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This week, Japanese entertainment giants Kadokawa and Aniplex announced they are jointly establishing ANIMEC, a new film distribution company dedicated solely to animated films. The move reflects anime's explosive growth in 2025 and signals a strategic effort to maximize its theatrical reach worldwi...
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Hey Guys!
First time poster (be gentle).
I'm wondering how this syndicate of people feels about the animation development process in 2026 and going forward.
There's lots of talk about packaging that goes around.
What's too packaged? What's not packaged enough? In my experience the answer literally v...
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Hey Sean,
This is a constant conundrum. If you aren’t able to produce the project yourself, then I would first approach production companies, as they are usually more accessible. If you land one then t...
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The television animation marketplace in 2026 has fundamentally shifted. Networks and streamers are commissioning fewer projects, but with sharper mandates, clearer audience targets, and stronger global financing structures. International co-productions are influencing development decisions, and buye...
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Hey everyone—Adam here. I'm developing an original mythology-driven animated franchise called PRAYPREY. I lucked out with endorsements from an Emmy-winning producer and a transmedia scholar, both see...
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Animation is so collaborative, your deck or bible has to do more than summarize your world—it must energize artists, inform directors, and instantly show executives how your project fits their needs. Whether you’re creating a feature deck, building a series bible, or weaving in educational or STEM e...
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Thank You!
Has this week's video been posted? I am not seeing it so far.
Setting as character/ colour as story. Strongly recommend watching the Opening credits of : Disney’s Gargoyles. Also Contrasting the opening of Batman the Animated Series and the Superman cartoon of t...
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Alternative title suggestions for Asshole Dinosaurs. Ash-hole or Ashole Dinosaurs as a nod to the ash clouds from major volcanic eruptions and the meteor hitting the earth that wiped out the dinosaurs as well as Schist's creek. Or A-Hole Dinosaurs rather than the full Asshole.
One more comp for Cold Springs: GRIMM
Blood of the Cursed One
Demons attack Scythia's village, Bleakgale
Demon01 - Linda Young
Demon02 - Mike Delamorte
A small scene for a show called Blood of the Cursed One, I'm working on
Jason McArdle what's your animation about?
Cyrus Sales I’m hoping have more finished by end of the month :) but if you are interested here’s another animation of another series I’m working on called Cosmic Dawn Elena the Shard if innocence if...
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Just when it looked like Warner Bros. Discovery was all set with its $82.7B deal with Netflix, the board dropped a plot twist: they’re now reviewing a higher bid from Paramount Skydance.
Paramount sweetened the deal with $31/share in cash, a $7B regulatory fee, and even covering Netflix’s breakup cos...
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Cyrus Sales - honestly, I don't think Netflix ever stood a chance because of theatrical. There were too many heavyweights against them including the government which has regulatory approval. All the g...
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Leonardo Ramirez hindsight, I see it now. Had me fooled in the first half though.
It was just so chaotic Cyrus Sales with so many moving parts. Interesting days.
Leonardo Ramirez extremely chaotic and i'm still not 100% sure what this means for us as the creatives and consumers.
The first thing that comes to mind is to think indie and global Cyrus Sales.
Hello everybody,
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You're welcome, Kevin Jackson~
Banafsheh Esmailzadeh I'm a little take to the post, was celebrating the birthday (March 1st). I do hope someone was able to take advantage of this though!
Happy late birthday, Cyrus Sales!
Banafsheh Esmailzadeh Thank you! Another lap around the sun has been achieved :)
You're welcome Cyrus Sales, here's to many more!
Hey everyone,
I’m nearing completion of my Animation project and had a question regarding theme songs.
Are we permitted to create and use our own original animation theme songs for projects (and future ones)? I’m considering composing a custom theme to strengthen the project’s identity and overall pre...
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Hey Dwayne Williams 2! Yes, you can absolutely create and use your own original theme song as long as you own the rights to it. That’s actually a great way to build identity and make the project more...
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Thanks, Cyrus Sales, I appreciate the clarification. I love that you create your own music as well. That kind of passion and skill is inspiring and something I definitely look up to!...
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I remember watching the trailer a while back and thought this would be a good animation to check out in theaters. I’ve been seeing more ads recently and came across this review:
What do you all think, anyone else excited about this?...
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I really want to work both in live action and animation industries. In live action, I would like to make fantasy TV shows and occasionally one feature film or another. In animation, I mainly want to work with anime / anime-inspired works, such as Avatar: The Last Airbender or Naruto. That's because...
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Lina Coutinho I love that you’re aiming for both live action and animation, there’s a lot of crossover, but also some big differences.
For me, the biggest one is timing and flexibility. In animation, y...
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Amanda Toney Love this list! So many solid picks that really show how animation can hit hard emotionally and still be super fun. Some of these I hadn’t thought about in a while, definitely makes me wa...
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