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Chronosome / Cinematic Archive
ANIMATION
Frame by Frame · 1900 – 2026
Animation is the illusion of life. Every frame is a record of how humanity once imagined the impossible into existence.
16
Works
4
Eras
3
Milestones
Narrative MasterpieceTechnical LandmarkEssential Animation
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'06
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
J. Stuart Blackton / Vitagraph
3 min
Chalk DrawingStop Motion
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'28
Steamboat Willie
Disney
7 min
Hand-drawnSynchronized Sound
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'37
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Disney
83 min
Hand-drawnMultiplane Camera
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'40
Fantasia
Disney
124 min
Hand-drawnStereophonic Sound
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'42
Bambi
Disney
70 min
Hand-drawnRotoscoping
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'63
Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom)
Mushi Production
24 min
Limited Animation
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'68
Yellow Submarine
TVC London
87 min
Hand-drawnPsychedelic Collage
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'88
Grave of the Fireflies
Studio Ghibli
89 min
Hand-drawn
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'88
Akira
TMS Entertainment
124 min
Hand-drawnDigital Coloring
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'94
The Lion King
Disney
88 min
Hand-drawnCAPS
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'95
Ghost in the Shell
Production I.G
83 min
Hand-drawnDigital Compositing
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'95
Toy Story
Pixar / Disney
81 min
CGI
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'97
Princess Mononoke
Studio Ghibli
134 min
Hand-drawnDigital Compositing
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'01
Spirited Away
Studio Ghibli
125 min
Hand-drawnDigital Compositing
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'18
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony Pictures Animation
117 min
CGIHand-drawn Overlay
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'21
Arcane
Fortiche Production / Riot Games
40 min
Painterly CGIHand-drawn Overlay