Animation Obsessive
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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
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-and…
Kind of surreal seeing all my fave animation pages hyping up our film 🥰 hope everyone can see it soon! 💖
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-and…
From: The Goat-Kid (1961), dir. Roman Davydov, Soyuzmultfilm
my uncle was an animator for the incredibles and he got our family a book of behind the scenes work on the film. i remember loving the abstract concept images as a kid.
Concept art by Teddy Newton for The Incredibles (2004), dir. Brad Bird, Pixar
Fantasia 2025 Review: I AM FRANKELDA, Mexico%27s First Stop-Motion Feature Is A Magical Treat screenanarchy.com/2025/07/fantas… via @ScreenAnarchy
Concept art by Teddy Newton for The Incredibles (2004), dir. Brad Bird, Pixar
Pencil tests by Elena Rogova for Wolfy: The Incredible Secret (2013), dir. Éric Omond, Prima Linea Productions
From: Catnapped! (1998), dir. Takashi Nakamura, Triangle Staff
Storyboard art for The Secret of NIMH (1982), dir. Don Bluth, Don Bluth Productions Sketches by Don Bluth, paint by unknown artists
Background paintings by Sylvia Liu for The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015–2017), DreamWorks Animation Television
Kyukyu's Big Adventure (2011), dir. Shinji Otsuka, Studio Ghibli Key animation by Shinji Otsuka
From: Uproar in Heaven (1961–1964), dir. Wan Laiming and Tang Cheng, Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Background paintings from Over the Garden Wall (2014), created by Patrick McHale, Cartoon Network Studios
From: Journey to the West (1960), dir. Daisaku Shirakawa and Taiji Yabushita, Toei Doga
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From: Grimm's Fairy Tales - The Golden Bird (1987), dir. Toshio Hirata, Toei Doga/Madhouse
From: Space Station No. 9 (2005), dir. Yoshiyuki Momose, Studio Kajino/Studio Ghibli
Shinya Ohira animates like nobody else. He's a maverick artist known for the raw, explosive energy of his drawings. If you've seen The Boy and the Heron, you know his work. For this issue, we've gone inside his career and spoken to him about his craft: ➜animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-maverick…
Concept art for Long Way North (2015), dir. Rémi Chayé, Sacrebleu Productions
From: Anju and Zushiomaru (1961), dir. Taiji Yabushita and Yugo Serikawa, Toei Doga