Draft:Adult animation

Some goals of this draft: •Describe the concept of "adult animation" directly, using examples mainly to line out the history of the term's usage; •Describe the global understanding of the concept; •Minimize promotional materials like "show x is coming to platform y."

Adult animation or adult-oriented animation is a category of animated motion work that is written and created specifically for adults (as opposed to children), or is subjectively considered more "mature."

History edit

>when was the term "adult animation" first used? How do writers apply the term retrospectively? Did the usage of the term evolve?

Common characteristics and themes edit

Critical views edit

References edit

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History
- Greene, Ray (2023-02-20). "A brief, and somewhat shocking, history of adult animation". The A.V. Club.
- Mokry, Natalie (2017-07-25). "A Brief History of Cartoons for Adults". Film School Rejects. (situational source?)
Modern
- Baron, Reuben (2019-12-02). "Adult Animation Is Better Than Ever - So Why Does It Draw Ridicule?". Comic Book Resources.
- Barrett, Duncan (2020-11-02). "Animation nation: how Covid fuelled the rise of adult cartoons". The Guardian.
- Sarto, Dan (2020-03-19). "What Future Lies in Store for Non-Comedy Adult Animation?". Animation World Network.
- Sutton, Kelsey (2020-04-12). "How Adult Animation Became the Hottest Genre for Streaming Services". Adweek.
- Brown, Tracy (2020-11-23). "Why TV's next Golden Age might come thanks to adult animation". Los Angeles Times.
Commentary
- Krell, Jason (2014-04-08). "Why Saying Animation Is Only For Kids Is Bullshit". Gizmodo.

(I would consider the ToonBoom source listed elsewhere as "marketing material" as per author)