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2024 has been a great year so far, with brilliant animated films released this year. While the year started out slow, but after Inside Out 2 came out in theaters and broke every conceivable record, it was off to the races. We compiled a list of the best animated films we could find that came out this year. So, rest up gather your family for most of these films, and enjoy these best-animated films of 2024.

Transformers One (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Paramount Pictures

Transformers One is an animated sci-fi action film directed by Josh Cooley from a screenplay co-written by Eric Pearson, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari. Based on the Transformers action figures by Hasbro, the 2024 film follows the origin stories of Optimus Prime and Megatron who were once friends before turning into each others’ arch nemesis.

The popularity of anime as well as manga as an art form has touched mainstream at the crossroads of media consumption, be it in smaller reels or with the availability of streaming services, as well as stacks of tankobons available in prestige bookshops for fans of sequential art form. But exposure to the art form brings forth revelations of the unglamorous lives of the mangakas (manga artists), their hectic work schedules, etc.

Look Back seeks to shed a light on the love of art as well as the emotional toll caused by the creation of said art. Art pushes the two protagonists—Fujino and Kiyomoto—to compete with each other. It occurs more so with Fujino once she sees the much more advanced art style of Kiyomoto that pushes Fujino to obsessively work on her art and push herself. Until two years pass and she is beckoned with a realisation...