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Record Profits, Record Output, Record Burnout: Inside Anime’s Quality Crisis
Anime studios are producing record output and global demand has never been higher, exposing labor shortages, outsourcing pressures, and a drop in quality.
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Cartoon Brew Writers Pick Their Favorite Features, Series, And Shorts Of 2025
Cartoon Brew writers share their top animated features, series, and shorts of 2025, highlighting indie discoveries, global hits, and TV standouts.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Pow!’ Director Joey Clift
'Pow!' blends three animation styles: 16-bit pixel art, hand-drawn 2D digital watercolor, and a unique sequence inspired by Plains ledger art.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Gigi’ Director Cynthia Calvi
'Gigi' follows a transgender woman’s poetic journey of self-discovery through metaphors of water, mermaids, and transformation.
Pop Culture Shift: Anime’s Expanding Impact On The Western Sports Scene
A 'Demon Slayer'-themed night at Dodger Stadium highlights anime’s increasing influence on Baseball, wider sports fandom, and the blending of global pop cultures.
‘Tom And Jerry’ Anime Will Release In The U.S. On Youtube
'Tom & Jerry Gokko' get a kawaii makeover in this new series of minishorts.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Nate & John’ Director Jumai Yusuf
Barbershops and salons are "one of the last spaces in modern society that nurtures face-to-face connections, allowing people to bond on a basic human level," says director Jumai Yusuf about the setting of her short film.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Miracle’ Director Nienke Deutz
Deutz's film has qualified multiple times over for this year's Oscar competition, including winning the grand prize at Animafest Zagreb.
Tomoyuki Niho Animated ‘Taxi To The Moon’ Music Video In His Distinctively Minimal Style
His style complements the whimsical narrative of a woman taking an unconventional cab ride to the moon.
How A Digital Painter Creates Animated Drawings With Cartoon Animator
Cartoon Animator 5 is a powerful animation tool with features that are sophisticated enough for professional users, but intuitive and easy enough for new animators.
Indian Animation, VFX, And Video Games Take Center-Stage This Weekend At Animela Festival In Mumbai
Animela is billed as India's first-ever international festival for animation, vfx, xr, video games, and comics.
10 Can’t-Miss Short Films That’ll Screen At Ottawa 2023
We've seen all 40 of this year's competition shorts and picked out 10 that we think everyone at the festival should watch.
Berlinale Picks Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’ For Main Competition, The Section’s First Anime Title Since ‘Spirited Away’ In 2002
We highlight all the animation that will screen at Germany's Berlinale next month.
Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, And More In January 2023
Hulu debuts 'Koala Man' as other platforms bring back favorites including 'The Legend of Vox Machina,' 'Vinland Saga,' and 'The Bad Batch.'
2021 In Review: Cartoon Brew’s Top 20 Most-Read Stories
This was the year Blue Sky and Tangent shut down, "Demon Slayer" mania reached the U.S., and a giant David Hasselhoff model went onsale …
Will Any Of These 6 Anime Films Be Recognized By The Academy Awards?
The Academy hasn't shown much interest in anime that isn't from Studio Ghibli. Could that change this year?
North American Event Round-Up: ANNY Best Of Fest, Anime NYC, GIRAF
A round-up of upcoming animation events on the continent (two of which are virtual).
Opinion: ‘Yasuke’ Portrays Its Black Protagonist In A Way No Anime Has Done Before
Kambole Campbell reflects on what feels fresh — and what doesn't — in Netflix's new series about a Black samurai.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Entropia’ By Flóra Anna Buda
A container of three parallel universes where three girls are living in different circumstances.
Tokyo Anime Award Festival: ‘Josep’ Wins Yet Another Top Feature Prize
The historical drama is fresh from its win at the Césars, France's equivalent of the Oscars.
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