1984 in animation

Events in 1984 in animation.

Events

March 10: The first episode of James the Cat is broadcast.^[1]
March 11: Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is first released.^{[citation needed]}

April 9: 56th Academy Awards: Sundae in New York by Jimmy Picker receives the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.^[2]
April 16: The Peanuts TV special It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS.^[3]

June 22: The animation studio Studio APPP is founded.^[4]
June 27: The first of a series of TV specials about Rainbow Brite is broadcast a television series will debut next year.

September 5: The first episode of Heathcliff is broadcast.^{[citation needed]}
September 8:
- The first episode of Challenge of the GoBots is broadcast.^{[citation needed]}
- The first episode of Dragon's Lair is broadcast.^{[citation needed]}
September 10: The first episode of Voltron is broadcast.^{[citation needed]} The Western version to Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV gained popularity in the United States as it will eventually be rebooted in the 21st century.^[5]
September 14: Ruby-Spears Enterprises' Rose Petal Place is broadcast. It was attended to be the successor to Strawberry Shortcake, but was discontinued the following year as it was not well-marketed like its ongoing predecessor.^[6]
September 15:
- The first episode of Muppet Babies is broadcast.^{[citation needed]}
- The first episode of My Little Pony is broadcast.^{[citation needed]}
- The first episode of Snorks is broadcast.^{[citation needed]}
September 17: The first episode of The Transformers is broadcast.^[7]

October 9: The first episode of Thomas and Friends is broadcast, based on the children's book series The Railway Series.^{[citation needed]}
October 12: The Danish film Samson & Sally by Jannik Hastrup premieres.^{[citation needed]}
October 26: The animation studio Film Roman is founded, and its first project Garfield in the Rough premieres on CBS.

Lev Milchin and Ivan Ivanov-Vano's The Tale of Tsar Saltan premieres.^{[citation needed]}
Jef Cassiers' John the Fearless (Jan Zonder Vrees) premieres, the first Flemish animated feature film.^{[citation needed]}
In Germany, the Max und Moritz Award for young comic artists is first awarded.^[8]