Movies First Appeared in 2024

Suffice it to say that 2024 has been the year of comics, and next year we’re looking to do the impossible by raising the bar even higher. As with every year, there are peaks, valleys, and good looks to be had in between. With that in mind, here’s a report on what’s going on in the big picture, lighting, and trends from movies and TV shows in 2024.

Key points

Undoubtedly, the animation projects that seem to burn the year (lovers) were herculean efforts of Arcane, It’s Da Danand Look Back. The last season of ArcaneRiot Games is an Emmy-winning developer of Fortiche League of Legends series, confirmed what Netflix released and confirmed that the video game revolution is not a new invention. Despite the chaos around Arcanebudget for very upsethis staff’s output spits in the face of every major executive talking about AI as the future of animation.

Likewise, Science Saru’s meteoric rise It’s Da Dan it was very difficult to deny that Netflix, Crunchyroll, and Hulu shared anime throughout the fall – a phenomenon that has happened many times with anime like. Chainsaw Man and Zom 100: Bucketlist of the Dead. Even the orange streamers a reservations about advertisingThe public airing of the anime proved to be a great move, considering It’s Da Dan was always the anime to watch this fall, adapting Yukinobu Tatsu’s ongoing manga with unprecedented skill.

Whether you are a producer or not, Studio Durian’s anime film for Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto one photo, Look Back, it was an important reminder of why art and the pursuit are as painful as they are touching. Also, the film was highly sought after, due to fears that it would not make it to the North American cinema, which it did continued successfind extended releaseand beyond Prime Video in quick succession. If that’s not a testament to the power of animation in 2024, we don’t know what is.

Unmatched bangers

As the last leg of the transmission race, the ongoing anime has been working for anime around the world. The most important of them is a series like One piece, Bleach: The Thousand Year Warand the latest series in the late Akira Toriyamalong-running shonen anime series, Dragon Ball Forever.

Although the aforementioned shonen shows have their time in the anime community, new age anime like Oshi and Ko and Freezing: After the Journey is Over it has become relevant in the zeitgeist as a new form of entertainment for the genre. Their exploration of the dark side of the entertainment industry and how life goes on after so much adventure has been amazing to see continue into 2024; We will be looking for them to continue to improve in the coming years.

Likewise, the output of the West is the Disney and Pixar films such as Really 2 and Inside Out 2 has proven that even sequences that may seem clichéd at first glance can still surprise audiences. DreamWorks came back to play with a surprising twist: an emotional rollercoaster, The Wild Robot.

Low light

Despite the hype, 2024 also had its fair share of stinkers. Notable among them was Adult Swim’s adaptation of Junji Ito’s magnum opus, Uzumakiand the second season of the highly successful competition Blue Lock anime. Although 2024 had its fair share of forgettable projects, theirs The petard raised the hype on these topics above, to borrow a quote from Bill Shakespeare.

While it is easy for fans to blame the shows for being poor, it is important to acknowledge that the real reason for the failure of the highly anticipated shows is unofficial timetables given to filmmakers and passengers. This puts pressure on the filmmakers finish the show under a lot of pressurewhich leads to disappointing results for fans and lack of workers. Hopefully, next year we will see more and more filmmakers are getting the respect they deserve and less Ceiling-less space monopolies.

It would also be a mistake not to mention about The main anime is releasing this fall as another bright light of the year. Fortunately, the Internet community came together to help stop the spread of the highly anticipated show, trying to prevent it from spoiling the entertainment of their beloved friends and animators who poured all their talent into their release.

A big year for fantasy

In a refreshing change of pace, this year animation returned to form, releasing fantasy anime stars that was not from the iskei and reincarnations that have filled the space for the past decade. A pioneer in the revival of fantasy anime was the Madhouse studio Cold and Trigger’s Sweets in the Dungeon. Back fantasy series like Mushoku Tensei: Idle Rebirth, Re: Zeroand Konosuba ended the year reminding fans of the high quality that the best brand still has to offer.

They change a lot

Hollywood isn’t the only industry that found novelty in creating something new for a new generation of fans. All over the world, animation has been around for a long time. However, no group of remakes has come close to what Mangaka Rumiko Takahashi’s. Urusei Yatsura and Day 1/2 to be. Besides continuing the long-held belief that female mangakas have sauce, these changes have shown the flexibility of film studios such as. JoJo’s Amazing AdventuresDavid Production is Jujutsu Kaisen‘s Mapa whenever he isn’t tasked with changing shonen makes himself more important. It’s funny and cute, and I want to recreate more of Takahashi’s work now.

The end is near

The elephant in the room 2024 was the reality that most of the anime marquee shonen series, such as My Hero Academia, Demon Slayerand Jujutsu Kaisenthey are approaching their last call. When JJK they will have it more time on the clock before reaching the last page of his manga finished in September, My Hero Academia and Demon SlayerThe end is near in sight. In Utotable mode, Demon Slayer‘s end will be a film trilogy, while My Hero Academia‘s final season will begin airing next year. These shows coming to an end are notable not only for their undeniable influence on the anime community as a new wave of shonen—their endings also come with the excitement of what new shows will define for the next generation of anime.

Testing the water

As mentioned above, this year was full of new projects that boldly promoted the medium with unique stories created beyond cliches and past events. In order not to increase the length of an already long report, here is a short list of some shows that we heard brought something new and important in 2024:

• Go Go Loser Ranger
• Kaiju no. 8
• The Elusive Samurai
• Shangri-la Frontier
• Orb: On Earth’s Motion
• Yakuza Fiance
• Blue Box
• Solo Leveling
• Apothecary Diaries
• My Happy Marriage
• Yatagarasu: A crow does not choose its master
• Jentry Chau vs. Underworld
• Best Girl Ever
• Ultraman Rising
• Mars Express
• Robot dreams
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

If you’ve been through any of these, be sure to give them a watch over the holidays and nod your head in acknowledgment of our creative and fun skills displayed from the radio above.

All of this to say, 2024 was an exciting year for animation, and 2025 looks set to increase the number of new TV shows, sequels, and movies. If we haven’t mentioned a movie that you think deserves to be appreciated, we encourage you to subscribe, so we will – and put your fellow movie lovers on the right track before we eat more movies in 2025.

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