When a grieving woman’s crying impacts her downstairs neighbor’s dreams, the neighbor comforts her in both realities. ]]>Director: Nora Meek Year: 2015 Country: United States Gender and Sexuality: Lesbian Animation Style: Digital, stop motion Genre: Drama, romance Type: Explicit, short
]]>A boy accidentally sends a candygram to his crush.]]>Director: Allen Martsch Year: 2015 Country: United States Gender and Sexuality:Gay Animation Style:Digital Genre: Comedy, romance Type: Explicit, short
]]>The simple tender moments in the life of a couple, from caring for their plants, dancing, to spending time at the beach and watching the families walk by. ]]>Director: Seungah Yoo Year: 2014 Country: South Korea Gender and Sexuality: Gay Animation Style: Digital, live-action blending Genre: Romance Type: Explicit, short
]]>After Yulia is struck by lightning, she finds herself transported into a mysterious empty room with several levers. Meanwhile, an unhappy couple remains unaware of how drastically their lives are about to change.]]>Director: Antoine Arditti Year: 2009 Country: France Gender and Sexuality: Bisexual Animation Style:Digital, traditional Genre: Comedy, romance Type: Explicit, short
What if one could change their body as easily as they could change clothes? ]]>Director: Iris Moore Year: 2012 Country: Canada Gender and Sexuality: Androgyny, queer Animation Style: Stop motion Genre: Fantasy, romance Type: Explicit, short
]]>When two high school teenagers—a gardener and a track star—start dating, the story follows their new relationship and the uncertainties they face about their future.]]>Director: Takuya Sato Year: 2018 Country: Japan Gender and Sexuality: Lesbian Animation Style: Digital Genre: Drama, romance Type: Explicit, feature, yuri
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
]]>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
]]>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
]]>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