List of animated feature films of 1987
A list of animated feature films first released in 1987.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Notes |
| The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin | Soviet Union Japan | Gennady Sokolskiy Kinjiro Yoshida | Life Work Corp Sovinfilm Aist Corporation Jim Terry Productions Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | |
| The Amazing Adventures of the Musketeers Uimitoarele aventuri ale Muschetarilor | Romania | Victor Antonescu | Animafilm | Traditional | |
| The Amazing Mr. Bickford | United States | Bruce Bickford Frank Zappa | Stop-motion | Direct-to-video | |
| Las Aventuras de Oliver Twist | Mexico | Fernando Ruiz | Mundo Animado | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | Tim Hill | Hi-Tops Video DIC Entertainment Saban Productions | Traditional | TV film |
| Battle Royal High School 真魔人伝 バトルロイヤルハイスクール | Japan | Ichirō Itano | Tokuma Shoten | Traditional | OVA |
| The Big Bang Le Big-Bang | France Belgium | Picha | Stout Studio | Traditional | |
| Black Magic M-66 | Japan | Hiroyuki Kitakubo Masamune Shirow | AIC Animate | Traditional | OVA |
| The Brave Little Toaster | United States United Kingdom | Jerry Rees | Hyperion Animation Company, Inc. The Kushner-Locke Company Wang Film Productions | Traditional | Distributed by Disney in the USA. |
| The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | Canada | Raymond Jafelice | Nelvana Limited | Traditional | |
| The Chipmunk Adventure | United States | Janice Karman | Bagdasarian Productions | Traditional | |
| Crystal Triangle ' | Japan | Seiji Okuda | Traditional | OVA | |
| Devilman: The Birth デビルマン 誕生編 | Japan | Tsutomu Iida | Oh! Production | Traditional | OVA |
| ' | Japan | Mizuho Nishikubo | Traditional | OVA | |
| Dokgo Tak-ui bidulgi habchang 독고탁의 비둘기 합창 | South Korea | Hwang Seon-hak | Traditional | ||
| ' のび太と竜の騎士 | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Toho | Traditional | |
| Dot and the Smugglers a.k.a. Dot and the Bunyip | Australia | Yoram Gross | Yoram Gross Studios | Traditional | |
| Dot Goes to Hollywood a.k.a. Dot in Concert | Australia | Yoram Gross | Yoram Gross Studios | Traditional | |
| ' ドラゴンボール 魔神城のねむり姫 | Japan | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| Dreaming of Paradise a.k.a. Subway to Paradise Strit og Stumme | Denmark | Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm | Traditional | |
| DuckTales: Treasure of the Golden Suns | United States | Alan Zaslove | Walt Disney Television Animation | Traditional | TV film/Pilot for the TV series DuckTales |
| The Emerald City of Oz | Canada | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| ' | New Zealand | Murray Ball | Kerridge-Odeon | Traditional | First New Zealand animated feature |
| ' | United States | Don Jurwich | Hasbro Sunbow Productions Marvel Productions Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| God Bless Dancouga 超獣機神ダンクーガ | Japan | Seiji Okuda | Ashi Productions | Traditional | OVA |
| ' 火の鳥・ヤマト編 | Japan | Madhouse | Traditional | OVA | |
| ' 火の鳥 宇宙編 | Japan | Madhouse | Traditional | OVA | |
| The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones | United States | Don Lusk | Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | TV film |
| Labyrinth Tales a.k.a. Neo Tokyo 迷宮物語 | Japan | Rintaro Yoshiaki Kawajiri Katsuhiro Otomo | Project Team Argos Madhouse | Traditional | OVA |
| Laughing Target 笑う標的 | Japan | Motosuke Takahashi | Studio Pierrot | Traditional | OVA |
| Laughter and Grief by the White Sea Смех и горе у Бела моря | Soviet Union | Leonid Nosyrev | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional | |
| Leo and Fred Leó és Fred, avagy igaz történetek két jó barátról | Hungary | Pál Tóth | Pannónia Filmstúdió Magyar Televízió | traditional | |
| Lily C.A.T. | Japan | Hisayuki Toriumi | Studio Pierrot | Traditional | OVA |
| The Little Troll Prince | United States | Ray Patterson | Hanna-Barbera Productions | Traditional | TV film |
| The Marvelous Land of Oz | Canada | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 | Japan | Shinji Aramaki | Pony Canyon Soeishinsha | Traditional | OVA |
| My Favourite Time Любимое моё время | Soviet Union | Andrei Khrzhanovsky | Soyuzmultfilm | Traditional Cutout | |
| ' | Japan | traditional | |||
| Ozma of Oz | Canada | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| El Pequeño Ladronzuelo | Mexico | Narciso Busquets | Mundo Animado | Traditional | |
| Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | United States | Hal Sutherland | Filmation | Traditional | |
| ' プロジェクトA子2 大徳寺財閥の陰謀 | Japan | Yuji Moriyama | Pony Canyon Soeishinsha A.P.P.P. | Traditional | |
| The Puppetoon Movie | United States | Arnold Leibovit | Stop-Motion | ||
| Robot Carnival ロボット・カーニバル | Japan | Atsuko Fukushima Katsuhiro Otomo Koji Morimoto Hidetoshi Omori Yasuomi Umetsu Hiroyuki Kitazume Mao Lamdo Hiroyuki Kitakubo Takashi Nakamura | A.P.P.P. | Traditional | OVA |
| ' | United States Canada | Wally Burr | Sunbow Productions Marvel Productions Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| ' 王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼 | Japan | Hiroyuki Yamaga | Gainax Bandai Visual | Traditional | |
| Rusinoita | Finland | Hannu Peltomaa Marjatta Rinne | |||
| ' | Japan | Kōzō Morishita | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers | United States | Paul Sommer Carl Urbano | Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | TV film |
| The Snow Queen Sněhová královna | Czechoslovakia | Ladislav Čapek | Krátky Film Studio Jirí Trnka | ||
| The Story of Fifteen Boys 瞳のなかの少年 十五少年漂流記 | Japan | Masao Kuroda | Nippon Animation | Traditional | |
| The Tale of Genji 源氏物語 | Japan | Gisaburo Sugii | Traditional | ||
| Tteodori Kkachi 떠돌이 까치 | South Korea | Jo Bong-nam | Traditional | ||
| Twilight of the Cockroaches | Japan | Hiroaki Yoshida | Madhouse Kitty Films | Traditional/Live-Action | |
| Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker うる星やつら'87 夢の仕掛人、因幡くん登場! ラムの未来はどうなるっちゃ!? | Japan | Magic Bus | Traditional | OVA | |
| Wicked City 妖獣都市 | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | Traditional | OVA |
| The Wind in the Willows | United States Taiwan | Arthur Rankin, Jr. Jules Bass | Rankin/Bass Cuckoo's Nest Studios | Traditional | TV film |
| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Canada | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| Yogi's Great Escape | United States | Neal Barbera | Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | TV film |
| Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose | United States | Ray Patterson Arthur Davis Oscar Dufau John Kimball Jay Sarbry Paul Sommer Rudy Zamora | Hanna-Barbera | Traditional | TV film |
| Yōtōden | Japan | Osamu Yamazaki | J.C.Staff | 3-part OVA, edited and released as one film in 1989 under the title Wrath of the Ninja. |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
| 1 | ' | Asatsu / Toho | $13,100,000 | |
| 2 | The Chipmunk Adventure | Bagdasarian Productions | $6,804,312 | |
| 3 | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | Nelvana Limited | $6,000,000 | |
| 4 | ' | Gainax / Bandai Visual | $5,220,485 | |
| 5 | The Brave Little Toaster | Hyperion Animation Company, Inc. / The Kushner-Locke Company | $2,300,000 |