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'{{Short description|Animation-related events during 2018}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Year box}} This is a list of events in '''animation in 2018'''. ==Events== ===January=== * '''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. Channel|Nick Jr.]] celebrates its 30th anniversary. ===February=== * '''February 3''': [[45th Annie Awards]]. * '''February 26''': The first episode of ''[[Final Space]]'' airs. ===March=== * '''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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees/short-film-animated/|title=90th Academy Award Animated Short Film Nominees|website=The Oscars 2018|publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney Enterprises, Inc.]]|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> ** ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'' by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar wins the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/arts/oscar-winners.html|title=The 2018 Oscar Winners: Full List|date=March 4, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> * '''March 29''': [[John Kricfalusi]] is accused by animators Robyn Byrd and Katie Rice of having sexually harassed and [[child grooming|groomed]] them when they were underage.<ref name="BuzzFeed">{{cite news|first=Ariane|last=Lange|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse|title= Creator Of "Ren & Stimpy" Accused Of Preying On Underage Girls Who Wanted Animation Careers|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> ===April=== * '''April 27''': ''[[The Simpsons]]'' beats ''[[Gunsmoke]]''<nowiki/>'s record of being the longest-running American primetime TV series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-simpsons-to-become-longest-running-primetime-scripted-series-on-tv/|title="The Simpsons" to become longest-running primetime scripted series on TV|website=www.cbsnews.com|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ===May=== * '''May 11''': [[John Kricfalusi]] issues a personal explanation and apology about the sexual assault allegations against him, though he denies some of the claims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kricfalusi_john.htm|title=John Kricfalusi|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ===June=== * '''June 3''': The first episode of ''[[Fancy Nancy (TV series)|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 [[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 18''': The first episode of ''[[Big City Greens]]'' airs. * '''June 29''': ''[[Harvey Girls Forever!]]'' premiered on Netflix. ===July=== * '''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=== * '''August 17''': The first episode of ''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]'' airs on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=July 25, 2017 |title=Netflix Announces DISENCHANTMENT, a New Epic Fantasy Animated Series from Matt Groening |url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-announces-disenchantment-a-new-epic-fantasy-animated-series-from-matt-groening |location=Hollywood, CA |access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abbi-jacobson-lead-voice-cast-netflixs-animated-matt-groening-comedy-1024125|title=Abbi Jacobson to Lead Voice Cast for Netflix's Animated Matt Groening Comedy|last=Goldberg|first=Leslie|date=July 25, 2017|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref> * '''August 23''': The first episode of ''[[Wolfoo]]'' airs on [[YouTube]]. ===September=== * '''September 1:''' [[Total DramaRama|''Total DramaRama'']] premiered on Cartoon Network. * '''September 3''': ''[[Adventure Time]]'' airs its [[Come Along with Me (Adventure Time)|final episode]] on [[Cartoon Network]], after an 8-year run. * '''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 21''': The first episode of [[Hilda (TV series)|''Hilda'']] airs on Netflix. ===October=== * '''October 1:''' The first episode of ''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]'' premieres on [[ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids]] to universal critical acclaim. * '''October 19''': The rest of the first season of ''[[Hilda (TV series)|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.<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 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> ===November=== * '''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=== * '''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=http://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> ==Awards== * [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]: ''[[Bao (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 (film)|Funan]]'' * [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent]]: ''[[Mirai (film)|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 (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' * [[European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Another Day of Life (film)|Another Day of Life]]'' * [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]'' * [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film|Golden Reel Award for Animated Feature Film]]: ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' * [[Goya Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Another Day of Life (film)|Another Day of Life]]'' * [[23rd Hollywood Film Awards|Hollywood Animation Award]]: ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' * [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year]]: ''[[Night Is Short, Walk On Girl|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 (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 (film)|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 (film)|In This Corner of the World]]'' and ''[[Kemono Friends]]'' * [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film]]: ''[[Isle of Dogs (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)|Isle of Dogs]]'' ==Film released== {{Main|List of animated feature films of 2018}} * January 1 - ''[[Enchanted Princess (2018 film)|Enchanted Princess]]'' (Russia) * January 6 - ''[[Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me]]'' (Japan) * January 9 - ''[[Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' (United States) * January 11: ** ''[[The Legend of Muay Thai: 9 Satra]]'' (Thailand) ** ''[[Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa]]'' (Italy and Poland) * January 13 - ''[[Attack on Titan|Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening]]'' (Japan) * January 19 - ''[[La Leyenda del Charro Negro]]'' (Mexico) * January 23 - ''[[Batman: Gotham by Gaslight]]'' (United States) * January 26 - ''[[Early Man (film)|Early Man]]'' (United Kingdom) * February 1 - ''[[Vitello (film)|Vitello]]'' (Denmark) * February 2: ** ''[[Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor]]'' (Pakistan) ** ''[[The Ladybug]]'' (China) ** ''[[Ploey: You Never Fly Alone]]'' (Iceland) * February 4 - ''[[ZOOks]]'' (Belgium) * February 8 - ''[[Up and Away (film)|Up and Away]]'' (Denmark) * February 9: ** ''[[Macross Delta|Macross Delta the Movie: Passionate Walkūre]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Peter Rabbit (film)|Peter Rabbit]]'' (United States, United Kingdom and Australia) * February 10 - ''[[Code Geass|Code Geass Lelouch of the Resurrection the Movie: Rebellion Path]]'' (Japan) * February 13 - ''[[Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash]]'' (United States) * February 16 - ''[[Boonie Bears|Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink]]'' (China) * February 22 - ''[[The Wolf House]]'' (Chile) * February 23 - ''[[Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly and Simon]]'' (Canada) * February 24: ** ''[[Infini-T Force|Infini-T Force the Movie and Infinimals Forces]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms]]'' (Japan) * March 1: ** ''[[Here Comes the Grump (film)|Here Comes the Grump]]'' (Mexico and United Kingdom) ** ''[[Maya the Bee: The Honey Games]]'' (Germany and Australia) * March 3: ** ''[[Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island]]'' (Japan) * March 7 - ''[[The Stolen Princess]]'' (Ukraine) * March 9 - ''[[Marcianos vs. Mexicanos]]'' (Mexico) * March 17 - ''[[Pretty Cure Super Stars!]]'' (Japan) * March 23: ** ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' (United States) ** ''[[Sherlock Gnomes]]'' (United Kingdom and United States) * March 27: ** ''[[Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay]]'' (United States) ** ''[[The Swan Princess (film series)|The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery]]'' (United States) * March 28: ** ''[[The Testament of Sister New Devil|The Testament of Sister New Devil Departures]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[White Fang (2018 film)|White Fang]]'' (France), Luxembourg, and United States) * April 5 - ''[[Cats and Peachtopia]]'' (China) * April 13: ** ''[[Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero]]'' (United States) * April 14 - ''[[Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas]]'' (Spain) * April 20 - ''[[Charming (film)|Charming]]'' (United States and Canada) * April 21 - ''[[Liz and the Blue Bird]]'' (Japan) * April 24 - ''[[Batman Ninja]]'' (United States and Japan) * April 26 - ''[[Kikoriki. Deja Vu]]'' (Russia) * May 1 - ''[[Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High]]'' (United States) * May 5 - ''[[Digimon Adventure tri.|Digimon Adventure tri. Future]]'' (Japan) * May 8 - ''[[The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island]]'' (United States) * May 10 - ''[[Samouni Road]]'' (Italy and France) * May 11: ** ''[[Another Day of Life (film)|Another Day of Life]]'' (Poland, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and Hungary) ** ''[[Kral Şakir|King Shakir: Let the Game Begin]]'' (Turkey) * May 13 - ''[[Chris the Swiss]]'' (Switzerland, Germany, Croatia, and Finland) * May 18 - ''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (Japan) * May 24: ** ''[[Luis and the Aliens]]'' (Germany, Luxembourg, and Denmark) ** ''[[Sadko]]'' (Russia) * May 26 - ''[[Code Geass|Code Geass Lelouch of the Resurrection the Movie: Imperial Path]]'' (Japan) * May 31 - ''[[Two Tails]]'' (Russia) * June 1: ** ''[[Happy Little Submarine: 20000 Leagues under the Sea]]'' (China) ** ''[[Magic Mirror 2]]'' (China) * June 2 - ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]'' (Japan) * June 5 - ''[[Captain Morten and the Spider Queen]]'' (Estonia, Ireland, United Kingdom, and Belgium) * June 11: ** ''[[Funan (film)|Funan]]'' (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Cambodia) ** ''[[North of Blue]]'' (United States) ** ''[[Okko's Inn]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Seder-Masochism]]'' (United States) ** ''[[Tito and the Birds]]'' (Brazil) * June 12: ** ''[[Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires]]'' (United Kingdom) ** ''[[The Last Fiction]]'' (Iran) * June 13 - ''[[Marnie's World]]'' (France, Germany, and Belgium) * June 15 - ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' (United States) * June 22 - ''[[Pocoyo|Pocoyo and the League of Extraordinary Super Friends]]'' (Spain) * July 6 - ''[[Hanuman vs Mahiravana]]'' (India) * July 7 - ''[[K (anime)|K: Seven Stories]]'' (Japan) * July 12 - ''[[Underdog (2018 film)|Underdog]]'' (South Korea) * July 13: ** ''[[Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation]]'' (United States) ** ''[[Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us]]'' (Japan) * July 20: ** ''[[Duck Duck Goose (film)|Duck Duck Goose]]'' (United States) ** ''[[Mirai (film)|Mirai]]'' (Japan) * July 24 - ''[[The Death of Superman (film)|The Death of Superman]]'' (United States) * July 25 - ''[[The Haunted House: The Secret of the Cave]]'' (South Korea) * July 27 - ''[[Teen Titans Go! To the Movies]]'' (United States) * July 31 - ''[[Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis]]'' (United States) * August 3: ** ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]'' (United States) ** ''[[My Hero Academia: Two Heroes]]'' (Japan) * August 7 - ''Bad Boss'' (South Korea) * August 9: ** ''[[Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom]]'' (United States) ** ''[[Ruben Brandt, Collector]]'' (Hungary) * August 16 - ''[[Wheely: Fast & Hilarious]]'' (Malaysia) * August 17 - ''[[Penguin Highway]]'' (Japan) * August 18 - ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky]]'' (Japan) * August 23 - ''[[The Princess and the Dragon]]'' (Russia) * August 24 - ''[[Modest Heroes]]'' (Japan) * August 25 - ''[[Non Non Biyori|Non Non Biyori Vacation]]'' (Japan) * August 28 - ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost]]'' (United States) * August 30 - ''[[Capt'n Sharky]]'' (Germany) * September 1 - ''[[I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (film)|I Want to Eat Your Pancreas]]'' (Japan) * September 7: ** ''[[Next Gen (film)|Next Gen]]'' (Canada and United States) ** ''[[Ville Neuve]]'' (Canada) * September 21 - ''[[Louis & Luca – Mission to the Moon]]'' (Norway) * September 28 - ''[[Smallfoot (film)|Smallfoot]]'' (United States) * September 29 - ''[[Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie]]'' (Japan) * September 30 - ''[[Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors]]'' (United States) * October 2 - ''[[DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis]]'' (United States) * October 5 - ''[[Black is Beltza]]'' (Spain) * October 9 - ''[[Constantine City of Demons: The Movie]]'' (United States) * October 10 - ''[[Dilili in Paris]]'' (France, Belgium, and Germany) * October 11 - ''[[Hoffmaniada]]'' (Russia) * October 12 - ''[[Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween]]'' (United States) * October 13 - ''[[The Donkey King]]'' (Pakistan) * October 19: ** ''[[Cattle Hill]]'' (Norway) ** ''[[Haikara-san ga Tōru|Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru Kōhen – Tokyo Dai Roman]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (series)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Motel Rose]]'' (South Korea) * October 20 - ''[[Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles]]'' (Spain and Netherlands) * November 7 - ''[[Mugworth]]'' (Spain) * November 8 - ''[[Baba Yaga. Inception]]'' (Russia) * November 9 - ''[[The Grinch (2018 film)|Dr. Seuss' The Grinch]]'' (United States) * November 10: ** ''[[Eureka Seven|Anemone – Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 2]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Monogatari (series)|Zokuowarimonogatari]]'' (Japan) * November 21 - ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' (United States) * November 30 - ''[[The Tower (2018 film)|The Tower]]'' (France, Norway, and Sweden) * December 4: ** ''[[Elliot the Littlest Reindeer]]'' (Canada) ** ''[[Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness]]'' (Canada) * December 5 - ''[[Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion]]'' (France) * December 6: ** ''[[Tabaluga (2018 film)|Tabaluga]]'' (Germany) ** ''[[Willy and the Guardians of the Lake]]'' (Hungary) * December 7: ** ''[[Henchmen (film)|Henchmen]]'' (Canada) ** ''[[Racetime]]'' (Canada) * December 12 - ''[[Pachamama (film)|Pachamama]]'' (Argentina and France) * December 14: ** ''[[3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors]]'' (Pakistan) ** ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' (United States) * December 16 - ''[[Strike (2018 film)|Strike]]'' (United Kingdom) * December 19 - ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'' (United States) * December 21: ** ''[[Bamse and the Thunderbell]]'' (Sweden) ** ''[[The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands]]'' (Russia) * December 25: ** ''[[Checkered Ninja]]'' (Denmark) ** ''[[Troll: The Tale of a Tail]]'' (Canada and Norway) * December 27: ** ''[[Coconut the Little Dragon: Into the Jungle]]'' (Germany) ** ''[[The Three Heroes. The Heiress to the Throne]]'' (Russia) * December 30 - ''[[Alibaba and the Three Golden Hair]]'' (China) * Specific date unknown: ** ''[[Cinderella and the Secret Prince]]'' (United States) ** ''[[Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō|Eiga Shimajirō: Mahou no Shima no dai Boken]]'' (Japan) ** ''[[Hoppi Tales]]'' (Hungary) ==Television series debuts== {{Main|List of animated television series of 2018}} {| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" border="1" width="75%" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center" ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Channel ! scope="col" |Year |- |January 7 |''[[Cleo & Cuquin]]'' |Clan |2018 |- |January 14 |''[[Hot Streets (TV series)|Hot Streets]]'' |Adult Swim |2018–2019 |- |January 15 |''[[The Adventures of Kid Danger]]'' |Nickelodeon |2018 |- | rowspan="2" |January 19 |''[[Trolls: The Beat Goes On!]]'' |Netflix | rowspan="3" |2018–2019 |- |''[[Constantine: City of Demons]]'' |CW Seed |- |January 26 |''[[Llama Llama (TV series)|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 | rowspan="2" |2018–2021 |- |February 26 |''[[Final Space]]'' |TBS, Adult Swim |- |March 2 |''[[B The Beginning|B: The Beginning]]'' |Netflix |2018–present |- |March 23 |''[[Muppet Babies (2018 TV series)|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]]'' | rowspan="2" |Amazon Prime Video |2018 |- |May 11 |''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV series)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' |2018–2019 |- |June 1 |''[[Subway Surfers|Subway Surfers: The Animated Series]]'' |YouTube |2018–present |- |June 8 |''[[The Hollow (TV series)|The Hollow]]'' |Netflix |2018–2020 |- |June 18 |''[[Big City Greens]]'' |Disney Channel |2018–present |- |June 29 |''[[Harvey Girls Forever!]]'' |Netflix |2018–2020 |- | rowspan="2" |July 1 |''[[Pop Team Epic]]'' |Adult Swim |2018 |- |''[[Polly Pocket (TV series)|Polly Pocket]]'' |Universal Kids |2018–2022 |- |July 7 |''[[Summer Camp Island]]'' |Cartoon Network, HBO Max |2018–present |- | rowspan="2" |July 13 |''[[Fancy Nancy (TV series)|Fancy Nancy]]'' |Disney Junior |2018–2022 |- |''[[The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants]]'' |Netflix |rowspan=2 | 2018–2020 |- |July 20 |''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' |Nickelodeon, Nicktoons |- |July 27 |''[[Cupcake & Dino: General Services]]'' |Netflix |rowspan=2 | 2018–2019 |- |August 5 |''[[Mega Man: Fully Charged]]'' |Cartoon Network |- |August 17 |''[[Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment]]'' |Netflix |2018–2023 |- |August 18 |''[[Esme & Roy]]'' |HBO/Treehouse TV |2018–2021 |- |August 21 |''[[16 Hudson]]'' |TVOkids |2018-present |- | rowspan="2" |September 1 |''[[Total DramaRama]]'' | rowspan="2" |Cartoon Network |2018–2023 |- |''[[Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' |2018–2020 |- |September 14 |''[[The Dragon Prince]]'' |Netflix |2018–present |- |September 16 |''[[Human Kind Of]]'' |[[Facebook Watch]] |2018 |- | rowspan="2" |September 21 |''[[Hilda (TV series)|Hilda]]'' |Netflix |2018–2023 |- |''[[Pete the Cat (TV series)|Pete the Cat]]'' |Amazon Prime Video |2018–2022 |- |October 1 |''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]'' |ABC Kids |2018–present |- |October 7 |''[[Star Wars Resistance]]'' |Disney Channel |2018–2020 |- | rowspan="2" |October 18 |''[[Robozuna]]'' |Netflix |2018–present |- |''[[Liverspots and Astronots]]'' |Facebook Watch |2018 |- |November 5 |''[[Rainbow Rangers]]'' |Nick Jr. |2018–present |- |November 9 |''[[Super Drags]]'' |Netflix |2018 |- |November 12 |''[[Butterbean's Cafe]]'' |Nick Jr. |rowspan=2 | 2018–2020 |- |November 13 |''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'' |Netflix |- |November 16 |''[[Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny]]'' |Amazon Prime Video |rowspan=2 | 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–present |- |December 21 |''[[3Below: Tales of Arcadia]]'' | rowspan="2" |Netflix |2018–2019 |- |December 22 |''[[Watership Down (2018 TV series)|Watership Down]]'' |2018 |- |December 23 |''[[Bakugan: Battle Planet]]'' |Cartoon Network, Teletoon |2018–present |- |December 31 |''[[Abby Hatcher]]'' |Nick Jr. |2018–2022 |} ==Television series endings== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center" width="75%" border="1" cellpadding="3" ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Channel ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Notes |- | January 20 || ''[[Pickle and Peanut]]'' || Disney XD || rowspan="2" | 2015–2018 || Cancelled |- | January 26 || ''[[The Adventures of Puss in Boots]]'' || Netflix || Ended |- | February 10 || ''[[Bunsen Is a Beast]]'' || Nicktoons || 2017–2018 || rowspan="2" | 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 || rowspan="6" | 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 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]'' (2015) || Netflix, Universal Kids || 2015–2018 |- | May 19 ||''[[Future-Worm!]]'' |Disney XD | rowspan="3" | 2016–2018 |- | May 25 || ''[[Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia|Trollhunters]]'' || Netflix || Ended |- | June 3 || ''[[Justice League Action]]'' || Cartoon Network || rowspan="2" | Cancelled |- | June 14 ||''[[The Adventures of Kid Danger]]'' || Nickelodeon || 2018 |- | June 24 || ''[[Clarence (American TV series)|Clarence]]'' || Cartoon Network || 2014–2018 || Ended |- | July 20 || ''[[Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh]]'' || rowspan="2" | Netflix || 2016–2018 || rowspan="4" | 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]]'' || rowspan="2" | 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 (American TV series)|Animals]]'' || HBO || 2016–2018 || Ended |- | October 7 || ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'' || Adult Swim || 2003–2018 || Cancelled |- | October 12 || ''[[Tarzan and Jane (TV series)|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 || rowspan="2" | 2018 |Ended |- | rowspan="2" |November 9 || ''[[Super Drags]]'' || rowspan="3" | Netflix || Cancelled |- | ''[[Beat Bugs]]'' || 2016–2018 || Ended |- | November 20 || ''[[Kulipari]]'' || 2016–2018 || rowspan=2 | Cancelled |- | November 22 || ''[[Space Racers]]'' || Universal Kids || 2014–2018 |- | November 29 || ''[[Liverspots and Astronots]]'' || Facebook Watch || 2018 || Ended |- | December 7 || ''[[Neo Yokio]]'' || rowspan="2" | 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 (miniseries)|Watership Down]]'' || Netflix || 2018 || rowspan=2 | Ended |- | December 27 || ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' || YouTube || rowspan=2 | 2015–2018 |- | rowspan=2 | December 30 || ''[[Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)|Bob the Builder]]'' (2015) || PBS Kids || rowspan=2 | Cancelled |- | ''[[Bunnicula (TV series)|Bunnicula]]'' || Boomerang || 2016–2018 |} ==Deaths== ===January=== * '''January 2''': [[Frank Buxton]], American actor (voice of the title character in ''[[Batfink]]''), dies at age 87.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsfromme.com/2018/01/02/frank-buxton-r-p/|title = News from ME - Mark Evanier's blog}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/frank-buxton-dead-odd-couple-happy-days-writer-director-was-87-1071374|last1=Barnes|first1=Mike|last2=Bartlett|first2=Rhett|title=Frank Buxton, Writer and Director on 'The Odd Couple' and 'Happy Days,' Dies at 87|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 3, 2018|accessdate=January 3, 2018}}</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> * '''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 28''': ** 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> * '''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> ===February=== * '''February 2''': Servais Tiago, Portuguese comics artist and animator, dies at age 92.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tiago_servais.htm|title=Servais Tiago}}</ref> * '''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.<ref name=ChicagoTribuneObit>Chris Jones (2018) [http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/news/ct-ent-john-mahoney-dead-steppenwolf-frasier-20180205-story.html "John Mahoney, Steppenwolf and 'Frasier' actor who walked away from Hollywood, dead at 77"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206045841/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/news/ct-ent-john-mahoney-dead-steppenwolf-frasier-20180205-story.html |date=February 6, 2018}} ''Chicago Tribune'', February 5, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2018.</ref><ref name=VanityFair>Julie Miller (2018) [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/john-mahoney-dead "John Mahoney, Beloved Frasier Father, Dies at 77"], ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', February 5, 2018. Accessed February 6, 2018.</ref> * '''February 9''': [[Reg E. Cathey]], American actor (voice of Captain Quaid in ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]''), dies at age 59.<ref name="EN24">{{cite web|url=http://www.elitenews24.com/reg-e-cathey-actor-on-house-of-cards-and-the-wire-dies-at-59-entertainment-news-top-stories/|publisher=Elite News 24|title=Reg E. Cathey, actor on House Of Cards and The Wire, dies at 59, Entertainment News & Top Stories|date=February 10, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Varietyobit>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/reg-cathey-dead-dies-the-wire-house-of-card-1202694366/|title=Reg Cathey, 'House of Cards' and 'The Wire' Actor, Dies at 59|last=Brockington|first=Ariana|date=February 9, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> * '''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 (2011 film)|Winnie the Pooh]]''), dies at age 83.<ref name="HRO">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bud-luckey-dead-oscar-nominated-animator-who-designed-woody-toy-story-was-83-1088229|title=Bud Luckey, Oscar-Nominated Animator Who Designed Woody for 'Toy Story,' Dies at 83|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 25, 2018|access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> * '''February 26''': [[Benjamin Melniker]], American film and television producer ([[Warner Bros. Animation]], ''[[Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?]]'', ''[[Fish Police (TV series)|Fish Police]]'', ''[[Dinosaucers]]''), dies at age 104.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/benjamin-melniker-dead-batman-producer-was-104-1089052 | title=Benjamin Melniker, Prolific 'Batman' Producer and MGM Exec, Dies at 104 | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=February 27, 2018 }}</ref> * '''February 27''': [[Bill Lignante]], American comics artist, courtroom sketch artist and animator ([[Hanna-Barbera]]), dies at age 91.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lignante_bill.htm|title=Bill Lignante|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ===March=== * '''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 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> * '''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 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 17''': [[Mike MacDonald (comedian)|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.<ref name="CBC">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/mike-macdonald-dies-1.4581463|title=Canadian comedian Mike MacDonald dies at 63|publisher=CBC|date=March 18, 2018}}</ref> ===April=== * '''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 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 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 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 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> * '''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 23''': ** [[Bob Dorough]], American jazz musician, songwriter and composer (''[[Schoolhouse Rock]]''), dies at age 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock-dies/|title=Bob Dorough, 'Schoolhouse Rock!' Performer and Writer, Dies at 94|publisher=The Wrap|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2018/04/23/bob-dorough-dies-at-94|title=Bob Dorough Dies at 94|publisher=The Arkansas Times|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> ** [[Arthur B. Rubinstein]], American composer (''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]''), dies from cancer at age 80.<ref name="variety-obit">[https://variety.com/2018/film/obituaries-people-news/arthur-rubinstein-dies-dead-war-games-1202786025/ ‘WarGames’ Composer Arthur B. Rubinstein Dies at 80]</ref> * '''April 24''': [[Susan Shadburne]], American screenwriter, director, producer, and filmmaker ([[Will Vinton Productions]]), dies at age 75.<ref>{{cite interview|title=An Interview with Dee Wallace|work=Shadow Play|medium=[[Blu-ray]] interview short|publisher=Scorpion Releasing|year=2019}}</ref> ===May=== * '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/muster_miki.htm|title=Miki Muster|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ** [[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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Snješka Knežević|first=Aleksander Laslo|title=Židovski Zagreb|year=2011|publisher=AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb|location=Zagreb|isbn=978-953-174-393-8|page=99}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Kultura/tabid/81/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/111425/Default.aspx | title=INTERVJU Zlatko Bourek: Sreća što nisam bogat | date=1 August 2010 | issue=483 | first1=Ana | last1=Jerković | newspaper=[[Slobodna Dalmacija]] | language=hr | access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref> * '''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.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title='Superman' Star Margot Kidder Dies at 69|author=''The Hollywood Reporter'' Staff|date=May 14, 2018|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/margot-kidder-dead-superman-actress-was-69-1111613|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204551/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/margot-kidder-dead-superman-actress-was-69-1111613|archive-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> * '''May 14''': [[Tom Wolfe]], American author and journalist (voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Moe'N'a Lisa]]"), dies at age 88.<ref name=TimesObit>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/obituaries/tom-wolfe-pyrotechnic-nonfiction-writer-and-novelist-dies-at-88.html|title=Tom Wolfe, Author of 'The Right Stuff' and 'Bonfire of the Vanities,' Dies|last1=Carmody|first1=Deirdre|last2=Grimes|first2=William|date=May 15, 2018|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> * '''May 16''': [[Joseph Campanella]], American actor (voice of the [[Lizard (character)|Lizard]] in ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', William Shepard / the Master in ''[[Road Rovers]]'', [[Crime Doctor (comics)|Matthew Thorne]] in the ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Paging the Crime Doctor"), dies at age 93.<ref name="play">{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/stage-and-screen-star-joseph-campanella-dies-at-93 |title=Stage and Screen Star Joseph Campanella Dies at 93 |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=May 17, 2018 |journal=[[Playbill]] |access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> * '''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 (artist)|Fred Peters]], American animator and comics artist ([[Walt Disney Company]]), dies at age 95.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/peters_fred.htm|title=Fred Peters|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hosting-6718.tributes.com/obituary/show/Fredrick-D.-Peters-106110020|title=Fredrick Peters Obituary - Reading, Massachusetts|website=Doherty Barile Family Funeral Home|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''May 21''': [[Clint Walker]], American actor and singer (voice of Nick Nitro in ''[[Small Soldiers]]''), dies at age 90.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/obituaries/clint-walker-towering-western-star-is-dead-at-90.html |title=Clint Walker, Western Star Tall in the Saddle, Is Dead at 90 |first=John |last=Schwartz |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 22, 2018}}</ref> ===June=== * '''June 1''': [[William Edward Phipps]], American actor (voice of [[Prince Charming]] in ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''), dies at age 96.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681055/|title=William Phipps|website=IMDb|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/westlake-village-ca/william-phipps-7871335|title=OBITUARY - William Edward Phipps FEBRUARY 4, 1922 – JUNE 1, 2018|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref><ref>[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/westlake-village-ca/william-phipps-7871335 William Edward Phipps]</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> * '''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 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 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 28''': ** [[Denis Akiyama]], Japanese-Canadian actor (voice of [[Iceman (comics)|Iceman]], [[Kenuichio Harada|Silver Samurai]], and [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series|X-Men]]'', [[Dark Kingdom#Kunzite|Malachite]] in the original English dub of ''[[Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon]]''), dies from cancer at age 66.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/denis-akiyama-dead-johnny-mnemonic-pixels-actor-dies-at-66-1124688|title=The Toronto native was prolific across film, television, stage and anime for four decades.|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Bartlett|first=Rhett|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> ** [[Harlan Ellison]], American screenwriter (''[[Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (TV series)|Cadillacs and Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[Silver Surfer (TV series)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-harlan-ellison-20180628-story.html|title=Harlan Ellison dies at 84; acclaimed science fiction writer was known for combative style|last=McLellan|first=Dennis|date=June 28, 2018|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> * '''June 29''': [[Eugene Pitt]], American musician (composed the theme music of ''[[Nickelodeon]]''), dies at age 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/177935/doo-wop-singer-eugene-pitt-passes|title=Doo-Wop Singer Eugene Pitt Passes|website=Allaccess.com|access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref> ===July=== * '''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.<ref name="BBCFirmin">{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44674652 |access-date = 1 July 2018 | work = BBC News | date = 1 July 2018 | title = Clangers co-creator Peter Firmin dies aged 89 |language=en-GB}}</ref> * '''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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/07/07/andy-mangels-remembers-darrell-mcneil-1957-2018/ |title=Andy Mangels Remembers Darrell McNeil, 1957-2018 |date=July 7, 2018}}</ref> * '''July 10''': [[Lolee Aries]], American television producer and production manager ([[Film Roman]], [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]], [[MoonScoop]]), dies from complications of lymphoma at age 61.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/281098001968750/1706417449436791 |archive-date = April 30, 2022| url = https://www.facebook.com/HomePlateEntertainment/posts/about-lolee-aries-death-doesnt-have-to-be-so-sad-gone-but-not-forgotten-is-not-g/1706417449436791/ |title = Home Plate Entertainment on Facebook |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> * '''July 19''': ** 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> ** [[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> * '''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> * '''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 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> ===August=== * '''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 (TV series)|Itsy Bitsy Spider]]'', Nanny in ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]''), dies at age 92.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/charlotte-rae-mrs-garrett-80s-sitcom-facts-life-dies-92/|title=Charlotte Rae, Mrs Garrett in '80s Sitcom 'The Facts of Life,' Dies at 92|last=Rossi|first=Rosemary|date=August 5, 2018|work=TheWrap|access-date=August 6, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> **[[David Landsberg]], American actor (voice of Woody in ''[[The Buford Files]]'', Mr. Griff in ''[[Stanley (2001 TV series)|Stanley]]''), dies at age 73.<ref name= HR-obit>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-landsberg-dead-cpo-sharkey-actor-cosby-writer-was-73-1132698| title= David Landsberg, 'CPO Sharkey' Actor and 'Cosby' Writer, Dies at 73|last= Barnes|first=Mike| work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= August 8, 2018|access-date= April 20, 2020| language= en}}</ref> * '''August 13''': [[Unsho Ishizuka]], Japanese voice actor (voice of [[Jet Black (Cowboy Bebop)|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 (anime)|Pokémon]]''), dies at age 67.<ref>{{cite news |title=Voice Actor Unshō Ishizuka Passes Away at 67 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-17/voice-actor-unsho-ishizuka-passes-away-at-67/.135579 |access-date=17 August 2018 |work=[[Anime News Network]] |language=en}}</ref> * '''August 15''': [[Kunihiro Abe]], Japanese animator (''Gundam''), dies at age 59 or 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-17/mecha-animator-kunihiro-abe-passes-away-at-50/.135607|title=Mecha Animator Kunihiro Abe Passes Away at 50|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''August 20''': [[Brian Murray (actor)|Brian Murray]], South African actor and theatre director (voice of [[Long John Silver]] in ''[[Treasure Planet]]''), dies at age 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Nominee-Brian-Murray-Passes-Away-at-80-20180821|title = Tony Nominee Brian Murray Passes Away at 80|date = 21 August 2018|access-date = 21 August 2018|website = [[BroadwayWorld]]}}</ref> * '''August 21''': [[Stefán Karl Stefánsson]], Icelandic actor and singer (portrayed [[Robbie Rotten]] in ''[[LazyTown]]''), dies from bile duct cancer at age 43.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/#!2018/08/21/lazytown-actor-robbie-rotten-stefan-karl-stefansson-robbie-rotten-dies-cancer/ Lazy Town Actor Dies After Battle with Cancer]</ref> * '''August 23''': [[Russ Heath]], American comic book artist and animator (''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''), dies at age 91 from cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/41535-russ-heath-passes-away.html|title=Russ Heath Passes Away at 91|website=Newsarama|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/heath_russ.htm|title=Russ Heath|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''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.<ref name=Genzlinger>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/obituaries/robin-leach-dead-lifestyles-rich-famous.html|title=Robin Leach, 76, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=24 August 2018|accessdate=18 July 2022|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|url-access=limited}}</ref> * '''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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=September 3, 2018 |title=Voice Actress Miyoko Asou Passes Away |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-03/voice-actress-miyoko-asou-passes-away/.136262 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref> * '''August 31''': [[Carole Shelley]], English actress (voice of Amelia Gabble in ''[[The Aristocats]]'', Lady Kluck in ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]''), dies at age 79.<ref name="Slotnik">{{cite news|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel E.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/obituaries/carole-shelley-dead.html|title=Carole Shelley, a Tony Winner and a Pigeon Sister, Dies at 79|work=The New York Times|date=4 September 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> ===September=== * '''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 (TV series)|King of the Hill]]'' episode "The Company Man", Narrator/Old Tommy in ''[[The Legend of Frosty the Snowman]]''), dies at age 82.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Natale |first1=Richard |title=Burt Reynolds, Star of 'Deliverance,' 'Smokey and the Bandit,' Dies at 82 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-died-dead-smokey-and-the-bandit-1202930270/ | date=September 6, 2018 |newspaper=Variety |access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Burt Reynolds Dead at 82 After Heart Attack |work=TMZ |date=September 6, 2018 |url=http://www.tmz.com/2018/09/06/burt-reynolds-dead-at-82-heart-attack/ | access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> ===October=== * '''October 4''': ** [[Will Vinton]], American animator and film director (''[[The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985 film)|The Adventures of Mark Twain]]'', ''[[The California Raisins]]''), dies at age 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/will.vinton/posts/2219206734981677|title=Will Vinton|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://katu.com/news/local/portlands-will-vinton-creator-of-famous-claymation-characters-dies|title=Portland's Will Vinton, creator of famous Claymation characters, dies|publisher=[[KATU]]|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> ** [[Audrey Wells]], American producer, director and screenwriter (''[[Over the Moon (2020 film)|Over the Moon]]''), dies from cancer at age 58.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stedman |first1=Alex |title='The Hate U Give' Screenwriter Audrey Wells Dies at 58 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/audrey-wells-dead-dies-the-hate-u-give-1202970966/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=May 19, 2022}}</ref> * '''October 7''': ** [[Gibba]], Italian animator and comics artist, dies at age 93.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/savona/2018/10/07/news/alassio-e-morto-gibba-il-pioniere-del-cartone-animato-italiano-1.34050821|title=Alassio, è morto "Gibba", il pioniere del cartone animato italiano|date=Oct 7, 2018|website=lastampa.it|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ** 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 (American TV series)|Bordertown]]'', ''[[Dawn of the Croods]]'', ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''), lip sync artist (''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]'', ''[[King of the Hill]]'', ''[[Tron: Uprising]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/passings/pixar-animator-adam-burke-dies/|title=Pixar Animator Adam Burke Dies|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=Oct 9, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-19/transformers-composer-robert-j-walsh-passes-away/.138392|title=Transformers Composer Robert J. Walsh Passes Away}}</ref> * '''October 27''': Stephen Sustarsic, American television producer and writer ([[Disney Television Animation]], ''[[Mighty Max (TV series)|Mighty Max]]'', ''[[Exosquad]]'', ''[[Bump in the Night (TV series)|Bump in the Night]]'', ''[[Duckman]]'', ''[[Dilbert (TV series)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/stephen-sustarsic-ii-obituary?sid=106542864&v=forestlawn&pid=190604958&view=guestbook/|title=Stephen T. Sustarsic II Obituary|website=[[Legacy.com]]|date=October 29, 2018|access-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref> * '''October 30''': [[David Cherkassky]], Soviet and Ukrainian animated film director and screenwriter ([[Kievnauchfilm]]), dies at age 87.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Умер режиссер мультфильма "Остров сокровищ" Давид Черкасский|url=https://rus.azatutyun.am/a/29573685.html|access-date=2019-06-06|website=Радио Свобода|language=ru}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Давид Черкасский|trans-title=David Cherkassky|url=http://animation-ua.com/ru/shkola/mirovaja-animacija/353-david-cherkassky|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-01|website=animation-ua.com|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516193302/http://animation-ua.com:80/ru/shkola/mirovaja-animacija/353-david-cherkassky |archive-date=2017-05-16 }}</ref> ===November=== * '''November 4''': [[Jacques Muller (animator)|Jacques Muller]], French animator ([[Walt Disney Company]], [[Warner Bros. Animation]], [[Amblin]], ILM), dies at age 62.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009026902134 Jacques Muller Memorial page at Facebook] Retrieved 13 November 2018</ref> * '''November 5''': [[Rick Reinert]], American animator, film director and producer ([[MGM]], [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], Rick Reinert Productions), dies at age 93.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.cleveland.com/obituaries/cleveland/obituary.aspx?n=fredrick-g-reinert&pid=190700847|title=FREDRICK REINERT Obituary - Springfield, VA &#124; The Plain Dealer|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/fredrick-reinert-obituary?pid=190684144|title=Fredrick Reinert Obituary - Annandale, Virginia &#124; Legacy.com|website=[[Legacy.com]]|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> * '''November 7''': [[Orlando Corradi]], Italian film animator and director (founder of [[Mondo TV]]), dies at age 78.<ref>[http://www.videoageinternational.net/2018/12/03/watercooler/orlando-corradi-1940-2018/ Orlando Corradi, 1940-2018]: ''Video Age''. Retrieved 4 April 2022.</ref> * '''November 13''': [[Stan Lee]], American comics writer, editor and publisher (narrator in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' and ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'', voice of Fred's dad in ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|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 (TV series)|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 (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' episode "Farewell Spider-Man"), dies at age 95.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lee_s.htm|title=Stan Lee|website=lambiek.net|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="NYT-20181112">{{cite news |last1=Kandell |first1=Jonathan |last2=Webster |first2=Andy |title=Stan Lee Is Dead at 95; Superhero of Marvel Comics + Video (05:26) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/obituaries/stan-lee-dead.html |date=November 12, 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181112194330/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/obituaries/stan-lee-dead.html |archive-date=November 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="StanLeeDeath">{{cite magazine | url= https://variety.com/2018/film/news/stan-lee-dead-dies-marvel-comics-1203026230/ | title= Stan Lee, Marvel Comicbook Legend, Dies at 95 | first= Brian | last= Lowry | date= November 12, 2018 | access-date= November 12, 2018 | magazine= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181113030944/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/stan-lee-dead-dies-marvel-comics-1203026230/ | archive-date= November 13, 2018 | url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="SLDeath">{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/11/12/stan-lee-comic-books-superheroes-justice-diversity-good-hero-column/1981744002/ | title = Superhero Stan Lee fought for justice and diversity with relatable comic book characters | first = Ken | last = Paulson | date = November 12, 2018 | access-date = November 12, 2018 | newspaper = [[USA Today]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181113075714/https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/11/12/stan-lee-comic-books-superheroes-justice-diversity-good-hero-column/1981744002/ | archive-date = November 13, 2018 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://observer.com/2018/11/stan-lee-cause-of-death-how-did-marvel-stan-lee-die-rip/|title=Marvel Legend Stan Lee Has Passed Away|date=November 12, 2018|work=Observer|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113062143/https://observer.com/2018/11/stan-lee-cause-of-death-how-did-marvel-stan-lee-die-rip/|archive-date=November 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/stan-lees-cause-death-revealed-185641739.html|first=Taryn|last=Ryder|title=Stan Lee's cause of death revealed|date=November 27, 2018|publisher=Yahoo! News|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128073441/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/stan-lees-cause-death-revealed-185641739.html|archive-date=November 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stan-lee-my-final-final-saturday-comic-book-icon-1160986 | title = Marvel Veteran Recalls His Final Saturday With Stan Lee | first = Aaron | last = Couch | date = November 13, 2018 | access-date = November 14, 2018 | work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181114061505/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stan-lee-my-final-final-saturday-comic-book-icon-1160986 | archive-date = November 14, 2018 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bhatia |first1=Hinakshi |title=While We Barely Recovered From Stan Lee's Death, His Last Words Have Wrecked Us All Over Again |url=https://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/celebrities/48386-we-rsquo-re-still-not-over-stan-lee-rsquo-s-death-his-last-words-have-wrecked-us-all-over-again.html |website=Mens XP |date=November 16, 2018 |access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref> * '''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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46333968|title = Ricky Jay, American magician and actor, dies|work = BBC News|date = November 25, 2018}}</ref> * '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hillenburg_stephen.htm|title=Stephen Hillenburg|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> ===December=== * '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ken-berry-dead-f-troop-mamas-family-star-was-85-999739|title=Ken Berry, Star of 'F Troop' and 'Mama's Family,' Dies at 85|last=Barnes|first=Mike|date=December 1, 2018|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> * '''December 10''': [[Alvin Epstein]], American actor and director (voice of Bookseller in ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|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 (The Simpsons)|Some Enchanted Evening]]"), dies at age 75.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/1231-penny-marshall-death-certificate-tmz.pdf|title=Death Certificate|website=Tmz.vo.llnwd.net|access-date=February 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Dennis McClellan|title=Penny Marshall, who played feisty Laverne in 'Laverne & Shirley' before directing movies, dies at 75 |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-penny-marshall-dies-at-75-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=December 18, 2018 |access-date=December 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/penny-marshalls-cause-of-death-revealed|title=Penny Marshall's cause of death revealed|work=Fox News|date=December 31, 2018|access-date=December 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Snyder |first1=Molly |title=From an "L" on her shirt to an A-list director: Penny Marshall lives on with her female fans |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/life-of-penny-marshall-laverne-shirley |publisher=OnMilwaukee |access-date=24 October 2022 |date=17 December 2019}}</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> * '''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 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-fatasia-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|accessdate=January 10, 2019}}</ref> ==See also== * [[2018 in anime]] * [[List of animated television series of 2018]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?genres=animation&release_date=2018-01-01,2018-12-31&sort=num_votes,desc&adult=include Animated works of the year], listed in the [[IMDb]] {{Years of animation}} [[Category:2018 in animation| ]] [[Category:Mass media timelines by year]]'