‘One Piece’ Animation Director Reveals Real Reason Behind the Wano Arc's "Problems"

One Piece animation director, Keiichi Ichikawa discussed how hiring foreign animators poses a problem for the long-running ...
Game Rant

Was This Kyoto Animation Anime Inspired By A Real Place?

During the Fall 2014 anime season, Kyoto Animation released Amagi Brilliant Park, an adaptation of Shouji Gatou’s light novel of the same name. Despite running for only a single 13-episode season, ...

‘Zootopia 2’ traffics in real-world ideas — even if they’re covered with fur or snake scales

A crime-fighting fox and rabbit return, still cops on the beat, but their turf has new tensions, many of which certain older ...
Polygon

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire director says kids need a visceral relationship with horror

“I still get messages from people 15 years later about how it’s a core nightmare experience for them as a kid,” Kenan told Polygon ahead of Frozen Empire’s release. “I’ll be honest, that’s a point of ...
Cartoon Brew

Mindshow’s Real-Time Virtual Production Platform Allows Filmmakers To Direct Animation Entirely In A VR Headset

Virtual production — placing performers and animated characters into hitherto unimaginable settings — is everywhere. The technology exploded when Unreal Engine brought real-time rendering and ...
Cartoon Brew

Immersive Enterprise Laboratories Brings Real-Time Animation To Life At San Diego’s Fleet Science Center

Immersive Enterprise Laboratories (IEL) will debut The Science of Animation, a two-day pop-up experience at San Diego’s Fleet Science Center on September 27–28. The showcase offers the public a rare ...
USA Today

The NHL broadcasted a game using real-time 3D animation and here’s how it works

The NHL saw what the NFL did with its Nickelodeon broadcasts and decided to up the ante with the Big City Greens Classic. On Tuesday, the NHL broadcasted its first ever game in real-time 3D animation.