A list of animated feature films first released in 1991.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Format | Notes | Release date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Gamba and Otters | Japan | Shunji Ōga | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | July 20, 1991 | 80 minutes | ||
| The Adventures of the Magic Globe or Witch's Tricks | Soviet Union | Ivan Axenchuk | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | Theatrical | January 1, 1991 | 65 minutes | ||
| Ali Baba | Australia | Douglas Richards Richard Slapczynski | Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Television film | 50 minutes | |||
| United States | Phil Nibbelink Simon Wells | Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment Amblimation | Traditional | Theatrical | Sequel to An American Tail (1986), and the inaugural production from Steven Spielberg's Amblimation. | November 22, 1991 | 75 minutes | ||
| Go! Anpanman: Fly | Fly! Chibigon | Japan | Akinori Nagaoka | Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment | Traditional | Theatrical | Anpanman | July 20, 1991 | 50 minutes |
| Beauty and the Beast | United States | Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | The first animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. | November 22, 1991 | 84 minutes | |
| Beyond the Tide of Time | Japan | Hisayuki Toriumi | Yomiko Advertising Pierrot Nippon TV | Traditional | Television film | June 16, 1991 | 76 minutes | ||
| Burn Up! | Japan | March 21, 1991 | 50 minutes | ||||||
| | Japan | April 5, 1991 | 45 minutes | ||||||
| Christmas in January | Japan | November 21, 1991 | 50 minutes | ||||||
| The Christmas Tree | United States Brazil | September 11, 1991 | 43 minutes | ||||||
| Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High a. k. a. The Adventures of Kalle Stropp and the Frog Ball | Sweden | December 14, 1991 | 83 minutes | ||||||
| The Count of Monte-Cristo | Australia | 50 minutes | |||||||
| Coyote Tales | United States | Robert Heath | Compilation of animal-based Disney theatrical animated shorts; retread adaptation of The Coyote's Lament from Disneyland, with extended content and more cartoons. | March 24, 1991 | 79 minutes | ||||
| Dark Cat | Japan | December 28, 1991 | 60 minutes | ||||||
| Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns the Duck | United States | Pilot for the TV series Darkwing Duck. | September 6, 1991 | 46 minutes | |||||
| | Japan | March 9, 1991 | 99 minutes | ||||||
| Dr. Typhoon | Japan | Junji Nishimura | [1] | April 3, 1991 | 46 minutes | ||||
| | Japan | July 20, 1991 | 47 minutes | ||||||
| | Japan | Mitsuo Hashimoto | March 9, 1991 | 52 minutes | |||||
| The Emperor's New Clothes | Australia | 50 minutes | |||||||
| Eneida | Soviet Union Ukraine | Possibly it is first Ukrainian animated feature. | 1991 | 69 minutes | |||||
| Exper Zenon | Japan | September 27, 1991 | 60 minutes | ||||||
| Filemon i przyjaciele | Poland | Ireneusz Czesny Ryszard Szymczak | 60 minutes | ||||||
| Frank Enstein | Australia | 50 minutes | |||||||
| Free! Whale Peek | Japan | May 22, 1991 | 80 minutes | ||||||
| The Gakuen Chōjo-tai | Japan | June 27, 1991 | 45 minutes | ||||||
| Gekkō no Pierce: Yumemi to Gin no Bara no Kishi-dan | Japan | December 14, 1991 | 70 minutes | ||||||
| Il Giornalino di Gian Burrasca | Italy | Stelio Passacantando | Studio Passacantando | June 7, 1991 | 81 minutes | ||||
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Australia | 49 minutes | |||||||
| Hans and the Silver Skates | Australia | 50 minutes | |||||||
| Heukkkokdujanggun | South Korea | K-Land Productions | December 10, 1991 | 90 minutes | |||||
| Hisaichi Ishii's Great Political World | Japan | September 6, 1991 | 50 minutes | ||||||
| The Holiday of the New Year Tree | Soviet Union | Collection of New Year's animated films of Soyuzmultfilm studio of different years,[2] | 65 minutes | ||||||
| Huckleberry no Bōken | Japan | Film compiled from TV series episodes | August 16, 1991 | 86 minutes | |||||
| Jang Dok-dae | South Korea | MBC Dongyang Donghwa | May 5, 1991 | 90 minutes | |||||
| Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers | Japan | Masami Hata | The second of only two feature-length installments in the Sanrio World Masterpiece Theater series; based on The Three Musketeers. | July 20, 1991 | 62 minutes | ||||
| Kyūkyoku Chōjin R | Japan | Ami Tomobuki | Studio COA Bandai Visual Media Rings Corporation Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | [3] | October 24, 1991 | 74 minutes | |
| Legend of the Phantom Heroes | Japan | Tetsu Dezaki | Bandai Visual Magic Bus Taki Corporation | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | January 23, 1991 | 45 minutes | ||
| Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated | United States | Kenny Wolin | Walt Disney Productions Robert Heath Inc. Walt Disney Television | Traditional | Television special Compilation film | Compilation of lifestyle-based Disney theatrical animated shorts; Corey Burton provided new redubbed lines for Ludwig von Drake in the special. | August 18, 1991 | 90 minutes | |
| Lupin III: Napoleon's Dictionary | Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha Nippon TV | Traditional | Television special | August 9, 1991 | 90 minutes | ||
| The Magic Riddle | Australia | September 19, 1991 | 93 minutes | ||||||
| Magical Taruruto | Japan | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | March 9, 1991 | 51 minutes | |||||
| Magical Taruruto: Burn! Magic War of Friendship | Japan | July 20, 1991 | 45 minutes | ||||||
| Meisō-Ō Border | Japan | [4] | September 1, 1991 | 44 minutes | |||||
| Mermaid's Forest | Japan | Takaya Mizutani | [5] | August 16, 1991 | 56 minutes | ||||
| Mobile Suit Gundam F91 | Japan | March 16, 1991 | 115 minutes | ||||||
| Nadia of the Mysterious Seas a.k.a. Nadia: The Secret of Fuzzy | Japan | Sho Aono | June 29, 1991 | 90 minutes | |||||
| Ness and Nessy | Latvia | First Latvian animated feature. | 59 minutes | ||||||
| The New Star of the Fallen Mud: Legend of the Incubus | Japan | Koala Books Studio Junio Apollon | Standalone sequel installment to the OVA series based on the manga David no Hoshi that ran from December 5, 1989 to June 5, 1990 for four forty-five minute episodes. | March 8, 1991 | 45 minutes | ||||
| Ninja Ryūkenden | Japan | November 22, 1991 | 50 minutes | ||||||
| Only Yesterday | Japan | July 20, 1991 | 118 minutes | ||||||
| Otohime Connection | Japan | December 1, 1991 | 49 minutes | ||||||
| The Pirates of Dark Water: The Saga Begins | United States Philippines | December 19, 1991 | 90 minutes | ||||||
| The Princess and the Goblin | United Kingdom Hungary Japan United States | First Welsh animated feature. | December 20, 1991 | 82 minutes | |||||
| Psychic Wars | Japan | Tetsuo Imazawa | February 22, 1991 | 50 minutes | |||||
| Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China | Japan | November 2, 1991 | 74 minutes | ||||||
| Robin Hood | Italy Japan United Kingdom | compilation film | |||||||
| Robinson and Company | France | Jacques Colombat | Bat Productions Belstar Productions Films A2 Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA) Parmentier Productions Les Films de l'Atalante | Traditional | Theatrical | May 25, 1991 | 70 minutes | ||
| Rock-a-Doodle | Ireland United Kingdom United States | Don Bluth | Goldcrest Sullivan Bluth Studios Ireland Limited | Traditional | Theatrical | August 2, 1991 | 74 minutes | ||
| Roujin Z | Japan | September 14, 1991 | 84 minutes | ||||||
| Rover Dangerfield | United States | James L. George and Bob Seeley | August 2, 1991 | 74 minutes | |||||
| Samuraider: Nazo no Tenkousei | Japan | Daiei Eizo Co. Ltd. MTV | February 22, 1991 | 47 minutes | |||||
| | Netherlands | Frank Fehmers | October 11, 1991 | 79 minutes | |||||
| The Sensualist | Japan | Yukio Abe | January 18, 1991 | 55 minutes | |||||
| The Seventh Brother | Hungary Germany United States | June 21, 1991 | 80 minutes | ||||||
| Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story | Japan | [6] | April 12, 1991 | 44 minutes | |||||
| Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture | Japan | Kazuo Tomizawa | Kadokawa Shoten AIC Shochiku | Traditional | Theatrical | August 17, 1991 | 54 minutes | ||
| Soreike! Anpanman Tobe! Tobe! Chibigon | Japan | Akinori Nagaoka | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical | July 20, 1991 | |||
| Sweet Spot | Japan | Gisaburō Sugii | Fuji TV Group TAC Tomason Pony Canyon | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | April 21, 1991 | 45 minutes | ||
| To Want to Fly | Italy | Guido Manuli Maurizio Nichetti | Pentafilm – Bambù Pentafilm Distribuzione | Traditional/Live action | Theatrical Live-action animated film | March 1, 1991 | 94 minutes | ||
| Ucchare Goshogawara | Japan | Kazuhiro Ozawa ¡ | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | October 25, 1991 | 50 minutes | |||
| Underwater Berets a. k. a. Submarine Berets | Soviet Union | Vladimir Tarasov Rasa Strautmane Alexander Mazayev Alexander Gorlenko Elena Prorokova | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | Final Soviet animated feature before the dissolution of the Soviet Union[7] | 69 minutes | |||
| Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb | Japan | Hideki Takayama | West Cape Team Mu | Traditional | Theatrical Compilation film | Compilation film of the two-part OVA series that ran from December 1, 1990, to April 10, 1991. | July 21, 1991 | 88 minutes | |
| a. k. a. Forever My Darling | Japan | Kumiko Takahashi | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | Sixth and final feature in the Urusei Yatsura film series. | August 18, 1991 | 77 minutes | |
| Vampire Wars | Japan | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Toei Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | January 25, 1991 | 50 minutes | ||
| The White Camel | Belgium France Luxembourg | Raymond Burlet | Les Producteurs TV-Cine-Video (Telcima) Odec Kid Cartoons 352 Productions France 3 | Traditional | Television film | December 29, 1991 | 45 minutes | ||
| White Fang | Australia | Burbank Animation Studios | Traditional | Television film | 50 minutes | ||||
| Who's Left Behind? a. k. a. Kayoko's Diary | Japan | Seiji Arihara | Mushi Production | Traditional | Theatrical | March 9, 1991 | 90 minutes | ||
| Wizardry | Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA | February 21, 1991 | 50 minutes |
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beauty and the Beast | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $424,967,620 | [8] | |
| 2 | Amblimation | $40,766,041 | |||
| 3 | Only Yesterday | Studio Ghibli | $18,846,700 (¥1.87 billion) | ||
| 4 | Asatsu | $18,000,000 (¥1.80 billion) | |||
| 5 | Toei Animation | $16,200,000 |