Hi. I am an animation fan looking for some animation that is not from the United States to watch. Preferably something from Europe or Asia (not Japan).
If anyone has any ideas, let me know.
A few European animated series here https://www.arte.tv/en/search/?q=Animation&genre=all
There are animations under the sections for Philippines and Canada here. Possibly other places too https://www.viki.com/categories/others
Fantastic Planet stands out, as do the Flåklypa movies. Once Upon a Time… is nostalgic for me. Birdboy was a doozy I watched a few months ago, I can certainly recommend that one.
There were a lot of good animations from the USSR, but the one nearest to my heart has to be Polygon. The USSR didn’t produce many animated series but there is Vesyolaya Karusel’ and Nu Pogodi and stuff.
The DPRK is best known for Squirrel & Hedgehog. Otherwise, anilist.co actually lets you search for animation from Mainland China, Taiwan, and South Korea. I’ve personally seen Look, I Can See Your Ears! which I think was actually a Chinese-Japanese co-production, and I saw the film Nezha recently.
I guess I can also mention, like, '90s Tintin and Aardman stuff but like, everybody knows those already.
The UK generally has a lot of good stop motion, though. You might already know Bumper Films’ Fireman Sam, but did you know Bumper Films also made a show called Joshua Jones? It’s cute, it’s fun, it’s positive Romani representation in nineteen-ninety-friggin-two, it’s a neat little historical artifact.
Peppa Pig 🐖
