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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Spider-Ham

Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphic pig and is a parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Armstrong.

KENEDA

Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was created by Tex Avery for Leon Schlesinger Productions. He has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, or Speedy Gonzales.

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FIRST LOOK: “Shaun The Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom”

FIRST LOOK: “Shaun The Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom”

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
January 8th, 2026
GKIDS announced today its acquisition of US distribution rights to the latest Shaun The Sheep feature from Aardman. First look at the trailer, here.
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GKIDS Brings “Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution” To Theatres This December

GKIDS Brings “Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution” To Theatres This December

Haylie Baker|
October 31st, 2025
The next big North American anime event comes around this December, with the arrival of Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution. Debuting exclusively in IMAX theatres for a limited one day theatrical run, the movie will only appear on just 100 screens nationwide. In addition, a new IMAX poster has been unveiled.  This upcoming film is brought to […]
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‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’: The Wide-Eyed Wonder of a Toddler’s Coming of Age

‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’: The Wide-Eyed Wonder of a Toddler’s Coming of Age

Avatar photoBill Desowitz|
October 28th, 2025
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKids, opening October 31 in select theaters and wide November 7), won the Grand Jury Prize at the eighth Animation Is Film Festival in Hollywood.
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Gkids Acquires North American Rights to Anime “Fireworks”

US distributor GKIDS announced today that it has acquired the North American distribution rights to Fireworks, from director Nobuyuki Takeuchi and general director Akiyuki Shinbo. The deal for the film was negotiated by Eric Beckman of GKIDS and Rui Machida at Toho Co., Ltd. GKIDS will release the film theatrically in Summer 2018. Here’s the […]