animation

  • Did Animation Take Its ‘Next Step’ in 2023?

    Did Animation Take Its ‘Next Step’ in 2023?

    In mid-March during the Oscars, Netflix’s Pinocchio took home the award for Best Animated Feature. During his acceptance speech, co-director Guillermo del Toro said the animation medium was ready to be taken to “the next step,” a statement that was meant to be inspiring after animation was belittled at that very ceremony just minutes prior.…


  • That ‘AI-Generated’ Anime Is a Slap in the Face to Pro Animators

    That ‘AI-Generated’ Anime Is a Slap in the Face to Pro Animators

    Recently, “AI” machine-learning technologies have been creeping their way into artistic fields in both entertaining and harmful ways. While some AI content creators are just making videos for harmless fun, others, like the creators of a recent AI-generated anime short, wrongfully believe they’ve democratized the animation industry when they’ve really just come up with a…


  • Disney’s Phineas & Ferb is Getting a Revival

    Disney’s Phineas & Ferb is Getting a Revival

    There’ve been so many revivals of old (and older) shows or films these days that it’s not a matter of if, but when something from your childhood gets dragged out of the attic to become part of a streaming service’s new banner. (Assuming it doesn’t get canned mid-production, anyways). And the next show to get…


  • The Dragon Prince Season 4 Trailer Brings Us Back to Xadia

    The Dragon Prince Season 4 Trailer Brings Us Back to Xadia

    This November, The Dragon Prince returns to Netflix for its fourth season. But what does the future hold for Callum, Rayla, Viren and the rest? At New York Comic Con, series co-creators Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond, writer Paige VanTassell, visual development artist Caleb Thomas, and actor Jason Simpson took the stage to tell fans…