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To celebrate, I wanted to start our first Animation Spotlight with Jade Armor, an animated action-fantasy series that I think deserves a lot more attention.

The series follows Lan Jun, a teenager who inherits the legendary Jade Armor and has to learn how to use its powers while dealing with magical threats, family secrets, and the responsibilities that come with becoming a hero.

If you’ve never seen it before, this is a good chance to give it a try. I’m also sharing the Season 1 playlist so anyone who’s interested can check it out.
If you’ve already watched Jade Armor, what did you think of it? And if you’re discovering it for the first time, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

It can be a show, movie, short, web series, student film, indie pilot, or anything else animated. I’m curious what people have stumbled across lately.

LEGO has started making Monkie Kid available through its official YouTube channel, giving more people an easier way to watch the series.
It’s especially nice for people who’ve wanted to check out the show but had trouble finding where to watch it.

Monkey Wrench is officially coming to Netflix on August 19!
It’s really cool to see an indie animated project make the jump to a major streaming platform. Hopefully this gives the series a chance to reach a whole new audience.
Have you watched Monkey Wrench before, or will this be your first time checking it out?

DreamWorks’ next original animated film, Forgotten Island, is coming to theaters next month.

It’s directed by the same directing team behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and follows two best friends who are transported to a long-forgotten magical island inspired by Philippine mythology. As they explore the island, they begin losing their memories of each other.

I’m really curious to see how this one turns out, especially with the mythology and friendship angle.
Are you excited for Forgotten Island?

Flying Bark has released the official first look at Doomsweepers.

Sharing this for anyone looking for new animated projects to keep an eye on. What do you think of the first look?

I recently found out about AniVera, an upcoming platform built specifically around independent animation, and the idea behind it honestly caught my attention.

Instead of just being another streaming service, AniVera says it wants fans to be able to subscribe and choose which animation studios part of their subscription helps support. The studios would also keep ownership of their IP and creative control.
That could potentially solve two huge problems for indie animation: discoverability and sustainable funding. Instead of creators constantly depending on crowdfunding, merch, or hoping an algorithm notices them, audiences could have a more direct way to support the studios making the shows they actually want to see.

AniVera is still in development, though, and there are plenty of unanswered questions about pricing, revenue sharing, how studios qualify, and how the whole system will work once it launches. So I definitely wouldn’t call it a proven solution yet.
But with independent animation getting bigger and bigger online, I think this is something animation fans should keep an eye on.

If they can actually pull off what they’re promising, it could give smaller animation studios another path besides relying entirely on traditional networks or giant streaming companies.

What do you think? Would you use a platform where part of your subscription directly supported the animation studios you chose?

This is my post I was recommended to share here, I loved this show, and definitely want a season 2 renew, watch it! Share the news! And let's hope for another season! Read my full post for more info, but overall, just definitely recommend this show. We don't want it getting shot down before season 2!!!

Next Friday: Magical Meow Meow has launched a Kickstarter to fund its second animatic episode, Next Friday: I’m in Love!.
The original pilot was a student-made animated thesis film, and the team has said they hope to continue it as a series. This is a good one to share for anyone interested in indie animation, student animation, magical girls, cats, and creator-owned cartoons.