Top 10 Best Animation Studios

I like Disney, I like DreamWorks, but I love Pixar. Pixar, for me, is just a master of original stories. Disney leans heavily on story adaptations, especially fairy tales, with some original stories here and there (like Brother Bear, Zootopia, Home on the Range, Dinosaurs, The Emperor's New Groove) that are just hit and miss.

DreamWorks just doesn't have a consistent image. Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon, then there's Home, Shark Tale, Boss Baby, Shrek 3, Bee Movie... You just can't have any clear expectation from DreamWorks, and that is bad.

Pixar, however, is different. Whatever they come up with will be marked with high, or at least moderate, expectations. Even Cars 2. And I don't even think that Cars 2 is that bad, especially if you compare it to the wrecks that other companies have made. That puts Pixar above all others.

Disney Animation Studios has been gaining momentum since they released Bolt. This was followed by a stream of new hits including The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Winnie the Pooh, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, and most recently Big Hero 6.

Disney doesn't need Pixar to keep the brand alive anymore because their own animation studios have just entered what many animation fans are calling the new Disney Renaissance. We just have to hope Zootopia, Moana, Giants, and Frozen 2 keep the studio producing new and fresh material to entertain and endear people just as much as their Golden Era and Renaissance period films.

In DreamWorks' movies, they show creativity. In Disney, all the movies have the same plot line, and almost all the stories are about fairy tales. Frozen isn't the best. It can't be compared to The Croods because Frozen has the same ending as Beauty and the Beast. The only difference is that in Beauty and the Beast, the beast dies, and in Frozen, Anna gets frostbite. At the same time, Croods is a totally different story. It should have gotten the Oscar.

Every DreamWorks movie shows creativity and variety, but it is not found in Disney. So, DreamWorks should be #1.

I was only introduced to their work in 5th grade, but man, this studio is amazing. I can even compare their quality to that of Disney, but at the same time, I cannot. Ghibli does their own thing, and their aura is a unique one. While it can compete with Disney's aura and quality, it is still irreplaceable.

Not only that, but the animation in all of their works I've seen is gorgeous, probably the best that I've ever seen (sorry Disney and Pixar). It's easily the most defining trait of their films. Their movies also have relatable characters and well-written plots. Yeah, apparently people consider it the Disney Studios of Japan, but I honestly don't care because both animation companies are absolutely wonderful.

Also, why the heck is DreamWorks ahead of these guys? Yeah, DreamWorks has some good films, but oi, their history is a gruesome and complicated one indeed.

This is the home of many beloved sitcoms such as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Futurama, American Dad, Family Guy, and its spinoff The Cleveland Show. It's also home to the Ice Age movies, Rio, and The Simpsons Movie.

The Simpsons have been on the air for like 24 years and counting. That alone makes Fox worthy of #1, and I haven't even mentioned Futurama and Family Guy.

Fox has such iconic sitcom families like the Simpsons, the Flanders, the Wiggums, the Griffins, and the Hills, among others.

They have more iconic characters than any other animation studio. About eight of their cartoon characters would make the top twenty list: Scooby-Doo, Fred Flintstone, Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear, any of the Smurfs, George Jetson, and many others. I think this should be #2, right behind Disney.

P.S. I never really liked Disney anyway.

The animation is so slick it's rivaled only by one guy: the legendary Tex Avery.

This is the home of Flintstones, Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, Huckleberry Hound, Tom & Jerry, and Wacky Races.

This is the #2 best animation studio after Disney. Whoever works for this masterpiece of a studio is a genius in several ways possible. Their films are SO original! Ice Age was so original in 2002. Robots is ALSO original, considering Robots was made BEFORE WALL-E! It's also a shame Video Brinquedo had to ruin it with their lack of originality.

Horton Hears a Who CGI film was also original, along with the super original Rio. Good luck with Epic, Blue Sky! I hope it's as good as your other films. All in all, Blue Sky is WAY better than DreamWorks and Pixar combined (my opinion). I hope anyone else agrees with me!

They gave us Rocko, SpongeBob, Invader Zim, and Avatar. How could you not love at least one of those four shows?

This studio deserves higher because of SpongeBob. Episodes like Band Geeks, Chocolate With Nuts, Pizza Delivery, The Camping Episode, Frankendoodle, and Graveyard Shift are classics!

Because of Avatar and SpongeBob, I think this should be higher, like 6.

This studio is very underrated, but I wish Aardman had another branch in the US instead of just one studio in Bristol, England. This studio is well-known for making such unique stop-motion animation and its iconic characters like Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and others. Speaking of movies, Early Man will come out this 2018, and I hope it is good.

When it comes to quality stop-motion animation, Aardman is superior. In fact, Aardman is probably the greatest animation studio regardless.

Beavis and Butthead came from here.

They made Iron Giant and all the DC Animated films. Enough said here.

It's one of the most-watched channels this year and last year, more than Nick.

To be honest, I think this animation studio is better than Disney Animation Studios. This studio puts a lot of effort into their animation. Also, the storylines and plots are actually original, unlike some other animation studios.

They have made masterpieces like The Iron Giant, Batman: The Mask of the Phantasm, Osmosis Jones, Cats Don't Dance, and Quest for Camelot. It's kinda sad that almost everyone has forgotten these awesome movies that easily compete with other films from Disney or Fox in terms of quality and originality.

They made The Lego Movie. What else not to like?

They are on the next level of traditional animation, handmade. The best animated series (One-Punch Man, Death Note, Claymore) and movies (all Satoshi Kon-directed movies) are made by these guys.

Parasyte -the maxim-, No Game No Life, Death Note. What else can I say?

I like Universal everything. It should have at least made it in the top ten. This is ridiculous!

Flippy from HTF is the #1 mascot for Universal Studios, better than Minions, Sing, Woody Woodpecker, The Land Before Time, Secret Life of Pets, Despicable Me, Curious George, and Balto.

Laika has some of the most original and beautiful films I've ever seen, and I don't feel like they receive enough credit for that. They have kept stop motion a wonderful form of animated art, even though no one else attempts to do it anymore. The people at Laika continue to top themselves every time, with Kubo being one of the best films of 2016.

Coraline has always been one of my favorite films of ALL TIME. When you see how much effort they put into their movies, you realize what an amazing and unique animation studio they are.

Sony should be way higher than Illumination. Both are, on average, bad companies, but Sony not only has more movies in general, but more good movies overall. Only the Despicable Me trilogy and Lorax were good movies from Illumination. Whereas, with Sony, I can name at least seven decent movies.

I've gained major respect for them ever since they released Spider-Verse. Way better than Illumination Entertainment because of that movie alone.

They've had an equal share of good and bad films. They're okay but still could improve. The Emoji Movie was a disastrously bad movie.

The makers of Planes and the Tinker Bell movies with endless sequels.

Their works on the Fate series and The Garden of Sinners film series are some of their best projects yet. God Eater is pretty decent as well, and I expect great things from Ufotable when the new Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel movie trilogy comes out in 2017.

Fight scenes are superb, though the monologues between them can get a bit weird. Take Archer vs. Lancer's church battle in Fate UBW. The pacing was so weird with all those pauses to talk with each other. They took a 2-minute fight in Deen's movie and created a 10-minute one.

But I'm not gonna lie, the animation is the best I have ever seen, especially Shirou vs. the last two antagonists. While I agree quality outweighs quantity, Ufotable has done a small amount of significant anime compared to studios like Madhouse, Bones, and A-1 Pictures (though they have a good reason. Doing many anime at once will kill their budget).

Also, non-Type Moon works seem to fare not as well. God Eater was meh and Tales of Zestiria the X wasn't very good at explaining the whole story. But the Fate series and Kara no Kyoukai are beyond amazing. Can't wait for the Heaven's Feel movies.

Overall, Ufotable is a very good animation studio that has such beautiful colors and backgrounds along with amazing fluidity in their animations. I want to see what happens if they pick up a lengthy series, like a popular shounen. One can only dream they pick up Fairy Tail. Will the quality in animation go down or get even better? Only time will tell.