Traditional fantasy stories are full of characters who defy ... s attempt to steal a magical robot dragon and overthrow an oppressive regime – every enby’s dream. In world inspired by Japanese ...

Directors of some of of the year’s most notable animated features talk about the design and inspiration behind key characters including a sentient robot, expressive cat and villainous penguin.

By Esther Zuckerman “The only reason we are talking right now,” director Pablo Berger says over Zoom, “is because I fell in love with Robot and ... “The characters are very simple ...