Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Straight from Los Angeles, California, come many of Crunchyroll’s latest news and announcements—the Crunchyroll Industry Panel returned to Anime Expo during the first week of July, revealing exclusive acquisitions and sneak-peek previews. Of the new titles so far revealed, Let’s Play premiered world-wide in the Platinum Ballroom at the JW Marriott July 3rd, with both […]
Kazuhiko Torishima spent more than 47 years as an editor at “Shonen Jump,” the most popular manga magazine in Japan. (Its current weekly print run is about 1.3 million copies.) Before becoming editor in chief, he worked closely with three celebrated manga-ka (artists), helping them develop their graphic tales: Masakazu Katsura (“Video Girl Ai”), Koji […]
This is Animation Scoop’s second look at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, with reviews and exclusive filmmaker statements for the Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi G presentation, which just screened in NYC. For Tribeca 2025 tickets to attend future showings, visit TribecaFilm.com. (Some statements were edited for length and clarity.)
The 2025 Tribeca Festival is unveiling not one, but two Whoopi Goldberg curated animated shorts presentations. The first group, called “Whoopi’s Wonderful World of Animation”, just screened in NYC, with two more showings next weekend. I’ve got my thoughts on these shorts, exclusive filmmaker statements, and an additional animated short part of Tribeca 2025. (Statements […]
As of today, June 5, 2025 GKIDS announced that it had obtained all North American rights to Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (Amélie et la Métaphysique des tubes), recently premiered as an official selection at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section. Rodney Uhler of GKIDS and Jason Bressand of […]
At the Industry Panel in CCXP Mexico, May 30th, Crunchyroll announced the return of My Dress-Up Darling and Rent-a-Girlfriend for their Season 2 and Season 4 respectively, arriving just in time for Crunchyroll’s Summer lineup.
The latest new series from Rick and Morty creator Matt Roller comes Haunted Hotel, to be streamed exclusively on Netflix starting September 19th. Straight-to-series from a highly competitive auction, the adult animated comedy series brings along talent from not only Rick and Morty but several other well-known titles.
Nickelodeon is premiering a new animated adventure comedy this Friday June 6th at 7:30pm. It’s Wylde Pak. Creators Paul Watling and Kyle Marshall and executive producer Seonna Hong share how this summer series will delight families. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: Paul, it’s about half-siblings, Lily and Jack, […]
ASIFA-Hollywood is headed to Annecy International Festival, June 8-14, with a global ‘Meet and Greet’ for ASIFA members and other ASIFA chapters set for Thursday, June 12 at 7 p.m. CET, at Espace Détente. Representing ASIFA-Hollywood at the festival will be Executive Director Aubry Mintz. “What makes this so incredible is that ASIFA was founded […]
Announced this past weekend live in Tokyo, Japan, the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards have come to an end—and the winners have been revealed. Prominent voice actress Sally Amaki and well-known entertainer Jon Kabira hosted the awards ceremony for the third year in a row, along with award presenters around the world such as Finn Wolfhard […]
