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NYCC 2025: “The Mighty Nein” Makes A Bold Entrance
From the NY Comic Con: Eight stars of the new animated fantasy action/adventure series The Mighty Nein (premiering Nov. 19 on Prime Video), give a preview.
INTERVIEW: A Glowing Journey “Into The Wonderwoods”

INTERVIEW: A Glowing Journey “Into The Wonderwoods”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
June 16th, 2025
Vincent Parannoud is the Oscar nominated co-director of Persepolis and now (with Alexis Ducord) the charming, sweet and quite funny animated feature Into the Wonderwoods. It’s available on VOD and Digital from Shout! Studios starting Tuesday June 24th. (This Animation Scoop Q&A is edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: It’s about a 10 year […]
INTERVIEW: The Last Word On “Big Mouth”

INTERVIEW: The Last Word On “Big Mouth”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
June 12th, 2025
Long-running adult animated comedy series Big Mouth just unveiled its final season on Netflix. Supervising Director Anthony Lioi dives into making the series finale episode and how he feels about wrapping up the Annie and Emmy winner. (This Animation Scoop interview was conducted as an Email Q&A and was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson […]

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Shout Factory Celebrates “Bartender” With A 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of this highly sought-after pop culture series, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Anime Limited, is releasing Bartender 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition on national home entertainment shelves and digital on January 19th, 2021. Debuting for the first time on Blu-ray in North America, Bartender 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition comes housed in special […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 13, 2020
Shout Factory Celebrates “Bartender” With A 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

INTERVIEW: Actor Joshua Seth on Tai’s Last Digivolution – Or Is It?

Growing up can be painful, especially if it means losing your friends, perhaps forever. That’s the dilemma facing Taichi “Tai” Kamiya, his human friends, and their digital monster pets, the Digimon. From elementary school to college, the “Digi-Destined” kids and their Digimon have battled various threats from the digital world. Now the kids have learned […]
Avatar photoW.R. Miller|October 7, 2020
INTERVIEW:  Actor Joshua Seth on Tai’s Last Digivolution – Or Is It?

ANIME REVIEW: “Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna”

The theatrical feature Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna premiered in Japan in February, marking the 20th anniversary of the franchise. (A subtitled version of Last Evolution was slated for US theatrical release in late March, but the run was postponed due to COVID 19, then cancelled.) Takeru “Tai” Takaishi (Joshua Seth) and Yamato “Matt” Ishida […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|October 6, 2020
ANIME REVIEW: “Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna”

INTERVIEW: Bill Plympton Discusses his Animated Features

Shout! Factory has acquired the film library of independent animator Bill Plympton in a deal that encompasses all seven of the Plympton feature films (The Tune, I Married a Strange Person!, Mutant Aliens, Hair High, Idiots and Angels, Cheatin’, and his latest feature, Revengeance) – as well as over 50 of his shorts, including the […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 30, 2019
INTERVIEW: Bill Plympton Discusses his Animated Features

GKids to Release China’s “White Snake” in November

GKIDS will open White Snake in Los Angeles on November 15 and in New York and select theaters November 29. From Light Chaser Animation, one of China’s premiere animation studios, comes a visually stunning new take on a classic legend. One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 8, 2019
GKids to Release China’s “White Snake” in November

Shout! Factory Announces Acquisition of Bill Plympton Library

Shout! Factory has acquired the library of acclaimed animator and cartoonist Bill Plympton. The deal encompasses all seven of the Plympton feature films (The Tune, I Married a Strange Person!, Mutant Aliens, Hair High, Idiots and Angels, Cheatin’, and his latest feature, Revengeance) as well as over 50 of his shorts, including the Academy Award-nominated […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|July 10, 2019
Shout! Factory Announces Acquisition of  Bill Plympton Library

Shout Factory Releasing “Ainbo: Spirit Of The Amazon” in U.S. in November

An official selection of the 2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and recently nominated for Best Feature, Best Sound Design, and Best Original Music at the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards in Madrid, Ainbo: Spirit Of The Amazon smashed the box office in Spain and garnered international box office successes in France, Australia, New Zealand, and […]