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MY HERO ACADEMIA: THE MOVIE, (aka MY HERO ACADEMIA: TWO HEROES, aka BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA THE MOVIE), 2018. © Funimation Entertainment /Courtesy Everett Collection

Getting Animated

‘My Hero Academia’ Is Over and We Won’t See Another Show Like It

A changed landscape in both anime and manga means long-running, blockbuster shonen shows are getting shorter and shorter.

RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, with Burl Ives, as Sam the Snowman, 1964.

Holiday Week

Why the Rankin/Bass Specials Are the Very Best Kind of Christmas Magic

IndieWire reached out to a number of current animators about the eternal appeal of the Rankin/Bass stop motion and animated holiday specials like "Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer" and "Jack Frost."

Charlie (Erika Henningsen) getting a very important phone call in the finale of Season 2 of 'Hazbin Hotel'

Phantom Pulse

‘Hazbin Hotel’ Is Thinking About the Future

Series creator Vivienne Medrano tells IndieWire about how casting and character design work together to create the most delightful hotel staff in Hell.

IN YOUR DREAMS, from left: Elliot (voice: Elias Janssen), Baloney Tony (voice: Craig Robinson), Stevie (voice: Jolie Hoang-Rappaport), 2025. © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection

Getting Animated

The Animation of ‘In Your Dreams’ Is for Everybody, but Especially the Spielberg and ‘Sailor Moon’ Kids

Director Alex Woo tells IndieWire about crafting some of the cleverest touches in his new Netflix film.

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS - When they aren't selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat. Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet – an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise. ©2025 Netflix

Hide and Seek

The Sound Design of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Uses Kpop, Billie Eilish, and Imogen Heap to Protect the Honmoon

Supervising sound editor Michael Babcock tells IndieWire about designing a soundscape to harmonize with K-pop music.

BOYS GO TO JUPITER, Billy 5000 (left, voice: Jack Corbett), 2024. © Cartuna /Courtesy Everett Collection

Florida!!!

‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ Fulfills the Radical Creative Promise of the Internet

Director Julian Glander tells IndieWire about creating during the golden age of Tumblr and pushing the limits of 3D illustration in Blender.

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS - (L-R) Jinu (voice by AHN HYO-SEOP) and Rumi (voice by ARDEN CHO). ©2025 Netflix

Gonna Be Golden

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Built a Soundtrack to Slay Global Pop Charts

Can we get a sequel and more great K-pop songs, please?

A COSMIC MISADVENTURE – When Elio (voice of Yonas Kibreab), a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession, is beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, including Glordon (voice of Remy Edgerly), a tender-hearted princeling. Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina, and produced by Mary Alice Drumm, Disney and Pixar’s “Elio” releases in theaters June 20, 2025. © 2024 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Getting Animated

Leaning Into Loneliness Saved ‘Elio’

Directors Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi and producer Mary Alice Drumm explain how they improved the Pixar coming-of-age story, including the payoff for his eye patch.

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS - (L-R) Mira (voice by MAY HONG), Rumi (voice by ARDEN CHO) and Zoey (voice by JI-YOUNG YOO). ©2025 Netflix

Getting Animated

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Finds Music That Slays (Monsters)

Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans discuss bringing Korean demonology and K-pop to Netflix, with kick-ass female superheroes in all their glory.

Stills from 'Steven Universe,' 'The Powerpuff Girls' and 'Dexter's Lab'

Getting Animated

Annecy: Cartoon Network Studios’ Biggest Icons Look Back on 25 Years of Animation

Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, J.G. Quintel, Rebecca Sugar, Pendleton Ward, and Adam Muto talk about their experiences with the iconic animation studio for its 25th anniversary at Annecy.

Annecy

Genndy Tartakovsky Knows ‘Fixed’ Is a ‘Unicorn’ of an Animated Movie

The director of the upcoming Netflix release talks dog balls, Chuck Jones influences, and finding the film's heart between the raunchy jokes.

A scene still from 20th Century Studios' PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS, exclusively on Hulu. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Getting Animated

The Beautiful, Brutal Action of ‘Predator: Killer of Killers’

Director Dan Trachtenberg tells IndieWire about how painterly animation opened up the franchise for his time-jumping anthology about Vikings, samurai warriors, and World War II fighter pilots.

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