List of adult animated feature films

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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.

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1920s

TitleCountryDirectorStudioYearNotesAnimation technique
Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure US E. Hardon1929Traditional

1940s

TitleCountryDirectorStudioYearNotesAnimation technique
Victory Through Air Power United States Animation: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney
Live-Action: H.C. Potter
Walt Disney Productions, United Artists 1943Traditional/Live-Acfion

1950s and 1960s

TitleCountryDirectorStudioYearNotesAnimation technique
Animal Farm [1] United Kingdom and the United States John Halas, Joy Batchelor Halas and Batchelor 1954First British animated featureTraditional
A Short Vision United Kingdom Joan Foldes, Peter Foldes British Film Institute Experimental Film Fund 1956
Heaven and Earth Magic United States Harry Everett Smith 1962Originally released in 1957Stop motion
Doggie March Japan Daisaku Shirakawa Toei Animation 1963Traditional
Gustav Hungary Attila Dargay, József Nepp, Marcell Jankovics Pannonia Film Studio, Magyar Televízió 1966Traditional
Yellow Submarine US, UK Robert Balser, George Dunning, Jack Stokes animation

Dennis Abey, Al Brodax live-action

Apple Films, King Features Syndicate, TVC London, United Artists1968Traditional/Live-Action
Out of an Old Man's Head

I huvet på en gammal gubbe

Sweden Per Åhlin animation

Tage Danielsson live-action

1968First Swedish animated featureTraditional, Live action
A Thousand and One Nights Japan Eiichi Yamamoto Mushi Production 1969Traditional
Maruhi Gekiga, Ukiyoe Senichiya Japan Leo Nisimura Leo Production 1969First animated film to receive the R-18 in JapanTraditional

1970s

TitleCountryDirectorStudioYearNotesAnimation technique
Cleopatra Japan Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto Mushi Production 1970Traditional
Do It! Yasuji's PornoramaJapan Takateru Miwa, Shinichiro Takakuwa Tokyo TV Movie 1971Based on the erotic gag manga by Yasuji Tanioka Traditional
Fritz the Cat US Ralph Bakshi Aurica Finance Company, Black Ink, Fritz Productions, Steve Krantz Productions1972First animated film to receive the X rating in the USTraditional
Heavy Traffic USRalph Bakshi1973Traditional
King Dick Italy Gibba 1973Traditional
Johnny Corncob Hungary Marcell Jankovics Pannonia Film Studio 1973First Hungarian animated featureTraditional
Fantastic Planet Czechoslovakia, France René Laloux Jiří Trnka Studio1973Traditional
Belladonna of Sadness Japan, France Eiichi Yamamoto Mushi Production 1973Traditional
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat US Robert Taylor Steve Krantz Productions, Cine Camera, American International Pictures1974First American animated film to receive an R rating Traditional
Down and Dirty Duck US Charles Swenson New World Pictures 1974Traditional
Coonskin USRalph Bakshi1975Traditional
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle France, Belgium Picha, Boris Szulzinger 1975Traditional
Once Upon a Girl USDon Jurwich1976Originally rated X, rating surrendered by Severin Films for unrated DVD releaseTraditional
Wizards US Ralph Bakshi 1977Traditional
The Lord of the Rings US Ralph Bakshi 1978Traditional/Rotoscoping
Watership Down UK Martin Rosen Nepenthe Productions 1978Based on the 1972 novel by Richard Adams Traditional
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo Japan Sōji Yoshikawa Tokyo Movie Shinsha 1978Traditional
Ringing Bell JapanMasami Hata Sanrio 1978Based on Ringing Bell by Takashi Yanase Traditional
Galaxy Express 999 Japan Rintaro Toei Animation 1979Traditional
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Japan Hayao Miyazaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha1979Traditional

1980s

TitleCountryDirectorStudioYearNotesAnimation technique
Foam Bath

Habfürdö

Hungary György Kovásznai Pannonia Film Studio 1980Traditional
The Missing Link France, Belgium PichaPils Film1980Traditional
American Pop US Ralph BakshiColumbia Pictures, Bakshi Productions1981Traditional/Rotoscoping
Heavy Metal Canada Gerald Potterton Columbia Pictures 1981First Canadian animated featureTraditional
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 Japan Rintaro Toei Animation 1981Traditional
Son of the White Mare Hungary Marcell Jankovics Pannonia Film Studio, MOKÉP, Arbelos Films1981Traditional
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, Hungarofilm1982Traditional
The Plague Dogs UK, USMartin RosenUnited Artists, Nepenthe Productions1982Traditional
Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie Japan Osamu Dezaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha1982Traditional
Hey Good Lookin' USRalph Bakshi Warner Bros. Pictures 1982Traditional
Pink Floyd – The Wall UKAlan Parker, Gerald ScarfeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer1982Live action/Traditional
Barefoot Gen JapanMori Masaki Madhouse 1983Traditional
Fire and Ice USRalph Bakshi 20th Century-Fox, Producers Sales Organization 1983Traditional/Rotoscoping
Rock & Rule Canada Clive A. Smith Nelvana, United Artists1983Traditional
Urusei Yatsura: Only You Japan Mamoru Oshii Pierrot 1983Traditional
Golgo 13: The Professional Japan Osamu Dezaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha1983Traditional/CGI
Lensman Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Kazuyuki Hirokawa Madhouse 1984Traditional/CGI
Macross: Do You Remember Love? Japan Noboru Ishiguro, Shōji Kawamori Artland, Tatsunoko Production and Topcraft 1984Traditional
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer JapanMamoru OshiiPierrot1984Traditional
Samson & Sally Denmark, Sweden Jannik Hastrup Dansk Tegnefilm1984Traditional
Vampires in Havana Cuba, Spain Juan Padrón 1985Traditional
Angel's Egg JapanMamoru Oshii Tokuma Shoten 1985Traditional
The Dagger of Kamui Japan Rintaro Madhouse, Project Team Argos1985Traditional
Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon JapanSeijun Suzuki, Shigetsugu YoshidaTokyo Movie Shinsha1985Traditional
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin USSteven HahnYoung Sung Production Co. Ltd.1985Traditional
Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love JapanKazuo Yamazaki Studio Deen 1985Traditional
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party Japan Studio Deen 1985Traditional
Vampire Hunter D Japan Toyoo Ashida Toho, Ashi Production 1985Based on Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 by Hideyuki Kikuchi Traditional
Penguin's Memory: Shiawase MonogatariJapanShinji KimuraAnimation Staff Room1985Uses the penguin mascots from the Suntory's CAN BeerTraditional
Arion JapanYoshikazu Yasuhiko Sunrise 1986Traditional
Barefoot Gen 2 JapanToshio Hirata Madhouse 1986Traditional
Fist of the North Star Japan Toyoo Ashida Toei Animation 1986Traditional
When the Wind Blows UK Jimmy T. Murakami Meltdown Productions1986Traditional
Cat City Hungary Béla Ternovszky1986Traditional
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown US Jim Reardon California Institute of the Arts 1986Traditional
Neo Tokyo Japan Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Katsuhiro Otomo Project Team Agros, Madhouse 1987Traditional
Robot Carnival JapanAtsuko Fukushima, Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Hidetoshi Omori, Yasuomi Umetsu, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Mao Lamdo, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Takashi Nakamura A.P.P.P. 1987Traditional
Saint Seiya: The Movie JapanKōzō MorishitaToei Animation1987Traditional
Wicked City JapanYoshiaki KawajiriMadhouse1987Traditional
Twilight of the Cockroaches JapanHiroaki YoshidaMadhouse, Kitty Films 1987Traditional/Live action
Lupo the Butcher Canada Danny Antonucci International Rocketship Limited1987Traditional
The Big Bang France, BelgiumPicha1987Traditional
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy JapanMasayuki ŌzekiTokyo Movie Shinsha1987Traditional
Gandahar US, France René Laloux SEK Studio 1987Traditional
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Japan Yoshiyuki Tomino Sunrise 1988Traditional/CGI
Grave of the Fireflies Japan Isao Takahata Studio Ghibli, Shinchosha 19881988Traditional
Appleseed Japan Kazuyoshi Katayama Gainax 1988Traditional
Who Framed Roger Rabbit US Robert Zemeckis Touchstone Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Silver Screen Partners
1988Traditional/Live action
Akira Japan Katsuhiro Otomo Tokyo Movie Shinsha1988Traditional
Demon City Shinjuku JapanYoshiaki KawajiriMadhouse1988Traditional
Riding Bean JapanYasuo Hasegawa AIC 1989Traditional
Patlabor: The Movie JapanMamoru OshiiI.G. Tatsunoko, Shochiku1989Traditional

1990s

TitleCountryDirectorStudioYearNotesAnimation technique
War of the Birds Denmark Jannik Hastrup Dansk Tegnefilm1990Traditional
A Wind Named Amnesia Japan Kazuo Yamazaki Madhouse 1990Traditional
Werner – Beinhart! Germany Niki List, Gerhard Hahn  [ de ], Michael Schaack  [ de ] Constantin Film 1990Traditional/Live action
Only Yesterday Japan Isao Takahata Studio Ghibli 1991Traditional
Bebe's Kids US Bruce W. Smith Paramount Pictures, Hyperion Studio 1992Was one of the first animated films to have an all African-American castTraditional
Cool World USRalph BakshiRough Draft Studios, Paramount Pictures1992Traditional/Live action
Porco Rosso Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli 1992Traditional
Shōjo Tsubaki JapanHiroshi Harada1992Traditional
The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty US Trey Parker, Matt Stone Avenging Conscience1992Cutout/Stop-motion
Evil Toons US Fred Olen Ray 1992Traditional/Live action
The Tune US Bill Plympton October Films 1992Traditional
Ninja Scroll Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri Toho1993Traditional
Patlabor 2: The Movie JapanMamoru OshiiProduction I.G1993Traditional
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie JapanNoriyuki AbeStudio Pierrot1993Traditional
Zit: The Video UK Keith BatemanScreen Entertainment, A.K. Music1993Traditional
Felidae Germany Michael SchaackTFC Trickompany1994Based on the novel by Akif Pirinçci Traditional
Rocky & Hudson Brazil Otto Guerra Otto Desenhos Animados1994Traditional
Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report JapanMasakatsu IijimaStudio Pierrot, Movic 1994Traditional
Darkside Blues JapanNobuyasu Furukawa J.C.Staff 1994Based on the manga by Hideyuki Kikuchi Traditional
Ghost in the Shell Japan, UK Mamoru Oshii Production I.G. 1995Traditional
Farewell to Nostradamus Japan Shunya Itō, Takeshi ShiratoTokyo Movie Shinsha

Telecom Animation Film

1995Traditional
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)1995Traditional
The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa US Trey Parker, Matt Stone Krankin-Brass Productions1995Cutout/Stop-motion
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America [2] US Mike Judge Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, MTV Feature Animation 1996Traditional
Conspirators of Pleasure Czech Republic, Switzerland, UK Jan Švankmajer 1996Stop-motion/live action
Lupin III: Dead or Alive Japan Monkey Punch Tokyo Movie Shinsha1996Traditional
Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love JapanHiroshi Negishi Anime International Company 1996Traditional
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth Japan Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Gainax1997Traditional
The End of Evangelion JapanHideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki Gainax 1997Traditional
Perfect Blue Japan Satoshi Kon Madhouse 1997Traditional/CGI
Princess Mononoke Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli 1997Traditional
Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness JapanTetsu KimuraAnime International Company1997Traditional
I Married a Strange Person! US Bill Plympton Lionsgate, Italtoons1997Traditional
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy Japan Kōnosuke Uda Toei Animation 1998Traditional
Golgo 13: Queen Bee Japan Osamu Dezaki Tezuka Productions 1998Traditional
Spriggan JapanHirotsuga Kawasaki Studio 4°C 1998Traditional
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness Japan Tatsuo Satō Production I.G, Xebec 1998Traditional
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 1998Traditional
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Japan Hiroyuki Okiura Production I.G, Bandai Visual 1999Traditional
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut US Trey Parker Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Comedy Central Films1999CGI
Tenchi Forever! The Movie JapanHiroshi NegishiAnime International Company1999Traditional

2000s

TitleCountryDirectorStudioYearNotesAnimation technique
Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman Japan Kenichi TakeshitaStudio Live2000Traditional
Blood: The Last Vampire JapanHiroyuki KitakuboProduction I.G.2000Traditional
Escaflowne Japan Kazuki Akane Bones (animation),
Sunrise (production)
2000Traditional
Heavy Metal 2000 Canada Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire CineGroupe 2000Traditional
Little Otik Czech Republic, UK Jan Švankmajer Zeitgeist Films2000Based on Otesánek by Karel Jaromír Erben Stop-motion/live action
One Piece Japan Junji Shimizu Toei Animation, Fuji Television, Shueisha, Toei Company 2000Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust US, Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri Madhouse 2000Based on Vampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathcase by Hideyuki KikuchiTraditional
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker US Curt GedaWarner Bros.2000Censored version released in 2000, uncut version released in 2002.Traditional
Mutant Aliens USBill Plympton Plymptoons 2001Traditional
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time Japan Toshiya Shinohara Sunrise 2001Traditional
Metropolis JapanRintaroMadhouse2001Based on the manga of the same name.Traditional
Cowboy Bebop, Knockin' on Heaven's Door Japan Shinichirō Watanabe Bones 2001Traditional
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within US, Japan Hironobu Sakaguchi,
Motonori Sakakibara
Square Pictures 2001CGI/Motion capture
Millennium Actress JapanSatoshi KonMadhouse2001Traditional
Monkeybone US Henry Selick 20th Century Fox, 1492 Pictures 2001Stop-motion/Live action
Waking Life US Richard Linklater Fox Searchlight2001Rotoscoping
Eight Crazy Nights USSeth KearsleyColumbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions 2002Traditional
WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 JapanFumihiko Takayama, Takuji EndoMadhouse2002Traditional
Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass JapanToshiya ShinoharaSunrise2002Traditional
Lupin III: Return of Pycal JapanMamoru Hamatsu TMS Entertainment 2002Traditional
Mercano, the Martian ArgentinaJuan AntínUniversidad Del Cine2002Traditional/CGI
My Beautiful Girl, Mari South Korea Lee Sung-gang Daewoo Entertainment,
Kuh Dong,
Siz Entertainment
2002Traditional
Song of the Miraculous Hind Hungary Marcell Jankovics Pannonia Film Studio, Budapest Film2002Traditional
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
2003Nine animated short films based on The Matrix trilogy Traditional/CGI
Cesante ChileRicardo AmunáteguiEmu Films, Sobras Producciones, ADN Digital2003Traditional
Jake's Booty Call US Eric Eisner, J. Chad HammesRomp Studios2003Flash
Kaena: The Prophecy France, Canada Chris Delaporte, Pascal Pinon Xilam Animation 2003CGI
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem France, JapanKazuhisa Takenouchi Toei Animation, Daft Life Ltd, Wild Bunch, BAC Films 2003Traditional
Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler JapanToshiya ShinoharaSunrise2003Traditional
One Piece The Movie: Dead End no Bōken Japan Kōnosuke Uda Toei Animation, Toei Company 2003Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Sky Blue South Korea Kim Moon-saeng Endgame Productions Inc., Masquerade Films, Maxmedia, Tin House Productions2003Traditional/CGI
The Son of SatanUnited StatesJJ Villard California Institute of the Arts 2003Traditional
Tokyo Godfathers JapanSatoshi KonMadhouse2003Traditional
The Triplets of Belleville France, UK, Canada Sylvain Chomet Les Armateurs, Production Champion, Vivi Film, France 3 Cinéma, RGP Productions2003Traditional
Terkel in Trouble Denmark Kresten Vestbjerg Nordisk Film 2004CGI
Hair High USBill Plympton Plymptoons 2004Traditional
Appleseed Japan Shinji Aramaki Micott & Basara, Digital Frontier 2004CGI
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury US Peter Chung Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2004Acts as a bridge passage between Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick Traditional
Dead Leaves Japan Hiroyuki Imaishi Production I.G.2004Traditional
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence JapanMamoru OshiiProduction I.G., Studio Ghibli2004Traditional
Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island JapanToshiya ShinoharaSunrise2004Traditional
Lady Death: The Motion Picture USAndrew Orjuela ADV Films 2004Traditional
Mind Game Japan Masaaki Yuasa Studio 4°C 2004Traditional
One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword JapanKazuhisa Takenōchi Toei Animation Toei Company 2004Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Steamboy JapanKatsuhiro OtomoSunrise2004Traditional
Van Helsing: The London Assignment USSharon Bridgeman Universal Animation Studios 2004Animated prequel to the 2004 motion picture Van Helsing Traditional
The District! Hungary Áron Gauder2004Caricaturistic
Disaster! US Roy T. Wood 2005Claymation
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts France, Vietnam Michel Ocelot, Bénédicte Galup Les Armateurs, Jet Media, Armada, Gébéka Films 2005Traditional
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Japan Tetsuya Nomura Visual Works 2005Film sequel to the video game Final Fantasy VII CGI
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa Japan Seiji Mizushima Bones 2005Film sequel to the 2003 series Fullmetal Alchemist Traditional
Lil' Pimp USMark Brooks, Peter Gilstrap2005Flash
Lunacy Czech Republic, Slovakia Jan Švankmajer Warner Bros. 2005Based 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 2005Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom Japan Itsuro Kawasaki Production I.G 2005Traditional
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story US Pete Michels Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005Traditional
xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream JapanTsutomu Mizushima Production I.G 2005Traditional
2 in the AM PM US J. G. Quintel California Institute of the Arts
Net Hat Co.
2006Traditional
Marvel Animated Features US Jamie Simone MLG Productions2006Traditional
Aachi & Ssipak South KoreaJo Beom-jinJTeam Studios2006Traditional
Bleach: Memories of Nobody Japan Noriyuki Abe Pierrot 2006Traditional
Blood Tea and Red String [3] US Christiane Cegavske 2006Stop-motion
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Japan Mamoru Hosoda Madhouse 2006Traditional
Hellboy: Sword of Storms USPhil Weinstein, Tad Stones Film Roman 2006Part of the Hellboy Animated film seriesTraditional
Live Freaky! Die Freaky! US John Roecker Hellcat Films 2006Stop-motion
Renaissance France Christian Volckman Pathé 2006CGI
Tales from Earthsea Japan Gorō Miyazaki Studio Ghibli 2006Traditional
Paprika JapanSatoshi KonMadhouse2006The last film directed by Satoshi Kon before his death in 2010Traditional
A Scanner Darkly USRichard LinklaterThousand Words, Section Eight, Detour Filmproduction, 3 Arts Entertainment2006Rotoscoping
Tekkonkinkreet Japan Michael Arias Studio 4°C 2006Traditional
Wood & Stock: Sexo, Oregano e Rock'n'Roll Brazil Otto Guerra Otto Desenhos Animados2006Traditional
Free Jimmy Norway Christopher Nielsen 2006CGI
One Night in One City Czech Republic Jan Balej HAFAN film, MAUR film2007Stop Motion
Snow White: The Sequel UK, Belgium, FrancePicha2007Based on the fairy tale of the same nameTraditional
Film NoirSerbiaD. Jud Jones, Risto TopaloskiEasyE Films2007CGI
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters US Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis Radical Axis, Williams Street, Adult Swim 2007Flash/Traditional/CGI
Noah's Ark Argentina, Italy Juan Pablo Buscarini Patagonik Film Group, Buena Vista International 2007Traditional
Appleseed Ex Machina JapanShinji Aramaki Micott & Basara, Digital Frontier 2007CGI
Beowulf US Robert Zemeckis ImageMovers 2007CGI/Motion capture
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion JapanNoriyuki AbePierrot2007Traditional
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone JapanMasayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Studio Khara 2007Traditional
Fear(s) of the Dark FranceBlutch and VariousDiaphana Films2007Traditional
Futurama: Bender's Big Score USDwayne Carey-Hill The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2007Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama Traditional
Hellboy: Blood and Iron US Victor Cook, Tad Stones Film Roman 2007Part of the Hellboy Animated film seriesTraditional
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance US, Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Hiroshi Hamasaki Madhouse, Imagi Animation Studios 2007An anime instalment of the cult Highlander franchiseTraditional
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood JapanJūnichi Hayama A.P.P.P. 2007Traditional
One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta JapanTakahiro Imamura Toei Animation, Fuji Television, Shueisha, Bandai Entertainment, Toei Company 2007Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
The Simpsons Movie US David Silverman 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Gracie Films 2007Traditional
Summer Days with Coo Japan Keiichi Hara Shin-Ei Animation 2007Traditional
Superman: Doomsday United States Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, Brandon Vietti Warner Premiere, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation 2007Traditional
Persepolis France, Iran Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud Celluloid Dreams, CNC, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Région Ile-de-France 2007Traditional
Tengers South Africa Michael J. Rix Filmhub 2007Claymation
Cat City 2: The Cat of Satan

Macskafogó 2 - A sátán macskája

Hungary Béla Ternovszky2007Traditional
Batman: Gotham Knight US, JapanShōjirō 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)
2008Traditional
Bleach: Fade to Black JapanNoriyuki AbePierrot2008Traditional
Idiots and Angels USBill Plympton Plymptoons 2008Traditional
The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain JapanMitsuru Obunai Ufotable, Aniplex 2008Based on the manga of the same nameTraditional
$9.99 Israel, Australia Tatia Rosenthal2008Stop-motion
Goat Story Czech Republic Jan Tománek Art And Animation studio, Visions in Technology, D production, & Ceská Televise.2008First Czech CGI featureCGI
Dead Space: Downfall USChuck Patton Film Roman, Electronic Arts 2008Animated film prequel to the video game Dead Space Traditional
Edison and Leo CanadaNeil Burns TVA Films 2008Stop-motion
The Sky Crawlers JapanMamoru Oshii Production I.G, Warner Bros. Pictures 2008Traditional
Futurama: Bender's Game USDwayne Carey-Hill The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2008Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama Traditional
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs USPeter AvanzinoThe Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox2008Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama Traditional
Kite Liberator Japan Yasuomi Umetsu ARMS 2008Traditional
Lupin III: Green vs. Red JapanShigeyuki Miya TMS Entertainment 2008Traditional
Resident Evil: Degeneration Japan, USMakoto Kamiya Capcom, Digital Frontier 2008Set in the Resident Evil video game universeCGI
Imaginationland: The Movie (South Park) US Trey Parker South Park Digital Studios2008 Direct-to-video CGI
Immigrants Hungary, US Gábor Csupó Klasky Csupo 2008Traditional
Tripping the Rift: The Movie CanadaCineGroupe, Film Roman2008CGI
Waltz with Bashir Israel, Germany, France Ari Folman Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici, Razor Film Produktion2008First animated film nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Traditional/Flash
Turok: Son of Stone USCurt Geda, Dan Riba, Frank Squillace, Tad Stones Classic Media, Film Roman, Starz Media 2008Animated 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 2008Flash
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight US Will Meugniot Toonz Animation, Commotion Pictures, Epic Level Entertainment2008Based 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 2009Traditional
9 US Shane Acker Focus Features, Bazelevs Company, Relativity Media, Starz Animation, Tim Burton Productions 2009Based on Acker's 2005 animated short of the same name.CGI
Afro Samurai: Resurrection JapanFuminori Kizaki Gonzo 2009Traditional
Belowars BrazilPaulo MunhozTecnokena2009Traditional
Boogie Argentina Gustavo Cova Illusion Studios, Proceso2009Traditional
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance JapanMasayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Studio Khara2009Traditional
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder USPeter Avanzino The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2009Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama Traditional
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 JapanShinsuke Takizawa Ufotable, Aniplex 2009Based on the manga of the same nameTraditional
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto US Rob Zombie Film Roman 2009Traditional
Killer Bean Forever USJeff LewKiller Bean Studios2009CGI
Mary and Max AustraliaAdam ElliotMelodrama Pictures2009Stop-motion
Metropia Sweden, Denmark, Norway Tarik Saleh Atmo Media Network, Boulder Media Limited, Sandrew Metronome 2009CGI
One Piece Film: Strong World Japan Munehisa Sakai Toei Animation, Toei Company 2009Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Redline Japan Takeshi Koike Madhouse 2009Traditional
Summer Wars JapanMamoru Hosoda Madhouse 2009Traditional
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike JapanKanta Kamei Production I.G. 2009Prequel to the 2008 video game Tales of Vesperia Traditional
Technotise: Edit & I Serbia Aleksa Gajić Black White 'N' Green2009CGI

2010s

TitleCountryDirectorStudioYearNotesAnimation technique
Chico and Rita UK
Spain
Fernando Trueba,
Javier Mariscal,
Tono Errando
Fernando Trueba PC,
Estudio Mariscal,
Magic Light Pictures
2010Traditional
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! USGreg 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 booksTraditional
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 universeTraditional
CGI
Batman: Under the Red Hood US Brandon Vietti Warner Premiere,
Warner Bros. Animation,
DC Entertainment
Traditional
Bleach: Hell Verse JapanNoriyuki AbePierrotTraditional
Trigun: Badlands Rumble JapanSatoshi NishimuraMadhouseTraditional
Jackboots on Whitehall UK McHenry Brothers Vertigo Films, Matador Pictures, Entertainment Motion Pictures, McHenry PicturesPuppets/stop-motion
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie UK Martyn Pick Good Story Productions, Codex Pictures, POP6Set in Games Workshop's fictional Warhammer 40,000 universeCGI
George the Hedgehog Poland Wojciech Wawszczyk  [ pl ], Jakub Tarkowski, Tomasz Lew Leśniak  [ pl ]Monolith Films2011Traditional
The King of Pigs South Korea Yeon Sang-hoStudio 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 USSam 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 JapanTetsuya Yanagisawa AIC Traditional
Underworld: Endless War USJuno John Lee Lakeshore Entertainment,
Titmouse, Inc.
Set in the universe of the Underworld films Traditional
Tekken: Blood Vengeance JapanYōichi Mōri Digital Frontier
Bandai Namco Games
Namco Pictures
Asmik Ace Entertainment
Based on the Tekken video game seriesCGI
Alois Nebel Czech, Germany Tomáš LuňákNegativTraditional
Wrinkles Spain Ignacio FerrerasPerro Verde FilmsTraditional
The Tragedy of Man Hungary Marcell Jankovics Magyar RajzfilmTraditional
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part One USJay Oliva DC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation
2012Traditional
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo Japan Hideaki Anno (chief),
Mahiro Maeda,
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Studio KharaTraditional
Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker Japan Fumihiko Sori BioWare,
Electronic Arts,
Funimation
Set in the Dragon Age universeCGI
El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza Mexico Alejandro Lozano,
Andrés Couturier
Videocine,
Átomo Films,
Peyote Films
Traditional
Fat, Bald, Short Man ColombiaCarlos OsunaMalta Cine, Ciné-Sud Promotion, Perfect Circle ProductionsRotoscoping
Justice League: Doom USLauren 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 JapanMakoto Kamiya Capcom,
Digital Frontier
Set in the Resident Evil video game universeCGI
Wolf Children Japan Mamoru Hosoda Studio Chizu Traditional
Swimming to Sea South KoreaLee Dae-Hee CJ Entertainment CGI
Where the Dead Go to Die USJimmy ScreamerClauzChainsaw Kiss,
Draconian Films
CGI
The Suicide Shop

Le Magasin des suicides

France, Canada, Belgium Patrice Leconte ARP SélectionTraditional
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 FilmsTraditional
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 SullivanTraditional
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part Two USJay Oliva DC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation
2013Traditional
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie US Branden Chambers, Eric D. ChambersHouston Curtis Productions, Chamber Bros. Entertainment, 20th Century Studios Traditional
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate JapanFuminori 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 KoreaYeon Sang-hoStudio DadashowTraditional
Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission Japan Keiichiro Kawaguchi Madhouse Traditional
Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge JapanYuzo Sato Madhouse Traditional
Savita Bhabhi India Puneet AgarwalUnknownBased on the Savita Bhabhi comic book
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore JapanHiroshi Hamasaki Madhouse Traditional
Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie USSteve 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 BolognesiBuriti 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 ShochikuTraditional
Space Pirate Captain Harlock JapanShinji Aramaki Toei Animation CGI
The Wind Rises Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Traditional
Asphalt Watches Canada Shayne Ehman, Seth ScriverTraditional
Cheatin' USBill Plympton Plymptoons Traditional
Appleseed Alpha Japan
US
Shinji Aramaki,
Steven Foster
Sola Digital Arts2014CGI
Até que a Sbórnia nos Separe Brazil Otto Guerra,
Ennio Torresan Jr
Otto Desenhos AnimadosTraditional
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher JapanKenichi Shimizu Madhouse Traditional
Expelled from Paradise JapanSeiji Mizushima Toei Animation Traditional
Heavenly Sword USGun Ho JungBlockade EntertainmentBased 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 FilmTraditional
The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! JapanAtsushi Nishigori A-1 Pictures,
Bandai Namco Games
Traditional
Back to L.A. US, Spain Pablo FernandezTraditional
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 ProductionCGI
Anomalisa US Charlie Kaufman,
Duke Johnson
Paramount Pictures,
Starburns Industries
2015Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Stop-motion
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie JapanKazuya Nomura Production I.G Traditional
Halo: The Fall of Reach Canada
US
Frank O'ConnorSequence,
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 JapanRyoutarou Makihara Wit Studio Traditional
Hell and Back USTom Gianas,
Ross Shuman
ShadowMachine Stop-motion
Madea's Tough Love USFrank MarinoTyler Perry Studios,
Bento Box Entertainment
Traditional
Pirate's Passage CanadaMike Barth,
Jamie Gallant
Martin's River Ink,
PiP Animation Services
Flash
Psycho-Pass: The Movie JapanKatsuyuki 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 USJimmy ScreamerClauzChainsaw Kiss,
Draconian Films
CGI
A Silent Voice Japan Naoko Yamada Kyoto Animation 2016Traditional
Accel World: Infinite Burst Japan Masakazu Obara Sunrise Traditional
Batman: Bad Blood USJay Oliva DC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation
Traditional
Batman: The Killing Joke USSam 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 JapanYasushi 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 USSam Liu Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Traditional
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV JapanTakeshi NozueVisual 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 FilmsBased on Autobiographie d'une Courgette by Gilles ParisStop-motion
One Piece Film: Gold JapanHiroaki 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 RCGI
Seoul Station South KoreaYeon Sang-hoStudio Dadashow,
Red Peter Pictures
Traditional
Tower USKeith MaitlandKino LorberRotoscoping/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 FilmsTraditional
Max & Me Spain, US Donovan Cook Dos Corazones Films, Imagination FilmsCGI
Justice League Dark US Jay Oliva Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
2017Traditional
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 JapanNoriyuki Abe A-1 Pictures Traditional
Blame! JapanHiroyuki Seshita Polygon Pictures Based on Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei CGI
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel JapanTomodori 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 JapanTakanori Tsujimoto Capcom,
Marza Animation Planet
Set in the Resident Evil video game universeCGI
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale Japan Tomohiko Itō A-1 Pictures Traditional
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children SpainPedro 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 JapanTakeshi KoikeTMS 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, EcuadorSantiago CaicedoIKKI FilmsTraditional
Marcianos vs. Mexicanos MexicoGabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste
Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste
Huevocartoon Producciones 2018 [10] [11] Traditional
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight USSam Liu Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Batman Ninja Japan,
US
Junpei MizusakiCGI
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 SpainSalvador SimóSygnatia

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 StudioStop-motion
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple JapanTakuya Igarashi Bones Traditional
Flavors of Youth Japan, ChinaLi Haoling, Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing, Yoshitaka TakeuchiHaoliners Animation League, CoMix Wave Films
Garo: The Fleeting Cherry Blossom JapanSatoshi NishimuraStudio M2,
Studio VOLN
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki SeshitaPolygon 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, HungaryMilorad Krstić Sony Pictures Classics Traditional
Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas SpainCarlos FerFerDream 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 MexicoJosé Manuel CraviotoPirexia Films

National Autonomous University of Mexico

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,

Joaquín Cociña

Diluvio,

Globo Rojo Films

Stop-motion
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five US Sam Liu Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
2019Direct-to-DVDTraditional
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, ArgentinaJorge Campusano, José Ignacio Navarro, Santiago O'RyanFábula

Laurent Lunes

A Cidade dos PiratasBrazil Otto Guerra Otto Desenhos Animados
One Piece Film: Stampede JapanTakashi Otsuka Toei Animation,
Toei Company
Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Fujiko's Lie JapanTakeshi KoikeTMS Entertainment, Telecom Animation FilmTraditional
White Snake China, USAmp Wong,
Zhao Ji
Light Chaser Animation Studios
Warner Bros. Far East
CGI
I Lost My Body FranceJérémy Clapin SFXfilms
Xilam Animation
Rotoscoping/Traditional
Human Lost JapanFuminori KizakiPolygon PicturesCGI
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Kenji Nagasaki Bones Traditional
On-Gaku: Our Sound JapanKenji IwaisawaRock 'n Roll Mountain
TipTop
Rotoscoping/Traditional
The Big Lez Show: Choomah Island Australia Jarrad Wright Traditional

2020s

TitleCountryDirectorStudioYearNotesAnimation Technique
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons: The Movie US Sung Jin Ahn Warner Bros. Animation
Blue Ribbon Content
DC Entertainment
Berlanti Productions
2020Direct-to-DVDTraditional
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War USMatt Peters
Christian Sotta
Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Traditional
Masameer: The Movie Saudi ArabiaMalik NejerMyrkott Animation StudioTraditional
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge US Ethan Spaulding Warner Bros. Animation Direct-to-DVDTraditional
Superman: Man of Tomorrow USChris Palmer Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Traditional
Superman: Red Son USSam LiuTraditional
To Your Last Death USJason AxinnCoverage Ink FilmsCGI
Altered Carbon: Resleeved Japan Takeru Nakajima
Yoshiyuki Okuda
AnimaCGI
Batman: Death in the Family US Brandon Vietti Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Direct-to-DVDTraditional
Hayop Ka! Philippines Avid LiongorenRocketsheep 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 ChinaSong 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
2021Traditional
Batman: Soul of the Dragon US Sam Liu Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Direct-to-DVDTraditional
Batman: The Long Halloween USChris Palmer Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Traditional
Belle Japan Mamoru Hosoda Studio Chizu Traditional/CGI
Charlotte Canada, Belgium, FranceÉric Warin, Tahir RanaJanuary Films
Sons of Manual
Les Productions Balthazar
Walking the Dog
Traditional
Checkered Ninja 2DenmarkThorbjørn Christoffersen, Anders Matthesen A. Film, Pop Up Production, Sudoku ApS, Nordisk Film, LevelKCGI
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 ChinaAmp Wong Light Chaser Animation Studios
Alibaba Pictures
Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media
Bilibili
CGI
Gora Automatikoa SpainDavid Galán Galindo, Esaú Dharma, Pablo Vara39 Escalones Films
The Other Film Production
Flash animation
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Japan Sunghoo Park MAPPA Traditional
Injustice USMatt Peters Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Direct-to-DVDTraditional
Justice Society: World War II USJeff WamesterTraditional
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 USJason Axinn Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Traditional
Nimuendajú Brazil Tania AnayaRotoscoping/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, PolandKwang Il Han Studio Mir
Netflix
Traditional
The Adventures of Drunky US Aaron Augenblick Fletcher Moules Augenblick Studios, Cartuna 2022Traditional
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-DVDTraditional
Aurora's Sunrise Armenia, Lithuania, GermanyInna SahakyanBars Media

Broom Films Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion

Paper cutout, CGI
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons USMatt Peters Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Direct-to-DVDCGI
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 USShinsuke Terasawa Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Direct-to-DVDTraditional
Entergalatic US Fletcher Moules Netflix Animation CGI
Eternal Spring Canada Jason Loftus Lofty Sky EntertainmentTraditional
Green Lantern: Beware My Power USJeff Wamester Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment
Direct-to-DVDTraditional
Home Is Somewhere Else US, MexicoCarlos 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 USRick Morales Warner Bros. Animation Direct-to-DVDTraditional
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, BrazilDiego Felipe Guzmán RTVC Play
Hierro Animación
Estúdio GIZ
Dinamita Animación
Traditional
El paraíso ArgentinaFernando 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
2023Traditional
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar US Brendon Small
Tommy Blacha
Williams Street
Titmouse, Inc.
Direct-to-DVDTraditional
The Missing Philippines, ThailandCarl Joseph PapaProject 8 ProjectsRotoscope
The Peasants Poland, Serba, Lithuania DK Welchman
Hugh Welchman
BreakThru Films
DigitalKraft
Art Shot
Oil-painted/Rotoscoping/Traditional
Robot Dreams Spain, France Pablo Berger ArcadiaTraditional
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 universeCGI
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart US Jackson Publick Williams Street
Astro Base GO!
Titmouse, Inc.
Direct-to-DVDTraditional
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match US Ethan Spaulding Warner Bros. Animation Direct-to-DVDTraditional
The Boy and the Heron Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Traditional
Stopmotion UKRobert Morgan British Film Institute
blueLight
Live action/Stop-motion
Mars Express FranceJérémie PérinEverybody 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 JapanTakashi Katagiri Wit Studio
CloverWorks
Traditional

Upcoming

TitleCountryDirectorStudioNotesAnimation Technique
Fixed US Genndy Tartakovsky Warner Bros. Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
New Line Cinema
Set to be Sony Pictures Animation's first R-rated film. [13] Traditional
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc JapanTBD MAPPA Traditional
Spermageddon Norway Tommy Wirkola
Rasmus A. Sivertsen
Qvisten Animation
74 Entertainment
CGI
BeckoningUK
Serbia
Spain
Sava ŽivkovićSnafu Pictures
Bauk Pictures
Set to be animated using Unreal Engine.CGI
The Goon US Patrick Osborne Netflix Animation
Blur Studio
[14] CGI
Ray GunnUS Brad Bird Apple TV+
Skydance Animation
[15] CGI
Untitled Bong Joon-ho Animated ProjectSouth Korea Bong Joon-ho 4th CREATIVE PARTY ANIMATION
CJ Entertainment
[16] CGI
Untitled Family Guy film US Seth MacFarlane 20th Century Studios
20th Century Animation
Fuzzy Door Productions
[17] Traditional

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Thomas Edward Warburton, better known as Mr. Warburton, is an American animator, producer, screenwriter, and character designer. He is best known for creating the animated television series Codename: Kids Next Door. He also created the animated short Kenny and the Chimp. Prior to that, he served as production designer on the first season of Beavis and Butt-Head and was the lead character designer for the animated series Pepper Ann. He is also the author of the book A Thousand Times No. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2009, he has worked at Disney Television Animation serving as creative director on Fish Hooks, co-executive producer on The 7D and executive producer on Muppet Babies.

<i>Loving Vincent</i> 2017 animated biographical drama film

Loving Vincent is a 2017 adult animated drama film about the life of the painter Vincent van Gogh, in particular the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully painted animated feature film. The film, written and directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, is a Polish-UK co-production, funded by the Polish Film Institute, and partially through a Kickstarter campaign.

TVPaint Animation is a 2D paint and digital animation software package developed by TVPaint Developpement SARL based in Lorraine, France. Originally released for Amiga in 1991, version 3.0 (1994) introduced support for other platforms. In 1999, the last Amiga version 3.59 was released as free download. TVPaint Animation currently runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android operating systems.

<i>Marcianos vs. Mexicanos</i> 2018 Mexican film

Marcianos vs. Mexicanos is a 2018 Mexican adult animated science fiction comedy film produced, written, and directed by Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste. The film features the voices of Adal Ramones, Martha Higareda, Omar Chaparro, Angélica Vale, Eduardo Manzano, and Jaime Maussan. Produced by Huevocartoon Producciones, it is the company's first original project as it features an entirely human cast and original story, in contrast to the company's previous feature films, and in a similar way to its internet shorts. The film is aimed for a mature audience.

Huevocartoon is a Mexican multimedia entertainment brand and animation studio founded in November 2001 by Gabriel and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste, Carlos Zepeda Chehaibar, and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Velasco. It consists of an internet series, six feature films, a video game, a television special, and advertisements, featuring anthropomorphic eggs in a civilized and humorous setting.

Locksmith Animation is an independent computer animation feature film studio owned by Sister Group and based in London, England and Los Angeles, California. Locksmith is best known for producing independent computer-animated feature films which are all made for kids and adults of all ages.

The Mexican animation industry is a part of Mexico's domestic film industry. It utilizes primarily the flash, CG, and traditional animation formats, typically produced on a small budget. There studios included Ánima Estudios, Animex Producciones, Huevocartoon, among others. It began in 1915 with the first animated film of the country, Mi Sueño, and continues decades later.

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