Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 46 of 365. Today is my 15th favourite animated film, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl. Yuasa’s early films have an adolescent meandering energy that I could see being difficult for some...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 45 of 365. Today is my 123rd favourite animated film, The Wild Robot. While it was a little more traditional than I initially thought, The Wild Robot is a very moving and visually stunning film about parenthood and place...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 44 of 365. Today is my 60th favourite animated film, Waltz with Bashir. An insightful animated documentary, Ali Forman attempts to piece together repressed memories of war through various forms interviews.…

The invaluable Animation Obsessive newsletter from today linked to these charming Russian Winnie the Pooh shorts from before the Disney version. youtu.be/NOGuS6qbxHE?...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 43 of 365. Today is my 308th favourite animated film, Jason and the Argonauts. This may be a bit of a cheat (hence the low ranking) but the stop motion is so integral to the charm I decided to include it…

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 42 of 365. Today is my 136th favourite animated film, Memories. This is likely the most consistently excellent anime anthology. The only real complaint is it starts with a masterpiece, most ves to something excellent, and…

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 41 of 365. Today is my 132nd favourite animated film : Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem. Unlike the Bay films it really nails the friendship and that they are teenagers…

I am spending a year recommending one animated film a day in random order. after each 20 I am putting together a quick thread. I hope this helps you discover something new or rediscover an old favourite. Here is numbers 21 to 40.

Yeeeeah. Not watching any of this bullshit.

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 40 of 365. Today is my 214th favourite animated film : Violet Evergarden the movie. There is an element that may be a red line for a lot of people, so I will get that out of the way...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 39 of 365. Today s my 66th favourite, Castle in the Sky. Early Miyazaki is full of action and jokes and heart. This may be his most basic adventure film. There are so many incredible scenes.

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 38 of 365. Today is my 57th favourite, Porco Rosso. Famously originally commissioned to be a short shown exclusively in Japanese airplanes, Miyazaki would expand it into a feature …

Damn!

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 37 of 365. Today is my 182nd favourite, Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc. As much as I enjoyed seeing 3 big anime shows in theatres last year, this is the only one that felt like a full movie. Yes, it feels a bit like 2 movies…

In my opinion GITS has needed a new vision since at least Stand Alone Society, and going back to the manga well + Science Saru looks like the secret sauce. Fingers crossed.

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 36 of 365. Today is my 175th favourite, Shrek. There is an argument that Shrek is the most influential animated film of the 2000s, for better or worse. For better because it loosened up mainstream animated films to challenge…

‪Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 35 of 365. Today is my 306th favourite, The Soldiers Tale. Based on a piece by Stravinsky and one of the few full length animated films made in Canada, The Soldiers Tale is special… youtu.be/kVr_kb3OK2M?...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 34 of 365. Today is my 218th fave, Jujutsu Kaisen 0. Obviously a very popular anime, what separates 0 from the “movie” last year is that is a contained narrative. While mainly there for the action, at this point there was more…

1983: Video Game Cliff Hanger came out. Influenced by Dragons Quest, a game you needed to time button pushing with animated sequences. Unlike that game, cliff hanger used 2 pre existing films, the Lupin films Mystery of Momo, and Castle of Cagliostro. An ad and gameplay: youtu.be/fj2GfUr2siY?...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 33 of 365. Today is my 4th fave, It’s such a beautiful day. It’s the closest movie I’ve ever seen that feels like my own history with mental health, where you feel like your brain is a separate entity that controls you.

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 32 of 365. Today is my 238th fave, Cowboy Bebop the movie (knocking on heavens door). For me Watanabe is his best at his loosest and most laissez faire. The choice to make this movie just a great episode instead of…

RIP. Tatsuo Sato Here is his surrealist masterpiece Cat Soup. youtu.be/XlLBX4EIlJY?...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 31 of 365. Today is my 331st. favourite. Hair High is thought of as a lesser Bill Plympton since it isn’t quite as outlandish as some of his other films…

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 30 of 365. Today is my 302nd favourite. I’ve never seen a high quality print of Jiří Trnka’s A Midsummers Night Dream (it shows up on Internet Archive or YouTube Sometimes), but even the version we have is worth searching for…

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 29 of 365. Today is my 297th favourite. For better and worse, Ninja Scroll is a product of its time. For better because it is one of the most iconic action anime films of the early 1990s…

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 28 of 365. Today is my 322nd favourite. This is where the generational divide may be part of my rankin, because I can see how Treasure Planet would be a 10 year olds favourite movie. It had some cool steampunk elements…

No doubt Laika is aiming high here.

Exciting news! I will be exhibiting alongside the brilliant Par Nair and Vicky Talwar in the fantastic Varley Art Gallery all summer. If you are in Southern Ontario please check it out. Www.varleyartgallery.ca

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 27 of 365. Today is my 61st favourite. I’ve now seen Moana several times and every time I see it I appreciate it more, especially after the clunky sequel (and let’s not discuss the upcoming live action remake)…

Here is something delightful and charming (and maybe a little creepy). The classic stop motion movie version of Wind in the Willows. youtu.be/r0-cY2qg5Xc?...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 26th of 365. Today is my 150th favourite, although with a movie this distressing "Favourite" may not be the best word. Anomalisa is penetrating and thoughtful and adult (NOT for kids)... youtu.be/36WQA5UKNR4?...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films, at random. Today is my 103rd favourite, "The Case of Hana and Alice". The director wanted to make a prequel to their previous Hana and Alice film, but his actors had aged, so he decided to rotoscope... youtu.be/bZdR1OQqTIY?...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 24 of 365. Today is my 12th favourite. The Fantastic Mr Fox can be enjoyed as a funny kids film, or you can delve not the more philosophical aspects… youtu.be/yUTXXOiMNrI

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 23 of 365. Today is my 34th favourite. The Secret of Nimh was Don Bluths first movie since leaving Disney, and I dare say that for a while Bluth was making far superior films… youtu.be/1OV3T6GWhIg

The Canadian National Film Board excels at animated shorts, all are available on their website. Here is an amazing stop motion short film. youtu.be/OEQZzVOAbFc

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 22 of 365. Today is my 70th favourite. It feels like Rango had largely been forgotten by the public consciousness, which is a little surprising for a modest hit that won the Oscar for best animated film...

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 21 of 365. Today is my 271st favourite. I do struggle a bit with The Incredibles 2, a hugely enjoyable movie that I find an uneven. It struggles from the common sequel problem where it resolves the arc in the original, so …

I am spending a year recommending one animated film a day in random order. after each 20 I am putting together a quick thread. I hope this helps you discover something new or rediscover an old favourite. Here is the first 20:

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 20 of 365. Today is my 132nd favourite. For me Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem is the best version of TMNT and most faithful to the original comics. The sketchy animation is fun and alluring…

I confess I didn‘t make it through an episode. Normally I use this page to recommend things. There’s so much good stuff out there, there’s no reason to watch dreck like this. Dreadful, absolutely soulless slop.

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 19 of 365. Today is my 197th favourite animated film, Promare. Inbetween Kill la Kill and Cyberpunk edgerunners Studio Trigger gave us this eye candy. youtu.be/TsnUub4fQtI

Every weekend I link to an annual animated project free on the interwebs. Today it is the 1986 Transformers movie. Is it a 1.5 hour toy commercial? Is it silly? Is it surprisingly well done? Yes x 3. Have fun. youtu.be/3RNzyYurjHg

Since today I listed a Naoka Yamada as my recommended animated movie I thought I would link to her beautiful meditation on grief and friendship “Garden of a remembrance“ youtu.be/HNNF4dl5Vdg

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 17 of 365. Today is my 96th favourite animated film, The Colors Within. One of my favourite sub genres is coming of age films where people grow through forming a band, which thankfully is Naoko Yamada‘s main interest…

I will never understand why they tried to shelve this. youtu.be/NWymzNeaWzQ

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 17 of 365. Today is my 173rd favourite animated film. Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia is the sequel to the 1st film. I hope they make one every few years. youtu.be/PdUXLHu-ui8

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 16 of 365. Today is my 30th favourite animated film. The powerful and timely autobiographical film “Persepolis”. Based on the equally excellent comic, it tells the story of a young girl who comes of age during…

Yokohama Shopping mall is a true delight. An OVA from the late 1990s that follows a robot wandering post apocalypse. It’s completely gentle vibes. Highly recommended. youtu.be/cUGFCGzX9SA

Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 15 of 365. Today is my 216th favourite animated film. Sylvian Chomet‘s The Illusionist is a gentle, detailed gem of a film. youtu.be/PhiADzGdB1Y

Looks incredible.