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The Amar Chitra Katha Library Comes Alive Headline News

Applause Entertainment Launches 'ApplaToon' YouTube Animation Channel

The channel’s first original animated series ‘Kiya & Kayaan,’ based on the Amar Chitra Katha Junior Library, is now streaming.

Indie Animation in Unreal Headline News

Steamroller Animation Drops ‘Spice Frontier: Escape from Veltegar’ Trailer

Pilot episode, which centers on a doomed excursion to the desert planet Veltegar, premieres May 21 on the Steamroller Stories YouTube channel.

The Old Poop-Trot Hustle Headline News

Exclusive Clip: ‘Family Guy – One Foot in Front of the Mother’

Due to a police complaint about his excessive barking, Brian has to wear a shock collar; looking to join an after-school team, Chris discovers a talent for speed walking, in the all-new episode airing this Sunday on FOX.

Who Doesn’t Love Interactive Dinner Theater? Headline News

Exclusive Clip: ‘The Great North – Jude-Night Run Adventure’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 9, 2025 at 12:39pm

In the all-new episode airing this Sunday on FOX, Wolf has to track down Judy before they miss their dinner at a fancy French restaurant, while Honeybee looks for a replacement diner to join them.

Pups and Dinosaurs Oh My Headline News

Spin Master Announces ‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’ Voice Cast

Jameela Jamil, Terry Crews, Snoop Dogg, Bill Nye, Paris Hilton, Henry Bolan, and Meredith MacNeill join previously announced Jennifer Hudson, Fortune Feimster, and Mckenna Grace on the upcoming animated film, which releases in 2026.

Mixing Moe with Drama ANIMATIONWorld

‘A Place Further Than the Universe’: One of the Best Anime Ever

Andrew Osmond celebrates Atsuko Ishizuka’s wonderful adventure series about 4 girls going to Antarctica, how it follows classic story traditions, and how it mixes ‘moe’ with drama.

Are There HMOs in Space? Headline News

Prime Video Drops ‘The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy’ Season 2 Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 11:37am

The new 8-episode season of Emmy winner Cirocco Dunlap’s adult animated comedy follows Dr. Sleech and Dr. Klak - aliens, best friends, and intergalactically renowned surgeons - as they relish the fame recent success has brought them until a cyborg journalist starts digging a bit too deep into one of their pasts; streams May 27.

Dad’s Unfinished Business Headline News

Vision Films’ 'Dalia & The Red Book' Releases on Cable and Streamers

The 3DCG, stop-motion, and 2D animation hybrid film, which follows a daughter who attempts to finish her late father’s novel from the inside, debuted May 6 across the U.S. and Canada.

People Headline News

EGOT Winner Tim Rice Joins ‘The Land of Sometimes’ Animated Feature

The prolific songwriter, known for his work on ‘Evita,’ ‘The Lion King,’ and others, will pen 3 new songs for the film, which stars Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, and Mel Brooks; debuts later this year.  

Hormones Abound Headline News

‘Big Mouth’ Final Season Trailer Shows the Kids Coming into Their Own

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 11:31am

After 8 seasons and more than 689 masturbation jokes, the ground-breaking Netflix adult animated comedy from Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg hits the streamer with one last set of raunchy new episodes on May 23.

We Want More Dragon Wars! Headline News

Aaron Waltke Boards Prime Video’s ‘Wings of Fire’ as Showrunner

The ‘Unikitty!’ and ‘Trollhunters’ writer/producer will also executive produce and co-write the animated series alongside ‘Wings of Fire’ book series author Tui T. Sutherland.

25 Years of Mayhem Headline News

Titmouse Celebrates 25th Anniversary with ‘Blood’ Stains, Laughs, and Battle Scars

A blowout party at the studio’s Burbank headquarters included the ‘Branded by Blood’ event, which pitted blindfolded ‘Floggers’ against squeaky-footed ‘Victims’ in a 10x20-foot cage match of ‘blood-soaked’ pool noodles.

In Passing Headline News

‘Ren & Stimpy’ Co-Developer, Character Designer Jim Smith Passes at 70

Best known for co-founding Spümcø and co-developing the ‘The Ren & Stimpy Show,’ the veteran animator also contributed to ‘Tiny Toon Adventures,’ Batman: The Animated Series,’ ‘Ice Age,’ ‘The Oblongs,’ ‘Over the Garden Wall,’ and many others.

100 Years of The New Yorker Headline News

ROOF Studio Reveals ‘The New Yorker’ Animated Short

Watch it from ‘cover’ to ‘cover’… in partnership with Le Truc, The Condé Nast Creative Marketing Team, and Human, the promotional project celebrates the publication’s 100th anniversary.

Hello Motorvania! ANIMATIONWorld

‘Mighty Monsterwheelies’ Season 2: A Monster Mashup of Monstrous Proportions

Creator Kyel White and executive producer Stephanie Simpson discuss brave new characters and fun new stories on DreamWorks Animation’s 3DCG adventure-comedy preschool series that follows a team of half-monster-half-rescue vehicle heroes; new season debuts May 5 on Netflix.

It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

Anime Tokyo Station to Host ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-’ Exhibition

The latest installment in the ‘Gundam’ series, directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, is a collaboration between studio khara (‘Evangelion’) and SUNRISE (‘Gundam’); exhibits run May 24 - August 11.

Diverse Voices in African Storytelling ANIMATIONWorld

Cabblow Studios Talks ‘Crimson,’ ‘Rorisang,’ and All Things Female

With the pilot episode of their webtoon-turned-series debuting May 4 at Comic Con Cape Town, the award-winning Johannesburg studio’s founders, Kabelo Maaka and Dr. Tshepo P. Maaka, continue to focus their animated storytelling on the experiences of women of all ages.

Love Amongst the Stars Headline News

Netflix Debuts ‘Lost in Starlight’ Teaser Trailer, Poster

The streamers’ first Korean original animated film, which tells the love story of an astronaut and a musician who find each other among the stars, debuts May 30.

It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

Pluto TV Unveils Anime Content Refresh

In celebration of Ani-May, the free streaming service has added over 800 hours of programming and more than 120 movies, such as ‘Food Wars,’ ‘Inuyasha: The Final Act,’ ‘Bleach: Hellverse,’ ‘ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead,’ and ‘Hunter x Hunter.’

We Want More SMALLS! Headline News

Watch New ‘Buzzard’s Bay’ Short from Adult Swim SMALLS

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 2, 2025 at 11:25am

The 2-part animated short series from Torey Strahl and Elena Ridker is set in 2003 on Cape Cade, where 4 horny teens living their beach town dreams who get schooled by a talking seagull.

The Transformative Power of Shared Vulnerability Headline News

Exclusive: Supernova Design Drops ‘Creatures of Chaos’ Teaser Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 2, 2025 at 10:43am

Studio’s 6-minute 2D short explores mental health with a story of 4 neighbors whose emotional struggles take on the physical forms of creatures they attempt to conceal; world premiere set for May 3 at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

All Roads Lead to Stuttgart Headline News

FMX 2025 Program to Explore Impact of AI

The killer conference starts next Tuesday; a variety of panels related to this year’s ‘Rhythm of Change’ theme now set, from the state of the industry and growth of AI to updates on ‘The Art of Animation’ and ‘Expanding Realities’ tracks.

This Ain’t Your Father’s Heigh-Ho! VFXWorld

Whiskey Jugs and Experimental Choirs: The Music of ‘Snow White’

Composer Jeff Morrow talks about the challenges of scoring the live-action adaptation of one of Disney’s most famous animated tales and its iconic ‘Heigh-Ho’ and ‘Whistle While You Work,’ while integrating all-new songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

More Than Simple Tales ANIMATIONWorld

‘Haibane Renmei’ and ‘Aria: The Animation’: A Look at Mellow Anime

Andrew Osmond discusses 2 vintage series, one made when the premise of being reborn into a new world wasn’t yet a hackneyed trope, the other about ordinary, everyday lives that’s far from just a ‘slice of life’ tale.

Calling All Young Animators Headline News

Call for Entries: Young Animator of the Year UK 2025

Submissions open May 12 for animation creatives aged 11-22; deadline set for September 1, with nominations announced on October 1.

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