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‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II’ Teaser Reveals Standalone Night City Story

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 6:00am

The hit anime’s 10-episode second season will feature a new chapter of redemption and revenge when it premieres on Netflix in Fall 2026.

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PBS Kids Sets Fall Animation Lineup Led by ‘The Day You Begin’

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 7:38am

This year’s back-to-school programming slate begins August 7 with the one-hour animated special and continues with new episodes of ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,’ ‘Donkey Hodie,’ ‘Weather Hunters,’ ‘Carl the Collector,’ ‘Work It Out Wombats!,’ ‘Alma’s Way,’ ‘Rosie’s Rules’ and ‘Elinor Wonders Why.’

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Adult Swim Orders Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Heist Brothers,’ Sets New ‘Robot Chicken’ Specials

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 29, 2026 at 9:57am

Network also announces a Cartoon Network anniversary docuseries and updates on ‘President Curtis,’ ‘Common Side Effects,’ and ‘My Two Cars’ at Annecy.

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The ‘Adventure Time: Side Quests’ Crew Gets Experimental and Emotional

John DiMaggio, Sasha Knight, Nate Cash, Victor Courtright and Nick Cross discuss honoring the original series while pushing the prequel into crayon, VHS distortion, and brighter early-Finn energy; debuts June 29 on Disney+ and Hulu.

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‘BLISS: Beyond the Edge of Time’ Sets June 30 World Premiere at Taipei Film Festival

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 29, 2026 at 1:34am

‘Love, Death + Robots’ meets the I-Ching in the feature-length sci-fi anthology; 6 original animated visions of humanity’s future from 6 independent Taiwan animation studios explore fate, identity and choice in a future where technology collides with the fragile essence of humanity.

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'Paper Trail,' 'The Violinist' Take Top Awards at Annecy 2026

By Dan Sarto | Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 6:03am

Don Hertzfeldt’s 2D short and the 2D/3D feature from Ervin Han and Raúl García are among the winners at the swelteringly hot and jam packed 50th festival edition that also saw the grand opening of the Cité internationale du cinéma d'animation.

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‘Among Us’: Owen Dennis and Madeline Queripel Talk Maps, Mayhem and Murder

The creator and co-executive producer discuss how their series leans into archetypes, broken character models, and visor-based expressions to give its doomed crewmates more personality than their simple silhouettes suggest; the Innersloth hit-game adaptation is now streaming on Paramount+.

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Netflix Reveals Expansive Anime Slate Updates at Annecy

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 6:32am

The streamer shared new images, trailers and release information for ‘The One Piece,’ ‘The Ribbon Hero,’ ‘Fool Night,’ ‘Sparks of Tomorrow,’ ‘Blue Eye Samurai Season 2’ and ‘Bass X Machina’ during its Anime Studio Focus presentation.

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Mackinnon & Saunders, LRG Media Partner on ‘SMALL: A Musical Fable’ Feature

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 2:19am

The Manchester-based stop-motion animation studio will produce the animated musical, inspired by Aesop’s fables and based on the Off Broadway and Off West End musical ‘The Mouse Queen.’

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‘Apart’ Wins Best in Show at SIGGRAPH 2026 Computer Animation Festival

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 1:37am

New Spike Lee short takes top prize; ‘Beyond Words’ and ‘18 Months’ also awarded; Production Sessions lineup to feature Wētā FX, Lightstorm, NASA, Pixar, ILM, and Google DeepMind.

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Vivienne Medrano Animated Musical ‘Prehistoria’ A Go at Warner

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 22, 2026 at 1:09pm

The ‘Hazbin Hotel’ creator will write and direct her first theatrical feature for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation; president Bill Damaschke shared the deal and new company logo at Annecy.

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Netflix Drops Trailer for Ricky Gervais Adult Animated Comedy ‘Alley Cats’

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 22, 2026 at 11:23am

The ruminations of feral British cats from all walks of life have never been funnier than in this new series, created, written and directed by the iconic comedian; debuts on August 7; Gervias Masterclass set June 25 in Annecy,

A Visual Tour de Force ANIMATIONWorld

Hisko Hulsing Talks ‘Danse Macabre’

In an expansive and intimate interview with Johannes Wolters, the ‘Undone’ and ‘Junkyard’ director discusses his new animated short, premiering this week in Annecy, an intense visual exploration of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Allegro from his 10th Symphony, based on 79 original oil paintings.

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Aardman and the BBC Return to Mossy Bottom with 'Let’s Go Timmy!'

By Dan Sarto | Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 9:37am

Fresh from its presentation in Annecy, the studio announces the newly commissioned preschool animation series that blends stop-motion and 2D animation.

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‘Sorry About the Mess’ Animated Series Kickstarter Launches

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 3:50pm

The trans-themed punk rock adult comedy fantasy series from Cassie Workman, Lilly Wachowski and Princess Pictures will release their indei pilot online in 2027; filmmakers will attend Annecy next week.

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‘Lesbian Space Princess’ Hits UK and Irish Cinema for Pride Month

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 2:49pm

The candy-colored animated comedy, a queer outer space adventure from Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs, opens June 19 following festival wins at Berlinale and the Sydney Film Festival.

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‘Masters of the Universe: Tales From Eternia’ Web Series Set

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 2:10pm

The 20-episode 2D animated show, from Mattel Studios, launches June 19 on the Mattel Adventures YouTube channel, with weekly releases planned through November 20.

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Disney+ Sets ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ Final Season, Holiday Special

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 1:39pm

Fourth season of the show debuts July 29, ahead of the franchise’s 25th anniversary; stop-motion holiday special ‘A Proud Family Wizmas’ to debut later this year.

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Hungary Brings 5 Competition Films, 7 Pitch Projects to Annecy 2026

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 10:24am

Hungarian animation studios, producers and creators head back to the festival and MIFA with a broad film and project presence spanning shorts, series, and international co-productions under HAPA and National Film Institute Hungary support.

A Super Debut ANIMATIONWorld

‘My Adventures With Superman’ Season 3: Plenty of Cuts, No Regrets

Co-showrunners Jake Wyatt and Brendan Clogher unpack the romance and anime extremes, plus whole arcs that were dropped, on a season they call a ‘limits test’; now on Adult Swim and HBO Max.

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