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The 97th Annual Academy Awards shortlists are out, and Bottle George is one of the 15 finalists for Best Animated Short Film. Talented director Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi has been nominated before, for The Dam Keeper. He also was behind the Annie-winning limited series Oni: Thunder God’s Tale. Bottle George is about a daughter who witnesses […]
Crunchyroll has announced that the record-breaking anime Dan Da Dan will return for a second season, set to premiere in July 2025. The newly released poster graphic (below) highlights Jiji with a chilling stare, while Okarun and Momo prepare for battle in the foreground. Looming ominously in the background, the mysterious Evil Eye watches over […]
ASIFA-Hollywood announced nominations today for its 52nd Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. For a complete list of nominations, please visit www.annieawards.org/nominations. The 52nd Annie Awards is set for Saturday, February 8, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Pre-reception and Red Carpet begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by the ceremony at […]
Disney Branded Television has announced the acquisition of Messi and the Giants from Sony Music Vison and Sony Pictures Television (Kids). With inspiration taken from football celebrity Lionel Messi, the new animated show follows Leo, an Argentine kid who is suddenly taken from his world and sent to a new one—an epic alternate universe that […]
The Netflix anime series Castlevania: Nocturne has been confirmed to have its second season officially released on January 16, 2025, with a total of eight episodes that run for twenty five minutes each. Clive Bradley is credited as the anime’s creator, while also serving as a showrunner with Kevin Kolde. Additionally, he joins the executive […]
That’s not all folks! From Ketchup Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, director Pete Browngardt, and the creative team behind the award-winning “Looney Tunes Cartoons” comes The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, a brand new buddy comedy starring one of the greatest comedic duos in history–Porky Pig and Daffy Duck! This richly-crafted, hand-drawn […]
Crunchyroll revealed on December 5, 2024, that it acquired international rights for Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK for select territories in North America, Latin America, EMEA, Australia, and New Zealand. Together with Sony Pictures Entertainment, the film covering the final chapters of Attack on Titan is set to release in Early 2025. The last […]
At the São Paulo Expo in Brazil, December 5, 2024, Crunchyroll hosted CCXP 2024, its annual Industry Panel. During the event, several anime acquisitions and trailers for the upcoming series and films of 2025 were announced, as well as the Crunchyroll Anime Awards opening date for May 25, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, and its selected […]
Hot-off the success of Inside Out 2 (the biggest movie of 2024) comes a new show set in-between Pixar’s two films about Riley and her emotions. Dream Productions explores the operations of the movie studio in Riley’s mind that makes her cinematic dreams. The four-episode event series is available starting today on Disney+. Composer Nami […]
From December 14th-17th in Dallas, Texas, Heritage Auctions presents an exciting event for animation and Disney enthusiasts alike. Once again, the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer offers a special event that features rare, one-of-a-kind, very remarkable pieces of history. Check out some of the curator’s picks ahead of next week’s auction. Jim’s Picks Jim Lentz | […]
