The Lion King Source got a brand new optional design. Under The Stars is a dark theme inspired by various night scenes from the movies. It's dedicated for mobile users or people who just like to see darker colours on their site :)

The style should be now available on styles menu, located in the top left corner of the site banner. Enjoy :)

I have removed all advertisement from Animation Source!

With new regulations and practices to follow becoming more and more complex and dramatically decreasing revenues, it has reached a point where it's no longer profitable for a "small" fansite to maintain those ads. Yes, the "free with ads" model of the web is slowly disappearing - which may or may not be a good thing depending on the situation.

Don't worry though! I started using ads when I quit my job, as a way to make sure I could at least get enough to pay for the server. I've become moderately successful with the videogames [...]

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New concept artwork and ideas for the film has been added to the site!

Including one of the early ideas: Spirit is taken to a mining town, where he is later used to pull coal carts underground.

The Mines

Spirit and some other horses get stuck in the mine and though the others loose hope, Spirit does not give up and tries to cheer them up by telling them about his homeland.

"This scene would have taken place moments after the images in the dark mine, and you can feel the change in mood. Ultimately the story [...]

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~***~    Late-ish Spring News for Spirit Source     ~***~

Lots of new merchandise has been added to the pages

https://www.animationsource.org/spirit/en/custom/&id_film=16&nump=5762

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Windhowler and I have been working on some new emoticons . . .

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Characters from the original film "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron", the Spirit GBA game [...]

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