Anime black-haired female characters like Asada Shino and Nico Robin are iconic for their unique personalities and stories.

With "Encanto," the studio figured out how to create coiled hair like Mirabel's with natural movement. But the animators didn't stop there. "Encanto" made history as the first Disney animated ...

enabling more realistic and diverse depictions of Afro-textured hair that could greatly advance the animation of Black characters in film. “If you do a deep dive into the technical literature ...