Get a Closer Look at Studio Ghibli's Co-Production 'The Red Turtle'
Images from The Red Turtle have made their way online ahead of its premiere screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival (and late...Read More
New 'Kubo and The Two Strings' Trailer and Posters Unleashed
The modern promotional cycle for movies can result in a glut of trailers for each film. As a result, we generally don't cover every si...Read More
Web Animation Watch: 'Ku'u Lei Melody', 'Alive', 'A Fox In Space' and more
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
Netflix and the BBC producing new 'Watership Down' Adaptation
It's time to traumatise a whole new generation of kids, as a new adaptation of the Richard Adams classic Watership Down is headed to...Read More
The AFA Podcast Episode 36: April and The Extraordinary World
The AFA Podcast returns once again! This time around Chris, Rachael and Jill are here to discuss the usual range of animation topics.....Read More
Annecy Reveals 2016 Feature Film Line-Up
This year's Annecy International Animation Festival is fast approaching. With this year's event now just weeks away, the organise...Read More
'Studio Ghibli Forever' Coming to Picturehouse Cinemas
Studio Canal are marking the June 10th release of the (possibly final) Studio Ghibli film When Marnie Was There by bringing the Studio ...Read More
Crowdfund This: The Adventures of Drunky
The R-rated (or adult-skewed) animated feature is still a rarity in the US. While adult animated comedy has been relatively common on the ...Read More
Steven Universe Returns May 12th With 'In Too Deep' Event.
Fans of Rebecca Sugar's smash hit Steven Universe have been (im)patiently awaiting news on the series's return from hiatus. The ...Read More
The Miraculous French Duo of Ladybug and Cat Noir!
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...Miraculous Ladybug! The teenaged heroine of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir (20...Read More
AFA is Now on Patreon!
As we hope you can tell, we love bringing you AFA . Despite the fact that we're growing, we're still a pretty small site in the b...Read More
Earth Day Special (2016): Classic Environmental Films
Our planet is one beautiful place to live, abounding with natural wonders and magnificent creatures. So, for this AFA special edition...Read More
Nintendo Release 'StarFox' Animated Short
Ahead of the release of the forthcoming StarFox Zero game for Wii U , Nintendo have released an animated prequel online. The Battle B...Read More
Tomm Moore Retrospective Exhibition Coming To France.
After previously having been the subject of exhibitions in their native Ireland and the US, Cartoon Saloon continue their quest for globa...Read More
Now Streaming: Ajin: Demi Humans, Animaniacs, Kung Fu Panda and more
It's been a while, but we're back once more with a round-up of the best of list of the animation content to hit Netflix in the pas...Read More
Castle in The Sky at 30 (or, how I fell in love with anime)
As it reaches its 30th anniversary Mark Brandon writes for AFA on how Miyazaki's Castle In The Sky introduced him to the wonders ...Read More
The AFA Podcast Episode 35
Lets try this again! After our original episode 35 recording had to be scrapped, it's second time lucky. Chris and Dan are here to ca...Read More
The Anime Streaming Arms Race: Good or Bad News for Fans?
Anime fans have never had it so good. We now live in a time when the vast majority of the latest anime (and many hours of back catalog...Read More
'When Marnie Was There' UK Trailer Released
When Marnie Was There , the last feature to come out of Studio Ghibli to date will finally arrive in UK cinemas this summer. Hiromasa Yon...Read More
Homestuck (2009-2016)
A young man, John Egbert , stands in his bedroom. Not only is it his 13 th birthday, but it is also the day that he gets the beta ver...Read More
Studio Ghibli Co-Produced 'The Red Turtle' To Play Cannes 2016
This year is set to see the release of the first international co-production from the one and only Studio Ghibli , with Michael Dudok de ...Read More
Sword Art Online [Season 1] (2012)
In real life, the worse fate likely to befall you playing a videogame is sore thumbs (or maybe a dead leg) but the world of fantasy is ver...Read More
New Scooby Doo Movie Called 'S.C.O.O.B' and Will Launch Cinematic Universe
Ruh-Roh! New details about the forthcoming Scooby Doo movie from Warner Bros Animation have emerged. In a presentation at CinemaCon , it...Read More
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (Xbox One)
The Fourth Great Ninja War has reached its climax. Identities are revealed, lines will be drawn and the fate of the Shinobi world re...Read More
Guest Post: The Making of Hellami: The Animated Series
Hi, my name is Choo. Today as a one man production team, I am making a dark action animated series titled as " Hellami, The Animated...Read More
Web Animation Watch; 'A Fox Tale', Simon's Cat and more
Welcome back to another fine edition of Web Animation Watch, our regular trawl through the wilds of the internet, seeking the finest gem...Read More
David Fincher's Adaptation Of 'The Goon' Could Finally Be Happening
Quite some time ago acclaimed director David Finche r optioned the rights to the comic book series The Goon , with the plan to produce a...Read More
Funimation Releasing 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time' Collector's Edition in June
When Bandai Entertainment shut up shop in the US, many of their big releases were left without a home. A number of their major licences s...Read More
Kadokawa Signs Deals With Crunchroll and Yen Press
Kadokawa , a Japanese multimedia giant that has an interest in anime and manga has signed deals with two US companies to secure releases o...Read More
Kickstart This: Neil Gaiman's 'The Grave of Saint Oran'
Thanks to his work both in comics and fiction, British author Neil Gaiman is something of a God in geek circles. He's also been assoc...Read More
'Attack On Titan' Videogame Comes West This Summer
While Attack On Titan fans impatiently await news of the anime' second season (allegedly due sometime this year ) something is coming...Read More
April and The Extraordinary World (2015)
A single event can have consequences that ripple throughout history. Storytellers have often wondered how real-world events could hav...Read More
Guillermo del Toro Giving Masterclass at Annecy Festival, 'Trollhunters' First Look
More details continue to emerge about this year's forthcoming Annecy Festival . The latest announcement is that acclaimed film-maker G...Read More
'Funimation Now' Launches in the UK and Ireland
Anime fans in the UK and Ireland just got a whole load of new options, as the new streaming service Funimation Now has arrived. Funimatio...Read More
Iron Giant, The (1999)
The story of a young boy discovering and befriending an otherworldly creature is definitely not a new concept in cinema. Many movie...Read More
'Studio Ghibli Forever' Bringing Ghibli Back to UK Cinemas
UK distributor StudioCanal has found great success bringing the works of the singular Studio Ghibli to British audiences. As the potenti...Read More
'Zootopia' Now 2016's Biggest Film, New Documentary Released
This year audiences are being treated to a double-dose of Disney , as 2016 sees two releases from Walt Disney Animation Studios hit the b...Read More
Phantom Boy (2015)
I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to see “Phantom Boy” the new 2D animation feature from the creators of “A Cat in Pa...Read More
The AFA Podcast Episode 34: With David Lally
It's a very special edition of the show this week, as Rachael, Chris, Dan and Yvonne are joined by guest David Lally - technical art...Read More
Kickstart This: 'Neon' by Savlonic
Animated or virtual bands have a long tradition stretching back to Alvin and The Chipmunks and The Archies, and right up to Damon Alb...Read More
Tales of the Night (2011) and The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
Silhouette animation is an animation technique with a long history, but is not overly used, especially for feature films. Employing a...Read More
Humanity Has Declined (2012)
The end of the world is serious business. Which is why most fiction dealing with apocalyptic, or post-apocalyptic situations tends to lean...Read More
Is 2D Animation Making a Comeback... On TV?
The traditional narrative goes like this: when Pixar released Toy Story in 1995, the writing was on the wall for traditional animation....Read More
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