In 2025, there were many good animated movies. They were not all made in the USA and Europe. Our list of the best animation movies of 2025 has something for everyone: anime, K-pop stories, and the usual style from Pixar.
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- Kidô Senshi Gandamu Jîkuakusu
- Ne Zha 2
- KPop Demon Hunters
- DAN DA DAN: Evil Eye
- Predator: Killer of Killers
- Elio
- The King of Kings
- The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
- Minecraft
- Fixed
Kidô Senshi Gandamu Jîkuakusu
IMDb: 6.9 /10
2025, Anime, Drama
Japan, Not rated
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki
Top Cast: Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yui Ishikawa, Shimba Tsuchiya
Japanese animation is very high quality. This movie tells a story about a different world. In this world, a group called Zeon won a big war because a pilot named Char Aznable took and flew a famous robot called the 'White Gundam'.
Meanwhile, a normal schoolgirl named Amate Yuzuriha lives on a space station. She meets a refugee by chance, and this leads her to join a “Clan Battle” — which are secret, illegal fights using giant robots (mobile suits). Amate starts piloting a special robot called the GQuuuuuuX.
Soon, she meets a boy named Shuji. He flies the legendary “Red Gundam” that Char used — a robot everyone thought was lost. This meeting pulls Amate into a bigger war and a fight for her freedom, just as her world is starting a new time.
Ne Zha 2
IMDb: 8.0 /10
2025, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
China, PG-13
Director: Yu Yang
Top Cast: Yanting Lü, Joseph, Mo Han
Nezha is a special child; she is a goddess. The second part of the cartoon is about her growing up. Nezha will continue to fight evil forces and learn to use her amazing powers, which she cannot fully control yet. We will only find out if she can fully accept her destiny by watching the end of the movie.
KPop Demon Hunters
IMDb: 7.6 /10
2025, Animation, Musical, Fantasy
USA, PG
Director: Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans
Top Cast: Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong
This cartoon will definitely be liked by K-pop fans because it is about a girl group called Huntrix. The group members — Rumi, Mira, and Zoe — live a double life. They are superstars who perform on stages all over the world, but they are also demon hunters. They use the power of their singing to keep a protective magic shield strong.
DAN DA DAN: Evil Eye
IMDb: 7.8/10
2025, Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Horror
Japan, R
Director: Abel Góngora, Fūga Yamashiro
Top Cast: Shion Wakayama, Natsuki Hanae, Mayumi Tanaka
The story is based on the popular Dan Da Dan comic book. Two high school students are very different: Momo believes in ghosts, and Ken believes in aliens. They do not agree with each other.
To prove who is right, they make a bet. They go alone to places connected to what the other person believes in. This adventure gives them special powers and forces them to work together, even though they have different ideas.
Predator: Killer of Killers
IMDb: 7.1 /10
2025, Animation, Sci-Fi, Action
USA, R
Director: Dan Trachtenberg, Joshua Wassung
Top Cast: Lindsay LaVanchy, Louis Ozawa, Rick Gonzalez
This animated film is very intense and maybe scary: a highly experienced Predator hunts and kills not only humans, but also other Predators.
This new Predator is called the 'Killer of Killers.' He is seen as a person who acts against his own group. His job is to destroy the Predators who break their rules of honor or are not worthy. He also kills other Predators who are his rivals.
The movie promises to be the most violent in the series. It focuses on the internal fights and hunting traditions of the Predators themselves.
Elio
IMDb: 6.7 /10
2025, Animation, Adventure
USA, PG
Director: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina
Top Cast: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Remy Edgerly
Elio is very lonely at 11 years old. His big imagination helps him, and he is very interested in contacting aliens. One day, his wish comes true in a surprising way.
Elio accidentally answers a secret signal sent from space. He is instantly moved to the “Communiverse” — a group like the UN, but for planets, where aliens from far away meet.
But there is a mistake: the aliens think Elio is Earth’s official messenger and leader. Elio is not ready for this job at all, but he has to talk to the aliens and try to stop a big problem caused by a warlike alien lord named Grigonn.
The King of Kings
IMDb: 6.8 /10
2025, Animation, Family
USA, PG
Director: Seong-ho Jang
Top Cast: Oscar Isaac, Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman
The movie’s story is based on the Bible story about the birth and life of Jesus Christ. The filmmakers tell about the events that happened before and during the birth of the Messiah. It tells the familiar Bible stories in a more modern way.
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
IMDb: 6.1 /10
2025, Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
South Korea, USA, UK, Poland, TV-MA
Director: Kang Hei Chul
Top Cast: Doug Cockle, Joey Batey, Anya Chalotra
Geralt arrives at a kingdom by the sea. He needs to investigate some strange missing people and stories about a sea monster. While investigating, he becomes involved in a fight between the humans and the people of the sea.
His old friend, the singer Dandelion, joins Geralt. A charming and talented singer Essi Daven also joins them. Geralt and Essi start to have feelings for each other, which makes it harder for him to focus on his job.
As he investigates, Geralt learns that there is no simple 'bad guy' in this fight. It seems he will have to help the humans and the sea people make peace.
Minecraft
IMDb: 5.6 /10
2025, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
USA, PG
Director: Jared Hess
Top Cast: Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks
The heroes try to save their world — the cube-shaped world of Minecraft that everyone knows — from the evil Ender Dragon. Together, they must travel through different biomes, escape danger, make the tools they need, and stop the evil that threatens to destroy the entire world.
Fixed
IMDb: 5.2 /10
2025, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
USA, R
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Top Cast: Adam DeVine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn
Walt is an old, but kind-hearted dog. Walt lives a normal life, but he is always afraid that his owner will take him to the vet one day to be 'fixed'. One terrible day, it happens. While Walt is on the vet’s table, other dogs come to say goodbye and have a small, sudden 'farewell' party for him.
However, when Walt suddenly wakes up after the surgery, he finds that he will not have a 'quiet' old age. Instead, he has a new adventure ahead of him.
