Portal:Animation/Anniversaries/January/January 8
- Films released
- 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
