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Animation tidbits from around the world, including rare and underappreciated material you won't find elsewhere. Newsletter: http://animationobsessive.substack.com

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · Jun 15

This month, a team endorsed by Guillermo del Toro released Mexico's first stop-motion feature. It's 2 hours of pure imagination.

The film is called I Am Frankelda, and we've taken a deep look into how it came to be: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-a...

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The dance floor sequence from Blood: The Last Vampire (2000), dir. Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Production I.G

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stew pitt bi @2501zoe.bsky.social · 18h

this movie probs has the best character acting animation ive ever seen n at least half of it is from hana my emotionally gifted expressive queen

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Pencil and final animation: Tokyo Godfathers (2003), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse

Animation by Shinji Otsuka

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Pencil and final animation: Tokyo Godfathers (2003), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse

Animation by Shinji Otsuka

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Pencil and final animation: Tokyo Godfathers (2003), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse

Animation by Shinji Otsuka

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks a ton!

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Studio Ghibli fell in love with this film and gave its director a movie deal. Master animators like Yuri Norstein call it a favorite.

Its name is Father and Daughter, and we've explored its story:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 4d

Design sketches by Yoshitaka Amano from early in his career

Art from Daredaman (unreleased) and Camiera (unreleased)

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 5d

From: The Miner's Daughter (1950), dir. Bobe Cannon, UPA

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 7d

From: Patlabor 2 (1993), dir. Mamoru Oshii, Production I.G

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks so much! We're not 100% sure who did it first, but it appears that Rankin/Bass films like Rudolph used the technique back in the '60s.

Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 9d

Desi Oon is a fantastic film -- absolutely one of the best things we've seen this year.

Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 9d

Hermína Týrlová was a stop-motion legend -- and she used wool to create pure magic.

Her wool animation was part of her career rebound in her 60s. We're exploring these wonderful films and what makes them so special:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/a-legends-...

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 11d

From: Taro the Dragon Boy (1979), dir. Kirio Urayama, Toei Doga

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Backgrounds by Mónica Armiño for Puffin Rock (2015–), created by Lily Bernard, Tomm Moore and Paul Young, Cartoon Saloon

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 14d

Concept art for Giacomo's Secret (unreleased), dir. Sergio Pablos, The SPA Studios

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Concept art by Leonid Shvartsman for the Cheburashka and Gena the Crocodile series (1969–1983), dir. Roman Kachanov, Soyuzmultfilm

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 16d

The Blackbird is a simple, masterful gem of stop motion. Only Norman McLaren could've made it.

But the film took him a decade to figure out. We explore the story, and the personal struggles, behind the work:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/a-little-p...

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you for the extremely kind words!

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A pencil test by Glen Keane for Treasure Planet (2002), dir. Ron Clements and John Musker, Walt Disney Feature Animation

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Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · 18d

404 Media, Hell Gate, New Yorker, Vogue, Wired and several newspapers cause print still matters damnit!
@ani-obsessive.bsky.social yearly subscription is a new brainer for any animation and art fans.
Also the grey lady much as she irritates me.

Morgan Leigh Davies @mldavies.bsky.social · 19d

For me: Bookforum, Defector, The Paris Review

I would absolutely subscribe to ProPublica if I weren’t disabled/unemployed. Even in my case, it’s worth the cost to subscribe to a few places that consistently put out amazing work

Aaron Blackshear @aaronblackshear.bsky.social · 20d

Now more than ever support independent and/or local media

I subscribe to Racket, ProPublica, Flaming Hydra, Defector, and The Handbasket

Open for more recs if there’s something crucial I’m missing

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 19d

A pencil test by Jorge A. Capote for Klaus (2019), dir. Sergio Pablos, SPA Studios

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Background paintings from the first run of Samurai Jack (2001–2004), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Cartoon Network Studios

Pieces by Scott Wills, Richard Daskas and Jenny Gase-Baker