Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Just yesterday, June 13th, GKIDS made its own history at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival in Annecy, France, with 4 new titles, 3 co-produced titles, and a 4K restoration for a 40th anniversary of Angel’s Egg. The North American studio known for elevating bold and talented artists brought its A-game for Annecy, upholding […]
Among some of the latest news from Crunchyroll, the fan-favorite The Beginning After the End has been confirmed to continue into its second season next spring. To build excitement for the highly anticipated Season 2, Crunchyroll has snuck in an exclusive clip in the current season’s finale post-credits, set to stream June 18th.
Making its way to Blu-ray and home entertainment this July 29th, Romeo’s Blue Skies is set to have an all-new remastered edition of its full 33-episodes released, as confirmed by AnimEigo and its parent company, MediaOCD. Kozo Kusuba directed the 1995 success from Nippon Animation, with a screenplay by Michiru Shimada and character designs by […]
Adult Swim returned to the global celebration of animation at Annecy this year with an array of exclusive looks and announcements that underscore the network’s position as an international leader in adult animation. Amongst new and returning series, Adult Swim announced a forthcoming special that will feature some of the most acclaimed names in animation. […]
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 […]
This morning, Netflix released the first trailer for In Your Dreams, starring Simu Liu, Cristin Milioti, and Craig Robinson. Set to debut November 14th, 2025, the highly anticipated In Your Dreams is a comedy adventure about Stevie and her brother Elliot being thrown into the wild and absurd world of their own dreams. Along the […]
Straight from Los Angeles, California, come many of Crunchyroll’s latest news and announcements—the Crunchyroll Industry Panel returned to Anime Expo during the first week of July, revealing exclusive acquisitions and sneak-peek previews. Of the new titles so far revealed, Let’s Play premiered world-wide in the Platinum Ballroom at the JW Marriott July 3rd, with both […]
Kazuhiko Torishima spent more than 47 years as an editor at “Shonen Jump,” the most popular manga magazine in Japan. (Its current weekly print run is about 1.3 million copies.) Before becoming editor in chief, he worked closely with three celebrated manga-ka (artists), helping them develop their graphic tales: Masakazu Katsura (“Video Girl Ai”), Koji […]
This is Animation Scoop’s second look at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, with reviews and exclusive filmmaker statements for the Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi G presentation, which just screened in NYC. For Tribeca 2025 tickets to attend future showings, visit TribecaFilm.com. (Some statements were edited for length and clarity.)
The 2025 Tribeca Festival is unveiling not one, but two Whoopi Goldberg curated animated shorts presentations. The first group, called “Whoopi’s Wonderful World of Animation”, just screened in NYC, with two more showings next weekend. I’ve got my thoughts on these shorts, exclusive filmmaker statements, and an additional animated short part of Tribeca 2025. (Statements […]
