History of Animation

  • Walt Disney Company

    Walt Disney Company
    The Walt Disney company was founded. Walt Disney would later become a powerhouse, and one of the biggest companies in the world. Disney introduced many famous characters, such as Mickey Donald and Goofy, and has produced many classic films still beloved by children and adults alike all over the world.
  • Looney Tunes

    Looney Tunes
    The First episode of the Lonney Tunes aired on this day. The Looney Tunes introduced many famous characters, such as Daffy Duck, Buggs Bunny, and PorkyPig
  • Studio Ghibli

    Studio Ghibli
    On this date Studio Ghibli was founded. Studio Ghibli made many classic films, such as My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away. Some have even said it is like the Disney of Japan. Studio Ghibli's films are licensed by Disney and America, and are enjoyed over the world.
  • pixar

    pixar
    Pixar studios was not founded on this date, but it was Pixar's debut into the animation industry. Pixar has created many very popular films, including all 3 Toy Storys and Finding Nemo.
  • My Neighbour Totoro

    My Neighbour Totoro
    Not Studio Ghibli's first film, but definitely one of their most popular. It is about 2 children who befirend a mysterious catlike creauture named Totoro and go on many strange adventures.
  • Mulan

    Mulan
    One of Walt Disney's classic films. Mulan is set in China during the Han Dynasty. The film's title character, Fa Mulan, is the only daughter of aged warrior Fa Zhou. She impersonates a man and takes her father's place during a general conscription to counter a fictitious Hun invasion led by Shan Yu. Along with her guardian dragon Mushu, her captain, Li Shang, a lucky cricket, "Cri-kee," and her companions, Yao, Ling, and Chien-Po, she battles the invading Hun army.
  • The Powerpuff Girls

    The Powerpuff Girls
    The Powerpuff Girls was created by Craig Mckracken, and centered around 3 girls who have superpowers and the scientist who created them.
  • WALL-E

    WALL-E
    WALL-Eis a 2008 American CGI science-fiction romantic comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future. He falls in love with another robot named EVE, who also has a programmed task, and follows her into outer space on an adventure that changes the destiny of both his kind and humanity.
  • Coraline

    Coraline
    Coraline is a horror/fantasy novella by British author Neil Gaiman, published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and Harper Collins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novella, and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young ReadersIt has been compared to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and has been adapted into a 2009 stop-motion film directed by Henry Selick.
  • Tangled

    Tangled
    Tangled is a 2010 American computer animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 50th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It is loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel" in the collection of folk tales published by the Brothers Grimm.
  • Wreck-It-Ralph

    Wreck-It-Ralph
    Wreck-It Ralph is a 2012 American computer-animated family-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.The film tells the story of the titular arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade, and ultimately must eliminate a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph himself inadvertently started.