List of adult animated feature films
Appearance
This is a list of adult animated films that were made from the 1950s onwards, that might contain violence, political messages, nudity and sexual content, or drug and alcohol use.
1950s and 1960s
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation Technique |
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Animal Farm | UK, US | John Halas, Joy Batchelor | Halas and Batchelor | 1954 | First British animated feature | Traditional |
Heaven and Earth Magic | US | Harry Everett Smith | 1962 | Originally released in 1957 | Stop motion | |
Doggie March | Japan | Daisaku Shirakawa | Toei Animation | 1963 | Traditional | |
Out of an Old Man's Head
I huvet på en gammal gubbe |
Sweden | Per Åhlin animation
Tage Danielsson live-action |
1968 | First Swedish animated feature | Traditional, Live action | |
A Thousand and One Nights | Japan | Eiichi Yamamoto | Mushi Production | 1969 | Traditional | |
Maruhi Gekiga, Ukiyoe Senichiya | Japan | Leo Nisimura | Leo Production | 1969 | First animated film to receive the R-18 in the Japan | Traditional |
1970s
Title | 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 | ||
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 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 | ||
The Mystery of Mamo | Japan | Sōji Yoshikawa | 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 | ||
Watership Down | UK | Martin Rosen | Nepenthe Productions | 1978 | Based on the 1972 novel by Richard Adams | Traditional |
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | 1979 | Traditional |
1980s
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation Technique |
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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, US | Gerald Potterton | 1981 | Traditional | ||
The Plague Dogs | UK, US | Martin Rosen | United Artists, Nepenthe Productions | 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 | |
Fire and Ice | US | Ralph Bakshi | 20th Century Fox | 1983 | Traditional | |
Rock & Rule | Canada | Clive A. Smith | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1983 | Traditional | |
Urusei Yatsura: Only You | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | 1983 | Traditional | ||
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | 1984 | Traditional | ||
Angel's Egg | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Tokuma Shoten | 1985 | Traditional | |
The Legend of the Gold of Babylon | Japan | Seijun Suzuki, Shigetsugu Yoshida | 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 | 1985 | Traditional | ||
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party | Japan | 1985 | Traditional | |||
Vampire Hunter D | Japan | Toyoo Ashida | Toho | 1985 | Based on Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 by Hideyuki Kikuchi | 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 | |
Lupo the Butcher | Canada | Danny Antonucci | International Rocketship Limited | 1987 | Traditional | |
The Big Bang | France, Belgium | Picha | 1987 | Traditional | ||
Akira | Japan | Katsuhiro Otomo | TMS Entertainment | 1988 | Traditional | |
Gandahar | US, France | René Laloux | SEK Studio | 1988 | Traditional | |
Appleseed | Japan | Kazuyoshi Katayama | 1988 | Traditional | ||
Grave of the Fireflies | Japan | Isao Takahata | Studio Ghibli, Shinchosha 1988 | 1988 | Traditional | |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack | Japan | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise | 1988 | Traditional | |
Patlabor: The Movie | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | I.G. Tatsunoko, Shochiku | 1989 | Traditional |
1990s
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation Technique |
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A Wind Named Amnesia | Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki | Madhouse | 1990 | Traditional | |
Only Yesterday | Japan | Isao Takahata | Studio Ghibli | 1991 | Traditional | |
Bébé's Kids | US | Bruce W. Smith | Paramount Pictures | 1992 | Was one of the first animated films to have an all African-American cast | Traditional |
Cool World | US | Ralph Bakshi | Rough Draft Studios, Paramount Pictures | 1992 | Traditional/Live Action | |
Shōjo Tsubaki | Japan | Hiroshi Harada | 1992 | The original copy of the film was stolen and destroyed in 1999 | Traditional | |
Evil Toons | US | Fred Olen Ray | 1992 | Traditional/Live action | ||
Ninja Scroll | Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Toho | 1993 | Traditional | |
Patlabor: The Movie 2 | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G | 1993 | Traditional | |
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie | Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Studio Pierrot | 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 | |
Ghost in the Shell | Japan, UK | Mamoru Oshii | Production I.G. | 1995 | Traditional | |
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | US | Mike Judge | Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, MTV Feature Animation | 1996 | Traditional | |
Dead or Alive (Lupin the 3rd) | Japan | Monkey Punch | 1996 | Traditional | ||
Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love | Japan | Hiroshi Negishi | Anime International Company | 1996 | Traditional | |
The End of Evangelion | Japan | Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Gainax | 1997 | Traditional | |
Evangelion: Death and Rebirth | Japan | Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, 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 | |
Spriggan | Japan | Hirotsuga Kawasaki | Studio 4°C, ADV Films | 1998 | Traditional | |
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | US | Trey Parker, Matt Stone | Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Comedy Central Films | 1999 | It was originally going to be rated NC-17 due to vulgar language, but it was rated R for a total of 400 swear words. | CGI/Cutout |
Tenchi Forever! The Movie | Japan | Hiroshi Negishi | Anime International Company | 1999 | Traditional |
2000s
Title | 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 | |
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | United States, Japan | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Madhouse | 2000 | Based on Vampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathcase by Hideyuki Kikuchi. | Traditional |
Mutant Aliens | United States | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | 2001 | Traditional | |
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time | Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 2001 | Traditional | |
Metropolis | Japan | Rintaro | Toho | 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 | 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 | |
Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass | Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 2002 | Traditional | |
My Beautiful Girl, Mari | South Korea | Lee Sung-gang | Daewoo Entertainment, Kuh Dong, Siz Entertainment |
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 |
Kaena: The Prophecy | France, Canada | Chris Delaporte, Pascal Pinon | Xilam Animation | 2003 | CGI | |
Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler | Japan | Toshiya Shinohara | Sunrise | 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 | United States | 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 Movie | US | Andrew Orjuela | ADV Films | 2004 | Traditional | |
Mind Game | Japan | Masaaki Yuasa | Studio 4°C | 2004 | 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 |
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 | ||
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 | United States | 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! | United States | John Roecker | Hellcat Films | 2006 | Stop-Motion | |
Renaissance | France | Christian Volckman | Pathé | 2006 | Traditional | |
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 | |
Snow White: The Sequel | United Kingdom, Belgium, France | Picha | 2007 | Based on the fairytale of the same name | Traditional | |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | US | Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis | Radical Axis, Williams Street, Adult Swim | 2007 | Flash/Traditional/CGI | |
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 | Gainax | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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 | |
Noah's Ark | Argentina, Italy | Juan Pablo Buscarini | Patagonik Film Group | 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 | |
Bleach: Fade to Black | Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Pierrot | 2008 | Traditional | |
Idiots and Angels | United States | 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 | ||
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 | |
Futurama: Bender's Game | US | Dwayne Carey-Hill | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2008 | Traditional | |
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | US | Peter Avanzino | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2008 | Traditional | |
Goat Story | Czech Republic | Jan Tománek | Phase 4 Films, Bontonfilm | 2008 | CGI | |
Resident Evil: Degeneration | Japan, US | Makoto Kamiya | Capcom, Digital Frontier | 2008 | CGI | |
Imaginationland: The Movie (South Park) | US | Trey Parker | South Park Digital Studios | 2008 | Direct-to-video | Traditional/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 | |
9 | US | Shane Acker | Focus Features, Bazelevs Company, Relativity Media, Starz Animation, Tim Burton Productions | 2009 | CGI | |
Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Japan | Fuminori Kizaki | Gonzo | 2009 | Traditional | |
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | Japan | Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Gainax | 2009 | Traditional | |
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | US | Peter Avanzino | The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox | 2009 | 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 | |
Redline | Japan | Takeshi Koike | Madhouse | 2009 | Traditional | |
Summer Wars | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Madhouse | 2009 | Traditional | |
Technotise: Edit & I | Serbia | Aleksa Gajić | Black White 'N' Green | 2009 | CGI |
2010s
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation Technique |
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Bleach: Hell Verse | Japan | Noriyuki Abe | Pierrot | 2010 | Traditional | |
Chico and Rita | UK Spain |
Fernando Trueba, |
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 | ||
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 |
Traditional CGI | ||
Batman: Under the Red Hood | US | Brandon Vietti | Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment |
Traditional | ||
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | UK | Martyn Pick | Set in Games Workshop's fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe | CGI | ||
George the Hedgehog | Poland | Wojciech Wawszczyk, Jakub Tarkowski, Tomasz Leśniak | Monolith Films | 2011 | Traditional | |
Paul | UK, US | Greg Mottola | Universal Pictures | CGI/Live Action | ||
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 Comics, 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 sequel, Dead Space 2 | 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. |
Traditional | ||
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part One | US | Jay Oliva | DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation |
2012 | Traditional | |
Cheech and Chong's Animated Movie | US | Branden Chambers, Eric D. Chambers |
20th Century Fox, Houston Curtis Productions, Chamber Bros. Entertainment |
Traditional | ||
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | Japan | Hideaki Anno (chief), Mahiro Maeda, Kazuya Tsurumaki |
Gainax | Traditional | ||
El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza | Mexico | Alejandro Lozano, Andrés Couturier |
Videocine, Átomo Films, Peyote Films |
Traditional | ||
Justice League: Doom | US | Lauren Montgomery | DC Comics, 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 | |
Resident Evil: Damnation | Japan | Makoto Kamiya | Capcom, Digital Frontier |
CGI | ||
Where the Dead Go to Die | US | Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Chainsaw Kiss, Draconian Films |
CGI | ||
Wolf Children | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Madhouse, Studio Chizu |
Traditional | ||
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part Two | US | Jay Oliva | DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation |
2013 | 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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Cheatin' | United States | 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, Warner Bros. |
CGI | ||
The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! | Japan | Atsushi Nishigori | A-1 Pictures, Bandai Namco Games |
Traditional | ||
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary | Japan | Keiichi Sato | Toei Animation | CGI | ||
Anomalisa | US | Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson |
Paramount Pictures, Starburns Industries |
2015 | 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 |
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 | ||
When Black Birds Fly | US | Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Chainsaw Kiss, Draconian Films |
CGI | ||
Accel World: Infinite Burst | Japan | Masakazu Obara | Sunrise | 2016 | Traditional | |
Batman: Bad Blood | US | Jay Oliva | DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation |
Traditional | ||
Batman: The Killing Joke | US | Sam Liu | DC Comics, 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 | Yūichirō Hayashi | MAPPA | 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 |
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 | |
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 | ||
Your Name | Japan | Makoto Shinkai | CoMix Wave Films | Traditional | ||
Nerdland | US | Chris Prynoski | Samuel Goldwyn Films, Titmouse, Inc. |
Flash | ||
Bad Cat | Turkey | Mehmet Kurtuluş | CGI | |||
Revengeance | US | Bill Plympton | Plymptoons | [1][2][3] | Traditional | |
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea | US | Dash Shaw | Washington Square Films, Electric Chinoland, Low Spark Films |
2017 | [4] | Traditional |
Blame! | Japan | Hiroyuki Seshita | Polygon Pictures | 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 |
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 Picures, Cartoon Saloon, Guru Studio, Irish Film Board, Jolie Pas, Melusine Productions, Telefilm Canada |
Traditional | ||
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, United Kingdom, US |
Dorota Kobiela Hugh Welchman |
BreakThru Productions Trademark Films |
[5][6] | Oil-painted/Rotoscoping/Traditional | |
Marcianos vs. Mexicanos | Mexico | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste |
Huevocartoon Producciones | 2018 | [7][8] | Traditional |
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight | US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation | |||
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | ||||||
Batman Ninja | Japan, US |
Junpei Mizusaki | CGI | |||
The Death of Superman | US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | ||
Isle of Dogs | US, Germany |
Wes Anderson | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Indian Paintbrush |
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 | ||||||
Mirai | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Studio Chizu | Traditional | ||
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | Kenji Nagasaki | Bones | Traditional | |||
Another Day of Life | Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Hungary |
Raul de la Fuente, Damian Nenow | Platige Image, Kanaki Films |
CGI/Rotoscoping | ||
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | US | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation | 2019 | Direct-to-DVD | Traditional |
Reign of the Supermen | ||||||
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jake Castorena | |||||
Hush | Justin Copeland | |||||
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | Justin Copeland, Sam Liu | |||||
A Cidade dos Piratas | Brazil | Otto Guerra | Otto Desenhos Animados | |||
White Snake | China | Amp Wong, Zhao Ji |
Light Chaser Animation Studios | CGI | ||
I Lost My Body | France | Jérémy Clapin | SFXfilms Xilam Animation |
Rotoscoping/Traditional | ||
Human Lost | Japan | Fuminori Kizaki | Polygon Pictures | CGI | ||
Weathering with You | Makoto Shinkai | CoMix Wave Films, Story Inc. |
Traditional |
Upcoming films
Title | Country | Director | Studio | Year | Notes | Animation Technique |
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To Your Last Death | US | Jason Axinn | Coverage Ink Films | 2019 | CGI |
See also
References
- ^ 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, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017 – via British Film Institute.
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