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2026 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.
January 1 : Clarabelle Cow , Blondie , Pluto , Flip the Frog , and the first Betty Boop cartoon Dizzy Dishes public domain in the United States.[ 1] January 9 : Stan Marsh , Kyle Broflovski , Eric Cartman , Kenny McCormick , & Butters Stotch from South Park Fortnite [ 2] January 11 : Season 3 of Primal Adult Swim .January 15 :
January 16 :
January 17 : The final ten episodes from the fifth season of Phineas and Ferb were released on Disney+.[ 7] January 24 :
January 26 : Turner Classic Movies (TCM) announced a six-year contract with Warner Bros. Discovery to air the Looney Tunes Merrie Melodies acquire the company.[ 11] January 29 : The Incredibles National Film Registry .January 30 :
Mordecai & Skips from Regular Show Fortnite , Rigby was also added as a sidekick.[ 12]
Neon 's Arco March 1 : Various Cartoon Network , Warner Bros. Animation , and Hanna-Barbera series were added to Tubi .[ 20] March 2 : The thirteenth season of Gabby's Dollhouse Netflix .March 6 :
March 7 :
March 9 : It is confirmed that Donald Glover will voice Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie March 12 :
March 15 : 98th Academy Awards :
March 17 : The Kickstarter campaign for Amphibia Matt Braly 's indie animated series Clara and the Below was fully funded within 15 minutes of launching.March 18 : Season 4 of Invincible Prime Video .March 19 : Bugs Bunny was added as a skin to Fortnite .[ 26] March 20 : The eighth and penultimate episode of The Amazing Digital Circus March 21 :
March 26 : Lola Bunny & Daffy Duck were added as skins to Fortnite .[ 27] March 28 : Hercules, Megara, & Hades, from Disney's Hercules Fortnite .[ 28] Teased release date [ edit ] Specific date unknown [ edit ] Television series debuts [ edit ] Television series endings [ edit ] Television season premieres [ edit ] Television season finales [ edit ] January 4 : Donald C. Rogers , American sound engineer (The Secret of NIMH [ 47] January 8 : Guy Moon , American composer (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue Hanna-Barbera , Nickelodeon Animation Studio , Grim & Evil The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Johnny Test [ 48] [ 49] [ 50] [ 51] January 9 :
Bill Millar , English visual effect artist and animator (The Transformers: The Movie G.I. Joe: The Movie [ 52] T. K. Carter , American actor (voice of Alex in Turbo Teen Space Jam Jem The Transformers What a Cartoon! [ 53] [ 54] Ted Nichols , American composer (Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 97.[ 55] January 13 : Scott Adams , American cartoonist and producer (Dilbert [ 56] [ 57] [ 58] January 14 : Gloria Rocha, Mexican voice actress (Latin American dub voice of Olive Oyl in Popeye Sorceress in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe She-Ra: Princess of Power Tweety in Looney Tunes Josie and the Pussycats Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo [ 59] [ 60] [ 61] January 16 :
Yoichiro Yoshikawa , Japanese composer (ViVid Strike [ 62] Mark Jones , American director, screenwriter (Super Friends Saturday Supercade Skysurfer Strike Force Mister T Heathcliff Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels James Bond Jr. Rubik, the Amazing Cube The Puppy's Further Adventures Rubik, the Amazing Cube , The Puppy's Further Adventures ), dies at age 72.[ 63] [ 64] Kianna Underwood, American actress (voice of Fuchsia Glover in Little Bill [ 65] January 18 : Roger Allers , American director (The Lion King Open Season The Prophet The Emperor's New Groove Brother Bear Aladdin Beauty and the Beast The Lion King 1½ Rock & Rule Open Season , The Little Mermaid Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Brother Bear 2 [ 66] [ 67] [ 68] [ 69] January 19 : Stefan Gossler , German actor (German dub voice of Master Monkey in the Kung Fu Panda King Julien in the Madagascar franchise , Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Cell in Dragon Ball Z [ 70] [ 71] [ 72] January 20 : Kōzō Shioya , Japanese voice actor (voice of Majin Buu in Dragon Ball Z [ 73] January 22 : Hudson Talbott , American author and animator (We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story [ 74] [ 75] January 24 : Alexis Ortega, Mexican voice actor (Latin American dub voice of Spider-Man in Spider-Man Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel Super Hero Adventures Tadashi Hamada in Big Hero 6 Big Hero 6: The Series Cars 3 Goldie & Bear [ 76] January 25 : Gabe Lopez , American composer (Dora Trolls: TrollsTopia [ 77] [ 78] January 28 : Bryan Loren , American songwriter (wrote "Do the Bartman " for The Simpsons [ c] [ 79] [ 80] [ 81] January 29 : Kenneth Hyman , American studio executive (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts ), dies at age 97.[ 82] January 30 : Catherine O'Hara , Canadian-American actress (voice of Sally and Shock in The Nightmare Before Christmas Bartok the Magnificent Chicken Little Skylanders Academy The Last Kids on Earth The Magic School Bus Rides Again Frankenweenie Where the Wild Things Are Brother Bear 2 Over the Hedge The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley Rock & Rule Elemental Witch's Night Out Monster House The Wild Robot Sofia the First Central Park [ 83] [ 84] [ 85] [ 86] [ 87] February 4 : Ricardo Schnetzer , Brazilian voice actor (Brazilian dub voice of Ares and Hades in Justice League Unlimited Lancelot in Shrek the Third Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Master Monkey in Kung Fu Panda Captain Planet and the Planeteers Deathstroke in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies Teen Titans Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Son of Batman Teen Titans: The Judas Contract Regular Show Dungeons & Dragons [ 88] [ 89] February 5 : Eladio González Garza , Mexican voice actor (Latin American dub voice of Robin , The Atom , The Flash , Bizarro , Captain Cold , Gorilla Grodd and Hawkman in Super Friends The Joker in The New Adventures of Batman Jimmy Olsen in Superman Fred and Barney Meet the Thing Valley of the Dinosaurs Lloyd in Space [ 90] February 10 : Shelly Desai , American actor (voice of Crenshaw in the Archer [ 91] [ 92] February 11 :
February 13 :
February 14 : Tom Noonan , American actor (voice of Principal in Hair High Anomalisa Animals. [ 101] [ 102] February 15 :
February 16 : Jane Baer , Canadian-American animator (The Great Mouse Detective Who Framed Roger Rabbit Mickey's Christmas Carol Rover Dangerfield Tom and Jerry: The Movie Sleeping Beauty Beauty and the Beast Hot Wheels [ 107] [ 108] [ 109] February 17 : Jesse Jackson , American civil rights activist and politician (voice of Cocky Locky in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Henny Penny "), dies at age 84.[ 110] [ 111] [ 112] [ 113] February 19 : Eric Dane , American actor (voiced himself in the Family Guy [ 114] [ 115] February 21 : G.G. Santiago, American animator (Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer [ 116] February 23 :
February 25 : Michael Halperin, American screenwriter (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Challenge of the GoBots [ 122] March 1 : Clément Oubrerie , French comic artist, director, producer, screenwriter and animator (The Rabbi's Cat Aya of Yop City [ 123] March 2 : Stephen Hibbert , American screenwriter (Darkwing Duck Tiny Toon Adventures Animaniacs Shrek [ 124] March 3 :
Masako Ikeda , Japanese voice actress (voice of Maetel in Galaxy Express 999 Hunter × Hunter Space Brothers Myself; Yourself Silent Möbius Ranma ½ Charlotte's Web Hercules [ 125] Bob Rosenfarb , American screenwriter (Heathcliff Defenders of the Earth The Get Along Gang The Wuzzles [ 126] [ 127] March 5 :
Yonehiko Kitagawa , Japanese voice actor (voice of Chairman Harabote Muscle in Kinnikuman Animal Treasure Island Hana no Ko Lunlun Space Battleship Yamato III Hashire Melos! Future War 198X Andromeda Stories Galactic Gale Baxinger Legend of the Galactic Heroes [ 128] Jane Lapotaire , English actress (voice of Sarah in the Testament: The Bible in Animation [ 129] March 6 : Tsutomu Shibayama , Japanese anime director (Doraemon Ranma ½ God Mazinger Doraemon , Ranma ½ ), dies at age 84.[ 130] [ 131] [ 132] [ 133] [ 134] March 9 : Yukie Maeda, Japanese voice actress (voice of Alpha Q in Transformers: Energon Love Hina [ 135] March 15 :
Sam Kieth , American comics artist and screenwriter (What a Cartoon! [ 136] Bruno Salomone , French actor (voice of Nico in A Cat in Paris Santa's Apprentice A Monster in Paris Yellowbird Marona's Fantastic Tale The Incredibles The Ant Bully Happily N'Ever After [ 137] March 16 : Kiki Shepard , American television host (voice of Polly in the Oh Yeah! Cartoons [ 138] March 17 : Sam Semon, American studio executive (CBS , Gaumont Television , NBCUniversal , Amazon MGM Studios ), dies at age 60.[ 139] March 18 : Tom Georgeson , British actor (voice of Jacob in the Animated Tales of the World [ 140] [ 141] March 19 : Chuck Norris , American martial artist and actor (voiced himself in Karate Kommandos [ 142] [ 143] [ 144] [ 145] [ 146] March 20 :
March 24 : Barry Caldwell, American artist (Animaniacs Pinky and the Brain Tiny Toons The Smurfs [ 151] March 25 : Esther Roord , Dutch actress (Dutch dub voice of Joan Rivers in Shrek 2 [ 152] [ 153] March 28 : Richard Donat , Canadian actor (voice of Deej in Star Wars: Ewoks Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series [ 154] April 4 : Arne Olsen , Canadian screenwriter (All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 [ 155] April 10 : Sid Krofft , Canadian-American puppeteer (H.R. Pufnstuf Land of the Lost H.R. Pufnstuf , Land of the Lost ), dies at age 96.[ 156] [ 157] April 14 : Kazuo Ebisawa , Japanese animator (G.I. Joe: The Movie The Transformers: The Movie Grendizer Queen Millennia Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Kiki's Delivery Service Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Romeo × Juliet Wakko's Wish Akira [ 158] April 17 :
Nathalie Baye , French actress (French dub voice of The Queen in The Ant Bully [ 159] [ 160] Carlos Becerril, Mexican voice actor (Latin American dub voice of Fancy-Fancy in Top Cat Cars April 18 : Rif Hutton , American actor (voice of Crewman #1 in Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly Astro Boy The Princess and the Frog ParaNorman Shrek Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV The Twits Shark Tale Madagascar Osmosis Jones The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper Curious George Open Season 3 Epic Mr. Peabody & Sherman Ice Age: Collision Course Resident Evil: Vendetta The Star Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank The Wind Rises The Tale of Desperaux Lightyear [ 161] [ 162] April 19 : Gianni Quillico, Italian actor (Italian dub voice of Spider-Man in Spider-Man 1967 Spider-Man 1981 Kobra Khan in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Greed in Fullmetal Alchemist Caesar Clown in One Piece Ugly Americans Gintama Hell's Paradise Beyblade X [ 163] April 20 : Alan Osmond , American singer and musician (voiced himself in The Osmonds [ 164] [ 165] [ 166] [ 167] April 22 : Michael Tilson Thomas , American composer (Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals [ 168] [ 169] April 24 :
Tatsuo Sato , Japanese screenwriter (Martian Successor Nadesico Cat Soup Akazukin Chacha Martin Successor Nadesico , Cat Soup , Ninja Scroll: The Series Sister Princess Azumanga Daioh Martian Successor Nadesico , Shaman King Azumanga Daioh , Ninja Scroll: The Series ), dies at age 61.[ 170] Benoît Rousseau , Canadian actor (French Canadian dub voice of Hamm in Toy Story Abe Simpson , Kirk van Houten and Mr. Burns in The Simpsons Krypto , Black Adam and Anubis in DC League of Super-Pets Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Superman in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies Brave [ 171] [ 172] [ 173] April 26 : Gerry Conway , American comic book writer and screenwriter (My Little Pony The Transformers G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Dino-Riders The Centurions Dinosaucers Batman: The Animated Series Spider-Man [ 174] [ 175] [ 176] [ 177] April 27 : Steve Maslow , American sound mixer (Thumbelina A Troll in Central Park The Pagemaster The Pebble and the Penguin Balto Cats Don't Dance Antz [ 178] April 29 : David Allan Coe , American singer (voiced himself in the Squidbillies [ 179] May 4 : Jorge Calandrelli , Argentine composer (The Great Mouse Detective [ 180] May 5 : Yevhen Syvokin , Soviet and Ukrainian director (Fragments , The Man Who Could Fly , The Tale of Good Rhino , Fraction ), dies at age 88.[ 181] May 6 : Ted Turner , American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor and philanthropist (Cartoon Network , founder of Turner Broadcasting System , co-creator of Captain Planet and the Planeteers [ 182]
^ Will be premiering in selected theaters on June 4th, 2 weeks ahead of its standard premiere.
^ Returned to Fox after airing on TBS from 2014 to 2025.
^ Some sources mislabel his age as "58".
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