This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2004.
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Title Country Director Production company Animation technique Format Notes Release date Duration Action Man: Robot Atak United States John Moffett Steven Burch Chris Woods Arcana Digital Computer Direct-to-video September 24, 2004 45 minutes Alosha Russia Traditional Theatrical December 23, 2004 79 minutes Appleseed Japan Shinji Aramaki Digital Frontier Computer Theatrical April 18, 2004 103 minutes Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Catsそれいけ!アンパンマン 夢猫の国のニャニイ Japan Hiroyuki Yano Anpanman Production Committee TMS Entertainment Traditional July 17, 2004 51 minutes Les Aventures extraordinaires de Michel Strogoff France Alexandre Huchez, Bruno-René Huchez Rouge Citron Production Dargaud Marina Traditional Theatrical June 30, 2004 87 minutes Balto III: Wings of Change United States Phil Weinstein Universal Animation Studios Traditional Direct-to-video Second and final sequel to Balto (1995). September 30, 2004 76 minutes Los balunis en la aventura del fin del mundo Spain Juanjo Elordi Barton Films Computer Theatrical March 24, 2004 79 minutes Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper United States William Lau Mainframe Entertainment Mattel Entertainment Computer Direct-to-video September 28, 2004 85 minutes Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui United States Terry Shakespeare David Molina Miramax Home Entertainment The Lego Group Creative Capers Entertainment CGCG Computer Direct-to-video October 6, 2004 October 19, 2004 75 minutes Blade of the Phantom Master 신암행어사 South Korea Jōji Shimura Ahn Tae-kun Oriental Light and MagicCharacter Plan Computer / Traditional Theatrical December 4, 2004 87 minutes Bob the Builder: Snowed Under: The Bobblesberg Winter Games United States Sarah BallKeith Chapman HIT EntertainmentHot Animation Computer Direct-to-video January 1, 2004 52 minutes Boo, Zino & the Snurks Back to Gaya Germany United Kingdom Spain Lenard Fritz KrawinkelHolger Tappe Ambient Entertainment Recorded Picture Company Morena Films Computer Direct-to-video March 18, 2004 October 15, 2004 September 20, 2005 91 minutes Bratz: Starrin' & Stylin' United States Sean McNamara CineGroupe Toon City Animation Traditional Direct-to-video August 3, 2004 59 minutes The Butterfly Lovers (Leung juk) China Traditional Theatrical January 22, 2004 95 minutes Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot United States Canada Mike Fallows Nelvana LimitedSparx Animation StudiosAmerican Greetings Computer Direct-to-video September 8, 2004 October 5, 2004 83 minutes Charley and Mimmo T'choupi France Luxembourg South Korea Jean-Luc François Les Armateurs RG Prince Films Mélusine Téva Traditional Theatrical March 14, 2004 April 3, 2004 April 7, 2004 70 minutes Circleen: Little Big Mouse Cirkeline og Verdens mindste superhelt Denmark Traditional Theatrical December 10, 2004 78 minutes Clifford's Really Big Movie United States Robert C. Ramirez Scholastic Entertainment Big Red Dog Productions Traditional Theatrical February 20, 2004 76 minutes Corto Maltese: La maison dorée de Samarkand France Traditional Theatrical April 6, 2004 79 minutes Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun Japan Keiichi Hara Shin-Ei Animation Traditional Theatrical April 17, 2004 96 minutes Dead Leaves Japan Hiroyuki Imaishi Production I.G Traditional Theatrical January 17, 2004 52 minutes Derrick – Duty Calls! Derrick – Die Pflicht ruft! Germany Ireland Traditional Theatrical April 1, 2004 80 minutes Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky Japan Yasuichiro Yamamoto TMS Entertainment Traditional Theatrical April 17, 2004 108 minutes The District! Nyócker! Hungary Áron Gauder Lichthof Computer / Traditional Theatrical December 9, 2004 87 minutes Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey ドラえもん のび太のワンニャン時空伝 Doraemon Nobita no Wan-Nyan Jikūden Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Shin-Ei Animation Traditional Theatrical Final Doraemon film to be a counterpart of the 1979 Doraemon anime and include the original cast. March 7, 2004 84 minutes Dragons: Fire and Ice Canada Craig Wilson Mega Bloks Inc.Bardel Entertainment Computer Made-for-TV October 12, 2004 73 minutes The Easter Egg Adventure United States John Michael Williams Traditional September 5, 2004 February 22, 2005 87 minutes The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers United States Butch Hartman Frederator StudiosNickelodeon Animation StudioParamount Pictures (home video releases) Traditional Made-for-TV July 23, 2004 73 minutes Fat Albert United States Joel Zwick Davis Entertainment Company SAH Enterprises Traditional / Live action Theatrical December 25, 2004 87 minutes Felix the Cat Saves Christmas United States Don Oriolo Felix the Cat Productions Inc. Traditional Direct-to-video October 12, 2004 71 minutes Frank and Wendy Estonia Kaspar JancisÜlo PikkovPriit Tender Traditional Theatrical December 3, 2004 March 25, 2005 75 minutes Fuichin-san Japan Yoshitaka Koyama Animaruya Traditional Theatrical March 20, 2004 61 minutes G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom United States Dale Carman Reel FX Creative Studios Hasbro Computer Direct-to-video September 14, 2004 77 minutes Garfield: The Movie United States Peter Hewitt 20th Century Fox Davis Entertainment Company Computer / Live action Theatrical June 11, 2004 80 minutes Genghis Khan Italy Orlando Corradi Mondo TV Traditional 2004 100 minutes Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Japan Mamoru Oshii Production I.G Traditional Theatrical Sequel to Ghost in the Shell (1995). March 6, 2004 98 minutes Glup, an Adventure Without Waste Glup, una aventura sin desperdicio Spain Aitor Arregi, Iñigo Berasategui Computer Theatrical April 2, 2004 70 minutes The Great Pig Pirate Mateo 날으는 돼지 해적 마테오 South Korea Computer Theatrical July 24, 2004 90 minutes Hair High United States Bill Plympton Plymptoons Traditional Theatrical April 17, 2004 78 minutes Tottoko Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise! The Movie: Hamtaro and the Demon of the Mysterious Picture Book Tower Japan Osamu Dezaki TMS Entertainment Traditional Theatrical December 23, 2004 40 minutes Homeland India Traditional Theatrical Home on the Range United States Will FinnJohn Sanford Walt Disney Feature Animation Traditional Theatrical Last hand drawn animated feature made by Disney until 2009. April 2, 2004 76 minutes Howl's Moving Castle ハウルの動く城 Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Traditional Theatrical September 5, 2004 November 20, 2004 119 minutes Immortel France Enki Bilal Duran Entertainment Quantic Dream Computer / Live action Theatrical March 24, 2004 102 minutes In Search of Santa United States William Kowalchuk Colorland Animation Tundra Productions Computer Direct-to-video November 23, 2004 78 minutes The Incredibles United States Brad Bird Pixar Animation Studios Computer Theatrical Winner of 2004's Best Animated Feature October 24, 2004 November 5, 2004 115 minutes Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas United States Matthew O'Callaghan Disneytoon Studios Computer Direct-to-video Sequel to Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999), and the first feature film to feature Mickey Mouse and the legacy Disney cartoon characters in computer animation. November 9, 2004 67 minutes Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island 映画犬夜叉 紅蓮の蓬莱島 Japan Toshiya Shinohara Sunrise Traditional Theatrical December 23, 2004 88 minutes The Island of Black Mor France Jean-François Laguionie Traditional Theatrical February 11, 2004 85 minutes The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour United States Keith Alcorn Butch Hartman O Entertainment DNA Productions Frederator Incorporated Nickelodeon Animation Studio Traditional / Computer Television special First installment in a trilogy of crossover specials between The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and The Fairly OddParents. May 7, 2004 50 minutes Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! United States Emory Myrick Jeffrey Gatrall Castle Rock Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation Traditional Direct-to-video Animated spin-off/sequel to Kangaroo Jack (2003). November 16, 2004 77 minutes Kate - the Taming of the Shrew Italy Roberto Lione Lanta srlCrayons Pictures SrlThe Taming of The Shrew LLC Stop-motion Theatrical April 23, 2004 77 minutes The Little Polar Bear: A Visitor from the South Pole Germany Thilo Rothkirch Traditional Theatrical November 5, 2004 71 minutes Lady Death: The Motion Picture United States Andy Orjuela A.D. Vision Traditional Direct-to-video July 24, 2004 80 minutes Laura's Star Lauras Stern Germany Bulgaria Piet De Rycker Thilo Rothkirch Rothkirch Cartoon-Film Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany MABO Pictures Filmproduktion Comet Film Traditional Theatrical September 26, 2004 80 minutes The Legend of Buddha India Shamboo Falke Pentamedia Graphics Traditional Theatrical October 22, 2004 90 minutes The Lion King 1½ United States Bradley Raymond Disneytoon Studios Traditional Direct-to-video Third installment in The Lion King trilogy, serves as both sequel and sidequel to the original film. February 10, 2004 76 minutes Lupin III: Stolen Lupin Japan Hidehito Ueda Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Television special July 30, 2004 97 minutes Max Steel: Endangered Species United States Sean Frewer Mainframe Entertainment Mattel Entertainment Computer Direct-to-video July 17, 2004 71 minutes McDull, prince de la bun Hong Kong Toe Yuen Bliss Pictures Lunchtime Production Traditional Theatrical June 24, 2004 78 minutes Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers United States Donovan Cook Disneytoon Studios Traditional Direct-to-video August 17, 2004 65 minutes Mind Game Japan Masaaki Yuasa Studio 4°C Traditional Theatrical August 7, 2004 103 minutes Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition I – The Empty Battlefield Japan Mitsuo Fukuda Sunrise Traditional Theatrical August 27, 2004 100 minutes Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition II – The Far-Away Dawn Japan Mitsuo Fukuda Sunrise Traditional Theatrical September 24, 2004 100 minutes Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition III – The Rumbling Sky Japan Mitsuo Fukuda Sunrise Traditional Theatrical October 22, 2004 100 minutes MovieComic: The Movie Cine Gibi: O Filme Brazil José Márcio Nicolosi Maurício de Sousa Produções Traditional / Live action Theatrical July 9, 2004 71 minutes ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico United States Ron Hughart Warner Home VideoWarner Bros. Animation Flash animation Direct-to-video July 25, 2004 October 5, 2004 70 minutes Muhammad: The Last Prophet United States Richard Rich RichCrest Animation Studios Traditional Theatrical November 8, 2002 November 14, 2004 95 minutes Mulan II United States Darrell Rooney Lynne Southerland Disneytoon Studios Traditional Direct-to-video Sequel to Mulan (1998); last Disneytoon Studios direct-to-video film animated by Walt Disney Animation Japan. December 28, 2004 79 minutes My Scene: Jammin' in Jamaica United States Eric Fogel Curious Pictures Traditional Direct-to-video May 15, 2004 44 minutes Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow Japan Tensai Okamura Studio Pierrot Traditional Theatrical First installment of the Naruto film series. August 21, 2004 82 minutes Neznayka and the Barrabass Russia Traditional Theatrical October 28, 2004 80 minutes Nine Dog Christmas United States Ka Moon Song Traditional Direct-to-video October 5, 2004 59 minutesNoah's Ark: Story of the Biblical FloodUnited StatesScott CawthonCawthon EntertainmentComputerDirect-to-videoDecember 1, 200452 minutes The Nutcracker and the Mouseking Щелкунчик Russia Germany United States United Kingdom Tatjana Ilyina Michael Johnson Traditional Theatrical October 12, 2004 82 minutes One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword Japan Kazuhisa Takenouchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 6, 2004 95 minutes Party Wagon United States Craig Bartlett Snee-Oosh, Inc. Cartoon Network Studios Traditional Television special February 27, 2004 70 minutes Patoruzito Argentina José Luis Massa Traditional Theatrical July 8, 2004 75 minutes Pinocchio 3000 Spain France Canada Daniel Robichaud CinéGroupe AnimaKids Productions Filma