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French anime, while uncommon, are responsible for some of the best animated series ever made. They may not be as well-known as their Japanese counterparts, but French anime still has a lasting legacy that goes strong to this day. Not all of these series have gained as much notoriety as they deserve. But the ones that have are a staple of modern animated television.

French anime have esthetics that are uniquely different from American cartoons or Japanese anime. They experiment with the medium in ways most rarely think about. Most French anime may be inspired by Japanese titles, but handle their characters and stories in a way that is distinct to their culture. It's important to look back on the different styles that anime can be adapted to.

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Canal+ has commissioned French animation house Dandelooo to produce a new 2D animated series for three- to five-year-olds titled “Max & Rabbit.”

Based on the best-selling kids’ book series by French author Astrid Desbordes, illustrated by Pauline Martin, the show follows its titular protagonists through their daily routine.

Told from Max’s perspective, the show features unique and clever tools to teach young viewers about dealing with emotions, being a better listener, verbalizing and finding solutions to everyday problems that children may encounter.

Animation on the series will be executed out of Dandelooo’s Ooolala studio in Cartoucherie, Valence, starting next month. Episodes will be directed by Clément Céard, whose animator credits include Oscar-nominee “Persepolis,” the popular adult animated series “Lastman” and 2D sequences in Jim Capobianco and Pierre-Luc Granjon’s “The Inventor.”

Dandelooo and Canal+ share a fruitful history of working together. The former is currently in production on “The Upside-Down River,...

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GKids has acquired North American rights to Jérémie Perin’s Cannes and Annecy selection Mars Express.

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Perin’s debut feature is set in 2200 as private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker.

On Mars, they descend into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the fate of the universe.

Gkids has acquired North American rights to Mars Express, the French animated feature from first-timer Jérémie Perin, which was an official selection this year of both Cannes and Annecy.

The acquisition comes following Gkids’ local distribution of the film The Rabbi’s Cat, which Perin helped develop. His sci-fi noir will hit theaters in its original French language and a new English dub in 2024, following a domestic release in France this November.

A 2D/3D hybrid that recently had its U.S. premiere at Animation is Film Festival in Los Angeles, Mars Express watches as private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker in the year 2200. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a...

Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. are one step closer to headlining their first joint sitcom.

CBS on Wednesday handed a pilot order to as-yet-untitled family comedy fronted by the father-son duo, TVLine has learned. In the prospective multi-cam, which was first put into development in October, “legendary talk radio host and happily divorced ‘Poppa’ (Wayans) has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son (Damon Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband,...

CBS has handed out a pilot order for its first comedy project for the 2023-24 broadcast season.

The network has picked up an untitled multicamera comedy set to star Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. The project will be co-written by former Last Man Standing showrunner Kevin Hency as well as the senior of the Wayans duo.

The potential series, which is produced in-house at CBS Studios, revolves around legendary talk radio host and happily divorced “Poppa” (Wayans) who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son (Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.

Kameron Tarlow, vp production, will also oversee the series for Two Shakes Entertainment, the production company he co-founded with Wayans Jr. that is based at...

The French market for anime has proven to be a healthy one for decades already, with many series and films getting decent releases there while English speaking territories still had to wait for years. Check how fast the French were onto Studio Ghibli, for example. You'd almost forget that the French also have their Own animation industry, one which also makes the occasional foray into adult entertainment. In 2016, a 26-episode French series called Lastman aired, based on a popular series of graphic novels (themselves heavily influenced by 80s and 90s anime, so the circle is round). In it, a lazy bouncer is suddenly targeted by other-dimensional forces, and has to take custody of a very special orphan. Brutal fisticuffs and fantasy ensue. Wild Side...

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