‘Ghost of Tsushima: Legends’ Anime Series Coming to Crunchyroll in 2027
Takanobu Mizuno will helm the project, with animation by KAMIKAZE DOUGA; the anime platform is teaming with Aniplex, Sony Music, Playstation Productions to produce.
Crunchyroll Announces ‘Crunchyroll Manga’ App
The standalone app for iOS and Android, debuting later this year as a membership add-on, will feature manga from top Japanese publishers.
Disney to Merge Hulu + Live TV With Fubo
The deal, still subject to regulatory approvals, will form a combined virtual MVPD company; Fubo’s existing management team, led by David Gandler, will operate the newly combined Sports & Broadcast services.
Bizaar Studios Launches, George R.R. Martin and Conrad Vernon Named to Advisory Board
New company bets on future of adult animation, will offer development, marketing and distribution across TV and films, as well as free streaming services.
Disney Sets ‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ Season 6 Premiere
The animated series, which follows the adventures of two seemingly typical teens with secret identities, debuts January 25 in the U.S. on Disney Channel and Disney XD with episodes airing in simulcast at 11am ET/PT.
Getty Images to Merge with Shutterstock
Combined company expected to be ‘well-positioned to meet the evolving needs of creative, media, and advertising industries through combined investment in content creation, event coverage, and product and technology innovation.’
Unpacking the Alien Antics of ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’
Director Peter Browngardt looked to the films of Ed Wood as he put Daffy Duck and Porky Pig right in the middle of a secret extraterrestrial mind control plot in the all-new animated sci-fi action comedy, coming to U.S. theaters February 28.
A Helping Hand Guides ‘Moana 2’ to the Big Screen
Director Jason Hand discusses his path from CalArts to helming Disney’s latest hit animated musical comedy - fast approaching $1 billion at the global box office – that took advantage of the studio’s history of teamwork, mentorship, and artistic collaboration.
‘Attack on Titan: The Last Attack’ Coming to North American Theaters
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment have combined into one film the final two episodes of the critically acclaimed anime series for a supersized cinematic experience on one day: February 10.
‘Flow,’ ‘Wicked,’ and ‘Shōgun’ Notch Golden Globe Wins
The awards season kicked off last night with films by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis and Jon M. Chu taking home awards for Best Motion Picture – Animated and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, respectively, along with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo’s historical drama set in 1600s Japan winning for Best Television Series - Drama, at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 82nd Annual awards.
2025 BAFTA Longlists Revealed
‘Despicable Me 4,’ ‘Flow,’ ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Moana 2,’ ‘That Christmas,’ ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,’ and ‘The Wild Robot’ advance in the Best Animated Film category as voting begins for the coveted British film awards; nominations announced January 15, with awards revealed at February 16 ceremony.
‘Regular Show: The Complete Series’ Coming to DVD February 4
All 245 episodes of JG Quintel and Cartoon Network’s Emmy Award-winning animated comedy starring Mordecai, Rigby, and their collection of pals will be released for the very first time, along with special features and a movie… 50 hours of animated joy in all.
Joseph Game (Chogrin) and Ichi Aguilar’s ‘Lucky Brave’s Sunshine’ Now on YouTube
The 3DCG short, a coming-of-age space Western based on an original story and characters by Chogrin, was animated in Quito, Ecuador by Matte CG & Inti Fx, and produced by Jorge R. Gutierrez.
‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Debuts on Netflix
Aardman’s all-new stop-motion comedy adventure, nominated for a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for best animated feature, follows Wallace’s new invention - Norbot, a ‘smart’ gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own; film hits the streamer today, January 3.
Exclusive: First ‘Power Lords #1’ Preview Pages Revealed
From acclaimed writers Dennis Culver (‘Unstoppable Doom Patrol’) and Matt Hotson and blockbuster artist V Ken Marion (‘Green Lantern’) comes the return of one of the 1980s toy icons in a galaxy-spanning adventure comic series.
‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’: A Tokyo Take
Japan catches up with the Middle-Earth anime that most of the world has already written off as a flop – AWN’s anime columnist Andrew Osmond was there to see it.
Peacock Cancels ‘In the Know’ Stop-Motion Series
The adult animated parody, co-created by Zach Woods with Mike Judge and Brandon Gardner, follows NPR’s third most popular host, a well-meaning puppet - and nimrod - interviewing real celebrity guests with no knowledge of what they’ll be asked.
Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher To Receive 2025 Harold Lloyd Award
The producers will be honored by The Advanced Imaging Society in recognition of their work on ‘Gladiator II’ at the 15th annual Lumiere Awards luncheon on February 7 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Studio AKA Reveals ‘Bad Tidings’ Title Sequence
The BAFTA and Emmy award-winning animation studio crafted the main titles for the Sky Studios Christmas feature, utilizing retro typography and visuals inspired by ‘The Pink Panther’ and ‘Home Alone.’
Netflix Drops ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Featurette
Go behind-the-scenes with Ben Whitehead, the voice of Wallace, as he talks elongated vowels, phonetic sounds, and how ‘necessity is the mother-in-law of invention’ in this new video that also features some nifty time-lapse stop-motion production and new character PC Mukhergee, voiced by Lauren Patel; film hits the streamer January 3.
Michael Moore Joins 'From Ground Zero' as Executive Producer
The shortlisted Oscars entry, a collection of short films by 22 Palestinian filmmakers living in Gaza that blends animation, documentary, and fiction, hits U.S. theaters on January 3.
Kickstarter Campaign for ‘Kent Melton’ Documentary Ending Soon
The project, directed by Maria Andreotti, celebrates the life and work of the legendary animation sculptor, using both stop-motion and live-action footage, and features interviews with notable industry leaders including Henry Selick and Glen Keane.
Disney+ Drops ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Series Trailer
Streaming January 29, the new Marvel Animation show follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero in a style that celebrates his early comic book roots.
Revenant Announces ‘The Pony Express’ CG Animated Feature
The highly stylized sci-fi project focuses on a remote planet on the brink of collapse, where most of its inhabitants are ensnared by a powerful addiction.
Binocular Briefs - December 2024
AWN’s latest survey highlights under-the-radar animated shorts currently making their way through the festival circuit or newly available for online viewing – we end the year looking at the 5 charming shorts making up the ‘Animal Tales of Christmas Magic’ feature.
