What Animated Movies Came Out In 2013

[Marie Ota]

Whilethinking about old movies and shows me an my cousin watched as kids, we remembered an animated movie that had a bunch of school kids who had this card game come to life. And no it was not Yu-Gi-Oh!.

In the movie, the characters and monsters in the card game the high school kids possesed started to come to life. The characters were anime characters and one of the boys had blue hair, and maybe was a prince of an alien planet in the game. I think an alien invasion started because of the cards and started abducting cows, turning them into monsters of sorts.

John Stitt and Max Cameron are two boys fanatical for the card game "Battle Day Zero". One day the combination of a wild storm and a mysterious booster pack suddenly means they can bring Hiro, one of the game's characters into their world. Excited but worried their secret will be discovered, the boys decide to take Hiro to school where he is mistaken for a Japanese exchange student. Despite this temporary solution the portal being open means that more people and monsters from Hiro's world can travel to Earth, wreaking havoc on the small town. the boys decide in order to get things back to normal they must send Hiro back but not before their school dance is overrun with Battle Day Zero characters.

In the beginning, the DCU animated original movies were mostly stand-alone (Superman: Doomsday, Wonder Woman, Batman: Under the Red Hood) or formed their own brief line-up like Year One combined with the two-part Dark Knight Returns.

Since then, the DC Universe Animated Original Movies have returned to standalone films (Batman: Soul of the Dragon, Injustice) and setting up the new Tomorrowverse, which includes Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Justice Society: World War II, the two-part Long Halloween, and Green Lantern: Beware My Power. In fact, the Tomorrowverse has gone on long enough to warrant its own bulleted list:

A computer-animated film is a feature film that has been computer-animated to appear three-dimensional. While traditional 2D animated films are now made primarily with the help of computers, the technique to render realistic 3D computer graphics (CG) or 3D computer-generated imagery (CGI), is unique to computers.

Release date listed is the first public theatrical screening of the completed film. This may mean that the dates listed here may not be representative of when the film came out in a particular country.

The country or countries listed reflects the places where the production companies for each title are based. This means that the countries listed for a film might not reflect the location where the film was produced or the countries where the film received a theatrical release. If a title is a multi-country production, the country listed first corresponds with the production company that had the most significant role in the film's creation.

A host of new Netflix Original animated feature films are set to arrive throughout the remainder of 2024 and courtesy of the Next on Netflix Animation event for 2025 and beyond. Below is our comprehensive list of all the animated movies coming to Netflix soon.

Acquired from DreamWorks Animation, this movie is based on the book by Emma Yarlett. It tells the story of a young elementary school kid with a complex personality but, most importantly, is afraid of the dark, with the dark manifesting into a creature and visiting him. Can he overcome his fear?

Nickelodeon will be continuing to bring some of its biggest animated series hits to Netflix in film form, with The Casagrandes next to get the movie treatment. Announced in December 2023, the original series is itself a spin-off to The Loud House.

The new movie will take viewers on a journey of imagination and friendship. It will focus on the relationship between a young girl and her imaginary companion as they face a threat to their fantastical world.

In a spin on the classic Cinderella story, two stepsisters are overlooked for marriage by the Prince and embark on an epic journey, realizing that their own perfect fairytales might be different from what they originally thought.

In a secret, magical community where girls are born to be witches and boys grow into shapeshifters, Aster is surprised to discover his emerging and extraordinary witch powers. When a mysterious danger threatens his world, Aster must journey to uncover the truth behind himself, his powers, and everything magical.

First announced in 2018, Netflix has been casting for this new animated CG feature in early 2024. The musical will revolve around the life story of Fugee founding member Wyclef Jean. Greg Silverman and Darla Anderson are behind the project.

2023 has been a fantastic year for animated films, to say the least. In a year when Disney seemed to dive in quality alongside its biggest competitors, those with the gall to present creative and innovative ideas have since taken up the slack, delivering a series of innovative animated films, or just delightful breaths of fresh air. Given that so many animated movies came out this year, there's really only so many one can watch as our lives get more and more preoccupied.

Thus, we've combed through some of the biggest releases of 2023 in order to find the best animated films of the year. Not only that, but we've opted to rank them via a handful of specific criteria. In no particular order, we utilized the following criteria when considering each film for this list:

Keeping that in mind, it's time to can the formalities. There was some pretty stiff competition this year; hopefully your favorite film will have made the cut. From streaming exclusives to theatrical blockbusters, these are the best animated movies of 2023.

Who could've thought that Happy Madison Productions, the same studio partially responsible for Eight Crazy Nights, would wind up creating one of the best animated movies of the year? Netflix's Leo sees Adam Sandler co-writing, producing, and starring in this colorful animated film. The film was directed by Robert Marianetti and Davd Wachtenheim, with additional assistance provided by Robert Smigel and Adam Sandler.

We follow Leo, a reptile voiced by Sandler, who longs for the outside world after living for years inside a classroom enclosure. When an opportunity to venture outside his home presents itself in the form of a school project, Leo is more than happy to take it. What follows is a journey of discovery and fulfillment, as Leo's talents are gradually recognized by the various students in his class. An ensemble cast comprised of Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Rob Schneider, Allison Strong, and others voice the numerous characters in this sweet and adventurous film.

While you may not associate Adam Sandler with kid-friendly comedy, Leo turned out to be a shockingly entertaining outing. Geoff Zanelli and Robert Smigel are a winning combination when it comes to the film's numerous songs, Sandler gives a surprisingly stellar performance as the title character, and the film's overall positive messaging makes it a terrific fit for viewers of all ages. It may not be the most intellectual or innovative film of the year, but it's certainly a quality title from an unexpected studio. At the very least, it's a substantial improvement from Eight Crazy Nights. Stream Leo on Netflix.

It wouldn't be controversial to suggest that Batman has had it pretty easy compared to other DC heroes in recent years. Given his relatively grounded universe and a terrific cast of characters, it takes only a modest amount effort to craft compelling stories with the Caped Crusader. But what happens when The Dark Knight is ripped from the modern-day and placed into an alternate timeline?

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is an adaptation of the DC miniseries of the same name, with David Giuntoli portraying our heroic Batman. Set in an alternate reality, we enter the 1920s as Bruce Wayne attempts to investigate the murder of his parents. After stumbling across an inopportune discovery, however, Batman finds himself embroiled in a battle against a Lovecraftian entity known only as the Lurker on the Threshold, whose reality-altering influence lays waste to Gotham City.

As strange an idea as it sounds, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham offers plenty of intriguing ideas and compelling fan service for all kinds of Batman fans. It's just a shame that the film itself doesn't have a lot of time to explore this idea. At a brisk 88 minutes, what you'll get is a violent, horror-tinged foray into a terrifying "what if" scenario, with an impressive voice cast including Tati Gabrielle, Navid Negahban, and Emily O'Brien. Those who don't want to keep up with the DC Animated Universe will also be happy to know that his film is completely standalone. Stream Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham on Max.

One of 2023's biggest animated releases came out fairly early in the year (and even 2022 for Japan and some audiences). The film benefited from American distribution in 2023 and increasingly wider releases. Makoto Shinkai's Suzume tells a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about a high-school girl faced with an impossible task. When she discovers a strange door standing by itself, she'll uncover a bizarre series of supernatural disasters that can only be prevented with the assistance of a young man named Makoto Shinaki. The film's English cast features prominent talent like Nichole Sakura, Josh Keaton, Roger Craig Smith, Cam Clarke, and Rosalie Chiang.

Taking inspiration from the tragic natural disasters that struck Japan in 2011, Suzume is a film that focuses less on the disaster itself, and instead on the impact it had on Japan's populace. After its initial debut overseas, it saw an incredibly positive reception, later going on to win a Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music, in addition to several Best Animated Film nominations from other prolific ceremonies. Like Makoto Shinkai's previous film, Weathering With You, it's an emotional journey with impeccably pristine animation, reflecting on one of the most tragic disasters of the 2010s. Watch Suzume on Crunchyroll.

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