List of animated feature films of 1986
A list of animated feature films first released in 1986.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Notes |
| The Adventures of the American Rabbit | United States Japan | Fred Wolf Nobutaka Nishizawa | Clubhouse Pictures | Traditional | |
| Ai City アイ・シティ | Japan | Kōichi Mashimo | Toho Movic Ashi Productions | Traditional | |
| An American Tail | United States Ireland | Don Bluth | Sullivan Bluth Studios | Traditional | |
| Amon Saga | Japan | Shunji Ōga | Tohokushinsha Film | Traditional | OVA |
| Arion | Japan | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Sunrise | Traditional | |
| Asterix in Britain Astérix chez les Bretons | France | Pino Van Lamsweerde | Traditional | ||
| Barefoot Gen 2 はだしのゲン２ | Japan | Toshio Hirata | Madhouse | Traditional | |
| Bolek and Lolek in the Wild West Bolek i Lolek na dzikim Zachodzie | Poland | Traditional | |||
| ' | Canada United States | Dale Schott | LBS Communications Nelvana Limited | Traditional | |
| Laputa: Castle in the Sky 天空の城ラピュタ | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli Toei | Traditional | Studio Ghibli's first anime feature film |
| Cat City Macskafogó | Hungary Canada West Germany | Béla Tervovszky | Pannónia Filmstúdió Sefel Pictures International Infafilm Gmbh | Traditional | |
| Cool Cool Bye クール・クール・パイ | Japan | Tomonori Kogawa | Traditional | OVA | |
| ' サンゴ礁伝説 青い海のエルフィ | Japan | Yoshio Kuroda | Nippon Animation Fuji Television | Traditional | Television film |
| The Cosmic Eye | United States | Faith Hubley | Hubley Studio | traditional | |
| Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Curtain Call 魔法の天使クリィミーマミ カーテンコール | Japan | Kazunori Itō Mochizuki Tomomichi | Studio Pierrot | Traditional | OVA |
| ' | Japan | Kōichi Mashimo | Sunrise | Traditional | |
| Dokkaebi bangmang-i 도깨비 방망이 | South Korea | Bak Seung-cheol | Traditional | ||
| ' ドラえもん のび太と鉄人兵団 | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu | Traditional | |
| Dot and Keeto | Australia | Yoram Gross | Yoram Gross Films | Traditional/Live-action | |
| Dot and the Whale | Australia | Yoram Gross | Yoram Gross Films | Traditional/Live-action | |
| ' ドラゴンボール 神龍の伝説 | Japan | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | Traditional | First installment of the Dragon Ball film series |
| Eleven Hungry Cats and an Albatross 11ぴきのねことあほうどり | Japan | Group TAC | Traditional | ||
| The Elm-Chanted Forest aka. Fantasy Forest Čudesna šuma | Yugoslavia | Milan Blažeković Doro Vlado Hreljanovic | Croatia Film Fantasy Forest Films Inc. | Traditional | First Yugoslavian animated feature |
| Fist of the North Star 北斗の拳 | Japan | Toyoo Ashida | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| Fluppy Dogs | United States | Haskell Barkin Bruce Talkington | Walt Disney Television Animation | Traditional | A TV special pilot for the intended TV series, although the TV series was never produced |
| Gaksital 각시탈 | South Korea | Lee Hag-bin | Traditional | ||
| Gall Force: Eternal Story ガルフォース | Japan | Katsuhito Akiyama | AIC Artmic | Traditional | OVA |
| GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gekitotsu! I jigen yōkai no dai hanran ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 激突!!異次元妖怪の大反乱 | Japan | Hiroki Shibata | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nihon jōriku!! ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 最強妖怪軍団!日本上陸!! | Japan | Serikawa Yuware | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | Ray Patterson | Hanna-Barbera Tonka | Traditional | |
| The Great Cheese Robbery Velká sýrová loupez | Czechoslovakia West Germany | Traditional | |||
| The Great Heep | United States | Clive A. Smith | Nelvana Limited Lucasfilm | Traditional | TV Special |
| The Great Mouse Detective | United States | Ron Clements Burny Mattinson Dave Michener John Musker | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | |
| ' | Japan | Hiroshi Watanabe | Traditional | OVA | |
| Gréti...! Gréti...! | Hungary | József Nepp | Pannónia Filmstúdió | Traditional | TV Movie |
| ' | United States Canada France | Bruno Bianchi | DIC Entertainment LBS Communications McNaught Syndicate | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | Traditional | TV films | ||
| Ivanhoe | Australia | Traditional | |||
| Jiminy Cricket's Christmas | United States | Walt Disney Animation Studios | Traditional/live action | Direct-to-video film/Compilation of animated/live action Disney film clips and cartoons. | |
| Kinnikuman: Crisis in New York! ニューヨーク危機一髪! | Japan | Takenori Kawada | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| Kinnikuman: Justice Supermen vs. Fighter Supermen 正義超人vs戦士超人 | Japan | Yasuo Yamayoshi | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| Liberty and the Littles | United States | Traditional | TV films | ||
| Long Live Servatius Éljen Szervác! | Hungary | Ottó Foky | Pannónia Filmstúdió | stop-motion | |
| Love City アイ・シティ | Japan | Kōichi Mashimo | Toho Movic Ashi Productions | Traditional | |
| Maris the Chojo ザ・超女 | Japan | Motosuke Takahashi | Studio Pierrot Shogakukan Production | Traditional | OVA |
| MD Geist 装鬼兵MDガイスト | Japan | Hayato Ikeda | Studio Wave Zero G-Room | Traditional | OVA |
| Megazone 23 Part II メガゾーン23 PART II | Japan | Ichiro Itano | AIC Artland Tatsunoko | Traditional | |
| Meitantei Holmes: Mrs. Hudson Hitojichi Jiken / Dover Kaikyō no Daikūchūsen! 名探偵ホームズ ミセス・ハドソン人質事件／ドーバー海峡の大空中戦！ | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | |
| Monica and the Mermaid of the River Mônica e a Sereia do Rio | Brazil | Traditional | |||
| ' | United States | Michael Joens Margaret Nichols | Hasbro Sunbow Productions Marvel Productions Toei Animation AKOM | Traditional | |
| The New Adventures of Monica and Her Friends As novas aventuras da turma da Mônica | Brazil | Traditional | |||
| Opening the Door aka. Open the Door 扉を開けて | Japan | Traditional | |||
| Phoenix: Karma Chapter | Japan | Rintaro | Madhouse Tezuka Productions | Traditional | OVA |
| Porwanie w Tiutiurlistanie | Poland | Franciszek Pyter, Zdzisław Kudła | Traditional | ||
| Prefectural Earth Defense Force 県立地球防衛軍 | Japan | Keiji Hayakawa | Gallop | Traditional | OVA |
| Project A-ko プロジェクトA子 | Japan | Katsuhiko Nishijima | Soeishinsha A.P.P.P. | Traditional | |
| Ratty Råttis | Sweden | Lennart Gustafsson | Traditional | ||
| ' | United States Japan | Noboru Ishiguro Carl Macek | Harmony Gold USA Tatsunoko AIC Enterprises | Traditional | |
| Roots Search ルーツ・サーチ 食心物体Ｘ | Japan | Hisashi Sugai | Traditional | OVA | |
| Salar | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Renč | Krátky Film | ||
| ' 三国志II 天翔ける英雄たち | Japan | Tetsuo Imazawa | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | TV Special |
| ' サンゴ礁伝説 青い海のエルフィ | Japan | Yoshio Kuroda | Nippon Animation | Traditional | |
| Skeletor's Revenge | United States | Filmation | Traditional | Compilation of earlier He-Man TV episodes | |
| Sophie's Place | United States | Experimental | |||
| ' | Japan | Traditional | |||
| They Were Eleven 11人いる! | Japan | Satoshi Dezaki Tsuneo Tominaga | Kitty Film | Traditional | |
| ' | United States Japan | Nelson Shin | Hasbro Marvel Productions Sunbow Productions Toei Animation | Traditional | The final film for both Orson Welles, who died the year before its release, and Scatman Crothers, who died months after its release. |
| The Trapalhoes in the Tail of the Comet Os Trapalhões no Rabo do Cometa | Brazil | Traditional | |||
| ' うる星やつら４ ラム・ザ・フォーエバー | Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki | Studio Deen | Traditional | |
| Valhalla | Denmark | Peter Madsen Jeffrey J. Varab | Traditional | ||
| バイオレンス・ジャック/ハーレムボンバー編 | Japan | Osamu Kamijo | Soei Shinsha Ashi Production | Traditional | OVA |
| Wanna-Be's | Japan | Yasuo Hasegawa | AIC Artmic Movic | Traditional | |
| Windaria aka Once Upon a Time 童話めいた戦史ウインダリア | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | Idol Kaname Productions Studio Gallop | Traditional | |
| When the Wind Blows | Jimmy Murakami | Recorded Releasing | Traditional/Stop-Motion | ||
| Zima w dolinie Muminków'' | Poland | Lucjan Dembinski Krystyna Kulczycka Dariusz Zawilski Jadwiga Kudrzycka | Se-ma-for | Stop motion |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
| 1 | An American Tail | Sullivan Bluth Studios / Universal Studios | $84,542,002 | |
| 2 | The Great Mouse Detective | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $38,625,550 | |
| 3 | ' | LBS Communications / Nelvana Limited | $12,000,000 | |
| 4 | ' | Asatsu / Toho | $11,100,000 | |
| 5 | Laputa: Castle in the Sky | Studio Ghibli | $9,779,853 |