Wishing you a fantastic holiday season and new year! Yours truly, Norman, Randy and John

Hello, Luminous Blue friends! We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes and are thrilled to finally share a first look at our latest story adventure for kids and families— Story Explorers , launching this summer! Story Explorers is a hybrid storytelling experience for kids ages 5–8 and their families. It blends print and digital play to spark curiosity, ignite imagination, and turn screen time into story time with purpose. What’s in the Box? Each Story Explorers box set is it

We are thrilled to announce our participation in this year’s Toy Fair , an event we have eagerly anticipated after several years marked by conference cancellations and seasonal rescheduling due to the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The excitement surrounding this year's event is palpable, and we are optimistic that it will have its largest turnout yet! Our team will be showcasing our beloved Story Explorers book/puzzle series, which has been a labor of lo

As we welcome the holiday season, it's an exciting time for everyone here at Luminous Blue. This year, we want to spread an extra dose of cheer by introducing our brand-new company mascot, Loomy ! Designed with love and warmth, Loomy embodies the spirit of our organization, and we couldn't be more thrilled to share her with you. May you all have a wonderful 2025! Loomy loving life on a snowy day.

Hope everyone has a great day and terrifyingly delicious night tonight!

An important part of our company's mission is to support underrepresented talent and stories. This is the goal of The BRIC Foundation , and we are thrilled to be included as a panelist for their "The Business of Entertainment" seminar on October 22nd at 10 AM PST. The animation industry is at a challenging turning point. We'll try to explain a few of the factors contributing to this and the importance of seeing entertainment not just as a source of joy, but also as a successf

The Luminous Blue team is excited to announce their participation in this year's Lightbox Expo ! One of the highlights of the event will be an open discussion led by Randy Gaul, our Creative Director. Randy will delve into the intricacies of his career journey that led him to becoming a Creative Director in the worlds of film, television, and gaming. This insightful session is scheduled for Sunday, October 27th, and will run from 10:15 am to 11:15 am in Room 204. Attendees ca

Our latest project, Wolfire , has been featured in the Q3 print edition of Kidscreen magazine! Wolfire is an exciting new anime-style adventure series that brings the intensity of high-level sports to a kid-centric narrative. In the show, a pack of red wolves trains a team of fourth-graders for a soccer championship which features other animal-trained teams from around the world. We’re targeting kids ages 8 to 10 and gearing up for a fall 2025 release. We're actively looking

We are thrilled to announce our participation in Carnegie Mellon University's prestigious Masters of Entertainment Industry Management (MEIM) summer internship program! Our brilliant interns join us fresh from two weeks at the Cannes Film Festival, ready to bring their unique perspectives and energy to our team. This incredible opportunity comes to us through the efforts of our Head of Story, John Edwards, a CMU graduate. Introductions below: Damon Cordon Damon Condon is a cu

Climate change and its impact on Earth constitute significant themes in many of our narratives, and they represent an urgent concern for families and communities both today and in the future. According to NASA's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change : "The magnitude and rate of climate change and associated risks depend strongly on near-term mitigation and adaptation actions, and projected adverse impacts and related losses and damages escalate with every increment of glo

It's the last day of Game Developers Conference (GDC) and we've had some great meetings and caught up with friends from all over the world! Despite the prevailing post-COVID economic challenges, a tremendous amount of entrepreneurial enthusiasm and optimism remains among attendees. Game creators, true to form, continue to be at the forefront of innovation in entertainment, technology, and community engagement. Here are five takeaways from the event: The physical presence of

Congratulations to all the Short Films Animation Oscar nominees and "War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko" , the winner of this year's category! The poignancy of each film and the visual experimentation across all films is truly inspiring. We've added stills below to give you a sense of each film's visual style and links to "making of" videos that walk through each film's unique production process. Some films were very intentional about their initial design

How did we come up with the name "Luminous Blue"? There are a lot of great studios with the color blue in their name - "Blue Sky", "Blue, Dream", "Big Blue", "Blue Cat", "Blue Arc" - and the monster kids and family franchise "Bluey"! But the name has a more specific origin for us. There is a space phenomenon called " Luminous Blue Variables ", which are rare, massively evolved, supergiant stars. They are unusual supernovas with a high degree of variability and unparalle

Is today is the last day of January? 2024 is in full force and we have been busy developing series and features co-productions with our fabulous creative partners. We plan to attend Kidscreen this year to continue to develop our co-production and distributor relationships. Here are a few highlights of some exciting projects in the works: In December we launched a co-production with Huminah Huminah Animation ( Hot Wheels City, Bubble Guppies, Mike the Knight ) for a holiday

Time to parrrr-tay! Or...just cozy up with a brand new book and a fresh pot of tea :) However you choose to celebrate the holidays, we hope you have a moment to relax and reconnect with the people that are special in your life. And if you happen to be celebrating on your own or just need a laugh, email us at contact@luminousblue.tv and we'll send you a one-of-a-kind, LBL-exclusive, holiday-themed limerick!

Thank you for "like"-ing what we do and watching us grow! But we're not gonna lie -- it ain't easy. This year has been really challenging for original animation. Streaming business models are shifting to favor established branded content, short-form entertainment is still challenging to monetize, and we're still recovering from an excess animation supply as a result of COVID. All these pressures, along with the drive to innovate through AI, have made it incredibly hard fo

We've partnered with Slim Goodbody (John Burstein) to develop a new animated series for kids ages five to eight focused on the human body and global kids health and wellness issues. “I couldn’t be more excited to partner with Luminous Blue to bring the principles and joy of my work to the next generation of kids,” says John Burstein, the original Slim Goodbody. “Now, more than ever, families are looking for content that provides kids a highly engaging resource to better un

Visit our newly-open Monstalicious Etsy Shop now offering hand-designed tees, hoodies, and caps! Made from recyclable or natural fabrics, this tentacle-wrapped, gooey apparel is the perfect addition for your Halloween haute couture! But don’t just take our word for it, hear it straight from the mouth of the spokesmonster star of our upcoming animated series, Monstalicious , CHOMP! “Chomp!” --Chomp New Monstalicious characters will be released into the wild in the coming weeks

The polls are now open for the Kidscreen Hot 50 list! Go here and vote for Luminous Blue in the Production category. Why vote for us? This year we kicked off a new kids book series, OdySee , we built and will soon launch our adventure game, Runimoggers , and we have several feature film and television series at various stages of development around the world! And we are doing this all as independent artists in a climate that is becoming increasingly more difficult for br

If you are a fan of clue-based mystery games like treasure hunts, murder-mysteries and geocaching, join the Runimoggers testing team to help make our clues awesome! All you need is a computer and a few minutes to go through clues and see if you can solve them. All testers will get free access to the first Runimoggers blog game and a chance to win the magical WAND OF ELPHAME. All testers must be ages 13+, but everyone can participate once the game officially launches. Clic