From the first trailer of "Forgotten Island" (Dreamworks Animation). Directed by Joel Crawford & Januel Mercado. Inspired by Filipino folklore. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8RH...

Yoko Kanno & Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop "TANK!" Extended (Official Music Video) ♫ Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=d75o...

3 new HD remasters of old OVAs coming soon on Blu-ray in Japan (5K scan > 2K) : "Elf-17" (1987), "Desert Rose" (1993), "Manami & Nami Sprite" (1997). To mark the 40th anniversary of the "Toei V-Anime" label. >> natalie.mu/comic/news/6...

50 feature films from Toei Animation will be screened (using 35mm film prints) to mark the studio's 70th anniversary. "Toei Animation on Film", July 21 to September 6, National Film Archive of Japan. >> www.nfaj.go.jp/film-program...

"Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway - The Sorcery of Nymph Circe" is coming in U.S. theaters on May 15. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRGZ...

OpenAI is shutting down Sora AI platform 👍 Disney is exiting their $1 billion investment 👍 variety.com/2026/digital...

New trailer for "Jaadugar" anime series (Science Saru studio). Directed by Naoko Yamada & Abel Gongora. Coming in July 2026.

"Monstress" adult animated series in the works at Amazon. Based on the comics by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda. Showrunners: Steven Maeda & Tiffany Greshler (One Piece). >> variety.com/2026/tv/news...

"Patlabor 2" for free on Youtube for 24h but only in Japan 😭 >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Lr...

"Fukufuku no Chizu" 10-min short film by Sunao Katabuchi is now online. Produced by Contrail studio for Fukushima Prefecture. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MqK...

The first episode of "Jaadugar : A Witch in Mongolia" will premiere in June at Annecy Festival (France). www.annecyfestival.com/en/the-festi...

From the animated trailer of "Monsters We Make" vol.3 (CoryxKenshin's comics). Directed by Mattis Dovier at Les Monstres studio (France). >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_yb...

Roye Okupe ("Iyanu") to direct "Malika: Warrior Queen", an animated feature film based on his comic book. Produced by YouNeek Studios, Doug Schwalbe and August Media. >> variety.com/2026/film/gl...

Spanish animated film "Decorado" is coming in North American theaters on May 15. Directed by Alberto Vazquez (Birdboy, Unicorn Wars). >> gkids.com/films/decora...

There's something enjoyable about listening to the Japanese dub of a French animated film set in Japan ("Little Amelie").

[France] Two Studio 4°C feature films are set to hit French theaters (almost) at the same time: "ChaO" (on May 13) and "All You Need Is Kill" (on May 20).

[France/Germany only] "Saules aveugles, femme endormie" for free on Youtube (Arte). A french animated feature film by Pierre Foldes, based on short stories by Haruki Murakami. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxPc...

From Suisei Hoshimachi "Primadonna" music video, directed by Ligton. Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1GY...

"Powers" adult animated series in the works at Netflix and Dark Horse. Based on the comics by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. >> www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/b...

Today's Youtube logo (aka "Yoodle") celebrates K-pop. Design : Nan Lee Animation : Mayukh Goswami

The two "Nasu" animes (film+OVA) are currently playing in theaters in Taiwan. Directed by Kitaro Kosaka in 2003 and 2007. >> youtube.com/watch?v=Is2f...

Hatsuboshi Gakuen "Wildest Flower" music video. Directed by Takashi Ohashi at studio CALF. Character designer : Yukie Nakauchi. Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiiL...

Hayao Miyazaki has recreated/redrawn 31 scenes from his films in "Panorama Boxes", on display starting July 8 at Ghibli Park. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=toVU...

"Doomed Megalopolis" OVAs in HD next week 🖤 >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYEw...

New trailer for "Patlabor EZY" anime series by Yutaka Izubuchi & JC Staff studio. The first episodes (aka "File 1") will be released in Japanese theaters on May 15.

An animatic made just for fun by Olivier Lescot. www.instagram.com/olivierlescot

Illustration by Hirohiko Araki to celebrate the broadcast of "Steel Ball Run" (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7).

You can watch 36 Japanese student animated short films on the Kochi Anime Creator Awards 2026 website. >> www.anikuri.jp/vote/ Below is an excerpt from one of them, "Ghost Infector", directed by Yuuya Ikegami.

Catsuka 25th anniversary shikishi by Kapori Knight ♡ www.instagram.com/kapori.knight Want to take part? It's open until the end of May 🙏 >> www.catsuka.com/25years #Catsuka25years

"Housenka" (The Last Blossom) movie by Baku Kinoshita (Odd Taxi) is coming in French theaters on May 27 as "Le Dernier Souffle d'un Yakuza" (The Last Breath of a Yakuza).

"Virgin Punk - Clockwork Girl" by Yasuomi Umetsu is available for free on Youtube until March 25 (the date of its Blu-ray release). Censored version. Japanese dub only. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsgj...

First trailer for "Cherry and Virgin", an indie feature film directed (& crowdfunded) by Masanao Kawajiri (using rotoscoping). Character designs by mangakas Katsuya Takayanagi & Ryo Nakaharu. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxZt...

Kickstarter campaign for "Clara & the Below" by Matt Braly (Amphibia) & his new indie studio Fantasy Project. An animated gothic horror retelling the story of The Nutcracker. >> www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...

"The Legend of Hei" movies (1 & 2) are finally coming to France 👴 The 1st film will be available on March 25 on SVOD (ADN). The 2nd film will be released for 2 days on April 23/25 in some theaters (CGR). >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okvg...

Two Chinese indie animated projects that I had highlighted are now in production at Moonton / Lighthouse studio : "You Ming Zhi" (by Yu QIuyang) & "Xita" (by Cetus). >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-03...

New trailer for "The World is Dancing" anime series by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi & Cygames Pictures (coming in July). >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHds...

New trailer for "Sekiro: No Defeat" anime series (based on the game). Directed by Kenichi Kutsuna at Qzil.la studio. Coming to Crunchyroll this year. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5Mi...

Crunchyroll is unveiling a sneak peek of "Sekiro: No Defeat" today at SXSW festival (Austin, USA) during a panel with director Kenichi Kutsuna. schedule.sxsw.com/2026/events/...

Watching artists at work is like ASMR for me ♡ From "We Are Aliens", the upcoming Japanese/French animated feature film by Kohei Kadowaki.

Yorushika "Paddle" music video solo animated by Ryu Kato. Full MV >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIwf...

"KPop Demon Hunters" has won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film.

From "2h14", a 30-minute French/Dutch animated short film directed by Luciano Lepinay (at studios Tchack & Les Astronautes). Currently playing in festivals. www.tchack.com/en/videos/2h...

A "Firefly" animated series is in development. >> deadline.com/2026/03/nath...

New poster for "Dragon Striker", a Disney animated series directed in France by Charles Lefebvre (Baidir) at La Chouette Compagnie (Droners, Imago). Coming this year.

The first short film from Toei Animation's in-house program "Pro, Pro, Pro!!" is out: "Mugen∞Anime". >> www.catsuka.com/breves/2026-...

Axel Digoix has directed a beautiful 3rd music video for the band Tinariwen: "Erghad Afewo" (produced at WIZZ studio, France). Full MV >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-03...

Hayao Miyazaki & Hideaki Anno ❤️ x.com/khara_inc2/s...

KPop Demon Hunters 2 is coming, from the same 2 directors ♡ x.com/netflix/stat...

A 15-min video report by NHK World on Junji Ito. The artist's motto: "If you're going to eat the poison, might as well eat the plate." >> www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

From "Guardians of Democracy" commercial by Brikk studio (Sweden). The client is Fackförbundet ST (the Union of Civil Servants), Sweden's largest union of employees in state agencies. Full video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH5J...