Lilo & Stitch is a Disney media franchise that commenced in 2002 with the release of the animated film of the same name written and directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders. The combined critical and commercial success of the original film, which was a rarity for the company's feature animation studio during the era between the Disney Renaissance and the Disney Revival, led to a direct-to-video sequel film, a short film, a Disney Channel animated series, two films that accompanied said series, an anime series, an attraction in Magic Kingdom, a Tokyo Disneyland-exclusive iteration of The Enchanted Tiki Room, an interactive show in Disney's non-American parks, several video games, and merchandise.