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animation

[an-uh-mey-shuhn] / ˌæn əˈmeɪ ʃən /


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After both Mario movies, a film based on the Legend of Zelda is due to be released next year, and there appear to be plans for an animation based on Donkey Kong.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The fable construct extends to a frenetic visual scheme of handmade art and animation that interrupts our absorption process as if we were kids needing stimulation between all the talking heads.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

OpenAI also appears to be winding down ChatGPT’s video functionality and taking all its animation APIs offline.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

And all rendered in the same cutesy animation style that made “The Lego Movie” such a hit a decade or so ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

In the months to come, because one did have to keep on walking, one desperately wanted to believe nothing had changed during those years of suspended animation.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston