List of animated feature films of 1993

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 1993.

List Title Country Director Production company Animation technique Format Notes Release date Duration The 1001 Gags of Spiff and Hercules France Bruno Desraisses, Charles de Latour Studio de Pyongyang Traditional Theatrical February 10, 1993 80 minutes Al Caral's Legacy Japan Kôichi Ishiguro Animate Film Tokuma Japan Communications Visual '80 Traditional Direct-to-video OVA January 25, 1993 75 minutes Art of Fighting Japan Hiroshi Fukutomi Studio Comet NAS Fuji TV Traditional Television special December 23, 1993 46 minutes Batman: Mask of the Phantasm United States Eric Radomski Bruce Timm Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Traditional Theatrical December 25, 1993 78 minutes Big Wars: Red Zone, Divine Annihilation Japan Toshifumi Takizawa Issei Kume Magic Bus Traditional Theatrical September 25, 1993 75 minutes Blue Memory: Manmo Pioneers and Boys Japan Tetsu Dezaki Magic Bus Traditional Theatrical December 18, 1993 90 minutes Bonobono Japan Mikio Igarashi Yūji Mutō (Animation) Amuse Video Bandai Visual Group TAC Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Inc. Takeshobo Traditional Theatrical November 13, 1993 103 minutes The Cat's Mill Latvia Roze Stiebra Dauka Traditional Theatrical 58 minutes Columbus's Great Adventures Japan Yorifusa Yamaguchi SPO AB Productions Traditional Direct-to-video OVA January 1, 1993 70 minutes Coo: Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo Japan Tetsuo Imazawa Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 19, 1993 116 minutes Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs Leotard Devil Japan Mitsuru Hongo Shin-Ei Animation Traditional Theatrical First feature film installment of the Crayon Shin-chan anime series. July 24, 1993 93 minutes Crimson Wolf Japan Shoichi Masuo A.P.P.P. Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Traditional Direct-to-video OVA July 7, 1993 59 minutes David Copperfield Canada Don Arioli Cinemotion PMMP Astral Media NBC Productions Traditional Television film December 10, 1993 92 minutes Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse Japan Yasunao Aoki Hakusensha J.C. Staff Toei Video Co., Ltd. Traditional Direct-to-video OVA April 25, 1993 47 minutes Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Asatsu Shin-Ei Animation Toho Traditional Theatrical March 6, 1993 100 minutes Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound Japan Yoshihiro Ueda Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 10, 1993 51 minutes Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan Japan Shigeyasu Yamauchi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 6, 1993 72 minutes Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks Japan Yoshihiro 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, 1993 48 minutes E.Y.E.S. of Mars Japan Iku Suzuki Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 26, 1993 80 minutes The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad Australia Douglas Richards Burbank Animation Studios Traditional Television film 50 minutes Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle Japan Kazuhiro Furuhashi NAS Fuji TV Traditional Television film July 31, 1993 75 minutes The Gigolo - Dochinpira Japan Hiromitsu Ōta Studio Kikan Studio Marine Traditional Direct-to-video OVA August 27, 1993 45 minutes Go Hugo Go Denmark Stefan Fjeldmark Flemming Quist Møller A. Film A/S Traditional Theatrical December 10, 1993 73 minutes The Halloween Tree United States Mario Piluso Hanna-Barbera Traditional Television film October 2, 1993 69 minutes The History of the Wonderful World Denmark Anders 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, 1993 90 minutes I Yabba-Dabba Do! United States William Hanna Hanna-Barbera Productions Traditional Television film February 7, 1993 92 minutes Jonny's Golden Quest United States Don Lusk Paul Sommer Hanna-Barbera Productions Traditional Television film April 4, 1993 87 minutes Kappa: A River Goblin and Sampei Japan Toshio Hirata Nikkatsu Children's Movie Romantic Planning Takahashi Studio Traditional Theatrical March 13, 1993 90 minutes Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War Japan Ken'ichi Maeda Magic Bus Traditional Theatrical December 18, 1993 90 minutes Lupin III: Voyage to Danger Japan Masaaki Osumi Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nippon TV Traditional Television special July 23, 1993 90 minutes Mafalda Cuba Spain Juan Padrón D.G. Producciones S.A. Traditional Theatrical 80 minutes Mellow Japan Teruo Kogure Knack Productions Traditional Direct-to-video OVA July 23, 1993 45 minutes Mermaid's Scar Japan Morio Asaka Madhouse Traditional Direct-to-video OVA September 24, 1993 45 minutes Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival Japan Takashi Imanishi (Part 1) Tetsuro Amino (Parts 2 & 3) Bandai Visual Sotsu Co., Ltd. Sunrise Traditional Theatrical March 13, 1993 81 minutes The Nightmare Before Christmas United States Henry Selick Skellington Productions Stop motion Theatrical October 29, 1993 76 minutes Ninja Scroll Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri Madhouse Animate Film JVC Toho Movic Traditional Theatrical June 5, 1993 94 minutes Ocean Waves a.k.a. I Can Hear the Sea Japan Tomomi Mochizuki Studio Ghibli Traditional Television film May 5, 1993 72 minutes Offside Japan Takao Yotsuji Hisashi Abe Sakatsu Suzuki Shigetoshi Tanaka Traditional Direct-to-video OVA January 22, 1993 50 minutes Oishinbo: Nichibei Kome Sensō Japan Yoshio Takeuchi Shin-Ei Animation Studio Deen (Cooperation) Nippon TV Traditional Television special December 3, 1993 89 minutes Once Upon a Forest United Kingdom United States Charles Grosvenor Hanna-Barbera HTV Cymru/Wales Traditional Theatrical June 18, 1993 71 minutes Opera Imaginaire France José Abel Hilary Audus Jonathan Hills Raimund Krumme Guionne Leroy Ken Lidster Jimmy T. Murakami Stephen Palmer Monique Renault Pascal Roulin Christophe Vallaux Pascavision Club d'Investissement Média F3 Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA) Aniway Ex Machina Cel Out Films Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA) Colour Crew Mike Hibbert Animation Cosgrove Hall Films Framestore Nederlands Fonds voor de Film Co-Productiefonds Binnenlandse Omroep Bareboards Productions The Foundation for Sport and the Arts Traditional/Stop motion/CGI Television film Anthology film March 12, 1993 51 minutes Patlabor 2: The Movie Japan Mamoru Oshii Production I.G. Shochiku Traditional Theatrical August 7, 1993 113 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 Japan Toshio Hirata Madhouse Traditional Theatrical July 10, 1993 80 minutes Rokudenashi Blues 1993 Japan Hiroyuki Kakudō Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 24, 1993 85 minutes Sailor Moon R: The Movie Japan Kunihiko Ikuhara Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical First feature film installment of the Sailor Moon series. December 5, 1993 62 minutes Sangokushi (dai 2-bu): Chōkō Moyu! 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, 1993 149 minutes The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb United Kingdom Dave Borthwick bolexbrothers Stop motion December 10, 1993 60 minutes Song of the Chimney Ghosts Japan Yutaka Osawa Studio Junio Traditional Theatrical May 29, 1993 42 minutes Soreike! Anpanman Kyōryū Nosshī no Daibōken Japan Akinori Nagaoka Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical July 17, 1993 60 minutes Street Fighter South Korea Sim San-gil Daewon Donghwa Traditional Theatrical December 29, 1993 51 minutes Special Gag Force Robot Twins South Korea Kim Cheong-gi BM Movie Traditional Theatrical January 16, 1993 73 minutes Suikoden Demon Century Japan Hiroshi Negishi J.C. Staff Kadokawa Shoten Nippon Victor Traditional Direct-to-video OVA September 25, 1993 46 minutes Tama of 3rd Street: Please! Search for Momo-chan!! Japan Hitoshi Nanba Group TAC Traditional Theatrical August 14, 1993 43 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, 1993 91 minutes Thumbelina Australia Richard Slapczynski Burbank Animation Studios Traditional Television film 50 minutes Weird Volunteers Japan Kimio Yabuki Toei Company Traditional Educational film 46 minutes We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story United States Dick Zondag Ralph Zondag Phil Nibbelink Simon Wells Amblimation Traditional Theatrical First non-Disney animated feature to use digital ink and paint. November 24, 1993 71 minutes

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

Rank Title Studio Worldwide gross Ref. 1The Nightmare Before ChristmasSkellington Productions/Walt Disney Pictures$75,082,668 2Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin LabyrinthAsatsu / Toho$16,311,900 (¥1.65 billion) 3Dragon Ball Z 8: The Legendary Super SaiyanToei Animation$13,543,820 (¥1.37 billion) 4Dragon Ball Z 9: Bojack UnboundToei Animation$12,950,660 (¥1.31 billion) 5We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryAmblimation / Universal Pictures$9,317,0216Once Upon a ForestHanna Barbara / 20th Century Fox$6,582,052 7Batman: Mask of the PhantasmWarner Bros. Animation$5,863,139

See also List of animated television series of 1993

References

External links Animated films of the year, listed in the IMDb