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Series

Disney+ Drops First Trailer For Extended-Length ‘Bluey’ Special “The Sign,” Coming April 14

According to Nielsen, ‘Bluey’ was 2024’s most-streamed series across all audiences in January and February

Artist Rights

SAG-AFTRA Voice Actors Ratify TV Animation Contract With New AI Protections

Union members nationwide voted 95.52% to 4.48% in favor of the new deal.

SVA’s Computer Arts Community Shines At SIGGRAPH 2025

SVA’s MFA Computer Arts program made a strong impact at SIGGRAPH 2025, with student volunteers, alumni, and faculty contributing throughout the conference.

Box Office Report

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Pushes Franchise Past $2 Billion With Impressive Third Weekend

‘King Fu Panda’ is now the third Dreamworks franchise to pass $2 billion at the global box office, joining ‘Madagascar’ and ‘Shrek.’

Feature Film

Five Of The Most Interesting Streaming Debuts Coming In April 2024

There is a lot of new animation coming in April, so we picked out five titles that caught our eye for a variety of reasons.

Anime

Warner Bros. Japan Will Increase Its Anime Output To More Than 10 Productions Per Year

Upcoming titles include ‘Suicide Squad ISEKAI’ and ‘Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken.’

Anime

Saudi Arabia Is Getting A 125-Acre ‘Dragon Ball’ Theme Park

The park is being developed by Qiddiya Investment Company with financing from the country’s Public Investment Fund.

Anime

Netflix Scores ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Streaming Rights Outside The U.S. And Japan After Extending Studio Ghibli Catalog Deal

Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film will also get a mainland China theatrical release starting on April 3, joining re-releases in the U.S. and Japan.

Series

‘3 Body Problem’ VFX Supervisor Stefen Fangmeier On Balancing Interplanetary Realities In Netflix’s Ambitious New Sci-Fi Series

Out today, ‘3 Body Problem’ promises to be a spectacle unlike anything the streamer has released so far.

Feature Film

Check Out These First-Look Images For ‘That Christmas’, The Second Feature From ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Studio Locksmith Animation

The musical holiday feature, written by Richard Curtis and directed by Simon Otto, will debut on Netflix later this year.

Feature Film

The First Trailer For ‘Harold And The Purple Crayon’ Is As Hybrid As They Come

Releasing on August 2, the film is directed by Oscar-nominated ‘Ice Age’ and ‘Rio’ director Carlos Saldanha.

Advertising

A 2.44 Million-Ton Food Waste Kaiju Terrorizes Tokyo In New Ad From Oscar-Winning ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director/VFX Artist Takashi Yamazaki

The ad demonstrates the scale of edible food thrown out by Japanese households every day.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Michael Ruocco Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of His Short ‘Snif & Snüf,’ Available Online Now

‘Snif & Snüf’ blends vintage cartoon action with a joyous soundtrack to fuel a rivalry between two fun characters.

Anime

GKIDS To Bring Quartet Of Mamoru Hosoda Films To U.S. Theaters After Acquiring The Director’s Full Studio Chizu Catalog

GKIDS already had domestic rights to ‘Mirai’ and ‘Belle,’ and will add ‘The Girl Who Leapt,’ ‘Summer Wars,’ ‘Wolf Children,’ and ‘The Boy and the Beast’ to its catalog.

Feature Film

Warner Bros.’s ‘The Cat In The Hat’ Animated Feature Will Hit Theaters On March 6, 2026

The film, written and directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja and animated with DNEG, is part of Warners’ plans for a larger Dr. Seuss animated universe.