Animated movies have been some of the most successful and critically lauded films this year, and that fact is even more official now that the Oscars announced its list of films eligible to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Right off the bat, among the many nominations are multiple anime and anime-inspired films.
The list, shown in its entirety below, lists global smash KPop Demon Hunters along with modern classic anime movies Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, and even Hatsune Miku mobile game tie-in film Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing. Other anime films on the list include ChaO and The Legend of Hei 2.
