Una serie animada (o serie de dibujos animados [ 1 ] o programa animado ) es un conjunto de películas animadas con un título común, generalmente relacionadas entre sí. Estos episodios suelen compartir los mismos héroes principales, algunos personajes secundarios diferentes y un tema básico. Las series pueden tener un número finito de episodios, como, [ 2 ] por ejemplo, una miniserie , un final definido, o ser de final abierto, sin un número predeterminado de episodios. [ 3 ] Pueden estrenarse en televisión [ 1 ] o internet, [ 2 ] en cines [ 1 ] [ 4 ] o directamente en vídeo . Al igual que otras obras creativas, las series de dibujos animados pueden ser de una amplia variedad de géneros y tener diferentes públicos objetivo : tanto hombres como mujeres, tanto niños como adultos . [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 6 ]
Televisión
Las series de televisión animadas se emiten diariamente o en ciertos días de la semana durante un horario preestablecido , incluyendo, por ejemplo, dibujos animados de los sábados por la mañana , dibujos animados de horario estelar , anime nocturno y dibujos animados de entre semana ; series que se emiten solo los fines de semana. [ 4 ]
La duración de un episodio también varía. Tradicionalmente, se producen como dibujos animados de media hora o casi media hora; sin embargo, muchos son cortos animados de 10 a 11 minutos, que se pueden combinar para completar un período de tiempo determinado en "segmentos" que incluyen varios de estos cortos. Si se tiene en cuenta la publicidad, el dibujo animado en sí puede ocupar solo 15 a 20 minutos de la media hora, aunque Netflix y muchos otros servicios de streaming no muestran anuncios. También hay series con episodios muy cortos que duran aproximadamente cinco minutos; recientemente se han vuelto más comunes en la animación japonesa .
Si una emisora local de una cadena de televisión emite una serie de animación como parte de su propia programación, el horario de emisión variará según la región.
All early cartoon television series, the first being Crusader Rabbit (1950 — 1959), are comedy. However, later series include sports[4] (Speed Racer, Captain Tsubasa, Slam Dunk), action (Hajime no Ippo,[4]G.I. Joe), science fiction (Mobile Suit Gundam,[6]Tenchi Muyo!), drama (Neon Genesis Evangelion), adventure (Dragon Ball), martial arts (Baki the Grappler), and other genres.[4]
The first animated sitcom was The Flintstones[4] (1960 — 1966)[7] produced by Hanna-Barbera. It was followed by other sitcoms of this studio: Top Cat (1961 — 1962), Jonny Quest (1964 — 1965), The Jetsons[4] (1962 — 1963, 1985, 1987); and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972 — 1974), an adult-oriented animated series[7] in the style of All in the Family. The Alvin Show from Ross Bagdasarian and Beany and Cecil from Bob Clampett also are sitcoms.[4]
Broadcast network
The 1980s and 1990s were a renaissance of children's and adult cartoon television series. Various broadcast networks and media companies began creating television channels and formats designed specifically for airing cartoon series. Companies that already had these types of formats began to revamp their existing models during this time. Most of these animations were American cartoons[8] and Japanese anime.[6] Listed below are examples of television networks and channels that include animation at present.
Examples of animation-focused networks and channels of at present are listed below; but some of them occasionally broadcast live-action shows.
During the 1990s, more mature content than those of traditional cartoon series began to appear more widely, extending beyond a primary audience of children. These cartoon series included The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy,[7]Futurama,[4]The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rocko's Modern Life, Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill, and Duckman. Canadian computer-animated series ReBoot, which began as a child-friendly show, shifted its target group to ages 12 and up, resulting in a darker and more mature storyline.[9]
Film theatrical
Animated film theatrical series include all early animated series: The Newlyweds (1913 — 1914),[10]Travelaughs (1913, 1915 — 1918, 1921 — 1923),[11]Doc Yak (1913 — 1915),[12]Colonel Heeza Liar (1913 — 1917, 1922 — 1924),[13]Grogg the Sailor Man (1916 — 1922),[14]Les Aventures des Pieds Nickelés (1917 — 1918),[15][16] the Tom and Jerry cartoon short films released in movie theaters from 1940 to 1967, and many others.[4]
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video animated series include Japanese OVA series, the first of which was the science fiction drama Dallos[6] (1983 — 1985). Almost all hentai (pornographic) anime series are released as OVAs.
Web series
Animated web series are designed and produced for websites, streaming and online video platforms. Examples include Happy Tree Friends (2000–2016), Battle for Dream Island (2010–present), Homestar Runner (2000–present), Annoying Orange (2009–present), Eddsworld (2003–present), Too Cool! Cartoons (2013–2014), RWBY (2013–present), Jaiden Animations (2014–present), The King's Avatar (2017–present), and many others.
References
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- 12Rahman, Arifur. "Animated Films vs. Animated Series: The Ultimate Battle for Viewer Loyalty". Toons Mag. Archived from the original on 2026-01-07. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ↑Lenburg 2009, p. 438.
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- 1234Magera, Yuliya Alexandrovna (2023-04-14). "Anime" Аниме[Anime]. Nauchno-obrazovatel'ny portal Bol'shaya rossiyskaya entsiklopediyaНаучно-образовательный портал «Большая российская энциклопедия»[Great Russian Encyclopedia Online] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2026-01-16. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- 123Shpot, Vasilisa Vitalievna (2023-10-18). "Sitkom" Ситком[Sitcom]. Nauchno-obrazovatel'ny portal Bol'shaya rossiyskaya entsiklopediyaНаучно-образовательный портал «Большая российская энциклопедия»[Great Russian Encyclopedia Online] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
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- ↑Hetherington, Janet L. "As Mainframe's technology reaches adolescence, there's a 'ReBoot' Renaissance". Animation Magazine #59. Vol. 11, Issue #8, September 1997.
- ↑Crafton 1990, pp. 345, 364 — 369.
- ↑Lenburg 2009, p. 48.
- ↑Lenburg 2009, p. 23.
- ↑Lenburg 2009, pp. 22 — 23.
- ↑Bendazzi 2016, pp. 67–68.
- ↑Crafton 1990, pp. 345, 372 — 374.
- ↑Loné, Éric (2007). "Les Aventures des Pieds Nickelés". 1895. Mille huit cent quatre-vingt-quinze[1895. Thousand eight hundred ninety-five] (in French). 53. OpenEdition Journals: 324–325. doi:10.4000/1895.2593. Archived from the original on 2026-01-16. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
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