids-tv-host-was-83-1024097|title=Chuck McCann, Comic Actor and Popular Kids TV Host, Dies at 83|first=Chris|last=Koseluk|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 8, 2018|issn=0018-3660}}</ref> |
* '''April 8''': [[Chuck McCann]], American actor, comedian, puppeteer, and television host (voice of Duckworth, Burger Beagle and Bouncer Beagle in ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'', [[Thing (comics)|The Thing]] in ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' and ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', [[Blizzard (Marvel Comics)|Blizzard]] in ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]'', Heff Heffalump in ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh]]'', the Amoeba Boys in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', "Moe" Mastro Giovanni in ''[[Adventure Time]]''), dies at age 83.<ref name="throbit">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-mccann-dead-comic-actor-kids-tv-host-was-83-1024097|title=Chuck McCann, Comic Actor and Popular Kids TV Host, Dies at 83|first=Chris|last=Koseluk|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 8, 2018|issn=0018-3660}}</ref> |
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* '''April 12''': [[Giuliano Cenci]], Italian film director (''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972 film)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''), dies at age 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/spettacoli/506724/e-morto-giuliano-cenci-uno-dei-papa-di-carosello.html|title=E' morto Giuliano Cenci, uno dei papà di Carosello|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150917/https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/spettacoli/506724/e-morto-giuliano-cenci-uno-dei-papa-di-carosello.html|archive-date=July 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
* '''April 12''': [[Giuliano Cenci]], Italian film director (''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972 film)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''), dies at age 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/spettacoli/506724/e-morto-giuliano-cenci-uno-dei-papa-di-carosello.html|title=E' morto Giuliano Cenci, uno dei papà di Carosello|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150917/https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/news/spettacoli/506724/e-morto-giuliano-cenci-uno-dei-papa-di-carosello.html|archive-date=July 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* '''April 15''': [[R. Lee Ermey]], American actor and Marine drill instructor (voice of Sarge in the ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' franchise, Sky Marshall Sanchez in ''[[Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles]]'', General Thorton in ''[[Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV series)|Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot]]'', Colonel O'Malley in ''[[Recess: School's Out]]'', Jack in ''[[Shark Bait (2006 film)|Shark Bait]]'', [[Wildcat (DC Comics)|Wildcat]] in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', General Tsin in ''[[Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness]]'', Colonel Leslie Hapablap in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes "[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]" and "[[Waiting for Duffman]]", General Sims in the ''[[Kim Possible]]'' episodes "Day of the Snowmen" and "Rufus vs. Commodore Puddles", Sergeant Goonther in ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'' episode "Fancy Prance", Sergeant Hobo 678 in the ''[[Invader Zim]]'' episode "Hobo 13", Madison in the ''[[Rocket Power]]'' episode "Saving Lt. Ryan", Colonel Thrift in the ''[[Fillmore!]]'' episode "South of Friendship, North of Honor", Drill Sergeant in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' episode "Here Thar Be Dwarves", Sarge in the ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'' episode "Last Action Zero", Bunny in the ''[[Father of the Pride]]'' episode "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend", Warden in the ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "The Inmates of Summer"), dies from pneumonia at age 74.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stevens|first=Matt| |
* '''April 15''': [[R. Lee Ermey]], American actor and Marine drill instructor (voice of Sarge in the ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' franchise, Sky Marshall Sanchez in ''[[Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles]]'', General Thorton in ''[[Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV series)|Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot]]'', Colonel O'Malley in ''[[Recess: School's Out]]'', Jack in ''[[Shark Bait (2006 film)|Shark Bait]]'', [[Wildcat (DC Comics)|Wildcat]] in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', General Tsin in ''[[Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness]]'', Colonel Leslie Hapablap in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes "[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]" and "[[Waiting for Duffman]]", General Sims in the ''[[Kim Possible]]'' episodes "Day of the Snowmen" and "Rufus vs. Commodore Puddles", Sergeant Goonther in ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'' episode "Fancy Prance", Sergeant Hobo 678 in the ''[[Invader Zim]]'' episode "Hobo 13", Madison in the ''[[Rocket Power]]'' episode "Saving Lt. Ryan", Colonel Thrift in the ''[[Fillmore!]]'' episode "South of Friendship, North of Honor", Drill Sergeant in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' episode "Here Thar Be Dwarves", Sarge in the ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'' episode "Last Action Zero", Bunny in the ''[[Father of the Pride]]'' episode "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend", Warden in the ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "The Inmates of Summer"), dies from pneumonia at age 74.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Matt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/obituaries/r-lee-ermey-dead-actor.html |title=R. Lee Ermey, Harsh Drill Instructor in 'Full Metal Jacket,' Dies at 74 |work=The New York Times |date=April 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="DiedNews">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/r-lee-ermey-dead-golden-globe-nominee-full-metal-jacket-was-74-1102863 |title=R. Lee Ermey, Golden Globe Nominee for 'Full Metal Jacket,' Dies at 74 |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=April 15, 2018 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> |
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* '''April 17''': [[Carl Kasell]], American radio personality (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Pay Pal (The Simpsons)|Pay Pal]]"), dies from alzheimer's disease at age 84.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/obituaries/carl-kasell-dies.html|title=Carl Kasell, NPR Newsman Who Discovered Laughs, Dies at 84|last=McFadden|first=Robert D.|date=April 17, 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
* '''April 17''': [[Carl Kasell]], American radio personality (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Pay Pal (The Simpsons)|Pay Pal]]"), dies from alzheimer's disease at age 84.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/obituaries/carl-kasell-dies.html|title=Carl Kasell, NPR Newsman Who Discovered Laughs, Dies at 84|last=McFadden|first=Robert D.|date=April 17, 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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* '''June 2''': [[Nick Meglin]], American comics writer, theatre lyricist and animation scriptwriter (''[[Batfink]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther]]''), dies from a heart attack at age 82.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/meglin_nick.htm|title=Nick Meglin|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> |
* '''June 2''': [[Nick Meglin]], American comics writer, theatre lyricist and animation scriptwriter (''[[Batfink]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther]]''), dies from a heart attack at age 82.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/meglin_nick.htm|title=Nick Meglin|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> |
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* '''June 8''': [[Anthony Bourdain]], American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian (voice of Lance Casteau in the ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'' episode "Live and Let Dine", voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[The Food Wife]]", and the ''[[Sanjay and Craig]]'' episode "Snake Parts Unknown"), commits suicide at age 61.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/anthony-bourdain-dies/|title=How Rock Music Shaped 'Bad Boy' Chef Anthony Bourdain|last=Smith|first=Rob|date=June 8, 2018|website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref> |
* '''June 8''': [[Anthony Bourdain]], American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian (voice of Lance Casteau in the ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'' episode "Live and Let Dine", voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[The Food Wife]]", and the ''[[Sanjay and Craig]]'' episode "Snake Parts Unknown"), commits suicide at age 61.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/anthony-bourdain-dies/|title=How Rock Music Shaped 'Bad Boy' Chef Anthony Bourdain|last=Smith|first=Rob|date=June 8, 2018|website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref> |
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* '''June 11''': [[Rumen Petkov]], Bulgarian animator, comics artist (''Choko & Boko'') and director (''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', ''[[The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]''), dies at age 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/petkov_rumen.htm|title=Rumen Petkov|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> |
* '''June 11''': [[Rumen Petkov (artist)|Rumen Petkov]], Bulgarian animator, comics artist (''Choko & Boko'') and director (''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', ''[[The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]''), dies at age 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/petkov_rumen.htm|title=Rumen Petkov|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> |
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* '''June 14''': José Castillo, Venezuelan animator (creator of ''Conejíto'', the first animation in the history of Venezuela), dies at age 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.diariocontraste.com/2018/06/fallecio-jose-castillo-castillito-pionero-y-baluarte-del-cine-animado-en-venezuela/|title=Falleció José Castillo "Castillito", pionero y baluarte del cine animado en Venezuela|website=DiarioContraste.com|access-date=October 29, 2021}}</ref> |
* '''June 14''': José Castillo, Venezuelan animator (creator of ''Conejíto'', the first animation in the history of Venezuela), dies at age 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.diariocontraste.com/2018/06/fallecio-jose-castillo-castillito-pionero-y-baluarte-del-cine-animado-en-venezuela/|title=Falleció José Castillo "Castillito", pionero y baluarte del cine animado en Venezuela|website=DiarioContraste.com|access-date=October 29, 2021}}</ref> |
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** Claude Viseur, A.K.A. Clovis, Belgian comic artist and animator ([[Belvision]]), dies at age 72.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/clovis.htm|title=Claude Viseur|website=lambiek.net|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> |
** Claude Viseur, A.K.A. Clovis, Belgian comic artist and animator ([[Belvision]]), dies at age 72.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/clovis.htm|title=Claude Viseur|website=lambiek.net|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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** [[Jon Schnepp]], American animator and television director (''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'', ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[Metalocalypse]]'', ''[[The Venture Bros.]]''), dies from a stroke at age 51.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/metalocalypse-director-jon-schnepp-life-support-catastrophic-stroke/|title='Metalocalypse' Director Jon Schnepp on Life-Support Following Massive Stroke|publisher=Music Feeds|date=July 19, 2018|access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://twitter.com/hollykpayne/status/1020373989590355968 |title=Holly Payne @TDOSLWH on Twitter |work=Twitter |access-date=2018-07-20 }}</ref> |
** [[Jon Schnepp]], American animator and television director (''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'', ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[Metalocalypse]]'', ''[[The Venture Bros.]]''), dies from a stroke at age 51.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/metalocalypse-director-jon-schnepp-life-support-catastrophic-stroke/|title='Metalocalypse' Director Jon Schnepp on Life-Support Following Massive Stroke|publisher=Music Feeds|date=July 19, 2018|access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://twitter.com/hollykpayne/status/1020373989590355968 |title=Holly Payne @TDOSLWH on Twitter |work=Twitter |access-date=2018-07-20 }}</ref> |
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* '''July 20''': Carlos Vogt, Argentine comic artist and animator (worked for studio Burone Bruché), dies at age 85.<ref name="Carlos Vogt">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/vogt_carlos.htm|title=Carlos Vogt|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 6, 2024}}</ref> |
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* '''July 21''': [[Elmarie Wendel]], American actress and singer (voice of Aunt Grizelda in ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'', Beverley Billingsley in the ''[[American Dad]]'' episode "[[Stanny Boy and Frantastic]]"), dies at age 89.<ref name=":4">{{cite news|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4998158/elmarie-wendel-of-3rd-rock-from-the-sun-dies-at-89|title=Elmarie Wendel Of '3rd Rock From The Sun' Dies At 89|last=Hoahing|first=Cheryl A.|date=July 22, 2018|work=The Inquisitr|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> |
* '''July 21''': [[Elmarie Wendel]], American actress and singer (voice of Aunt Grizelda in ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'', Beverley Billingsley in the ''[[American Dad]]'' episode "[[Stanny Boy and Frantastic]]"), dies at age 89.<ref name=":4">{{cite news|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4998158/elmarie-wendel-of-3rd-rock-from-the-sun-dies-at-89|title=Elmarie Wendel Of '3rd Rock From The Sun' Dies At 89|last=Hoahing|first=Cheryl A.|date=July 22, 2018|work=The Inquisitr|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> |
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* '''July 25''': [[Patrick Williams (composer)|Patrick Williams]], American composer, arranger and conductor (''[[The Simpsons]]''), dies from cancer at age 79.<ref>{{cite web|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=2018-07-25|title=Patrick Williams, Emmy-Winning TV Composer, Dies at 79|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/obituaries-people-news/patrick-williams-dead-dies-mary-tyler-moore-show-1202886296/|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> |
* '''July 25''': [[Patrick Williams (composer)|Patrick Williams]], American composer, arranger and conductor (''[[The Simpsons]]''), dies from cancer at age 79.<ref>{{cite web|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=2018-07-25|title=Patrick Williams, Emmy-Winning TV Composer, Dies at 79|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/obituaries-people-news/patrick-williams-dead-dies-mary-tyler-moore-show-1202886296/|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* '''December 27''': [[Børge Ring]], Danish animator, jazz musician and comics artist (''Oh My Darling'', ''[[Anna & Bella]]'', ''Run of the Mill''), dies at age 97.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/ring_borge.htm|title=Børge Ring|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> |
* '''December 27''': [[Børge Ring]], Danish animator, jazz musician and comics artist (''Oh My Darling'', ''[[Anna & Bella]]'', ''Run of the Mill''), dies at age 97.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/ring_borge.htm|title=Børge Ring|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> |
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* '''December 29''': [[June Whitfield]], English radio, television, and film actress (voice of Mrs. Rabbit in ''[[The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends]]'' and Judge Pikelet in the ''[[Rex the Runt]]'' episode "The Trials of Wendy") dies at age 93.<ref name="BBC funeral">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46923624|title=June Whitfield: Absolutely Fabulous cast attend beloved co-star's funeral|date=18 January 2019|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46712694|title=Ab Fab's Dame June Whitfield dies aged 93|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=29 December 2018|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/obituaries/june-whitfield-dies-at-93.html |title=June Whitfield, a Star of 'Absolutely Fabulous,' Dies at 93 |work=The New York Times |date=30 December 2018 |access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> |
* '''December 29''': [[June Whitfield]], English radio, television, and film actress (voice of Mrs. Rabbit in ''[[The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends]]'' and Judge Pikelet in the ''[[Rex the Runt]]'' episode "The Trials of Wendy") dies at age 93.<ref name="BBC funeral">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46923624|title=June Whitfield: Absolutely Fabulous cast attend beloved co-star's funeral|date=18 January 2019|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46712694|title=Ab Fab's Dame June Whitfield dies aged 93|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=29 December 2018|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/obituaries/june-whitfield-dies-at-93.html |title=June Whitfield, a Star of 'Absolutely Fabulous,' Dies at 93 |work=The New York Times |date=30 December 2018 |access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> |
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* '''December 30''': [[Don Lusk]], American animator and director ([[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], ''[[Peanuts]]'', [[Hanna-Barbera]]), dies at age 105.<ref name="THR death">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-lusk-dead-pinocchio-fantasia-charlie-brown-animator-was-105-1172027|title=Don Lusk, Animator on 'Pinocchio,' 'Fantasia' and Charlie Brown Specials, Dies at 105|first=Rhett|last=Barlett|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group ([[Valence Media]])|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=December 31, 2018|accessdate=December 31, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Pederson">{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/don-lusk-dead-disney-animator- |
* '''December 30''': [[Don Lusk]], American animator and director ([[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], ''[[Peanuts]]'', [[Hanna-Barbera]]), dies at age 105.<ref name="THR death">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-lusk-dead-pinocchio-fantasia-charlie-brown-animator-was-105-1172027|title=Don Lusk, Animator on 'Pinocchio,' 'Fantasia' and Charlie Brown Specials, Dies at 105|first=Rhett|last=Barlett|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group ([[Valence Media]])|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=December 31, 2018|accessdate=December 31, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Pederson">{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/don-lusk-dead-disney-animator-fantasia-bambi-charlie-brown-peanuts-hanna-barbera-1202527449/|title=Don Lusk Dies: Disney Animator On 'Fantasia' & 'Bambi' Who Later Worked At Hsnna-Barbera Was 105|first=Erik|last=Pederson|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=United States|date=December 31, 2018|access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Latest revision as of 13:01, 11 December 2024
This is a list of events in animation in 2018.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 7: The first episode of Pop Team Epic airs.
- January 22: Minnie Mouse receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- January 30: Nick Jr. celebrates its 30th anniversary.
February
[edit]- February 3: 45th Annie Awards.
- February 26: The first episode of Final Space airs.
March
[edit]- March 3: 38th Golden Raspberry Awards
- Sony Pictures Animation's The Emoji Movie wins a record four Razzie awards, including Worst Picture, becoming the first animated film to win it.
- March 4: 90th Academy Awards:
- Dear Basketball by Glen Keane wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[1]
- Coco by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Academy Award for Best Original Song.[2]
- March 29: John Kricfalusi is accused by animators Robyn Byrd and Katie Rice of having sexually harassed and groomed them when they were underage.[3]
April
[edit]- April 27: The Simpsons beats Gunsmoke's record of being the longest-running American primetime TV series.[4]
May
[edit]- May 11: John Kricfalusi issues a personal explanation and apology about the sexual assault allegations against him, though he denies some of the claims.[5]
June
[edit]- June 3: The first episode of Fancy Nancy airs.
- June 11: Nina Paley's animated feature film Seder-Masochism premiers, which analyses the Book of Exodus and evolution of Judaism as a patriarchal religion.[6]
- June 18: The first episode of Big City Greens airs.
- June 29: Harvey Girls Forever! premiered on Netflix.
July
[edit]- July 7: The first episode of Summer Camp Island airs.
- July 8: Incredibles 2 surpasses Finding Dory as the highest-grossing animated film in the United States and Canada, with a domestic box-office gross of $500 million.
- July 20: The first episode of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles airs.
August
[edit]- August 17: The first episode of Disenchantment airs on Netflix.[7][8]
- August 23: The first episode of Wolfoo airs on YouTube.
September
[edit]- September 1: Total DramaRama premiered on Cartoon Network.
- September 3: Adventure Time airs its final episode on Cartoon Network, after an 8-year run.
- September 7: Kevin R. Adams and Joe Ksander's Next Gen premiers and becomes the first full-length animated feature film to be released exclusively on Netflix.
- September 21: The first episode of Hilda airs on Netflix.
October
[edit]- October 1: The first episode of Bluey premieres on ABC Kids to universal critical acclaim.
- October 19: The rest of the first season of Hilda airs on Netflix.
- October 26: Film producer Adi Shankar states in an interview with IndieWire that he heard that the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon will leave The Simpsons following controversy over him potentially being a negative and racially offensive stereotype.[9]
- October 29: The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean states that Adi Shankar "does not speak for our show".[10]
November
[edit]- November 9: Illumination's The Grinch premieres, receiving mixed to poor attention due to the lack of the original source material.[11]
- November 13: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is released on Netflix.
- November 21:
- Ralph Breaks the Internet is released, being the first theatrical Walt Disney Animation Studios sequel since The Jungle Book 2 in 2003, which had since denied subsequent theatrical sequels for 15 years.
- Let's Go Luna airs its first episode on PBS Kids.
December
[edit]- December 12: Cinderella and Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People are added to the National Film Registry.[12][13]
Awards
[edit]- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: Bao
- American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Funan
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent: Mirai
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Rezo
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- César Award for Best Animated Film: Dilili in Paris
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Isle of Dogs
- European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Another Day of Life
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Mirai
- Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Golden Reel Award for Animated Feature Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Another Day of Life
- Hollywood Animation Award: Incredibles 2
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year: The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
- Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: Incredibles 2
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film: Okko's Inn
- National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: Incredibles 2
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Isle of Dogs
- San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature: Isle of Dogs
- Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (note: the 2018/2019 events were combined; films released in both years were eligible)
- St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Tokyo Anime Award: In This Corner of the World and Kemono Friends
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Isle of Dogs
- Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: Isle of Dogs
Film released
[edit]Television series debuts
[edit]Date | Title | Channel | Year |
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January 7 | Cleo & Cuquin | Clan | 2018 |
January 14 | Hot Streets | Adult Swim | 2018–2019 |
January 15 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | Nickelodeon | 2018 |
January 19 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Netflix | 2018–2019 |
Constantine: City of Demons | CW Seed | ||
January 26 | Llama Llama | Netflix | |
February 11 | Our Cartoon President | Showtime | 2018–2020 |
February 19 | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | PBS Kids | 2018–present |
February 23 | Apple & Onion | Cartoon Network | 2018–2021 |
February 26 | Final Space | TBS, Adult Swim | |
March 2 | B: The Beginning | Netflix | 2018–present |
March 23 | Muppet Babies (2018) | Disney Junior | 2018–2022 |
March 24 | Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures | Disney XD | 2018–2019 |
March 30 | Craig of the Creek | Cartoon Network | 2018–present |
April 6 | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | Netflix | 2018–2020 |
April 8 | Ballmastrz: 9009 | Adult Swim | 2018–2020 |
April 14 | Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own | Discovery Family | 2018–2019 |
April 20 | Spy Kids: Mission Critical | Netflix | 2018 |
April 26 | Little Big Awesome | Amazon Prime Video | 2018 |
May 11 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | 2018–2019 | |
June 1 | Subway Surfers: The Animated Series | YouTube | 2018–present |
June 8 | The Hollow | Netflix | 2018–2020 |
June 18 | Big City Greens | Disney Channel | 2018–present |
June 29 | Harvey Girls Forever! | Netflix | 2018–2020 |
July 1 | Pop Team Epic | Adult Swim | 2018 |
Polly Pocket | Universal Kids | 2018–2022 | |
July 7 | Summer Camp Island | Cartoon Network, HBO Max | 2018–2023 |
July 13 | Fancy Nancy | Disney Junior | 2018–2022 |
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Netflix | 2018–2020 | |
July 20 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Nickelodeon, Nicktoons | |
July 27 | Cupcake & Dino: General Services | Netflix | 2018–2019 |
August 5 | Mega Man: Fully Charged | Cartoon Network | |
August 17 | Disenchantment | Netflix | 2018–2023 |
August 18 | Esme & Roy | HBO/Treehouse TV | 2018–2021 |
August 21 | 16 Hudson | TVOkids | 2018-present |
September 1 | Total DramaRama | Cartoon Network | 2018–2023 |
Transformers: Cyberverse | 2018–2020 | ||
September 14 | The Dragon Prince | Netflix | 2018–2024 |
September 16 | Human Kind Of | Facebook Watch | 2018 |
September 21 | Hilda | Netflix | 2018–2023 |
Pete the Cat | Amazon Prime Video | 2018–2022 | |
October 1 | Bluey | ABC Kids | 2018–present |
October 7 | Star Wars Resistance | Disney Channel | 2018–2020 |
October 18 | Robozuna | Netflix | 2018–2020 |
Liverspots and Astronots | Facebook Watch | 2018 | |
November 5 | Rainbow Rangers | Nick Jr. | 2018–2022 |
November 9 | Super Drags | Netflix | 2018 |
November 12 | Butterbean's Cafe | Nick Jr. | 2018–2020 |
November 13 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Netflix | |
November 16 | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | Amazon Prime Video | 2018–2019 |
November 20 | Motown Magic | Netflix | |
November 21 | Let's Go Luna! | PBS Kids | 2018–2022 |
December 9 | The Shivering Truth | Adult Swim | 2018–2020 |
December 11 | 44 Cats | Nick Jr. | 2018–2021 |
December 21 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Netflix | 2018–2019 |
December 22 | Watership Down | 2018 | |
December 23 | Bakugan: Battle Planet | Cartoon Network, Teletoon | 2018–present |
December 31 | Abby Hatcher | Nick Jr. | 2018–2022 |
Television series endings
[edit]Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
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January 20 | Pickle and Peanut | Disney XD | 2015–2018 | Cancelled |
January 26 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Netflix | Ended | |
February 10 | Bunsen Is a Beast | Nicktoons | 2017–2018 | Cancelled |
February 16 | DreamWorks Dragons | Netflix | 2012–2018 | |
March 5 | Star Wars Rebels | Disney XD | 2014–2018 | Ended |
March 18 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Boomerang | 2015–2018 | Cancelled |
April 13 | The Magic School Bus Rides Again | Netflix | 2017–2018 | |
April 23 | Peg + Cat | PBS Kids | 2013–2018 | |
May 4 | Kong: King of the Apes | Netflix | 2016–2018 | |
May 18 | Inspector Gadget (2015) | Netflix, Universal Kids | 2015–2018 | |
May 19 | Future-Worm! | Disney XD | 2016–2018 | |
May 25 | Trollhunters | Netflix | Ended | |
June 3 | Justice League Action | Cartoon Network | Cancelled | |
June 14 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | Nickelodeon | 2018 | |
June 24 | Clarence | Cartoon Network | 2014–2018 | Ended |
July 20 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Netflix | 2016–2018 | Cancelled |
August 3 | Dinotrux | 2015–2018 | ||
August 6 | Splash and Bubbles | PBS Kids | 2016–2018 | |
August 11 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Nicktoons | 2015–2018 | |
September 1 | Brawl Of the Objects | YouTube | 2013–2018 | Ended |
September 3 | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network | 2010–2018 | Ended |
September 7 | Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Netflix | 2017–2018 | Cancelled |
September 8 | Sofia the First | Disney Junior | 2012–2018 | Ended |
September 10 | Miles from Tomorrowland | 2015–2018 | Cancelled | |
September 15 | Mysticons | Nicktoons | 2017–2018 | Ended |
September 23 | Pop Team Epic | Adult Swim | 2018 | Cancelled |
September 28 | Skylanders Academy | Netflix | 2016–2018 | Ended |
October 1 | Goldie & Bear | Disney Junior | 2015–2018 | Cancelled |
October 5 | Animals | HBO | 2016–2018 | Ended |
October 7 | The Venture Bros. | Adult Swim | 2003–2018 | Cancelled |
October 12 | Tarzan and Jane | Netflix | 2017–2018 | Ended |
October 14 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | PBS Kids | 2010–2018 | Cancelled |
October 28 | Human Kind Of | Facebook Watch | 2018 | Ended |
November 9 | Super Drags | Netflix | Cancelled | |
Beat Bugs | 2016–2018 | Ended | ||
November 20 | Kulipari | 2016–2018 | Cancelled | |
November 22 | Space Racers | Universal Kids | 2014–2018 | |
November 29 | Liverspots and Astronots | Facebook Watch | 2018 | Ended |
December 7 | Neo Yokio | Netflix | 2017–2018 | Cancelled |
December 14 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | 2016–2018 | Ended | |
December 21 | Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus | Cinemax | 2017–2018 | Cancelled |
December 23 | Watership Down | Netflix | 2018 | Ended |
December 27 | DC Super Hero Girls | YouTube | 2015–2018 | |
December 30 | Bob the Builder (2015) | PBS Kids | Cancelled | |
Bunnicula | Boomerang | 2016–2018 |
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- January 2: Frank Buxton, American actor (voice of the title character in Batfink), dies at age 87.[14][15]
- January 7: Doug Young, American actor (voice of Doggie Daddy in The Quick Draw McGraw Show, Ding-A-Ling Wolf in The Huckleberry Hound Show, Yippee in The Peter Potamus Show), dies at age 98.[16]
- January 27: Jim McLean, American animator and storyboard artist (Warner Bros. Animation, Disney Television Animation, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Denver, the Last Dinosaur, BraveStarr, Spider-Man), dies at age 67.
- January 28:
- Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (Våbenbrødre), drowns at age 39 in mysterious circumstances.[17]
- January 31: Ann Gillis, American actress (voice of Faline in Bambi), dies at age 90.[18]
February
[edit]- February 2: Servais Tiago, Portuguese comics artist and animator, dies at age 92.[19]
- February 4: John Mahoney, English-American actor (voice of Preston Whitmore in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Atlantis: Milo's Return, General Rogard in The Iron Giant, Papi in Kronk's New Groove, Robert Terwilliger in The Simpsons episode "Funeral for a Fiend"), dies at age 77.[20][21]
- February 9: Reg E. Cathey, American actor (voice of Captain Quaid in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure), dies at age 59.[22][23]
- February 10: Ginger Tam, American musician (did the backing vocals from VeggieTales), dies at age 56.
- February 24: Bud Luckey, American animator, composer (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Sesame Street) and actor (voice of Rick Dicker in The Incredibles, Chuckles in Toy Story 3, Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh), dies at age 83.[24]
- February 26: Benjamin Melniker, American film and television producer (Warner Bros. Animation, Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Fish Police, Dinosaucers), dies at age 104.[25]
- February 27: Bill Lignante, American comics artist, courtroom sketch artist and animator (Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 91.[26]
March
[edit]- March 1: Pete Henderson, American comedian (voice of Monkeys in The Jungle Book), dies at age 79.
- March 3: David Ogden Stiers, American actor (voice of Cogsworth in the Beauty and the Beast franchise and House of Mouse, Ratcliffe and Wiggins in Pocahontas, Archdeacon in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Jumba Jookiba in the Lilo & Stitch franchise, Narrator in Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo and Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie, Mr. Jolly, Narrator and Congressman in Teacher's Pet, Narrator and Crew Man in the American Dragon: Jake Long episode "The Talented Mr. Long", Nicky Flippers in Hoodwinked! and Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, VLAD in 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Byron Beaver in The Angry Beavers, Solovar in the DC Animated Universe, Dr. Odium in the Static Shock episode "Hoop Squad", Karroo in The Wild Thornberrys episode "Luck Be an Aye-Aye"), dies at age 75.[27]
- March 14: Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (voiced himself in The Simpsons episodes "They Saved Lisa's Brain", "Don't Fear the Roofer", "Stop, Or My Dog Will Shoot!" and "Elementary School Musical", and the Futurama episodes "Anthology of Interest I", "The Beast with a Billion Backs" and "Reincarnation"), dies from ALS at age 76.[28][29]
- March 15: Robert Grossman, American painter, caricaturist, sculptor, filmmaker, poster designer, comics artist, cartoonist and animator (Jimmy The C), dies at age 78.[30][31]
- March 17: Mike MacDonald, French-born Canadian actor and comedian (voice of the Mouse King in The Nutcracker Prince, Rip in The Ripping Friends, Lifeguard in the Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" episode "Naked Beach Frenzy"), dies from heart complications at age 63.[32]
April
[edit]- April 4: Soon-Tek Oh, Korean actor (voice of Zhou in Mulan), dies at age 85.[33][34]
- April 5: Isao Takahata, Japanese animator, film director and producer (Grave of the Fireflies, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya), dies at age 82.[35]
- April 8: Chuck McCann, American actor, comedian, puppeteer, and television host (voice of Duckworth, Burger Beagle and Bouncer Beagle in DuckTales, The Thing in Fantastic Four and The Incredible Hulk, Blizzard in Iron Man, Heff Heffalump in The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh, the Amoeba Boys in The Powerpuff Girls, "Moe" Mastro Giovanni in Adventure Time), dies at age 83.[36]
- April 12: Giuliano Cenci, Italian film director (The Adventures of Pinocchio), dies at age 86.[37]
- April 15: R. Lee Ermey, American actor and Marine drill instructor (voice of Sarge in the Toy Story franchise, Sky Marshall Sanchez in Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles, General Thorton in Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Colonel O'Malley in Recess: School's Out, Jack in Shark Bait, Wildcat in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, General Tsin in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Colonel Leslie Hapablap in The Simpsons episodes "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" and "Waiting for Duffman", General Sims in the Kim Possible episodes "Day of the Snowmen" and "Rufus vs. Commodore Puddles", Sergeant Goonther in The Angry Beavers episode "Fancy Prance", Sergeant Hobo 678 in the Invader Zim episode "Hobo 13", Madison in the Rocket Power episode "Saving Lt. Ryan", Colonel Thrift in the Fillmore! episode "South of Friendship, North of Honor", Drill Sergeant in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Here Thar Be Dwarves", Sarge in the My Life as a Teenage Robot episode "Last Action Zero", Bunny in the Father of the Pride episode "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend", Warden in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "The Inmates of Summer"), dies from pneumonia at age 74.[38][39]
- April 17: Carl Kasell, American radio personality (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Pay Pal"), dies from alzheimer's disease at age 84.[40]
- April 23:
- Bob Dorough, American jazz musician, songwriter and composer (Schoolhouse Rock), dies at age 94.[41][42]
- Arthur B. Rubinstein, American composer (Tiny Toon Adventures, The Simpsons), dies from cancer at age 80.[43]
- April 24: Susan Shadburne, American screenwriter, director, producer, and filmmaker (Will Vinton Productions), dies at age 75.[44]
May
[edit]- May 7:
- Miki Muster, Slovenian sculptor, illustrator, comics artist and animator (Bavaria Film, made cartoons based on the work of Guillermo Mordillo and Manfred Schmidt's Nick Knatterton), dies at age 92.[45]
- Søren Hyldgaard, Danish film composer (When Life Departs, Help! I'm a Fish), dies at age 55.
- May 11: Zlatko Bourek, Croatian animated film director, screenwriter, production designer and cartoonist, dies at age 88.[46][47]
- May 13: Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress (voice of Solitaire in GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords, Mistress Helga in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, continued voice of Gaia in Captain Planet and the Planeteers), dies at age 69.[48]
- May 14: Tom Wolfe, American author and journalist (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Moe'N'a Lisa"), dies at age 88.[49]
- May 16: Joseph Campanella, American actor (voice of the Lizard in Spider-Man, William Shepard / the Master in Road Rovers, Matthew Thorne in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Paging the Crime Doctor"), dies at age 93.[50]
- May 17: Jerry Richardson, American animator, storyboard artist, background artist, prop designer and art director (Bobby's World, The Simpsons, Klasky Csupo, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Adelaide Productions, Futurama, Cartoon Network Studios, Disney Television Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, Brickleberry), dies at age 53.
- May 18: Fred Peters, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 95.[51][52]
- May 21: Clint Walker, American actor and singer (voice of Nick Nitro in Small Soldiers), dies at age 90.[53]
June
[edit]- June 1: William Edward Phipps, American actor (voice of Prince Charming in Cinderella), dies at age 96.[54][55][56]
- June 2: Nick Meglin, American comics writer, theatre lyricist and animation scriptwriter (Batfink, The Pink Panther), dies from a heart attack at age 82.[57]
- June 8: Anthony Bourdain, American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian (voice of Lance Casteau in the Archer episode "Live and Let Dine", voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "The Food Wife", and the Sanjay and Craig episode "Snake Parts Unknown"), commits suicide at age 61.[58]
- June 11: Rumen Petkov, Bulgarian animator, comics artist (Choko & Boko) and director (Johnny Bravo, Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, The New Woody Woodpecker Show), dies at age 70.[59]
- June 14: José Castillo, Venezuelan animator (creator of Conejíto, the first animation in the history of Venezuela), dies at age 94.[60]
- June 28:
- Denis Akiyama, Japanese-Canadian actor (voice of Iceman, Silver Samurai, and Sunfire in X-Men, Malachite in the original English dub of Sailor Moon), dies from cancer at age 66.[61]
- Harlan Ellison, American screenwriter (Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Silver Surfer, Love, Death & Robots, voiced himself in Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated, and The Simpsons episode "Married to the Blob", additional voices in The Pirates of Dark Water), dies at age 84.[62]
- June 29: Eugene Pitt, American musician (composed the theme music of Nickelodeon), dies at age 80.[63]
July
[edit]- July 1: Peter Firmin, English animator, puppeteer and illustrator (co-creator of Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine and Bagpuss), co-founder of Smallfilms, dies at age 89.[64]
- July 4: Darrell McNeil, American animator, writer, editor, publisher, producer and actor (Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Bakshi Animation, Ruby-Spears, Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Animation, Don Bluth), dies at age 60.[65]
- July 10: Lolee Aries, American television producer and production manager (Film Roman, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, MoonScoop), dies from complications of lymphoma at age 61.[66]
- July 19:
- Claude Viseur, A.K.A. Clovis, Belgian comic artist and animator (Belvision), dies at age 72.[67]
- Jon Schnepp, American animator and television director (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Metalocalypse, The Venture Bros.), dies from a stroke at age 51.[68][69]
- July 20: Carlos Vogt, Argentine comic artist and animator (worked for studio Burone Bruché), dies at age 85.[70]
- July 21: Elmarie Wendel, American actress and singer (voice of Aunt Grizelda in The Lorax, Beverley Billingsley in the American Dad episode "Stanny Boy and Frantastic"), dies at age 89.[71]
- July 25: Patrick Williams, American composer, arranger and conductor (The Simpsons), dies from cancer at age 79.[72]
August
[edit]- August 5:
- Charlotte Rae, American actress, comedienne and singer (voice of Aunt Pristine Figg in Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Adrienne Van Leydon in Itsy Bitsy Spider, Nanny in 101 Dalmatians: The Series), dies at age 92.[73]
- David Landsberg, American actor (voice of Woody in The Buford Files, Mr. Griff in Stanley), dies at age 73.[74]
- August 13: Unsho Ishizuka, Japanese voice actor (voice of Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop, Mr. Satan in the Dragon Ball franchise, Van Hohenheim in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Zabuza Momochi in Naruto, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, narrator and Professor Oak in Pokémon), dies at age 67.[75]
- August 15: Kunihiro Abe, Japanese animator (Gundam), dies at age 59 or 60.[76]
- August 20: Brian Murray, South African actor and theatre director (voice of Long John Silver in Treasure Planet), dies at age 80.[77]
- August 21: Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor and singer (portrayed Robbie Rotten in LazyTown), dies from bile duct cancer at age 43.[78]
- August 23: Russ Heath, American comic book artist and animator (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero), dies at age 91 from cancer.[79][80]
- August 24: Robin Leach, English entertainment reporter and writer (voice of TV Host in the Garfield and Friends episode "Fat and Furry", Chamberlain in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "The Empress' Nightingale", voiced himself in the Family Guy episode "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater"), dies from a stroke at age 76.[81]
- August 25: Miyoko Asō, Japanese actress (voice of Fune Isono in Sazae-san, Pinako Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist, Cologne in Ranma ½), dies from dementia at age 92.[82]
- August 31: Carole Shelley, English actress (voice of Amelia Gabble in The Aristocats, Lady Kluck in Robin Hood), dies at age 79.[83]
September
[edit]- September 6: Burt Reynolds, American actor (voice of Charlie B. Barkin in All Dogs Go to Heaven, Senator Buckingham in American Dad!, Judge Keaton in the Duckman episode "Das Sub", M.F. Thatherton in the King of the Hill episode "The Company Man", Narrator/Old Tommy in The Legend of Frosty the Snowman), dies at age 82.[84][85]
October
[edit]- October 4:
- Will Vinton, American animator and film director (The Adventures of Mark Twain, The California Raisins), dies at age 70.[86][87]
- Audrey Wells, American producer, director and screenwriter (Over the Moon), dies from cancer at age 58.[88]
- October 7:
- Gibba, Italian animator and comics artist, dies at age 93.[89]
- Michel Lyman, American animator (The Little Rascals Christmas Special, A Family Circus Christmas, A Chipmunk Christmas, The Mighty Kong), storyboard artist (DIC Entertainment), sheet timer (Film Roman, DIC Entertainment, Klasky Csupo, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Hyperion Pictures, Adelaide Productions, All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, Mike, Lu & Og, Generation O!, Disney Television Animation, The Cramp Twins, Warner Bros. Animation, Stripperella, American Dad!, Cartoon Network Studios, LeapFrog, Brickleberry, Madea's Tough Love, Bordertown, Dawn of the Croods, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Guardians of the Galaxy), lip sync artist (Mike, Lu & Og, King of the Hill, Tron: Uprising, Guardians of the Galaxy), animatic editor (Adventure Time), production manager (The California Raisin Show), producer (The Legend of Prince Valiant) and director (The Legend of Prince Valiant, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The Angry Beavers, Phantom 2040, C Bear and Jamal, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Sym-Bionic Titan), dies at age 67.
- October 9: Adam Burke, American animator (Pixar), dies at age 47.[90]
- October 15: Domingo Rivera, American animator and clean-up artist (Cats Don't Dance, Quest for Camelot, The Iron Giant, The Tigger Movie, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Eight Crazy Nights, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, The Simpsons, The Simpsons Movie), dies at an unknown age.
- October 17: Robert J. Walsh, American composer (Looney Tunes, Marvel Productions), dies at age 70.[91]
- October 27: Stephen Sustarsic, American television producer and writer (Disney Television Animation, Mighty Max, Exosquad, Bump in the Night, Duckman, Dilbert, Xiaolin Showdown, Danny Phantom, Loonatics Unleashed, World of Quest, Fanboy & Chum Chum, WordGirl, Johnny Test, Xiaolin Chronicles, co-creator of The Wild Thornberrys), dies at age 62.[92]
- October 30: David Cherkassky, Soviet and Ukrainian animated film director and screenwriter (Kievnauchfilm), dies at age 87.[93][94]
November
[edit]- November 4: Jacques Muller, French animator (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Animation, Amblin, ILM), dies at age 62.[95]
- November 5: Rick Reinert, American animator, film director and producer (MGM, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Rick Reinert Productions), dies at age 93.[96][97]
- November 7: Orlando Corradi, Italian film animator and director (founder of Mondo TV), dies at age 78.[98]
- November 13: Stan Lee, American comics writer, editor and publisher (narrator in The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, voice of Fred's dad in Big Hero 6 and Big Hero 6: The Series, the Mayor of Superhero City in The Super Hero Squad Show, Mayor Stan in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Stan the janitor in Ultimate Spider-Man, himself in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, The Simpsons episodes "I Am Furious (Yellow)", "The Caper Chase" and "Married to the Blob", and the Spider-Man episode "Farewell Spider-Man"), dies at age 95.[99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106]
- November 24: Ricky Jay, American stage magician, actor and writer (narrator in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Double Trouble", voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "The Great Simpsina"), dies at age 72.[107]
- November 26: Stephen Hillenburg, American comics artist, animator, writer, producer, director, designer, storyboard artist, illustrator and actor (Rocko's Modern Life, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants), dies at age 57.[108]
December
[edit]- December 1: Ken Berry, American actor, dancer and singer (voice of Seymour Grey in The New Batman Adventures episode "Never Fear"), dies at age 85.[109]
- December 10: Alvin Epstein, American actor and director (voice of Bookseller in Beauty and the Beast), dies at age 93.
- December 17: Penny Marshall, American actress, film director and producer (voice of Laverne DeFazio in Laverne & Shirley in the Army, Ms. Botz in The Simpsons episode "Some Enchanted Evening"), dies at age 75.[110][111][112][113]
- December 27: Børge Ring, Danish animator, jazz musician and comics artist (Oh My Darling, Anna & Bella, Run of the Mill), dies at age 97.[114]
- December 29: June Whitfield, English radio, television, and film actress (voice of Mrs. Rabbit in The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends and Judge Pikelet in the Rex the Runt episode "The Trials of Wendy") dies at age 93.[115][116][117]
- December 30: Don Lusk, American animator and director (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Peanuts, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 105.[118][119]
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External links
[edit]- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb