Portal:Animation/Anniversaries/January/January 8

Films released

• 1921 – The Hinges on the Bar Room Door (United States)
• 1928 – The Smoke Scream (United States)
• 1944 – What's Cookin' Doc? (United States)
• 1966 – Duel Personality (United States)
• 1966 – Shot and Bothered (United States)
• 1969 – Pink-A-Rella (United States)
• 1993 - Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (Japan)
• 2021 - Sailor Moon Eternal (Toei Animation, Studio DEEN, Japan)

Television series and specials

• 1980 – The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, a Japanese anime series begins airing on NHK
• 1984 – Katri, Girl of the Meadows, a Japanese anime series begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1989 – The Adventures of Peter Pan, a Japanese anime series begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1993 – Miracle Girls, a Japanese anime series begins airing on NTV
• 1995 – Chibi Maruko-chan (2nd series), a Japanese anime series begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1995 – Gulliver Boy, a Japanese anime series begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1996 – Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!, a Japanese anime series begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 1996 – Detective Conan, a Japanese anime series begins airing on NNS stations
• 1997 – O Canada, an American/Canadian animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network
• 1998 – El-Hazard: The Alternative World, a Japanese anime series begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 1998 – Outlaw Star, a Japanese anime series begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 2001 – Baki the Grappler, a Japanese anime series begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 2004 – Area 88, a Japanese anime series begins airing on TV Asahi

Deaths

• 2007 – Iwao Takamoto, American animator, producer and director (b. 1925)
• 2010 – Art Clokey, animator (b. 1921)