Beware the Cute Anime, or I Thought This Was for Kids!
Some series like ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica,’ ‘Made in Abyss’ and ‘Promised Neverland’ bafflingly blur the lines between family and adult anime. Andrew Osmond asks why.
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The Spring Anime Season: From Superheroes to Green Gables
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond has been looking at some of the new shows that started streaming this month.
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Before ‘Lazarus’: Swordplay and Hip-Hop in ‘Samurai Champloo’
With ‘Cowboy Bebop’ director Shinichiro Watanabe’s newest anime launching this Sunday, AWN columnist Andrew Osmond reviews a classic series the legendary filmmaker made in 2004… set in samurai Japan and boasting a strikingly different soundtrack.
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Candi Milo and Eric Bauza Talk ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’
The voices behind Petunia Pig, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck talk martini jokes, the need to recognize more women voice actors come awards season, and the challenges working on Warner Bros. Animation’s new sci-fi buddy action comedy, now in theaters.
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BIAF 2025
Begins: October 20, 2025
The Bucheon International Animation Festival returns to Bucheon, South Korea October 24-28, 2025.
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Adult Swim Reveals ‘Lazarus’ Trailer, Premiere Date
Shinichirō Watanabe’s globe-trotting thriller series, which follows a group of agents as they attempt to save humanity from a miracle drug, debuts April 5.
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Watch: ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’ Official Trailer
What could possibly go wrong for Porky and Daffy in the new sci-fi buddy action comedy, the shorts series franchise’s first fully animated feature, when the pair uncover a secret alien mind control plot; hits theaters on March 14.
How Marvel’s ‘What If...?’ Took the Multiverse Beyond Live-Action
Concluding with its most ambitious season, EP Brad Winderbaum’s seminal, Emmy and Annie Award-winning show, the studio’s first ever animated series, never failed to capture the limitless and exciting potential of alternate MCU character realities; now streaming on Disney+.
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‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ or What is This Anime Thing Anyway?
The popular Netflix series isn’t anime, is it? AWN’s anime columnist Andrew Osmond wades into the definition debate.
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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.
MeTV Toons Reveals Thanksgiving Classic Cartoon Slate
The ‘Rabbits, Ducks & No Turkeys’ marathon kicks off Thanksgiving Day with back-to-back classic shorts starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck with the ‘Black (& White) Friday’ marathon the next day offering a family alternative to the shopping frenzy.
Marvel Drops ‘What If…?’ Third and Final Season Trailer
The Watcher returns to Disney+ with the last 8 new episodes of the studio’s first ever animated series, inspired by their 1977 comic anthology, that tantalizes fans with alternate, hypothetical new versions of favorite stories, all observed and discussed in ‘Twilight Zone’ style; coming December 22.
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Bucheon International Animation Festival 2024
Begins: October 25, 2024
Animated films will compete in five categories at the festival, running October 25-29 in Bucheon.
Exclusive Clip: ‘Futurama: Planet Espresso’
They brought the sacred sacrament of coffee to the universe, and they don’t do decaf… In the all-new episode streaming on Hulu September 9, Hermes inherits a Jamaican coffee farm that holds the ruins of an ancient spaceship and learns the origins of Earth’s most important elixir of life.
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Will Marvel Studios’ ‘What If…?’ End After Season 3?
Brad Winderbaum, Head of Streaming, Television and Animation, seemingly confirmed in a recent interview on the ‘Official Marvel Podcast’ that the series will end after its third season, as the ‘completion of a trilogy.’
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‘Totally Spies!’ Live-Action Series in Development at Amazon MGM
Based on the French animated series, the project, which follows best friends and international spy trio Clover, Alexa, and Sam in college, will be executive produced by Will Ferrell.
After 30 Years, ‘Mr. Birchum’ Gets His Close-Up
Adam Carolla, the other king of all media, talks about his new, politically incorrect series based on a character that has gestated since his KROQ ‘Kevin and Bean’ days, now streaming on DailyWire+.
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‘Gumby’ Animated Kids, Adult Series in Development at Fox’s Bento Box
The first series, ‘Gumby Kids,’ aimed at children aged eight-12, will be showrun, penned, and executive produced by Deeki Deke; focus will shift to the adult primetime series once first series is up and running.
‘Gremlins’ Animated Prequel Season 2 to Unleash on Max this Fall
The second season, titled ‘Gremlins: The Wild Batch,’ will feature returning voice cast Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, Izaac Wang, AJ LoCascio, and Gabrielle Nevaeh, with guest stars to be announced.
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Prime Video Shares ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ First Look Images
Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz and Edward Norton reprise their ‘Sausage Party’ roles in the highly anticipated animated comedy series from Annapurna Television, Sony Pictures Television, and Amazon MGM Studios; all 8 episodes debut July 11.
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BuzzFeed Studios Announces New Animated Series, Social Shorts for 2024
The company’s Animation Lab is expanding its slate with new properties including the ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ liveplay series ‘Magic & Stuff,’ launching May 31, as well as two new Latine Spanish language animated shows, ‘Puerco y Babosa’ and ‘El Mundo De Boggs.’
Adult Swim Unveils Annecy Plans
Genndy Tartakovsky to lead network’s ‘Defying Expectations’ panel; world-premiere screening of Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ ‘Common Side Effects,’ new series announcements, and special guest appearances also on the schedule.
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Netflix Developing ‘Minecraft’ Animated Series
The streamer teams with Mojang Studios on a new show based on one of the most significant and popular video games of all time.
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‘My Adventures with Superman’ EPs and Stars Talk Season 2
Filled with adorably ambitious heroes and quips between young lovers, the hit animated series, a coming-of-age story that follows 20-somethings Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen as they discover ‘who they are,’ together, has returned on Adult Swim and Max.
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Sony to Establish Anime Talent Academy, Develop AI Animation Software
The academy initiative was revealed during the Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate’s recent annual corporate strategy presentation, alongside plans for AnimeCanvas, a new animation production package utilizing AI, and greater support for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
