Worldwide animation news & picks, from mainstream to indies. Website (& more) since 2000, run by one guy. You can support me on Patreon 🙏 https://patreon.com/catsuka https://www.catsuka.com/links/https://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mknrvsfcwk2cYou can now support "Nonagon Infinity : A Rock Epic" on Kickstarter. An unofficial animated feature film by Eduardo Adsuara, inspired by the album from KGLW. >> https://kickstarter.com/projects/eadsuara/nonagon-infinity-a-rock-epic-phase-one [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknrvsfcwk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mknlijbohs22You can now support "大星 DAISING" on Kickstarter. An indie animated series by Ellen Su (Studio MoonMoon, USA). >> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studiomoonmoon/daising [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknlijbohs22https://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mknfk5zebk242D (& gory!) sequences from Korn "Reward The Scars" music video (for Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred). Animations directed by Philippe Guyenne at Passion Paris studio (France). Full MV >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHmnnNxu6Ww29 Apr 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknfk5zebk24https://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkn24b36bc2qWhile waiting for "Architect A" animated feature film, I recommend this underrated Instagram account, where Korean studio VCRWORKS has been posting related illustrations & comics for quite some time. >> https://www.instagram.com/architect_a_office [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn24b36bc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkmvbpg2sc2s"Architect A" animated feature film is coming, by VCRWORKS studio (South Korea). They had already produced short films set in this universe. https://www.catsuka.com/news/tag/architect_a/list29 Apr 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmvbpg2sc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkky6beeps2fSumito Owara's "Eizouken" 10th anniversary exhibition. June 26 to July 12, Marui Kita-Senju (Tokyo). https://googoodept.jp/eizouken-exhibition/28 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkky6beeps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkkx7kjqsc2dFirst uncropped trailer for "Jim Queen", a French animated feature film by Marco Nguyen & Nicolas Athane (Bobbypills studio). Coming in theaters on June 17 (France).28 Apr 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkx7kjqsc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkkusn7ecs2c"Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike" is getting an anime series, based on Aki Irie's manga. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/67012528 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkusn7ecs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkkszbbo3c2cNo fewer than 44 animated feature films at Annecy Festival 2026. In addition to those already featured at Cannes: Muyi (La Cachette), The Ribbon Hero, A New Dawn, Julian (Cartoon Saloon), A Story about Fire, and many more... (& even a movie version of Sekiro No Defeat). www.annecyfestival.com28 Apr 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkszbbo3c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkkpg5gehc2nMy Hero Academia x Brawl Stars. Animation : VCRWORKS Studio (South Korea) Full trailer >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfozPo2L7xQ28 Apr 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkpg5gehc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkk5btoijs2v100 Meters x Japanese Athletics Championships 2026 (collaboration poster) hyakuemu-anime.com/info/1084/28 Apr 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk5btoijs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkin3rdees2aYorushika "Bubble", an interesting music video (live-action + 2D) directed by Mimicry Meta. Full MV >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHAjc-ayhus27 Apr 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkin3rdees2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkiit7ba522rThis is Animation (by Lorenzo Fresta). www.instagram.com/lorenzo.fresta27 Apr 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiit7ba522rhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mki46xqgls2oFirst teaser for "Kagurabachi" anime series by Tetsuya Takeuchi & Cypic studio. Based on Takeru Hokazono's manga. Coming in April 2027. >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFJJA8Qeqz427 Apr 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki46xqgls2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mki25eatls2uOfficial poster for "Jim Queen", the first feature film by Bobbypills. You've probably heard of this French animation studio: Peepoodo, Les Kassos, Vermin, Mr Flap, Crisis Jung, Captain Laserhawk, Dead Cells Immortalis, Creature Commandos, Invincible (Burger Mart trailers)...27 Apr 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki25eatls2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkg33pngek26First look at "Fleur" (Flower), the new French animated feature film by Rémi Chayé (Long Way North, Calamity). The story is set in the slums on the outskirts of Paris in 1910 ("La Belle Époque"). To be previewed at Annecy Festival 2026. https://www.annecyfestival.com/le-festival/selection-officielle/seances-evenements/coup-de-projecteur-sur-fleur-le-prochain-film-de-remi-chayet26 Apr 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkg33pngek26https://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkfiuxvghs2nFYI, the new series "Avatar: Seven Havens" is animated in France at La Chouette studio. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfiuxvghs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkf6uqalqk2uNew artbook for Golgo 13 fans: "The World of Takao Saito - Art Work 1955-2021" (coming tomorrow). This is the catalog for the exhibition dedicated to the late mangaka, which opened yesterday at the Shimodate Museum of Art. Pre-orders >> amzn.to/41RDZsJ26 Apr 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkf6uqalqk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkdfkje6cs2pHappy 8th anniversary to the Chinese series "Scissor Seven". https://blog.ahaverse.com/blogs-all/a-journey-8-years-in-the-making25 Apr 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdfkje6cs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkbbnh336s2fFinal Fantasy XIV x Evangelion Crossover (Official) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=680o2J54FKY24 Apr 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbbnh336s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkamj55ea22yIn NCT WISH's "Ode to Love" new music video (South Korea), there's a nice sequence animated at Studio Pivote (character design by Park A Hyeon). >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o5O2YvV3HU&t=144s [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkamj55ea22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkak6toyg22eIn Xdinary Heroes' "Voyager" new music video (South Korea), there's a nice sequence animated by YeahyeahNa, Jiwon Oh, Ahn Hyesoo and Suiko. >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeNOs_7kqaw&t=168s [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkak6toyg22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkaif75sqs22"Niccolo" student short film (Gobelins) got used for AI music video (in South Korea) 😡...... Even the members of this K-pop band weren't aware of it, and they don't approve. https://x.com/BilllieBase/status/2047445040910266552 Support real artists >> https://instagram.com/niccolo.gobelins [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaif75sqs22https://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mkadhlko7s2pEVE "Wind's Anthem" animated music video directed by Kukka (again). Full MV >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySpIrrCmiCU24 Apr 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkadhlko7s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mka4xbnpis2jRare screening of "Toward the Terra" animated movie (1980) & "The Poem of Wind and Trees" OVA (1987). June 28 at Humax Ikebukuro theater (Tokyo) + talk show with Keiko Takemiya & Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. The OVA's broadcasting rights had been stuck in limbo for years. humax-cinema.co.jp/news/7460/24 Apr 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka4xbnpis2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mk7zrnaht22s"Tekkonkinkreet" has been remastered in 4K and is returning to U.S. theaters on May 31, 2026. The film, directed by Michael Arias at Studio 4°C, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/tekkonkinkreet-20th-anniversary-8237624 Apr 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7zrnaht22shttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mk6pvc7qls2eThe English edition of "Manga in Theory & Practice: How to Create Villains" by Hirohiko Araki (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) is coming this summer. Pre-orders >> https://www.catsuka.com/shopping/index.php?mode=produit&produit=manga_in_theory_and_practice_how_to_create_villains_hirohiko_araki_en23 Apr 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6pvc7qls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mk6oywx7lc2vHaunted by that kiss animated by Mayukh Goswami (color pencil on butter paper). https://instagram.com/ayo_its_mayukh/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6oywx7lc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mk6dswkxnc2kConcept trailer for "Flick!", the french animated feature film project by Nicolas Pegon (produced by Wizz & Fost). Full video (w/ english subs) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zauTXYYzgs [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6dswkxnc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/catsuka.bsky.social/post/3mk67qysfwk2aPrincess Knight : Osamu Tezuka (1965) / Kei Mochizuki (2026) ❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:4espjuathgjignpl7qkyhp6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk67qysfwk2a