Studio Ghibli's 'Only Yesterday' Trailer and Screening List Revealed.[Updated] December 30, 2015 Studio Ghibli and Isao Takahata's Only Yesterday finally comes to cinemas in North America early in 2016 (only 25 years late!). The...Read More
Stuff We Love: Christmas Edition December 24, 2015 People who love animation, are very often very creative themselves. So it is that fans like you create beautiful artwork, cosplay , vide...Read More
Snowman, The (1982) December 23, 2015 Just as Americans return time and time again to seasonal specials like A Charlie Brown Christmas and the Rankin Bass shorts, for audien...Read More
The AFA Podcast: Christmas Special (Episode 23) December 22, 2015 It's that time of year, so how about a special Christmas episode of the podcast? Chris, Rachael, Dan and Yvonne assemble in the AFA C...Read More
Now Streaming: 'F Is For Family', 'Little Witch Academia' and more December 21, 2015 It's been a little while since we've run one of these features, updating you on the highlights of the animation recently added to ...Read More
BBC Celebrates 40 years Of Aardman with New Documentary and more December 21, 2015 Beloved British animation studio Aardman are a staple of the Christmas TV schedule in the UK. The Wallace and Gromit shorts are just so...Read More
Viewster Omakase Teams With Anime Expo To Offer Discounted Pass December 18, 2015 Viewster's curated Omakase service just keeps getting better. Fresh off the success of their nifty Kill La Kill merchandise box , th...Read More
We Are 2! December 17, 2015 Today marks exactly 2 years since we ( or more accurately, I) first published our first post . Born out of not much more than a desire to...Read More
'Animation Inc' Documentary Set to Spotlight Ireland's Animation Industry December 17, 2015 You many have noticed the increased attention that Ireland's animation industry has been receiving over the past few years. Thanks to ...Read More
The AFA Podcast Episode 22 December 16, 2015 Time for another edition of the AFA Podcast. This week Chris, Dan, Rachael and Yvonne talk about some exciting recent animation news, suc...Read More
Watch The Hollywood Reporter Animation Roundtable 2015 December 16, 2015 Every year when Awards Season hits, respected publication The Hollywood Reporter conducts in depth Roundtable discussions with the leadin...Read More
Charlie Brown Christmas, A (1965) December 15, 2015 It's Christmas time in the Peanuts neighborhood and all the kids are getting into what they think is the spirit of the season. ...Read More
Anime Encyclopedia: The 3rd Revised Edition [Book Review] December 15, 2015 When it comes to writing and talking about anime, there are few who can claim to be as knowledgeable as Jonathan Clements and Helen McCart...Read More
Watch This: 'Fresh Cut Grass' December 15, 2015 Dublin-based Boulder Media are best known for their work producing animated shows for big names in the US and UK, most recently the brill...Read More
'Song Of The Sea' Named Best Animated Feature at EFAs December 14, 2015 Since it first opened in US Cinemas nearly a year ago, Tomm Moore's instant classic Song Of The Sea has been riding a tide of critic...Read More
'Boy and The World' Updated Screenings List December 13, 2015 Brazilian animation Boy and The World has now arrived in the United States. The film from Ale Albreu has already picked up numerous plaud...Read More
The Complete Anime Streaming Guide December 12, 2015 There's no getting round it- there's never been a better time to be an anime fan in the west. Gone are the days when fans had to...Read More
LAIKA's 'Kubo and The Two Strings' Teaser Arrives December 12, 2015 Ever since the premise was first announced, we've been itching to see more of LAIKA's next, Kubo and The Two Strings . The wait is...Read More
Golden Globes Name Best Animated Feature Nominees December 10, 2015 Lets be frank here- when it comes to Awards Season The Golden Globes are pretty far down the pecking order- despite the Hollywood Foreig...Read More
Web Animation Watch: Beat Down 2, Simon's Cat and more December 09, 2015 The internet has done great things for animation. It's made it easier for animators to get their work out there than ever before. But ...Read More
The AFA Podcast: Episode 21- The Good Dinosaur & Peanuts December 08, 2015 Welcome to The AFA Podcast Episode 21 ! It's very much a show of two halves this week. In the first part, Chris, Dan, Rachael and Yvo...Read More
Cartoon Saloon's Nora Twomey Talks 'The Breadwinner' December 07, 2015 It's fair to say that Cartoon Saloon have now firmly established themselves as one of the finest animation studios anywhere in the wor...Read More
'Ni No Kuni II: Revanant Kingdom' Announced December 07, 2015 The 2011 videogame Ni No Kuni was a very exciting one for anybody who loves both games and animation. The reason it generated such intere...Read More
Studio Ghibli's 'Only Yesterday' US Theatrical Details Revealed December 04, 2015 Independent Animation specialists GKIDS had previously announced that 2016 would see Isao Takahatas' 1991 feature Only Yesterday re...Read More
Adult Swim Bringing 'Samurai Jack' Back in 2016 December 03, 2015 For many action animation fans it seems Christmas has come early this year. So, what is the unexpected gift that is causing such excitemen...Read More
The AFA Podcast Episode 20 December 02, 2015 It's Episode 20 of The Podcast! With Team AFA USA otherwise engaged, it was up to Dan and Chris to hold the fort. Luckily there was pl...Read More
2016 Annie Award Nominations Announced December 02, 2015 With the year drawing to a close it's time for the Awards Season to really kick off. In animation terms while the Best Animated Featur...Read More
Mr Weebl's 2015 Advent Calendar is Here December 01, 2015 It's now December which means the countdown to Christmas is officially here. Every year at this time the animator Weebl begins an und...Read More