Adult Animation Is Now ‘The Fastest-Growing Animation Category’: Report

Authored by cartoonbrew.com and submitted by ThatOtherGuy80

Adult animation, particularly series, is growing and diversifying like never before.

This claim won’t surprise anyone who’s been observing the industry in recent years. But it is now backed up by a comprehensive new white paper, “Adult Animation Finally Breaking Free of its Comedy Shackles.”

Written by John Evershed, co-founder and former CEO of Mondo Media, the paper maps the scene in two dozen pages of stats, quotes, and other materials. Evershed focuses mostly on North American shows that are currently airing or in development/production. He concludes that “adult animation is arguably the fastest-growing animation category with the most headroom for growth.”

DaxSpa7 on March 24th, 2020 at 18:53 UTC »

Certainly Castlevania is a prime example. Just finished Season 3 and the quality of it all was just mindblowing.

dannydevitosdong3 on March 24th, 2020 at 16:42 UTC »

Good. Animation shouldn’t just be limited to comedies and kid shows.

MulciberTenebras on March 24th, 2020 at 16:05 UTC »

Sitcoms and irreverent comedies have long been the staple of adult animation, but almost half of upcoming series belong to other genres. Everything from horror to musical is becoming more popular.

That's always been my biggest complaint with the medium. You could tell so many more dramatic/action oriented stories with animation that you couldn't with live-action... but most of the time it's just comedies.