List of animated feature films of 1993

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A list of animated feature films first released in 1993.

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Animated feature films first released in 1993
TitleCountryDirectorStudioTechniqueTypeNotesReleaseDuration
The 1001 Gags of Spiff and Hercules
Les Mille et Une Farces de Pif et Hercule
France Bruno Desraisses, Charles de Latour Studio de Pyongyang Traditional Theatrical February 10, 199380 minutes
Al Caral's Legacy
アル・カラルの遺産 (Aru Kararu no Isan)
Japan Kôichi Ishiguro Animate Film
Tokuma Japan Communications
Visual '80
Traditional Direct-to-video
OVA
January 25, 199375 minutes
Art of Fighting
バトルスピリッツ 龍虎の拳 (Battle Spirits Ryūko no Ken)
Japan Hiroshi Fukutomi Studio Comet
NAS
Fuji TV
Traditional Television special December 23, 199346 minutes
Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure
ja:それいけ!アンパンマン 恐竜ノッシーの大冒険
JapanAkinori NagaokaAnpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment TraditionalJuly 17, 199360 minutes
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm United States Eric Radomski
Bruce Timm
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Traditional Theatrical December 25, 199378 minutes
Big Wars: Red Zone, Divine Annihilation
ビッグ・ウォーズ 神撃つ朱き荒野に (Biggu Wōzu: Kami Utsu Akaki Kōya ni)
JapanToshifumi Takizawa
Issei Kume
Magic Bus Traditional Theatrical September 25, 199375 minutes
Blue Memory: Manmo Pioneers and Boys
蒼い記憶 満蒙開拓と少年たち (Aoi Kioku: Manmō Kaitaku to Shōnen-tachi)
Japan Tetsu Dezaki Magic Bus Traditional Theatrical December 18, 199390 minutes
Bonobono
ぼのぼの
Japan Mikio Igarashi
Yūji Mutō (Animation)
Amuse Video
Bandai Visual
Group TAC
Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Inc.
Takeshobo
Traditional Theatrical November 13, 1993103 minutes
The Cat's Mill
Kakisu dzirnavas
Latvia Roze Stiebra Dauka Traditional Theatrical 58 minutes
Columbus's Great Adventures
コロンブスの大冒険 (Koronbusu no Daibōken)
Japan Yorifusa Yamaguchi SPO
AB Productions
Traditional Direct-to-video
OVA
January 1, 199370 minutes
Coo: Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo
COO: 遠い海から来たCOO (Kū: Tōi Umi kara Kita Kū)
JapanTetsuo Imazawa Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 19, 1993116 minutes
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs Leotard Devil
クレヨンしんちゃん アクション仮面VSハイグレ魔王 (Kureyon Shinchan: Akushon Kamen tai Haigure Maō)
Japan Mitsuru Hongo Shin-Ei Animation Traditional Theatrical First feature film installment of the Crayon Shin-chan anime series.July 24, 199393 minutes
David Copperfield Canada Don Arioli Cinemotion
PMMP
Astral Media
NBC Productions
Traditional Television film December 10, 199392 minutes
Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse
砂の薔薇(デザート・ローズ) 「雪の黙示録」 (Suna no Bara (Desert Rose) – Yuki no Mokushiroku)
Japan Yasunao Aoki Hakusensha
J.C. Staff
Toei Video Co., Ltd.
Traditional Direct-to-video
OVA
April 25, 199347 minutes
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth
ドラえもん のび太とブリキの迷宮(ラビリンス) (Doraemon: Nobita to Buriki no Rabirinsu)
Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Asatsu
Shin-Ei Animation
Toho (distributor)
Traditional Theatrical March 6, 1993100 minutes
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
ドラゴンボールZ 銀河ギリギリ!!ぶっちぎりの凄い奴 (Doragon Bōru Zetto: Ginga Giri-Giri!! Butchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu)
JapanYoshihiro Ueda Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 10, 199351 minutes
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
ドラゴンボールZ 燃えつきろ!!熱戦・烈戦・超激戦戦 (Doragon Bōru Zetto Moetsukiro!! Nessen Ressen Chō-Gekisen)
JapanShigeyasu Yamauchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 6, 199372 minutes
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
ドラゴンボールゼット 絶望への反抗!!残された超戦士・悟飯とトランクス (Doragon Bōru Zetto: Zetsubō e no Hankō!! Nokosareta Chō-Senshi • Gohan to Torankusu)
JapanYoshihiro Ueda Toei Animation
Fuji TV
Traditional Television special Second Dragon Ball Z television special; broadcast between episodes 175 ("The Games Begin") and 176 ("Losers Fight First").February 24, 199348 minutes
E.Y.E.S. of Mars
MOTHER 最後の少女イヴ (Mother: Saigo no Shōjo Eve)
Japan Iku Suzuki Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 26, 199380 minutes
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad AustraliaDouglas Richards Burbank Animation Studios Traditional Television film 50 minutes
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
バトルファイターズ餓狼伝説2 (Batoru Faitāzu Garō Densetsu Tsū)
Japan Kazuhiro Furuhashi NAS
Fuji TV
Traditional Television film July 31, 199375 minutes
The Gigolo - Dochinpira
どチンピラ (Dochinpira)
JapanHiromitsu ŌtaStudio Kikan
Studio Marine
Traditional Direct-to-video
OVA
August 27, 199345 minutes
Go Hugo Go
Jungledyret (Jungle Animal)
Denmark Stefan Fjeldmark
Flemming Quist Møller
A. Film A/S Traditional Theatrical December 10, 199373 minutes
The Halloween Tree United StatesMario Piluso Hanna-Barbera Traditional Television film October 2, 199369 minutes
The History of the Wonderful World
Verdenshistorien
DenmarkAnders Sørensen
Hans Perk
Tegnedrengene
Filmforsyningen ApS
Statens Filmcentral
Traditional Theatrical 52 minutes
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby United States William Hanna Hanna-Barbera Productions Traditional Television film December 5, 199390 minutes
I Yabba-Dabba Do! United States William Hanna Hanna-Barbera Productions Traditional Television film February 7, 199392 minutes
Jonny's Golden Quest United StatesDon Lusk
Paul Sommer
Hanna-Barbera Productions Traditional Television film April 4, 199387 minutes
Kappa: A River Goblin and Sampei
カッパの三平
Japan Toshio Hirata Nikkatsu Children's Movie
Romantic Planning
Takahashi Studio
Traditional Theatrical March 13, 199390 minutes
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
銀河英雄伝説 新たなる戦いの序曲オーヴァチュア (Ginga Eiyū Densetsu: Arata Naru Tatakai no Jokyoku (Ōvuachua))
Japan Ken'ichi Maeda Magic Bus Traditional Theatrical December 18, 199390 minutes
Lupin III: Voyage to Danger
ルパン三世『ルパン暗殺指令』 (Rupan Sansei: Rupan Ansatsu Shirei)
Japan Masaaki Osumi Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Nippon TV
Traditional Television special July 23, 199390 minutes
Mafalda Cuba
Spain
Juan Padrón D.G. Producciones S.A. Traditional Theatrical 80 minutes
Mellow
女郎(めろう)
Japan Teruo Kogure Knack Productions Traditional Direct-to-video
OVA
July 23, 199345 minutes
Mermaid's Scar
人魚の傷 (Ningyo no Kizu)
Japan Morio Asaka Madhouse Traditional Direct-to-video
OVA [1]
September 24, 199345 minutes
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival
機動戦士SDガンダムまつり (Kidō Senshi SD Gundam Matsuri)
Japan Takashi Imanishi (Part 1)
Tetsuro Amino (Parts 2 & 3)
Bandai Visual
Sotsu Co., Ltd.
Sunrise
Traditional Theatrical March 13, 199381 minutes
The Nightmare Before Christmas United States Henry Selick Skellington Productions Stop motion Theatrical October 29, 199376 minutes
Ninja Scroll
獣兵衛忍風帖 (Jūbei Ninpūchō)
Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri Madhouse
Animate Film
JVC
Toho
Movic
Traditional Theatrical June 5, 199394 minutes
Ocean Waves
a.k.a. I Can Hear the Sea
海がきこえる (Umi ga Kikoeru)
Japan Tomomi Mochizuki Studio Ghibli Traditional Television film May 5, 199372 minutes
Offside
オフサイド
Japan Takao Yotsuji (Chief Director)
Hisashi Abe (Animation Director)
Sakatsu Suzuki
Shigetoshi Tanaka
Traditional Direct-to-video
OVA
January 22, 199350 minutes
Oishinbo: Nichibei Kome Sensō
美味しんぼ 日米コメ戦争 (The Gourmet: The Japanese-American Rice War)
Japan Yoshio Takeuchi Shin-Ei Animation
Studio Deen (Cooperation)
Nippon TV
Traditional Television special December 3, 199389 minutes
Once Upon a Forest United Kingdom
United States
Charles Grosvenor Hanna-Barbera
HTV Cymru/Wales
Traditional Theatrical June 18, 199371 minutes
Opera Imaginaire
Opéra imaginaire (Imaginary Opera)
FranceJosé Abel (segment "E lucevan le stelle")
Hilary Audus (segment "Le Veau d'Or")
Jonathan Hills (segment "Madame Butterfly")
Raimund Krumme (segment "Du also bist mein Braütigam?")
Guionne Leroy (segment "Noi siamo zingarelle")
Ken Lidster (segment "Vesti la Giubba")
Jimmy T. Murakami (segment "Pêcheurs de perles")
Stephen Palmer (segment "Cendrillon")
Monique Renault (segment "La donna è mobile")
Pascal Roulin (segments "Lakmé", "Voi che sapete", "Carmen" and introduction sequences")
Christophe Vallaux (segment "Carmen")
Pascavision
Club d'Investissement Média (in association with)
F3 (in association with)
Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA) (in association with)
Aniway (camera) (segment "Noi siamo zingarelle")
Ex Machina (computer graphics) (segments "Lakmé", "Carmen" and introduction sequences)
Cel Out Films (trace and paint) (segment "Le Veau d'Or")
Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA) (computer graphics) (segment "Du also bist mein Braütigam?")
Colour Crew (coloring) (segment "Cendrillon")
Mike Hibbert Animation (xerox) (segment "Pêcheurs de perles")
Cosgrove Hall Films (production services) (segment "Pêcheurs de perles")
Framestore (production services) (segment "Madame Butterfly")
Nederlands Fonds voor de Film (financial support) (segment "La donna è mobile")
Co-Productiefonds Binnenlandse Omroep (financial support) (segment "La donna è mobile")
Bareboards Productions (production services) (segment "Vesti la Giubba")
The Foundation for Sport and the Arts (financial support) (segment "Vesti la Giubba")
Traditional/Stop motion/CGI Television film
Anthology film
March 12, 199351 minutes
Patlabor 2: The Movie
機動警察パトレイバー 2 the Movie (Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā the Movie 2)
Japan Mamoru Oshii Production I.G.
Shochiku
Traditional Theatrical August 7, 1993113 minutes
Puss in Boots Australia Richard Slapczynski Burbank Animation Studios
Holric Entertainment Group
INI Entertainment Group
Traditional Television film 50 minutes
Rail of the Star
お星さまのレール (O-Hoshisama no Rail)
Japan Toshio Hirata Madhouse Traditional Theatrical July 10, 199380 minutes
Rokudenashi Blues 1993
ろくでなしBLUES 1993 (Rokudenashi Burūsu 1993)
Japan Hiroyuki Kakudō Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 24, 199385 minutes
Sailor Moon R: The Movie
劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンR (Gekijō-ban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn R)
Japan Kunihiko Ikuhara Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical First feature film installment of the Sailor Moon series.December 5, 199362 minutes
Sangokushi (dai 2-bu): Chōkō Moyu!
三国志(第2部)長江焼ゆ! (Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Part 2): The Yangtze River Burns!)
Japan Tomoharu Katsumata Toei Animation
Enoki Films
Traditional Theatrical Part two of a three-part animated film series based on the Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms .March 18, 1993149 minutes
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb United KingdomDave Borthwick bolexbrothers Stop motion December 10, 199360 minutes
Soreike! Anpanman Kyōryū Nosshī no Daibōken
それいけ! アンパンマン 恐竜ノッシーの大冒険 (Let's Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure)
JapanAkinori Nagaoka Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical July 17, 199360 minutes
Street Fighter
거리의 무법자 (Georiui mubeopja)
South Korea Sim San-gil Daewon Donghwa Traditional Theatrical December 29, 199351 minutes
Special Gag Force Robot Twins
개그 특공대 로봇 트윈스 (Gaegeuteuggongdae lobosteuwinseu)
South Korea Kim Cheong-gi BM Movie Traditional Theatrical January 16, 199373 minutes
Suikoden Demon Century
妖世紀水滸伝 魔星降臨 (Yōseiki Suikoden – Masei Kōrin)
Japan Hiroshi Negishi J.C. Staff
Kadokawa Shoten
Nippon Victor
Traditional Direct-to-video
OVA
September 25, 199346 minutes
Tama of 3rd Street: Please! Search for Momo-chan!!
3丁目のタマ おねがい!モモちゃんを捜して!! (San-chōme no Tama: Onegai! Momo-chan o Sagashite!!)
Japan Hitoshi Nanba Group TAC Traditional Theatrical August 14, 199343 minutes
The Thief and the Cobbler
a.k.a. The Princess and the Cobbler
a.k.a. Arabian Knight
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Richard Williams Richard Williams Productions / Allied Filmmakers Traditional Theatrical Holds the record for being the longest production time for an animated feature at 29 years (1964–1993). Also the final appearances of Vincent Price and Sir Anthony Quayle.September 23, 199391 minutes
Thumbelina Australia Richard Slapczynski Burbank Animation Studios Traditional Television film 50 minutes
VeggieTales: Where's God When I'm S-Scared? United States Phil Vischer
Chris Olsen
Big Idea Entertainment Computer Direct-to-video First ever computer-animated direct-to-video.December 21, 199330 minutes
Weird Volunteers
へんてこなボランティア (Henteko na Volunteer)
Japan Kimio Yabuki Toei Company Traditional Educational film [2] 46 minutes
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story United StatesDick Zondag
Ralph Zondag
Phil Nibbelink
Simon Wells
Amblimation Traditional Theatrical First non-Disney animated feature to use digital ink and paint.November 24, 199371 minutes

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

RankTitleStudioWorldwide grossRef.
1 The Nightmare Before Christmas Skellington Productions /Walt Disney Pictures $75,082,668 [3]
2 Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth Asatsu / Toho $16,311,900 (¥1.65 billion) [4] [5]
3 Dragon Ball Z 8: The Legendary Super Saiyan Toei Animation $13,543,820 (¥1.37 billion) [5]
4 Dragon Ball Z 9: Bojack Unbound Toei Animation $12,950,660 (¥1.31 billion) [5]
5 We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story Amblimation /Universal Pictures $9,317,021 [6]

See also

References

  1. Justin Sevakis (8 July 2014). "Mermaid's Scar". Anime News Network . Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. "ぱるネット岡山 視聴覚教材 へんてこなボランティア". 岡山県生涯学習センター. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  3. "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  4. "JAPAN: Shin Godzilla Repeats Atop Box Office In Sophomore Frame; Delivers Atomic Second Weekend". The Box Office Theory — Forums. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  5. 1 2 3 "過去興行収入上位作品 一般社団法人日本映画製作者連盟". www.eiren.org. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  6. "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-11.