Animation for adults is a growing audiovisual sector. And it is that Animation is not only a territory for children: today there is a wide variety of styles, formats and stories for adults that have achieved a considerable impact in the industry. International studios and platforms are committed to creating animated content for all audiences, genres and tastes.
Do you want to discover which are the best productions aimed at adult audiences? We present them below.
ADULT ANIMATION SERIES
The Midnight Gospel
Netflix Original Production created by Pendleton Ward and comedian Duncan Trussell. It tells the story of Clancy Gilroy, the host of a space program who owns a multiverse simulator. Through it he travels through worlds in order to interview their inhabitants for his spacecast . The animated series combines fantasy, black humor and science fiction.
Primal
American adult animated television series created and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. It is set in a prehistoric and fantastic world, and tells the story of Spear, a caveman, and Fang, a tyrannosaurus, who begin to travel together after the death of their respective families.
Love Death + Robots
Netflix Original Production created by Pendleton Ward and comedian Duncan Trussell. It tells the story of Clancy Gilroy, the host of a space program who owns a multiverse simulator. Through it he travels through worlds in order to interview their inhabitants for his spacecast . The animated series combines fantasy, black humor and science fiction.
M.O.D.O.K.
A parody with nods to the Marvel universe created by Patton Oawalt for Hulu. It tells the adventures of the villain created by Jack Kirby in 1967 as Captain America’s nemesis. After years of fighting with the world’s most powerful superheroes, he faces a great challenge: the midlife crisis.
Rick and Morty
This Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon production for Adult Swim is undoubtedly one of the most popular adult animated series in history. It tells the adventures of Rick Sánchez, a cynical and brilliant scientist, and his grandson Morty Smith, an innocent and naive boy.
One Punch Man
The plot of this webcomic created by the artist One takes place in the fictional City Z (Japan). In a world that has been overrun by strange monsters, the mighty Saitama defeats all his enemies with a single blow. His desire is to help, even if he does not receive the recognition of his fellow citizens.
Undone
An original Amazon Prime Video production that addresses complex issues such as family conflicts and mental health problems. Through rotoscoping -animation consisting of drawing on top of real images- he plays with Alma’s reality and her imagination. Created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg.
Blood of Zeus
A lost story from ancient Greece takes center stage in this 2D animated series created by Charles and Vlas Parlapanides< /a>. Young Heron discovers that he is the illegitimate son of Zeus and that his true destiny is to save the world from an evil army.
Robot Chicken
This Stop-Motion animation series created by Matthew Senreich and Seth Green. It seeks to make humor from the entertainment industry through parodies of movies, video games and leading personalities from around the world.
Tron: The Resistance
Sci-fi animated series directed by Charlie Bean. Its protagonist is Beck, a young computer program who leads a revolution in the network. Trained by Tron, he wants to free his family and friends from the reign of Clu 2 and General Tesler.