1997 in animation
Events in 1997 in animation.
Events
- Bee Train is founded.
- Frederator Studios is founded.
Awards
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Film: Princess Mononoke[1]
- Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year: Princess Mononoke
Films released
Main article: List of animated feature films of 1997
- Lapitch the Little Shoemaker (Croatia, Germany)
- March 15 – Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (Japan)
- March 26 – Cats Don't Dance (United States)
- June 27 – Hercules (United States)
- November 14 – Anastasia (United States)
Television series
Main article: List of animated television series of the 1990s § 1997
Debuts
- March 17 – Toonami debuts on Cartoon Network (United States, 1997–2008).
- January 12 – King of the Hill debuts on Fox (United States, 1997–2010).
- April 19 – The Angry Beavers debuts on Nickelodeon (United States, 1997–2001).
- July 14 – Johnny Bravo debuts on Cartoon Network (United States, 1997–2004).
- July 15 – Cow and Chicken (United States, 1997–1999) and I Am Weasel (United States, 1997–1999) debuts on Cartoon Network.
- August 13 – South Park debuts on Comedy Central (United States, 1997–present).
- September 1 – 101 Dalmatians: The Series debuts in syndication (United States, 1997–1999).
Endings
- November 16 – Aaahh!!! Real Monsters on Nickelodeon (1994–1997).
Births
- March 18 – Ciara Bravo, American actress, voice artist, singer, and comedian
Deaths
- October 22 – Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (born 1905)
- October 24 – Don Messick, American voice actor (born 1926)
References
- ↑ "52th [sic] (1997年)". Mainichi Film Award (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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