Category: Television (Page 1 of 57)

‘The Summer Hikaru Died’: Netflix Unveils Official Trailer for Coming-of-Age Anime About a Sinister Imposter in a Rural Village

March 24, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: Summer, 2025 on Netflix.

Synopsis: Yoshiki and Hikaru live in a rural village and have been close friends since they were young. On a perfectly ordinary summer day, as they laugh over trivial things, Yoshiki turns to Hikaru and says: “You’re not Hikaru, are you?”

Six months earlier, Hikaru went missing in the mountains and returned unexpectedly a week later. The new Hikaru looks and sounds just like the original, but something else is stirring within him.

Yoshiki continues spending his days with the “something” imitating Hikaru, while pretending as if nothing has changed.
Meanwhile, strange incidents begin to plague the village. Thus begins this coming-of-age horror story.

‘Moonrise’ Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Cast, Key Art and Stills: New Anime From ‘Attack on Titan’ Director Coming to Netflix

March 22, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: April 10, 2025 on Netflix.

Synopsis: In a not-too-distant future, humanity has established a loosely organized world government with everything managed by an international AI network called Sapientia. People live peaceful lives by loyally obeying its rational decisions.

However, Sapientia’s lunar development project, which sends criminals and pollutants to the Moon to maintain Earth’s peace, creates disparity and poverty on the Moon, sparking a catalyst for war.

Jacob “Jack” Shadow gets caught up in this conflict after losing his family to a terrorist bombing by the Moon’s rebel army. Vowing revenge, Jack joins the Earth army as a scout on the Moon, only to discover an unexpected leader among the resistance forces.

Directed by Masashi Koizuka (Attack on Titan).

Based on the novel by Tou Ubukata.

‘Big Mouth’ Season 8: First Look, Release Date, Synopsis and Guest Stars for Raunchy Comedy’s Final Episodes

March 21, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: May 23, 2025 on Netflix.

Synopsis: In the eighth and final season of Big Mouth, our beloved Bridgeton teens tackle new challenges as high schoolers such as: driving, drugs, sexual inexperience, enthusiastic consent, porn and the teenage mind, cancel culture, their changing bodies, and (in the end) fear of the looming future.

Through it all, friendship is the cornerstone for surviving this time of life — whether one’s puberty is just beginning, like for Nick who gets his first growth spurt, or near its conclusion, like for a maturing (and prematurely balding) Andrew.

At the height of the season, when many of our characters are in crisis, Compassion (personified as a new creature) emerges as a crucial way forward. Ultimately, though, this season is about the importance of sticking by and supporting your friends, especially when life gets overwhelming and messy.

In the end, our kids step into the harrowing unknown of the future, made less afraid of what’s to come because they have each other.

PBS KIDS Brings ‘Acoustic Rooster’ Books to Life with a One-Hour Special and Short-Form Series

March 18, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

PBS KIDS is set to premiere an hour-long special based on Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, the children’s book by Kwame Alexander, alongside Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams, a series of 20 shorts that will introduce kids to jazz music.

Centered on Acoustic Rooster, a guitar-strumming rooster who joins the Barnyard Band of Jazz Greats, the series and special feature 24 original tracks composed by Mark McLean, as well as special guests, including Herbie Hancock and Amy Shook.

The special premieres May 1, 2025. In addition to the sneak peek at the top of this page, a second short will debut April 11, with the remaining rolling out weekly beginning May 9, 2025.

The special follows the musical adventures of Acoustic Rooster and his friends, Mules Davis, Lil’ Herdin, Ella Finchgerald, Duck Ellington, and the Chick-A-Dees.

The Acoustic Rooster shorts and special were created by Kwame Alexander and Kay Donmyer and directed by Rachel Stolberg and Ranjit Gill.

‘Wylde Pak’ Sneak Peek: Nickelodeon Series From ‘The Loud House’ Director Spotlights Blended Korean-American Family

March 16, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: Summer, 2025 on Nickelodeon.

Synopsis: In Wylde Pak, living together for the first time, half-siblings Jack and Lily are pushed outside their comfort zones as they learn to coexist while navigating new family dynamics, friends, and endless hijinks all while helping run the family’s pet grooming and boarding business.

With guidance from their parents and grandmother, the two will learn about each other’s previously separate lives, blended identity, vibrant culture and the importance of family.

Episode synopsis: Woori World’s special giveaway turns into an all-out store brawl, with customers diving, fighting and wrecking everything in sight just to claim the prize — a box of imported Hallasand cookies.

‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ Season 3 Official Trailer: The Nublar Five Encounter Lethal Dinosaurs in Ten All-New Episodes

March 14, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: April 3, 2025 on Netflix.

Synopsis: The Nublar Five crash land into adventure as they encounter old (and new) friends, face off against even more lethal dinosaur threats, and deal with the fallout of Brooklynn’s stunning rejection of them.

All the while Brooklynn’s inner turmoil continues to grow as she is drawn deeper into the Broker’s criminal web of dinosaur trafficking and espionage.

‘Devil May Cry’ Official Trailer: ‘The Legend of Korra’ Studio Brings Capcom’s Hit Franchise to Life on Netflix

March 12, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: April 3, 2025 on Netflix.

Synopsis: Sinister forces are at play at the portal between the human and demon realms. In the middle of it all is Dante, an orphaned demon hunter for hire, unaware that the fate of both worlds hangs around his neck.

Created and executive produced by Adi Shankar.

Animated by Studio Mir (The Legend of Korra, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf).

Devil May Cry is based on the game developed by Capcom and created by Hideki Kamiya.

‘My Hero Academia: Vigilantes’ Official Trailer: Anime Prequel Series Streams on Crunchyroll

March 11, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: April 7, 2025 on Crunchyroll.

Synopsis: Koichi Haimawari is a dull college student who aspires to be a hero but has given up on his dream.

Although 80% of the world’s population has superhuman powers called Quirks, few are chosen to become heroes and protect people.

Everything changes for Koichi when he and Pop Step are saved by the vigilante Knuckleduster and get recruited to become vigilantes themselves!

Based on the manga by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court and Kohei Horikoshi.

‘Witch Watch’: Teaser Trailer and English Language Cast Revealed for Anime Series Based on Popular Manga

March 7, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: April 6, 2025 on ADN, Aniplus, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, and Tropics.

Synopsis: Witch Watch is a magical rom-com following teenage witch Nico and her Ogre familiar Morihito, who is tasked with her protection after a dire prophecy is cast over her.

English voice cast:
Lily Ki as Nico Wakatsuki
Stephen Fu as Morihito Otogi
Caleb Yen as Kanshi Kazamatsuri
Kevin K Gomez as Keigo Magami
Cristina Vee as Nemu Miyao
Kyle Hebert as Reiji Otogi

Nickelodeon Renews ‘PAW Patrol’ and Spin-Off ‘Rubble & Crew’ for Two Seasons Each, Teases Crossover Episode with New Clip

March 6, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: March 10, 2025 on Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon has renewed PAW Patrol and its spinoff Rubble & Crew for two more seasons, totaling 26 new episodes per series.

There’s also a special crossover episode premiering soon, titled “The Crew & Rocky Build a Bear Island.”

Synopsis: Rocky leaves Adventure Bay to visit Rubble and his family — just in time to see Builder Cove’s new baby bear. When Park Ranger Rose asks for construction help, Speed Meister accidentally ruins the bears’ home, leaving it up to the pups and Rocky to save the day.

‘Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight’ Official Trailer: It’s Gauls vs. Romans in this Netflix Adaptation of Beloved French Comic Book

March 5, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: April 30, 2025.

Synopsis: Rome is desperate to conquer the last independent village in Gaul and the home of Asterix and Obelix.

The secret to the Gauls’ battle superiority is a magic potion, but when the potion master loses his memory, the villagers are left to their own devices against the might of Rome.

Created by Alain Chabat. Based on the original work by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.

‘Dylan’s Playtime Adventures’ Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Poster and Cast List: Max Brings Canadian Series to the U.S.

March 4, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

U.S. release date: March 6, 2025 on Max. The series premiered in Canada and the UK in 2024.

Synopsis: In Dylan’s Playtime Adventures, Dylan is eager to play pretend in every career. Whether it’s a doctor, a pizza chef, a sea caption or a hair stylist, there’s no adventure too big or too small.

Armed with nothing but a few props and three fantastic friends, Dylan shows kids the best of play and improv, as he “yes ands” his way through madcap adventures, empowering kids to trust their hearts, imaginations and each other.

Based on the books by Guy Parker-Rees.

‘Lazarus’ Official Trailer: New Anime From ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Director Features Action Sequences Designed by ‘John Wick’ Director

March 1, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: April 5, 2025 on Adult Swim, next day on Max.

Synopsis: The year is 2052. The world looked to be on the verge of an unprecedented era of peace and stability, and the painkiller drug “Hapna” developed by a lauded neuroscientist Dr. Skinner had a lot to do with it.

Hapna spread throughout the world as a “miracle drug” with no side effects, freeing humanity from pain. Until, that is, Skinner suddenly disappears off the face of the earth. When he reemerges after three years, it is as a devil who brings countless deaths and the end of civilization.

Hapna turns out to be a drug that has a fatal, retroactive effect, one that appears three years after first taking it; it was a death-trap for anyone who took it, even once. Humanity will start dying off in 30 days. The only way to save the world is to acquire the cure that only Skinner holds.

“Lazarus” is a team of five agents gathered from various corners of the world to do just that. Can they save humanity? And what is Skinner’s true purpose?

‘#1 Happy Family USA’: Trailer, Release Date and Cast Unveiled for Ramy Youssef’s Adult Animated Series for Prime Video

February 25, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: April 17, 2025 on Prime Video.

Synopsis: The series follows the maniacally upbeat Husseins — the most patriotic, most peaceful, and most definitely-not-suspicious Muslim family in post-9/11 ‘Amreeka.”

With satire and absurdity, it redefines finding humor in hardship as they navigate the early 2000s under the watchful eyes of their terrified neighbors.

Co-created by Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady.

Nickelodeon Announces ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Series and Confirms Release Date for Feature Film

February 23, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Nickelodeon has announced Avatar: Seven Havens, a new series in the growing Avatar universe.

The 26-episode series, created by Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, will be split into two seasons.

The voice cast and release date haven’t been announced yet.

Synopsis: Avatar: Seven Havens is set in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm. A young Earthbender discovers she’s the new Avatar after Korra — but in this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanity’s destroyer, not its savior.

Hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their mysterious origins and save the Seven Havens before civilization’s last strongholds collapse.

The untitled animated Avatar movie will release in theaters on January 30, 2026. The cast includes Dave Bautista, Dionne Quan, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza, and Eric Nam.