Adult Animation Revolution: Cutting Deeper Into ‘Hidari’ With Director Masashi Kawamura — Exclusive Interview

After the overwhelming positive response to his stop-motion samurai epic, the director of Hidari, Masashi Kawamura, agreed to do an

May 26, 2023May 25, 2023 Tito W. James 1748 Views action, Adult Animation Revolution, Hidari, Jingoro Hidari, Masashi Kawamura, Samurai, stop-motion animation

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Adult Animation Revolution: ‘Crisis Jung’ Episode 1 Now Available On YouTube

Welcome to a world ravaged by explosions of violence, a world without love. Jung, the broken-hearted hero, pursues his quest:

May 12, 2023May 11, 2023 Tito W. James 1550 Views action, adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, BobbyPills, Crisis Jung, French Animation, horror, Love Death and Robots, scifi

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Adult Animation Revolution: Annecy Celebrates Pride And Diversity

Annecy is the worlds largest international animation festival. Animators, artists, students, and professionals from across the globe gather to discuss

April 28, 2023April 27, 2023 Tito W. James 1208 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Annecy 2023, Annecy Animation Festival, LGBTQ

Anime Film

Adult Animation Revolution: Have Anime Feature Films Gotten Lighter?

Dear Reader, Please excuse the clickbait title and imagery. Yes, it’s easy to slap an image of the R-rated Akira

April 21, 2023April 18, 2023 Tito W. James 2551 Views A Silent Voice, Adult Animation Revolution, Akira, Chainsaw Man, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, Ghost in the Shell, Lu Over The Wall, MFKZ, Miss Hokusai, Ninja Scroll, Oshi No Ko, Paprika, Perfect Blue, satoshi kon, Science Saru, Studio 4C, Studio Ghibli, Studio Trigger, Summer Wars, Suzume, Tekkon Kinkreet, ufotable, Vampire Hunter: D Bloodlust, Your Name

Anime

Adult Animation Revolution: Rodrigo Sousa’s ‘Playground’

Playground is a trailer for a proposed horror mini-series project created by Rodrigo Sousa. I was blown away by Sousa’s

April 14, 2023April 13, 2023 Tito W. James 11091 Views adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, horror, mini-series, Playground, Rodrigo Sousa

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Adult Animation Revolution: ‘Final Space’ Creator Gives Tips On Developing Your Own Animated Series

Final Space was an Scifi adventure comedy from 2018 that gained a cult following for its characters, world-building, and bloodthirsty bad

April 7, 2023April 6, 2023 Tito W. James 2702 Views adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, animated series, Final Space, Godspeed, HBO Max, Olan Rogers, scifi

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Adult Animation Revolution: Is Pixar No Longer Top Dog?

There was a time when Pixar was critically considered to be the pinnacle of Western feature animation. Pixar revolutionized CGI

March 24, 2023March 23, 2023 Tito W. James 1630 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Alberto Mielgo, Dreamworks, Genndy Tartakovsky, Illumination, Mike Moon, Mitchells vs the Machines, Paramount Animation, Pixar, Sony Pictures Animation, spider-verse, The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Anime Crowdfunding Film

Director Masashi Kawamura Gives A Behind The Scenes Look at ‘Hidari’

Director Masashi Kawamura’s stop-motion samurai film Hidari was successfully crowd-funded in a single day and spread like wildfire on the internet. The

March 13, 2023March 10, 2023 Tito W. James 1791 Views action, Adult Animation Revolution, Hidari, Jingoro Hidari, Masashi Kawamura, Samurai, stop-motion animation

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Adult Animation Revolution: Stop-Motion Samurai Film ‘Hidari’– Now Funding on Kickstarter

When a skilled sculptor gets set up by his colleagues and loses his right arm, he returns decades later with

March 10, 2023March 9, 2023 Tito W. James 1844 Views action, Adult Animation Revolution, Hidari, Jingoro Hidari, Masashi Kawamura, Samurai, stop-motion animation

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Adult Animation Revolution: Bryan Konietzko Teases Future Of Avatar Studios

Avatar Studios is a production company launched by Nickelodeon, with Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino as co-chief creative officers. The studio will produce brand

March 3, 2023February 28, 2023 Tito W. James 1377 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Avatar Studios, Avatar The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Legend Of Korra, Bryan Konietzko, Nickelodeon

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Adult Animation Revolution: It’s Prom Night For The Murder Drones

Murder Drones is an action horror/comedy web series created by Liam Vickers (Cliffside, Internecion Cube) and produced by Glitch Productions. The CG series takes place

February 24, 2023February 27, 2023 Tito W. James 2969 Views Adult Animation Revolution, CG animation, comedy, Glitch Productions, horror, Liam Vickers, Murder Drones

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Adult Animation Revolution: How Journalists Can Change The Public Perception Of Animation

As a fan of prestige animation for adult audiences, I believe we’re in a golden age. You can find more

February 17, 2023February 6, 2023 Tito W. James 1383 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Animation Magazine, arcane, Cartoonbrew, Catsuka, Genndy Tartakovky's Primal, Rebel Taxi, SaberSpark, spider-verse, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety

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Adult Animation Revolution: Glitch Productions Teases A New Era For Teen Animation

Glitch Productions is the studio behind Murder Drones and several other web-based animated projects. Glitch recently announced that the company

February 10, 2023February 3, 2023 Tito W. James 5161 Views adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, CG animation, comedy, Glitch Productions, horror, Liam Vickers, Murder Drones

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Adult Animation Revolution: Animation That Changed Cinema

YouTube channel The Cinema Cartography released an in depth video on Artistic animation from across history and the globe. I’m

January 27, 2023January 17, 2023 Tito W. James 1701 Views adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, art, film criticism, The Cinema Cartography

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Adult Animation Revolution: Watch All Of The Gobelins Animated Shorts Of 2022

Gobelins Visual Arts School is known for stunning animated shorts produced by their graduating students. The variety of art styles

January 20, 2023December 16, 2022 Tito W. James 1757 Views adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, CRCR, Fortiche, French Animation, Gobelins Animation School, Studio La Cachette

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Adult Animation Revolution: Building Global Franchises

At the World Animation Summit, producers at Nickelodeon gave a panel on building global franchises. The panelists advised creating animated

January 13, 2023December 11, 2022 Tito W. James 1153 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Building Global Franchises, Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus, Nickelodeon, Rise of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spongebob Squarepants, World Animation Summit

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Adult Animation Revolution: The Best Anime Of 2022

Whether you’re a long time watcher or a new fan, 2022 was a great year for anime. The following is

January 11, 2023December 17, 2022 Tito W. James 4012 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Blue Lock, Chainsaw Man, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Inu-Oh, Masaaki Yuasa, Spy X Family, Studio Trigger

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Adult Animation Revolution: Celebrating Diversity in Animation

At the World Animation Summit, diversity and representation were at the forefront of many conversations. The most influential entertainment in

January 6, 2023December 11, 2022 Tito W. James 1517 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Entergalactic, Maya and the Three, Spirit Rangers, World Animation Summit

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Adult Animation Revolution: Best Animated Series Of 2022

Despite the turbulence of corporate mergers, mass layoffs, content deletion, and snarky Oscars comments, this was still arguably one of

January 4, 2023December 17, 2022 Tito W. James 5703 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Battle Kitty, Dragon Age: Absolution, Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal, Love Death and Robots, The Guardians of Justice, The Legend of Vox Machina

Anime Comics

Adult Animation Revolution: Why Aspiring Showrunners Should Make Comics

Many art school graduates dream of making the next Adventure Time or Stephen Universe and becoming a showrunner in their

December 30, 2022February 27, 2023 Tito W. James 2747 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Adventure Time, Alex Hirsch, Gravity Falls, ND Stevenson, Nimona, Pendleton Ward, Rebecca Sugar, Stephen Universe

Anime Film

Adult Animation Revolution: Most Creative Animated Movies Of 2022

Direct-to-Netflix films are often criticized in cinema circles. However, within the world of animation streaming has allowed for several unique

December 28, 2022December 17, 2022 Tito W. James 2915 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Entergalactic, My Father’s Dragon, Netlfix, Rise of the TMNT: The Movie

Anime

Adult Animation Revolution: Animated Shorts Showcase

This year’s World Animation Summit showcased a plethora of animated shorts ranging in style and subject matter. Here’s the list

December 23, 2022November 25, 2022 Tito W. James 2823 Views adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, Black Slide, Christopher at Sea, Ice Merchants, Mr. Spam Gets A New Hat, My Year Of Dicks, Sierra, The Boy, The Flying Sailor, the Fox and the Horse, the Mole, World Animation Summit

Anime Film

Adult Animation Revolution: Stunning Stop-Motion Films of 2022

Having four stop-motion films come out in one year is unheard of. Each of these films pushes the technique of

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Tito W. James 6889 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, Henry Selick, Jordan Peele, Mad God, stop-motion animation, The House, Wendell and Wild

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Adult Animation Revolution: New Genres In Animation

“Animation is a medium not a genre.” That’s what everyone says and yet for the past 30 years the vast

December 16, 2022November 25, 2022 Tito W. James 1978 Views action, adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, documentary, fantasy, genre fiction, historical drama, horror, Romance, scifi, World Animation Summit

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Adult Animation Revolution: Sex in Adult Animation

At the World Animation Summit some professionals expressed interest in exploring “adults only” entertainment. Animators interest in Hentai is pretty

December 9, 2022November 19, 2022 Tito W. James 1775 Views adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, Belladonna of Sadness, erotic, erotica, Hentai, Princess Kaguya, Sex, World Animation Summit

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Adult Animation Revolution: New Art Styles in Feature Animation

Those looking for aesthetic variety should rejoice because the next wave of animation directors want to break away from “house

December 2, 2022November 19, 2022 Tito W. James 2377 Views Adult Animation Revolution, arcane, Bill Sienkiewicz, cel-shaded animation, Entergalactic, European comics, Mitchells vs the Machines, spider-verse, The Bad Guys, World Animation Summit

Anime

Adult Animation Revolution: Animation For Teens and Young Adults

At the World Animation Summit one topic that came up over and over was a desire to see more PG-13

November 25, 2022February 27, 2023 Tito W. James 2508 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Avatar Series, PG-13 animation, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, Young Justice

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Liam Vickers’ ‘Murder Drones’ Episode 2 Releases On YouTube

Murder Drones is an action horror/comedy web series created by Liam Vickers (Cliffside, Internecion Cube) and produced by Glitch Productions. The CG series takes place

November 21, 2022November 19, 2022 Tito W. James 3893 Views action, adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, CG animation, comedy, Glitch Productions, horror, Liam Vickers, Murder Drones

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Adult Animation Revolution: The World Animation Summit

The World Animation Summit is a four-day convention hosted in Los Angeles by Animation Magazine. This year’s summit honored game

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 Tito W. James 2129 Views adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, Animation Magazine, Genndy Tartakovksy, Henry Selick, Jorge R. Gutierrez, Kristine Belson, Mark Swift, Peter Ramsey, TeamTO, World Animation Summit

Anime TV

Adult Animation Revolution: ‘Murder Drones’ Season 1 Trailer

Murder Drones is an action horror/comedy web series created by Liam Vickers (Cliffside, Internecion Cube) and produced by Glitch Productions. The CG series takes place

November 4, 2022November 1, 2022 Tito W. James 3047 Views action, adult animation, Adult Animation Revolution, CG animation, comedy, Glitch Productions, horror, Liam Vickers, Murder Drones

Anime

Adult Animation Revolution: Studio Trigger Leveled Up ‘Cyberpunk Edgerunners’

Based on the video game by CD Projekt Red and animated by Studio Trigger (Kill La Kill, Promare) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is an anime that

October 21, 2022October 20, 2022 Tito W. James 2738 Views Adult Animation Revolution, Akira, Bladerunner, CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Ghost in the Shell, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Kill La Kill, Promare, Studio Trigger, video game animated series