InThis Week in Animation News, I’ll take a look at the previous week in the world of animation in order to get you caught up on everything you might have missed. It’s your one-stop shop for news regarding cartoons, anime, and animated web series. We’re talking movies, TV shows, digital shorts, and everything in between!
For the latest animation stories we’ve already covered on the site this week, take a look at the following links. Then, check out a selection of new stories below. Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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‘Gravity Falls’ Graphic Novel Teased in Parody Toy Ad
Oh My Disney recently released a parody TV ad to promote the long-awaited new graphic novelGravity Falls: Lost Legends. The hilarious promo features a fake product called “Tug-n’-Talk Shmebulock” — the most talkative and loveable stuffed gnome in Gravity Falls —and a surprise cameo by the Emmy Award-winning series creator,Alex Hirsch. The new book, out July 24th, contains four never-before-heard strange stories based in the sleepy Oregon town of Gravity Falls.
Last year, Disney released “Gravity Falls Journal 3”, which stayed on the New York Times best-seller list for almost a full year. It’s highly anticipated follow up, “Lost Legends”, will be on shelves nationwide July 24th. The new, original graphic novel features four forbidden adventures and four lost tales. Additionally, the beloved 40-episode TV series, which concluded in 2016, will be available for the first time in a complete box set,Gravity Falls: The Complete Serieson the same day.
Gravity Falls: Lost Legends is the first ever Gravity Falls original graphic novel.
Here’s what you can expect from the graphic novel (viaAmazon):
Sony Teases Jonas Blue and Joe Jonas' ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Song “I See Love”
Marshmello’s ‘DuckTales’ Music Video Drops Tonight
Marshmello and Disney have collaborated on a specialDuckTales-inspired music video of the music producer/DJ’s hit single “Fly,” which will debut on today during Disney·Pixar’sThe Incredibles(6:00-8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT) and leading into the “2018 Radio Disney Music Awards” (RDMA) (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel. The music video will also be available in the DisneyNOW app. A mix of animation and live-action, the music video launches Scrooge, his nephew Donald, great-nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie and their friend Webby into a musical outer space adventure. When their spaceship unexpectedly crashes, they encounter an alien DJ on a remote Marshmello planet.
Marshmello will also perform at the 2018 RDMA and is a top nominee with four nominations. Last year’s worth of chart topping singles – featuring collaborations with Selena Gomez, Khalid, Migos, Logic and more – have garnered more than 2 billion streams across Spotify alone and with more than 40 million monthly listeners, he is Spotify’s #4 Most-Streamed Artist in the World.
Watch the Opening Credits of DreamWorks Animation’s New Netflix Series ‘The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants’
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are bringing all their mischief, humor, and their greatest creation of all, Captain Underpants, to Netflix! DreamWorks The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants begins streaming July 13!
Get ready for a world of pranks, super villains, and your favorite underwear-wielding superhero in the Netflix original seriesDreamWorks The Epic Tales of Captain Underpantspremiering July 13th. George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two best buds who share a love of comic books and practical jokes – and a strong dislike for their cranky, fun-hating school principal, Mr. Krupp. When their over-the-top pranks get out of hand, the boys unleash their creative superpowers by transforming Krupp into the bumbling, briefs-baring superhero, Captain Underpants! The future of Jerome Horwitz Elementary is always in jeopardy, and it’s up to two prank-loving fourth graders and one goofy caped crusader to save it. What could possibly go wrong?
From Peabody Award and Emmy-winning executive producerPeter Hastings, the series is based on the epic novels byDav Pilkeythat have sold more than 70 million copies worldwide. Pilkey himself has praised the show saying, “I binge-watched all of the episodes in one afternoon…I couldn’t help myself. Peter Hastings has totally captured the craziness and heart of the Captain Underpants multiverse and I hope everybody will love the show as much as I do. Kids have been asking for more Captain Underpants books for years, and to me it feels like we are getting brand-new books— except they’re animated!”
Check out over two dozen images showing off the various animation styles of the newCaptain Underpantsseries below!
New English-Language ‘Fireworks’ Trailer Celebrates the Anime’s July 4th Holiday Release
GKIDS proudly presentsFireworks!Head here for theaters and more information.
ProducerGenki Kawamurafollows up his mega-hitYour Namewith another tale of star-crossed teenage lovers with a sci-fi fantasy twist. Shy Norimichi and fast-talking Yusuke, are goo-goo-eyed over the same elusive classmate, Nazuna. But Nazuna, unhappy over her mother’s decision to remarry and leave their countryside town, plans to run away and has secretly chosen Norimichi to accompany her. When things don’t go as planned, Norimichi discovers that a glowing multi-color ball found in the sea has the power to reset the clock and give them a second chance to be together. But each reset adds new complications and takes them farther and farther away from the real world - until they risk losing sight of reality altogether.
Fireworkstells a simple story of adolescent longing that taps deep wells of emotion. It is tale of youthful wistfulness, missed opportunities and long-ago dreams, of the urgency of young lovers, and the desire to create a separate universe, a magic place outside of time, where they can be together.
RTX London 2018 Guests Announced
RTX,Rooster Teeth’s celebration of gaming, animation and internet culture, today announced a slate of guests returning to RTX London, happening September 15-16 at the ExCeL London. After a successful launch event in 2017 that sold out in a few hours and saw 15,000 attendees, Rooster Teeth is returning to the U.K. for panels, exclusive premieres, ridiculous gameplay and just the right amount of Americans, including:
RTX began in 2011 in a field next to what was then the Rooster Teeth office and now draws a record 65,000 attendees to downtown Austin for its annual flagship event. Beginning with RTX Australia in 2016, RTX has now expanded internationally to Sydney and London, with more international events to be announced soon. Past RTX events have had keynote speakers like Hideo Kojima and Andy Serkis, and screenings from Fox, Adult Swim, Netflix, and more. Gaming exhibitors have included 343 Industries, Xbox, Bethesda, and Nintendo.
Single day and weekend passes are on sale and available now starting at £34.00 atrtxlondon.com.
Stay tuned for more announcements on programming and special guests for RTX London. For the latest developments and updates, visitrtxlondon.com.
“Grand Day” Comes to ‘DanMemo’
In honor ofDanMemo’s one year anniversary of its release in Japan, a new story arrived for the game on June 18th at 7pm and will be around until 11:59pm on July 9th, called Grand Day!
TheBehemoth Conquestis one of the “3 Big Quests” of the original anime, and players/fans alike will find a lot of new information and backstory regarding Behemoth in this original story for the Grand Day event. With the original creator,Omori-san, being heavily involved in the story creation and direction, fans are certain to embrace this new story that comes with a few new touches, like changing the quest menu to a map icon and changing the battle system to allow all users to combine efforts to grind down the HP of the Behemoth. Get a glimpse at some images from the Grand Day “Behemoth Conquest” below!
Crunchyroll’s Steam Summer Sale Offers Hit Anime Titles
A whole bunch of anime titles are on sale courtesy ofCrunchyroll’s Steam Summer Sale! Running from June 21st to July 5th, you can pick up discounted titles like:
