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

• 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

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

1. "52th [sic] (1997年)". Mainichi Film Award (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2012-03-27.