Written and directed by Arash Akhgari.
Synopsis: Combining handmade sculptural collages with ink and paint animation, In the Shallows immerses viewers in the fragmented world of news, entertainment and ads.
As we lose ourselves in endless streams of images and information, our inner worlds are inundated with outside noise, turning us into mere shadows of ourselves.
Release date: April 6, 2025 on ADN, Aniplus, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, and Tropics.
Dubbed episodes in English will stream three weeks after their Japanese television broadcast, beginning April 27, 2025.
Synopsis: Morihito Otogi, a high school student who comes from a lineage of ogres, enjoys a peaceful, ordinary life until his childhood friend, Nico, moves in with him.
Nico is a witch-in-training, and chooses Morihito to be her familiar. While Nico is thrilled to reunite with her old friend and crush, Morihito is tasked with the perilous duty to protect her from a foretold calamity.
Between the unpredictable chaos caused by Nico’s magic, and the awkwardness of sharing a home, their lives become a whirlwind of supernatural hijinks and threats.
Release date: May 2, 2025 in limited theaters. May 20, 2025 to rent or buy on digital platforms.
Synopsis: Van is a teenage tooth fairy with a rebellious streak who wishes to explore life beyond the boundaries of his secluded civilization and rigid traditions.
When he encounters Rupee, the world’s cutest troll, and Gemma, a daring goblin girl with a knack for science, the three tiny creatures embark on an adventure to unite their separate kingdoms while avoiding malicious encroaching spiders.
Voice cast:
BooBoo Stewart
Larkin Bell
Vivica Fox
Jon Lovitz
Fran Drescher
Directed by Michael Johnson.
Written by Jeffrey Giles, Michael Lurie and Richard Dane Scott.
Synopsis: The story takes place in a fantastical world and follows the journey of a young artist, eager to recover her creative power lost by fear.
She encounters an old unicorn spirit that leads her into a path of adventure and exploration.
As they overcome each obstacle with bravery, they uncover an ancient temple and a book, discovering the legacy of the ones who paved the way before them.
Eighty-five artists from around the world donated their time and talent to create Everlasting, a three-minute short film tribute to togetherness in a fragmented industry — sending a powerful message that encourages filmmakers to realize the power of their craft and the profound impact they can have on the world.
Directed by Delcio Gomes.
Produced by Inês Coimbra.
Art direction by Daniel Nikoi Djanie.
CG Supervision by Fabio Sciedlarczyk.
Release date: July 5, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Yoshiki and Hikaru live in a rural village and have been close friends since they were young. On a perfectly ordinary summer day, as they laugh over trivial things, Yoshiki turns to Hikaru and says: “You’re not Hikaru, are you?”
Six months earlier, Hikaru went missing in the mountains and returned unexpectedly a week later. The new Hikaru looks and sounds just like the original, but something else is stirring within him.
Yoshiki continues spending his days with the “something” imitating Hikaru, while pretending as if nothing has changed.
Meanwhile, strange incidents begin to plague the village. Thus begins this coming-of-age horror story.
Synopsis: During the Second World War, two childhood friends with a passion for aviation find themselves in a dogfight. The British pilot recognises his old German comrade as he is being chased.
Directed by:
Bastien Amar
Nicolas Daillot
Corentin Deschamps
Liam Docherty
Matthieu Pelletier
Félix Coussement
Tao Thinque
Béatrice Olphe-Galliard
Music by Nicolas Le Guernevel.
Sound by José Vicente, Yoann Poncet and Mickael Merrheim.
Release date: April 10, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: In a not-too-distant future, humanity has established a loosely organized world government with everything managed by an international AI network called Sapientia. People live peaceful lives by loyally obeying its rational decisions.
However, Sapientia’s lunar development project, which sends criminals and pollutants to the Moon to maintain Earth’s peace, creates disparity and poverty on the Moon, sparking a catalyst for war.
Jacob “Jack” Shadow gets caught up in this conflict after losing his family to a terrorist bombing by the Moon’s rebel army. Vowing revenge, Jack joins the Earth army as a scout on the Moon, only to discover an unexpected leader among the resistance forces.
Directed by Masashi Koizuka (Attack on Titan).
Based on the novel by Tou Ubukata.
Release date: May 23, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: In the eighth and final season of Big Mouth, our beloved Bridgeton teens tackle new challenges as high schoolers such as: driving, drugs, sexual inexperience, enthusiastic consent, porn and the teenage mind, cancel culture, their changing bodies, and (in the end) fear of the looming future.
Through it all, friendship is the cornerstone for surviving this time of life — whether one’s puberty is just beginning, like for Nick who gets his first growth spurt, or near its conclusion, like for a maturing (and prematurely balding) Andrew.
At the height of the season, when many of our characters are in crisis, Compassion (personified as a new creature) emerges as a crucial way forward. Ultimately, though, this season is about the importance of sticking by and supporting your friends, especially when life gets overwhelming and messy.
In the end, our kids step into the harrowing unknown of the future, made less afraid of what’s to come because they have each other.
Pixar’s Coco 2 is in the works at Pixar Animation Studios. The announcement was made today by CEO Bob Iger during The Walt Disney Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
“While the film is just in the initial stages, we know it will be full of humor, heart and adventure,” said Iger. “And we can’t wait to share more soon.”
Coco 2 reunites the team behind the original film, including director Lee Unkrich and co-director Adrian Molina. Mark Nielsen will produce.
At first the announcement mentioned a 2029 release but it has since been removed. We say that’s a pretty safe bet, though. And we don’t think they’d recast Miguel, which means we’ll likely see a grown-up Miguel in the sequel.
Release date: June 20, 2025.
Synopsis: Elio is a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession who’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide.
There, Elio is mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader and must form new bonds with alien lifeforms, navigate an intergalactic crisis, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be.
Directed by Madeline Sharafian (Burrow), Domee Shi (Turning Red) and Adrian Molina (Coco).
Written by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer and Mike Jones.
Synopsis: A woman finds freedom through a mesmerizing Argentinian tango.
Written and directed by Véronique Paquette.
PBS KIDS is set to premiere an hour-long special based on Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, the children’s book by Kwame Alexander, alongside Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams, a series of 20 shorts that will introduce kids to jazz music.
Centered on Acoustic Rooster, a guitar-strumming rooster who joins the Barnyard Band of Jazz Greats, the series and special feature 24 original tracks composed by Mark McLean, as well as special guests, including Herbie Hancock and Amy Shook.
The special premieres May 1, 2025. In addition to the sneak peek at the top of this page, a second short will debut April 11, with the remaining rolling out weekly beginning May 9, 2025.
The special follows the musical adventures of Acoustic Rooster and his friends, Mules Davis, Lil’ Herdin, Ella Finchgerald, Duck Ellington, and the Chick-A-Dees.
The Acoustic Rooster shorts and special were created by Kwame Alexander and Kay Donmyer and directed by Rachel Stolberg and Ranjit Gill.
Watch: Oren’s Way on YouTube.
Synopsis: Oren’s Way is a fairy tale about a clever princess who must capture a magical Golden Fox in order to save her kingdom from eternal sadness.
On her journey, she encounters many obstacles, with the final challenge revealing a hidden truth about herself.
Directed by Keika Lee.
Release date: June 6, 2025 on Nickelodeon.
Synopsis: In Wylde Pak, living together for the first time, half-siblings Jack and Lily are pushed outside their comfort zones as they learn to coexist while navigating new family dynamics, friends, and endless hijinks all while helping run the family’s pet grooming and boarding business.
With guidance from their parents and grandmother, the two will learn about each other’s previously separate lives, blended identity, vibrant culture and the importance of family.
Episode synopsis: Woori World’s special giveaway turns into an all-out store brawl, with customers diving, fighting and wrecking everything in sight just to claim the prize — a box of imported Hallasand cookies.
Release date: April 18, 2025.
Synopsis: Sneaks follows a pair of one-of-a-kind sneakers, siblings Ty and Maxine, stolen by The Collector. In their attempt to escape, Ty ends up separated from his sister in the middle of NYC.
Alone, and desperate to find her, Ty meets with JB, a streetwise, scuffed-up sneaker with an affinity for anything shiny, learning that your best life begins when you get out of your box.
Written by Rob Edwards (Captain America: Brave New World, The Princess and the Frog).
Directed by Rob Edwards and Chris Jenkins (Home, Surf’s Up).
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