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.

1920s[edit]

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation technique
The Virgin US Alan James Truart Film Corporation 1924 Traditional/Live action
Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure US E. Hardon 1929 Traditional

1940s[edit]

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

1950s and 1960s[edit]

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation technique
Animal Farm[1] United Kingdom and the United States John Halas, Joy Batchelor Halas and Batchelor 1954 First British animated feature Traditional
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 1962 Originally released in 1957 Stop motion
Doggie March Japan Daisaku Shirakawa Toei Animation 1963 Traditional
Gustav Hungary Attila Dargay, József Nepp, Marcell Jankovics Pannonia Film Studio, Magyar Televízió 1966 Traditional
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 Artists 1968 Traditional/Live-Action
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 Japan Traditional

1970s[edit]

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation technique
Cleopatra Japan Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto Mushi Production 1970 Traditional
Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama Japan Takateru Miwa, Shinichiro Takakuwa Tokyo TV Movie 1971 Based on the erotic gag manga by Yasuji Tanioka Traditional
Fritz the Cat US Ralph Bakshi Aurica Finance Company, Black Ink, Fritz Productions, Steve Krantz Productions 1972 First animated film to receive the X rating in the US Traditional
Heavy Traffic US Ralph Bakshi 1973 Traditional
King Dick Italy Gibba 1973 Traditional
Johnny Corncob Hungary Marcell Jankovics Pannonia Film Studio 1973 First Hungarian animated feature Traditional
Fantastic Planet Czechoslovakia, France René Laloux Jiří Trnka Studio 1973 Traditional
Belladonna of Sadness Japan, France Eiichi Yamamoto Mushi Production 1973 Traditional
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat US Robert Taylor Steve Krantz Productions, Cine Camera, American International Pictures 1974 First American animated film to receive an R rating Traditional
Down and Dirty Duck US Charles Swenson New World Pictures 1974 Traditional
Coonskin US Ralph Bakshi 1975 Traditional
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle France, Belgium Picha, Boris Szulzinger 1975 Traditional
Once Upon a Girl US Don Jurwich 1976 Originally rated X, rating surrendered by Severin Films for unrated DVD release Traditional
Wizards US Ralph Bakshi 1977 Traditional
The Lord of the Rings US Ralph Bakshi 1978 Traditional/Rotoscoping
Watership Down UK Martin Rosen Nepenthe Productions 1978 Based on the 1972 novel by Richard Adams Traditional
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo Japan Sōji Yoshikawa Tokyo Movie Shinsha 1978 Traditional
Ringing Bell Japan Masami Hata Sanrio 1978 Based on Ringing Bell by Takashi Yanase Traditional
Galaxy Express 999 Japan Rintaro Toei Animation 1979 Traditional
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Japan Hayao Miyazaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha 1979 Traditional

1980s[edit]

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation technique
Foam Bath

Habfürdö

Hungary György Kovásznai Pannonia Film Studio 1980 Traditional
The Missing Link France, Belgium Picha Pils Film 1980 Traditional
American Pop US Ralph Bakshi Columbia Pictures, Bakshi Productions 1981 Traditional/Rotoscoping
Heavy Metal Canada Gerald Potterton Columbia Pictures 1981 First Canadian animated feature Traditional
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 Japan Rintaro Toei Animation 1981 Traditional
Son of the White Mare Hungary Marcell Jankovics Pannonia Film Studio, MOKÉP, Arbelos Films 1981 Traditional
Time Masters

Les Maîtres du temps

France, West Germany, Switzerland, UK, Hungary René Laloux, Tibor Hernádi Télécip, TF1 Films Production, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk, Radio-Télévision Suisse Romande, British Broadcasting Corporation, Pannonia Film Studio, Hungarofilm 1982 Traditional
The Plague Dogs UK, US Martin Rosen United Artists, Nepenthe Productions 1982 Traditional
Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie Japan Osamu Dezaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha 1982 Traditional
Hey Good Lookin' US Ralph Bakshi Warner Bros. Pictures 1982 Traditional
Pink Floyd – The Wall UK Alan Parker, Gerald Scarfe Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1982 Live action/Traditional
Barefoot Gen Japan Mori Masaki Madhouse 1983 Traditional
Fire and Ice US Ralph Bakshi 20th Century-Fox, Producers Sales Organization 1983 Traditional/Rotoscoping
Rock & Rule Canada Clive A. Smith Nelvana, United Artists 1983 Traditional
Urusei Yatsura: Only You Japan Mamoru Oshii Pierrot 1983 Traditional
Golgo 13: The Professional Japan Osamu Dezaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha 1983 Traditional/CGI
Lensman Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Kazuyuki Hirokawa Madhouse 1984 Traditional/CGI
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer Japan Mamoru Oshii Pierrot 1984 Traditional
Samson & Sally Denmark, Sweden Jannik Hastrup Dansk Tegnefilm 1984 Traditional
Vampires in Havana Cuba, Spain Juan Padrón 1985 Traditional
Angel's Egg Japan Mamoru Oshii Tokuma Shoten 1985 Traditional
The Dagger of Kamui Japan Rintaro Madhouse, Project Team Argos 1985 Traditional
Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon Japan Seijun Suzuki, Shigetsugu Yoshida Tokyo Movie Shinsha 1985 Traditional
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin US Steven Hahn Young Sung Production Co. Ltd. 1985 Traditional
Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love Japan Kazuo Yamazaki Studio Deen 1985 Traditional
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party Japan Studio Deen 1985 Traditional
Vampire Hunter D Japan Toyoo Ashida Toho, Ashi Production 1985 Based on Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 by Hideyuki Kikuchi Traditional
Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari Japan Shinji Kimura Animation Staff Room 1985 Uses the penguin mascots from the Suntory's CAN Beer Traditional
Barefoot Gen 2 Japan Toshio Hirata Madhouse 1986 Traditional
Fist of the North Star Japan Toyoo Ashida Toei Animation 1986 Traditional
When the Wind Blows UK Jimmy T. Murakami Meltdown Productions 1986 Traditional
Cat City Hungary Béla Ternovszky 1986 Traditional
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown US Jim Reardon California Institute of the Arts 1986 Traditional
Neo Tokyo Japan Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Katsuhiro Otomo Project Team Agros, Madhouse 1987 Traditional
Robot Carnival Japan Atsuko Fukushima, Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Hidetoshi Omori, Yasuomi Umetsu, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Mao Lamdo, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Takashi Nakamura A.P.P.P. 1987 Traditional
Saint Seiya: The Movie Japan Kōzō Morishita Toei Animation 1987 Traditional
Wicked City Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri Madhouse 1987 Traditional
Twilight of the Cockroaches Japan Hiroaki Yoshida Madhouse, Kitty Films 1987 Traditional/Live action
Lupo the Butcher Canada Danny Antonucci International Rocketship Limited 1987 Traditional
The Big Bang France, Belgium Picha 1987 Traditional
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy Japan Masayuki Ōzeki Tokyo Movie Shinsha 1987 Traditional
Gandahar US, France René Laloux SEK Studio 1987 Traditional
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Japan Yoshiyuki Tomino Sunrise 1988 Traditional
Grave of the Fireflies Japan Isao Takahata Studio Ghibli, Shinchosha 1988 1988 Traditional
Appleseed Japan Kazuyoshi Katayama Gainax 1988 Traditional
Who Framed Roger Rabbit US Robert Zemeckis Touchstone Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Silver Screen Partners 		1988 Traditional/Live action
Akira Japan Katsuhiro Otomo Tokyo Movie Shinsha 1988 Traditional
Demon City Shinjuku Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri Madhouse 1988 Traditional
Riding Bean Japan Yasuo Hasegawa AIC 1989 Traditional
Patlabor: The Movie Japan Mamoru Oshii I.G. Tatsunoko, Shochiku 1989 Traditional

1990s[edit]

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation technique
War of the Birds Denmark Jannik Hastrup Dansk Tegnefilm 1990 Traditional
A Wind Named Amnesia Japan Kazuo Yamazaki Madhouse 1990 Traditional
Werner – Beinhart! Germany Niki List, Gerhard Hahn [de], Michael Schaack [de] Constantin Film 1990 Traditional/Live action
Bébé's Kids US Bruce W. Smith Paramount Pictures, Hyperion Studio 1992 Was one of the first animated films to have an all African-American cast Traditional
Cool World US Ralph Bakshi Rough Draft Studios, Paramount Pictures 1992 Traditional/Live action
Porco Rosso Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli 1992 Traditional
Shōjo Tsubaki Japan Hiroshi Harada 1992 Traditional
Evil Toons US Fred Olen Ray 1992 Traditional/Live action
The Tune US Bill Plympton October Films 1992 Traditional
Ninja Scroll Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri Toho 1993 Traditional
Patlabor: The Movie 2 Japan Mamoru Oshii Production I.G 1993 Traditional
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie Japan Noriyuki Abe Studio Pierrot 1993 Traditional
Zit: The Video UK Keith Bateman Screen Entertainment, A.K. Music 1993 Traditional
Felidae Germany Michael Schaack TFC Trickompany 1994 Based on the novel by Akif Pirinçci Traditional
Rocky & Hudson Brazil Otto Guerra Otto Desenhos Animados 1994 Traditional
Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report Japan Masakatsu Iijima Studio Pierrot, Movic 1994 Traditional
Ghost in the Shell Japan, UK Mamoru Oshii Production I.G. 1995 Traditional
Farewell to Nostradamus Japan Shunya Itō, Takeshi Shirato Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Telecom Animation Film

1995 Traditional
Memories Japan Kōji Morimoto (Magnetic Rose), Tensai Okamura (Stink Bomb), Katsuhiro Otomo (Cannon Fodder) Studio 4°C (Magnetic Rose, Cannon Fodder), Madhouse, Inc. (Stink Bomb) 1995 Traditional
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America[2] US Mike Judge Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, MTV Feature Animation 1996 Traditional
Conspirators of Pleasure Czech Republic, Switzerland, UK Jan Švankmajer 1996 Stop-motion/live action
Lupin III: Dead or Alive Japan Monkey Punch Tokyo Movie Shinsha 1996 Traditional
Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love Japan Hiroshi Negishi Anime International Company 1996 Traditional
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth Japan Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Gainax 1997 Traditional
The End of Evangelion Japan Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki Gainax 1997 Traditional
Perfect Blue Japan Satoshi Kon Madhouse 1997 Traditional/CGI
Princess Mononoke Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli 1997 Traditional
Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness Japan Tetsu Kimura Anime International Company 1997 Traditional
I Married a Strange Person! US Bill Plympton Lionsgate, Italtoons 1997 Traditional
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy Japan Kōnosuke Uda Toei Animation 1998 Traditional
Golgo 13: Queen Bee Japan Osamu Dezaki Tezuka Productions 1998 Traditional
Spriggan Japan Hirotsuga Kawasaki Studio 4°C 1998 Traditional
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness Japan Tatsuo Satō Production I.G, Xebec 1998 Traditional
Kirikou and the Sorceress France, Belgium, Luxembourg Michel Ocelot France 3 Cinéma, Les Armateurs, Monipoly Productions, Odec Kid Cartoons, Rija Studio, Studio O, Trans Europe Film, Gébéka Films 1998 Traditional
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Japan Hiroyuki Okiura Production I.G, Bandai Visual 1999 Traditional
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut US Trey Parker Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Comedy Central Films 1999 CGI
Tenchi Forever! The Movie Japan Hiroshi Negishi Anime International Company 1999 Traditional

2000s[edit]

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation technique
Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman Japan Kenichi Takeshita Studio Live 2000 Traditional
Blood: The Last Vampire Japan Hiroyuki Kitakubo Production I.G. 2000 Traditional
Escaflowne Japan Kazuki Akane Bones (animation),
Sunrise (production) 		2000 Traditional
Heavy Metal 2000 Canada Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire CineGroupe 2000 Traditional
Little Otik Czech Republic, UK Jan Švankmajer Zeitgeist Films 2000 Based on Otesánek by Karel Jaromír Erben Stop-motion/live action
One Piece Japan Junji Shimizu Toei Animation, Fuji Television, Shueisha, Toei Company 2000 Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust US, Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri Madhouse 2000 Based on Vampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathcase by Hideyuki Kikuchi Traditional
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker US Curt Geda Warner Bros. 2000 Censored version released in 2000, uncut version released in 2002. Traditional
Mutant Aliens US Bill Plympton Plymptoons 2001 Traditional
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time Japan Toshiya Shinohara Sunrise 2001 Traditional
Metropolis Japan Rintaro Madhouse 2001 Based on the manga of the same name. Traditional
Cowboy Bebop, Knockin' on Heaven's Door Japan Shinichirō Watanabe Bones 2001 Traditional
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within US, Japan Hironobu Sakaguchi,
Motonori Sakakibara 		Square Pictures 2001 CGI/Motion capture
Millennium Actress Japan Satoshi Kon Madhouse 2001 Traditional
Monkeybone US Henry Selick 20th Century Fox, 1492 Pictures 2001 Stop-motion/Live action
Waking Life US Richard Linklater Fox Searchlight 2001 Rotoscoping
Eight Crazy Nights US Seth Kearsley Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions 2002 Traditional
WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 Japan Fumihiko Takayama, Takuji Endo Madhouse 2002 Traditional
Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass Japan Toshiya Shinohara Sunrise 2002 Traditional
Lupin III: Return of Pycal Japan Mamoru Hamatsu TMS Entertainment 2002 Traditional
Mercano, the Martian Argentina Juan Antín Universidad Del Cine 2002 Traditional/CGI
My Beautiful Girl, Mari South Korea Lee Sung-gang Daewoo Entertainment,
Kuh Dong,
Siz Entertainment 		2002 Traditional
Song of the Miraculous Hind Hungary Marcell Jankovics Pannonia Film Studio, Budapest Film 2002 Traditional
The Animatrix US, Japan Kōji Morimoto,
Shinichirō Watanabe,
Mahiro Maeda,
Peter Chung,
Andrew R. Jones,
Yoshiaki Kawajiri,
Takeshi Koike 		Village Roadshow Pictures,
Square Pictures,
Studio 4°C,
Madhouse 		2003 Nine animated short films based on The Matrix trilogy Traditional/CGI
Cesante Chile Ricardo Amunátegui Emu Films, Sobras Producciones, ADN Digital 2003 Traditional
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
One Piece The Movie: Dead End no Bōken Japan Kōnosuke Uda Toei Animation, Toei Company 2003 Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Tokyo Godfathers Japan Satoshi Kon Madhouse 2003 Traditional
The Triplets of Belleville France, UK, Canada Sylvain Chomet Les Armateurs, Production Champion, Vivi Film, France 3 Cinéma, RGP Productions 2003 Traditional
Terkel in Trouble Denmark Kresten Vestbjerg Nordisk Film 2004 CGI
Hair High US Bill Plympton Plymptoons 2004 Traditional
Appleseed Japan Shinji Aramaki Micott & Basara, Digital Frontier 2004 CGI
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury US Peter Chung Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2004 Acts as a bridge passage between Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick Traditional
Dead Leaves Japan Hiroyuki Imaishi Production I.G. 2004 Traditional
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Japan Mamoru Oshii Production I.G., Studio Ghibli 2004 Traditional
Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island Japan Toshiya Shinohara Sunrise 2004 Traditional
Lady Death: The Motion Picture US Andrew Orjuela ADV Films 2004 Traditional
Mind Game Japan Masaaki Yuasa Studio 4°C 2004 Traditional
One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword Japan Kazuhisa Takenōchi Toei Animation Toei Company 2004 Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Steamboy Japan Katsuhiro Otomo Sunrise 2004 Traditional
Van Helsing: The London Assignment US Sharon Bridgeman Universal Animation Studios 2004 Animated prequel to the 2004 motion picture Van Helsing Traditional
The District! Hungary Áron Gauder 2004 Caricaturistic
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts France, Vietnam Michel Ocelot, Bénédicte Galup Les Armateurs, Jet Media, Armada, Gébéka Films 2005 Traditional
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Japan Tetsuya Nomura Visual Works 2005 Film sequel to the video game Final Fantasy VII CGI
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa Japan Seiji Mizushima Bones 2005 Film sequel to the 2003 series Fullmetal Alchemist Traditional
Lil' Pimp US Mark Brooks, Peter Gilstrap 2005 Flash
Lunacy Czech Republic, Slovakia Jan Švankmajer Warner Bros. 2005 Based on The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether and The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe Stop-motion/live-action
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island Japan Mamoru Hosoda Toei Animation, Toei Company 2005 Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom Japan Itsuro Kawasaki Production I.G 2005 Traditional
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story US Pete Michels Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005 Traditional
xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream Japan Tsutomu Mizushima Production I.G 2005 Traditional
2 in the AM PM US J. G. Quintel California Institute of the Arts
Net Hat Co. 		2006 Traditional
Marvel Animated Features US Jamie Simone MLG Productions 2006 Traditional
Aachi & Ssipak South Korea Jo Beom-jin JTeam Studios 2006 Traditional
Bleach: Memories of Nobody Japan Noriyuki Abe Pierrot 2006 Traditional
Blood Tea and Red String[3] US Christiane Cegavske 2006 Stop-motion
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Japan Mamoru Hosoda Madhouse 2006 Traditional
Hellboy: Sword of Storms US Phil Weinstein, Tad Stones Film Roman 2006 Part of the Hellboy Animated film series Traditional
Live Freaky! Die Freaky! US John Roecker Hellcat Films 2006 Stop-motion
Renaissance France Christian Volckman Pathé 2006 CGI
Tales from Earthsea Japan Gorō Miyazaki Studio Ghibli 2006 Traditional
Paprika Japan Satoshi Kon Madhouse 2006 The last film directed by Satoshi Kon before his death in 2010 Traditional
A Scanner Darkly US Richard Linklater Thousand Words, Section Eight, Detour Filmproduction, 3 Arts Entertainment 2006 Rotoscoping
Tekkonkinkreet Japan Michael Arias Studio 4°C 2006 Traditional
Wood & Stock: Sexo, Oregano e Rock'n'Roll Brazil Otto Guerra Otto Desenhos Animados 2006 Traditional
Free Jimmy Norway Christopher Nielsen 2006 CGI
One Night in One City Czech Republic Jan Balej HAFAN film, MAUR film 2007 Stop Motion
Snow White: The Sequel UK, Belgium, France Picha 2007 Based on the fairy tale of the same name Traditional
Film Noir Serbia D. Jud Jones, Risto Topaloski EasyE Films 2007 CGI
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters US Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis Radical Axis, Williams Street, Adult Swim 2007 Flash/Traditional/CGI
Noah's Ark Argentina, Italy Juan Pablo Buscarini Patagonik Film Group, Buena Vista International 2007 Traditional
Appleseed Ex Machina Japan Shinji Aramaki Micott & Basara, Digital Frontier 2007 CGI
Beowulf US Robert Zemeckis ImageMovers 2007 CGI/Motion capture
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion Japan Noriyuki Abe Pierrot 2007 Traditional
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Japan Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Studio Khara 2007 Traditional
Fear(s) of the Dark France Blutch and Various Diaphana Films 2007 Traditional
Futurama: Bender's Big Score US Dwayne Carey-Hill The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2007 Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama Traditional
Hellboy: Blood and Iron US Victor Cook, Tad Stones Film Roman 2007 Part of the Hellboy Animated film series Traditional
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance US, Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Hiroshi Hamasaki Madhouse, Imagi Animation Studios 2007 An anime instalment of the cult Highlander franchise Traditional
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Japan Jūnichi Hayama A.P.P.P. 2007 Traditional
One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta Japan Takahiro Imamura Toei Animation, Fuji Television, Shueisha, Bandai Entertainment, Toei Company 2007 Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
The Simpsons Movie US David Silverman 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Gracie Films 2007 Traditional
Summer Days with Coo Japan Keiichi Hara Shin-Ei Animation 2007 Traditional
Superman: Doomsday United States Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, Brandon Vietti Warner Premiere, DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation 2007 Traditional
Persepolis France, Iran Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud Celluloid Dreams, CNC, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Région Ile-de-France 2007 Traditional
Tengers South Africa Michael J. Rix Filmhub 2007 Claymation
Cat City 2: The Cat of Satan

Macskafogó 2 - A sátán macskája

Hungary Béla Ternovszky 2007 Traditional
Batman: Gotham Knight US, Japan Shōjirō Nishimi (#1), Futoshi Higashide (#2), Hiroshi Morioka (#3), Yasuhiro Aoki (#4), Toshiyuki Kubooka (#5), Jong-Sik Nam (#6), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (#6, uncredited) Warner Premiere, DC Comics
Warner Bros. Animation, Studio 4°C (#1, 5), Production I.G (#2), Bee Train Production (#3), Madhouse (#4, 6) 		2008 Traditional
Bleach: Fade to Black Japan Noriyuki Abe Pierrot 2008 Traditional
Idiots and Angels US Bill Plympton Plymptoons 2008 Traditional
The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain Japan Mitsuru Obunai Ufotable, Aniplex 2008 Based on the manga of the same name Traditional
$9.99 Israel, Australia Tatia Rosenthal 2008 Stop-motion
Dead Space: Downfall US Chuck Patton Film Roman, Electronic Arts 2008 Animated film prequel to the video game Dead Space Traditional
Edison and Leo Canada Neil Burns TVA Films 2008 Stop-motion
The Sky Crawlers Japan Mamoru Oshii Production I.G, Warner Bros. Pictures 2008 Traditional
Futurama: Bender's Game US Dwayne Carey-Hill The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2008 Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama Traditional
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs US Peter Avanzino The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2008 Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama Traditional
Kite Liberator Japan Yasuomi Umetsu ARMS 2008 Traditional
Lupin III: Green vs. Red Japan Shigeyuki Miya TMS Entertainment 2008 Traditional
Resident Evil: Degeneration Japan, US Makoto Kamiya Capcom, Digital Frontier 2008 Set in the Resident Evil video game universe CGI
Imaginationland: The Movie (South Park) US Trey Parker South Park Digital Studios 2008 Direct-to-video CGI
Immigrants Hungary, US Gábor Csupó Klasky Csupo 2008 Traditional
Tripping the Rift: The Movie Canada CineGroupe, Film Roman 2008 CGI
Waltz with Bashir Israel, Germany, France Ari Folman Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici, Razor Film Produktion 2008 First animated film nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Traditional/Flash
Turok: Son of Stone US Curt Geda, Dan Riba, Frank Squillace, Tad Stones Classic Media, Film Roman, Starz Media 2008 Animated feature film based on the comic book character Turok Traditional
The Tale of Soldier Fedot, The Daring Fellow Russia Ludmila Steblyanko Melnitsa Animation Studios, CTB Film Company, Channel One Russia 2008 Flash
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight US Will Meugniot Toonz Animation, Commotion Pictures, Epic Level Entertainment 2008 Based on the Dragonlance campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Traditional/CGI
My Dog Tulip US Paul Fierlinger Axiom Films, New Yorker Films 2009 Traditional
9 US Shane Acker Focus Features, Bazelevs Company, Relativity Media, Starz Animation, Tim Burton Productions 2009 Based on Acker's 2005 animated short of the same name. CGI
Afro Samurai: Resurrection Japan Fuminori Kizaki Gonzo 2009 Traditional
Avatar United States, United Kingdom James Cameron 20th Century Fox
Lightstorm Entertainment
Dune Entertainment
Ingenious Film Partners 		2009 Live action/CGI/Motion capture
Belowars Brazil Paulo Munhoz Tecnokena 2009 Traditional
Boogie Argentina Gustavo Cova Illusion Studios, Proceso 2009 Traditional
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Japan Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Studio Khara 2009 Traditional
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder US Peter Avanzino The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2009 Part of four direct-to-DVD films based on the animated series Futurama Traditional
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 Japan Shinsuke Takizawa Ufotable, Aniplex 2009 Based on the manga of the same name Traditional
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto US Rob Zombie Film Roman 2009 Traditional
Killer Bean Forever US Jeff Lew Killer Bean Studios 2009 CGI
Mary and Max Australia Adam Elliot Melodrama Pictures 2009 Stop-motion
Metropia Sweden, Denmark, Norway Tarik Saleh Atmo Media Network, Boulder Media Limited, Sandrew Metronome 2009 CGI
One Piece Film: Strong World Japan Munehisa Sakai Toei Animation, Toei Company 2009 Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Redline Japan Takeshi Koike Madhouse 2009 Traditional
Summer Wars Japan Mamoru Hosoda Madhouse 2009 Traditional
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike Japan Kanta Kamei Production I.G. 2009 Prequel to the 2008 video game Tales of Vesperia Traditional
Technotise: Edit & I Serbia Aleksa Gajić Black White 'N' Green 2009 CGI

2010s[edit]

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation technique
Chico and Rita UK
Spain 		Fernando Trueba,
Javier Mariscal,
Tono Errando 		Fernando Trueba PC,
Estudio Mariscal,
Magic Light Pictures 		2010 Traditional
Colorful Japan Keiichi Hara Sunrise Traditional
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic US,
Japan,
South Korea 		Mike Disa Film Roman,
Production I.G 		Animated feature film based on the Dante's Inferno video game Traditional
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! US Greg Franklin Comedy Central Films,
Double Hemm,
Six Point Harness,
Paramount Pictures 		Flash
Godkiller: Walk Among Us US Matt Pizzolo Warner Bros., Warner Music Group, Rykodisc, Gravitas Ventures, Halo 8 Entertainment Illustrated Film based on the comic books Traditional
Halo Legends Japan
US
Germany 		Frank O'Connor,
Joseph Chou 		Studio 4°C,
Production I.G,
Casio Entertainment,
Toei Animation,
Bones,
Bee Train,
Warner Bros.,
343 Industries 		Collection of seven short films set in the Halo science fiction universe Traditional
CGI
Batman: Under the Red Hood US Brandon Vietti Warner Premiere,
Warner Bros. Animation,
DC Entertainment 		Traditional
Bleach: Hell Verse Japan Noriyuki Abe Pierrot Traditional
Trigun: Badlands Rumble Japan Satoshi Nishimura Madhouse Traditional
Jackboots on Whitehall UK McHenry Brothers Vertigo Films, Matador Pictures, Entertainment Motion Pictures, McHenry Pictures Puppets/stop-motion
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie UK Martyn Pick Set in Games Workshop's fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe CGI
George the Hedgehog Poland Wojciech Wawszczyk [pl], Jakub Tarkowski, Tomasz Lew Leśniak [pl] Monolith Films 2011 Traditional
The King of Pigs South Korea Yeon Sang-ho Studio Dadashow,
KT&G Sangsangmadang 		Traditional
Ronal the Barbarian Denmark Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen,
Thorbjørn Christoffersen,
Philip Einstein Lipski 		Det Danske Filminstitut,
Einstein Film,
Nordisk Film,
TV2 Danmark 		CGI
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos Japan Takayuki Hamana Production I.G CGI
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros Japan Takayuki Hamana Production I.G CGI
Batman: Year One US Sam Liu,
Lauren Montgomery 		DC 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 the sequel, Dead Space 2 Traditional
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Japan Kazuya Murata Bones Traditional
Heaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork Japan Tetsuya Yanagisawa AIC Traditional
Underworld: Endless War US Juno John Lee Lakeshore Entertainment,
Titmouse, Inc. 		Set in the universe of the Underworld films Traditional
Tekken: Blood Vengeance Japan Yōichi Mōri Digital Frontier
Bandai Namco Games
Namco Pictures
Asmik Ace Entertainment 		Based on the Tekken video game series CGI
Alois Nebel Czech, Germany Tomáš Luňák Negativ Traditional
Wrinkles Spain Ignacio Ferreras Perro Verde Films Traditional
The Tragedy of Man Hungary Marcell Jankovics Magyar Rajzfilm Traditional
Foodfight! US C47 Productions, Lionsgate Family Entertainment, Natural Image, StoryArk Media, Threshold Entertainment, Viva Pictures Lawrence Kasanoff 2012 CGI
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part One US Jay Oliva DC Comics,
Warner Bros. Animation 		Traditional
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo Japan Hideaki Anno (chief),
Mahiro Maeda,
Kazuya Tsurumaki 		Studio Khara Traditional
Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker Japan Fumihiko Sori BioWare,
Electronic Arts,
Funimation 		Set in the Dragon Age universe CGI
El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza Mexico Alejandro Lozano,
Andrés Couturier 		Videocine,
Átomo Films,
Peyote Films 		Traditional
Fat, Bald, Short Man Colombia Carlos Osuna Malta Cine, Ciné-Sud Promotion, Perfect Circle Productions Rotoscoping
Justice League: Doom US Lauren Montgomery DC 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
One Piece Film: Z Japan Tatsuya Nagamine Toei Animation,
Toei Company 		Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Resident Evil: Damnation Japan Makoto Kamiya Capcom,
Digital Frontier 		Set in the Resident Evil video game universe CGI
Wolf Children Japan Mamoru Hosoda Studio Chizu Traditional
Swimming to Sea South Korea Lee Dae-Hee CJ Entertainment CGI
Where the Dead Go to Die US Jimmy ScreamerClauz Chainsaw Kiss,
Draconian Films 		CGI
The Suicide Shop

Le Magasin des suicides

France, Canada, Belgium Patrice Leconte ARP Sélection Traditional
Starship Troopers: Invasion Japan
US 		Shinji Aramaki Stage 6 Films
Sola Digital Arts
Lucent Pictures 		Part of the Starship Troopers film series. CGI
It's Such a Beautiful Day US Don Hertzfeldt Bitter Films Traditional
Kirikou and the Men and Women France Michel Ocelot Les Armateurs, Mac Guff Ligne, France 3 Cinéma, Studio O, StudioCanal Traditional
Consuming Spirits US Chris Sullivan Traditional
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part Two US Jay Oliva DC Comics,
Warner Bros. Animation 		2013 Traditional
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie US Branden Chambers, Eric D. Chambers Houston Curtis Productions, Chamber Bros. Entertainment, 20th Century Studios Traditional
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate Japan Fuminori Kizaki Gonzo Based on the 2009 video game Bayonetta Traditional
Dick Figures: The Movie US Ed Skudder,
Zack Keller 		Mondo Media,
Remochoso,
Six Point Harness 		Flash
The Fake South Korea Yeon Sang-ho Studio Dadashow Traditional
Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission Japan Keiichiro Kawaguchi Madhouse Traditional
Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge Japan Yuzo Sato Madhouse Traditional
Savita Bhabhi India Puneet Agarwal Unknown Based on the Savita Bhabhi comic book
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Japan Hiroshi Hamasaki Madhouse Traditional
Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie US Steve Stark SModcast Pictures,
Phase 4 Films 		Flash
Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury Brazil Luiz Bolognesi Buriti Filmes,
Gullane 		Traditional
Short Peace Japan Shuhei Morita,
Katsuhiro Otomo,
Hiroaki Ando,
Hajime Katoki 		Sunrise The film is a multimedia project composed of four short anime films produced by Sunrise and Shochiku Traditional
Space Pirate Captain Harlock Japan Shinji Aramaki Toei Animation CGI
The Wind Rises Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Traditional
Asphalt Watches Canada Shayne Ehman, Seth Scriver Traditional
Cheatin' US Bill Plympton Plymptoons Traditional
Appleseed Alpha Japan
US 		Shinji Aramaki,
Steven Foster 		Sola Digital Arts 2014 CGI
Até que a Sbórnia nos Separe Brazil Otto Guerra,
Ennio Torresan Jr 		Otto Desenhos Animados Traditional
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher Japan Kenichi Shimizu Madhouse Traditional
Expelled from Paradise Japan Seiji Mizushima Toei Animation Traditional
Heavenly Sword US Gun Ho Jung Blockade Entertainment Based on the 2007 video game of the same name CGI
Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible Spain Javier Fesser Ilion Animation Studios,
Zeta Studios,
Películas Pendleton,
Televisión Española 		CGI
Jigen's Gravestone Japan Takeshi Koike TMS Entertainment, Telecom Animation Film Traditional
The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! Japan Atsushi Nishigori A-1 Pictures,
Bandai Namco Games 		Traditional
Back to L.A. US, Spain Pablo Fernandez Traditional
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary Japan Keiichi Sato Toei Animation CGI
Rocks in My Pockets US Signe Baumane Zeitgeist Films, New Europe Film Sales, Locomotive Productions, Yekra, Ltd. Traditional
Chaar Sahibzaade India Harry Baweja Baweja Movies, Irealities Technology, Sippy Grewal Production CGI
Anomalisa US Charlie Kaufman,
Duke Johnson 		Paramount Pictures,
Starburns Industries 		2015 Stop-motion
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Japan Kazuya Nomura Production I.G Traditional
Halo: The Fall of Reach Canada
US 		Frank O'Connor Sequence,
343 Industries 		Set in the Halo universe and acts as a prelude to Halo: Combat Evolved CGI
The Boy and the Beast Japan Mamoru Hosoda Studio Chizu Traditional
The Empire of Corpses Japan Ryoutarou Makihara Wit Studio Traditional
Hell and Back US Tom Gianas,
Ross Shuman 		ShadowMachine Stop-motion
Madea's Tough Love US Frank Marino Tyler Perry Studios,
Bento Box Entertainment 		Traditional
Pirate's Passage Canada Mike Barth,
Jamie Gallant 		Martin's River Ink,
PiP Animation Services 		Flash
Psycho-Pass: The Movie Japan Katsuyuki Motohiro,
Naoyoshi Shiotani 		Production I.G Traditional
Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure

Un gallo con muchos huevos

Mexico Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste, Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste Huevocartoon Producciones CGI
Last Days of Coney Island US Ralph Bakshi CGI
When Black Birds Fly US Jimmy ScreamerClauz Chainsaw Kiss,
Draconian Films 		CGI
A Silent Voice Japan Naoko Yamada Kyoto Animation 2016 Traditional
Accel World: Infinite Burst Japan Masakazu Obara Sunrise Traditional
Batman: Bad Blood US Jay Oliva DC 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 Yuichiro 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 		Based on the setting and story of the 2016 video game Final Fantasy XV CGI
My Life as a Courgette Switzerland, France Claude Barras Praesens-Film, Gébéka Films Based on Autobiographie d'une Courgette by Gilles Paris Stop-motion
One Piece Film: Gold Japan Hiroaki Miyamoto Toei Animation,
Toei Company 		Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
Sausage Party US
Canada 		Conrad Vernon,
Greg Tiernan 		Columbia Pictures,
Point Grey Pictures,
Annapurna Pictures,
Nitrogen Studios Canada, Inc. 		First computer-animated film in the United States to be rated R by the MPAA, it was originally going to be NC-17, but it was edited several times to be rated R CGI
Seoul Station South Korea Yeon Sang-ho Studio Dadashow,
Red Peter Pictures 		Traditional
Tower US Keith Maitland Kino Lorber Rotoscoping/Traditional
Nerdland US Chris Prynoski Samuel Goldwyn Films,
Titmouse, Inc. 		Flash
Bad Cat Turkey Mehmet Kurtuluş CGI
Revengeance US Bill Plympton Plymptoons [4][5][6] Traditional
Ethel & Ernest UK Roger Mainwood Lupus Films Traditional
Max & Me Spain, US Donovan Cook Dos Corazones Films, Imagination Films CGI
Justice League Dark US Jay Oliva Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment 		2017 Traditional
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea US Dash Shaw Washington Square Films,
Electric Chinoland,
Low Spark Films 		[7] Traditional
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Japan Noriyuki Abe A-1 Pictures Traditional
Blame! Japan Hiroyuki Seshita Polygon Pictures Based on Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei CGI
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Japan Tomodori Sudou Ufotable Traditional
Genocidal Organ Japan Shūkō Murase Manglobe,
Geno Studio 		Traditional
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Japan Kōbun Shizuno,
Hiroyuki Seshita 		Polygon Pictures,
Toho Animation 		CGI
Resident Evil: Vendetta Japan Takanori Tsujimoto Capcom,
Marza Animation Planet 		Set in the Resident Evil video game universe CGI
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale Japan Tomohiko Itō A-1 Pictures Traditional
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children Spain Pedro Rivero,
Alberto Vázquez 		ZircoZine,
Basque Films,
Abrakam Estudio,
La Competencia Producciones,
Studio 4°C 		Traditional
The Breadwinner Canada,
Ireland,
Luxembourg 		Nora Twomey Aircraft Pictures,
Cartoon Saloon,
Guru Studio,
Irish Film Board,
Jolie Pas,
Melusine Productions,
Telefilm Canada 		It received ten Annie Award nominations, winning Best Independent Animated Feature and lost all categories to Coco, making it the most nominations for an adult animated film ever at the awards. Traditional
Goemon's Blood Spray Japan Takeshi Koike TMS Entertainment, Telecom Animation Film
Have a Nice Day China Liu Chan Nezha Bros. Pictures
Le-joy Animation Studio 		Traditional
Mutafukaz France,
Japan 		Shōjirō Nishimi
Guillaume "Run" Renard 		Ankama Animations
Studio 4 °C 		Traditional
Loving Vincent Poland,
UK, US 		Dorota Kobiela
Hugh Welchman 		BreakThru Productions
Trademark Films 		[8][9] Oil-painted
Rotoscoping
Traditional
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars Japan,
US 		Shinji Aramaki
Masaru Matsumoto 		Stage 6 Films
Sola Digital Arts
Lucent Pictures 		Part of the Starship Troopers film series CGI
Virus Tropical Colombia, Ecuador Santiago Caicedo IKKI Films Traditional
Marcianos vs. Mexicanos Mexico Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste
Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste 		Huevocartoon Producciones 2018 [10][11]
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight US Sam Liu Warner Bros. Animation
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Batman Ninja Japan,
US 		Junpei Mizusaki CGI
Ana y Bruno Mexico Carlos Carrera Altavista Films
Lo Coloco Films
Ítaca Films
Ánima Estudios
Discreet Arts Productions 		CGI
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles Spain Salvador Simó Sygnatia

The Glow Submarine

Traditional
Isle of Dogs US,
Germany 		Wes Anderson Fox Searchlight Pictures,
Indian Paintbrush 		Stop-motion
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
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita Polygon Pictures,
Toho Animation 		CGI
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Ready Player One US Steven Spielberg Warner Bros. Pictures
Amblin Partners
Amblin Entertainment
Village Roadshow Pictures
De Line Pictures
Farah Films & Management 		Live action/CGI/Motion capture
Ruben Brandt, Collector US, Hungary Milorad Krstić Sony Pictures Classics Traditional
Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas Spain Carlos FerFer Dream Team Concept Ladybug Films

Movistar Plus+ Televisión de Galicia (TVG) RTVE

Traditional
Mirai Japan Mamoru Hosoda Studio Chizu Traditional
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Kenji Nagasaki Bones Traditional
Olimpia Mexico José Manuel Cravioto Pirexia Films

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 2019 Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Reign of the Supermen
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Jake Castorena
Batman: Hush Justin Copeland
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines Justin Copeland, Sam Liu
Homeless Chile, Argentina Jorge Campusano, José Ignacio Navarro, Santiago O'Ryan Fábula

Laurent Lunes

A Cidade dos Piratas Brazil Otto Guerra Otto Desenhos Animados
One Piece Film: Stampede Japan Takashi Otsuka Toei Animation,
Toei Company 		Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
Fujiko's Lie Japan Takeshi Koike TMS Entertainment, Telecom Animation Film Traditional
White Snake China, US Amp Wong,
Zhao Ji 		Light Chaser Animation Studios
Warner Bros. Far East 		CGI
I Lost My Body France Jérémy Clapin SFXfilms
Xilam Animation 		Rotoscoping/Traditional
Human Lost Japan Fuminori Kizaki Polygon Pictures CGI
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Kenji Nagasaki Bones Traditional
On-Gaku: Our Sound Japan Kenji Iwaisawa Rock 'n Roll Mountain
TipTop 		Rotoscoping/Traditional
The Big Lez Show: Choomah Island Australia Jarrad Wright Traditional

2020s[edit]

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation Technique
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons: The Movie US Sung Jin Ahn Warner Bros. Animation
Blue Ribbon Content
DC Entertainment
Berlanti Productions 		2020 Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War US Matt Peters
Christian Sotta 		Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment 		Traditional
Masameer: The Movie Saudi Arabia Malik Nejer Myrkott Animation Studio Traditional
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge US Ethan Spaulding Warner Bros. Animation Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Superman: Man of Tomorrow US Chris Palmer Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment 		Traditional
Superman: Red Son US Sam Liu Traditional
To Your Last Death US Jason Axinn Coverage Ink Films CGI
Altered Carbon: Resleeved Japan Takeru Nakajima
Yoshiyuki Okuda 		Anima CGI
Batman: Death in the Family US Brandon Vietti Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment 		Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Hayop Ka! Philippines Avid Liongoren Rocketsheep Studio
Spring Films 		Also known as You Animal! Traditional
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train Japan Haruo Sotozaki Ufotable
Toho
Aniplex
  • Also known as Demon Slayer: Mugen Train / Infinity Train
  • First R-rated animated film to break several box office records, including the highest-grossing film of 2020.
 Traditional
Soul Snatcher China Song Haolin
Yi Liqi 		Heroplus (Wuxi) Limited
Beijing White Horse Time TV & Movie Co., Ltd.
Edko (Beijing) Films Limited
Edko Films Limited
Irresistible Alpha Limited
Beijing Weimeng Internet
Technology Co., Ltd.
Huawen Picture Co., Ltd.
Douyin Culture (Xiamen) Limited 		Live action/CGI/Motion capture
America: The Motion Picture US Matt Thompson Netflix Animation
Floyd County Productions
Lord Miller Productions 		2021 Traditional
Batman: Soul of the Dragon US Sam Liu Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment 		Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Batman: The Long Halloween US Chris Palmer Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment 		Traditional
Belle Japan Mamoru Hosoda Studio Chizu Traditional/CGI
Checkered Ninja 2 Denmark Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Anders Matthesen A. Film, Pop Up Production, Sudoku ApS, Nordisk Film, LevelK CGI
Cryptozoo US Dash Shaw Traditional
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time Japan Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Katsuichi Nakayama, Mahiro Maeda Traditional
Flee US, UK, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark Jonas Poher Rasmussen Neon Traditional
Green Snake China Amp Wong Light Chaser Animation Studios
Alibaba Pictures
Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media
Bilibili 		CGI
Gora Automatikoa Spain David Galán Galindo, Esaú Dharma, Pablo Vara 39 Escalones Films
The Other Film Production 		Flash animation
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Japan Sunghoo Park MAPPA Traditional
Injustice US Matt Peters Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment 		Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Justice Society: World War II US Jeff Wamester Traditional
Mad God US Phil Tippett Tippett Studio
Shudder 		Stop-motion
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms US Ethan Spaulding Warner Bros. Animation Traditional
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission Japan Kenji Nagasaki Toho Traditional
Night of the Animated Dead US Jason Axinn Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Traditional
Nimuendajú Brazil Tania Anaya Rotoscoping/Traditional
The Spine of Night US Philip Gelatt
Morgan Galen King 		RLJE Films
Shudder
Gorgonaut
Reno Productions 		Traditional
The Adventures of Drunky US Aaron Augenblick Fletcher Moules Augenblick Studios, Cartuna 2022 Traditional
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood US Richard Linklater Netflix Animation
Minnow Mountain
Submarine 		Rotoscope
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm US Matt Maiellaro
Dave Willis 		Williams Street Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Aurora's Sunrise Armenia, Lithuania, Germany Inna Sahakyan Bars Media

Broom Films Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion

Paper cutout, CGI
Avatar: The Way of Water US James Cameron TSG Entertainment
Lightstorm Entertainment 		Live action/CGI/Motion capture
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons US Matt Peters Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment 		Direct-to-DVD CGI
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe US Mike Judge MTV Entertainment Studios
Judgemental Films
Titmouse, Inc. 		Traditional
The Bob's Burgers Movie US Loren Bouchard
Bernard Derriman 		20th Century Studios
20th Century Animation
Bento Box Entertainment
Wilo Productions 		Traditional
Catwoman: Hunted US Shinsuke Terasawa Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment 		Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Entergalatic US Fletcher Moules Netflix Animation CGI
Eternal Spring Canada Jason Loftus Lofty Sky Entertainment Traditional
Green Lantern: Beware My Power US Jeff Wamester Warner Bros. Animation
DC Entertainment 		Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Home Is Somewhere Else US, Mexico Carlos Hagerman
Jorge Villalobos 		Brinca Animation Studio
Shine Global 		Documentary Traditional
The House UK Paloma Baeza
Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Marc James Roels
Emma de Swaef 		Netflix Animation
Nexus Studios 		Anthology film special comprising three separate stories. Stop-Motion
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind US Rick Morales Warner Bros. Animation Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Nayola Portugal, France, Belgium, Netherlands José Miguel Ribeiro Praça Filmes
S.O.I.L. Productions
JPL Films
il Luster
Luna Blue Film 		Traditional
One Piece Film: Red Japan Gorō Taniguchi Toei Animation,
Toei Company 		Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Traditional
The Other Shape Colombia, Brazil Diego Felipe Guzmán RTVC Play
Hierro Animación
Estúdio GIZ
Dinamita Animación 		Traditional
El paraíso Argentina Fernando Sirianni
Federico Breser 		FS Entertainment
Nomad Cine
EOK Producciones
McFly Studio 		CGI
Unicorn Wars Spain, France Alberto Vázquez Abano Producións
Uniko
Unicorn Wars AIE
Autour de Minuit
Schmuby Productions 		CGI/Traditional
Wendell & Wild US Henry Selick Netflix Animation
Monkeypaw Productions
Gotham Group
Principato-Young Entertainment 		Stop-Motion
Art College 1994 China Liu Jian Nezha Bros. Pictures Company Limited
Modern Sky Entertainment Company Limited
China Academy Of Art’s School of Animation and Game 		2023 Traditional
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar US Brendon Small
Tommy Blacha 		Williams Street
Titmouse, Inc. 		Direct-to-DVD Traditional
The Missing Philippines, Thailand Carl Joseph Papa Project 8 Projects Rotoscope
The Peasants Poland, Serba, Lithuania DK Welchman
Hugh Welchman 		BreakThru Films
DigitalKraft
Art Shot 		Oil-painted/Rotoscoping/Traditional
Robot Dreams Spain, France Pablo Berger Arcadia Traditional
They Shot the Piano Player Spain, France, Netherlands Fernando Trueba
Javier Mariscal 		Fernando Trueba PC
Les Films D’ici
Submarine Animanostra 		Traditional
Resident Evil: Death Island Japan Eiichirō Hasumi Capcom,
TMS Entertainment 		Set in the Resident Evil video game universe CGI
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart US Jackson Publick Williams Street
Astro Base GO!
Titmouse, Inc. 		Direct-to-DVD Traditional
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match US Ethan Spaulding Warner Bros. Animation Direct-to-DVD Traditional
The Boy and the Heron Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Traditional
Stopmotion UK Robert Morgan British Film Institute
blueLight 		Live action/Stop-motion
Spy × Family Code: White Japan Takashi Katagiri Wit Studio
CloverWorks 		Traditional

Upcoming[edit]

Title Country Director Studio Notes Animation Technique
Fixed US Genndy Tartakovsky Warner Bros. Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
New Line Cinema 		Set to be the SPA's first R-rated film and Columbia Pictures' fourth R-rated animated film after American Pop, Heavy Metal, and Sausage Party.[13] Traditional
Beckoning UK
Serbia
Spain 		Sava Živković Snafu Pictures
Bauk Pictures 		Set to be animated using Unreal Engine. CGI
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Japan TBD MAPPA Traditional
The Goon US Patrick Osborne Netflix Animation
Blur Studio 		[14] CGI
Ray Gunn US Brad Bird Apple TV+
Skydance Animation 		[15] CGI
Untitled Bong Joon-ho Animated Project South 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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'Animal Farm' an Adult Cartoon". Los Angeles Times. 1993-02-11. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. ^ Shaffer, Claire (2020-07-01). "'Beavis and Butt-Head' Reimagining to Air on Comedy Central". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ^ "Dreams and Film - IASD Videophile". asdreams.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  4. ^ DeFore, John (October 16, 2017). "'Revengeance' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "'Revengeance' NYC Premiere Highlights SVA After School Special". Animation Magazine. September 9, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Sélavy, Virginie (December 15, 2016). "Revengeance review: an anarchic animated romp through Los Angeles". Sight & Sound. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2017 – via British Film Institute.
  7. ^ "'My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea' Trailer". IndieWire. February 23, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Oil-Painted Vincent Van Gogh Feature 'Loving Vincent' Gets Fall U.S. Release Date". Cartoon Brew. July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "Good Deed Ent. Dates 'Loving Vincent' NYC & LA Openings". Animation Magazine. July 19, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  10. ^ Obregón, Amelia (February 26, 2018). "Marcianos… ¡Aguas con los mexicanos!". El Emparcial.com. El Emparcial. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
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  13. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2018-07-25). "'Hotel Transylvania' Helmer Genndy Tartakovsky Sets New Projects At Sony Pictures Animation". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
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  15. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2022-02-17). "Skydance Animation Snatches Brad Bird's 'Ray Gunn'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
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