A to Z of Animation Studios: Yoram Gross Film Studio
(Or: The Studio That Made Australia’s Most Famous Cartoon Animals)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while also making sure studios that don’t get enough credit finally get their due. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before Blinky Bill and his marsupial friends come knocking at your door.
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🔥 Y is for Yoram Gross Film Studio
If you grew up in Australia (or had access to obscure kids’ cartoons), you probably know Blinky Bill.
And if you know Blinky Bill, you know Yoram Gross Film Studio.
Founded by Yoram Gross, a Polish-Australian animator, this studio became the biggest animation company in Australia—mainly by making cartoons about cute animals with surprisingly deep themes.
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The Most Aussie Cartoons Ever (A.K.A. What They Made)
1. The Adventures of Blinky Bill (1993-2004)
• Australia’s most beloved animated koala.
• Blinky Bill is a mischievous, lovable koala who protects the bush and teaches kids about conservation.
• One of the most iconic Australian cartoons ever made.
• It spawned movies, spin-offs, and even a CGI reboot.
2. Dot and the Kangaroo (1977) (And a Million Sequels)
• A mix of live-action and animation.
• Dot, a little girl, gets lost in the Australian outback and befriends a kangaroo.
• The animation style was unique—cartoon characters over live-action backgrounds.
• Had so many sequels that no one can name them all.
3. Around the World with Dot (1981)
• Dot somehow leaves Australia and starts globe-hopping.
• Yes, the kangaroo travels too.
• Logic? Unimportant.
4. Flipper & Lopaka (1999-2005)
• A show where a boy talks to a dolphin and has underwater adventures.
• Basically “What if Flipper was a cartoon with some mystical powers?”
5. Tabaluga (1994-2004)
• A German-Australian collaboration about a tiny green dragon.
• One of the weirder but beloved ‘90s cartoons.
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Why Yoram Gross Film Studio Was So Important
1. They made Australia’s biggest animated characters.
2. They blended animation with live-action in unique ways.
3. They tackled environmental and conservation themes before it was cool.
Even though the studio was later bought out and became Flying Bark Productions, its legacy lives on through Blinky Bill and Australian animation.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Yellowbird Animation (Early CGI Pioneers That No One Talks About)
Now let’s talk about Yellowbird Animation—a studio that was ahead of its time but faded into obscurity.
What Did They Do?
• They were one of the early adopters of CGI animation.
• Helped shape the look of early 3D-animated TV shows.
• Worked behind the scenes on numerous projects but never became a household name.
Why They Deserve Recognition
• They helped push CGI into mainstream animation before it was widely accepted.
• They worked on foundational projects that influenced future studios.
Yellowbird may not be well-known, but they were part of the wave that helped CGI animation take over.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Blinky Bill Starts an Environmental Protest at Your House)
Yoram Gross Film Studio? The kings of Australian animation and animal-driven storytelling.
Yellowbird Animation? The unsung pioneers of early CGI who helped shape the industry.
Next up? Z for Zagreb Film—the Yugoslavian animation studio that made some of the most unique, surreal, and thought-provoking animated films of all time.
(Spoiler: This one gets deep.) 🚀
A to Z of Animation Studios: Xilam Animation
(Or: The French Studio That Made Slapstick Cartoons That Felt Like Looney Tunes on Caffeine)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while also reminding you which studios made you laugh so hard you choked on your cereal. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before Oggy gets sabotaged by cockroaches again.
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🔥 X is for Xilam Animation
Xilam is one of the best animation studios you’ve never heard of—but you’ve probably seen their work.
They specialize in wacky, over-the-top, visual comedy, making them France’s answer to Warner Bros. slapstick.
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The Slapstick Classics (A.K.A. The Cartoons That Made You Cry-Laugh Without Needing Dialogue)
1. Oggy and the Cockroaches (1998-Present)
• Tom & Jerry on steroids.
• Oggy is a fat blue cat who just wants a peaceful life.
• The cockroaches exist purely to ruin everything.
• Almost no dialogue, just pure slapstick perfection.
• One of the best non-verbal cartoons ever made.
2. Space Goofs (1997-2006)
• What if aliens were squatters in an abandoned house?
• A group of weird-looking aliens land on Earth and refuse to leave.
• Constant chaos, surreal humor, and bizarre animation.
3. Zig & Sharko (2010-Present)
• Looney Tunes, but on a tropical island.
• A hyena named Zig constantly tries to eat a mermaid.
• A buff, hyper-aggressive shark named Sharko constantly ruins his plans.
• Another dialogue-free masterpiece filled with fast-paced visual gags.
4. Mr. Magoo (2019-Present)
• Yes, Xilam brought back Mr. Magoo.
• The modern version is just as ridiculous as the original.
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Why Xilam Is So Great (A.K.A. The French Masters of Slapstick)
1. They bring back classic silent comedy.
2. Their animation is full of energy and exaggerated insanity.
3. They prove that cartoons don’t need dialogue to be hilarious.
Xilam’s style is so pure, so visually chaotic, and so fun that it feels like watching a sugar rush in animated form.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Xing Xing Digital Animation (The Unsung Heroes Behind The Clone Wars)
Now let’s talk about Xing Xing Digital Animation—the studio you’ve never heard of, but that secretly helped shape modern animation.
What Did They Work On?
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2020) – Yes, they were one of the studios behind the show that made Star Wars cool again.
• Disney’s The Princess and the Frog (2009) (Assisting Studio) – Helped on the last great hand-drawn Disney film.
• Donkey Kong Country (1997-2000) – Yes, that early 3D nightmare fuel.
• Various Netflix animated projects – You’ve definitely seen their work without realizing it.
Why Xing Xing Digital Animation Deserves Respect
• They’re one of the best supporting studios in the industry.
• They’ve contributed to some of the biggest franchises ever.
• They helped bring Clone Wars to life, and that alone is legendary.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before a Cartoon Hyena Tries to Eat You)
Xilam? The kings of slapstick chaos in modern animation.
Xing Xing Digital? The behind-the-scenes animation powerhouse that helped shape Star Wars.
Next up? Y for Yowza! Animation—the Canadian studio behind some of the smoothest hand-drawn animation of the modern era.
(Spoiler: If you love fluid, hand-drawn animation, you need to know these guys.) 🚀
A to Z of Animation Studios: Warner Bros. Animation
(Or: The Studio That Gave Us The Greatest Cartoons Ever Made and Then Some Extremely Confusing Decisions)
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🔥 W is for Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation is one of the most legendary animation studios of all time.
They didn’t just compete with Disney—they rewrote the rulebook on what animation could be.
• They perfected slapstick comedy.
• They made TV animation actually good.
• They gave us some of the best superhero cartoons ever made.
But like any great empire, they’ve had their ups and downs.
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The GOATs (A.K.A. The Greatest Hits of Warner Bros. Animation)
1. Looney Tunes (1930-Present)
• The gold standard of animated comedy.
• Gave us Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Road Runner, and literally every other character that shaped humor forever.
• Bugs Bunny is still the best animated character of all time.
• Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng—these animators were absolute madmen.
2. Animaniacs (1993-1998, 2020-2023)
• A show that was allegedly for kids but was actually for adults.
• The Warner siblings (Yakko, Wakko, and Dot) were pure chaos.
• Every joke was either a history lesson or a lawsuit waiting to happen.
• The Pinky & The Brain spin-off proved that two lab mice could have a better storyline than most movies.
3. Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
• The best superhero cartoon ever made.
• Gave us Kevin Conroy’s legendary Batman and Mark Hamill’s perfect Joker.
• The dark, noir-inspired animation style was revolutionary.
• Introduced Harley Quinn, who became an instant icon.
4. Justice League / Justice League Unlimited (2001-2006)
• The best DC Comics adaptation ever.
• Expanded the Batman: TAS universe into an entire DC animated world.
• Actually made Aquaman cool.
5. Tiny Toon Adventures (1990-1992)
• Looney Tunes for a new generation.
• Buster Bunny, Babs Bunny, Plucky Duck, and the rest of the crew were straight-up hilarious.
• One of the first great animated reboots before reboots got out of control.
6. Freakazoid! (1995-1997)
• An underrated masterpiece of pure chaos.
• A superhero show that cared more about being ridiculous than telling an actual story.
• Ahead of its time and canceled too soon.
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The Warner Bros. WTF Moments (A.K.A. What Were They Thinking?)
1. Loonatics Unleashed (2005-2007)
• What if Looney Tunes, but make it EXTREME?
• The answer? A weird, edgy, futuristic disaster.
2. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
• The first Space Jam was a fun, corporate crossover with heart.
• The sequel? A hollow, CGI-heavy, Warner Bros. IP flex.
• LeBron deserved better.
3. Cancelling Young Justice… TWICE
• Young Justice was one of the best DC animated shows ever.
• Warner Bros. killed it because they couldn’t sell enough toys.
• Fans brought it back.
• Warner Bros. killed it again anyway.
4. The HBO Max Purge of 2022
• Warner Bros. deleted entire animated shows from existence to save money on taxes.
• Infinity Train, Final Space, OK K.O.!—all erased.
• They literally threw away finished projects.
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The Warner Bros. Formula (A.K.A. Why Their Cartoons Are Legendary)
1. Fast-paced, high-energy animation.
2. Perfect comedic timing.
3. Iconic characters that actually evolve.
4. Some of the best writing in animation history.
5. Occasionally self-sabotaging their own success.
When Warner Bros. is at its best, they make the greatest cartoons ever.
When they’re at their worst, they cancel those great cartoons for tax reasons.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Walt Disney Television Animation (The ’90s TV Animation GOATs)
Now let’s talk about the Disney division that secretly carried the company through the ‘90s.
What Did They Make?
• DuckTales (1987-1990, 2017-2021) – Woo-oo! The best animated adventure series ever.
• Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989-1990) – Indiana Jones meets chipmunks.
• TaleSpin (1990-1991) – What if Baloo from The Jungle Book was a pilot in a ‘30s adventure serial?*
• Darkwing Duck (1991-1992) – Batman if he was a duck and also kind of an idiot.
• Gargoyles (1994-1997) – The darkest, most epic Disney animated series of all time. Shakespeare meets superheroes.
• Goof Troop (1992-1993) – Goofy becomes a single dad and somehow survives.
• Recess (1997-2001) – The best animated schoolyard revolution ever made.
Why Disney Television Animation Mattered
• They saved Disney’s reputation in the ‘90s.
• They made some of the best TV cartoons ever.
• They proved Disney could do more than just princess movies.
Warner Bros. might have ruled comedy and action, but Disney TV animation ruled adventure and drama.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Warner Bros. Cancels Another Show)
Warner Bros. Animation? The kings of comedy, superheroes, and cartoons that actually shaped pop culture.
Disney TV Animation? The studio that made ‘90s cartoons legendary.
Next up? X for Xilam—the French animation studio behind Oggy and the Cockroaches, Space Goofs, and some of the weirdest, most hilarious cartoons ever.
(Spoiler: Expect a LOT of slapstick.) 🚀
A to Z of Animation Studios: Van Beuren Studios
(Or: The 1930s Animation Studio That Made Cartoons Feel Like a Fever Dream)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while also exposing which studios made cartoons that look like hallucinations. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before Van Beuren’s forgotten characters climb out of the public domain and start haunting your dreams.
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🔥 V is for Van Beuren Studios
If you’ve never heard of Van Beuren Studios, you’re not alone.
They were an early 1930s animation studio that created some of the strangest, most surreal, and wildly forgotten cartoons ever made.
They weren’t Disney.
They weren’t Fleischer.
They were somewhere in between… on a LOT of caffeine.
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The Weirdest Hits (A.K.A. Cartoons That Feel Like a Strange Dream You Had After Eating Expired Cheese)
1. Aesop’s Fables (1921-1936)
• The first major Van Beuren series, featuring talking animals loosely acting out classic fables.
• Most of them devolve into absolute nonsense.
• Examples include:
• A frog who sings about having no money.
• A story where a bear’s life is ruined by a duck playing the saxophone.
• A moral lesson that completely falls apart in the last 10 seconds.
2. The Little King (1933-1934)
• Based on a newspaper comic strip.
• The main character is a bald, childlike king who just vibes through life.
• No real plot. Just strange, wandering humor.
3. Tom and Jerry (1931-1933) (No, Not That Tom & Jerry)
• BEFORE the famous cat and mouse duo, Van Beuren had two human characters named Tom and Jerry.
• They were just two guys who did weird stuff.
• Some episodes had a plot, others felt like actual nightmares.
4. The Wildest Shorts
Van Beuren was known for shorts that just went off the rails.
• “Gypped in Egypt” (1930) – A mummy horror cartoon where nothing makes sense.
• “The Sunshine Makers” (1935) – A surreal short where gnome-like creatures mass-produce liquid happiness in a factory.
• “Molly Moo-Cow” (1935-1936) – A cow who just wanders into weird situations.
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Why Van Beuren Studios Was So Unique
1. They didn’t care about logic.
2. Their animation style was bizarre but strangely charming.
3. They made cartoons that feel like they were animated inside someone’s fever dream.
Eventually, Van Beuren Studios got shut down in 1936 when RKO (their distributor) decided,
“We should just work with Disney instead.”
And just like that, Van Beuren faded into animation history.
But if you ever watch an old cartoon that feels like you’ve entered another dimension, it might just be Van Beuren.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Vinton Studios (Because Will Vinton Deserves Respect!)
Now let’s talk about Will Vinton—the father of claymation and one of stop-motion’s greatest pioneers.
What Did Vinton Studios Create?
• The California Raisins (1986) – Yes, the dancing, singing raisins from the ‘80s commercials.
• The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) – A dark, surreal stop-motion film featuring the infamous Mysterious Stranger scene.
• Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987) – A charming Christmas special featuring the strangest animated camels ever.
• The PJs (1999-2001) – A stop-motion sitcom starring Eddie Murphy.
Why Will Vinton Deserved Better
• He pioneered stop-motion animation before it was cool.
• He created a unique visual style that no one else had.
• He lost his own studio when Nike’s Phil Knight took over and turned it into Laika.
Will Vinton’s legacy still lives on in modern stop-motion, but his name should be as well-known as Tim Burton’s.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before a Claymation Raisin Shows Up at Your Door)
Van Beuren Studios? The forgotten kings of weird, surreal ‘30s animation.
Vinton Studios? The stop-motion pioneer that gave us some of the strangest, most beautiful animated projects ever.
Next up? W for Walt Disney Animation—the studio that built the animation industry and took over the world.
(Spoiler: Yes, we will be talking about Disney’s questionable decisions too.) 🚀
A to Z of Animation Studios: UPA (United Productions of America)
(Or: The Studio That Said “Who Needs Depth?” and Changed Animation Forever)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while pointing out which studios threw all the rules out the window and somehow still made masterpieces. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before UPA animates your life into abstract shapes and flat colors.
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🔥 U is for UPA (United Productions of America)
Before UPA, animation was all about realism, perspective, and making things look as lifelike as possible.
UPA took one look at that and said,
“Nah. Let’s get WEIRD.”
They basically invented stylized, modern animation, proving that cartoons didn’t have to look like Disney to be great.
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The Greatest Hits (A.K.A. Cartoons That Looked Weird But Worked Anyway)
1. Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
• A Dr. Seuss story turned into an animated short.
• The main character doesn’t talk—he just makes sound effects.
• Won an Academy Award and proved that animation didn’t have to be cutesy or realistic.
2. Mr. Magoo (1949-Present)
• A nearsighted old man who somehow survived endless life-threatening situations.
• UPA’s biggest commercial success.
• If you’ve ever seen an old cartoon where a guy mistakes a lion for a house cat, that’s probably Magoo.
3. The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
• A trippy, nightmarish, avant-garde adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story.
• Not for kids. Not even for some adults.
• A masterpiece of psychological horror in animation.
4. Rooty Toot Toot (1951)
• A jazzy, abstract take on the Frankie and Johnny story.
• Some of the most unique visuals of the 1950s.
5. 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
• One of UPA’s only feature films.
• Tried to bring their abstract style to a full-length movie.
• Didn’t do great at the box office, but visually stunning.
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The UPA Effect (A.K.A. Why They Were So Important)
1. They rejected Disney-style realism.
2. They influenced modern animation design forever.
3. They introduced flat colors, geometric shapes, and minimalist backgrounds.
Basically, if you love Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls, or any cartoon that looks more like a moving painting than a traditional animation…
You can thank UPA.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Universal Cartoon Studios (The Kings of Endless Direct-to-Video Sequels)
Now let’s talk about Universal Cartoon Studios, the kings of the never-ending franchise.
What Did They Make?
• The Land Before Time (1988-… infinity?) – The first movie was a Don Bluth masterpiece. The sequels?
• There are FOURTEEN of them.
• Yes, they turned a heartfelt story about dinosaurs into a never-ending singalong.
• The original had death, trauma, and survival. The sequels had musical numbers and friendly T-Rexes.
• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) – The sequel that traded Don Bluth’s emotional depth for a fun, wacky Western adventure.
• We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story (1993) – A movie about dinosaurs in New York that was both amazing and deeply unsettling.
• Casper (1995) – Yes, Universal made the Casper movie. And all the straight-to-video sequels.
• Curious George (2006-Present) – Universal realized they could milk George for decades, and they did.
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Why Universal Cartoon Studios Is an Odd Legacy
• They made good stuff… but then ran it into the ground.
• They embraced the direct-to-video market HARD.
• If you ever see an animated sequel to a classic film and think, “Did anyone ask for this?”—Universal probably made it.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Mr. Magoo Accidentally Runs You Over)
UPA? The artsy animation rebels who changed the game.
Universal Cartoon Studios? The sequel factory that refused to stop.
Next up? V for Van Beuren Studios—the forgotten early animation studio that made some of the strangest pre-Disney cartoons ever.
(Spoiler: This one gets WEIRD.) 🚀
A to Z of Animation Studios: TMS Entertainment
(Or: The Studio That Worked on Everything and Never Got Enough Credit for It)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while exposing which studios secretly carried the industry on their backs. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before TMS animates your life story but only gives you two frames per second.
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🔥 T is for TMS Entertainment
TMS Entertainment is the greatest animation studio that most people have never heard of.
They’ve been around since 1946 and have animated more iconic shows, movies, and projects than any other studio in history.
• They’ve worked on anime legends.
• They’ve worked on Western animation classics.
• They’ve been the secret weapon of the animation industry for decades.
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The Greatest Hits (A.K.A. The Shows and Movies That Prove TMS is a Legend)
1. Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
• The gold standard of superhero cartoons.
• Dark, moody, beautifully animated—this show made Batman cooler than ever.
• TMS handled some of the absolute best-looking episodes, including Heart of Ice and Two-Face.
• Without TMS, this show wouldn’t have been the masterpiece it was.
2. Akira (1988) (Yes, THAT Akira)
• One of the greatest animated films ever made.
• TMS was one of the studios that worked on it.
• Every single frame is a work of art.
• If you haven’t seen Akira, stop reading this and go watch it now.
3. Lupin III (1971-Present)
• The longest-running anime about a gentleman thief.
• One of the first anime series to truly go global.
• Gave us The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), which was Hayao Miyazaki’s directorial debut.
• Every single Lupin III series and movie looks better than it has any right to.
4. Detective Conan (Case Closed) (1996-Present)
• A show about a teenage detective stuck in a kid’s body.
• It has been running for over 25 years and shows no signs of stopping.
• Every episode is basically “Murder Mystery: The Anime.”
• If you love detective stories, you NEED to watch this.
5. Sonic X (2003-2006)
• The anime that made Sonic fans go feral.
• Featured actual continuity (unheard of for Sonic adaptations before this).
• Also gave us the meme-worthy “Gotta go fast” theme song.
6. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
• A visually stunning yet weirdly forgotten fantasy film.
• One of the most ambitious international animation collaborations ever.
• Featured work from both American and Japanese animators.
• It bombed at the box office, but animation nerds still love it.
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Why TMS is So Important (A.K.A. Why They Deserve More Respect)
• They’ve animated some of the most visually stunning anime of all time.
• They’ve worked on Western cartoons without people even realizing it.
• They balance quantity AND quality, which is insanely rare.
TMS is basically the quiet overachiever of the animation world.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Toei Animation (Dragon Ball, One Piece, The Ultimate Anime Giant)
Now let’s talk about the anime studio that has controlled your childhood.
What Did They Make?
• Dragon Ball (1986-Present) – The most influential shonen anime ever. Goku refuses to stop powering up.
• One Piece (1999-Present) – The longest-running anime epic about a rubber pirate who still hasn’t found the treasure.
• Sailor Moon (1992-1997) – The show that invented the magical girl genre as we know it.
• Digimon (1999-Present) – Pokémon’s edgier, slightly darker rival.
• Pretty Cure (2004-Present) – The spiritual successor to Sailor Moon that has been printing money for decades.
• Mazinger Z (1972-1974) – The show that basically created the giant robot genre.
Why Toei is an Anime Powerhouse
• They’ve been running since 1956.
• They created some of the biggest franchises in anime history.
• They keep their shows running FOREVER.
Toei is basically the Disney of anime. They mass-produce, but when they go all out (like in the One Piece movies), they deliver absolute masterpieces.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Toei Animates Your Entire Life in Filler Episodes)
TMS Entertainment? The anime powerhouse that worked on everything.
Toei Animation? The unstoppable anime empire that will outlive us all.
Next up? U for UPA—the studio that turned flat, stylized animation into an art form.
(Spoiler: Yes, we will talk about Mr. Magoo.) 🚀
A to Z of Animation Studios: Sony Pictures Animation
(Or: The Studio That Gave Us Both the Best and Worst CGI Movies Ever Made)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while also exposing the questionable choices that got greenlit. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before Sony releases The Emoji Movie 2 and forces us all to relive the trauma.
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🔥 S is for Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation is the ultimate wildcard studio.
Some days, they make groundbreaking, visually stunning masterpieces.
Other days, they make movies that feel like they were written by a broken AI.
They are the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of CGI animation.
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The Masterpieces (A.K.A. The Movies That Proved Sony Can Actually Be a Genius)
1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
• The greatest animated superhero movie ever made.
• Revolutionized animation with comic book-inspired visuals that make everything else look boring.
• Launched an entire franchise and a million memes.
• “Anyone can wear the mask.” (Except other studios, because none of them have come close to this level of perfection.)
2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
• Somehow even better than the first movie.
• A visual spectacle so detailed it took animators years to finish just a few seconds of footage.
• Left audiences emotionally destroyed and desperate for the next one.
3. The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021)
• A hilarious, beautifully animated family film that proves Sony isn’t just about superheroes.
• Perfectly captures chaotic family road trips.
• Gave us the best animated dog in cinema history.
4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
• The movie that had no right being this good.
• A zany, physics-defying foodpocalypse with some of the best comedic animation ever.
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The Dumpster Fires (A.K.A. The Movies That Made Us Lose Faith in Humanity)
1. The Emoji Movie (2017)
• A corporate cash grab disguised as a movie.
• The most soulless, joyless, marketing-driven mess of animation history.
• Somehow convinced Sir Patrick Stewart to voice the Poop Emoji.
• Shameless product placement disguised as plot.
2. Open Season (2006) (And the Infinite Sequels No One Asked For)
• What if a bear and a deer were best friends in a very forgettable movie?
• Mediocre at best.
• Somehow got four sequels that nobody has ever actually seen.
3. The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
• It exists.
• That’s all I can say.
4. Hotel Transylvania (2012-Present)
• The first movie was actually fun.
• Then they made four of them.
• By the fourth one, Adam Sandler had left, and we were all ready to leave too.
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Sony’s Biggest Problem: Consistency
• When they innovate, they change the animation industry forever.
• When they play it safe, they make forgettable, cash-grab movies that nobody remembers.
Sony is the ultimate gamble. You never know if you’re getting Spider-Verse or The Emoji Movie.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Sunbow Entertainment (G.I. Joe, Transformers, ‘80s Cartoon Gold)
Now let’s talk about Sunbow Entertainment, the studio that defined Saturday mornings for an entire generation.
What Did They Make?
• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983-1986) – The show that made kids think joining the military meant fighting laser battles.
• Transformers (1984-1987) – The cartoon that launched a franchise that refuses to die.
• Jem and the Holograms (1985-1988) – Barbie meets rockstars meets corporate toy marketing.
• The Inhumanoids (1986) – A weird, forgotten horror-themed action cartoon that was way too scary for kids.
• The Transformers: The Movie (1986) – The movie that killed off Optimus Prime and scarred an entire generation.
Why Sunbow Was Legendary
• Made some of the most iconic ‘80s cartoons ever.
• Created franchises that are still alive today.
• Proved that cartoons could be both ridiculous and unforgettable.
Sunbow eventually faded out in the ‘90s, but their legacy? Still alive in every reboot, toyline, and nostalgic meme.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Sony Makes Another Emoji Movie)
Sony Pictures Animation? The studio that can either change animation forever or make you question reality.
Sunbow Entertainment? The ‘80s powerhouse that made cartoons feel like toy commercials—because they were.
Next up? T for Toei Animation—the anime giant behind Dragon Ball, One Piece, and decades of legendary series.
(Spoiler: We WILL talk about how they milk Dragon Ball for eternity.) 🚀
A to Z of Animation Studios: Ralph Bakshi Productions
(Or: The Studio That Looked at Disney and Said, “Let’s Make Cartoons for People Who Chain-Smoke in Alleyways”)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while also pointing out which studios actively tried to traumatize their audiences. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before Ralph Bakshi personally calls you a coward for not appreciating ‘real art.’
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🔥 R is for Ralph Bakshi Productions
If Disney is the polished, family-friendly face of animation, then Ralph Bakshi is the whiskey-drinking uncle who tells inappropriate stories at Thanksgiving.
Bakshi didn’t just make animated films—he pushed animation into places it was never meant to go and set everything on fire along the way.
He made X-rated cartoons.
He pioneered rotoscoping for adult audiences.
He fought censorship, executives, and sometimes logic itself.
And somehow… he made history.
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The Wildest Hits (A.K.A. The Movies That Proved Animation Wasn’t Just for Kids Anymore)
1. Fritz the Cat (1972)
• The first X-rated animated film and the highest-grossing independent animated movie for decades.
• Based on Robert Crumb’s underground comic.
• Featured sex, drugs, politics, and more chaos than a college dorm at 2 AM.
• Disney did not approve of this one.
2. Heavy Traffic (1973)
• An urban nightmare of surrealism and crime.
• Probably the closest thing to an animated Scorsese film.
• Filled with adult content, social commentary, and a general feeling of doom.
3. Coonskin (1975)
• A brutal takedown of racism and American culture.
• So controversial that protestors literally tried to shut it down before even watching it.
• A mix of live-action and animation, making it even more surreal.
• One of the most challenging films ever made.
4. Wizards (1977)
• A fantasy epic on a budget of pocket change.
• Features Nazi propaganda imagery in a movie about fairies. (No, really.)
• The most “what did I just watch” movie of all time.
5. The Lord of the Rings (1978)
• The first attempt to animate Tolkien’s masterpiece.
• Half rotoscope, half fever dream.
• Ends right in the middle of the story because they ran out of money. (Classic Bakshi.)
6. Fire and Ice (1983)
• A collaboration with legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta.
• Rotoscoped warriors, skimpy outfits, and sweaty muscle-bound action.
• Basically Conan the Barbarian in animated form.
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The Bakshi Effect (A.K.A. Why He’s Important)
1. Pushed Animation into Adult Territory – Without Bakshi, there’s no South Park, no BoJack Horseman, no adult animation boom.
2. Rotoscoping Madness – He was one of the first to use rotoscoping heavily in feature films, for better or worse.
3. Told the Stories No One Else Would – Crime, sex, race, politics—he tackled everything mainstream studios were too scared to touch.
4. Unfiltered Chaos – Every Bakshi movie feels like an angry rant turned into a film.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Rankin/Bass (Rudolph, Stop-Motion Christmas Magic and Nightmare Fuel)
If Ralph Bakshi was animation’s punk rock rebel, then Rankin/Bass was the studio that made Christmas specials weirdly unsettling but iconic.
What Did They Make?
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) – The stop-motion classic that somehow made Santa look like a massive jerk.
• Frosty the Snowman (1969) – The one where Frosty dies, and we all just had to accept it.
• Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1970) – Featuring a skinny Santa with a love interest and a fascist warlord who bans toys.
• The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) – The one that gave us Heat Miser and Snow Miser, the only part anyone remembers.
• Mad Monster Party? (1967) – A horror-comedy stop-motion film that basically invented the aesthetic of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Why Rankin/Bass Still Matters
• Defined stop-motion holiday specials forever.
• Their work is still played every single year, despite being decades old.
• Weirdly unsettling, yet impossible to forget.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Ralph Bakshi Reboots Your Life in Rotoscope)
Ralph Bakshi? The madman who made animation a serious art form for adults.
Rankin/Bass? The studio that made Christmas feel both magical and slightly off-putting.
A to Z of Animation Studios: Qubo
Or: The TV Network That Felt Like a Fever Dream but Somehow Existed for 14 Years)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while also exposing the deep-cut weirdness that most people have forgotten. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before Qubo’s weirdly forgotten mascot finds you in your sleep.
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🔥 Q is for Qubo (Cookie Jar Entertainment and the Land of Saturday Morning Strangeness)
Imagine a TV network that aired shows no one asked for, at times no one watched, yet somehow stayed alive for over a decade.
That was Qubo.
What Was Qubo?
• A kids’ TV block-turned-network that ran from 2006 to 2021.
• Mostly aired low-budget, second-tier cartoons that felt like rejects from PBS Kids and Nickelodeon.
• Somehow managed to exist on free over-the-air television, making it the last bastion of “just turn on the TV and see what’s on” animation.
Qubo was a wild, unpredictable mess. One minute you were watching educational programming, the next, a knockoff superhero show with animation from the uncanny valley.
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The Qubo Roster (A.K.A. Cartoons You Forgot Existed)
• Jacob Two-Two – A Canadian show about a kid so painfully awkward that he repeated everything twice.
• Jane and the Dragon – A 3D-animated show about a medieval girl who refused to be a princess and instead hung out with a sarcastic dragon.
• Babar and the Adventures of Bad CGI – Qubo revived Babar, but this time, in terrifying 3D.
• VeggieTales (The TV Show) – Yes, Qubo aired VeggieTales, proving that even Christian vegetables could make it onto network television.
• The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog – A show that nobody remembers, yet somehow aired constantly.
• Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century – Yes, this was real. Sherlock Holmes was revived in the future with robot Watson.
• Turbo Dogs – A show about dogs who were also race car drivers. That’s it. That’s the whole plot.
• Scaredy Squirrel – A paranoid squirrel who refused to leave his home. Basically, all of us post-2020.
The Qubo Experience (A.K.A. Why Was It So Weird?)
1. The animation quality? Ranged from decent to “this was animated in Microsoft Paint.”
2. The scheduling? Completely random. You never knew what you’d get at 3 AM.
3. The vibe? It felt like a liminal space for cartoons—a strange purgatory where forgotten shows went to live out their days.
And then, in 2021, Qubo was shut down and erased from history.
Gone, but never forgotten. (Actually, most people forgot it immediately.)
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Quirino Cristiani Studios (The Obscure Creator of the First Animated Feature Film Ever!)
Now let’s talk about Quirino Cristiani, the unsung hero of animation history.
Who Was Quirino Cristiani?
• An Argentinian animator who, in 1917, made the first animated feature film EVER.
• Yes, before Disney. Before Japan. Before ANYONE.
His Groundbreaking Work
El Apóstol (1917) – THE FIRST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM IN HISTORY.
• A political satire about the Argentine president.
• 70 minutes long.
• Entirely animated in cut-out style.
• It no longer exists. (A fire destroyed all copies in 1926. Thanks, fate.)
Peludópolis (1931) – THE FIRST ANIMATED FILM WITH SOUND.
• Beat Disney’s Snow White to the punch by six years.
• Also lost to time because history is cruel.
Cristiani was so ahead of his time that most of his work was destroyed before animation even became a global industry.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Qubo Haunts Your Dreams)
Qubo? The strangest, most random kids’ TV network ever.
Quirino Cristiani? The animation pioneer that history forgot.
Next up? R for Rankin/Bass—the stop-motion Christmas kings who made your childhood both magical and slightly terrifying.
(Spoiler: Yes, we’re talking about that creepy Rudolph special.) 🚀
A to Z of Animation Studios: Pixar
(Or: The Studio That Made You Cry Over Toys, Fish, and a Clown Cooking Rat)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while exposing the emotional damage it has caused us. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before Pixar releases a short film about a sentient toaster that makes you bawl uncontrollably.
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🔥 P is for Pixar
Pixar is more than an animation studio—it’s a weaponized emotion factory.
Founded in 1979, Pixar went from a struggling computer graphics division at Lucasfilm to the studio that changed animation forever.
• They made the first fully CGI feature film.
• They pioneered 3D animation techniques.
• They perfected the “make the audience cry in the first 10 minutes” formula.
Pixar movies aren’t just films—they’re experiences that simultaneously inspire and emotionally destroy you.
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The Masterpieces (A.K.A. The Movies That Ruined Us Emotionally)
• Toy Story (1995) – The movie that started it all. It revolutionized animation while making every child terrified of what their toys did when they weren’t looking.
• Finding Nemo (2003) – A cute fish movie that’s actually a horror story about getting kidnapped, PTSD, and overprotective parenting.
• Up (2009) – The first 10 minutes of this film emotionally devastated an entire generation. After that, it was just a talking dog and an angry old man in a floating house.
• Inside Out (2015) – Pixar saw a perfectly normal child and said, “What if we made her emotions fight each other and then made you cry about growing up?”
• Ratatouille (2007) – A rat. In a kitchen. Cooking gourmet food. Somehow, one of the greatest animated movies ever made.
• The Incredibles (2004) – The best Fantastic Four movie ever made, and it isn’t even about the Fantastic Four.
• WALL-E (2008) – The most romantic movie about a lonely trash robot and humanity’s inevitable self-destruction.
• Coco (2017) – Pixar’s most visually stunning film that also wrecked every millennial emotionally.
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The Pixar “Eh” Pile (A.K.A. The Ones That Just… Exist)
• The Good Dinosaur (2015) – The animation? Gorgeous. The story? Exists.
• Brave (2012) – The Scottish princess movie that nobody ever talks about.
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The Pixar Faceplants (A.K.A. What Were They Thinking?)
• Cars 2 (2011) – The one where Pixar turned Lightning McQueen into a side character and decided Mater should be a spy. A fever dream that no one asked for.
• Lightyear (2022) – The Buzz Lightyear origin movie… that isn’t really about Buzz Lightyear.
• Cars 3 (2017) – A movie that tried so hard to undo Cars 2 that it forgot to be fun.
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The Pixar Formula™ (A.K.A. How to Emotionally Damage an Audience in Three Acts)
1. Start with a cute, wholesome concept.
2. Immediately introduce existential dread, emotional trauma, or a gut-punching death.
3. End with a bittersweet, hopeful moment that makes adults sob in front of their children.
Pixar isn’t just an animation studio—it’s a perfectly calibrated cry-making machine.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Pacific Data Images (PDI) (Helped Launch 3D Animation with Antz)
Before Pixar became the king of CGI animation, there was PDI, the unsung pioneer that helped DreamWorks get into the game.
What Did They Do?
• Antz (1998) – The first non-Pixar CGI feature film, proving that DreamWorks wanted to compete from day one.
• Shrek (2001) – PDI’s magnum opus. This movie was so good that it dethroned Disney’s monopoly on fairy tales.
• Madagascar (2005) – The animation wasn’t great, but King Julien was.
PDI was one of the first studios pushing CGI forward, but when DreamWorks shifted gears, they got absorbed and eventually shut down in 2015.
They may be gone, but their legacy? Forever Shrek.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Pixar’s Next Movie Makes You Cry Again)
Pixar? The undisputed masters of 3D animation, emotions, and existential crises.
PDI? The pioneers who helped launch CGI animation but never got the recognition they deserved.
Next up? Q for Qubo—the weirdest TV network that somehow existed for years before imploding.
(Spoiler: You probably forgot Qubo existed, but it was real. And it was weird.) 🚀
🔥 Q – Qubo (Cookie Jar Entertainment) (Saturday morning randomness)
🎖 Honorable Mention: Quirino Cristiani Studios (Obscure but created the first animated feature film ever!)
A to Z of Animation Studios: Osamu Tezuka’s Mushi Production
(Or: The Studio That Invented Modern Anime and Then Crashed and Burned Spectacularly)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we respect animation history while also pointing out its chaotic messes. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before Astro Boy flies over and judges your life choices.
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🔥 O is for Osamu Tezuka’s Mushi Production
Osamu Tezuka is often called “The God of Manga” and “The Father of Anime.” And honestly? That’s not an exaggeration.
This man practically invented modern anime as we know it.
• Astro Boy? That was him.
• The reason anime characters have giant eyes? That was him.
• The foundation of TV animation in Japan? That was also him.
Founded in 1961, Mushi Production was Tezuka’s dream studio. But like many dreams, it eventually spiraled into financial ruin.
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The Anime That Started It All
1. Astro Boy (1963-1966)
The first major anime TV series—and the one that defined what anime would look like forever.
• One of the earliest serialized anime with an actual storyline.
• Introduced limited animation techniques that made anime feasible for TV.
• Astro Boy became an international icon, proving anime wasn’t just for Japan.
2. Kimba the White Lion (1965-1967)
You might recognize this as “Wait, isn’t this just The Lion King?”
• A beautifully animated story about a white lion cub learning to be king.
• Disney has repeatedly denied “borrowing” from Kimba, but let’s be honest, the similarities are… suspicious.
• Fun fact: Kimba predates The Lion King by nearly 30 years.
3. Princess Knight (1967-1968)
• One of the first shojo (girls’) anime.
• A princess disguises herself as a prince in a world where gender roles are law.
• Basically the blueprint for all cross-dressing anime protagonists ever.
4. Phoenix (1980-1982, 2004)
• Based on Tezuka’s life’s work—a manga series that spanned centuries and explored reincarnation.
• This was his most ambitious story, but the anime adaptations never truly finished his vision.
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The Fall of Mushi Production (A.K.A. When You’re Too Creative for Your Own Good)
Tezuka was a creative genius but a terrible businessman.
• He kept making ambitious projects that weren’t profitable.
• Mushi Production burned through money faster than they could make it.
• By 1973, Mushi Production was bankrupt.
Tezuka lost his own studio, but instead of quitting, he just moved on and kept making anime elsewhere.
His legacy? Untouchable.
Mushi Production? Rebuilt later, but never the same.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: OLM, Inc. (Pokémon, Yo-Kai Watch, and Endless Monster Catching)
Now let’s talk about OLM, Inc., the studio that has been animating your childhood for decades without you realizing it.
What Did They Make?
1. Pokémon (1997-Present)
The biggest, longest-running monster-catching anime in history.
• Ash Ketchum spent 25 years losing tournaments before finally winning.
• Pikachu became more recognizable than most world leaders.
• The show somehow still exists, even after Ash retired.
2. Yo-Kai Watch (2014-Present)
• The anime that almost dethroned Pokémon in Japan for a hot minute.
• Involves a kid collecting ghosts instead of pocket monsters.
• Massively popular for a while, then quietly faded outside of Japan.
3. Berserk (1997, 2016-2017)
• Yes, OLM animated the original Berserk anime in 1997.
• No, they are not responsible for the abomination that was the 2016 CGI version.
4. Other Shows & Video Game Adaptations
• Inazuma Eleven (2008-Present) – Soccer, but anime levels of dramatic.
• The original Medabots anime (1999-2000) – The Pokémon alternative where kids battled tiny customizable robots.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Astro Boy Becomes Your AI Overlord)
Mushi Production? The foundation of anime as we know it.
OLM, Inc.? The studio that made sure Pokémon never stopped printing money.
Next up? P for Pixar—the studio that made you cry over lamps, toys, and emotions.
(Spoiler: We will be discussing Cars 2. And we will not be kind.) 🚀
🔥 P – Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and that awkward Lightyear movie)
🎖 Honorable Mention: Pacific Data Images (PDI) (Helped launch 3D animation with Antz)
A to Z of Animation Studios: Nickelodeon Animation Studios
(Or: The Studio That Defined Childhoods, Launched a Slime Empire, and Occasionally Made Some of the Worst Shows Imaginable)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while also roasting studios that have given us both masterpieces and crimes against humanity. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before Nickelodeon greenlights another show about talking farts.
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🔥 N is for Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Nickelodeon didn’t just make cartoons—they built an empire out of them.
Founded in 1990, Nickelodeon Animation Studios changed television forever by creating some of the most iconic cartoons of all time and some shows that feel like they were designed to annoy parents into turning off the TV.
Nickelodeon is a rollercoaster of quality—for every Avatar: The Last Airbender, there’s a Breadwinners.
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The Greatest Hits (A.K.A. Cartoons That Were More Important Than School)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-Present) – The longest-running animated fever dream in history. SpongeBob started as a weird but brilliant comedy and became a meme factory that refuses to die.
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008) – Nickelodeon’s magnum opus. A show so perfectly written, animated, and executed that people still rewatch it religiously.
• Rugrats (1991-2004) – Babies having deep philosophical thoughts while unsupervised. The definition of a ‘90s classic.
• The Fairly OddParents (2001-2017) – Started off brilliantly clever, then descended into madness when they added a talking dog and a baby fairy.
• Danny Phantom (2004-2007) – The best teen ghost superhero ever. Deserved way more seasons.
• Hey Arnold! (1996-2004) – The most chill and emotional kids’ show ever made.
• Invader Zim (2001-2006) – Nickelodeon’s weirdest and most chaotic show. Zim had no right being this dark and funny.
• The Wild Thornberrys (1998-2004) – Nature documentary meets Tim Curry chaos.
• Rocko’s Modern Life (1993-1996) – A show about a wallaby navigating adult life that snuck in more inappropriate jokes than any parent realized.
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002-2006) – The first time kids asked, “Why does CGI look so weird?”
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Nickelodeon’s Worst Shows (A.K.A. What Went Wrong?)
• Fanboy & Chum Chum (2009-2014) – Imagine if a sugar rush was a show. Loud, annoying, unhinged.
• Breadwinners (2014-2016) – A show about ducks delivering bread. Animated in Flash. Somehow real.
• The Mighty B! (2008-2011) – Amy Poehler voiced a girl scout on steroids. It lasted three seasons.
• Nick Studio 10 (2013) – Not animated, but worth mentioning because it was so bad it was pulled off the air within months.
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The Nickelodeon Formula™ (A.K.A. How to Print Money)
1. A simple, goofy premise. (What if a sponge worked at a fast food place?)
2. Fast-paced, exaggerated humor. (Screaming = comedy!)
3. Catchy theme song. (90% of Nick theme songs are bangers.)
4. Merchandising. (They sold Reptar Bars. They made SpongeBob MAC lipstick. Nickelodeon will slap their characters on anything.)
5. At least one live-action reboot that nobody asked for.
Nickelodeon dominated kids’ animation for decades, but eventually… they got lazy.
• They rejected Adventure Time.
• They ran SpongeBob into the ground.
• They let Cartoon Network and Disney Animation take the lead.
Nickelodeon is still around, but their golden era is over.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Nelvana (Babar, Care Bears, the Overlooked Canadian Giants)
While Nickelodeon was making cartoons loud and chaotic, Nelvana was quietly making some of the best animated kids’ shows ever.
What Did They Make?
• Babar (1989-1991) – The most wholesome, sophisticated elephant king in animation history.
• Care Bears (1985-1988) – The show that tried to teach kids emotions through aggressively cute bears.
• Beetlejuice (1989-1991) – A surprisingly weird and fun animated adaptation of the Tim Burton movie.
• Redwall (1999-2002) – A seriously underrated fantasy series about warrior mice and medieval battles.
• Clone High (2002-Present) – Yes, the same Clone High that got revived 20 years later.
Why Nelvana Deserves More Love
• They made high-quality kids’ shows that didn’t insult your intelligence.
• Their animation was clean, unique, and well-produced.
• They rarely get the credit they deserve.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Nickelodeon Reboots Your Childhood Poorly)
Nickelodeon? The kings of ‘90s and 2000s animation, even if they’ve lost their edge.
Nelvana? The underrated Canadian powerhouse that quietly shaped animation history.
Next up? O for Osamu Tezuka Productions—the studio that basically created modern anime.
(Spoiler: Astro Boy walked so all anime protagonists could run.) 🚀
A to Z of Animation Studios: Marvel Animation
(Or: The Studio That Gave Us Some of the Best Superhero Cartoons Ever… And Some That Look Like They Were Made in PowerPoint.)
Welcome back to Animation Anarchy, where we celebrate animation history while also questioning how Marvel has both the best and worst animated shows at the same time. If you haven’t subscribed to our YouTube channel, do it now before 90s Spider-Man gets stuck in an endless web-swinging loop trying to reach you.
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🔥 M is for Marvel Animation
Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe took over Hollywood, Marvel was cranking out animated shows with wildly inconsistent quality.
Some were legendary. Some were so bad they feel like AI-generated nightmares. And all of them helped shape superhero animation forever.
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The Greatest Hits (A.K.A. Superhero Cartoons That Actually Slapped)
• Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994-1998) – The GOAT of ‘90s superhero cartoons. A Spider-Man who never actually punched anyone due to censorship, but still managed to have one of the most gripping serialized stories in animation history.
• X-Men: The Animated Series (1992-1997) – Duh-duh-duh-DUH-DUH! If you read that and heard the theme song in your head, you understand its power.
• The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008-2009) – A criminally underrated masterpiece that was canceled way too soon and replaced by… Ultimate Spider-Man (which we do not talk about).
• The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2010-2012) – Basically the animated MCU before the MCU took over. And then they canceled it for a worse version because life is unfair.
• Hulk Vs. (2009) – Proof that animated Marvel movies could be brutal and awesome when they wanted to be.
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The Marvel Animation Fails (A.K.A. What Even Was That?)
• Iron Man (1994-1996) – The show that said, “What if we made Iron Man as unwatchable as possible?”
• Spider-Man Unlimited (1999-2001) – “What if Spider-Man… but in space… with furries?”
• Avengers Assemble (2013-2019) – The show that was forced to exist because Disney wanted a safe MCU knockoff for kids.
• Ultimate Spider-Man (2012-2017) – Spider-Man, but he never shuts up, the animation is stiffer than an action figure, and Deadpool humor is forced into every scene.
• The Inhumans Motion Comic (2013) – Motion comics were a dark time for Marvel Animation. It was like watching a slideshow where the slides occasionally blinked.
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Why Marvel Animation Is So Inconsistent
• Budget? Unpredictable. Sometimes they go all out, sometimes they animate a single frame and call it a fight scene.
• Storytelling? A coin flip. They have some of the best serialized storytelling ever (X-Men, Spider-Man) but also some of the most forgettable cash grabs.
• Ownership changes? Constant. Marvel Animation has changed hands more times than Spider-Man has had reboots.
Despite all this, Marvel Animation has given us some of the best superhero cartoons ever made, proving that even with questionable production choices, when they get it right, they get it REALLY right.
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🎖 Honorable Mention: Madhouse (Perfect Blue, Ninja Scroll, Gorgeous Anime Chaos)
Now, let’s talk about Madhouse, the animation studio that specializes in beautiful, violent, mind-bending anime.
What Did Madhouse Create? Pure, Unfiltered Anime Insanity.
• Perfect Blue (1997) – The terrifying psychological thriller that inspired Black Swan. If you want an anime that will make you question your own reality, this is it.
• Ninja Scroll (1993) – One of the most brutal, action-packed, beautifully animated ninja films of all time.
• Redline (2009) – The most visually insane racing movie you’ve ever seen, animated entirely by hand over seven years.
• Death Note (2006-2007) – The anime that made writing in a notebook look dramatic as hell.
• One Punch Man (2015, Season 1) – The show that delivered some of the best fight animation ever put on screen.
• Hunter x Hunter (2011-2014) – A shonen anime masterpiece that proves Madhouse can do anything.
Why Madhouse Is a Legend
• They don’t just animate fights—they create art.
• Their psychological thrillers are unmatched.
• They take their time to perfect their craft.
Madhouse is one of the best anime studios of all time. Meanwhile, Marvel Animation is still trying to figure out how to make Spider-Man move his arms smoothly.
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Final Thoughts (A.K.A. Why You Should Subscribe Before Marvel Cancels Another Good Show)
Marvel Animation? A chaotic mix of amazing and awful.
Madhouse? Anime at its absolute best.
Next up? N for Nickelodeon Animation—the studio that defined childhoods and also somehow gave us Breadwinners.
(Spoiler: Spongebob will be discussed. A lot.) 🚀