List of adult animated feature films of the 1970s

This is a list of adult animated films that were made in the 1970s (1970-1979). These are films intended for a more mature audience than many animated films, both short and feature. They are often distinct from television series or web series.

Fritz the Cat and its sequel were among the first animated films to received X and R by the Motion Picture Association of America.

List

Year	Title	Country	Director	Studio	Technique	Notes
1970	Cleopatra		Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto	Mushi Production	Traditional
1971	Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama		Takateru Miwa, Shinichiro Takakuwa	Tokyo TV Movie		Based on the erotic gag manga by Yasuji Tanioka
1972	Fritz the Cat		Ralph Bakshi	Aurica Finance Company, Black Ink, Fritz Productions, Steve Krantz Productions		First animated film to receive the X rating in the US
1973	Heavy Traffic			Steve Krantz Productions
	Johnny Corncob		Marcell Jankovics	Pannonia Film Studio		First Hungarian animated feature (Hungarian: Kukorica Jancsi)
	Fantastic Planet	/	René Laloux	Jiří Trnka Studio
	King Dick		Gibba			(lit. 'Il Nano e la Strega')
	Belladonna of Sadness	/	Eiichi Yamamoto	Mushi Production
1974	The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat		Robert Taylor	Steve Krantz Productions, Cine Camera, American International Pictures		First American animated film to receive an R rating
	Down and Dirty Duck		Charles Swenson	New World Pictures
1975	Coonskin		Ralph Bakshi
	Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle	/	Picha, Boris Szulzinger
1976	Once Upon a Girl		Don Jurwich			Originally rated X, rating surrendered by Severin Films for unrated DVD release
1977	Wizards		Ralph Bakshi
1978	The Lord of the Rings				Traditional Rotoscoping
	Watership Down		Martin Rosen	Nepenthe Productions	Traditional	Based on the 1972 novel by Richard Adams
	Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo		Sōji Yoshikawa	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
	Ringing Bell		Masami Hata	Sanrio		Based on Ringing Bell by Takashi Yanase
	Tadhana		Severino "Nonoy" Marcelo
1979	Galaxy Express 999		Rintaro	Toei Animation