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‘Dragon Striker’: A Love Letter to Sports, Anime and Useful Mistakes

Sylvain Dos Santos and Charles Lefebvre discuss the decade-long path behind their new series, an underdog hero’s journey that follows a farm boy named Key at a magical soccer academy shaped by Tama, dragons and buried secrets, all blending heroic fantasy, football and shonen influences; premieres June 9 on Disney XD, June 10 on Disney+ and Hulu, and June 12 on Disney Channel.

On the road to Annecy Headline News

Disney+ Reveals ‘The Doomies’ Official Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 11:06am

The supernatural comedy-adventure series, produced by Xilam Animation, premieres June 26 along with a new short-form series featuring 4 episodes: ‘Doug Unfiltered,’ ‘Ghosted By A Ghost,’ ‘Creepy Crepe’ and ‘What Is That Thing?’; show is in competition at Annecy 2026.

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Apple TV Shares ‘Camp Snoopy’ Season 2 Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 9:56am

Based on the beloved ‘Peanuts’ comics, the series finds Snoopy and the Beagle Scouts, along with Charlie Brown and friends, debating the merits of hot dogs versus hamburgers and otherwise enjoying an adventure-filled summer outdoors.

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Critical Role Talks the Sonics and Shenanigans of ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’

Season 4 reunites Vox Machina after a year apart, with new songs, new creature work prompting a new monster pipeline, and a long-slumbering evil pushing the fractured heroes back into action; the animated fantasy series now streaming on Prime Video.

Ooo We’re Heading Back to Ooo Headline News

Finn, Jake, and Gummy Babies Abound in ‘Adventure Time: Side Quests’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 8, 2026 at 1:47pm

All-new animated ‘Adventure Time’ companion series that follows the intrepid pair on standalone adventures across the land of Ooo streams June 29 on Disney+ and Hulu in the U.S., hits Cartoon Network and HBO Max October 5.

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Paramount+ Drops 'Among Us' Animated Series Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 8, 2026 at 1:07pm

All 10 episodes now streaming of the new comedy from ‘Infinity Train’ creator Own Dennis about an interstellar junk transport ship with a villainous imposter on board, based on the multiplayer social deception game of the same name.

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Prime Video Sets ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Season 2 Premiere

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 11:37am

The Dark Knight returns! All 10 episodes of the hit animated noir series from DC Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions and 6th & Idaho stream globally on July 31.

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Sam Witwer Talks 15 Years of Darth Maul

The actor reflects on finding a more lived-in Maul performance in a role that began with 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' and grew into Lucasfilm Animation’s most intimate look yet at the Sith Lord’s inner life.

Fries with that Appliance? Headline News

Netflix Announces ‘Dealies’ From Joe Bennett and Ted Travelstead

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 11:00am

New adult animated comedy series from Green Street Pictures, the studio behind ‘Common Side Effects’ and ‘Scavenger’s Reign,’ follows the staff of a big-box store, where sometimes actual work is performed.

Chomp Chomp! ANIMATIONWorld

How ‘PAC-MAN: Snack Breaks’ Gives the Arcade Icon a New 2D Bite

Susan Tran and Noah Pardo discuss how Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde get to show off, moving the 45-year-old characters beyond the maze with snack-sized stories set in New PAC-City; now on YouTube.

Shades Not Needed for This Dark Future Headline News

Apple TV Drops ‘Silo’ Season 3 Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 5:41pm

The harrowing sci-fi series starring Rebecca Ferguson and Common returns July 3 with an origin story set centuries earlier, while continuing the bleak, dark story of the last 10,000 people on Earth, living in a mile-deep home that protects them from a toxic and deadly outside world, who never dare to question their existence or they’ll end up dead.

Such Stark Choices Headline News

‘Marvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends’ Returns June 11

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 1:09pm

Thor, Loki and Odin join the hit animated preschool series; L.A. Dodger star Mookie Betts and Alan Ruck added to the guest voice cast in new episodes that premiere on Disney Jr., the next day on Disney+.

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Untold Studios Adds Oscar-Winning VFX Supervisor Sara Bennett

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 8:49am

The Milk visual effects studio co-founder, winner of a Best Visual Effects Academy Award for ‘Ex Machina,’ joins the independent creative studio’s expanding Film & Episodic team.

Doh! Headline News

Disney+ Sets 3 Exclusive 'The Simpsons' Episodes for Summer Fun

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 1, 2026 at 1:51pm

A triple ‘doh-se’ of hilarity is on the way - double-episode 'Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition' streams June 17, while full-length episodes 'Simpsley' and 'Yellow Mirror' hit July 3 and August 26, respectively.

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Beating the Reaper: ‘Angel Beats!’ and Strawberry-Scented Acid

Columnist Andrew Osmond discusses the insane afterlife anime series and some of its relatives from creators Jun Maeda and Key.

The Raging AI in Animation Debate Headline News

Jorge Gutierrez Pulls Out of Prime Video Project Nara AI Platform Series

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 29, 2026 at 9:35am

The Emmy-winning director stepped away from the project after intense industry backlash just 2 days after Amazon MGM Studios and AWS announced it as part of their GenAI Creators’ Fund.

It’s Anime-zing! ANIMATIONWorld

Adi Shankar Talks Bollywood, Brothers and ‘Devil May Cry’ Season 2

The creator, writer and showrunner discusses how Hindu mythology, Indian music and his own family history shaped Dante and Vergil’s war between worlds, pairing grey-shaded demon lords, stone gods and pop-music spectacle with a story rooted in lost family and cultural memory.

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Netflix Drops Trailer for ‘I Am Frankelda,’ Mexico’s First Stop-Motion Feature

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 1:24pm

Arturo and Roy Ambriz’s Annie Award-nominated film follows an ignored 19th-century writer who must confront the monsters she created in her subconscious to restore the balance between fiction and reality; streams June 12.

We’re Suckers for Great Digital Octopuses Headline News

Watch: Untold Studios Fully CG Octopus for ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 10:36am

The VFX house shares its incredible work creating Marcellus, the highly intelligent octopus at the center of the Netflix film adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel.

Gimme More Wolverine! X-Men Headline News

Disney+ Drops ‘X-Men ‘97’ Season 2 Trailer and Images

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 9:03am

It's finally here... the new season of the hit animated series continues the adventures of the heroic mutant team of X-Men, now divided and spread across different eras in time; debuts July 1.

AI in Animation Headline News

Prime Video Orders 3 Animated Series From GenAI Creators’ Fund

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 11:56am

‘Cupcake & Friends,’ ‘Love, Diana Music Hunters’ and ‘Punky Duck’ will be produced using Amazon MGM Studios and AWS’ Project Nara AI platform; new initiative was just announced at AI on the Lot at Culver Studios.

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A Character’s Nose is Worth 1,000 Words in ‘Long Story Short’

Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg shares how continuity, collaboration, and precision helped turn tiny visual choices into emotional storytelling on his animated family comedy; now streaming on Netflix.

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