Less than a week after Paramount Warner Bros. bought, Cartoon Network was affected by a Gigaleak.
Users on X have claimed internal assets for over 30 of the channel’s broadcasts have been spread across the internet. At the time of writing, the affected series allegedly includes hits like The Amazing World of Gumball, Teen Titans (2003), in the Adventure time. Another notable addition is Powerpuff Girls Z, an anime spinoff that aired in other countries, but never in the United States.
Per IndiaTimes, over 200GB worth of material is out there, from character rigs and model sheets to storyboards and internal production guides. The situation is similar to what happened to Disney’s animation division in 2024, where several shows – including The owl house in the Gravity Falls –had their show bibles and other material removed. (Or, to a lesser degree, the whole Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender and as with Disney, there is no word on who revealed these Cartoon Network assets, or why. As is, animation fans are checking out what’s out there and posting what interests them the most online.
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