This is a list of adult animated films that were made from the 1920s onwards. These are films intended for a more mature audience than many animated films, both short and feature. They are often distinct from television series or web series.
1920s
editTitle | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique |
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Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure | US | E. Hardon | 1929 | Traditional |
1940s
editTitle | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique |
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Victory Through Air Power | United States | Animation: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney Live-Action: H.C. Potter |
Walt Disney Productions, United Artists | 1943 | Traditional/Live-Acfion |
1950s and 1960s
edit1970s
editTitle | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique |
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Cleopatra | Japan | Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto | Mushi Production | 1970 | Traditional | |
Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama | Japan | Takateru Miwa, Shinichiro Takakuwa | Tokyo TV Movie | 1971 | Based on the erotic gag manga by Yasuji Tanioka | Traditional |
Fritz the Cat | US | Ralph Bakshi | Aurica Finance Company, Black Ink, Fritz Productions, Steve Krantz Productions | 1972 | First animated film to receive the X rating in the US | Traditional |
Heavy Traffic | US | Ralph Bakshi | 1973 | Traditional | ||
King Dick | Italy | Gibba | 1973 | Traditional | ||
Johnny Corncob | Hungary | Marcell Jankovics | Pannonia Film Studio | 1973 | First Hungarian animated feature | Traditional |
Fantastic Planet | Czechoslovakia, France | René Laloux | Jiří Trnka Studio | 1973 | Traditional | |
Belladonna of Sadness | Japan, France | Eiichi Yamamoto | Mushi Production | 1973 | Traditional | |
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat | US | Robert Taylor | Steve Krantz Productions, Cine Camera, American International Pictures | 1974 | First American animated film to receive an R rating | Traditional |
Down and Dirty Duck | US | Charles Swenson | New World Pictures | 1974 | Traditional | |
Coonskin | US | Ralph Bakshi | 1975 | Traditional | ||
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle | France, Belgium | Picha, Boris Szulzinger | 1975 | Traditional | ||
Once Upon a Girl | US | Don Jurwich | 1976 | Originally rated X, rating surrendered by Severin Films for unrated DVD release | Traditional | |
Wizards | US | Ralph Bakshi | 1977 | Traditional | ||
The Lord of the Rings | US | Ralph Bakshi | 1978 | Traditional/Rotoscoping | ||
Watership Down | UK | Martin Rosen | Nepenthe Productions | 1978 | Based on the 1972 novel by Richard Adams | Traditional |
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo | Japan | Sōji Yoshikawa | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1978 | Traditional | |
Ringing Bell | Japan | Masami Hata | Sanrio | 1978 | Based on Ringing Bell by Takashi Yanase | Traditional |
Galaxy Express 999 | Japan | Rintaro | Toei Animation | 1979 | Traditional | |
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1979 | Traditional |
1980s
editTitle | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique |
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Foam Bath | Hungary | György Kovásznai | Pannonia Film Studio | 1980 | Traditional | |
The Missing Link | France, Belgium | Picha | Pils Film | 1980 | Traditional | |
American Pop | US | Ralph Bakshi | Columbia Pictures, Bakshi Productions | 1981 | Traditional/Rotoscoping | |
Heavy Metal | Canada | Gerald Potterton | Columbia Pictures | 1981 | First Canadian animated feature | Traditional |
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 | Japan | Rintaro | Toei Animation | 1981 | Traditional | |
Son of the White Mare | Hungary | Marcell Jankovics | Pannonia Film Studio, MOKÉP, Arbelos Films | 1981 | Traditional | |
Time Masters
Les Maîtres du temps |
France, West Germany, Switzerland, UK, Hungary | René Laloux, Tibor Hernádi | Télécip, TF1 Films Production, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk, Radio-Télévision Suisse Romande, British Broadcasting Corporation, Pannonia Film Studio, Hungarofilm | 1982 | Traditional | |
The Plague Dogs | UK, US | Martin Rosen | United Artists, Nepenthe Productions | 1982 | Traditional | |
Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie | Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1982 | Traditional | |
Hey Good Lookin' | US | Ralph Bakshi | Warner Bros. Pictures | 1982 | Traditional | |
Pink Floyd – The Wall | UK | Alan Parker, Gerald Scarfe | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1982 | Live action/Traditional | |
Barefoot Gen | Japan | Mori Masaki | Madhouse | 1983 | Traditional | |
Fire and Ice | US | Ralph Bakshi | 20th Century-Fox, Producers Sales Organization | 1983 | Traditional/Rotoscoping | |
Rock & Rule | Canada | Clive A. Smith | Nelvana, United Artists | 1983 | Traditional | |
Urusei Yatsura: Only You | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Pierrot | 1983 | Traditional | |
Golgo 13: The Professional | Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1983 | Traditional/CGI | |
Lensman | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Kazuyuki Hirokawa | Madhouse | 1984 | Traditional/CGI | |
Macross: Do You Remember Love? | Japan | Noboru Ishiguro, Shōji Kawamori | Artland, Tatsunoko Production and Topcraft | 1984 | Traditional | |
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Pierrot | 1984 | Traditional | |
Samson & Sally | Denmark, Sweden | Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm | 1984 | Traditional | |
Vampires in Havana | Cuba, Spain | Juan Padrón | 1985 | Traditional | ||
Angel's Egg | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Tokuma Shoten | 1985 | Traditional | |
The Dagger of Kamui | Japan | Rintaro | Madhouse, Project Team Argos | 1985 | Traditional | |
Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon | Japan | Seijun Suzuki, Shigetsugu Yoshida | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1985 | Traditional | |
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | US | Steven Hahn | Young Sung Production Co. Ltd. | 1985 | Traditional | |
Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love | Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki | Studio Deen | 1985 | Traditional | |
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party | Japan | Studio Deen | 1985 | Traditional | ||
Vampire Hunter D | Japan | Toyoo Ashida | Toho, Ashi Production | 1985 | Based on Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 by Hideyuki Kikuchi | Traditional |
Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari | Japan | Shinji Kimura | Animation Staff Room | 1985 | Uses the penguin mascots from the Suntory's CAN Beer | Traditional |
Arion | Japan | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Sunrise | 1986 | Traditional | |
Barefoot Gen 2 | Japan | Toshio Hirata | Madhouse | 1986 | Traditional | |
Fist of the North Star | Japan | Toyoo Ashida | Toei Animation | 1986 | Traditional | |
When the Wind Blows | UK | Jimmy T. Murakami | Meltdown Productions | 1986 | Traditional | |
Cat City | Hungary | Béla Ternovszky | 1986 | Traditional | ||
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown | US | Jim Reardon | California Institute of the Arts | 1986 | Traditional | |
Neo Tokyo | Japan | Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Katsuhiro Otomo | Project Team Agros, Madhouse | 1987 | Traditional | |
Robot Carnival | Japan | Atsuko Fukushima, Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Hidetoshi Omori, Yasuomi Umetsu, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Mao Lamdo, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Takashi Nakamura | A.P.P.P. | 1987 | Traditional | |
Saint Seiya: The Movie | Japan | Kōzō Morishita | Toei Animation | 1987 | Traditional | |
Wicked City | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | 1987 | Traditional | |
Twilight of the Cockroaches | Japan | Hiroaki Yoshida | Madhouse, Kitty Films | 1987 | Traditional/Live action | |
Lupo the Butcher | Canada | Danny Antonucci | International Rocketship Limited | 1987 | Traditional | |
The Big Bang | France, Belgium | Picha | 1987 | Traditional | ||
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy | Japan | Masayuki Ōzeki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1987 | Traditional | |
Gandahar | US, France | René Laloux | SEK Studio | 1987 | Traditional | |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack | Japan | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | 1988 | Traditional/CGI | |
Grave of the Fireflies | Japan | Isao Takahata | Studio Ghibli, Shinchosha 1988 | 1988 | Traditional | |
Appleseed | Japan | Kazuyoshi Katayama | Gainax | 1988 | Traditional | |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit | US | Robert Zemeckis | Touchstone Pictures Amblin Entertainment Silver Screen Partners |
1988 | Traditional/Live action | |
Akira | Japan | Katsuhiro Otomo | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1988 | Traditional | |
Demon City Shinjuku | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | 1988 | Traditional | |
Riding Bean | Japan | Yasuo Hasegawa | AIC | 1989 | Traditional | |
Patlabor: The Movie | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | I.G. Tatsunoko, Shochiku | 1989 | Traditional |
1990s
editTitle | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique |
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War of the Birds | Denmark | Jannik Hastrup | Dansk Tegnefilm | 1990 | Traditional | |
A Wind Named Amnesia | Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki | Madhouse | 1990 | Traditional | |
Werner – Beinhart! | Germany | Niki List, Gerhard Hahn , Michael Schaack | Constantin Film | 1990 | Traditional/Live action | |
Only Yesterday | Japan | Isao Takahata | Studio Ghibli | 1991 | Traditional | |
Bebe's Kids | US | Bruce W. Smith | Paramount Pictures, Hyperion Studio | 1992 | Was one of the first animated films to have an all African-American cast | Traditional |
Cool World | US | Ralph Bakshi | Bakshi Animation, Paramount Pictures | 1992 | Traditional/Live action | |
Porco Rosso | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | 1992 | Traditional | |
Shōjo Tsubaki | Japan | Hiroshi Harada | 1992 | Traditional | ||
The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty | US | Trey Parker, Matt Stone | Avenging Conscience | 1992 | Cutout/Stop-motion | |
Evil Toons | US | Fred Olen Ray | 1992 | Traditional/Live action | ||
The Tune | US | Bill Plympton | October Films | 1992 | Traditional | |
Ninja Scroll | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Toho | 1993 | Traditional | |
Patlabor 2: The Movie | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G | 1993 | Traditional | |
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie | Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Studio Pierrot | 1993 | Traditional | |
Zit: The Video | UK | Keith Bateman | Screen Entertainment, A.K. Music | 1993 | Traditional | |
Felidae | Germany | Michael Schaack | TFC Trickompany | 1994 | Based on the novel by Akif Pirinçci | Traditional |
Rocky & Hudson | Brazil | Otto Guerra | Otto Desenhos Animados | 1994 | Traditional | |
Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report | Japan | Masakatsu Iijima | Studio Pierrot, Movic | 1994 | Traditional | |
Darkside Blues | Japan | Nobuyasu Furukawa | J.C.Staff | 1994 | Based on the manga by Hideyuki Kikuchi | Traditional |
Ghost in the Shell | Japan, UK | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G. | 1995 | Traditional | |
Farewell to Nostradamus | Japan | Shunya Itō, Takeshi Shirato | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1995 | Traditional | |
Memories | Japan | Kōji Morimoto (Magnetic Rose), Tensai Okamura (Stink Bomb), Katsuhiro Otomo (Cannon Fodder) | Studio 4°C (Magnetic Rose, Cannon Fodder), Madhouse, Inc. (Stink Bomb) | 1995 | Traditional | |
The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa | US | Trey Parker, Matt Stone | Krankin-Brass Productions | 1995 | Cutout/Stop-motion | |
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America[2] | US | Mike Judge | Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, MTV Feature Animation | 1996 | Traditional | |
Conspirators of Pleasure | Czech Republic, Switzerland, UK | Jan Švankmajer | 1996 | Stop-motion/live action | ||
Lupin III: Dead or Alive | Japan | Monkey Punch | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | 1996 | Traditional | |
Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love | Japan | Hiroshi Negishi | Anime International Company | 1996 | Traditional | |
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth | Japan | Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Gainax | 1997 | Traditional | |
The End of Evangelion | Japan | Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Gainax | 1997 | Traditional | |
Perfect Blue | Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | 1997 | Traditional/CGI | |
Princess Mononoke | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | 1997 | Traditional | |
Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness | Japan | Tetsu Kimura | Anime International Company | 1997 | Traditional | |
I Married a Strange Person! | US | Bill Plympton | Lionsgate, Italtoons | 1997 | Traditional | |
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy | Japan | Kōnosuke Uda | Toei Animation | 1998 | Traditional | |
Golgo 13: Queen Bee | Japan | Osamu Dezaki | Tezuka Productions | 1998 | Traditional | |
Spriggan | Japan | Hirotsuga Kawasaki | Studio 4°C | 1998 | Traditional | |
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness | Japan | Tatsuo Satō | Production I.G, Xebec | 1998 | Traditional | |
Kirikou and the Sorceress | France, Belgium, Luxembourg | Michel Ocelot | France 3 Cinéma, Les Armateurs, Monipoly Productions, Odec Kid Cartoons, Rija Studio, Studio O, Trans Europe Film, Gébéka Films | 1998 | Traditional | |
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | Japan | Hiroyuki Okiura | Production I.G, Bandai Visual | 1999 | Traditional | |
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | US | Trey Parker | Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Comedy Central Films | 1999 | CGI | |
Tenchi Forever! The Movie | Japan | Hiroshi Negishi | Anime International Company | 1999 | Traditional |
2000s
editTitle | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique |
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Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman | Japan | Kenichi Takeshita | Studio Live | 2000 | Traditional | |
Blood: The Last Vampire | Japan | Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Production I.G. | 2000 | Traditional | |
Escaflowne | Japan | Kazuki Akane | Bones (animation), Sunrise (production) |
2000 | Traditional | |
Heavy Metal 2000 | Canada | Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire | CineGroupe | 2000 | Traditional | |
Little Otik | Czech Republic, UK | Jan Švankmajer | Zeitgeist Films | 2000 | Based on Otesánek by Karel Jaromír Erben | Stop-motion/live action |
One Piece | Japan | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation, Fuji Television, Shueisha, Toei Company | 2000 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional |
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | US, Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | 2000 | Based on Vampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathcase by Hideyuki Kikuchi | Traditional |
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | US | Curt Geda | Warner Bros. | 2000 | Censored version released in 2000, uncut version released in 2002. | Traditional |
Mutant Aliens | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | 2001 | Traditional | |
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time | Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 2001 | Traditional | |
Metropolis | Japan | Rintaro | Madhouse | 2001 | Based on the manga of the same name. | Traditional |
Cowboy Bebop, Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Japan | Shinichirō Watanabe | Bones | 2001 | Traditional | |
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | US, Japan | Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara |
Square Pictures | 2001 | CGI/Motion capture | |
Millennium Actress | Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | 2001 | Traditional | |
Monkeybone | US | Henry Selick | 20th Century Fox, 1492 Pictures | 2001 | Stop-motion/Live action | |
Waking Life | US | Richard Linklater | Fox Searchlight | 2001 | Rotoscoping | |
Eight Crazy Nights | US | Seth Kearsley | Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions | 2002 | Traditional | |
WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 | Japan | Fumihiko Takayama, Takuji Endo | Madhouse | 2002 | Traditional | |
Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass | Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 2002 | Traditional | |
Lupin III: Return of Pycal | Japan | Mamoru Hamatsu | TMS Entertainment | 2002 | Traditional | |
Mercano, the Martian | Argentina | Juan Antín | Universidad Del Cine | 2002 | Traditional/CGI | |
My Beautiful Girl, Mari | South Korea | Lee Sung-gang | Daewoo Entertainment, Kuh Dong, Siz Entertainment |
2002 | Traditional | |
Song of the Miraculous Hind | Hungary | Marcell Jankovics | Pannonia Film Studio, Budapest Film | 2002 | Traditional | |
The Animatrix | US, Japan | Kōji Morimoto, Shinichirō Watanabe, Mahiro Maeda, Peter Chung, Andrew R. Jones, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike |
Village Roadshow Pictures, Square Pictures, Studio 4°C, Madhouse |
2003 | Nine animated short films based on The Matrix trilogy | Traditional/CGI |
Cesante | Chile | Ricardo Amunátegui | Emu Films, Sobras Producciones, ADN Digital | 2003 | Traditional | |
Jake's Booty Call | US | Eric Eisner, J. Chad Hammes | Romp Studios | 2003 | Flash | |
Kaena: The Prophecy | France, Canada | Chris Delaporte, Pascal Pinon | Xilam Animation | 2003 | CGI | |
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem | France, Japan | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Toei Animation, Daft Life Ltd, Wild Bunch, BAC Films | 2003 | Traditional | |
Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler | Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 2003 | Traditional | |
One Piece The Movie: Dead End no Bōken | Japan | Kōnosuke Uda | Toei Animation, Toei Company | 2003 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional |
Sky Blue | South Korea | Kim Moon-saeng | Endgame Productions Inc., Masquerade Films, Maxmedia, Tin House Productions | 2003 | Traditional/CGI | |
The Son of Satan | United States | JJ Villard | California Institute of the Arts | 2003 | Traditional | |
Tokyo Godfathers | Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | 2003 | Traditional | |
The Triplets of Belleville | France, UK, Canada | Sylvain Chomet | Les Armateurs, Production Champion, Vivi Film, France 3 Cinéma, RGP Productions | 2003 | Traditional | |
Terkel in Trouble | Denmark | Kresten Vestbjerg | Nordisk Film | 2004 | CGI | |
Hair High | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | 2004 | Traditional | |
Appleseed | Japan | Shinji Aramaki | Micott & Basara, Digital Frontier | 2004 | CGI | |
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | US | Peter Chung | Universal Studios Home Entertainment | 2004 | Acts as a bridge passage between Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick | Traditional |
Dead Leaves | Japan | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Production I.G. | 2004 | Traditional | |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G., Studio Ghibli | 2004 | Traditional | |
Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island | Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 2004 | Traditional | |
Lady Death: The Motion Picture | US | Andrew Orjuela | ADV Films | 2004 | Traditional | |
Mind Game | Japan | Masaaki Yuasa | Studio 4°C | 2004 | Traditional | |
One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword | Japan | Kazuhisa Takenōchi | Toei Animation Toei Company | 2004 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional |
Steamboy | Japan | Katsuhiro Otomo | Sunrise | 2004 | Traditional | |
Van Helsing: The London Assignment | US | Sharon Bridgeman | Universal Animation Studios | 2004 | Animated prequel to the 2004 motion picture Van Helsing | Traditional |
The District! | Hungary | Áron Gauder | 2004 | Caricaturistic | ||
Disaster! | US | Roy T. Wood | 2005 | Claymation | ||
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts | France, Vietnam | Michel Ocelot, Bénédicte Galup | Les Armateurs, Jet Media, Armada, Gébéka Films | 2005 | Traditional | |
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | Japan | Tetsuya Nomura | Visual Works | 2005 | Film sequel to the video game Final Fantasy VII | CGI |
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa | Japan | Seiji Mizushima | Bones | 2005 | Film sequel to the 2003 series Fullmetal Alchemist | Traditional |
Lil' Pimp | US | Mark Brooks, Peter Gilstrap | 2005 | Flash | ||
Lunacy | Czech Republic, Slovakia | Jan Švankmajer | Warner Bros. | 2005 | Based on The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether and The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe | Stop-motion/live-action |
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Toei Animation, Toei Company | 2005 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional |
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom | Japan | Itsuro Kawasaki | Production I.G | 2005 | Traditional | |
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | US | Pete Michels | Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | 2005 | Traditional | |
xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream | Japan | Tsutomu Mizushima | Production I.G | 2005 | Traditional | |
2 in the AM PM | US | J. G. Quintel | California Institute of the Arts Net Hat Co. |
2006 | Traditional | |
Marvel Animated Features | US | Jamie Simone | MLG Productions | 2006 | Traditional | |
Aachi & Ssipak | South Korea | Jo Beom-jin | JTeam Studios | 2006 | Traditional | |
Bleach: Memories of Nobody | Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Pierrot | 2006 | Traditional | |
Blood Tea and Red String[3] | US | Christiane Cegavske | 2006 | Stop-motion | ||
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Madhouse | 2006 | Traditional | |
Hellboy: Sword of Storms | US | Phil Weinstein, Tad Stones | Film Roman | 2006 | Part of the Hellboy Animated film series | Traditional |
Live Freaky! Die Freaky! | US | John Roecker | Hellcat Films | 2006 | Stop-motion | |
Princess | Denmark, Germany | Anders Morgenthaler | Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film, Tartan Films | 2006 | Traditional | |
Renaissance | France | Christian Volckman | Pathé | 2006 | CGI | |
Tales from Earthsea | Japan | Gorō Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | 2006 | Traditional | |
Paprika | Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | 2006 | The last film directed by Satoshi Kon before his death in 2010 | Traditional |
A Scanner Darkly | US | Richard Linklater | Thousand Words, Section Eight, Detour Filmproduction, 3 Arts Entertainment | 2006 | Rotoscoping | |
Tekkonkinkreet | Japan | Michael Arias | Studio 4°C | 2006 | Traditional | |
Wood & Stock: Sexo, Oregano e Rock'n'Roll | Brazil | Otto Guerra | Otto Desenhos Animados | 2006 | Traditional | |
Free Jimmy | Norway | Christopher Nielsen | 2006 | CGI | ||
One Night in One City | Czech Republic | Jan Balej | HAFAN film, MAUR film | 2007 | Stop Motion | |
Snow White: The Sequel | UK, Belgium, France | Picha | 2007 | Based on the fairy tale of the same name | Traditional | |
Film Noir | Serbia | D. Jud Jones, Risto Topaloski | EasyE Films | 2007 | CGI | |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | US | Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis | Radical Axis, Williams Street, Adult Swim | 2007 | Flash/Traditional/CGI | |
Noah's Ark | Argentina, Italy | Juan Pablo Buscarini | Patagonik Film Group, Buena Vista International | 2007 | Traditional | |
Appleseed Ex Machina | Japan | Shinji Aramaki | Micott & Basara, Digital Frontier | 2007 | CGI | |
Beowulf | US | Robert Zemeckis | ImageMovers | 2007 | CGI/Motion capture | |
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion | Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Pierrot | 2007 | Traditional | |
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | Japan | Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Studio Khara | 2007 | Traditional | |
Fear(s) of the Dark | France | Blutch and Various | Diaphana Films | 2007 | Traditional | |
Futurama: Bender's Big Score | US | Dwayne Carey-Hill | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2007 | Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama | Traditional |
Hellboy: Blood and Iron | US | Victor Cook, Tad Stones | Film Roman | 2007 | Part of the Hellboy Animated film series | Traditional |
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance | US, Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Hiroshi Hamasaki | Madhouse, Imagi Animation Studios | 2007 | An anime instalment of the cult Highlander franchise | Traditional |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood | Japan | Jūnichi Hayama | A.P.P.P. | 2007 | Traditional | |
One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta | Japan | Takahiro Imamura | Toei Animation, Fuji Television, Shueisha, Bandai Entertainment, Toei Company | 2007 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional |
The Simpsons Movie | US | David Silverman | 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Gracie Films | 2007 | Traditional | |
Summer Days with Coo | Japan | Keiichi Hara | Shin-Ei Animation | 2007 | Traditional | |
Superman: Doomsday | United States | Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, Brandon Vietti | Warner Premiere, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation | 2007 | Traditional | |
Persepolis | France, Iran | Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud | Celluloid Dreams, CNC, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Région Ile-de-France | 2007 | Traditional | |
Tengers | South Africa | Michael J. Rix | Filmhub | 2007 | Claymation | |
Cat City 2: The Cat of Satan
Macskafogó 2 - A sátán macskája |
Hungary | Béla Ternovszky | 2007 | Traditional | ||
Batman: Gotham Knight | US, Japan | Shōjirō Nishimi (#1), Futoshi Higashide (#2), Hiroshi Morioka (#3), Yasuhiro Aoki (#4), Toshiyuki Kubooka (#5), Jong-Sik Nam (#6), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (#6, uncredited) | Warner Premiere, DC Comics Warner Bros. Animation, Studio 4°C (#1, 5), Production I.G (#2), Bee Train Production (#3), Madhouse (#4, 6) |
2008 | Traditional | |
Bleach: Fade to Black | Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Pierrot | 2008 | Traditional | |
Idiots and Angels | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | 2008 | Traditional | |
The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain | Japan | Mitsuru Obunai | Ufotable, Aniplex | 2008 | Based on the manga of the same name | Traditional |
$9.99 | Israel, Australia | Tatia Rosenthal | 2008 | Stop-motion | ||
Goat Story | Czech Republic | Jan Tománek | Art And Animation studio, Visions in Technology, D production, & Ceská Televise. | 2008 | First Czech CGI feature | CGI |
Dead Space: Downfall | US | Chuck Patton | Film Roman, Electronic Arts | 2008 | Animated film prequel to the video game Dead Space | Traditional |
Edison and Leo | Canada | Neil Burns | TVA Films | 2008 | Stop-motion | |
The Sky Crawlers | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G, Warner Bros. Pictures | 2008 | Traditional | |
Futurama: Bender's Game | US | Dwayne Carey-Hill | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2008 | Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama | Traditional |
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | US | Peter Avanzino | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2008 | Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama | Traditional |
Kite Liberator | Japan | Yasuomi Umetsu | ARMS | 2008 | Traditional | |
Lupin III: Green vs. Red | Japan | Shigeyuki Miya | TMS Entertainment | 2008 | Traditional | |
Resident Evil: Degeneration | Japan, US | Makoto Kamiya | Capcom, Digital Frontier | 2008 | Set in the Resident Evil video game universe | CGI |
Imaginationland: The Movie (South Park) | US | Trey Parker | South Park Digital Studios | 2008 | Direct-to-video | CGI |
Immigrants | Hungary, US | Gábor Csupó | Klasky Csupo | 2008 | Traditional | |
Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Canada | CineGroupe, Film Roman | 2008 | CGI | ||
Waltz with Bashir | Israel, Germany, France | Ari Folman | Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici, Razor Film Produktion | 2008 | First animated film nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Traditional/Flash |
Turok: Son of Stone | US | Curt Geda, Dan Riba, Frank Squillace, Tad Stones | Classic Media, Film Roman, Starz Media | 2008 | Animated feature film based on the comic book character Turok | Traditional |
The Tale of Soldier Fedot, The Daring Fellow | Russia | Ludmila Steblyanko | Melnitsa Animation Studios, CTB Film Company, Channel One Russia | 2008 | Flash | |
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight | US | Will Meugniot | Toonz Animation, Commotion Pictures, Epic Level Entertainment | 2008 | Based on the Dragonlance campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. | Traditional/CGI |
My Dog Tulip | US | Paul Fierlinger | Axiom Films, New Yorker Films | 2009 | Traditional | |
9 | US | Shane Acker | Focus Features, Bazelevs Company, Relativity Media, Starz Animation, Tim Burton Productions | 2009 | Based on Acker's 2005 animated short of the same name. | CGI |
Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Japan | Fuminori Kizaki | Gonzo | 2009 | Traditional | |
Belowars | Brazil | Paulo Munhoz | Tecnokena | 2009 | Traditional | |
Boogie | Argentina | Gustavo Cova | Illusion Studios, Proceso | 2009 | Traditional | |
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | Japan | Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Studio Khara | 2009 | Traditional | |
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | US | Peter Avanzino | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2009 | Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama | Traditional |
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 | Japan | Shinsuke Takizawa | Ufotable, Aniplex | 2009 | Based on the manga of the same name | Traditional |
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | US | Rob Zombie | Film Roman | 2009 | Traditional | |
Killer Bean Forever | US | Jeff Lew | Killer Bean Studios | 2009 | CGI | |
Mary and Max | Australia | Adam Elliot | Melodrama Pictures | 2009 | Stop-motion | |
Metropia | Sweden, Denmark, Norway | Tarik Saleh | Atmo Media Network, Boulder Media Limited, Sandrew Metronome | 2009 | CGI | |
One Piece Film: Strong World | Japan | Munehisa Sakai | Toei Animation, Toei Company | 2009 | Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional |
Redline | Japan | Takeshi Koike | Madhouse | 2009 | Traditional | |
Summer Wars | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Madhouse | 2009 | Traditional | |
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike | Japan | Kanta Kamei | Production I.G. | 2009 | Prequel to the 2008 video game Tales of Vesperia | Traditional |
Technotise: Edit & I | Serbia | Aleksa Gajić | Black White 'N' Green | 2009 | CGI |
2010s
editTitle | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation technique |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chico and Rita | UK Spain |
Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando |
Fernando Trueba PC, Estudio Mariscal, Magic Light Pictures |
2010 | Traditional | |
Colorful | Japan | Keiichi Hara | Sunrise | Traditional | ||
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic | US, Japan, South Korea |
Mike Disa | Film Roman, Production I.G |
Animated feature film based on the Dante's Inferno video game | Traditional | |
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! | US | Greg Franklin | Comedy Central Films, Double Hemm, Six Point Harness, Paramount Pictures |
Flash | ||
Godkiller: Walk Among Us | US | Matt Pizzolo | Warner Bros., Warner Music Group, Rykodisc, Gravitas Ventures, Halo 8 Entertainment | Illustrated Film based on the comic books | Traditional | |
Halo Legends | Japan US Germany |
Frank O'Connor, Joseph Chou |
Studio 4°C, Production I.G, Casio Entertainment, Toei Animation, Bones, Bee Train, Warner Bros., 343 Industries |
Collection of seven short films set in the Halo science fiction universe | Traditional CGI | |
Batman: Under the Red Hood | US | Brandon Vietti | Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment |
Traditional | ||
Bleach: Hell Verse | Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Pierrot | Traditional | ||
Trigun: Badlands Rumble | Japan | Satoshi Nishimura | Madhouse | Traditional | ||
Jackboots on Whitehall | UK | McHenry Brothers | Vertigo Films, Matador Pictures, Entertainment Motion Pictures, McHenry Pictures | Puppets/stop-motion | ||
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | UK | Martyn Pick | Good Story Productions, Codex Pictures, POP6 | Set in Games Workshop's fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe | CGI | |
George the Hedgehog | Poland | Wojciech Wawszczyk , Jakub Tarkowski, Tomasz Lew Leśniak | Monolith Films | 2011 | Traditional | |
The King of Pigs | South Korea | Yeon Sang-ho | Studio Dadashow, KT&G Sangsangmadang |
Traditional | ||
Ronal the Barbarian | Denmark | Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Philip Einstein Lipski |
Det Danske Filminstitut, Einstein Film, Nordisk Film, TV2 Danmark |
CGI | ||
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos | Japan | Takayuki Hamana | Production I.G | CGI | ||
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros | Japan | Takayuki Hamana | Production I.G | CGI | ||
Batman: Year One | US | Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery |
DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation |
Traditional | ||
Children Who Chase Lost Voices | Japan | Makoto Shinkai | CoMix Wave Films | Traditional | ||
Dead Space: Aftermath | US | Mike Disa | Film Roman, Electronic Arts |
Animated film that bridges the story between the first Dead Space video game and the sequel, Dead Space 2 | Traditional | |
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | Japan | Kazuya Murata | Bones | Traditional | ||
Heaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork | Japan | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | AIC | Traditional | ||
Underworld: Endless War | US | Juno John Lee | Lakeshore Entertainment, Titmouse, Inc. |
Set in the universe of the Underworld films | Traditional | |
Tekken: Blood Vengeance | Japan | Yōichi Mōri | Digital Frontier Bandai Namco Games Namco Pictures Asmik Ace Entertainment |
Based on the Tekken video game series | CGI | |
Alois Nebel | Czech, Germany | Tomáš Luňák | Negativ | Traditional | ||
Wrinkles | Spain | Ignacio Ferreras | Perro Verde Films | Traditional | ||
The Tragedy of Man | Hungary | Marcell Jankovics | Magyar Rajzfilm | Traditional | ||
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part One | US | Jay Oliva | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation |
2012 | Traditional | |
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | Japan | Hideaki Anno (chief), Mahiro Maeda, Kazuya Tsurumaki |
Studio Khara | Traditional | ||
Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker | Japan | Fumihiko Sori | BioWare, Electronic Arts, Funimation |
Set in the Dragon Age universe | CGI | |
El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza | Mexico | Alejandro Lozano, Andrés Couturier |
Videocine, Átomo Films, Peyote Films |
Traditional | ||
Fat, Bald, Short Man | Colombia | Carlos Osuna | Malta Cine, Ciné-Sud Promotion, Perfect Circle Productions | Rotoscoping | ||
Justice League: Doom | US | Lauren Montgomery | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation |
Traditional | ||
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost | US Japan |
Atsushi Takeuchi | Production I.G., BioWare |
Set in the Mass Effect universe during the events of the second instalment Mass Effect 2 | Traditional | |
One Piece Film: Z | Japan | Tatsuya Nagamine | Toei Animation, Toei Company |
Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | |
Resident Evil: Damnation | Japan | Makoto Kamiya | Capcom, Digital Frontier |
Set in the Resident Evil video game universe | CGI | |
Wolf Children | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional | ||
Swimming to Sea | South Korea | Lee Dae-Hee | CJ Entertainment | CGI | ||
Where the Dead Go to Die | US | Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Chainsaw Kiss, Draconian Films |
CGI | ||
The Suicide Shop
Le Magasin des suicides |
France, Canada, Belgium | Patrice Leconte | ARP Sélection | Traditional | ||
Starship Troopers: Invasion | Japan US |
Shinji Aramaki | Stage 6 Films Sola Digital Arts Lucent Pictures |
Part of the Starship Troopers film series. | CGI | |
It's Such a Beautiful Day | US | Don Hertzfeldt | Bitter Films | Traditional | ||
Kirikou and the Men and Women | France | Michel Ocelot | Les Armateurs, Mac Guff Ligne, France 3 Cinéma, Studio O, StudioCanal | Traditional | ||
Consuming Spirits | US | Chris Sullivan | Traditional | |||
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part Two | US | Jay Oliva | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation |
2013 | Traditional | |
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie | US | Branden Chambers, Eric D. Chambers | Houston Curtis Productions, Chamber Bros. Entertainment, 20th Century Studios | Traditional | ||
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate | Japan | Fuminori Kizaki | Gonzo | Based on the 2009 video game Bayonetta | Traditional | |
Dick Figures: The Movie | US | Ed Skudder, Zack Keller |
Mondo Media, Remochoso, Six Point Harness |
Flash | ||
The Fake | South Korea | Yeon Sang-ho | Studio Dadashow | Traditional | ||
Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission | Japan | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | Madhouse | Traditional | ||
Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge | Japan | Yuzo Sato | Madhouse | Traditional | ||
Savita Bhabhi | India | Puneet Agarwal | Unknown | Based on the Savita Bhabhi comic book | ||
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore | Japan | Hiroshi Hamasaki | Madhouse | Traditional | ||
Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie | US | Steve Stark | SModcast Pictures, Phase 4 Films |
Flash | ||
Movie 43 | United States | Steven Brill Peter Farrelly Will Graham Elizabeth Banks Steve Carr Griffin Dunne Brett Ratner Rusty Cundieff James Gunn Bob Odenkirk |
Rogue Pictures Virgin Produced GreeneStreet Films Charles B. Wessler Entertainment Relativity Media |
Flash/Live-action | ||
Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury | Brazil | Luiz Bolognesi | Buriti Filmes, Gullane |
Traditional | ||
Short Peace | Japan | Shuhei Morita, Katsuhiro Otomo, Hiroaki Ando, Hajime Katoki |
Sunrise | The film is a multimedia project composed of four short anime films produced by Sunrise and Shochiku | Traditional | |
Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Japan | Shinji Aramaki | Toei Animation | CGI | ||
The Wind Rises | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | ||
Asphalt Watches | Canada | Shayne Ehman, Seth Scriver | Traditional | |||
Cheatin' | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | Traditional | ||
Appleseed Alpha | Japan US |
Shinji Aramaki, Steven Foster |
Sola Digital Arts | 2014 | CGI | |
Até que a Sbórnia nos Separe | Brazil | Otto Guerra, Ennio Torresan Jr |
Otto Desenhos Animados | Traditional | ||
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher | Japan | Kenichi Shimizu | Madhouse | Traditional | ||
Expelled from Paradise | Japan | Seiji Mizushima | Toei Animation | Traditional | ||
Heavenly Sword | US | Gun Ho Jung | Blockade Entertainment | Based on the 2007 video game of the same name | CGI | |
Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible | Spain | Javier Fesser | Ilion Animation Studios, Zeta Studios, Películas Pendleton, Televisión Española |
CGI | ||
Jigen's Gravestone | Japan | Takeshi Koike | TMS Entertainment, Telecom Animation Film | Traditional | ||
The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! | Japan | Atsushi Nishigori | A-1 Pictures, Bandai Namco Games |
Traditional | ||
Back to L.A. | US, Spain | Pablo Fernandez | Traditional | |||
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary | Japan | Keiichi Sato | Toei Animation | CGI | ||
Expelled from Paradise | Japan | Seiji Mizushima | Toei Animation, Graphinica | |||
Rocks in My Pockets | US | Signe Baumane | Zeitgeist Films, New Europe Film Sales, Locomotive Productions, Yekra, Ltd. | Traditional | ||
Chaar Sahibzaade | India | Harry Baweja | Baweja Movies, Irealities Technology, Sippy Grewal Production | CGI | ||
Anomalisa | US | Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson |
Paramount Pictures, Starburns Industries |
2015 | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature | Stop-motion |
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie | Japan | Kazuya Nomura | Production I.G | Traditional | ||
Halo: The Fall of Reach | Canada US |
Frank O'Connor | Sequence, 343 Industries |
Set in the Halo universe and acts as a prelude to Halo: Combat Evolved | CGI | |
The Boy and the Beast | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional | ||
The Empire of Corpses | Japan | Ryoutarou Makihara | Wit Studio | Traditional | ||
Hell and Back | US | Tom Gianas, Ross Shuman |
ShadowMachine | Stop-motion | ||
Madea's Tough Love | US | Frank Marino | Tyler Perry Studios, Bento Box Entertainment |
Traditional | ||
Pirate's Passage | Canada | Mike Barth, Jamie Gallant |
Martin's River Ink, PiP Animation Services |
Flash | ||
Psycho-Pass: The Movie | Japan | Katsuyuki Motohiro, Naoyoshi Shiotani |
Production I.G | Traditional | ||
Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure
Un gallo con muchos huevos |
Mexico | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste, Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste | Huevocartoon Producciones | CGI | ||
Last Days of Coney Island | US | Ralph Bakshi | Traditional | |||
When Black Birds Fly | US | Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Chainsaw Kiss, Draconian Films |
CGI | ||
A Silent Voice | Japan | Naoko Yamada | Kyoto Animation | 2016 | Traditional | |
Accel World: Infinite Burst | Japan | Masakazu Obara | Sunrise | Traditional | ||
Batman: Bad Blood | US | Jay Oliva | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation |
Traditional | ||
Batman: The Killing Joke | US | Sam Liu | DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation |
Initially planned as a direct-to-video release, but due to the positive feedback on the production, it was commissioned to a limited theatrical release.[citation needed] | Traditional | |
Big Fish & Begonia | China | Liang Xuan, Zhang Chun |
Beijing Enlight Media, Biantian (Beijing) Media |
Traditional | ||
Gantz: O | Japan | Yasushi Kawamura | Digital Frontier | CGI | ||
Garo: Divine Flame | Japan | Yuichiro Hayashi | MAPPA | CGI/Traditional | ||
In This Corner of the World | Japan | Sunao Katabuchi | MAPPA | Traditional | ||
Justice League vs. Teen Titans | US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Traditional | ||
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Japan | Takeshi Nozue | Visual Works, Digic Pictures, Image Engine |
Based on the setting and story of the 2016 video game Final Fantasy XV | CGI | |
My Life as a Courgette | Switzerland, France | Claude Barras | Praesens-Film, Gébéka Films | Based on Autobiographie d'une Courgette by Gilles Paris | Stop-motion | |
One Piece Film: Gold | Japan | Hiroaki Miyamoto | Toei Animation, Toei Company |
Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | |
Sausage Party | US Canada |
Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan |
Columbia Pictures, Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Pictures, Nitrogen Studios Canada, Inc. |
First computer-animated film in the United States to be rated R by the MPAA, it was originally going to be NC-17, but it was edited several times to be rated R | CGI | |
Seoul Station | South Korea | Yeon Sang-ho | Studio Dadashow, Red Peter Pictures |
Traditional | ||
Tower | US | Keith Maitland | Kino Lorber | Rotoscoping/Traditional | ||
Nerdland | US | Chris Prynoski | Samuel Goldwyn Films, Titmouse, Inc. |
Flash | ||
Bad Cat | Turkey | Mehmet Kurtuluş | CGI | |||
Revengeance | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | [4][5][6] | Traditional | |
Ethel & Ernest | UK | Roger Mainwood | Lupus Films | Traditional | ||
Max & Me | Spain, US | Donovan Cook | Dos Corazones Films, Imagination Films | CGI | ||
Justice League Dark | US | Jay Oliva | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
2017 | Traditional | |
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea | US | Dash Shaw | Washington Square Films, Electric Chinoland, Low Spark Films |
[7] | Traditional | |
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic | Japan | Noriyuki Abe | A-1 Pictures | Traditional | ||
Blame! | Japan | Hiroyuki Seshita | Polygon Pictures | Based on Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei | CGI | |
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel | Japan | Tomodori Sudou | Ufotable | Traditional | ||
Genocidal Organ | Japan | Shūkō Murase | Manglobe, Geno Studio |
Traditional | ||
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters | Japan | Kōbun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita |
Polygon Pictures, Toho Animation |
CGI | ||
Resident Evil: Vendetta | Japan | Takanori Tsujimoto | Capcom, Marza Animation Planet |
Set in the Resident Evil video game universe | CGI | |
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale | Japan | Tomohiko Itō | A-1 Pictures | Traditional | ||
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children | Spain | Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez |
ZircoZine, Basque Films, Abrakam Estudio, La Competencia Producciones, Studio 4°C |
Traditional | ||
The Breadwinner | Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg |
Nora Twomey | Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Guru Studio, Irish Film Board, Jolie Pas, Melusine Productions, Telefilm Canada |
It received ten Annie Award nominations, winning Best Independent Animated Feature and lost all categories to Coco, making it the most nominations for an adult animated film ever at the awards. | Traditional | |
Goemon's Blood Spray | Japan | Takeshi Koike | TMS Entertainment, Telecom Animation Film | |||
Have a Nice Day | China | Liu Chan | Nezha Bros. Pictures Le-joy Animation Studio |
Traditional | ||
Mutafukaz | France, Japan |
Shōjirō Nishimi Guillaume "Run" Renard |
Ankama Animations Studio 4 °C |
Traditional | ||
Loving Vincent | Poland, UK, US |
Dorota Kobiela Hugh Welchman |
BreakThru Productions Trademark Films |
[8][9] | Oil-painted Rotoscoping Traditional | |
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars | Japan, US |
Shinji Aramaki Masaru Matsumoto |
Stage 6 Films Sola Digital Arts Lucent Pictures |
Part of the Starship Troopers film series | CGI | |
Virus Tropical | Colombia, Ecuador | Santiago Caicedo | IKKI Films | Traditional | ||
Marcianos vs. Mexicanos | Mexico | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste |
Huevocartoon Producciones | 2018 | [10][11] | Traditional |
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight | US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment | |||
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | ||||||
Batman Ninja | Japan, US |
Junpei Mizusaki | CGI | |||
Ana y Bruno | Mexico | Carlos Carrera | Altavista Films Lo Coloco Films Ítaca Films Ánima Estudios Discreet Arts Productions |
CGI | ||
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles | Spain | Salvador Simó | Sygnatia
The Glow Submarine |
Traditional | ||
Isle of Dogs | US, Germany |
Wes Anderson | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Indian Paintbrush |
Stop-motion | ||
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires | United Kingdom | Mike Mort | Animortal Studio | Stop-motion | ||
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple | Japan | Takuya Igarashi | Bones | Traditional | ||
Flavors of Youth | Japan, China | Li Haoling, Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing, Yoshitaka Takeuchi | Haoliners Animation League, CoMix Wave Films | |||
Garo: The Fleeting Cherry Blossom | Japan | Satoshi Nishimura | Studio M2, Studio VOLN |
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Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle | Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita | Polygon Pictures, Toho Animation |
CGI | |||
Godzilla: The Planet Eater | ||||||
Ready Player One | US | Steven Spielberg | Warner Bros. Pictures Amblin Partners Amblin Entertainment Village Roadshow Pictures De Line Pictures Farah Films & Management |
Live action/CGI/Motion capture | ||
Ruben Brandt, Collector | US, Hungary | Milorad Krstić | Sony Pictures Classics | Traditional | ||
Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas | Spain | Carlos FerFer | Dream Team Concept Ladybug Films
Movistar Plus+ Televisión de Galicia (TVG) RTVE |
Traditional | ||
Mirai | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional | ||
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | Kenji Nagasaki | Bones | Traditional | |||
Olimpia | Mexico | José Manuel Cravioto | Pirexia Films | It is the first Mexican animated film to fully use the rotoscoping technique.[12] | Rotoscoping | |
Another Day of Life | Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Hungary |
Raul de la Fuente, Damian Nenow | Platige Image Kanaki Films |
CGI/Rotoscoping | ||
Checkered Ninja | Denmark, US | Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Anders Matthesen | A. Film Pop Up Production Sudoku ApS Nordisk Film LevelK |
CGI | ||
The Wolf House | Chile | Cristobal León, | Diluvio,
Globo Rojo Films |
Stop-motion | ||
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
2019 | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional |
Reign of the Supermen | ||||||
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jake Castorena | |||||
Batman: Hush | Justin Copeland | |||||
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | Justin Copeland, Sam Liu | |||||
Homeless | Chile, Argentina | Jorge Campusano, José Ignacio Navarro, Santiago O'Ryan | Fábula
Laurent Lunes |
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A Cidade dos Piratas | Brazil | Otto Guerra | Otto Desenhos Animados | |||
One Piece Film: Stampede | Japan | Takashi Otsuka | Toei Animation, Toei Company |
Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | ||
Fujiko's Lie | Japan | Takeshi Koike | TMS Entertainment, Telecom Animation Film | Traditional | ||
White Snake | China, US | Amp Wong, Zhao Ji |
Light Chaser Animation Studios Warner Bros. Far East |
CGI | ||
I Lost My Body | France | Jérémy Clapin | SFXfilms Xilam Animation |
Rotoscoping/Traditional | ||
Human Lost | Japan | Fuminori Kizaki | Polygon Pictures | CGI | ||
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising | Kenji Nagasaki | Bones | Traditional | |||
On-Gaku: Our Sound | Japan | Kenji Iwaisawa | Rock 'n Roll Mountain TipTop |
Rotoscoping/Traditional | ||
The Big Lez Show: Choomah Island | Australia | Jarrad Wright | Traditional |
2020s
editTitle | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation Technique |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons: The Movie | US | Sung Jin Ahn | Warner Bros. Animation Blue Ribbon Content DC Entertainment Berlanti Productions |
2020 | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional |
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | US | Matt Peters Christian Sotta |
Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Traditional | ||
Masameer: The Movie | Saudi Arabia | Malik Nejer | Myrkott Animation Studio | Traditional | ||
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge | US | Ethan Spaulding | Warner Bros. Animation | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
Superman: Man of Tomorrow | US | Chris Palmer | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Traditional | ||
Superman: Red Son | US | Sam Liu | Traditional | |||
To Your Last Death | US | Jason Axinn | Coverage Ink Films | CGI | ||
Altered Carbon: Resleeved | Japan | Takeru Nakajima Yoshiyuki Okuda |
Anima | CGI | ||
Batman: Death in the Family | US | Brandon Vietti | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
Hayop Ka! | Philippines | Avid Liongoren | Rocketsheep Studio Spring Films |
Also known as You Animal! | Traditional | |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train | Japan | Haruo Sotozaki | Ufotable Toho Aniplex |
Also known as Demon Slayer: Mugen Train/Infinity Train First R-rated animated film to break several box office records, including the highest-grossing film of 2020. |
Traditional | |
Soul Snatcher | China | Song Haolin Yi Liqi |
Heroplus (Wuxi) Limited Beijing White Horse Time TV & Movie Co., Ltd. Edko (Beijing) Films Limited Edko Films Limited Irresistible Alpha Limited Beijing Weimeng Internet Technology Co., Ltd. Huawen Picture Co., Ltd. Douyin Culture (Xiamen) Limited |
Live action/CGI/Motion capture | ||
America: The Motion Picture | US | Matt Thompson | Netflix Animation Floyd County Productions Lord Miller Productions |
2021 | Traditional | |
Batman: Soul of the Dragon | US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
Batman: The Long Halloween | US | Chris Palmer | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Traditional | ||
Belle | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional/CGI | ||
Charlotte | Canada, Belgium, France | Éric Warin, Tahir Rana | January Films Sons of Manual Les Productions Balthazar Walking the Dog |
Traditional | ||
Checkered Ninja 2 | Denmark | Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Anders Matthesen | A. Film, Pop Up Production, Sudoku ApS, Nordisk Film, LevelK | CGI | ||
Cryptozoo | US | Dash Shaw | Traditional | |||
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time | Japan | Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Katsuichi Nakayama, Mahiro Maeda | Traditional | |||
Flee | US, UK, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark | Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Neon | Traditional | ||
Green Snake | China | Amp Wong | Light Chaser Animation Studios Alibaba Pictures Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media Bilibili |
CGI | ||
Gora Automatikoa | Spain | David Galán Galindo, Esaú Dharma, Pablo Vara | 39 Escalones Films The Other Film Production |
Flash animation | ||
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | Japan | Sunghoo Park | MAPPA | Traditional | ||
Injustice | US | Matt Peters | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
Justice Society: World War II | US | Jeff Wamester | Traditional | |||
Mad God | US | Phil Tippett | Tippett Studio Shudder |
Stop-motion | ||
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms | US | Ethan Spaulding | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | ||
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission | Japan | Kenji Nagasaki | Toho | Traditional | ||
Night of the Animated Dead | US | Jason Axinn | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment | Traditional | ||
Nimuendajú | Brazil | Tania Anaya | Rotoscoping/Traditional | |||
The Spine of Night | US | Philip Gelatt Morgan Galen King |
RLJE Films Shudder Gorgonaut Reno Productions |
Traditional | ||
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | US, South Korea, Poland | Kwang Il Han | Studio Mir Netflix |
Traditional | ||
The Adventures of Drunky | US | Aaron Augenblick Fletcher Moules | Augenblick Studios, Cartuna | 2022 | Traditional | |
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood | US | Richard Linklater | Netflix Animation Minnow Mountain Submarine |
Rotoscope | ||
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm | US | Matt Maiellaro Dave Willis |
Williams Street | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
Aurora's Sunrise | Armenia, Lithuania, Germany | Inna Sahakyan | Bars Media
Broom Films Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion |
Paper cutout, CGI | ||
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons | US | Matt Peters | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Direct-to-DVD | CGI | |
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | US | Mike Judge | MTV Entertainment Studios Judgemental Films Titmouse, Inc. |
Traditional | ||
The Bob's Burgers Movie | US | Loren Bouchard Bernard Derriman |
20th Century Studios 20th Century Animation Bento Box Entertainment Wilo Productions |
Traditional | ||
Catwoman: Hunted | US | Shinsuke Terasawa | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
Entergalatic | US | Fletcher Moules | Netflix Animation | CGI | ||
Eternal Spring | Canada | Jason Loftus | Lofty Sky Entertainment | Traditional | ||
The First Slam Dunk | Japan | Takehiko Inoue | Toei Animation DandeLion Animation Studio |
Sports | CGI/Traditional | |
Green Lantern: Beware My Power | US | Jeff Wamester | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
Home Is Somewhere Else | US, Mexico | Carlos Hagerman Jorge Villalobos |
Brinca Animation Studio Shine Global |
Documentary | Traditional | |
The House | UK | Paloma Baeza Niki Lindroth von Bahr Marc James Roels Emma de Swaef |
Netflix Animation Nexus Studios |
Anthology film special comprising three separate stories. | Stop-Motion | |
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind | US | Rick Morales | Warner Bros. Animation | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
Nayola | Portugal, France, Belgium, Netherlands | José Miguel Ribeiro | Praça Filmes S.O.I.L. Productions JPL Films il Luster Luna Blue Film |
Traditional | ||
One Piece Film: Red | Japan | Gorō Taniguchi | Toei Animation, Toei Company |
Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Traditional | |
The Other Shape | Colombia, Brazil | Diego Felipe Guzmán | RTVC Play Hierro Animación Estúdio GIZ Dinamita Animación |
Traditional | ||
El paraíso | Argentina | Fernando Sirianni Federico Breser |
FS Entertainment Nomad Cine EOK Producciones McFly Studio |
CGI | ||
Unicorn Wars | Spain, France | Alberto Vázquez | Abano Producións Uniko Unicorn Wars AIE Autour de Minuit Schmuby Productions |
CGI/Traditional | ||
Wendell & Wild | US | Henry Selick | Netflix Animation Monkeypaw Productions Gotham Group Principato-Young Entertainment |
Stop-Motion | ||
Art College 1994 | China | Liu Jian | Nezha Bros. Pictures Company Limited Modern Sky Entertainment Company Limited China Academy Of Art’s School of Animation and Game |
2023 | Traditional | |
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar | US | Brendon Small Tommy Blacha |
Williams Street Titmouse, Inc. |
Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
The Missing | Philippines, Thailand | Carl Joseph Papa | Project 8 Projects | Rotoscope | ||
The Peasants | Poland, Serba, Lithuania | DK Welchman Hugh Welchman |
BreakThru Films DigitalKraft Art Shot |
Oil-painted/Rotoscoping/Traditional | ||
Robot Dreams | Spain, France | Pablo Berger | Arcadia | Traditional | ||
They Shot the Piano Player | Spain, France, Netherlands | Fernando Trueba Javier Mariscal |
Fernando Trueba PC Les Films D’ici Submarine Animanostra |
Traditional | ||
Resident Evil: Death Island | Japan | Eiichirō Hasumi | Capcom, TMS Entertainment |
Set in the Resident Evil video game universe | CGI | |
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart | US | Jackson Publick | Williams Street Astro Base GO! Titmouse, Inc. |
Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match | US | Ethan Spaulding | Warner Bros. Animation | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional | |
The Boy and the Heron | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature | Traditional | |
Stopmotion | UK | Robert Morgan | British Film Institute blueLight |
Live action/Stop-motion | ||
Mars Express | France | Jérémie Périn | Everybody on Deck Je Suis Bien Content EV.L Prod Plume Finance France 3 Cinéma Shine Conseils Gebeka Films Amopix |
CGI/Flash/Rotoscoping/Traditional | ||
Spy × Family Code: White | Japan | Takashi Katagiri | Wit Studio CloverWorks |
Traditional | ||
White Snake: Afloat | China | Jianxi Chen Jiakai Li |
Light Chaser Animation Studios | 2024 | Inspired by the Chinese folktale Legend of the White Snake | CGI |
Upcoming
editTitle | Country | Director | Studio | Notes | Animation Technique |
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Fixed | US | Genndy Tartakovsky | Sony Pictures Animation | Set to be Sony Pictures Animation's first R-rated film.[13] | Traditional |
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc | Japan | TBD | MAPPA | Traditional | |
Spermageddon | Norway | Tommy Wirkola Rasmus A. Sivertsen |
Qvisten Animation 74 Entertainment |
CGI | |
Beckoning | UK Serbia Spain |
Sava Živković | Snafu Pictures Bauk Pictures |
Set to be animated using Unreal Engine. | CGI |
The Goon | US | Patrick Osborne | Netflix Animation Blur Studio |
[14] | CGI |
Ray Gunn | US | Brad Bird | Apple TV+ Skydance Animation |
[15] | CGI |
Penelope of Sparta | France US |
Jérôme Combe Silvia Martelossi |
Fortiche | [16] | CGI |
Untitled Bong Joon-ho Animated Project | South Korea | Bong Joon-ho | 4th CREATIVE PARTY ANIMATION CJ Entertainment |
[17] | CGI |
Untitled Family Guy film | US | Seth MacFarlane | 20th Century Studios 20th Century Animation Fuzzy Door Productions |
[18] | Traditional |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ DeFore, John (October 16, 2017). "'Revengeance' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "'Revengeance' NYC Premiere Highlights SVA After School Special". Animation Magazine. September 9, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Sélavy, Virginie (December 15, 2016). "Revengeance review: an anarchic animated romp through Los Angeles". Sight & Sound. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2017 – via British Film Institute.
- ^ "'My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea' Trailer". IndieWire. February 23, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "Oil-Painted Vincent Van Gogh Feature 'Loving Vincent' Gets Fall U.S. Release Date". Cartoon Brew. July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Good Deed Ent. Dates 'Loving Vincent' NYC & LA Openings". Animation Magazine. July 19, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Obregón, Amelia (February 26, 2018). "Marcianos… ¡Aguas con los mexicanos!". El Emparcial.com. El Emparcial. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Marcianos vs mexicanos: estreno el 9 de marzo". UN1ÓN. El Universal. February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Escobar, Samantta Hernández (2019-07-28). "OLIMPIA, un homenaje a los jóvenes de 1968 • Gatopardo". Gatopardo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2018-07-25). "'Hotel Transylvania' Helmer Genndy Tartakovsky Sets New Projects At Sony Pictures Animation". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Magazine, Animation (2022-07-25). "Tim Miller Says 'The Goon' Movie a Go with Netflix, Director Patrick Osborne". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2022-02-17). "Skydance Animation Snatches Brad Bird's 'Ray Gunn'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2024-06-11). "'Arcane' Studio Fortiche Announces First Original Feature 'Penelope of Sparta'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Get Ready For A New Masterpiece From 'Parasite' Director Bong Joon Ho". koreaportal. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ Nick Evans (2019-07-01). "Yes, Seth MacFarlane Is Still Planning A Family Guy Movie". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved 2022-09-18.