| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Format | Notes | Release | Duration |
Akira
アキラ | Japan | Katsuhiro Otomo | Toho (distributor)
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Akira Committee | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 16, 1988 | 124 minutes |
Alice
Něco z Alenky (Something from Alice) | Czechoslovakia | Jan Švankmajer | Channel Four Films
Condor Films | Stop motion/Live action | Theatrical
Live-action animated film | | May 13, 1988 | 86 minutes |
| Alice in Wonderland | Australia | | Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | | July 10, 1988 | 51 minutes |
Appleseed
アップルシード (Appurushīdo) | Japan | Kazuyoshi Katayama | Bandai Visual | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | April 21, 1988 | 70 minutes |
Armored Trooper Votoms: The Red Shoulder Document - Roots of Ambition
装甲騎兵ボトムズ レッドショルダードキュメント 野望のルーツ (Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu: Reddo Shorudā Dokyumento - Yabō no Rūtsu) | Japan | Ryousuke Takahashi | Sunrise
Bandai Visual (distributor) | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | March 19, 1988 | 60 minutes |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Australia | | Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | | November 25, 1988 | 49 minutes |
Bikkuriman: Moen Zone no Himitsu
ビックリマン 無縁ゾーンの秘宝 (Bikkuriman: The Hidden Treasure of the Unrelated Zone) | Japan | Junichi Sato | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 9, 1988 | 45 minutes |
| The Black Arrow | Australia | | Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | | October 18, 1988 | 55 minutes |
| Black Tulip | Australia | | Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | | February 10, 1988 | 49 minutes |
| BraveStarr: The Movie | United States | Tom Tataranowicz | Filmation | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 18, 1988 | 91 minutes |
Captain of the Forest
Az erdő kapitánya | Hungary | Attila Dargay | Pannónia Filmstúdió
Infafilm Gmbh | Traditional | Theatrical | | February 18, 1988 | 70 minutes |
| Care Bears Nutcracker Suite | Canada | Joseph Sherman
Laura Shepherd | Nelvana | Traditional | Television special | | December 10, 1988 | 62 minutes |
The Cat Who Walked by Herself
Кошка, которая гуляла сама по себе (Koshka, kotoraya gulyala sama po sebe) | Soviet Union | Ideya Garanina | Soyuzmultfilm | Stop motion/Traditional | | First Soviet full-length animated film uniting the stop-motion and traditional animation. | | 70 minutes |
| Daffy Duck's Quackbusters | United States | Greg Ford
Friz Freleng
Chuck Jones
Terry Lennon
Robert McKimson | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Theatrical
Compilation film | Film compiled from theatrical animated shorts; sixth and final of six Looney Tunes compilation feature films. | September 24, 1988 | 78 minutes |
| David and the Magic Pearl Dawid i Sandy (David & Sandy) | Poland
Sweden | Zbigniew Stanislawski
Wieslaw Zieba | Film Polski (Poland)
AB Svensk Filmindustri (Sweden) | Traditional | Theatrical | | June 22, 1988 | 71 minutes |
Demon City Shinjuku
魔界都市〈新宿〉 (Makai Toshi: Shinjuku) | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | October 25, 1988 | 80 minutes |
Dokgo Tak's Pigeon Chorus
독고탁의 비둘기 합창 (Dokgo Tak-ui bidulgi habchang) | South Korea | Hong Sang-man
Kim Joo-in
Kim Dae-jung | Daewon Donghwa | Traditional | Television film[1] | | January 1, 1988 | 80 minutes |
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West
ドラえもん のび太のパラレル西遊記 (Doraemon: Nobita no Parareru saiyûki) | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu
Toho | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 12, 1988 | 90 minutes |
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
ドラゴンボール 魔訶不思議大冒険 (Doragon Bōru: Makafushigi Dai-Bōken) | Japan | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 9, 1988 | 46 minutes |
ESPer Mami: Hoshizora no Dancing Doll
エスパー魔美 星空のダンシングドール (ESPer Mami: Dancing Doll in a Starry Sky) | Japan | Keiichi Hara | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | [2] | March 12, 1988 | 41 minutes |
| Felix the Cat: The Movie | United States
Hungary
Germany | Tibor Hernádi | New World Pictures
Felix the Cat Creations
Animation Film Cologne
Pannónia Filmstúdió | Traditional | Theatrical | | October 1, 1988 | 78 minutes |
Forget Me Not
Nefelejcs[3] | Hungary | Elek Lisziák
György Kovásznai | Pannónia Filmstúdió | Traditional | Theatrical | | | |
Gall Force 3: Stardust War
ガルフォース3 スターダスト・ウォー | Japan | Katsuhito Akiyama | Artmic
AIC | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | November 2, 1988 | 60 minutes |
| Garfield: His 9 Lives | United States | Phil Roman
Doug Frankel
Ruth Kissane
Bill Littlejohn
Bob Nesler
Bob Scott
George Singer
John Sparey | Film Roman | Traditional/Live action | Television special | | November 22, 1988 | 48 minutes |
| The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound | United States | Ray Patterson
Bob Goe
John Kimball
Charles A. Nichols
Jay Sarbry | Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | Television film | Sixth installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. | May 6, 1988 | 95 minutes |
Grave of the Fireflies
火垂るの墓 (Hotaru no Haka) | Japan | Isao Takahata | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Theatrical | | April 16, 1988 | 89 minutes |
| Happy Birthday, Garfield | United States | Jim Davis | Paws, Inc. | Traditional
Live action | Television special
Live-action animated film | | May 17, 1988 | 48 minutes |
Harbor Light Story -From Fashion Lara-
ハーバーライト物語（ストーリー） ―ファッション ララより― (Harbor Light Monogatari (Story) – Fashion Lala Yori) | Japan | Motosuke Takahashi
Hiroyuki Yokoyama (unit director) | Pierrot | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | March 11, 1988 | 48 minutes |
Hiatari Ryōkō! Ka – su – mi: Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita
陽あたり良好！ KA・SU・MI: 夢の中に君がいた (Good Sunshine! KA・SU・MI: You Were There in a Dream) | Japan | Kimiharu Oguma | Toho
Group TAC | Traditional | Theatrical | | October 1, 1988 | 67 minutes |
| Hiawatha | Australia | | Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | | June 15, 1988 | 50 minutes |
| It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown | United States | Sam Jaimes | Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates | Traditional/Live action | Television special
Live-action animated film | Fifth hour-long Peanuts special. | September 27, 1988 | 50 minutes |
Katy Meets the Aliens
a. k. a. Katy and the Katerpillar Kids
Katy, Kiki y Koko | Mexico | José Luis Moro
Santiago Moro | Televicine S.A. de C.V.
Moro Studios | Traditional | Theatrical | Sequel to Katy, La Oruga (1984). | June 23, 1988 | 70 minutes |
Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day
きまぐれオレンジ★ロード あの日にかえりたい (Kimagure Orange Road: Ano Hi ni Kaeritai) | Japan | Tomomi Mochizuki | Toho (distributor)
Studio Pierrot | Traditional | Theatrical | | October 1, 1988 | 69 minutes |
Kosuke and Rikimaru: Dragon of Konpei Island
小助さま力丸さま -コンペイ島の竜- (Kosuke-sama, Rikimaru-sama: Konpeitō no Ryū) | Japan | Toyoo Ashida | J.C. Staff | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | September 23, 1988 | 47 minutes |
| The Land Before Time | Ireland
United States | Don Bluth | Sullivan Bluth Studios | Traditional | Theatrical | | November 18, 1988 | 69 minutes |
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars
銀河英雄伝説 わが征くは星の大海 (Ginga Eiyū Densetsu: Waga Yuku wa Hoshi no Taikai ) | Japan | Noboru Ishiguro | Madhouse
Artland | Traditional | Theatrical | | February 6, 1988 | 60 minutes |
Lovely Fatma
Göyçək Fatma | Soviet Union | Nazim Mammadov | Azerbaijanfilm | Traditional/Cutout | ? | | ? | 46 minutes |
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
めぞん一刻 完結篇 (Mezon Ikkoku: Kanketsuhen) | Japan | Tomomi Mochizuki | Ajia-do Animation Works | Traditional | Television film | | February 6, 1988 | 66 minutes |
Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons
めぞん一刻~移りゆく季節の中で~ (Maison Ikkoku: Utsuriyuku Kisetsu no Naka de) | Japan | Naoyuki Yoshinaga | Kitty Film | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | September 25, 1988 | 90 minutes |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア (Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushū no Shā) | Japan | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 12, 1988 | 125 minutes |
Monica's Gang and the Magic Star
Turma da Mônica e a Estrelinha Mágica | Brazil | Mauricio de Sousa | Estudios Maurício de Souza
Embrafilme (distributor) | Traditional| Theatrical | | December 24, 1988 | 58 minutes |
My Neighbor Totoro
となりのトトロ (Tonari no Totoro) | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Theatrical | | April 16, 1988 | 86 minutes |
| Oliver & Company | United States | George Scribner | Walt Disney Feature Animation
Silver Screen Partners III | Traditional | Theatrical | | November 18, 1988 | 74 minutes |
The Olympic Challenge
아리수변의 꿈나무 (Arisubyeon-ui Kkumnamu) | Korea | Kim Joo-in | Shinwon Production
KBS (distributor) | Traditional | Television film[4] | | September 25, 1988 | 75 minutes |
One-Pound Gospel
1ポンドの福音 (Ichi-Pondo no Fukuin) | Japan | Makura Saki | Studio Gallop | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | December 2, 1988 | 55 minutes |
| Peter Pan | Australia | ? | Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | | June 23, 1988 | 46 minutes |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Ireland | Al Guest
Jean Mathieson | Emerald City Productions
D.L. Taffner | Traditional | Television film | | May 3, 1988 | 60 minutes |
| Popol Vuh: The Creation Myth of the Maya | United States | Patricia Amlin | ? | ? | Experimental | | ? | 60 minutes |
| Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw | United States | Pierre DeCelles | Carolco Pictures
Atlantic/Kushner-Locke
The Maltese Companies
Cuckoo's Nest Studio
Wang Film Productions
Tonka | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 18, 1988 | 78 minutes |
| Prisoner of Zenda | Australia | | Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | | May 9, 1988 | 48 minutes |
Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody
プロジェクトA子3 シンデレララプソディ (Purojekuto A-ko 3: Shinderera Rapusodi) | Japan | Yuji Moriyama | Pony Canyon
Soeishinsha
A.P.P.P.
Studio Fantasia | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | June 20, 1988 | 46 minutes |
Raining Fire
火の雨がふる (Hi no Ame ga Furu) | Japan | Seiji Arihara | Nikkatsu Children's Movie
Mushi Production
Space Eizo | Traditional | Theatrical | | September 15, 1988 | 80 minutes |
| Robotech II: The Sentinels | United States
Japan | Carl Macek | Harmony Gold USA (distributor)
Tatsunoko Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video
Compilation film | | September 1988 | 75 minutes |
| Rockin' with Judy Jetson | United States | Paul Sommer | Hanna-Barbera Productions | Traditional | Television film | Seventh installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. | September 18, 1988 | 92 minutes |
Ryūko, the Girl with the White Flag
白旗の少女 琉子 (Shirahata no Shōjo Ryūko) | Japan | Satoshi Dezaki | Magic Bus | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 21, 1988 | 101 minutes |
Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods
聖闘士星矢 神々の熱き戦い (Seinto Seiya: Kamigami no Atsuki Tatakai) | Japan | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 12, 1988 | 45 minutes |
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth
聖闘士星矢 真紅の少年伝説 (Seinto Seiya: Shinku no Shōnen Densetsu) | Japan | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 23, 1988 | 75 minutes |
Sakigake!! Otokojuku
魁!!男塾 (Charge!! Men's Private School) | Japan | Nobutaka Nishizawa | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | | July 23, 1988 | 71 minutes |
| Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | United States
Taiwan | Charles A. Nichols | Hanna-Barbera Productions
Wang Film Productions | Traditional | Television film | Eighth installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. | October 16, 1988 | 92 minutes |
| Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf | United States | Ray Patterson | Hanna-Barbera Productions | Traditional | Television film | Ninth installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. | November 13, 1988 | 91 minutes |
The Séance Table
La Table tournante | France | Paul Grimault
Jacques Demy | Les Films Paul Grimault
La Sept
Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée | Traditional/Live action | Compilation film | | December 21, 1988 | 80 minutes |
| Snoopy! The Musical | United States | Sam Jaimes | Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates
United Media Productions
Mendelson-Melendez Productions | Traditional | Television special | Fourth hour-long Peanuts special. | January 29, 1988 | 50 minutes |
Space Family Carlvinson
宇宙家族カールビンソン (Uchū Kazoku Carlvinson) | Japan | Kimio Yabuki | Doga Kobo | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | December 21, 1988 | 45 minutes |
Stowaways on the Ark
In der Arche ist der Wurm drin (The Worm Is in the Ark) | West Germany | Wolfgang Urchs | MS-Films
Paramount Filmproduction GmbH
Artemis Film
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) | Traditional | Theatrical | | March 24, 1988 | 81 minutes |
The Three Mouseketeers
Uimitoarele aventuri ale Muschetarilor (The Amazing Adventures of the Musketeers) | Romania | Victor Antonescu | Animafilm | Traditional | Theatrical | | April 11, 1988 | 81 minutes |
The Tokyo Project
トウキョウ・バイス (Tokyo Vice) | Japan | Osamu Yamasaki | Minamimachi Bugyosho Co., Ltd.
MTV
Polydor | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | June 25, 1988 | 60 minutes |
| Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats | United States | Ray Patterson
Paul Sommer
Charles A. Nichols | Hanna-Barbera Productions | Traditional | Television film | Fifth installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. | March 20, 1988 | 92 minutes |
Toyama Sakura Space Book – His Name is Gold
遠山桜宇宙帖・奴の名はゴールド (Tooyama Sakura Uchū Chō – Yatsu no Na wa Gold) | Japan | Atsutoshi Umezawa | Toei Animation
Tokuma Shoten
Tokuma Japan | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | June 1988 | 59 minutes |
Treasure Island
Остров сокровищ (Ostrov sokrovishch) | North Korea | David Cherkassky | Kievnauchfilm | Traditional/Live action | ? | | March 24, 1989 | 107 minutes |
Ultimate Teacher
恐怖のバイオ人間 最終教師 (Kyōfun no Bio-Ningen – Saishū Kyōshi) | Japan | Toyoo Ashida | J.C.Staff | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA[5] | | February 6, 1988 | 60 minutes |
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
うる星やつら 完結篇 うる星やつら 完結篇 (Urusei Yatsura: Kanketsuhen) | Japan | Tetsu Dezaki | Magic Bus | Traditional | Theatrical | Fifth feature in the Urusei Yatsura film series. | February 6, 1988 | 86 minutes |
Violence Jack: Evil Town
バイオレンス ジャック 〜地獄街編〜 (Baiorensu Jakku: Jigokugai) | Japan | Ichiro Itano | Soei Shinsha
Japan Home Video
Studio88 | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | December 21, 1988 | 60 minutes |
Watt Poe and Our Story
ワット・ポーとぼくらのお話 (Watt Poe to Bokura no Ohanashi) | Japan | Shigenori Kageyama | Diva
Konami
Pony Canyon
Kaname Production | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | August 12, 1988 | 55 minutes |
| Westward Ho! | Australia | | Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | | May 1, 1988 | 55 minutes |
What's Michael? 2
ホワッツマイケル? 2 (Howattsu Maikeru? 2) | Japan | Yoriyasu Kogawa | Kitty Films | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | July 25, 1988 | 60 minutes |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | United States | Robert Zemeckis Richard Williams (animation) | Touchstone Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Silver Screen Partners III
Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical
Live-action animated film | First feature film to have live action and animated cartoons share the screen for the entire film. | June 22, 1988 | 104 minutes |
| Wind in the Willows | Australia | Geoff Collins | Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | | December 13, 1988 | 50 minutes |
The Wings of a Magpie
까치의 날개 (Kkachi ae Nalgae) | Korea | Lee Hyeon-se | Daewon Donghwa
Korean Broadcasting System (distributor) | Traditional | Television special | Sequel to The Wandering Magpie (1987). | January 2, 1988 | 80 minutes |
Xanadu: The Legend of Dragon Slayer
ザナドゥ・ドラゴンスレイヤー伝説 (Xanadu: Doragon Sureiyā Densetsu) | Japan | Atsutoshi Umezawa | Kadokawa Shoten
Mainichi Broadcasting System
Toei Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | OVA film based on the video game Xanadu (1987), the second installment in the Dragon Slayer series. | March 1, 1988 | 50 minutes |
| Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears | United States | Don Lusk | Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | Television film | Tenth and final installment in the syndicated anthology film series Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10. | November 20, 1988 | 90 minutes |
Yōsei-Ō
妖精王 (Fairy King) | Japan | Katsuhisa Yamada | CBS/Sony Group Inc.
Kadokawa Shoten
Madhouse | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | December 21, 1988 | 60 minutes |
Zillion: Burning Night
赤い光弾ジリオン 歌姫夜曲 (Akai Kodan Zillion Utahime Yakyoku) | Japan | Mizuho Nishikubo | Tatsunoko
Production I.G. | Traditional | Direct-to-video
OVA | | June 21, 1988 | 45 minutes |
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