2014 in animation

Events

February

April

  • April 1: Cav Bøgelund's Våbenbrødre (Brothers in Arms), an animated short aimed at mature audiences about Danish soldiers during the Afghan War, premiers.[2]
  • April 27: Nickelodeon celebrates its 35th anniversary.

June

  • In Belgium Karolien Raeymaekers makes an animated short, Oma, about her late grandmother, as her final exam for the KASK film school in Ghent. The film will be posted on Cartoon Brew later that year and win several awards.[3][4][5]

August

September

October

  • October 2: Alan Becker releases "Animator vs Animation IV" on YouTube
  • October 13: Hub Network is rebranded as Discovery Family; Hasbro remains a minority partner and programs the network's daytime lineup with children's animated programs carried over from Hub Network, while its primetime lineup was replaced with reruns of non-fiction programs from Discovery Channel's library.

November

December

Awards

Films released

Television series debuts

Date Title Channel Year
January 7Numb ChucksYTV2014–16
January 9Go! Go! 575Tokyo MX2014
January 13ChozenFX
January 18Pokémon the Series: XYCartoon Network
January 20Sheriff Callie's Wild WestDisney Junior2014–17
February 3Wallykazam!Nick Jr.
February 12MixelsCartoon Network2014–16
February 17BreadwinnersNickelodeon
March 12Nerds and MonstersYTV
April 2TripTankComedy Central
April 9The Tom and Jerry ShowCartoon Network, Boomerang2014–21
April 11Piggy TalesToons.TV2014-19
April 14ClarenceCartoon Network 2014–18
May 2Space RacersPBS Kids, Universal Kids
May 23Tumble LeafAmazon Video2014–19
July 7The 7DDisney XD2014–16
July 12Astroblast!Universal Kids2014–15
August 18Dora and Friends: Into the City!Nick Jr.2014–17
August 22BoJack HorsemanNetflix2014–20
September 21Mr. PicklesAdult Swim2014–19
September 22Jorel's BrotherCartoon Network Brazil2014–22
October 3Star Wars RebelsDisney XD2014–18
October 13Blaze and the Monster MachinesNick Jr.2014–present
October 27Stone QuackersFXX2014–15
Mike Tyson MysteriesAdult Swim2014–20
November 1Angry Birds StellaToons.TV2014-16
November 3Over the Garden WallCartoon Network2014
November 8Sonic Boom2014–17
November 26VeggieTales in the HouseNetflix2014–16
December 5Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroDisney XD2014–17
December 19All Hail King JulienNetflix

Television series endings

Date Title Channel Year Notes
February 8Monsters vs. AliensNickelodeon2013–14Cancelled
March 7Star Wars: The Clone WarsCartoon Network2008–14Cancelled, until revived by Disney+ in 2020.
March 31ChozenFX2014Cancelled
April 4Fish HooksDisney Channel2010–14Ended
June 5Dora the ExplorerNickelodeon2000-14Cancelled, until the unaired episodes premiered in 2019.
June 7Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage WitchHub Network2013–14Cancelled
June 23The BoondocksAdult Swim2005–14Ended
July 18Total DramaCartoon Network2008–14
July 20Superjail!Adult Swim2007–14
August 2DC Nation ShortsCartoon Network2011–14
September 28Beware the BatmanAdult Swim2013–14
October 22NFL Rush ZoneNicktoons2010–14
November 7Over the Garden WallCartoon Network2014
November 14Ben 10: Omniverse2012–14
November 18Martha SpeaksPBS Kids2008–14
December 19The Legend of KorraNick.com2012–14
December 20Pokémon the Series: XYCartoon Network2014
December 25Johnny Test2009–14Cancelled, until revived by Netflix in 2021.

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See also

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