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Animation

  1. big mouth
    Why Big Mouth Created Disclosure the Movie: The Musical!What, you don’t remember Michael Douglas and Demi Moore’s 1994 erotic thriller?
    By Jackson McHenry
  2. animation
    What Comes After Samurai Jack? A Caveman, a Dinosaur, and Absolutely No TalkingGenndy Tartakovsky on why Primal is his most audacious gambit yet.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  3. nycc 2019
    Nick Kroll Announces Big Mouth Spinoff That’s All About the MonstersSounds like R-rated Monsters, Inc.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  4. tv review
    Bless the Harts Shakes Up Animation DominationThe promising new series from Emily Spivey is suggestive of what Fox’s Sunday night animation block has been, and what it could be in the future.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  5. trailer mix
    BoJack Horseman’s Sixth (and Final!) Season Kicks Off Next MonthIt’s the beginning of the end!
    By Megh Wright
  6. trailer mix
    Frozen 2 Trailer: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Elsa?Our iconic quartet head off on a dangerous journey.
    By Zoe Haylock
  7. tv review
    Undone Is a Fascinating Head TripIt’s never quite clear where this new animated series from Bojack Horseman’s Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy will jump to next.
    By Jen Chaney
  8. renewals
    South Park Refuses to Die Despite Matt and Trey’s EffortsThe show just got renewed for three more seasons.
    By Megh Wright
  9. close reads
    Steven Universe: The Movie Is All About Doing the WorkLike the beloved series that precedes it, the movie is a beautiful, ambitious users’ manual for those learning to love themselves and others.
    By John Maher
  10. twitter
    Shaq Asks for Free Animation Work, Gets Dunked OnAfter getting called out for a new contest, he upped the $500 prize to $10,000.
    By Megh Wright
  13. the industry
    By the Power of Grayskull, Kevin Smith Brings He-Man Anime Series to NetflixThe Jay and Silent Bob Reboot director will showrun Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
    By Halle Kiefer
  14. children's tv
    Quavo Is Making an Animated Kids’ ShowThe show will be produced by Quality Control, Motown, and Imagine Kids+Family.
    By Bethy Squires
  15. digital fur technology
    Jim Carrey Questions Fan Input on the Sonic Redesign“We do what we can do, and then technology is going to have its way.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  16. now streaming
    The 30 Best Anime Shows on Netflix for People Who’ve Never Watched AnimeFrom Neo Yokio to Soul Eater.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  17. renewals
    Big Mouth Scores a Triple-Season Renewal at NetflixSeasons four, five, and six are officially a go.
    By Megh Wright
  18. cancellations
    A Wake for Tuca & Bertie, Which Should Not Have Been CanceledCan’t two bird-women have more of a moment, Netflix?
    By Jen Chaney
  19. disney
    Bring Back the AnimationTraditional hand-drawn animation is certainly not dead, but Disney has forsaken it. Why?
    By Bilge Ebiri
  20. tv
    Kid Cudi’s Upcoming Album Entergalactic Will Also Be an Animated Netflix ShowEntergalactic reportedly follows a young man’s pilgrimage to find love.
    By Halle Kiefer
  21. sdcc 2019
    Sturgill Simpson Previews Anime Film and New Album at Comic-ConSDCC really does have something for everyone.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  22. my childhood
    It Took a Disney Kingdom to Kill Cartoon MufasaThe only thing more distressing than his death is the impending end of the medium responsible for it.
    By Priscilla Frank
  25. animation
    The Lost MAD Magazine TV Special No Advertiser Would TouchThe 1974 pilot never aired, but it was MAD’s first foray into television.
    By Ramsey Ess
  26. solidarity forever
    BoJack Horseman’s Animators Have Voted to UnionizeAnimators have been wanting to unionize since season one.
    By Bethy Squires
  27. are you crying?
    Pixar Announces Soul, Your Next Animated Existential CrisisDirected by master manipulator Pete Docter.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  28. spice up your life
    The Spice Girls (All 5!) Are Reuniting for a Movie We Know Nothing AboutYes, Victoria Beckham will be in it.
    By Devon Ivie
  29. behind the scenes
    How the BoJack Horseman Animation Studio Tripped up BooksmartIt took nearly five months to create the film’s drug trip scene. Unfortunately, a Roomba chase sequence landed on the cutting room floor.
    By Priscilla Frank
  30. sonic the hedgehog
    Sonic Release Pushed Back 3 Months to Fix That Stuff You Didn’t Like About HimGuess that’s how long it takes to animate braces?
    By Halle Kiefer
  31. tuca & bertie
    Tuca & Bertie’s Lisa Hanawalt on Blurring the Line Between Real and Surreal“I think it makes sense that Bertie’s phone can talk. There are boobs on buildings, but that just helps flesh out the tone of the show.”
    By Abraham Riesman
  32. tv review
    Tuca & Bertie Feels Like a Classic Sitcom Set Inside a Surreal DreamscapeLisa Hanawalt’s new Netflix series may look like BoJack Horseman, but it’s a much lighter, wackier, and more aggressively disorienting experience.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  33. animation
    Netflix Orders Mike Schur–Produced LGBTQ Superspy ComedyQ-Force hails from Schur, Sean Hayes, and Gabe Liedman.
    By Megh Wright
  34. casting
    Zac Efron and Amanda Seyfried Will Voice Fred and Daphne in Animated Scooby-DooPut Zac in an ascot!
    By Jackson McHenry
  37. #metoo
    Women Animators Share Their #MeToo Story on Full FrontalAn all-woman team animated a segment about how they took down Nickelodeon’s Chris Savino for sexual harassment in 2017.
    By Megh Wright
  38. casting
    Gina Rodriguez, Will Forte, and Tracy Morgan Are Part of The New Scooby-Doo GangThey’re your new Velma, Shaggy, and Captain Caveman.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  39. oscars 2019
    Every Oscar Winner for Animated Short Subject, RankedFrom its earliest honorees to the present, the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Subject doubles as a kind of history of the ever-changing medium.
    By Jeremy Fassler
  40. series orders
    Hulu Is Making a Howard the Duck Series and 3 Other Animated Marvel ShowsThey’ll all cross over in The Offenders.
    By Jackson McHenry
  41. casting
    Steven Yeun and a Cast of People You Love to Voice a New Amazon Animated SeriesAlong with Zazie Beetz, J.K. Simmons, Mark Hamill, and even more.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  42. casting
    New Pixar Movie Snags Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, and Julia Louis-DreyfusA pair of teen elves set out to find magic.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  43. tributes
    Family Guy Pays Tribute to Carrie Fisher With Her Character’s EulogyThe actress voiced Peter’s boss Angela since 2005.
    By Halle Kiefer
  44. netflix
    New Ghost In the Shell Netflix Series to Emerge in 2020Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 is the latest project in the streaming platform’s deepening dive into anime.
    By Halle Kiefer
  45. the cartoon corner
    Nickelodeon’s Early Years Were ‘Loose and Crazy,’ As If You Had Any DoubtsAccording to the creator of Rocko’s Modern Life.
    By Devon Ivie
  46. the industry
    Tell Your Cat to Get His Headshots Together: A Tom & Jerry Movie Is in the WorksWhat about a cartoon Jerry and a real Tom? Or a real cat and mouse, with a completely animated world? The possibilities are endless.
    By Halle Kiefer
  49. behind the scenes
    How Big Mouth Created the Shame WizardHe’s the “mortal enemy” of the Hormone Monster, and he’s key to Big Mouth’s biggest lesson about puberty.
    By Jackson McHenry
  50. looking back
    Moral Orel Paved the Way for the Depressing Cartoons of TodayTalking with Dino Stamatopoulos, Carolyn Lawrence, and Scott Adsit about the show that was too bleak even for Adult Swim.
    By Justin Caffier
  51. this week in web videos
    Tommy Wants His Mommy: We Want to Watch More at 2 a.m.This bizarre quarter-hour animated short is worth your time.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne
  52. tv orders
    Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland Gets New Animated Sci-Fi Comedy From HuluMore space jokes.
    By Jackson McHenry
  53. the industry
    Willem Dafoe Hops on Disney’s Upcoming Dog-Sled Movie TogoEnjoy the softer side of Dafoe.
    By Halle Kiefer
  54. Roger Rabbit Changed the Way Hollywood AnimatesThirty years later, the film is still influencing pop culture.
    By Granger Willson and Andrea Schmitz
  55. box office gold
    Incredibles 2 Pulls in $180 Million for the Biggest Animated Debut of All TimeYou might say the Incredibles 2 opening-weekend box office was … very good.
    By Halle Kiefer
  56. tv
    Ren & Stimpy Creator Allegedly Has a History of Preying on Young GirlsThrough an attorney, John Kricfalusi acknowledges “he had a 16-year-old girlfriend.”
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  57. nightmares and dreamscapes
    The Simpsons Explores the President’s Nightmares in ‘A Tale of Two Trumps’ ShortRest easy, POTUS. It was all a dream.
    By Halle Kiefer
  58. An Introduction to Japan’s Most Idiosyncratic and Exciting Animation DirectorWe break down Masaaki Yuasa’s best work, including Mind Game and The Tatami Galaxy.
    By Emily Yoshida
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