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It will take decades for the world to fully unpack all the ways Akira Toriyama shaped our culture. The legendary artist and author, whose death was publicly announced Thursday, was a pioneer in manga, comics, anime, and video games, and his work formed a foundation for everyone in those industries who followed him. But Toriyama’s presence and importance can be felt far wider than in just the fields he excelled at. It’s hard to think of any single work that’s been as consistently important in the lives of kids growing…

A Tetris board. Credit: Brandenads/Wikimedia Commons With its bright colors, easy-to-learn rules and familiar music, the video game Tetris has endured as a pop culture icon over the last 40 years. Many people, like me, have been playing the game for decades, and it has evolved to adapt to new technologies like game systems, phones and tablets. But until January 2024, nobody had ever been able to beat it.…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWallace and Gromit fans have spent the weekend worrying about the fate of production studios Aardman Animations after it was reported that the stop-motion animation studios were “running out of clay”.The Bristol-based animation company behind British classics such as Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run were said to be in their “time of knead” last week when The Telegraph reported that…

Who Wants DC’s Canceled Batgirl Movie? | New York Comic Con 2022Sixty-six production staffers across Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network have filed a petition for a union election under the auspices of the Animation Guild and requested voluntary recognition from management. The National Labor Relations Board will host an election, and the majority of votes will determine whether or not the union will form. Production staffers are behind-the-scenes workers, not typically writers or artists, who nevertheless have…

The highly anticipated animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been making waves at the box office, captivating audiences with its stunning animation. This image released by Sony Pictures Animation shows Miles Morales as Spider-Man, voiced by Shameik Moore, in a scene from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." (Sony Pictures Animation via AP)(AP) However, behind the scenes, trouble seems to be brewing as animators involved in the project have come…

Image via Sony Pictures Entertainment Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has, by all accounts, established itself as the movie to beat in the realm of both animated films and comic book adaptations, and we highly doubt anyone will come close until its sequel, Beyond the Spider-Verse, comes calling. Indeed, from the action sequences to the emotional beats to the stellar voice work and everything in between, the Spider-Verse trilogy’s sophomore project has won the hearts of millions. But at what cost? Following…

Netflix plans to acquire Sydney-based Animal Logic, an animation studio that has worked on hits from Happy Feet to The Lego Movies, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. The move will accelerate Netflix's efforts to build end-to-end animation production capabilities, the statement said. The streaming service has produced several animated titles including Oscar-nominated films Over the Moon and Klaus."Netflix has been investing in animation over the past few years and this furthers our commitment to building a…