Note: This film contains menstruation imagery and sexual content.

The third and final short in the Pussy Boy trilogy focuses on Alick’s continued crush on Kay (or written as K in the first and second short), how he got the nickname “pussy boy,” and handling his period around Kay (see The Misadventures of Pussy Boy: First Love for more info about identities listed for the trilogy and The Misadventures of Pussy Boy: Sick).]]> Director: Alec Butler
Year: 2003
Country: Canada
Gender and Sexuality: Intersex, lesbian, queer, transgender, two-spirit
Animation Style: Digital, stop motion
Genre: Drama, romance
Type: Explicit, implicit, short

Can currently be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ISwDjQKPDNw

]]> Note: This film contains sexual content and violence.

Harley Quinn tries to plan the best Valentine's Day as it will be her and Poison Ivy’s first Valentine's as an official couple; but, as expected, chaos causes her to lose control of the plans. While the special primarily focuses on Harley and Ivy, other scenes highlight how the citizens, heroes, and villains of Gotham City all celebrate this romantic holiday.
]]> Directors: Cecilia Aranovich, Jennifer Coyle
Year: 2023
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Bisexual, gay, gender creative, lesbian
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, romance, science fiction
Type: Explicit, feature

Can currently be watched on Max: https://play.max.com/video/watch/0cc0ecaf-ad79-411f-ba90-b07d8d21f1b2

]]> Note: This film contains either ephebophilia or hebephilia (I am currently unable to find a source specifying the character's ages), incest, and sexual violence.

Utena attends the Ohtori Academy, hoping to reunite with her ex-boyfriend, Touga. Soon, however, she becomes involved in a tournament to win Anthy, the "Rose Bride," and she must continue to duel other students to remain the victor.

While there are differences between this film and the television series (1997), a 2021 Crunchyroll article titled "Feature: Revolutionary Girl Utena Is Too Much, That's Why It's Great" by Adam Wescott examines how both of these works influenced future media, both in the East (Revue Starlight, 2018) and in the West (Steven Universe, 2013-2019) (see Steven Universe: The Movie).]]> Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara
Year: 1999
Country: Japan
Gender and Sexuality: Bisexual, gay, gender creative, lesbian
Animation Style: Digital, traditional
Genre: Action, fantasy, romance
Type: Explicit, feature, yuri

Can currently be watched on Pluto TV or RetroCrush: https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/movies/625dd42b3f03ed0013c62dd9

]]> Shrek enjoys living a solitary life until Lord Farquaad forcibly evicts the fairy tale characters from Duloc, and they crowd into Shrek’s space. Now, with the help of a talkative Donkey at his side, Shrek is tasked with retrieving a princess so he can have his swamp back all to himself.

Among the fairy tale characters who appear in the film is the Big Bad Wolf (a character whom I've discussed in greater detail on my Substack). In the first film, the Big Bad Wolf wears Grandma's sleeping gown the entire time and attends Shrek and Fiona's wedding with a knight at the end. During his scenes at the wedding, the Big Bad Wolf is seen comforting the knight when he tears up at the ceremony, and the two later dance together at the reception.

]]> Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Year: 2001
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Gender creative, queer coded
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Adventure, comedy, fantasy, romance
Type: Feature, implicit

Can currently be watched on Hulu, Peacock, YouTube: https://youtu.be/l8EfCcyGLR8

]]> Note: This film contains hebephilia, sexual content, sand exual violence.

Serge reflects on his time as a student at an all-boys Academy in France, including a torrid relationship he had with his roommate, Gilbert.

The original manga was released in 1976 and shares some similar elements with its shōnen-ai predecessor, The Door Into Summer, such as being set at a school in France, taking place in a similar time period and featuring predatory adults (see The Door Into Summer).]]> Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Year: 1987
Country: Japan
Gender and Sexuality: Gay
Animation Style: Traditional
Genre: Drama, romance
Type: Explicit, feature, yaoi

Can currently be watched on Dailymotion or YouTube: https://youtu.be/ruV2xh4epQU

]]> Note: This film contains sexual content.

Tuesday Taylor dolls herself up as she waits for her sweet someone to come back home. ]]> Director: Lisa g Nielsen
Year: 2000
Country: Canada
Gender and Sexuality: Gay, lesbian
Animation Style: Stop motion
Genre: Romance
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/30700988

]]> A werewolf and his human boyfriend prepare for the full moon.]]> Director: Karina Farek
Year: 2015
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Gay
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Comedy, fantasy, romance
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Vimeo or YouTube: https://vimeo.com/127551931

]]> Note: This film contains sexual content, sexual violence, and violence.

A group of time travelers, trying to learn how to defeat an invading alien race who have a “Cleopatra Plan” must travel back in time to when Cleopatra reigned. Their objective is to understand the tactics she used to rule over Egypt, so they can stop the advancing aliens.

While this film currently holds the distinction of being the earliest feature film targeted for adults in the archive, Fred Patten, in an article for Cartoon Research, examined the reasons behind its box office failure. The film struggled to find success during its original release in Japan and a few years later when it was distributed in the United States, with the intention of capitalizing on the popularity of Fritz the Cat (Bakshi, 1972). During its American re-release, the distributor, Xanadu Productions, gave the film the new English title Cleopatra, Queen of Sex and an unauthorized MPAA self-rating of 'X' in an attempt to attract viewers neither of which were a success at sparking the audience's interest.]]> Director: Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto
Year: 1970
Country: Japan
Gender and Sexuality: Gay, lesbian, queer coded
Animation Style: Live-action blending, stop motion, traditional
Genre: Comedy, romance, science fiction
Type: Explicit, feature, implicit

Can currently be watched on Internet Archive or YouTube: https://youtu.be/feeenR30p8M

]]> A reflection on one finding enjoyment without the necessity of sexual intimacy.
]]> Director: Sarah Gaygen
Year: 2020
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Androgyny, asexual
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Romance
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vmw57-yVljs

]]> Note: This film contains sexual content.

An animated poem where a group of people reflect and try to define what they find “sexy.”]]> Director: Tom Whitman, Dustin Woehrmann
Year: 2001
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Bisexual, drag, gay, lesbian, queer
Animation Style: Traditional, digital, live-action blending, stop motion
Genre: Comedy, romance
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dXatxQ2blZI

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