2013 in animation
This is a list of events in animation in 2013.
Events
January
- January 6: The Simpsons episode Homer Goes to Prep School premieres, guest starring singer Tom Waits.[1]
February
- February 4: Japanese animation studio Science SARU is founded by director Masaaki Yuasa and producer Eunyoung Choi.[2]
- February 24: 85th Academy Awards. For the first time someone from the animation industry, Seth MacFarlane, hosts the ceremony.
- Brave by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[3]
- Paperman by John Kahrs wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[3]
March
- March 10: The couch gag of The Simpsons episode Black Eyed, Please is animated by Bill Plympton. This is the second time he receives this honour. The episode is furthermore notable for guest starring Richard Dawkins.[4]
- March 22: The Croods, a film by DreamWorks Animation is released.
April
- April 7: The first episode of Attack on Titan is broadcast.[5]
May
- May 7: 40th Annie Awards[6]
- May 12: The Simpsons episode The Fabulous Faker Boy premieres, in which the couch gag is animated by the crew of Robot Chicken. It also guest stars pop singer Justin Bieber.[7]
- May 19: The Simpsons episode The Saga of Carl premieres, in which the family travels to Iceland, guest starring rock group Sigur Rós.[8] The same evening another episode, Dangers on a Train airs, guest starring Seth MacFarlane.[9]
July
- July 2: The Animation Domination High-Def block launches in the Fox Broadcasting Company.
- July 17: Turbo, a comedy film about the Indianapolis 500, was released by DreamWorks.
August
- August 12: The first episode of PAW Patrol is broadcast. [10]
September
- September 4: Futurama aired its final episode on Comedy Central after four seasons and 52 episodes. The show would be revived again in 2022, with Hulu ordering 20 episodes for 2023.
- September 27: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is released from Sony Pictures Animation to positive reviews.
October
- October 6: The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror XXIV premieres, with the couch gag being directed by Guillermo del Toro.[11]
- October 7: PBS Kids rebrands with new promos and bumpers, PBS Kids Preschool Block and PBS Kids Go! discontinues, and Peg + Cat premiered.
November
- November 22: Walt Disney Pictures releases Frozen, which will become a global phenomenon.
- November 24: The Family Guy episode Life of Brian premieres, in which Brian Griffin dies.[12]
December
- December 2: Rick and Morty debuts on Adult Swim.
- December 15: Due to negative fan reaction, Brian Griffin is revived in the Family Guy episode Christmas Guy.[13]
- December 18: The Hole is added to the National Film Registry.[14][15]
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Frozen
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: Mr Hublot
- Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: The Garden of Words
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Frozen
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Koo! Kin-Dza-Dza
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Frozen
- César Award for Best Animated Film: Loulou, l'incroyable secret
- European Film Award for Best Animated Film: The Congress
- Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Frozen
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Underdogs
- Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year: The Wind Rises
- Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Grand Prize: Approved for Adoption
- Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 10 | Rocket Monkeys | Teletoon | 2013–16 |
| January 16 | Legends of Chima | Cartoon Network | 2013–14 |
| February 11 | Lalaloopsy | Nick Jr. | 2013–15 |
| March 17 | Angry Birds Toons | Toons.tv | 2013-16 |
| March 23 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Nickelodeon | 2013–14 |
| March 25 | Max Steel (2013) | Disney XD, Teletoon | 2013–15 |
| April 15 | Henry Hugglemonster | Disney Junior | |
| April 19 | Creative Galaxy | Amazon Video | 2013–19 |
| April 23 | Teen Titans Go! | Cartoon Network | 2013–present |
| May 25 | Sanjay and Craig | Nickelodeon | 2013–16 |
| May 26 | Avengers Assemble | Disney XD | 2013–19 |
| June 10 | Grojband | Teletoon | 2013–15 |
| June 15 | Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures | Disney XD | |
| June 28 | Mickey Mouse | Disney Channel | 2013–19 |
| July 4 | Camp Lakebottom | Teletoon | 2013–17 |
| July 11 | Bee and PuppyCat | Cartoon Hangover | 2013–20 |
| July 13 | Beware the Batman | Cartoon Network, Adult Swim | 2013–14 |
| Packages from Planet X | Disney XD, Teletoon | ||
| Bounty Hunters | CMT | 2013 | |
| July 21 | Axe Cop | Fox | 2013–15 |
| High School USA! | |||
| August 1 | The Awesomes | Hulu | |
| August 3 | Rabbids Invasion | France 3, Nickelodeon | 2013–17 |
| Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion | YTV | 2013–15 | |
| August 11 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Disney XD | |
| August 12 | PAW Patrol | Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TVO Kids | 2013–present |
| August 16 | Wander Over Yonder | Disney Channel, Disney XD | 2013–16 |
| August 26 | Xiaolin Chronicles | Disney XD, Gulli | 2013–15 |
| September 2 | Uncle Grandpa | Cartoon Network | 2013–17 |
| September 21 | The Day My Butt Went Psycho! | Teletoon, Nine Network | 2013–15 |
| September 29 | Julius Jr. | Nick Jr. | |
| October 7 | Peg + Cat | PBS Kids | 2013–18 |
| October 12 | Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch | Hub Network | 2013–14 |
| November 4 | Steven Universe | Cartoon Network | 2013–19 |
| November 6 | Mother Up! | Hulu, City | 2013–14 |
| November 10 | Barry Tales | YouTube | 2013–present |
| November 23 | Lucas Bros. Moving Co. | Fox, FXX | 2013–14 |
| Golan the Insatiable | 2013–15 | ||
| December 2 | Rick and Morty | Adult Swim | 2013–present |
| December 24 | Turbo FAST | Netflix | 2013–16 |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Generator Rex | Cartoon Network | 2010–13 | Cancelled |
| January 7 | Motorcity | Disney XD | 2012–13 | |
| January 26 | Stoked | Teletoon | 2009–13 | |
| January 28 | Tron: Uprising | Disney XD | 2012–13 | |
| February 15 | Planet Sheen | Nicktoons | 2010–13 | |
| March 9 | Dan Vs. | The Hub | 2011–13 | |
| March 16 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Cartoon Network | ||
| March 25 | Sid the Science Kid | PBS Kids | 2008–13 | Ended |
| March 30 | The Problem Solverz | Cartoon Network | 2011–13 | Cancelled |
| April 5 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | 2010–13 | Ended | |
| May 5 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Disney XD | 2011–13 | |
| May 19 | The Cleveland Show | Fox | 2009–13 | Cancelled |
| May 22 | Almost Naked Animals | YTV | 2011–13 | |
| July 26 | Transformers: Prime | Hub Network | 2010–13 | Ended |
| August 17 | Scaredy Squirrel | YTV | 2011–13 | |
| August 25 | Speed Racer: The Next Generation | Nicktoons | 2008–13 | |
| September 4 | Futurama | Comedy Central | 2010–13[16] | |
| September 14 | Sidekick | YTV | 2010–13 | |
| September 28 | Bounty Hunters | CMT | 2013 | Cancelled |
| October 27 | Metalocalypse | Adult Swim | 2006–13 | Ended |
| November 16 | Pound Puppies | Hub Network | 2010–13 | Cancelled |
| December 2 | Mad | Cartoon Network | ||
| December 28 | Kaijudo | Hub Network | 2012–13 |
Deaths
January
- January 30: Patty Andrews, American singer (co-sang the Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet segment in Make Mine Music, and Little Toot in Melody Time), dies at age 94.[17]
February
- February 10: W. Watts Biggers, American writer (co-creator of Underdog), dies at age 85.
- February 16: Harald Siepermann, German comics artist and animator (Alfred Jodocus Kwak), dies at age 50.[18]
- February 17: Richard Briers, British actor (narrator of Roobarb and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk, voice of Noddy in the 1975 Noddy TV series, voice of Fiver in Watership Down), dies at age 79.[19]
- February 21:
- Bob Godfrey, British animator (Roobarb, Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk, Henry's Cat, Great), dies at age 91.[20]
- Armen Mirzaian, Iranian-born American animator, storyboard artist (My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Adventure Time, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Transformers: Prime, Transformers: Rescue Bots, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Ben 10: Omniverse) and writer (Adventure Time), dies from a car accident at age 35.[21][22]
March
- March 5: Goro Naya, Japanese voice actor (voice of Inspector Zenigata in Lupin III), dies at age 83.
- March 20: Jack Stokes, British animator and film director (worked on Yellow Submarine and Roobarb), dies at age 92.[23]
- March 26: Don Payne, American writer and producer (The Simpsons), dies at age 48.
- March 28: Manuel García Ferré, Argentine cartoonist and animator (Hijitus), dies at age 83.[24]
April
- April 11: Jonathan Winters, American actor and comedian (voiced himself and Maude Frickert in The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Grandpa and Papa Smurf in The Smurfs franchise, Sappy Stanley in Tiny Toon Adventures, Wade Pig in Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Summer Vacation, Stinkbomb D. Basset in Animaniacs The Thief in Arabian Knight, narrator in Frosty Returns), dies at age 87.
- April 13: József Gémes, Hungarian animator and film director (Heroic Times, Willy the Sparrow), dies at age 73.[25]
- April 14: Mike Road, American voice actor (Race Bannon in Jonny Quest, Zandor in The Herculoids, Ugh in Space Ghost and Dino Boy), dies at age 95.
May
- May 7: Ray Harryhausen, American animator and special effects creator (Mighty Joe Young, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans), dies at age 92.[26]
- May 13: Dr. Joyce Brothers, American psychologist, television personality, advice columnist and writer (voiced herself in The Simpsons episode "Last Exit to Springfield", and the Pinky and the Brain episode "The Pinky and the Brain Reunion Special"), dies from respiratory failure at age 85.[27]
- May 16: Mike Stuart, British animator (The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Wind in the Willows) and director (The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, Kipper), dies at an unknown age.[28]
- May 18: Arthur Malet, English actor (voice of Mr. Ages in The Secret of NIMH, King Eidilleg in The Black Cauldron, Jesaja in Felidae), dies at age 85.
June
- June 19: James Gandolfini, American actor and producer (voice of Carol in Where the Wild Things Are), dies from a heart attack at age 51.[29]
- June 20: John David Wilson, British animator and animation producer (Walt Disney Company, UPA, Fine Arts Films, the animated opening sequence of Grease, Peter Pan and the Pirates), dies at age 93.[30]
- June 21: Jerry Dexter, American actor (voice of Alan in Josie and the Pussycats, Ted in Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Aqualad in Aquaman, Sunfire in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends ), dies at age 78.
- June 29: Ryūtarō Nakamura, Japanese film director and animator (Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey, Ghost Hound, Despera), dies at age 58.[31]
July
- July 8: Eunice Macaulay, British animator and film producer (Special Delivery), dies at age 90.[32]
- July 14: Tonino Accolla, Italian actor (dub voice of Homer Simpson in The Simpsons), dies at age 64.[33]
- July 30: Ron Dias, American animator and painter (worked for Don Bluth and Walt Disney Company), dies at age 76.[34]
- July 31: Michael Ansara, American actor (voice of Mr. Freeze in Batman: The Animated Series, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, The New Batman Adventures, and Batman Beyond), dies at age 91.
August
- August 5: Louis Scarborough Jr., American animator and storyboard artist (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, ChalkZone), dies from cancer at age 60.[35]
- August 7: Hiroshi Ogawa, Japanese animator (worked for Shin-Ei Animation) and film director (Crayon Shin-chan), dies from stomach cancer at age 62.[36]
- August 11: Henry Polic II, American voice actor (voice of Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane in Batman: The Animated Series, Baba Looey in Yo Yogi!, and Tracker Smurf in The Smurfs), dies at age 68.
- August 19: Lee Thompson Young, American actor (voice of Teen Bebe in The Proud Family episode "Twins to Tweens", Jermaine in Xiaolin Showdown), commits suicide at age 29.[37]
October
- October 14: Ginger Dinning, American singer (sang the Blame It on the Samba segment in Melody Time), dies at age 89.[38]
- October 17: Lou Scheimer, American animation producer (founder of Filmation), voice actor (Dumb Donald in Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Orko and Stratos in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) and composer (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), dies at age 84.[39]
- October 21: José Luis Beltrán Coscojuela, Spanish comic artist and animator, dies at age 82.[40]
- October 25: Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian (voice of Edna Krabappel in The Simpsons, Clovis, Mrs. Cavanaugh and Didi Lovelost in Darkwing Duck, 'Dark Interlude' Actress in Batman: The Animated Series, Mrs. Blossom in The Addams Family, Mrs. Wheeler in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Oopa in Aladdin, Woman and Old Woman in I Am Weasel, Mrs. Beaver in The Angry Beavers, Mrs. Rapple in Rugrats, dies from pneumonia and sepsis at age 70.[41]
- October 31: Toby Bluth, American illustrator, theatrical director, animator and background artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Banjo the Woodpile Cat, Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers,) and brother of Don Bluth, dies at age 73.[42][43]
November
- November 28: Danny Wells, Canadian actor (voice of Bush and Raul in Heathcliff, Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, King Hugo III in Potatoes and Dragons, Gus in Willa's Wild Life), dies from cancer at age 72.[44]
December
- December 3: Avo Paistik, Estonian film director, animator and illustrator (Lend, Tolmuimeja, Klaabu, Nipi ja tige kala, Klaabu kosmoses, Naksitrallid, Naksitrallid II), dies at age 77.[45]
- December 14: Peter O'Toole, British actor (voice of Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse, Pantaloon in The Nutcracker Prince, Anton Ego in Ratatouille), dies at age 81.
- December 24: Frédéric Back, Canadian animator and film director (Crac, The Man Who Planted Trees), dies at age 89.[46]
- December 26: Harold Whitaker, British animator and comics artist (worked on Animal Farm), dies at age 93.[47]
- December 31: James Avery, American actor (voice of Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Haroud Hazi Bin in Aladdin), dies at age 68.[48][49][50]
See also
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External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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