K-Pop Demon Hunters Is NOT A Kids Movie...The Problem With How We View Animation

In 2025, K-Pop Demon Hunters was released on Netflix and quickly became one of the biggest animated movies of all time, earning award nominations (and wins) for Golden Globes, Grammys, and Oscars. But despite its popularity amongst children, its success was largely due to how much it appealed to adults. In the United States, animated movies are often automatically categorized as kids' movies. But is this fair or even accurate? I examined K-Pop Demon Hunters and its impact as a case study for what its success says about the larger state of animation and movies in general. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 03:16 - Marketing To K-Pop Fans 07:41 - Animation Across Generations 13:28 - Animating For Older Audiences Follow me on Instagram:   / itssashatheebrat   #kpopdemonhunters #animation #videoessay #sonyanimation #netflix