Issue #356 - February 2026

• Shingo Yamashita’s Cosmic Princess Kaguya! brings a beloved Japanese tale to the modern social media age.

• Director Kenichiro Akimoto discusses Studio 4°C’s acclaimed new feature All You Need Is Kill.

• Producer/director Shea Wageman tells us everything we wanted to know about ICON’s paw-some new movie, Charlie the Wonderdog.

• A look at the evolution of some of the most memorable character designs from this year’s biggest animated movies, including KPop Demon Hunters, Elio, In Your Dreams, and Scarlet.

• Directors Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes share the joys and challenges of making their ambitious animated retelling of the David story.

• Animation icon Genndy Tartakovsky gives us a special sneak peek at the third season of his award-winning show, Primal.

• Disney + and Disney Jr. debut a colorful new preschool show titled Hey A.J., created by Martellus Bennett.

• How Adult Swim’s The Elephant, took Pendleton Ward, Rebecca Sugar, Ian-Jones Quartey and Patrick McHale on a wild animated ride.

• The Awards Race at a glance: Find out which animated movies and shorts are the frontrunners of this year’s closely  watched awards season.

• How director James Cameron, vfx supervisor Joe Letteri and the teams at Wētā FX and ILM raised the visual bar with Avatar: Fire and Ash.

• And much, much more!