List of animated feature films of 1986

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 1986.

List Title Country Director Production company Animation technique Format Notes Release date Duration The Adventures of the American Rabbit United States Japan Fred Wolf Nobutaka Nishizawa Clubhouse Pictures Murakami-Wolf-Swenson Traditional Theatrical Based on the painting character created in 1974 by Stewart Moskowitz (July 6, 1941 – May 23, 2017). January 17, 1986 82 minutes The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Australia Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film July 2, 1986 51 minutes Ai City Japan Kōichi Mashimo Toho Movic Ashi Productions Traditional Theatrical July 26, 1986 86 minutes An American Tail United States Ireland Don Bluth Sullivan Bluth Studios Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures Traditional Theatrical The third animated feature released by Universal Pictures, and the first the studio produced. November 21, 1986 80 minutes Amon Saga Japan Shunji Ōga Tohokushinsha Film Traditional Direct-to-video OVA July 19, 1986 75 minutes Arion Japan Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Toho Sunrise Traditional Theatrical March 15, 1986 118 minutes Armored Trooper Votoms: The Big Battle Japan Ryousuke Takahashi Sunrise Bandai Visual Traditional Direct-to-video OVA July 5, 1986 60 minutes Asterix in Britain France Pino van Lamsweerde Gaumont Dargaud Films Gutenberghus Traditional Theatrical Fourth installment in the Asterix film series; Plot adapted from volume 8 of the comic book series. November 20, 1986 79 minutes Barefoot Gen 2 Japan Toshio Hirata Madhouse Traditional Theatrical Sequel to Barefoot Gen (1983). June 14, 1986 85 minutes Bolek and Lolek in the Wild West Poland Stanislaw Dulz Studio Filmów Rysunkowych Traditional Theatrical December 5, 1986 71 minutes California Crisis: Gun Salvo Japan Mizuho Nishikubo Hiro Media Studio Unicorn ShochikuCBS/FOX Video Traditional Direct-to-video OVA July 21, 1986 45 minutes Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup Japan Tatsuya Okamoto Tsuchida Production Traditional Theatrical Fourth feature film in the Captain Tsubasa anime series. July 12, 1986 57 minutes Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation Canada United States Dale Schott LBS Communications Nelvana Limited CG Animation Theatrical Sequel/prequel to The Care Bears Movie (1985). March 21, 1986 76 minutes Castle in the Sky Japan Hayao Miyazaki Toei Studio Ghibli Traditional Theatrical Studio Ghibli's first anime feature film. August 2, 1986 124 minutes Cat City Feature Film, Rating Count at least 1,000, Animation (Sorted by IMDb Rating Descending) |work=IMDbFeature Film, Rating Count at least 10,000, Animation (Sorted by IMDb Rating Descending) |work=IMDb Hungary Canada West Germany Béla Tervovszky Pannónia FilmstúdióSefel Pictures InternationalInfafilm Gmbh Traditional Theatrical October 2, 1986 96 minutes Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Sea Japan Yoshio Kuroda Nippon Animation Fuji TV Traditional Television film August 22, 1986 72 minutes The Cosmic Eye United States Faith Hubley Hubley Studios Traditional Theatrical June 6, 1986 72 minutes Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Curtain Call Japan Kazunori Itō Mochizuki Tomomichi Studio Pierrot Traditional Direct-to-video OVA February 1, 1986 45 minutes Delpower X Explosion Miracle Genki!! Japan Masato Sato Big Bang Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. Kindaieigasha Co., Ltd. Shindosha Traditional Direct-to-video OVA December 21, 1986 42 minutes Dirty Pair: Project Eden Japan Kōichi Mashimo Sunrise Traditional Theatrical November 28, 1986 85 minutes Dokkaebi bangmang-i South Korea Bak Seung-cheol 3rd Advertisement Traditional Theatrical July 20, 1986 60 minutes Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops Japan Tsutomu Shibayama Shin-Ei Animation Asatsu Toho Traditional Theatrical March 15, 1986 97 minutes Dot and Keeto Australia Yoram Gross Yoram Gross Films Traditional/Live action Theatrical May 22, 1986 75 minutes Dot and the Whale Australia Yoram Gross Yoram Gross Films Traditional/Live action Theatrical October 30, 1986 75 minutes Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Australia Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film July 10, 1986 50 minutes Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies Japan Daisuke Nishio Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical First installment of the Dragon Ball film series. December 20, 1986 50 minutes Eleven Hungry Cats and an Albatross Japan Tameo Kohanawa Group TAC Traditional Theatrical Sequel to Eleven Hungry Cats (1980). August 27, 1986 90 minutes The Elm-Chanted Forest Yugoslavia Milan Blažeković Doro Vlado Hreljanovic Croatia Film Fantasy Forest Films Inc. Traditional Theatrical First Yugoslavian (Croatian) animated feature. June 19, 1986 79 minutes Fist of the North Star Japan Toyoo Ashida Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 8, 1986 110 minutes Fluppy Dogs United States Fred Wolf Walt Disney Television Animation Traditional Television special Pilot film for an intended animated television series, although the aforementioned series was never produced. November 27, 1986 44 minutes Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tail Tale New Zealand Murray Ball Kerridge-Odeon Traditional Theatrical First New Zealand animated feature. April 9, 1986 71 minutes Gaksital South Korea Lee Hag-bin Traditional Theatrical December 20, 1986 Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet Japan Osamu Tezuka Tezuka Productions Nippon TV Traditional Television film Ninth animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon. August 24, 1986 73 minutes Gall Force: Eternal Story Japan Katsuhito Akiyama ArtmicAIC Traditional Theatrical July 26, 1986 85 minutes GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gekitotsu! I jigen yōkai no dai hanran Japan Hiroki Shibata Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 20, 1986 48 minutes GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nihon jōriku!! Japan Serikawa Yuware Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical July 12, 1986 49 minutes GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords United States Ray Patterson Clubhouse Pictures Hanna-Barbera Productions Tonka Traditional Theatrical March 21, 1986 71 minutes The Good Soldier Schweik Czechoslovakia Stanislav Látal Krátký film Praha Ústrední Pujcovna Filmu Stop motion Theatrical January 1, 1986 90 minutesThe Great Cheese Robbery Czechoslovakia West Germany Václav Bedrich Krátký film Praha – Studio Bratri v triku Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Traditional 55 minutes The Great Heep United States Clive A. Smith Nelvana Lucasfilm Traditional Television special June 7, 1986 48 minutes The Great Mouse Detective United States Ron Clements Burny Mattinson Dave Michener John Musker Walt Disney Feature Animation Traditional Theatrical July 2, 1986 74 minutes Grey: Digital Target Japan Tetsu Dezaki Ashi Productions Magic Bus Tokuma Japan Communications Tokuma Shoten Traditional Theatrical December 13, 1986 73 minutes Guyver: Out of Control Japan Hiroshi Watanabe Bandai Studio Live Network Animate Movic AIC Artland Studio Victory Wave Only For A Lite Traditional Direct-to-video OVA December 13, 1986 55 minutes Heathcliff: The Movie United States Canada France Bruno Bianchi DIC Entertainment LBS Communications McNaught Syndicate Traditional Theatrical Film compiled from TV series episodes January 17, 1986 70 minutes High School! Kimengumi Japan Makoto Moriwaki NAS Toei Company Traditional Theatrical July 12, 1986 51 minutes The Humanoid Japan Shin'ichi Masaki Kaname Production Nishiko Pro Hiromedia Co., Ltd. Toshiba EMI Traditional Direct-to-video OVA March 3, 1986 45 minutes The Hunchback of Notre Dame Australia Geoff Collins Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film December 21, 1986 52 minutes Inhumanoids: The Movie United States Ray Lee Hasbro Marvel Productions Sunbow Productions Toei Animation Traditional Direct-to-video Compilation film Compilation film of the 15-episode animated television miniseries ran in 1986, as part of the series Super Sunday that ran from June 29 to October 5, 1986. Itoshi no Betty Mamonogatari Japan Kazuo Koike Masato Sato Big Bang Shindosha Tohokushinsha Film Toei Company Traditional Direct-to-video OVA July 19, 1986 53 minutes Ivanhoe Australia Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film September 14, 1986 55 minutes Jiminy Cricket: Storyteller United States Walt Disney Productions Disney Channel Traditional Television special Compilation film Compilation of Disney theatrical animated shorts based on children's literature; retread adaptation of "From Aesop to Hans Christian Andersen" (Season 1, Episode 19 of Disneyland; aired March 2, 1955), Eddie Carroll provided new redubbed lines for Jiminy Cricket in the special. September 14, 1986 90 minutes Kidnapped Australia Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film June 21, 1986 55 minutes Kidnapping in Tiutiurlistan Poland Franciszek Pyter, Zdzisław Kudła Studio Filmów Rysunkowych Traditional May 30, 1986 90 minutes Kinnikuman: Crisis in New York! Japan Takenori Kawada Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical March 15, 1986 45 minutes Kinnikuman: Justice Supermen vs. Fighter Supermen Japan Yasuo Yamayoshi Toei Animation Traditional Theatrical December 20, 1986 51 minutes King Solomon's Mines Australia Burbank Films Australia Traditional Television film June 25, 1986 55 minutes Liberty and the Littles United States Bernard Deyriès DiC Entertainment Traditional Television special Originally aired on the ABC anthology series ABC Weekend Special as a three-part installment on the series' tenth season. October 18 – November 1, 1986 70 minutes Majo demo Steady Japan Osamu Kobayashi Herald Pony Tokyo Media Connections Ajia-do Animation Works Traditional Direct-to-video OVA September 5, 1986 41 minutes Maris the Chojo Japan Motosuke Takahashi Studio Pierrot Shogakukan Production Traditional Direct-to-video OVA May 21, 1986 50 minutes Matthias the Just Hungary László Újváry Pannónia Filmstúdió Traditional January 30, 1986 66 minutes MD Geist Japan Hayato Ikeda Studio Wave Zero G-Room Traditional Direct-to-video OVA May 21, 1986 40 minutes Megazone 23 – Part II Japan Ichiro Itano AIC Artland Tatsunoko Traditional Direct-to-video OVA May 30, 1986 80 minutes Meitantei Holmes: Mrs. Hudson Hitojichi Jiken / Dover Kaikyō no Daikūchūsen! Japan Hayao Miyazaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha Traditional Theatrical Compilation film August 2, 1986 46 minutes Mr. Pen Pen Japan Ken Baba Tetsuo Yasumi Shin-Ei Animation TV Asahi Traditional Television special March 31, 1986 47 minutes Mr. Pen Pen II Japan Shin-Ei Animation TV Asahi Traditional Television special Sequel to the first Mr. Pen Pen, airing eight months after the earlier special. December 29, 1986 46 minutes My Little Pony: The Movie United States Michael Joens Margaret Nichols Hasbro Sunbow Productions Marvel Productions Toei Animation AKOM Traditional Theatrical June 6, 1986 87 minutes Nayuta Japan Masami Hata Circus Production OB Planning Shogakukan Toshiba EMI Traditional Direct-to-video OVA July 31, 1986 80 minutes The New Adventures of Monica and Friends Brazil Mauricio de Sousa Estúdios Maurício de Sousa Casinha de Animação Traditional Theatrical Compilation film September 20, 1986 56 minutes Opening the Door a. k. a. Open the Door Japan Keizô Shimizu Tsuneo Tominaga Kitty Films Magic Bus Traditional Direct-to-video OVA November 1, 1986 80 minutes Outlanders Japan Katsuhisa Yamada Tatsunoko Production Victor Musical Industries AIC Traditional Direct-to-video OVA December 16, 1986 48 minutes Papobo Cuba Hugo Alea Estudios Cinematograficos del Instituto Cubano de Radio y Television Stop motion Theatrical 1986 47 minutes Pelican Road Club Culture Japan Eiichi Yamamoto Studio World Traditional Direct-to-video OVA June 21, 1986 55 minutes Phoenix: Karma Chapter Japan Rintaro Madhouse Tezuka Productions Traditional Theatrical December 20, 1986 60 minutes Pin-Pin's Travels Romania Luminița Cazacu Animafilm Traditional January 1, 1986 90 minutes Prefectural Earth Defense Force Japan Keiji Hayakawa Gallop Traditional Direct-to-video OVA March 21, 1986 50 minutes Project A-ko Japan Katsuhiko Nishijima Shochiku-Fuji