With CGI animation on the rise and the formula of those '90s Renaissance megahits all but depleted, the studio found itself segueing from the runaway success of its post-"Little Mermaid" era into a ...

CGI anime isn’t always great. When done lazily, it can feel clunky and robotic, like watching video game cutscenes from a decade ago. Expressions can look weirdly flat, and characters might move too ...