1980 In Animation
Events in 1980 in animation. Events January * January 6: The first episode of '' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' airs, an anime adaptation of Mark Twain's '' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer''. * January 8: The first episode of '' The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' airs, an anime adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's novel ''Nils Holgersson''. It is the first production of Studio Pierrot. February * February 1: The Olympic Games special ''Animalympics'', directed by Steven Lisberger, is first broadcast. However, its second part was never broadcast due to Jimmy Carter deciding that the United States would boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow out of protest against the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. March * March 15: '' Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur'', the first animated feature based on the ''Doraemon'' franchise, premieres. * March 19: Paul Grimault's ''Le Roi et l'Oiseau'' (''The King and the Mockingbird'') premieres after more than 30 years of production. It becomes a critically ...
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