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Animation

Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model, and then photographing the result. When the frames are strung together and the resulting film is viewed at a speed of 16 or more frames per second, there is an illusion of continuous movement (due to the persistence of vision). Generating such a film is very labour intensive and tedious, though the development of computer animation has greatly sped up the process. Here Alice has assembled all the very best of this craft; scroll below alphabetically or search using the sub-categories in green on the left. 'Family Animation', 'Classic Animation', 'Cult Animation' or 'JapanAnime'. Right: Nick Park's endearing Wallace and Gromit.

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (2005)

7.3/10
Director: Takeshi Nozue, Tetsuya Nomura
Starring: Takahiro Sakurai, Ayumi Ito

Continuing the storyline based on the hit Playstation game Final Fantasy VII, two years have passed since the ruins of Midgar stand as a testament to... Read more

Last Exile 06: Taken Hostage (2003)

Director: Koichi Chigira

In the world of Prester, flight is the dominant mode of transportation, made possible by Claudia Fluid: a liquidized form of the crystals that are pro... Read more

Donkey Kong Country (1997)

5.8/10

Donkey Kong and his sidekick, Diddy Kong, star in a computer-generated rendition of the classic video game. Donkey Kong isn't too smart, but he is the... Read more

Batman: Gotham Knight (Blu-ray) (2008)

6.8/10

Presented in a unique anime-inspired style, this cartoon anthology features six all-new short stories, each penned by a different writer, chronicling... Read more

Thunderbird 6 (1968)

6.4/10
Director: David Lane
Starring: Peter Dyneley, Sylvia Anderson

The International Rescue team is faced with one of its toughest challenges yet, as the revolutionary lighter-than-air craft Skyship One is hijacked wh... Read more

Galaxy Angel: What's Cooking? (2000)

7.3/10

The astronomical adventures of the Angel Brigade, a squad of females dispatched to retrieve powerful objects scattered around the Milky Way. 7 episode... Read more

Family Guy: Season 10 (2012)

7.7/10
Starring: Seth Green, Rachael MacFarlane, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane

Series 10 kicks off with the Griffins broke and Peter planning to turn their fortunes around by buying 200,000 lottery tickets, which Brian considers... Read more

Combat Wombat (2020)

6.1/10
Starring: Deborah Mailman, Ed Oxenbould, Frank Woodley

Maggie Diggins, a wombat turned Wonder Woman, unintentionally becomes the city's superhero after she begrudgingly saves a rookie superhero sugar glide... Read more

Final Fantasy: Unlimited 1 (2001)

6.1/10

Two siblings try to find their missing parents. Based on the best selling video game series by Square Enix. Read more

The Addams Family 2 (Blu-ray) (2021)

6.9/10
Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz

The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters. Sequel... Read more