List of adult animated films

This is a list of adult animation films.

Pre-1970

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation Technique
Animal Farm UK, US John Halas, Joy Batchelor Halas and Batchelor 1954 First animated feature film produced in the United Kingdom Traditional
A Thousand and One Nights Japan Eiichi Yamamoto Mushi Productions 1969 Traditional

1970s

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation Technique
Cleopatra Japan Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto Mushi Productions 1970 Traditional
Fritz the Cat US Ralph Bakshi Aurica Finance Company, Black Ink, Fritz Productions, Steve Krantz Productions 1972 First animated film to receive the X rating in the US Traditional
Heavy Traffic US Ralph Bakshi 1973 Traditional
King Dick Italy Gibba 1973 Traditional
Fantastic Planet Czechoslovakia, France René Laloux Jiří Trnka Studio 1973 Traditional
Belladonna of Sadness Japan, France Eiichi Yamamoto Mushi Production 1973 Traditional
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat US Robert Taylor Steve Krantz Productions, Cine Camera, American International Pictures 1974 First American animated film to receive R rating Traditional
Down and Dirty Duck US Charles Swenson New World Pictures 1974 Traditional
Coonskin US Ralph Bakshi 1975 Traditional
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle France, Belgium Picha, Boris Szulzinger 1975 Traditional
The Mystery of Mamo Japan Sōji Yoshikawa 1975 Traditional
Once Upon a Girl US Don Jurwich 1976 Originally rated X, rating surrendered by Severin Films for unrated DVD release Traditional
Wizards US Ralph Bakshi 1977 Traditional
Watership Down UK, US Martin Rosen 1978 Traditional
The Lord of the Rings US Ralph Bakshi 1978 Traditional
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Japan Hayao Miyazaki 1979 Traditional

1980s

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation Technique
The Missing Link France, Belgium Picha Pils Film 1980 Traditional
American Pop US Ralph Bakshi Columbia Pictures, Bakshi Productions 1981 Traditional/Rotoscoping
Heavy Metal Canada, US Gerald Potterton 1981 Traditional
The Plague Dogs UK, US Martin Rosen United Artists, Nepenthe Productions 1982 Traditional
Hey Good Lookin' US Ralph Bakshi Warner Bros. Pictures 1982 Traditional
Pink Floyd – The Wall UK Alan Parker, Gerald Scarfe Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1982 Live-Action/Traditional
Fire and Ice US Ralph Bakshi 20th Century Fox 1983 Traditional
Rock & Rule Canada Clive A. Smith Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1983 Traditional
Urusei Yatsura: Only You Japan Mamoru Oshii 1983 Traditional
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Japan Hayao Miyazaki Topcoft 1984 Traditional
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer Japan Mamoru Oshii 1984 Traditional
Angel's Egg Japan Mamoru Oshii Tokuma Shoten 1985 Traditional
The Legend of the Gold of Babylon Japan Seijun Suzuki, Shigetsugu Yoshida 1985 Traditional
Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love Japan Kazuo Yamazaki 1985 Traditional
Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party Japan 1985 Traditional
When the Wind Blows UK Jimmy Murakami 1986 Traditional/Stop motion
Neo Tokyo Japan Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Katsuhiro Otomo Project Team Agros, Madhouse 1987 Traditional
Robot Carnival Japan Atsuko Fukushima, Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Hidetoshi Omori, Yasuomi Umetsu, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Mao Lamdo, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Takashi Nakamura A.P.P.P. 1987 Traditional
Lupo the Butcher Canada Danny Antonucci International Rocketship Limited 1987 Traditional
The Big Bang France, Belgium Picha 1987 Traditional
Akira Japan Katsuhiro Otomo TMS Entertainment 1988 Traditional
Gandahar US, France René Laloux SEK Studio 1988 Traditional
Appleseed Japan Kazuyoshi Katayama 1988 Traditional
Grave of the Fireflies Japan Isao Takahata Studio Ghibli, Shinchosha 1988 1988 Traditional
Patlabor: The Movie Japan Mamoru Oshii I.G. Tatsunoko, Shochiku 1989 Traditional

1990s

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation Technique
A Wind Named Amnesia Japan Kazuo Yamazaki Madhouse 1990 Traditional
Only Yesterday Japan Isao Takahata Studio Ghibli 1991 Traditional
Bébé's Kids US Bruce W. Smith Paramount Pictures 1992 Was one of the first animated films to have an all African-American cast Traditional
Cool World US Ralph Bakshi Rough Draft Studios, Paramount Pictures 1992 Traditional/Live Action
Shōjo Tsubaki Japan Hiroshi Harada 1992 The original copy of the film was destroyed in 1999 Traditional
Evil Toons US Fred Olen Ray 1992 Traditional/Live action
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs Leotard Devil Japan Mitsuru Hongo Shin-Ei Animation 1993 Traditional
Ninja Scroll Japan Yoshiaki Kawajiri Toho 1993 Traditional
Patlabor: The Movie 2 Japan Mamoru Oshii Production I.G 1993 Traditional
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie Japan Noriyuki Abe Studio Pierrot 1993 Traditional
Felidae Germany, Denmark, US Michael Schaack TFC Trickompany 1994 Traditional
Rocky & Hudson Brazil Otto Guerra Otto Desenhos Animados 1994 Traditional
Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report Japan Masakatsu Iijima Studio Pierrot, Movic 1994 Traditional
Ghost in the Shell Japan, US Mamoru Oshii Production I.G. 1995 Traditional
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America US Mike Judge Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, MTV Feature Animation 1996 Traditional
Dead or Alive (Lupin the 3rd) Japan Monkey Punch 1996 Traditional
The End of Evangelion Japan Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki Gainax 1997 Traditional
Evangelion: Death and Rebirth Japan Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Gainax 1997 Traditional
Perfect Blue Japan Satoshi Kon Madhouse 1997 Traditional
Princess Mononoke Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli 1997 Traditional/CGI
Spriggan Japan Hirotsuga Kawasaki Studio 4°C, ADV Films 1998 Traditional
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut US Trey Parker Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Comedy Central Films 1999 CGI/Traditional

2000s

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation Technique
Blood: The Last Vampire Japan Hiroyuki Kitakubo Production I.G. 2000 Traditional
Heavy Metal 2000 Canada Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire CineGroupe 2000 Traditional
Cowboy Bebop, Knockin' on Heaven's Door Japan Shinichirō Watanabe Bones 2001 Traditional
Millennium Actress Japan Satoshi Kon Madhouse 2001 Traditional
Monkeybone US Henry Selick 20th Century Fox, 1492 Pictures 2001 Stop-Motion/Live Action
Waking Life US Richard Linklater Fox Searchlight 2001 Rotoscoping
Eight Crazy Nights US Seth Kearsley Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions 2002 Traditional
Kaena: The Prophecy France, Canada Chris Delaporte, Pascal Pinon Xilam Animation 2003 CGI
Tokyo Godfathers Japan Satoshi Kon Madhouse 2003 Traditional
The Triplets of Belleville France, UK, Canada Sylvain Chomet Les Armateurs, Production Champion, Vivi Film, France 3 Cinéma, RGP Productions 2003 Traditional
Appleseed Japan Shinji Aramaki Micott & Basara, Digital Frontier 2004 CGI
Dead Leaves Japan Hiroyuki Imaishi Production I.G. 2004 Traditional
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Japan Mamoru Oshii Production I.G., Studio Ghibli 2004 Traditional
Steamboy Japan Katsuhiro Otomo Sunrise 2004 Traditional
Corpse Bride US Tim Burton Warner Bros. Pictures, Laika 2005 Stop-Motion
Lil' Pimp US Mark Brooks, Peter Gilstrap 2005 Flash
Aachi & Ssipak South Korea Jo Beom-jin JTeam Studios 2006 Traditional
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Japan Mamoru Hosoda Madhouse 2006 Traditional
Hellboy: Sword of Storms US Phil Weinstein, Tad Stones Film Roman 2006 Traditional
Paprika Japan Satoshi Kon Madhouse 2006 The last film to be directed by Satoshi Kon before his death in 2010. Traditional
A Scanner Darkly US Richard Linklater Thousand Words, Section Eight, Detour Filmproduction, 3 Arts Entertainment 2006 Rotoscoping
Tekkonkinkreet Japan Michael Arias Studio 4°C 2006 Traditional
Wood & Stock: Sexo, Oregano e Rock'n'Roll Brazil Otto Guerra Otto Desenhos Animados 2006 Traditional
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters US Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis Radical Axis, Williams Street, Adult Swim 2007 Flash/Traditional/CGI
Appleseed Ex Machina Japan Shinji Aramaki Micott & Basara, Digital Frontier 2007 CGI
Beowulf US Robert Zemeckis ImageMovers 2007 CGI/Motion Capture
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Japan Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Gainax 2007 Traditional
Futurama: Bender's Big Score US Dwayne Carey-Hill The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2007 Traditional
Hellboy: Blood and Iron US Victor Cook, Tad Stones Film Roman 2007 Traditional
The Simpsons Movie US David Silverman 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Gracie Films 2007 Traditional
Noah's Ark Argentina, Italy Juan Pablo Buscarini Patagonik Film Group 2007 Traditional
Persepolis France, Iran Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud Celluloid Dreams, CNC, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Région Ile-de-France 2007 Traditional
$9.99 Israel, Australia Tatia Rosenthal 2008 Stop-Motion
Dead Space: Downfall US Chuck Patton Film Roman, Electronic Arts 2008 Traditional
Futurama: Bender's Game US Dwayne Carey-Hill The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2008 Traditional
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs US Peter Avanzino The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2008 Traditional
Resident Evil: Degeneration Japan, US Makoto Kamiya Capcom, Digital Frontier 2008 CGI
Tripping the Rift: The Movie Canada CineGroupe, Film Roman 2008 CGI
Waltz with Bashir Israel, Germany, France Ari Folman Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d'Ici, Razor Film Produktion 2008 First animated film nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Traditional/Flash
About Alik and Lyolik Ukraine Artut Reni 2008 CGI
The Tale of Soldier Fedot, The Daring Fellow Russia Ludmila Steblyanko Melnitsa Animation Studios, CTB Film Company, Channel One Russia 2008 Flash
9 US Shane Acker Bazelevs Animation, Relativity Media, Starz Animation, Tim Burton Productions 2009 CGI
Afro Samurai: Resurrection Japan Fuminori Kizaki Gonzo 2009 Traditional
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Japan Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Gainax 2009 Traditional
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder US Peter Avanzino The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox 2009 Traditional
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto US Rob Zombie Film Roman 2009 Traditional
Killer Bean Forever US Jeff Lew Killer Bean Studios 2009 CGI
Mary and Max Australia Adam Elliot Melodrama Pictures 2009 Stop-Motion
Metropia Sweden, Denmark, Norway Tarik Saleh Atmo Media Network, Boulder Media Limited, Sandrew Metronome 2009 CGI
Redline Japan Takeshi Koike Madhouse 2009 Traditional
Summer Wars Japan Mamoru Hosoda Madhouse 2009 Traditional
Technotise: Edit & I Serbia Aleksa Gajić Black White 'N' Green 2009 CGI

2010s

Title Country Director Studio Year Notes Animation Technique
Chico and Rita UK
Spain		 Fernando Trueba,
Javier Mariscal,
Tono Errando		 Fernando Trueba PC,
Estudio Mariscal,
Magic Light Pictures		 2010 Traditional
Colorful Japan Keiichi Hara Sunrise 2010 Traditional
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic US,
Japan,
South Korea		 Mike Disa Film Roman,
Production I.G		 2010 Traditional
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! US Greg Franklin Comedy Central Films,
Double Hemm,
Six Point Harness,
Paramount Pictures		 2010 Flash
Halo Legends Japan
US
Germany		 Frank O'Connor,
Joseph Chou		 Studio 4°C,
Production I.G,
Casio Entertainment,
Toei Animation,
Bones,
Bee Train,
Warner Bros.,
343 Industries		 2010 Traditional
CGI
George the Hedgehog Poland Wojciech Wawszczyk, Jakub Tarkowski, Tomasz Leśniak Monolith Films 2011 Traditional
The King of Pigs South Korea Yeon Sang-ho Studio Dadashow,
KT&G Sangsangmadang		 2011 Traditional
Ronal the Barbarian Denmark Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen,
Thorbjørn Christoffersen,
Philip Einstein Lipski 		Det Danske Filminstitut,
Einstein Film,
Nordisk Film,
TV2 Danmark 		2011 CGI
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos Japan Takayuki Hamana Production I.G 2011 CGI
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros Japan Takayuki Hamana Production I.G 2011 CGI
Batman: Year One US Sam Liu,
Lauren Montgomery		 DC Comics,
Warner Bros. Animation		 2011 Traditional
Dead Space: Aftermath US Mike Disa Film Roman,
Electronic Arts		 2011 Traditional
Heaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork Japan Tetsuya Yanagisawa AIC 2011 Traditional
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part One US Jay Oliva DC Comics,
Warner Bros. Animation		 2012 Traditional
Cheech and Chong's Animated Movie US Branden Chambers,
Eric D. Chambers		 20th Century Fox,
Houston Curtis Productions,
Chamber Bros. Entertainment		 2012 Traditional
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo Japan Hideaki Anno (chief),
Mahiro Maeda,
Kazuya Tsurumaki		 Gainax 2012 Traditional
El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza Mexico Alejandro Lozano,
Andrés Couturier		 Videocine,
Átomo Films,
Peyote Films		 2012 Traditional
Justice League: Doom US Lauren Montgomery DC Comics,
Warner Bros. Animation		 2012 Traditional
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost US
Japan		 Atsushi Takeuchi Production I.G.,
BioWare		 2012 Traditional
Resident Evil: Damnation Japan Makoto Kamiya Capcom,
Digital Frontier		 2012 CGI
Where the Dead Go to Die US Jimmy ScreamerClauz Chainsaw Kiss,
Draconian Films		 2012 CGI
Wolf Children Japan Mamoru Hosoda Madhouse,
Studio Chizu		 2012 Traditional
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part Two US Jay Oliva DC Comics,
Warner Bros. Animation		 2013 Traditional
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate Japan Fuminori Kizaki Gonzo 2013 Traditional
Dick Figures: The Movie US Ed Skudder,
Zack Keller		 Mondo Media,
Remochoso,
Six Point Harness		 2013 Flash
The Fake South Korea Yeon Sang-ho Studio Dadashow 2013 Traditional
Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie US Steve Smith SModcast Pictures,
Phase 4 Films 		2013 Flash
Movie 43 US Various Directors Virgin Produced,
GreeneStreet Films,
Charles B. Wessler Productions		 2013 Live Action/Flash
Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury Brazil Luiz Bolognesi Buriti Filmes,
Gullane		 2013 Traditional
Short Peace Japan Shuhei Morita,
Katsuhiro Otomo,
Hiroaki Ando,
Hajime Katoki		 Sunrise 2013 The film is a multimedia project composed of four short anime films produced by Sunrise and Shochiku. Traditional
Space Pirate Captain Harlock Japan Shinji Aramaki Toei Animation 2013 CGI
The Wind Rises Japan Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli 2013 The last film directed by Miyazaki before his retirement in 2013. Traditional
Appleseed Alpha Japan
US		 Shinji Aramaki,
Steven Foster		 Sola Digital Arts 2014 CGI
Até que a Sbórnia nos Separe Brazil Otto Guerra,
Ennio Torresan Jr		 Otto Desenhos Animados 2014 Traditional
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper Japan Kobun Shizuno TMS Entertainment 2014 Traditional
Expelled from Paradise Japan Seiji Mizushima Toei Animation 2014 Traditional
Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible Spain Javier Fesser Ilion Animation Studios,
Zeta Studios,
Películas Pendleton,
Televisión Española		 2014 CGI
The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! Japan Atsushi Nishigori A-1 Pictures,
Bandai Namco Games		 2014 Traditional
Anomalisa US Charlie Kaufman,
Duke Johnson		 Paramount Pictures,
Starburns Industries		 2015 Stop-Motion
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Japan Kazuya Nomura Production I.G 2015 Traditional
Halo: The Fall of Reach Canada
US		 Frank O'Connor Sequence,
343 Industries		 2015 CGI
The Boy and the Beast Japan Mamoru Hosoda Studio Chizu 2015 Traditional
The Empire of Corpses Japan Ryoutarou Makihara Wit Studio 2015 Traditional
Hell and Back US Tom Gianas,
Ross Shuman		 ShadowMachine 2015 Stop-Motion
Psycho-Pass: The Movie Japan Katsuyuki Motohiro,
Naoyoshi Shiotani		 Production I.G 2015 Traditional
When Black Birds Fly US Jimmy ScreamerClauz Chainsaw Kiss,
Draconian Films		 2015 CGI
Children Against Wizards Russia Nikolay Mazurov Ministry of Culture (Russia),
Gosfilmofond of Russia,
Charity Fund for Assistance and Interaction of Sergiy Radonezhsky,
International Fund for Support of Legal Initiatives		 2016 CGI
Batman: Bad Blood US Jay Oliva DC Comics,
Warner Bros. Animation		 2016 Traditional
Batman: The Killing Joke US Sam Liu DC Comics,
Warner Bros. Animation		 2016 Was originally going to be released to direct-to-video, but due to the positive feedback on the production it was commissioned to a limited theatrical release. Traditional
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare Japan Kobun Shizuno TMS Entertainment 2016 Traditional
Gantz: O Japan Yasushi Kawamura Digital Frontier 2016 CGI
Garo: Divine Flame Japan Yūichirō Hayashi MAPPA 2016 Traditional
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Japan Takeshi Nozue Visual Works,
Digic Pictures,
Image Engine		 2016 CGI
The Red Turtle France
Japan		 Michaël Dudok De Wit Wild Bunch,
Studio Ghibli		 2016 Traditional
Sausage Party US
Canada		 Conrad Vernon,
Greg Tiernan		 Columbia Pictures,
Point Grey Pictures,
Annapurna Pictures,
Nitrogen Studios Canada, Inc.		 2016 CGI
Seoul Station South Korea Yeon Sang-ho Studio Dadashow,
Red Peter Pictures		 2016 Traditional
Your Name Japan Makoto Shinkai CoMix Wave Films 2016 Traditional
Nerdland US Chris Prynoski Samuel Goldwyn Films,
Titmouse, Inc.		 2016 Traditional
"Bad Cat " Turkey Mehmet Kurtuluş 2016 CGI
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea US Dash Shaw Washington Square Films,
Electric Chinoland,
Low Spark Films		 2017 [1] Traditional
The Breadwinner Ireland
Luxembourg
Canada		 Nora Twomey Cartoon Saloon 2017 Traditional
Blame! Japan Hiroyuki Seshita Polygon Pictures 2017 CGI
Resident Evil: Vendetta Japan Takanori Tsujimoto Capcom,
Marza Animation Planet		 2017 CGI

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea' Trailer". February 23, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
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